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THE BEE: OMAITA'. SUNDAY. APRIL' 9. 1922.
Best Stables at Tijuana Will Ship to Omaha for Spring Race
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Fast Canadian
String Will lie
Under Silk Here
Tarn (VShantrr Sialic and L
T. WhitewrH'. Horn-. Bill
ed for Ak-Sor-Hcn
Meet.
Tijuana, Mex, Apiil R.-H llie in
terest registered by Tijuana hone
men in the coming race meeting at
Omaha is a jut criterion, the Ne
Itiaska meet will te well attended by
some of the tot known owner i in
the western country.
C. H. Irwin, who raced hi string
at Omaha last season, again will be
present, but with better horses and
a more extensive stable.
There always has been great rival
rv at Tijuana between William
(Red) Walker, one of the leader of
Canadian horsemen, and Irwin, and
fto desirous is Walker of continuing
the competition that he may ship to
Omaha, stopping off there and rac
ing before going to Toronto.
The rivalry between these big
horsemen it friendly, but keen, and
a discussion of the coming meet
ing yesterday led them to make a
rather unique wager.
Walker wagered a $100 suit of
clothes that in the event he raced at
Omaha he would win a purse before
Irwin.
The wager means nothing as re
gards the sum involved, but either
would give quite a chunk to win it.
Two Big Strings Coming.
Two important stablet which have
. definitely decided to race at Omaha
after the conclusion of the meeting
here are those operated by Ikey Tul
let and L. T. Whitehill. The former
is known as the Tarn O'Shanter sta
ble and each season has been a con
sistent winner at the course here.
Last season the Tarn O'Shanter sta
ble was raced in Kentucky with
great success and, it has earned its
share of tte purses at the border
track this winter.
It will be the first time that either
string has raced at Omaha.
The Tain O'Shanter stable is
headed by that good campaigner,
Ikev T. This horse proved a whirl
wind in Kentucky last summer and
should show a continued good form
at Omaha.
Stars in Stable.
Others in this string are Country,
a consistent plater and Nellie Har
per. The stable also boasts of sev
eral promising 2-year-olds and these
also-will be seen under silks. Ikey T.
if an exceedingly high class per
former and he's so good that he will
furnish stiff competition to Irwin's
champion sprinter Motor Cop.
-The Whitehill string includes Baz
7no Boy, Plum Blossom and Bour
bon Green. The latter has been run
ning in important stakes and handi
caps here and is a dependable horse
over a route'and also able to carry
ing the proverbial tort of coal on his
back.
Plum Blossosn is , a shifty racing
tool. She earned several sets of
brackets in sprints and more re
cently has been proving her worth
at a mile.
Blazzano Boy is a development of
Ihe meeting. A mile is his "leather"
pnd the way he can turn on for this
.distance is good to the eye of any
particular horseman or fan.
" r . A Great Finisher.
If the Walker horses make the
-Omaha meeting the patrons will sec
A mighty clever jockey riding them
m Bower. This youth is under con
tract to Walker and several flatter
dug offers for him have teen refused.
Bower is a, great finisher with a
liorse and lie has participated in
;niany thrills at the wire during the
meeting here.
, .The premier galloper of the Walk
er string is Star Realm, a distance
performer.
One of the fastest mares in the
west is included in the string of this
Canadian horseman, this being Ring.
:She is known as the "Black Meteor"
and will take a lot of "beating at five
cr five and one-half furlongs. Black
Top is an exceeding promising horse
jsmd Walker looks for him to show
'iinuch improvement. He won here
ahe other day and paid the surpris
ingly good odds-' of more than 60
;to 1. Others which Walker will
how will be Plow Steel and Cocoa
-tCola. The latter was a high class
'runner at New Orleans this winter,
".Walker recently acquiring this one
"from AI Austin.
