The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1937, Page 10

DD { : , RUNS AMERICANS ~ COMEBACK DREANS Welshman ‘Considered Second- + Rater Before Win Over Well-Conditioned Maxie 14,000 PERSONS SEE FIGHT All Former Champ Wants to Do Now Is Go Back to His +”, California. Ranch .. ores ‘By GAYLE TALBOT London, ‘Apr. 16—(?)—The British Inles were pretty excited Friday about * Tommy: Farr, the 23-year-old Welsh ‘walloper who knocked all thoughts of @ comeback out of Max Baer’s head. Farr “struck a blow for British boxing” before-a swanky crowd of 1000.at Heeringay arena Thursday night by ‘trimming ‘playboy Maxle— ‘who was perfectly fit, but, as always, coukdn’t box . he two-handed ) thrashing he administered brought a thrill to-the:- land of hope and glory : that it hasn't experienced for many a Promoters Cable Offers , Late Thursday night, as cabled of- * fers from American promoters began arriving, every Welshiian’ with good lungs still was singing “Land of My Fathers,” and Englishmen were ac- costing perféct strangers to ask if , they: had heard the news. By stepping in. and slapping Baer out of shape to win a lopsided 12- Found decision, Young Farr climaxed @ ring career that began when he gave up the idea of remaining a kitchen © hand in his native Tonypandl, Wales. At the same'time, if you take Baer’s ‘word for it, the curly-haired -Oelifor- ) nian is convinced he's all washed up + in the punching business. : ~ Called ‘Second Rater’ ‘Never before had Farr been known as anything but a plodder. England’s own experts called him a “good sec- ond rater,” even after he won the British heavyweight title f rom South African Ben Foord a couple of months ago. Before Friday night's battle, they Predicted the ferocious) Baer-man knock his block off, and madi af oH WALLOPER ‘Play Ball’ Inaugurates Am THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, APRIL 16,1937 __: ‘SOARS TO WORLD MARK Displaying the form that. helped him set a new mark of 14 feet, 7% inches, Bill face contorted and muscles tense, he made aa word ee vault Sefton, jan » is pictured as, one of his epic jumps at the Los Angeles track meet. Sefton’s record vault helped the University of Southern California score a smashing victory, 79-52, over the California and bettered the 14 feet, 6%-inch mark Francisco, Bears, set in 1936 by Varoff of San a Blackstone, Riggs |z=:, Meet in Playoffs|=: Winners of Split-Season Titles Will Bowl for League Cham- pionship Next Week Gascoyne, N. D., Apr. 16.—Basket~ | tirgt, Dakota National Bank Junior Assn. Com. + 178-160-190- 532 « 127-176-168- 471 « 121-189-155- 465 136°196-196- 408 +» 156-166-162- 474 Totals ........ 733-826-811-2350 155-131-173- 450 146-158-172- 476 147-168-146- 461 115-148-153- 476 |nounsky and Bob FORECAST: 4-TEAM RACE FOR BUNTING, STRONGER OUTFITS Millers Play Blues, Saints Tackle Brewers, Hens Meet Colonels in Openers ©, Apr. 16.—()—Six teams and some 35,006 fans were ready for the ‘first “play ball” cry of the 1937 season in three American Association baseball parks ' The two other teams will rear Saturday. Columbus, least four teams would fight it out until the last week of the season, Min- neapolis opened at Kansas City, St. Paul at Milwaukee, and Toledo at Louisville. Columbus will go to Indianapolis Saturday for the other opener. “The league is much stronger than it was @ year ago, with Louisville the only question mark,” said Trautman. “Six clubs have added quite a bit of strength, and the pennant scrap is a tossup.” ‘ Taucher and Peacock were the scheduled battery for Minneapolis and Stine and Hartje for the Blues. Be- tween 12,000 and 15,000 fans were ex- pected out in fair and chilly weather. The Champion Brewers were to start Brisk or Milnar and Brengel against a St. Paul combination of Cox or Welch and Fenner or Pasek. A crowd of 12,000 was expected, Louisville's battery was slated to be Marrow and Berres, against Coffman aaa for Toledo before a crowd of . Capitol Ball Club Will Meet Sunday Regular Practice Sessions Will Be Held Wednesday and Friday Evenings Out Lopsided 12-Round Decision Over Baer © erican Association Pennant Chase Friday Sports Round-Up By EDDIE BRIETZ New York, Apr. 16.—(?)