The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1930, Page 6

‘ Murphy Scores 28 Points as Boilermakers Down Buckeyes 60 to 14°} 1 {oir com |JACKRABBITS BETTER STANDING DEFEATING BISON 27 TO 22 GATHERS ALL-TIME Babe's Threatls |GTATE WARRIORS IN [for tndoor Doane Tale | Napoleon Takes Phireman-Phighter Phil 4 « a . % 4 a bbe ow a _ | CONFERENCE MARK ffeam Establishes Record for Season for High Scoring in Single Contest WIN WAS THIRD STRAIGHT Chicago, Which Has Not Yet Won a Game, Appears in Line for Two Defeats Chicago, Feb. 4.— () — Charlie (Stretch) Murphy, Purdue's center ex- traordinary, today owned a new West- ern conference individual scoring rec- ord for one game, and his team was one game more solidly planted in first place in the Big Ten basketball cham- Pionship race. While his teammates were chipping fm an occasional point to give Ohio State a highly decorative 60 to 14 beating at Lafayette last night, the great Stretch shot and bated in 13 field goals and a pair of free throws for 28 points. The performance sur- passed his own record set against Chi- cago last season, when he scored eight field goals and 10 foul shots for 26 points. The triumph was the third straight for Purdue, and set a new scoring rec- ord in a single game for the season. Michigan's 45 to 26 defeat of Indiana was the best previous effort of the eampaign. The all-time conference scoring mark, according to available records, was set by Purdue during the 1901-02 season, when Indiana was beaten 71 to 25. Michigan will seek to move into a | little else Accepted Lightly By Fans’ Majority Sultan of Swat Charges He Will Retire From Baseball Un- less Salary Suits New York, Feb. 4—(?)—National league club owners @ few chores to perform today before allowing the players to take over the baseball reins for 1930. The league’s spring meeting gener- ally is devoted to adoption of the schedule for the coming season and advance indications were there was be done at the current get-together. There was a possibility, however, efforts would be made to settle once and for all the internal dissensions that has torn the Brooklyn club for se’ 1 years. Suggestions were made that K. M. Landis, baseball commis- sioner, might act as mediator in the long battle between Wilbert Robinson, president-manager of the club and 8, W. McKeever, a heavy ler. Robinson’s contract as manager has expired and strictly speaking the are without any pilot to guide them from the bench. Robin- son has the support of the Ebbets heirs and so far has managed to de- id all of McKeever’s efforts to oust im, ‘The International league, meeting yesterday, named a committee to meet with similar bodies from the American association and Pacific coast league in Chicago June 16 to discuss matters of interest to these AA circuits. Babe Ruth's threat to quit baseball unless he was given @ three year con- tract at $85,000 annually gave baseball TIE WITH FLICKERS FOR THIRD POSITION Cecil Bliss Scores 11 Points to ,Lead Losers in Bitter Engagement BUNNIES LEAD FROM START Nicholson, Herting and Raak Are Outstanding Perform- ers for, Victors Brookings, 5S. D., Feb. 4—(P)— South Dakota State college Jack- rabbits hopped from the north cen- tral conference basketball cellar when they trounced the North Dakota Ag- gies 27 to 22 here last night. The Jackrabbits now are tied with North Dakota university for third Place in the conference. As the game opened before a large Janky dividual scoring honors, piling up 11 points, half the total made by his team. He made five field goals, being en points. Honors on the Bison outfit Hard Game From Wishek Machine Henry Ethard, Imperial Center, Outstanding as His Team Wins 18 to 10 eres tie with Wisconsin for second place men something to talk about but| tere shared by Bliss and Gergen, SiS ae S Na Cae uos: tomorrow night when it meets Chi- cago at Champaign. Chicago has not Scored a victory in four games, and mppears to be in line for two defeats ‘this week. Illinois will invade Minne- gota Saturday night, while Indiana renews activity by meeting Ohio State fat Columbus the same night. Augsburg Defeats Hamline Five 31-27 Wuggies Have Chance to Lead Minnesota Conference by Game This Week St. Paul, Feb. 4—(#)—The St. ‘Thomas basketball team will meet the St. John’s Cagers tonight at Col- flegeville in a conference tilt. The game will have little bearing on the championship as the Tommies have Jost three games and the Johnnies two. A win for St. John’s would ad- vance the team to fifth place, ahead pf St. Thomas. ; Augsburg strengthened its position near the top of the standings Mon- day night by nosing out a fighting Hamline team, 31 to 27. The Minne- apolis Cagers have lost but one game in five starts. ‘The Aggies will have a chance Fri- {day night to ascend to the top of the standings, when they meet the Jeague-leading St. Olaf aggregation. ‘A win for Augsburg would place the ‘team in second place should Gustavus Adolphus defeat St. Mary's that night, while if the Gusties lose, the Minneapolis team would go into first place. Wednesday night will be an off- might for all conference teams, with Hamline playing Macalester Thurs- flay night and Concordia Saturday night to complete a busy week. American Boxers Beat Foreigners; Cermans and Italians Lose Three of Four Final Bouts in Amateur Meet Boston, Feb. 4.