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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-29
BLOCKED PUNT wins
FOOTBALL FLAG FOR
north DAKOTA CLUB
Macmillan Makes the Second
Touchdown in Seven Years
Against Coyotes
Nv ROB MATHERNE

The record book for 1928 football
may show greater number OF kicks
blocked and recovered for toucl1downs
but there is no reason to believe.
Judging from what so teams accom-
plished, that the number Of punts re-
turned for touchdowns will be any
greater than in 1927.
One can't assume that reports from
go representative elevenS mean
everything on which to write a Stats
tical story, but one can assume this
a fair proportion to indicate what all
the teams did this past season.
The records show that 80 kicks were
blocked and converted into touch
downs in 1926 and 36 in 1928. From
reports of so elevens for this fall, we
run across IA such plays. From that,
one gets the idea that the 250-odd
elevens unheard from might have
made enough such plays to beat the
best record of previous years.
Scored Blocked Punts
Only one member of the GO squads
heard from smeared two punts and
made touchdowns from them. Jor-
dan, North Carolina State end, re-
covered blocked p,lnts against Flor
ida and North Carolina and scam
pered away for touchdowns.
One of the blocked kicks won a
conference championship. Incident
ally, it was the second touchdown
made by this player, Macmillan of
North Dakota, in seven years Of play.
He performed the trick against South
Dakota. making the lone touchdown
of the game and winning champion
ship by the feat.
Others to recover blocked kicks for
touchdowns include Swarthout of
Dartmouth; Schaller of Denison;
Thompson of Chattanooga: Brown of
Tennessee: Dimeolo of Pittsburgh;
Spear of v. p. T.; Greene of Yale;
Cornsweet and Babcock of Brown,
and Fell of Amherst.
Only Is punts were returned for
touchdowns by the 60 teams asked for
such statistics. This leaves room to
doubt that there were more such scor-
ing plays in 1928 than In 1927, when
So were made, but it certainly appears
as if the 1926 record of q will be
smashed when all the teams are
checked in for the official record
book.
HOnors are Peake's
Peake Of Virginia Poly was the only
young man to score twice from recep-
ton of punt and Query of Wooster
gets credit for the longest run re-
ported. Peake made dashes of &c
and Al yards against Virginia and
Hampden- Sidney, respectively, and
Query ran a punt back 81 yards
against Hiram.
Other players on the 60 teams who
returned punts for touchdowns, with
the number of yards the ball was car
ried back and the name Of the oppos-
ing eleven, are:
Goodbread, Florida, 70. North Car
Dina State.
Duffield. Southern California, 70
Washington State.
Groskloss, Amherst, 70, Wesleyan.
Hilbert, Brown, IS, Rhode Island.
Lusby, Wisconsin, IS, Iowa.
Dowler, Colgate, IS, Michigan State
Westz, Ohio Wesleyan. 65, Wooster
Eisan, California, so. Nevada.
Crabtree, Florida, IS, Washington
and Lee.
Schaye, North Dakota. IS, Mani.
toba.
Call. Utah Aggies, so. Brigham
Young.
Morrison. Lafayette, A, Lehigh.
Banker, Tulane, 40, Sewanee.
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TO
PLACE YANKEES IN
SHAPE FOR SEASON
Joe Dugan, Mike GazelIa, Rosy
RYAN and Pat Collins Have
Left Champions

