The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1929, Page 8

‘Churchill Hopes to 1 BRING STRONG CLUBS il East’s All-Stars Who Meet West Jan. 1 | i HERE FOR CONTESTS famestown Independents Will i Appear Against Chryslers Thursday Night OTHER GAMES CONSIDERED Sports Enthusiast Believes Bis- marck Is Large Enough to Support Team Hoping to build up a healthy inter- ‘st in Independent basketball in Bis- + narck, Neil O, Churchill, manager of ¢ he Bismarck Chryslers, plans to} + ring several of the state's strongest | independent quints to the Capital! zmes this winter. | athletic _ enthusiast | y that the first of the 1 series of “big games” will be staged at the high school gymnasium at 8:15 yelock next Thursday night, with the Chryslers facing the strong James- own Independent club. Independent basketball never has deen a paying Rroposition in Bis- marek, Churchill points out, and says chat “games cannot be arranged on | {¢ sentiment alone.” : Expenses to Be Met Visiting teams always expect ex- denses, this fact almost “spiking” the independent game here on several oc- sasions in the past. Bismarck, it “seems, just won't turn out. This is strange when one isan that the | | Capital City is one of the four largest )( in the state and yet “most any small ‘town can support a team in this ;, class.” | }\ “Bismarck laments that {t cannot | Wee college basketball,” the robust fone says, “but overlooks the fact that 3 “— All-America players and captains of strong east- ern, midwestern and southern elevens make up the roster of the East's representative in the annual East- ‘West game in San Francisco New Year's Day. The lower picture shows the athletes who received All- American recogni They are, left to right, stand- ing: “Bronko” Nagurski (Minnesota); Tony Holm (Alabama); “Red” Sleight Twomey (Notre Dame). (Brow! independent teams are almost as strong as collegiate machines.” ) Churchill has assembled a great eam this year, probably the strongest ache city has had. Included in the | ‘}aroup of stars are F. E. “Doc” Bur- (Alek, former performer with Mandan Hillsboro and Hankinson are both re- Ported to have stronger clubs, John- ston said, and it is likely that the in- dependent groups from some of the larger cities of the state, namely Far- go, Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Minot, (Purdue) ; a and Ted Kneeling: Willis Glassgow (owa) and John Cannon (Notre Dame). in the top picture are, left to right: Brazil (Detroit); Cox (Colgate); Anderson (Northwestern); Edwards Mooney (Georgetown); Tanner and Nagur- ski (Minnesota), and Glassgow (Iowa). PURDUE, PURPLE, MICHIGAN | AND WISCONSIN SEEM BEST |v 'ce'Somn ‘nora Captains FINNEGAN SURPRISED BY UNSOUGHT OFFER Strong Eastern Eleven Would Arrange Another Game to Make Trip Easier | SEPT. 27 DATE IS SOUGHT Team Which Ranked Up Among Leaguers in East Will Meet Nodaks October 3 Fargo, N. D., Dec. 23.—Davis-Elkins university of Elkins, W. Va., boasting a football team which made a great record in competition with leading teams of the east and middlewest during the 1929 campaign, may play lege in Fargo on Sept. 27, 1930, it was revealed Saturday by C. C. | Finnegan, A. C. athletic director.” Jennings Franklin, athletic director of the West Virginia school, Satur- jday wired Finnegan for a game in | Fargo with the Bison Sept. 27, and | the A. C. was interested in the prop- osition and would decide definitely at @ meeting of the athletic board to be held Monday. Offer Big Surprise - ‘The offer from Davis-Elkins came as a distinct surprise to the Bison director. He has bee: negotiating with several important schools for a waiting for a reply from Conrad Jen- nings, athletic directo: of Marquette university, regarding the possibility of bringing the Milwaukee school to Oct. 4. Davis-Eikins is scheduled to meet ‘the University of North Dakota at | Grand Forks on Oct. 3, and evidently break the jump to the home of the Jamestown, Bismarck, Valley City, not much in evidence heretofore will offer the smaller cities stiffer com- @ school who is one of the most rate shots in this section, Hank former Bismarck high school Big Nine Basketball Teams Are “Istar, and Eddie Spriggs, all-state petition, vending. stat weil Shimieitectioanutdiane vplayer last year, forwards; Joe indo, defending state champi ow in starting, but hav Hi P ‘Betlower and AG. Van Woe, rangy for the tas two sears, wil lrely be . lappy Fossessor @centers who have played lots of bas-|back in the running with the same Potentiality wketball; Fay Brown, who