The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1936, Page 8

ie oo cs leanne ope: pear 8 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1936 « Powers Lake, New ‘B’ Titlist, May Challenge Phantoms ; " 28 Amateur Mitt Swingers Enter Golden Gloves Tourney IWHOLESALE PEDDLING OF REACTS AGAINST CONNIE MACK Fights Last Night } Jip, Sabccd racanchdhe ae CHAMPIONS DEFEAT STRONG PILLSBURY AGGREGATION, 43-36 Slotsve and McKay Brothers Lead Contending Teams in Tourney Final ALL-STAR TEAMS SELECTED Proposed Challenge Will Be Left to Players, Manager of Quint Says Stanley, N. D., March 26.—(7)—The Powers Lake basketball team, winner of the North Dakota Class B inde- pendent tournament which closed ‘ere Wednesday night, Thursday was considering a challenge to Bismarck, Class A titleholders. Powers Lake won out in the finals ‘y outscoring the strong Pillsbury quint, 43 to 36. Following the contest 9. Slotsve, manager of the champion- ehip team, said the matter of chal- lenging the Phantoms for the myth- \eal North Dakota state independent title will be left entirely with his players. Wednesday night's championship batle proved to be a battle between the Slotsves and McKays, two of the former appearing in the Powers Lake lineup and three of the latter for Pillsbury. In addition, O. Slotsve, who is a brother to the two players, manages Powers Lake, while Frank McKay, brother of the three .players, manages that team. L, Slotsve, diminutive forward, was the high scoring ace of the evening with eight field goals and five free throws for a total of 21 points, despite the fact he left the game on personal fouls late in the fourth period. For the losing quint Brewster from his center position pushed in 14 points, While N. McKay scored eight. Brewster, L. Slotsve and Riedman, Svea were named as forwards for the all-star tournament first squad, se- lected by officials. Spalsbury, Pow- ers Lake, and Hunt, Langdon, won the center posts, while guards selected were Neal McKay, Pillsbury, John- son, Powers Lake, and Melby, Ana- moose. The second squad consisted of Eck- strom, Washburn; Hublow, Anamoose, and Svenningson, Pillsbury, forwards; Hill, Ayr and Anderson, Svea, centers; L, Barry, Hettinger; Reuter, Lang- don, and Nelson, Washburn, guards. ‘The box score: Powers L fg ft pf Pillsbury ay, fg ft pf Slotsve, f 8 5 4 McK: cae ee Grubb, f 2 2 1 Svenn'n, f2 1 2 Spalsb'y,c2 2 2 Brews'r,c6 2 3 Johnson,g3 2 3 Liek, g 2 0 3 Slotsve, g¢ 1 0 0 McKay, g 4 0 3 ——-— McKay, £0 0 8 Totals 161110 Fenstad,f1 0 1 Totals 16 4 16 Diamondball Board Members Elected Kelley Named Chairman, Mason Secretary-Treasurer of Governing Body Clement Kelley was named chair- man and Russell Mason was chosen secretary-treasurer of the Bismarck Diamondball Association at the organ- ization meeting of the five-man board of control, following their election here Wednesday night. Other members of the new board, which was given absolute control in handling the affairs of the associa- tion, were Dr. Milo 8. Priske, John Flaig and Orrie Baldwin. A second meeting of the board will be held soon at which plans for the season’s play will be outlined, diamond officials chosen and decision made regarding the number of leagues and teams in each circuit, Plans discussed at the Wednesday meeting call for the or- ganization of two leagues, but final decision will not be made until all team sponsors have. been secured. . Meanwhile, members of the new board will push a plan whereby three new diamonds are to be constructed through a WPA project at the south- eastern corner of the Bismarck Mu- nicipal golf course.. The board will also seek bleachers at the diamonds to accommodate spectators, Attempts are being made to install a system of lights for night games, but whether or not this innovation would be tried this season remains a question. The amount of interest shown by the players and fans will govern the final decision in this re- gard, Kelley said. ‘The start of the season was tenta- tively set between May 1 and May 15, depending on weather conditions. North-South Tourney Field Reduced to 60 Pinehurst, N. C., March 26.