New York, Dec. 29-(P)-A house
cleaning, conducted with as much
vigor as if the club were tailender.
is putting the champion Yankees in
readiness for the 1929 campaign.
Four men who couldn't bolster two
of the teams weakest spots in 1928
already have gone and others prob
ably will follow. The departeeS are
Jeo Dugan and Mike Gazella, third
basemen: Rosy Ryan, pitcher. and
Pat Collins, a catcher.
This smacks of drastic action for
team that won the American league
pennant six times in eight years in
addition to sweeping the last two
world series. But Miller Higgins.
Yankee manager, countenances no
bluffing in his game and Is stepping
out to strengthen the shaky posi-
lions.
Yanks Given Scare
The Yanks have not fully recovered
from the scare late last season. At
least they still have clear recollec-
tions of the teams collapse. The
pitchers were blamed then but medi-
OGRE work at two or three other posts
prevented the great baseball machine
from quickly overcoming a handicap
that all but beat the Hugmen out of
the pennant.
So there will be new man at third
base next year, fresh face or two
behind the bat. perhaps new player
in the ShortStOp-secOnd base COM
bination, and one or two new pitch
ers
Unless Koenig is traded for third
baseman he will get trial at the po-
sition at which Dugan, Gazella and
Robertson failed last season. Lyn
Larry, coming up from Oakland of the
Pacific Coast league, and Leo Dur
ocller will try for Koenigs old job at
short, and Tony Lazzeri. whose full
recovery from a shoulder strain is an
ticipated, will play second. Lou Geh-
rig. of course, will do the first bas-
ing.
How Are Babes Legs?
Meusel, Combs and Ruth will do
their slugging act again, unless Ruth's
legs give way. A long list of substitute
outfielders now includes Ben Paschal
and Liza Funk, the latter recalled
from the Yankee farm at st. Paul.
burst. holdover. may be there, too,
to help in the outfield and at first
base.
Some of the spare outfield and in
field help may 60 for pitching talent.
In fact Higgins tried hard to use his
unwanted extras in trades with Cleve-
land for George Uhle and with the
Red Sox for Ed Morris. He failed in
both cases. Consequently he is still
dangling the spare men before other
clubs In the hope Of prying loose
couple Of pitchers to work regularly
beside Hoyt, Pipgras and johnson.
| Heimach and Zachary. picked up
late last season, together with Myles
Thomas, all doubtful prospects for
1929, may be used as additional bait
for pitching strength that is certain
to be needed and to be needed badly
unless Herb Pennock's arm can stand
hard 1929 duty.
Most assuredly there will be more
trading news from the Yankee mart
before the training camp splurge in
February. And there will be a few
s. O. S. flashes II Pennock and Lazzeri
find they cannot get rid Of the lame
ness in their throwing arms.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-29
ST. MARY'S five
DEFEATS FLASHER
Score Is ~ to 10; Coetz and
Fortune Play Well for
Bismarck Team

ST. Mary's high school cagers de-
feated the Flasher basketball five II
to IL in game at the st. Marys
gymnasium last night which was
closely contested throughout
Both teams guarded closely in the
first half, the score being l to / at
the end Of the first quarter and tied
at 2 all at the end of the half. The
Saints led II to II at the end of the
third quarter and maintained their
onc-point advantage through the
fourth period
GOetz and Fortune led the Saint
scoring with five and four points re-
spectively. Morehead scored nine
points for Flasher.
The summary:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-29

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 29.-1t will be
North Dakota VS.. Minnesota when
the gladiators line up for the annual
fistic carnival at the Fargo auditori-
UNI New Years afternoon. In each
of the five bouts arranged by Pro-
moter Jack Hurley North Dakota
fighter will be pitted against q Min
ncsota foe, and in every instance, the
critics say, 1t looks like an even
match.
The headline event between Russie
Leroy of Fargo and King Tut OF
Minneapolis looms as one of the best
matches Promoter Hurley has ever ar
ranged. Tut has defeated such stars
as Billy Petrolle, Ray Miller, Sid Bar
barian, Tommy Cello, and Tod Nor
gan. the junior lightweight champion,
within the past year, and In spite OF
this impressive record many fans are
willing to wager even money on Le-,
Roy's chances.
Cavanagh Given Edge
Lee Cavanagh has been established
as a slight favorite over Angelo Pug
lisi in the semiwindup. Cavanagh
has draw on his record with Clyde
Hull, the Faith, S. OAK, boy who
gave Pete Latzo a lacing when the
latter was welterweight champion OF
the world. Puglisi's chief claim to
fame is a draw with Russie Leroy,
and that was gained when Russie was
making first start after a long
layoff.
The affair between Charley Retz-
laff and Gordon Smith promises to
produce many ponderous punches and
a few hefty falls. Both are compare
lively gren fighters. but both are said
to pack knockout wallops, and when
these 200-pounders collide something
will have to give.
Youngsters After Spurs
The dopesters have made no effort
tc dope the outcome of the matches
between Johnny Ciccone and Eddie
kid Bauman, and Walter Jahnke
and Steve Woziak. These four preim-
mary fighters are mere youngsters
striving to earn their spurs, and Pro-
moter Hurley has given his word that
he has taken every possible means to
assure himself that the lads will be
evenly matched.
Billy B. Hoke. Minneapolis, will ref
cree the feature events, while Lee
Kossick, Moorlaead. will handle the
preliminaries. Joe Schannach will keer
time.
The program has aroused consider
able interest outside North Dakota
Halsey Hall of the Minneapolis Jour-
nal and Ed L. Schave Of the ST. Paul
Evening News having made applica-
ton for press accommodations
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HINT FOR HUNTERS

