Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-11
Sporting Notes

FRANKFORT. KY, Feb. s-A bill to
prohibit race track gambling was killed
In the Kentucky senate today when 1T
voted 26 to 10 to sustain the unfavor-
able report submitted by the judiciary
committee.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb s.-Heinie Engle
night to meet Johnny Meyers, claimant
of the worlds middleweight wrestling
championship in a match here on
March 2.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. s.-Clarence
(Brick) Owens. American league UNI
pire. was held today to officiate in the
spring training games in Texas as be-
tween the White Sox and the Giants.
TOLEDO, Ohio. Feb: 8.-The official
ENTRY in the American Bowling con-
gress tournament to start here Feb. q
is 1,127 according to an announcement
today. The last entry was received to-
/ day.
DENVER, Feb. s.-Cowboy Padgett.
of Dolores, Colo. has peen matched to
meet Warnie Smith of Bartlesv1lle.
Okla, at Oklahoma City. February 22'
/ according to announcement OF Pad
gett's manager here today. On Febru-
AIRY Is the cowboy will meet Jack
Perry. the Pittsburgh welterweight, at
Minneapolis 1t also was announced.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Feb. s.-Bud Taylor.
of Terre Haute. will replace Pal Moore,
the Memphis bantamweight in a match
with Jimmy Kelly here Friday night.
1t was announced today following
Moore's cancellation Of two bouts be-
cause of a threatened attack of pneu-
monia.
| OAKLAND, Calf. Feb. s.-1van
Howard has arrived here from Illinois
to manage the Oakland club OF the Pa
cif1c Coast Basketball league this sea-
son.
| LOS ANGELES. Calf. Feb. s.-The
university of Southern California bas-
ket ball team headed by Coach Eamer
Henderson, left here last night for
Tucson, Ariz., where the Trojans are
scheduled to meet the University of
Arizona quintet tomorrow and Satur-
day nights.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Feb. q
Frankie Farren, San Francisco, claim
ant of the lightweight championship
of the Pacific coast. has wired terms
lin response to an offer from Al Pills
bury, New Orleans, for a match with
Johnny Dundee, junior lightweight
title holder. Pillsbury. in a telegram.
Isuggcsted that the match be held IN
tho southern city February "a. Farren's
manager said the terms he sent were
not prohibittve.
DENVER, Feb. s-Arrangements TO
seat 1900 students at the Denver uni
versity gymnasium for the basket ball
game tomorrow night between the min
isters and tho University OF Colorado
Ihaye been made by Athletic Director
Bingham. In other Rocky mountain
conferences games tomorrow the Colo
RADIO AGgies will meet the University
of Wyoming at Laramie and Colorado
lCollege will clash with the school OF
Mines on tho formers floor.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. ~ disagreement
has arisen between Roger Hornsby.
leading bataman Of the National
league, and officials of the local Ma
tionals over signing Of a 1929 contract.
II was learned today. Hornsby. who last
year received $1,000. u asking sze;oW
a year for three years. whilo club Off
cials so far have agreed to pay him
only sls. 5000 n year for three years 1t
was said.
| CHICAGO, Feb a. A. stagx. di-
rector OF athletics AT tnS UnlNeTHftS u.
Chicago, announced today that no had
virtually completed his investlsaton
Into reports that Clsvus Dixon. nrst
Ibaseman, had been paid to play base
hall at Carroll. Iowa. last summer ana
that tho charges apparently were WITH
out any foundation
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. Feb. p
An attempt to induce Darfo Rcsta.
noted automobile raco driver. to como
out of his semi-retirement and rase
here April is IS to be made by c. c.
Loser. secretary OF tho Greater Ban
Francisco Speedway association. Loser
went east several days ago and will
call on Rcsta at his westchcster, n. Y.
home. Tho race April ia will be for $50
miles on tho associations speedway at
San Carlos near here. Resta won the
grand prix and the Vanderbilt cup
races at tho Panama-Pacific exposition
here in 1915.
HARTFORD. Conn. Feb. 1n.-Harry
Herbert, former Syracuse University
football star, who suffered n broken
vcrtebrae of the back in tho Syracuse
Colgate Gamc last November. return
ed to his homo from New York last
night.
CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 1o.-Mrs.
George Harrison IL believed to be the