The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1929, Page 8

PAGE SIX ee ie ae x Hosremy, Offered Bout With Fields, Wants to _ RVERS Brorens Fantastic Heavyweight Melodrama at Miami Approaching Climax ’ Would Fight Jackie Tields, ps Worlds Leading Welter- weight, March 6 DETROIT BIDS FOR FIGHT Hall and Godwin Say They Have Spent Too Much Money to Let Him Go Russie LeRoy, Fargo’s blonde wel- terveight who cngages with Lee Cavanagh in a 10-round headliner at the Dome pavilion March 7, has made a futile attempt to squirm out of his contract for the fight here in order that he might meet Jackie Fields, considered the best welterweight in ‘he world, at Detroit March 6. Isham Hall and W. J. Godwin, local p:umoters, will not listen to Russic and his manager, Jack Hurley. Hall today received the following message from Hurley: “I have an opportunity to match Russie LeRoy vith Jackie Fields at Detroit March THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE _TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929 Postpone Cavanagh Ge WHO SHOT AT JACK AND WHO WILL WIN ARE FANS’ QUERIES Promoter Dempsey Twists Event of Shooting Into eZ Wi in Defeats To Eliminate Them Score Is 27 to 24; Badgers and Michigan Are Now Only : Contenders Chicago, Feb. 26.—(#)—The scram- i ble for the western conference basket- Novel Ballyhoo : ball championship had narrowed e down to a Wisconsin-Michigan affair today. e iat Mantay whan Winesasit ineaes next y when wades : Ann Arbor for Michigan’s final game. Stribling Has South's Sym- ‘ Wisconsin has the edge in that it can SHARKEY SLIGHT FAVORITE - & : title as only the weak Chicago team pathy, but Sharkey Looks . remains on the schedule, a game Better in Ring i : that should be an easy victory for 2 the pace ete eater oie el But to be in running when the two By ALAN J. GOULD We : leading teams meet Monday, Michi (Associated Press Sports Writer) gan must first dispose of the troub! Miami Beach, Fla., Feb. 26.—(7)— . some Ohio State quintette at Colum- The melodrama of Miami Beach is | (\ bus Saturday night. moving toward its climax in a series 7 ‘ Wisconsin definitely disposed of etnies to make the fantasy com- vi : : Purdue as a title contender at Madi- 4 1 ” te It is strange, yet also true, in its rabies, at. Priiae The char ante tropically colorful background and my It may not be very difficult to identify the fellow with a “C” on his|“gtretch” Murphy and his mates a hassle bet. Saverio: O etee gall shirt 'in the accompanying photoeranh. If vou are along in years, you al80/record of seven victories and three may recognize the person with the long coat, defeats with two games to play. Wis- mystifying, in so far as who shot at The two fellows happen to be twu o1 une greatest all-round athletes epee Urged consin has dropped only one of its 10 3, ‘This means a lot of money to! when William Wrigley, Jr., owner of the Chicago Cubs, arrived at Catalina Island, Calif., where the club does its | Jack Dempsey yesterday just before | ever to do their stuff om any athletic field. The fellow with the “C” is Jim Russie and we will appreciate your releasing him from the Cavanagh match. We can substitute Al Van Ryan, St. Paul, or Angelo Pugli-i, Duluth, for LeRoy. Please answer ° have all our advertising out and have Nurmi 8 Defender gone to great expense to put. the show across. We also have sold a great number of tickets. Everybody wants| New York, Feb. 26.—(#)—A defend- to see Cavanagh and LeRoy mix— jer has arisen to espouse Paava Nur- they will be satisfied with no other ie t t attank opponent than LeRoy.” mi's cause against the massed By ALAN J. GOULD cic F is | he brought down upon his head when (Associated Press Sports Editor) Ribas terot of Later etness fn he failed to appear for the champion-| The last five years have been more the ring. Sixty of the foremost box- |ships last Saturday night. Pace nie their y aie pelted ing critics in the country place Fields Hugo Quist, the Finnish runner's tecniy: ys oo any peri No. 1 of the welterweight ranking this one and only counselor, declares Nur- aay Shave “geen thes aeinh tennis See etary YoUns | mi has been ill since the ‘early part tion of Davis cup supremacy from the Ferny Baber peouns Corbett. of this month and that it was only! United States to France tae ecline Gorllly Jones, Al Mellor Nick wreata; [Because he was in poor condition that | and fail of the Johnston-Tliden dys Gorilla Jones. Al Mello, Nick Testo. |he . withdrew from the two-mile nasty simultaneously with the