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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-30
DEMPSEY GREATEST FlNISHER' Of
RNC-BoUTS SELDOM GO TO LIMIT

lard seven times in tho first round.
Willard, blinded and so weak nc
could hardly defend himself, was an
easy target in the two remaining
rounds.
Dcmpsey's cyclonic bate against
Firpo in tho Polo Grounds three
years ago never has been cqualed for
thrills and excitement. It only went
two rounds before the ponderous
FirpO was stretched flat on hrs back
with his ties pointed to the skies.
But in those two rounds there wero
more knockdowns than ever has been
before recorded in heavyweight
fight. Dempsey himself was knocked
out OF the ring after he had floored
Erpo seven times in the first round.
In all, there were eleven knockdowns
in those wild few minutes of swing
ing fists.
Other Bouts +.
The heavyweight champions first
battle in defense Of his title was
against Billy Miskc Of st. Paul. at
Benton Harbor, Mich, on Labor Day,
1920. Miskc, who had twice faced
Dempsey in nO-dccision contests. be-
fore Jack became champion, fell vic.
tim to Dempsey's knockout punches
in the third round Of l0-round
match.
Dempsey really won the fight in tho
first round when he drove piie-driv-
ing right to Miske's heart. Miskc
never recovered from its effects.
Dempsey next boxed Bill Brennan.
the Chicago veteran, beating him to
defeat in the 18th round of l5-
round match. in Madison Square Gar
den. December Is, 1920. A short
right hook delivered with great force
under the heart started Brennan on
his way to defeat after making a
game Stand against the champion. As
Brennan crouched. wincing with pain.
Dempsey stepped in and hooked his
left with all shc power of his mas
sivc shoulders into Brcnnan's right
ribs. That punch finished him.
The greatest and most picturesque
crowd in fight history saw Dempsey
defeat Georges Carpenter in their
memorable Battle Of q Century de-
cided in Boylcs Thirty Acres on July
2, 1921. That fight lasted four
rounds. the Frenchman succumbing to
Dcmpsey's' famous blow--a right un-
der the heart-after . right smash to
the jaw had all but flattcned him.
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PIRATES AND
CARDINALS IN
10-INNING TIE
Darkness Ends Yesterdays
Contest at st. Louis. With
Score Two All

The world champion Pirates. with
only a half game lead, are engaged in
finish fight this week for the Ma
tional league sumpremacy.
Third place ST. Louis yesterday
played the Pirates to tic on the
Cardinals playground. Aldridge
doled out three hits in the lO-innng
fray. Alexander. althoguh plastered
for 10, kept them scattered for five
hours. Rain halted the contest twice
and darkness ended it. two-all
Should the buccaneer escape un-
scathed from ST. Louis, Cincinnati.
holding half game lead over the
Cardinals. will be at their throats
for single game Thursday Then
come the battling CUBS in three
game series.
Cubs Take Eight Straight
Yesterday the Cubs took their
eighth straight game. conquering
Cincinnati and Carl Mays. to L.
Adams led the attack with four hits.
Brooklyn came back from the west
TO whip the fallen Giants. 6 to ,. Max
Carey had a perfect day at bat but
was forced from the game when
foul tip struck his ankle in the sew
cnth.
Washington's pitcher. Crowder. held
the Chicago White Soxs afc. . to :.
A Senator harrage. breaking loose in
tho seventh for eight runs. ruined
the day for Alphonse Thomas.
Uhle COPIED his 22nd victory of the
season in turning back st. Louis for
cleveland. to /. The Browns were
helpless with mean on bases, having
13 left.
The Yankees continued to rip up
all contcn1Hrs by hammering the
Tigers foN 6 to setback.
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New York, n. Y, Aug. 3OLLPy-
Jack Dempsey. the only tw0-handcd
puncher among the heavywcights
since the days of Hob Fitsximm0ns
probably IL the greatest "finisher" in
modern history Of glove fighting.
When the worlds heavyweight
champion fires glove 1t an enemy
chin he does not, waste 4 fraction OF
a second in getting his opponent at
the earliest possible moment. He is
Pas heavy puncher with his right
hand rs he is with his left.
Keeps Muscles Lax
Dempsey's heaviest punches some
times travel no moro than six inches.
He has tremendous power concealed
in his broad shoulders and muscles
that stand up like whip cords IN his
forearms. The titlehplder, q weovlng
bobbing figure in the ring, keeps his
arms close to his body and always is
in position to lash out for an attack.
Dempsey keeps his muscles loose and
has knack Of swapping over his
punches with the speed Of y serpent's
tongue.
With the exception of his contest
with Tommy Gibbons, staged in the
boom town Of Shelby, Montana. three
years ago, all Of Dcmpseys battles
since he became champion have been
wen before they went the jimit. In
his contest with Gibbons, Dempsey
was plainly worried by the DISPOSE
ton Of the crowd towards him. owing
to the insistence of Jack Kearns, MS
former manager, for complete full
fillment Of the 100000 contract.
Gibbons proved to be one of the best
defensive fighters Dempsey ever
met. His cleverness and clusiveness
saved him from being hammered to
the canvas in spite of TIE champions
most determined attacks.
Spectacular Fights
Dcmpscy's battles against Jess
Willard and Luis Firpo stand out as
tho most spectacular of his career.
He won the championship from the
Kansas giant in Toledo, Ohio. Jhly
1, 1919. in one Of the most oncsided
contests in heavyweight history. Will
lard, weighing PAS pounds, was beaten
into a helpless, bloody figure in three
rounds, although he did not admit
defeat until his seconds tossed al
towel in the ring. just as the gong
sounded for the fourth round.
The tigerish Dempsey floorcd Will
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LARGE CROWD
AT GUN CLUBS
WEEKLY SHOOT
Public Invited TO Participate
in Events Scheduled For
Sept. 5, s, II