Great Darlington, Mass @ a
Frank H. Wright offers to lend q
horseshoe to unlucky hunters. While
deer Hunting recently he tramped
for hours without even chance ct q
shot. On his way back to his autono-
bile he found q horseshoe and within
30 minutes had bagged good-stzed
deer.
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Nodaks Lose Brigham Young Bison Squad
Cavanagh Given
Favor Over Foe
By Fargo Crowd
Bismarck WeIters Draw With
Clyde Hull Impresses Box
ing Followers
THE COMPLETE CARD

THE COMPLETE CARD
Russfe Leroy, Fargo, vs.. King
Tut, Minneapolis, 10 rounds at 1873
pounds.
Lee Cavanagh, Bismarck, vs..
Angelo Puglisi, Duluth, rounds
at 147 pounds.
Charley Retzlaff. Leonard, ".
Gordon Smith, Minneapolis, 6
rounds at 200 pounds.
Eddie kid Beauman, Edgeley,
VS.. Johnny Ciccone, Duluth, I
rounds at 40 pounds.
Walter Jahnke, New Rockford,
VS.. Steve Woziak, Duluth, 4 rounds
at 135 pounds.
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FLASHER COMETS in
CAGE W|NOVERL Lark

Flasher, N. D., Dec. 29.-The Flasher
Independents turned hack the Lark
independents Is to Is in close con-
test here Thursday night. The lead
seesaWed. With four minutes to play
and trailing II to Is, the Flasher five
unleashcd an attack led by Slyter
which netted four field goals in quick
succession.
The two teams clash here again
Dec. 81.
The Aa,yey,aa rxy.
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Bismarck Boy Scouts
Triumph Over Wilton

The Troop 1 basketball team Of the
Bismarck Boy Scouts defeated the
Wilton Boy Scouts is to at the
Roosevelt school gymnasium last
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ILcIcTec. NIlderSOll.
SubstitutionS: Bismarck-Landers
for Loe,lrke; Hoffman for Brown.
Alumni-Olson for Slatery: Hedstrom
for Olson; Thornberg for Hedstrom,
Hedstrom for Benser.
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timekeeper, Clayton Finlayson.
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Referee, Spencer. Utah Aggics.
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Referee: Pate. Bismarck.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-30
Telegraph and Telephone
Line Should Be Owned By
Nation, Says Rep. Berger

