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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
New Golf Rule
Takes Effect

New York. Jan. 26.-There seems TO
have been an impression in certain
quarters that the ruling with regard
IL ribbed and punched clubs is not
set in force. W. j. Nanderpool. the
United States Golf association presi-
dent. stated recently that the rule
drafted last summer became eff
fcctive on January l OF this year,
and it was so stated at the time the
notice was sent out. The rule reads;
Club faces shall not bear any
lines. dots or other markings made
fer tho obvious purpose of putting a
ent on the ball. nor shall they be
stamped or cut with lines exceeding
one-sixtccnth of an inch in width nor
less than threc-thifty seconds of an
inch apart. measured on their out.
side edges. Both limo and dot mark.
ines may be used either alone or In
combination within the above limita-
tions. provided all rough or raised
edges are removed"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Billy Wells Decisively Defeats
Jimmie Jones in Ten Rounds

hooks and uppercuts in the elinches
scored his points and had Jones
bleeding freely from mouth and nose
by the sixth round.
Part of the flatness of the bout
Is attributed to the fact that both
fighters had been so hedged about
by instruction from the state commits
sion as result OF their fall from
the ring here in an earlier battle that
neither felt free TO fight IN lis
natural style.
During the first five rounds Jones
had "A shade the better OF IT. by win
ming the first two and standing even
In the third. fourth and firth. From
that point on, however, Wells be-
gan to work out n plan of defense
which gave him somc freedom to
swing Mt close range, and more than
once ho made Jones finch with
hooks TO the body. Jones, however,
was never stung enough to be driven
from his bearlike clinch.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27

New York. Jan. 26.--The Boston
Braves are trying to get Rabbit Mar.
awhile. the scrappy little shortstop.
back to the Hub. At least, tho Boston
club made Barney Dreyfuss. president
OF the Pirates. an offer for tho Rab
bit. while Barney was here putting
the final details on the 1924 big
league schedules in company With
John Hcydlcr md Ban Johnson.
while Barney came cast to help
close up the schedule. he also was In
receptive mind 10 receive any Of.
fers for Rabbit Marnnvilo. Some time
ago Barney was rather distressed that
other clubs thought 80 little of tho
Rabbit when he put him up for trade.
However. Boston came along with
q proposition for player swap for
Mnranvillc. Now preyfuss has de-
cldcd that Boston Is the last club in
tho League which has any need OF Rnh-
bit Mnranyille aud therefore he re-
CARDS the Boston bid with consider.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27

st. Paul. b6nn., Jan. 2s. Billy
Wells used his head and his skill to
check the bull.like rushes Of Jimmy
Jones and carry him to n decisive
point victory in their 10-round fight
here last night.
1t was not a pleasing fight. but 1t
was a conclusive victory. Jones ap-
peaxed helpless before the clever
punch slipping from the Brltisher. His
leads were invariably wide and the
force of the blow invariably carry
ing him into clinches In which he was
helpless. Realizing he was no match
for Wells at inflghting. Jones locked
his. hands behind his oppoent's back
"a made wrestling watch of It.
forcing Wells TO the ropes and there
clung until the referee had pricd
them apart.
Very few clean blows were struck.
Wells was content to let oJnes do
the leading and Jones vas powerless
To do 1t effectively. Wells sharp
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Athletic Club
Tank Team Wins

Omaha Athletic club tankers. last
night. defeated the University OF Ne
braska aquatic stars. ~ to Il. in
the second annual dual swimming
meet held in the athletic club pool.
The Husker outfit won but one
first place and that in the ieo.yard
breast stroke. Norman Plate CAP
tured the event in l minute and y
seconds. Nels Swerre OF the o. a
&. was second and Bill Thomas also
an athletic club entrant was third.
Leroy Lucas won the plungine-
for-diStanee contest with a mark Of
81 l. feet TO his credit. John Camp
he'll Of Nebraska was second and
Norman Plate was third
The 1ea.yard free style event was
captured by John Robertson. His
time Vas los l2. Jack Hunton
finished second and Norman Hedder
captured ihird place.
new club record was established
IN the zoo yard relay event. A team
composed # Vernon Hudder. Dick
Hayden. ice Girthoffer. and John
Robertson completed the event in
1:51. The former time was i.55.
made in l921
Frank Mockler. IL won the 10
yard hack stroke, also breaking
club record. He swan the distance
IN zoo -. The former record was
c.li L. Reginald Ramsey Of the
~. \ e vas second
Jack Foster Won the fancy disins
event II Brainerd ~ Nebraska was
second and Palmer Gsilup Of the .
\. (. finished third.
John Robertson won the sA.ysro
free stNlo event in :ss 5-5. The eco
ward free style was won by Joe
f-fr4hoff.s- l., a4S Gs
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27

