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1 1 I trrrm frmti h-h-t ftttttt tmt-n ffFfffg 4 ,4. i a RACING Basketfaal BOXING THE BUFFALO SUNDAY TIMES 'rtfV. i I 1 1 I I i It -M- ITT 1 If i FOOTS as FOOTBALL I I 1 Ll iiiii mm "Foe, Buffalo at ALL TIMES" Sports Section Associated Press Dispatches BUFFALO, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1924. United Press Dispatches Sports Section QfillTHDTM (WlOW yuuiiiL -iir- i -i ii a in a nut if? i is i i ss ss i i a la i i A suit umtuair mjtf kknbaLa -J i Tl TT Tl TT Tl TJ FT) IV. OTTO Ik Ck Gibbons Wind lues training fait rtstmas runa Mr nq'nninr Ti'fiprrniie nnn leaf? f0 Reopen MM 1ST wt St.

Louis Scribes Believe Hornsby lOiVi JUS! OlLII -J'FriRMT i iniT- ii man Battle in iV. F. Entitled to Honors Voted Vance hi CfliJFiDBIT GOALS; ADAMS STARS AS liE SMASHES EASTERNERS' LEE Penn Varsity Bows to Grads PHIT.iADE'TPHTA, Tec. 6 Alumni pigskin chasers of the University of Pennsylvania, today sent the undefeated Red and Blue varsity eleven Into the ranks of lost cause defenders by a score of 12 to 0. Only three periods were played.

In the second period, Xoa Tounjr, coach of the hit herto victorious varsity, playing for the alumni, straight-armed six of his pupils and dashed 30 yards for a touchdown, L-ud Wray also scored for the alumni, Intercepting a pasa and making Jhis way through the Penn team or 05 yards. Trojans Score First Touchdown Four Minutes Gibbons Rules Marked Favorite as Training Ends Thou-sands Watch Principals Go Through Paces in Gym. 9 -V. 'A; 1 After Opening Forty Thousand View Defeat of Husky Orange Squad. Verba! Blasts Expected to Enliven Gathering of Major Leaguers Gambling Charge Must B2 Substantiated by Former Czar Majority with Jurist.

JOS ANGELES, Dec. 6. The west scored a victory over the east in the first intersectional game played on the Pacific coast this EAST DEFEATS VIST lil GI1AD season when the bulky University of California team defeated the Syracuse University squad here today before 40,000 person, 16 to 0. NETU' TORK, Dec. 8.

Tom Gibbons and Kid Xorfolk finished- the strenuous part of their training today for their 15-round match at Madison Square Garden next Tuesday nisrht as the feature the annual Chritrrm? Fund benefit show. A crowd of several thousand watched Gibbons in his final workout, and critics were unanimftus in t.roclaiming: the St. Paul litrht heavyweight to te in perfect fighting- trim. Tom put the finishing touches to his rinarside by boxing five rounds with Jim Montgomery and A. Although, the Trojans field goal and if By HENRY L.

FAPJIELL NEW YORK, Dec. 6. Sidetracking talks of trades, sales and routing baseball, the major league magnates gathered here for their annual meetings next COiiTEST A So. Game in Detail J-. AMMmlHii4 rNSA.W M.

tA.NDlS- First Quarter. week were discussing what Ban Johnson would say to Commissioned Landis and how hard the TJ. S. C. won the tons and kicked off 'K.

v. Battle Within Battle as West Virginia and Iowa Luminaries Engage in Spirited Play on Cleveland Field. over the goal line. Failing to gain after the ball bad been put in play on the 20-yard line, Bayley attempted to put for Syracuse, but fumbled and Gorrell re covered for TJ. 8.

on the 11-yard line. After a couple of running plays, quarterback Hawkins scored a placement kick first touchdown were mado possible by "breaks" two blocked punts the western toam clearly outplayed lt eastern opponents. One of the chief deciding factors was the superior charging aWlity shown by the U. S. C.

line. TJ. S. C. scored twice In the first period.

Four-minutes after the kli koff Bayley attempted his first punt from bin 20-yard line. While he was Juggling th ball, a Trojan lineman charged him and the ball rolled free, V. S. C. Inft guard, falling on, the ball on the 3 1 -yn rl line.

