The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1931, Page 8

ri € ‘8 Demon-Hiliner Battle Will Be Final Home Tilt for SHOTTON VISIONS AID FOR PHILS IN NEW HURLING STAFF TALENT BISMARCK GACERS | HOPE TO WIN OVER {Big Ten Heads Will Meet Friday Night VALLEY CITY TEAM Coach Claude Miller May Invade Capital City With Nine Men in His Squad IMPS WILL PLAY STEELE Hiliners Will Meet Mandan Sat- urday Night at State Train- Ing School Gymnasium Bismarck will turn out Friday night 315 o’clock in the new World War Memorial building to watch the De- mons and Hiliners battle it out in the final pre-tournament game here | the Capital City quint. sie? ee game between the To Meet in Madison, .Wis., to Plan Fight Against North Central Association Chicago, March 6—(?)—Athletic directors of Western Conference uni- versities Friday had for consideration at their annual meeting, plans of bat- tle in their fight to keep the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, from assuming control of the Big Ten’s athletic problems. The meeting was scheduled for will iday night and Satur- day night. Major John L Griffith, ithletic commissioner, was down to address the directors on the problem that confronts them. Major Griffith has outlined his asking: stand 3 “Looking ahead 25 years, will it be better to have conference athletics ‘and the Steele high administered by a small homogeneous school basketball team will begin at 7:15 p. m. The Steele quint was a finalist in the annual Kidder county basketball tournament this year and, group made up of institutions of sim- ilar size and similar academic and athletic standards, or by a large or- ganization with a heterogeneous fare expected to give the.Imps one of ;membership, some of the members of the hardest battles here this year. ler will probably | versity type of athletics.’ Coach Claude Miller Prol throw in the same five which are opposed to the large uni- its of Big Ten universities, regulars who defeated Bismarck 25-21 at Valley|their faculty athletic representatives . their first meeting | and oe, we time within the next three weeks, to Owens | determine their stand. this year. Beartsch, Jeffry, Noecker, ‘and Miller will be probable starters | Coach George “Baldy” Hays squad. It is assumed that Hays will | start Captain Johnny Spriggs and at fo: ‘ds, Harold Tait d Lester Dohn and Wade ea last-mini e nd we little Eddie Agre at center and Talt | at forward, Valley City, led by the tall ‘Noecker, presents a dazzling of- fense similar to both the Fargo type of play and the Demon style. It will be the first contest for the Hiliners on the Memorial building floor. Besides his starters, the Valley City strategist will have Stern, Brudevold, White and Nelson in uniform. For Yeserve strength Hays will have Leo Benser and George Allen at forwards end Dale cahtel end Woodrow Shepard at gu: Rivalry in the game Friday night certainly will not suffer from lack of interest because of Valley City’s pre- | vious win this season and the 16-13) victory over the Demons in the finals | of the state to nt in 1929, | sitin: will play Mandan M county city Saturday ight in the training school gymnas- iw A note of athletic director will meet some- Four Nodak Grid Captains Attend University Now j Willis Sheppard of Bismarck Is Among Former Football Leaders at School Grand Forks, N. D, March 6.— Notre Dame, with its white emblem North Dakota university, also with a white “N. D.” on a field of green, goes ce cones Irish one better than At the present time there are four Nodak football captains attending the university. Three of them are ex- captains, one a captain elect who has not assumed his official duties. The quartet is made up of John Burma, Fairmont, Minn., captain-elect of the optimism surrounds the * Siliner camp. Valley City fans ex-| 1031 Nodak gridders; Glenn Jarrett, pect the Hiliner squad to return home with the scalps of Mandan and Bis- Conch Leonard ©. McMahan, Brave mentor, believes his squad will some through with a win over the Valley City club. He bases his predictions on the fact that Spielman will be back in the Brave lineup with his ca eason form. McMahan also be- lieves the effect of the Demon-Hill- ner battle “may tend to offset the Valley City heighth advantage. ‘The Mandan game will be played at the state training school gymnas- | um. The size of the gymnasium will | bave a lot to do with @ victory for) either side. A preliminary battle 1s expected to the Mandan-Valley City tilt, but so far.no opponent has been def-; initely secured to meet the Papooses. Expect 19,000 to See Griffith Bout Former Sioux City Boxer Is at’ Heavy End of 7-5 Betting Odds in Friday Fight Chicago, rch 6—(?)