The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1928, Page 6

‘PAGE SIX THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE" Alexander the Great Turns Back Champion Pir FRISCH GETS SBCOND HOMER IN THO DAYS Cincinnati Redlegs Jolt Chica- go Cubs, 9-3, With Six- run Flurry BROWNS WALLOP TIGERS Chicago White Sox Outhit In- dians, But Cleveland Wins Anyway, 2-1 (By The Associated Press) _ Grover Cleveland Alexander stil! wears with dignity the appellation of “Alex the Great.” The burden of 41 summers. not to mention winters, apparently rests lightly upon the broad shoulders of tl a knight of the baseball wars. a + Entering upon his 18th major league season, he turned back the} champion Pirates without a run in the fists at St. Louis yesterday while his Cardinal mates triumphed by 5 to 0. ; s ‘Alexander’s effectiveness in keep- Cal Hurls First Ball at Opening Day Game as Hoover Looks on {ease qieew— BISMARCK BALL , ~ PLAYERS HAVE _ FITTING SALON ‘What the Well-dressed Diz-| mond Star Will Wear’ De- scribed by Churchill “All dressed up fit to kill.” That's Neil Churchill’s slogan) |these days as he has turned Paul Poiret of the Bismarck baseball club ? |and is outfitting his diamond beau-} ties in the latest fashions from} : | Goldsmith, 4 | The killing part of the slogan is! ' still a fond hope. Neil is not blood-| , thirsty but nevertheless he is con- fident that the new gray uniforms | with blue stripes and black caps andj | Sox, will so exhilarate his covey of ball busters that they will complete- ly annihilate all visitors to the capital city apple orchard. Twelve new uniforms have been measured and ordered for the Bis- marck baseball champs. Neil han- dled the tape at a select salon for the boys last night. “This Is Very Good” “Shoulders will be looser fitting this year, giving the wearer freer swinging action. There is very 1 | By J. G. MacGREGOR | | rs” was the title iss Adena Turner, star forward with the St. Joseph, |Mo., Jolly Club at the recent na- tional basketball tournament for girls at Wichita, Kas. Miss Turner has red hair. ‘KOWALSKI GETS DRAW DECISIO WITH KRAUSE Gans Refuses ot Meet Hazen Battler and Moorhead Pug Substitutes Bad weather almost wrecked Nick Sardotz’ fight card at Hazen last night when the roads held up the appearance of two of the scheduled scrappers and cut down the attend- ance. Substituting for Dago Joe Gans, veteran St. Paul ringster, who re- fused to meet Bat Krause at the last minute, Fritz Kowalski, a tough hombre from Moorhead, Minn., fought ten rounds to a draw with the famous Bat. Allentown Jack Shelly took a trip to Dickinson the early part of this week and found himself stranded in the face of a semi-blizzard that swept the Slope country for a time elly Was sui mee! ra Baldwin and Mickey Muelin, Moor- head boy who accompanied Kowal- ski as a second, was called upon to fill the bill, Baldwin easily out- pointed the Minnesota battler. This smiling young man Headin’ North Irving ‘Speed’ Wallace, Who Started Thursday on His Solo Bunion Trek a FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1928 ate Crew, 5 to 0 U.N. D, ARMORY PASSES OUT OF - GRID BUSINESS Athletes at State Institution Are Now Housed in Me- morial Stadium Grand Forks, N. D., April 13— After many years of service during | which time many dozens of football men have used its lockers, showers and other conveniences, the Univer- sity of North Dakota Armory for- , mally went out.of business so far as its connection with housing : Nodak gridiron forces was con- cerned, M4 | Load after load of football equip- , ment, impediment of the profession, | was hauled bag and baggage to the ;new $40,000 quarters under Memor- ial Stadium. Office furniture was placed in the coaches section, and lockers and benches were transport- ed for the spacious varsity training , quarters, }__Then 20 aspirants for the 1928 'Flickertail team piled into the new home. Some 20 others followed | their lead and today the death knell {of football dressing in the Armory is the, i F ing the Corsutr’s’ seven singles well is the rae rightfully be sounded. A West, the doughboy new North Dakotan running from Texas tle change in caps, the button and) Smith’s Draw scattered puts a more threatening aspect on the Cardinal pennant hopes. Figuring exhibition per- formances in the spring trajning ex- ercises, it marked nineteen scoreless inni for the veteran right hand- er. jexandef convinced; the fans that he ane uperb-control of curves and speed. Frisch Flashes Again Frankie Frisch, the Fordham flash, came in for his share of hon- ors in. making the Buccaneers walk the plank ‘by ‘prodacing his second home run in-as many deys scoring