After two plays Hawkins booted the ball over from the 1.1-yard line. A few minutes following the second klckoff Syracuse was again on the defensive and Bayley's second punt waa blocked, this time by Onter i'rsvmh. Left End Hobbs Adams grahbed tb' hud and ran 38 yards to a touchdown. Hawkins' attempted goal kick was blocked. Syracuse warded off further scoring mi.

til tne fourth period when Jit-yard pus by Green was snagged by Hawkins Just across the goal line. This time Hawkins was successful, kicking goaL Thm Stcftrlde'a made too, wbi.li humbled Columbia with thre goals on Thanksgiving ln, was unable to get the run ire of I he Trojui goal post today. lis trlml one kJiu from the S4-yard line In the fourth period. The first whs wido and the second blocked. from the 13-yard line.

The teams lined up again and this time Syracuse kicked off, the ball going over CLEVELAND, Dec. 6 commissioner would swing back cn the American league president. The revival of the feud between the former" boss -Df baseball and the gray-thatched' former jurist' who succeeded him, waj the sole topic of conversation around hotels where major league club owners and many of the magnates from the minor leagues were waiting for the- gong, Roode, two hea vy weights, after which his nero rival, exhibited his wares in a brief sparring session. Both, prieipals are close to the if-piired -weight. 173 pounds.

Gibbons -caled 1T5 1-2 after his workout and said lie would have no trouble getting (vff thfli extra pound and a half before he weighs in before the State athletic commission Tuesday afternoon. Norfolk tU ready is under 175. Gibbons rontinned to rule a markod faTorite nmonfr critics but a nti-eng-tli-enJnjr support for jS'orfolk has bwn r-fletel In ohorteninK of odds within the past few days. Ter predirted tonig-ht. that, on the 'basis -of the adraiw-e sale to date, a capacity throng would pack the Oarden for the most important heavyweight counter held in the historic arena for some lime.

Participants in the other important bout of the charity card also would np thr-ir tralnins today, including Ticer Flowrs, Atlan-ta nesro, who boxes Joinny Wilson, former middleweight the goal line. Failing to gam, utto Anderson punted out of 'bounds on Syra Several constellations of gridiron stars passed in review in cuse 47-yard line. tsayiey aiieinpiea the annual grid-grad game at another punt which Cravath, the V. tj. center, blocked.

Ilobbs Adams scooped np the ball and ran 3S yards to touch Dunn Field here this afternoon when the easterners nosed out ROGERS HORNSBY the westerners by a 13 to 12 down. Mawmnr attempted kick iuubw-Ing the touchdown was blocked. iScore: U. S. Syracuse 0.

Second Period. Bavlev got off weak pnnt that went out of bounds on the Trojan 34-yard line. Clark catight Otto Anderson's punt on his 22-yard line and was dropped there. McBride broke through the -ft side of score. It wis almost a personal battle between Aubrey Devine of Iowa and sua AY DASEDAL ililli'B Nick Nardaoci of West Virginia champion, in one ten-round bout, and Tommy O'Brien -of Milwaukee and Solly See ma.

of New York, lightweights who appear ia another ten-rounder. each -scoring two toucHdowns, with the margin of victory based on the Remembering verbal blasts that 1 penetrated a heavy oaken door in a Chicago hotel last winter when Landis went a few snappy rounda Johnson, the group who can be at the ringside next week allowed that tickets ought to be worth f50 a copy if the magnates didn't want it a private 6how, Recalling the admonition to your ehirt on" that Landis broadcast from Washington when Johnson was demanding that the world's series be called off, the less savage element of the gathering figured that Landis might keep his shirt on next week kicking of Amos, of W. Ci lAPiOE WILL DEI MS lIOAlkt The brilliant open field running IV 6. line and ran 'a-yaras Derore he was downed. Two completed passes took the ball to the Trojan 20-yard line.

