The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 1, 1931, Page 6

10 BILLY URBANSKI AND RORREST JENSEN IN - HERO ROLES FRIDAY Third Baseman Breaks Up Game Between Boston and Giants in 13th Frame JENSEN LEADS BUC HITTERS} Cubs Jump Back to Second | Place; Ruth and Yanks Win Ee TNE nent Only American Game (By The Associated Press) Every baseball season brings a cer- tain number of experiments with new players from old teams. The Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates fur- nish a couple ‘of outstanding ex- amples of such experiments. 2 Boston tried several players at third ‘until finally Billy Urbanski was se- cured from Montreal to cover the sack. Pittsburgh got Forrest Jensen | from Newark for the outfield. The success of these experiments was illustrated in Friday's games. Urbanski scored the run that broke | up a 13-inning duel beteween the/ Braves and the New York Giants. He} came home on a double by Red Wor- thington, another of the season's “experiments,” who also contributed a homer to the 4 to 2 triumph. Socks | Siebold did the rest for Boston, lmit- | ing the Giants to six hit eel Pittsburgh and Chi 5 Friday 's} other National League winners, also jhad to use trial methods in getting, movie. FOUR HORSEMEN The “Four Horsemen” who rode to a national football tit! Mrs. Knute Ro Left to GET “ON LOCATION” n for Notre Dame In 1924 are shown with e, widow of the man who coached them, arriving in Los Angeles to make a football Eimer Layden, Harry Stuhidreher, Mra. Rockne, Jimmy Crowley and Oon Miller. Photo their lineups settled. The shifting bore results, at least in Friday's) cinanti Reds 5 to 0 with Jensen lead- tine 'orievimetnt vce COChet, Net Star, Turns Professional ing the hitting attack, and Chicago) sca vue" MILWAUKEE SOUTHPAW SETS MILLERS DOWN WITH TWO HITS Brooklyn downed the Phillies | to 4. | Only one game was on the eam fcan League schedule. The New York Yankees clipped a half game off the} ladelphia and Washington | HY S it Pi | . ‘ margin Philadelpoit tng aa to de: NCW QAIET PLANS [Minneapolis Helpless Before Golf Tournament Sox but cision from the Boston Red Sox t| they remained 15 games beind the | Jeague-leading Athletic: and three games back of the Senators. Scores | ings: A ea RIERICAN LEAGUE Yankees Trim Bosox | | New York re | | { | | ryden an NATIONAL Robins Win Fr Brooklyn "O00 02 Philadelph STleo101 Vance, H Wins tn 1th 0110-000 000 2-—4 ) 100 H10 000 0. spoh Cronin; Fitz: | and Ho; ley, Bole and McCurdy, Rosto i Kremer Blanks Red Cincinnati ‘O00 000 00 Pittsburgh Sukeforth; Kre- Again nett: Talla n and J. Wilson, Gon- |ney, B Stout, Kau zales. National League | Continues Merry Eight Top Swatters Are Sepa- rated by Only Eight Per- | New York, Aug. 1—(?)—While the| St. Louis Cardinals have taken some} of the interest out of the National) League pennant race by gaining a big lead, the leading batters of the circuit have kept their battle packed f - | Min ecg we iad arousal] OUR BOARDING HOUSE iy Adan: with almost daily changes. ‘The first eight regulars on the Na- tional League list are separated by ‘only eight percentage points, accord- ing to the semi-official averages, which include Thursday's games, while the figures must be carried out to the fourth decimal to put Harvey Hendrick, Cincinnati's ace, ahead of Charley Grimm, Chicago, in the race for the lead. Hendrick has a mark of 8452 while Grimm’s average is .3448. Virgil Davis, Philadelphia catcher, holds third place with .344, while his team-mate, Chuck Klein, who recent- ly held the batting lead as well as first place in most of the slugging departments, is fourth at .342. Be- hind them come Hogan, New York, 340; Terry, New York, and Hornsby, Chicago, 337; O’Doul, Brooklyn, .33' Roettger, St. Louis, 327; and