Nearncss Of the opening of tho fall
hunting season resulted in an UNI
usually large attendance at tho
weekly shoe. of the Bismarck Gun
club at the traps near Fort Lincoln
yesterday, the affair being almost as
largely attended as the state trap
shoot held here during the summer.
In the singles event, Raaen was
high man yesterday, breaking "a out
OF Is for percentage mark of .96.
Second place went to McCahcy, who
broke Il out Of IS, for a mark of "a.
Christnpt won the box of cigars
offered yesterday by Fred Peterson
Of the Grand Pacific hotel for the
high scorer in the snipe shooting
event, when he broke 20 out of Is.
Peterson and LaFrancc were tied Nor
second place in that event, each
breaking II out of Is.
Public Invited
Anyone interested in practice
shooting is given special invitation
by officers Of the local club to at
tend the shoots which will be held
next Sunday, September 5, and again.
on September 12-thc last before the
seasons opening. A special event is
also being arranged for Monday, Sep
TENDER 6-Labor Day-to which the
public will he invited. The program
for that event will be published later
in the week.
Yesterdays scores follow:
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Marked increase in the number Of
miles of electric transmission line
and the value Of such properties IS
shown by figures on the state tax
rolls on which this years assessments
are based. !.
The total value of the 1.O77.67 miles
of transmission line in operation on
Apriis was placed at 1854 ,535 a.
compared with 7y7.49 miles in opera
tion wear ago. valued at $47O,936.
The increase Is 3iO.1S miles and $685.
500 in valuation.
Transmission lines included in
these figures comprise the returns
from the leading companies in the
state. "A few minor companies have
Name Of Company
Hughes Electric Co. ................
Otter Tail Power Co. -. ............
Hughes and Dietcrs Co.
Central Light and Power Co.. 1880.
International Public Service Corporal
Great Bend Light and Power. -.
Northern States Power Co, Grand Fo
Northern States Power Co., Fargo. -.
Northern States Power (Minot) ......
Eastern Montana L. & r. Co.. .......
Montana Dakota Power Co.. .........
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flECTRlC LINE PROPERTIES IN NORTH !.
DAkD1A HAVE SHOWN RAPID EXPANSION

not reported. however, and their
assessments have not yet been made.
These are the Lako:a Light and Power
Co., serving, Lakota. Crazy, Doyon,
Bartlett, Michigan and Petersburg:
The Farmers Elevator Co, operating a
line from Arthur to Armenia; The
Northern Power and Light CO., Mo-,
bridge. S. D.. serving Hague. iceland.
Wishek and Lehr: The Amcn.a L'ght
and Power Co., operating line from
Amcnia to Casselton and the New
Ellington Electric Co., . Richiand
county organization.
The number Of miles operated by
various companies in the state on
April l, the value per mile and total
asses sment follows:
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TURTLE LAKE
FANS SUGGEST
3-GAME SERIES
Would Have Games Played on
Neutral Diamond Bis
marck Has Disbanded

