The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1929, Page 8

a ¢ PAGE FOUR _.T? The TONEW POSITIONS IN REDISTRICTED STATE Two District Champions in Each Region Play for State Tourney Rights STATE TOURNEY MAR. 22-23 Bismarck and Mandan Should Win District Play and Meet for Regional Honor One hundred thirty North Dakota high school basketball teams will take part in 16 district tournaments to be conducted March 8 and 9, ac- cording to an announcement made today by J. C. Gould, Mandan, sec- retary of the North Daktoa high school league. A larger number of teams were enabled to enter district tournament play this year because the state has been divided into 16 rather than eight districts. Eight In State Meet There will be only eight teams in the state tournament at Mandan March 22 and 23, however, as the state under the new system is made up of eight regions, each including two districts. Champions of the two districts in each region will play March 15 or 16 for the right to rep- resent the region at the state tourney. Regions, which are essentially the same as the old eight districts, are lettered A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. They haye been selected according to the number of high schools and stu- dents included in each. There has been considerable realignment in the northern half of the state to relieve’ congestion in the old Fifth and Sixth districts. Each region has from 14 to 17 high schools within its bound- vies, Region A includes the First and Second districts; B the Third and Fourth; C the Fifth and Sixth; D the Seventh and Eighth; E the Ninth and Tenth; F the Eleventh and Twelfth; 3 the Thirteenth and Fourteenth; and H the Fifteenth and Sixteenth. Tourney Sites Chosen Sites for the regional championship games follow: A, Fargo; B, James- town; C, Mandan; D, Dickinson; E, Grand Forks; F, undecided; G, Minot; and H, Williston. The greatest departure from the old district system is in Region H, which is composed of the old Eighth district plus the west end of the old Seventh district. The old Eighth district always had been the smallest in numbers in the state and was a constant source of criticism and dis- content on the part of the more crowded districts. The addition this year gives this region one of the large high schools, Williston, and adds enough other schools to bring it up on a par in numbers with the others. Tournament sites and teams in the 16 districts follow: First—Wahpeton. Fairmount, Hank- inson, Lidgerwood, Forman, Wahpe- ton, Wyndmere, Milnor and Lisbon. Second—Fargo. Fargo, Casselton, Buffalo, Nps City, Hunter, Page, Hope and Pride valley City. Valley City, Valley City State Teachers College high school, Sanborn, Cooperstown, Fessenden, Sheldon, Enderlin and Litchville. Fourth — Jamestown. Moure, Ellendale, Jamestown, Car. rington, Sykeston, New Rockford and Marion. Fifth—Mandan. Ashley, Wishek, Napoleon, Linton, Hazelton, Steele, Mandan, New Salem, and Flasher. Eight at Bismarck ‘Bismarck. Bismarck, Wil- fashburn, Underwood, Garri- son, Turtle Lake, McClusky, and Coleharbor. Seventh—Hettinger. Hettinger, Bucyrus, Reeder, Bowman, Rhame, and Marmarth. Eighth—Dickinson. Glen Ullin, He- bron, Dickinson, Belfield, Sentinel Butte, Beach, Mott, and New Eng- land, Ninth—Grand Forks. Buxton, May- ville, Grand Forks, University high school, Portland, Hatton, Northwood and Larimore. Tenth—Grafton. Gilby, Grafton, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, Cavalier, and'St. Thomas. __ Eleventh—Park River. Petersburg, Michigan, Lakota, Walsh County Aggies, Park River, Langdon, Han- nah, and Sarles. Twelfth—Probably Devils Lake, Mc- ville, Finley, Sharon, Aneta, Crary, Devils Lake, Starkweather, Sheyenne, Oakes, La Sixth. ton, if STRIBLING Hurley and Hall In Telegram War Over Mar. 7 Bout “Please, pretty please,” says Jack Hurley. “No!” says Ishman Hall, local box- ing promoter, stamping his foot to the floor in rage. Hall has received four telegrams! and a@ telephone call from Hurley, manager of Russie LeRoy, who meets Lee Cavanagh in a 10-round fight at the Dome pavilion March 7. Hurley wants Ishman to release LeRoy from his March 7 contract that he might meet Jackie Fields,the world’s greatest welterweight, at Detroit, March 6. “LeRoy will meet Canavagh in a 10-round go at the Dome pavilion March 7,” Hall definitely announced last night after Hurley had called rl over telephone from St. Paul. local promoter will not release al Fargoan. Telegrams sent by Hurley and Hall yesterday follow: Alvin Crowder Has Not Yet Reported ‘West Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 27.— (®)—Alvin Crowder, leading hurler in the American League last season, has failed to report to the St. Louis Browns. Vice President. McEvoy said Crowder was not a holdout. Manag- er Dan Howley had an _ operation Performed on his left foot Saturday. Giants Practice Twice Each Day San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 27.