The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1927, Page 6

qq |) RENEWALOF | | RIVALRY Is | STILL SEEN Middies Say Figures Show * Some Cadets Have Played 5.8 Years NAVY MAKES NEW RULE ~ . Notre Dame Asked Navy But Not Army For Three- year Rule BY ALAN J, GOULD | (Associated Press Sports Editor) New York, Dec. 29.—(AP)—West Point isn’t anxious to cut adrift from the Naval Academy gridiron but Army supporters here are making it clear they prefer to see the annual service football battle scrapped rather than discard its whole athleti system, of which the present elig: bility code is a fundamental part. In a nutshell that is considered the Army point of view in connec- tion with the present break in rela- tions and the prospect that there will be no Army-Navy game next season or for some time to come, un- Jess there is an about-face at cither West Point or Annapolis. | Just now no compromise seems likely, despite the fact that there also is an under-current of feeling that the door has not altogether been barred to a get-together. This un- der-current has gained impetus from the prasence here this week of Army as well as Navy football coaches and officials gathering with gridiron parts of the country for vows over the game and les But jf there is any immediate basis ‘on which the two academies can get together again it hasn’t bobbed to the surface, Ways of Figuring Differ Army men feel they have some re- buttal bein | in view of the publica- tion, from official Annapolis sources, of detailed statistical records of Army's football squad. These military men, it seems, do not like the mathematics employed by the Naval branch of the service. Instead of subscribing to the Navy’s claim that the better share of the 1927 Army gridiron squad average 5.8 years in competitive college ex- perience, they produce figures to show that the average was only 3.6 years, including the full varsity ca- reer at West Point. In other words, the average onli! experience per man was only six-tenths of a year instead of 2.8 years, if the Army calculation is accepted. The Navy quoted figures on 17 men with an aggregate of 64 years’ experience, but by some process strange to the Army followers, di- vided this by 11 to arrive at an aver- age of 5.8 years. The Army, for Measure, adds two more ex- Pperienced names to the list, making 19, with total experience of 69 years to produce an average of 3. Why Bring That Up? “What,” these Army men are ask- ing, “was the Navy’s idea in forcing the three-year issue now, in view of the existence of a four-year contract with three years more to run, and the known stand of West Point on the eligibility question?” The , Points to the paragraph in a recently published news pamph- issyed at Annapolis: ‘In our athletic relations with the college world, we have from time to time been requested to conform to college standards of eligibility. The freshman rule was first applicd ly at the insistence of Yale and “i m (1923). Now Notre Dame peer the three-year rule in foot- But if Notre Dame made such a request to the Navy it neglected to take up the same issue with West Point, with whom the Hoosiers have had iron relations since 1913. Neither Notre Dame nor any other institution, except the Navy, has| taken up the three-year rule the; Army, it declared on authori Young Griffo Not Poor—Left $1,800 “New York, Dec. 29.—/—Young Griffo, old time lightweight flash, who died several weeks ago, sup- pore & pauper, left an estate of Announcement to this effect came : "Rickard has fil laim fe "s7a3 is led a claim for the promoter proviced for Griffes provi or Griffo’: borial. T).. woman who gave the of other days free for the last few years of his |went clear down under to Australia / New York, Dec. 29.—From the quiet pursuits of a business man, retired voluntarily from the strife of the tennis courts, little Bill John- ston, for years one of the world’s outstanding players, probably will be drafted to join Bill Tilden in another effort to bring the Davis cup back to the United States. Almost seven years ago, Tilden | and Johnston, then in their prime, ; and brought back the cup that is symbolic of the world’s team tennis championship. z From then on until this year Tilderr and Johnston fought successfully against the world’s greatest players and they succeeded in keeping the cup in this country. ‘ e But, last September, France, with Rene Lacoste, Henri Cochet, Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon, bat- tered down the two -Bills and took the cup to France for its first period of residence with a Latin nation. Following his defeat in the cup matches, Johnston announced that he was forced to retire from tourna- ment and cup competition. He had neglected his busines for seven years and he felt the time had come when he had to make tennis secondary in his program. Johnston is in the in- surance and brokerage business in San Francisco. In recent months, however, John- ston has rearranged his business so that his constant rsonal attention is not essential and