—(P)— Sixty survivors in the $4,000 north and south open golf championship began a 36-hole wind-up Thursday with $1,000 prize money awaiting the winner. At the half-way mark of the 72- hole tournament, Henry Picard, of Hershey, Pa., was two strokes behind Ray Mangrum. who shot a sizzling 68 Wednesday to go into first place with 8 total of 141. Picard matched his first day's 71 with a 72 for a total of 143. Gene Sarazen was in third place with 145, and Paul Runyan, of White Plains, N. Y., was 4 stroke behind with 146. —-——— The St. Louis Cardinals are turn! Pepper Martin, loose in green pastures this year, per Pot's presence in the outfield is expected to build up the gar- i den section's punch at the pla’ base for three years, will team Moore in the outer defense. ‘Wild Hoss’ Gets Change of Pasture He is shown here in an unusual training camp pose, ‘me a an ing the Wild Horse of the Osage, ind the old Pep- ry te. Martin, after playing third up with Joe Medwick and Terry M’Mahan’s Change Effect Questioned ‘nuinea Pig’ Game Fails to Convince Coaches of Al- terations’ Value Regardless of the fact that the two “guinea pig” teams that played in Saturday's exhibition game under the basketball rule changes suggested by Leonard C. McMahan of Mandan were not well enough versed in the new tules to give it a fair trial, there still seems to be some question of whether the changes will produce the desired results. McMahan’s proposal was to open up the space back from the free throw l}ring to the foul line to pivot and feeder plays. He contends that this will permit smaller teams to meet a zone defense on even grounds, in- sisting that a tall team using a zone defense with the present three-second rule hasn’t any competition from smaller teams. Not Proven Conclusively Saturday's game failed to prove or disprove the theories conclusively and few, if any, conclusions could be drawn from the defensive records of the 12 tournament teams, seven of which used a man-to-man defense and five of which employed a zone defense. If McMahan’s contentions are right, the three-second rule has accomplish- ed just about the opposite result from what was intended. Designed pri- marily to reduce the effectiveness of a tall player stationed in the “hole,” it sought to push the taller men out onto! the floor and virtually “make them play basketball.” McMahan clatms that the rule 50 much strengthens the zone defense of the taller players as to be prac- tically impregnable to smaller teams, but fails to mention whether or not it accomplished the desired result in lumiting scoring of the tall players. Double Aim Involved His two alternate rules would at- the taller boys while opening it up enough to give the little players a chance to get through a zone defense. ‘The Braves’ coach’s other sugges- two and seat two of them on high stools along the sidelines deserved more serious consideration than it was given, although only as a tournament practice. The expense involved in hiring the extra official would not warrant such @ procedure for the ordinary season’s games, but officials said they could get a good idea of what was going on from atop their high stools and would undoubtedly pick up rule infractions tion to have three officials instead of | With The Majors 2-Year Contracts Out St. Petersburg, Fla—Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner of the Yankees, has decided there will be no more two- year contracts for his players. ‘Too many mistakes have been made with them,” he said in answer to holdout Charley Ruffing’s offer of a compro- mise on $13,500 for two years instead of the $15,000 demanded and the $12,- 000 offered. Hassett Comes Through Bartow, Fla.