The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 12, 1929, Page 10

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE American Legion Will Sponser Boxing ne FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1929 Show Here in Next Month . IN HEADLINER ROLE | Matchmaker Will Be Appointed in Near Future; Isham Hall a Possibility FOES FOR LEE CONSIDERED Attractive Preliminary Program Will Be Sought by Le- gion Members Lloyd Spetz post of the American Legion will sponsor a boxing show in Bismarck, possibly within the next month. This announcement was made this morning by officials of the post. Lee Cavanagh, Bismarck welter- weight, will be one of the headline fighters, it is planned. The card probably will be staged in the Dome pavilion, though no definite plans have been announced. Officials are now in quest of a matchmaker, and Isham “Tex” Hall seoms the logical appointee to the job. Just who will be Cavanagh’s oppon- ont on the card is still a question to be decided but members of the Legton at present are considering Al Van Ryan, St. Paul, Angelo Puglisi, Du- luth, Russie LeRoy, Fargo, and sev- cral others. The matchmaker. when appointed, will cast about for opponents of either or both Jackie Grey, Bismarck, or Boomer Brooker, Mandan, it is ex- pected. Both of the local men are clever fighters and popular with the fans. An attractive preliminary program will be an object of major importance to the Legionnaires, officials say. Cavanagh has not yet fought Al ‘Van Ryan, but the local boy has had interesting encounters with Puglisi and LeRoy. Van Ryan is the rugged type of fighter, and many of the fans te eager to sce him perform in @ local ring. Heavier Penalties For Cagers Urged Dr. J. Fred Bohler, Washington State, Wants Definite Interpretation Pullman, Wash., April 12.—(@)— Heevier penalties, definite interpre- sation of rules on running with the all, blocking and charging, and a plea that the foul line be moved back are some of the recommendations Dr. J. Fred Bohler, cirector of athletics at Washington State eollege, will make to the national basketball rules committee. Bohler is the representative of 11 western states to the national con- ference this month. ‘The recommendations were gath- ered from opinions expressed at a recent meeting of Pacific Coast con- ference coaches, all of whom agreed that fouling the man with the ball just before he is in the act of shoot- ing is a seriovs violation without a penalty sufficiently severe. They sugge:ted that either the fouled player be allowed a free try for goal from the point where the foul was committed, or be given three free throws from the foul line instead of two. The former would permit possibility of scoring two » points, while the latter would permit + & maximum of three. “Coaches were quite concerned this winter with the interpretation of blocking and charging rules, contend- ing that too much of an edge was given the defensive player,” Bohler said. “In other words, the man drib- bling the ball is ‘called’ too closely, and our recommendations will be that the offensive player be given more Discussing the proposed moving of the foul line, Bohler said: “Too many games were won this year by free throws. The time is ripe for the rules to be changed to make it harder to ago the along with their mounts, as you can see from these two scenes taken during the recent Grand National Steeple- | chase at Aintree, near Liverpool, England. The upper photograph shows the famous Becher's Brook, where most of the falls occurred. .Note how the jockey at the extreme right was shot away from his mount. The lower panel shows Fleet Prince as he took a header for the turf. San Francisco Ball Player Shows Great Year’s Improvement San Francisco, April 12—One year ago Fred Polvogt, a young catcher, wasn't good enough to get any serious consideration from the Southern League clubs, a Class A organization. And now he is being touted os the first string catcher for the San Fran- cisco Seals, a Class AA outfit. Polvogt got his chance when Joe Sprinz failed to agree with the San Francisco