The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1936, Page 10

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THU RSDAY, MARCH 19, 1936 12 Prep Teams Start Quest f RADSKNSWIE JAY Phantoms Soundly Whip Lankin to Win S 12 COACHES NAME COMPETING SQUADS IN N. D. CAGE CLASSIC Favorites Beaten TILT OPENS ANNUAL N.D. CAGE CLASSIC Aggie-Northerner, Wop-Demon, Hi-Liner-Coycte Games Complete Round STARTING LINEUPS GIVEN Minot, Fargo, Dickinson and Mandan Play Winners in Quarter-Finals First Round Pairings Grand Forks vs. Jamestown. Walsh County Aggies vs. Grafton. Wahpeton vs. Bismarck. Valley City vs. Williston. Twelve title-aspiring high schoo! basketball teams were set here Thurs- day for the start of the 23rd annual North Dakota tournament. Classed as “tops” of the state's prep school combinations, the 12 teams, three of them victors in challenge games and the rest tested in weeks cf major campaigning, were ready for the opening whistle which will start Past N. D. Champions | 1925—Devils Lake 1926—Fargo 1927—G, Forks 1928—-G. Forks 1929—Valley City 1930—Bismarck 1931—Fargo 1932—Fargo 1933—Bismarck 1923—Fargo 1934—Minot 1924—Fargo 1935—Grafton i them off in quest of the 1936 cham- pionship, defended by Grafton’s Northeners. Grand Forks and Jamestown were paired in the opening game, scheduled to start at 3 p. m., with Grafton’s de- fending champions making their in- ftial appearance against the Walsh County Aggies at 4 p. m. Demons Play Wops Tonight Bismarck and Wahpeton square off in the first game at 7:30 p m., with Valley City and . Williston bringing the first round to a close. Four teams—Fargo, Minot, Dickin- son and Mandan—drew first round byes and will play the winners of ‘Thursday's games in the quarter- finals Friday afternoon and evening. William Gussner's veteran Blue Jays were considered too strong for the Grand Forks Redskins and were favored to go into the second round where they will meet Harley Robert- son's strong Magicians. Gussner was expected to start Glen Baker and Art Schauer in the fore court, Thomas Joyce at center and Don Ingstad and Russell Lippert at guards, while Ed Bohnhoff’s probable starting lineup consisted of Lloyd Rood and Bill James, forwards; Lyle ‘Turner, center; and Gordon Bye and Leo Huard, guards. Northerners Favored ‘The Northerners, whose belated vic- ‘tory march stamped them as worthy defenders of the state crown, were also favored to win their opening game on the basis of two victories al- ready scored over Lloyd Falgren’s Park River team. A victory would send them against Fargo in the second round. Leo Schweinfurt will start an ag- eregation built around Paul Johnson, all-state center last year, and Bud La- Berge, stellar forward with the state championship team. At the other for- ward berth he will have Orran Homme ‘with Donald Campbell and Harold ‘Tweten taking care of the back court cuties. Falgren is expected to start Ludvig Johnson and Rudolph Jenson at for- wards, Juel Mafifjeren at the pivot berth and Milton Warner and Clifford 1914—Fargo 1915—Tower City 1916—Minot. 1917—Michigan 1918—Valley City 1919— Petersburg 1920—Valley City 1921—Valley City 1922—Fargo One of the highlights of the first round is expected to be the clash of Marty Engh’s Wops and Glenn Han- na’s local Demons. The Wahpeton coach has a veteran aggregation who marched through a highly-successful season with only one reverse while the Demohs, gaining strength with each succeeding game, reached tourn- ament form in turning back St. Mary's in the challenge game. Engh will have last year’s all-state forward, Harvey Rife, and Norman Smith in the fore court with Robert Callan at center and James Schwarz- Tock