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tbe accommodated. CONTRACT - HOLDER IS TAKEN AS FINAL Champion and Challenger Ex- pected to Sign Articles for Match Friday NEW YORK GROUP SILENT Chicago Park Board Will Decide Upon ‘Cut’ for Use of Soldier Field Chicago, Feb. 16.—(#)—Everyone ‘wore a broad smile along Chicago's heavyweight title bout front Tues- Gay—Mike (Scatter-Sunshine) Jacobs of New York had put out the good ‘word. The good word, said Jacobs as he stopped here on his way to Kansas City, was that “everything is all set” for a James J. Braddock-Joe Louis 15-round title fight here next June. There has been, at one time and another, apprehension in some circles as to whether there would be any fight. But when Jacobs, who holds exclusive rights to Louis’ services, said that everything is “all set,” the boys figured Jim and Joe were as good as in the ring. To Sign Friday Next Friday noon titleholder Jim and°Challenger Joe will sign articles for the bout. ven the New York Boxing com- mission has received an invitation— or at least one of its members has. Col. D. Walker Wear was invited by Matchmaker Joe Foley to attend the ceremony, but Col. Walker inti- mated he might be among those mis- sins. He declined to disclose what action the New York body has taken or will take on the Chicago fight in view of Braddock's contract to meet Max 6chmeling in New York. Park Board Undecided The Chicago park board, control- Jing Soldier Field, was to decide Tues- day whether it would charge 10 or 15 or 25 per cent of the gate reciepts dn the event the promoters want to rent the 130,000-seat stadium If it's 10 per cent the bout may be put on there June 15. If it’s more than 10, the battle was expected to be staged June 22 at Comiskey park, home of the White Sox, where 75,000 fans can Louis, who meets Nati Brown at Kansas City Wednesday night, will return here Thursday. Champion Braddock will appear at a charity: show in Pittsburgh Wednesday before continuing to Chicago for Friday's ceremony, Mott Quints Win Two Contests From Elgin Mott, N. D., Feb. 16—Behind 11-7 at the end of the third period, Mott's high school basketball team rallied to chalk up a narrow 13-12 triumph over Elgin here last week. Ernest Grosz led the winners with six points while C. Meyer and Roberts were high scorers for Elgin. Mott's B team down- ed the Elgin reserves, 32-7, in the pre! pane ain oa ee te pel oa do.” fott “A” fg ft pf Elgin ‘A’ fe tt 2 $ Grosz, ¢ “0 G'Meyer ¢2 0 °3| Next time you hear somebody con-| ™&"¥’ Gauche £1 0 2 Rovers £2 3 0 demning Branch Rickey, remember| Reeder tg ft pf Lemmon fe ft pf ElGroszci 1 1 Ottmar,c 1 0 2/¢his one: Fellow called Willie John-| Bcte*rr £0 9 3 Hersrud ¢ 4 Hardm'rg 0 0 1 Pahl, g 0 1 2 B Nichols, f 1 4 .3 Sa'pson f 5 Auer, g 1 0 1 Iblings g¢ 0 0 0]|S0n was with the St. Louis Browns] Walch, c 2 2 1 Olson, c 4 ——-— B,Meyerf0 0 0) for 23 years, most of the time as road| Pagel, ¢ 4 1 1 Halbr'k gs ‘ Totals 6 1 6 — — ~| secretar: ‘When the Browns|Jeide, © 09 2 2 Andern & 2 otals 5 2 7 (eye os Bacon © © 0 Monson 2 changed hands recently, Johnson was| Nester 0 0 0 Dickson 1 Q A Hen let out... . Few days ago, he was Carr 000 Cy 08 ee i Ecc —'«|named president of the Peoria team) otais 7 9 10 easy Ss) Totals 13 6 16 Mott “B” fg tt pf Elgin ‘B’ fe ft pf Birkm'r f 9 1 Newm'n f 0 0 0/tion.... He wanted to stay in base- eeundie 2 % Mahar, £ 1 0 2 | ball after a lifestime at it... Rickey 0 Loren'n g 1 1 2{Called Warren Giles in Cincinnati 1 Wutzke g 1 0 1/and recommended Willie... . Giles § Fike, t 0 0 0) gave him the Peoria