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The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 10

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The Lincoln Stari
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Regular and Special Trains Brought Thousands to Capital City. Cornhusker-Notre Dame Fray Center of Interest In the Middlewest. GREET IRISH TEI Main-Event Boxer On Local Program Red and Black Eleven Must Win In Order to Stick In Title Race. Storm threats by the failed to the ardor of followers of tlie corn and Fighting Irish today. Regular trains, and special trains were bringing; thousands and thousands of football into Lincoln Thanksgiving morning and Lincoln was the i hall ortex of the entire middlewest.

The kiekoff on Nebraska Field, scheduled for 2 p. found the rectangle surrounded by a throng of humanity taking full advantage of I every Inch of seating space. The total seating capacity, according to announcement by the athletic management of the Fornhusker institution, is 1 3,800. Every ticket was snapped up ago. The Notre Datne squad of thirty players, with lleud Coach Knute K.

Rockne 1n charge, arrived early Wednesday afternoon in Lincoln. The Irish gladiators were held up by belated train. The Cornhuwkers made use of the field early in the afternoon for a final workout and men were given possession of the rectangle at 4 p. limbering up behind closed gates. A select party of Notre Dame alumni witnessed the workout from sidelines.

Coach Dawson ordered his Corn- busker to keep away from fraternity houses and social activities Wednesday evening. Instead, tlie 11uskers rested quietly at a hotel, where special quarters hud engaged. A wild rumor was afloat Wednesday that "Bub" Weller, Nebraska's giant right tackle and terror of opposing forwards, would not in lineup auginst Notre Dame. Nebraska coaches branded story as a silly fabrication. Weller was to be but the Goliath the Nebraska line looked the part Wednesday night of the healthiest sick man in all the gridiron realm.

Coach Rocknc of Notre Dame declined to predict that the Irish would repeat their triumphs three years over Nebrus "Our team is much usual this year," Rockne Nebraska is heavier Weight ul guys counts especially if the field is gy. We have good sm light, inexoerieneed Rally at the University Followed by Parade to Welcome Visitors. Five thousand students carrying flaming torchlights marched Wednesday evening to accord an official welcome to the Notre Dame football team which meets Nebraska today on the rectangle. Headed by the university cadet hand, the marchers paraded to the i Lincoln hotel, where the gathering (was reviewed by the Notre Dame players. Captain Car berry the Darne team introduced the members of the visiting team and followed with a short speech in which cla red Notre Dame was out urn? more to defeat Nebraska.

In a speech from the Coach Knute Rockne of Dame said: "We are always to come out to play Nebraska because we know It's a he-man institution with a he- man football Students of the University of Neb- raska staged a big "pep" rally at the i university armory preceding the) parade. The armory building was1 crowded to overflowing and each I member of the team was accorded ii 1 great ovation. Head Track Coach, Henry F. Schulte was in charge of! the rally. In a speech to the students.

Captain Harold Hartley urged that, in of a victory, the students re, frain from destroying fence and bleachers on Nebraska Field. I equipment there represents an outlay of close to ten thousand dollas or more and could he used in construction work in connection with i (he new stadium," he said. DEMPSEY TftGTIGS. (Special to The Star.) CAMBRIDGE, Nov. Lincoln and Cambridge high elevens were today to of the school meet one of the season's important St Paul Tommy Declares His games in high school circles.

The Lincoln squad urriv Purpose to File Claim NEW YORK, Nov 30 John son, heavyweight champion is speeding for Detroit today, leaving behind him the information that he is going to appear in the Shakespearian role of next autumn The play is to be touched up a bit to make it more adaptable to the modern theatre-goer. There is to be a dash of jazz here and there to enliven it. According to Johnson, the sultan of Morocco is interested the venture and will send 200 native to lend color to the cast. On Heavy Title. the past than while of ka.

said than ever. in football, alow or with a what alnst is that out there fighting i for victory." up in the average twelve pounds, it Notre Dame will depend in the main on aerial football, in which department of the game team is among the most expert in the sport, while Nebraska, with its beef and driving power, will smash and plunge at the Notre Dame line a "tear em up wtjle of football in which Cornhusk- speed and weight should fui touchdowns. Probable inexperienced team, hut Notre Dame cun accomplish a the Cornhuskers remains to bt un ted. AU I can promir- my team will he hard mlnut Facing a weights of ten is presumed that IN SPEED GLftSSIG Stars of Speedway Compete Today in 250-Mile Race At Los Angeles. I1 The Nebraska Schoeppel enke liassett ----Peterson Iterqulst Weller Russell Noble Hartley (e) of Schomnter.

umpire; universi! y. Illinois Wi linesman. al ChU Un G. field 1 1 I Ih rh (h no lg Ht judge, an unlver Lineup. Notre Dame Carherry Stange Weibel Regan Degree Uberst Vergarti Thomas Bergman Miller Livergood ee; J.

