The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 31, 1937, Page 6

| |} BIGGEST CROWD I a fe f i oe _'THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MAY 81, 1987 33 Drivers Start Race for Indianapolis Speedway Prize HISTORY OF SPORT WILL WATCH EVENT 28 Have Met Death in 25-Year History of Race to Start at 10 A. M. : —————— | JIMMY SNYDER IS FAVORED} Winners Will Get Prizes Total- ing $100,000; Lap Win- ners Get Purses Speedway, Indianapolis, May 31-.— (®)—With motors roaring, 33 powerful racing cars were lined up three abreast in a block-long row for the start at 10 o'clock (CST) Monday of the 500-mile race over the Indianap- olis Motor Speedway for prizes total- ing $100,000. It was the silver anniversary of the thrilling race, which, in its 25 years, has resulted in 28 tragic deaths. ‘The greatest crowd ever to attend & sporting event in America sat in tense excitement as the drivers, attired from head to foot in hooded white garments, made last minute adjust- ments and nervously awaited the bursting of a bomb high in the air signalizing the start. It was predict- ed the attendance would exceed 150,- 000. The mile-long grandstands were packed. Thousands jammed the in- field in parked cars. Snyder Is Favorite Around the two and a half mile brick and asphalt course the drivers must go at breakneck speed with the winner turning up in—nobody knows. ‘The name of Jimmy Snyder, one time Chicago milkman, was on everybody's lips. For Snyder, in a qualifying trial, smashed all world’s speed records, ripping off one lap in the amazing speed of 130.492. Other reigning favorites with the huge crowd were “Wild Bill” Cum- mings of Indianapolis, winner in 1934; Louis Meyer of Los Angeles, three- time winner in 1928, 1933 and 1936; Ralph Hepburn, Los Angeles; Rex Mays of Glendale, Calif.; Mauri Rose of Columbus, Ohio; and the wild lit- tle Italian, Kelly Petillo, former Los Angeles truck driver, hero of the 1935 race. Cummings Draws Favor Cummings drew the coveted pole position for making the fastest quali- fying speed on the opening day of the trials—123.445 miles an hour. The 33 drivers, risking accidents, perhaps death, will be shooting for a $100,000 purse. In addition to $60,000 hung up by the speedway manage- ment and $20,000 by two gasoline companies, the drivers will be striving for $100 as a reward for leading each lap. Sports Round-Up By EDDIE BRIETZ New York, May 31.—(#)—Sore arm or no, the Yankees are ready to lay plenty on the line for Young Bob Feller... . Max Schmeling apparently has given up on Jim Braddock, for Max has signed to appear on the Kate Smith program at 7 p.m. (EST) next ‘Thursday night (just the hour he's to be due at the Garden's bow)).... ‘Looks like we've got our passports to the Davis Cup matches, all right... . Good news: Mickey Cochrane is do- ing fine....Three guesses as to which American League managerial berth will be open next winter. Hit and Quit: The dark-skinned gal who cooks for this corner is a regular player of the Harlem num- bers game... . Saturday she “hit” {0 $42 and quit (her job) on the spot.... Leonard Barnum, West Virginia Wes- leyan fullback, has signed to coach & high school team at Charleston, where he can’t worry New York uni- versity any more.... Note to Al Weill: Chicago wants your Lou Am- bers for the winner of the Davey Day-Jimmy Garrison scrap next week, ... The Garden has a full set of preliminaries standing by just in case Jimmy Braddock shows up Thursday night. Mr. Sitts plays first base for the ‘Winston-Salem club of the Piedmont League. . . Mr. Pitts (Alabama to ‘You) plays second. ... Al Schacht konced ‘emdead in Brooklyn Sunday. - «¢ What did King Levinsky say on the radio that has everybody laugh- ing? ... Reports (unconfirmed) say James Morris, a member of Madison Square Garden's executive commit- tee, has ordered a block of 700 seats for Braddock and Louis... . The Giants would like to buy Gene Schott from the Reds, but nothing doing... . ‘Theres’ a fan in San Diego, Calif., the San Deigo players five spots every time they hit homers. A shows the average pro- fessional golfer is 41 years old... . He began his career at the age of 26.... In 15 years he has earned about $43,- 