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V- f--v-V A a ViVfcSfc 1 Bobby Jones refuses $50000 house 1 f-'iV 7 -Tl rt Angered by romorhe crmditedto Tom i TT" 7" OTITI tvt 0 2 I Ml TV -l 1 1 I fLmtMX Bobby Jonas rofusea a $50fi00 house and Van £fm iayi AV rathmr (cat Bobby Jones than makt a million Golf ora arm big-hotmtsd guys lie In ntmel haa challenged tho Now Zoalandor to a fight in London or JV York or $500 a aido 4 'A KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY 22 1928 31 TO 26 SALLY LEAGUE SEASON TO OPEN APIRL 19 £1 ri Jack Expects Better Luck From Horses This Time Majors Go South And West Soon NEW OPENING PLAN ARRANGEDjSMOKIES I VS SPINNERS FIRST Eight South Atlantic League teams will take off on tho 1928 season whirl on Thursday April 19 according to tho' schedule released by President Hramham and printed in Thej Xews-Sentinel today A total ot 154 games will be played the schedule shows rf The schedule is arranged differently this season from pastf years and in that all teams will open their home seasons af well as their road season during the first three days of the! season Tho Knoxville will I -LJv'' Tiger Tate open tha slate away from home VOLS FIGHT HARD FOR WIN BUTCHER 3 SCORES 12 POINTS 1 By IhIIH frwt ATLANTA Jan 21 Georgia Tech defeated the University of Tennessee 31 to 26 in a basketball game here tonight 1 The Yellow Jackets got away to a good start and were leading 19-6 at the half The Yellow Jackets encountered little trouble in breaking thru the defense to score altho the Tennesseans put up a game fight against a much faster team Hutcher big Tennessee center and Sharpe forward were the outstanding players for the visiting team Butcher played an all-around good game and was also high point man for his team with 12 points Sharpe scored eight points Williamson at forward and Heeke at center were the out- standing stars for Tech the former scoring four points while the latter was counting with 16 Harris forward and George guard showed up' well each netting four points Tennessee fighting an up-hill battle all the way made a belated bid for the leadership in the second half A few minutes after the half was under way the Vols began their drive coming within four points of ticing the score Their rally was short-lived however and the Jackets 'kept in' the front The lineup GEORGIA TECH IOS Harris (4) Forward Williamson (4) Forward Heeke (16) Center Golden Guard George (4)''" Guard Substitutions Tech: Flayer (3) Pilatarri Oltz Bullard Brant Waxelbone Wilson Tennessee: Johnson (2) Kin-drick (2) TENNESSEE Dykes (2) Sharpie (8) Butcher (12) McKecn Barnhill TIA JUANA Mexico Iu addition to being a well-known ring figure a prosperous hotel owner a Hollywood social personage and nice young fellow Jack Dempsey is ambitious to become a big horse man on the tracks Several yean ago he started the organisation of a racing stable on a small aeale hut his playing the championship Greeny vllle Spinners at Greenville Thur day and Friday April 19 and 20 1 The Knoxville home season wll rv- be opened on Saturday April 21 when the Asheville Tourists daaM with the Smokies in a double header With the opening gamd being played on Saturday and nn Knoxville ia the largest town in1 -y the league the attendance cup for the opening game should easily -sa come to Knoxville Jy Where Others Open 'Charlotte Bees will open thn season at horns against Spartan burg on April 19 and 20 Spartanburg will piny her first games at home against Maeqp on: Saturday April 31 Vv- Asheville Tourists will engage Augusta In the North Carolina city! on April 19 and 20 -Augusta will return to Augusta! and open her home season In a doublebtU with Greenville on April 21 Macon will start the season off 'v by playing Columbia in Macon on April 19 and 20 Columbia will make her debng at home against Charlotte al double header on April 31 -ip-f i Saturday Games -''W-'r Knoxville Spartanburg and Ana gusts will play at horns on 10 Sat- ip urdays Columbia "and Macon will 'sp-bo nt home on 11 Saturdays while Charlotte 'Asheville and Greenvlle will piny to their home fans on 12 8aturdayu 1 Macon will lead the teems In traveling as they are scheduled to cover 7749 miles during the season Augusta cornea next with a tance of 7066 to go while Knox-yi ville ia next with a distance of 7050 to go Spartanburg will travel only 4592 Greenville Vi 4970 Charlotte 5175 Columblaj 5112 Asheville 5440 1' MAY CUT PAY By I'llld Fives Px WASHINGTON Jan Onto fielder Goalin