The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 12

TWELVE THE LIXCOLX RSnAr. DECEMBER 17, Two-Year Grid Pact by Nebraska and New York SK SUTE MPEETE Cotner Tossers Turn In Victory On Omaha Floor SCRIBES Addition of New York Uni. Rounds Out Schedule Of Eight Games. i Easterners Here In 1926; Huskcrs In New York Following Year. OMAHA.

Dt'C. 17 In long range shots, college of Bethany won from the First Christian B.ircas basketball team i here last night by a score of 26 to I 20. I victory ts largely credited to Tlllsley, flashy forward, who baskets from almost all parts of the floor, and was a main cog on the He shot eight baskets for sixteen points. 1926 SCHEDULE. Oct.

in Lincoln. Oct. in Lincoln. Oct. 16 at St.

Louis. Oct. at Lawrence. Oct. State in Lincoln.

Nov. Aggies In Lincoln. Nov. York in Lincoln. Nov.

of Washmg- ton at Seattle. BY SHERMAN. The FniviosUv of footlmll bouk for the season of Is complete. The Curnhuskers i schedule for fall was given the flniPlflng touch today when New York university, largest edii- iitlonul InHtltution lu the east from the standpoint of enrollment, waH to tho Ni'bruHka Hiate, The New Yorkers are dated to go into action against the Huskers Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Nebraska stadium.

The agreement with the eastern aggregation is a double-bar- relcd arrangement. It calls tor a in Lincoln in 1926 and also gives the Cornhuskers the option of meeting the New Yorkers in fVie east in 1927, possibly at the Yankee Stadium or Polo Grounds. Meehan At Helm. With a student body outranking In nunihers other eastern universities. New York has not been famous as a producer of winning football teams.

That partU ular phase of the situation, however, recently Insiiired a definite resolve on the jiart of athletic authorities at the tilg Manhattan scliool a resolve that New ork shouUl take and hold its place in tlie sun. The first step in that direction W'as taketi last winter, when the New Yorkers went Into the oiien market and acquired a eapulde lootliall eoai in the person of Fharles Meehan, who had won his apurs at Sj'raeuse univer- Time to Get Results. ban In at York last September, turning out a Tcani during his first year which repie- senteil a decided Imiirovement over the teams of former sea.sons ul tlm. -Manhattan institution. Tiie balling folks down east did not demand tiuit Meehan give them an all-victorious eleven.

Tliey were content to have a eoacli of ahility, while giving him time to get results. It Is logical to assume, therefore, thaf Meehan wlll hudd slowly but surely, turning out a murt formidable team next year tiian in 1925 and grisiluully working out his plans for better foiitball at Nw York IJ. Meehan the Real Answer. With Meehan at the helm, the New York game represents an attractive addition to the Nebraska schedule. It will be an international vs.

west affair which will whet the interest in both regions of the gridiron realm. Preoence of Meehan will make the New Yorkers an attraction in Lincoln. It was Meehan who' coached the two Syracuse teams which trounced the Cornhuskers in 1922 and again in in Syracuse and next in Lincoln. The scores were to 6 and 7 to Meehan's men appropriated the spoils of victory, while share was the husks of defeat. Mention is made of these unpleasant remembrances by way of informing the Corn- huskere of 1926 that Nebraska will expect them to jar Mr.

Meehan off his throne. Doing Some Hustling. New Ymk according to wire advlce.H to The Star loilay, t.s arranging an Hi hcilule for next fall. In addition to Nebraaku, liunmen have iMioked gamcH with West Virginia We.Hleyan. Tech, with In the Houth, Fordham and KutgeiH, while a game with l.afayette I in pro- of a forinldulde game lial which imllcate.s that t'ouch Meehan expeeta tu have a teaiq that will up to tlie deuuind.H of the The York Tul-ine game Ih to he played next fall at the uiul the ea.s(ern management predicts that it will attract a throng Ilf I'arnegte 'Fech I ko wlll meet New York on the Hume field Hathaway Nebraska Hurrv Nebranka atumnu.s, Ih biiHlne.sH inunoger of at New Yoik F.

and eon- dnetcil 111 negottatlonH on behalf of the enHtern tnHtttntlon led up today to the announcement by the authorities Itmt the Creighton Captain Injured. DMA HA. Dec. Frank liyan of the t'relgh- ton university basketball team will not bo able to play aguin.st Min- nesiita in the two-game series in Omaha Saturday and Monday. Ryan fractured his foot during practice Wednesday.

