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

~he has seen plenty of potent prep- miel Hi: won PAGE” _ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1928 Athletic Hope Rests Today on Lean and Powerful Arm of Lefty Grove MACKMEN HOPE TOREGAIN LOST WINNING SPELL Grove Has Won 22 Games This Year, Last 14 in Row, Los- ing Only Six IS SPEEDBALL ARTIST But Southpaw Who Has Kept Mack in the Running, Is Weak Against Yanks New York, Sept. 11.—()—On the lean but powerful left arm of Rob- ert Moyes Grove hung _ Connie Mack’s hopes of getting his Philadel- phia Athletics back into their win- ning stride today. Crushed in the first two games of their series with the New York Yankees and ousted from the Amer- ican League lead after possessi that lasted only two days, the letics nevertheless today had some- thing akin to confidence. A large share of that confidence was based on the wizardry that is Grove’s on the pitching mound. His pitching has been one of the reasons why Ccnniec has within striking distance of the Yan- ees. The spcedball artist has won 22 games this year, the last 14 in a row, and lost only six. But the Yankees have no fear of Grove. Of his six defeats this year, were plastered on his record by the Champions and they feel sure , that they can make it a half dozen. He has beaten the Ruppert rifles on- ly once, All the reserved seats, for today, about 30,000 of them, have been sold for days. ATLANTA DROPS FIRST TO LAST IN ONE SCURRY Atlanta, Sept. 11—(?)—Atlanta’s drop from the league leadership one day to the cellar the next is only one of the sensational occurrences that has made the 1928 Southern As- sociation pennant chase the most in- teresting in history. Only a few days ago, Birmingham and Atlanta were separated by but two points for the leadership. Birm- ingham challenged the eligibility list of the Crackers and John Martin, association president, ex- amined the Atlanta player roster. Finding the Crackers playing one more “Class A” man than the league allows one club, he threw out 14 vic- tories, awarding them to opponents whom they had defeated. Thus the drop to the bottom of the league standing. Birmingham’s unchallenged leadership, however, was short lived. Memphis and Little Rock, two s which have shown only lashes of championship calibre, have within the past two weeks jumped to the forefront, both now pecking at the Barons lead with either in a Position to nose out the Birmingham. team at the last moment. Rell J. Spiller, Atlanta owner, has Sane the 14 games removed rom his club's won.column but so ,far has apparently made little head- way in getting-them back. TROJAN TACKLE ‘BEST IN WEST” Los Angeles, Sept. 11.—Jesse John Hibbs, who will capt Coach How- ard Jones’ University of Southern California football team this year, Tates as one of the most consistent stars that has ever blazed across the Pacific Coast football sky. An All-American tackle in his jun- for year in college, Hibbs was said to be the greatest prep linesman in sthe country while he was'a member of the Lake Forest Academy team by mone other than Alonzo A. Stag; Stage called Hibbs the greatest pro: he had ever seen, and in his po- ‘Pition as head coach at the Univers- ity of Chicago it might be stated that . Hibbs’ prep career started at Nor- nite. igh school in Illinois, where letters in football, basketball baseball, and continued at Lake it, where he was football cap- ef for two years and was twice se- as the outstanding tackle in tral Illinois. Hibbs was a stu- ‘at Glendale high school in Cali- ia for one year, not being eli- for football but -'-ving basket- He gradvated from Lake For- in 1925, and registered at South- been able to get], D.| Dastmouth squad. Fidel La Barba and Bushy Graham Meet Tonight in Non-titular Affair ~TIGIANTS TAKE 2 |[— cmon, Gane: | WINTER WHEAT Two Samples of Fast Grid Action “Ah, little football, I have you at last,” Swede Hansen of the ae University football team probably was saying as the photographer took the top picture. The fancy toe work es below was being done by ialfback Tommy Longnecker of the The camera caught: both men in the air. BREWS BRING MILLER HALT (By The Associated Press) Chicago, Sept. 11.