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

"E PAGESIX THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE DISILLUSIONED NORTH DAKOTAN QUITS BUNION DERBY [Dan Patch’s Grandson | DOWN #<DERBY STRETCH [ORT LINCOLN to Race Here in June) —__— ey | FIGHT DUCATS a ig oY . y BILL MEYERS | teases OF MCLUSKY \ He's Being Tutored by His Distinguished Uncle and Shows Great Promise TELLS STORY “Crust-and-Cold- Calls blooded”; Says Gamblers Now in Control PLANS RUN TO MISSOULA | Graduate of Grand Forks High) Carries Colors of Montana Capital City turned out to be « carne in a Chic to one entrant in C. infamous better reco all of chili’ con| Bobby Patch, 2:14 1-4, Owned by Minneapolis Man, Is First Official Entry in the Bis- marck Race and Rodeo As- sociation’s Inaugural Meet A grandson of the world’s fast- est stallion is the first official en- try in any of the races that will be held at the inaugural racing meet of the Bismarck Race and Rodeo pelea! here on June 19, 20 and 1. Bobby Patch, 2:14 1-4, owned by L. C. Curtis of Minneapolis, grand- son of the great Dan Patch who thrilled harness followers 20 years ago, has been entered in the 2:18 pace or Merchants Stake race. Mr. Curtis, who is a nationally known breeder of pacing and trotting horses, thinks that Bobby Patch is one of the greatest horses that he has ever trained, according to Mrs. C. K. Bryan, manager of the local racing association. NATIONAL LEAGUE RACE TURNS INTO SIXCLUB BATTLE Game and a Half Separates Giants and Cubs in First and Sixth Places (By The Associated Press) Thus far, the first east-west ser- ies has served to bear out pre-sea- son predictions that the National League race of 1928 would develop {into a free-for-all battle involving | six or more of the eight clubs. The New York Giants and Brook- lyn Robins went into the west with a firm hold on first and second place, respectively, chiefly because of cut-throat competition among the western teams. Today the Giants were still in first place al- though sitting far from comfort- , May 9.—(AP)—Groucher, the stalwart son of Whisk ON SALE SOOK 300 Reserved Seats Can Be Had for May 17 Show at Post Exchange Tomorrow Three hundred reserved seats for the third Fort Lincoln smoker and fight card to be held Thursday night, May 17, will be placed on sale at the post exchange tomorrow, Lt. H. C. Jones, athletic officer, an- nounced today. All of the seats are ringside sec- tions and will be sold for a nominal sum, Lt. Jones said. Every seat is guaranteed to give the fan a free and unobstructed view of every corner of the arena. Corporal Armand Richards, man- ager of Company I’s boxing squad which holds the lead in the race for the company boxing championship in the tournament being held, an- nounced today that he had two new ” ¢ ty fighting rookies of the first water. derby. G. ‘Heiney. of. Fairbury, | ably there, ond the Dodgers had! groom II and Calamity Jane, is one of the outstanding colts in the stable | They will probably: sec: action ore the Just last Illinois, one of the ‘breeders of| dropped to the fourth rung. Chi-| of Harry Payne Whitney, New York sportsman, who has nominated |coming card. j Meyers, Pyle D. ites horses for Grand Circuit racing, has| C880, in sixth ee was only @/ twelve cligibles in an attempt to annex the Kentucky Derby. Mr. Whi Three of the present post cham. @ ©] and a former Mc( We) y, NOt written Mrs. Bryan asking for per-| game and half behind the league/ ney’s Whiskery won the event last year and the Eastern millionaire is] pions are: members of Company T's i aabit cee Mex mission to train some of his stable | leaders. " fia ner hoping to repeat with cither Groucher or one of his “forrae del array. Andy Graytax, the bounc- “Di fee, politich 7 ata ilsner,” | on Bismarck’s half-mile track. All four eastern clubs were beat- The chestnut colt was accorded a pe year of an won rt as at |ing, bobbing middleweight _cham- ee Ce ea ny atine bin 2 Would Train Stable jenyesterday. — ‘ela | {Wo-vear-old, starting in 15 events, Of these races, he won four, was! nicn. Bob Nicholson, lanky Scotch- ot OEE ALM aera Heiney is branching out into ra The Giants invaded Forbes field] second three times and ran third on two occasions. His principal victory Gotham transmuted to the stuff that dreams are made of. Long Bill Mey had run_from Los Angeles to Chicago. For 63 isi ‘i 7 i Ite: ight ing on half-mile ovals and wishes | 2nd dropped a 6 to 5 decision to| was in the National Stallion Race and he was second in the Great Amer-| Man alse t Meedthid ial ee to train his stable on the Bismarck | Donie Bush’s Pittsburgh Pirates.