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JplRST call for the oratorical Baer, Art Shires, Dizzy Dean and Jack Sharkey, Rockne says Kofre Dame used the old Staycf system and now University of Chicago's old grads want Stagg to use the Stagg system. Jones has retired from tournament golf, but we still have the Smiths first on the green. Reports from North Carolina tell of a Sunday school built from proceeds of miniature golf. This game is fast becoming over-emphasized, like football. LINCOLN, SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1931.

2 PAIN is bull to prize r.s' fights. Sell mcling iron thr title by rrcfhiing on thr ran vas, and noir the N. A. is trying to vote him out of it. ITor over.

Bloodshed has ceased. The Cubs, with Hornsby as manager, are leading the pennant race by irords. i Ducky Wueky heard the radio announcer Simnso, skirted the end and tuned off, thinking it was another shoir. NEBRASKA CAGERS HOME FROM FAR WEST JBlackmen All Set Take On Mormons 'Husker Basketeers Go From Train to Coliseum and Stage Stiff Drill Preparing for Monday Game. The University of Nebraska basketball squad came bouncing back to Lincoln Saturday afternoon from Seattle and the three-game series with the University of Washington, and Head Coach Charley Black wasted no time in getting hia players out for practice on the coliseum boards.

Put Through COLLEGE RESULTS U. Capers Opponents. ShcLvliCy ScCHtS Foul Fight Plot The Cornhusker players had seen ho action since Tuesday night and Coach Black put them through a drill which lasted nearly two hours. The session began with ba.sket- shooting, lollowed by a lengthy driil in defensive tactics, close guarding being particularly streased. Dunng the entire drill, the Husker mentor attempted to correct the iHults which appeared at Beattie.

The practice was climaxed by a short and snappy In the defensive work, the players were given individual instruction in tactics to be used when directly the man with the ball. A few cffen.slve play.s were also run through, all squad member.s la kin" part with the exception of Seldon Davey, forward, who i.s limping ft sprained ankle received in the first game at Seattle. Clever Shooters. In commenUng upon the Unlver- of Washington Coach Black stated that the Huskies were a "salty and a great crow oi individual players every man being able to (onsl.stently sink field ba.s- kets from out beycnd the foul line. The Cornhuskers had tough luck of being nosed out In the last two -----------------minutes of Thoitias Tcaiii Wins from second games and the third was an extra-jieriod battle.

In the five- minute extra jieriod of the final tilt, the Hu.skers were over-anxious and as a result, rushed the Husky forwards too quickly, allowing them to St Colorado. iX. St Cohirado 11. At liot.m»n, State. 27.

At tn I IS; Prinrrton, At Teeh, 26; Weal- I ern Re--frve, 2'. At l.vanvton—Northweatern, Notre name. At Chn ago Chlrago, 16; Ohio levan, 2., At St. l.ouia—St. I.euia Arkan- lai.

IK. At Springfield. 17; Alabama 21. At 31; (leorgia At 2.7; Carleton rollege, 21. HASTINGS AHEAD IN CAGE THRILLER Lincoln by of One Point.

HASTINOS. Jan. get behind the Nebraska defen.se rial Porters basket in the and take which la.st 10 of play put a crimp they did not miss. In Lincoln high triumphal Strong In Reserves. invasion when Coach W'e learned a lot at said Dwight Thoma.s’ Hastings Tigers Coach Black "and one of the things defeated the eapltal City teaqi.

2.1 was that Nebra.ska has re- to 24, tonight on the Hastings court. serve material. Conklin, Sttpk.sy and Mauch played fine ball." The Hu.sker roach doubts that Davey will be able to action this week binau.se of his ankle. While on the coast, the Nebra.ska squad was twice entertained by ITniverslty of Nebra.ska alumni groups. La.st Sunday, the Seattle alumni a.s.sorlatlcn gave the Husk- Some 1,500 HavStings fans, a.ssem- bled to wltne.s.s what they feared would be a vain effort for Hastings to win, were thrown into a wild frenzy when the Ha.stings guard took a pass from Motley from under the ba.sket to sink the final two points that cinched the game.

