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K'i -sc." DECATUR-HERALD MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1921. OECATUR HERALD CARDINALS BATTLE SCORELESS TIE SUNDA ROCKNE TO STAY WITH NOTRE DAME I), S. PRO GOLFERS OUT FOR MONEY CHICAGOANS MAKE THREE ATTEMPTS TO SCORE BUT 1,200 Candidates Out Fp Illinois College Grid Teams In 1921 "Census" Of Coaches Reveals PLAN VOLL'YBALl TOURNEY AT Ten Teams Expected To Be In Lists Hope To DANVILLE TO PLAY THERE Local Basketball Team Will Open Season Dec. 30 NEW YORK. Dec.

IS. for the last three years coach of the Notre Dame university football team, will continue in that capacity. This announcement was officially made last night at a dinner given by the Notre Dame club to the Rev. James Burns, president yt the Notre Dame university. It was reported that he was considering an offer from Northwestern university.

UAII CTAICYQ TRIPPIFn 'Clean-ups' Made By Vis iruu, uin.iv viw.i.uuis itino Britishers Rouse Northwestern College, Naperville. Aortnwestern University, Evans- Start By Jan. 10 Envy In Yank Stars ton 30 Quincy College, Quincy 25 PEORIA DIVISION ahurtluff College, Alton Southern Illinois Normal, Carbon- Danville Y. M. C.

A. basketball NEW YORK, Dec. IS. America is Bv Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Dec. 18.

According to what is probably the first census of Illinois college football players ever taken, there were more than 1200 college football players on Illinois gridirons In the season-just passed. The actual count from 28 Illinois institutions heard from 11U0, but the list does not include several more schools which would have topped the 1200 mark and left some to spare. Injuries To Starchworkers Reflected In Play of Team, Which.Lacks Punch To Put Across Deciding Score "im'J iw cnirirs are expected FIVE WINS OPENER dale 40 wiumi ine neii iu aays tor the Y. 3j team will comu to Decatur Friday, Dec. 30.

for, a game with the quintet surely the land of the Golden Fleece as far as professional golf is concerned, and some of the leading St. Viator College, Bourbonnais. 42 A. volleyball tournament which Is scheduled to start the first week in of the local 1 and the Decatur five The Decatur team of the Pennsylvania railroad defeated the Hose University of Chicago 'JO University of Illinois 141 prooaoiy win get a return date in January. native-born pros are beginning to pinch themselves and wonder why, if Danville later in the season, accord Lake team of the same road, 42 to Western Illinois Stato Teachers, Macomb IS ing to arrangements which have just been completed.

These are the census figures as reported by athletic directors aud foot Wheaton College, Whcaton 14. in East St. Louis Saturday night. The Decatur. team will meet a Louisville, quintet Tuesday here in the M.

C. A. annex. will be received Tor tw0 weeks, and every person signing a play will receive a copy of a list of the names of the entrants and asit to select a captain. The election British golfers can make an annual 'clean-up" in the United States golfing centers, they cannot get some of the money.

This exhibition stuff is getting on ball coaches: CHCAGO, Dec. 1 8 Hindered by the absence of three star performers, Staleys, national professional football champions were enjoined from collecting a clear title to Augustana College. Rock Island. Total 1100 Figures for the three big univer The candidates for the Y. M.

C. A. team are getting regular workouts and expect to make a favorable impression in their Initial appearance. Ktoewsand appears to be the choice Bradley Polytechnic. Peoria 50 me captains win he followed bj Carthage College.

Carthage 34 sities of the state include freshman. reporting 75 Chicago and runinrnre at wmcn time rules wlh De Paul University, Chicago 42 further honors by the brilliant playing of Pady Driscoll Cardinal eleven which held the Starchworkers to a score Northwestern 40 each. Illinois also Eastern Illinois State Teachers, Strongly In Favor Of Intra-Mural Sports uc urawn up governing play aim players and the official drawings had 62 men on intra-mural teams Charleston 24 Eureka College, Eureka ..30 for center, while Kiick and Songer, both former Millikin stars, are running well for the forward positions. 1'rosam and Dawson probably will be the guards. tor tne tournment will be drawn.

trying for the class championship less tie at Cub park this afternon Greenville College. Greenville 30 and 200 in its coaching school taking football as a required subject, but GREENVILLE, 111.. Dee. IS. In lieu As a result of the scoreless tie Illinois College, Jacksonville 47 lie Herald isantams will meet a ciumunia win lie aeiermineu on the basis of games rather than on matches.

