The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 22, 1927, Page 6

PAGM SIX_ Three North Dakota Boys Will Tangle FOUR TROJANS WILL FERL AT HOME IN GAME Morley Drury, Great California} Back, Is Also Used to Winter COLD WAVE WHIPS FIELD! Jones Follows Rockne’s Planj of Sending in Stream of Fresh Men ‘otre Dame in| al = football ight at home! they are the most on_the coast guard. Morley Drury, the great Califor- nia back, was born in Midland, Ont.,} where cold weather is no novelty. Three of the California pl hail from North Dakota. Th Howard Elliott, born and Devils Lake, N. D., saw a pigskin, and Thomas who learned the rudiments at nestown, They are brothers of th John and Harry Thomas w! at the University of Chicago, a few years ago where John immortalized himself by making Walter Camp's first all-American. Max and Lloyd, like brother John, are fullbacks and will probably play due to scrimmage injuries that Harry Edelson, most frequent Starter, has received. The weather man today indicated that the cold wave of last week, which evaporated over the week-end, will sweep over the section late, to- day and hang around for the Cali- fornia’s arrival Friday. Coach Howard Jones of U. Cc. who made Iowa the champions of | the Western Conference, is one of the few who follow the Rockne plan of sending in a more or less steady stream of fresi men to keep eleven going at full tilt. In that re- spect, with no burdensome high tem- perature very likely, the contest is likely to rea i speed. c ax and Lloyd! idiron | D.} o—____________¢ | Tony Lazzeri Wins | i Py | | Praise of Manager | i New York, Nov. 22.—Manager Miller Huggins of the world cham- pions he regards Tony Lazzeri not only the most versatile but al so the uable utility. player in t Last. season Lazzeri, inside of one month, played three positions in the Yankee = i ond, short db 'S best, in ly the sacker league,” } Huggin: j cidentally has no at short or He would | be 28 outstanding | i of these! positions if he} made t nerally known, the minors as a shortstop. shifted to! second becaus York ut the} time had Mark Koenig, who could play the shortstop position only. He started as a catcher in his days and at some time or other h played every position on the di mond. Manager tended to let him work one inning at each position after the pennant was cinched last season but for Some reason changed his mind, Eastern Collegiate Cagers Open Dec. 31 ‘New. York, Nov. 22—)—The Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball vague season will open Dec. 31, with Yale playing Pennsylvania at Phil- » adelphia, according to the schedule made public by Ellwood W. Kemp, dr.; secretary-treasurer “of the league. It closes March 10. This Is No Bull ‘For three centuries the tobacco leaf grown in Is- abela province in the Philippine Islands, has been famed for its superior The Isabela factory, the oldest and largest in the islands, operates three vast tations, and handle: he leaf from the time it i Huggins had in-| y Pilots of the Undefeated Illini LY é CAPTAIN REITSCH A. New York, Nov. 22.—@)—With the suit of Jack Kearns against Jack Dempsey for a third of a mil- lion dollars tossed out of a Newark court hrough a voluntary non- suit, 1 Rickard took time out to-j fy the boxing situation ns to his millionaire winter in Madison Square iarden Rickard said, and Gene Tun- ney, champion and latest recruit to the millionaire ranks, probably will do no fighting until next August or September, The former king of the weighty sluggers, now definitely decided upon econd comeback campaign in his one-time laurels from will devote his time this pressing action in two other. suits Kearns has brought in New York in Philadelphia, Rickard said. Dempsey will fight the win- ner of the winter heavyweight elimination trial some time in the spring at the Yankee stadium un- less developments dictate other- $80 a Seat Is Price | For Army-Navy Game! ‘Demands | for seats when Army and Navy dish up the final football “spread” of the astern season in the Polo Grounds next Saturday have shot the price of the few pasteboar held by speculators to $80 a pail The tickets, sold only in the fii instance to cadets, midshipmen, members of the army and navy athletic associations and certain government offi ‘i originally at $3.50 ea admit that but av v found their