and Joe Lafournaise at the two guard berths. Hanna’s starting lineup is not certain but the.probability was that “Peck” McGuiness and Buddy Beall would get the call at forwards with Bob Tavis at pivot and Evan Lips and Bob Peterson at guards. Hi-Liners Are Strong Joe Rognstad’s starting five is ex- pected to be Vernon Law and Don Gibson, forwards; Leonard Potter, center and Sig Erickson and Wayne Zimmerman, guards. All are letter- men from last year, giving the Valley City coach a seasoned quint with whick to bolste> their pre-tournament ranking. For Williston, Johnny Mach indi- cated he would use Dean Williams and Walter DuPaul in the fore court, Dan Hogan at center and Bill Pond and George Sorben at guards. Losers in Thursday's first round games will play in the first consola- tion games, starting at 10 a. m., Fri- day morning, with the winners bat- tling in the quarter-finals that after- noon and evening. Dick Holze~ of Moorhead and Si Holgate of Aberdeen will be the game officials. SAINTS SET RECORD &t. Paul, March 19,—(4)—St. Paul #et a new all-time American Hockey Association scoring record with 153 goals when it defeated Minneapolis, pic + | Gets Cornell Post | Coe > Carl G. Snavely has climbed many rungs on the football lad- der since he quit coaching Buck- nell at the end of the 1933 son to take over the reins at t University of North Carolina, Snavely, whose Tarheels were one of the powers of the south last year, has been made head mentor at Cornell University, succeeding Gil Dobie, who re- signed last February. Washburn Wins Regional Playoff McLean County Quint Defeats Steele in Nip-and-Tuck Struggle, 28-26 Washburn’s strong high school bas- ketball team won the right to repre- sent this region in the state Class B tournament at Valley City by defeat- ing Steele, 28-26, in the playoff be- tween the two district champions here Wednesday night. The McLean county team emerged with the regional title after a nip- and-tuck struggle during which they were forced to rally from a 16-8 de- feat at the half time. ~ Paced by Wiese, center, and Fisher, guard, the Washburn five pulled up within four points at the three-quar- ter mark and went on from there to assume the lead with only a few min- utes left to play. The summary: Steele fx ft pf Washburn fg ft pf Wigton, f 1 Holtan, f Guilde’n, £ Keek, ¢ Hochh'r, & Wagner, f Tollef'n, & f i 3 4 1 1 0 2) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Weber, & 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 Totals 9 41 Score by periods: Steele .. Washburn Referee: 3 in George Schaumberg. Game Law Violators Totals 8 6 2 10 nna; 8 —26 10—28 6 Ha umpire: Britton, 8. D., March 19.—(?)—For : wholesale slaughter of pheasants which they allegedly sold on the Minneapolis “market,” two Britton men Wednesday were under sentences ot a year and a month terms each and fines of $1,000 in addition to) costs. Dorsey Willison and Frank Buss, convicted earlier in the week on charges of hunting out of season, having game birds in their possession, and offering such for sale, were given the maximum sentences under the law by Circuit Judge Van Buren Per- ry of Aberdeen. The violations took place in January. Sentences are to run concurrently, WIN RIFLE MATCH Neenah, Wis., March 19.—()—Post No, 208 of Akron, Ohio, with 1,433 Points, took first place in the Na- tional American Legion gallery match for the Gov. Paul V. McNutt rifle trophy, it was announced Thursday. Other team standings included Wilver iy Post No. 1, Butte, Mont., 1,428, 0 5 | played. Get Stiff Sentences). 