—Heavy- weight situation: Mike Jacobs will bet you Braddock and Louis fight in Chicago in June 2 matter how Judge Guy Fake rules Newark... . Other circles (perhaps not so well in- formed) think the bout will be trans- ferred to New York with Max i the fall—and lik- ing it.... The smart boys say Madison Square Garden isn’t nearly so inter- ésted in clinching Canzoneri a Braddock-Schmeling go as it is in proving in court that a contract is a contract, ... This done, the Eighth Avenue crowd, will be in position to do some trading—and get the best of it... . At any rate, June 22 is just about two months away and so far little has been done about promoting @ Chicago fight... . So write your own ticket. Intimates tell you the real reason Tony Canzoneri doesn’t retire is that he is flat. ... All his dough is tied up in that big ranch in Marlboro, N. Y., and he needs ready cash. . .. They say the best looking fighter in the A, A. U, tournament at Boston was Timmie Hill, Detroit Negro night heavyweight. .. . Charlie Gehringer’s mother, Mrs. Theresa Gehringer, keeps his scrap book. ... Barney Ross is so disgusted with the fight situa- tion in general he may go to Australia or Puerto Rico to defend his welter- weight title against Jack Carroll or Pedro Montanez... . Gene Tunney thinks Bob Nestell, Pacific Coest heavyweight hope, is the goods and recently spent all of 20 minutes giving the youngster a few tips. Add Hall of Fame: Jake Ruppert still calls Hank Greenberg, “Hank Goldberg.” - Nixon C, » sports editor of the Cincinnati Times- Star, received a baseball writers’ as- sociation card made out to “Nixon Denton of the Enquirer.” Is Henry P. Edwards’ face red? New Or- leans fans are asking the Pelican management to inaugurate a, ‘men’ night” similar to “ladies day.” . Ethan Allen, the outfielder, is writing Barry, Robertson Lead Detroit Six .to Victory in Fifth. ‘ Series Encounter Detrolt, Apr. 16—(#)—The amasing Red. Wings of Detroit * entered Hockey’s hall of fame today—the only American ever to win the Na- drive past Dave Kerr, New York goalie, | tacking zone with five-man rushes in the last two periods, leaped, dove, fell Prone and swung his stick to clear all shots. ‘When the final gong rang the exult- ant Red Wings hugged each other on Dakota League Meets To Lay Plans for ’37 Linton, N. D., Apr. 16.—G. H.-Her- nett of Zeeland and J. M. Klein of Strasburg were re-elected president secretary and G. A. Anderson of ®@ book on baseball... . It cost the! pei | owners of the Albany club of the New York-Penn League between $10,000 ‘and $15,000 to put the Senators on the field this season. ... . Milwaukee fans are wondering what will happen if Al Sothorn doesn't get some help from | applica the majors soon. Fred Apostoll’s r has turned down an offer of $6,000 to fight Young Corbett in San Francisco and another ROUT RANGERS IN in the first period, passed to Johnny | the :| Tom Henrich Will: team of the Middle Atlantic league. Clark Griffith a isn't: my policy to buy: holdouts,” he said, ; Charleston, W. Va.—General Man- ager Warren Giles: said ‘Friday the Cincinnati Reds may lose Jack Roth- Rothrock the fall for Byrd in a straight player deal. Go to High Bidder Terry Reported to Have Offered $20,000 for Milwaukee Star's Contract RED WINGS WIN STANLEY CUP, | Girl Ends 11 - Year FINAL, 3-0/A. A. U. Title Quest Chicago Miss Captures Diving Crown She First Sought When 10 years Old —— Chicago, Apr. 16—(P)—It took a year of Sanday training to do tt, but Arlite Smith, comely blue eyed, black- haired miss from Sarasa hi ight time Thuraday night in the low-board show-off event to climax a campaign which started 11 years ago when she was 10 years old. She was enrolled under the Lake Shore A. C. colors. Katy Rawls, the tiny marvel from Miami Beach, Fla., retained her 100- yard breast stroke title in the record time of 1:185, a tenth of a second faster than her own former record, with Harriet Vance, of Peoria, Ill., second, Doris Brennan of Providence, R., I., third, and Doris June Krause of Milwaukee, fourth. ‘The title was Miss Rawls’ 23rd in A. A. U. championship competition, a record number. N. D. Counties Plan Anti-Crow Campaigns At least four North Dakota coun- extermination campaigns in their areas, state game and fish depart- ment officials said Friday. ‘ ‘The Cass County Sportsmen's as- adciation and McLean sped Wild- life group are making plans com- pete with other state organizations in drives against crows, R. R. Rudrud, deputy commissioner, reported. He said Foster and Walsh county sports- men also are organizing for crow Laas organization trophies and in Two ion trophies ant = dividual medals will be awarded by’ the department this year for best showing made against crows. America’s auto accident death toll has grown from 2,100 in 1911 to ap- in "THE CHEAPEST THING ON YOUR CAR IS THE BEST TIRES YOU CAN 4 . ¢ offer to meet Freddie Steele in an over-the-weight bout, also in ‘Frisco. ... New Haven reports young Eddie Collins, now starring for Yale, can’t field with his old man, but can outhit him, ... Bald Bill Klepper, owner of the Seattle club of the Pacific Coast League, has 125 suits of clothes and 967 pipes. ... He is the coast league's fashion plate... The Cincinnati 5 ball lette: rere presented to an players wi jascoyne @chool boys’ basketball team was at @ banquet, here last week. “Three seniors, headed by Capt. Jean at the banl Peirson, ‘were honored ‘The other seniors were Atwood and Jerome Anderson. Totels Is | . ; half we mento a ney ater the Workouts will be held twice weekly Piay in the champlonship match will atthe’ ball wack afer the Coote likely be held in Mandan, Herman ble iar iuioe saree Asters league secretary, said Fri- ested in ‘out for the team are Billed to meet in a@ playoff for ams|tiird-place honors were the Will's seed store five and the Dakota Na- tional bank team, winners of second by May 1, the league’ will not func! this year. | Fights Last Night (By the Associated Press) New _York—Pedro 131%, Puerte Rico, knocked Eddie Ran, 144%, Poland, (6). 180-213-156- 549 2 .2 2 2 6 Teport for the practice sessions. flo schedule for the coming season been arranged as yet but games Donald Hughes, Robert Perkins laces in the first and second hal Rige’s Place be played with teams throughout} Reds and Boston Red Sox are feuding Clare Olson. % ifs 7 179-144-201- Slope area, Monaghan said, pre-| because the Reds didn’t mig scorer for the Gascoyne quin- | °f,the Tesular season. * 114-196-166- yn ting that the club this year will te how Mel Almeda -felt after he was beaned by Lloyd Moore in Durham, N.C., the other day. Montanez Wins From Polish Lightweight Play was finished in the Commer- cial league Thursday night with the Blackstone club dropping two out of three games to the Rigg’s Place quint tet during the past year was Peirson, ‘Who tallied 121 points, while his mates van the team total up to 344 points ‘while allowing their opponents 287, Junior Golf Tourney be stronger than that which took the field in the capitol uniforms ae v 5- 5- 5- 15 sed le ned dee ng pa Sim, Batali ee merce, Wednesday night the Bis-/ Totals ....... ou ~ Blackstone Club 129-192-151- 472 148-163-135- 446 rf marck Tribune five won two games Will Be May: 9, 10, 11 ~ 186-138-180- 613| SIOUX TRACKMEN ENTERTAIN | | See ARLS w York, Apr. 16.—(P)—With all 190-130-1362 406| Northfield uinn Apr. 16—(e)~ | “unfinished business” cleared up, Pe- 163-161-185- 500 Olson's Carleton college |“ Montanez looked around Friday for what he hopes will be a chance at a championship fight. At the moment he was free of obl!- gations, as a result of his six-round Knockout of Eddie Ran, Polish light- weight, in their bout Thursday night. 166-117-137- 420 Totals ........ 783-068>810-2260 in their first cinders when 144-144-144- 432 148-171-110- 429 130-130-130- 390 158-135-152- 445 168-145-134- 447 Handicap ........ T= T= T- 231 -_— Totals 825-802-747-2374 TAKE A STROLL THROUGH PEACOCK ALLEY. + 145-151-163- 450 « 222-143-116- 481 - 883-762-835-2480 Tribune « 131-163-187- 480 °° IT'S THE (edly WHISKY WITH A FORMULA NEVER CHANGED OR CHEAPENED GIVES AWAY GOOD TRICK 180-162-137 449| Declarer Could Take All Trumps, But Such Tactic Would Here ele ne _ Block Possibility of Game Contract 13- 13- 18-39 By WM. E.. McKENNEY when both opponents followed, bodied and full- flavored? Try it for yourself and real- ize how fine and key is! Men who know fine whis- (Secretary, American Bridge League) | South’s contract was safe. 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