The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 11, 1928, Page 8

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE GREAT OUTFIT FAVORITES T0 WIN OLYMPICS S. S. Roosevelt Willi Have) Training Quarters and Home Built on Board ROBERTSON IS COACH _ Biggest Opposition Expected from Finland ard German Athletic Stars | New York, July 1t.)--An- other athletic argosy sets forth to- day with flags w. nd spirits high aboard the Roosevelt; in ma most formidab! America has e respects the| load of talent} nt ont in quest of Olympic ho Track and field fencers, swimmers, cycli smen, gym- other branches strong, will and en’ ympic spor have a ten-day voyage aboard the) President Roosevelt. | Recruited from every section of this argosy should re- United States in Sep- tember bearing more than its share of athletic honors. Should Win Five Comparative performances indi- cate that the United States should | win championships in at least five of the eleven branches of Oly i competition—track and field. ming, rowing, boxing. and In all of these the Red, White and Blue will be defending team cham- pionships gained in the 1924 games In fencing, gymnasti cling, medern pentathlon, equestrian com. petition, and yachting America is sending teams that will give other nations a fight of it, if nothing more. Although German: empire, Finland, are certain runners and field s of them individually is in sufficient strength to break the long string of triumphs the United States has piled up. swimming, boxing and wrestling to| weight - lifting, fencing, yachting, shooting and gymnastics. Sprinters Are Dangerous ., Wykoff, McAllister, Scholz, Pad- @ock and company must watch out for the stars of Germany and Great |t) keep the track and field men i as good condition as possible on the way over so that they will not lose 800 and 1500 meters Lloyd Hahn |all the edge of their form in the| a |Shade, California middleweight con- | son Robertson and his corps af li gat Britain. In the middle and Icng dis- tance runs Finlan iron men are Most to be feared, although. in the | and other American competitors will need to watch Douglas Lowe of England, Dr. Otto Peltzer of Ger- |pides fave their biggest job in hand | Fa ont, charges inelive enough so rent Peal 0 ; 5 vill not take many days, off the will be strong in the hurdles, and |‘! sek i |holder. hh ep B eta tee aie eee OOO? | eed eaay anlalieopmaweadyianll villing to meet either Walker or the Nebraska wildcat, it many, and Edwin Wide of Sweden. | England, Sweden and South Africa Finland, Germany and Sweden in the ~ field events. In rowing Uncle Sam has the Golden Bears of California to de- nd upon to repeat the avy and Yale in the retain their titles. them forming the team for the ‘am. ; The American team will hav ‘week of preliminary training ield champions” ‘were assigned quarters aboard the | President Roosevelt. | It is also proba the best or-} ig athletic expedition ever to! jeave Yankee shores, guided, as it! is, by a soldier returning to Europe on peaceful mi n — Major Gen. eral Douglas Ma companied by such able figures in American athletics as Murray Hul-| bert, president of the Amateur Ath-| letic Union; Gustavus T. Kirby,| former head of the Olympic Com mittee; Frederick W. Rubien, sec- retary-treasurer of the outfit; and a staff of coaches headed by Lawson | Robertson, chief of the track and field forces. This year's Olympic campaign is under new leadership, for General MacArthur has taken over the p idency of the Olympic Committee in succession to the veteran Col. Rob- tert M. Thompson, while Mr. Hul- bert, head of the A. A. U. forces, ‘has taken the place of the late Wil- liam C. Prout. The latter died ‘while in the midst of organizing the ; Olympic work. Ship Is Unique The chartered voyage of the President Roosevelt has contrast as |well as similarity with former | Olympic argosies. Like the trip to _ Stockholm in 1912, the ship will 4 also serve as living quarters for the {main body of athletes while they * are in Amsterdam for the interna- {tional