rise of and Billy Light. Fields has engaged | steeplechase at the national cham- the Lacoste-Cochet reign under the in 36 fights. He won 1! by knockouts: !hionships. A. A. U. officials did not icois pasace won decisions senna and fought |jearn of the withdrawal until an hour The same period has seen the aie, ed < reg Ree ae ware) before the race and promptly met} crown of women's supremacy pass Sacckout my imany elt and indefinitely suspended the fa-| trom Suzanne Lenglen, tempera- 1925, Been at reports that Nur- | mental French star, a) iaeee of 2 i ~ | the cooler, more dynamic and harder- inte Tae ee eee way rounding | mi had withdrawn because he feared| hitting aineriean gui, Helen Wile of ‘kouts. Hes Getantonall iat to try conclusions with his. younger | California. Bobby Baker See wil inet. Bob {Finnish rival. Eino Purje, who won) Professional tennis has made its Nicholson in the eight-round semi-|*P®, Steeplechase and broke the|competitive debut, with Lenglen, windup to the March 7 headliner. world's record in doing it. Richards and Howard Kinsey as the Ma “ As the case stands now, Nurmi will! most conspicuous withdrawals from ° remain under suspension at least un-| amateur renks; leading figures in a 5p Outtits Battle til tomorrow when the registration) trend toward the institution of real committee is to meet to discuss the open championships. i e, case. Nurmi will attend the meeting ‘ For National Title in person, Quist says. Five years ago the first big, per- Even though he should be rein- ° ‘mmediately.” H P.: Mall returned the foloving mes- | AUZO Quist Paavo sage; “We will not release you and LeRoy under any circumstances. We . - n manent stadium dedicated to lawn stated, Nurmi will not run again until tennis was christened by the famous he recovers his health, Quist says.| West Side club at Forest Hills, Long Kansas City, Feb. 26.—()—College | The Finn fulfilled several of his con- Island, to mark a definite turn in and independent basketeers will | tracted appearances only because he the popularization of the game that +) Struggle for supremacy March 11-16 | feit obligated to go through with|was once a plaything of society at when more than 50 quintets meet in | them, his friend declared. Newport. Since then, big business the national A. A. U. tournament. methods have been applied to develop National honors await the team tennis in all parts of the country winning the week's competition. Th: Hans Wagner Says nies Ae organizing influence of the Cooks of Kansas City, last year's winners, will defend their title after But it is the playing end of the a seco season on the road. Veterans Had Edge game that has furnished the main y-three teams entered last excitement of the past five years. >, year's tourney which eclipsed previous Nothing. better can convey the idea records for attendance and receipts. pittsburgh, Feb. 26.—(}—The one |f its turns than a glance at the More than 30,000 saw the 1928 con- 3 Sa ld’s “fi ” of 1923: lets, - con-| and only Hans Wagner, declared by = ae elt Napeiad A A Big Six ruling prevents confer- | many to be the greatest shortstop of} 2. w.M. JoHnston, U. S. A. ence teams from entering the tourna- | all time, is strong for the oldtimers} 3. J. O.’Anderson, Australia. men, but senior athletics genera of the diamond sport. ° ° Canzoneri Tries to are signed by independent teams at 8 i peaking of the lively ball, Wag- gd of the collegiate season. | .62 says it isn't the only advantage ge teams, however, have won accorded present-day _ batte! He the title twice in the past eight years - 2 the pitching isn't ood t Bi) spbutler in 1924 and Washburn in piel fog Ser uae Prove Leadership “Hit .300 against the pitchers of those days and you could: hit .400 - against the pitching of today,” he Chicago, Feb. 26—(7)—Tony Can- avers, “Mathewson knew more in|zoneri, “New York featherweight B ASKETB ALL five minutes about hitting than the|makes another stand in defense of modern pitcher knows in a whole sea-|his claim as the leading title con- son. He would never give you a ball | tender tonight, meeting Ignacio Fer- SOLEN 18 in the spot where he knew you could |nandez; Filipino, in the top bout at Elgin, N. Dak., Feb. 26.