The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1934, Page 6

4 ismarck High Wins fr THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1934 om St. Mary’s 33 to 29 in Overtime Period OLIVER SoD, [BISMARCK DEMONS PLAY MINOT HIGH SCHOOL TEAM FRIDAY REGISTERS TWICE |LouRpoarome House By tern IaiuaN CuCRRS FOR NEEDED MARGIN Victory Gives Demons Chance for State Championship Crown Next Week SAINTS LOSE MEN BY FOULS Frank Lee and Bob Murphy Ejected for Personals in Fourth Quarter ‘Two baskets by Oliver Sorsdahl in fan overtime period gave the Bismarck high school basketball team a 33-29 victory over St. Mary’s, Class B chal- Jengers, in a game at the World War ‘Memorial auditorium here Wednesday ht. oad winners, the Demons will defend their state championship title at the tournament in Bismarck Friday and Gaturday of next week. ‘Well over 2500 people saw the con- test. Half an hour before play began, almost every available seat in the spacious auditorium was taken. Hun- dreds of people were forced to stand during the game. After trailing 16 to 24 as the game ‘went into the fourth quarter, Bis- marck steadily added to their total to tie the count at 29, when Owens slipped through the Saints’ defense for a setup. When Frank Lee and Bob Murphy ‘were put out of the game on fouls three minutes before the game end- ed, St. Mary’s chances at the state Several times during the battle it fooked as if Coach George Hays’ quint ‘would chalk up a hopeless lead, but ths Demons continued fighting throughout to gain the margin. ‘Three men starred for the Demons; Oliver Sorsdah!, whose two baskets in the overtime decided the contest, and ‘who counted 11 points, scoring high for his squad; Larry Schneider, cen- ter, who consistently controlled the tip-off, was outstanding on defense and who accounted bd ve points; and Billy Owens, who played an outstand- ay game at guard, and broke through for 10 points. Bud Kanz, Gordon En- gen and John Cameron teamed nicely for the Demons. Frank Lee Outstanding Frank Lee, sensational Saints for- ‘ward, captured scoring honors with 16 points. With Lee, who captains the parochial school quint, out of the game, St. Mary's lost the backbone of its offense and the leadership neces- sary for smooth court play. Murphy’s absence was felt by the quint. Not only was he valuable on the defense, but he teamed with Tom- my Lee to start most of the Saints’ lays. iat (Stretch) Hulbert was not ex- pected to be able to play Wednesday. Saturday afternoon he was taken to @ local hospital with an appendicitis attack. Though released Sunday he weak, and had not fully re- ‘Wednesday. The shock to ff his play, and he jay his usual form. How- @ good game HIST, LADS—=T WANT YOU ESPECIALIY TO HEAR THIS ~'MASOR A HOOPLE: DEAR SIR:--WE HAVE FOUND YOUR SHORT STORY, "THE ENAMELED SCARAB, ACCEPTABLE FOR PUBLICATION IN OUR MAGAZINE—~ INCLOSED |S OUR CHECK FOR $25—NYOURS TRULY, E. HOWARD TUNKY” a di HM-M~HOLD Nf BY THE OILY YOURE READING \T, YOU EXPECT US TO GO MAKE OUR HOME IN A MY 6UM, WILL YOU, WHILE TGNASH MY TEETH IN ENVYELCAN TELL HAS BEEN PRINTED IN EVERY THING BUT TH cooK BooK] “HE READ TEN TEARS + iy TH IDEA AGED IN TH WOOD UNTIL HE THOUGHT IT WAY Bobby Jones to Compete With Many Golf Notables in Return to Link Pros Think Eminent Georgian Can Still Play Champion- ship Game Miami, Fla. March 8.—(?)—Four years after they took their last lick- ing from the one and only Bobby Jones, the American professional golf clan Thursday looks forward with mixed emotions to the eminent Georgian’s return to open competition the end of this month at Augusta; still somewhat apprehensive but nev- ertheless optimistic that the faster pace and newer stars of the last few years will combine to strike a telling blow for the pro standards. If the truth must be told now. how- ever, it is that the professionals en- tertain more hope than convictions that they can take Jones’ measure on what they consider “his own back- yard,” the Augusta national course designed according to the former world champion’s own ideas and for which he already holds the low