000, or an average of $2,855 per year. . to work for 13 more before quitting at 55.... which do a lot worse than werage Amer- of $1,350 in the $2,855 average . . Then, too, the a chance to pick up a winning a champion- Amo Hellmis, representing the Berlin “Tag” and the Berlin “An- griff,” is here for the phantom fisti- cuffings and will tell Der Vaterland Probably have plenty to say if Braddock doesn't show up Thursday night. . . (Schmeling, by the way, is due in town tomorrow to go through all the motions). . . . Steve Petro, Pitt Sephomore from Johnstown, Pa., is the only football player we know who his college debut in the Rose +». He made his first start for and did al! right..... Coach Jock Sutherland says he may be a regular next fall. little extra ship or two. | | Denny Shute Conquers Jinx to Win National PGA Crown Second Time PGA WINNER AND RUNNER-UP Denny Shute (left), Boston defending title holder, and Harold “Jug” ‘McSpaden, Winchester, Mass., were all smiles as they talked things over just before the start of the final match of the Professional Golfers’ Association tournament in Pittsburgh, Sunday. Afterwards it was Shute, the winner, who smiled, and McSpaden was said to be “broken-hearted.” i Week-End Sports At A Glance (By the Associated tress) Americans Beat Oussies Forest Hills, N, Y.—Don Budge and Gene Mako defeated Vivian McGrath and Jack Crawford of Australia, 7-5, 6-1, 8-6, to take Davis Cup doubles match and insure victory in the North American zone final for America. Shute Retains Crown barn oer Shute of Bos- ton, sefend ing champion, defeats Harold: (Jug) McSpaden, 1 up in 37 Boles to retain P. G. A. champion- ship. Win Tennis Tourney Paris—Heinrich Kenkel, Germany, defeats Henry D. (Bunny) Austin, of England, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3, to win French hard court singles tennis ‘title; Mrs. Hilda Sperling takes women’s title with 6-2, 6-4 victory over Mme. Rene Mathieu, France. Break Vault Record Los Angeles—Bill Sefton, Earle Meadows break all pole vault records wtih leap of 14 feet, 11 inches at Pa- cific coast championships; Washing- ton State mile relay teams breaks rec- ord with 3:12.3 time; Southern Cali- fornia takes team title with 55 points to Stanfords 54, Ties Record New York—Pittsburgh outscores Columbia, 30% to 30, to gain I. C. 4-A title; John Woodruff equals intercol- lege 440-yard record with 47 seconds; Ben Johnson scores triple in dashes and broad jump; Hamilton Hucker sets new intercollegiate record with 23.2 time in winning 220-yards low hurdles. Sweeney Takes Golf Meet Sandwich, Eng—Bob Sweeny, American-born, takes British ama- teur title, beating Lionel Munn, Ire- land, 3 and 2. Navy Wins Race Philadelphia—Navy sweeps three races and clinches Eastern sprint rowing crown by whipping Harvard previously unbeaten; Penn is third. Qualify for Race Indianapolis—Frank Wearn, Ted Horn last two qualifiers for 500-mile MAJOR LEAGUE | | LEADERS — (By the Associated Press) AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting—Lary, Indians .398; Walker, Tigers .302. ° Runs—Greenberg, Tigers, 36; Walker, Tigers 32, Hits—Walker, Tigers, 58; Lary, In- dians, 53. Home runs—Selkirk, Yankees, and Greenberg, Tigers, 10 each. Pitching—Pearson, Yankees, and Hudlin, Indians, 4-0 each. NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting—Medwick, Cardinals 425; P. ‘Waner, Pirates .382. Runs—Medwick, Cardinals, 32; Gal- an, Cubs, 31. Hits—Medwick, Cardinals, 54; Bartell, Giants 51. Home runs—Bartell, Giants, 10; Med- wick, Cardinals, 9. Pitching—Hubbell, Giants, 8-0; Fette, Bees; Warneke, Cardinals, and Blanton and Bowman, Pirates, 5-1) each, Superior and Duluth Split Double Program Minneapolis, May 31.—(#)—Only two games were played Sunday in the Northern League as the others were) pittsburgh postponed because of rain. Superior and Duluth split a double header, Superior winning ‘the first) cue Tals game 3 to 1 and Duluth the second 10 to 2, which only went seven in- nings. on Eau Claire nosed out Wausau 6 to 5 in the 10th inning. In China, the folding fan is con- sidered the last word in fans because of the convenience in carrying them. If potatoes, as tubers, are exposed to frost, their small sugar content will increase, though otherwise there may be damage. speedway race, eliminating Joel Thorne, slowest of previous qualifiers. Columbus, O--nols wins lumbus, O.