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

PAGE SIX NEW YORKERS | STILL RETAIN | TITLE LINEUP Connie Mack Has Most Optim-| ism in Years—Sisler Bol- sters Senators The Story of Tom Heeney ~_ * ® s * Just Trying to Get Along For Years, Tom Heeney and His Manager, Charley Harvey, Finally Get the ‘Big Break’ —a Fight For the World’s Championship TIGERS BANK ON Ald White Sox, Indians, Brown: and Boston More or Less | of Mystery | Chieago, April 9.—(AP)—The “experts” have had their say, the hot stove league season is ov 1 the seven underdogs of the Ame league, fortified with new help, ready to show them they ar ‘wrong. For almost to a man, thes. critic of the national past that not a club exists in the j circuit big or powerful enough to stop Miller Huggins and ram pant Yankees from again making a one ring circus out of the 29th an- nual season which opens officially on Wednesday. < This season, more than ever, it will be the Yankees against the field. It will be the same New York team, too, as no important changes have been made in its lineup sinc last season when it rai i the bunting by games. Even Ur decided to quit the game last fall, expects to_be ba the mound. While the Yankees e not demon. strated their punch in the training exhibition games, they are confident they will act different when they cross bats with the Philadelphia Athletics Wednesday. Other Clubs Recruiting Determined to end the Yankee supremacy, the rest of the clubs have been busy recruiting during the past six months. Many $ will play side by si time in their long c crop of rookies will appearances in big tin captains and one new manager will be at the helms, In Philadelphia, the imistic. @onnie Mac! dded | Tris Speal and Bing | Miller, to outfield and along with Ty Cobb believes he has an outfield Hed in the I fans ha aad The Bismarck Tribune for the next six days will run one mest intensely interest- * stories in recent ust like a fable is the | mantic to the point of fiction, but it | features another character almost jas romantic, good old Charley Har- (vey, his manager. aie Piodaaie, ‘Tom Meeney and his | Where Heeney advanced from a Sent AL Simmons whotwill be put of, Manager. Megin the story in | dime to a fortune in a little over a the game for at least the first week i ie tribune today, You will | yay, poor Charley Harvey’ | has with a sprained ankle. The Ath- msec oer ‘been battling adverse fortune * for) letics believe thei. big advantage twenty years. He always figured FARRELL wer the Yankees rests with their BY HE} that his break would come, but he picking staff, Grove, Walberg, . “America, the Land of Upportun- | was almost broken beyond” repair, uinn and Orwoll, the latter the has been ered So Many | physically and financially, before ation of the times in real life, plotted so often | the fates changed for him. i in fiction und_moralized so much)“ "eeney and Harvey can tell the open its season | from the pulpit and the | teacher’s | most interesting story that has been Boston so/ desk that the barefoot kid in the; related in many, many days and {| sticks and the hard-boiled little egg! there isn’t any junk to it. Theirs is -|on the sidewalks ‘of New York! the story of iwo hard-working fel- think it is a lot of junk. . ‘lows just trying to get along for ap-| | Their fathers read in Horatio years "and who finally landed. nd!Alger’s romantic stories of the {| urchin who started out with a tin Norse southpaw American association. Washington will tomorrow there against 1 President Coolidge can toss the fi ball. The acquisition cf George ler from St. Louis is exp bolster the Senator Injuries ar in the Washington camp lanager Bucky Har ‘d to Tcemorrw: Heeney stuck to who will start. Har cup and_a one-stringed fiddle and} Harvey, despite “raps” against Goslin, catcher; Ruel and y,| played hi into the master’s; the latter. pitchers, are casuals. room ple palace near the | Plaz: believed it, Bank on Tos: The success or failur: is believed to rest on it: New York Rangers | Even Hockey Count eit, Maybe, until they found that every itching time they got a salary kick at the and. the staff. The inficld has been im-| Shop the landlord _ grocer proved by the return of Jackie Tay. | taised his ante and the kids ate; With Maroon Team ener at shortstop and a heavy hit-/ more than ever and took up more} » | room. r eS Now and then the papers in this| y Montreal, April 9.