was one of {all-star aggregation, Johnston said. Enderlin, twice runner-up, has made — an auspicious start. Johnston announced today that he had appointed Edward M. Yocum, Fargo newspaperman, to the secre- taryship of the league, the directors voting at the last meeting for John- ston to make the appointment. May Colleges Other directors of the league, in Churchill has other big games in|addition to Johnston and Yocum, are: mind with clubs from Minot, Dickin-|Dan Hafey, Eckelson, vice president; {the best guards in the state last year ‘when a member of the Bismarck high (five, runner-up for the state cham- and Gordon Moore, former “athletic star at the Univerity of (North Dakota, guards. All these . #men were high school stars and have improved with “Sapte WON ONE GAME LAST WEEK| Purdue, With Veteran Stretch Murphy, Beaten by State Neighbor, Butler Pasadena. Calif., Chicago, Dec, 23. same four teams that dominated tournament. season—Michigan, Wisconsin, Pur- due and RiGewestert Sian again! to be winding up to batt! the 1930 championship. Michigan and Wisconsin, which shared the title a year ago, have gone unscathed through their prac- tice games and appear to be po- sessed of great power. The Wol- verines have won three practice con- tests, with a 27 to 24 triumph over Pennsylvania and a 51 to 9 victo over Albion the outstanding achieve- ments, The Badgers, playing two {games without Captain Bud Foster,! money. ney, ‘The corpulant one has made no an- fnnually, but probably wil do 20 this By Californians Pe LEAGUE Hs After Long Tri peas er Long Trip i i a Peeeall. Leeae. tr Coach Glenn Warner on i Hand - year, will list more than 100 teams in} When 13-Car Train Arrives to Give Courtesy “to bring college teams in for games. W which conducts a state tournament Hillsboro, N. D, Dec. 23.—(?)—The | its circle before the close of the cur- "rent basketball pense, Moc ding to > am announcement made here by R. W. also have won three games and have “Johnston, president, now serving his| Stanford University, Cal, Dec. 23— | shown steady improvement, \ “third term at the head of the organi- (®)—The Army's gridiron warriors,| Northwestern dropped a 36 to 30 * gation. with a retinue 150 strong, were in | decision to Pittsburgh’s great five, Stanford today, ready to open @ Pe- | but redeemed itself with a 30 to 28 rod of intensive training for their | victory over Notre Dame, Purdue— nue Dec. 28 with Stanford univer- | with ie Anema aaaterial and pre x ence of “Stretch” lurphy—is re- ‘ceived a number of inquiries from| A special train of 13 cars on which | garded as a strong contender after the Cadets crossed the continent ar- | it finds its stride, although it was / other states regarding our organiza-| * tion this summer. We had 92 member |Tived shortly before midnight, nine |defeated by Hoosier neighbor, Butler, Saturday night by 36 to 2¥. teams last year and that did not in-| hours behind schedule. Several hun- ude all of the good timber in North | dred Stanford students greeted the |The Indianapolis team stopped Mur- Dakota. We expect to particularly | Visitors and Coach Glenn Warner was {phy and the Boilermaker offense §morease our membership on the Mis-|® hand to see they were given the | failed to function up to standard, slope, which was not represent-| Welcome of friendly enemies. Minnesota gave the big nine its the state tournament last year.| The entire West Point delegation | only victory in four games Saturda ‘Amateur Code Observed was taken immediately to Branner|night. The Gophers swamped Cor. “We are also going to put parti- | Dall, on the campus, which has been nell (Iowa) college, 46 to 15, col: ‘stress this year on the fact that | Prepared for thelr exclusive use until jlecting 21 field goals, Minnesota after the holidays. teams and the members of all; 4 stit¢ workout, composed mostly “I believe that independent basket- * ball in North Dakota is more highly |) Organized than in any other state in 4 the union,” Johnston said. ‘I re- Golden, Paterson, N. Pasadena, Calli stge ae fork et iit want be je cre of Cornell when Scoby, of track birt ge sera! neact “e a Panne sobetitua ds aribbed in| and dro} one throu; 1 backs and less, was Pianoe pa beg hoop. ve pide tiie by Coach Lawrence “Biff” Jones, Indiana failed to get started the Army. For the rest of the week, | against Pennsylvania and received’ a Jones said, his charges will demand |26 to 21 setback at Philadelphia, privacy while they perfect their | while Chicago was beaten, 18 to 15, strategy for the