| ican Stakes and third in the Keene Memorial Stakes. His winnings champion, are the three titleholders. track to get his entries accustomed Burleigh Grimes, traded by the| 1927 totaled $28,745, Other ‘i embers of Company I's days he had dog-trotted across eight states. His sturdy legs and heavy brogans had withstood 2,800 miles. of desert. sand, Ti mud, Arizona to the distance and sharper turns. More than 100 letters have. been received by Mrs. Bryan from all Giants for Vic Aldridge during the winter, chalked up his fourth vic- tory in six starts, fanning seven men. Aldridge has yet to pitch for Mehlhorn Takes Lead crack squad of pillow-pushers are Wallie Laurent, featherweight, John Ambrovitch and Pascale Ortega, lightweights, and Gene O’Dell and cactus, New Mexico mountains, M is ing about the local track and the! was on the mound for the Giants souri rotten eggs and countless meet that is to be held here. and might have carried the verdict] Sandwich, Eng., May 9—(AP)— arts of the United States inquir- i itt h ¢) n P the Clan. McGraw. Dutch Henry| in British Golf Ope’ 4 lightweights, and, Gene, 0” Members of Company I are con- Pavements. F i ing in tennis, this Reinsmen who make an early in-|but for poor support. Freddie|“Wild Bill” Mehihorm, unattached : fident that their leather pshers will Pate ees Eom Control kreat players He ig William fe ilden: Sus oF Phitadelphia, ile isa Yasion of Ohio, to prepare for the| Lindstrom had a bad day at third| professional from the United States,| | (By ‘The Associated Press) | win in the te ees ee Wanna Ca corte notte | Rephew of Big Bill Tilden, the former world’s champion, and he is being | Grand Circuit insugieal at Neteto base, making two, costly errors.|took the lead among early finishers|, _ Deg Moines —Mike Mandell, the Fourth infantry boxing. cham: a, Sas preateut peas tutored by his distinguished uncle. He is following in the same foot- horses. into condition in North eorge Grantham stole home in the|in the first round for the British} St. Paul, technically knoe! pi deegiited ftom contro! 0: the race, pe eee is a member of the Germantown Academy team, where Big Dakota. Arthur Duffey, referee, quit. On gamblers were left in the car: of callouses. Advertising contracts had been withdrawn by many com- =| panies. There was nothing left. “These are the short and simple facts of the case,” said Bill Me; second inning. open golf championship with a snap-! out Charley Scherer, Detroit, | daily and every man is reported in i, ent Braves Fall Again py 71. (5). Johnny Martin, Sioux Falls, |A-1 condition. ft North Dakota’s climate has long) The Cincinnati Reds took advant-| Mehlhorn slipped in one stroke| §, D. knocked out Paddy Hern- High state officials will be among y oe been regarded as ideal for early 8e8-! aco of Ed Brandt's wildness tolunder Gene Sarazen, Flushing, N.| don, St. Louis (4). the prominent ringside celebreties son training and Mrs. Bryan said to- | score a 7 to 2 win over the Boston|Y., pro, who had returned a card prem at the coming fistic carnival, Lt. day that she fully expected to sec) Braves, The Reds tallied four runs| of 72, Paris—Tiger Humery, French | Jones said today. the Bismarck track and grounds de-| in the sixth on two hits and five| “Wild Bill” showed the way tothe| featherweight champion, stop- ! 5 UAD 10 FACE CRACK MERCER NINE velop into a training quarters for | passes, Hughie Critz had a 1-:;|big qualifying field on the first ped, dohany Cuthbert, Great facts « : horses from all sections of the/day, making three hits, one a hom-|round Monday when he led with 72. ritain (7). in Bismarck today. “There w United States. er, and handling eight chances in| He fell off to 82 in the second quali- —— nothing left in that derby for the ‘ ——————— the field without a bobble. / |fying round yesterday but came New Haven, Conn.