job. . . . Latest 3 Totals 3 1 4) thing in rasselin’ is having both men Bowman Five Hands Hettinger Setback Bowman, N. D., Feb. 16—Bowman, ‘west half leaders, looms as the “team 0 beat” for the Southwest Confer- ence basketball championship by vir- tue of a 34-26 victory over the Het- finger high school quint in a non- conference game played here last tweek. Hettinger is current leader of ‘the east half of the split conference, winners of which meet in a special tourney for the loop title. Flesch and ‘"T, McKennett lead the Bowman of- Zensive with 11 and 10 points, respect- ‘ively, with Brown and Merwin cop- Ping off high-scoring honors for Het- The summary: Bowman fg ft pf Hettinger fe ft pf Biase! § O71 Herm t 2 170 1 2 Sangsl'd fi 0 4 1 2 Brown, c 3 1 4 tg 5 0 2 Edwin g 00 0 ker, ¢ 2 0 2 White, g 0 0 1 verson 0 0 0 Merwin’ 3 2 1 ——— Otos 201 Totals 16 2 9 ee os Totals 11 411 Killdeer Five Trims Watford City, 21-10 Killdeer, N. D., Feb. 16—Killdeer's school basketball team scored second victory over Watford City this season in s game played here last ‘week. The final score was 21-10, Kill- Geer led at the half 11-5 with Doherty ‘and Pederson leading the attack. ‘Killideer’s cubs defeated the Dunn Center seconds, 19-6 in a preliminary. ‘The summary: Ba idesr ts, ft pf Burda, ¢ Watford C fg ft pf 0 2 Hetland f 1 1 0 Doherty f 5 0 © Richarnf1 0 0 Peder'n c 4 0 0 Worl,c 1 0 1 Hovden, g 0 0 2 ke 10 0 Palmer g 9 1 1 Doger's g 0 0 0 1 © © © Johnson 0 0 0 Ramsey © 0 © Stavn 010 Doherty © © 0 Allen 000 hain 16 Totals 4 2 1 Score by quarters: 4 iildeer ford Jacobs Says ‘E WORD OFBOMBER'S |Golden Gophers Trim Hawkeyes, 43-3 43-37, Braddock, the most active referee ever to hold the heavyweight cham: pionship, leaves tonight for Pitts- burgh on another charity job. .. champ’s the most willing gent in own days on charity... . or so he’s helping somebody out, . . Babe Ruth wasn’t in Bermuda five) minutes Monday before he was in the limelight. . . to present him with thrée bottles of vintage wine. plained the Bal in the trophy he.expected to win in the golf tournament there starting Thursday. . . wine to a porter, dropped and smashed all three bot- tles.... But the Babe took it in stride. He vowed to win the trophy anyway. guy can get all this pe for re- what the men in the To: ance fiasco thought when the court told them; they were “being held incommuni- in the Three-I League. ... he told of going to Rickey in despera- blindfolded... . to have the audience blindfolded. Bt, Louis Cardinals contract, he scrib- | bled “insufficient funds” on it and bounced it right back, body should say a good word for Jess Haines, who has just signed his 18th straight Card contract... hear otherwise, this'll have to do as @ National League record. . . “Buzz” Wetzel, Ohio State fullback in 1933, was responsible for getting AUSTRALIA’S DAVIS CUP CHOICE Phenomenal performances in the Australian championships earned Jack Bromwich, in the air returning an overhand smash in this remarkable action picture, a place on the Anzac Davis Cup team. Bromwich, who is enly 17, recently repelled the veteran Jack Crawford, top flight player of the land down under. A Glen Ullin Hangs Up Sports Round-Up By SCOTTY RESTON New York, Feb. 16.—(7)—James J. . The He hasn’t forogtten his Every night 8 . An admirer rushed up This was fine, ex- it would look good The Babe handed the who promptly Boxing’s in a great state when a fusing to “take a dive.’ . Wonder , Jubilantly, Better still would be . When Johnny Mize received his In this season of holdouts, some- . Until we Reeder High Cagers ; and Sampson led the Lemmon high school five to a 31-23 victory over Reeder in a game played here Friday. HL Reeder with May Revive Sheridan Win Over Papooses Glen Ullin, N) D., Feb. 16—Glen Ullen’s Rattlers counted 11 points in the third period to hang up a 15-9 victory over the Mandan Papooses in @ basketball game here. There was no scoring in the first period and the half ended 3-2 in favor of the Man- dan sécond team. The summary: Glen Ul tg tt pt Mandan fe ft chants £0 0 2 Helblingf 0 1 1 1 3 Hughes ¢1 1 1 1 1 Green, ¢ 0 0 2 2 1 Brucker g 0 1 Mona'e g 0 0 3 Wilkin g 0 2 Muggll, g 1 0 4 Kapale'tco 0 Schnel'r f0 1 1 Armet'g £1 0 Feser, ¢ 0 © 0 Koch, g 0 0 —— = Lokstr'ec 0 0 Totals’ 5.5 15 — Totals 2 § 11 Referee: Hermes. Bow to Lemmon, S. D. Lemmon, 8. D., Feb. 16—Hersrud Pagel was high-point man for nine points. The sum- Referee, Jacobson; umpire, Flemme. County Cage Tourney Denhoff, N. D, Feb. 16—After a lapse of two years, plans were being made here hoff and possibly ‘Martin are listed as probable contenders for the county cage title. Goodrich and Denhof! scheduled to play Friday night at Denhoff for the right to enter the district consolidated cage tournament. if ere . Young OUT OUR WAY VY You LAID \| ON IT, YOuR- }! ga | SAW YOU. ng el Whe Cleveland back in the National Pro- fessional Football league. AFTER READIN’ A PAPER IN THIS HOME;| PEOPLE IN TH’ 1 SHOULD VISITA Q CHIROPRACTOR AND GET MY NECK PUT BACK IN JOINT- ALS zeal st ft fam Pry [es 6 U.S. Grid Coaches Okay Committee’ Rule Alterations Few Sour Notes Heard on Change in Interference Rule Allowing Contact “three long ones” for the National Football Rules committee. While these were a few minor objections to the results of the com- mallee annual meeting at Absecon, | ing title scramble, its 43-37 Towa Monday night git swell job. The note on ference is particularly fine.” “The Changes give officials more ground to stand on,” added Ike Arm- strong of Utah university. Chime in With Praise Frank Thomas of Alabama, Bernie Moore of Louisiana State, Harvey Harman of Pennsylvania and Howard Jones of Southern California also chimed in with unqualified praise. The opinion that the changes won't make any “vital difference” was voiced by Wallace Wade of Duke and W. A, Alexander of Georgia Tech. Satisfaction with the revision of the forward-pass interference ruling was expressed in all parts of the country. Harry Kipke, a member of the coaches rules committee who at- tended the week-end meeting, ex- plained: “That rule is the hardest thing in the world to write. We think the supplemental note will make it plain to officials that no matter how much bodily contact there is, it still doesn’t have to mean interference,” ‘The requirement on numbering of players and the rule that kickoffs going outside will not be called back also met a favorable reception, Effective with the start of the 1937 regulation pointing out), §, Boxer Protests Foul V: dict After French Was players have as much Hebron will play Halliday here to- night and New Salem here Thursday. ‘The summary: ps Will Tangle Tonight ‘North 61-34 Triumph Counted Out eoMtemeah Py ae) Sleon m wl cocerHecop? Almont Giese, ¢ Fallgren Tempi'n c Nelson, x Bockt'd g E. Olsen L. Olsen Totals ~ eoonoom Pickup. ‘City League basketball THE J be | TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, F FEBRUARY 16, 1937 + JEWEL YOUNG TES * SCORING RECORD Me orivair URDUE TRIPS Un [Sportraits Boilermake Sophomore For- ward Scores 29 Points in victory over the wale Dakota department and the teams ‘will clash in tonight's aleccomnet alooovoneh ith | Maxie Rubin, 132, Montreal, Que. —————— LEARNS QUICKLY: Althoug! Eddie Morgan, no relation to the erstwhile American League first baseman, has yet to win major spurs, 22-year-old outfielder is a Brooklyn holdout. 