Thre games will constitut? a match and three games must of Intercollegiate games Greenville Illinois State Normal Nor Danville lightweight team in a curtain raiser to tho main contest. mal 41 Illinois WcsTeyan, Bloomington ..21 played. It is thought that this method James Miliikin University, Deca the court game two seasons ago he won a place as a regular with little trouble. Last year the task was more difficult. He was closely pressed for his placo much of to time.

CTus winter it looks as if competition will be stiffer than ever. In fact, there are seven or eight men capable of TO PLAY OFF TIE FOR HONORS SOON of determining the standing of Iht teams will give al ltcams a better showing than ranking on a match basis, would allow. It is planned to get the tournament play under war these latter items were not included. Neither were counted the 75 football players at thd Y. M.

C. A. college, Chicago. Here Is another little commentary on the popularity of the sport in Illinois, from Dr. Livingston C.

Lord, resident of Eastern Illinois State Teachers College at Charleston: "We report 24 men out for football this year out of a total of 52 men enrolled in tho college in the football season." tur JJ Knox College, Galesburg 58 Lake Forest College, Lake Forest. 24 Lincoln College, Lincoln 15 Lombard College, Galesburg 40 McKendree College, Lebanon 27 the nerves of some of the cracit homebreds and small wonder. Harry Vardon and Ed Ray took away a cool $20,000 each for their three months' tour here in 1920, and George Duncan and Abe Mitchell stepped over last summer from Britain and did fully as well as Vardon and Kay. Othrra Plan Tour. It is understood that next summer two other British professionals, with Sandy Herd mentioned as the drawing card of the team, will try their luck on American links.

This winter lim Barnes and Jock Hutchison, holders of the American and British open titles, are going to the coast for an exhibition trip. While Barnes and Hutchison are representatives of American golf, neither is a native-born son. So in all the "mopping up" that has been done and is on the books for future business, not a single American homebred golfer has benefited. This Fe'ms hardly just to the many fine golfers who -were born on this side of the Atlantic, learned their game here and have always holding down a place on the 'Varsity, before Jan. 10 and between 10 and college, which shuns them, has laid out a program of winter sports to interest every one in the school.

Greenville is perhaps Illinois' only college does not play games with other institutions. Basket ball tournaments for the men and women of the college with cups to the winners are planned for this season. There will be an annual gymnasium exhibition, and exhibition games of basketball with the town American Legion team. Volley ball and indoor baseball help out. Regular courses arc offered in basketball and track.

The championship of the Church Aubrey started as a forward. This 12 teams arc expected to be entered I Monmouth College, Monmouth 23 Volleyball League" will probably not be decided until after Jam. 1 on ac season he is more likely to break in in tho lists. Northern Illinois State Teachers, DeKalb 40 at stationary jjuard. Ah Develops New Offense.

21 MATTOON GRID count of the exceptionally crowded schedule which Physical Director Metzler has mapped out for the holi Iowa basketball has been speeded up since the close of the football sea PLAYERS GET LETTERS day season. The regular schedule son. Coach Ashmore is drilling his DEMPSEY WANTS TO ENTER ALLIANCE men in a new style of offense that of the league closed Friday evening with the First Presbyterian and MATTOON. Dec. IS.

Twenty-one I partly gets away from the short pass Grace Methodist teams tied for first Ms were presented players on the ing game the lowans have been ac KNOX FIVE ON EASTERN JAUNT place, each having won six matches Mattoon High school football team I during the season of 1921. following I and lost one. customed to use. Last year the Iowa defense was one of the surprises of At that time it was hoped to de the -Mattoon-AIumni basketball Kunir the "Big Ten," but an effort will be played here. It seems reasonable to expect that a pair of American home- cide the championship during tho Saturday evening.

The High sc hool I the profcsional football title of Chicago is still a matter of speculation for the Cardinals and their who have been clamoring to high heaven since th first part of the sea-eon, for a crack at the Staley outfit, declare that the Decatur team has not earned the title of the local field. Indoor footbnll which Is failing to find aproval among fans is regarded os the only possibility of settling this ultra post-season discussion. Try Three Kicks l'espite the winter weather, a fair sized crowd turned out to see the battle which was regarded as one of the best staged on the field thjs season. Three times the Cardinals failed at a field goal and the Staleys, within oJsy striking distance, lost the ball on downs whon a forward pass was incomplete. These comprised the only scoring possibilities during the game.

I'uring a large part of the time, the Cardinals kept the ball on Staley's territory. The Staleys were short some 01 their best men. Trafton, center, was on the sidelines due to an Injury in the Canton game. Huffine, sterling fullback did not play and Dutch Sternaman. crippled by a "Charley horse" was unaulo to pull off any of his sensational runs.