Carr replaced Simmons for Syracuse. Foley wai thrown for a loss. McBride went off left guard to the 14-yard line. McBrldes attempted placement kick from the 22-yard line went wide. (Continued on Page 98.) of Devine scored in the second quar ter.

but immediately after Nardaccl tallied also, his team-mate kicking goal. The third quarter was score less, but in the fourth Nardaccl wen Ander over on a skin tackle play. ALL EAST WILL 17ELC0ME lUPii.il Invitations to Participate in Meets at Boston, Brooklyn, Philly and New York. L'ML STARS BODIES -I'liilC! jilJiiil LU II blocked the Massachusetts Legislature Will Conduct Inquiry Into Claim Money Would Be Necessary for Passage of Measure. MffllRA Al son, of Notre Dame, Conrmissionor Kencsaw Mountain Then in a march down the field runs scintillating with passes and when they meet to have it out.

(Continued on Paee 98.) LINCOLN LOSE Landis (abtire) and lian Johnson, pressident of the American Ijeame, are eipectxl to be In the forefront ball the -westerners carried the VMPENVJi After of the national baseball meeting John toward the eastern goal line, a neat gain by Stringer, of Carroll. Devine went over. BOSTON, Dec. 6. A thorough legislative investigation of an attempt to obtain $101,000.

from. Emil Fuchs, part owner of the that opens In. New Tork City to morrow in a renewal of their age old warfare. By AworCateil Prts. -The kick went wild.

On the kick- Boston-National league baseball club i or the purpose of bringing off' Anderson grabbed the ball on about passage of a bill. permitting professional baseball on Sun the 40-yard line and carried It to the 30-yard line, where a field goal by III ROCHESTER ROCHESTER, Dec. 6. Rochester Centrals defeated' the Buffalo Lin-colns here tonight, 41 to 23. The score at half time was: Centrals 17, Lincolns 8.

NEW YORK. Deo. 6. Paavo JCurm, great Finnish runner nnd Olympic champion, who Is due here the first of next week for his first American Invasion, will receive a host of invitations for Indoor meets when he arrives. Ho, Is a passenger on the Celtic, which Is expected to Forward Passing Games by Sailors Bewilders Landlubbers Devens Best of Losing Soldier Eleven.

day, was demanded today by Senator Eben S. Draper, of Hopedale in an orderfiled in the office of the state senate. Rholeder, of Wittenburg, failed. The lineups: WESTERN EASTERN' fTowal l.A. yamara, of AostrnJIa, nnd Pto Yavn Kempen.

marvel of Holland, tonight won tho annual six-day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden, by piling np an Immense total of sprint points in tbe final hour. Bobby Walthour, son of the famous "Dixie Fljer," and I rnneo Georrettl, of Italy, the "kid" team of the rare, finished no Tha order was a result of a report proached him in New York several days ago and made a demand for Graham (West Virgin!) dock on Tuesday. Penn State Over Middies at Soccer AXNArOLIS, Pec. "8. Defeating the Annapolis Mid.hipmen by a score" of 2 to 0 here, the soccer team, of Penn State Collece further advanced its remarkable record of six seasons without suffering, a loss.

Today's game was finely contested, the Nittanys registering their two tallies in the tirst half. They came as a result of two well-directed drives. $101,000, to be used in bribing mem bera of the Massachusetts Legisla Nurnil is coming here under the Rholeder (Wittenberg), l.t. ParneU (AUegheny) Slaughter, (Michigan), tg Share (Tuft) ture to pass a professional Sunday on d. auspices of the Finnish-American Athletic Club, in whose games at Madison Square Oarden.

January 6th, he will make his debut. Fol Cotter Sold To Louisville NEW TORK. Dec. 6. Th Chicago Cuba today sold first Leo Cotter to the Louisville Club of the American Vlck (Michigan), a Johnson (Pitt) Taylor (Ohio State), r.g r.g., Crowthers (Col gate) Koppisch, Gehrke from New' York In which Judge Fuchs was quoted as saying that an attempt had been made 'to have him contribute to a "slush fund.

Earlier the day it became known that another State Sen- ator," William I. Hennessey of Dorchester, had written to District Attorney Thomas C. O'Brien demanding a grand jury investigation of the charges at-. tributed to. Judge Fuchs.