—Buddy Hassett, the $55,000 first baseman who was caus- ing a lot of worries around the Brook- lyn camp because of his faiure to hit, finally has begun to show signs of living up to his price tag. After he walloped four hits in four times up jagainst the Yankees Wednesday the jdanger of losing his job to Dick Sei- bert seemed remote. Giants Drawing Better Tallahassee, Fla—On the first step lot'a long trip toward New York, the Giants were hopeful that their draw- {ing power would show some improve- ment. Only about 400 turned out for ‘their final game with the Cubs at: Pensacola Wednesday. Thevenow Ready \ |. Tampa, Fla.—Further reductions in the Reds holdout list are expected soon. The latest indication is that Tommy Thevenow, veteran infielder acquired from Pittsburgh, is ready to talk terms with Manager Chuck Dressen. : Bucs to Play Benefit Sequin, Tex.—The Pirates weren't anywhere near Pittsburgh when the {floods struck the city but they're due {for a mild reaction. After Thurs- day's exhibition game against the jTulsa Oilers, they're slated to put on an intra-club game Friday for the benefit of the flood sufferers. | Feud Develops | Sarasota—The Senators and the} champion Detroit Tigers seem to be | pect Clark Griffith, Washington own- er, of being responsible for the spik- ing of Walter. Briggs’ bonus plan. Thursday Mangger Mickey Cochrane of Detroit protested against the chem- ical heating pad Pitcher Ed Linke carries in his hip pocket. Linke says the heat aids faulty circulation in his pitching hand but Cochrane claimed it was illegal. | Cards Get ‘Lucky’ | Bradenton, Fla.—The Cards will be looking toward the “lucky seventh” for a while to see if they can dupli- missed by the other officials. OUR BOARDING HOUSE WELL, THE HACK MADE IT! AND NOW To HOOF IN_AN! SPIN, A WOOLY YARN TO HOOPLE, ABOUT UNCLE JULIUS. cate their feats of Thursday’s game with Columbus. | | Stockholm. IT LOOKs t'ME As IF OUR ARRIVAL Is ABOUT AS BIG ASECRET ASA BIT OF SCANDAL AT U.S. Track Team Favored to Win 12 Champiénships American Sweep in Hurdles, Re- lays, Shorter Races Pre- dicted by Coaches New York, March 26.—()—They are probably keeping their fingers crossed, since much can happen be- tween know and the first week of Au- gust, but the best minds of our track coaching profession figure the United States will capture a majority of the Olympic championship events at Ber- lin. To be exact they expect Uncle Sam's lads to take 12 out of 23 first places in the track and field compe- tition. The consensus is that we will sweep jthe hurdles, the relays and the foot racing events from 100 to 800 meters, inclusive. This is something America has not done since the 1912 games at In the field events the coaches rate Americans as “best bets” only in the high jump, broad jump, pole vault and shotput. |. Base d on the coaching consensus, here are the Olympic best bets, to- See U. S. Sweep in Dashes 100 and 200 meters—U. 8. to sweep, with Ralph Metcalfe and Jesse Owens doubling up, Yoshioka, Japan, a threat in 100. 400 meters—Eddie O'Brien, U. 8., to win, with ‘Shore of South Africa and Roberts of England rated strong. 800 meters—Ben Eastman, U. &., to Doe with Stothard of England next est. 1500 meters — Jack Lovelock, New Zealand, a slight choice over Glenn wee U, 8. and Luigi Beccali, ‘taly. 5,000 and 10,000 meters — Finns to dominate, with Lehtinen, Virtanen, Salminen and Askola best prospects; ie Bright only U. 8. hope in 3,000 meter steeplechase—Iso-Hollo, Finland, to repeat, with Joe McClus- key, U. &, a sure point-getter. Marathon—Juan Carlos Zabala, Ar- gentina, to repeat, with Japan fur- nishing outstancing challengers. Hurdles—U, 8. to sweep 110 meters highs, with Al Moreau, Louisiana, our best bet, and Finlay of England a contender; Glenn Hardin or Tom Moore to recapture 400 low hurdles for U. 8. Should Win Relays Relays—U. 8. to repeat in both 400 and 1,600 meter events. ti dept ae Torrance, U. 8., to win. Discus — Anderson, Sweden, world record-holder, or Schroeder, Ger- many, best bets; Dunn and Carpen- ter, U. &., contenders. Javelin — Matti Jarvinen, Finland, to