—Louis fellows on the square and I quit.|‘Doe’ Love Slated to Hurl First PL f The Cubs ran their winning|back today to play steady golf all] “Kid” Kaplan, Meriden, won Seven others quit with me. Only i é 3 streak to four games by turning|the way around. over George Day, New Haven an runners in a gambling trust are} Ball Game of Season Sunday back the Robins, 4 to 3. Percy| Walter Hagen comiled a score of} (10). eft.” : : a Jones having the edge on Jess Petty|75. Bob Stupple, the Chi oc he lanky North Dakota, boy is] —Squad Strength Not Fully BIG P A RT ON in a pitching duel, ‘Kiki Cuyter, in-|wes erratic taday and nodes 82 "| _ Columbus, O--Eddie O'Dowd, visiting old McClusky friends in the| Recruited Due to Work— 2 a at ‘ jured hand and all, returned to the} Johnny McHugh, California ama-| Columbus, | defeated Gaston Capital City. Tomorrow he will Cub lineup and drove in two runs.|teur, had a score of 79 in the first} Charles, Cleveland, (12). we ¢eone Aarsevenees we UNeRoadNds “UouebeeeileE ee seen soneteDe leave for the old in) Local Manager Satisfied ’ ,. Six Philadelphia hurlers were sub-} round, running into a flock of trou- Peeper seer Sheridan county to v father, Paul: to a barrage of St. Louis hits|ble coming home after he had gone Youngstown, ‘Harry Blit- smokes,” said Sandy Louis Meyers. Sa 3 Both Kansas City and St. Paul) and the Cardinals won, 15 to 4. out brilliantly. The San Francisco] man, Philadelphia, won from McGee, . Born in Egeland, N. D. _Following a snappy practice ses- * Colonels and Yanks Shut Out lad finished with two 6's. Billy Grime, Australian feath- “But they don't all Balt is from orth erate right pen a et Tee pet ae Rejuvenated Cleveland Club Lose Games; Colone! nore in bent American League, the} Abe Mitchell, long hitting British] erweight wager 2). 'y appeal to a Scotch- enough. He was born in Egeland, | Tuesday Shurchill, man- v i i i vor- 4 RT GE eee a Kels Win lew York Yankees suffered their| professional, and a ranking favor-| Gallagher ittsburgh, and man like me; BP rele eats cid Aistather took him (hawks, announced Ahab 12°, wien Brings More Poison to second shutout of the year as|ite to win the championship, took 78] Frankie Rio, Cleveland, - drew Ott 28 & 8 & Beene oo ¢ to McClusky where the fami the Burlingame hotel years, Bill gradua Forks high school just a year ago. “How did you get i derby?” Bill wa “After gradu: went out to Miss ter the restaurant bu: brother Herman. 11] in off hours used to pace ked. versity of Montana track men. Cc Some members of th Commerce there about me. When Pyle sprung his derby propo- sition, they decided that the city of Missoula should he represented. P And so they selected me. Race on Level at Start in Los Angeles. Tha’ the level when we fi from $10,000 to $20,000 apiece. Do you think I was foolish to take up @ proposition of that kind? y owned pr many ed from Grand in the bunion from Central 1 “Two months before the race was scheduled to start, I started training would make the trip to Mercer Sun- day for the first gamo of the sea- son. “Doe” Love will adjust Mercer batters’ spines with an assortment drops and curves. Either r Louie Lenaburg ry. Cameron, local youngster, will be the addi- tional battery man. Composing the infield, Eddie To- bin will handle the first base terri- tory, Eddie Sailer will gambol around second, Johnny Sagehorn will do the shortstopping and Fuller will hold down third. Out in the fly fields, Walt Mohn and Karl Thornberg have received the regular berths. Simonson or Lenaburg will fill the third position depending upon the backstop as- signment. Carl Martin will be in reserve. Work Cuts Squad Babe Orwoll, Roy McLeod, Ander- son and other promising contenders for regular positions during the make the trip due to other engage- ments, coming summer will be unable to New York Yankees BY ALAN J. GOULD Associated Press Sports Editor New York, May 9.