—UP-—The New Browns. The Ti open their later generation would dispel some| 1° Rangers evened the count in h Loui lof the cynicism with the romantic | the Stanley cup hockey series Sat- mbition of | tale of the penniless painter who) urday night by annexing the second the Chicago White on nee poet Tad theta LIEGE eT game from the Montreal Maroons i gainst Clev ere, | land and vl a e 4 riSaibegierin: The White ‘Sex will have the same | few bought the Vanderbilt,| PY 2 goals to 1 in a furiously played itching staff, led by Ted Lyons andj the Astor, the Ryan and the Frick | overtime engagement. ‘ommy Thomas. The infield is be-| show places on Fifth avenue and} Torrid play marked the contest lieved to be strengthened by the pola them wit! million-dollar] from start to finish. In the second lisiti che $123,000 “peac! apartments, (ies 4 FES Ss) De ee tavie,| From time to. timeiths panera! period, Lortie Chabot was struck in has been shoving up well’ in spring hold up to the kids the life stories| the eye by a high shot off Nelson training and probably will be scen| of John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford | Stewart's stick and the player was at right field. : d the founders of million ‘and bil- | epg ig that he was ‘Much of Cleveland’s success rests | lion-dollar fortunes, | tushe Ds: : upon the showing of Pitcher George) ‘The kids in this day of high-| _ With the loss of their goalie, the Uhle, who had a comparatively poor | geared d and quick action don’t} Rangers sought permission to use season Inst year. Roge: Peckin-| want to starve living in a garret,| Wex Connell, Ottawa, goal keeper, paugh will get his first start as) they don't want to wear the older | at the net, but the Maroons ‘ob- manager of the Indians and rauch is! brother's clothes and stick every | jected, whereupon Lester Patrick, expected of him. dime in the corner bank, ‘The early | manager of the Rangers, took Cha- Browns Are Mystery | hardships of Rockefeller and Ford | bot’s place. The St. Louis Browns and what | were their own faults, the kids will! 4 = \ REE. EI Early Entry eee ting outfield, bolstered by Hi Rice, procured from the S they will do comprise the mystery | tell you, but give them the story of; of the league. They \s | Babe Ruth or k Dempsey t ler, Ken Williams and Rice, but e| they'll eat it up. | i] j ined Lu Blue, Henry Manush andj i, rl MeNeeley. The change is ex-! - The Heroes of Today i ported to give a punch to the club) _ Much of the cal uae of suc- ‘which was visibly lacking the past} °° to the ki Indians Prepare For Second i Annual. Redwood Mara- to ” notion, is | | fe S, | wrapped around the rise of Babe! | thon Race Pe pained at least one star in} Ruth from an orphanage, the climb! | fts winter trading. He was Ken! f Jack Dempsey from the rods un- | *~ aanaenemeaesc all of ty vit Bon ji der a box car, and the graduation o! meaiibent. Bue with the senson just Foo Sande from half-mile tracks i ee ne poe Guinn and Ment | the pasture country where the roof, ager Bill Carrigan have more trades | of every barn leaked. And to the| to pull. | fathers of these hero-loving little A new figure is at the head of the! hard-boiled eggs, the stories of American league this season in place; these romances haye almost as of Ban Johnson. He is E. S. Barn-| much appeal § ard, former Cleveland magnate.