of tho Washington Senators haa beea asked to take a substantial cut In alary next year and fa opposed -to signing a new contract on the term auggeatotwna reported Lloyd Hahn Continues To Triumph By Callrd Pme BROOKLYN Jan 21 Continuing hia victorious Indoor campaign Lloyd Hahn America's premier middle distance runner captured the Brooklyn college the feature event of the fourteenth annual 1 Indoors game of Brooklyn college at the Thirteenth regiment armory here tonight His CmW for the 1000 yarda was two minutes and 17 1-5 onds The speedy Nebraskan took the lead at the outset of the race and Increased it steadily until the end Running easily Hahn finished more than 25 yarda ahead of Leo Larrlvee the Chicago A A star who won the event two years ago John Carney of Georgetown University was third and Ed Deady of Newark A A was fourth" time was 4 2-5 seconds slower than hia own world indoor record of 2:12 4-5 for the 1000 yards which he established at the Millrose games in Madison Square Garden laat night Third Straight Hahn's victory was the third straight indoor triumph thla season and keeps the Boston A A runner's undefeated record for two years standing Intact Wlldermuth captured the second race in the Olympic sprint aeries at 75 yarda finishing two yards ahead of Clarke of New York A Wlldermlth'a time waa 3 seconds two-fifths of a second slower than the world record McCurdy of Princeton waa third Holy Cross won the one mile invitation college relay Boston College was second and Lafayette was third The time was 3:38 4-5 By Winning the 100 yard dash Wlldermuth made a clean sweep in the Olympic aprint aeries The Georgetown star finished five yards ahead of Clarke who holds the world indoor record of 9 4-5 seconds in the century Wilder-muth's time was 10 seconds Rawlings finished third The individual point score for the sprint series was: Wllder- mnth 15 Clarke 12 and Rawl-inga -9 loughrAn NOW BOXING COACH NEW YORK Jan 21 Tommy Lougbran Philadelphia light heavyweight champion and Corporal Iny Schwarts of New York recognised in New York state as flyweight champion are coaching the New York amateur boxen who will compete in the Metropolitan championships in Madison Square Garden beginning Monday Both volunteered their services Several Olympic candidates are expected to bo uncovered in the tournament HOME FOGG TO PLAY TROJANS Hume-Fogg High ot Nashville will meet the Knoxville High school Trojans In basketball on Feb 11 Conch Wilson Collins announced today The game will be played on the Knoxville 1 High court Coach Streigel of Hume-Fogg former University of Tennessee football captain and Coach Collins arranged the game so that athletes of the two schools might get acquainted Hume-Fogg and Knoxville High meet on the gridiron next fall PAGE MR INDIANAPOLIS Five of the 16 major league managers Donie Bush Jack Hendricks Joe McCarthy Dan How-ley and Bill McKechnle have had previous connections with the Indianapolis American Association club With the exception of Hendricks they were all Indianapolis players? AndLawson Fight Next Tiger Tate one of the few fighters to stage a lucceufnl comeback will be seen in the roped arena at McDonald's Gym gain Friday night Tate will meet Billy Lawson hard-hitting welterweight in the main bout of the next nhon The Tiger kissed the eanvaa under the preuure of mighty blow swung by George Towle a few weeks ago Ha claimed it waa a lucky lick and sustained hie claim by knocking Towle cold laat Friday night Lawaon ranks among the beat welters In town In hia laat fight here aaalnat Eddie Welch lawaon'a father stepped into the stopped the fight because hia boy waa getting the worst of lt Hia father promise not to Interfere again Oscar Dudley and Bob Wil llama who gave the fane more than their coinage's worth two weeks ago will fight over again Kid BrakeblU and Young Foster who fought six pleating rounds recently will meet again They are welters Another alx-round and a four-round fight will be arranged GRUDGE GOLF MATCHFEB 12 MIAMI Fla Jan Gene Sarasen the game-cock of the links haa become embroiled in another affair with a fellow profeaalonal Jock Hutchison and the pair will it here on Birthday Feb 12 The conditions for the match were definitely settled today It will be ove 26 holes for a sizeable bet in addition to a huge wager between Charles Smalley Chicago sportsman bucking Hutchison and George Ade and Jeaa Andrews Indiana authors taking end For years Sarasen has been playing grudge matches against Walter