Turtle Lake baseball fans, appar.
entity not satisfied with the final out
come of the Bismarck-Turtle Lake
game played at Bismarck a week az,
Sunday. have suggested three game
series between the two teams, al
games to be played on neutral bat
r!cfield, according to the current is.
sue of the Mclean County Journal
published at Turtle Lake.
The claim is made that the score Of
the August % game, which was won
by Bismarck. . to /. after 10 innings
OF play. is no indication Of the brand
Of baseball played by the Lakcrs. and
fans from Mclean county crave an
other chance for their team. The
game which Bismarck won in an extra
inning followed one Of the week be-
fore between the same teams which
went 10 innings to scorelcss tie.
Series Impossible
Although no definite request has
been made to officials of the Bis
marck club for such series. Manager
y. O. Churchill stated today that such
u series would now be oct Of the
question as the season is closed so
for IS the Bismarck team is con-
ccrncd. One or two of the Bismarck
players are suffering from injuries
received in recent games and others
have left the city. so that the team
has been forced to disband.
The following is the editorial APP
pcaring in the Mclean County Jour-
nal:
Turtle Lake was at the small
end OF to l score at the end
Of the tenth inning in the game
with Bismarck. The score, how
ever. is no indication Of the brand
Sof baseball exhibited by the To-
cal men. who had the odds against
them. playing on the Bismarck
playground.
The Lakers' catcher, Lienhart,
played the full game. suffering
from very severely bruised
thumb. This proved very benc-
cial to the Capital City crew
as it allowed them run in the
fourth which they did not earn.
Turtle Lake scored run on
straight baseball in the eight.
which was the only earned run Of
the two teams in the ten innings
played. Bismarck stole their
.sNCOHu run III the TENN Wnen
Olson. second baseman for the
I4akers. scratched.
As result of the game some Of
the Bismarck ball boys are un-
der the impression that they are
really good--some of the local
fans would like to see what would
be left of them il they would
come out in the open and play
three game series with the Lakers
on neutral battlefield.
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HOW ,IlQeSW1

After entering the water, the posi-
'tion Of the hands, arms and head be-
comes Of the first importance.
For deep dive the body should
be perpendicular when the Aesd
enters the water.
Eor > AhAllow dive the body strikes
the MAtsr ~ any Angls. Eyen in the
eaaItey dye &oEever, there should
b : minimum Of splashing.
For : deep dive the hands are
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BY JOE WILLIAMS

BY JOE WILLIAMS
The first big shot'-as the boys
call 'em--in Gene Tunney's ring lIft
was his battle with Georges Carpen.
tier, the Frenchman. TINS was the
first Of series Of engagements con.
ceived by the shiewd Billy Gibson to
provide ballyhoo that would pro
woke a match between Tunney ano
the champion.
Up to this point Tunney had nG
fighting background. He hadn't whip,
ped big name There was nc
successful exploit in his record BY
which favoritc comparison with tho
outstanding stars Of the ring coult
he made. All his victims had beer
s...al!-fry.
Gibson was quick to sense the ne.
ccssty OF building Il ballyhoo about
the muscular shoulders of his soldier
fighter. Glbson's long association
with the gullible fight public hao
taught him that this WAS even NOR.
essential than ability.
Carpenter returned to America in
the summer Of 1924. Jack Carley and
Eddie Kane had persuaded him to ac-
cept $4,000 for Il lO-round no-deci-
sion fight with Tommy Gibbons at
Michigan City, Ind. 1t was to be the
Frenchman's first fight in the states
since his four-round knockout by
Dempsey in 1921.
Gibson preferred to have the first
shot II Carpenter, but when this was
seen to be impossible, he agreed to
i later meeting at Ii rounds to a de-
cision at the New York Polo Grounds
After all, getting the Frog after
Gibbons may he a lucky break for us,
Gibson remarked to Tunney. If we
can stop him quicker than Gibbons
our baliyhoo will be greater than
ever"
Well. Gibbons didn't stop carpcn-
tier, although | will always believe he
could had he tried earnestly enough.
Gibbons had him out in the third
round but neglected to apply the fin
ishing power. Again in the eighth
he had him ready for the kill" but
held back.
Trickcd Out Of Knockout
The Frenchman tricked Gibbons out
of a Knockout in the eighth. Going
down from half-punch and half
slip, Carpenter scrambled back on
his feet and began to limp on one
leg. Physical torture was written in
his features as he backed away from
the puzzled Gibbons.
Leon Enrol, the stage comic, never
gave more convincing demonstra-
ton of the futility Of maintaining a
strictly upright position with the help
Of only one leg than did the Gorgeous
Georges on that hot summer after
noon.
What the Gorgeous Georges had in
mind, of course, was to escape a
knockout and thus protect himself as
gate attraction for the Forthcoming
match with Tunney in the east. What
Gibbons had in mind. il anything,
was never able to decide.
After thcs fight l went into the
French ni.n'i dressing roo.l with
Kane. who was Gibbons manager
Georges lay on the rubbing board
with sheet over him. In an ad-
joining room Gus Wilson, his trainer
was busy connecting iodine and lini-
ment highballs.
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in view of the Frenchman's known
capacity for trickery.
Tunney was unable to belt Car
pcntier another solid blow until
near the close of the fourteenth
round. when he shot crushing left
hand into the invaders liver. lTun-
ney's favorite punch, by the way.)
Carpenter dropped to the floor and
began to writhe and squirm. Before
Griffin could start count or before
the voluble Descamps, handling Car
pentier, could register his ever
ready claim Of foul, the bell gonged.
Carpenter came out for the fif-
teenth but was not even able to
stand erect and Griffin led him back
to his corner. Thus it was that the
ringsidc historians wrote in the rec
ord books that Tunncy had won from
EurOpe's most celebrated fighter in
Is rounds by knockout.
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Tartle La1te Wins
From 0ilfeillee Team
ct Miaot Sunday