repeat. Hammer—Dr. Patrick O'Callaghan, Ireland, to repeat, but U. 8. strongly represented, led by Henry Dreyer. Broad jump—Jesse Owens and Eu- lace Peacock, U. 8. to finish one-two, despite Japanese opposition. High jump—Cornelius Johnson, U 5., to win, Pole vault — U. 8. to sweep three places, unless Japan pulls surprise. Hop, step and jump—Japan’s entry best bet, with Australia’s Jack Met- calfe a leading challenger. Decathlon—Hans Sievert, Germany and world record-holder, to win. W pe meters walk—Name your own icket, Wing Cager Elected Foresters’ Captain Herman Jacobson of Wing has been chosen captain of the North Dakota School of Forestry basketball team tempt to lower the scoring power at rN HD foe = cian tor next season, it was learned here rapefr' , = Thursday. Jacobson was one of six members of this year's cage squad to recelve a letter at the convocation pipes last Friday at the Bottineau scl County Cage Event Slated d at Sterling Sterling, N. D., March 26.—Teams (LATE ENTRIES MAY BRING TOTAL 70 50, | ORFIGIALS BELIEVE Matches to Be Held Simultane- | ously in Two Rings at Memorial Building Twenty-eight amateur leather push- ers are entered in the fourth district Golden Gloves tournament, which iWill be run off here Friday, April 3, under the sponsorship of the Lloyd Spetz post of the American Legion. Additional entries from the 17 {Missouri Slope counties of the fourth district are expected to swell this total to approximately 50 before the Veteran Manager in Tight Spot : as American Cellar Berth Looms Again Fort Myers, Fla., March 26.—(?)— Old Connie Mack didn’t know. He didn’t know there was such a big shortage of good young ball play- ers todays he didn’t know that pitch- ers with even a fair knowledge of how to throw weren’t waiting at every crossroads town for a big league chance; he didn’t know that the Phil- adelphia fans, who never seemed to give a hoot, would take the sale of his last cluster of stars to heart. Connie Mack knows now. He's worried and sad, as grand a fighter young fighters weigh in Thursday preceding the bouts, according to ‘Theodore Campagna, county WPA recreational director. Because of the increasingly large entry list, two rings will be set up on \the World War Memorial building floor where the bouts will be held simultaneously, Jack MacLachlan, chairman of ghe Legion's Golden (gether with other outstanding pros-|Gloves committee, said Thursday. jects: Will Weigh in Thursday Under the regulations of the North Dakota athletic commission, all fighters will be examined and weigh- ed in Thursday night. Preliminaries will begin at 9:30 a. m., Friday morn-. ing and the finals are slated to start at 8:30 o'clock. | Lightweights predominate in the number of entries already received. ‘Seven are entered in this division; five each in the welter and middle- weight division, four featherweights, three light-heavyweights, two fly-!Charles Lieber and Henry Johnson.;which will determine the five college weights and two bantamweights. ‘There are no heavyweights as yet. Entries to date include: Flyweights: Joe Cross and Harold ‘Caya, both of Bismarck. ° Bantamweights: Dan Foster, Har- vey, and Francis Gagner, McKenzie. Featherweights: Lowell Boyum, Harvey; Ralph Parr, Elgin; Eugene jStruwing, McKenzie, and Ernest Sack, Bismarck. Lightweights Pientiful Lightweights: David H. Vogel, Har- vey; Leonard Arntz, Burnstad; Roll- and De LeBarre, Elgin; Richard Fer- guson, McKenzie; John Knoll, Bis- marck; Harley Wilson, Bismarck and Oscar Mueller, Stanton. Welterweights: Jack Mulloy, Har- vey; Lowell Elofson, Bismarck; Rob- ert Coon, McKenzie; Edmore Slovarp, Bismarck and Frank Vogel, Bismarck. Middleweights: Leo Toussaint, Har- vey; Leo Sayler, Elgin; Richard Mor- gan, McKenzie; Lorin Zacher, Elgin and Donald Olds, Stanton. Light-heavyweights: Tommy. Lee, (McKenzie;. Albert Campagna, Bis- marck and Dick Westphal, Bismarck. Sports Round-Up By EDDIE BRIETZ New Orleans, La., March 26.—(?)