The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 22, 1928, Page 6

PAGE SIX SUPPLIED FOR TEAMS’ STARS Every Team Entered in the Tournament Has Added Strength for Drive GRAYS SECURE TWO If Bismarck Loses, Churchill Expects Meet to Develop Into a Duel A great array of baseball players will perform in the second annual Bismarck baseball tournament here from Thursday night to Sunday in- elusive, is the opinion of Neil 0. Churchill, manager of the Bismarck Gray outfit. It is apparent the cight teams en- tered in the tournament have sup- plied assumed namcs for some of their newly acquired talent to hide their real identity, the manager said. In spite of the assumed names, the names of many noted stars in the state appear on the team rosters. The Jamestown Northern Pacific club has practically the same lineup that gave Bismarck a tough battle for first place in the final game of the tournament last year and has added several new stars, including Vivens, the colored pitcher from Rutland who has one of the best pitching records in the state this vear. Gilkerson, manager of the Union Giants, attempted to sign the colored star when the Giants were playing in Bismarck, Churchill said. The railroaders have also secured the services of George Hecker, hare hitting firstbaseman from Mandan. Practically all of the teams in tne Mercer district have disbanded and the stars from the several teams have been gathered together to en- ter the tournament as the Mercer team. Churchill expects trouble from the Mercer gang. Jimmies Add Four The Jamestown Independents have added four new faces to their line- up, Chapman, Smith, Lowery, and Thompson. One of the four new men is said to be a former major league hurler and will probably face Bismarck in the first round of the meet. Jamestown, though it has lost several games to Steele, has beaten Bismarck twice in four starts and is one of the best teams in the state this year. Steele has added three new men to its roster since they appeared here last Sunday and were beaten by the local club;.9 to 2. Lindbloom, Fargo mound ace, is slated to pitch the first game of the tournament for them against Tuttle Friday at 11 a. m. They will also have another Fargo hurler, Rafferty, in the line- By D. The Fort Lincoln nine has been practicing consistently the last two weeks, and in spite of its lickines at the hands of the local A. 0. U. W. crew and the Grays, will be a strong team in the tournament with a great deal of reserve strength. Tuttle will have a great team, the local manager opines. The Tuttle- ites have combined with their own outstanding men the cream of the Robinson Drillers, who have won practically every game they played this year. Tuttle has also enlisted services of most of the stars from teams alone the Pineree-Wilton line. Heidt Joins Workmen The Bismarck Workmen have signed George Heidt, youthful hurler from Mandan, for the four- day affair. The Workmen also boast several slugging stars and their fielding average has been pick- ing up steadily in the campaigns of the last month. Olson, who hails from Hoquiam and is visiting here until his school Teopens next month. will probably be used in right field by Bismarck. He may be called to the box in ap emergency. Love Mav Open Churchill will have Doe Love, who has been going like a “house-a-fire” the last month, and Jack Gesellchen, the Turtle Lake butcher boy for mound duty. The remainder of the Bismarck club ; will remain the same as it has been all season. Should Bismarck drop its first game to Jamestown, Churchill be- ves the tourney will develop into a duel between the two Jamestown # clubs. He thinks that the Northern Pacific club is a cinch to go to the finals in its bracket, and if the Jim- j mie Independents win their first | game they should represent the other bracket. The two teams have been in feud this year, the Northern ; Pacific team offering to play the city team several times. Games be- BOGUS NAMES |,§ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Grays Expect Many Familiar Faces and Unfamiliar Names in Meet . Bill Gets ‘All the Breaks’ 8 # * 8 * se 2 ! OKIE | Y The word goes around that Bill McKechnie, boss of the St. Louis Cards, who say that tell you of the soft spots he fell in at Pittsburgh and a: what you hear, this McKechnie has the Cards in a spot now where tl not to win the National League pennant this year. * 2 Though the St. Louis Cardinal Manager Is Not Player, Is Great Manager is a lucky fellow. PLAYING ISN'T QUALIFICATION