Minot,, N. b., Avg. .30-te Turtle
Lakc won from Omemee- Gafdena In
. poorly played ball game here yes
tcrday, 10 TO 3. The losers gather
ed Is blows, including . homer and
double. Oft Cessellsehen but con-
tributed 10 fielding errors to their
own 00wn&slt. Tartle Lake got NINE
hits Oh tho i1eAverics Of DolortnG
and Bob Brandt
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Tie Nut 'Cr1c|I'sIr'

u I! 1sle: q! / 4 fsssia "a O.
(ust kivea 1eb1y 1onss NJ. ] ypnk.
! ! .ans.s The a''esst'f' esise 4 2. =
tss country. = 4
Havisg grown tired waiting 9. or
pA!s finally dseided e ~ II asxl
Aessyssle - 7 Ss !! 49,
The carly ssttltrs II RAtladslphis
used W think Den yranklia 49,
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Pennant Progress
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Games Today
Indianapolis at Louisville.
Columbus at Toledo.
Other teams not scheduled.
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Yesterdays Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

AMERICAN LEAGUE. !.
Chicago ...A......... 2 2
Washington ......... g. 10. o
Thomas and Grouse; crowder md
New York .......... 6 10 o
J. Collins. Johns. Smith and wooaallG
Shocker and Bengopgh. ! 80
:. ~ =
ST. Louis ............. L. 10 /
Cleveland ........... z 0
Baliou and SchAng, Hargreaves;
Uhle and L. Sewell. 49,.
Others not scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Now iofk .s........ :
Davies, Ring. Scott and McMullcn;
Petty and Deberry.
c;,.;,, !, : Il H. z E
Mays. Lucas. Mseker and Har.
grave; Root and Gonzales.
Pittsburgh at st. Louis, first game
called In third, rain.
| seesaA Can: !,
Pittsburgh 10 2
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

!, Games To-day
Washington 1T New York.
Chicago 1t Detroit.
Other teams not scheduled.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Today
Pittsburgh ut St. Louis.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Boston At Philadelphia.
New York at Brooklyn.
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WESTERN LEAGUE
Oklahoma City lilo; Des M0incs
1877.
Wichita 40: Denver 3-12.
Tulsa 3-3; Lincoln 10.
St. Joseph 7-3; Omaha 81.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-04
ELECTRICAL
CONCERNS TO
BRANCH OUT
Expansion Plans for 1926 and
Future Years Will Dwarf
Those of Past
POWER UNITS COMBINED
Farmers Along Routes Of
Long Distance Transmits
SIGN Lines Benefited

Chicago. Jan. -R While the
year 1925 say rapid strides toward
linking the "power pools" of the
country into a network Of super
power systems spreading over all
parts OF the country, these accom-
plishmcnts seem dwarfed by cXpan-
sion plans for 1926 and succeeding
years.
Through the medium Of holding
corporations. utilities operating on
the Pacific coast. in Texas, Louisi-
ana, up through the central states
and over New England. have been fl
nancially connected up. under con
troll from New York and Chicago Of
flces. Rapid progress is being made
in combining these power units cleo
trically for the long distance trans
mission Of power.
Hydro-elcctric stations ut Niagara
Falls. kcOkuk, Iowa, and Minnea-
polls were among the earliest Amcri-
can plants in industrial centcrs.
These have been followed and sup
plcmcnted by many others. the most
notable one completed in 1926 being
the Dix Dam in Kentucky, the largest
rock filled hydro-electric dam in the
world.
Missouri TO Have $4,000 Horsepower
Work was started on a project Of
similar importance on the Usage
river in Missouri, expected to pro-
duce l25,0OO horsepower Of electric
ity through use Of the waters Of an
artificial lake u hundred miles long.
The promoters also plan two other
plants about 100 miles south on the
Current river. which, linked with the
Usage project, will give Missouri
$4,000 horsepower.
These increases in electrical re-
sources are not only to meet demands
of growing urban populations. The
advantages Of electrical energy are
being extended also to the farmer,
along the routes Of the long distance
transmission lines. Utility invest
ment and operating concerns have
sent experts to the farm districts
to cooperate with agricultural lead
ers to study methods of spreading
the distribution Of electricity more
widely to- the farmoIA .,4
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MARGHERITA,
QUEEN MOTHER
OF ITALY, DEAD
Turn for Worse Follows Ap.
parently Winning Fight
Against Pneumonia

