The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • Page 19

THE OGDEN East-Box Elder to BEES FAVORED OVER LEOPARDS IN TITLE GAME Cummings Field Will Be Scene of Closing Tilt of Scholastic Year ALT LAKE, Dec. Special To The Box Elder and East High school football teams meet at Cummins" field Saturday to determine the state football championship. The Idckoff sharp. is slated for The Bees mot East on the grld iron for the state title in 1922 In this city, but mot a ssrious re- 1 verse. East winning, 38 to o.

Box Elder on two other oc- caslons worked her wiy to the semi-finals only to rival machines. lose out to IVal HUtUUHlco. Bee boosters, however, predict THIS 2JCAOW1'. J.A.~.T i record of the Bees during the present season in which they have scored 312 points as against six for tho opposition. Thoy also point with pride, to the 20 to 0 victory over L.

D. second string used during the final periods of play, fell before the Saints. 1-1 to 13 Weber High of Ogden has the distinction of being the only team of the state to score on the PREPARED. The Leopards, despite a heavy schedule, are in splendid trim for abrogation against one of tne TVill gO UP against uuv vj- increitaeu LU jncmj strongest teams of state, and classics accounted for the substan- undoubtedly will bo the underdog, tial jump in gate receipts. With Besides suffering defeat at.

the "tops" for the first time, such of D. the Leopards games as Comell-Penn and Har- llso went 'down in an intor.seotion- vard-Tale drow around 4 0 0 0 0 0 al KaCwith- PocateUo. 38 to 0 each. a victory for he up-state machine service classic came season Thoy point to the along to dwarf a Jlprev.ousmar SPORT CROWDS BREAK RECORDS Many Millions Paid For Admissions Baseball, Football, Fights NEW YORK, Dec. (By The Associated record breaking.season, from attendance and fin.mcial viewpoints, has capped the climax of a year that has witnessed unprecedented development of public interest in all major branches of sport.

Baseball had its third successive million-dollar series, topping all others in actual figures; boxing had its first event with 132,000 fans paying close to that amount to witness the Demp- sey-Tunnty fight at Philadelphia; and football had its first $1,000,000 spectacle as 110,000 paid fancy prices to sec the Army-Navy- gridiron drama on Soldiers field, Chi- '0. ALL RECORDS SMASHED Football's iaid attendance record was shattered twice this fall. 'the service classic came cago Ohio State Michigan, battling at Columbus with Western conference title hopes at stako, had attracted the biggest throng-, 94,000. This was nearly 10,000 in excess of the record jam that witnessed Red Grange's last college game a year, ago -when Illinois, played Ohio State, at Colum- is. On the Pacific coast, the largest crowd of the season, 52,000, saw Stanfard trample California.

In the east, watched Cornell and Penii tic, while close to the same witnessed the Yale-Army and Yale-Harvard battles at New Haven. PRICES ARE BOOSTED Increased prices to many of the to approximately $800,000, but spectators' prices, obtained for thousands of tickets to this game, 'increased its total cost to the spoc- Jg to $1,000,000. The east, still the main strong- of the game, leads all other S-tho powerful tackle, and Hone, quarterback, men by countr ij estimates which fix national attendance close to ,000,000 and financial returns at handed the East machine in year; East, like Box Elder, bonsts tw men for the big clash Watkins-of East at end and Jona at center each rated all-state job during tho past season and also in 1925 1 to win all-state honors Jor Bo Elder during the past season. Hess was also picked in 1025. Saturday's game will tiding to gether two of the best hisjh school punters of late years in of East and Hess of Box Elder.

Both arc capable of getting away kicks for 55 yards consistently. They are also splendid drop-kickers. With the exception of Captain Hone, all members the Box Elder squad are in splendid trim and prepared for a clone battle Hone suffered a leg- -injury against the Carbon athletes and may witness the -game from the side lines EXPECT CROWD. At 'least 500 will be in attendance at the game. Officials of the state association pre diet the largest attendance of the season for this closing Clareup.

Box Elder rules a 7 to Fi favor ite in betting circles loca'Uy. The team's will go through a -workout here this afternoon as a final warm-up for the champion ship contest. The probable lineup follows: Box Elder. East Greenhalsh' Watkins (C) Left End. W.