In a statement made over the long lowing that he will be Invited to participate- In the Municipal A. A. Deadlocked for meet on January 15th hero, and the Illinois A. C. games at Chicago, Jan Hancock (Iowa), r.t r.t., Prevoot (Penn State) Anderson (Notre Dame), r.e.

r.e., Hynes (Colgate) Association. The deal was completed here by Bill "Kilnfer. manager of the Cubs and "Cap" Neale of the Louisville Club. De uary lth. quick train trip will be required if Nurml Is to appear in Right Halfback BALTIMORE, Dec.

6. The Quar.tico Marines football eleven overwhelmed the Third Army Corps Area team at the Baltimore Stadium today by the score of 47 to i. About 25.000 persons saw the game. It was the Marines' fourth successive triumph over the Third Corps In as many years. Barring- a few minutes in the first period when they showed an offensive strength.

the Soldiers were never in the battle. Xeal. of the Marines, a stock, fast-stepping back was on the receiving end of irost of the successful passes. Three of the Marines' seven touchdowns were the result of sensationa4 dashes-, by the same Neal. tt-t- Ai-mv Devens was the out tails of the purchase were not announced.

Uoth of these events. Devine (Iowa), q.b. q.b., Harmon (W. K. B.

Fletcher (Illinois), l.h.b. Lh.b., AsbaugU (Pitt) Daseball bill. Such a hill was recently filed by initiative petition bearing more than 26,000 certified signatures According to the order filed by Senator Draper, the proposed Investigation would be conducted by a legislative committee of three Senators six Representatives. Authority to summon witnesses and take testimony under oath would be provided and the report of the committee would be required not later than February 1, 1925. Its ecope, would be to Investigate "an attempt or attempts to extort from professional baseball or other interests for the expressed purpose of bribing -members of the General.

Others seeking his services are By Vnittd 7V. Yale Announces Track NEW XUKU, J-ee. O. nu Anny, the Mlllrose A. A.

at Madison' Square Garden, January 27th and 2Rth; Boston A. January 31st; Vllco Grtbbon (Case), r.h.b Dahl (Allegheny) MURDER NEAR JEFFERSON PARK RACE COURSE NEW ORLEANS, 6. "Whitney" Rawlins, owner, of the rare-horse Snperbum, shot and killed a negro named Cajin Roy, near Jefferson Park track this afternoon. Trouble between the two men started ten years ag in Tia Junna. according to Rawlins.

Three years ago wiring claims Koy, formerly a'joekey, attacked hini wit a crowd of negroes and he was badly manhandled. This afurnoon was the first time the two of the leading teams, divided honors in the number of players on consensus Stringer (John Carroll), r.b Haddon. A. Brooklyn, February 7th; and Philadelphia for Februarv -9th. Bal distance telephone from New York to the office here of the Boston National League Club, Judge Fuchs said he had made no accusation against any pub-; lie official and that he regretted that his name -Should be connected with the report, i According to the original statement attributed to Judge Fuchs, a man "purporting to be a lobbyist at the Massachusetts State House, ap timore, Washington and Toronto alo of all-Eastern teams picked by lf.

prominent eastern football writers. Two Yale players and two Cadets were found on the following team picked by the largest number of votes Waite High Looks are anxloua to see the "Flying Finn" Card for Season NEW HAVENr. Conn, Dee. 6. Yale and Harvard will hold their annua dual track, meet -at Yale next spring on June 15th In connection with 'the Vale commencement festivities, it was announced today in making known Yale's track schedule for thp coming season.

Eizht Indoor and outdoor meets are on the Yale program for the season, commencing with the Boston A. A. games' on January 31st and ending with the iiarvard dual meet. The Yale-Princeton dual meet will Court to pass a bill permitting pro in action. YALE RIFLE TEAM OPENS Scholastic Champ standing figure.

He was al! over the) fessional baseball on the Lord's Day." TOLEDO, Dec. 6. Waite High two had Hint since and the quarrel was resnmed. Rawlins aid he fired in self' ii fen field on the defense. as tnany as 30 tackles.

The Marines made 21 flrst downs to six by Army. Left nnd Lnmn, Tale. Lpft tackle MoGlnley. Pennsylvania. jtft ruard Ttlehl, Dartmouth, tmtrr Garblaeh, Army.