Arlett, Philadelphia, .325. Klein still holds the long distance hitting record with 23 home runs to his credit and has scored 85 runs and batted in $3 to lead in two other His total of 132 hits place to Lloyd out 136 safeties. Rogers Hornsby, northwes to the T Z Z Z Tourney Aug. 9 and cond jawarded in each fligh All amateur golfer 10—10 18 linterested are in AVit by the C\ /Young Texas Star Northwest Champ Minneapolis, |tournament for Aug. 1 AT ELEVEN ON TWO. Slope Shotmakers Invited to Participate in One-Day New Salem, N. D., Aug. 1—A one-l day golf tournament jthe New Salem Golf club f will be n this section New |Salem club to participate in the tour- . Hitting Contest | ino Kamrath, 14, Austin, Texas, added the s' tennis championship nd Oklahoma titles he already has won this year by defeat- ing Ralph Wyer, Deephaven, Minn., ~ 6-3, 6-1, in the finals Friday. Kamrath then went out of his class to compete in the northwestern junior 16- to 19-year-old Chicago, Aug. 1—(?)—The batsmen | be won either by the United States jhave had pretty much the better of | Or jit in the American Association late-| Whether or not Rene Lacoste emerges ly, but three hurlers had the bulge| | Friday. | The choice throwing exhibition of ness for several years, ever again will the day was presented by Fred Stiely,| reach the form that at one time made southpaw, |him the most feared player in the ‘ho strangled Minneapolis with two! game. Aug 9, according to W. B. Conitz, hits, and defeated the Millers, 14 to 1./ 1 organizet: Eighteen holes of qui | will be conducted in the m {18 holes of medal play are on the 6 1Jafternoon program, 002.010 20x—5 11 0) Bigs hemently that he Fred Stiely; Pitches Nice Game ned_by Milwaukee's Sunday, the field. Billy Rose gave Louisvilel nine hits} for four previous years. but pitched so effectively pinches that Columbus triuntphed,| sional field along with Big Bill Til- Indianapolis took a 10-inning| den, Frank Hunter, Emmett Pare and jbattle from Toledo, 8 to 7, in a night! now Cochet. was one expert who Scores by inning: Blues Defeat Saints 4 tol. | game. Colum Louisvil Matter Minne Stiely Toledo Indianape Schoffner, Hilden: and Ri entage Points contestants and defeated Ward Stew-| ,. 8" CHENG lart, 6-4, 6-1, to advance to the semt-' fijrne | finals, a Negro ground keepers of the Chat- The Chattanooga baseball club is tanooga baseball club have appeared one of the most expensive (les. Kansas C1 Harriss Padden. Indin (N in the at games clad in snow-white bath-|ed an organization to provide doctors minor leagues, representing a invest- ing suits decorated with circus spang-| and hospital service to victims of ac- ment of $70,000. FA ass, AT -TH” LAST, MINDTE WE A, Got A HOLT oF TH’ LUMBER BARGE ,“ PATRICK J. GILHOOLEY,” AN? ~THEY"LL OW US DaWA OFFN GOAT ISLAND, WHERE WE PUT ON “TH? OWL'S CLUB SINKS AN” CLAM BAKE! wm WE SHOVE OFF “TONIGHT AMS" Nou'RE > DELEGATED “To PUT TH” SNATCH CANS OF corrFee! in the “s4/Man’s Jaw Is Broken Desautels; Beats Minnenp. maith, h"sriites, | When it exploded with such force that| A MY WORD, A STANFORD, You SAY Mc-foF FEE IN THE HosPrtAL 2 ~~~ EGAD, WE MUST GO HIM TONIGHT, t Leaders of Game Believe Deci- sion Has Ended France's Davis Cup Reign New York, Aug. 1.—(?)—Henri Co- chet's decision to turn professional will cost France the Davis Cup in 1932 in the opinion of leading tennis authorities here. These experts believe the cup will Great Britain regardless of from his retirement to aid the French defense. Doubt is expressed all along the line that Lacoste, troubled by ill- conquering tennis power it had been| Vincent Richards, in the profes- reach top form again. When Tire Explodes Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 1—J. A. Alwell, Belfield garageman, lies in a oo badly lacerated as the result of an explosion caused by over-inflation of a tire. Alwell was putting air in the tire it was torn from the wheel, knocking: him to the cement floor. St. Louis soccer players have form- cidents in games. d | The recent challenge round match-| Kansas City took a 3 to 1 fall out/es in Paris when France retained the y of the league leading St. Paul band.