The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 8, 1917, Page 6

i iB wom. 5 THURSDAY, NOV. &, 1917 HUH - WHO DAT ? BAH GOLLY AH CAINT ANSUH DIS PHONE EF SHE “DOHN TALK I NUFEIN TOH NIGHT: MAN NoT TO HANG UP oN ME-WHEN: TM PHONING- AND MAKE ME WALK| CLEAR OVER” BASEBALL MAGNATES BELIEVE COMING WINTER. WILL UES Bla CHANGE New York, Nov. 8—Baseball mag nates, players and followers’ of the game in general, are almost unani- mous in expression of the opinion that | the coming winter months will wit- ness importart changes in the meth- ods and arrangements governing the professional end of the national sport. It appears certain that put of the mass of suggested and proposed changes radical certain developments will occur relative to the conduct of the business end of the game during the duration of the war at least. Both major and minor league mag- nates will discuss and consider num- erous suggestions looking toward im- provement of.conditions existing at the present time during the coming annual meetings. While no hasty ac- tion will be taken it is considered likely that several innovations both in combination and: conduct of the sport will be adopted before the sea- son of 1918 is reached. Owing to the difference of opinion on these points among the various club own- ers, it {s difficult to name the pro- posals which may eventually be en- acted in baseball law but there has been no dearth of these both from official and unofficial sources. Among the plans advanced are the following: Shorter season and sched- +ule in the major-leagues, coupled with I SPORT OF NATION other sports, is confronted ‘by condi- tions which are far from normal. An j example | of these conditions can he citéd in the draft problem which con- fronts the magnates. A number of major and minor league players will | probably be lost to the game in this manner before the spring practice be- gins and their places must be filled. It is expected. that the big league clubs will draw upon the minors for war time substitutes. If this is done/ both the quality and quantity of play, may decrease on certain cireuits. Viewed from an angle. the position} of the baseball magnate cannot be: conipared to the proverbial bed of; roses at this time. harge realize ‘that baseball, like all} The propesal. to stage a football} game between elevens of the univer- | sities of Chicago and Michigan for | the benefit of the Red Cross may re-| sult in the revival of one of the most! important of the Middle ‘Western! gridiron classics. These two institu-| tions first. met in football in 1892 and, since that date have played fourteen | games, of which Michigan has won; nine and Chicago five. The Wolver-, ines lead in points with a total of 199, to Chicago's 102. Michigan has held! the Maroon elevens scoreless. four times while Chicago shutout the Ann Arbor uniyersity, but once, and this a suggestion to start the World Ser- jes several weeks earlier than has been the case in recent ears; cur- tailment of the number of players now permited to each club and a re- duction of the present salaries; the shifting of one or more club franchis- es to new and more profitable fields of patronage; the elimination of long and expensive southern training trips; re-arrangement of schedules with the idea of reducing the large annual} transportation bills; re-adjustment or combination of minor league circuits in order to provide more attractive and lucrative play. It is exceedingly dbubtful if all of these suggestions are adopted but, it is equally certain that! some will find their way into the) codes or agree- ments of the league since those in was in the famous and final games: between these universities ‘played in 1902 when Chicago ‘forced Michigan to make a safety; the only score of| the contest. Michigan’s greatest string of: victories was won between 1901 and’ 1904 when the Yost War- tiors took’ four gaines ina’ row by) scores of 22 to 0; 21 to 0; 28 to 0 and 22 to 12. The Swedish Amateur Athletic As- sociation has officially accepted John Zander’s new world’s record of 3.54.7 for the 1,500-meter run. The old rec-| ord of 3.55.8 was made by the’ Ameri- can runner Kiviat in the preliminaries | of the Stockholm Olympic games. in 1912. Zander’s splendid performance is the more remarkable from the fact that he ran the entire distance alone. SPORT GHATTE THE LUCKY GUY. The sport ed is a lucky gink He has an awful snap All he does is sit around And sometimes take a nap. Tho manager of some boxing dub ‘Lays on his desk all day A crippled baseball player stops And yowls about his pay. The editor smokes his cigarets And cusses out his page A rassler borrows dough, vefore He ‘can do a comoflage. The sport ed is a lucky cuss He's got to alibi P When the football