Rlrht fuard Farwlck, Army. Kight tackle--IteattIe, Prlnorton. WITH TELEGRAPH SHOOT NEW HAVEN, Conn Dec. 6. -Thi Ynle School football team of Toledo defeated the Everett High of Boston here this afternoon by a score of 46 to 0.

JONES BELIEVES KICK-OFF RULE SHOULD REMAIN MONTCLAIR, N. Dec. 6. The Mont- rifle team opened the season's activities ii be held at Princeton. May 16th.

The other dates announced are February 14th, New York A. C. at New YorkrMarcb 7th, I indoor intereoliegiatcg at New York; clair Yale club held its annual smoker for the Yale football team in the famous Bight end Mahaney, Holy ross. Quarterback Dolley, Dartoionth. Mt halfback Vtmd.

Yale. Right halfback Koppisch, Columbia, and Harvard. Fullback McBride, Syracuse, BASKETBALL, IN NEW YORK. NEW TORK, Dec. City Collogw of Wliat's That?" Asks Knute.

Replies Zuppke. But Big Game 4s Net Arranged Buffalo Boy on All-Eastern Team today with a telegraphic inert with Columbia, (he resuks of which" will not be known fur several days. Other dates an nouned are: Dcrnnher New York I'nivrslty; January 12th, Carnegie Teh; '22. Chicago; February 1st, eiti-uding for eight, week. Interpol leginte New Kngbuid league matches wltl) Wllllains-Hiirvard, M.

I. Maine. February California; 2 Penn March 7tb, Gettysburg; 11th, Kutgtrs. Apru -lotn. I'enn relays at I'hiladelphia May 2d, Yale-I'enn-Dartmouta triangular meet at New Haven: Maylflth.

Yale inter-scholastics at New Haven; May 30th, in-tercollegiates. New Pork Mannattan College iiere tonight. 27 to 11. Yale Barn" of "Nick" Roberts, president of the eh. New York banker and well known Yale alumnus, here tonight.

The smoker -was preceeded by a dinner at the Glen Ridge Country Club. Tad Jonta, Yale coach, and the principal speaker, said, feel we should let the klckoft rule remain as it is. The proposed change would give too great an advantage to the receiving side. The team winning the toss usually receives with the wind at its back. If.

In addition to the wind. It had an added 10 yard on the klck-otr. the kicking team would be too greatly handicaped." Ed Cottle Joins Yale Hockeyites NEW HAVEN, Dec. b. Tale's football squad, as individuals, will not break training during the winter except in rare cases.

Captain Lovejoy. Ray Fond and Henry-Scott will join the baseball team when it reports for practice soon, Lovejoy as catcher, Pond und Scott as pitchers. Eddie Cottle. Ben Cutler, Fred potts and Al Lindley have already joined the hockey team and several of the linemen will be distributed among the wrestling and boxing aquacs.X Theee heavyweight sport3 are recommended strongly by Coach Tad Jones as the best kind of conditioners for the winter months. CHICAGO, Dec.

6. -An interesting bit of dialoirue took place between Coaches Zuppke of II-jinois and Rockne of otre NOTRE DAME ON PENN STATE COURT SCHEDULE STATE COLLEGE. Dec. 0. Features games with Notre Dame, Navy, Syracuse, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh appear' on the Penn State basketball schedule which was announced here today.

Fourteen games are scheduled. Dame berore tne unr troops. We will erase them, too. They also are gone next 'year." He was about to draw more- crosses when Zuppke stopped him. "That's enough," Zuppke.

the use of our talking about a game for next year. Neither one of us is going to have a football team next year." Hu-H-pver. Rockne an1 Zuppke shook hands on a game in 1020. was the two schools next year tentatively agreed upon. lobby nnne.ire5 in tne Army-Notre Dame Game Shifted From Polo to Yankee Stadium Will Be the.

Lone Appearance of Comet in Metropolitan District. Plan to Seat Seventy-five Thousand Rockne Expected to Unloose Passing1 Game, Which Will be New to East. 1 FootbalL Results lOlTHfll. BOXER DIES. LEWISTON.