way into their | Over 300,000 applications for tickets were made to athletic au- thorities of the service schools for the game. Loughran Will Meet Slattery on Dec, 12 Philadelphia, Nov. {®)—Joe ith, manager of Tommy Lough- ran, announced today that he had reached an agreement with Jess M on, matchmaker, for Tex Rickard, for Loughran to meet Jimmy Slattery at Madi Garden on December Smith held Slattery’s agreement. for the match. Loughran is recognized by the New Yor id Pennsylvania as the light while the @ association recog- s Slattery as the holder of that named his eleven “The Most The Bismarck Tribune wil mail it to the Sports Editor. When the famous critics, name their roll-of-honor, American team as select most closely approxima’ First Team Player Lindbergh Bull Montana i dames J. Walker Bil Taft Telit ‘Tex Rickard Wallace Beery Bicherd Byra Bill Thompson - d) Scranton, Pa., (10). K STAD, won'a technical knockout stated that he understood McMahon] (9 Position Leit Tackle Left Guard Center’ Right Guard Right Tackle Right End ND COACH ZUPPKE Tex Rickard Clarifies | Heavyweight Situation wise, the Mana Mauler sur- vives this march, Rickard declared he would send him out again to fight Tunney for the crown lost at Philadel phi: As to t fighting for hin early July, Rick was non-com- mittal. “I am convinced regardless of what Tunney says, that I have exclusive rights to Tunney’s ring services in his first bout next year and that I may, if conditions war- delay that ma until August tember,” Rickard said. “Tun- y fights for me next summer if he wants them, but. only on a percentage basis. Cer- tainly not on the basis existing in our present contract.” Rickard said he had not heard from Tunney in the matter and did not expect to. . “My end of the agreement will be fulfilled with the deposit of $100,000 on February 1, and a simi- lar deposit on June 1. Then all he has to do is fight when I tell him who his opponent will be, and where the fight will be held. I don’t think there will be any trouble.” prospects of Tunney in late June or ae | Fights Last Night | as (By The Associated Press) Dayton, Ohio—Mike Dundee, Rock Island, Ill, won by a technical knockout from Mike Ballerino, Brooklyn, (10). New_York — Sammy Dorfman, New York, defeated Petie Mack, Jersey City, N. J., (10). Murray Layton, New York, defeated Pinkie Mays, Savannah, Ga., (6). Philadelphia—Maxie Rosenbloom, New York, defeated Pete Latzo, King Solomon, ver Ray Neuman, Jersey City, (5). Tony Ascencio, Spain, knocked out Willie Joyce, Philadelphia, (1). Chicago—Archie Bell, New York, defeated Vic Burrone, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh — Tommy Crowley, Pittsburgh, outpointed Phil Gold- stein, New York, (10). Valdosta, Ga.— Young Stribling, Atlanta, Ga., won a technical knock- out over Andy (Kid) Palmer, Phil- adelphia, (6). Omaha, Neb.—Roscoe Hall, Den- waa defeated Edwin Biege, Omaha, Cedar Rapids, Ilowa—Johnny Ful- ton, Cedar Rapids, defeated Eddie McFadden, St. Paul, (10) Bill McKechnie, recently appoint- ed manager of the St. Louis Cards, won a pennant for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1924. Will Rogers Picks an All-American Will. Rogers, the famous wisecracker and jokesmith of Beverly Hills, Calif., has picked the first All-American team for The Bismarck Tribune. The mayor of the famous subdivision of Hollywood has Versatile All-American.” I print the outstanding All- American teams as chosen by Missouri Slope fans. Fill-in one of the forms that have been run in previous issues and Rockne, Jones’ and Warner, The Tribune will print the All- ed by the Missouri Slope fan that tes that of the well known coaches. Rogers’ Selections Follow Second Team Player Will Hayes _ Babe Rath John Doe Eddie Cantor End ZUPPKE SAYS REITSCH WAS STAR PLAYER Illini Mentor Objects to State- ments That Team Was ‘Starless’ BILLY EVANS Coach Bob Zuppke had a great team at Illinois this year. It’s going to be even better next season. There were a lot of sophomores on the eleven. A year’s experience under ed poise. Once upon a time “Red” Grange hogged the Illinois _ spotlight. Grange’s great feats dwarfed the brilliant work of the line that was making them possible. When Grange made his exit, “Frosty” Peters made his entrance. The iceman gave way to the fire- man in the battle for