— Everybody down .here at Tulane thinks young Red Dawson is going to make a whale of a head coach. . . He's keen and personable and en- thusiastic about his job. . . All those years he spent playing and coaching under smart old Bernie Bierman didn’t hurt, either. . . Tulane sees a new football deal just around the corner. . . However, a lot of mission- ary work is necessary. . . Only 43 boys. turned out for spring practice. . . ‘Dawson was what you call “slayed. ‘Want to sell a race horse? .. . Raoul Espinoza, who owns the track in Pan- ama City, is in the market. . . He's been on the Rue Royale only two weeks but already has bought and shipped 15 thoroughbreds to Panama. » «+ Jack Dempsey tips Fred Digby of the item here that his boy, Red Burman, is a sure shot to beat John Henry Lewis if and when they meet. . - « Digby also tells you not a penny has been bet in the winter books on Bien Joli and Bow to Me, the E. R. Bradley Kentucky Derby eligibles. . . What's the matter? Doesn't the in the Burleigh county Rural Bas-|Colonel like ‘em? ketball_ league will hold a tourna- ment Friday and Saturday, April 3 and 4, here, it has been announced. The county girls’ independent teams will hold their tournament during the same week, possibly at Bismarck. By Ahern Can't imagine a football coach in a nicer spot than Carl Snavely at Cornell. . . He’s got the fresh- men, he’s getting good dough and he must get some satisfaction out of the thought that the team he turns out can’t possibly do worse than the ones that immediately preceded him... Phil Brubaker, Pacific coast heavy- weight hope, is on the shelf for at least two months with damaged hands, . . Japan's favorite ball player is not Babe Ruth—but “Lefty” and as shrewd as he is. A lone lease on the American cellar faces him once more. Some 50 ball players, recruited from everywhere, are drilling hard and talking it up under the keen blue eyes of the Old Master down here at Fort Myers. Spirit? There isn’t a club in base- ball with more of it. Pitching Is Big Problem Class? With Jimmie Foxx, Eric Mc- Nair, Rogers Cramer and John Mar- cum gone from a team that finished in the cellar last year, there couldn't be much left. A nucleus is but the one big ingredient, pitching, is missing. There are 20 hurlers in camp but injuries and lack of pitching knowl- edge among the rookies have made the task hard and difficult. Connie probably will depend on Bill Dietrich, Whitey Wilshire, Dusty Rhodes, Lieber and Wilshire now have sore arms and Rhodes has a sprained ankle, Defensively, except for pitching, and offensively, Connie should fare well. Working the infield will be Pinky Higgins, third; Hal Warstler, second; Lemar Newsome, short, and Jim Oglesby, a hard-hitting rookie from Los Angeles, at first. Lou Fin- ney may be shifted from the outfield to take over first should Oglesby flunk out, Needs Another Catcher Finney, Bob Johnson, Wally Moses and George Puccinelli, 28-year-old rookie from Baltimore, will comprise the outfield. Catching is another serious question. Connie may yet swing a deal for an experienced catcher to help out the veteran Char- lie Barry. “No, it doesn’t look so good,” re- flected Connie. “I learned long ago that nothing is quite hopeless. I'll never forget one day when we were trailing Cleveland 15 to 8 It looked hopeless, so I tured to my boys and said: ‘Well, tomorrow’s another day.’ “What's the matter with today?’ demanded Walter French, an out- fielder. “Well, by golly, if we didn’t get go- ing and win that game, 17 to 16. No, nothing is hopeless except a person who is hopeless.” Consolidated Tourney Drawings Announced Carrington, N. D., March 26.—(?}— Drawings for eight consolidated high | school league teams competing in the state basketball tournament here Fri- day and Saturday were announced Thursday by I. E. Solberg of Des Lacs, state secretary. Superintendent -|F. Ray Rogers is tournament man- trict champions as follows Friday: 2:30 p. m.—Zahl vs. Kindred. —Fort Yates vs. Tokio. m.