| We always have them in front of Barnard expects a closer race than| US, it pert. O12 stories being Bane rd year. over and new ones popping up al- . last year and a record year. most daily. Not so long ago it was| FARREL CUTS LOOSE Luis Firpo who crawled out of steer- | They have said for years that if | ame oP Beet from Brats Aunpiee | N would ¢ loose | With a rubber co! in the pocket of a0 take fee inne that Walter} soiled and ill-fitting suit and just | Hagen does he would be the pre-|# few years later returned like # ‘American national hero to his native Argen- tine with one million dollars, It seemed then there couldn’ any more extremities in romance, but another story, a parallel almost to the punctuation, popped up a few days ago when Tex Rickard an-' nounced that Tom Heeney, a black- amith from New Zealand, selected as the opponent for Gene Tunney in the next fight for the Rearywelaht championship of the world. Heeney’s Purse Not Known Rickard didn't announce what thi cl for fight er’s | |age)—Wiley Moore, New York, 2.28 }|lost)—Waite Hoyt, New York, won | Louis, 48. THE BISMA MANY CHANGES NOTED AMONG _ 1997 LEADERS Pirates, Giants and Cubs Un- derwent Radical Turnover During Winter OTHERS VISION PENNANT Braves, Brooklyn and Phillies Look Weak, But May Sur- prise With Power BY BRIAN BELL Associated Press Sports Writer i New York, April 9.—()—Nation- 1 vague pennant hopes, rising like sap in the spring, cover more terri- tory this year than has been the case in recent seasons. Seven clubs mere mention of the championship. Only 13 points separated the first and third place clubs last year and the training period has left no suggestion that the race this year will be any less contested. The first division clubs of las season, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, New York and Chicago have undergone | striking changes during the idle! baseball months. The Pirates andj Cubs claim added strength through} sit up and evince interest at the{ RCK TRIBUNE MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1928 Seven National League Clubs Evince Interest in THIRD CAGE HONORS | | | Ashland, Ky., Becomes Nation- al Champion by Beating Canton, Illinois Chicago, April 9.—()—Ashland, Ky., we y the high school basketball championship of the United States, defeating Canton, Ill, 15 to 10, in the finals of the University of Chi cago’s National Intercholastic ba: {ketball tournament here Saturday | night. The game was essentially defen- sive from start to finish, both teams {playing cautious basketball, with Ashland maintaining a tight defense that forced the Illinois champion to toss wild shots from midfloor. The | Kentucky champion scored only four field goals, but took advantage f Canton’s fouls to score seven joints from the free throw line. In winning, the Ashland team set vhat is said to be a tournament rec- ord, failing to make a single foul. It was a great game of clean guarding on the part of the southerners, who matched the Canton team with its own style of play—a five man de- ‘ense and a slow breaking offense. 7 orks Is -Third Grand Forks, N. D., took | third place honors in the University of Chicago’s national basketball Inter- scholastic tournament by upsetting an exchange of talent, the Cardi- nals expect to be more formidable | on account of improved physical | condition of several stars and the| Giants have replaced one of the| game’s greatest hitters with a/ youngster, who will play second/| base where Rogers Hornsby worked | in 1927. Has Strongest Outfield i The addition of Hazen Cuyler to} Chicago's outfield has converted Joe McCarthy’s outer trio into one of the strongest in the game at the same time, “Sparty” Adams _is| eredited with having “made” the Pittsburgh infield. St. Louis sees O'Farrell, Thevenow, Blades and Rhem in much better shape to give their best efforts. The Giants present a problem. Hornsby has gone to Boston and Grimes to Pittsburgh. Andy Cohen has been given the second base as- signment and must sink or swim around it. The other assets are/ Frank Hogan, a promising young | catcher; Frank O’Doul, ard hit-; | ting outfielder; and several brilliant! | young pitchers, Bill Walker, a Den-| | Ver lefthander, leading the list. | Reds Are Optimistic Three clubs who were in the sec- ond division hope for better things! and even vision a bere at the; {end of the season. Cincinnati has i lost Pete Donohue, an able pitcher, but a return