Bordighcra, Italy, Jan. d,-H)---
Margherita, beloved Queen Mother Of
Italy, died at the Royal Castle here
at II O'Clock this morning after APP
parcntly having won brave fight
against pIcural pneumonia.
Her son, King Victor Emmanuel
and other members Of the royal fam
ily, were at the bedside when the
end came, having been hurriedly
summoned yesterday when the sud
den turn for the worse was first
noted. The patient late last night
sank into a coma, from which she
never emerged.
The widow Of King Humbert, who
was assassinated at MonZa July %,
1900. Margherita celebrated her 18th
birthday anniversary November 30.
The actual cause Of death was a
cerebral blood eliot, which developed
last night, but heavily contribut-
ing cause was the serious weakening
Of her powers of resistance by the
attack Of pleural pneumonia which
began early in November.
Throughout the night the end was
PVeSPVtCu ps liCHACul
tion of oxygen. The actual coming
Of death was hardly apparent TO the
little group around the bed.
From the beginning of the 24-hou,
battle between the Queen Mothers
astonishingly strong constitution and
the cerebral obstruction. it was APP
parent that the result was merely a
question of hours, and all the mem.
bers Of the family hurried here.
News of the sudden change for the
worse in Margherita's condition and
then the announcement of her death
caused wave Of profound emotion
to sweep over the nation.
Margherita was the best beloved
queen Italy has ever had, not only
because of her personal sweetness
and charm, but because she was her.
self an Italian, being born Princess
Of Savoy.
The first message Of coincidence tt
arrive at the castle was from Prem
ier Mussolini. Others followed from
Signor Tittoni, president Of the
Senate; Signor Cazertana, presiden,
Of the chamber Of deputies, members
of the cabinet, and other notables.
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WIN
IN FIGHT FOR
WIRE SERVICE
Rail Board Orders Great Nor.
thern, Western Union to
Resume Service

Announcement that the Great
Northern Railway company and the
Western Union Telegraph Co. have
been ordered to restore commercial
telegraph service ut Erie, Gales
burg and Clifford, North Dakota,
was made here by the state
railroad board.
Action was taken on petition Of
citisens Of the three towns which
are located on the Portland branch
of the Great Northern railway.
Testimony heard by the commission
showed that service had been MAIN
tanned under a joint agreement he
tween the two companies but was
abandoned when the telegraph lines
needed repairing and the railroad
found that il could operate without
telegraph service on its branch.
Evidence introduced at the hearing
showed that the old line was dis
mantled and sold as junk in May,
1925. The commission held, how
ever, that failure Of the companies
to obtain sufficient revenue for their
operation, as was claimed by them,
was no excuse for discontinuing serv-
ice in view of the fact that they had
filed no application for an increase
in rate.
Contention of the Great Northern
that it was not authorized to do a
telegraph business and of the West
ern Union that it owned no lines and
could not be forced to give service
where it had no property, were over
ruled by the commission which point
ed out that they had entered into an
agreement in 1917 which made them
Jointly responsible for such service.
Citizens Of the three towns con-
tended that they had enjoyed tele-
graph service over the Great North
ern lines since 1881 and that aban-
donment of the service seriously
handicapped business and other en-
terprises since it was necessary to
relay messages over rural farm tele-
phone lines to the nearest telegraph
station. They based their petition on
the claim that necessity and con-
venience demanded restoration Of the
service. -
Evidence taken BY the board show
ed that tolls on messages received
at or sent from the three sta
tions in 1894 totaled $1,343.73. and
that it would require $6,7OO to re-
construct the line. The boards or
der requires the defendant COM
pAnics to reconstruct the line and
resume service by June I, 1926.