—@)—It’s a big season so far for ambitious youth in the major leagues and the Cleveland Indians, under new man- agement and rejuvenated by a good share of this new talent, have start- ed something that they hope to be able to finish, “The way these youngsters, such as Lind at second base, Langford in center, Hodapp at third and others, have come through so far, along with some great pitching, has kept us up in the race,” says Roger Peckinpaugh, the field manager. “And we expect to stick there,” adds Billy Evans, the general man- ager, patting Peck on the back. “And you can count on it,” con- cluded Alva, Bradley, millionaire president of the club, patting both Peck and Evans on the back, An Unusual Trio This new Cleveland triumvirate, invading the stronghold of the — George Uhle pitched the Cleveland|on his first round as did H: Thomas Barber was the low scorer among the first few British representatives to finish with 77. (By The Associated Press) _ St. Paul, American Association pace maker, today is still clinging to its one-half game leadership over Kansas City, the result of both teams losing their games yesterday. The Saints dropped a 9to 7 slugfest to Toledo, when the Mud- ninth innings to score seven runs. The victors garnered 18 hits off three St. Paul hurlers, only one of which was for an extra base. Foss, St. Paul third baseman, and Devor- mer, Toledo catcher, held up the game in the cages when they at- tempted to settle a personal argu- ment with their fists. Indianapolis made it two straight from the Blues, driving Sheenan from ae mound in the ninth to win to 4, Louisville ran wild on the paths and Milwaukee lost 9 to 5. The Colonels stole six bases, four of the thefts coming in one inning. Sick- ing led the Louisville attack, driv- ing in a five runs with four hits. Pick accounted for three of the Brewers Indians to a 3 to 0 victory. Uhle gave up four hits and completely silenced the bats of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Herb Pennock, proud owner of a five-game winning streak, was on the short end for the first time this year although he two games of the leaders by nosing out the St. Louis Browns at Phil- adelphia, 4 to 3. Cobb scored the winning run in the seventh on Joe Hauser's safe hit. A_four-hit pitching masterpiece by Ed Morris, carried the Boston Red Sox past the Chicago White Sox, 5 to 1, and out of the cellar. The Sox, losing their seventh straieht game, dropped into last Place. Los Angeles—Mike McTigue, light heavyweight, and —_——_————_ boy” Jack Willis, Texas, drew Trips for Business Men Kay Iverson, Marquette athletic director, will conduct trips for tired business men to the northern woods Fresno, Cal.—Wilson Yarbo, Chicago defeated Bert Columa, Les Angeles (4). Marberry and Lisenbee_ were Funded for 17 hits by the Detroit rs _in Washington's overwhelm- ing defeat at the capitol, 12 to 2. Bob Fothergill hit two triples, a double and single in five chance. Moffit Stages Fight ersely telling a tale of gradual| | Mercer is a heavy favorite to win world’s champions for the first time,| TU?S With a home run in the fourth disillusionment in’ the Honesty of |the first. encounter. Star players| is one of the most unusual in the| "SE, scored two ahead of him. the promoter, Bill gave ample rea-|from Goodrich, Denhoff and other | game. inneapolis made it two in a row sons for the disintegration of the|north country towns have been} There is Bradley who, with his| over Columbus to improve its stand- great caravan that started afoot|signed up for the coming summer | brother, Charles, is the chief finan- > et to 4, The across the United States. by the Mercer club, Topping off an! cial backer and also an ardent root- ay rae . ffled by Skid- “I have to use this money for ex-|imposing array of strength is Jack| er; Evans, an umpire for 22 years pemiga urling until the ninth, when mses,” Cash-and-Carry would tell |Gesellchen, who will twirl for Mer-| now installed as chief business ex-| the¥, Pa arse ipod before he re- Fis uoneers at ane end of each | cer snl June 1 when he joins Bis- eoutives and Feckinpansh Yeteran i in favor of Moon. day’s run after the various cities | marck. shortstop, a wise old head in e eS aoe ong the route and the control| Nearly All Regulars Tae RanMing auc cadineing, Wie AVriting Penn Athletic History points had paid ransom just to have}, With one exception, Bismarck’s | somewhat make-shift lineup with] Lowa! Priene jushnell, of the : of