behind eet who had tripled. poEnee Old Alex on the hill was igh Pittsburgh Grimes who was back in harness oe =a ees rs during which time he Syed with the Robins and Giants. incidentally, Johnny was a for the spit-baller and it is understood he will have that as- it permanently. be Cincinnati Redlegs jolted the Chi Cubs for the second consec- utive day, this time by 9 to 3, a six- run flurry if the eighth inning breaking a tie of three-all. With the bases loaded and two down in the eighth, English bungled in field- Kelly’s roller allowing a run to le in. Before the Bruins re- covered their poise, the warriors had piled on five more tallies to put the game on ice. Browns Upset Dope Although the experts relegated the St. Louis Browns to the lowest subway level of the American i circuit, they broke out in typical Missourian manner with an- other decision over the Detroit Tig- ers, 7 to 2, which enabled them to share the crest for another day at least with the Yanks and Indians. Making his debut with the Browns, Jack Ogden, formerly of the Baltimore Internationals, hurled stead: me against four oppos- phy twiriers, Whitehall, Carroll, Stoner and Smith. The ex-Holy Cross star, Carroll, blew up in the eighth, five runs crossing the plate. Lou Blue, Tiger cast-off, connected for a double and a single. Chicago White Sox outhit the Indi by 10 to 7 but dropped an- other engagement to Cleveland by 2 te }, Langford’s three-bagger with Jamieson on base in the sixth in- ning developing what proved to be the erage of victory. Joe Shaute had the hits off his delivery widely distributed and received perfect sup- Cold and wet grounds forced idle- ness upon the other big league out- REISELT WILL RETAIN TITLE Deadlocked With Hoppe and Layton, Champ Has Easiest Cue Schedule 5 ee 13.—(AP)—Otto \delphia was favored te retain his title as the national three cushion billiard tournament neared conclusion today, although a seemed probable. deadlocked for first place with Willie Hoppe of New York and Jobn dayton of St. Louis, with five wins two defeats, the champion to have the easiest sched- or his two remaining matches. Smilin’ Bill Cissell : has yet to meet Layton erratic Kugie Kieckhefer of Chi- the cago, who has been defeated four times in eight matches. Gus Copu- los of it gave Layton a scare 8 finally losing 50 to 48, in a‘short and brilliant match. Hoppe Fr niny in datenting Siten' Halt ct Be Louis. 60 to ai. Oklahoma Governor , Will Greet Derby AND belting than last year. Gloves will be worn on one hand only. A neat More Than 200 Runners Will peak remaining. ‘Belts will be worn showing a tendency towards greater addition to the ball men’s ensemble boots will cover the ground,” quoth the fashion plate, Bismarck ball fans will be invited will be new walking sticks. The new| , exhibited his strategy and old| Roo! Compete For Olympic Team on Pilgrim Soil to a fashion show sometime in the next two weeks when plans for the big parade through North Dakota’s warring ball clans will be outlined. It will be a meeting open to all. Some crack midwest clubs will be invited to the capital city this sum- Numbered among the proba- ies are the famous House of David and Gilkerson Union Giant that they will be on the starting|nines. Both the be-whiskered gentry line in Hopkinton at noon on April|and the colored all-stars hail from 19 to strive for a place on the|Chicago and are two of the most American Olympic long-distance} colorful and powerful aggregations team. which annually tour the bible belt. Among the oldsters are the vet- Beaus Who Reported eran Clarence H. DeMar of Mel-} Some of the Beau Brummels who rose, Mass, and the grey-haired| were fitted are John Sagehorn, Kelly | Bill Kennedy, of Port Chester, N.| Simonson, Floyd Fuller, Eddie Tobin, | Y., both of whom will attempt for} Babe Mohn, S. P. Orwoll (the S. P.} the tenth time the long grind of|stands for “silent partner” of big 26 miles, 385 yards from Hopkinton} brother Ossie Orwoll of the Phila- to Boston. DeMar is the favorite,|delphia Athletics), Roy J. McLeod, despite his 40 years, and Kennedy,| Bish Bishop and Doc Love. seyera! years his senior, is an out-} “Just because we measured some standing contender. of these horsehide handlers for Ten years ago Kennedy, then|suits doesn’t indicate any surety of known as “Bill Bricklayer” ad- ition on the club,” Mons. Church- mitted he was 38 years old. Every|ill muttered today. “These boys! year since then he has refused to|have to get out and earn those} acknowledge that he has grown|suits. There are openings in both any older. His application blank! infield and outfield and the catching} this year stated that he was againj| and pitching departments need bol-} “38.” stering. Years Improve DeMars “You can tell the world that ifj| While Kennedy’s age has remain-|there are any ball players running ed_ stationary, DeMar’s running|around loose,’ Bismarck will give} ability has improved with the|them more than a chance to make years, That veteran has won the|good. We are always on the look- classic five times, in 1911, 1922,|out for unsung heroes.” 