—(7)—Bruno Betzel and his Indianapolis tribe have moved up another trench in their steady offensive to dislodge Minneapolis from its first place stronghold on the American Associa- tion battlefront. Tomahawking Columbus, 18 to 15, in one of the most hectic games of the season, while Milwaukee sudden. ly snapped its losing streak and smote ‘inneapolis, / to 6, the In- dians gained a full game and today were but one game away from first place. Six errors cost Columbus the heavy hitting games as each team bagged 23 hits. ome runs by Pick and Luce in the ninth inning was the punch that en- abled the Brewers to give the Millers their first whipping in 10 games. © St. Paul strengthened its hold on fourth place by handing the Kansas City Blues another setback, 4 to 3. It was the fifth straight victory for the Saints and the eleventh suczes- sive defeat for the skidding Blues. Toledo and Louisville were idle yesterday, having playel Monday’s game as part of Sunday's twin bill. EES ena ‘Did you know that— | —_—_——_—____________e The engagement ring is a cquare-cut diamond, about half 2n inch in diameter, set in plat- inum and inlaid with small dia- monds—the future Mrs. Gene says it is charming. . . and adds they may not get married until a new champion is crowned The Londoners call a perfect physical stand the heights. . made them dizzy w; sees and the Braves didn’t help ‘em he struck out Jones never made anace. . . . neither Walter Hagen... . The talking-machine Boston says he won't fight Knute Han- sen GRAHAM HOLDS WORLD BANTAM GONFALON NOW Bushy Would Not Make Ban- tam Weight Tonight Because He Is Not Used to Weather WEIGH BOTH 122 Titleholder Is Hard Puncher and Willing, Meeting All Topnotchers Willingly Los Angeles, Sept. 11.—(#)—Fidel La Barba has reached the biggest boulder on the rocky trail to the bantamweight throne. The comeback campaign of the 22-year-old former flyweight cham- pion, here today, will land him up st the man he hopes to de- throne, Bushy Graham of Utica, N. Y., recognized as bantamweight title holder by the National Boxing asso- ciation. The ten-round Olympic Auditori- um encounter, however, will not bring the title to La Barba even though he defeats the bantam champ. Contracts signed by the two little fellows call upon them to make 122 pounds, four pounds over the division limit. The fact that the bout will be an non-titular affair does not mean that La Barba’s new title quest will have ended. It is likely that a championship match between the two will follow their forthcoming battle. Graham refused to make the championship weight because he felt that as he has been here but a few weeks, he would not be ac- climated by September. La Barba, in his few months old comeback try, has displayed con- siderable class and has pasted into his scrapbook clippings telling of victories over Huerta Evans, Los Angeles youngster, and Earl Mas- tro, Chicago ringster. z A hard puncher and a willing mixer Graham has fought every top-notcher in the bantamweight division, beating the best in the class, including Bud Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind. twice. Taylor, until a few months ago when Gra- ham succeeded him, held the N. B. A. title. In his first western appeerance, Graham recently defeated Charley Pinto, sturdy Buffalo, N. Y., boxer, here. °° Yesterday’s Games | ¢—— AMERICAN LEAGUE is R H Boston . rebel) 7 1 Washingt 2 5 1 Ruffing, Morris and Berry; Had- uey, Marberry and Ruel. R H E Chicago 6 9 4 Detroit . 4 8 0 Faber and Berg; Gibson, Smith, Stoner and Hargrave. R H E St. Louis......... 4 11 3 Cleveland ....... 3 13 1 Blaeholder and Manion; Schulte and Myatt. Others not scheduled. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION R H qT Boy 2 Minneapolis 6 14 1 Ballou, Willis, Sanders, Gearin and McMenemy; Williams, McCul- lough and McMullen. 4 4 Kansas City..... 3 8 1 St. Paul 4 Milwaukee R H E Indianapolis 18 23 0 Columbus °. 