1 ONE DOWN: With the aid of a. portable stool, Charles S. Gib- bons of Hutchinson, Kan., gets in his daily round of golf at Miami, Fla., despite his 73 years and arthritis in one leg. ° IN FENCE: Sammy Baugh doesn’t know whether to play professional football and’ ed ball, coach the Texas Christian freshmen, or go to Hobbs, N. M., high school _as coach. Ray Baker Outpoints Canadian at. Chicago Chicago, Feb. 16—()—Milt Aron, || clever welterweight from Dubuque, Tows, won s decision over Gaston le Cadere of Paris, France, in a fast, eight-round bout at Marigold Garden arena Monday night. Aron weighed 147 to 145% for the Frenchman. Other results included Rey Baker, 136, Grand Forks, N. D., outpointed Cowbey String Band Radie and Stage Stars Take Lead in Big Ten Cage Race Appearing in Person at Coman Couft! Hollywood Riders of the Golden West One Week Only Iy_Feb. 17-2 17-23, Inclusive ALSO BUD AND BEN OF RADIO FAME BISMARCK CAGE BATTLE SCENE SHIFTS TO MEMORIAL BUILDING Saints Clash With slash With Braves Wed- nesday; Demons Tackle Magicians Friday Bismarck’s basketball battle scene |¥0u! shifts to the World War Memorial g th Minot Bowling Team | Fourth in Standings ‘Truax-Traer trundlers of Minot, defending champions of the North Dakota State Bowling association, |1 stood in fourth place Tuesday in the association tournament which is be: -DR. R. S. ENGE Chiropractor Drugiess Physician Lucas Blk., Bismarck, N. D. Telephone Ne. 200 Rer and Suitter, Dence Yeam N. D. Amateurs Triumph Minneapolis, Feb. 16.—(?)— slam-bang battles to select champions in eight divisions of the 1937 North- rn west Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament in the Minneapolis mu-, Tuesday night with more than 75 youths still in the running for the titles in eight divisions. More than five hours of fast milling in the first competition Monday night resulted in 27 knockouts, obese Dakota's representatives a the tourney won a major share of their bouts during the first evening of fighting. Among the North Dakotans advanc- first-round sity of North Dakota, Grand Forks; Lawrence Bapp of Wahpeton, N. D., .|and Belmar Skow of Fargo, who won by default. Iverson also won his second round Dancer Kayoes Fee Other North Dakota fighters win- ning in the first round were: Ernest Dancer, Werner, N. D., Le eae weight, and William McKel, ‘North’ Dakota State, middleweight. Results included: “ino round: We Vernon Ivorson, Fargo, oN, D. Gtate college), knocked oot Merritt Knight, first round, Big For! ‘Ward Jones, Ssatton, NE D. defeated Minnea) polis, de- Carey, Hamline university, St. Paul, first round. A rata Skow, Fargo, won by de- a Lawrence Bapp, Wahpeton, N. D., ea John McClellan, , Sparta, Wis, de- feated Joe Burns, North Dakota State, Middleweight William McKel, North Dakota State, Fargo, knocked out John Mcliraith, Northcote, Minn., first round. Second round: Vernon Iverson, North Dakota State, defeated Ward Jones, Gratton, Wagner Names Third Scout for Semi-Pros American board to select the official all-star team at the national semi- pro baseball tournament at Wichita, Kas., in August. Hinchman is the third of the 16 scouts to be selected. Joe Devine, New York Yankees, and Steve O'Rourke, Detroit Tigers, already have been named. Scott, Carter to Lead Hi-Liner r Squad in ’37 |, Valley, City, N. D, Feb. 16—(}— Dale Scott, halfback, and Bob Carter, > Awe 1