san Francisco. Jan. "6.-fhe lntcr-
national Golf match between Arthur
HaNers. British open champion and
Gene Sarazen, youthful American
professional title holder has been
transferred 10 Los Angeles where to
morrow the two will cross clubs in
the final a6 holes OF the 7sholo con
tost on the links OF the HalereSt
Country club.
sarazen 10y virtue ~ the three hole
lead which he established over his
british rival on the tricky tran and
bunker infested course ~ Tito Lake
MERGED Golf and Country club course
here yesterday in the first 81 heles 81
the match. rules "a slight f4sorlle.
A driving ninstorm durins most ~
the contest threw both PLAYERS or
their eamo somewhat and neither 0,s
played consistently hgilllant eolf
Sanzen's game proved stealier than
that of Havors. particularly 81 the
green. although the latter outdrovo
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Basketball
*ReSulfS:

Loo NJ.
,reighfon univ. rsitS. a3. North Dakota
unis ser,itN. 10.
south High. t6: Central High. 10.
Geneva. IS. Tech. X.
STATE.
Naveriy. 80: Eagle. IL
Haselock. IL; University Place. 49,
Milford. u; Dewitt. II.
>rottsbiuff. IS; Torrington, II.
sutton. 10: Ashland. q.
wasne state college. IS; hearney Nor
nal. ..
Ravens. is. -. Paul. 10.
Republican City. 10. oxford. Q.
chsdron. IA; Ainsworth. ..
Mitchell. .. sidney. :.
Lincoln. 20: York. -.
sioux City. 20; Abra ham Lincoln. Is.
OTHERS.
Colorado college. -; Denver universi-
ty. -
Colorado ATEies. %: University of
Colorado. II.
Indians. 81: Ohio. 20.
dassae husrtts Aggies. 26: Harvard. 2e.
nes No .nrs university. 10. North Da-
kota AgKies. Il.
Missouri. ~: Grinnell. 10.
Notre Bame. rs: Michigan iggies. is.
Lawrence college. 20: Carroll college. Is.
Belnit college 81; Dubuque. Iii.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Billy Wells on Right Road.


If reports of the Billy Wells-.llm
mie Jones fight which was held in 81.
Paul last night arc an accurate ae.
count of the Jsnglishman's 10.round
point victory. then Wells has started
his comeback campaign on the
right road.
Several months ago Wells was de-
clared ready for hospital. lie
was said 10 have lung trouble and
a lot OF other things. The English
man quit the ring FOR a time and
went TO Freddie Wclsh's health
farm.
A short time ago he returned to
the boxing game and through his
manager. Charlie Harvey, shrewd lit
tie pilot of fistic battlers. started on
the road to n match with Champion
Walker. His victory over Jones, con-
sidered one of the leading welter.
weights In the country. Is further
proof that he is going to make a hard
stab al landing n match with Walker
by fighting ali those who stand in his
way.
The fight in st. Paul was a re
turn affair. Wells md Jones bat
tied in the Twin Cities sometime
ago. the bout being stopped in the
sixth round by the referee when
both boxers fell out Of the ring and
were injured so badly they could
not return. Up to the time they
fell out of the ring, Wells had the
best OF the going.
IL was enormously reported In Tho
Morning Omaha Bee that Jones had
scored a knockout over Wells. The
has not been knocked out
since coming to this country.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27