—1 wi Ten baseball title as Ohio Slate: defeats Indians. : OUT OUR WAY Defending Champion Stages See-Saw, 37-Hole Battle With Jug McSpaden Pittsburgh, May 31.—(?)—Denny Shute, the cold emotionless Boston again Monday his jinx hole when the chips were down. ‘ ‘ After a great rally down Leite Harold (Jug) McSpaden, of Winches- ter, Mass, ‘They were all square after 36 holes and moved to the 37th, the No. 1 hole. A man with an ounce less courage might have weakened there, not once in the preceding five rounds had Denny been able to rake in a par on it. Almost every opponent had beaten him there. The championship as well as $1,000 in prize money rode on that one hole. Makes Good Approach He banged one down the middle and after had driven in with his approach, Denny clipped a 4-iron shot that covered the pin all the way and dropped 18 feet short. McSpaden chipped 8 feet away, ap- parently sure of a four. But Shute wasn’t content with a half. Fully realizing this hole had caused him trouble, he still disdained to play safe .He struck his putt away badly past the cup and holed it coming back to grab the title, as “Jug McSpaden missed. McSpaden was heartbroken’, for he had thrown away the title several times, particularly the 36th, where he missed a 6-footer for a win. His failure cost him a trip to Europe with the Ryder Cup team, though he still has a chance to make it by out- scoring 11 other fellows in the Na- tional Open next month, Tide of Battle Changes ‘The tides of the big battle turned often. Off to a flying start, McSpa- den was three up after 5 holes. But Denny rammed home three birdies to turn the quarter-pole all square. He kept up that hot stretch to lead “Jug” three holes at the midway mark. ‘Then while Denny temporarily lost MoSpaden fired half when “Jug” failed to get down his winning putt on the 36th. f Baseball Standings | | Baseball Standings o (By The Associated Press) AMERICAN set at heh Pet. . 3 15 605 21° (18 «= 538 2 «19 = (S18 20 «19 «(518 17 20480 16 19 «487 15 18 455 Miesavsncc Ma) al. AOE NATIONAL LEAGUE Ww oo Pet. e 2 11 667 New York . 2 «14 (iL oe 556 529 460 469 400 cy} Pet. 67 S71 88 Hdd3 PANDRIGH OF HAZEN BREAKS OLD STATE HIGH JUMP RECORD ‘ Bob Peterson, Clayton Welch Set New Marks in 440- Yard Run, Low Hurdles One state and seven meet records fell as Fargo high school’s track team successfully defended its Capital City’ track meet here Saturday, outscoring Bismarck’s second place team 34% to 29 for top team honors. One of the best fields that has ever competed in the 14-year old festival Jed an assault on established stan- dards that wouldn’t be stopped by a high wind and dusty field. In the first race of the afternoon, Goff of Fargo shattered the old high hurdles standard and from then on the rec- ord-breaking continued until new marks had been set up in exactly half of the events. Herbert Randrich, Hazen’s one-man team, was the lone performer to bet- ter a state mark, beating out Gran of Minot, winner of the high jump event in the state meet at Grand rich cleard the bamboo in the high jump at 5 feet 10% inches. The old record, set by McCracken of Devils Lake, in 1923, was 5 feet 10% inches. New Records Set Meet records were broken in the pole vault, 120-yard high hurdles, high jump, 440-dash, 220-yard low hurdles, board jump and 880-yard relay. Lawrence Tanberg of Dickinson established the new mark in the pole vault, going up to 11 feet 7% inches before he failed to clear the bar when trying to add to his record. The old meet record was 11 feet 7 inches even. Fargo’s entrant finished one, two, three in the 120-yard high hurdles as Goff clipped .3 of a second from the old record in that event. He ran the race in 16.5 seconds to better the old mark of 16.8 seconds, Bob Peterson, Bismarck’s star who scored 13 points to lead individual high scorers, took an early lead in the as he set a new mark of 52.5 seconds. The old mark was 53.6 seconds. Bis- mayck’s second record-breaker, how- ever, Clayton Welch, was pushed to win the 220-yard low hur- dies and set up