publicity. Peters got plenty of press agenting, but he failed to live up to the ad- vance dope as did Grange. This year a great Mlinois team steam-rolled over the rest of the Big Ten minus a “Red” Grange or “Frosty” Peters in the back field. t was called the team without a star. iit about Captain Bob Reitsch? sk you. . ‘coach Bob Zuppke of the Univer- sity is not given to praise of his football players during the season, but he recently broke a long-estab- lished rule in coming to the defense of Captain Bob Reitsch who has been the victim of widespread stories to the effect that Illinois has a “star- less” team. Zuppke characterized —_‘Reitsch, practically unanimous all-conference center last season, as a great player and a great leader, the mos¢ aggres- sive captain Illinois has had since Ralph “Slooie” Chapman, first Ilini All-America and one of the great} heroes of the World War, who cap- tained the 1914 eleven, Zuppke’s first conference championship team. Reitsch played his third year at the pivot and in his senior year was. playing the best game of his career, snapping the ball accurately for the intricate plays of Zuppke-coached backs, making tackles all over the field and encouraging his men by his example and his personality. Zuppke attributes a large measure of the success of the 1927 Illinois team to the playing and leadership insinuation that the Illinois team is “starless” when he believes the their belt is going to give them add- Wa: of Captain Reitsch and resents the | h: WCANN OFFERS TO FIGHT ANY HEAVYWEIGHT Local Battler Wants 10-round Bout in Some North Da- kota Ring to By MorrissAckerman Where to hunt ducks in Amer- ica is a problem to maay hunters. While private clubs control duck grounds from coast to coast and Canada to gulf there is still much famous country. where all may enjoy the sport. Notable in the list are Barne- at Bay, New Jersey; Currituck Sound and Okracoke, North Caro-| Jack McCann, lina; Reelfoot Lake, Tenn the Louisiana and Texas coas' Missouri Sloyfe 3] heavyweight, who recently received =“ xico; the Illinois | 8" invitation to go to New York to ee ee begin of South Da-|talk over his fight future with Leo kota; the slough country®of North|P- Flynn, manager of Jack Demp- Dakota; and the Pacific coast from |8ey’s, ting life, received further roof that Flynn means business londay in the shape of a telegram. “When will you be able to leave for New York?” Flynn asked. _ Because of business, McCann will not be able to leave for at least an- other month and in the interim he has challenged any heavyweight in skipper of the crew is the leading} the northwest to a 10-round fight to western candidat: for All-America] be staged preferably in Bismarck, honors. Mandan, Minot or Fargo. ». es \McCann, who was light heavy- ie | Abandons Title weight and heavyweight champion -|}of the northwest in 1925, received | When Gate Fails SSS eee eee shington to lower Californi; Of course this is only a partial list. Nevada, Massachusetts, Long Island, the Great Lakes region, Arkansas and other areas might well be included. further ring education the past sum- mer when he acted as one of Jack Dempsey’s sparring mates at the iformer world champion’s training camp at Lincoln Ficlds rear Chi- cago, “I am ready to meet any heavy- weight in the world toda,. I am in condition from bucking a plow all fall and necd only a few days in.a gym to get. my eye in shape for timing punches. And I want to meet some tough fighter in North Dakota before I leave,” Jack said. ° Stars For Wolverines All you've heard, or rather most of what you have heard about this year’s Michigan team, concerns Oosterbaan and Gilbert—but don’t overlook mond Baer, scrappy Wolver- ine guard. There are few outstand- ing guards in “the Big Ten this year, and Baer is one jf of the few. He has the weight and the power for his position. He has the will to win, and plays the game hard. Ex- perts are predicting a spot for him Bordeaux, France, Nov, 22.