competition. , Unlike the voyage of 1906 to i Aibens, which took a stormy three 4 4 weeks, the Roosevelt will dock at Amsterdam, it is expected, in nine A devs, to give the athletes time to "shake off their sea legs. The big competition starts July 29. athletes, cream of the crop in 9 dozen branches of sport and gath- ered from all over the country, have been provided with every fa- for comfort and activity while across. They are traveling first class; in fact they have been hors of the party, officals and iy, 01 a in the allotmer.t of accommo- F the athletes have to take what they could get. Athletes Are Favored “Qur policy this time has been Vor it crew the athletes in every re-| coach at Penn, will co:ch the Ha- declared in| vana Yacht Club crews this sum. Cream of America’s Athlet ze Bound for the 1928 Giympic Games at Amsterdam, America’s best men and women athletes sajl today Lloyd Hahn and Dorothy Poynton (upper) are among the best in their classes in the land. Hahn runs the 880 and 1,500 meters ‘and Miss Poynton is a fancy diver. Lawson Robertson (lower right) heads the staff of coaches. on the S. S. President Roosevelt. Olympics— Ho! Most Formidable Boatload of American Talent Leaves for Amsterdam ** ® final tryouts. Jomen's track and field events, the of seen act rst time such competition has |and coaches, tfound a place on the Olympic pro. {map out their plans in the light off Hartnett. performances in the tryouts. e a|will be carefully done, for the final in| American entries must be radioed Europe before the chiec Olympic |to Amsterdam the day before the ‘program opens with the track and|Roosevelt is scheduled to dock. starting Sun-|There will be no opportunity for day, July 29. |changes or revision after the boys Four hundred or more persons |disembark. The biggest prohlem, perhaps, Swimmers Have Tank The swimmers will have their im-| provised tank, the boxers and the| wrestlers their ring and mats, the} 4 | fencers their strips and the gym-|® immers, boxers and |nasts their ropes on which to exer- | \, I be heavy favorites to |Cise. but there isn’t much hope for | the runners who want a two or | 39 Women Aboard three mile workout. More harm| The “more deadly” of the species |than good has come from runninj comprise a much larger part of the |around the decks and it is safe t total Olympic ensemble than they |Say the coaches will take no un- ever have before. Thirty-nine women | Necessary risks of injury or pulled are making the trip abroad, 19 of | muscles. ‘ 7 The trip over will furnish plenty y for the strategitts who will be able to FIGHTS IGHT. (By The Associated Press) Newcastle, Pa. — Frankie Ponto, Midland, Pa.. won from Joe Bischamp, Cleveland, (6). Portland, Me.— Ruby Stein, Brooklyn, defeated George Cha- bot, Montreal, (12). Cleveland, O.—Rosy Rosales, Mexico, won from Freeman Cleveland, (10). Myer hicago, defeated Floyd Hybert, Cleveland, (6). Russel Bradford, Pontiac, Mich. d2- feated Jose Diaz, Cuba, (8). — Buster Brown, x defeated Tommy Crowley, Pittsburgh, (10). Mickey O'Dowd, Muncie, Ind., outpointed Bill Cecil, Louisville, (8). Portland, Ore—Ignacio Fern- andez, Filipino and - Ritchie King, navy boxer, drew, (10). San Antonio, Texas—Bobby Fernandez, Mexico City, beat i Hooper, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Fla. — Jimmy Finley, Louisville, knocked out Julian Jim Moran, Madrid, Spain, (7). Jimmie O’Grady, mn over Harry Allen, Macon, Ga., (8). Charlotte, N. C. — Johnny Roberts, Huntington, W. Va., and Alex Hart, Cleveland, drew, (10). Frankie D’Angelo, Wash- ington, technically knocked out Jimmie Cox, New York, (4). Vicksburg, Miss.— Kid Har- ris, Mobile, technically knocked out Paul Sharp, Hattiesburg, Miss., (7). Spake Gets New Job Fred assistan mer instead of Rusty Callow. DAVE AWAITS TITLE CHANCE 11.