a new mark of 24.2 seconds. The old record, made last year, was 24.4 seconds. y Almost the broad jump record when Eldred Boe of Hannaford jumped 21 feet 8% inches in his last try. The old rec- ord, 20 feet 9 inches, was also broken Break Relay Standard Fargo’s half mile relay team cut three seconds from the former record in winning that event, nosing out Bismarck’s team in 1 minute 37.1 sec- onds. Milo Anderson, Devils Lake weight man, followed Peterson in the indi- vidual scoring column with 10 points, trailed by Bill Spear of Dickinson with 9 and Clayton Welch of Bis- ret k with 8. ther schools winning points were: Dickinson, 15; Devils Lake, 11; Page, 1; Hazen, 6%; Wimbledon, 6; Harma- ford, 5; Minot, 5; Valley City, 5; Sen- tinel Butte, 3; Hope, 3; Elgin, 2; Beach, 2; Fort Yates, 1; Stanton, 1; and Flaxton, %. jummary : ard dash—Won by Peterson, Bismarck, Shirley, second; ‘Wimbledon, third; Johnston, fourth. Time—10.5 seconds, Route Athletics (By the Associated Press) chorus in those 8t. Louis Blues. Joining in with him House gangsters will be ing boys who completely small matter of a —or lack of it—when the Cardinals as fai tional League pennan' 55 z SUNDAY’S STARS Pete Appleton, Sena‘ ning five. over Browns. Ys single in 13-1 win. Even Dean Is Loser 440-yard run and held it to the end! too hard-| tough ‘an even foot was added to|Harrell and three throwers Sunday for 12 hits and a/ence 7-4 win, the Paul Waner leading the strong rings his last time out. Just when they needed pitchers most, over the week-end for their series with the dangerous Pirates, they ran short of them. As Bucs belted Dean out game, dropped, one to Welland, and then landed on Ray other assorted ® result, the early in one attack. place, the Pirates st back in condition, won his first victory over Cincinnati, eight. and Detroit The Bees splurge in the trounce the Dempsey, Sentinel Butte, sec- ond; Dygve, Fargo; Miller, Fai Fandrick, Hazen, and Halvorson, ton, tled for third and fourth. Height —Ii feet 7% inches. (New meet rec- ‘argo; Fargo, third; Tav: Time—16.5 fourth. meet record). Shi puewon, by Anderson, Devils e Dickinson, ‘alley City, third: Fandrick, fourth, Distehce—48 f jump—Won by Fandrick, Haz- en; Gran, Minot, second: Niece, Beach, ir Dicki fourth. (New second; feet 4 REESEBER? Moy Wa mrererrywre Helgith—t tect’ 10% incies fee! mae sue Won ie es Devil cus—Won ni be Lake; Schats, Valley City,” second: Beall, Bismarck, third; Spe son, fourth. Distance—126 Mile run—Wor wood; Kolegrat,, Ho; ner, EI y Fargo, tp, malian. Peers seconds @, third; Carey, 4 Time—63.5 seconds, (New ord). by ip rgo, third; Churchill, Time—24.2 sec- onds. (New meet record). Broad § y Boe, ford; , | Wimbledon, Smith, Bismarck, third; Frederickson, Fargo, fourth. Distance—21 feet 8% inches. (New it record). ni second; BECO! Williston, fourth, utes. (New mee! Cochrane May Play Again, Doctors Say New York, May 31—(@—Mickey Cochrane, the man in the iron mask, who has surmounted obstacle record). j Z : dd i E Frankie Frisch will now lead ‘With only two “known quantities,” and possibly a third thrower able to ed Red Sox to seven hits and drove in six runs himself in 11-4 victory. Larry French, Cubs—Beat Reds 7-1, allowing four ‘hits and fan- Gerry Walker and Hank Green- berg, Tigers—Each hit two homers, Walker driving in seven runs and Greenberg five in 18-3 victory Gene Moore, Bees—Hit homer, triple and single, sending four runs across in'11-4 win over Dodgers. Pirates—Drove double and two singles, driving in five runs in 9-6 win over Indians, || Lefty Gomes, Yankees—Stopped Athletics with seven hits, fanning five, and drove in one run with Even Dizzy Dean, the old depend- able, has been belted out twice and hat oe ted cece 2 2! Win College Crown in bowing out in six in- the Cards to fourth While dropping the aale first place hold to 1% games, since the Giants were on the short end of @ 6-8 count against the Phillies and game with a four-hit performance, pitching the Cubs into third place by a 7-1 thereby stretching the Reds losing streak to The Yankees routed the Athletics completely, sweeping the series with a 13-1 win Sunday behind Lefty Gomes’ effective hurling, but their t 15-hit attack fell short of two 20| fF hitters posted by the Boston Bees Sie Dickinson; len, Jamestown, = staged an eight-run . 