Dec. 28 classic. by a vetel five from Oberlin, The loosiers not won a start this season while Chicago’s only other contest resulted in a victory over Lake Forest. Minnesota has won all its early games, but has yet to en- counter first rate competition. Mlinois lost to Bradley Tech in its | ness, ner, but came back to defeat ‘ashington University, of St. Louis, last week, while Ohio state was stretched to gain 2 one-point vic- tory over Ohio University in its ua pre-season game. ut two games remain on the pre- holiday schedule: Illinois will meet ‘Pauw tonight, and~ Wisconsin will engage Lombard Saturday at Madison. North Dakota Ht ii i! i i g Sag ] i a FREE i i id Fo & 3 iH : [ rel l ! i it i i ' a i Teh i is8 GF sl i | a if 4 ee x F ir tg cf] ae > : | E t 4 | i | : be :! fi Horton Smith bs Of Tourney Title i Youthful Professional Ends With Six-Stroke Lead on a Strong Field | Horton Smith, slim youngster from (AP) —The/ Joplin, Mo., today was the smiling possessor of another golf glory—the western conference basketball last|"second annual Pasadena $4,000 open Virtually an unknown @ year ago ie it out for| When he made a sensational capture of the Catalina Island annual tour- the 21-year-old professional wound up his spectacular year's con- quest of the golf courses by turning in @ card of 280, six strokes ahead of hard fighting rival professionals. For the 72 holes Smith was four under par. His worst efforts were + | two rounds of par golf, a true pic- ture of his consistency throughout. He won $1,000 cash as first prize The competition drew three pro- fessionals and one amateur into a tie é for second place, but they were six strokes behind the youthful leader with 286 each. The four were Ed Dudley of Wilmington, Del George Elm, Detroit, amateur. Denny Shute, Columbus, Ohio, trailed into third place with a 287, and Leo Diegel, P. G. A. champion, and Johnny Farrell, tied with three others on the 288, Get Receptions) Tue Gears areppel ie ieee Bes | 4 8 Fargo, N. D., Dec. 23.—When the tural college's delegation of Bison Boosters will be on hand to cheer for the Yellow and i E j fe _ahtte Nomads, and to carry a larger squad. Finnegan refused to comment on the possibilities of the A. C. athletic board’s accepting the a for Fargo Sept. 27, but we are still hopeful of landing Marquette on our schedule.” When the athletic board meets j either today or Monday, the members twill also consider the possibilities of opening athletic relationships with { Oklahoma City university. Oklahoma City has invited the Bison to play there next fall, and to play a return game in Fargo in 1931. As all Okla- homa City’s November dates have been filled, there is little chance that such an arrangement will materialize. Regarding tho possibilities of the Marquette game, Finnegan that he was rather certain the Mil- waukee Officials will see fit to ac- rangement now being a Marquette would appear in Fargo on Oct. 4, and the Bison would journey to Milwaukee in 1931. Earl Loose and Cliff Sommer Go Wild in 48 to 15 Scor- ing Rampage practice game Saturday by trouncing [ Docpell celles, Ai. Sara, ame a ) to 15, It has been several seasons since @ Gopher quint has rolled up so de- Two ambidexterous youths, on Gopher quint, Earl Loose and Cliff North Dakota Aggies Will Be| Sommer, led the field goal rampage. Feted at Milwaukee and Chicago by Alums Loose contributed eight counters from the floor, while Sommer found {the meshes on six occasions. His for- }ward mate also turned in two free ; throws in three chances for a total of 18 points. The summary: Minnesota (48) FG Sommer, f .. 4 8 1 0 2 3 5 olutecesceed «| onroenesel “a AE di FROM WEST VIRGINIA | the North Dakota Agricultural col- : | Finnegan immediately answered that | game in Fargo next fall, and was) his proposition. Under the ar- cept proposit orde: i nleuseve~nwe’ «| eee | : THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. _ MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1929 Build Interest in Independent ABISTMANAGHRTO [DA VIS-ELKINS BIDS FOR GAME WITH sk Here 1 BISON FOOTBALL ELEVEN Basketball Bruins Complete List Saturday by Trouncing Chicago Blackhawks 4 to 1 % HUGH 8, FULLERTON, JR. jew York, Dec, 23.