|cup by beating Great Britain three} Manager Albert Leifield protested a| matches to two with Cochet figuring| decision in the sixth and did it so ve-| in all three French victories, revealed was ordered from the tri-color no longer was the all-| said he did not believe Lacoste could | dropped to second place and the Yan- 4 vi ling the last week to boost his lead hospit |ing ee thor pnces and Ne dueelin the individual hitting race by nine THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1931 | Experiments Successful for Boston Braves and Pittburgh Pirates ELLSWORTH VINES BEATS JOHN DOEG SECOND S TRAIGHT TIME LANKY CALIFORNIAN |2 Baseball Games on Sunday Program DEFEATS CHAMPION |SUN BEAU, SIX-YEAR-OLD, HAS CHANCE TO SET MONEY MARK IN SEABRIGHT FINAL 19-Year-Old Stages Great Comeback After Dropping First Two Sets TWO HELENS BATTLE TODAY Josephine Cruickshank and.Mrs. Van Ryn Are Victors in Doubles Meet Beabright, N. J., Aug. 1—(P)—A tall, gaunt, 19-year-old Californian, Ellsworth Vines, Jr., Pasadena, Sat- urday had won the Seabright tennis bowl and at the same time scored his second straight victory over the national champion, John Hope Doeg, Newark, N. J. The stout-hearted sophomore at the University of Southern California, victor over Doeg in the finals on the Longwood Bowl tournament, came from behind to beat the champion again in the Seabright final Friday after a titanic struggle, 10-12, 6-8, 6-3, 8-6, 6-1. Vines’ triumph came only after one of the gamest uphill fights the fa- mous Seabright courts ever have seen. With the men’s singles finals out of the way, Seabright fans turned their attention Saturday to the wom- en’s singles where Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, San Francisco, and Helen Ja- cobs, Berkeley, Calif., were matched in the title round. The women's doubles championship was decided Friday when Josephine Cruickshank, Santa Ann, and Mrs. Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn, Phila- delphia, defeated the Baroness Gia- como Levi. New York, and Mrs. Law- rence A. Harper, Oakland, Calif., 9-7, 8-6, 6-4. New York Yankees Finally Take Lead In Team Swatting Babe Ruth Bats at .400 Clip to Increase Own Lead by Eight Points \ 1 | Chicago, Aug. 1—)—Babe Ruth) and his New York Yankee mates finally have overtaken the Cleveland Indians in the struggle for the old- time Yankee specialty—the team bat- ting championship of the American League. After running in front almost since the start of the season the Indians) kees jumped in front by a three-point margin after Thursday's games un- official averages disclosed Saturday.| The unofficial statistics gave the Yankees the lead with a .297 percen- tage. Ruth himself, increased his bat- ting average eight points to .386 dur- points over Al Simmons of the Ath- letics. Earl Webb of the Red Sox hiked his unofficial average eight points to .371 to become another) threat. Other leaders in the individ- ual culbbing campaign were Mor- gan, Cleveland, .363; Goslin, St. Louis, .355; D. Harris, Washington, .355; Gehrig, New York, .346; West, Wash- ington, .341; Averill, Cleveland, .388; and Cochrane, Philadelphia, .336. Gehrig retained his corner on most of the individual hitting leaderships, however, although his average drop- ped six points. He topped the cir- cuit in four departments with 105, HMF ~So!