('hick llarR-y and Fete were unable to get going under their usual high speed. There was a of excellent work In the Cardinal ranks. Buckeye, the Cardinal guard, loomed up brilliantly. a'ks and O'Connor and McMahon, the great Harvard quarterback, all put up a brilliant exhibition. The lineup made to keep opposing scores lower A new "drydro-glider" just completed on the west coast is described in Fopular Mechanics magazine.

It is said to provide all the thrill and speed of a hydroplane gliding over the surface of tr.e ocean. In fact it amounts practically to a flying boat without wings, and is driven over the surface of the water by an air- present week but the crowded pro than ever this winter. breds could do a little succcsstul quintet nosed out the alumni 1C-15 after the alumni had come back In gram makes it impossible. Capt. Frank Shiim-k is working in barnstorming.

lr. S. Stars Worthy. the second half and threatened to at running guard this year. Barton cop the honors.

Roth and Albert did BUFF WANTS TO MEET freshman last season, seems to the honors for the alumni, whi! And the crux of the matter is that some of them are giving this matter have tho inside track at center, but White and Jones wore the outstand piopeller motor at a speed of 60 MOORE FOR DECISION Final Selection Of Basketball Squad Will Be Made After Jan. 11 rerious consideration. Foremost of miles an hour. ing players on the Mattoon team. is being closely pressed by Kelloway.

McGovncy, Loliman, Gordon, Froh- all American homebred golf profes NEW YORK. Dec. IS. Jack Demp-sey, heavyweight champion pugilist, and his manager. Jack Kearns, have applied for membership in the newly organized national sports alliance, it was announced after a meeting of the alliance today.

The organization, which came into belns a week ago, announced its purposes to bo the protection of professional sports and sportsmen and indicated that it hoped ultimately to become affiliated with tho American Fcderataion of i Senator James Walker, who attended today's meeting, was appointed a member of a committee directed to visit the state boxing commission this week and to place it, the scope and plans of the alliance, together wits its proposed constitution and wcin. and HuTlburt are waging a hard battle for the forward positions. sionals is Walter Hagen. twice American open champion and ane. of the best-natured and best-liked men in the came.

"The Hage." as he is Voltmor has had the Inside track at back guard, but will have competi tion from Dcvine now that Aubrey Is termed, used to "got the goats" out. The material Is experienced, but other professionals a few years ago CHICAGO, Dec. IS Johnny Buff, holder of the bantamweight title, who lost the popular decision to Pal Moore of Memphis in their 10-round bout at Milwaukee Thursday night, is eager to give the southern boy a chance at the title in a longer contest to a referee's decision. Buff stopped off In Chicago enroute to his home In Jersey City and declared that he was certain he could defeat Mcore In a longer contest Is not believed to be up to the usual because he wore such a great variety Big Ten standard. of flashy clothes and appeared in a tuxedo at winter golfing resorts.

Iowa's opening game wfll be with Wisconsin at Iowa City, Jan. 7. The He drew a few unkind comments from British professionals the first schedule with conference teams fol laws: 7 Wisconsin at Iowa City. year he went over to play in the Eritish open, but last year at St. 14 Minnesota at Minneapolis.

Andrews ho was as popular as any mau there. He even won the hearts STARTING TODAY 2:45 AND 8:15 TTTESDAY AND WEDNESDVY HARRY' ROGERS I'BKSKXTS KTALKYS l') CARDINALUS (0) of the Old School Scotch srfessionIs when he took some of tlufrn into his TODAY TOMORROW room, opened his trunks and told Jan. 21 Purdue at Lafayette. Feb. 11 Chicago at Chicago.

Feb. 13 Wisconsin at Madison. Feb. IS Ohio at Iowa City. Feb.

23 Minnesota at Iowa City. 'Feb. 27 Michigan at Iowa City. Mar. 4 Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Mar 5 Ohio at Columbus. them to help themselves Xo his out fits. And they know he can play Chamberlain, le' It Taylor, lg Mlntun, Smith, rg Jtlacklock, rt le, Sachs It. Gillies lg. Voight Rydewski rg.

Buckeye rt, Mclnercy GALESBURG, 111., Dec. IS. Confronted not only by one of its hardest schedules in years, but with an exceptional trip- at a most critical time, the Knox college baket ball squad has started intensive training. Fifty men are out for positions, including five of last year's varsity team. Paring down has already started and the gradual elimination of some of the eager 60 will progress rapidly from now on.

A practise game with Macomb normal last week showed the speed which is likely to characterize Knox throughout the coming basket season. Tho Siwash tossers lost to University of Illinois in Champaign on Saturday night. One game each with Chicago and Iowa and two with Wisconsin are among other stiff games scheduled. Tram Will Go East. Tho Lombard game on January 11 will determine the ten men to constitute the team for Knox's eastern trip, the first extensive invasion of eastern basket ball floors by an Illinois college.