It appeared to be a hopeless cause. Home from their long holiday.s jaunt to the Pacific northwest, where they dropped three games to the Washington U. Huskies, all by close scores, the Cornhusker cageis of Nebra.ska U. will swing mto action Monday night, Jan. 5.

taking NINA JILTED BY CRUEL CARIDEO Stony Hearted Gridster Spurns Affections of Movie Star. on Brigham Young U. of Provo, Utah. The Mormons are homeward bound from a prolonged tour of the central we.st. after bagging a substantial string of viotorics from formidable opponents.

The B. Y. U. outfit rates in the dope as in the cla.ss of the Montana State five which the Cornhuskers last winter on coliseum maples. The personnel of Llie B.

Y. U. squad, picture of which appears above, follows: Lower row, left to wood Ronimey. Mark Ballif, George Cooper, Ru.ssell Maglcby, Eldon Brinley. Burle Robi.son.

Middle Whitman, Fay Dallas Tucller, a Evan.s, McRae Magleby. Upper Luke, Floyd Garn, Parlell Byron Ncl- Jim Hunter. Ferd Evan.s. NEW CASTLE. Jan of the "Can- minute to play, when all ers a thrusts by Hastings were the souad WRS In the back court.

An out-oi- ifv the Portland alum- ball gave Hastings lUs chance deo booted the extra point fame oy th Po dvlng inoments of the battle. today requested International News Not in Prime Condition. Service to deny printed report.s that The frenzied climax balked a brll- ingaged to Nina Quartero. Telephone Cagerft Turn Back Coiner The Lincoln Telephone com- pany's basketball agfregatlon. Industrial league champions in local Y.

H. C. basket circles, trooped to Bethany Saturday night and nosed ahead of the Cotner Bulldogs, lfl-17, in a basket bout on the Cotner court. Two ovcr-tlmc periods were necessary la arriving at thr final decision. Wilson, Telephone guard, tossed thr winning goal.

1 Kjkcf i Alt LlllllaA UolilktU It UI Nebraska will rally by Coach Stuart for the vmma game coming on ried them from behind to forge into motion picture actress at Hollywood, "Please make the denial the famous Notre Dame quarterback said. "I am not engaged to Miss Quartero. do not intend to become niffht be- Black team, which had car" com- Tied them from behind to forge into 2nd the of Sractice Tlie The lead, with the game apparent- Vnlh one (5 the strongest ily In the bag after Herod Miller had in tlie wenem drvislon of the Rocky irom the corner to place his itTj to her and have no MIlll- niiT from Provo have been for Ha.stings, as Breault found his atlon of any nature with her. dur.oa the -c-ion Motntt at the end of the flnst quarter. Six points by CarLson and Bald- free throw gave Lincoln (Continued on Page Pour.i THAYER HI WINNER IN TIGHT CONTEST ZUPPKE CRACKS AT GRID CRITICS Illinois U.

Coach Brands Football Talk as Bunk. BY BARRY J. HOLLOWAY. NEW ORLEANS. Jan.

P.i—Robert H. Ziippkc, football coach at Illinois unlver.stty and one of the great minds, thinks "football reform ballyhoo is all the bunk." Stretched cut in a dock chair board thj United Fruit liner Boston Gob Asserts Scheme Hatching Shove Him On Sidetrack in Favor Young Stribling and Camera. BY LKS (X)NK1JN. NEW YORK. dan.