—(?)—American box- ers captured three out of four of the ‘inal bouts from German and Italian teams in the international amateur tournament at the Boston Garden. With a recent transatlantic trip be- fhind them, the foreign visitors did not offer strong opposition in their first ‘appearance in the United States last night. A crowd of 15,000 saw the bouts, which were three rounds each. foreign winner was Werther The good ship Homeric returned to these shores recently bearing the tall, grinning Englishman shown above. He is Phil Scott, the much-Phouled Phireman, Phighter, Phainter or Phaller. Phalling Phil, the much-Phouled Phireman who has been known to go into a Phaint Phrequently, came back here to Phight Jack Sharkey, Boston heavyweight, in Miami Phebruary 27. Phans Phreely predict it will be a Phiasco. The little gentleman with Phil is Charlie Rose, his English manager. BUTTERWORTH, YALE STAR OF 1894, DISLIKES MODERN GAME Says Individual Effort wd Busy Week Facing ‘Fight-It-Out’ Spirit Are Minnesota Cagers Stifled by System Hamline Meets Three Foes; St. CHARGES INTEREST WANES! © Olaf-Augsburg Game Has Title Aspect Veteran Is Country Gentleman Now and Resides on Can- necticut Estate (Note: The accompanying in- terview with Frank Butterworth, famous old Yale fullback, who gives some of his ideas on the modern game, is another of The Associated Press series on vet- erans of sport.) BY EDWARD J. NEIL New York, Feb, 4.—(P)—The fine “Old” Man of Yale football, super- hero of the days when Frank Hinkey, “Pudge” Heffelfinger, “Kid” Wallace and a host of other legendary figures roamed the Eli playing fields, looks down from the hills of Connecticut and isn’t at all pleased with what has happened to football today. He is Frank B. Butterworth, “Old” only in that he captained the Yale varsity of 1894. He played three rag- ing years of football with Hinkey, fashioned for himself a place among the all-time fullbacks, and could kick with any man who ever laced on a football shoe. Is Country Gentleman Today he roams his estate in the hills of Mt. Carmel, Conn., @ country gentleman with his riding horses, polo ponies; donkey and dogs, Close enough to Yale to be the friend and confidant of another generation of pigskin warriors, yet far enough way to be able to live in the rural sur- roundings he loves, ‘ “Football may have been rougher,” he said, “but it was a game of pla’ ers and not of plays in the old days. Professional spirit: and direction dom- inates the game today. Students are losing interest. Ultimately we may have. to go to some new game, some blood-brother of present day football, to rebuild the old sporting contests .Jof the past. “Those really interested in football all JP Hel é St. Paul, Feb. 4—(7)—A busy week faces basketball teams of the Minne- sota and Midwest Conferences, with games scheduled for every night ex- cept Wednesday. Hamline, after a two weeks’ layoff, will be the busiest team, having play- ed Augsburg last night in Minneapo- lis, and playing Macalester Thursday night and Concordia Saturday night. One of the feature games of the week will be played Friday night be- tween St. Olaf and Augsburg. <oth \teams are in the running for the \championship and defeat will go a Jong way in decjding title hopes, Two other teams, very much in the run- ning for the title, Gustavus Adolphus there was no disposition on the part of anyone to take the slugger’s state- ment too seriously. Lieb Will Become Coach for School On Western Coast Chicago Tribune Says Notre Dame Assistant Accepts Loyola's Offer Chicago, Feb. 4.—(?