The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1929, Page 8

“PAGE EIGHT HORNSBY EXPECTED 10 SUPPLY PUNCHES “TACKING LAST YEAR Joe McCarthy Is Also Laying Great Stress Upcin Re- sccve Material FOUR HITTERS ARE STRONG Gonzales and Hartnett Will Do Catching, While Pitcher: Are Good Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. Calif, March 13.—()—The clashing of cymbals and brass attend the Preparations of the Chicago Cubs for the National League pennant race— they have been widely proclaimed as favorites to carry off the bunting. Pre-season clamor already has yest- ed the Chicagoans in the garb of the champions, and now all that Man- ager Joe McCarthy has to do is win the flag. If the prognostications of the various and sundry critics prove to be right, the Cuts will annex their first pennant since 1918. Rogers Hornsby Helps The inclusion in the lineup of Rog- ers Horsby and his mighty bludgeon appears to have much to do with the Cubs envied Position as favor- ites, and the spirit and pep with ~vhich they have gone through their conditioning toil indicates that they are imbued with pennant spirit. The ‘punch that was lacking in the final days of last year's hectic cam- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | Tom Heeney Takes a Second Beating from WOUT OF THE PAST |hrwscian poxer "Serer Gir eam oof GUTS DEEP SLASH |]. Soeremn, are, merits 6 Sat, ey tha IN ZEALANDER LIP Otto Is Given Edge in Seven Rounds; Two Go to Tom; Other Is Even TOM TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Several Stitches Taken to Close Gash in Lip Received in Closing Stanza 1 | 1 Chicago, March 13.—()}—Otto Von Porat’s galloping gloves pounded a requiem to Tom Heeney’s heavy- weight title aspirations last night and sent the New Zealand hard rock to the hospital for repairs. Several stitches were “required to fetiang into his stride as one fo the Ty Cobb, at his Augusta, Ga, home, may see this was Greatest close the anti : baseball players of all time. operas eee And if he does, he probably will express the wish Ty becnt been with the Detroit Tigers very long Von _ Porat’s right that his legs were as good now as they were the day when this was taken and he hadn't accumulated’ the fat eae i ed this photograph was taken. workdy Goods that now make his retirement . pos- wound sent. blood One look at that chariot Ty and his wife cnd baby ‘Sle without any reason to eA iad hd nal cascading down ;: Be dic. however. have his dough even ‘then—and this m 508 are sitting in shows that it was snapped many hig automobile is ope of the first purchases he made. Oyen Heeney's bony) years ago. It was somewhere along 1912, when Ty i was a sensation in his home town. and the New Zea- lander, _ realizing how desperate his Plight must have appeared, told Ref- eree Purdy not TOM HEENEY to stop the fight, that he was all right. After the cut had closed, Heeney left the hospital. Heeney, upon whose body Gene Tunney wrote his farewell to pugil- ism last year, was a badly whipped The girls’ high school basketball team of Sparkman, Ark., has scored 1; points to 319 for opponents in 29 straight games in two Quinnie Hamm, forward (ower left), 102 in another. BASEBALL sears ego. It was comentere slong 1913 when TY Hivas s sessine i his home town a Bruins Break Scoring Mark; Cop Title Briton Track Meet] 2s Defeats Chicago in a- Pinkey Mitchell Scene Is Changed) ""crtyirwi Stages Comeback their belts, the Washington Na had another intermission Paign, resulting in the-loss of the gonfalon by a four game margin. The Cubs hope will be contributed by Hornsby, seven times leader of the National League in hit- ting. Then, such swatsmiths as Hazen “Kiki” Cuyler, “Hack” Wilson, and Jackson Stephenson will be there to ald in boosting the Cubs over the top with their long range shelling. While McCarthy is depending con- siderably upon the star second “sacker, he also lays great stress on his reserve material. Clarence Blair, a youngster from the Little Rock, Ark., club is a third