—Halliday vs, Arthur. m.—Eldridge vs. Munich. On basis of season's records, Kindred, Zahl, Tokio, and Arthur geem to present the strongest aggre- gations, according to Secretary Sol- berg although he pointed to the usual “dark horse” possibilities. Semi-final games are slated for Saturday morning and consolations in the afternoon. Finals in the con- solation and championship matches will be played Saturday night. Following the championship tilt, members of all teams will be entertained at a banquet by the Carrington Kiwanis club. OUT OUR WAY 3:30 7:30 8:45 -? HE TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB. EVERY WINDOW FRAMES ABOARDER—< WEILL LEAVE TH’ OLD COFFEE GRINDER PER—~ NUDGE YOUR WITS,AN' REMEMBER THAT BISCUIT AND SOUP ma DEPEND ON THE mam TIGHT ANSWERS. Sport Suits All Styles $19.50 ° ALEX ROSEN & BRO. HE END THE UNE! O'Doul of the San Francisco Seals, “the man in the green suit” to you New Yorkers. . . Fresno State's great middle distance runner, Elroy Robin- son, teaches a Bible class on Sundays. . +. The Yankees have opened a base- ball kindergarten at Paso Robles, Calif, with Scout Joe Devine in charge. . . Extra for Philadelphia: Rogets Hornsby says the Athletics will not finish last. . . Next to seeing his baseball articles in: the big five- cent magazine, Connie Mack got his biggest thrill of the year when his Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox the other day. .. i Donald Budge, one of America’s A’S (By the Associated Press) Cincinnati — Riger Walker, 13633, Cincinnati, _outpointed Johnny Stevens, 132%, Cincin- nati, (10). Milwaukee — Laddie Tonielli, 145%, Marseilles, Til, outpointed Chuck Woods, 148, Detroit, (8). Detroit—Stan Evans, 178%, Highland Paitk, Mich., outpointed Charlie Belanger, 179, Winnipeg, (10). D- Oakland, Calif—Hans Birkie, 195, Germany, outpointed Hank Hankinson, 219, Lancaster, Ohio, (10); Buddy Baer, 254, San Lean- dro, Calif, knocked out Jack Petric, 220, Mountain View, Calif., (). Sift Out Olympic Cage Candidates |Kansas State Whips Utah and Washington Defeats: South- ern California New York, March 26.—(#)—The Jayhawks of Kansas university stood at the head of the class of college candidates for the Olympic basket- ball final trials Thursday but there were plenty of other teams ready to give them an argument. Kansas, starting a bit ahead of the field in the inter-district playoffs teams to go into the finals, turned back Utah State 39 to 37 at Kansas ‘City Wednesday night in the open- ing game of a two out of three series. Washington, in the Pacific coast eliminations, involving four teams, ‘whipped Southern California 41 to 27 ‘Wednesday night. Inter-district playoffs in two other sections are slated to begin tonight with Arkansas facing Western State ‘Teachers of Kentucky at Little Rock jand Minnesota meeting De Paul of Chicago at Chicago. The fifth college finalist will be decided at Philadelphia Saturday in a single game between Niagara and : Temple. The Y.M.C.A. tournament, which will send one team into the finals at Madison Square Garden in April along with the five college and two A.A.U. entries, opens at Peoria, Ill., ‘Thursday with ten teams entered. Rowling Scores: ‘Without bowling a single line, the Bismarck Tribune trundlers gained undisputed possession of first place in the Commercial League standings here Wednesday night. The Tribune trundlers won three straight from the Junior Association of Commerce on a forfeit, while the Bismarck Bakery crew, ‘previously tied for the leader-| ship, were dropping two out of three to the Dakota Natiorial Bank team. Toppling the uprights for counts of 194-234-164—592, Jack Sparks for the bank team annexed the evening’s; high single and three-game honors. The scores: Bismarck Bakery Verduin .. 191-190-177— 558 Faubel . 165-137-180— 482 Hektner 173-168-170— 511 Baker .. 171-174-107— 452 Patera . 