New Ideas for
Women's Course
New York. April 8. Miss Marion
Hollins, national woman golf cham
pion, who returned yesterday from a
1 Scotland, said today that she had
. 'gathered many ideas which will be
' used in the construction of the new
I. women's national Golf and Tennis
club's course, to be built at Glen
t Head. L. I., this summer. .
Miss Hollins also brought word
rfrom Miss Cecil Leitch, British,
; French and Canadian woman s cham
fnion. that she would come to Amer
-ica this year for the Canadian and
; United States championship tourna
ment and that her sister. Miss Edith
Leitch, would accompany her.
j. Roger Wethered and his sister,
.Jovce, also intend to visit America
v this year, Miss Hollins said.
Three Players Refuse
:, to Join St. Joseph
- Minneaoolis. Minn.. April 8. Re-
'norts that three members of the St.
Tnspnh Western leasrue team had
: jumped their club and that several
members of the Minneapolis Ameri
. can, association club had Ijeen offered
more lucrative salaries to play with
outlaw associations threw consterna
tion into the Miller camp yesterday.
The three who are said to have
balked at going to St. Joseph are
Pat Clarke, Morrissette and Drew
Kader.
Meets "Kid"
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ME IS AGGRESSIVE
HHQ CAN PUNCH
"Cowboy" Padgett, Knight of the
Stuffed Gauntlet, who has one de-
cision over "Kid" Schlaifer. will at-
Track and Field
By Frank Loomis, Jr.
World s Champion Hurdler
The Sprinter's Start.
ONE cannot overestimate the im
portance of the start of a sprint
race. Many a championship
binges on the start. Often the fastest
sprinter has been beaten because of
poor starting. The quickness away
from the mark and ability to get into
full soced in a second's time will eive
a man such a lead at 40 yards that it
is almost impossible to beat him to
the 100-yard mark.
The sprinter should start digging
holes so that when he takes his mark
he can place bis hands on the scratch.
The weight of the body is usually on
the front leg for most sprinters. 1 his
varies, ot course, according to the
build of each sprinter.
There is no specific way for the
sprinter to come to the "set" posi
tion. It all depends on the individ
ual. Each athlete, by practice, should
make sure in his mind in just what
position, he is best ready to start. In
other words, get into the position
that seems most natural for you to
leave your mark fast. The position
may not be as good as you can make
It can be improved: but it is your
own starting position that is best for
you. Then, by the aid of a coach,
perfect that position so that it is your
best start, lhe position is not cor
rect if you cannot hold steady at the
command "set" and wait . for the
gun. - .'-
Always dig the hole for your front
foot first. Then you are sure your
hands will be placed on the scratch
line. In other words, get down on
your marks first with your hands on
the scratch line and then you can see
just where you are to dig the hole
for your front foot. Make the back
hole about three inches deep and be
almost straight. The dirt or cinders
should be dug away from the front
part of each so that your toe won't
catch when you start.
Usually the hands are about six
inches in front of the front foot. The
holes should be dug so that-the less
can move straight forward. They
should not be directly behind each
other, or too far apart (across the
track).
In taking your mark, as you kneel
down, look at your back leg and see
that it is straight. You cannot get
a drive with your back leg if it is not
straight. .
The thumb and forefinger should-
oe on the scratch line and the other
three fingers back of the forefinger,
but On the ground. '
Do not look straight down the
track at the command "Set." Look
about three or four feet ahead of
you. As you leave your mark' drjve
your arms hard. This will aid to
v Hagen Has New Shot
New York, April 8.-Walter Ha
gen has a new shot that is going to
work wonders for him sooner or lat
er. He has been practicing for the
last two years on a low pitch to the
green that serves excellently as s
wind cheater. The first year in En
land the shot Was not Used much,
but last year he uncorked it to ad'
vantage. '
In his tournaments in the south
this winter Hagen has worked it to
perfection, and it has made a great
duterence in his scoring. v He won
at De Land and again at Belleair.
The shot has all the earmarks of a
push shot with the descending blow
and breaks the wrists just before
snapping into it.
