The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1934, Page 8

Prowlers Bring Cage S THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, _ SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1934 eason to Close by Beating Washburn 59-24 cuprL ory quxt|BALANCE OF AMERICAN LEAGUE POWER REMAINS IN EAST EGAD, BASIL~ ER-UM-M: HEH-HEH MY GOOD WIFE-UM- \S UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT,AH, THAT T AM TELLING YOU ABOUT MY GOLD MINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING YOU INTERESTED, So YOULL INVEST MONEY IN THE MINE —HM-M- ~VERILY, BASIL THAT WOULD BE THE TROUGHT FARTHEST FROM MY MIND! UM-M=~NYES FACT 16,10 BE FRANK, I WOULDN'T HAS BEEN UNBEATEN | | * IN GAMES THIS YEAR Wins District, Region Titles; Use Ineligible Man to Lose Chance at State LEAD CITY COURT LEAGUE Spriggs, Croonquist, Schneider, Hays, Lee, Griffin, Ben- ser, Martin Play feating Dunn Center 63-20 to repre eent this district at the state tourna- championship, Bismarck handed Lansford, runner-up in the etate for Sunday afternoon of this week, the * Prowlers went to Dunn Center to wal- lop the independent cagers there 58-36. The Minot Elks team was the next victim of the Prowlers by a 37 to 31 score. The Elks are touring the state with the Harlem Globe Trotters, Ne- gro professional team. Friday the squad added one more to their string of consecutive wins by downing Washburn. The players include John Spriggs, Garvin Croonquist, Arnold Schneider, Myron Benser, George L. Hays, Frank Lee. Jerry Griffin and Emil Martin. Redwings Beat Leafs For National Crown Detroit, March 31.—(?)—Detroit’s Red Wings, boasting their first Na- tional League Hockey championship as 2 result of a 1-0 victory over the ‘Toronto Maple Leafs, prepared Sat- urday to enter the Stanley Cup matches here next week. If the Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Sunday night in their end of the National Hockey League series it will throw the Wings and the Blackhawks together for the highest prize in professional hockey. peded games with the Leafs, Detroit made good on its famous power play Friday wjeht for the goal they needed to win the five-game series. Coaches Satisfied With Cage Rulings ‘atlanta, March 31.— (AP) — The present rules of basketball will prob- ably continue in force for another year so far as the men who teach it to college teams of the country are concerned. x Leading members of the National Basketball Coaches’ association ex- pressed the opinion that no rule changes would be recommended by the coaches in their final session here Saturday. MILWAUKEE BOWLERS LEAD Peoria, Ill., March 31.— (AP) — Bowlers from Milwaukee will Satur- ee ee. team and all-events. T Fights Last Night i ——— aientagey tetany Ma pointed Dorey Kees: 181, St. ‘That Iowa woman who once High-Diving Frank Kurtz Circles Globe to Give Exhibitions in Art STOEFEN WILL MEET GRANT IN ATLANTA TENNIS TOURNAMENT Advances to Finals by Toss of Coin After 65 Games With George Lott Atlanta, March 31—(AP)—Unless there is another shift of minds, Lester Stoefen, University of Southern Cali- fornia tennis star, plays Bryan (Bitsy) Grant of Atlanta Saturday in the finals of the Atlanta invitation tennis tournament through the luck of a coin toss. ._ The coin-flipping which put Stoefen into the finals came tse ate George Lott of Chicago and Stoefen ged in a gruelling semi-final match and at the end of 65 games they were still even. Lott threw down his racket and said, “I’m getting too old for this kind of stuff when there’s no more tes this at stake. Let Stoefen have Lott won the first set, 13-11. Stoefen won the second, 6-4, dropped the third, 3-6 and came back to win the fourth, 6-0. The fifth set wi -8 when Lott left the court. At his hotel room Lott decided to finish the match Fri- aay and Stoefen agreed. Then they talked matters over and decided not. to go through with the match but ee the coin. The verdict went to Cochran Beats Hoppe In 18.2 Balkline Play Chicago, March 31.—(AP)—Eric Hagenlacher, tall billiard star from Stuttgart, Germany, and Kinrey Mat- suyama, Japan's entrant, faced each other Satu: in a tussle for a share of first place in the international 18.2 balkline cham) porehip, tournament. Welker Cochran of San Francisco moved out in front Friday aie by uguering Willie Hoppe of New York, 400 to 309, in 10 innings, but was idle Saturday. An officer of the 8. S. Maure- tania reports a monster 65 feet Jong in the Caribbean Sea. That's @ long reach for the Loch Ness serpent, Got in—Wants Out The champion gate crasher of the United States did a neat little job of crashing into the Epsom Downs race track at Houston, Tex., the other day— end immediately expressed a Breat desire to crash out. He is “One-Eyed” Connolly, shown above chained in the race track jail, where officials put him until the day's card was . Tun off. Student at University of South- ern California Prefers Travel to Study By NEA Service Angeles, March 31.