scor- ing record, 65. With a few excep- tions, the pros think Jones can still Play championship golf. Their principal faith, based on a concensus gathered by the Associat- ed Press, is pinned on diminutive Paul Runyan, the 25-year-old shot- maker from Arkansas and White ,|Plains, N. Y., who has developed the high efficiency of his game since Jones retired in 1930 and been the scoring sensation of the current win- ter season. There are at least a half dozen others who might bob up to give Jones a close battle, including slender Denny Shute, the British open champion. The only notable absentee in the || 72 hole battle for $5,000 in prize money drew their opponent's de- of position, paving the way eventual victory. Demons intend to use this con- @ stepping stone to greater Bliccsounscelouseesod at Augusta, is Gene Sarazen, the pre- sent national PGA champion and the only player aside from Jones who has captured both the British and Amer- ican open tournaments in the same year. Gene has been one of Bob's biggest rivals in open competition but unless he changes his mind he will be on a. Latin-American golfing tour by airplane at the time of th 2] Augusta event. “Naturally we are all wonderin: what Jones will do,” says Walter Hagen, whose all-time tournament record rivals that of the Georgian Tom Creavy, Wiffy Cox, and Denny Shute share Hagen's opinion PROWLERS PLAY FIRST ROUND Shute, Espinosa Win Golf Classic Team Turns Back Runyan- Smith Pair to Capture Four- Ball Meet Honors Miami, Fla., March 8.—(4)—Thanks to his knack of getting putts down in the pinches. Denny Shute of Philadel- phia. the British open golf champion, and his partner, Al Espinosa, of Al ron, Ohio, have $750 each to tuck away Thursday with their winter winnings. Shute got down a nine-foot putt Wednesday on the 36th and final hole of the international four ball tourna- ment to turn back the defending champions, Paul Runyan of White Plains, N. Y., and Horton Smith of Chicago. The putt gave Shute a birdie four and his side the victory by one up. Both teams had a best ball of 64 for the last 18 hole. This was eight under par. ie ar ae TET i Fights Last Night | St Louls—Natie Brown, 189, Washington, D. C., outpointed Al Stillman, 175, St. Louis, (10); Babe Davis, 186, St. Louis, out- pointed Pietro Corri. 192, New York, (10); Ocie Merrittt, 124, St. Louis and Joe Forchione, 125, Cleveland. drew. (6). Cincinnati — Roughhouse Glo- ver, Jacksonville, Fla., outpointed sia Slaughter, Terre Haute, nd. The military airplane is a valuable ‘weapo;), but it has now, and will have ; 88 far into the future as can be fore- Seen, too many limitations to enable to be decisive alone—George H. ern, secretary of war, that | but Phil Perkins, the former British amateur champion now in the pro ranks, believes the old “mental atti- tude” about Jones will affect the v! Jones will find the pace a lot stiffer | iting sharpshooters. OUT OUR WAY LANSFORD IN PLAY AT MINOT Winner Will Enter Semi-Finals of State Independent Tournament Bismarck Prowlers left early Thurs- day afternoon for Minot where they will take part in the state independ. ent basketball tournament that begins there Thursday. The local cagers are scheduled to jPlay Lansford in the first round play. ‘The Prowlers earned the right to en- ter the state tournament by beating {Dunn Center, champions of District 13, in a game here Monday night. | In regional play, Lansford put it- | self in line for the state meet by de- |feating Stanley 36 to 30. The locals will travel to Minot with | Neil O. Churchill, vice president of ithe state independent league. Only {six or seven men will make the trip, jthose including Garvin Croonquist, ;John Spriggs, Arnold Schneider. George Hays, Myron Benser and Emil Martin. Tilden and Vines Win Three of Five Sets Chicago, March 8—}—Big Bill) Tilden and his touring tennis troupe; {moved on to St. Louis Thursday for a| {two-day engagement after the United) {States pair had won three out of five! |matehes played here. | Martin Plaa of France won his first imatch in the present professional |tour by downing Ellsworth Vines, 6-3, | 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday nizht. Tilden jevened up the evening’s play, however, {when he trounced Henri Cochet in | straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5. | CONCORDIA BEATS ST. THOMAS Moorhead, Minn., March 8.