144-162-174— 480 Totals Dakota Nations! Bank | 188-164-131— 483 173-170-154— 497 129-128-149— 406 156-142-129— 427 + 194-234-164— 592 + 50+ 50- 50— 150 Here April 3 JIMMIES GET THREE ALL-STAR POSITIONS Jamestown college, winner of the State basketball championship of the North Dakota inter-collegiate con- ference, was awarded three positions on a tentative all-state team picked by conference coaches. Eric Peterson at center and Al Schauer and Kenneth Thumen, both guards, compromise the Jimmy trio expected to be named on the official all-state first team along with Harold Ankarberg of Minot and Stumpf of Dickinson. On the tentative second string all-state are Dwyer of Mayville, and Eastman, forwards; John Sathe, Vai- ley City, center; Warren Pederson of Valley City and Boch, Ellendale, guards. Six of the seven conference schools. are represented in the ten positions, Wahpeton being the only one with- out a player in the group. Represented at the meeting were Coaches Roy D. McLeod of Valley City; Earl Butte of Wahpeton; Sam Slemmons of Ellendale, E. J. Cassell of Jamestown and Weinbergen of Dickinson. Approval must yet be ob- tained from Coaches Lewy Lee of Mayville and J. W. Coleman of Mi- not. Track schedules are expected to be completed at ~ meéting in connection with the Class B high school state basketball tournament at Valley City this week-end when the definite all- state teams will be announced, offi- clals said. British Sportsmen Gather at Aintree Golden Miller !s Again Favorite to Win Grand National Steeplechase London, March 26.—()—Thousands of Londoners Thursday began their annual exodus to Aintree, site of the grand national Steeplechase to be raced Friday. Close to 200,000 turf lovers will be gathered Friday morning around the 4%-mile Aintree course. Most of those who have a bet down or a ticket in the Sweepstakes—and it’s estimated there are 8,000,000 bet- tors in England—are likely to be dis- appointed, for as often as not it’s an outsider that wins the gruelling race. Golden Miller, Dorothy Paget's 1934 winner which crashed the hopes of countless thousands last year by fall- ing just beyond Valentin’e Brook, again is the favorite. The Miller was quoted at 4 to 1 in the last call-over while Major Noel Furling’s Reynolds- town, 1935 winner, was quoted at 7 tol. Other favored entries, among the 35 which remained on the list Thurs- day, included Mrs. Violet Munday’s Avenger at 9 to 1; G. H. Bostwick’s Castle Irwell, 100 to 7; Lord Rose- bery’s Keen Blade, 100 to 6; J. B. Snow's Delaneige, 20 to 1; Lady Lind- say’s Blue Prince, and G. Beeby’s Blue Byienz, 33 to 1. Castle Irwell, which will be ridden by its owner, Pete Bostwick, and De- laneige are the leading American- owned candidates. Double Crossed, | Royal Ransom and Rod and Gun, all owned by J. H. Whitney and Jesse Metcalf’s Kiltoi are other American entries. PLAYOFF OPENS MONDAY 8t. Paul, March 26. . Paul and St. Louis will start their playoff series to determine the champiouship of the American Hockey Association here next Monday. St. Louis won the right to contest with St. Paul for the pennant when it defeated the Tulsa Oilers 2 to 1 in Tulsa Wednesday night to win the semi-final series. LONDOS, STEELE WIN &t. Louis, March 26.—(?)—Two Min- nesota wrestlers lost bouts on the card here Wednesday night, with former champion Jim Londos pinning Leo Daniel Boone Savage, Boyd county, Ky., in the main event. Pat Fraley, 225, St. Cloud, was defeated by Ray Steele, 215, St. Louis, with a toehold in 19:02, while Cliff Olson, 215, Bau- + 890-888-777—2555 | dette, Minn., lost to George Zaharias by a headlock in 14:20. Davis cup hopes, is buskier healthier than ever. ‘ Manager Jimmy Wilson figures seven starting hurlers will win games for the Phillies this year. . . He allots 20 to Curt Davis, 17 to Bucky Wzlter, 15 to Joe Bowman, 14 to Buel Moore, 13 to Orville Jorgens, 12 to Hal Kelleher and 9 to Sy! John- son. . . Well, there’s no law against dreaming in Florida. . . Lou Salica. New York bantamweight, Se, all his 100 By Williams G ” , ’ Bees