The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-16
SHARKEY AND
HEENEY FAIL
AS ASPIRANTS
Tex Richard May Use Jack De-
laney, Who Is Great Gate
Attraction
HORNSBY is CLUB SAVER
Stecher Practices For Lewis by
Bursting Corn Sacks With
Scissors
HORNSBY Is CLUB SAVER
BY ALAN J. GOULD
(Associated Press Sports EditOr)

(Ass0clated Press Sports EditOr)
New York. Jan. 16.-tRl-With
out the necessity of lifting a finger
in his own behalf, Jack Dempsc,
stands up more prominently thar
ever as the main heavyweight titlt
threat for 1928.
Aging though the Manassa Maui
err may be, critics still place hin
head and shoulders above any oil
the present crop Of contcndcrs.
At their present rate, most OF
the other heavyweight aspirants
experts think will have eliminated
themselves by spring unless there
is startling reversal Of form.
On their latest showing, neither
Tom Heeney nor Jack Sharkey
picked as two Of the outstanding
contenders, can be 1allyhooed into
\ title match, although the fact
that their match was declared a
draw leaves room for further argu.
ment and another substantial gate.
Delaney Looms
OF the others, Jack Delaney, il
he can get over his tendency Of be-
ing IN in-and-outer, looms as the
most timely candidate for a big
shot.
If Tunney is to have two cham
pionship bouts it would seem now
that Delaney has a good chance Of
being one Of the title holders OPP
ponents, with Dempsey figuring in
tho other clash. Or, If there is
only one title tils, a final elimina-
ton between the two Jacks, Delaney
and Dempsey, would furnish an at
tractive melee.
As this observation tower has
suggested before, there is little
question that Uclaney's hackers
have high hopes Of building him up
for one Of the main bouts Of the
year. The erratic French Canadian
always has been a big drawing
card from the time nc Knocked out
Paul Berlenbach four years ago. If
he can successfully negotiate one
or two more tests, Delaney will be
sitting pretty in fistic row.
The Boston Braves may be
spurred to some more miracle stuff
this wear by the acquisition of Rog.
crs Hornsby.
It has been II years since the
Hubs National League team upset
all the dope by winning the pen
nant race, but the ex-Giant captain
may provide the punch and playing
spark needed to make the Braves
again q real contender, just as Rab-
bit Meanwhile did in 1914.
They have a good twirling staff
and at least three stars, ex-Giants,
who would like nothing better than
to wreak q little revenge on the
mighty New Workers. Kent Green
field, right handed pitching sharp
shooter, is one Of the members of
the anything-to-beat- the-Giants
club. Around second base, Horns
by will renew working relations
with Eddie Farrell. where the pair
left off IN the Giant infield last
spring.
Hornsby Talked
The Giants have sold, traded or
released several platoons of players
n the last quarter century Of John
McGraw's regime, but Hornsby is
the first to be let 60 for talking too
much or out of turn. as the owners
seem convinced he did.
McGraw has always leaned to the
truculent type, such players of the
McGraw school as Larry Doyle,
Buck Herzog, Art Fletcher, Earl
Smith, Heinie Zimmerman, George
Kelly, Ross Young and others al
ways were ready for q debate any
time. By comparison with many of
them, Hornsby was a sphinx, on the
field 1t least. Rogers is an agrees
sive type but his remarks on the
diamond usually have been short |
and to the point. the players say.
Stecher Trains
II Joe Stecher treats Stranger
Lewis Is rough as he does sacks of |
corn in training, there will be moth !
ing resembling q pink tea when |
these two grapple for the worlds |
heavyweight wrestling champion
ship in St. Louis next month.
Reports Of the Nebrasgan's condi- |
tioning stunts detail how he applies |
his famous body scissors to sacks
Of corn until the seams give way !
ind spill the grain.
Scientific tests, it is said, have
demonstrated that Stecher can APP
ply $500 pounds Of pressure with |
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