—Elgin’s vet- | hit. - the Coliseum. The bout is one of five eked out a 19 four 10-rounders. to 18 victory over the Solen aggre- |? ree merner ® gation here in a game which vas |i Fi hts La N ht 1 Eos Coughs o— ents bast Night */Yanks Have Three A yee any. prourht the tally to the ‘i 18 to ir favor with 30 seconds oy as | to play when Bender, versatile Elgin E C ll J Star - — eenter, made the winning counter > stopped Jack | x: 0 ege $ - from a jump ball near the basket. aa tn stip aa (SS ‘The Solen forward line functioned| Canada, ahs ‘New York, Feb. 26—Three ex-col- _ well while E. Bender played well for Philadel Finne- | Jege hurlers will help make or break Elgin. Both teams go to the Carson ined the New: York Yankees’ pitching staff Gmament Pridsy and Gaturday.| Tet, Pieciae, Geena et | this season. . ‘The summary: sorio, Spain, outpointed Matty Manager Huggins lists as prominent White, Phila candidates for his pitching staff Gor- id 4 A ice p Teresi acd ie don, Rhodes, Roy Sherrid and Fay 1 00 0 Thomas. All are college products, 1° 00 3 although they arrived in the big show 5 3-4 «0 after a season or so in the minors. 0 On 1 Rhodes, ‘from Hollywood, attended ri 2 Utah; Sherrid, from Montreal, at- tended Albright, and Thomas was with Oklahoma City last season but attended Southern California, Each o be 4 oo Boour NoNnnme 2 a D encounters and that to Michigan the dawn and what will happen in fe isle star. The other is Martin Sheridan. This spring training, he found a lot of new faces. Strangers on his ball club would never do, so he enlisted Manager .| Thorpe, the former Carlisle star. e_ other er! . early in the season while Michigan Joe McCarthy's ald and went right down the line meeting the neweomers end telling the old-timers hello, Wrig- |the Ting when W. L. (young) Strib-| photograph was taken at Celtic Park, N. ¥., on Labor Day, 1912, the day ley, in golf knickers, is shown here, w ith Manager McCarthy at his elbow. has lost two of its ten games. ling, the heavyweight pride of the/ the Indian broke Sheridan's record as an all-round performer. Sheridan Michigan failed to ‘alsplay the style south, and Jack Sharkey, Le Rel witnessed the Indian's performance and was the first to congratulate him. of play that has carried it to a posi sailor, fight for 10 roun tion as a title contender but man- referce’s decision at Flamingo Park aged to down Minnesota, 28 to 19. tomorrow night. Only accurate free throw shooting Most Fantastic of All 3 gave Michigan its victory. No heavyweight “elimination” ever # Ohio State demonstrated that it is has had so fantastic a setting or a still a powerful quintet, crushing succession of such preliminary events whatever hopes Iowa had of remain- as this, not even Tex Rickard, were E g ing high in the standings, 42 to 23. he alive to see his boom mua fee eae : The victory gave Ohio State undis- completion, would recognize tl - 5 puted possession of fourth place with Richard N. Williams, U. 8. A. most finished product of promotion] By FORREST C. (PHOG) ALLEN {official's vague, indefinite loneliness six victories and four defeats. Iowa Francis T. Hunter, U. 8. A, _| 204 ballyhoo. Tex never would have (President, National Basketball of heart during the season, financial | scored only two field goals in the first Vincent Richards, U. 8. A. “seen anything like it.” Coaches Association) remunerations, however pleasing, can-| half, which ended 18 to 8. B. I. C. Norton, South Africa. There is a whole nest of mysteries! Recently, Fielding H. Yost, Michi-| not wholly atone. Northwestern made it two straight Matis} ‘Algaae. Boia. * |to keep up the old college spirit—|gan's famous director of athletics, A “Hands Off” Policy over the Indiana five, winning 28 to 9. Gea adie Belgium, whether one wants to know who shot | said: An official cannot fraternize with |9g in an overtime period. 10. Henri Cochet, France. at Dempsey, and why—or what sig-| “Before intercollegiate athletics can | coaches or players en route. When he . : ‘ Haren us any, ane veer to] mean all fo, beat a A reaches his destination, he must re- ‘ le acknowledged ri jury, and re-| tors, students. tics school | fuse to accept hospitalities from the tnariden, and Johnston tested Longer | ported hand injury to young Stribling | duthorities must coept the word ot | Leese sence homplalites LeRoy Wins but in September, 1927, on the courts | '7_@ training mishap just a week be- | the officials as final.” At the gymnasium he must insist of the Germantown Cricket club, they fore the fight. So long as spectators object to the | upon a separate dressing room. He sare as there has been plenty to talk and | ified to wear the toga of true sports- eee ae ca Wilding and) write about outside the actual fight | manship. whom he is working. He must permit ‘The handwriting, perhaps was on itself. But