}—The Tribune said today it had been informed by Tom Lieb of Notre Dame that he had conditionally accepted the posi- tion of head coach at Loyola univer- sity of Los Angeles. The newspaper said the terms of Lieb’s contract were not revealed, but it was understood his salary was to approximate $10,000 a year. Planning to leave for the coast to- day, Lieb informed the Tribune that if the terms of the contract offered him confirmed telephone conversa- Sore with university officials he would sign. The illness of Knute Rockne last year threw the brunt of the coaching responsibility on Lieb, and he directed the undefeated eleven in six of its games. Earlier yesterday Lieb turned down a three-year contract at $10,000 a year as head football coach at Alabama Polytechnic, while he has previously canceled negotiations with University successor to Dr. Clarence Spears. It is understood that one of and St. Mary’s will play also Friday night. The Gusties will be seeking their sixth victory, while the Redmen have two wins and a loss on their record, St. Thomas and St. John’s will meet at Collegeville tonight. The Cobbers will be striving to register their sec- ond victory. Concordia and St. John’s, both near the bottom of the conference stand- ings, will meet Friday night. The game between Hamline and Con- cordia Saturday night will be the first step the teams have met in ath- letic competition for several years. The Carleton squad will entrain at Northfield Thursday night for a hard road trip to Wisconsin members of the Midwest Conference. :“The Carls play at Ripon, Friday and at Law- rence, Saturday. After this week, Hamline will have but two Minnesota Conference games remaining on its schedule and will devote most of the time in comple- tion of its midwest program, on which five games remain for them. A game scheduled for Saturday night between Macalester. and St. Mary's will be forfeited to the latter as Macalester has severed athletic re- lations with the Red Men. Hack Wilson Has Signed Contract Chicago Cub Pugilistic Outfield- er Comes to Terms With Verck in’ Gotham ‘Figure Skaters. _ Ready for Meet factors that, induced Lieb to accept the offer of Loyola university, located guard. Opening the game with more speed and accuracy than they have display- ed here before, the Jackrabbits took the lead almost at the opening whistle and remained a few points ahead throughout the game, never al- lowing North Dakota the lead. \ The summary: : South Dakota (27) FG Nicholson, f Hamann, f . Englemann, c . Herting, @ - Raak, g ..- eibabea Siusuecn Si cuunun North Dakota (22) ft alonmnus wlonwwun Referee: Harmon, Wisconsin. Risko Will Fight Victorio Campolo Powers, Bout Is Shifted to Miami Arena of Minnesota officials as a possible | Risko, the in Venice, a Los Angeles suburb, was | boxing the benefit the western climate would : have on his wife's health. LOYOLA OFFICIALS MAINTAIN SILENCE Los Angeles, Feb. 4.—(?)—Ofticials of Loyola university today refused to confirm or deny reports from Chi- cago that Tom Lieb, of Notre Dame, had conditionally accepted the posi- tion of head coach at the Southern California school. They admitted Tengeatione had been underway with N.D.A.C. Hockey Club Is Trounced Minneapolis, Feb. 4.—()—The Uni- versity of Minnesote Hockey team| registered an 11 to 2 triumph over the; North Dakota State sextet at the pretty bit of team play. Watford City Beats eoons0cow eoeee 1 3 The Risko-Campolo was set for the Madison Square Gar- den in New York but Promoter Tom cArdle shifted ry last night. econre | coononde coounedal cooconwo o ~ ’|Mianne Palfrey (left), 18-year-old Brookline, Mass., girl, and Mrs. John B. Jessup of Wilmington, Del. door. tennis were semi-finalists in the tournament ‘at Brookline, Mass. national women's in+ GOPHER SEXTET FACES NODAKS AFTER DEFEATING BISON, 11 TO 2 Minnesota Hockey Team Faces Puck Crew Coached by Former Gopher Ace Mirmeapolis, Feb, 4.—(P)— After giving North Dakota State an 11 to 2 defeat Monday night, the University of Minnesota Hockey team will en- gage the University of North Dakota sextet tonight at the Minneapolis arena in the second game of the cur- rent practice series with outfits from the Flickertail state. The Gophers tonight will Purd®’s Star Fullback Selected by Vote of Washington ' Board Yesterday Seattle, Wash., Feb. 4—(?}—Ralph “Pest” Welch, star fullback of Pur- due’s 1929 Big Ten football cham- pions, was employed as University of needing ‘before “THAT OF EXAGGERATION! wHes THE ONLY ONE oF: | OUR FAMILY So AFFLICTED! we HAR-R-RUME «<I WAS ON A WHALE HUNT ONE Time 4 ASD tf WAS SO COLD “THAT WHE A WHALE SPouTeD, . “HE WATER FROZE INTHE AIR -AND FELL os “THE sextet coached by Joe Brown, who for three years was one of the players on Minnesota's teams. is now in his first year of H¢ coaching. He played with the phers last year and the two years. : With regulars,.as well as &@ good amount of phers WILL OVERLOOK MY BROTHER'S E stroiie For‘ SHORTCOMINGS «ESPECIALLY, ME, SAKE! HAT BESZER _ OF FresH MRS, i oeesece a) cwancoy 4-8 15. Hini Considers Carnera Scuffle Chicago, ‘Feb. 4— 1m) — DOSES Oia: of Ga ete: Carnera