108 Players Will Dress for Tournament Games; All- Staters Return James McGuinness, Bismarck for- ward who amassed a total of 207 points through the 1935-36 pre-tour- ment season, held high scoring hon- ors among the tournament stars here today. His record ranked high among fig- ures available on 108 players in uni- form awaiting the opening whistle for the state tournament. A-close second was Donald Gibson of Valley City who ran up 204 points for an average of 9.71 in each game For number of high scoring men on one team Wahpeton established an unusual record with four men over the 100-point mark. They were Cap- tain Harvey Rife, 166 points, Norman Smith 177, James Schwarzrock 126, and Joe Lafournaise 131. Among other high scoring men were Laberge of Grafton 188 points, Wil- Hams, Williston 134; Tavis, Bismarck 89, Johnson, Grafton 96, Bye, Grand Forks 78 and Donahue, Fargo 62. One hundred and eight players the tournament games follow: Williston Coyotes; Coach Johnny ‘Mach—Dean Williams, Walter DuPaul, Andy Kreis and Kermit Christianson, forwards; Dan Hogan and Vernon Langsdorf, centers; and Bill Pond, George Sorben and Bob Cunningham, guards. Wahpeton Wops, Coach Marty Engh —Harvey Rife Norman Smith, Charles Deissler and Lawrence Cain, forwards; Robert Callan and LeRoy Hausauer, centers; James Schwarz- rock, Joe Lafournaise and Francis LaSota, guards. Dickinson Midgets, Coach Charles Denton—Edgar Agnew, Edward Hoff, and Robert Anderson or Fredrick Dei- ters, forwards; Lawrence Tanberg and William Speer, centers; Charles Ag- new, Ted Curn, Paul Denton and Rus-' sell Conlon, guards. Bohnhoff Names Squad Grand Forks Redskins, Coach Ed Bohnhoff—Lloyd Rood, Bill James, Robert Filiatrault and Earl Leo, for- named by the 12 coaches to dress for | | Two AAU Tourney i Champion Santa Fe Trails Re- main in Running for Bas- ketball Crown Denver, March 19.—()—The storm warnings were out for the remaining |favorite in the National A. A. U. bas- {ketball tournament today. The title hopes of two more favor- ites were swept away in upsets Wed- nesday, leaving only five seeded teams in the quarter-finals. The seeded teams remaining were the champion Santa Fe Trails of Kan- sas City; the Globe Refiners of Mc- Pherson, Kan.; the Western Transits jot Hutchinson, Kan.; the Universals lof Hollywood, and the Safeways of Denver. ‘Strangely missing were the Kansas City Philcos, outstanding fav- jorites until last night; the Gridleys of ; Wichita, Kan., and the Gilmore Oiil- ers of Aberdeen, Wash. -Into the quarter-finals also went three dark horses. They were Colo- rado State, Kansas City Life, of Den- ver, and a rangy quintet from the Warrensburg, Mo., Teachers college. The biggest upset of the day was the 41-38 defeat handed the Philcos by the Kansas City Life team. Other results: Santa Fe Trails, Kansas City, 43; United Service, St. Louis, 28; Central Missouri Teachers, Warrensburg, 52; Gaylords, Bogalusa, La, 41; Greeley, Colo. State, 53, Wichita, Kan., Gridleys, 41; Globe Re- finers, McPherson, Kan., 50, Young i IMENHOVER, BONDY CHOSEN ALL-STATE CENTER AND GUARD Ghost Pivot Leads Locals to Convincing Triumph in Tournament Final Devils Lake, March 19.—(?)—Bis- marck’s Phantoms their second straight North Dakota Class A independent basketball title Thursday, gained in a 32 to 24 victory over Lankin in the tournament finals. Lankin, victor over the Dakota| Millers of Grand Forks in a semi-| final contest earlier Wednesday, threatened the Phantoms only in spurts, as the Bismarck entry used its height advantage to roll up a 12 to 0 lead in the first quarter and a 20 to 5 margin at half time. A rousing rally by Lankin in the second half almost closed the gap as! Maurice Nappen, reserve forward, reg- istered 11 points. His scoring spree was more than matched by Ted