— @ — Dave | s ready for a chance at the title- eee — Yesterday’s Games | NATIONAL LEAGUE “R H Id, _C! | and Taylor; Hol Jones, Bush andj This a Ehrhardt, Elliott | Gooch; Donohue and Hargrave. Ring, Sweetland | mer and Hargreaves. " BREWS TOPPLE oom Genewich. Henry “and Hogan; Mit chell and Wilson. from the first division of the Amer- jican association after getting only three hits off Ferdie Schupp, the In- dianapolis pitcher, yesterday while the league leading Indians main- tained their winning streak, 7 to 1, H £| A Te oh 1 2+ ® Coffman ard Manion; Bradley and Hofmann, Heving. trying to stop Indianapolis but ‘twas a futile effort. 9 Shante, Harder and L. | Brown, Marberry and Kenna. 4, while Toledo lost to Minneapolis, Cleveland ...... H E 0 14 3 - 9 18 ci} Miller, Levsen and Myatt; Gaston 9 to 6, although outhit 13 to 12. Two misplays were costly to the Colonels. Others postponed. —_ division has been a bitter struggle AMERICAN ARRGIATION om tt Fil Wykoff, Meyers and Shinault; Hopkins and Tesmer. not 9 Palmero, Ry-n, Scott and O'Neil, Hamby; Brillheart, McCullough and Schupp Reitz, Fons and Mc ont! WESTERN LEAGUE Wichita 7; Amarillo 6, Oklahoma City 12; Tulsa 6. Omaha 3; blo +. Moines.8; Denver 6. Perha it Nick Borelli, Muhlenberg star, the Athletics recently, fbr "woedataoten" collene ten this | champion just managed to out ma jus Pound cle ‘ 1 Pay c docion fi DID YOU KNOW THAT— George Lott is one of the few free-handed sport-authors. He will say his piece about any of the other players.... The others are all ethics-bound. . .. A trainer of a racing string was charging his boss for hay and oats that wasn’t eaten..... And was caught at it... And said — “I'll quit.”... The Giants won't let their players have a hotel room with a win- dow on a_ fire-escape.... When they check in they have to stay checked... . And they thought at one time that the newspapermen snitched on them. ... Grantland Rice says the progolfers are the nicest pros in sport... As individ- uals and a group... Most ot them are swell fellows... An will tell a cub reporter their | Score no matter how bad they’re going.... Harry Cooper will sit down and talk even if he holds up a match for an hour. He talked to a friend for five minutes during the open before he played a tee shot. - +. One of the officials wear- ing an arm band at the Olym- pia course told a lady reporter to—"“Get down there” .. And when she showed a press badge he said—“To hell with the press” leaks And the gallery cheered. FROM LEADERS (By The Associated Press) < Milwaukee was missing today The Brewers used three twirlers St. Paul defeated Columbus 10 to 19 to 6. Tolédo’s defeat dropped the Mudhens from_a_ second place tie with Kansas City into fourth place behind St. Paul. Kansas City won from Louisville, The fight for places in the first for several weeks with Kansas City, St. Paul, Toledo, Milwaukee and Minneapolis all bunched so closely that a game won and another lost almost shakes up the whole league standing. Smith, Minneapolis outfielder, starred against Toledo yesterday, knocking in six runs by means of two home runs, and a single. He also stole a ba: TOD AND EDDIE FIGHT TONIGHT: New York, July 11.—)—If the rain holds off—Tod Morgan and Cannonball Eddie Martin will get together for their much ‘delayed junior lightweight championship ttle at 's field tonight. The Seattle 130-pound champion is favored at odds of 6 to 5 to re- tain his crown. It will be no sensa- tional upset, however, if Martin, former bantamweight champion, suc- ceeds in dethroning the Pacific cosst title-holder. Martin gave ‘man cent 15-rqund championship battle st Madison Square Garden, when the MITCHELL PITCHES Washington Moves Into Tie for ball for McGraw until the sixth inn- ing, Andy Hirh’s home run in the fourth being the only Cardinal score. The Giants tied it up in their half of the sixth and then the storm broke, High started off things with his sec- ond homer of the game. A walk to Jim Bottomley and circuit drives by Chick Hafey and George Harper ended the four-run rally. Clarence all the es Board Ship for Amsterdam Today Giants Lose Opener of Crucial National Series to Cardinal Nine NEW YORK GETS 5 T0 4 BEATING FROM ST. LOUIS High Gets Two Home Runs in Contest to Increase League - Leader’s Margin Fourth With Double Win