The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1928, Page 6

= RY eR pewter ae Asa BXPRESS FANS ASSURED REAL BOUT IF TRUE Financial Impossibility of Staging Such a Fight Make , Rumors Groundless BILL'S RISE ALGERESQUE, Fargo Italian Touches One of, High Spots of Career in Serap With LeRoy | BY J. G. MacGREGOR While no definite announcement was forthcoming from. the Myster- | ious Promoter, rumors about Bis-; marck teday which appeared to have | a Fargo source, vouched that Billy; Petrolle, the Fargo Ex; , would headline the boxing card that will be! sl jn the city auditorium on the a Feb. 28. lly, Petrolle is signed to fight in the Cay City, which is highly | imy je from a@ financial stand-| it, it would mean western North "a greatest fight card, for Pe-; is worth the price of! ad n at any boxing contest that | is staged in the United States and| it eer iae an: et eld in el news y to have Bismarck’'s neme heralded far and wide as a town, th to show the onc and oaly~ '. coast to coast wherever there fans who have seen the Fargo in action, they pro- claim him the next lightweight champion of the world. Once seen in the ring, both men and women be- come Petrolle fans and boosters, for the North Dakota boy has what is called “ring personality.” Compared to Dempsey promoters and fighters him to Jack Dempsey. » weaving, punching at- tack is the Manassa Mauler’s. His The dyunine thet darts fertin cn 1 ym the cor- ner at the sound of the bell; the steady s that knows no steps; the gameness under fire; the ocean tf both in and out of the ring—are all Petrolle and Dempsey characteristics. : Some pessimists claim that Billy has been lucky; that-Horatio Alger, were he alive today, would use him for a book model; that he is not the fagee fighter the sport writers would have us believe. But. no compliments are too good for Bill. He came from nothing and has made his name more widely known than any other man from North Dakota. Bill Has Worked It was not luck. It was hard work, steady work, persistent work. From the thme that Bill donned his first * glove, he has been in training. He ! has. never dissipated, never loafed, ‘never fought a poor at i ‘argo his personal ‘ in : feiends—bankers, lawyers, doctors, sen of the railroad yards, school “children, all know Petrolle as a gen- +‘ tlengan and one of the most am- bitious lads they have ever met. It ‘has the. same wherever he frre. Petrolle makes friends liste, sppare-cbectery a © went iM, square-shooter, and true friend. Nobody knows that better > then Jack Hurley to whom Bill has been leet despite fabulaus offers _ trém promoters who would have Petrolle in their train. Billy and Russie . _ Bill touches one of the high spots hen he It wasn’t two years the silent, little Italian had the blonde ace, Naturally sie, x ok But ane dif. 8 success. is no dif- mt towerds LeRoy tods: fist time that they faced ded mat. it LeRoy. Bill = ae . al lucking le for Russie to solve. former , was given a five- —————<—_______—-«) | .Youth-Builder i j eee | Izzy Zarakov to Run String i} | of Summer Camps | For Boys Gs i a: 1ZZY ZARAKOV Izzy Zarakov, Harvard - football, thockey and baseball star, has been|towa with two: victories. and three appointed head of a string of boys’ summer camps to be established in the east by Irving G. McColl, multi- millionaire New York . capitalist. Zarakov, since leaving Harvard last June, has been operating a camp of his own in Maine. The son of immi- grant parents, he worked his way through Harvard-and was on of ‘the Crimson’s most celebrated athletes. — RUTH STILL FACES TAREE MUSKETEERS Ehmke, Zachary and Harris Left of 1921 and 1927 Clout Campaigns New York, Feb. (?)