15 23 6 Leverett, Boone, Speece, Swe- tonic, Yde and: Spencer; Riddle, Zumbro, Winters, Wykoff, Lloyd and Ferrell. : Others not scheduled. WESTERN LEAGUE Denver 7; Omaha 8. No others played. NATIONAL LEAGUE Game) 4 7 New York. Boston 1 7 Fitzsimmons. and Hogan; Smith and Taylor. (Second Sam) i 16 - 0 3 Hogan, O'Farrell; Puom and Delaney, Edwards, Clarkson, Godd and Spohrer. (First Game) a R Ez E Brooklyn . 6 12 1 boa val aA 2 icWeeny, oupal and De- berry; Swectland, ‘McGraw = and Lerian. i : (Second Game) Rg H Brook; oe 67 8. pen Gooch; Ring, Miller Pittsburgh ~s..++ A Crack Shot’ When Cal Coolidge Gees Out to Shoot Pigeons, They Come Down in a Hurry .e @ Bang, bang! President Coolidge’s trusty shotgun barked twice and two clay pigeons bit the dust! shooting and brought down the The president became enthusiastic for trap- clay birdies at a specially con- structed range near the summer White House at Brule, Wis. CONNIE MACK AND M’GRAW DRAWN TOGETHER IN Jawn Has Nine Pennants to McGillicuddy’s Six, But Philadelphia Athletic Man- ager Broke Up a Wonder Team in 1914 for the Thrill of Rebuilding BY CHARLES P. STACK (Associated Press Staff Writer) New York, Sept. 11.—)—World’s series authorized by and played un- E/|der the jurisdiction of the National Commission got under way in 1905. The games that season brought to- gether as opposing leaders and tacti- i John J. McGraw and Connie Mack, then in the youth of their managerial careers. Today these two baseball generals are still leading their respective teams, each having served -his club continuously, a longer period than that of any other manager in the ry of the national game. They became rivals for the honor of lead- ing the most pennant-winning teams and were running a close race until the Athletics’ manager in 1914 wrecked a championship club to build anew. At that time he led Manager Mc- Graw by one in the number of pen- nants won, but in the intervening E i s the Giants have added four lag: s to their string, while Manager Mack toiled in vain to produce an- other winner. Up to this year Mc- Graw had_ mi d nine pennant winners to Mec! . Series Was. Unique The 1905 world’s serjes remains unique among all those that have been played in that each of the five games that year wa utout. Gen- erally speaking, it was a “tight” series, indicated by the fact that in the five games a total of only 18 tuns was scored and the two teams combined made only 57 hits. ris %, Mathewson performed the remarkable feat of shutting out the American League champions three times, a record. which, in view of changed conditions since that year, probably will stand for all time. Matty and the late Eddie Plank, the greatest southpaw of his time, were the opposing pitchers in the first game, which New York won 3 to 0. The Giants got to Plank for ten hits, while Matty allowed four. The Athletics reversed the score in the second game, getting three runs on six hits off Joe McGinnity and Leon Ames, while the National League champions failed to tally on "\the four hits they got off “Chief” Ben ler. Mathewson Pulled Miracle With a two-day rest Mathewson se bod bina the third game and duplicated is feat of the opening contest, again allowing the Athletics four hits and no runs. The Giants scored nine runs on as many hits off Andy Coakley. “Iron Man” McGinnity contracted the shut-out habit in the fourth game. He was ob! to do it in Plane ‘who held the Me! FIRST WORLD SERIES WHITE SOX 1ST BASER NATURAL Chicago, Sept. 11—(AP)—Charles Shires, the rookie first baseman from. Waco, Tex., who made his debut with the Chicago White Sox by pounding out three singles and a triple against Boston, comes by his baseball ability naturally. FROM BOSOX IN McGraw and Clan Get Back Into Thick of National Loop Running by Wins (By The Associated Press) In the excitement over Connie Renee bold bid Ag aan ee league pennant, the desperate tle being wi in John Heydler’s circuit has mn somewhat over- looked for the past week or so. While the Athletics and the Yan- kees had an off-day yesterday be- fore resuming their vital four-game series at the Yankee stadium, the New York Giants inaugurated their four-day eight-game series at Bos- ton by taking doth ends of a double- header with the Braves 4 to 1 