club on salary terms and was sold to Indianapolis. He played last year in the Cotton States League, a Class D outfit. San Francisco experts declare Pol- vogt is a better all-around catcher than Sprinz and predict for him a great career as a ball player. Bantams Are Set To Stage Battle New York, April 12—(P)—Eligio Sardinias and Angelo Geraci—other- wise Kid Chocolate and Bushy Gra- ham—hope to-shed a little light on the much-muddled’ bantamweight situation tonight. They clash at Jess McMahon's New York coliseum in a 15-round bout which should see one or the other eliminated from the bantamweight picture. The bout is the first of a tentative series designed to produce a king for the now vacant bantamweight throne. There has been no generally recog- nized champion since‘early in 1927 when Charlie Phil Rosenberg forfeit- ed his title. Missouri School Abandons Coach Warrenton, Mo. April 12—(R— After 14 years of professional coach- ing, Central Wesleyan college of Warrenton, Mo., has turned the en- tire managemer t of its intercollegiate gine over to the students them- ves, Alumni, faculty, and ctudents ex- press themselves as well pleased with the .coaching innovation. President Ira Chiles of the institution says: “Student coaching is nighly success- ful thus far. The cooperation is ex- cellent and the students have as- | Hosses Faw Down---Jockeys Go Boom | PROUNINARY PLANS One - Armed War Vet Realizes Ambition to Bring Ring | CASTLEE CAVANAGH LOUIS DE PONTHIEU CREDITED FOR RISE OF SPIDER PLADNER Louis Himself, Before World War, Was Most Promising French Fighter NOW HE’S FAT AND FORTY Andre Routis, Now Feather- Weight Title-Holder, Also Coached by Vet By MINOTT SAUNDERS Paris, April 12.—After many years of ring work and in face of some un- usual tricks of fate, Louis de Ponthieu has at last realized the ambition of his life, that of winning for France a world's boxing title. Fat and 40, and with only one arm,, Louis didn't batter his way to the |” top himself. But he gave all his science and ring wisdom to Emile “Spider” Pladner, the 22-year-old French lad who knocked out Frankie Genaro in 58 seconds for the fly- weight championship. Pladner prob- ably is the most complete boxer ever developed in France and he owes practically everything to de Ponthieu. Once a Ring Hope Before the outbreak of the war in 1914, Louis de Fonthieu was the most promising of French boxers. The | Harold MacKain, rookie pitcher, got game was not very good here then | spring when he refused to stay at and boxing was looked upon as a for-/ 9 few weeks also was allowed to rema‘ Europe and went to the United | with the White Sox at a salary of | States, where he hoped to get a world / to rey The race was won by an outsider, Grgalach, and the odds were 100 to 1. and able to take it, but he was also fast and clever and a great ring gen- eral. One of his drawbacks was his short-sightedness, which compelled him to fight chiefly in close quarters. ‘The war put an end to Louis’ hopes Harris Says Rice, Stone and Johnson Will Give Thrills The Sportfolio (By ED POLLOCK) picking up. He thinks he has been taking the short end of purses long BASEBALL. PHILADELPHIA STARTS PRUNING Philadelphia, April 12.—(?)—Prun- ing has started in the ranks of the Phillies and the Athletics. Manager Shotton, of the Phillies, announced today that he had sent a rookie bat- tery, Bill Derham, left-handed pitch- er, and George Sheflott, catcher, to the Scranton clvb, of the New York- Pennsylvania League, on option. BOBBY SELECTS HURLERS Macon, Ga., April 12.—(?)—Since pitchers are the least of Wilbert Rob- inson’s worries, he spent a rainy aft- ernoon yesterday selecting Brooklyn's hurlers for the rest of the spring training season. GIANTS ARE IMPROVING Washington, April 12.