to winning form of Adolfo Luque, the Cuban star, has encouraged Jack Hendricks and his | aides. The Reds think George | Kelly, much improved in health, will do some fancy first basing and hitting. Boston’s Braves, bolstered by Hornsby at second and Lester Beil at third, expect to display more punch, The Braves have picked up Eddie Brandt, a lefthanded pitcher who seems to have the goods. Brooklyn has drawn on Boston for Dave Bancroft, who can still play shortstop and hit; and Cincin- nati has contributed Rube Bressler jnament by defeating Wilmington, Vienna, Ga., Cotton States cham- pion and pretournament favorite, in the tightest game of the tourna- ment. The score was 27 to 25, The teams were as evenly matched in every respect as any two that Lave ever appecred in a tournament here, and the game see-sawed back and forth from the beginning to the last minute of play, when Earl Fitz- gerald, Grand F center, broke the 25 to 25 tie with a free throw, and Glen Secord, Dakota forward, added the final point: But Grand Forks outplayed the Georgians with a waiting game that took the sap out of the southerners, whose style of play was fast and offensive. Wheeling Grabs Conso Wheeling, W. Va., state cham- pions, won the consolation tourn: ment by snatching a 29 to 28 vic- tory from Naugatuck, Conn., in the last minute of an overtime period. Englewood high, Chicago, won third place in the consolation tour- N. C., 30 to 28, in a dogged, hard fought game, in which Wilmington’s desperate rally in the closing min- utes of play failed to overcome the Englewood lead. Seven schools placed men on the, all-American teams selected by’ the newspaper men. Ellis Johnson of the Ashland team was unanimous choice for guard position and was given captaincy of the first five. Shelby Stamper of Carr Creek, Ky., and Wendell Horne of Vienna drew the forward positions with Theo- dore Raines of Vienna at center and Russell Cardosi of Canton at. the other guard. DuChene on Second Team The second team is composed of Darby of Ashland and DuChene of Grand Forks at forwards; Hugret of Bristol, center, and Smith of Alex- andria and Phipps of Ashland at guards. The following is the honorable mention list, all of whom received to the outfield. Hendrick and Her- man, former first basemen, have been converted into outfielders and the minor leagues have sent Bisson- ette, Riconda and Freigau to lend a hand in the infield with Tyson to help in the outfield. | The Phillies must undergo a per- iod of reconstruction before they can challenge their fellows. A good start was made in getting Bill Kelley for first base, Arthur Whit- ney at third and Bill Deitrick, an infielder-outfielder. f Leaders Defending | | Their Titles AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting — Harry Heilmann, De- Cae ee ae running — r} Sisl Washington, 27. ee a Leading pitcher (earned run aver- Per game. Leading pitcher (games won and 22, lost 7. Leader in strike outs, Bob Grove, Athletics, 174. Leading run scorer, Babe Ruth, New York, 158. at least one vote: Forwards—Bramhall, O; Park, Il; Jerome, Tulsa, Okla.; Eddy, Canton, Ill.; Strother, Ashland, Ky Schnell, Canton. Centers—Hatman, Tulsa, 0 Dixon, Stivers of Dayton, Ohi Barber, Alexandria, La. Guards—Willis, Tulsa; G. Wal- ters, Vien Coleman, Canton; Payne, Stivers; Clinton, Grand Forks, N. D. f How They Finished Last Year AMERICAN LEAGUE Ww L | Leader in home runs, Babe Ruth, ‘New York, 60. Leader in doubles, Lou Gehrig, New York, 62. _ Leader in triples, Earl Combs, New York, 23. NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting—Paul Waner, Pittsburgh, 380. Base running—Frank Frisch, St. Leading pitcher (earned run aver- ' |age)—Ray Kremer, Pittsburgh, 2.47 per game. Leading pitcher (games won and lost)—Larry Benton, New York, strike outs, Da: Vance, Brooklyn, 184. " my New York 110 44 714 591 552 536 A358 A381 386 331 NATIONAL, PRAGUE Pittsburgh . 94 60 610 St. Louis... 92 61-601 New York .. 92 62 597 Chicago .... 85 68 556 »Cincinnati .. 75 Ba 490 Philadelphia 50 103 327 Izzy Schwartz Will Defend Title Today Against Challenger New York, April 9.