Hagen the kingpin of the professionals Hagen la considered the greatest match player the game haa ever produced hut Sarasen bail been hia Nemeaia in their man-to-man conflicts Now Hutchison haa come to the tore to take place in Sarasen golf scheme FLYNN WILL BE WITH DEMPSEY By Tailed NEW YORK Jan Leo Flynn who conditioned Jack Dempsey for hia two fights laat year will again be associated with the former champion if Dempsey decides to continue hia fight career Flynn announced By tsIN Pmo NEW YORK Jan Another month and the advance guard of the major league teams will start south and west to begin preparation for another baseball season Unable to solve the mystery) connected With tne trading of Rogers Hornsby Captain of the New York Giants to the Boston Braves baseball fans hava come back to earth after hearing 'tales which covered everything from to gambling on horse racea Petty Signs Jess Petty the Brooklyn southpaw who la in vaudeville with Al Mamaux former major league hurler signed hia contract laat week and announced he would report for training nt Hot Springs Ark on Feb 6 thereby being the flrat major leaguer to report for active work Babe Ruth will go out after another home run record next season So will Lou Gehrig The home run twins of the Yankees will report with the rookies and pitchen and catchers at St Petersburg on Feb 25 Earl Sheeiey veteran first baseman of the White Sox waa given hie unconditional release and hipped to Sacramento in the Pacific coaat league leaving young Bud Clancy tq play flrat base for the Sox May Worry Some The Giants may worry about some one to take place hut the rest of the Infield trouble were dispelled when Bill Terry first baseman Travis Jackson shortstop and Freddie Llndatrom third baseman returned their signed contracts The Giants had a deal pending with the Roblna and Phillies whereby Fresco Thompson the Phillies star second sacker waa to come to New York but lt collapsed and it now looks as if Andy Cohen would have the slxed Job of filling Hornsby's hoe Hugbie -Critx hold-out i year ago haa signed hia contract with the Cincinnati Reds Jack Hendricks called Hughle the beat second baseman in baseball when the Glanta offered Hornaby to the Reds for Crits and Luque Waite ioyt and Mike Gaxella have returned their contracts to the Yankees unsigned and are the leaders of the holdout squad Word cornea from Fort Worth Texas that Jack Tavener's mystery finger haa healed and that the little shortstop anticipates his best year in baseball If Tavener la in shape the Tigers ahortatop worries of laat year are apt to be ended JUNIORS BEAT PARK A Juniors defeated the Perk Junior Are 14 to 7 In preliminary game to the Mary-ville-Y A game last night Parry with eight points starred for the team Both teams were strong on the defense Lineups follows: John Fee mull Man Pfcrfy deeeeeaeeeie MiiisyiiDpUliMI Btkdf leeeeeeiseee LjVttrctl mtchtll iem CL Mt44iiHlllMI Hftlt tlMIMIMMI ft Jellloorae Mllllcen Coteo Sub: Jollier Hear Smith Goddard Radrlltfo Doses: Park Junior Blsnkenalilp Harrl Holder DARTMOUTH LEADS LOOP Bjr felted PrrM HANOVER Jan 21 Dartmouth took the lend in the Intercollegiate basketball league tonight by defeating Princeton 86 to 30 The game was fast thruout and Princeton several timea threatened the Dartmouth lead Langdeli and Swnrthout starred for Dartmouth Dlkevlcs or Princeton waa high scorer with 13 points Strong Pro ByHiwassee PprHal TTbKn Hrutlur I MADISON VI LLE Tenn Jan Hlwseyee college tonight won a thrilling conteat from the All-Canadian Vikinga a profeaalonal team from Saskatoon Saskatchewan The team Is on a barnstorming trip thru the southland Hl-j victory was the first de feat out of 19 games for' the Canadians Hiwassee usid a short snappji passing attack and employed long shots to pnt It over the pros Joe Hand forward and Howard cen- ter accounted for 23 points each for Hiwassee Sam Barnes Hiwassee guard checked the offensive attack several times Evinrude accounts for 36 points for the Vlklns while Plttenger scored IS points The pro team la composed ot such stars as Evinrude forward former University of Washington star Svensenformer All-Canadian forward and captain of Toronto University In 1925: Plltencer giant center former University of Burt Sims Jr Will Attend Kentucky Burt Sima Jr versatile Central High school athlete will attend the University of Kentucky at Lexington it was learned Saturday 81ms la now getting bis credits straightened out so that thsre will be no hitch