—(P)— Concordia College wound up its 1934 basketball campaign with a 42-32 con. quest of St. Thomas here Wednesday night. The contest was one in which | Pat Hilde was at his best, performing in his final game after sensational four years of collegiate basketball in | which he has been an outstanding per- former. UNBEATEN ON OWN FLOOR THIS YEAR Have Defeated Jamestown, Devils Lake and Other Strong State Teams LOCALS PLAY TWO IN WEEK Game Will Be Played Before Semi-Finals of State In- dependent Meet As a special feature before the state independent tournament semi- final games Friday night at Minot, the Bismarck Demons will play the Minot high school cagers. The capital city boys will work Fri- day night to hand the Magicians their first defeat on their own floor this season. Coach Harley Robertson's quint has won from Devils Lake, Jamestown and other powerful teams Sees Higher Batting Averages With New National League Official Ball |Hubbell Demonstrates Screw Ball Screw Bar Carl Hubbell inspects the new Na- is shown the way the wrist turns in throughout the state, to establish |tional League “lively” ball at right,/throwing a curve ball, and below is themselves as one of the leading con- tenders for the state championship crown. The Magicians are expected to use Harold Ankerberg, Donn 5 Donald Pepke, Magner Muss and Monnes on the starting lineup. The game will be the second this week for the Bismarck five. Wed- nesday night they successfully turned back the St. Mary’s cagers here in a challenge game. Several things put the locals at a slight disadvantage; the game Wednesday was strenuous for the players, and they will be play- ing on a strange floor. Making the trip of Coach Roy D. McLeod’s men will be Oliver Sorsdah!, Gordon Engen, Larry Schneider, Billy Owens, Bud Kanz, John Cameron and Neil Beylund. Dickinson Meets Mandan Thursday Fans 300 Strong Will Be at New Salem to Support Class B Challengers Dickinson, N.D., March &—(P}— Dickinson will be a ghost town Thursday night. Residents, old and young, by rail and highway, will move to New Saiem, where the basketball classic between the Dickinson Midgets and the Mandan Braves will deter- mine which team will represent the tenth district in the state tournament at Bismarck March 16 and 17. It’s an epic event for Dickinsan fans who are hoping that their first top-notch high school team in eight years will come through its challenge tilt with Mandan to make a bid for state honors. Practically all business places here ‘Will close at 5 o'clock to allow em- Ployes to attend the game. Three hundred fans will board a special train to New Salem and as many More are expected to make the trip by motor. The fans will be led by the Dickinson city band. If there are anywhere near as many fans in the Mandan rooting section, standing room will be at a premium in the New Salem auditorium. The Dickinson Midgets finished @ week of intensive training for the con- flict. Coach Charles Denton reported his men to be in the peak of physical condition. Despite two previous victories over the Mandan Braves, there was no sign of over-confidence among the Midgets. They haven't forgotten the last game with home floor when only Cox’ timely field goal in the last seconds of play saved them from defeat. They expect, too, that the return of Roe Percy to the Mandan lineup will not be to their advantage. . Coach Charles Denton was to leave Dickinson with his squad this after- noon by automobile. He expected to Start his usual lineup: McKenzie at center, and Agnew and Baggenstoss at guards. Kunde, Schiff and Amdahl are the reserves likely to see action. By Williams Linton Second Team the Braves on the) Mery Cox and Robertson at forwards; aoe land announces it won't hurt the Giants’ 1934 chances. At left above Hubbell’s wrist action in