The North lldkota AgEles are eA-
peeted to give Creighton a harder
hattie than any team the Bluejays
have come in contact with this sea
soa.
Last night Dcs Noines university
defeated the Accies. ~ to l.. i'm what
press dispatches say was one of the
hardest fought court battles ever
Staged i'm Des Moines. The Tigers
'lad previously won over the Ne
traska Wesleyans by the score of
Il 10 Is.
Coach Kline and Captain Billy
lsher OF the Nebraska quintet were
Guests of Creighton university at
the Blue flic',ertail contest last
nisht. Coach Kline and Cap
[ siier had nothing mt praise for
the Huejays.
Tonight the Creighton team. accom-
panied by Coach Schahinger. VIII at
tend the Nehraska-Kansas game as
guests ef the University Of Nebraska.
The game will be played at the state
armory IN Lincoln
The North Dakota AEgie and the
Nchra ska games next week mean that
Creighton has hard week ahead,
Both the Aggies and the Huskerzs are
expected to give the Biue5aYs the
hardest games uf their schedule.
cre.ghion's SO to Ia vietoiy oNcr
y rgh Dakota university Fr.das was
tho seventh consecutive victory fal
the Blueiass and the third North
intercollegiate conference win. \
large crowd attended the game and
was treated TO streaks Of good basket
ball on the part Of both teams.
During the first half the Flicker
tails made the going sort of rough
for the Bluejays. Creighton pried
the lid off the scoring box soon
after the game started. when
Johnny Trautman scored three field
goals with three shots. Ii was a
bit of good work on Trautman's
part and put the Bluejays In the
lead for the remainder of the con
test
The score at the end ef the first
half VAS Is to 6. In the final period
Lovely started the scoring With q
field goal and Harris of the Visitors
followed The score was Is 10 ) When
the Bluejays went on their usua
scoring spree. When this VAS finished
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Big Three Elevens
to Take UpBoxing g

New York. Jan. 2s.-Harry Gross,
sporting authority. says that no
sooner did Captain Greenough Of the
Harvard football eleven announce
that he was going to take up boxing
to keep himself in shape for next
years Eridiron season. than the
whole Princeton squad was ordered
10 report TO the gym and put on box
Ing gloves.
Tho line Of thought is sound. FOR
II boxing IS going 10 help Harvard
football. II will also help Princeton
football. Yale is still 10 ho heard
from
From this move at Harvard and
Princeton. e is not to be assumed
that football and boxing have any
thing i'm common. Nor will the play
ers BE permitted 10 hring the gloves
10 the gridiron ncNt fall.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
National League to Hold Meet

New York. Jan. 26.--rresidcnt John
\. lleydler has issued a eall for tho
National league mld.winter meeting
here on February T..
Ratification ot the 1921 schedule,
details Of which already have been
worked out IN joint conference with
the American league. and a report on
plans for the National leagues 50th
anniversary Jubilee In 1925 are among
matters TO come before the magnatcs
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Cooseman and Sanger Ready.

Milwaukee, Jan. 26.-lirnic Goose.
man, Pacific coast fcatherwelght,
ana Joey Sanger. local boxer. declare
themselves In shape for their 10
round no.deeision match here Mon.
day night and have discontinue
heavy training
Both men went through their PAGES
yesterday afternoon and followers OF
both are satisfied that the boxers are
I'm top form. The condition OF Sanger
has caused somo concern 70 his back
ers. as he is returning To the ring
after a long lay off due To an injury
TO his right hand.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27

The count read 81 to 8 and the second
Stringers we're in the lineup.
Trautman again copped the high
scoring honors with five field goals
and free throw. Captain Lovely
was second with five field baskets.
For the F'lickertails. Harris and
Burkman played a good game.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
&1arnbled'
~ 4 bu" WA 9
bu " WA 6
How Iong VIII lie BE Manage,

How Iorg VIII Iie BE Manager.
~ ARNEY BURCH, owner of the
X Omaha Buffaloes. going to
- manage the 1924 .-erd In its
race toward the top of the Western
league race.
The owner of tn club Is an all.
around player. having played all posi-.
tions on the team. He is a catcher
by trade. and during his stay in
the Texas circuit was considered one
of the best backstops in the loop.
Burch and the late Mike Finn
purchased the Omaha franchise
from PA" Rourlse in 1921. Jack
Lcliyelt, now pilot Of the Tulsa
club, managed the Buffaloes that
season. IN 1922 Burch started out
as manager and the Herd ended the
season under the guiding mitts of
one Cap" Leidy. Last season Ed
KonetcIy bossed the Buffaioes.
Now Barney comes TO bat as man
ager. He says he viii not do any
playing. However, it is our guess
that before many weeks pass after
the league gets started Burch will
have n manager.
Burch wanted TO &c n playing man.
ager. sort Of first baseman Who
could play the sack and manage the
team at the same time, but the sign.
ing of McCarty, former Syracuse first
sacker. means that Omaha will not
have a playing manager al first base
this coming season.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Western League Celebrates
Tweniy-Fifth Birthday This
Season-Weathers Many Storms
Jack Holland Now Owner of Oklahoma City Indians League
Champions, Started With Denver Player-Only One
Still in Circuit Who Started With League.