Huokloy, manager of Jack Sharkey, jumped headlong into the heavyweight title controversy t(xiay Avith the charge that a move was afoot to the Boston sailor aa an for Schmeling. Scenting dirty work at the Ihickley deelanul in a broadside against Schmeling. Jjicohs, his manager, and W. L. (Young) Stribling.

that the ohjt'ct of the scheme is to hand-pick Stribling as Ma.x’s challenger. 1 SeentK Foul Plot. "There has been a dating back to last ptcmber to bring about the eUminafion of Sharkey that Max Schrnrhng might meet Young Stribling, his hand-picked opj)onent, in a June asserted Buckley Sijuare Garden corporation has a contract with Schmeling which requires mutual con.sent to name his opponent. The (tcrman, who still the decisive licking he received from Sharkey bout la.st June, will con.sent to mc'ct only Strib- hng," Buckley then let loose a barrage against Stribling. "Sharkey agreed lo box Stribling in New York la.st.

month without that he could help unemployed." he declared. was offered $50,000 and turned this offer down. He al.so refused to meet Sharkev in Miami, claiming the match would not draw in the owmg lo bu.siness Takes Schmeling. Buckley then took a few hot at Schmeling and proposed a bout in New York between Max and Sharkey for the benefit of the unemployed "Schmeling will not experience the least bit of trouble in beating Stribling," he continued, ing. who was licked every second of his four-round bout with Sharkey and w.a-s awarded the decision wlille on the floor, now runs to w'ramTs Ai I.inrnln, 21.

Ai Beaver Beaver renerves, K. Crete seeond II; Beaver 21; A'rrle (trit 21. At SI. Edward, ,71: Silver Creek. 1.7.

At Mead Valparaiso 27; Meid, 17 Mead reserves. II; Valparaiso 7. AI 2K; Rear-ev. 21. At Tech, 1.7; Jaekson, K.

At Bethany. II. Clay Center. l.eijh, II. Srhuvler resei 26; I reserves, 7.

At MaUolm, 6. At 21; Raymond, neiilun Raymond reserves. 7. NEW PILL BOTHER TO GOLF EXPERTS Lighter Ball Took Ride In Wind That Blew At Santa Monica. SANTA MONICA.

Jan. 3 (I S.I—Playing with the new, larger and lighter ball. Fay Cole- cover much like Stribling did when ShemoH man. Southern California amateur champion, and Harold Denver pro, shot a best ball score of 66 on the Clover Field links to lead the field late this afternoon in ttie start of tho Santa Monica $1.500 amatcur-pro best ball tournament. Despite a heavy wind, which caused scores to mount.

Long and Coleman played the first nine in 31 and then came home in 35 to bag their leading low score. Their and is duty bound to do the namo of Sharkey was mentioned. "Sharkey is ready to sign at once to meet Schmeling He Is further willing to enter into an agreement with and Madison Square (iarden under the terms of which a of the gro.As will he turned over for the benefit of the unemployed of New York City. Schmeling has received (tOO in purses in Amenran A KING today, but a tramp Pardon the banal- THAYER, Jan. 3 The ift" today Zuppke bid farewell to the ity, please, yet nothing could better describe the decadence of Babe Ruth and Rogers Hornsby in the Thayer high basketball team United States for a month.

A.s a hoUdavs and will meet Nebraska on their wav back to Utah Die Mi rmon.A have met many or the SI longest college teams of the middle west during their invasion Continued on Page Four.) Valparaiso Turns Back Mead MEAD, Neb. Jan 3 high rallied the half of its game with Mead and coa.sted ns to a 23 to 17 win in a game played JLaVlDC LagCrS bpurt lO on the Mead floor Friday night. Mead took an early lead and was -setting the pace. I-IO, at the half. Valparaiso six in the third quarter and held Mead to gain a margin that was never in danger during the last quarter Mead re.serves won from the Valparaiso seconds.

11-7, in a preliminary tilt. The score: 21. 17. FT FTF 0 2 11 3 2 6 1 I I S2 3 4n 1 I fP.l. c6 0 3 3 3 I 3 Wattman, g00 3 4I 2 John on 0 0 3 8 13 87 fteteree (iohde, Klein Breakn Record.