Minnesota will arrive for the series this evening. 1 3L 1 3 Red and His Bears Have Fizzled and Public Has Had Its Fill. Goliiam Fight Writers Give Verdict to Coast Boy Over Ad Stone. NKW YORK, Dec. Huffman, the ex-sailor from had taken a long stride toward a championship bout In the llght-heuvywelght division today when he gained the popular decision over Ad Stone of delphia after twelve at Newark last night.

Huffman got the Jump on his man when he openeil a cut over eye with a stlnglns right hook in the eighth round. Stone, blinded by the blood, was unable to defend and Huffman had him on tluv verge of a knockout before the bell rang. The coast edge In this round earned liim the honors. Of tlie six York morning ropers, four gave the deeesion to Huffman, one voted for Slone and another declared the fight a draw. Basketball Secrets.

BY SOL METZGER. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. YORK. Dec. diji Into iirofesstonal football iias Injured rather than helped the eominerelalized gridiron game.

When the Illlnol.s flash left the university and joined the Chicago Bears those who w'lsh to preserve football as a distinct college sport were alarmeil. They quite rightly If iirofesslenal football were to get over in any slgnlfleant way, Orange was the man to apply the first great upward impubse. Such an Impulse from an outstanding star was needed, because I ro foottiall in Itself larks that and thnll hteh make the college game what It Is. Without wide publle interest in the meieenary game would have to dcpind upon the following which could establish. Crowd Left Disgusted.

Seventy thou.sand I umc to the Oroirtids to see Red Orange play with Bears against the York Olnnts. The lure of course, was the exiieo- tation of seeing Orange mnke thoae long crow-luqiplng runs of his for touchdown. It is not exaggerating to say that 55 thousand or 60 thou.sand of Bolo throng left the aren i game was over, luetty completely disillusioned. That game redeemed financially a sea.son of pro football at the Orouiuls that had not been too iqmlent in Its returns. In Philadelphia.

But In It approximated what is picturesquely known tn sporting as a In other cities where Orange and his team have played the efff'ct has lieen the s.itue. Orange is fine fellow and credit to amateur and professional sport. Ills career from the time he Joined the Bears until now an almost unbroken chapter of pat story of Jim Tlioriie, the star of great lurter, who preceded Orange hy some years as a reeruif to the pro game, is even more iia- thetic. -v. Self-sacrifice amounting praetl- eally to Mbnegatlon, a vast ideall.mn horn of love for alma mater und an Indmnltable spirit slinllurly di rived-1 hese are the I'rlmary qualities to ahouml in the eollego football player.

They cannot exist in the pro because the incentive is wholly lacking. football has a place, a pretty definite place, in centers where those Avho love and understand football are unable to see high class teams In action either hecuuse there Is none in the vleln- Hy, or because under-graduates, alumni and friends exhaust the sujiply of seats. But essential to Its e.stnbli.shment as a formltiable rival to the college game do not exist 11 wouhl seem citnnot he made to exi.st. Labarba Takes On Perfetti. NKW YORK.

Dec. Donl.s a strong tamwclght, as his opponent on the fuml Ciird, Dec. 23, Fidel l.abarbn. the flyweight ehumplon, planned to speed up in his training tit gymnasium this Laharha, who was born in the Bronx, but in added much to his large share popularity here when he. accepted Berfettl as his opponent after Joe Lazarus failed to come to the mark.

The coast boy is not getting a ransom for his first appearance in New York, due the, fact that he is to appear in a charity show, yat he no tn taking on Berfettl, a man who ('annonbiill Fddie Martin, former bantam champion, several months ago. EVADING AN OPPONENT. Some players make a practice of breaking away from an in order to receive a pass, us shown In the iiln.stratlon on the right. That is, they make a quick grasp of an aim. This is trickv basketball and any w'ill a foul oil the team practicing this unfair method.

The player should depend upon outwitting his oiipo- ncnt and getting jump on him when he to go for a tmss. (Foityright. 192.1, Sol Metzger.) aB(X DMMKItniAI, 12 lltirily Hyp Itlish mihorno Toatls Tobin Kelly linrhl JrnnlnKS Slpe Totals U. Filip(no Easy Winner. FRA.NCTSFD.