4 coincidence he helped Denver win
the first Western league pennant 5
oklahoma City Indians won the last
one.
Denver. Des Moines. Sioux City,
Omaha. st. Joseph and Pueblo made
up the infant Western league of 1900
finishing in the order named. OF
these, only Omaha and Des Moines
have carried through without falter-
ing. Pueblo soon after the start was
forced 70 give up It's franchise. 1t
tried again later. but again 1t failed.
Denver was forced out during the
world war st. Joseph had it's vacant
years. Sioux City has just blown for
the third time.
OF tl,cse who sat around the coun
Gil table and launched the Western
league 25 years ago. William \. Pa
Rourke was the last to pass out. lie
sold his Omaha franchise Immediately
after the war. Now he wants back in.
Nineteen Have Been Members.
In addition TO those cities which
made up the original Western and
those which now comprise its NOM
lership. Kansas city, Milwaukee,
Sioux city, st. Paul. Minneapolis,
Colorado Springs. Peoria. Topeka,
Joplin and Hutchinson have held
franchises in the organiZatlon--a
total of 10 cities. ranging IN popula-
tion from less than 10000 to nearly
n quarter OF n million.
Though its population most of the
time has been less than the mini
mum established by the national as
sociation for n Class A league, tho
Western mover has been rated under
that ssiication. That it always
should have a classification was one
or the compromises in the peace
terms. whereby the league surrend-
cred some of its largest cities to tho
American association 20 years ago.
More than once it has had to fight
for this honor, mainly through the
jealousy of the Texas league. but the
national association always has stuck
to its promise-though it merely was
verbal agreement.
Next Sunday: Wrecked by the
Hand That IMilt It.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Haddock Elected Ice Official.

Chamonix, France. Jan. 26.-Wil.
lam s. Haddoek OF Pittsburgh. man.
ager of the American olympic hockey
team. was elected second vice presi-
dent of tho International Ice Hockey
league at n general meeting held to.
day. Mr.. Haddock did not receive n
single vote. As the rules provide
that ono of the vice presidents must
be chosen from western hemisphere
members. Haddoek said to William
Hewitt Of Toronto: "fli toss you for
IT. - They spun n coin and IIaddoek
won.
The Oregon State High School
Athletic association has prohibited
future post season football games.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
BY CHARLES J. BRILL.

n EN- have come and gone; fans
MI have been frenzied and 81
AsA fenced; stars have risen, sky
rocketed on into the zenith of major
leaguedom, faded and disappeared;
fortunes have been made and lost;
cities have come in and gone out
but the Western league has gone on
and on since it was launched 25 years
ago.
This year marks the quarto-cen-
tennia1 of the Western league of pro-
fessional BASEBALL clubs. As one
rauses on its birthday to look back
over it's first quarter of a century,
lie is struck by the realization that
y. had forgotten most of what he had
-fiown of its interesting career.
Name Rich i'm Heritage.
"Western league" is a name rich
in heritage. 1t even antedates the
present organization. The American
league was the Western league until
the late '90's. Ban Johnson, auto
cratic head Of the American league
today. once was its president. The
American association also is an off,
spring of the Western league. Thomas
I. Hickey, now leader of that near
major. was the founder and the pres
ident of the Western league of today.
Coming into being during the strife
between the National league and the
outlaw American association in 1900,
its first quarter of a century has
been a tempestuous one.
Refusing overtures of the Ameri-
can association to desert organized
baseball for a renegade career. the
Western LEAGUE, in its infancy was
very existence.
Suffers by Federal Raids.
Emerging from this struggle. badly
mangled. but still full of fight, it went
on its way serenely until, while an
innocent bystander it suffered raids
from the last BASEBALL pirate, the Fed
eral league. a decade ago.
1t was just beginning to function
normally again when tho world war
broke out. After struggling bravoly
against the inevitable, IL finally was
forced, along with most of the other
minors, 10 suspend IN midseason Of
1913.
With peace came its reconstruc-
l>tion; and though its builders were
Mred to start fronr wrecked founda-
lions, they stuck courageously to the
task, and today--at 25 years of age,
it once more is virile. vital factor
n the baseball world.
Holland Sole Survivor.
OF those who were part of the
league at It's birth. only one still
remains identified with the organiza
ton. OF the six cities which com
prised the league in 1900 only four
siill hold membership, and of these
four only two have maintained con
unuous relationship.
Jack Holland. then a player in the
ranks OF the Denver club. ~ the sole
survivor OF the Western leaguers OF
1000. Since then he has fought his
way up the ladder from private tc
captain. from captain TO manager
and from manager to club owner. By
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Harry Donovan Turns PRO.