—Frank Kurts has been around. Here are a few of the travels of the 1933 national diving champion: He worked his way as an able- bodied seaman, a stoker on a tanker from Los Angeles to Hawaii, to be ‘able to compete in the National A. A. U. swimming and diving champion- ships. After placing second in the high diving competition, to give the Hollywood A. the U. 8. team title, he was a stowaway on the return trip to Los Angeles. Prank has circled the globe in the last year, giving diving exhibitions in Samoa, Fiji Islands, Africa, Austra- lia, Tasmania, Ceylon, Arabia, Egypt, England, France, Belgium and Italy. Files Own Plane His globe-girdling will be a little more speedy in the future, for he holds a private airplane pilot's licence and is by the Federation Aeronatique Internationale as the holder of the world junior speed fly- ing record. He was 17 years old when he fin- ished second to Mickey Riley in the 1932 final American Olympic diving tryouts, and he defeated every foreign diver for third place in the Olympic games high diving. He won the National A. A. U. out- door high diving title at the Chicago World Fair last July, again supplying the points that gave the American team title to the Hollywood Kurts saw America last. After go- ing around the world, he made 'six-weeks’ tour of the east last sum- mer with Dick Degener, University of Michigan, and Marshall Wayne, Miami ace, both of whom finished behind him in the Nationals. He weighs only 122 pounds, is 5 feet 9 inches tall and is 19 years old. Five years ago he was picked on the All-America, Interscholastic diving team while attending Hollywood High. He graduated from high school in 1929 and now, five years later, is only & sophomore at the University of Southern California. The reason is his travels. OUT OUR WAY By Williams You Got L KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHIN’ L TO TH’ OL BULL O' TH’ WOODS WILL BE HERE ALL THE REST OF TH’ DAY, NOW, BECAUSE ‘TH' STRAW BOSS 1S ANXIOUS TO GET RID OF HIM, SO, HE CAN BE TH' BIG SHOT THAT'LL BE ABOUT IT, ALL RIGHT — IT'LL SE QUITT'N' TIME, BY TH’ TIME HE EXPLAINS EVERYTHING AGAIN, AN’ THERE'LL BE NO GOLF, ER NO WORK, EITHER. SENATORS, YANKEES | Feed GET HIGHEST RATING INBASEBALL CIRCUIT New York’s Hitting Staff Put Club on Par With Last Year’s Loop Leaders HAVE GENERAL SHAKEUP Trading by Athletics’ Owner Adds Power to Three Oth- er American Nines New York, March 31.—(#)—Despite the wholesale dispersal sale conducted by Mr. Cornelius McGillicudy, serving the combined purpose of pulling his own Athletics out of the red and three others out of the ruck, the balance of power in the American League re- mains in the east. The entire circuit is feeling the ef- fects of perhaps the biggest player shakeup in its history, all calculated to reduce the yawning gap between the first two or three clubs and the rest of the league, but the chief ques- tion remains: Who is going to stop the champion Senators or the power- ful Yankees? Athletics Are Out For the first time in nearly a dec- ade, the Athletics are not by any stretch of imagination a pennant fac- tor, for the simple reason that no amount of slugging by Jimmie Foxx & Co., will offset the absence of a major league pitching staff. Ex- Mackmen have furnished the foun- dation for the reconstruction of the Boston Red Sox. the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers but it remains to be seen just how serious a cham- pionship challenger any one of these outfits will become. The pitching of Grove and Walberg, the right arm of Earnshaw and the slugging of Al Simmons, as well a5 the spectacular back-stopping of Mickey Cochrane all are factors cal- culated to improve the performances of any club but, in such scattered ar- tay, they do not come under the heading of pennant insurance. If New York's pitching is only 75 Per cent as effective as that of Wash- ington, the preponderance of batting power in the war-clubs of Gehrig, Ruth, Lavzeri, Chapman, Dickey and the sensational new shortstop, Red Rolfe, figures to give the Yankees at least an even chance of overthrowing the champions. Has Good Pitchers Cleveland's pitching staff alone, one of the best in either league, entitles the Indians to joint consideration with the Tigers and Red Sox in fig- uring the other first division conten- ders. The rejuvenated Red Sox depend on their expensive pitching reinforce- ments, headed by Grove, to offset a questionable infield defense and doubtful hitting. The White Sox are distinctly a “dark hore.” This leaves Rogers Hornsby's Browns, with only a few Grade A Players aside from a good pitching staff, and Connie Mack's Athletics, well equipped everywhere except in the box, to fight it out in the lower regions, | VARDON roe BAS POINTS; Editor's note: This will begin a individuality in the swing, let us look at some of the grips of the experts. Horton Smith, Bobby Jones and Tommy Armour use what is known as the Vardon, or overlapping grip. This among the best . It was introduced by: Harry Vardon, who won the British Open six times. ; Heave Ho! A little ragged in rhythm, perhaps, but with the old “do. or die tor Navy” spirit, the Middies’ crew took its first workout at’ Annapolis to prepare for the coming racing season,: and..the Poughkeepsie classic in particular. Lower left is Henry Hemmingway of Manila, P. action. 