base sub with a fairly heavy wallop and good fielding ability. He should prove valuable as relief man for Clyde Beck at the “hot corner.” oe Elwood English, 21, possessed of two seasons’ experience with the club, will hold down shortstop. Charley Grimm will be at first, Hornsby at second, Beck at third and Norman McMillan again filling the general in- field utility role. Cuyler, Wilson and Stephenson to all appearances will occupy the out- field berths, with land, Holland, Norway and Denmark now are members of the association. has been working since 1885 to in- terest bowlers of cther nations in the American game. teams to the Stockh If the American pin stars capture the title this year, they will be assured of the privilege of ‘1olding. the 1932 international tournament :| United States. na ‘ liverer. Mike Cvengros, who went to the Wichita Falls club of the Texas from the majors, and turned as against eight reversals Eeabet izatit Seng? Queens club, where the sports have always been held, and where exten- sive alterations are being made to pro- tania more accommodations for lawn and, as the sports commence at 2:15 P. m.. crowds will have an opportun- ity of witnessing both events. Thum Will Attend European Thum feels that success is near. Intern: tional Bowling — association, will attend the annual tournament of the organization in Stockholm, Swe- den, in May, and hopes to be able to announce then that adopted the American style alleys and the American game of ten pins. —— test by 11 tol London, March 13—()—The annual Milwaukee, Mar. 13.—(P)—“Pinkey” Oxford-Cambridge track meet this Mitchell is staging a comeback as year will be held at Stanford Bridge, Chelsea, March 23, the same day as boxing instructor for a Milwaukee church. : the boat race. ws z This marks a definite break with “Pingey,” former junior welter- weight champion, hung up his gloves a few years ind declared hims:!f through. But he is back in the ring, teaching boxing to members of the West Allis Presbyterian church, in a Milwaukee suburb. Boxing is p.rt of an athistic pro- |gram fostered by the Rev. W. 8. | Critchley, pastor. Chicago Cubs Are Bludgeon Wielders Avalon, Catalina Thai ree cal whether Larry Benton will rate.a (P)}—Out here in this semi-tropical | place with the itching greats of all country, Joe McCarthy is polishing up | time. e “ his big punch for what promises to} The No. 1 ranking pitcher of the be the Chicago Cubs’ year in the Na-| National League last season, Benton tional League. hurled his way into the heart of his With Rogers Hornsby, one of the |boss, John McGraw. Before the sea- game's biggest batting threats, as key|son was, half over, the Giants’ man- man, McCarthy is building with the|ager was referring to Larry as the Confident hope that he will have ajgreatest he had seen since the days batting attack strong enough tojof Christy Mathewson. Another break through any and all kinds of | brilliant showing like 1928 would fancy pitching. make the former Brave. eligible for He has good reason for his hopes, | high honors. for Hornsby, Wilson, Stephenson and} Benton won 25 games and lost nine Cuyler wound up the 1928 season with |in 1928. He worked in 42 contests @ combined batting average of .324. and pitched 28 complete games, fin- This quartet pounded out 246 extra ishing the season with 310 innings of base hits, including 77 home runs,|box work to his credit. He had an 123 two and 34 three baggers. /earned run average of 2.73. These four men probably will bethe| The Giants ster hung up the Cubs’ biggest threat, but on the basis | phenomenal record of finishing every of 1928 averages that Bruin batting|game he started until along toward lineup will be packed full of punch. |the closing weeks of the season when English, Hartnett and Grimm, all|his arm began to tire under the regulars, batted around the .300 mark | strain. last year and should do better this| It was Benton’s work that enabled year if for no other reason than that they will benefit by the weakening