Mein- hover, as the Phantom center dented the hoop for 12 points in the first half to pace his mates. The Dakota Millers romped to a 37 to 23 victory over Gil’s Shamrocks of Devils Lake for the consolation title. All-state teams, selected by tourna- ment officials, follow: + First team—Wendilin Burckhard, Millers, and Clarence Gerstner, Lan- | Men’s Institute, San Francisco, 37; Western Transits, Hutchinson, Kan, 35; Denver-University, 32; Universals, Hollywood, Calif., 32, Penn Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 27; Safeways, Denver, 40; Rinaldis, Washington, C., 18. Sports Round-Up! By EDDIE BRIETZ | Pensacola, Fla., March 19.—(?)—Is Jim Tierney, ex-giant secretary, go- ing to the Reds in wards; Lyle Turner and Jacque Par- ish, centers; Gordon Bye, Leo Huard and Ray Millette, guards. . Minot Magicians, Coach Harley Ro- bertson—Ernolf Roland, Darrell Jack- son and Chetley Anderson, forwards; James Eide and Fred Gran, centers; Bernard Monnes, Arnold Alger, Roger Herigstad and Dennis Huntley, guards. Valley City Hi-Liners, Coach Joc Rognstad—Vernon Law, Donald Gib- son, Tom Carlson and Dale Scott, for- wards; Leonard Potter and Ordean Olson, centers; and Sig Erickson, Wayne Zimmerman and Robert Car- ter, guards. Mandan Braves, Coach Leonard Mc- Mahan—Ralph Reidinger, Bob Friesz, Ray Toman and Gordon House, for- wards; Don Smith and William Reko, centers; and Al Lubke, Eddie Miluck ; {and Gordon Uhiman, guards, Walsh County Aggies, Coach Lloyd Falgren—Rudolph Jenson, Ludvig Johnson, Lawrence Storey and Del- win Liddle, forward; Victor Hulstrand and Juel Marifjeren, centers; Milton Warner, Danny Pederson and Clifford Nygard, guards. Gussner Brings Jays Jamestown Bluejays, Coach William ussner—Arthur Schauer, Glen Baker, Leonard Olson, Phil Schneider, for- wards; George Seaman and Thomas Joyce, centers; Don Ingstad, Russell Lippert, Elmer Grattan and Loren Waxler, guards. Grafton Northerners, Coach Leo Schweinfurt—Lawrence LaBerge, Or- ran Homme, Raymond Morgan and Marvin Hagen, forwards; Paul John- son, Patrick Beaudry and Donald Numedahl, centers; and Harold Twet- en and Donald Campbell, guards. Bismarck Demons, Coach Glenn Hanna—James McGuiness, Helmuth Clausnitzer, John Abbott and Jack Bowers, forwards; Robert Tavis, cen- ter; Robert Peterson, Elfred Elofson, Louis Beall, Evan Lips, guards. Fargo Midgets, Coach Henry Rice-- |Bernard Donahue, Osborne Fredrick- json, Morrell Sexton and Ray Reine, \forwards; Robert Ulland and Edwin Olson, centers; Walter Johnson, Ro- bert Solberg, Carl White and Norman Kamins, guards, | | Like the salmon, the reindeer re- turns to the place of its birth to bear its young. a similar capac- ity? . . . He has been talking with Larry MacPhail + + + you ought to see Joe Di Maggio rifle that ball in from center field . «+ Nick Altrock is getting fat lunching with Florida knife and fork clubs . . . Bill Werber's big 7 job this season is Altrock to prove he is not @ one-year ball player . . . he hada great year in 1934, then slumped in 1935. Shag Shaughnessy lectured his Montreal Royals for over-eating after George Miskimmons was rushed to a hospital at Orlando with acute appendicitis . . « down at St. Petersburgh Bill Mc- Kechnie is worried because some of the Boston Bees spend most of their meal allowance playing the slot machines . . . Bob Quinn says there isn’t a box office name left in baseball since Ruth went out + . which so hurt the feelings of Dizzy Dean he sent word to Branch Rickey he is ready to talk business, Lots of rain in Florida this year and plenty of rumors . . one is Tampa will lose the Reds + . Ore lando papers say the Senators will not be back . . Chattanooga