In entering the Kentucky school He may leave Central soon and enter Kentucky Stats at the beginning of the semester Sims was fullback on the Bobcat eleven during the past season and was considered the best in East Tennessee He plays guard on the Central basketball team luek wasn't so good and he cleaned out the atalla and started over again One of the moat promising youngsters In his stable now-and a classy lookin ona la a two-year-old by Wlldalr-Joyee that is being trained by -Johnny Coburn' And hia name Is Jack Dempsey 1 Red Jackets Defeated In Last Minute Special To Tfce Wears Ssetlert JEFFERSON CITY Tenn Jan 21 With the Caraon-New-maa basketball team trailing the Knoxville A Red Jackets 31-20 and but tan seconds left to play Nlss Georgia Dykes star Parsonette forward shot a field goal from A difficult angle winning the game for Car-son-Newman 32-31 The game waa the fastest that the Carson-New man girls have played thla year1 and excepting the final fourth quarter rally by the Par-sonettes the Knoxville team was Just a little better than the Car-aon-Newman girls Early During the first three periods it looked as tho the Red Jackets would win the game as the got off to early deal in the flrat quarter and continued to lead thruont the flrat three quarters But at the beginning of the fourth quarter the Paraonettes took an new life and managed to finally win in the laat ten seconds by the sensational shot of MIm Dykes Mbs Dahnke of the Red Jackets with 21 points to her credit led both teams in icoring while MIm Bowman captain led the Paraonettes with 20 points MIm Dykes and Llvesay starred for the Paraonettes while Miss Eldridge and MIm Lovelace were the Red Jackets stars Lineup and nummary: fame Mewmaa (IS) IM Jackals (II) IilVHEf a a a a a Vs 'aleeeeeeee iM06f6 IiyksicciiMMaMi Fi i mi 1 1 a iHtnry Bowman (c) mhi mWosAv Minor Oo eceele'eaeec-DoylO ROdfiiifiiinici Oa oisaaeifoe iTsjrlOf Vo LIvNAyMM Eldrtdff Summary: Sub C-N Phillips and Wonts Rod Jarkot Lorolaro Porrjr ICaftlOb and Dohnko Roforoob Potay SI lor LaFollette DefeatedBy U-T Frosh Bpeeiel To Tba Bewe-Sratlacl Tenn Jan 21 University of Tennessee Frosh wound up their week-end road trip with four straight victories when they smothered LaFollette High school boys under a 51 to 9 victory here tonight While the high school- boys fought gamely they were up against overwhelming odda and were helpless before the impenetrable defense of the Froeh team The victors composed one of the smoothest running teams to over show before a LaFollette audience Faust Hug Corbitt and Dodd led the scoring for the Frosh Fanst waa high man with 12 points The passing of the Ten-team was exceptionally good while the goal shooting was Ann The vlsltora lost no time in displaying their superiority over the high school boys The tint quarter ended 14 to 3 second quarter 39 to 4 third quarter 38 to 7 and the laat 51 to 9 Russell scored four points for LaFollette while Ayers scored three Lineups: rath Pm IstPellolte Hess Browe Fount a Dedd Ijucaa Bubs: Tun timmo Elkina Corbitt Lt-Fotlst to Hill Norma NAVY BEATS LOYOLA BptMtsdFnss ANNAPOLIS Jan 21 The navy basketball team defeated Loyola of Baltimore here today 43 to 38 An overtime period waa necessary to decide the game 7-? y-i pi- Basketball Results Onrfta Trek SI: TWinraaea (kww S4 TsImm IS Fran Mala B4 lifttpitaif IS 1 I WII SS CwtaraMa tl Oklahoma 41 1 Oklahoma AfsVa II Kahmoka 14: Kanai Aki I tart a oath SS: IVIatalaa Ik ladlaaa 44 IlUaala Ik kavtm Mi Ml Laala UalvomMySS Arms Ml Praa la Lawrraca 87 1 Clarkaaa IS IMat 4S laara IS riadaaatl lalrmUr 4Si WUtaabm CHn hlraao CalvmUr Ml Obla Mata II Imk at I'blcaa 17 i IUIaaU arm la Katva Daam Ml Diaka UL Idaho star and second high point man In the Northwestern conference In 1923 Flagstead and BJurkstedt guards who played with the University of Wisconsin In 1932 and 1923 Lineup: Hlwaasaa Pm Canadians Hand flvanaan Manley Evenruda Howard Flttensor JotlUfltOOe ee Oa a a a Barnes BJurkstedt 8ubs: Hlwaadte Moeer- Loomln and HIU Vlkinsa Ieviaon Oulifoyle Wlckhorat and 13klna COMMODORES BEAT TIGERS By ITalled Pme NASHHVILLE Jan The Vanderbilt Commodores 8 basketball champions in 1927 won their first conference game of the present season In the Vanderbilt gym tonight defeating the Sa-wanee Tigers S3 to 26 Vanderbilt tied in the first half but the visitors took the lead early in the second period and for a time made a strong threat TO RESUME TRAINING By ratted nm PALO ALTO Cal Jan Dr Otto Peltier German running