J. Chicago. Dartmouth H- Young, dty. head- KEDWAY. LOS ANGELES.

Nov. 3b. California's great-, est speedway is on tap for this afternoon when twenty of i America's fastest automobile drivers will vie for lit the na- tionnl 250-mile speed contest. Never before in the history of automobile racing has there been more class than in the entry that will line up and wait the start- gun. Ideal weather greeted the drivers.

The day was cool and a slight breeze swept over big ovul. A holiday crowd of 60,000 was on hand to cheer the drivers in their efforts to smash all speed records. With such stars Jimmy Murphy. De Palma. Eddie Hen me.

Milton, Karl Cooper, Cliff Art Klein and Harry llwrtz the field iis one of the that ever competed in the Rock Island, listed as one cipuis in the for Thursday City Auditorium, of JIMMY GILL. 111., welter, who is the main event prin- flove program dated ight. Dec-. 7, at the under the direction the Disabled War post SPECHI TRI Central Nebraska Fans Plan to Make Trip to Gothenburg In Chartered Cars. Ralph oiumy Durant, entered kersi romp great I the i )urant it I mrant biniseli and i the learn.

Murin drivera the the iipist ver aseen of the one any sport formi tiled id lie Ire most and his charge of fleets of piloted by test driv- lav (Special T1 LEXINGTON, Neh special train of five ordered by Lexinsi.o for the big Gothenburg Gothenburg 1 The train 1 Hire her an I hundred local team. ee jh left Kc 1 picked along military Star.) Nov. 30 has 1 on football i Lexington bools. imey shortly he up a large num the way. band and ueompanied Th BY AL CHICAGO, Nov.

30. It is rumored About Chicago that in the very tear future Tom Gibbons ot St. I'aul will claim the heavyweight ehumpion- ship. the present holder ui the title, has not had a real fight in nearly two, years and by the looks things he will not engage in another battle in the next two. In the meanwhile he andNhis manager are playing in burlesque and advertising themselves as going to fight somewhere at some time for a million dollars, more or less.

Gibbons lias offered to fight tomorrow foi any old surn, hut Dempsey and his tight shy of proposition and are aparently looking for easier game than bons. In the meanwhile Tex Rickard, the i one man able tf bring important battles this country, is going along withou to the plans of Dempsey and his side partner. Rickard Bids for Big Fight. It is said that Rickard has already I arranged, to bring off at least three important heavyweight i new stadium wttlen the New ork 1 American league baseball club is now building in New York and which 1 will lie ready for its opening early the spring. I Rickard was seen conferring with I the New York basball men the other I day and later ho was asked it' he had I closed for the new ankee stadium.

Ho said In reply to questions: I "I will admit that I am negotiating for the new park and if I get it. 1 will bring off many box' ing contests in the open air there I next summer. "The first will probably be tween Tom Gibbons and Bill Hren' nan or Gibbons and some other good man. for the latter is willing to meet Dempsey or any of the rest of them and on reasonable terms. Dickers for Yankee's Stadium.

"But 1 have not closed my lease the park yet. In fact, nothing definite has been done in, that direction nor will anything he done until we have a later conference. i "The only development of today meeting was an assurance I received that if the dub officials permit the use of the grounds for boxing pur- they prefer that 1 he the one to promote bouts there. Any talk of; holding a Dempsey-Wills battle there, particularly at this stage of the game, is speculation and nothing more. As 1 said before, the Yankee officials know whether they want boxing there, and 1 know whether the Dempsey-Wills bout will 1 be permitted in this state or any other, even If I ani successful in signing this important bout.

Rumor Says Lease Signed. Following conference it was i reported that Rickard had been granted a lease of the Yankee field und that the lease had been formally i signed and turned over to the pro- I motor. Rickard denied this. Efforts to get confirmation from either Flourney or Harrow, the business manager of the Yankees, likewise were met with denials. It is also reported In New York that a conference was several ago in which representatives of I the Yankees, Hurry Fra zee, Boston I Red Sox owner, and Kane, manager of Gibbons, participated, i hut efforts to verify this rcpor were unsuccessful.

Hie Lincoln squad arrived late last night and was accorded a good reception by Cambridge fans. big crowd was 1 to be on hand today for the opening kiekoff. Lincoln will outweigh Cambridge, hut 'the locals figure to offset Ibis vantage with forward pisses and open field running. The Lineup. le Mound 1 It i lg rg ousel 1 rt re 1 lh ikon rh Easter 1 fb Moliseli McIntyre Hass Hauers Cook Jones Kelly hmlner (o.) Thomas Lewis Hr own Krieg Kearney High at Alliance.