and 11 to'0 and thereby pushed them- selves back into the thick of the running. This double victory for the clan McGraw, combined with defeats for Louis and Chicago, left the Giants only a single percentage point back of the Cubs and but three games removed from the league-leading Cardinals. Bowing to the Cincinnati Reds, 7 to 2, in the opening game of the se- ties, the Cardinals lést their third straight game but kept intact their two and half game lead over the secohd place Cubs who gracefully dropped déne to the Pittsburgh Pi- rates, 7 to 5. Eight pitchers were on display as the Pirates turned back the Cubs and only Burleigh Grimes and Charlie Root were effective, Grimes hanging up his 23rd victory of the year at last. The Pirates bunched their hits for all their runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Brooklyn and Philadelphia divided a double-header. The Phils took the opener, 11 to 6, with the aid of Charlie Klein’s home run and three singles. William Watson Clark pitched the Robins to victory in the closing engagement, 7 to 2. With the two leaders idle, the American league program was fea- tured by the Chicago White Sox triumph over Detroit, 6 to 4, their ninth victory in their last ten games. Urban Faber allowed only one earned’ run — Harry Heilmann’s helped the Tigers to thei Peiecsthrss tallies. 2 ica Washington ended its home sea- son just as it opened it—by losing to the Boston Red Sox. The only difference was in the score. They lost the opening game 7 to 5, and yesterday's 5 to 2. The gave the Red Sox the season’s se: be- tween the two clubs, 13 to 9. Blaeholder was given excellent Jack, a brother and former Texas leaguer, now manages the indepen- dent team at Baytown, Tex. Leon- ard, only 17, plays first base with Mexia in the Lone Star league, while twin brothers, the babies:of the family, are stars with the Waxa- hatchie, Tex., high school team. HTS j (By the Associated Press) § ringfield, Mass.—Maxie Ro- senbloom, New York,-won from Homer Robertson, Boston (10). Scoops White, Worcester, de- feated Mickey Polo, New yey City — Bobby B Jersey City.— yy Brown, West Indi a ey pa Sam rol . tp sin et Good- rich, Buffalo, and Pete Petrolle, Schenectady, drew (10). Philadelphia.— Benny Bass, » knocked out Harry Blitman (6). A Newcastle, Pa.— Wee Willie Davies, Charleroi, defeated Luis Carpentero, Toledo (10). How- ard Mayberry, Pittsburgh, de- feated Al Lovell, Toledo (6). George Compston, Rochester, ford, Alli- won from Bobby Bel ce (6). Tom O'Leary, Cleve- Ses , defeated Johnny Haggert, Pittsburgh (4). Tony Canzoni, Cleveland, and Harry McManus, Cleveland, drew (4). f— Major Leaders ae |. _SEBIRE MOASETS Major league leaders (including games of September 10). (By The Associated Press) ng—P_ Wonery Pirates Batti . Waner, ‘ Runs—P. Waner, Pira 80. Font oe In—Bottomley, C: 16. ha Hits—P; Waner, Pirates, 209. Doubles—P. Waner, Pirates, 48, Triples—P. Waner, Pirates, 18. Cubs, 29. Homers—Wilson, Cubs, 30. Pitching — Benton, Giants, won 23, Stolen Bases—Cuyler, M. slin, Senat Batting—Go: Runs—Ruth, Yanks, 146. Batted In — Gehrig, Yanks, four hits. Philadelphia got one more Pitéhi McGimnity. — - ‘What proved the final game of the series was 2 2 to 0 victory for the support in the critical moments and St. Louis defeated Cleveland, 5 to 8, it being the Indians’. eighth straight reverse. < WILTON LOSES TO WASHBURN}: Wilton’s baseball nine closed a successful campaign this year in a game with Washburn Sunday, Wash- burn winning the 10-inning struggle. The game was well played through ding ti fram Wilton, "ane f ® FePorE ABR HPOA E »- 400200 50233830 411171 500020 801000 400600 4o0o0nilg 400000 200400 201 3%0 0 87 1 5 30 ABR H PO 500 2 40 010 401090 400 8 20038 4000 iherva, If ... 8101 Holton, 1b . 