—(7)— John McGraw, the “Little Napoleon,” has ordered two practice sessions a day for the New York Giants. McGraw umpired a game in which the regulars, pounding out 13 hits, oo the rookies, 5 to 2 yesterday. Lena Blackburne Leaves for Texas Chicago, Feb, 27.—()—Manager Lena Blackburne will have a party of 42 White Sox players, writers, pho- jerapbers and club officials with him tomorrow when he departs for | the Dallas training camp for the first limbering up work of the season. Eleven players will be with the par- ty when it leaves here, and others will join en route. Mackmen to Watch |" Heavyweight Fight Fort Myers, Fla., Feb. 27.—(AP)—A dozen of the so-called regulars of the Athletics have tickets for the Shar- tonight, so Manager Mack told them to forget baseball today. Only the rookies remained in camp and most of them are pitchers. Mickey Coch- rane is no longer a holdout. The ar- Sree re: MINT shed ended saps | e said. Evers and Gowdy Back With Braves St. Petersburg, Fla, Fia., Feb. arly Johnny Evers and Hammering Sway Are bean tee ed 1914 to the lowly braves in training here. The veterans of the world’s champion outfit of that year, re- called to their old od tea ine an advisory capacity, forgot age and led two teams of sandlot makeup through three inn- ings of baseball yesterday. Gowdy played second base instead of catcher, and Evers did not play all, but they ea like the Gowdy and Evers of old. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE J North Dakota High Cage Teams Take Part in 16 District Meets SEAUL VES JUOGLED | Stribling and Sharkey Do Heav O freavywergnt They’ll Bring Fantastic Melodrama to Climax Reserved Seats Being Sold for. Nodak-Ags Game]! Reserved seat tickets for the Uni- versity of North Dakota-North Dako- ta agricultural college basketball game which is being staged at the state training school gymnasium in Mandan Saturday night were placed on sale this morning. Tickets may be purchased in Bis- marck at Harris and Woodmansee’s. The Lewis and Clark hotel, Mandan, is also handling ticket sales. Bleachers are being placed in the end zones of the large gymnasium and seats are being installed in the bal- cony to take care of the expected large crowd at the contest. The gym- nasium will seat 3,500 fans. The University and Aggics are Playing this, their fifth game of the season, for the benefit of legislators and basketball fans in the southwest *| section of the state. The Nodaks won three of the first four contests, all of the games being closely contested, however. | FIGHT NOTES | Miami Beach, Fla., Feb. 27.—(P)— Babe Ruth, who likes his fights almost as much as his home runs, made a flying trip from the Yankees’ camp at St. Petersburg to see the epee There is hardly a major or league camp in Florida that ay its representation in the fistic crow The largest bet so far reported on the fight was $5,800 to $5,000 on parker, to win, the result of a dif- ference of opinion between a wealthy Chicago baeker of Sharkey and a rich key-Stribling fracas at Miami Beach | Atlanta friend of Stribling. The biggest assembly of newspaper- men since the Dempsey-Carpentier fight in Jersey City in 1921 has col- lected for this fracas. A total of 485 requests for press accommodations ras recorded, as compared with about on ie the Jersey City fight which the record. The total is 62 more ae for the last Dempsey-Tunney tig! on In .the actual ringside press ion, approximately 45 erties wires Lave Been eetatiad to the details to all parts of the country. =| Billy Southworth Field Candidate Avon Park, ‘Fa, Feb. 27.—(P)— Manager Billy Southworth of the Cards is a candidate for the regular rightfield berth. Coach “Greasy” Neale will decide the gardener, as Roettger and Orsatti are the other aspirants. Pitchers, Batters ‘ Commence Battle Clearwater, Fla., Feb. 27.—(7)—The annual struggle between pitchers and batters has togun so far as the Brooklyn Robins are concerned. Some of the more ambitious addi- tions to “Uncle” Wilbert Robinson's flock laid into the offerings of the eight pitchers in the camp with ‘so much vigor during their second work- out yesterday that the harassed aac tried to put something on the a Detroit Tigers to Use Medicine Ball Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 27.—()—The Detroit Tigers apparently are here to Play ball—all kinds of ball. There wasn't an idle moment in two hours of infield practice yester- day and when that was over “Bucky” Harris organized a medicine ball chain and began work on a handball court . Harris said the handball and the medicine ball would have places in the every-day training schedule. Filipino Lauded in Canzoneri Scuffle Chicago, Feb. 27.