quit Sanford for Daytona Beach when rain leaked into the clubhouse and wet a lot of uniforms and other equipment . the boys passing through from Maine can’t see how brevity can miss in the Kentucky derby . Judge W. G. Bramham, minor league czar, is playing golf with Judge Landis at Belleair. ————_—_--——_* | Fights Last Night | - (By the Associated Press) Muncie, Ind. — Chuck Woods, 148, Detroit, knocked out Jimmy Salvadore, 149, Chicago, (3). OUR BOARDING HO SOMETHING ABSOLUT! THE $10 LEFT By TH. DISTANT RELATIVE WHO DIED THE OTHER DAY pos i a 2 to 0, in the final game of its regular season Wednesday night. The pre- ‘vious record of 152 goals was set a year ago by St. Louis. Following pre- Uminary play-off games between ‘Minneapolis and St. Louis in the lat- ter city, the league-leading Saints ‘will open a three out of five game series with the winner here March 1 SEE HES WEARING NEW IN CRAVATS, UNDER HIS COLLAR WINGS. HE MUST HAVE CLAIMED USE OH , THE MASOR ELY WITH 4 MERE $10 HERITAGE, WHEN, AN AT ) THE BILLION-DOLLAR LEGACY LEFT BY HIS COULDNT BE BOTHERED DAY NOW, HE'LL COME INTO By Ahern WHY, PRAT You BOTH !! FUBT=5S~ SPUTT-7 by. WEALTHY UNCLE JULIUS, THE x THE TRANSVAAL ! DIAMOND KING OF THERE'S THE BIG JUGGLER OF MOONBEAMs, Now! WHERE THE | SAILOR HAS AGIRL IN EVERY PORT, THE MASOR CLAIMS A b RELATIVE AND, P FROM NOW ON, Z WE ARE TWO OF THEM! Yip) kin, forwards; Ted Meinhover, Bis- marck, center; Chuck Webster, Mil- lers, and Don Bondy, Bismarck, guards. Second team—Ernest Christianson, 'D.| Jamestown, and Ollie Sorsdahl, Man- dan, forwards; Forrest Stevens, Dev- ils Lake, center; Albert Zeman, Lan- kin, and Ted Anderson, Minot, guards. ‘The summaries: Consolation Game Sha'rocks fg ft pf Millers fg ft pf Reslo’k, fc 1 0 Burcla'd, ¢ 3 Melho'se, f 1 Nelson, 'f Stevens, 'c 4 Kelleher, ¢ 0 Webs'r, Iverson, f 2 Moyland, f 1 Stevens, g 1 Totals 12 By periods: Devils Lake .. Dakota Millers . Free throws missed: Millers 4, H. A. Burchill. or] Hommwooe! @| concomeses! 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 1 -B 14 23—29 13 23° 37-54 Shamrocks 5; Referee: Final Game Bismarck fg ft pf Lankin fe ft Jacob'n, f 3 0 1 Lucka'n,f 0 0 Spriggs, f 4 Machart, f 0 Meinh’r, c 5 Gertner, c 2 Bondy, ¢ Zeman, & Satovi'h, g 3 Zeman, & Wappen, f Totals 15 2 By periods: Bismarck Lankin P: on Fy 9 1 6 el onmno 2 1 5 Totals 10 + 12 20 26—32 0 5 15—24 Free throws missed: Bismarck 3; Lankin 3. H, A. Burchill. Referee: Favorites Cop First Catholic Event Wins rs Chicago, March 19.—(?)—The rest of the field in the 13th annual na- tional Catholic high school basketball tournament set out today to match three impressjve examples turned in Wednesday ight in the opening round of the title event. The examples were set by the de- fending champion, St. Xavier of Louisville, Ky., De La Salle, the Chi- cage city champion, and Our Lady of Victory high, Lackawanna, N. Y. Xavier romped over De Padua of Ashland, Wis., 46 to 26; De La Salle, one of the big favorites, blistered St. Francis of Council Bluffs, Ia., 57 to 9, and Our Lady of Victory elimin- ated St. Anthony of Okmulgee, Okla., 32 to 15. Thursday's schedule included: St. Augustine, Austin, Minn, vs. St. Joseph, Huntington, W. Va.; St. Paul, Jacksonville, . Fla., vs. Aquinas, La Crosse, Wis.; De La Salle, Minneapo- Us, vs. St. Philip, Chicago; Catholic High, Baton Rouge, La., vs. St. John Academy, Jamestown, N. D. Independent Tourney Drawings Announced Devils Lake, N. D., March 19.