1923, 1924 and 1927, and. holds the race record of 2 hours, 40 minutes, 22 1-5 seconds. DeMar was second in 1910 and 1925 and third in 1917 and 1926, Kennedy, although he has finish- ed well up ‘1 front every year, has won the race but once, in 1917. He is ambitious to run in an Olym- Pic marathon, having been just edged out in 1920 and again in 1924.1 K, O. Christner of Akron Has DeMar’s ambition is to win an x Olympic marathon. He barely Scored 29 Knockouts in 33 Fights BY WILLIAM R. KING (Associated Press Sports Writer) Boston, April 13.—(#)—The call of the Boston marathon has been sounded and some 200 youngsters and a few oldsters have answered President Coolidge stood in his box Bucky Harris of the Wash direction of home plate at V anded a ball by Manager nd tossed it in the general nd the 1928 baseball shington season was on! The Red Sox won the opening game from the Senators, thereby resting atop the American League for one day at least this sea- son. President Cal and his pitching mction are shown at the top here: Manager Carrigan of the Red Sox and Manager Harris of the Senators jare shown shaking hands at the start of the game in the center, while Herbert Hoover, candidate for the Republican nomination for president, is shown with his wife, interested spect: 3 at the opening game, in the lower photograph. a The Story of Tom Heeney CHAPTER IV Heeney’s First Ring Victory Attracts Gambling Hordes of Broadway Who Premptly Set Abcut to Americanize ' the Irish New Zealander missed out at Antwerp four years ago. Since then he has been train- ing daily for the long race at Am- sterdam next summer. Many Strong Runners The only other Boston marathon winner entered this year is Frank Zuna, although there are many strong runners who have placed well in former years. Among these are Whitey Michelson of Stamford, Conn., and Major Ramsdale, who Bens the ae an iclexstion. johnny Miles of Hamilton, Cape r} 2 Breton, wha won the Boston race| .. Christner Bet or may not be a in 1926, and Cliff Bricker of Galt,| Contender. Battles of the future Ont., his Canadian teammate, will will determine his status as a fight- be missing this year, as the Can- Hie gree To date all his contests adian Olympic officials have order-| h8ve been against minor league op- ed them to remain out to conserve| Ponents. What he will be able to do their energies for the Amsterdam| *2*inst foes who know what it is final. all about is the important question, The Nova Scotian delegation,| ut 29 knockouts cannot be laughed however, will be large again this| ff year, as entries have been received from Billy Taylor of Sydney Mines, BY CHARLES W. DUNKLEY (Associated Press Sports Writer) Chicago, April 13—(P\—With a record of 29 knockouts in 33 bouts, K. 0. Christner of Akron, Ohio, is reaping the reward of publicity these days by having his name mentioned as a possible contender for the world’s heavyweight cham- pionship. knows the hardships of the path SPORTS FANS: This is the fourth of six articles by Henry L, Farrell, telling the interest- ing story of Tom Heeney, who fights Gene Tunney for the heavyweight championship in July, and his manager, Charley Harvey, who finally received a “break.” see BY HENRY L, FARRELL Under the tough, crocodile hide of the boxing racket, you may have heard it said, there beats a big, soft} heart. Like the wolves of the ma- from promoter to promoter with a fighter who is not established un- til_he has tried it. Harvey went the rounds, day by day, but no promoter would give his fighter, Heency, a tumble. Bri heavyweights had a low rating. Harvev had suffered rating also from his long association with bum fighters. They were glad to see Charley but they couldn’t do any- thing for him. Heeney Gets Match Then Harvey finally got Heeney a match with Charlie Anderson, a Christner, who is employed in the rubber works at Akron, is no ry 1, Fi ; earling in the boxing game. Like] ligned Broadway, with fangs pic- z " Breton; Jenn. "MaeDonaids"Donaid| Bob Fitzsimmons, Chrisiner did not| tured always bared for the hill, the| Swat nad him ig fi Toundae He old. a Young, Raymond Hamilton, all of| St@tt until he was 30 years Halifax; William Cochrane of Wind- sor, N. S., Silas McLellan of Noel and William Holmes, Thorburn. t racket