Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 19, 1922, Page 6

Rual Basket Game In Every Sense of Word Assured Local F. ans' N %Tnm has Yet Tasted| Defeat. Tlm Sedson; Both BLEACHEBS CONSTRUCTED TO ACfiOMMODATE FAN§ If Bemldji Is. -Defeated, - It Will Take a Real Team To Turn the Trick Take in your sidecalks like they do in the movies and get out for.the basketball game at the new armory ‘Wednesday. evening. Crookston is coming. Compexy M of Crookston plays its first game of the schedule with Be- midji Wednesday evening on the new armory floor and everybody will be there,- . Neither the Bzmtux Firemen nor Crookston has suffered the pangs of defeat; yet ‘thig season but one of these two tegnp s’ going to hit a mug soon, The wh e town will be there night glme is 1 o'élock. Between halvés &here will be free dancing with mitsic’ fafnishéd by s six-piece, Following' the game same orchestfh will furnish the music for a a very reasonabl ilznre. ‘Dot Van huu tetumd.to the city.for a shnrt ¢rowd 'is expected for this “the evening as. well as the game.-Admission” to the game has phu War. tax. ton will .serve as_ umpire, assuring play throughout.,’ The”Bemil oysband will-be on hand to liven up any pomffle dull moment. Consequently the evening is filled with ‘encertainment of a high order. s Bleachiers have " “beer - constructed ahmg bibtH Sides of the spacious arm- ory o accomodate the largest crowd | eyer to witness a basketball game in thigkity, All the Firemen need now isthe .crowd, and all indications are that the erowd will be there, waiting | ston fans thought was the first hard st of the season. Crn kston' Gunners defeated the Far- go Y. M, C. A. team by a socre of | 54 tb 10. Haaven wag the individual star; making 23 of his team’s points. That game was Crookston’s sixth vic- tory this‘'year and the quint showed the same flashes of speed that won for it the championship of Nortwest- | ern Minnesota, last year. Captain Ira Haaven will be on deck But the | {HOLDTHEIROWN . Old Fixtures Set the Fielding Pace For Big Leaguers By HENRY L. FARRELL, New York, Dec. 19.—Young play- ers are commg along fast as batters in the major leagues and veteran pitching arms are beginning to crack, but the old fixtures around the bases and in the outfield continue to set the fielding pace. Take the' three leading ontfielders of the American league for instance —Tris Speaker, Bobby Vfach and Ty Cobb. The. leading first baseman—Joe Jndgc and St\lfly MclInnis. e leading, second baseman—Ed- die; Collms £ The leading Scott. The leading catchets—‘Ray Schllk shortstop— Everett and Hank Severeid, ny D | The. best fielding pitchers—Walter Johnson and Joe Bush. Age held. its own just the same in thg k(mnnal League_during the past season. The averages of 1922 show as the fielding leaders the following: First_base—Jake Daubert. Second; base—Hornsby. Shorfstop—Hollocher. Third ‘base—Heinie Groh. Outfield—Wheat, Powell and Meu- | sel, ‘Pitcher—Alec the Great. Figuring misplays among the num- ber of chances is not the most accur- ‘ate way to judge the ability of a ‘player Unless an error has a vital ‘resnlt on the outcome of the game, {it should not be figured in the aver- ages. Some, classed as averageg players, will not exert themselves to go after a real hard chance and others go af- ter everyt.hmg, takmz a chance on an error. ‘Veteran players, because they are i slower of limb and less ambitious, do not take the chanceg that youngsters do and the averageg show it. Fielding averages are misleading at the best. George' Sisler was eighth on the list of first basemen and he made seven- !teen - errors during the season. Jo Judge was first on the list. He went ‘through theé season with only six er- rors. As a fielding first baseman, re- gardless ox) batting, which one would you ‘pick for your team? in baseball is shown in the averages of the New York Yanks, who finished first in the American League with a per centage of .975. It was due to the individual - brilliance of Pipp, Ward, Scott and Dugan, the infield. 