The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1927, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE *Tiger’ PASSES AWAY WITH PRAYER ON HIS LIPS Heart Collapses Following Mi- nor Operation on His Eyes sie sineataleinnst e (*D COLORFUL CAREER ‘a rcying Deacon’ Was Prepar ing For Return Fight With Walker wate ween enn New York, Nov. 17.—()—With a paver on his lips, Theodore “Tiger” ‘lowers, the “Praying Deacon,” of the prize ring, died in a private hospital last night after a minor operation. Clad in the “Tiger” bath robe bearing the huge yellow head of a juagle cat across the shoulders— a familiar sight in rings all over the country—the taciturn Georgia negro, who once held the world’s middle eight championship, went to the operating room in the sani-| tarium of Dr. W. G. Fralick to un- dergo an operntion for a growth over his right eye. , As the anaesthetic was being ad- ministered the “Tiger,” a deacon in his church at Atlanta, Ga. mur- mured: “If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.” Heart Collapsed Without regaining more than semi consciousness after the oper: tion, performed by Dr. Frali Flowers died suddenly at 8:30 p. m. when his heart collapsed after he had been thought out of danger. The surgeon pronounced his death due to statu: lympsaticus. Little more than a year ago, Har- ry Greb, who lost his title to Flow- ers in a decision bout at Madison Square Garden, February 26, 1926,' died under similar circumstances af- ter an operation for removal of; bone from his nose. Flowers lost his crown to Mickey Walker on a 10-round decision in Chicago, De- cember 3. : Z Dr. Fralick said that Flowers’ death was “one case in 100,000.” He said the boxer was in splendid condition before the operation. Had Colorful Career __- The colorful “Tiger” whose fistic career cxtended over nine years, had been an unique fighter in ring A clever, speedy south- paw, with an attack that never once i ened despite setbacks, _ foutht 120 fights before winning the 160 pound title. He was 32 years old and fought all the leading middleweights of his time, many light opie and a few ~heavyweigh’ :. ~ In the nee baal he fought 19 times, without losing a campaign, re Mickey Walker into ring for another title match. Only yes- terday *’--*--m Square Garden au- EE emveodarredcs Sing pe Petead we 26 *- GE APRS Beth s ae Sone =O FE. oe es oS fy . REESRSTES OF 52 FERS ESE SE: Ot ry atbvaeancec , w att bb ak 9 BA gk oh St ant onaaienaniaratenen me HE ater neo ita .| but quiet as ever. he| battl sfresh —a rich milky drink with the stimulating qualities of chocolate Mandan BeverageCompany lowers, Former Middleweight Champion, Dies Suddenly | KOXY PHANN | | Alotof high school studengs their passing AQUATIC STARS MEET AT 10WA Ten Championship Events Scheduled For Olympic Team Trials do most of Towa City, Iowa, Nov. 17—(AP) —Ten championship events, which will serve as sectional trials for the American Olympic swimming team, will comprise the program of the Mid-Western A. A. U. meet to be held at the University of Iowa, an- nounces David A. Armbruster, swim- ming coach. Dates of the meet, a two-day affair, will not be definitely de- cided until early in December. In all probability, however, the contest will be held either February 3 and 4 or February 10 and 11 Armbruster declared. Registered amateur ath- letes from Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota will be eligible to compete. Although the. Hawkeye coach has not received final word from. the American Olympic committee, it is probable that only winners of first places in individual events will be permitted to compete in the final trials for the Yankee team. Events included are: 100, 220 and 500 yard free ped 150-yard back stroke; 220-yard breast stroke; 300- yard medley swim (100 yard back, 100 yard breast, 100 yard crawl); 400 yard relay; 300 yard medley re- lay; fancy low board diving and 10 foot board diving. Gold, silver and bronze medals, of the regulation A. A. U. design, will be awarded to the first three place winners. This marks the first time that the Mid-Western A. A. U. swimming meet has been held in one section, said Armbruster. In past years, the evehts have been allotted to dif- ferent organizations. 7 The University of Iowa pool, in the new field house, is said to be equal in size to the largest indoor tank in the country. It is 150 feet long and 60 feet wide. In a college meet last April, one world record was bettered and four National Colleg- iate A. A. marks were set. Efforts Being Made to Match Yale and Southern California New York, Nov. 17.