Schlaifer in Bluffs
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tempt to slumber Omaha's popular
welterweight in a ten-round bout in
Council Bluffs tomorrow night.
ward bringing you into full speed,
which should be reached about IU or
IS yards from the start. Do not try
to straighten up too fast.
While in practice have your coach
watch your first step. See that it is
straight and the right length. Be
careful not to make your first too
long or too choppy. Kim out of
your mark. Don't try to take little,
choppy, fast steps, buch action loses
distance. Remember you are not try
ing to sec how fast you can make
your legs go. but you are trying to
cover ground.
Never try to beat the gun.
Inquiries and Answers
Dear Mr. Loomis: Will you" please tell
me how to train for the coming meet. I
have been laid up (or almost six month
with a pulled .tendon, which I think I
did practicing for a track meet at the
Homnn A, c. field last' October. I ran
in the 100-yard dash. Four weeke after
ward I played football, but still the
tendon did not seem to get better, ao
finally, in jf-omber, I went to the doctor
tendon ia back In place and I can walk
alright, but about an Inch up from the
neei 1 nave very cad pains when I touch
the bono. It always remains swollen and
1 have doctored so long I am getting dis
gusted. , I suppoee such things have hap
pened to you In days gone by ao I thought
you could give me some advice on what
to do. I am only 16 years old and like
running very much, and it would be a
great blow to me If I could not run again.
1 am also interested In all athletics. I
have run the 100 yards in 10:02. I know If
1 knew how to start I would be much
faster. No matter who I run against, the
other fellow gets the start on me, al
though T usually beat him In the finish.
How may I overcome this habit of slow
starting? How will I train for the com
ing meets? I have not had any practice
In six months, but am physically fit other
wise; have been playing a little basket
ball. There ta hardly any muscle In my
right leg. I want to compete In a meet
If my foot is better, but I do not know
How may I overcome -this habit of slow
ine loot aoea not get better soon, I am
going to have an X-ray taken. Would
you advise me to do the hurdles In a
meet? ir there is any doctor you know
who could help me.' please let me know.
Homing to receive an answer soon George
a Kalllsh.
; Answer: Son hare not got polled
tendon. Yon state that you ran on It with
the tendon ont of place and won first
place In the 100-yard daeh. No one ean
mn with a pulled . tendon. You have
stralaed the tendon, hut could not have
walked If yon had pulled the tendon out
of place. I advise yon not to try to run
again nntll your trouble la cured. Yon
are only 1 year old end yon can Injure
thut tendon so badly that you never will
he fast again. You did not take the
proper care of It.
. Apply not applications to youf ankle
and then have rubber work on roar tore
tendon with oil. Have him rob the tendon
downward and work It onto the bone it
fasten to. It evidently b strained and
nulled a little off the bone. It I too bad
that you have not had It properly treated
nefore. It may ttike some time to heal
It. but wait until all the soreness has gone
before you mn on it again.
Yon should not have played football or
basket ball.- -
' Question: When practicing for track.
Is it wrong to do jour practicing on a
cinder path? ,T. C., Omaha. Neb.
Answer: Runnfhg on a cinder track will
give the best results, as all records are es
tablished on cinders. It you practice on
a cinder "path" be sure that the cinders
are not too large. Some cinder pathways
are very tones and your spikes will not
take hold. I would advise your practicing
on a -firm, level runway, but pot too bard
so as to hurt your feet.
Question:- I am beginning my first year
In track work and am specializing in the
hurdles and the high jump, these being
the evehls that Coach Schult ot Nebraska
advised me to take up.
In my workouts with the hurdles some
question haa arisen In my mind as to the
proper distance from the hurdle for the
takeoff, . I. e., how far from the hurdle
should the step for clearing either the
high or the low hurdles be made? In caie
my height should have anything to do
with It. I am feet 1 Inch tall.