the derby pass through them or|lineup contains the regulars of last | consummate skill. a 8 0} , is writing a complete {dan in the ‘semi-windup position, make an over-night stop. season, the same crew that swept to] So far they have been getting history of University of Pennsyl-| There will be two other places on “Disgruntled pro football players|the championship in the baseball | results, much more so, in fact, than| Vania athletic teams. It will cover|the card and a total of 20 rounds of Pyle’s team—the New York| tournament last summer. The ex-j even the most enthusiastic backers| Penn athletic teams since 1893, of milling will be offered the fans. Card Saturday Night Battling Schaeffer, Bismarck’s will o’ the wisp middleweight, has been signed to meet Kid ‘Smith of Aberdeen, S. Dak., in the 10-round main event bout on a card to be held at Moffit on Saturday night. Jackie Gray, the aay. little lightweight of the Capital City, will tangle with Bobby Burns of Man- pitched good ball. hens rallied in the cighth andj The Athletics moved up to within|and rivers this summer. | Yankees—attached $5,000 in Okla- In Missouri the health officers were going to stop the race because of the filthy blankets that Pyle had furnished us with. They showered Pyle with rotten eggs in Joplin. But Pyle was one jump)” ahead of the sheriffs. He had beat}. is. homa City. it into Wi “The climax came in Illinois, A red cros nurse from a government hospital asked Pyle and Grange if they wouldn’t run the boys past the hospital windows where there were hundreds of disabled soldiers of the Grange, the spokes- man, said they would—for a cer-| World war. tain su ‘Pyle’ initials—C, C.—rather than Cash-and-Carry or Creeping Caravan should stand for Crust-and- Coldblooded,” said the scornful Bill “What are your plans?” Bill was queried out at Hughes Field Tues- day afternoon after he had jogged some 15 miles around the oval. “Are you through with marathon races?” Plans Other Races “Gosh no! I’m going to run from McClusky to Missoula! Guess I will start Sunday or Monday. I have té keep in condition because I’m eis to run from Seattle to New next ar. yt with that bombshell state- ment comes the one bright tale of Bill’s long jaunt. iui Running into Springfield, Mis- fouri, a wealthy oil man watching runners spotted the clean-cut Dakota boy. At the control that night, the oil man intro- : He asked Bill if he and a chan duced himself to local sport fans on the Bismarck High basketball team. Thornberg is fast and looks Re a sticker, according to Church- One of the promising new faces in the Bismarck squad is John Eb- erline who punches a key at the Western Union office. Eberline slearned the ball game at Sioux Salls, S. D., and threatens to be a regular fixture. The pedagogues three — McLeod, Orwoll and Anderson—have found their high school duties so heavy the next three weeks that they vill not be able to devote their Sun- days to playing while Eberline has a Sunday shift that will keep him away from the park. ee lifetime and I’m going to take it” Several Times in the Lead One thing that Bill didn’t tell us was the fact that he had lead the derby on different octasions. We garnered this by perusing the files of Associated Press accounts of the race. It isn’t hard to understand after seeing Bill’s six feet three inches of finely drawn muscles carrying him easily around the track, Encased in heavy leather shoes with soles one half inch thick, Bill barely lifts his feet from the ground, “If we had galloped over the roads with the regular runner's strides we would have pounded our bodies to pieces,” said Meyers. “It was this factor that cut down Ar- thur Newton, the world’s champion from Rhodesia, South Africa. He ran over 100 miles one day and was ception — Karl Thornberg — intro-| of the Indians anticipated at the start of the season, They are safely the past winter by his clever work | entrenched in he first division, within striking distance of the top, although tht experts en masse as- signed them in preseason calcula- ions to sixth position. Only one critic was confident enough to rate Cleveland as high as fourth, Team Spirit Boosted The opening victory of the In- dians over the