—(AP)—In an article in the New York American today, Damon Runyan says that au- thorities at the Tournament of Roses, held annually in Pasadena, Calif., are making an effort to se- cure Yale as the opponent for the University of Southern Californfa in ttles he met defeat frequently,|the New Year’s game at the Rose but always came back to battle| bowl. harder for advancement. Although there is an agreement In his entire career, Flowers suf-j between Princeton, Harvard’ and fered eight knockouts. He wound| Yale that no post-season football up his career last Saturday night; games shall be played, the article here with a four round knockout of|says there is hope that Yale will Leo Gates, Indian heavyweight.| apply for a dispensation from Har- Only a few nights before he had|vard and Princeton for this one fought Maxie Rosenbloom, New| game, which would involve a meet- York middleweight, to a draw in|ing of teams coached by the Jones , Detroit. brothers, Howard and Tad. thorities served notice on Mickey Walker that he must agree to meet Flowers under terms of an old con-| tract or legal measures would be| aken to bring about the match. Preparing for Title Shot It was in preparation for the shot at the title that the Tiger under-| went yesterday’s operation, Walk Miller, his manager, said. Years of campaigning had left bunches of} hardened cartilage over Flowers’| ce, es, he said, as well as a slightly “cauliflower” right ear, which were reduced by Dr. Fralick. “I went ‘with Flowers into the operating room,” Miller said, “and he acted just as though he were roing into the ring for an easy ight. He was in splendid shape, He took along; the little black bible that he has carried in his grip wherever he had gone. He has had headaches lately | and the bunches over his eyes hurt when he was hit, but we expected no trouble. “Have you anything to talk over now,” I asked him before he took the anaesthetic. “No, ~ir.” he replied. Makes His Will “That was the third remark this silent fellow who talked but rarely, had made to me in the whole day. Once before, he said ‘Yes, sir,’ and again ‘Sho is’ in emphasizing some- thing I had said. Earlier in the day Flowers made his will, leaving! property valued at about $100,000 to his wife and six-year-old daugh- ter, Vera Lee, in Atlanta.” Flowers was born in Camilla, Ga., August 5, 1895. In a ring career that stretched through almost 200 NOURISHING... a drink that quickly peps you up; rich in body-building elements. For.Children...IDEAL! Watch them smack their'lips and tip the ‘bottle for the last delicious drop. Ask your nearest dealer to send you home a case. If he can’t supply you, call us on the phone—today! ; Pe 1 California Figtits Paging Sports Fans ||“ With Stanford in With the football “4ams com- Traditional Game ing into the home stretch, the —_—_ remaining games un the sched- Stanford University, Calif., Nov. 17.—(AP)—California and Stanford meet this in the traditional “big game” of the Paciffc coast on rly ince 1928, California’, two-deep agereeitice, is balanced by the latter’s greater num- ber of individual stars. “Biff” Hoffman, Stanford's Plungs ing fullback, has a worthy peer thi season in Wilton, a new Car- dinal star. Hal tobe center and captain, is the third shining light of Stanford. California has Benny Lom, a 1927 triple-threat find, topping a back. field list which includes Ralph Doug- ery, “Speed” Newman and Lee Eis- an, all newly developed. Bears Have Strong Line In the Jed .o oer Bears have a tower of strength in James Doug- falphe “and ieving Phillipe, “whe alph, an ips, who uards the other flank position. ‘ritz Coltrin, captain and , tackle, oa out the galaxy of California stars. The November 19 clash between the two old‘time rivals is the 34th annual game between the two in- stitutions. Stanford has won 14, California 13 and six have ended in tie scores, The 88,000 seats provided in the Stanford stadium, enlarged by 16,- 000 seats for the 1927 game, were sold, without public offering, early in the season. Last Win in 1923 California's last victory was in ules of ou: colleges and - ver- sities take no more than ordi- nary significance. Sport critics and followers of the national fal pastine ‘have already begun to mull over the possibilities for the all- American teams that will be e'ected within the next three weeks. |, 1 Willie Piffenhaffer o: Po- dunk makes a showing against the great eleven from low College he may be selecte for he all-American. Mr. Sports Fan of the Mis- souri Slope, you sre challenged to match your football insight against that of Grantland Rice, Lawrence Perry, Billy Evans, Knute Rockne, Pop Warner, and Tad Jones, renowned pickers of the elite of Amer‘can gridirons. Can yo. pick an all-Amer- ican? If you can. send your selec- tions to the Sonrts Editor of The Bismar-k Tribu e. There is something in it. | Fights Last.Night ° e - ° out on the long end of a 9-0 score. Since 1924 when the Cardinals came from behind to earn a 20-20 tie, (By The Associa 1 Press) Philadelphia — Battling Le- vinsky, Philade’phia, won from | Stanford’ hay ie Matt "Adgie, Phil.