8119 restenson, 4012 ee 3 PPro Uli Dixon 8. Struck out by Dixon Ullmer 10. Hit by Dixon 1. Um- Pi junningham and Anderson. WAS STAR AT WISCONSIN James I. wi prior to the retired ture for Euro} star at the Un nie versity of Wisconsin several years ago. GOES STRONG FOR MUSIC Pierre the ‘Charles, the Be! weight, plays three mi mentee SERIES OPENER eh Ten they started off f bad they aren’ homer in the eighth—but four Sox| b; ho entertained heavy- instru- piano, harmonica and ac- ee 8 Two Youngsters of Coach even CROP IS LARGE Federal Forecast Shows Lower Corn Yield and Greater Washington, Sept. 11—)—This year’s corn .crop was forecast by the department of agriculture, on the b: of September 1 conditions, 90,586,000 bushels, compared with 3,029,561,000 bushels indicated last month and 2,773,708,000 bushels it ye A preliminary estimate of the “| ter wheat crop places production at bush Coach Heinie Miller took his Temple University football squad to Atlantic City for a few days of training and his two sons went along ay mascots of the team. They are shown here, Bud, left, and Heinie, Jr., right, as for practice the first day on the beach. And it’s too ig enough to play for their daddy as they have all the enthusiasm needed to make star football players. Draft Horse Market Is Becoming Active Renewed activity and better prices in the draft horse market this year indicate that farmer interest in the horse is greater than for some time. Purchases of the big horses in Bur- leigh county include the recent trans- fer of a Percheron stallion secured yy Fred O. Nelson of Baldwin from Peter Schnell of Petrel. The stallion is a purebred Perch- eron, the breed to which two-thirds of the registered draft horses of the United States belong. He is regis- tered with the Percheron Society of America as Schnell’s Lagnon 176395. Secretary Ellis McFarland re; that the Percheron organization has received more than 1,500 inquiries since last January from farmers who wish to secure stallions and mares. 14 VOTES For AL ( New York, Sept. 11. There are 14 votes for Smith in the family of the lady who sang the na- tional anthem at the convention which nominated Hoover. Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink is out for the governor. She and the rest were all Republicans, she says, but they have changed. 579,000,000 bushels, compared with 578,599,000 bushels indicated a 70 and 553,288,000 harvested econ of spring wheat is 84,866,000 bushels of durum and 287,607,000 bushels of other Hae 3 wheat against 84,343,000 and 8,850,000 indicated last month and 76,155,000 and 243,152,000 bushels harvested last year. ois au. Bismarck Boots’ | Business Booms The approaching game bird hunt- ing season has boomed the boot busi- ness in Bismarck. High boots, heavy boots, light boots, low boots, rubber boots, and leather beots—local shoemen are be- ing kept busy this week supplying sportsmen with footwear that they might wade about swamps in quest of game in a more comfortable fashion. The rush has started in the last few days. “People just can’t help being human,” one dealer said to- day, “and they all put off buying their boots until the season is upon us. They buy boots the same way they do their licenses. But some of them look ahead far enough to avoid the rush. Veteran hunters alway: have their boots in good shape for the opening of the season.” Old leather boots are being taker to repair shops, and rubber boots are going to the vulcanizing shops for repairs in the last-minute prep- aration for the season. Game birds will be plentiful this year, especially in the Bismarck dis- trict, according to experts, many of whom spent Sunday driving around the district “spotting” the passes fo: ducks, and locating chickens. Fargo Laborer Shot and Robbed of $20 Minot, N. D., Sept. 11—UP—Eu- . a | | Wheat Production ™% gene Nash, a transient laborer, whc Pi claims Fargo as his home, is in a Ports | Minot hospital with two bullet wounds in his body, inflicted by three men who robbed him and his companion on a freight train near this city early Sunday morning. Nash resisted the attempt at rob- bery and was shot once in the lefi foot and once in the right shoulder. Nash lost $20 and his companion, whose name he did not know, was roped of $20, but escaped being 3] ie Eli Peterson, another transient, reported to the Minot police Satur- day that he had been robbed of $35 by three men in an alley in the city. DUTCH © REG-U.S. PAT. OFF, DUTCH MASTERS’ ~~ . MINSTRELS