SARATOGA WINS AT WESLEYAN Court Victory Over Methodists. The Saratoga Billiard quintet wa.s not completely ruined by the ruling which forbade University of Nebraska freshmen from playing on Independent cage teams, and 'he Lavlne team, with Bud Parsons the leading role, came back strong in the second half of a game with Nebra.ska Wesleyan Saturday afUr- nobrt 22-17 I Coach John Waldorf saw cagers under fu'c for the first time and u.sed most of the varsity stnng in an attempt to learn the capabilities of his squad. The Methodtsts led. 7 to 6 at the half and the latt half was close until the last two minutes. With three minutes to go, the Biiliard.s were in front, 18-i7, but scored fivg counters while ImUl- ing the Waldorf crew scoreless.

The game was played at the Wesleyan gymnasium. The score: Vernon. N. my home town, Carideo explained. "While the Notre Dame squad was quartered In the Biltniore hotel at Los Angeles for the Southern California game, called me on the phone and a.sked me to call on her I did that wa.s the extent of our Carideo ts in as the guc.st of honor of an association comfTOsed of youthful Italians, who wished to honor him with a testimonial.

another clase game last night, this time from Surprise. The final count was 15-13. The local five led most of the tilt but never nad a comfortable advantage. Thayer led at the half, 9-8. The Tbayrr, I.S.

SurprUr, II. Price Schmidt, Price, BlAlr, Referee FT 0 6 (1 3 3 1 0 2 1 Dotv, 3 Relrhwein, 2 Uphoff 6 3 I Lincoln. FT 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 1 non non parting gesture, he told just what was not the matter with football, accorduig to his w'ay of thinking. He and Mrs. Zuppke were sailing for Havana, where the coach said he wanted to "forget football and get a good "The game l.s all the cards: Par out 4 4 4 4 3 Best ball 4 34 Par in .............44534 Best ball 3 45 3 4 443 The new ball wa.s proving difficult for the contestants art of tossing basebalLs.

A St. Louis of the high organization had a eontrart with first 30 to finish, only six teams brought in scores under 70. anxiou.s to put on a Sharkev- in a substantial way for the unemployed of this Carry Discredits Plot William F. Carey, president of the Garden, today disclaimed any knowledge of a against Sharkey. He pointed out that hi.s publication, rated a.s the official organ of organizi'd ball, recently printed the re.sults of a voting contest in which the nominated the 1930 all-star big Illinoi.s coach.

de.spito the talk of league team. over-emphasis we get each season. whereas Ruth was the sultan of Not and home run champ of "I don't think all the rolleges former the most talked of professional best ball tournament. 3 7 which have dropped or intend to drop football on the charge it is (Continued on Page Princeton Knocked Over by Army Quint WEST POINT, N. Jan N.

S. university fell before the fast basketball team here thts afternoon. 36 to 30. left forward was the star of the game, sinking baskets and two free throws for a total of 16 points. Kroger Senior and Junior First Father and Son In Football at Nebraska Uni.

performer in major league circles, he had slumped so far in jxipiilar p.steem as to barely make the grade as one of the out fielding trio of the all-star aggregation. Mr. Hornsby, the once great rajah, did not fare well as the Babe. In fact, he wa.s left out en, tirely, getting only a smattering of votes. Father Time is the answer.

Both i'nmmiKh llrcreS Ruth and Hornsby have been wear- llHnOlS V.imiHllhll tJ ing big league spangien during more Three Pairs In Tie. (Continued on Page Four SANTA MONICA, Cat. Jan, (U teams, each YMORE STARTS an amateur and lirofes-sional golfer, were tied for first place honors in 11 WIN Monlra $1.500 3 more iugh ba.sket ball team 'Continued on Page Four SEEKS lEGAUZE IS-ROUND BOUTS Denton On Top In Loop LIPTLI Deninn Rokfby Malcolm Walton Raymond Cheney SIX tiTA.NDIA>(iS Pet I 060 1 000 600 .383 .000 000 22. Xebr. Wrtleyan.