Dec, (1 N. Semdo. Flllptno fl.V- welght, easily Jimmy Dunning, San Frnnci.so«». in a ten- rouml bout here last night. Omaha Negro Defeated.

OAKLAND, Dec. N. Bhll Kaplan, Newark easy tcn-roumi dccls'on over colored Omaha boxer, here last night. Hot Tips on Herman. NFW YtdRK, Dee.

N. of the hot tips along Broad- was that Hernuin, rhallengei, ho hu.s trailing along on the end a 6 to 5 price, wouhl enter the ring Friday night the favorite over Louis Kaplan in their featherweight championship bout at the (larden. Kaplan has ruled the popular choice because of tho belief that he in better condition than was the case when he met Herman at Waterbury, la.st summer. This belief was stia'iigtli- ened when Kaphtn feath- erwelght limit of 126 pounds at yesterday afternoon. JOekol Worktnaii I toland UO.SH Totals Walter nalloek Mr Kill bln Tot 1 1 C.2 17.S nr.

490 113 14397 353 137 13.7 4 1') 177 ns 494 497 7 774 1.3*iIts14 5431 191 178 179 KH 159 84S79(1 705 24U9 14 21771ST 506 1 19 9 192 510 1.71 1.8« 141472 158143 443 102K 9 139380 I2311 titers. 17f. 1(14 1 1.5 184 177157 104 498 121 1 31 134 3 199 15814950 6 22 83279077 4 FltilT Gi Dempsey Weary Of Waiting; On Promoters to Book Bout Witti Wills. Unless Something Stirring; Soon, Champion Will Go Into Retirement. BY COPELAND C.

BURG. ANOF.LFS, tl. N- ill letlre I weight champion of the world early next year unless ho signs for a Hurry Wills Vniut next fall. Thiit was th. on the sttutition given todiiy by Ray MFannon.

Milwaukee lawyer ami the heavyweight Icg.il miviser, after a tliree conference here with the champion. is anxious to declared Cannon, he realizes the public is getUng tired of his inactivity. The champion knows, too, he has got to quit dickering with the business and motion pictures and turn all his time to boxing. He is determined to fight Wills and Tunney next year, but if arrangements are not made for these bouts pretty soon, Dempsey will go into retirement. Kearns Out of Picture, t'annon there was "not a hance in a million of his forim'f J.iek making Arrival here today of Floyd slmmons, Fity promoter.

(('ontlmied on Ptige Sixteen.) HI SCHOOL BASKETBALL Huskers-Coyotes In Friday Clash University of Nebraska basketball tossers will take their first fling at tho cage sport Friday night at the university armory, lining up against the University of South Dakota Coyotes. Coach Bearg is planning to make free use candidates for places on the Nebraska team, the game with the Coyotes being 4 04 paOuBJjg Brown. Kansas university man, is to serve as referee. The tip-off is scheduled for 7:30. SPORT 1 BT GOIN-GEnERS Girls Roll Score 953 In Ten Pins OMAHA.

Neb. Furniture bowling team claims the highest girls' team single score made in the United States Wed- night they shot a single game team total of 953. Clay Center Hi First On Lincoln Basket Program Basketball practice at local high last ntght of drlbldfng. shooting of free goals and a short of scrimmage. Foai W'.

H. Browne will endeavor during the next week to choo.se a uulntct that will start the conte.st against the Flav Center five. January 2 In 1 Jneoln. Al pre.sent there are fifteen iirom- Ising I andtdates for the various sitions, Init thils number iirobablv will dwindle considerably before time for the initial contest. The im'it that were out for Wednesday Imluried Karne.s, Fisher, Farthy, Farker, Heckman, Dalton, Koster, Folger, Olds, Bauer, Witte, K.

Morrison. Sawyer and Speidell. The inter-rlass basketball tournament was completed Wednesilay and the Red and Black squad wlll have full to the high court for practice the remainder of the week. During the vacation period the sipiad will the Whittier junior high gym for the workouts Big Problem Is to Prevent Promoters From Exploiting Famous Athletes. I AND NEVERS ONLY STARS TO TURN NEW YORK, Dec.