—(>)— Drawings for the North Dakota Class B independent basketball tournament to be staged at Stanley March 23, 24, and 25 were announced here Thurs- day by R. W. Johnston, president of the state league. Thirteen teams are still in the race for the state title with regional win- ners to be decided by Friday, he said. Powers Lake and Svea, paired in the first game of the lower bracket, and Washburn are the only regional champions named. Svea won over Gackle, 35 to 19, at. Marion Tuesday te clinch a place in the Stanley tour- nament. : | Other pairings had the victors of the Langdon - Park River and Roll- ette-Pillsbury regionals in the open- ing tilt with the Washburn and the Lansford - Anamoose winner meeting in the other half of the upper bracket. Ayr-Kloten and Hettinger -New Leipzig winners close the first round. Bismarck Team Bowls In Telegraphic Match A team from the Bismarck Junior. Association of Commerce bowled 2,201 in a telegraphic match with 78 other Junior Association teams throughout the United States. A gold plaque will be awarded to the winning team. Al Mayer toppled the uprights for counts of 157-155-1523 — 464, or State econd Indepen | America Missing Distance Runners Joe McCluskey, Norman Bright Head List of U. S. Olympic Prospects i] New York, March 19.—(#)—Despite earnest appeals and a few shining examples of achievement, America has yet to develop anything worthy of the label of distance-racing stam- ina as a companion piece for her mass-production in speed. Our prospects in the four main Olympic tests, comprising the 3,000 meters steeplechase, the 5,000 and 10.- 000 meters flat runs and the classic piarathon, are scarcely a subject for optimistic consideration. Here's how our distance-running prospects appear: 3,000 meters steeplechase —a prob- able point-getter in Joe McCluskey, undisputed king of the ‘obstacle run- ners in the United States, third-place man in the 1932 Olympics. . 5,000 meters run—a real “dark horse” contender in Norman Bright, the Sunnyvale, (Calif.) school teach- er; holder of the American outdoor two-mile record and equally good as Class _ dent Crown, 32-24 Crown iM’KECHNIE SAYS BEES WON'T FINISH IN CELLAR THIS YEAR 4 Optimistic Manager | Manager Bill McKechnie thinks his little-regarded Bees will go a long way. @ prospect as Ralph Hall, the el "16000 meters run—no chance to| With The Majors Marathon — Nothing more than an outside chance to score here, although track coaches figure capable repre- sentation for the U. 8. A. can be picked from @ quartet comprising Johnny Kelley, Leslie Pawson, Pat Dengis and Mel Porter. R. L. (Dink) Templeton, Stanford's coach, thinks Bright “will go to town” in the 5,000, From their indoor records, Bright, Prank Nordell, former New York Uni- versity star, and Ray Sears of Butler figure to be Uncle Sam’s leading can- didates for 5,000 meters. Quanrud, Brink and Reibold and Bank of North Dakota Service De- partment trundlers won three in a row from the Bank of North Da- kota Collection Department and the Easy Washers, respectively, in Service League matches rolled Wednesday night. Zahn for Quanrud, Brink and Reibold blasted the maples for counts of 225-221-206—652 for high single and three game honors. The scores: Quanrud, Brink and Reibold Neibauer 185-192-117— 494 Engler 198-117-160— 475 Bosch . 191-127-169— 397 Patera 173-183-127— 483 Zahn . 225-221-206— 652 Totals........ 