he has told friends that he may try the big game again. ‘ The United States Lawn Tennis Association, beyond selecting the American zone for the challenging team, has not made public any defi- nite plans as to the players that will team. the United place?” ek be considered for places THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE UNCLE SAMS Hope TS RECAPMRE THE DAVIS rer ChPrece / val on the Bill Tilden, still the world’s second ranking player although he hag lost his American championship, is cinch for the team. _ announced that he ‘will go to Europe early in 1928 with Frank Hunter and will make another desperate effort to come back. Johnston’s name hasn’t been men- tioned outside of the chambers of the tennis association, but it i known that the little Californian is wanted badly. x To those who might doubt the wis- dom of delegating to Johnston the burden of supporting Tilden, officials of the association are pre- pared to ask “Where is there a better player in a He already has it is the States to take his PHANTOMS WILL CLASH WITH JAMESTOWN FIVE! Collegians Inaugurate Five- Game Tour Tonight at 8 on High School Floor—Shepard Lines Up Alumni Team tu Meet Demon Quint. Friday Night Bismarck cage fans should be of- fered the best bit of independent basketball so far this winter at 8 p. m. today when the Phantoms meet the Jamestown Collegians on the B. H. S. floor. Contrary to a previous announce- ment, the basketball stars of the Stutsman county college are not on a tour at the present time, but they | heca are about to inaugurate their barn- storming tonight with Neil Church- ill’s charges as their first opponents. Following today’s clash, the col- lege players will embark for Dick- inson where they meet the Dickinson Normal outfit Friday night. On, Saturday they will play the Glen Ullin Independents; Monday, they shuttle back to match their skill with the Hebron basketeers, while their trip will end against the strong New Salem five on Tuesday night. That is quite a formidable sched- ule and in arranging it, the Jimmies must have been confident of a suc- cessful invasion of the cage capitals of the western part of the state. Jimmy Has Star Five Members of the college squad are Con Dale, playing manager; Burt, Vincent Cassidy, former Dic! inson all-stater, Ray Anderson, Ha: ty Woods and Bill Morrison. boxing The local leather tossers are just|and ha: beginning to swing into form and|in the Churchill believes that they will chalk up their first victory in their third start of the season tonight. , Some of the boys who will see ac- tion are Doc Burdi ick Roberts, Bruce Doyle, Harry Lobach, Dick Middaugh, Herb O'Hare, Ward Hill, Andy Anderson and Roy McLeod. Bismarck High will make its only Christmas. holiday appearance to- morrow night when the Alumni will be met at 8 p. m. Although not definitely announced yet, Willis Shepard, alumni manager, stated he would have one of the strongest lineups that have played th? annual game in years, Tunney Becomes One of ‘600 Millionaires’) Fargo, tember, will Jack Hurley, Barry, wi glove on. of 54 bouts, tious four da: fight a him to a eve ere, New York, Dec. 28,—®)—Gene Tunney is one of the “600 million- athe h ight cha: hi ie heavyweight champion been made a member of the Madi: - make son Square Garden Athletic club, ession as composed of wealthy and prominent has claimed the balance. » 80 far as is known, left no ‘relatives. “ Sewell “ones, “former” De ones, ormer mn backfield star, has invented an in n Contrivance to prevent the of coffee on one’s shirt- It is an absorber that rests fight followers. membership. Jack Dempsey is holder of stock in the. Madison Square corporation, but is not a member of the club, a separate or- ganization. —__-—_ standing in Les Bai in his beli the sluggi N. Barry, the ‘most interesting single figure in the boxing game today, use of his courageous stand taken while refereeing the Dempsey- Tunney fight at Chicago last Sep- DAVE BARRY- | WILL HANDLE FARGO CARD Famous ‘Long Count’ Arbiter! Will Be Third Man in Fargo Ring D., Dec. 29.—Dave | officiate at the fight card to be staged at Fargo the aft- ernoon of January 2, according to promoter. se long count over Champion Gene Tunney made ring history and caused food for millions of arguments throughout the fistic world, is quite a treat to offer to northwest fans in addition to, the double ten round windup featuring Billy Petrolle and Cuddy DeMarco and Russie LeRoy and Harry Kahn. Barry was, rated as one of the greatest fighters who ever put a He boxed between 1906 and 1910 and scored 36 kayos out Today, without a mark Boscoe|to show as a result of these battles, he looks like any average business man in the prime of life. He teaches at Mullins’ Gym in Chicago s developed quite a few-boys past few years. Is Honest Arbiter Barry will settle usually raised by suspicious and cau- stern ee Fargo because his reputation as an honest and capable arbiter is un- questioned a. any one. Both DeMa: all disputes fighters coming to reo and Harry Kahn are