team or vasetfill club Is sick enough to die. The football fan of 1930 may read of Elmer Oliphane making a touch: down for West Point. Fielder Jones denies he ‘will quit the Browns next year. Some one is always taking the joy out of life. Making a masse shot is just ‘like eating peas off your knife. It’s easy after! you once learn how. These meatless days mean nothing ‘whatever in the lives of some rass- lers and punk box fighters we know of. Every day is a meatless day for them. What has become of the old-fash- foned shinney player who spit on his hands before he hit the ball! KINTYRE : OO Mrs. L. G. Scheeler came Friday and is visiting at the home of her “son, 'G. G. Scheeler, Miss Mabel Hoof came up from Napoleon for the school program and visited over Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Fallgater. evening was well attended and much appreciated by the audience. night at the Gorder home. Mrs. L. H.-Sisco requested that all fimished Ped Cross work be returned to her as soon as possible as it is _ Necessary that this work be forward. ed_ to our boys.. Mr. and Mrs. Hadden. aiid“ Miss Gabel hom The Hallowe'en. program Saturday » Miss Edna Lane spent Saturday Pavidsng partook ot supper at the ARM SAWED THROUGH, Ray Man Will “Save Member Al- most Completely Severed: Ray. N.. D., Nov. 7.—Clérence Gal- lant’s' right arm was almost complete- ly severed, when. his coat sleeve caught in a buzz saw while he was working around his shop. It is hop- qj that amputation may not. prove necessary. a A) CHICK HARLEY Look out for Ohio State was the word passed around the Big Ten early this season. And subsequent results have proved that the warning was not a false alarm. Ohio State, champions of 1916, when | - Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and North- western were taken into camp, was treated considerately by the war. As a result the same team, with the ex- ception of Captain Sorenson, fullback, and one or two others, is in the har- ness again and as the season nears its climax there is nothing in the west, with the possible exception of ‘Michigan which even approaches the Wilce machine. The development of Pete Stinch- comb in the backfield is a big element in making Ohio State a greater team than in 1916. This youngster is said to be almost as brilliant as his team- mate, Chick Hafley, almost universal choice on the All-American pack- field last year. Ohio State with, Harley on it was bad enough for most-opponents, but Ohio State with two Harleys would certainly stand a lot of these ,teams on their heads. Another old star on the team is Eolen, next to Baston of Minnesota, the ‘best end in the west last year. Outbursts of © ARE You AN AMERICA Ui es BY CONDO Everett True MUST A. ONO STATE WH | CINE, “saretTy’ BOL 5 “Pare , STINCHLOMB PRESIDENT OF BANKERS’ Conference Between ‘Montana In-! surance Company and .Com- missioner for Friday George Walker of Helena, Mont. president of the Bankers’ Insurance Co. of Montana, which has had some difficulty fn adjusting this year’s enormous crop losses; which it cov- ered wita a blanket policy insuring up to $7 the acré against drouth, hail} cyclone and other destructive agen- cies, called on Insurance Commission- er S. A. Olsness on Wednesday. Pres-} ident Walker probably will remain over until riday, when the insurance commission will have a conference with W. U. Sibbald of Minot, state at- torney for the..Bankers, and other representatives of the company. This ucern had $2,850,000 worth of busi- ness covered in North Dakota, prin- cipally in sections where Drouth con- ditions were most severe. MINUTES. Farmers’ Elevator company dis- — ‘&@ car. of applés here. last * ro i ” SELFRIDGE i ial ¥ — ° Miss Anna ‘McChesney spent Sat- urday at her home in McLaughlin. 1. L. Smestad and L. L. Herberholz autoed to the county seat on business last. Thursday. * Mrs. Clarence Sandland was a pas- senger for MOétt’on Thursday, return- ‘ag Saturday. Langbein returned from where she had beén vis- iting h er a number of days, She was accompanied home by her little nephew, ‘Frederick Pehrenfeld, who will“spend the week at the Langvein home. Mrs. C. C. Marsh and daughter Vic- todine left last Thursday: for-Flasher 2 coastilt a doctor regarding the lat- er. Rey. Matteson and ©. A. Balsom of! the Presbyterian’ Sunday s¢hool mis- sion held revival: mectings at the ONE HARLEY. WAS: TOUCH SUT WITH TWO-WOW! ZOWIE West: Point is usually able to ple to take at the Pol pretty good care of its football which seercely ever languishes for want of} well-trained, experienced men to take the places of those who- graduate. ‘There’ are two reasons for this. | The army team is’ not bound by the ‘same eligibility rules which govern other big schools, freshmen, or