Over Cleveland (By The Associated Press) The west, with its- many pitfalls for the unwary, has no booster in John McGraw, the “ma.ter-minding” pilot of the New York Giants. After taking three straight on the chin at Pittsburgh, the Giants moved into the even more dangerous terri- tory of St. Louis yesterday and en- countered a storm of home runs that gave the league-leading St. Louis Cardinals an easy 5 to 1 victory in the first game of the series. The defeat dropped the Giants in- to third place, Cincinnati moving up into the r:nner-up position by its 12 to 4 defeat of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Reds, making a gal- lant comeback after a slump that sank them into the second division for a time, now are four and a half games back of the Cardinals, with the Giants another full game to the rear. Get, Three Homers Joe Genewich pitched pretty good iit shell, aged southpaw, exerted his usual spell over the Giants, giving up only five hits. The Reds Jets three Dodger hurlers for 15 hits in their seventh successive triumph at Cincinnati, Pete Donohue held a firm rein on the Dodger sluggers until the late innings when te Reds had piled up a long lead. George Kelly, the long first baseman, was the hitting star of the day with four out of five, Cubs Beat Braves Hartnett’s single with the bases loaded in the ninth gave the Chicago Cubs a 7 to 6, decision over the Bos- fon Braves ina wild battle at Wrigley field. Rogers Hornsby’s sixteenth homer of the season had given the Braves a tie in the first half of the last frame. Kent Green- field had (ee the Cubs far out in e fifth inning when he front in tl walked five men. This generosity with a triple, double and single ac- counted for six runs, 7 The Waner boys drove in the tying and winning runs in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 6 to 5 victory over the Phe lies. The Phils took a one run lead in their hali of the ninth but singles by “Little and Big Poison” enabled the Corsairs to register their fourth straight win—the second time this year, Senators to Fourth The Washington Senators moved up to a tie for fourth place in the American League by ating the Cleveland Indians in both ends of a double’ header, 9 to 5 and 9 to 0. The nightcap was something of a freak, for the Indians got no fewer. than 14 hits off Milt Gaston yet could. not-scor a run. Lou Blue and Frank O'Rourke led the St. Louis Browns to a 4 to 2 brag) over the Boston Red Sox. In the opening game of the series, O'Rourke drove in three runs and scered the fourth on a double steal. Blue got thtee hits. One a triple and scored two runs, ” RUSSIE FIGHTS NEGRO TONIGHT Chicago, July 11, —Russie Le- roy of Fargo, N. D., and Young ine Sines We near yl weig! rom s Angeles, meet in| those the main event of a double wind-up at 10 rounds here tonight. The other halé of the dual bill brings together Tuffy Griffiths of Sioux City, Ia., and Haakon Hansen of Norway, middleweights. WILSON FLOPS IN(TTH AFFAIR Chicago, July 11——Just when’ joys were getting interested in Hack Wilson’s hitting streak, which he had stretched to 29 hits in the last 16 consecutive games, he fell down yesterday against E and failed to nick a safety in official times at bat. He was walked the other times. __ During his batting spree Hack was hitting at a .490 clip, getting the 29 hits out of. 59 times at bat iz himself into the run ‘leadership of league with 22 four-base clouts, ‘EVEN NOW IS PADDOCK VIEW York, July 11.