}—Gerald Ambrose onittithe, the tough one! from Sioux City, Ia, will meet that | devastating King Levinsky, Grand Forks, 1930 captain; Stuart » MecVille, Nodak pilot in 1929; and Willis Sheppard, Bismarck; grid skipper in 1928. Burma plays fullback on the North Central conference football cham- Pions. Last fall he received recogni- tion for his abilities by being chosen on the all-conference team. Last year he was awarded the Ruud scholarship prize of $25 for being the outstanding athlete in the sophomore class with the highest scholastic standing. He is enrolled in the col- lege of education. The red-headed flash who played quarterback on North Dakota’s third | conference | consecutive squad of champions is finishing his college career this year. Enrolled in the school of education, Glenn Jarrett | 9, also received the Ruud Scholarship prize in 1929. He gained his greatest MacMillan and Sheppard are the two linemen in the group. MacMillan was an all-conference center, and Sheppard attained a like honor in the th university freshmen gridders last fall when the Frosh defeated the Baby Bison from North Dakota State in two successive games. EGAD, BOYS ~IM TIGHT CORNER! a» MARY, ROOKIE GROUP IS > |{ Pilots Phits BEST BUNGH CURT Two of Dartmouth’s outstanding athletes are pictured here in a scene school. On the left is Hal of the collegiate Hanover Andres, pl center and captained the Dartmouth eleven that lost only one football game; last fall. On the right is Stanley Yudicky, who was an end on the same team and who will captain the Indians on the gridiron in the fall of 1931. Name Officials In Independent Cage Tourneys Cando Will Be First Team to Open Play in All-State District Contests Hillsboro, N.‘D., March 6.—(?)—Of- ficials who will have charge of the district tournaments of the independ- ent basketball league of North Da- kota to be conducted in the state during the next 10 days were an- nounced here Friday by R. W. John- ‘ston, league president. Cando, district No. 5, which was scheduled to open a three-day event Friday, is the first to begin play. Th> \survivors of Friday’s and Saturday's play will decide district honors there Monday night. ‘Winners will compete for the state title at Minot, March 19, 20, and 21. ‘Tourney managers, dates and ref- erees were announced here Friday as ‘follows: Enderlin, District No. 2—Carl New- gard, manager; Leo Osman, Pingree, referee. Dates, March 12 and 13. Hillsboro, District No. 3—Dr. R. N. Nielson, manager; Harold, Gronigen, Fertile, Minn., referee. Dates, Mi » 10, 11. Park River, District No. 4—Frits Fei manager; Edward M. Yocum, Fargo, referee. Dates, March 9, 10, 11. Cando, District No. 5—George Stuts- man, manager; William Schlechte, Devils Dake, referee. Dates, March 6, 7 and 9. Finley, District No. 6—Dr. J. M. Gib- bons, manager; Leonard. ‘Saal- waechter, Fargo, referee, Dates, March 12 and 13. Jamestown, District No. 7 — Nell Tracy, manager; H. A. McCully, Shel- don, referee. Dates, March 9, 10, Maddock, District No. 8 — H. ‘Wagstrom, manager; R. W. Johnston, Hillsboro, referee, Dates,” March 9 0, 11. Donnybrook, District No. $—Milton B. King, manager; Cassius H. Hardy, Ross, referee. Dat March 10, 11. Velva, District No. 10—H. M. Peter- son, manager; Pete Gergen, Fargo, referee. Dates, March 11 and 13, Bismarck, District No. 11—A, H. Galliger, L.A. Albrecht, manager; mA “THe “TAILOR, HAS PuT A BLL oF S17 THAT T owe HIM, IN“HE HANDS oF A COLLECTION AGENCY we AND “THEY SERVED ME W orm mes - ITH A CURT DEMAND“ PAY, OR Tit BE SUED! HAVE BOTHER A CONCERTINA & HES Bec To stow His AGE, eve agama referee, Dates, March 8, Stanley, District No. 12—William Eckstrom, manager; Karl Erickson, Carrington, referee. Dates, March 9, Lewis Becomes Fight Director ‘Old Bald Eagle’ of Boxing Be- comes Affiliated With Chi- cago Stadum Board Chicago, March 6—()}—Nate Lewis the old bald eagle of boxing, has capped his 30 years of connection with the sport Friday by becoming a member of the board of directors of the Chicago Stadium corporation, for which he is matchmaker. During his three decades of asso- elation with boxing Lewis has acted as promoter, manager and finally as matchmaker. Among the fighters he managed were Charlie