'Lhe Importnnce of the inner defense |- Wednesday night, and the Bemidji | Yankee outfields only distinction was | gnatds will no .doubt. have some job 'that it was about the worst in the on their hands to stop him from rsll- ! ing ln ‘the field goals. Haaven played | here with- Crookston last year and was.a ‘very dangeroug man, Bemidji has strengthened: more this year than most-fans suspect and this fact alone | will keep Haaven’s sconng down con- siderably. Sgmpsan, andther. dangerous man, playg the right forward tion, the running mate of Haaven. Weber, who ' also played here last year, alternates with Sampson as a rule. The femain- | der of the team 'is. composed ' of | Raines, center, Miller * and Nelaon,‘ guards, and Larson, farward. . i ! Just how Barrett will start his| team Wednegd-y evening has mot| league. With a million dollar infield and a diamond studded outfield the New York Giants just squeeze in as the fielding champs ~of ' thé National League. The Pittsburgh Pirates were second by tWo-ten thousandths. The outstanding young player of the year was “Butch” Henline, the young Philadelphia catcher, who led the league behind the bat. 1t must be admitted that the National League is in“a’bad way for catchers, but Hen- | line would have held his own with Schalk, O‘Neil, Perkins, Schang or the other stars of the American League. When it comes to fielding there been annouticed but all of the seven | isn't a great difference between the regular players are expected to be sblhty of the individual clubs and the given a chance in some part of the ' two leagues. Fielding long ago game, Barrett, Jueb, Movold, Fred reached a stage of almost perfection | and Frank Phlbbs, Myron Plummer and, it, is. steadily bemg maintained. nnd Adair will ‘gjve the Crookston | Nine percentage pointg separated. the te a.real game and if the Firemen feated it will take an’ excep- y gnod team to do it. Bemidji fans ‘are looking forward with; enthusiasm ‘and; although ~ Be- midfi needs’litle ‘advige along sparts- manghip lifies, 1t: is suggested-that all those in attendance:yrefrain: from smoking and also from enter. ing, Into personalities ‘with any of the players, either the home team or the visitors. With_very few exceptions teams which play‘s good, clean gime here'are assured fine treatment on the part”6f “the“Pfans, the applause being | given whenever deserved. Well,-anyway the game is coming ieverybody is gojng, and it will be ‘a, redl game in every sense of the | word. Bramer& Dec. 19—J. F. Reed, pres‘dent of the anesota Farm Bu. reau Federation, was the chief speak- ecr today.aj. the annual meeting of the row Wing County - Farm Bureau | eight .clubs in the National and ten points in the League. league Ax_nerip;n The following -games have been ! scheduled for the Firemen’s basket- ball team, sevcnl of 'which, how. ever, ‘are only" 'tentative. ‘ Others | will be added as they are arranged: Dec. 20—Crookston at Bemidji. / Dec, 22—Fosston at Bemidji. Dec. 27—Crookston at Crookston. January 3—LaCrosse at Bemidji. January 4—LaCrosse at Bemidji. January 8 and 9—Denver Tigers at Bemidji. January 11—Crookston at Crooks- ton. January 15—Ballentines (Mi‘nn- eapolis) at Bemidji. January 16—Ballentines (Minn- | eapolis) at Bemidji. January 19—Crookston at Be- mldp Jan. 31—Grand Rapids midji.. at Be- ‘Continue to| Racing: Meeting of Jefferson Par- ish Fair Association at New Orleans: Meeting ‘of Cuba-An can Jockey Club at Havana Meeting of Tjjuana Jockey club at Tijuana, Trotting: Annua! meeting of Har. ness Horse association at. Chi Bowling: James Blouin vs: = James Smlt at Chzcnzo, for world’s: cham- nshi “Boxing: Battling Leonard vs. John- w,‘12 Tournds at Pértland, Ori, TWO MYTHI mou:mmm WEST Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 19 (Unit- ed Press.)—The season for plckmg football’ elevens, * all-American, “all, bont.hern sall- Western, all Conierence in'full swing. Eddie Ash, sport edltor of the Indianapolis Tunes picks two middle-west teams, largely ¢on- ferencé.” They follow” First Team L. E., Kirk; Michigan. L. T., Lewis, Michigan. L.'G., Pixley, Ohio State. C., Heldt, Towa. " - R. Giy:McMillen, Illinois. R. 'E., Tebell, Wisconsin. R. T., Tebell, Wisconsin. Q. BB Utéritz, Michigan. H.B., Cnfner. Notre Dame. }fahny, Indiana. orkman, Ohio Stat ., Kipke, Michiza Wllflams, "'Wisconsin. Nebraska. o o S Rev. Odegaard firenched at the Murray school Friday evening. Mrs. Hugo Ernest and children | visited ' friends ‘in’ Brainerd on Sat- urgay. Andrew Shaw arrived ‘from Minn- enpulxs Monday evening. ' Mry. Andrew Ertenburg was jin Blsckduck Monday- “'Mr."and Mrs. Davis are living on the place left vacant by James Dubar ang family, who moved to Funkley. George Faurie, who has been ‘at work in the F..M. Partridge camp near -Andrew Ertenburg’s plate, hds retfimed to his home at ' Quiring. Halvorson, ‘agent