Dec. 6. Alfred "Young" Tanguay, 10-yar-old bantamweight boxer of died today at a hospital here as thf result of hemorrhages which followed a bout in Tort-land a few. weeks ago. Tanguay was knocked out in the bout by a blow orer the heart.

eafly and it became noised about that Illinois had challenged Notre Dame, but that no answer had been received. Rockne came in later, heard -'the znssin and sought Zuppke. "Wbafs this about your offering me a game?" Rockne said. "Don't you remember?" Zuppke i 3 reminded the coach NEW YORK, "Dec. 8.

The Army- Notre Dame game, oldest Intersectional series In football, will be play two between the Tenuis Etiquette. Jlritish tennis oflcials are investigating charges that some of thei star pla.vers have been guilty of bad manner on the courts Rockne i I a toil vr some time ago. University of Southern California 16, Syracuse 0. At Cleveland, Kaotern Stars IS, Wwitera Stars 12. At Toledo, Waite nfgb A9, Everrtt High School 0.

At Baltimore, tjoantleo SIarine 47, Third Army Corps 0. At Haverhill, St. James High Salem High O. At Knoxvllle, Stiver 7. Knoxville 8.

At Huntington W. V. Hnntlngton High, 26; Jarkfon (Mich) High. 13. At Chftrltnwn, V.

Va Renturky t'nlvrslty, 7: V. Virginia. Heclpyiui, 21. At TamTXi Sonthfm Collffe, Ha- ed next year on October 17th, at the Yankee Stadium. Ray McCarthy, football director for the New York VeUnay you." said.Zuppke.

NOTRE DAME STARS NOT TO PLAY WITH N. Y. PRO TEAM SOUTH BEND, Dec. 6. Stars oi the Notr Dame football team, which was awarded a trophy for the national championship this week, denied here today that tfcey were going to jump In a body to a profpsianal team that is being organized to play jiext fall in New York.

CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Prospects of a football game tween Notre Dame and Illinois vanished late today when Coach Robert Zuppke, of Hlinoi3 announced he could not rearrange hi3 schedule to meet Notre Dama on October 10th, the suggested" date. Coach Rockne, of American League Baseball Club, an He then wo ii. nounced today.

drew a st raj gui iv nd bia-Army battle on November 14th, and the Army-Navy game on November 28th. Columbia will also pliy Cornell here October 31st, and Syracuse on Thanksgiving; Day, but it Is understood that no site has been definitely selected for either. The Army game will mark th only appearance of Knute Blue Comet In the metropolitan UIm-trlct In 1925. and arranger-Jnts will be made to so.it 75,000 at the stadium. McCarthy said.

The battle is also expected to unleash th- full spectacle of the Notre Dame passlnpr. the game which Rockne kept under cover for the last two years because of.the powerful runr.i'nar attack of his a.U-iar bi Penn State and Georgia Tech will end. j. jit-1 Big Golf Meeting. Officials of the I'nited States Coif Association will hold their annual oiei4-lng New York Jan.

lOrh. at which time the adoption a new ball will be open the stadium football season on season. jLii- next October 10th, and negotiations are nder wav for a major contest on said Rockne. T. isn't it?" the American Leapue field every Sat ire have th.it urday, during- the campaign, Mc on the.

11 Record for Man o'Wsr. Just a Fn.T Alibi. Carthy added. i 9 -id. iiid.

Neither the Army-Notre Dam nor ct-at-Gerirsria Tech carries con a War hsn fully demonstrated TV I bifl I puKi At Jacksonrtne Florida, 18 1 Washington and Lee, 6. At Mnskoe-pe, OUa. Haskell Indiunt 63, I Oklaiioma iiapttst (. i At Oy--Ti, r.phir Col-1 leS" 1 I.oni: om vari on i Browns ru i battin? it only one ot it- as a tire. r.f thf- Si ri for his iti-SU flict with the two already announc- Ma a bis, qurtH; his ei gin tt-ait on Ve'Ji ne-vt year.

Thm try try the ball eC lat 1 1 i i'f e-i for tbe Polo Grouais, tha Colura- i. springs falle-J race this orriscit. V.I Tl..

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