mighty Yankees, with George Uhle outpitching Herb Pen- Ips and breaking the latter’s win- ning streak. probsbly will do the morale of the club more good than anything that has happened so far. The iri k has igh anyway, but it will be The Indians have been more or less poison as a whole to theYan- kees over the past few seasons and Uhle has been particularly so indi- vidual; The veteran pitcher has lost only one game to the New Yorkers in the past two years and period over them, The Indians nearly knocked the Yankees out of the pennant in 1926 with a late season flourish. Last year they were the only club to hold the champions anywhere near even terms, winning 10 and losing 12 games. All told, over a three-year hey Cleveland has won 32 lost 34 games with the Yank DRISCOLL BEATS RAILERS Driscoll, N. D., May 9.—Driscoll’s home town ball club defeated the .Northern Pacifie Telephone nine by a score of 7 to 4 here Sunday. Mem- Bob Dinnie, manager; Tom St. Ger- main, captain and pitcher; Connie Johnson, pipener Ed Hounold, first base; Cal “Mudsolo, second base; Annapolis, Md. May 9.—@— After witnessing the National A. U. boxing championships at Boston, where the winners and runners up will virtually comprise the United States Olympic team, there is no doubt but what the list of 16 con- tenders are the best that any Olym- pic competition has produced. Starting from the flyweight class, all the way through the unlimited huskies who will battle the fighters of most every other nation in the wed ir Smaiertam ey gonaeet it is plainly apparent erson- nel of this year’s American Olym- pave. A Keegeoad to coach past ci . The excellent pia) which the ton — tournament incovered Bost ul makes the American Clrepe box- ing chances look brighter they ever had been in the past. I was especially impressed the grow- nd|ing number of eelege boners who | hit participated, representing institu- tions in all sections of the country, as well as the high type of non- college boxers. who took Heit The Boston officials of the A. A. U,, who staged the Olympic boxing bers of the Driscoll team were, | | tryouts, under the direction of Wil- OLYMPIC FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS By “Spike” Webb (United Stdtes Olympic Boxing Coach) won in the welterweight class. A.| Lown outpointed Carmen Tuzzolino, of Los Angeles, in one of the most gruelling matches of the long tour- nament in which more than 150 irs took part. has the Olympic style of fighting down pat. That is, he has an open, clean method of attack, not going into clinches if possible. In other words, he doesn’t hold and hit—so usual to the American style of fighting. The Olympics demand the a0 style; for them it is the “manly art of self-defense”—not, any welterweight I have taken to past Olympics—either in 1920 or 1924—and he is the type of fighter that will meet the favor of the foreign Olympic officials. The bantamweight Olympic entry, John L. Daley, of Waltham, Mass., is much like Lown—in fact we called Lown”—for he is height and reach. He is not only remarkably clever as a boxer, but he packs a tremendous wallop in either hand. Weéigl only 118 it was a marvel to the spec- as to where Daley got his im the ket editor of Tomm: o blessed = wit deserve aie kee “either Joe Lazarus, from New York, or Al Tripoli, also a New Yorker, who represented in bantam’ Most Select Only so fine a cigar, so enriched by the natural flavor of the tropics, could ever command the welcome Onl: of so skillful a blend. Pf ag age yniny me ed tobaccos as the fine La Fendrich anion i a Mc I in ¢ le, and unless fontur in the woods, the Waltham youngster come back from @ physical wreck at the end.” Marty Biornsrud, shortstop; Je: aged to participate. ie will spend the day with Colline, third base; Nanet Miller, Perhaps the! forericat contender. square | his old pal, Duane Davis, local high! right field; Fete Johnson, center|at the Boston meet was few Heol track star, befors heading field; Nelson nnd V’o-rner, utility] Lown, of New York, national cham-; 2 ot | [men Ipion Zor the past. thrve years, who F much a slt nf. match, his latest victory in his ninth in that| Pic ting team far surpasses any I Lown certainly is far superior to