While Reef Grange and Ernie who has signed a $25,000 contract, are the leading all- American stars to decide on leaving college ranks, others on the 1925 all-star list compiled by The Associated Press have rejected overtures from professional promoters. These include Ed Weir, Nebraska, tackle: George Wilson, University of Washington, halfback, who turned down a $3,000 offer; Swede Dartmouth and his teammate, Mike Tully, end, who changed his mind after first deciding to accept contract. Eddie Tryon of Colgate also turned a deaf ear to several bids for his services. NFW YORK, Dec, 17. Fx- ploitatlnn, In the opinion of athlcttc authorities who have scunned the waning the ehief inenaee confronting the athb'te who eatehes iuilille in the current liigh pressure era of sports.

Faavo Nurmi ami Red whose performanees rank among of the financial from bitlons. In three nights In' in New Ytirk, Fhlcago and tin'll here again Pace Too Stiff For Finn. Fvi as rugged a as that the phantom Finn un- I able to stand suueh a pace, and he finally broke down in one of his lilggest races in Square (iurden. There Is a parallel to this In I perforinanee In football whi-re the tax on stamina ami en- duranee is much than that in lunnlng. Wlieve kept up his Mi wind stride nearly three months without however, reaehed the limit in about tliree weeks.

Worn out by competition in live cities In six days, the ghost" of the gridiron suffered injuries at Bittsbnrgh whleh have forecd him to quit plating for soinetinie. Nurmi Spurned Fortune. While the exploitation of Nurmi iind has hecn along parallel lines, the cases of Hie are as far apart the two pides Grange undertook his strennons worli as a professional seeking a fortnn' tn a whicli already has gained astonishing results, while Nnrml eoinpcted an amateur for elnbs and who reaiied the major share greatist of 192S, are pointed to as tilt' leading exaniples of a fever- Ish baste to cajiitallze their spec- taeular talent.s Nurint, a froni bis first raee on Indoor traeks, was, nishi'il froin city to city In spone Lo the ular Interest in tlie Finnish marvel. whose vogue last winter was almost as great as that of Grange, now turned down slonul, had offers eontrncts whleh. If accepted, would have great demand for his running exlil- i netted him close to 17; Xluribsk, 27; Klm- At 11 WIMmI glrlH, 2.1.

I At S(. fHlwtiril, 18; State Just how much money the makes In athletics and what it dues with it will he anmnviecl. The report Is being eoniiilh'd by Major John L. Grtftlth. eonferenee athletic eonunissioner.

who think-s will set at rest the popular be- It Hcfs lous cont'hes faliu- him why smokes Sully Kayocs Fireman. ANGFLFS, Dee. N. of knocked out Ralph Smith, forim'r Los Angeles fireman, in the sixth round of a ten-round I out. jHXpiTHon 155 151 166 ITSd iiriK'diT 139 149 1384 26 ItUSHCIl 117 156125 398 Miller 113 1 22 1 SI 3 Harbaugh 130 179 1614 76 Totals 654 757 CleiiiierH.

748 2159 165 131 181477 Parr 166 148173 487 Mtiri'cht 176 144449 Hn' 14? 177 1 39461 Kgger 129153 127 40 0 Totals 736 785 I iiioii Ins. 762 2283 1 Bi'i-ker 1 0 142 382 It a her 128144 101 37 3 1 M. 13 4, 0 115146 It. 181 191 220 592 Totals 718 Ilalry. 7242145 1 Obl.tnk 180 189 176 545 Mohr 155 127132 414 Van Scyiic 162 167 137 4 66 1 St ra 310 i Irnlay 179177 159 515 1 Fight Question Up To Chicago Voters CHICAGO, Dec.

N. S) of the Chicago city council voted unanimously favor of a resolution calling for the preparation of an ordinance placing the recently boxing law on the ballot at the primary election April 3. Tho general assembly reiently passed the law legalizing boxing in but embodied in decision conditionary placing the final sanction of the measure up to the cities individually. 777 768 2241 football in the Is planned fur next year to Inelude New Rochester, Buffalo, Brooklyn, Atlantic Wash'mgton, Newark, Bo.ston, Harlfunl uml Wilkes-Barre, Ba. Meyers, iniildle- wetpht wrestling tltellst, against Bdiby Bylund.

ki a finish match. two in three falls, in to- nlKht They must weigh 160 pounds. New Voiii gr.nie^had been added to A proposed union organization of Western foot bail and biskelball tifrtcials. by several prominent grid and fbior ar- will with objection from nutImrltles, eral men alreail.v are members the tlc Manhattan veral ago in Fhleigo with a im-mbershtp confined lhat eitv. figures that slat Manag) itUaway a Nhlira-ka jilaycd tn 192 will attrait one of the great b.iU crowd of In circles Nibiaska! uuthoi that Foi nbusker fe.ot- ball w.i' f-umais In the by reason of peiMsti iil sue yesH In Eastern Trip.