~ & WELL OLD BOY, “THE ONLY PoSsIBLe WAY OF Yau GETTING OUT t TRYING “To THROW A Swrtcd N cee ere. ve bmanag ONE MISSING runs, @ total of 263 bases with his long distance hits, 30 home runs, and a total of 112 runs batted in. Sim- mons led in hits with 154 and in triples with 13; Webb slashed out four more doubles during the week to tun his season’s collection to 47; while Chapman of the Yankees pil- fered five more bases to cause more sadness among the pitchers. At the end of Thursday's games he had a record of 42 thefts. “Lefty” Grove of the A's pitched ‘Bevo’ LeBourveau Threatens Angley For Hitting Honors Dugas, Kansas City, Is Third and Man of the Hour at Milwaukee Is Fourth Chicago, Aug. 1—(4)—Tom Angley, backstop for the Indianapolis In- dians, Saturday found his lead in the American Association batting championship race threatened from another quarter. “Bevo” Lebourveau, Toledo, is com- ing up fast and threatening to over- take him. Unofficial averages, including Thursday's games, revealed that Angley’s batting mark dropped from .422 to .412 during the last week that, the Toledo outfielder hiked his from .387 to .401 to take second place. Dugas of Kansas City rankéd third with @ 398 mark while the man of the hour at Milwaukee, Charles Arthur Shires, slipped to fourth place with a@ .387 mark. Other leaders were Crawford, Columbus, .369; Manion, -368; Koenecke, Indiana- Herman, Louisville, .364; . Paul, 360; and Kubek, 358. Saltzgaver of the league leading St. Paul club clung to his two leads in individual performances. He topped the field in the manufacture of runs with 102 and had a total of 229 bases with his hits, His team-mate, Roettger, led in hits with 161, Eddie Pick of Kansas City led with his 33 doubles, Koenec- ke and E. Funk of Louisville had 13 triples apiece, Branom of Louisville led in runs batted in with 95, Neis of Minneapolis had 20 stolen bases, while Hopkins of St. Paul jumped into @ lead with Davis, his team-mate, in the race for home run honors, each having 18. W. Miller of the Indians pitched and won two more games during the week to increase his pitching record to six victories and one defeat but Penner of Louisville also won two to lead the regulars with 13 wins as against four setbacks. Indianapolis, leader in team bat- ting, slumped three points to .312 during the same perjod and St. Paul, with a one point gain, climbed up to within @ point of the lead. ‘The Saints, riding high in the pen- nant race, passed Louisville in team fielding during the week, gaining a/ point for an average of .966 to Louis- ville’s .964. Burt V. Halbert, a star football player at Transylvania college, Lex- ington, Ky., from 1920-1924, will be- come head coach at his alma mater this fall. Old Campaigner Can Raise To- tal Winnings to $332,554 With Victory Chicago, Aug. 1.—(#)—Gallant old Sun Beau has a chance Saturday to become the greatest money winning race horse in the history of the Amer- jean turf. This six-year-old campaigner, owned by Willis Sharpe Kilmer, Binghamton, N. Y., if victorious in the $36,000. Arlington handicap, will eclipse the record established last year by the three-year-old sensation, Gallant Fox. Sun Beau to date has ‘won $302,744, and if he pokes his nose across the wire, winner of the handi- cap, his total earnings will be $332,- 554, passing the record of $328,165 won by Gallant Fox. The winner’s share of the handicap, provided the 10 named in the overnight entries go to the post, will be $28,000. Sun Beau, the son of Sun Briar- Beautiful Lady, probably will go to the post a favorite. Grove Giants to Face Rugby and Fort Lincoln Will Bat- tle Washburn ‘Two baseball games will be played in Bismarck Sunday. The Grove Giants, penitentiary nine, will meet the strong RugBy ag- gregation on the state prison diamond at 2 p.m. and