Peterson Tauter Left Tackle. J. Peterson Crandall Left Guard. Gleaves Jonas Center. Jensen Caldwell Right Guard.

Hess Evans Right Tackle. Lillywhite Whitney Right End. Hone Aldous Tlngey Left Halfback. Losee Taylor Right Halfback. Kotter Barker KAPUMLOSES WALLACE approximately 830,000,000, Tha Western conference contributes a good share of this, with nearly 1,500,000 spectators to see the "Big Ten" in action.

But it took the home attendance at only five eastern institutions--Harvard, Tale, Pitts- burs', Pennsylvania and Columbia --to. match- these The bulk of the year's attendance and receipts is accounted.for in the following table of sectional estimates: Section. East Mid-west Pacific coast South Southwest Missouri valley Former Champ Feather- Knocked Out In Fifth Bound CLEVELAND, Ohio. Dec. Tho Associated Wallace.

Cleveland lightweight, knocked out Kid Kaplan, former featherweight r.hamplon, in. the fifth round of a scheduled 12-round boxing bout here last night. Wallace had floored Kaplan three times in the fifth round before he took tho count. In a 12-round semi-final Johnny Farr. Cleveland featherweight, took the referee's decision from Eddie Shea, Chicago.

Chuck Wiggins. Indianapolis lisrlit-heavy- took a 10-round decision from Jimmy Delancy of St. Paul, rather light opening Wallace had opened the fir.ewp.rks in the second frame with two rights to the jaw that Jmade Kaplan's knees buckle. From ther.c-. on the Kid was unable to get away from tho Cleveland boy's rights.

donee, saying he became careless believing ho would take the bout easily. "Slimming" stockings, so woven tha't shadows cast about the ankle make the legs appear slender, have The Army-Navy scale of a a with- a This was the most severe' lacing $10 and $13 boosted total receipts This tne most ssnn but BROTHERS AID TEAM REMONT, Dec. The Associated Press.) --Four sets of brothers, with, a little help at left guard, left halfback and fullback, composed the Midland college foot? ball team. Three of the pairs were regulars and the other- pair into the lineup fre qHiently. Two of the pairs' played side by side in the line, while a third composed the regular center combination.

Henry Monnlch held down the left wing of the forward wall, Awhile John arid Paul Cunningham were on the right flank. Loren and Wallace Graham wcr'e center and quarterback. Hans Koolen, played right guard, while, brother Martin- played right- half. Place Kick Is Best Method for Point Jim Thorpe Tells of Extra Point Methods In Modern Football -oo- HOBSONSIGNS FOR MIT BOUT Welterweight Opposes Cy'clone Burns In Semi-Windup Kid Hobson, hard hitting- Ogd-en middleweight fighter, today signed- to meet Cyclone Burns of Offdan, over the six round -route S.n the semi-final event at the Auditorium next Monday night. Hobson has been bowling over all opponents in the past and is out to meot the tc-st men of the west at limit.

Although young- in experience. Hobson has fine prom- and has asked the-promoters to secure the best talent obtainable to m'eet him. Cyclone Burns ranks as' one Ogden's bast professional fighters and has a fine record. This attraction" should create interest as boxing is taking well in Ogden now. A four round contest between two fighters and a wrestling preliminary will 'also be carded on program.

Taro Miyake. world's champion jul' jitsu meets Rudy Warner of Ogden in the main event, a thres round contest Mi-: ya-ke has held the world's title since .19.05 time, bag suffered only a. single defeat. Warner believes" he will stop the Japanese, star. Total High Attendance.

Game. 5,000,000 80,000 3,500,000 110.000 1,250,000 S2.000 765,000 33,000 500,000 35,000 350,000 30,000 Total Receipts. $12.000,000 7,500,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,250,000 750.000 Preparation M'ade for Journey Overseas to Meet Hawaii Players Members of tho University Utah football team, accompanied by four officials, will t-o in Og By BILLY EVANS. HICAGO. is the safer' way.

to try to score point after touchdown, the drop kick or place kick? Several years ago the thought came to me and I put the question to Jim Thorpe, one of the best kickers the game has ever known. "in trying -'for a field goal, 'two men have a. better chance to succeed than was Thorpe's 'reply. Asked to further explain, lie continued: "Kicking a stationary properly helped, is certain to produce more accurate results than kicking a a that is dropped the ground with a chance that it may bound "I regard the place kick as almost two to cne sal'er than the drop kick in attempting a goal from the field." SATS JIM THORPE. Since getting low-down on tho matter, of.drop and place kicks from so eminent an authority as Jim 1 I have kept a close tab on-results in games that I have seen.