the most conspicuous rea- | Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago's grand the wall then, for Lacoste had beaten | £05 for it all are unquestionably Jack | old man and dean of all coaches and Tilden the year before and won the Dempsey and the ballyhoo—Dempsey, | directors, once said to his basketball American championship for the first |{#¢ Old mauler, playing successfully | audience: time after Cochet had put Tilden out | ¢ his new role of promoter; and the} “Ladies and gentlemen! BE ladies of the running, ballyhoo, with new words and music| and gentlemen!” Big Bill was the hero in the final inspired Pee mir eon are aoe : Calls For Quick Action stand at Germantown, beating Cochet Florida's shores. It is generally agreed that officiat- with a marvelous exhibition and dom- South's First Spectacle ing basketball games is more diffi- inating the victory of bimself and| This is the south’s first heavyweight | cult and more disagreeable than the Hunter in the doubles. But John- | fight of national interest since the | Officiating of any other intercollegi- ston, his game sadly off form, dropped | Palmy days of New Orleans as a fis- | ate games. sie ast gather! re can rec! at, 5 . beta petted retort pees} is also a major bid for fame by Wil-| together with the kaleidoscopic Must Not Be Swayed Walter Johnson Lays bacosté: iam Lawrence Stribling, 24-year-old | changes from offense to defense make | In short, skilled leadership on the| Down Pitchers’ Rules The French solidified their ranks in |Macon youth,—the son of an acrobatic | many and instant decisions necessary. | part _of the official must instantly 1928 for the home stand and retained | fether and the father of an acrobatic | | During playing season of two and /convince both players and spectators | wesnington, Feb. 26—(7)—Waller the Davis cup by a 4-1 margin, with |Child, who has helped enliven the pees Hiern is polit for 3 that he is the superior officer of the Johnson, manager of th: Washington Til stil s training proceedings. et Official’s remuneration game. 4 ; : r Soa Wis aun ees Mies Ee] Stribling, because he is to fight be- | range from twelve hundred to fifteen | ‘The tremendous pressure to win ee pees ot ra risk spol that over his nemesis, Lacoste. fore a southern gallery of friends, | hundred dollars. and the violent excitement and emo- tiny eects ‘fe t 6 thi a Leelee There does not seem much prospect | elatives and admirers, is the senti-| | ‘This compensation may seem ample | tionalism, fof many years increasingly | ting them into effect at the Tampa, of the French winning streak being |™ental favorite, but Sharkey, the |for the time spent in actual service; | apparent in intercollegiate games, are gk He hie tis bit aticitie’ interrupted in 1929. Johnston hard-punching sailor, is the choice of | but when one takes into account the | elements which constantly militate dtamera in thea le canto teeta retired and Tilden starts the a most of the assembled experts to win. | concentrated traveling expenses ne-| against a wholesome attitude toward a8 ers a ag ba ages, Maud under suspension while America is| Yet there is a wide divergence of |ccssitated by keeping up with bas-| officials, who oblivious of crowds and tmat ae, tirst thi reread wes , re looking to new talent for it future | Critical opinion, not only because of |-ketball schedules, the many overland! of comments must render decisions in 2 s th is adi ont aatrah gees teams. The world’s first ten now is |50 many conflicting developments in | trips in stubborn weather, and the | decisively and fairly. that i get their ie ito shape so dominated by France, with the list | ‘taining but also because of the un- er ee oe sh ickly. In conseq the from top to bottom, composed of die rgd in the records of the Concor dia Coll e e North Dakota Cagers reign tee pallens tae ipa ‘ochet, Lacoste, Tilden, Hunter, 2 eg: soe unusual amount of setting-up exer- Bots, Lott, Austin. Hennessey, ida |, Serna’, eenecially. during the.nast ° Asked to Participate cisec, with some running thrown in OCDUTRC ADS ANA ES vantage than Stribling in the daily Nears Court Title in St. Paul Tourney by way of diversion. - followed the fotseps of te Doherty | a there has been plenty to talk and | ed meas Ste vane af es eeu mn no one tne mers! = FPO Kahn neither coaches nor captains to warn him of supposed illegal play of op-| Green Bay, Wis. Feb. 26—(AP)— Ponents, Russie LeRoy, junior welterweight of The successful official must have|Fargo, N. D., shaded Harry