slated to arrive in Fargo at least before the date of the along with DeMarco will come James “Reddy” Mason who de- veloped the late Harry Greb and led Mason is known in fight circles as: possessing one of the shrewdest minds in the racket. handling the eccentric and tempera- mental Greb brought admiring com- ment from His skill in cauliflower experts Mason contends that DeMarco, who is only 22 years old and a vet- eran of 90 fights, is the closest to Greb he has ever seen and believes that next year will find him ready as great a name in his pro- Greb. Becomes Rubber Battle Indications point to one of the Tunney is the first boxer given reas ee ee Ka me this is a rubber battle between these two and Billy must win to keep his his division. ker has already arrived in Fargo to take charge of his brother Russie LeRo: and he is enthusiastic that Russie will stop ing Milwaukee southpaw. This is quite an assignment how- (By the Associated Press) Keasas Clty, dotectn Eies® > feat Harris, Des Moines, lows, (0s, San Francisco. —T Cleveland, and Trip eeaacesee else Hinde aie betiar al jing of Ripon college of Ripon, IOWA COMPLETES 1928 SCHEDULE Hawkeyes Will Face Five Powerful Big Ten Oppon- ents Next Year team is: Oct. City. Towa City, Dec. 29—With the alae is., as the second nonconference game on the 1928 University of Iowa foot- ball schedule, the Hawkeye gridiron card is complete for next fall. The Ripon eleven will provide one of the three conference tests for the Towa team on Oct. 20. It is the first time that a Hawkeye eleven has played one ‘from the Wisconsin school. ‘ Ripon is the second midwest con-|all ference representative to be sched- uled for 1928. Monmouth college of Monmouth, Ill, will open the 4 nections son Oct. 6, On the eight-game card of the $9SSSSS$SS97096995 Billy Evans, ball has ever kn hall career. -Evans has write: Tribune and it is a series certain every baseball fan. “Start foliowing- his a8 umpire today. =. | The Most Unusual Ba CHAPTER 10 Batting perhaps any other feature of basel In a previous article, I described how more so. his bat. off his shoulder. strikes before he finally w; . Possibly it would have being charged with a time at bat and runners up. what ha) to Kill Tmgat add: that s in the game and therefore Senators ae ‘igers Were teams were scheduled to play Washington. four times Killifer came to the bat ball called for Washington to play to ag core a bunt. score, the infield 5 hing in the which I it isn't the’ easiest thing Yet,, inthis ‘it this game, ‘in Rate ‘ jomecoming). Nov. 3.80 Twenty Years in Baseball ne eo greatest mmoles base. wn and now general manager the Cleveland Indians, has writen for the readers of The Bismarck Tribune what he considers the most interesting happenings in his colorfal base- clusively for NEA Service and The Bismarck to a to The-situations that come up in’ a ball game same player to sacrifice in his first five times at bat. Yet that is just stretched hi; unusual pérfofmance over part of two games. AsT ll it, four sacrifices is the record for one game. jifer merely tied this mark, probably because he -was up ti really had no chance to break it. Iowans appear the names of teams from the states of Illinois, Wiscon- son, South Dakota, Michigan, nesota and Ohio. The complete schedule for the first Oct. 6—Monmouth at Iowa City. 138—Chicago at Chi Oct. ae at Iowa City. innesota at Iowa City uth Dakota at Iowa nev, Tye State at comme Nov. 17—Wisconsin at Iowa City.| record of Nov. 24—Michigan at Ann Arbor. ————— Page Mr. Indianapolis Five of the 16 major agers—Doni Joe McCarthy, Dan Howley and Bill McKechnie—have had previous con- the Indianapolis rican Association club. With exception of Hendricks they were Indianapolis players. Grid Leader Married Clarence Keefer, who will captain West Virginia’s. 1928 grid team, is married and has one son. ie Bush, Jack with years offers the opportunity ier more. unusual situations than tl er Peckinpaugh, recent- ly appointed manager of the Cleveland Indians, received five bases lis in one game. Getting five bases on balis in one game is decided- ly unusual, but the manner in which Peckinpat Not once did he offer at a single ball. He never once took Each time the count was three balls and two] inent . mn better had .Peckinpaugh’s performance | who been heralded as a non-batting feat. In keeping with Peck’s peculiar day at bat, that of reaching first base five successive times without cago. th registered was even OSSIE ORWOLL |'—edeme ser, TAKES PLACE. | "vm aca m IN BASEBALL Connie Mack’s New Star Who] ’ Once Hurled Ball in North Dakota Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 29.