effect the four headline sluggers will have on opposing-sluggers. Having a sure, 375 hitter like Hornsby on a club is plenty bad for the enemy but there are also clubbers. like Riggs man when the Norwegian puncher got through his 10 rounds of work. Von Porat took seven rounds, lost two and held Heeney even in the other. To the surprise of most of the 9,000 spectators he not only outslugged the New’ Zealander but outboxed him most of the time. Heeney did well for two rounds, but from that point on the Norwegian did the hurting. He used his left as @ guarding rapier and shot right up- Per cuts to vary the monotony. Benton Hopes for Another ‘Good Year San Antonio, Tex., March 13.- CARD REGULARS WORK Avon Park, Fla., March 13—(P)— LES CANADIENS KEEP TOP! re Manager Billy Southworth’s regulars March 19 and 21 Announced as| Dates for Stanley Cup Preliminaries held the Boston Braves to six hits, ' GIANT CRIPPLES RECOVER San Antonio, Texas, March’ 13.—(P) will get the call in the remaining: ex- hibition games of the St. Louis Car- dinals, he said yesterday, the experi- menting with recruits being over. Rain caused an abbreviated workout yesterday. York Giants’ camp have recovered. Carl Mays, Fred* Fitzsimmons and Andy Reese aré ready to return to New York, March 13.—(7)—Boston broke all scoring records for the sea- son by defeating Chicago, 11 to 1, in @ national hockey league game last night. Asa result of the victory Bos. ton clinched first place in the Ameri- can group. Les Canadiens settled the Interna- tional group race by scoring a 2 to 1 victory over Toronto and retained their five point lead over the New York Americans, who also won from Ottawa, 2tol. | President, Frank Calder has an- nounced March 19 and 21 as the dates for the preliminary play-off for the Stanley cup and world’s hockey cham- pionship. Physician-Trainer Is Improving Team St. Petersburg, Fla., March 13—(7) In addition to having a manager who never played professional baseball, the Boston Braves have other ‘new stunts to spring this year. Manager Emil‘ Fuchs tells of the latest. “There is not @ sore arm or leg, a strain or even a bruise in the camp,” he says, “thanks largely to our new training system. Dr. Earle Painter, a physician rather than a trainer, although. he has had experience in training athletes, has introduced some new methods by showing the Players how to go about in intelli- gent, sane system of training. He has even taught them how to run, a surprising course of study for base- ball players. The system already has begun to show results.” Sooners Grab 31 Consecutive Wins The boat race will be about noon HOWLEY CHOOSES NUMBER West Palm Beach, Fla., March 13.— (®)—Already the rookies know how many places are open for them on Manager Dan Howley’s St. Louis Browns. Howley set a numerical Classification yesterday of 10 pitchers, seven infielders, five outfielders and three catchers. for his June 15th limit of 25. The roster shows three pitch- ers, two catchers, two infielders and peepee ed are due to get the 00) he knocked down a line drive some days ago, got back into action yes- terday and Reese's Charley horse has disappeared. YANKS NEED HIT PRACTICE Tampa, Fia., March 13—(?)—More batting practice seems to be the chief need of the New York Yankees. The world’s champions opened their ex- hibition schedule. yesterday by out Tampa club of the southeastern league, a class B organization, 1 to 0. All told the Yankees got only eight hits and ‘three of these went to Antonio Lazzeri, Swedish Pin Meet New York, March 13.—()—After a lifetime of effort toward spreading the American style of bowling to all countries. “Uncle Joe” TIGERS IN LAST WEEK Phoenix, Ariz., March 13.—()—An- other ‘strenuous routine drill yester- day, in which alt hands participated, started ‘the Detroit Tigers on their last week of preparation for the .ex- hibition’ serson which opens Monday at San Diego, Calif, against the Hollywood club of the Coast League. PIRATES ARE FINED Paso Robles, Calif, March 13.