—Out of the scores of Am n League sharpshooters who have tried—and failed—to put ’em past Babe Ruth only three enjoy whatever distinc- tion is gained from having con- beset bie the Bambino’s — reaking home run campaigns ©: 1921 and 1027. t twirlers were walloped cuit clouts that contributed to Ruth’s 1921 total of 59. but only; Howard Ehmke, Tom Zachary and Bryan Harriss survived to have their fast ones nicked again while the Babe was piling up his crop of 60 last season, It is a curious fact that each of this trio yielded four hom to the Babe in the two record-bi eg ye All three also chai ‘uni- fo in the six-year interval, but Zachary, after a brief turn with St. Louis, was bas Washington, in time to have the distinction of being hit for the his- torie 60th Ruthian rap of 1927. Zachary’s southpar delivery was touched for one of the big wallops in. 1921 and three last year, as were the ‘slants of Slim Harriss, first with the Athletics and now with Boston. 1921 and the Athletics and now wit! Boston. Ehmke, with Detroit in 1921 and the Athletics last: year, to the Babe ‘in jaunt this year it will be interesting to-see how the Three Musketeers of the Grand Army of Ruthian Victims fare. Of the original two score who withstood the famous 1921 bom- bardment 28 have passed from the big show while three—Coveleskie Pennock and Shocker—are out o! range by the simple process of being on the Yankee payroll. Another, McWeeny, is in th National League. i: layed baseball at Syracuse University since leaving college I have en, in professional etball.: going south in the spring to how much I learn from Ton: Lazzeri, the Yankee second man. Frankly, of all the 3) i which I have ga in, I. jeeeeoell bath, oe perhaps it~ wi turn out to be the one in which I am least proficient. can play ‘of sional _basketbal and as could sional to play. I want to devote some Pale rai WEST COA with his. old ‘club, | Charles Ehmke, -with Detroit. in ith | 2 Billy Petrolle Is Rumore FIGHTING LLIN | RISE TO SMITE PURPLE’S HOPES Wisconsin Takes Second’ Place as Illinois Springs ‘Big- ’ gest Cage Upset Chicago, Feb. 9.—(AP)—Once again the “fighting Mlini” have arisen from comparative athletic obseurity in Big Ten athletic com- petition to smite the championship aspirations of Northwestern uni- versity. Its lineup shattered by the inroads of semester examinations, which made ineligible three members of ita team, the University of Illinois basketball squad last night defeat- ed Northwestern 32 to 20, The re- ‘sult was (atgetld the outstanding upset of the year’s conference bas- ketball play. © oe oe Pa kehats nl 1947 fort. m was-conquering other Ten foes and seemed destined for a conference championship, it was Il- linois which upset the Purple and won the title itself. After that game, Northwestern fafled to ‘flash its sedi Ain) and power. gers in Seconc, Iinois also upset . Wisconsin three weeks ago at Madison, top- pling the Badgers from first place. ; y last night’s victory, the Illini went into an eighth place tie with defeats. Northwestern went into third pasition and Wisconsin climbed back into second place, a lap behind | Purdue, which has not been defeat- The Big Ten title chase will be idle until Saturday. night when Pur- due meets Michigan, Minnesota plays Wisconsin and Towa ‘clashes wis jana. : ichigan-Purdue game is the high Savoks on the week's schedule. The Wolverines have won their last three starts, dropping Indiana, Ohio State, and Chicago. Purdue, except for Monday night’s non-conference tilt with Franklin college, has been idle for .more than tv weeks. victory for Michigan would scram- ble the conference standings. TRACK ACES MAKE READY Three Olympic Champions and Legion of Others Prepare For Olympic San’ Franciseo, Feb. 9.