My figures show the place kick a far inore efficient method of trying to score a'' after touchdown, -'or going after three points. While -the odds- are not tw.o to one, they are mighty close to it. Recently in two -very -important Big Ten sames.I had the opportunity to appreciate the difference between the two methods. CONCRETE EXAMPLES. When-Myers Clark of had the task.of evening between Michigan 'and State put up to him, he failed dismally his drop kick effort': Benny Friedman of Michigan had made his two goals from placement.

A week later, with Minnesota leading Michigan 6-0 and only" 1 a few-minutes-to play, Oosterbaan recovered a fumble, ran for a touchdown and tied the score. With a Big- Ten-title hanging on Friedman's effort to score the extra point on a goal 1 from placement, the Michigan captain came through with a perfect, kick. Manager of World Champions Has Conference With Pres. Breadon by lour OIIICIO.IB, win -m den Monday afternoon on their rs Hornsby.of the worid conferred way from Salt Lake to Honolulu. where they meet tho University of Hawaii team on December IS.

The Utah football aggregation will be accompanied by Coach Ike Armstrong, Trainer Nellson, Manager Cal Boberg- and Dr. Leo Marshall as faculty representative. Tho team leaves Ogden over tne Southern pacific railroad, arriving at 'Oakland on Tuesday. December 7. at o'clock.

The Whiteoot- ton- hotel at Berkeley has been chosen as headquarters for that 11 STAY AT BARRACKS. They will leave San Francisco Wednesday noon, December on good ship Maul, -which will them across the 2000 miles of the Pacific ocean to the Hawaiian Islands. The Crimson delegation arrive at Honolulu ibout noon on Tuesday. December 14. The squad will stay at Sco- 'leld barracks, a short distance Honolulu.

The team will return to Zion on December 29, in ie evening. In the absence of Coaoh Arm- itrong, who left Thursday for Den- to attend the Rocky Mountain onfcrence schedule mcotJng of Friday 'and Saturday, Assistant 3oach Ben Lingenfelter will be in harge of the Crimson eleven. Fri-. day and Saturday will be the final drills before the team leaves for the all-important trip. Coach Armstrong of tile Red- kins is making- arrangements to hold practices on board tho shVp Maui, wh'ich takes tho gridmen across the Pacific.

The- men will have four days to -acclimate themselves on the island before the ia- game. ELKS TO Plans of lodge No. S3. B. P.

O. ,3., for the benefit dance to be icld at the Elks' clubhouse Sat- no. ooy rig ILLS. Kaplan weighed 133 pounds and urday are functioning in the usual 'allace 13' efficient Elk manner. The pur- Kaplan announced following pose of the dance, which is spon- tho fight that he woull seek a sored entirely by the Elks is to return bout with Wallace.

He raise sufficient funds to send Pat blamed his defeat to over-confi- Ryan, a star guard, -who was inured in an accident at the beginning of the football season. Vith the additional proceeds, Paul 7ecal, substitute end, will also ie sent with the team. TEAM MEMBERS. The following team members in axe ma legs appear sienaer, nave me louuwms IBEUU been so popular in Paris that they will make the trip: Captain Mor- have made black stockings, the only ris. Taufer, Nowhauseu.

ends; ers; Pembroke and Lawrence, kind on which, the shadow may Tie Dykeman, Carmen, Lyons, tackles: quarterbacks; Dow, inserted, the height of fashionable Whiting. Iverson. Christehsen, wm halfbacks; Snarr and Van apparel. ST. LOUIS, Dec.