White, a con- tender for the lightweight title, Kid ‘Herman and Pal Moore. Coyote Boxers Will Meet Bison Fighters Fargo, N. D., March 6. University of South Dakota boxers will’ meet the Bison boxers in the The classes are heavyweight, lght- heavyweight, welterweight, midd! weight, lightweight, bantamweight. ‘Teams have not been picked yet. i|Bismarck Team Beats Driscoll ‘The Bismarck Evangelical basket- ball team defeated the Driscoll cagers st Driscoll Thursday night. Martin and Potter were outstand- ing for the Bismarck team while Mc- Cann was the big gun for Driscoll. A “THREATENED LAW SutT DID WORRY HIM ANYMORE “THAN A WRIAKLE WoULD RUM OUT OF A WINDOW WEIGHT, AS TH’ PoET 7 SAYS ~—~S0 HAS EVER BOSS Philadelphia Manager Believes His Club Has Broken Ma- Jor Loop Precedents HAS 1930 VETERAN LINEUP Is Not Worried Over Prospects of Infield; Batting Strength Is Improved By BURT E. SHOTTON (Manager, Philadelphia Phillies) Sports followers the world over May worship at the feet of the man or team with the “punch,” but I hap- pen to know that batting alone won't win a major league baseball cham- Pionship. Take a look at the Na- tional League averages for 1930 and you will see what I mean, The Phillies last year were equip- ped with an ensemble of heavy hit- ters which should have carried every- thing before tliem. But the records show that we didn’t get anywhere, simply because we lost far too many games by such scores as 15 to 12 and 13 to 11, T have brought in for trial this sea- son the’ best crop of young ball play- ers since I became associated with the club, If they live up to their reputa- tions made in the minor leagues, the Phillies are due to start climbing up the ladd ler. Break Precedent ‘At is doubtful if anybody ever heard of @ baseball team trading a player who led his league in batting one year with an average of 398 and who finished in the runner-up's position the next year with .383, I mean I don't suppose they ever heard of it until we traded Lefty O'Doul to But the Phillies needed pitchers, as the 1930 statistics will show, so we sacrificed O’Doul. However, we still retain a huge proportion of that bat- Watney, Friberg, Davis and McCurdy ey, i ant Mein McCurdy duty with the Cards and the Pirates, to tutor our pitchers. I have confi- dence in Jack's ability to bring our fingers around into shape. Phil Collins and Ray Benge were our most effective moundsmen last season but I expect to get some help this year from Lil Stoner, the former Detroiter, Dudley, Elliott, Wiltse and Bolen. Although Stoner spent six seasons with the Tigers, he is only 30| day and far from through as a major leaguer. He took a new interest in the game last summer at Fort Worth, where he pitched them to a pennant. Three of his performances were epics, resulting in a no-hit no-run game, 13-inning shutout and another con- test in which he struck out 18 batters. Is Not Worried I don’t figure to lose any sleep over infield worries. Don Hurst on first base will give us good batting and f Pinkie Whitney at third belongs in the class with Traynor and Lindstrom at the top of the major Jeague third base ranks. If past records mean » We did not sacrifice any of our batting strength when we traded second base- man Thompson to Brooklyn and shortstop Thevenow to Pittsburgh. Friberg hardly measures up to the ‘Thompson standard of hitting, but Bartell makes it up in his advantage over Thevenow. Anyhow, Friberg and Bartell will be our regular keystone combination, with Mallon and Roetz, ® pair of newcomers, as understudies. Dickinson Midgets Defeat Model High (Tribune Special Service) N. D., March 6—The Dickinson high school basketball team defeated the Model high school quint of the state teachers college here 26-8 Thursday night. The Dickinson Midgets held a 11-2 lead at half-time. Galloway, Midget forward, was high scorer of the game with 12 points to his credit, Dickinson high school center, was a second to his team-mate with seven a § a Gabbert, Lefor, ¢ ecorry pecdon | Gl esousett Totals.scccree were Dickinson (26)— Eastgate, f = Slonewaw’ wl onconot sususe el woowon wSEee state BURT E. SHOTTON Capital City Five Thain and Solen Win First Tilts Cleveland Club Picked as First In Carson Meet; Division Timber Haynes Beaten 26 to 15 by| Roger Peckinpaugh Believes His Thain, While Solen Trims Amidon 21 to 15 (Tribune Special Service) WITH MAJOR LEAGUERS San Antonio, Tex.