Thanking you In advance for any help
you can give me. I remain, a track en
thusiast. F. P. B., Omaha,
Answer: The takeoff en a low hnrdle,
starting 20 yard ta the hurdle, would be
about S feet Inches from the hurdle. On
the high hurdle, at the first bnrdle about
4 feci fcichea. This Is the- distance for
a tall athlete, but for a ahortrr man the
,Mep on the low hnrdle might be cut, bat
not on a high hurdle.
Monday Night
PADCsSTT HrtS
A"aRCYr LIFT"'
he's sure some
CLEVER,
The Council Bluffs post of
American Legion is staging
show.
the
the
Owner of Fairbury
Team Began Career
With Nebraska Team
Fairbury, April 8. Although
Ceorge W. Seagrist, owner and man
ager of the ' Fairbury league team,
bails from Sioux City, where he
serves as president of the athletic as
sociation, he is no stranger in Nebras
ka athletic circles.
He began as a player years ago
with the Humboldt team. He started
umpiring in the Mink league in 1912
and later went to the State league.
He officiated in the Western league
in 1913-1914 and 1915.
Seagrist quit the. game to enter
business, but has never been released
as umpire and still is subject to call.
He is familiar with all angles of
the game and has acted as scout for
several Iowa and Nebraska teams.
Milford High Wins From
Beaver Crossing, 10-7
Milford, Neb., April8. (Special.)
Milford High school baseball team
won from Beaver Crossing yesterday,
10 to 7. Milford ran in 7 scores in
the second inning and were never in
danger. Anderson, portside twirler
for Milford, was in great form, er
rors being responsible for Beaver
Crossing's scores. Milford meets
Dorchester next Friday at Dorches
ter. -
Bob McAllister to Join
New York Athletic Club
Bob McAllister, the New York po
liceman who established four world's
sprinting records, in recent indoor
meets in New York, is expected to be
come a member of the New York A.
C. Under the rules, he must com
pete unattached for a period of one
year before he is eligible to score
points for another organization after
leaving a club of the body.
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Sunday games in
American Soccer
Stars Superior
, to the British
Founder of Soccer in U. S.
Sayi American. Are More
Proficient Than England. .
Best.
St. Louis, April 8. That England,
the cradle of soccer football, lias
been outstripped by America in this
port, is the belief of Thomas W.
Cahill, founder of soccer in the
United States.
Cahill. who i secretary of '.he
United States Football association,
which controls soccer in this coun
try, suggested that all-star elevens
of both countries meet either in the
United States or abroad to decide the
championship and rcttle the question
of soccer supremacy between the two
countries.
Discussing the merit of the Amer
ican style of soccer as played by
American-born players, Cahill stated
that America was about ready o
pas the old country in playing this
game, which was imported from the
Lritish Isles.
Americans Would Win.
"I believe." he continued, "that I
could pick a team of American-born
players that could defeat any aii-
British team today.
"When the Third Lanark team
rame to the United States last year
for a tour of this country, it was
made up of picked internationalists
a strong combination. Yet one of
our teams in the east, not a champ
ion, clayed the Britons to a stand
still.
"I made the sucecstion to the
Lanark manager that we could brat
England, and then I matle him this
offer: To pick an nll-Amcrican
team to play a picked British team.
I agreed to play abroad if the Brit
ons would guarantee our expenses.
Or I would guarantee the expenses
of the British team to this country
if they cared to do that. He has
not accepted the proposition.
"Such a game ought to be played
abroad because of the immense in
terest that would be created. In Eng
land the international cup" ties draw
crowds of more than 100,000 twice
our maximum totals in baseball.
And I still stand ready to go and
belive the United States would win.
England Doesn't Progress.