Declaring the American Telephone
and Telegraph Co., has destroyed
practically all competition in the tele-
phone business, dominates the field In
which it operates, and is piling up
tremendous profits by purchasing its
apparatus from subsidiaries, Repre-
sentative Victor L. Berger introduced
bill recently providing for the ma
tional acquisition and for government
operation of telegraph and telephone
lines.
In statement he issued, Mr.. Berg
er said:
"Recent Investigations made to de-
termine to what etenxt, if any, COM
| petition still prevails in the telephone
business have disclosed the American
Telephone and Telegraph Co does 7f
per cent of the telephone bushes Of
the United States, and dominates the
rCst. 1t is the richest corporation il
the world.
Through its control of the Western
Electric company of which it owns 81
per cent of the stock, and from whicl
all telephone companies are obliged L
purchase telephone apparatus on
cost-plus basis, the telephone trus
exacts tribute from the America
people from the time the apparatus
made down to and including the tim
the telephone user is compelled to pa
exohbitant rates for the service h
gets.
"In addition to squeezing the pee
pie for ali they are worth by lmpoS
ing variety of unnecessary charge
: the trust exploits the workers, CON
: pelling them to work for ridiculousl
! low wages and for long hours at nery
] racking labor.
Regulation has failed to deal wit
: the monopoly problem. No one eve
y pretends that the Sherman anti-tru
: act is enforced or can be enforced. Il
= stead regulation is one of the mo
:. fruitful sources of corruption.
p "There is no reason why the fede
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-30
Prominent Dagmar Couple
Married AT PIentywood

One of the prettiest weddings of
the season was celebrated at the Far
mer-Labor Temple Tuesday when
Judge McElroy tied the nuptial knot
between Alma Carlene Sorenson and
Mike Hoff. The bride and bridegroom
are both residents of the Dagmar ter
ritory. The groom is a well known
farmer and mine owner and has long
been prominent in all progressive
movements for the betterment of the
county. The bride was practically
raised in the community coming to
Sheridan County when she was a very
young girl. She is pretty and refined
and made good appearance wher
she had the ring slipped on her fingel
and had the benediction intoned b,
the solemn Justice of the Peace. wh,
has the reputation of having tied NOR,
people together during his term O
office, than all the Judges who nre
ceded him combined.
The happy couple after spending
few days on their honeymoon return
ed to their home, where they are no1
receiving the congratulations of thei
many friends.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-30
BENNION MEETS
WITH SHERIDAN
COUNTY FARMERS
County Agent Leader Discusses Agri-
cultural Problems With Farmers
from Over the Entire County.

Fred Bennion, County Agent Lead
er, met last Thursday afternoon with
committee men from different COM
munities in the county to discuss plans
for developing a long time Agrlcul-
tural program for Sheridan county.
In his talk Mr.. Bennion pointed out
the fact that the primary object of an
agricultural program was to develop
ways and means of making more
money in the farming game with the
resources we now have. He said that
there are four factors that limit pro-
fits in farming, especially in periods
of low prices. These factors are:
first, physical limitations (such as
soils and climate); second, practices
| (methods of tillage); third, organiza-
tion of farming system and best com
binations of enterprises; fourth, man
agerial ability of the farmer himself
1t is impossible to alter or change
to any extent, the first of the above
factors. In the past years the Exten
sion organization has been devotinl
the greater part of their time to de
veloping new practices such as meth
DDS of tillage, pure seed, etc., among
Ju0 1dTul6IS. 1uS LOSIN1CS ndS ISdl1AC'
that there are other things that de
termine, to a large extent; as t
whether or not a farmer makes an
money during the year. The facto
that will receive a great deal of at
tention in the future will be the OF
ganization of the different farmin
e systems. 1t will be necessary to dt
e termine what combination of entel
t prises are netting the farmers tt
S greatest profit.
e At a series of community meeting
y that will be held in the county tn
Y summer, information will be gathere
c relative to the success of differel
types of farming. The informatiC
e will then be compiled and presented
n the people for their consideration
a series of countrywide commodi
meetings that will be held this fall
eraly winter. The people can then
the Judge and jury in determinil
from actual facts what are the be
d and most profitable systems of farl
ing to follow.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-30
WHITEHALL REAL
ESTATE COMMENCES
TO CHANGE OWNERS