throwing his screw ball. HOLDOUT LISTS DECREASE AS WORK STARTS IN BALL CAMPS Bo M’Millin to Coach at Indiana New Grid Head Led Center Col- lege Eleven to Victory Over Harvard in 1919 Bloomington, Ind. March 8—(P)— To A. N. (Bo) McMillin, the quarter- back who led Centre college's “Pray- ing Colonels” in their notable victory lover Harvard more than a decade ago, has been entrusted the task of improving the football fortunes of In- diana University. The 1919 All-American, who was coached at Centenary, Geneva and Kansas State, will take over the head football coaching reins at the Hoosier Western Conference school next week when he arrives to conduct spring practice. MeMillin accepted the post in a conference with Z. G. Clevenger, In- diana athletic director, at St. Louis Wednesday, and his appointment was announced here Wednesday night. %. C. (Billy) Hayes, Indiana track coach and the man McMillin succeeds in the football position, hailed the Kansas State coach as “the best pos- sible choice,” and said he anticipated “a promising future for Indiana.” Hayes left the duties recently to de- vote his attention to track. , N. 'D. Colleges Play Bertefit Cage Game Mayville, N. D., March 8—(?)—The Valley City State Teachers college basketball team scored a 35-31 victory over the Mayville State Teachers col- lege Comets in a post geason benefit game here Wednesday night, played for the benefit of Wilfred Luckason, Mayville center, in the hospital with Pneumonia. The Valley City quintet led by 18-19 at the half, increased its margin later, but the Comets staged a comeback in the last seven minutes which cut the lead by 12 points, still short, however, when the gun ended it. The sum- a 4 3 4 3 3 2 0 1 13. Valley City (35) muljal conwen 2 4 0 el anoungal coowwo Jimmy Foxx, Athletic’s Star Batsman, Among Not- ables on Outside New York, March 8—(#)—The lure of the grapefruit league seems to be taking effect on baseball holdouts where the cold arguments of club own. ers failed. Touched, perhaps by pre- spring fever, the desire to get into uniform and loosen up a few muscles prancing around under the warm sun, Players who previously couldn't agree to the terms of their contracts have been dropping into the camps in in- creasing numbers. Since Monday, a dozen major lea- gue players have put their names on the dotted lines while more have drop. ped around, to talk it over. Only a few, notably Jimmie Foxx of the Ath- letics, are left on the list of determin. ed holdouts. The Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees reduced their holdout lists materially this week. Vernon Gomez, Danny MacFayden and Frank Crosetti put their names on Yankee contracts. This left the Indians with Glenn Myatt, Wes Ferrell, Willis Hudlin, Lloyd Brown, Johnny Burnett and Harley Boss stiJl on the outside. Foxx and third baseman Pinkey Higgins remained as the Athletics’ on- ly absentees after Bob Johnson join- ed up Tuesday, and Washington's champion Senators were still arguing with Cliff Bolton, catcher and pinch hitter. While the Brooklyn Dodgers have about the biggest list of unsigned play- ers of any National League club, busi- ness manager Bob Quinn refuses to be worried about any but Catcher Al Lopez. Hack Wilson understands the situation, Quinn said, and was offer- ed the opportunity to arrange & trade for himself. Hockey Squads Vie For Second Honors New York, March 8—(7)—With the New York Americans practically out of the argument, the twin struggles for the second place berths in the Na- tional Hockey League's two divisions hold the spotlight Thursday night. Detroit takes on the Hawks Thurs- day night. ‘The Canadiens play at New York, needing only one victory to clinch their playoff position. The high-flying Toronto Maple Leafs tackle the Ottawa Senators, MUST HAVE BEEN GOOD Because he was so valuable as a fullback at Wake Forest College, Harry Rabenhorst, cage coach of Louisiana State, wasn’t allowed to practice with the football squad be- cause the coach wouldn't take 9-| chances on him being injured? Trims Temvik Five|| Steals, Errors and Home Runs From the Training Camp Fronts (Special to the Tribune) Linton, N. D., March 8.