Yale, the Army. Brown. Dartmouth, Williams, and Wesleyan will be encountered. The team will bo selected on a basis of athletic ability qualified by the game. When George Duncan arrived in England after completing jgjj MATINEE, ff .1145.

EVENING, 7:00 8:45 REGULAR PRICES his American tour he told a sou ball rc manufacturer who has since returned 31 alas, ro l'carct. to this country that "Hagen is the best of the lot in the States." Sternaman, Stinchcomb, lh "Driscoll flarley, rh rh, Steger Eolan, ft) f'o, Kochler Hagen is thinking of going on tour. this summer will undoubtedly see him on the road. He plans to play In NET TOURNE the British open at Sandwich and re Keferec: Calm of Chicago. Umpire: Moore of Boston Tech.

Ilesd linesman: Whit lock of Chicago. turn immediately to the United RGsH mmmma featcring HI! IF "BUSTER LVUL EDWARDS" KENO, KEYES AND MELROSE In the Comedy Oddity "That Fellow Don't Like Me." ROSS FOSS Cleveland Dowry ROSE THORN Two Kawanas LATEST PATIIE NEWS A TOPICS OF THE D.IV. States. He may tour some this winter. Considering the number of NORMA ALMADGE EUGENE O'BRIEN DEVINE AFTER Central States Title To Be titles ho has won and the fact that he is America's foremost homebred professional, and has been for number of years, Hagen has played In few exhibitions.

Decided In Three Tournaments scholastic standing, it is announceti by Coach Sim Barry and L. H. Tknmnsnii. graduate manager of ITH LETTER The first time he went to Great Britain to play in the British open at 1." I I i thletics. i mi 1 1 f.

i i Deal he got just one exhibition KEtBUE TWO TICKETS FOR TONIGHT'S Instructors are preparing outlines PERFORMANCE. match there, although he was at the of the work to be covered by the men while on the eastern trip. Coach time the American open champion Basketball stars with school and a AshmoreV Men Going At ALL NEXT WEEK STERNARD'S MIDGETS college laurels stowed away, who Barrv and Mr. Thompson will set Abont the only exhibitions he has had in America were those in which he seek still other worlds to conquer COMPANY aside three hours a day for actual study and recitation so when the OF 20 LITTLE PEOPLE was asked to be one of a pair to play 'will be abio to get action in play ngainf.i cither arrton and Kay or tor the Central States Amateur In team returns on February 1, the men Top In Pre-Schedule Practise Dunoon and Mitchell. will be prepared for the semester dependent Basketball Championship, which will be held in Indianapolis Tommy Kerrigan, who finished so POPPY' in March, 192::, lien winners of state exams, which they must pass to bt eligible for conference games which follow.

well up in the British open last Summer; Mike Brady and Leo Diegle are tournaments will meet. The Illinois state tournament is to among the leading native-born pro 1 I I FROM THE NOVEL BY fc-ssionals who have never done CYNTHIA STOCKLEY CLEARWAY FOR be played In Springfield, Feb. 24 and 25. at which time winners of various sections will meet for the state title. 3 YANKEE STADIUM FOX NEWS WEEKLY COMEDY much in the exhibition line.

Order Grain Company Make Up Short Weight "Entry in the tournament is limited to strictly amateur players, those re REGULAR PRICES IBIJOU ceiving money for athletic services NEW YORK, Dec. 18. The last ob "A MAN'S HOME' STARTING SUNDAY- towa C1TT. Cer. IS.

ubrey Pcvlne "wonder man" of the University of Iowa football eleven, who led the Western Conference in' individual scoring honors, promises to shine as brilliantly in basketball this season he did on the gridiron. lie has been a member of the Iowa quintet for the last two seasons, but is anxious to make the coming season his best in the cage sport. After a week's rest following the close of the football season, which i resulted i a Iowa's championship tri stacle to the erection of a new ball of any kind being barred. The district tournaments will be held Feb. 17 and IS throughout the state.

The district tournament for Piatt, Macon park for the New Y'ork Yankees I TODAY AND TOMORROW and Christian counties will be held in Taylorvillc. across tne ttariem river irora Polo grounds has been removed. The Board of Aldermen has granted the Yankees permission to close a street that runs through the site. (By Associated Prs. CHICAGO, Dec.