the Fort Lincoln nine will battle the Washburn club at the U.S. Army post at 2:30 o'clock. ‘The Elks-Sponsored Bismarck nine will be idle, their next game being against the colored Michigan Wolver- ines on the city athletic field Aug. 5, at 6:30 p. m. Amundson and Stribig will be the starting battery for the Rugby nine while Glenn and Wells are slated to go to work for the penitentiary club. Fort Lincoln's team has been in- active since its series with the Fort Snelling team in Minneapolis over tle duly 4 week-end. ‘Washburn boasts one of the strong- est teams on the Missouri Slope this season. Mickey Walker to Perform in Europe New York, Aug. 1.—(#)—Mickey Walker's next ring appearance will take place in Europe. His manager, Jack Kearns, announced that Walker would meet Maurice Griselle, French heavyweight, at Monte Carlo early in September. ICAN LEAGUE AMERICAN EY Lost Pet. Philadelphia « 26.740, Washington 37.622 New York .. 391594 Cleveland 52 St. Louis . 5344 Boston . 59 Chicago 60 Detroit « 64 NATIONAL LEAG St. Louis .. : Chicago New York Brooklyn Boston . Pittsburgh . Philadelphia. Cincinnati .. St. Paul .. Louisville... Indianapolis Kansas City Columbus Milwauke Minneapolis Toledo ... FRIDAY’S RESULTS American League New York, 4; Boston, 1. No other games scheduled. tional League | Philadelphia, 4. y York 2 (13 innings). Pittsburgh, 5: Cincinnati, 0. Chicago, 16; St. Louis, 3. | Boston, 4; 3 } Americi Association | Kansas Cit: Paul, 1. | Columbus, 4; Louisville, | Milwaukee, 14; Minneap 1 Indianapolis, 8; Toledo, 7 (10 in- nings). | Mrs. C. W. Weaton of Brownsville, Tex., landed a 150-pound tarpon near | Port Isabel. She used a small trout line. Fe TS Last IGHT (By the Associated Press) Schenectady, N. ¥ Troy, N. Yo out Petrolle, Sckenect ¥ ‘Tampa, Fla—Relampo Saguero, Cuba, kaocked out Tug Phillips, n. CB)e Angeles, Lox Angeles (2) jalista, Manila (4). ‘wood, Cal—Joe Guerreno, ‘wood, outpointed Johnnie San Francisco (10). YEST@RDAY'S ST Ss (By The Associated Press) Danny Taylor, Cubs—Led attack on Cardinals with two triples and single, driving in two runs and scoring four. Babe Herman, Robins—Doubled in ninth to drive in two runs that beat | Phillies. Socks Seibold, Braves—Held Giants to six hits in 13 innings to win, 4-2. Babe Ruth, Yankees—Clouted Red Sox pitching for two doubles, driving in two runs and scoring another. Creth Hines, former national in- tercollegiate javelin champion and pie business. and won two more games during the week to increase his lead in the pitching race with his record of 21 victories against but two defeats while his team-mate, Mahaffey, also won a pair and replaced Marberry of the Senators as runner-up with a record of 10 won and two lost. The Athletics held first position in team fielding with their 978 mark, but the Senators gained a point to creep up to .975. OR LEAGUE (By the Associated Press) (Including games of July 31) Al EAGUE Batti Ri nee a 38 atting “Ruth, Yankees, .387; Sim- mons, Athletics, .377. seni Runs—Geh: Yankees, 105; Ruth, Yar 5, Athletii Perr Immons, ; Haas, Athletics; Webb, Red Bos in ome runs—Gehrig, 3 Ruth Yankees, 26.08" Tanke, 30 ‘Stolen bases—Chapman, Yankees, 42; Johnson, Tigers, 28. ching—Grove, letics, won 31, lost 2; Mahaffey,’ Athietice won ii; NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting—Grimm, Cubs, .347; Davis, Phillies, .345, Runs—Klein, Phillies Cuyler, I, Waner, Pirates, 138; Klein, e" runs—Klein, Phillies, 23; Ott, —Cuyler, Cubs, 12; ‘ates; Frisch, Cardi- rdinals, won 8, Derringer, Cardinals, won 12, lost 2; lost 4. Daily this famous comic by C. D. Small appears in the Bismarck Tribune. Salesman Sam, with his slapstick antics, makes millions laugh every day in the week. 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