Cebb, Mathewson, Evers, Tink- er, Herzog, Sisler Fail as Managers MACK WAS CATCHER Some Observers Not Swayed by His Personality Say He Inherited Club By HENRY L. FARRELL (NEA Service Sports Writer) Just because he was never a gre. t player and the records are not ali cluttered up with’ his name, it does not follow that Bill McKechnie should not be a good manager of a ball cbul in his own right. Some of the most successful man- agers in the big leagues were not great players. And some of the reatest players failed as managers. ohn McGraw, Wilbert Robinson and Hugh Jennings were good players on the great old Baltimore Orioles. Connie Mack was a good catcher, and so was Bill Carrigan, but none of them ever have been mentioned on any of those All-Star teams cf all times. Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Johnny Evers, Joe Tinker, Buck Herzog, George Sisler nad Ray Schalk form a group of great ball players who failed as managers, end the cases of Cobb and Mathewson were particularly conclusive that it takes more than individual brilliance to make a success as a ge! Bill Wasn’t Player Bill McKechnie never was a great player. You might be pardoned for saying that he wasn’t even a good yer after you read the cold t: of a dull record. The “Who's Who” of baseball traces his various wan- derings through the minor and major leagues and concludes with the not very flattering personal note that “During active playing season days was shortstop and second baseman.” And those WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ome Guys Get All the Breaks, They Say, Is Mekechnie Among Them? [CRITICS AGREE | NODAK STADIUM DECORATED FOR GRID CAMPAIGN Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 22.—(?) = Dakota's varsity foot- ball team takes the field this fall His Challenge Accepted Smiling Johnny Farrell to Play Hagen for Open Cham- pionship of World : ain at St. Louis. ey will have to be beaten if they’re But, regardless of tween the two could not be scheduled because of conflicts. But Churchill secretly believes Bismarck will win its first, second, and third games in the tournament without a great deal of ‘trouble. ——$__ LIVES IN INDIANA TOWN Spencer, Ind., a small town in the southern part of the state, is now the home of Ban Johnson, former American League president. West Considers 3 Attractive Games; Only Five Teams Stay in Conference Five Teams Are North Dakota, South Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, and Morningside; Creighton Is No Longer Active Mem- ber Five active schools in the North Central conference are making ex- tensive preparations for the athletic year which begins next month, They are the University of North Dakota, the University of South Da- kota, North Dakota State, South Da- kota State, and Morningside. Creighton, one of the original members of the conference, has been dropped because of their refusal to comply with the conference schedule regulations. es Moines, Hastings, Nebraska Wesleyan, Simpson, and St. Thomas have all been dropped from the con- ference, St. Thomas on two differ- ent occasions. Three of the member schools have reorganized their athletic depart- ments within the last year. At the University of North Dako- ta, Coach C. A. “Jack” West suc- ceeds Paul Jones Davis, athletic di- rector, and F, A. “Tod” Roukwell, football coach, last year. West will be assisted by Clyde Starbeck, all- conference lineman from South Da- kota State, and Tiny Lewis. fullback for Northwestern for the last three years. “Clem” Letich is returning for his fourth year as basketball mentor and will coach the freshmen football eleven. C. C. “Casey” Finnegan, over the reins at North Dakota State, succeeding Ion Cortright. Casey will be head football coach, ited by Stanley Borlesk:, who coach at the Fargo institution before Cortright. Bob Lowe, form- er Nodak athlete and coach at Fargo high schoo!, will assist in football and baskettall tutoring and Leonard Saalwcechter will return to super- vise the basketball machine. T. C. “Cy” Kasper, former coach of Columbus college at Sioux Fal will take West’s place at South Da. kota State. per has made a geet success in athletics at the jioux Falls institution. He will have Bert Eckberg as freshman football coach and head track coach. George Edmonds will continue as basketball mentor. The Coyotes at South Dakota Uni- versity will retain their coaching staff intact with V. E. Montgomery as director and head football coach and C. B. Hoy as basketball and freshman football