The Associated Sam Breadon and Manager Rog i plt St. Louis Cardinals conferred for an hour yesterday over their differences which arose If.st season. Breadon announced tuai; while nothing definite -was done the meeting had been 'very pleasant," and prospects were that everything would turn out to everyone's is the club's second largest stockholder, wants a substantial' increase in salary and a guarantee that there will be no interference with his management. Friction between Hornsby and Branch Rickey, former manager and now vice president and business manager, is -responsible in part the differences between Breadon and Horusby. No official statement has ever been made as to the' terms of Hornsby's player contract which still has a year to run, tut.

it is generally understood salary last year was When he signs as manager for 1927, sports writers predict will receive, a salary approximating that of Babe Ruth, who is said to receive about $50.000 annually. FENCING- BEVIVAL IS FRENCH PLAN PARIS, Dec. The Associated revival of fencing is being attempted by little group of the best swordsmen of France. With Lucien Gaudin at their head, those, men are touring the provinces, and fencing in star bouts solely to stimulate interest in their sport. Gaudin, long regarded the most remarkable fencer in--the world, says enthusiasm for fencing Is Increasing because of these trips, as the followers of tho spbrt in smaller cities "rarely-have'oppor- tunities to witness their, own swordsmen, compete with those of national reputation.

i "Oh let's get married," said a man. 'About you I wild." "Two reasons why can't," said she. "A husband and a child." LINE PLAYS PART, I have heard the drop and place kick debate discussed by a number of players noted for their ability as experts, and the contention made "by most 'oft hem is that tho much to do with any successful attempt ixt. field goal whether it is from placement or a drop. It is.

impossible to get accuracy on any kind of "a kick that is hurried. In sucil cases it is largely matter of trying "'to a away without being blocked.and trusting to luck. 'And many other things, particularly in the advancing of the ball, the line never gets the proper credit, the real glory usually being clipped to the kicker or ball carrier. OLD RECORDS STAND. During the past few years there has been a 1 revival of the goal from field play as a scoring weapon.

For a time the forward pass had crowded out its real-value. Any. number of important games this fall'have been decided a g'oal-from the field. Friedman of Michigan In the west and' Hamilton of NaVy. in the east have used the play- to great advantage, However, 'none ot -the modern kickers has come close to the collegiate performances of Walter Eckersall and Charley Bri'ftkley.

Back in 1905, Eckersall scored five timea against Illinois on drop kicks. The following season he repeated the feat against Nebraska. 1918 Charley Brickley made five field goals for Harvard against Tale. AMERICAN CAN, Parry. Mattson S.

Sarver Martin J. Sarver 171 155 2 2 6 170 153 -156 195 154 181 ITS-- 502 1S3-- 494 164--. 4S8 160-- 490 Totals 871 839 797--2509 CONTINENTAL OIL. Cook 179 128 165-- 472 Pries 118 137 124-- 37'J Bolon 1GO 129 1 6 6 4 5 5 Farley 216- 123 143-- 492 Peterson 173 1699 164-- 508 Totals S46 696 oo 762--2394 WARDEN TO SEE COflSTCONTEST Sports Editor Leaves for Los -Angeles to Attend Football Game Ogden football fans are to have a personal representative at the big football game in Los- Angeles tomorrow, when the University- of Southern team: battles with the Notre Dame aggregation, for Al Warden, sports editor of The Ogden Standard-Examiner, is now 1 Los. Angeles and will write his personal impressions of the east-west contest.

Charles S. Murphy, manager the Gunn Supply company, whose son is a member of the Notre Dame team, is another Ogden man who has' made the trip to Los Angeles for the purpose of seeing the big contest. That there will dozens of Utahns in 'the crowds there is anticipated, for the event is one that- will attract all. of the football fans" who happen to be in southern THE SPORT- LIGHT By GRANTLAN'D RICE Copyright, 1926, New York Inc. Trademark Registered, U.

S. Patent Office) This football Jias shattered any nation-wide championship claims worse, than any other on record. There isn't even the basis of any claim -for anybody. The Navy played the hardest schedule without being beaten, and this will give the Navy as good a chance as anyone else. finished unbeaten, and Stanford may do 'the same, but neither Lafayette nor Stanford played anything approaching the Navy program.