17. rr ft 4 I 1 Ward 0 0 0 0 2 1 Trott, 1 I Parker 0 1 Ackerman, I MlUer, 4 4 Haul, Johnson. Art Hoag. Smith, reliera, Pardon i. omette Noeicolf, I Sauer, 0 kl Martin, 3 A.

Martin, 0 Referee Nebraska. 1 The recently released records made during the 1930 ba.seball sea- Min reveal the fact that Charley Chuck" Klein of the Philadelphia broke a record, Klein compiled a total of 44 assists, 'he mark of 9 for outfielders made bv MUrheU of the Cincinnati 1907. Toiata Ranning half Baratnia ...........222466 Weale an 22 1 8817 half Saratoga I 10 II 12 12 14 14 18 17 II II 2tf 33-23 WerPyan 7 9 11 II 11 13 11 18 18 It It 17 It Duke Coach Goes to and IJKXINOTON. Vft Jan N. 8 Jimmy De Hart, athletic director and teach at Duke university, agreed tmlay to sign a two-year contract to coach the Washington Rokcby.

23. and I-ee loot ball team tor two year.i. A Smith, athletic director of ihe university, announced tonight. Fmith said he had not been authorized the board of directors DENTON. Jan games played in the Little Six conference FYiday night, Denton won from Raymond.

21 to 9. on the Denton floor and Rokeby drubbed Malcolm. 29 to 6 at Malcolm In the Denton- Raymond game. Denton grabbed an early lead which never was threatened Carstensen of Denton was high scorer with 10 points. The Denton reserves won from the Raymond 9 to 7.

in a preliminary tilt. The Of, than 15 The years, pas.sing swiftly, have taken their toll. In fact, no one need be shocked if 1931 witnesses the final relipsr of Bahc and Kajah, two of the most spectacular figures ever developed In the annals of the diamond game. UST about the moment I begin to think that profes.sional ba.se­ ball in Lincoln i.s on its last legs and ready for the undertaker, liCffislature Grant Ixingcr Fiifhts. CHICAGO.

Jan. 3 of Chicago promoters to compete with other for ehampion.ship boxing con'esUs received additional Inrentive today with the announreinent that the Illinois state athletic rommi.ssion is legalizing of 15 round won the opener defeating the Bethany high team of Lmeoln, 16 to 1.1, in a rlase filt played Friday night on the local oourt. Both teams were strong defensively, but the Cardinal cager.s had the edce in basket-shooting and dropjx'd through seven field goals as against lour for Behtany. Both teams showed eaYly form on the attack and wild kept the low. Neuman wa.s high scorer with three goals from the field.

The scroore: BrDianv. FT 0 Khuni 2 0 It ri P)ium nailfv. 1 I 0 6 6 0 0 rr MfNtiKv, Woofli Ac'tam Ntifan. Tnt 2 U'ibkii. A father and in Grand Island, ers I know." the elder Kroger says.

31 Stnneman Riii-y Inprraeli gedlacck .8 Denton Smith. Horgman Enright. Raviiioiih Htilt-rirh Stoneman. 2, 8. Pet- rraeti 2, Mirk le Ivey S.

Foul Pillai Ivey. Stearna. Riiey Rokeby Hmothen Malcolm. Rokeby had an easy 4ime at Malcolm and led 17-1 at the half The Malcolm five was able to count one field goal during the Rokeby center, was with 18 Thehigh scorer 09 i.9f Reddihh Subatltutiona Rokeby SuUtvao Mateolm Bouldbarh. eleo Lee 3, Redduh 2.

Oltjenbruna 8 to announce the balarjf Ue Hart Tremaine Poui thron Wtaeu, WodarO. hold the unique di.stinction of being the only father and son who have won letters in football while attending the University of Nebra.ska. The father, who played in 1907 Raymond 1908. during tlie regime of ivei Coach King Cole, is Erne.st G. Kroger, prominent attorney in Grand Island.