—()— The greatest legion of athletes ever; assembled on the western, side of the Rockies is preparing to America defend. :its' track supremacy. in the 1928 Olympic Games. A .of, stars, all present or former Olympic’ champions and all from the same university—Southern Californis—head the list. are of Hollyw and ") Houser and Lee Los Ai oft the world’s seal eros for the hundred-yard | * dash, won-the 100-meter event and laced second in the 200-meters in 920 es. Houser and Barnes weatern cohorts will be swelled by many youngsters who have sprung, to.fame in the past tour bs: cea peters in- Contin | ft printing ed rary vel or a a in that it *3] in nee 2 f hs aces ‘durii past two yoers. In fag awey from an ive fie) tl 91 Mablonal he ke Ue l0yerd dash Dye and Grumbles wan the 120- yard hy sad. ard low hurdles r pin the 1986 national staan reed te Bescon : Is Prem ? it hurdler from que} other ‘pros- |; tryouts for. the. ames Fraucioce | Ad SAD RES EO THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE M'LEOD BROTHERS WILL STAGE FRATERNAL FRAY Brother vs. Brother. {has had to contend with in recent That is an act that will be staged|drills. Indications now point to 4 when the quints of Bismarck and/resumption of a winning mental at- Jamestown high schools clash on the|titude which will be needed if Bis- Capital City court Fridey ‘night in| marck expects to triumph in the re- the last home game ofthe season. | riaining games. : hk Foy es te coach at Bismarck| Bear stories are filtering through » Ww those of his brother, Bart McLeod, the Jamestown mentor. ‘ag the Jamestown What fraternal warmth’ exists be-| riddled by ineligib’ tween these two members of Clan|other | concomitant Mikio Comps Sad heer | "Bocas wi je lows ai ‘ ie er 0; ic is One mi wi coaches can telepathically infuse the taking much stock in the no iene will to win in their respective teams, | however, belie that his amiable then Bismarck will bly see one | brother is circulating them in @ west- of the greatest exhibitions of bas-|ward direction in-a of destroy- ketball ever played in the city. | ing the morale of the Demens. _Reports from the Demon ‘camp in-! Jamestown: has been: an up-and- dicate that some erstwhilé regulars, down team all season. It lost @ one- who have been ‘n the throes of in-| point sensational game to the crack ertia for the past ten days have/ Valley City quint a few weeks ago “snapped out of it”.and are doing|in which the.losers continually had their work in pre-Mandan-game/the ball in foreign territory but style. couldn’t hit the'net. Last Saturday MeLeod Has Problems Jamestown dropped a. game to ‘the re Pngboda tA are eer mone me weak bd hgh ter by a 21-16 een the two bigges' lema that/count after it duri the tacitirn mentor of the Demons | greater portion of th 5 ny ie Nodaks Favored to Defeat Bison Five Fargo, N. D., Feb. 9.— Crippled with injuries, and minus the services of Captain George McPherson, who was recently expelled from school because of excessive absences, the North Dakota agricultural college Bison will meet the University of North Dakota on the armory floor here today and Friday in the first two games of the annual state cham- pionship series. ‘ The Nodake, with one of the strongest contingents in years, are top heavy favorites to again annex the state crown. With such scoring aces at Letich and Boyd in the for- ward positions, and Lewy Lee at cen- ter, the university athletes present a formidable array. Coach Saalwaechter of the buffalo basketeers probably will retain Bob- by Hahn and Cecil Bliss at the for- ward positions, George _ and Pete Gergen at guard Matt ,{county seat. If the reports are true qact has been ility, injuries and reasons Braus, understudy to McPh TBON, at the weakened center position. : doi i etch Jimmy Reese Saved;Dimes; Worth $60,000 Young Jimmy Reese, slias Sclomon, who was recently bought by the New York Yan- kees. is not entirely dependent on lt for a living. Reese, just turned 20, and there in image eng As - result, Ritrenid has Fe young fortune estimated to close to $60,000 now. , Pipe-joy the qualities. you demand in.e — ‘eatisfection, when you pulled the from breakfast to bedtime. and light up. Draw. that cool, refreshing E ALBERT < \mmno other tobacco is like it! ys pit his cagers against|to Bismarck from the Stutsman| ‘ for BILLY PETROLLE dition For Both With No Alibis Intended Fi N. D., 9.