coach. lorningside retains its three . M. Saanderson as di- rector and football coach, E. C. Wenig as freshman football coach, Perwitz as line assistant. Wenig is basketball coach. —— - tl Wee OUT FOR VANDERBILT fanderbilt is likely to have the bent feormel team in oe year for MeGugin of material,” Josh |contest.” Bismarck Tourney to Be Broadcast Results of the second annual Bismarck bascball tournament which will be held here under the sponsorship of the Associ tion of Commerce Thursd Friday, Saturday and Sunday, will be broadcast over Hoskins- Meyer _—radiocasting station KFYR. This was announced today by Ivan H. Jones, program manag- er for the station. The games will be described in the play-by-play method from the press box at the Bismarck athletic field. BOXING IS NOT JUST SLUGFEST Chicago, Aug. 22—)—A prize jfight does not necessarily have to be a knock ’em down, drag ’em out bat- tle to be satisfactory in Illinois rings. Last Wednesday night, the sched- uled 10-round bout between Jock Malone, St. Paul middleweight, and Jack McVey, New York negro, was stopped by Referee Jack Heinen in the eighth round and declared “no Heinen charged neither of the fighters had struck one clean |blow during the eight rounds. The matter was referred to the Illinois boxing commission, which takes|was expected to suspend the fight- 's. Instead, the commission ruled the boxers were so equally matched as defensive fighters that neither had a chance to penetrate his oppo- nent’s guard. “Boxing fans and ever: boxers have a wrong impression of boxing,” ruled the commission. “They seem to think both fighters have to pun- ish each other severely to make it a success. Such is not the rule. All the commission asks is that the ighters do their best. We are sat- fied Malone and McVey tried as ard as possible.” CLEVELAND BOY IS SUSPENDED New York, Aug. 22.—()—Failing to appear before New York State Athletic commission for ques- tioning, Johnny Risko, Cleveland heavyweight contender, has been susnended. the south this | lowed. SE HBLEN WILLS Minnesota Promises Univer- : sity of North Dakota Game on 1929 Schedule; Director Dickering With Games With Haskell Indians and Texas | University Minnesota’s return to North Da- kota’s football schedule in 1929, the addition of 2 home game with the Haskell Indians, and a post-season game with the University of Texas are games which are likely to ma- terialize for the University of North Dakota gridsters, according to C. A. “Jack” West, new mentor who suc- ceeds Paul Jones Davis. West has recently returned to Grand Forks from Bemidji, Minn., where he conferred with the coaches from the three schools contemplating ens a the Nodaks. But in three years McKechnie may steer two teams into championships in two different cities, and if, that isn’t a record it is at least a unique accomplishment. He won the National league pen- nant and the world series.in 1925 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he is fighting off the New York Giants for another pennant this year ‘with the St. Louis Cardnials. His record ‘ibe oa Pir nnent and nothing below “i a championship for the Cards in his first year, if he does it, ought ta mark him as a manager out of the ordinary. Ae they call him lucky—“Lucky ill.” Those observers who are not swayed by his likable personalit; say that he inherited a fine ball clul in Pittsburgh and that one Rigen doesn’t represent what the club was worth potentially. And they insist that he was the luckiest fellow in the business to fall into a good ball club like the Cardinals when he lost his job in Pittsburgh and was hold- ing on in the major leagues only in the capacity of a coach. Luck Isn’t All Luck may not be the only factor that has helped McKechnie to hold a vr) job in the majors since 1922. ut luck certainly was not inst him. When he lost his job in Pitts- burgh he accepted the ition as coach with the Cardinals, and he certainly found himself in a nice spot when the St. Louis officials decided that Bob O’Farrell was a good catcher but no wow as a manager. It might be said, looking for Dr. Clarence Spears, Gopher men- tor, pi ally promised North Da- kota a place on their 1929 schedule, West said. John Thomas, Haskell Indian coach who was raised in Jamestown and was an All-American choice for back when playing with the Uni- versity of Chicago, is eager to schedule a game with the institu- tion in his home state. Thomas sug- gested Oct. 20 as a presille date, and when he learned that it con- flicted with the North Central