You can work out' any answer'you want to from this season. Washintrtdn way beaten and Washington' beat Nebraska. Nebraska beat N. Y. anil Y.

beat Carnegie Tech. Carnegie Tech- beat Notro Dame and Notre D'atne beat Northwestern and Army." The string from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back 'ags-in Middleweight Crown At Stake In Contest Mickey Walker and Tiger Flowers to Battle In Chicago Ex-Champ Manager Explains That Lawsuits Affected Condition a time," lie said, few ago. had a. pretty fair DRTJRY IN LINEUP. LOS ANGELES, Dec.

JoeWfiams foeitball eds say there was no Grange in college football this season. Nor was there any Pyle, come to think of it. Apparently "those birth-control people aren't getting, anywhere. We see by the papers 'Where a New Jersey' cow had 1 triplets. 'Blue fishing used.

to be considered an exciting piscatorial 'but DOW it's just a fashionable alibi. Mr. Paolino TJzcudum, the Spanish heavyweight, has Just' arrived in this country and is anxious to make a name for himself, -and with that name who blame him? 'These' all-American football, selections 'are. all right as long as they are accepted by the players in -the jocular mariner in Vhich they are presented. Statistics show salaries.

In America 15 in the past five Whether this amateur athletes is' riot knowia. wmung. ivuraun. win, nauoacKa; guards; Caffey and Hardy, ccn- Law, fullbacks. Nick Altrock has been fired from.

Suzanne's tennis' on that they don't need 'him to make a joke of it. The Associated star halfback, appeared in the lineup of the University of Southern California football team today for the first time in more than six weeks during the squad's last hard practice for the 'Notre Dame clash here Saturday. Dr.ury, who has been with injured knees, probably will start against Rpckne's -el-jven, neither he nor Coach Howard Jones be certain of this until game time, for the big back's knees still bother him at intervals. Drury's presence in-, the lineup had a' good psychological effect on the Trojans and they snapped through the long workout as though preparing for a mid-season game. Not a single injury remains on.

the squad with Drury back; as Al Behrendt, left end, has recovered from hi3 tipped knee cap and will play Saturday. Coach Jones now has three expert ball carriers in Troy's back Held. Morton Kaer at quarterback, is. best at tin? ends and cutting through 1 Laraneta takes the forward passes, and Drury smashes the line -or, does almost anything 1 usually from deep punt formation. Harold Wheeler, an expert at interference and back- nig up- the line on will round out the Southern California backfield at iho.

other half position. The Notra Dame' squad of thirty- five men is due here afternoon and will go into the game with no practice on California soil. Knute Rockne, famous coach of the Indianans, was to leave his men Tucson, last night and here this A number of rooters from South Bend arrived, in Los Angeles last night SPLENDID RECORDS HELD. LOS ANGELES, Dec. The Associated is two powerful iootball teams, each possessing a defensive record among the best in the- country, on I the 'gridiron? This question will be answered here tomorrow, when the University of Southern California-Notre Daine contest ends.

The Trojans-have scored touchdowns in, every game since the cla'sh at 'Berkeley in. 1924, when California won, 7 to 0. Only -once since then have Southern California backs been held to less than, two touchdowns and that was in last year's Stanford game here. In 1925-'the Trojans' scoring-total was '455 and thus far thls; year, 305 points have been chalked up. Notre Dame while not possessing as high a scoring record, neverthe.

less has power in the backfield and most always Jias been-good at least one steady march 'to the 'goal Knute Rockne has an interchangeable "backfield of -11 men who combine all the needed power of a strong, versatile attack. These two elevens, who feature fast, hard hitting ball have shown remarkable stubbornness in 'guarding their' own goal lines. Both the Southern California and Notre Dame lines: have proven stone walls to all opposition this year, and what'few points-each team has yielded have been, scored the- ends, by the air Notre Dame, until the Carnegie Technical' Pittsburg last Saturday had, only against The season's total is now 'but 2.6.. The Trojans- have had only counted, them by nine opponents. to Atlantic.

The answer is that on' 1 certain afternoons any the country could have' beaten by certain, other teams, and few play a schedule anything -alikel They. can all' chatter ''about but any team a goes through a seation un- whipped has enough to cheer about all winter. This goes Navy, Lafayette, Brown. Alabama. Stanford, Boston College and possibly one or two more.

only answer to Tost and the Michigan Mandarin had tho only correct answer as far football is concerned. "There was days idea of -what would happen r.n a game, 'when the kick-off starts haven't the slightest Neither has anyone else. Th-e can turn upsidedown. in a few minutes. The things you expect ta work, are no good a you didn't bank on ail make good.