Kahn, Personality plus. He must be clean, | Milwaukee, ina 10-round bout here neat, and courageous. He must be in| last night. LeRoy several times had tip-top physical condition. He must|the Milwaukee southpaw wavering have a quick eye that will pick up| and groggy but neglected to follow up infractions of rules instantly. He | his advantage quickly enough. Sports must have characteristics that are|writers here said LeRoy earned a pleasing, forceful and dominant. He | shade, but Milwaukee scribes credited Must be a good judge of human na- | Kahn with the victory. e | Workouts, ‘The Boston Tar's punches . ~ | Bucky Harris Plays ||provany 10 pounds neste anki ast| Bt. Paul, Feb, 26—- Johnny Evers Likes cordia, I condition, | College of Moorhead is in line for its|, St. Paul, Feb. 26—()—Invitations rm Strenuous Baseball Dat Bisibhng it ou ered ill pred first Minnesota College conference have: been pent more han 100 teams Fo er Cub Players from his rib injury and has nothing | basketball championship this week. || tral amateur basketbell tmurncy| _ Bt. Petorsbure, Ha. Feb. 26—(P)—- Phoenix, Aris. Feb. 26—(P)—Bucky | the matter with his right hand, has a |, Tne Coppers have two chances (gl ment here the week of March 18," | Johnny Evers,” new’ coach of the Harris already has given the dope-|Vasiety of weapons at his command, | take the title: the first if A Teams from North South Da- | Braves, is delighted with the general sters something to write about. “Does | Always @ skillful defensive boxer, tn kota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota | Showing and especially pleased by the te Ce does he not, intend to play this Seas Grieg any wig ane é are expected to enter the event. The | spirit of Percy Jones, veteran south- so , + " ent ams, The question was forced into prom- Although Jones fell inence by the serious manner in|more apt to do the unexpected. heir to a considerable estate last which the new manager of the De- | Sharkey has poundage and experience F 1] Ad ‘ | summer, and might ordinarily be sup- troit Tigers worked out at third base | 9gainst good men in his favor but t St. Mary's Friday arre vocates Posed to be disgruntled at a transfer in the first practice session of the| Stribling has fought, rather than Pane se Oe MAYS y to the lowly Braves, he has been one cemane trained himself into condition. night and at Beloit, Wis., the follow- Roped-Off Greens of the hardest workers at the camp. “No, I'm to manage the club,” was} ~ Betting Almost Even ing evening, his answer to the natural question.|, The betting, such as there has —_— STARTED AT MICHIGAN “But I could either play third or sec- | been. of it, ranges from odds of 6 to , Harold Elliott, rookie hurler with {nd base if occasion arose.” The hotel |5 0n Sharkey te even money. If St. Augustine, Fla, Feb. 26.—(7)—| the St. Louis Cards this-year, got his lobby legion, however, will keep a| there is any chi in wagering sen- Johnny Farrell, national , open golf | ‘art in professional baseball by pitch- weather eye on the position’ held last | prey ly will he in Shar- aday. chemibios, thinks pe, galleries pula ing in the tga ett ape . M o! year by the veteran Marty McManus. be Hengied ej = weet ee ca core sessions shaped woode; especially cl event were roped off Yale Has Corner for the fight will seat nearly 35,000 from tee to green. ANOTHER COAST MEET spectators. It may or may not be “Roping the fairways would keep golf tournament has been bf . filled to capacity but the higher the spectators far enough away from On Polevaulters tickets, $25 each for the “ring the players to prevent the former side,” have been sold. The “gate” talking intimately to them, and at —— probably will be near .. The the same time provide plenty of op- ag 53 i bout will be broadcast bas to do lib share. of Velding in| easing tenga as to yielding com] sta various sports, but when it comes nae pi eg tr ee i to pole vaulting the Blue feels as se-| bout, to a decision by Re: cure as France does in tennis. Magnolia, of New York, ‘oung Frederick Sturdy now has|for 10 p. m. arrived to defend Yale's pole vaulting 5 tradition. His recent performance of clearing 14 feet stamps portunity for seeing the play,” he said. | & 8 c} A i } Ese | You'll jerk off your old faded : sf heayyweight, it might and wrinkled tie wh ara of the "the snappy Wi eles ae one ¢ Tost to the. German fellow. _ gels good fig:.ter and he's we sell at cf g EE Ht a il $1.00 - $1.50, qk: 2 i abs i tr drop the game and still tie for the « 5 a An 4