18. An order placing the defendants In the Keelin short weight grain conspiracy case on probation will be issued as soon as the papers can be prepared. Judge Harry M. Fisher announced today and at the Levy's Orchestra Marie Myer at Organ. CLINTON VOLLEYBALL Contracts for the stadium, which will be the largest in the major TEAM COMES DEC.

27 same time ordered the defendants to leagues, will be let within a few davs. Col. T. I Huston, one of the umph. Dcvine reported for basket-1 ball practise determined to win a I nr.mn for bimself jn this sport, as hej did -in football.

After TSMnth Letter. Ejaoui Payers -Lisiy Producers ted. Present make restitution to customers who have been short weighed. The restitution will amount to owners of the Yankees, declared tha. DONALD CSJSP PRODUCTION- they hoped to lay out a football about $100,000, the Keelins having field so that games could be played there next.

fall. The diamond will be laid out In 1023. already paid J50.000 to customers. Thomas W. Keelin was today ordered 1 to pay JSo.OOO.

Wilbur Keelin, his The Picture Palace of Central itlinois "FEATURING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRX Clinton's volleyball team has definitely accepted I'hysieal Director Vers Metzler's invitation to play in e-catur Dec. 27 and will atempt to even scores with the Decatur nine that evening. No word has been received from the Monticello team but it is expected that will arrange to come to Dcatur on that date it posible and enable the Decatur to repeat its tri-city scries of 1020. AufcTey is likely t- be the third nan in the history of athletics at "Iowa to win nine "Vs." He already has been awarded six letters and bis seventh is assured from football. There is no doubt of his winning a letter In track next spring, provided ha doesn't break a leg.

Basketball appears to be the hardest battle. When Aubrey first come out for FIERCE RIOTING brother, was ordered to make restitution to customers amounting to Robert Domke, a salesman for the company, was ordered to return $5,000 and two teamsters were STIRS BELFAST Evening 7, 8:45 Matinee 2, 3:45. "WITH I3AVID POWELL assessed $1,000 each. The Keelin By Associated Press. BELFAST, Dec.

18. The fierce brothers pleaded guilty to charges of NO ADVANCE IN PRICES TODAY AND TOMORROW short weighing several weeks ago. a jcramoai.l I U. S. And Roads Must I Buy It At Mac's At Reduced Pricss rioting which broke out last night and cont'nuiifg today, resulted in tho death of two persons and the wounding of 11, ended at 9 o'clock tonight when the curfew ordinance was put into effect.

There was an hour's lull In Belfast early in the evening, but heavy firing began again, spreading in the direction of the Castlereagh and Rav- Settle Books By Jan. 1 6 CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS 6 Hi I I Also I A ROMANCE of wealth and its worshippers. And some of the enhill roads. VJ I Comedy And News things that money will do in "high society's" whirl. Trimmed in luxury crammH with adventure, tingling with daring and love.

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I 1 LHAMBRA Decatur's Safest Theater 1 tBir Axsociatrd Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. All accounts between the Government and railroads arising out of tho guarantee period of 1020 must be closed by Dec. 31, according to orders issued today by the Interstate Com-merco commission. The decision refers to the six months ending Sept.

1. of that year, during which, under the transportation act. the treasury paid all losses sustained in operations and earnings by the companies' whose property was returned from Government control. Under a special act of Congress, partial payments have been made on the guarantee in advance of final accounting. The commission also ruled that in making up the accounts, no charges for deferred maintenance should be Four Days Starting Next Sunday Famous Playtrt-Usky Brmh Cameras Kodaks Photo Albums A TAUI.

POWFl 1 aT. -t With An All Star Cart Including WYNDHAM STANDING, MABEL BALLIN, GEORGE BANCROFT At the end of the rainbow there's happiness; at "The Journey's End" what? The first serious drama ever made without a single sub-title. The Screen's Newest Novelty TONY SARG'S ALMANAC a i an str sr included, although the roads may charge "accrued" and "equalized" maintenance for the period. All Dennlnon' Chriatmax Good tilft DreKslngn. A complete Mock of crepe paper, tag, seals, etc.

Wreathn, S5c. Caniilea. all sizes and prices. TODAY TOM MOORE IN "HOLD YOUR HORSES" ALSO CENTURY COMEDY Tomorrow CHARLES RAY IX "THE VILLAGE SLEUTH" BUY IT AT fosiaSv with David Pdvvell Masazlne Sab. acriptiona Lnrct Price.

ARTISTIC PICTl'RE FRAMING statements of accounts must be filed with the. Government before March i 1. to receive payment. Mrs. H.

Van Buren Magonigic pres- iriint of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors of! America, is one of the three women members of the National Society of Mural Painters. I TOPICS PATHE NEWS- -COMEDY 129 N'. WATER ST. 1 7.

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