"They have. stood still in England
or gone back. The United States
is still inferior in finesse, as the
Britons are past masters at trapping
and controlling the ball. But a team
of '10-second' men breaks up this
combination. In America the game
i. played in high for the entire con
test, whereas in England they want
to relax:. In goal shooting, speed,
aggressiveness and other factors,
Aerica is equal to or better than the
old country today. '
"This opinion is shared in Sweden,
Norway and Denmark, elevens from
which countries have met football
teams from this country and from
the British lies, too. Swedish au
thorities long ago told me that
America had outstripped England i;i
football strength. I believe it."
Coin High Ball Team
Wins From Clarinda
Coin, la., April 8. Coin High
school opened its baseball schedule
Wednesday afternoon by defeating
Clarinda, 12 to 4, in a one-sided
game, Coin having the decided ad
vantage in almost every department
Doughertp, Coin's star pitcher, was
too much for the Clarinda batters.
He got 19 strike-outs and only al
lowed four hits. Dougherty was well
supported by Hatch, a heady and
speedy catcher. Coin has six more
games scheduled.
Scullins Regain Soccer
Trophy and Championship
Scullin Steel - team of St. Louis
stands at the 'top in the soccer foot
ball by reason of its sensational tri
umph over : the Todds eleven of
Brooklyn, the best in the east. The
Mound City experts won by a 3 to 2
score, regaining the national cup, em
blematic of the championship.
Dawson Appointed Director
Fred Dawson, head football coach
and acting director since the resigna
tion of Fred W. Luehring, has been
appointed director of athletics at the
University of Nebraska. ,
Official Nebraska
blackface type. Holiday games in parentheses. May 15. Mm 30, July 8, off days
Kansas to Fight
Weight Difference Is Settled
Two pounds of flrli l the only
obstacle in the way of matching
Morrio Schlaifer, Omaha's welter,
and Rocky Kanus, the lluff'o wild
tat. This became known yesterday
when "Bobby" Kvns, manager tf
Schlaifer, told of terms offered by
a certain club that was contemplating
matching the two.
Touch and Stroke.
By Charlei (Chick) Evans, Jr.
In eolf inntruction and I have
heard a great deal of it, almot every
conceivable factor and condition i
emphasized with the exception of
the hands. Yet they are something
no golfer can neglect. To play golf
well the hands must be m perfect
condition. A little hangnail here, or
a cut there, might be the thing that
made you flinch unknowingly to the
loss ot your stroke, there is no
necessity for big blisters and sores.
It is true that the grip tears the skin
of the palm during the swing and
especially at the impact, therefore,
use special care.
Take Care of Your Hands.
Begin your practice carefully, and
work gradually up to your proper
amount. Sec that your nails are
cut cJose, so that when you wrap
your fingers around the grip they
do not dig into the palms. If in
spite of care your hands blister, I
advise letting the water out by a
prick of the needle into the watery
part from a point on the outside.
This leaves the skin loose. Over it
place a piece of cloth and a bit of
adhesive plaster over that. When I
begin to practice each spring my
hands start to get very sore. The
moment I detect a slight redness
I put on the piece of cloth and the
adhesive plaster. Then, at night, I
put on and rub in thoroughly a mix
ture composed of half witch hazel
and half arnica. (If the skin is brok
en, arnica cannot be used.) A phy
sician might be able to give you a
better toughener than this, wlncn
happens to be my standby in the
time of hand trouble. This method
has workej well with me and I never
have any trouble after the first two
weeks. I cannot use gloves, for I
seem to lose the sense of touch
through them. I saw Lawrie Jen
kins wearing gloves when Tie won
the British championship in 1914,
but they seemed to be particularly
Yanks and Giants
Win on Home Lots
1
New York. April 8. Baseball be
gan for New York this afternoon
with the Yanks defeating Brooklyn
at Ebbets field. S to 3, and the Giants
downing the Chicago White Sox at
the PoloXjrounds by the same score.
Iclly's hitting featured the Giant
White Sox gair-c. '
At BrJoklyn: It. H. E.
Yankees 6 11
Brooklyn 3 1 3
Batteries Jones, Hnyt and I)evormerj
Kuether, Decatur and De Berry, Taylor.