is not that way, they say. That was two years ago. He fights| There are examples where the) in the same clubbing style as Luis| sporting element of Broadway has lg and, like ae ole Rall af extended Helping, hands to those © Pampas, never lets up on his| of its members in need of a lift. ed Mil pres opponent until he is resting on the} Many of them. But there are other Be lone ike 8 pest didn’t crash into the first the racket. He was a canvas, stories where the hand was raised The big Ohioan is following the| to sock or to pull down a man just Renders Satisfaction footsteps of Sergeant Bob Martin,| getting a break. start in the Akron] When Charley Harvey set oi later winning the/to get some matches for Tom to Chicago Ball Fans haar aaa championship of the A. E. F. Like|Heeney, a big, boyish-like New Chicago, April 13.—()—Smilin’ ‘i ¢ a Bill Cissell, the $123,000 White Sox| the’stiny Praenen, Tse, served jin Loplandey.. woe wanted only. money kie shortstop, has rendered sat-| was with Pershing in Mexico. aoeace pie 80 far to the skeptic! Christner craves a battle _with| the racket. : ee fans. gh clewal seheny Risko, the Cleveland baker They had been wanting to see ’ in two games with Cleveland, the| boy, if for no other reason than to| Harvey get a break because he Agel ts coast league star has| determine the heavyweight cham-| needed it, He was a square fel- eee chile Gee, barons ee Pionship of Ohio. low. They knew that but they det et patil gdp cig Mod criticized him for it. Their logic told him, to get back home, he had|¥e Mar 49 ae with the Garden bunch. Get a hustler Flynn who is in with the mob.” “limmie” fighter who wasn’t knocked out. Heency had enough to live on for a while after that fight but the same old dodge came when he tried to get some more matches. Then the kind wolves started after c ‘im. “Get away from Harvey,” . they “He's op. old grandma, | the well wishes of all the mob in| poiness’ Tarvey dant stond ie Got to give up a piece to get im-—Charley| Cox and Ber, can’t get around like he used to. like Johnston or Cyclone Smith of Expansion and Wildcat Smith of Beulah like the famous coughdrops occupied the same package with little superiority one way or another. At the end of the six rounds of torrid mixing, Ref- eree John Smith called it a draw. Opponents of the Eckroth boys of Mandan got cold feet at the pros- pect of meeting a duo that has gained considerable ring fame here- abouts and the Mandan twins had to stage another of their rousing brotherly affairs. Irish McFee, the Sioux Falls fighter, was likewise hung up by the weather and Tony Kipp went begging for an opponent. Duke of York to Play For British Net Title London, England, April 13.—(?) —The Duke of York will compete in the men’s doubles championships at Wimbledon in June as he did last year. He will. be partnered by Norman E. Brookes the well known Aus- tralian lawn tennis player who won the men’s singles championship at Wimbledon in 1907 and again in 1914. Althouzh he is now 49 Brookes retains his skill in the doubles geme. Virginia Poly Has Olympic Wrestlers * Blacksburg, Va., April 13.—(®) —Having just won the Southern conference wrestling championship for the second time in as many years, Virginia Polytechnic Institute now is training two of its undefeat- ed_mat men for Olympic trials, The victory this season marked Virginia’s third title in four years, and in 1926, when the team lost the championship, it was only after having advanced to the finals. The Navy's midshipmen at Annapolis administered the one defeat the team has suffered in the past two years. : Captain Berkeley Fussell and Mil- to North Dakota who expects to beat the average time of the en-j trants in Pyle’s corn stumble. Just to show his versatility, he posed for a Tribune photographer in his base- ball uniform. Wallace is in addition | to a runner and diamond star, some-| thing of an automobile racing driv- er and ‘holds many dirt track rec- coach from South Dakota State, det his pupils use the year-old sod son Memorial Field for the first work- out, but transplanted their efforts ‘to old Dacotah Field, where the cleat marks are so numerous that the grass has become discouraged with the situation. The freshmen room in the sta- ter. dium is not, of course, in use now for the simple reason that the freshmen are yearlings in name only. Being eligible to play this autumn with the selected eleven, they are bending hope will carn them a place with the their muscles alongside the “oldtim- ers” adding their meed toward in- , |} | vidual performances which they World’s The series the full scored by Frank Grabowski gave u his south in Fifth Game Montreal, April 13—(#)—For the second time in the world series for the professional hockey champion- ship, the New York Rangers drawn up on an the Montreal Marcons. New York Sextet, champion of the American group of the Na- tional League, staved off defeat in the five-game competition by turn- ing back the Maroons in the fourth tilt last night, 1 to 0, sending the distance with the final and deciding tussle down for Saturda: y night. The clubs now stand deadlocked at two games apiece. The lone goal of last night was ie Boucher, center, early in the second period when he grabbed a rebound off Benedict’s pads and sniped the disc over the flattened body of the goalie, TEETH OUT, ARM BETTER Monroe, La., April 13.