Although Nebraska is not bound by contract to the New York- return game in 1927, it is reasonably safe to assume that Nebraska board of control will take advantage of the optional elauee in the contract and ached- ute a return game in New York. An eaetern trip which would take the Nebraska squad to Atlantic coast region, including America's greatest city, has an edueationai phsss which undoubt- ediy will to Cornhuek- er authorities. The scheduling of New York game, therefore, meant that football freshmen enrolling at Nebraska fall will be in line for a gsnume trsat 1927. I.iici« iiii i lifihtw eight cliaiu cf Fur'i'e. h.

lift fir In Jificr ding lu eidve his eh at wm hi title. 11 ft II ih fur tlu mAv Kansas of fuiu pri.f’I’' -'nul hucki TH cumpbiln- us tlu ft fur d.i Ih.t tlu lu.it Tu d.i\ nlglit pn venii tlu tr le st tf rl lu sii III of tlu g.udiri thi tiieiui MU w.iiiii th .1 Hu. sp.i’tal.'iH th.r- i.T th Ir 'Uts Axst Fisrhts. At Huffman, California, got unofficial decision over Ad Stone, Philadelphia, twetv) rounds; Sailor McCuttoch, Washington, D. got ths unofficial decision over Sailor Darben, Newark, ten rounds.

At Meadvills, Lopez, heavyweight champion of Mexico knocked out Pat Irish, Clevsiand, round. At ms Devos, Bslgian middleweight, defeated Bert Molina, ten rounds. At Oakland. Phil Kaplan, Newark, N. middleweight, won a decision over Charley Long, Omaha negro, rounds; Jackie Gordon, New York featherweight, won from Pico Ramies, Los six rounds; Ray Pelkey, Oakland, boat Cliff Ramies, six rounds; Frankie McCann, Oakland, won from Harry Labarba, St.

Paul, four rounds; Frankie Gray, Oakland, and Youtng i Carpentier, Stockton, drew in four rounds. At Los Montgom. beat Ralph Smith, Los Angsles six rounds; Johnny Lamar, lightweight, won from Billy Wallace, San Francisco, tan rounds; Jack Roper. Chicago I lieavyweifiht, defeated Ernie Owens, I Los tan rounds. Hutch Helps To Tear Hoosiers In Grid Workout BLOOMINGTON, Dur.

17. N. rb vrn, training tlK'ir with a Baclfic I'oast all-star at San un Doc. 26, raro form against Imlluna var- at wlll and flashing an defense. Hutchison, Nebraska center, wlin inirtcd Wctlne.sda.v’ to Foach Ingram, featured with his tackling.

The squad now numbers thirteen men, but will be augmi'nted tonlgbt by the arrival of Garbiseh, all- Ainertean West Boint center, and Bease, (''oluuibla captain and quae- Jones, who will relicVI! Wyekoff, Georgia star, during the ganie. Is en- route here, are jilayers. The team will start west Sunday anil go direct to San Francisco. Offered Job at Haskell. A.NGFLFH.

Dec. N. Newman, former Fnl- of Houthern football star, has licen offered a job imnlor at Hie Haskel Iml- lan Instljute, Lawrence, it was reported here today. Getting Ready for LOS Dec. 17.

(I N. of the Los Angeles Athletic club fo.iHiall squad wei.t Hirougli a final workout ly In for tbelr game day against the M.isk' of Kansas Bhilailclphla wlll two stadiums next with a coniblm'd sir.Hng cajiai'ity of stadium, will seat and l-'runklin Id which wBl Im itlargt'd to htdd 500 tatois. York Ji.mts^«« proft s- sional footbsll team, to rsons this fall. International amateur skating has gorm to Lake, to pnpare for the winter title quest. STAR VAN MOVES MAN GroundGrippingSurety That Means Safety Full-Size 'I'lie truad Halloons is to give ample traction under all eoiiditioiis.

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