—(®) —Donie Bush, manager of the Pitts- burgh Pirates, last one of the most le major league basel 4s boss this year, He means what he says. Donie issued orders prohibiting gambling and yesterday fined Tauscher, Blank- enship, Brickwell and Swetonic $50 each for violation of the edict. “Uncle Joe,” who is president of the WRIGHT STEALS SHOW. Clearwater, Fla, March 13—(7)— Glenn Wright seems to have stolen the show at the Brooklyn Robins training camp. The big: was the subject of almost all the talking that was done here yesterday. He is undergoing treatment for a, shoulder injury, alleged to have been. incurred before he was traded to Brooklyn by Pittsburgh. CHISOX FACE DALLAS Dallas, Tex., March 13,—(#)—The Chicago White Sox and Dallas Steers are scheduled to resume their base- ball argument toda: '—providing the weather permits. The Sox were rained out of @ practice session for the sec- ond consecutive day yesterday. and Manager Lena Blackburne is anxious to get his hopefuls back on ‘the job, has Sweden, America, Germany, Fin- “Uncle Joe,” who is 71 years old, The United States is sending three olm tournament. in the MURDERERS’ ROW FLOPS Avalon, Calif. March 13—(7}— Manager Joe McCarthy's Cubs have their downs as well as their ups. Yes- terday his “murderers’ row” failed to function and his Pitching aces, an- nounced as ready for the season’s Opener, were as wild as a March wind. The Catalinas defeated the Avalons 14,to 8 in an inter-club game. Leste PHILLIES ARE BEPPY Fights Last Night | (By The Associated Press) Chicago—Otto Von ag Nor- way, outpointed Tom Heeney, Larry was one of those choice Kew Zeene,. (18). My SARS, pickups from Boston for which the Giants have become famous. Coming here in a trade in June, 1927, he be- gan to win consistently, whereas he Has Great Season West Point, New York, March 13.— something is bound to give. plane Here are the cold figures on the had-a suce 1928 showing of the Cubs’ big four: season, winning five meets out 2B 3B HR. Ave. of seven. Bae: + 42°07 21 387 enson, - 3 9 8 Norman, Okla., March 13.—(P}—The | wijson . . . 32 9 31 mH 14, not a bad showing for a Boston University of Oklahoma’s speedy bas- Cuyler - 25 9 17 .294|pitcher. i ——<————__ Larry can have Jimmy ‘Walker's Job..if he repeats his’ 1928 pitching :| Olympic Pag Buys. |omtter* Minneapolis, _ outpoint ces at ese “| Home for Mother|Negro Sophs Are (6). Hone; » St. Sa ee, oe the Notre| ‘be, team, ovipointes vaney, 4 > Dame coach, he has laid 0 when in the meet against Yale he lost Montreal, (4). Tian Derry, Beatie, Mifare rt gel aap Big Ten 8 Stars using two complete mines of eporest, on," Close decision after boxing Knocked ont Packey Ferrier, Min- forth ‘last summer to win fame as sereeert fj mately equal strength in the Grape- neapolis, (2). Oly: Paris—Marcel Thil, France, heodees one Ivan Laffineur, - : aid |the Des Moines—Tony Lerouri, Des Moines, outpointed Roscoe Hall, Des Moines, (10). Steve Ketchell, Kansas City, Fd fruit E ge League wi 3 boxer at 5 3 i i sz I i li E g #2 i ; if i t i er peeg hl zB re SBE fait g2 J g e Ea li f made 109 points in one game and today conditioning workouts at their Tam- pa, Florida, training camp before re- suming their exhibition program to- morrow. In yesterday's game three pitchers—Burke, Liska and Brown— —Most of the cripples in the New zit | Brooker to Fight Army Boxing Team _ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1929 Pre-season Clamor Dresses Cubs in Garb of League Champions - Mits of Otto Von Porat Fracas Worked By St. Paul Referee F. L, Blume and Leonard Saal- waechter to Officiate in Friday Night Feature An expert official has been secured Bismarck-Mandan tor: - of Central high school, St. Paul. He Leonard will be assisted by Saal- waechter, mentor of the North Da- Is Tournament Expert During the six years has worked rhe peri ts in at Duluth duty. Mays, who broke a thumb when | the On Minot Program Boomer will trade punches with mpson, Minot, in H pti ee | a ! a\ &, Ms district or regional tour= ¢ *