—Ed Roush, New| ‘York Giant outfielder who has been holding out since before the start of the 1930 season, has been reinstated but the next move is still doubtful. There is some idea that Roush may be a trifle rusty after a season’s lay- off. St. Petersbur, Fla.—Babe Ruth plays first base during the early season practice games instead of occupying right field, his cus- tomary post, with the New York Yankees. He believes the bend- ing and stretching necessary to get the often wild throws from the other infielders helps him in the task of bringing his waistline down to its mid-season propor- tions. Clearwater, Fla—Wilbert Robinson, Brooklyn manager, is well pleased with the early season pitching of Jack Quinn, the venerable spitballer. “Quinn ought to help us get away to @ fast start,” Robinson commented after seeing Quinn breeze through three good innings. “Jack always was @ good cold weather pitcher and especially effective in the spring.” Fort Myers, Fla—Reports, of- ficially unconfirmed, but accept- ed here as true, were heard at the Philadelphia Athletics training camp Friday that Manager Con- Foxx, slugging first baseman, and Mickey Cochrane, star catch- er, to three-year contracts. There was no intimation as to the fi- nancial terms. Winter Haven, Fla.—Manager Burt Shotton, of the Phills, had gained two infielders and lost a pitcher Fri- ‘y- Barney Friberg and Pinkey Whit- ney, veteran members of the club, re- ported at the training camp Thurs- day, and Chester Nichols left for his home in Woonsocket, R. L Nichol's Pitching arm has been giving him trouble. Bradenton, Fla—The new Na- tional League baseball will travel just as far as the old one, Gabby Street, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, is convinced. Gabby tried both balls out in a fungo- hitting test Wednesday. West Palm Beach.— Manager Bill Killefer of the St. Louis Browns said Friday he would use his “kid” infield to “cut loose.” — Three rookie get a chance to see Carnera Wins on New hurlers Booed Decision Promoter Frank J. Bruen Gets Gate of $70,000; Faces Loss of $30,000 - ‘| B gilly g if what they can do when the Cleveland Indians: plunge into their exhibition wars with the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday, Lefty Lee, Belve Bean and Roxie Lawson will work three innings each, + ‘Tampa—Dan Howley, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, has let his boys in on the news. He told them the experts were picking them to finish last in the flag chase this year and added: “It's up to us to let the experts down by playing good, fighting ball, and I know you can do it.” Paso Robles, Calif. — Pirate training camp news: Pitcher Steve Swetonic is en route to Pittsburgh for an operation on an injured arm. Bill Regan is nurs- ing a wrenched ankle, Pitcher Kremer’s injured foot is mend- ing, Outfielder P. Waner and are recovering from illness, Catcher Jack Mealy’s sore toe is much improved. Sacramento.—Harvey Walker hopes to walk to fame in the American League. The rookie Tiger outfield- ers already has demonstrated his ability to wait out the pitcher, and can bunt and run, Manager Bucky Harris is nursing a sore knee as the result of being struck by @ batted ball, Avalon. — Manager Rogers Hornsby Frida; final pair of contests with the Los An- geles Pacific Coast League club Saturday and Sunday. The Cubs behaved as of yore Thursday, the regulars scoring fine runs in the ninth inning to pull a contest out of the fire, 9 to 5, San Antonio.—The first base and shortstop problems still are annoying Manager Donie Bush of the Chicago White Sox, but his worries over Al Thomas apparently are ended. Thomas, counted on for a sizable number of pitching victories last sea- son, was bothered by an arm injury that made him almost useless, He cut loose Thursday, had all his stuff and suffered no discomfort from the once ailing wing. Biloxi—Another of the Nation- als’ holdouts, Jack Hayes, utility infielder, shows signs of to Walter Johnson’s fold. He appeared at camp, and while he hasn’t made his mark on 2 con- tract, has worked out with the squad at batting practice, year. He did so despite the handicap of @ fractured rib, testified to by a big plaster of adhesive bandage, and an obvious lack of boxing condition. Carnera Is Game Carnera manifested gameness, but little skill. He did seem able to “take Punch was 2 left to the body. He weighed 199%, to Car- nera’s 273, ith Maloney. Promoter Frank J. Bruen, on a gate estimated at $70,000, faced a loss of possibly $30,000. He had figured $100,000 was necessary to break even. ‘The preliminaries were featured by ®@ one-punch knockout victory for Jimmy Braddock, Jersey City light heavyweight, over Jack Roper, Cali- Marty ‘ashing! (D. ©.) heavyweight. ‘Rovenbloom's title was not involved. He weighed 182 and Gallagher 202. Paris Will Get Garden Replica —_—_—_— ast in Yo have ie isdion Sener all sports, boxing, Team Has Brighter Pros- pects Than Last Year, New Orleans, March 6.