Con- ference Schedule consented to con- sider Oct. 6 with other officials of the Kansas Indian institution. The University of Texas has re-| aj guatted the University for a game this year, Peederably early in the season, but West says the University cannot attend 0 bring te Suthers: ers up in early season 8 gested that the game be eplaved at Austin, Texas, 7. ie offer came from the University of Texas unencouraged, West said. Texas stadium seating 50,- 000 persons, and the Texas school thinks that North Dakota would be great enough an attraction to fill the stadium, West anounced that the Nodak freshmen will meet Bemidji high school there this coming fall, after talking with Coach Buck Robbins of the Minnesota high school, West said that he is’ receiving splenel cooperation from the many ums of the state institution in in- teresting prospective athletes in the University. 76 re- amt for reserved seat tickets for the football season have been re- ceived by Jack Stewart, secretary of. the Memorial campaign and ticket points to stress the luck angie that it is not his fault that the Car- dinals insisted upon winning a pen-| ¢; nant this year because the ball play- ers on the other clubs have been kidding him all season. Except during that brief period when Hornsby was ssserting him- self, it was accepted as a fact all around the circuit that Branch Rickey was the whole works on the club. And all season the players have been razzing McKechnie by shouting at him “Who's the man- “Where's Rickey hiding, Bill?” It was also convenient for Bill, at least, that his employers were will-| the ing’to go out and get him a great catcher, that ey had a string on Rabbit Maranville that could be ae easily, and that his club owns ball pla; that could be chosen from when the emergency call came for reinforcements. But McKechnie is the manager of record, and he will have his picture taken as such if his boys get into the world series. He is “Lucky Bill,” if you look at it that way. But who would kick about being in his spot? SHARKEY HURTS| =" LIMB TRAINING New York, Aug. 22.—()—Pro- Poe | ve along without the services of Jack peer for the next six weeks ‘at Less than s minute before he 4 for .« r of your ball club, Bill?” and| Le; they will have one of the finest play- a ing fields in the Northwest on which ‘ ’ to display their prowess. . All details of the new stadium at the university here have been com- peed Gat all that et & eep up “payments until the plant is free from debt. The plant cost more than $100,000 and of this amount $27,000 already has been f aig, An additional payment of 000 must be made ty November 4 land the stadium management, which conducted a campaign among P university supporters to finance the 4 project, is now making a drive to collect pledges made by the support- ers in excess of this amount. J. W. Wilkerson, campaign treasurer, said “ he is confident that the payment will " be met witho:* difficulty if collec- ¥ eee on pledges come up to expecta- a ions. 4 At five home games last year the & ’ eeveity, team played before 20,500 \ football fans and the attendance is ‘ ag to increase this year. ause the stadium was rushed to: @mpletion in order to dedicate it during the playing seas.n last year, the initial games on the si i it in poor condition. New grass has been planted and the field si will be in ideal condition this fall. Dressing and trai: ing quarters, which were not available last year, will offer every venience this season. Sand has been placed in the run- ways under the stadium to replace the mud which clung to the feet of football enthusiasts who attended university games a year ago.. oe bs 4 “ One hundred thirteen ball players ] will take part in the second annual Bismarck baseball tournament, ac- cording to the Bismarck Association Commeree. ‘i Here they are: Jamestown Independents: Roseley, Smiling Johnny Farrell, above, is now touring thé country in a series of | Fergus, Drumbeter, Hardin, Roggy, exhibition matches and showing the golfers of this feir land just how| Ruud, Schauer, son, Schwartz, he played to win his national open championship. At the: same ti Willard, Chapman, Murphy, Smith, Farrell's exhibition matches are practice rounds for the coming series wery and pene, matches with Walter Hagen, British nea king, for the open golf cham-| _ Jamestown N. P. team: Erickson, pionship of the world. Farrell is on his game and is shooting par golf | Scott, Dalds, pigs Boehm, With- on many strange courses now. The matches with Hi: will