At New York: H. K. E.
White Sox ., 3 6 0
Giants 5 .8 .1
Batteries Faber, Hodge and Schalkj
Douglas, V. Barnes and Smith,
Boxer Makes Long
Hike to Run Race
' A hike from Fort Pierce, Fla., to
Boston, a fight for the national ama
teur boxing championship at 135
pounds, and a run of 25 miles for
honors in the American Marathon
road race form the strenuous pro
gram that Vincent Kelly has set
for himself.
Yale Football Captain
Honored by Classmates
Malcolm P. Aldrich. 1922, captain
of Yale university football and base
ball teams, has been voted by his
class as the member having done most
for Yale during the career of his class.
Aldrich was also voted the most to
be admired, the most popular, and
the most versatile member of the
class which graduates in June.
State Baseball
Schlaifer If
1'vaiit would not stale the rlub
that is angling far the bout.
The only question w the we.tiht.
Lvn w telling l'r M-i'tUi vi
the proposed match at the Sports
men ugar store.
"The match would draw trg,r
house than the Sthlaiier-Misde lijht,"
said Marltsi who has seen not only
Kansas battle, but every topnotcher
in the righting game.
made so that he could get the sense
of touch through them. 1 judge from
that that the wearing of gloves it
largely a matter of individual
taMe.
Avoid Callouses.
The hands of some of our greatest
players are amazingly calloused. 1
remember noting some years ago at
a championship tourney that Jerome
Travers had two rows of callouses
on his hands, and they looked like
those of a laborer. Many golfers
are delighted to find that their cal
louses are the same as those of some
famous player, for they believe that
it shows that they are gripping their
clubs right. I would not like to say
how that may be, but for myself I
avoid callouses and hardly have one
on my hands. In my playing the
sense of touch seems to have a great
deal to do with my getting the most
out of my clubs. Experience will
show each player the best system
for himself.
(Copyrlsht. ItM)
Oriental Pheasants ,
Thrive in Country
Around North Loup
North Loup, Neb., April 8. The
bottoms of. the numerous canyons
that interlace the rolling or bluff
lands lying a few miles south of this
village, appear to be ideal environ
ment for the Chinese. Japanese or
oriental pheasants that were intro
duced into this part of the state.
Since the absence of prairie fires,
thickets of native plum, sumac and
othe shrubbery have prospered en
ormously and this section, no doubt,
will prove a congenial preserve for
the propagation of these beautiful
birds.
A few scattered flocks may be
found in the flat region of the river
valley, but in the region mentioned
above they are already quite abun
dant. Thirty Broken Bow Men
Out for Track Team
Broken Bow, Neb., April 8. About
?0 men are out for track at Broken
Bow High. Capt. Charles Beat, Beck
and Jackson are the only letter men
on the squad.
Homer Brown, guard on this year's
baskt ball team, was elected captain
of the 1923 team.
At a recent meeting of the student
council, the following seven men
were awarded letters in basket ball:
Secley. H. Brown, Beck, L. Brown,
Beat, Skinner and Young.
The' 1923 football schedule is in
the process of making. Ord, Loup
City, Ansley and Gothenburg are
signed. '
Ellsworth Town Team
V to Be Chosen Today
Ellsworth. Neb., April 8. At a
meeting of baseball enthusiasts held
here this w.eck the Ellsworth baseball
club was put on a firm basis for the
coming season.
The following officers were elect
ed: C. L. Murphy, president; Walter
Wightman, secretary-treasurer. Di
rectors chosen were C. L. Murphy,
chairman; S. E. Stewart and J. B.
Kennedy. -
After a meeting Sunday the selec
tion of a team will be made.