—Linton high School second team was just able to ‘nose out the Temvik quint in a 17-to- 15 game here recently. Meler, cen- flashy a Yr PF 0-0 al oncccoume Bl wowmosenseres el cocoon 5-15 194 17 6 6 12 16 CERTAIN OF JOBS ‘Pasadena, Cal. — Joe Chamberlain and Bernie :Uhalt, recruits, appear certain of utility jobs with the Chi- cago White Sox this season. it Ul that his own decision is the one that will carry the day, ATHLETES LOSE TO Carl Hubbell Tells How to Throw Screw Ball and When He First Used It Editor’s Note: Some questions about the screw ball, and the new ball adopted by the National League are answered by Cart Hubbell, Giants’ ace pitcher. ‘This is the third of a series of six articles on baseball in 1934 by Hubbell. BY CARL HUBBELL (New York Giants’ Pitcher) A lot has been written about the new National League baseball. Most sports writers seem to have it sized up about the way I have. It’s going to make a decided difference in the game. While it will have the same inside as the old ball—béth American and National—the cover will be thinner and the seams will not protrude so high. Consequently, there will be less wind resistance and the ball won't take the “English,” or curve so readily. Each time a batter hits it, it will be just a trifle faster than the same sort of blow last season and the in- fielder, as a result, will have a frac- tion less of a second to get his hands on it. The ball won't “float” like the old one. Outfielders will find it faster and going for hits instead of putouts, Should Have Uniform Ball Batting averages are due to go uD and earned run averages with them. Higher scoring games are certain to make it harder on the pitchers next season, but it'll be as fair for one as the other and, personally, I don’t se@ any great reason to be alarmed. So far as the Giants are concerned, I don’t believe it will hurt our chances in the Icast. My experience with the American League ball—said to be the same ball that the National League now has adopted—was limited to the game I pitched in Washington‘ during the world series and part of a game dure ing the all-star contest in Chicago. Judging from that and from the opinions of the other players, it shouldn't worry us any. Adoption of a uniform ball should hhave been done long ago. There always was the feeling that the batters of the American League had an edge on their rivals in the National. Like« wise, pitchers in the National al- ways owed something to the deader ball, Analyzes Screw Ball The question I am asked most fre- quently is—‘How do you throw the screw ball?” During the summer, when youngsters are interested in baseball, I get hundreds of letters. I've tried to teach the screw ball to every pitcher who has worn & Giant uniform since I've been with them and none has been successful with it. It’s hard to teach. This is all I can tell about it: 1 do it all with my wrist. Of course I grip the ball just as for every other pitch. Every major league ' pitcher must learn to use the same delivery or the coaches would catch on to what was coming and flash it to the batter. When I let go of the ball, I flip my wrist just the opposite way I do for a curve. I’m not double jointed, but there’s @ lot of play in my wrist other arm joints and that’s where the snap, or “English,” comes from. Cobb Disapproves Fadeaway The first time I found that I could make the ball curve out away from @ right hand batter was when I was with Oklahoma City. I had been trying to get a sinker and I had slowed down my pitches, trying to get control of it, when the “screw” or “fadeaway” effect became noticeable, I have kept on practicing it ever svien 1 in spring training When I was spr: with Detroit, Ty Cobb considered the screw ball a freak. He advised me not to use it, for fear I would hurt my arm, but I’ve never used it enough to hurt me. Sometimes I pitch several with out calling on it. It’s only I necd to be most effective that knock it down your throat. NEXT: Ball players’ superstitions, JUST A SPECTATOR ‘Willle