—(S) ee Billy” eatrolle hry poate iS today completed the hard work por- tions of Phele respective training campaigns «for their . contest to be staged at the Fargo auditorium Fri- night. ba lers of both battlers claimed that their charges could not be in better condition for the crucial test, and that no alibis will be offered iturday no matter what the out- come Lee be. Fans who have followed the train- ing of both fighters are about equal- ly divided as to the possible out- come of the struggle. While it is generally believed that Petrolle will enter the ring a slight favorite to win, many are willing to place their coin on LeRoy’s nose. “Russie is a great fighter in Far- go, and he will have a weight ad- vantage that is certain to tell,” one teres fan remarked after the final hard drill. And, judging from the amount of actual cash which has been bet on LeRoy, there are many who think the same as the veteran. Confidence reigns supreme in both camps, and it is generally agreed that a great fight should be in or- der, no matter who wins. In order to give out of town fans an opportunity to attend the basket- ball game between the A. C. and University, the basketball. game will Tighe wrorzan Tail Boe” begta until m will no! wn He crowd has time to reach the auditorium from the college. Kinsey Coaches Cardinals Howard Kinsey, wh> joined the pro t xnis ranks under the guidance of Cash-and-Carry Pyle, recently be- Stole coach at Stanford Uni- ve fe A new sporting arena, costing 000,000, is planned in New York ity. The structure will seat 30,000 spectators. sum-total Ks 's living! You'll go to it ‘You can prove it with a pipe andatinof P.A, because it leads in satisfaction. The word _ tauch use, but a pipe and P.A. give it an entirely new meaning. You'll say so on your i Not Enough AND LEROY ARE Loren sg READY FOR GONG|| Handlers Claim Excellent Con-|° | Gather in More at Com- | ing Olympics | MELVIN WHITLOCK You'd think that Melvin Whitlock, who owns the 42 medals pinned on his breast here, would have enough. But he hasn’t. He is a candidate for the coming Olympic team, and wants to add a few mre medals at Amsterdam to the collection he has | A. won as a member of athletic teams at Oregon Agricultural College. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1928 I. AU. HEAD "GRANTS OKAY 10 JOIB RAY After Two-year Absence Doughty Little Speeder Wit Run Two Miles Friday Chicago, Feb. 9—()—Joie Ray, America’s blonde speeder of the cinder paths, once again is ar amateur in good standing. After an absence of more thar two years, from the amateur fold. the doughty runner, who reigned supreme in the mile run for a de- during which time he broke the world’s record for the event, ap- lied for his reinstatement in tl tral ‘Amateur Athletic associa- tion. The application was granted unanimously by the jation’s board of managers. Ray voluntarily withdrew +from to" cater the." profecsitaal sports enter ional sports field. However, he convinced the amateur officials he never had lized one cent for his athletic prowess beyond his actcal expenses. ats fay arranged to, enter’ the ment, Ray a enter the two-mile event in the Illinois Ath- letic club’s meet here Friday night, running under the colors the I. . C. After that event, he plans to confine all his efforts to gain a at on America’s 1928 Olympic am. Harry Oestrich Will’ {Lloyd Hahn Records Run on Chicago Track; Ninth Straight Win Mankato, Minn, Feb. 9—(@—| Newark, Wi, Feb. 9.—(?)— Harry Oestrich. Gustavus Adolphus track star, leaves today for 0 where he will run in the Illinois ath- letic club’s handicap events Friday. Oestrich, who races under the Illinois club banner, is entered in the mile som f with quarter mile re- lays. A week since he was a mem- ber of the Illinois relay team which placed third nt the Millrose Carni- val in’ New York. Lloyd Hahn, crack flyer of the Bos- ton Athletic association, has record- ed his ninth consecutive victory of the indoor track campaign. Competing from scratch in a handicap 1,000-yard run at the New- ark Athletic club’s eighth annual games here last night, he won as he pleased in the fast time of 2:15 1-5. He holds the present world record for the distance, 2:12 4-5.