be a series | nell, Hayes, L. Powell, W. Powell, of 36-hole-matche: five or more of the largest cities in this country. — Vivens, Cowden, Fry ‘and Bismarck: Tobin, Guidas, Love, GIANTS AND CARDINALS LOSE GAMES. |sisviisstan te” 3 a ison, Simonson, é Gesselchen, and Jones. LEAVING NATIONAL STANDING SAME|;222 E:% fove, seme, + Hagen, Halcomb, Harrington, Lietz, Tt eel oi Cotter, Discipio, New Yorkers Lose to Cincin-| Y fb Gain pone ino, McLean, Malanga, nati and Brooklyn Robins} , esterday’s Ga | econ Tackcn aren: Schlosser, Cam- uy rch, 0) 7 el- Drop Cardinals in Their NATIONAL LEAGUE =| et his, Epstein, Vaught, iRetecson, , wat Tracks; American Un-|phitadeiphis ..... $ 10 1/MeGivern ssid tiga tieaaanss * os see lercer: T. Sackman, Raugus' changed as Yankees and A’s| “Wilfoughby and Davis; ‘Blake, Sprout, Hespel, Flann, Leif, Nie Hey Win Tussles | Carlson and Hartnett. Christensen, Evanson, Schweizer, ge e a Botton, Dickinson, Pierce and Hol- _ ‘By The Associated Press) New York........ 2 3] Bismarck A. O. U. W.: B. Klein, Thanks to Doog Meany, and| China: Faulkner: and Ho-| Fogarty’ Hyere,” Weeetan ee B: bins, the Giants still one ; Ho-| Fogarty, Byers, rid fi 4 herd rlgt nr neg] on the Na-|gan, O'Farrell; Lucas and Picinich. Fees Brown, Kelley, Sehlonicker, Heaal League’s pace-setting posi Tuttle; Kggilliott, Olson, Kopplin, ~ o - While the Giants were bowing to| Boston ... Danielson, Kremenetsky, Dockter, R. the Cincinnati Reds 3 to 2 er- | Pittsburgh 6 Biliote, Schower, Gray, Mehloff, Rip- day, MeWeeny pitched the Robins to|__ Brandt a: corn, Hinkel and Kemeron, a three-hit 6 to 1 victory over the | Hemsley. me ae es runner-up St. Louis Cardinals and Sap * thus enabled the New Yorkers to R HE lead the hectic pennant campsign by Pree tee : % | wo percentage . . iiohbaen A victory for the Pittsburgh] McWeeny and Deberry; Rhemi, Pirates pen defeat for the je Chicago Johnson and Wilson. s lurther uy situa- bye aged e tion among the third, fourth and| © AMERICAN LEAGUE —— fifth place clubs in the senior cir- RH £| Plymouth, England, Aug. 22—(7) cuit. Detroit . oe 2 OY 0/—Gene Tunney, retired heavyweight The Cubs, beaten for the sixth|Boston . so. 8 0 ved consecutive time by the Phillies, 3] Vangilder, Stoner and Hargrave; to. 1, hold third place by only two } Simmons and Berry. reentage points while the Pirates — y defeating Boston, 6 to 2, drew to Within eight points of the Reds who| St. Louis... came to land on @ . are fot New York........ After a hurried customs formal- The complexion of the Ameritas Srey and Schang; Keg the reings set rage ie. raekon race rei unchanged as | goug! automobile, through the mist : auelphte Athletics bate wen leaginy "Before doenibarting ys pI ‘won, ing fore Te- Champions five and one-halfCleveland . we games in front of the A’s. Philadelphia 5 iean newspaps ey Waite Hoyt outpitehed Sam Gray Bayne, Grant, Harder, Underhill as the Yi downed the’St. Louisand L. Sewell, Autry; Quinn ‘and exception of having to do Browns, 3 to 1. Gray was the vic-Cochrane, Perkins. with his coming marriage. tim of bunched hits in the second - ’ The English people's first impres- and third innings while Hoyt, pitch- H__E |tion- of Tunney was one of surprise ing his 16th of the year,/C! 8 “8 1] due to his grammatical ability. They é kept the Browns’ safeties well scat- | W: ye: | 7 Ojhad expected to hear awkward tered. Adkins and Berg; Braxton, Gaston |Phrases and in general an unculti- Behind good pitching by Jack] and Ruel. vated knowl of the language, Quinn, the A’s pounded four Cleve- ‘aaa but, as a British journalist remar! land moundsmen for stxteen hits and] AMERICAN ASSOCIATION _ | “his words were uttered clearly ai an easy 12 to 4 triumpz at Philadel- R H E| with culture.” fi f hia. Louisville ........° 1 6 1|_ The second impression was’ that ] fo White Sox replaced|St. Paul.......... 11 14 1|Tunney ‘is “a quiet, good-looking the Indians in fourth place by tak-| Moss, Deberry and Thompson; |™an with s boyish, unmarked face, co ig, orer, the Washi Senators,| Hopkins and Gaston. "| wearing a half smile.” 8 tol. Nick Altrock, official —_ Upon arrival’ the retired S R champion recalled his first trip to ‘ Europe. “The last T came over,” ] he said, “when I went to France as an American marine, my suite was 8. A not’ 80 comfortable as the one *\. a 4 ie i Hovrotania. It was, Aa Paswteg the powder maga . 7 ' | WESTERN LEA uatome hy: ew Mos Amarillo 4; Puablo 8, pata. cell RRA 4 HE'S THR GOLFING MILKMA: 9 Al Radte: Miearice ed f i once was