—(®)— Andre Routis, featherweight cham- pion of France, has abandoned his title rather than fight his challeng- er in private for a purse of a few francs, Routis, who is resting at his home after a hard 14 months cam- paign in the -United States, where he met Joe Glick, Eddie Anderson and others, returned to France to find that the challenge of Gene Pothier had been notion by the French Boxing federation and that he must meet Pothier or forfeit his title. No promoter. appearing to stage the match, the federation ruled that Routis must box behind closed doors, “Nothing doing,” said Routis. “Fighting is my_business, I make my living at it, I don’t see why I should fight for a plate of beans. The federation can have the title.’ Routis intends to return to New York in November for three bouts in Madison Square Garden, TEAM IS SCORELESS New York, Nov. 22.—The title of the most unsuccessful foot-all team of the country goes to Upsala col- lege of East Orange, N. J., which as a record of no points scored in seven games and 285 points scored it. Bacr on the mythical Big Ten team. Dame Oh bel eg. ten, 8 by with his one, two. ‘a Hanley and Kerr Will Select All-Star Team Chicago, Nov. 22.—()—Selection of an-all-star eastern football team’ Over to meet an all-star western eleven it San Francisco on December 26 as been left to Coach Dick Hanle; of Northwestern and Head Coach Andy Kerr of Washington and Jef- ferson. The game is to be the annual benefit affair sponsored by the Shriners. While the contest is to be strictly amateur, only players who have completed their collegiate competition will be eligible. The coaches have indicated that two elevens will be chosen, one from the’ middlewestern colleges and one from eastern institutions. The 22 players will meet in Chicago and proceed to the west coast in one group, planning to arrive there about a week before the game. RABBIT PUNCH IS 0. K. Lima, Peru, Nov. 22.—Peruvians [Behe an honest-to-goodness fight. ie Lima athletic commission authorized the use of the “rabbit punch” (usually a choppy blow to the back of the head or neck) which is barred by most boxing authori- ties in the United States and other countries. | Luis Firpo, who has been living in Buenos Aires for the past three years, plans to return to the United States to continue his ring career. Prince Albert! gota Yes, Sir, Prince Albert—-the world’s fellow-commuter the other morning, when he whiff of that tobacco and said: “Do you anind if I borrow a load?” He passed the tin over, and I filled up and lighted up. NO, P’M_ not going to be married. Neither have I fallen heir to a lot of money. But I @ pipe come through a thousand per cent— rare body that put to get mea supply. I’ve raildness I fiad never met before in « pipe: tobacco. Mild, as I say, yet it had that rich, Yu s "A could hardly wait till the teaie: pulled in With Rockne’s Irishmen NITTANY LIONS SET RECORD IN TAKING 4 RUNS Penn State Hill-and-Dale Men Hold Four Cross-Coun- try Titles~ New York, Nov. 22.—(AP)—For the first time in the history of the intercollegiate assoc:ation of ama- teur athletes of America, one col= lege — Pennsylvania State — today held all four of the association's ¢ross country ch:.mpionships. In the van of Penn State’s tri. umphs over the six mile hill and dale course at Van Cortlandt park yesterday was lanky Bill ‘Cox, cap- tain, who won the indivic 1 title in 80 minutes 36 4/5 seconds. His vic- tory was the second in two years ahd raised to three the aamber of runners who have been able to win the crown successively during the 19 years of the competition. Vohn Paul Jones, of Cornell, won in 1910, 1911 and 1912, and Johnny rton, Yale star who later died in action in the World war, turned the trick in 1915 and ’16. Cox a junior in the college s a record of 30 minutes four seconds for the course last year. Team victory came to Pennsyl- vania State when teammates of Cox followed him in the sixth, s.venth, and 14th places for a point score of 50. Harvard was second with 60 and Maine third with 69, Penn State opened the clean sweep with both individual and team vic- tories in the freshmen event of miles. Rickard J. Detwiler, won the crown in 15:22 2/5 seconds, almost half a minute behind the rec- ord pace. 7 Jennings Remains at Marquette University « , Milwaukee, Nov. 22—Connie Jen- nings, di of athletics at Mar- quette university, will not accept | an Seed y Phenom epics, et : partment at Alabama Polytechni school of Bi: ham, William Coffey, chairman of the Marquette athletic board, said today. Jennings received an offer from the southern school, but is well satisfied here and will zemain, Coffey said, after a conference with Jennings. /