882-840-770—2401 Bank of North Dakota (Collection Department) 170-168-180— 518 101-124-164— 389 115-121-108— 344 136-185-137— 458 124-196-157— 477 30- 30- 30— 90 676-824-776—2276 Easy Washer 99-106-108— 314 129-133-124— 386 104-147-115— 366 90-140-151— 386 177-167-161— 505 10- 10- 10— 30 164-138-135— 437 175-150-160— 485 160-139-150— 449 122-157-183— 462 151-184-128— 463 ‘'T12-768-756—2296 Bismarck Bakery and Tribune teams remained deadlocked at the top of the Commercial League Wed- nesday night by winning two out of three games from the Regulatory Department and Service Electric, re- spectively. Bill Moeller for the Trib- une five hung up scores of 197-232- 165 for the evening's single and three- game honors. The scores: Bismarck Verduin .. Faubel Hektner Bakery 178-173-197— 548 146-191-132— 469 137-133-159— 429 119-203-17T— 499 169-182-167— 518 149-882-832—2463 162-140-106— 408 135-133-164— 452 112-135-160— 407 129-124-113— 366 132-139- 98— 369 100-100-160— 300 Totals ......... 770-771-741—2282 Bismarck Tribune 147-183-183— 513 197-232-165— 594 148-128-145— 421 100-144-137— 381 353-143-158— 434 125-830-788—2343 Electric 99-129-181— 409 128-128-128— 384 103-141-122— 366 104-144-170— 418 140-151-157— 448 the high three game total. Other members of the local team were Charley Warner, Al Mayer, Dick Barry and Earl Kuehn. The scores: MacGregor .... 174 136 «459 115 152 136 133 Mh- 44s 44— 132 618-737-802—2157 LONDOS IS VICTOR East Grand Forks, Minn. March 19.—@)—Jim_ former world’s (By the Associated Press) Colonel Ruppert Arrives St. Petersburg, Fla.—Developments in the Yankees’ holdout situation are expected any moment now that Col. Jacob Ruppert, Yankee owner, is- in town. Ruppert arrived Wednesday but his expected conference with hold- out Charley Ruffing failed to take place. He had nothing to say about Ben Chapman, the other unsigned player. Lombardi Signs St. Petersburg, Fla.—The terms un- der which Ernie Lombardi signed re- mained undisclosed Thursday as the Reds came here for a game with the Yankees. It was learned, however, he had been offered a raise and he seemed well satisfied with his con- tract. Dizzy About Due Bradenton, Fla.—The return of Branch Rickey to the Cardinals’ camp led to the belief Dizzy Dean is likely to be in the fold within the next 48 hours and may even get a chance to start training Thursday. A confer- ence is due and Dizzy is said to have assured the Cards he will do all the things Rickey asks and that only the salary question remains to be ad- justed. Howell to Be Farmed Lakeland, Fla.—Dixie Howell, erst- ‘while Alabama football star, probably will go to Portland or Hollywood for seasoning this year. Manager Mickey Cochrane of the Tigers said Dixie probably will be optioned when the training camp breaks. Cubs Blank Bucs Houston, Tex.—Charley Grimm of the Cubs was feeling good Thursday. Not only did the Cubs shut out Pitts- burgh Wednesday but Manager Char- ley hit a double and single in three times up. Dykes Is Satisfied Pasadena, Calif.—Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox has an idea his clud may do well this year. He ts “satis- fied” with the pitching and catching, says the outfield of Stumph, Radcliff and Kreevich will stand up and he likes himself, Tony Piet, Luke Appling and either the unsigned Zeke Bonura or Mule Haas in the infield. Cronin Shoulders Worries Fort Myers, Fla.—Joe Cronin of the Red Sox doesn’t want his players to worry about exhibition defeats. “I’!l shoulder all the mental anguish,” he said Wednesday. “We will try to get our bodies in condition and not worry about these games.” Nevertheiess. the Sox hoped to trim the Athletics Thursday. Washburn Five Wins State Tourney Berth Dunn Center, N. D., March 19.—The strong Washburn Legion team earned the right to enter the state Class B independent basketball tournament by defeating Alexander, 34-19, in the regional playoff here Wednesday night. Starting out slow, the Washburn team ‘trailed 13-9 at the half but be- gan to find the hoop in the third quarter and took the lead about mid- way through the final period. Ekstrom set the scoring pace in the final rally which pulled the Wash- burn team out to a safe lead. leetenunonns and Youngsters Give Boston Much Better Balanced Club St. Petersburg, Fla., March 19.