2 a, ig ‘seventh frame to |00d> Mahany, Ma third; Wal. Brooklyn Dodgers, 11-4. | seconds. The Tigers, with Hank Greenberg and 220-yard bred s Wallery, Dickinton, wurde Fries gerald, Minot, ‘Time—2 it~ in Eck, Holen Lead Defending Champs to Victory; Dickin- son Places Second Jamestown, N. D., May 31.—(?)— Jamestown college put on s two-man show here Saturday to retain its North Dakota Int confer- Joo-yard dash—Won by Kerns, “ Seven Records Shattered As Fargo Team Wins Capital City Title FAILURE OF PITCHING STAFF . [Yanks Encouraged MAY MEAN PENNANT TO CARDS Pirates Spill Gas House Gang) New Boy Wonder Into Third Place as Yanks By Davis Cup Win Over Australians Matches Monday Only Formali- ties After Clinchers Sun- » day in Doubles Forest Hills, N. Y., May 31.—(7)— ternational test for our racquet-swing- | sufficiently impressive to warrant optimism for the forthcoming European. campaign. All hands expect to be the “team to beat.” The Teutons, 18-year-old substitute for Quist, in the first match, at 1 p. m. (£. 8, T.). Grant winds up the series against Orawford. Brewers Lose 8th Consecutive Game Association Race Becomes Red- Hot Scramble; Saints Even Series With Kels once-placid American ,jc@mpaign into a red-hot title scramble. The champion Brewers, after a scorching start which left all other tighth atzalght gasp bowing el it game Sunday, to Kansas City, 7 to 6. A few weeks ago Milwaugee was far out in front; Monday four clubs—Milwaukee, -To- ledo, Minneapolis and Columbus— pave chances es to grab the leadership. uber was charged with his first loss of the season after ve games in a row. pe as Soe 8 wi Columbus, 4 to 1,” ioe Before almost 6,000 fans, the largest crowd « the season at the Pfleger, Minneapolis sccepted 16 chances without =” tale: , fourth, *a17, |play. Warner, Norman and McCul- Tun—Won by Holen,|Joch each had. three hits for the J 4 sec- | Saints, to seven hits and drove runs him- | Jam i = : set as, the W int ‘Bac | Biokinson, oust py aeateds Donek, RHE swamped -4. - Chicago 880-1 Wi White Box banged out 14 hits to con- Jamestown; Dittmes, Jamestown, toc" Giereapaia ss Oe te mee eee ag in ee ited Brees ent ieEson, fourth, mimes as ae ; Tauscher, Baker i ut a “KaTiowae uengue | eect MG putea ma | Brewer Lae Ameer French Beste Reds | Mahany, Mayville. third; Giser, Eillen-|xansas City .. 000 003 310— 715 1 E dale, . ‘Time—15.6 seconds.| sgiweukee ... 310 010 010— 6 14. 1 Cincinnati .. 010 000 000— 1 (New record). Chicago .... 501 O10 00x 7 14. 2 low hurdles—Won by Eck, cee ekhmond, Vance and Hartje; Grissom, Schott and V. Davis; |Jamestown: Hogan, Valley City, sec- | Zuber, apy French and Hartnett. fourth. 3 Bees Batter Dodgers REE by Brooklyn «-.- 020 010 100— 4 43/00, Maile, chi: Albers PASE” and Linton Weir, Hutchinson and Lopes; Eisen- 2 cred Indianspolis Wins Pair Yy Broad jum; fon. james- etat, Beker, Birkhofer, Henshaw and |, ere sumP 3200 by Bok, James- First Game— RHE Phelps, Ohervinko. aq Pose Mayville third; Eastman, | Indianapolis 2 000 135 041-14 18 3 ‘ fourth.- Distance—22 feet, Loulgrilo .... 110 101 020— 6 18 3 Piles Take Giants | Johnson, and Lewis; Mar- New York ... 000 000 008-3 9 0/,,Discue—Won by Heath, Minot:| ow, Tising, Bass, “Demolsely “end Philadelphia 010 021 20x— 6 11 1/Uoffman, Elendal * Wahpe” . Gumbert, Gabler and Mancuso; | valley City, —123 feet, 3 in. RHE LaMaster, Jorgens and Grace. Shot put—Won by Boch, ; | Indianapolis .. 110 110 1391— 9 13 1 Pittsbugh Defends Lead Holen, Ji second; Heath, i aes 5 i; Bean, ig ott 000 201 39 Pittsburgh .. 302 000 020— 7 13 2| fon, fourth + Distance—40 feet, 4% | enatrer, Tising and Ringhofer. ©” Bt, Louls .... 000 100 O00 4 9 0 | MSavelin—Won by Nelson, Wahpe-| qx Johnson, Ryba n, Valley City, ; Wiench, Dickin-| Treat your best girl to a liv. a fourth’ * a fe fens Distance—168 feet, 9% | lobster dinner at the Patterson. R »| Philadelphia .. 010 000 000— 1 New York .... 620 031 Olx—13 Kelly, Fink, Gumpert and Gomes and i : Hl g Z as F i »3 | Hogsett, Gill and Hayworth. ‘ital Foot-Saver Shoes for Men Relieves corns, pain in calf of logs and knees —at— ALEX ROSEN sso.