—)—Charley New us Fe Paddoc! vised today of the critielsm of ‘im that aceom- panied the resi ion from the Ol; commit of George W. many an uneasy minute in their re- | W! », issued the following “By tendering his resignation the American 0! com- faittes at © tine when the eed of mittee at a st two the National WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1928 STEELE DESIRES TO PLAY RETURN BISMARCK GAME Vieght Gang, Whipped bj Locals, Cops Two Scalps from Jims This Season Following Steele’s second win of the season over Jamestown Sunday, 1 to 0, the Steele mat r has writs ten to the Tribune ing for ‘ story which will give us a li credit.” The Jimmie team which has wor two games from the Bismarck Gray; Sana has not been able to beat le. Butterfat es e¢ & * ce @ Tiny’ Keith Weighs Only 330 But He Is Said to Be a Good Life Guard lowed Steele one hit baseq on balls. Rafferty, Fargo ace pitch: ing for Steele, allowed the Stutsma county gang two hits in the Sunda; game. The Steele manager’s letter to tht Tribune follows: Steele, N. Dak, July 10, 1928, Bismarck Tribune: Our scorebook was mislaid bul have enclosed the story from the Jamestown Sun which I would likd very much for your paper to print as Bismarck fans no doubt think Steele never won a ball game. Why wasn’t our 14 to 2 win oveq the Fate All-Stars July 4 in yout Paper ive us a little credit in the story, Thanking you in advance I am Sincerely, C. E. Vieght, Manager, P. S.—Please state also we ard : F ees very anxious to meet Bismarck eith+ Sam “Tiny” Keith weighs 330 pounds on the scales, but he is as light| er in Steele or Bismarck any week 8 @ cork in the water. Keith watches over the youngsters in Rhodius day or Sunday in order that wa Park pool, Indianapolis. The other day he pulled two sinking youths| make ourselves right with Bismarck out of the pool in one trip. and Steele fans. ADVERTISEMENT George W. Wightman of Boston and 4 ” the American athletes are now even. Ce eee treet to Wa cinpine Se eee ia rare We athletes helped him put over the Legion Keeps Faith ing District Number ‘Six, in the Cig be. cin Bos er Belief that the American Legion} °f Bismarck, North Dakota, will be to help us by not being on SMP." lis “keeping faith with those who Soreuers ot oi Wy eight ——______ 4 o'clock p.m. . 1928. LEGION KEEPS fied during the war” was expressed |” ‘The. dcilowine approximate “quan: f bidders: “The proof may be found in any "i930 cuble yards of earth excavas Lhd of the Sot cao paces is tion. taki i 2,992 11 fe 5 50 linear feet of circular combin and seeing to their education,” he} 130 linear feet of concrete headers said... - 2 manhole castings adjusted. : “There is not a community that] ‘%%,,4auare yards of prepared has not felt the helping hand of the} 4.948 square yards of pavement. ——— federal government extended to the|, Bids will be received on the follows disabled veteran and his dependents. hx . Membership Grows as Useful}, this state alone there i paid an- WarreniterBieuitite ‘on a. bitumts Activities in North Dakota [ually more than $1,000,000 in com- ans and specificatic In the office of the City Auditor o may be obtained from T. R Atkinson, ° City Engineer. Grand Forks, N. D., July 11.—) | +p, year to the fullest extent. This|snd Siecunee iaenehan Goad —Increased membership of the| legislation has benefited thousands | 15t. 1928. ., #1 j-|families. Among the better known| done. put the organization in the best fi- | tamu : nancial condition in its history, Jack ills is the law extending the time|,,Cach Pidter shall Seulchinaecmnes in his annual report to the state Le-|a5° the national bomuce the axncod:|snell be teceloed anh aaseneey ee gion convention here today. ment of the world war veterans act |**,Paf !n payment for the work. The Legion in this state has | covering guardianship, hospitaliza-|a certified check sor Five Hundred ‘ a | ($500.00) Dollars, made payable ta by 200, Willi id, and the roster | {10 2nd. compensation, and the Ty-/ ($500.00), Dollars, made President y ithsagpatien: ere i) “900 roster |son-Fitzgerald bill for retirement of | trent Hosta ot Ce Commissioners) + Williams bates ‘that ake psn ca disabled emergency army officer.” |as a guaranty that the bidders will, cooperation is paramount Mr.