There isn't any way tc figure football now. Just about the same type- of team that beat Navy, 54 to 0, lost to Navy. 10 to 0. wasn't strong this season a a year'ago, but there wasn't anything 54 points difference. Notre Dame could beat Northwestern and Army, but Notre Dame couldn't come close to beating Carnegie You never know where 'the lightning is going to strike now.

and a expect either from players or It's a different game and a different team, even your own, every Saturday." THE ONE-GAME DIVISION Those teams that" lost only a game are about as close to the top as'those who lost none. This includes the Army, New 'York -Michigan, Notre Dame and' Northwestern. At the end of the season Carnegie Tech was. SAN DIEGO. Dec.

(By The Associated that Jack Dempsey was physically poisoned upon the occasion of his defeat by. Gene Tunney in the recent battle for the world's heavyweight championship was issued here today by Gena Normilo, manager of the ex-champion. When ci concerning a statement from Baltimore by Cc.p- Charles J. Mabbutt, friend of Dempso.y, to the effect that the champion was poisoned when he appeared in the ring to defend his title.Normile said: "After the fight wo announced that there would be no alibi, now or 10 years from now. We mean it and we offer "none now.

However, in replying to the statement reported in the press Wednesday, desire to state that Dempsey ivas poisoned but not physically--by nothing 'placed in -his food, milk or He was poisoned by lawsuits, writs, lawyers and attachments. He was compelled to raise $100,000 bail en a Saturday night to keep out of jail. He faced injunction proceedin'gs directed at the staging- of his fight. "These are th? things which poisoned the chamipon--nothing- else. I want to say now that' he wasn't poisoned.

Every precaution against this was taken. Cap- ain Mabbutt and myself brought his food supply and the greatest care against a of illness was exercised. "The legal 'matters, however, the champion to lose seven or eight pounds two days before tha fight and this in 34 hours-- serious for a man attempting to keep in condition to defend a world's titl'-. I don't an alibi, I merely am explaining the situation in view of the poisoning 1 statements that have boon pub'- lished." -oo- CHAMP M'GrKATH IS POLICE CAPTAIN as strong- as any. How many would pick several of the unbeaten teams to trim Army? Carnegie Tech finished, with a great 1 team, a strong bacxfieldand one of the great tackles of the year in Yoder.

The Navy and the Army lost only one game between them through two of the hardest schedules, and it is l.he matter, of schedule that counts' in any final summing up, not the matter' of percentage points. George Ade is-not so.sure Purdue will beat Harvard next October at football, but he would feel more conCidont if the Purdue matched magazine was against "The Harvard. Lampoon." For all that. Colonel Ade Messrs, and Karansky will help to give the Crimson an interesting afternoon, which-is the main idea. Minnesota is Congressmen ought to make good football players because they aro; experts at leading 'interference.

Faith may move mountains, but it takes more-than that'to budge a couple of. Swedish The hot-stove won't be much of a -success-'this For" one thing, the boys aren't going be: able Cobb every other Sunday as they used to. -oo- FIRST TO WIN MOTOR. CUP The Associated first woman --'to; win the D'ewaf' Motor. Trophy, the Royal Automobile-'Club Cordery, of Cobham.v Surrey.

The trophy awarded annually, for most meritorious performance certified The trial Miss Cordery won consisted of a high, speed reliability test of a car, which', was for hours covered -a dis- 'iance' at an spee'd of championship. It is said that the heel prints in the various bunkers will be planted. by Mr. the a left a floclr heel prints all over-the Western country, -many "of unplayable. Chick Meehan had one of the season's' leading records this, fall and fall, the New "icrk university's eleven should bettor.

Gra.nt and Hill, N. U. has two additions would on any combination, and per cent of its back. Connor. Roberts, Briante, Strong, Hill; Grant and a.

few others will be heard each week-end. Among these teams 'which 'least' prospects for autumn, might be NewA York university. Army, Minnesota, Navy, Ohio State and Brown, but it next. October- is about ten months away, and caa happen in in ten months, to chang.e the shape of the ball; It at this" time a year ago that Dartmouth a.nd Princeton were load east, and then, started throwing, monkey oo NEW YORK. Dec.