—(AP)—The PI 8 of the Boston ins has reac! the point where every na- tional hockey 1 rival is’ num- berer among the victims. The Bruin: completed list Saturday night by os the Chicago Blackhawks 0 1. | ! } t | Chicago had a disastrous road trip) through the week, dropping into third place last night by losing to the New York Rangers, 3 to 1, for {ts third straight defeat. Detroi stat the Blackhawks downfall Thursday with a 4-3 victory. MeO cred ad an a reak iri ‘O games fore wresting second Place from Chicago, They beat their rival New York Americans, 6 to 2, then lost to Les Canadiens of Mon- treal, 7 to 2, Detroit forged on up- ward in the American group stand- in, So two Mike ‘ougers battered the haples: Pittsburgh Pirates last night for a 6 to 1 victory. The Pirates\tied Les Canadiens then lost to Toronto Sat- ALBINA Os s1POWICH A uw men on Brown team. lontreal’s Maroons cut down tl Lenn videraiesed load of their rival Canadiens in the international group standi: with three straight victories while the | fying Frenchmen were getting « SHARKEY OPPONENT SOUGHT ize 'retincr'se. cata York 5 nadiens started the week with a 3-3 tie with Pittsburgh and ended it with a 1-1 draw with Ottawa Saturday, defeat- ing the wo GE in between. Ottawa did little in third placc. tieing the Canadiens after losing to Boston. The fourth place Toronto Leafs got a victory and a defeat in two games while the tail-end Ivev York Americans lost all three eu- — after hard but uneven bat- Score Is 18 to 12 Despite Fe Se ee Fine Work of 8. Goetz, Piste \Five Cities sunita igst some | Watch Great Art a Battle in Month . 33.—Holding but First Baseman, in Great Talking | By Gerald Ambrose (Tutty) Grit-| Linton Legion’s fith Believed by Many the | wert Chamvion Defeat Workmen RISKO STANDS IN HIS Way ! — Final \Two Other Heavyweight Bouts. on Friday Night Card, Each | With Ten Rounds | New York, Dec. St—-(AP)— She | core advantage at the end opponent Madison Square Garden third quarter, Linton’s seeks for Jack Sharkey in the bat-| Lesion basketball machine tle of the palms at Miami in Feb- tuary may be found no later than Friday af fie pen ee a. Form, Ready to Favor Chi- rald Ambrose (Tuffy) Griffith, Ci Once More sedi dis aad Rete a? = cal at - ami Feb, 27 he ean dis; , Dec. 23.—(P)—Five cities of Johnn: Rae bite fara lee in the east and middlewest hed boy, at the Garden Friday night, pares prone Arthur (The Great) Freed is ieee py see a: $20,000. ind Charles Arthur will get ere are nt ex] wi oa ,| lieve Gerald ‘Ambrose is the next Far from being wrecked by his de- heavyweight champion of the world feat by George Trafton, the pugilistic and that he will bounce the Cleve- Career of the great one is just nicely land rubber man to the floor in short proto ciwg we nenagt mage en Supporting the 10-round final will Buffalo, St. Paul, and Davenport, Is.. he to other tone, iavelving: Beary and C. Reid and plans to keep on fighting until weights. Paul Cavalier Haro! . Reld-| about two weeks before the baseball Mays, rival Jerseyites, fight it out The scoring aces training season opens. in the semi-final. Joe Sekyra, Day- summary: Shires announced Jackie Fields, ton Bohemian, clashes with ‘Larry FG opr. pp Forld welterweight champion, will aid Toheson, Chiengo. negbo, im the Liens . 0 00 ee ee ee Bud Taylor, Terre Haute feather- $ X42) back in perfect talking form, says he weight, takes on Earl Mastro of Chi- 5 0 0-0 1| Would be glad to favor Chicago with cago in the 10-round wind-w at the _. a 0| nother appearance in the ring, if he Chi stadium, Friday ni with i . a8 0| wins four out of the five four-round- Hein Mueller, German weight, or O41 ers on his schedule. Mis opponent and Elzear Rioux- of swap-| y ss hare, if be could choose. would be sre yMnatinee show) TOUl-...csss4 4 4-7 2s. | querer, the supergreat Traton. at the Philadelphia arena, Lew Mas- 7G or ae) oo Sree ee Sale me Bat sey, Philadel featherwi . 26. January fight masts Johnny, Datto, Cleveland: 5 0-1 Ol tn Detroit, and Jan. 3, will engage in Ping, in the last of four 10-round| meiauinger, ¢ . on 1| aaggok the peatinenaey. ntats. oe, Sne Oother bouts on the national] mosey © + oe t welterweight Championship "fight “a : $2 jie abteusee oven er 0 0-0 * 0/7, and two days later wil) be- fore the fans of Davenport, 0-3 3) Boston may be treated to a look st _ Jan. 1. Pispge est Eddie Mack negotiating for s six-round meet- jing between the great man and Al Spohrer, Boston Brave catcher, who Tommy’ Loughran, etre "ght esas teas t 5 = 5 cf Hee , [ Mack, hale and hearty, 4 today 4 main source tthlotics said thst 60 tar Hee the confer eee ee oe 2 ‘ Borage ody the Mackmen. When he man- 33 Ol ata: meeting of ‘the Minne- was | eat toaaine one nents for the ride, ‘ FT PP! One or two to o2 -3/eeme a 24 (Sline ol 6 , = Suet g E I 4 ving ed to 1 in an overtime struggle, * o ert