|members. Furness enrolled 97 mem- Sealed bids for the construction of ol fund and. now he is lympic received by ‘the Board of City Coms tities are given for the guidance o} building playgrounds for the children] **Concrete carb and mutter ing types of pavement: pensation for war disabilities Plans and specifications are on fil Increase i ‘ork on this contract must be bes ‘ . ; 1 bid rr bi North Dakota American Legion has |of members of the Legion and their | of cash parent fon ait ee Cd Williams, department adjutant, said |£°F filing claims for adjusted serv-|rants are to” bear (not exceeding Each bid must be accompanied by passed its year’s membership mark If successful, enter into a contract, Disabled Make Poppies with the necessary bond, for the pers year. Disabled veterans at the Battle|fiso he accompanied bom Waderd The general fund of the Legion is | Mountain sanitarium made 130,000|bond in a sum equal to five (5) per ficher by more than $1,000 than the poppies which were sold throughout [oint,°f, the full amount bid. 38 phe, fund last year at this time, he|the state last year on “Poppy Day,”|Si°xjrih Sonora dois ted Lawa stated. ae pies Prop) peered: aon “a cat n i on Board ed orraiasion ees on hand is net 0 ‘ota, through its poppy |of the City of Bismarck, North Da- e worth ‘of the ‘organization is $7,- sale, contributed $8,366.04 “to ihe oper T aa ape in 73. welfare _o! isal veterans t! ‘ M. H. ATKINSON, Campaign Gets Members year. Of this amount, $4,183.03 |7/11-18 City Auditor. BBL increased membership is - cars wich the ae peste and as ly to a systematic membership | for welfare work in their communi- RESOLI \N OF Re mp which was started in No-|ties; $2,031 goes to the national cry. COMMISSIONERS “ 4 has lasted through |headquarters of the American Le-|,Be Jt Resolved by the Board o June,” Williams said. “Quotas were |gion auxiliary to pay for the|Sismarce Nove Paka thse Tt fa - to cig ag Seventy suet poppies: about see: is Pigs to the neces: Fy and. a roi Board ot, City tl posts have equaled or ex- | hospitalization fun state | Fo ae pee ceeded their quotas. Two of the|auxiliary; and the balance is turned oy ‘Avenue C from Thitd Btreet ta belong to the National Four | over to the general fund for welfare | Washington Street in Paving District lundred club. They are Stanton | work. Number Six, in accordance with the and gon each having rapes agrees. Be jaticuabiees to Of probable cost. of the éity Engineer, more than, 400 per cent of the pre- ‘live, breathe and feel the Legion.”| wick, plant specitications and estit “Vernon V. Insnes Post, Stanton,| all,” he urged. “Where we do that | sieP'sd,ane, Pincedon file with the won the Mack Traynor membership |the good to our organization must 1938, ana” eee aE y and the flag donated by L.|folow as night follows day. It will], Bé,1t Further Resolved that por . Hanna, for bringing in more new | not falter or fail us and it will, .in|erty liabte to be assessed for the cost members than any other men in our | the-tery nature of its principles, rise |of this improvement by the publicas i tion of this resolution once each week fel gotiarmeags ond Posts deserv. hee ill creates eeu of henaticial for two consecutive weeks in the Bis. ing mention for their campaigns are | influence in the lives of thousands|marck Tribune. the official’ nonce Jo" veterans.” f 4 ‘Jamestows, Willaton and’ Mad. |. ren _ pager af uta? genase, and 3 within 30 days after the date of the COME HITHER, EH! ay sf firts publication the owners of the aed Pag per cent Creerdgn 9 eh T srailea at a atl last ett, aed major! ity ee Hie prapeniy. aishia to ¢ Furness, adjutant as she passed gave me a tion as # prize for bringing in new| “TI did,”—Everybody’s Weekly. | h&Ve ‘consented thereto. ment, then they will be deemed to STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. A : Finds Ancient Honduras City o tkingon, Clty Auditor, d_ for the City of Bismarck: ish County, North Dakota, do hereby certify that the foregoing is @ true and correct copy of the orig- inal resolution adopted by the Board of City Commissioners of sald city gt. fegular meeting neld on July In Witness Whereof 1 hi unto set my hand and tl the City of Bismarck this of July, 1928. (Sea M H. ATKINSON, T/M-18 City Auditor. Tom M. rote re aie Peoplen oe leader of the Marshall Field ¢ nt. % is ft *, oF eaensays. Bowe of the erticies found date tack Yo 200 Bch” ©” TOM MOORE CICARS