for the Ral- eigh company, has-moved his family on to. the Nelson Overby place.. The later ‘will ‘live ‘in the August Heim Home, * Mrs. H. O. Ness was in Blackduck on Wédnesday. The town’ baard had a meeting on ‘| contest. Teachers' College W 28 to'17; Naval M litia Bgiti'Bemldj } The Bemidji State Teachers col- lege bnsketban team defeated the Walkeflugh school at the’ high school gynmm Monday evening- by a score 28 to 17:° This gives the col: lege two victories over Walker on the Bemidji floor in the past two years, Walker winninig last year on its own floor, Elliott "and Bursheim, forwards, were the main pomt getters_for the : ‘college, each.scoring. four field goals. les during ! rider, ‘Al'Goullét may lay cla g file’“wdh‘d’ champlon it TIV-go- | Joe Lynch, showed marked improv when he deftated gukee tha, there ‘leaguer for many yea}!. § Fred Sheets, a student; . a¢ Waite high school, beat his wa; 0l ‘| edo to Boston in order tojgs hl wn 'Trace{, th_evm‘lstmlian heavys v Ah_ expects to ting ‘Siki can’he sefl.le all argu ts may berexpected to ery best. next season with Another Al Delmont is' now. per- Th If New York scribes succeed i in er- asing Ty Cobb’s disputed hit, the De troit_boss .will drop below . the . .400 10 bathuz mark. . if the Phillies pxcked the right party when they engaged Art] Fletcher to mansage the team. Owen, the-Harvard faotball of the-Crimson: hocky ey tem, great 'a performer. o the jce as he is on the gridiron.-: Having won~11 six-day bicycle rac- ' carcer as a long-distanice ! £0 be- roynder. Durry- Lewis, Pacific Coast league manager and player, was a recent vis- itor to"New: York and Boston, in both football ‘team play t ¢ Malden ‘high a0l eleveh. gon on Christmas second trip to the:c st the ‘successful defeat:d :Washin Seattle in 1919.. sppatonnm nurse, nccompamed ‘the remaing’ of uffman to. St. Paul o Tuesday. Miss Hufl‘man passed awa Monday “m nmg, ‘having Been a pa- ' tient here sxn‘e last April. - Pine ' City, . Was: a Lake Julia Monday for tre: Mr.”Andre 'M ter ‘Laucille” of: ‘ted to' the sanato Mi a bet; Sututdn Mr, A, Fisk, who was called to his 2 S M, OEHM, Staft’ Corresponident v Berlin, Dec. 19.—Tnx ckapd bf- fered the biggest purse ever put gp.in German fidnt ircles and’ brwom ¢ boxers- Rxekard through * hi ison Square promater——w “twice 8s th O3 ced recentlyd chsmplon of only ‘& halfui] which was’offe dience. * Georges " Cirp‘ htier)a spec- tator of the downfalliof Breitenstst- er, gave 200,000 marks" to 'his mer sparring partner; Stmps 4 The million mark purse offerdd for Riekard:cost Bfin / Mr. alter Anderson, of Co ns, ‘next. two. Wel Washington connly, Minn., 'who “has |'wi been: a pa since last 2 Monda; , passed away early | posible ‘morning. ‘His mothér and sist ed Saturday and"accom- [do; P d’ the Témains’ is” ‘burial. i3 > About, ten ‘new pati “Mrs. Minnie Till of Nymore isa [rive: at the sanatori “ new patient_at the sanatorium, hav- | past two we eks rapi ing been “adwnil "Roy’ Hark tary 'Engineering” _Co. Romans completed the scoring with | of which cities he perfnrmed as a big nwarded the contract two field goals; and four free: throw: 5 K., Kennedy, Tight guard, .and Kennedy, - <right . three haskets each for Walker, while Brossardy [left” forward, netted, on L. Kenpedy completed the fgeoring with two free throws. Frank Kovach, athletic director of the. Bemi < /The: summary follows: Benfldjfl Elliott, 1" Beflm%n I Romans, . meoopeq:q ompnu—-_‘uo-g,omnm:v 5 o9 T- 4 e oii g Sparr, ¢, L. Kenendy, rg- Magelssen, Ig. ; . As .a preliminary -to: the cullege game, the Bemidji Nayal Militia unit played the, Bemi i ond team, winning by’a ‘score: 6f 15 to 9. Ten:minute halves were play- ed, because the game was playedlaf er than: was’ ‘planned, schoul ‘gave the sailors a fast game ° podo 3 wTuch ‘rivaled- the -main” eveut in‘ine madeé’ up:/thé Naval - Heénry scored ‘foi field ‘baskets largely on - passes | ceived by hi ei the' baskeét; Si ons séored " 3 free throw, and Rudy:com sleted the séoring with eld goal: Barker, | ‘Gennes, ‘center, kn erson, guards form the high'. schoql school sec- | " Wkool,’y@lated the : The. high |* ple in the United: Statea were kill ) Acc:dents dtinnk This polcyfurflig‘;pmdnflmhuleof death due to being struck, kn while standing or wa run ovér by a moving vehlcle onany public highway. LOOK FOR THE COUPON lN THIS ISSUE Cuc it out, sign it nnd send i it to tlu Pwneer Of e. We will do the rest,