The son is Rofcoe Kroger, played at tackle during the past year and won his letter. Both of the Krogers are proud of the distinction which they hold, but the father is the least optimistic about keeping it for very many years. university till is young and there is lots of time for someone else to loin "father and son explains "When I was on the varsity team, forward passes and trick plays were just coming: into vogue It was Nebraska that began using the diamond shaped defense in order to halt the During the 1W13 Kroger played again.st the welj-known Jim Thorjie of the Carlisle Indians Malcolm, Frcn'atna W'Hcn Mueller Deilch W'oodard Lee ar. Father Kroger played fullback and, during hl.s playing days, only kicked the ball twice and each time the kick went for a touchdown. "This was a bit of lurk he ex plain.s.

most of the kickers u.sed to boot the ball 40 to .50 ygM-s Tlip kicking team, because ortThe onslde kick rule In effect in that period, had the right to regain the ball if it went over 20 yards. Both times I kicked the ball. It went about 25 yards and our players were able to recover it and make the the other team was expecting the ball to land farther back." Roscoe Kroger the son. is just as enthusiastic over football as is his the elder Kroger "Tliat Is one of the main topics for di.sfus.sifn when I come home for my Ro.scoe says. "And, believe me.

dad certainly gives me rome useful information every now and then He also is free about telling me about my fault.s. Roscoe is a Junior this year and probably will be in the lineup when "He was one of the greatest play- I the Huakcis 1931 sea.so:i I thing or other invariably bobs up to convince me it l.s time to take another gues.s. That interest in the diamond pa.sttme abounds In Lincoln has been evidenced of re- i cent date by the numerous querle.s 1 popjx'd in my by local fans One want.s to the chance of getting a We.stern league Aiwther a.sks: "What IS the Nebra.ska league planning for Still another say.s. "I prefer 7 itern league ball to the State league article, but if Bob Robinson at the local helm, willing to ride with the Nebra.ska leaguers. I like that Robinson guy, a real hustler and regular of which.

It seems to me, I Justifirs a few straight-forward statements relative to the baseball situation in this man's town. 8 TO the po.ssibllitv of putting league, in which it held up It.s end during many pro.s- pcrous sea.sons. 1 be frank by saying that I don't think there is a.s much as an outside chance Not in 1931. at any rule. The blunt truth of the situation is tliere isn single laaguft franchise that will be on wheels this year The St Cardinals, who own the We.stern liiop club In St.

Jo.seph, are under a three-year contract to keep the team In Jortown There mi 'ht have been a ehanee for the tran.Jer the Tulsa ciub to Lincoln, but that ha.s been blocked by the sale nf the Oilers to a new owner, a wealthy woman CommlsslonerR John V. Cllnnin, George Getz and Fred Gardner have drafted a bill to be offered 'o the legLslature, which convenes Monday at Springfield to permit 15-round battle.s when world championships are at The present law a 10-round limit. It was enacted a lit'le more than four years ago, when boxing became legalized in Ilinois. Several champimy-hip bouts were under the 10 -round law. but the short bouts re.sulted in general dl.ssati.sf.actlon and for the past two years Illlnoi.s ha.s had no world ehampion.ship figlits.

Plan Enter Open Market. In filing the new bill, the commissioners said tiie ciiange would enable lllinoi.s promoters to bid against New York. and other for ti'lc These jiermlt 15-round bouts, with a re.sultant advantage to promoters in offering term-s for on TULANE DUE LAND ON V. S. C.

SLATE NEW ORLEANS. Jan, 3 U. Tulane university will start an we.st-south fotJball with the University of Southern California in 1932, the It ri-Tiibune said today. ('or time. U.

S. C. considered "ivinc T'llane the 1931 date filled by the University of ileurgia. but It was finally decidid to allot the innide. Looking Out.

who will build a new park and date to Georgia on a one-v'-ar con- move the club bark from nnd 'art the irfries with Tu- tContinuto on Two.) il r.e 1932. Arthur "The firent" -hire time fighter, formi i S' uator lir I and i oa' movies, l.s in j.nl at wood, for alleged.