champion will resume training in Los Angeles today for competition in two eastern races next month gams Fulton-Sylphon Co came out of the cellar by winning two out of three games from the Knoxville Gas Co team The Gasmen won the first game 94 to 93 The second game was a tie at 103-107- It required three extra rolls for the Fulton boys to win the second game and they earns back and won the final game 107 to 85 Athlotle Menas let Md Srd Oeorse Ssoho II II II Oeorse OlllMple IS 14 IT Rabble RabereDB II St 41 Frank Ckllowny tl II John Llndwy seeoseeses- IT Ted Tesnleea 'll II -m C-T Krikers v- let tad Sid John Xennedy i it ii Tom MeOnlra 4JMI44I4I 11 14 if 41 it it ii it it is it 1M Srd II II IT II 14 I Alvin MbMt MufnkMi Ritd Btaruhl Rt HoUAojr iTiMiiiiiM DavIm nwsesqeoeeee 04 mi 111 HI Nlw Co let Burt Bleboy II Archlo Wellerw II TUeberd Brown It Hrrr vFrenrh 14 Vornon Bekor 11 Curl Hoy bock 11 II ir it ATHLETIC HOUSE FIVE REMAIN UNDEFEATED I-l BOWMNO TKAOVB BTAXDIMOS HIGHLANDERS BEAT SIX FOOTERS 30-21 Maryville College Highlanders made it two straight vie- 7 torics over the A Six Footers by winning last basketball game 30 to 21 on the hi A court 7 Marion Highlander ace was keyed up right for theyj game It was his great shooting that enabled the Highlanders to always keep out in front of the Six Footers Eighteen of 30 points were garnered by him lie shot seven field goals and four fouls The Six-Footers were off-form Trojans May Lose 7 Crock Athlete Track prospects at Knoxville High school this season have received a severe blow with the announcement that Charles Lo-bettl track and football star will quit school Lobettl says that he ia going to work Lobettl waa one of the mainstays on the track team laat season In the Tennessee state track and field meet held nt the University of Tennessee Lobettl broke the southern high school high Jump record Knoxville High supporters are prevailing on him to remain in school and he may change hia mind of Maryville The Highlanders ran the score up to 23 to 9 soon after the second half started With -Vvf only 10 minutes to play the Six-- Pk Footers cut loose and played tho -V Highlanders on even terms izP Coach Banka used nine playera i during the game while- Coach -1: Honaker used eight Lineups: Manrviiie Morton forward siatisi IttvU forward 1 Birds forward Mann forward Waddlo confer feqeveet Dtlamr confer I Dtvla Raard Ifecd fuard Total toll Ftt Sullivan fit-ward Missilil Nocdor forward Rurdfa forward IdCahor forward eeeeqeesen Bonnott cantor 1 HUlC COBtCr ansoasv Bhaaton fuard nterchl Board BneUUcrlya Board 4 dB 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 I 4 4 4 4 4 4 TP -kJ v-t jt- 4 -St z4 Ui a a Athletic Room Brown's Tee Hounds Allen Smith Co Knee One Ck Millar's Store Ck U-T Strikers Sylpbon-Fulten Co AMI4I BtercM Bros The schedule (os the weak ef Jan II follewa: Fulton Co he U-T Strikers Header aisht Brown's Tas Haaads vs Store Friday nlsht Allan Smith Ca va Starehl Brea Saturday nt 7:11 a Knen Ona Ca va Athlatlo Hasee Set-ardsy followlns first Samoa The crack Athletic House bowl-- lng team retained their unaullled record in The News-Sentinel bowl-lug League by winning three -J straight games from the U-T Strikers last night The victories gave Frank Callaway's elan a run of nine straight games to no de- feats The Atheistic House crowd won the first gams 111 to 116 second 131 to 113 And tho final gams 131 to 105 Robeson Sets New Mark Robbie Robesons probably the most consistent bowler in the league established a new individual score fos a game when he registered 45 in tho laat game The previous high mark was 43 It was tied by Tom McGuire ot tbs U-T Strikers in ths second on their shooting until near the lose of the game They managed to work thru the Maryville defense fairly well but 'many of their ehote were wild Several times the ball spun around the oop but refused to epik Good Faming Maryville's passing attack work- waa worked under the basket the larger Shanton and Sterehl did nice work in taking the ball off the backboard "Ed Bennett rangy center played about on war with Wydale tall pivot man Leaker Lends Attack John Leaher played the beet offensive game for the SIx-Foot-ers tho he did not get started until Into In the second half The first half ended 13 to 7 in favor 111 ItT 14 14 1 ii ii it 14 It It It II Knen Gao Co lot Smith IT Horry Stony IS Herr SI Oeorse Ballard II Herbert' trbon 14 I Bradford i S4 II Total.

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