(By The Associated insignia- of a captain of New York's" "finest" today. 1 perched on cap of Mat' J. greatest hammer Thrower, after years of pavement pounding. Only a few weeks ago he was raised from sergeant to lieutenant. Now the star of four teams will direct traffic at a salary of $4000 year.

McGrath for -years has ruled- American weight events with, Pat Ryan, another mxrmbsr-oi'-ths'po- licu force. McGrath holds the International federation rec- for tossing tho 56-pound for a mark of 40 feet, inches. He A. A. U.

hammer throw title last July to celebrate 2 0 years of competition and is the only active veteran of the 1908 Olympic Botanists oT England are worried because the coal" shortage has stopped the heating' of hot houses In which are experiments in plant life' that have been under way for twenty years, and frost may destroy the specimens. CHICAGO, Dec. The Associated middleweight boxing crown is at stake tonight in a ten-round match to a referee's decision between Tiger Flowers, the Georgia deacon, who is champion ot' tho 160-pouuders, and Mickey Walker, former welterweight champion. Flowers will win a larger purse If he losas' ihan if he is victor. If Flowers' speed and boxing skill give him the victory on points, he will receive half Ihe.

estimated gate receipts of $90,000. less boxing commission's 10 per- cent. If he loses by a knockout or a decision open to question, ho wlil receive instead a. $65,000 put up to cover such a contingency by Jack Kcarns, Walker's manager. In addition, Flowers will get first call for a return match with Walker to try to recapture the laurels which have been his-since tho deacon dethroned Harry Grcb last February.

Flowers' manager. Walk Miller, effected this pro- tectivc arrangement with Reams because, he there has been talk that Rocky Kansas was stripped of his lightweight title here last spring by a poor decision of a referee. So Flowers stands to got about 540,000 if he wins and $65,000 if he loses. Walke.r'u share is 10 per cent 'of the'gate. The contoit has attracted tho largest ticket sale since Illinois legalized boxing last spring, exceeding the sate at the Mandell- Kansas' match, which was' held, outdoors in The rain, by about .515.000, The most recent bouts of both boxers have gone far to encourage their backers.

Flowers won decisively over Sailor Eddie Huffman, a tough Pacific coast middleweight, here three weeks ago. and Walker stopped the local southpaw favorite. Shuffle Callahan. in a decisive fashion a few weeks ago. Since then he defeated Jock Malonc in Boston with case.

Miller's arrangement on the side with Kearns was laid, before the boxing commission by the deacon manager and a. request filed that the board name its most competent referee for the match so that there would be no excuses. Flowers had about two pounds to shed over night to reach the ISO-pound limit by 3 p. while Walker was several pounds under the mark and planned to do his best to add them in thv interval. Walker's ring strategy for the bout, according to Kearns, will b9 to i a body -attack, knowing that he is no match for Flowers in speed and boxing.

The semi-finals on the program i brins together George Godfrey, negro was one of Jack IVcmpsey's favorite 'sparring partners, and Cowboy Owens, of in eight rounds. 00 MIDGET MANAGER EETAINS HONOES NEW YORK, Dec. The Associated Press.) Baseball's original "midget manager," Miller Huffgins. Yankees' pilot, will retain his honors next season, but with more opposition. He Is 5 feet 4 inches.

"Donie" Bush, new boss at is' 5 feet fi inches, and -Ray Schalk, lately appointed to lead the Chicago White Sox, is 5 feet 7 inches. JAPANESE HOLDS BILLIARD TITLE PHILADELPHIA, Dec. The -Associated Matsuyama, Japanese, still wears national, Junior. 18.2 balk line billiard crown. The Ary "Bos, formerly of-.

Holland'but now-' of this city, -for recovery: of the- title which the Japanese player won. from. him Iast: met- with' failure, last' Bos was beaten, 1200 to 835. -In three- blocks 400 points: each. After the- 'first: which! 400 to 36.8,..the nQt malce'a.

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