(Special to The StarJ ALLIANCE. Nov. A record-breaking crowd of footbaM fans was expected this afternoon i when Alliance Kearney teams meet on the gridiron here. The winner will meet Lincoln high in a i post-season game if the Red atid Black defeated Cambridge this after- noun. Fans began pouring into Allian 1 early today and the high school management was making prcP'tr i turns to handle one the largest crowds in history.

The probably lineup: TICKET-FAKING SCHEME EXPOSED Printing of Spurious Pasteboards Balked by Uni. Management. Californians Invite Rockne Team to Play Gonzaga Christmas Day. Associated i KPOKA Non. 30 An offer of a gante with Notre Dame unlverslty San Deigo, Ion Christmas hcen here by Coach Charles E.

Dorias ot i Gonzaga university. The offer, the telegram making it su Id. 'vas cx- 1 tended beeuuse of Gonzaga show ing here last Ssturdny iu defeating I the University of ldaho, li (o 7. Dorias, former Noter Dame I quarterhsck, he conslderlng offer favornbly. Gonzaga I nieet St I of Oaklnnd nt San Francisco on Decemlier 9- For Friday! A Sale! Ncckwcar Christmas Sale Kearney Reilly George L.

Kennan Ridgeway Howker Kemple Peaker (c) Patrick MncCauley Easterling lg It rg rg re qb lh rh fh Alliance R. Lai Nojan Purdv (C) Garv in Cros3 Basket Outlook Bright at Inman A plan to fleece the foot ha It public out of several thousand dollars the sale of counterfeited general admission tickets was frustrated by University of Nebraska athletic department on the eve of the Notre Dame game. A young man alleged to he represented himself as having university authority, visited a View printing concern and ordered five hundred general admission tickets printed. The printer filled (he order, but later became suspicious ami i called the university athletic depart- menu He was informed the university1 had ordered no tickets. The young man returned for the kets and was told by the printer to wait un- til he numbered them.

The prosper- live purchaser never returned and university confiscated the tickets. Crowds Gather Early. The crowd commenced gathering 1 at Nebraska Field early Thursday morning. General admission ticket holders and student ticket-hnUhirs gathered early in order to secure the choice seats in each section. The big stadium sign at the east of the field was taken down so that disappointed could view the game from the coal pile.

The i coal pile wan covered with specta- I tors shortly before noon. Football Managers Insure Grid Crowd Coach Rocknc of Notre Datne expressed the belief today that acceptance hv the Hoosier institution San Heigo Invitation was extremely doubtful. "The Notre Dame faculty hoard has the matter under advisement," Coach Rockne to The Star, "but 1 doubt that Notre Dante will accept." With Rosenburg NEW YORK. Nov. Mike will make a comeback attempt to gtiin recognition as the middleweight champion, meeting Rosenburg in Brooklyn this afternoon.

lost the title to Johnny Wilson, who is still recognized as the titleholder outside of i New York. (Special to The Star.) INMAN. Nov. 30. Prospects are bright for a winning basketball team at Inman high school this year.

Siekman has already started cage practice. The will include the following games: Dec. 8 -Atkinson at Atkinson. Dec. at Inman.

Dee. at Inman. Jan. at Jan. 19 -Orchard at Orchard.

Jan. Feb. 2 at Inman, at Inman. Feb. nt Inman.

Feb. 16 Open. Feb. at Inman. March 1 Ewing at Ewing.

Bantam Champ to Scrap Midget Smith (Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Nov. 30. Joe Lynch, holder of bantamweight title, will meet Midget Smith December 22 In New York in a championship match, under arrangements completed by the managers of the two prin- rtpnls and Frank Fldurney. matchmaker at Madjtmn Square Garden.

(Associated Press.) TOLEDO, Nov. 30. An insurance policy of $26.000,000 to cover the crowd at the annual football game between Scott and Waite high schools here today was taken out buy the faculty managers of the two teams. The policy covers the life of each spectator, $26,000 having purchased tickets for the contest. Each is insured for $10.000.

Conti Cue Victor Over Horemans NEW YORK. Nov. Roger font! of France won a three-day billiard match from Edouard Ilore- mans of Belgium. 1.800 to 1,489. The final block was played last night.

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Western league; Iternlc E. Acton, Piedmont league; ford, Lubbock, West and ux Ot PE The hrc a ml MOINE! Wealeyai ved here la si with De Moin Rh its fin everythin! ds.v’s game. The Des Moi ie only grid The Nov. football night for Moines Ue. xns The Il ft Oormrr or rht oda two minili ont imi and I In the Dri ums meet Nebraska the uarterback, nfideut of i i read) cyan ln De turnoi how! Ah ll hen he II cK Ila rd ,1 remar.

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