—(P)}—Despite three defeats at the hands of Wash- ington and one tie game, the Giants and their rooters are not losing for five years. He served in the French army, but as soon as the wer was over he went back to the ring and tried to make up for lost time. Then came a day when he was slated for an important bout and he was suffering from painful bolls. He re- fused to postpone the fight, but dur- ing the mixing he was badly hurt on the sore spots. As a result, blood Poisoning developed in his left arm and it had to be amputated. Old de Ponthieu Recalled Out of the game himself, Louis turned his attention to training and took over a group of fighters. One of his charges was Andre Routis, now world’s featherveight champion, but it was in Pladner that he placed his highest hopes. He told friends two years ago that he thought he had a world’s champion in the boy and he nursed him along carefully, Today Pladner's vicious hooks and boring-in tactics recall the old de Ponthieu at his best, and when Plad- ner flattened Genaro with one punch Louis was as happy about it as was the boy-himse:i. As soon as the count was over they went into a clinch, with much furious kissing of cheeks. yet. scores get closer every day As regarded by French experts, jand the New Yorkers are playing bet- Pladner's climb to the top was much jter ball. Only their failure to hit the easier than the road Louis t:ad to pitching of Liska and Brown cost travel before the war. It is hard to|them yesterday's contest. tell just how good Pladner is because the American boxers that have been to Europe have been disap- pointing. The French lad made both Izzy Schwartz and Frankie Genaro look like third-raters. Izzy lasted twelve rounds, but was behind all the way and was lucky to survive. What happened to Frankie is still a mys- tery, unless that right hand punch to the pit of the stomach was an awful wallop. Many who saw it be- lieved it went into a very weak stomach. Pladner plans to remain in Europe, taking on all comers, until business in the United States shows signs of How many years did Pop Anson man-j| Detroit, Mich., April 12—An out- age Chicago? Was he the first field certain to furnish American manager? (I. J. C.) ‘League fans with many thrills—that In 1926 didn't Rene Lacoste defeat |is how Manager Bucky Harris re- Bill Tilden, both in the Davis Cup |gards the Stone-Rice-Johnson trio matches and in the national sin- | that will man the Detroit outfield gles championship? (J. M. H.) this summer. Did George Godfrey cver box Jack } “There is nothing more thrilling, in Dempsey? If so what was the: my opinion, than an extremely diffi- result? (D. J. McC.) cult running catch,” says Harris, What was the record for field goals; “and those players in the Detroit out- in the Intercollegiate Basketball | field certainly can make some pretty League before Schaaf, of Penn, | catches. broke it this year, and who held the former record? (J. J. D.) Did Dr. Phillip B. Hawk, former na- tional veterans’ tennis champion, ever hold the national cham- pionship? (N. M.) Any question relative to sport will be answered thrqugh this column if sent to the SPORTFOLIO, care of The Tribune. “The outfield looks like one of the fastest baseball has ever had. The men also throw weil. They may-not hit as well as some previous Tiger outfields, but in all-round ability, they seem to compare very favorably.” Jack Advocates A Boxing ‘Czar’ ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S QUERIES Keeler holds the National League record for singles with 199, made in 1897. Delehanty holds the record for doubles with 56 made in 1899, and Wilson’ holds the record triples, with 42, made in 1922. : Paul Waner led the National League in hitting in 1927 with an average of 380. - The Braves finished seventh in 1904. The manager was A. C. Bucken- berger. i J. E. London, of Great Britain, fin- ished second to Williams in the Olympic 100-meter dash. Twenty-nine points were scored against the Harvard football team last fall and 73 against Yale. (Copyright by Public Ledger) PROF GETS TWO ACES H. F. McNeish, professor at the City College of New York, made two holes- in-one in one week recently. Wash Tubbs Chicago, April Dempsey, promoter, is advocating a “boxing czar.” . “What boxing needs to save it from F is a supreme head, a man of ] 12.