Cambridge Legion Wins
Cambridge, Neb., April 8. The
Cambridge legion basket ball team,
which won the state legion champion
rhip at Kearncy last week, defeated
the McCook legion last night,. 41 to
6. , McCook did not enter the district
championship, but was so confident
of winning that they challenged the
winner,
League Schedule
(general). August 7, off day (Hastings and
Famous Trainer
to Tutor South'
American Giant
Jimmy I)e Forrt t Couch
LoiiU Firpo for Untile With
Dcmpsfy It Collcpe
Graduate
New York. April 8. Jimmy 'D
Forest, the veteran trainer of pne
"filters, who psrdii'ted the surecs . .
of Jack Druiptry when be ws f Y
novice, tjv that in two year Louis
Kirpo, of ihe Argentine Keimblir,
v ill be a worthy opponent for Drinp
sev.
"Firpo Is the mot proiuWmr
heavyweight now bclore the puhlir,"
taid De Forest at the Progress club
in Newark, where he is physical in
structor. "I have studied the fellow
very carefully and have reachrd a
conclusion as to his potentialities
"This South American giant is the
moit apt ptinil I have sren since
Dcnipsfv. Though handicanped bv
lick of knowledge of English, he lias
learned, things almost as rapidly as
did Drmpiey when I had Ihe future
champion alona the Jersey shore
preparing him for the Fulton figh
him into an unusually keen man.
Do you think that rirpo is as
good a man basically as Dempsev
at the height of his athletic power?"
JJ l-orest was asked.
"To be frank with you. I will have
to say no, Jimmy replied. ion K
know there is only one Dempsey in
a rentury. It is no disparagement
n Firpo to say that he will never be
the man Dempsey was in his prime.
But he is the best man I have ever
seen outside of Dempsey, who I
place in a class by himself for all
time."
Developed Dempsey.
The veteran trainer, who devel
oped Dempsey and taught him to
punch with the forearm so that he
could get the full force of his marvel
ously constructed muscular tiystcm
behind his blows, is so certain that
Firpo is going to be the next cham
pion, unless another Dempsey, as yet
nnseen flashes across the horizon in
the meantime, that be has refused a
flat sum yearly to condition and pre-
pare the South American for his bat- ,
tie with Dempsey sometime in the '
future. The consul-general of Ar
gentina, who is drawing up a con
tract in behalf of Firpo, offered De
Forest $10,000 a year to take full
charge of the conditioning of the
youth.
To Be Trained Secretlv
It College Gradtntc. r
The big fellow f a rollege gradu- V
are ana is a cnemisi ny prnicinon. i
The systematic researches he has 1
made in his studies have developed
"No," De Forest said to the consul-general,
"if I am correct in my
study of this fellow, it will be worh
more than that to me. I will gam,- ,
ble on my judgment of him, and rhar
plan will be fair to you and to me.
If he turns out badly you will have
not have spent money foolishly,
wheifcas if I make a success of him. '
I will get my share. This apparent
ly was satisfactory, for there is a
new contract being drawn, and Jim
my probably will soon have Firpo
under his control. He will be trained
in secret in the gymnasium of the
Progress club in Newark under
Jimmy's trained eye.
Nebraska Ball Team
Returns From South' ?
Lincoln. April 8. (Special Tele
gram.) The Cornhuskcr baseball
team returned to Lincoln yesterday
morning after 13 days of spring
training activity at Norman, Okl.
The Huskcrs were able to play
but four of the six games scheduled
in the south because of rain.
It has riot been decided whether
Nebraska and Missouri will play off
two postponed games. Nebraska
won its first two games with Okia
Iwma, lost the third to Oklahoma
and dropped the game to Mis
souri Valley college of Kansas after
11 innings.
Spring Athletics Get Under
Way at Harvard, Neb.
Harvard. Neb.. Aoril 8. Local
sport fans will have considerable en
tertainment furnished them by Harv
ard athletes this snrinc L'
Tl. u:i. -t i : i "
iiic.iugu 9111UU1 is ui gamming Dase-
ball and track teams and a twilight
league in which married men will op
pose single men is being formed. .'
Grand Island),
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