—(AP) —From the diamond of an obscure Towa college, Oscar (“Ossie”) Or- woll; whose alliterative name has been changed by admirers to. the Towa Ghost and the Great. Orwoll, has clubbed and flung his way to baseball’s big tent in just three|_ years. For three ball players and a hand- ful of cash, Connie Mack persuaded Henry J. Killilea, new owner of the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association; to part with the serv- ices of Orwoll, co big blond Ossie wilh don @ uniform of the Phila- delphia Athletics next season. If he carries on for the Athletics as he did in college and for the! Brewers, he shéuld be a decided ' shai Seine oe Be have the Norwegian » play first base or the outfield is a question. As. combination hurler and fly- chaser with the Brewers last year he led the league in pitching and was second in batting. Mack’s out- field is pretty well manned, but he can use a first baseman or « pitcher to good advantage. “Impossible,” Says Manager The yearly stalking of the bush by big league scouts always turns up a Story or two. That concerning is among baseball’s best sellers. Several years ago, Orwoll, then 18, followed his yen for baseball and essayed bed pt first base in a club in the now defunct Dakota League. “Impossible,” said the manager. “There's nothing else for me to say, you're just impossible.” And Orwoll was dropped forthwith. Then he entered Luther College at Decorah, Iowa, a town: which sometimes defies detection on the map, and for four years he was a sensation with the college nine. In 54 games he was at bat 208 times, scored 68 runs, made 93 hits for a total of 172 bases, and struck out 10 times for a total batting average of 442, . Becomes Pitcher From college he went to the La Crosse independent team and the oe signed him from that out- it ’ In 1926 Orwoll turned in the great .760 as a pitcher, winning 12 out of 16 games to lead the American Association hurlers. His batting netted him .287. Last season, he ranked second in batting, With a mark of .370, there- by leading the Brewers, which, as, a games nd ‘lost sit to heed the cir games lost: six cir. cuit’s hurlers. Orwoll is a son of the late Rev. S. M. Orwoll, a minister of the N wegian Lutheran Church, who lived at lock, N. D. He was ated from Luther College A. B, degree in 1925. man- lendricks, Has Brother Here S. P. Orwoll, 612 Avenue F, director of music in the Bismarck public schools, is a brother of the association sbombardier” and while baseball and music mer. be as far apart as the poles, the affection that $100,000; R. C. Lewis, Louceil y ‘THURSDAY, D: Army Would Scrap Navy Game Rather Than Change Ath Bill Johnston, Who Quit Tennis for Business, May Be Drafted Into Service Again Next Year Two Grid Games During Season Pasadena, Calif, Dec, 29,— siey pve ind vamnee who lay on Jani 2in the annual Tournament of Roses football game, was defeated twice during the past foothall season, but four victories and one tie against conference op: its resulted in the award to Stanford of a tri tie for the chomp Pacific coast pionshi| Here’s Stanford's record for year: Stanford 33, Fresno State 0. Stanford 20, Nevada 2. Stanford 13, So. California 13. a 20, Oregon -Ag- Motor company, Fargo, pred Lewis er Nel Rjeach brother bears for the other is|the ‘ ted the \Andrew Irvan and D. W. Stewart hauled two loads of corn to Bis- Sydney, New South Wales—The ent of Jack-Gregory, prom- no effort to hit the ball, was a day which Wade Killifer experienced back in 1910. Killifer Fails to Reach First Th five consecutive trips to the plate, Killifer failed to h base in a single instance, wasn’t charged with a time at each case accomplished the thing he set out to do, move a runner seldom call. for opposition knows the bunt is the play, ‘because cach yet , to yllis lio Australia of 1927,” | rej STAND ~ AS THEY ARE Chairman of National. Com- mittée Reports Present Code Gratifying Coaches and Officials Meet The conservative stand by the tules committee chairma day whil nm came to- coaches and football of- from all parts of the c: gathered for their annual debates by hes, toward this year’s rule: The with which Mr. 8 of, the si pénalty ‘Yor. illegal control of “unreasonable delays” in covering the striction of 1926 and the and E lished on a w game. In his review of rules-making, period of radica! the game from 1906 to era of stobilization piven since then, iat sees me as now esi eli-bel i shifting, and I re- inced plane, Hall's Statement Pointing out that the aim of this ee change was to strike a firm between aol he wit says: ” on ducted an ergata: to win the following wetNo changes in the rules are con- templated by the than certains at of clarifying, Sopacting: provisions already in the oe! of award in essay contest le of Woodrow Wi by Wilson foundation, offe committee is much. grati- ith the result of the defeated team comm inor iting or » cone an- nounces at New York that no first or second cause none of reruns Bye eed distinc- ym or o volved. sate reforming oil laws. Two unidentified men corner St. Joule gan are in attic of lean Port | shot him to death with sub-machine guns. ‘Italian vice consul st Odessa, Russia, murdered wrenched gold plate from mouth. \ ren be- 10,000 1 manuscripts money in: shelter and unanimous}; s of Calls bill robbers who he eo 1924. Washington and Detroit were the contending clubs. These a double - header The first game was a pitchers’ battle Fes = of