A number of Wisconsin and other
eastern buyers have been in Whitehall
recently making investments in busi-
ness lots and farming lands adjoining
town.
There were seven lots sold on main
street in one day recently besides q
OzO acre ranch west of town. These
people after looking over the town and
tne territory adjoining felt as though
TINS would be a very good place to H.
vest some of their surplus cash.
during their stay in Whitehall they
Decame so well pleased with the pros
pects OF the town getting started soon
II Vhe OIL game and of this becoming
one OF the big fields in this state that
sley lett considerable money deposited
IL TN, Ine bank to be invested in the oil
is made.
quite a number of farm sales have
Deen made in the northeastern part
VI Montana already this spring and i
Is expected that this year will prove
~ De one of the best ever seen il
montana and especially in the north
Eastern part of the state, as there vii
Ie hundreds if not thousands of tour
ISIS n coming in here as soon as tn
itas iiVaas get in shape for cars to trave
~ In Is expected a great many of ther
%lll come with the intention of invest
ul;S MY IN farm lands and many of thel
VIII L, become actual settlers.
Inc oil drilling which is expecte
,U;S ~ start here within very short tin
fo Sli also bring many strangers, SON
fSr f;s curiosity to see one of the big on
1tSs otS drilling for oil and great mar
o,ners ~ 7; looking for a chance to NAL
- ~ investment as is always the ca
" 4; a new oil field.
Il. Shouid we be fortunate enough
.s Lu' OIL which we have no doubt w
Ss!p SSa!ppen as soon as the first we'll
iIled Id down to oil sands, it will sta
9Com for this part of the sta
Ka1';n KtnSn we predict will far surpass t
v;eavIn-Sunburst v;ar field.-Redston +
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-30

The case instituted by Ted Lindell
against ]. O. Brensdahl of the Ante
lone country was dismissed by Justice
Wheeler a few days ago after having
his decision under advisement for over
week. The case attracted 1000
deal of interest and the court was
crowded when the trial took lace.
Change of Venue
IT appears that Mr.. Lindell COM
nlained to the county attorney that
Mr. Brensdahl threatened to shoot
him and a warrant was issued and
RrensdahI was arrested and asked 70
Show cause why he should not be pu'
under a peace bond. Brensdahl fllde
and affidavit of bias and prejudice
and Judge McElroy asked for
change of venue. Judge McElroy a
once transferred the case from ms
jurisdiction to that of Judge Wheeler
"Get Him" With a Gun
When the case came up Tor nearihs
the county attorney assisted py AZ
torney Greer prosecuted on Denan :, .
the state while Attorney Wagner oe .s
Tended. The state put severai WIZ
nesses on the stand whose evldenc
) tended to show that Brensdahl -
, exasperated about some remarks mau
concerning him by Mr.. Lindell an an
fold several persons that he .lntende
to "0et" Iindell with gun. 'Otne
: witnesses stated that they heard som'
t thing about an effort being made
: get Brensdahl to the mail box 50 I'M q
2 findell "could give him a pounoing
! Mox,uov Tesfifies
lack Manney testified that te Wa'
;DdeIl met Brensdahl and the laSt
s1arro s+onned his truck that Lindell Iaik
in a peaceful way and coMpiI;. I;p E;e
about Brensdahl shooting 2:s;g +bat nut Ii
+ dog" Brensdahl testified tnas h 4
;c deli engaged in a scuffle WIN WIN +r1 y
: = and tried to pull him out OF I1e am = :
= and slammed the door several TN"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-30
RANKIN MAKES
LEGAL RECORD D


Great Falls.-United States
District Attorney w. ID. Rankin
made a record for the number of
convictions in this term of the
u. S. District Court. More. boot
leggers were convicted and more
booze joints were abated this
term O6 Court than ever before.
The District Attorney made rec
ord when he secured rs indict-
ments in one day before the Grand
Jury. Most of the defendants
pleaded guilty and were given
prison terms. fined or put on pro-
baton by Judge Pray.
Some of the cases were. how
ever contested and jury trials
took place. Attorney John L.
Slattery demanded in some of the
trials. Slattery, who is recOgniz-
ed as the best trial lawyer in the
State, got into frequent clashes
: with the prosecuting Attorney.
= The dramatic and aggressive Gov
ernment prosecutor and Mr.. SIat-
terry with his pOise and elOquence
were the major attractions in
Great Falls while the Court term
lasted.
During the forensic battles of
the lawyers named the court room
and the corridors outside were
crowded with people.
The court, having disposed of
criminal matters, will now turn
its attention to civil cases.