—)—Izzy Schwartz, _acknowled; world’s Feeling assured of another victorious sweep through the British and French tennis classics, Miss Helen Wills, national champion, will soon leave for England to start training for the defense of her title at Wim- bledon. Miss Wills will be a heavy favorite to win all tournaments in which she starts abroad. Illini Track Stars band of sturdy limbed runners of the middlewest, color bearers of Illinois outraced the west here Saturday and, the Illini triumphed over Southern not seriously. California. | citing. aoe vee struggles ever Shot put, discus and high jump. stay within the coliseum, veteran pawed ch Big Ten indoor and out- their best in the two dashes, the door champions bested the Trojans, hurd product of another grizzled tutor of the track, Dea of 64 to 62. cided until the final event. Stop the Rampaging Yankees Is Cry of Seven American Loop Clubs Championship YANKEES PLAY A'S; PIRATES BATTLE CARDS First Two Popular Choices in Each Loop Face Each Other in Opening Games Fit to Defend x ek Helen Wills Soon Will Leave For British and French Tennis. Tournaments Titles New York, April 9.—(#)—The start of the major league campaign will find the first two popular choices on each circuit lined up as opponents, a In the American the Yankees en- gage with the Athletics, while in the National the Pirates hook up with the Cardinals, With the exception of the Sena- tors and Red Sox, all the clubs be- gin hostilities on Wednesday. Wash- ington and Boston go into action to- morrow, Indications are that Benton will take the mound for the Giants against his former club mates, the Braves, who probably will use Greenfield, graduate of the McGraw school, on the peak. : Probable opening day pitching selections are: American League Boston at Washington—MacFay- den vs. Marberry. Philadelphia—Moore New York at vs. Grove. Cleveland at Chicago—Hudlin vs. "Louis at Whitehill. National League Pittsburgh at St. Louis—Kremer vs. Haines. Boston at New York—Greenfield vs. Benton. Philadelphia at vs. Petty. Chicago at Cincinnati—Root Luque. Detroit—Gray vs. Brooklyn—Ring vs. Arne Souminen Forced Out of Pyle Marathon Texola, Okla., April 9.—(AP)— With Arne Suominen of Detroit forced out of the Los Angeles to New York mtarathon, Andrew Payne of Claremore, Okla., today led the field of 82 in elapsed time for the first lap in his home state. Suominen, who had held the lead for several days, was forced to quit yesterdry when he developed a strained tendon on the 35-mile trek from McLean, Texas. He failed to respond to treatment and was brought in by a patron car after an_ unsuccessful attempt to complete the jaunt here. Payne covered the distance from Mc" ean in 5:15:40, giving him an elarsed time of 221:29:37 for the 1303.4 miles. A 31 mile jaunt to Sayre, Okla., was the program today. In one of her last practice matches in Cali- fornia, she defeated Phil Neer, one of the ranking coast players. ace, Dave Abbott, the long winded s. runners of Illinois swept clean all Outrace California places in the mile and two mile and Trojans, 64 to 62 annexed places in the 440 and 880 PES that were not doped in their favor, Los Angeles, April 9—(AP)—A to give Gill’s aggregation a point foundation that was threatened on only one or two occasions, and then | and Blue also was e Trojans’ faces in the The Ora In one of the closest and most ex-| flaunted to The Southern Californians were at les, broad jump, pole vault and welin, but Illinois ibbed a point by a score here and there, which combined with The meet-was not de- the great lead taken in the distance (a were enough to give them Led by ‘their sophomore distance chit Sitting La Palina box) Because men like me—pay pretty compliments. Not Beccess iota: bat bacuiae! them the mild- oa cea as "ve prt ann Sitermsthocior Mt Sule in Cromwell, o A Seat. champion in this state, |. defend his title against Routier Parra, South American cl r, in a 15-round bout at the Se Niko: las Arena tonight. Schwartz is the favorite and in