—(P)—Jack action and power like Landis is in baseball,” Dempsey said. “Today, there are too many controlling box- ing organizations and none ‘is in agreement with the other, it seems.” ‘GABBY’ INSISTS HE’S READY Kansas Oity, Mo., April 12.—()— “Gabby” Hartnett, Cub catcher, in- sists his, salary wing is healed and that he is ready to work. The Cubs were to start a three game series with Kansas City today. ALPHONSE THOMAS TO START Indianapolis, Ind., April 12.—(#)— Alphonse Thomas, hes been Manager “Lena” Blackburne to hurl for the White Sox in their season’s opener at St. Louis Tuesday. Indian- apolis was to try conclusions with the White Sox today. i TIGERS ARE HOME 12, — ?) — Lacking Paul Prehn, chairman of the Mli- nois state athletic commission and president of the National Boxing as- sociation agreed with the suggestion. “A good man with the power to carry out his ideas would be a great asset to the ring,” Prehn said. LEADS PRISON BASEBALL TEAM Johnny Hawkins, former Southern California grid star, who is serving a prison term in San Quentin now, is devoting most of his spare time there to development of prison athletics, especially baseball. ABDUCTION BY TWO QUFFIANS, FOLLOW- ING HIS ESCAPE FROM GUARD HOUSE, RESCUE BELicved UNLIKELY, S ttt & SACK, POOR WASH 1S CARRIED THRU THE CQUMBLING, WEED-GROWN RUINS, BPHEN DOWN A DARK AND MUSTY PASSAGE, AND SUDDENLY INTO A ROOM OF SPLENDOR, | Just Must Be Together cign art. Louis won several fights in| mer, but was made a free agent by Judge $800 a mont hope | search of the women’s a Title to France. —|North Dakota Men At Minnesota Get Athletic Letters Fargo, Carpenter, Wil- liston, Honored J 12.—(P)—Varsit; letters and numerals wilt be dag three Lote of the Uni- Of that number, 27 will recel ve” hockey letters and numerals, 25 bas--' letters, 23 swimmers will get’ “M’s" and numerals, and the other awards will go to the wrestlers and: gymnasts. Hibbing, and Walter Nappa, Freshmen numerals: Edward’ Kelly Lake; Stewart. Kerr; ¢ ; Walter Muir, Winona; Ru- Niemi, Eveleth. : (varsity letters) Charles ‘Williston, N. D. Freshmen ’ Bartholdi, John Peterson, and Lioyd Harley’ Janelle: Duluth, and: Howard janelle, Duluth, ‘Wohlman; eth. port to the Sox this spring, he left the missus at home. ' title. He fought such men as Battling | 9 lonesome period for the young husband, without his helpmate, but Nelson and Maty Baldwin, but never | ai) smiles these days as Mrs. MacKain is to join him at Chi quite got to the top. He was tough | her moral support in his effort to be one of the best rookies ere they are! the season opens. West has f bang the ball as expected while Rice seems as good as ever. YANKEES STILL CARELESS Atlanta, Ga. April 12—()—With only one more game on their exhibi- tion schedule before they return home, the ‘Yankees still are romping through their games apparently with- out caring ‘whether they win or lose. ‘They beat the Atlanta Crackers, 15-12 yesterday. Glenna and Helen To Sail Together New York, April 12—(#)—Gienna Collett and Helen Wills, national ‘women’ aboard the — have passage on TRAYNOR MAY START the Aquitania leaving New York next Memphis, Tenn. April 12.—(4)—]| Wednesday. Belief that Pie Traynor will be able to get into the Pirate-Cub opening game next Tuesday was strengthened today. The Buc.captain gave his in- jured hip a thorough tryout in the game yesterday. GLENNA COLLET WAY SLAY JNK Neg York, April 12.—()——The diem which pursues in women championship of Great’ Britain will need to re-weld its armor this season when Glenna Collett. sets out for her third try at the crown, ~ : Jones Favored To Set Record 8 ‘Travers won in 1907-8-12-13. Jones won his first in 1924, his second in 1925 and has won the two past tour- naments. Jones will enter.the championship affair at Pebble Beach, Calif, this The American national . chi ‘as will sail shortly at the head of a band of fine players, byt the eyes of this country and the eyes of England will follow the hard-hitting Rhode Island ? irl, wrand it is safe to wager that Miss Collett will have learned something about British weather when the field breaks away. 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