—(P)—Al- though the “Big Four” of their bat- ting attack appears to have been re- duced by one—Eddie having decided the box and crate industry needs him more than baseball—the Cleveland Indians will not hit the American League war path next month with brighter prospects than they had a year ago. Roger Peckinpaugh’s tribe was good enough to pull up fourth in 1930, not- withstanding a scourge of injuries and the failure of Willis Hudlin to pitch winning ball. The casualties have recovered, Hudlin has -an- nounced, ready to do a comeback, so Peck feels he has every right to be optimistic. With the briliant Eddie Morgan married, on his honymoon and ‘avowed’ baseball deserter, there re- mains Johnny Hodapp, Earl Averill and Dick Porter to carry the batting burden. They were three of the most dangerous clubbers in the league last season. If Lew Fonseca, who will fill in for the errant Morgan at first, should regain his sticking form of two years ago, when he led the cir- cuit, the Indians would have enough punch for all practical puropses. Un- certain strength at third base appears to be Peckinpaugh’s greatest prob- lem, Have Strong Mound Staff In Wes Ferrell, the youngster who has won 46 ball games his first two years up, the Indians have the foun- dation for a fairly strong mound staff. Ferrell was credited with 25 triumphs last season and was second only to the great Grote in that ree t. ‘spect. Clint Brown, Mel Harder, Walter Miller, Milburn Shoffner, Pete Jab- onowski and Hudlin are other veter- ans. Brown and Harder helped Fer- rell carry the load last season, but Peck expects Hudlin and the veteran Miller to rally around this campaign. Jablonowski proved himself @ reli- able relief man last year. Regarded as the most promising new timber are Howard Graghead, who won 21 and lost the same nume ber for Oakland, and Fay Thomas, a righthander who led the Coast League with 217 strikeouts last year. Belve Been and Roxie Lawson are back for further trial. With Fonseca anxious to step into Morgan's big shoes at the initial cor- ner and Hodapp back at second, the right side of the Indains’ infield give Peck no worry. Fonseca’s sailing arm of last season is sound as @ dollar, he says. Jonah Goldman, who looked great the latter part of ‘30, is tagged for shortstop, at least temporarily. He has some stiff competition from Bill Hunnefield and Carl Lind, both of whom held the job at times last year. Johnny Burnett, a milk sensa- tion until a broken arm laid him out last season, and George Detore, a .350 slugger from New Orleans, comprise the third basing hopes, Are First Division Timber Averill at center and Porter in right form two-thirds of a great out- field. The veterans Bib Falk and Charlie Jamieson and a speedy youngster, Bob Seeds, return to con- test for the third patrol. Joe Vosmik, @ 20-year-old from Terre Haute might keep all three of them on the bench. He led the Three Eye League with an average of .397 last season and ob- servers say he is ready to go in big company. The rather weak hitting but de- pendable Luke Sewell heads the In- dians’ backstoppers, with Glenn My- att again billed as the alternate. Joe Sprinz, a fine receiver but medocre hitter last year, rounds out a fair catching corps. Taking them by and large, the In- dians do not resemble championship timber, but they have a chattel mort- gage on the first division. Retzlaff Primed For Heeney Bout North Dakota Heavyweight Hopes to Earn Place Among Title Contenders Detroit, March 6—(P)—Old ‘Tom Heeney, victim of the “short count” in his most recent fight with a youngster, will enter the ring at Olympia Arena Friday night for 10 rounds with Charlie Retzlaff, confi- dent young heavyweight from Leon- ard, N. Dak. Heeney will be the trial horse Fri- day night, with Retzlaff eager follow up his impressive victory Johnny Risko, Cleveland, in the ring 8 month ago, and gain Basketball Scores * Hamline 30; Macalester 25. ‘Valparaiso Univ. 22; St. Mary’s 18, ; ——$—$____