—(?) —Bill McKechnie and his busy Boston Bees are so confident of moving up in the baseball world this year that they've destroyed their National league basement lease in advance. “We're not going to finish list in 1936,” promised the iron-gray-haired keeper of the Bees. "Anyone who un- derestimates us is going to get stung.” Boston's spring squads of 1935 and "36 contrast sharply. Veterans Replaced A year ago the club relied heavily on a veteran cast, headed by Babe Ruth. The Bambino quit in disgust before the season was well under way and the club wound up with 115 de- feats, a record for losses, There seems to be no question but that the 1936 team will be far better balanced, McKechnie predicts he will have a capable hurling staff. Ray Benge, ‘Ben Cantwell, and Johnny Babich are rated _as mainstays along with pos- sibly Bob Smith. The rest are young- sters. Hobart Scott, Johnny Lanning ani Ken Chitwood, all obtained from Knoxville; Jim Chaplin and Sharkey Eiland, who won 45 and lost 26 be- tween them last year for Nashville, all seem certain of jobs. Cuccinello at Second The infield looks well set with Tony Cuccinello, obtained from Brooklyn, at second; Bill Urbanski at shortstop, Art Whitney at third and possibly Baxter Jordan at first. Elburt Fletcher and young Ed Moriarty, a great hitter who needs fielding development, may give Jordan a run for his post. Mc- ‘Kechnie should have enough good in- field reserves with Joe Coscarart and Howard Meyers. The outfield rates as a .300 hitting trio with Rupert Thompson in right, Hal Lee in left and the heavy-hitting ‘Wally Berger in center. Catching, one of the big weaknesses last season, will be ably cared for by Al Lopez, obtained from Brooklyn, A Denver, Colo., theater has a dog on which it mounts an advertising sign. The dog is trained to stop and look into windows so pedestrians and shoppers will see the advertisement. A life buoy invented by a French- man can be shot from its rack by electricity. On contact with the water it sets off a flare that lights a con- siderable area around it. STORIES IN STAMPS By I. S. Klein ASSASSINATION by a disap Pointed office-seeker brought an abrupt end to the promising career of President James Abram Garfield, just three months after he had en- tered office, in 1881, With his mar tyrdom came the end of the politi. cal “spoils system” introduced by President Jackson in 1829, and the beginning of civil service. Garfield came of poor parents, and drove mules along the canal towpaths of Ohio when a boy. By hard work he prepared for college, . being graduated with high honors in 1856. He taught, studied law, and fought on the Union side in the early part of the Civil War. In 1863; he was elected a representa- tive in Congress, and in 1880 he became senator, The same year he was elected to the presidency. Garfield’s, portrait appears on five U. S. stamps, including the current 6-cent value. The issue of 1902 indicates the date of his birth (1831) and of his death (1881). A sim: ilar stamp was reissued in 1922, to commemorate the 91st anni- versary of Gar- field’s birth. (Copyright. 1936, NEA Service, Ine.) | [U0 S—Current | James A. Garfield Gc red orange it’s Not basketball team. Londos, champion heavyweight wrestler, threw Mike Nazarian of Little Rock, Ark., in 23 minutes Wednesday night in a one- fall, one-hour limit match, So Bad to be beaten by North Dakota’s finest St. Mary’s.High School is pulling for Coach Hanna’s Demons. 7, Rev. Robert A. Feehan, Superintendent Ted Meinhover, Coach Rev. Henry Holleman, Athletic Director