Harry Donovan. Omaha golfer. has
turned professional Noung Donovan.
who DISTINGUISHED himself as a golfer
in tNe last two state golf ,earna.
nrcnts. has heen appointed eelt pm al
the keaes Golf and Country elnh
koarnex. Neh.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
by "WtG."

3 r II ey Q n
straight victories
to lis credit. the
Creighton univeT
sity ia sket ball
team will rest to-
today but Mon
lay VIII resume
practice for the
games With tho
y rih OF 2
State college and
the University Of
Nebraska a IA >
W hic hi my O {
ON a n a Tuesday
and Friday nights
of I L 9 coming
week.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Witches May Lose Sawyer.

/" HE Wichita Western league club
may not get Carl sawyer, former
u Washington infielder and base
ball comedian. after all.
Sawyer has been with the Vernon
club Of the Pacific Coast league for
the last few years and objects TO
his sale to the Wichita club of this
circuit. He has appealed 10 Judge
Lands. high commissioner of base
ball. Carl declares that he was
sold out" of the Pacific Coast
league, class "A. into the Western
league. without first being offered
for sale i'm the coast league, as the
rule provides.
The former major Lacquer declares
two Of the coast teams want him
badly.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Stanford Refuses Invitation.

Stanford University. Cal. Jan. ss.-
stanford university has turned down
an invitation 10 participate In the
University 81 Pennsylvania relay car
nival next spring on the ground that
Il would interfere With the annual
Stanfora.California track meet On
April g
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Minnesota Tank Team Wins.

Minneapolis. Jan. s6.-The well bal.
anccd University ot Minnesota swim.
ming team Won its first Big Ten VIC
tory of the season last night by de-
featius the Chicago university tank
men in a dual swimming meet a.
the university pool. SIS 10 so
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
q Says Bugs" SCRAPPING THE
4OQQr: NAvY's SCRAPS
Denby Hangs Out an Order Substituting Boxing
for Prize Fighting.

pect that our sallors were getting
too manly.
Well, this order will save the
girls the trouble of knitting sox
for the boys. The guy who can't
fight should knit his own sox.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Sarazen and Hayers Resume Golf
Battle at Los ANGELES Tomorrow

him considerably during the after
noon rouna. encoun;erins difficulty
on his approaches and IN his puts
Sarazon's card for the Sc holes was
i5l and Haver's iSS.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27

Los Angeles. Jan. 2G.-Betless
horse racing was to be resumed to
day at the Culver city track with
card of six races. Five of the races
were to carry a purse Of 5000 and
the feature race a purse of s400.
The Santa Monica handicap was
announced as today's feature. Carlos
Enrique. Camouflage IL, Horinga,
Korbly. ;Iouzie and Zcnier were en-.
tered.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27

=. ECRETARY OF NAVY DENNY
has come out flatkeeled against
~ prize fighting. The old boy
doesn't want any slugging in his
share Of the government budget.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
frankie Garcia Beats German

Los Angeles. Jan. a6.-FrankiC
Garcia. local fcatherweight, last night
Won the decision over Joe Corman
of Portland In the main event of a
boxing show at the llollA Need Amori-
can Legion stadium.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27

Aud, tRubcl Foster. famous coIored
Baseball league season. says tho or
ganisation paid out 10 PLAYERS SlaS,-
ana. aud for the use 81 parks $4,000.
For railroad fares, sleeping car farcs
and board. $3.50 600.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Arthur Duffey, ex-amateur sprint

champion, remarks, ''Lo, the poor
amateur: pretty soon he will be bur
dened with so many irksome rulings
that he will not know whether he
is fish, fowl or good red herring. Yet
the question still remains. What is
an amateur?'"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27
Creighton Bluejays Face Two
Hardest Games of Schedule
in Dakota Agggies-Nebraska

Coach Schabnger and Players Will Attend Nebraska Kansas
Game as Guests of Huskers at Lincoln nght-Blueays
Defeat North Dakota University Flickera Friday Night
by the Score of 33 TO 10.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-27

If you call black eye prize,
then there is prize fighting in the
Navy.