—(@)— zoneri, former world’s featherweight champion, found his knockout punch missing when he battled the Filipino gamecock, Ignacio rounds at the Coliseum last night. He pounded Fernandez’s concrete chin with an avalanche of punches, but failed to come close to him out or even upsetting him. Fernandez fought back viciously and received a tremendous hand from the crowd for his courage in refus- ing to wilt.under Canzoner!’s superior attack. They fought before a capac- ity crowd of more than 10,000. The gate receipts were around $42,000. It was Promoter Jim Mullens’ third suc- cessive sellout. Giants Seek Fortune Can- FAVORITE ASNT | OF SKIRMISH NEARS Stribling, However, Has Large Following and Is Given a Good Chance to Win CAPONE IN SHARKEY CORNER 12 negroes Will Take Part in Battle Royal in One of the Preliminaries By ALAN J..GOULD (Associated Press Sports Editor) Miami Beach, Fla., Feb. 27.—(?)— Fightdom, ::ch in the traditions of daring promotion and unusual drama, dedicates a new and spectac- ular outpost today, if the weather be fair. The wealthy and poor and great and small of business and politics, of the pleasure grounds and the sports world, have gathered here for the 10-round heavyweight match tonight between Young Stribling and Jack Sharkey. In one of the greatest fistic shows and the most spectacular sports event. the old south has ever known, Strib- ling, pride of Georgia and the pugi- listic hope of Dixie, will box Sharkey, the hard-hitting Boston sailor, for the right to battle for the crown that Gene Tunney has laid aside—to the winner may go the chance to meet the promoter of this remarkable affair, Jack Dempsey, for recognition as the heavyweight of the world. Sharkey Is Favorite Sharkey is the favorite to win. The betting odds early today wavered around six to five and seven to five in his favor. The expert consensus likewise favors the chances of the rugged sailor but the lean son of Georgia is the sentimental favorite in the biggest test he has ever faced before the “home folks.” Close to 35,009 spectators, the ca- pacity of the miniature addition of Boyle’s 30 acres in Flamingo Park, will see the youthful ring craft and wallop of Stribling pitted against the rugged defense and counter attack of the Bostonian. Millions more will hear the details of the fray over a nation-wide hook- up of nearly 60 broadcasting stations, the greatest ever arranged for a fight and a remarkable evidence of wide- spread interest in a match: that has itself no championship significance. Gate Is $400,000 The promoters estimate that the “gate,” at prices of $5 to $25, will be close to $400,000. When the box office opened for its last day’s business to- day, there was nearly $350,000 in ac- tual cash in hand, sufficient not only to pay Sharkey $100,000 and Stribling 8 20 per “ent “cut” of about $60,000, but also enough to assure the Madi- son Square Garden corporation a profit of about $100,000. This is the fruition of the last fistic dream of Tex Rickard, whose daring fortunes carried him on from Gold- field to Reno, Toledo, New York, Jersey City, Philadelphia and Chi- cago. . It will seem somewhat strange at the ringside tonight without Tex, for the first time since big fights be- Tex, with his inevitable cigar and F 9 fi z g &2 Bf rit reg ERE Fs E H 5 Z a z Fe ae Ee ul Bee EH E oe in San Antonio Camp} New York, Feb, 21, 27.—There may be an element of superstition in thet fact that the New York Giants are train- ing at San Antonio, Tex., this spring. The Giants have been ‘conditioning bad srr ‘i fae in recent years, but 8wi Antonio unexpectedly this winter. “That looks like our lucky place,” says Manager McGraw. “We won three pennants and two world’s cham- Pionships while we were training there in wh hing and 1923. ied we will win the pennant again this year—who knows?” came hobbies of wealth and society. | Enge. : cane, would have liked to stroll about | Brown, yweight Battle in ae Outovost | SARKBY Is SUGHT He’s Third Man for Miami Bout Here's Lou Magnolia, New York fight referee, who will be the third man in the ring tonight at Miami Beach, Fia., when Jack Sharkey and Young Stribling fight. show starts at 7:43 eastern standard time, with an arrcy of seven prelim- inary bouts as well as a battle royal involving 12 negroes. The main go is for 10 rounds to an Official referee's decision.. The rules of New York State Athletic commis- sion also will govern the contest. In event of rain the whole Leta will be put over to Thursday night. | BASKETBALL | Hazelton, N. Dak., Feb. 27.—In a game which required an overtime per- jod the undefeated Bismarck Imps chalked another victory to their credit when they defeated the Hazelton Tigers 16-13, The game was marked by intense playing and was the most. ae “thriller” on the local sched- le. Bismarck got an carly lead and kept it through the first half which ended 10-5. The Tigers came back with a determination to win and bat- tled to a three point lead, allowing Coach McLeod's men no points the third quarter. Weakened by the loss of Captain Steiner who went out on mals, the Tigers lost a little of their de- fensive drive and an Imp slipped in @ field goal which made the game 13-13 at the final whistle. . Meinhover, who was held down through the game by the commend- able defensive play of Stan Frederick, got loose for another field goal in the last period. This with a free throw Presented an impenetrable barrier to the weakened Tigers and the whistle which closed a real exhibition of bas- beta left the score sheet with a 13- 6 victory for the Imps. ns Performance was out- standing. The summary: eloconnad +loonoconod : ht Piskiecus ldo demnus Mark Koenig Rather Phe Third St. Petersburg, Fia., Fla., Feb. 27.