¢elphie. (10). umphant ‘aauryeee 5 27 ole Harry Biittman, Pr elphis, | 1925 and 41 to 6 in 1926. lefeates San Sanchez, Mexico, Will Matthews Balti- knocked out Gunboat ms, Netfelk, Va., (45. Al Gorman, Philadelphia, knocked on Jack Blackb~ra, Baltimore, 4). In the first five games this sea- son California had only piled 108 points reo the six of % opponents. In six games Stanford rolled up 93 points against @ for its opponents. 4 10). mi A British racing writer recently suggested thit winners of horse races be picked by testing their blood = -essure. Babe Ruth ~hit 20 homers and Lou Gehrig hit 13 homers on their, tour of 21 games, completed re- cently. Pete Donohue, Cincinnati Fe Tex., during the winter months, coach, punching of Hoffman ‘and field rutning’? of Wilto. cy sf, grades cotton in Forth 1923 when the Berkeleyites came| last |Basketball Begins at North Dakota Varsity Clem Letich, Mentor of the No- dak Cagers, Is Optimistic Over Chances of His Squad - Capturing Both the State North Central Cham- pionships Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 17— While most schools are still busied with football, sity has turned its entire attention to iketball and the entire squad which includes a number of football n been at work for over a week. Coach Clem Letich of th Nodak bi ay is optimistic over the chances of his team this winter and his opti- mism is justified for seldom has a coach at North Dakota had such a fine layout of material to work with. The highest scoring forward line in Central conference lai season which placed two men in the first three in the individual point * and the North column is of its reserves gone, leaving the only holes to be plugged at the guards. True enough the Nodaks suffered two Fede losses in.the Ed and Les Veigel, two of the North Central’s leading guards, wealth of material is available to fill these vacancies, played regularly last year at both center and running guard is back and gives all indications of being a star at guard where he has been used since practice started. Orville Lin- dell, a strong defensive guard from year’s team, Vern and Austin Smith, Dickinson giants, and Vic of Valley City, the last three Boe nc are the most likely can- irr ei ba ptain tich, jing scorer aul Boyd, t! in the scoring race, are back at their forward positions flanking Lewy Lee, a husky and ac- curate shooting center who was well up in the individual point race. The big Smith boys both play cen- ter along with being finished guards, while Charley Solberg, Larry. Kinn are reserve forwartls crew who are forcing the regulars to their jobs. Doane is a fast from last year' work for One of life’s great pleasures is smoking : J , North Forks O'Keefe, Grand Forks, promising sophom ‘ee Woodruff, di it his Georgia tea: & wonderful season, will cot coach at Georgia next year. ‘THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 17, 1927 rich, and Majority of Coaches Want Goals Back found rae td became indi mM: “I always cause it costs me form that would be popular. It isn't, for the change is the most disliked of all shi Goals from the field, one of the most interesting features of football, slumped terribly under the new rule. It has also re- kicking akota univer- moved the value of a specialis It is certain that a concerted move will be*made by the foot- -ball_ mentors to the goal posts back to where they belong, the end of the playing field. BASEBALL MEETING Friday Evening st | intact, with only one duation of » but a Hal Eberly who _ Still-in All interested in the pro- motion of good baseball next year are asked to meet in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Friday evening of this week. to consider plans for next year's’ tournament and the general good of the game. ntral last season, and from the 1927 forward, are Entertainment Com. Chamber of Commerce ite the fact’ is enjoying ‘Camels give you all of the en- joyment of choice tobaccos. _, Is enjoyment good for you? - . You just bet it is, 0 special treatments to make cigarettes * |He Was Getting by Too Cheaply New York.—(NEA) — Jas. Moore js, or was, ambitious. 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