4s captain and cox of the crew. Above, the crew is shown’ ini -Right is-Coach C. J. Ws Steals, Errors and Home Runs From the Training Camp Fronts GETS CHANCE WITH MAJORS Biloxi, Miss., March 31.—(AP)— Alec McColl, the 40-year-old rookie, ‘who came up to the Washington Sen- ators last year after two decades in the minors, will be given an oppor- tunity to try out his new arm Satur- day against the New Orleans Peli- cans. STILL IN MARKET Pasadena, Calif.—The Chicago White Sox are still in the mar- ee foe tried and tested baseball alent. GRIMM IS CONFIDENT Los Angeles. Manager Charlie Grimm of the Chicago Cubs is con- vinced his club will be going at top speed when the national league championship season opens April 17. SEEKS SOUTHPAW Orlando, Fla.—Desperately in need of a left-handed pitcher, Casey Stengel, manager of the Brooklyn Dedgers, is dangling Tony Cuccinello, star second baseman, in front of rival pilots as bait. Casey would like Ed Brandt of the Boston Braves. ATHLETICS BREAK CAMP Fort Myers, Fla. i i Athletics, bri Pp start their trip back to Shibe park with several games scheduled on the Comeback TO FACE GIANTS New Orleans.—Thornton Lee, who is fighting the veteran Lloyd Brown for the title of the Cleve- land Indians’ leading southpaw, gets his chance Saturday against the New York Giants. MINORS DEFEAT REDS Tampa, Fla.—These minor league clubs are poison to the Cincinnati Reds. Taking no chances against Columbus of the American Associ ion, who defeated them 6-4 in a 15- ing exhibition contest last week, Manager Bob O'Farrell picked Dazzy Vance to face the Red Birds Friday they took a 4-2 lacing from Rochester of the International league. BROWNS START SERIES Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—The St. Louis Browns moved into Fort Lauderdale Saturday for the first of five games with the Buffalo International leaguers. IN THERE PLUGGING Bradenton, Fla.—Colonel Buster Mills, the young outfielder from hester, is doing his best to make @ place for George Davis on the Cardinals’ bench. TROUBLED WITH BOILS St. Petersburg, Fla.—It it’s boils you're interested in, get in. touch with Ben Chapman, speedy outfielder of the New York Yankees. He’s an expert. He had 23 at the | far too to pei much interested in training. That Failed a Sox Have Men to Win Pennant - Contends Manager Bucky Harris for the N Mentor Believes Nine Southpaw Hurlers Will Help Keep Club In Race fool the others just as the Giants fooled the National League last year.” An infield was working out, first was Eddie roster now. Besides his Dusty Cooke, Roy Johnson, nolds—Bucky has in reserve Seeds and a new man from Balti- more, Julius Solters, who hit .361 in that league lest year. Harris thinks he has in the outfield all the left-handed pitch- ers?” Bucky was asked. At the time there were no fewer than nine south- paws in the camp, and only four right- handed hurlers. “The answer is that if left-handers are good we'd as soon have them as any other kind,” said Harris. “But I dont think there will be more than five lefties on the club when the sea- son opens—Grove, Walberg, Weiland, Pennock and young Ostermueller.” * * Ostermueller is the pitcher Boston bought out of the chains of Cardinal slavery, picking him up at Rochester, where he won 16 games last year. His training camp appearance has been convincing. Against the southpaws, the Red Sox have righthanders Henry John- son, George Pipgras, Gordon Rhodes and John Welch. “I have seen teams in this league win with lefthanded pitching strength alone,” said Harris, “and I have seen right-handed staffs do the same thing. Perhaps most of the hitting strength in the league bats from the left side of the plate, which shouldn't hurt us @ bit with all these lefties around. “Another thing about this team, we haven't a lot of kids to fool with. These men are all developed ball Players who have reached, or should be Teach this year, their peak. “With Grove leading the staff, I don't see why we can't fight our way to @ pennant in a race that to be plenty loose. The men are there. If we can get them to playing as = ind, were going to bes. wivning ball club. “Of course, that last is my job,” he finished, with a grin. Mach May Be Coach At Williston School Williston, N. D., March 31.—(AP) —Johnny Mach, maker of athletie history at Mohall, has been offered a contract as a faculty member of the Williston high: school for the coming year. Under the contract, Mach would be an instructor in social science and hysical education, in charge of bas- cetball and track work, assistant coach of the football team. Under the tutelage of Mach, Mohall has ranked high in all departments of athletics. He came to Mohall in 1988 and since then the high school has ball chemplonship every yeor aad’ championship every year in 44 sore ofames has lost only to Minot and liston. The Mach-coached grii have won all-state hono1 jack Horner in 1929, H. pagel in 1981 and Hollis Dietz in 1988. Lindland in 1982 and Sundah! in 1988 reached the second all-staters. In 1988, his track team was a formidable one, losing the state track The school ae has fod strong in scl 10 basketball. Set Four Association Swim Records in Meet Columbus, 0. March 31.—(AP)— Top-notch swim: Collegiate A\