—(P)— Mark Koenig would rather play third pene aa er aren for the New York Yankees. and not only because he Posen ave. to, Walk 00:-far to the “T’d much rather play third,” Koe- nig says. “At third I ought to last about three years longer than I would at short where there's more ground to cover.” Koenig and Gene Robertson are battling for the third base while Job . | the comp.tition for Mark's old short- san berth Lies beh » and ween Lyn Lary, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1929! Popularity of Ice Hockey Shows Big Increase This Year Approximately 500 Players * Drawing Salaries Ranging , From $5,000 to $10,000 By VERNE DEGEER Ice hockey is a game that cannot be explained easily on paper. One| must get a first-hand introduction appreciate its fine points. The aver-' age American has to attend several| games to really understand the sport because the action is so fast and the umpire’s whistle or bell sounds s0, frequently that it requires time find out what it is all about. But the increased attendance shows! Americans are learning and taking to! ice hockey with much _ enthusiasm,| This can be seen from the fact that indoor ice palaces cannot be built fast! enough to meet the demands of in- creased patroriage. An idea of the growth of the baby, Sport is found in a survey of Tina fessional hockey at the start of; the) 1928-1929 season. One major Tehgte} circuit, embracing ten teams, was! ready for action. Five minor leagues! with a total of 28 teams were also set for play. Fourteen states, repre- sented by 23 tedms, had franchises and half a dozen other cities =e) seeking franchises. Similar to Baseball The organization of these clubs borders on that of the vishashie aad baseball leagues. Frank Calred, a red-headed Eng-| Ushman who began life in Canada as! @ sports writer, is the “Judge Landis”: of organized professional hockey. He holds the office of president of. the National Hockey League, the! “majors” of puck-chasing, and also’ serves as the comnfissioner of all| other minor organizations. The major hockey league is div into two divisions—the International} group, with four Canadian clubs and. one American club, and the Ameri-| can group with five American clubs.’ They play a schedule of 22 games at home and 22 games abroad. Ske baseball, they can draft fellows from the minor leagues. The minor organizations are labeled the American Association, the Amer-| ican League, the Pacific Coast League, the California League and the Cana-| dian League. The city farthest south that has a franchise in a league is Tulsa, Okla. Ice hockey is played in Texas, at Houston, Dallas and Austin, and! many cities, like Cleveland, Balti more and Rochester, are in the mar. ket for a franchise in some league. | 500 Draw Salaries Approximately 500 players are drawing salaries for their services as, professional hockey stars this winter. In the major circuit, the average sal-’ ~ ary for four months work is around’ $5000. Outstanding performers get as high as $10,000. These players are bought and sold, as they are in base- ball, and the price is going up stead-/ ily. The Montreal Canadiens refused! $50,000 for their star player, Howie Morenz, this year. A franchise is worth $50,000. Some have been sold for more. And some | clubs would cost hundreds of thou- sands of dollars if a purchase aes be arranged. Sport Is Growing In 1921 there were only four arti! ficial ice rinks in Canada, and a few! widely scattered ones in the United | States. These, in both countries, were | devoted mostly to ice skaters. Today, | almost every city in Canada boasts of | artificial ice-making plant, except in western Canada where winters are) pekyonng cold to permit naturai ice Detroit 1 spent two million dollars in erecting its Olympia Arena, a remark- able monument to the game of hockey. It is used for other sporta,| but it was built primarily for ice hockey. Boston has a new arena that seats 15,000 fans, and it has ‘been | packed for almost every National Tease game this season. = - { ..The growth of this new sport has! been phenomenal. And it is still in its infancy. Rule-Breakers Careful With Bush i Paso Robles, Calif, Feb. 27.—(P)—~, Donie Bush evidently means. to handle the Pittsburgh Pirate 1929 edi- tion differently than last season. BASKETBALL University of N. D. vs. North Dakota A. C. SATURDAY, MAR. 2, 7:15 "Genera Admin 7 the-Remeered Hehe State Training School Gymnasium The First Big Collegiate Game Ever Held in Western N. D, $1.00. On Sale at Harris & Woodmansee’s, Bismarck; Lewis & Clark Cigar Stand, -m 8:15 . @ Bis. Time.