—(4)—Al nine teeth to get in shape for the 1928 baseball season with Roches- Last year .Grabowski had a sore arm at Houston. During the winter an X-ray showed nine ab- aw bac! Pro Hockey Cham- pionship Will Be Decided fe ual footing with Montreal regulars. Regular lockers will be installed in the stadium dressing rooms this summer, it has been announced, and for the spring session old ones will serve the purpose. Tackling Dummy Not So Dumb in Hawaii Honolulu, Apr. 13.—(#)—The sta- tionary tackling dummy, long a fix- ture of college football, has been banished forever from the ‘ing field of the University of Hawaii. In its place is a movable~dummy which through a clever mechanism roduces for the practicing. foot- ler all the elements encountered in scrimmage except the straight arm. The new device is-operated from a center pivot by a man who make® it his business to see that the dume my is not where the tackler thinks it is, The long arm from which the dummy hangs moves easily on a ball bearing pivot. ,A patent de- vice drops it to the ground when tackled and a spring hauls it back into position when the tackler re- leases it, Blaine Klum, Oakland, Cal., brother of Coach Klum of the Uni- versity of Hawaii, is the inventor. ~ “SPIRIT OF ELKDOM” Daytona Beach, Fla., April 13.— (®)}—The name of the famous Triplex scessed teeth. They’re out ‘now. The|Tecing car has been changed to top Amaes ae anes eaneaah — aun is, bette: “Spirit of Elkdom.” Olympic candidates. Other mem- bers of the team are Willie Davis, giant football star; Tommy Tomko, another gridiron vlayer; Bob Grant, Tony Nord and Arthur Mahoney. _ An Expensive Luxury Being = sroaiees track er is an expensive luxury, says Hahn, America’s most famous mid- die distance runner. The past in- door campaign cost him approxim- ately $2,000. f Yesterday’s Games (By The Associated Press) ATIONAL DEAR E Pittsburgh 7 1 St. Louls 10. 0 Grimes and Gooc! and Chicago .... Cincinnati Jones, Malone and pages but he attracted some attention in| Rixey, Edwards, Lucas and Others postponed, wet grounds. | AMERICAN. LEAGUE ab wens 2 J. Ogden and Schang; Wh irrolly Stoner, Smith snd: W L Chicago Others postponed, wet grounds. YOUTH AND AGE that ber 16 te Raps Didn't Work E Lopers at Capital e, he pegged a wild throw to| Lakeland, Fla., April 13 was 8 guy was a sucker Heeney didn’t listen to them. °He R : fi i April 13.—)— h level. TI - Milwaukee iT er} Same irst after a utiful one-handed} The Reading infield this year will pethized oe am ‘ sete U4 Bai heard pocm yee Boh de Elser] Columbus ‘ 8 HENRY | sto) have two youngsters, Charles Walsh is life i s » nearly cost. him his life in a Chi- i 5 sath ki’ a comer and worth the at second and Tommy Sewell at tees auieenatile wreck, an accident ae ing hints an aed Menemy: ve nage! third, and two veterans, Deacon! that made of him a cripple and al- Firpo listened to the rapa about ici at short, and Chick Hawks at| most a physical wreck. They were! Jimmy De Forrest and cut away te for him as long as he wasn’t getting} from ‘him, Heeney stuck ie Sarees “ along too well. and he’s in there now. In that big| Minneapolis .. Harvey Too Clean - {dodgh -where Johnston thought he Indi Harvey is one of the finest per-| would be with cent of sonalities you would care to meet. A polished little gentleman. A/to be \with an: square-shooter. A clean-mouthed| those who tr: man whose. Seemity of profanity p; Dunn ia “by jimminy crickets.” A man|’ Old. Charl whose word always is break... Sensi Aimed to Good Melt ee -evange! imos' larvey to the racket, as his friends told him. oe fawn a “You'll never get along in that! again, You're too clean,” they! ino, No one else wanted to Monte Carlo, i 13.—(AP)— principality of Monaco is pre- to raw from the French ration and go it alone. us Monte. Carlo may-have its own in future Davis Cup matches. |: are few.nai is play- (By The Associated Press’ aca, Tolede, ron maetoener ower ay Plead Yap, In- Romero Rojas, Chile, (3). Davenport, 13—