plebes may play, and a man who has played three years at another school may }come in and play four years at the Point. i Although the Navy is governed by !the same reguations the army has ] ‘| the advantage as the age limit for entering West Point is 21, while at Annapolis it is 18. One of the best cases in point at West Point is Elmer Oliphant, who due and was the choice of many as Ail-American halfback. ‘ Oliphant is playing his third ‘year| VANDERCRAAF, STAR AT ALABAM WAY BE- SECOND OLIPHANT !as they are called at the army school | played football three years at Pur-; &t the Point and has one year to go. He is perhaps the greatest halfback in the country and he should be. The army has this year annexed an- other star who should be one of the greatest linemen ‘in the country. be- fore he finishes. He is “Eull” Vandergraaf, who for three years has played tackle on the Alabama team, who last. year. was second choice for All-American tackle and a unanimous choice ’ for ; All-Southern tackle and who captain- jed his team with great éclat. Vandetgraaf may ‘be called the un- luckiest player in football this year. negie Tech he wrenched his knee and was put out of the game for three , Weeks. In his first practice for the Notre Dame game he again. wrenched tha knee and will not be adle to play lagain this season. But look out for “Bull” next year. STATE HOPES. 10 ASK BIDS ON 4788 HILES | OF FEDERAL AD. ROAD Preliminary. Work Now Well Under Way on North Dakota’s New Highway Campaign The state highway commission has has begun. will soon baunts, school house from “Thursday to Sun- day night. A. W. Mefthant shipped a ‘carload of hay, to. paftfes at “Kinsoy, Mont., the first; Of ‘the week. “This is the first shipment of°1¢0° tons Mr. ‘Merchant has sold. Arthur Marsh and family of. Walk- er, autoed up from thatpiace Sun- t Serax Anton Olson of the Fort Yates neigh-' bornood was a business visitor here last Saturday. _ ‘Kiffe’s gang of spike pounders hav- ing completed the new elevator, are erecting coal sheds for the Winter, ‘Truesdell Ames Co. this week, and leave The people of miss these young men and especially Mr, Kiffe's melodious voice ringing ont on Sunday evenings. 4 evenings. HERE TO TALK DROUTHS royce xewsrarze MAN TO HANDLE FARM LABOR FOR DAKOTANS John By Drown, months represented Townley. newspa- vers in the Eismarck field, has been appointed federal North Dakota and has gone to St. Louis to attend a field meeting of rep- rosentatives of, this department. will’ enter on his new duties about January 1. Dakota recently from Madison, Wis., where he had been engaged in news-| isn’t enough money in the circus busi-} paper work. ‘completed or will. finish; within the day for a short visit with Mr. Marsh’s next two weeks field work on 15 miles brother, C. C. Marsh. ‘The Stoux Lumber company is un- Pierce, 18 in Benson, 12 in Eddy, 35 loading afew: cars of building material in Stutsman, 25 in Ramsey, 20 in :this‘week. Orders'for lumber are be- Stark, 13 in ‘LaMoure, 21 in Bowman, ing filled very slowly owing to the 16 in Foster and 21 in ‘fowner coun- car shortage since the crop movement tics, all of which are projects which of road in Sargent, 21 in Barnes, 12 in ‘have been approved for federal aid under the Shaskleford post roads act. Surveys have wholly been completed in Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Foster, and Williams counties on projects to- taling 173.1 miles, and the projects which the commission has undertaken duzing the first year of its existence their winter and which it hopes to’ have ready for Selfridge will! hids by January 1, aggregate 478.3 + miles. for PROFESSIONAL GIANT ‘THING OF THE PAST. - SAYS NEBRASKA BOY There’s nothing in professional gi- anting any more, states R. Madson of Norfolk, Neb., a 20-year-old youth who stands 7 1-2 feet in his stockings. Madson was here this week with a moving picture attraction for which he has the state rights. He completed a high school education at his home town two years ago, in spite of the hanidcap of size, and he seems to be a normal, brainy young man. “There who for a few labor expert for He Brown came .to North ness any more to attract a real big Grand Forks, Griggs, Richland, Traill/ Se man,” said young Madson-. “There's no reason why a man who is a few inches, or a foot or two over, the scale, should not use his brains and live Hike a man and not a freak. I don’t find it hard to do so.” i | ADVERTISERS ' . Using the classified ‘column of the Tribune must have their copy in this office not later than 1 p. m., to. insure its insertion in both morning and. evening editions. _ Copy received after 1p. m. will not be given insertion until the following day. 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