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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
Texas League Rockies Are
Among KiIIefer's Finest
1891 Prospects
BY WILLIAM BILL KILLEFER
MANAGER, st. Louis Browns

Greater hitting strength doesn't
necessarily mean that the Browns
this year will win the American
league pennAnt, but I believe we will
have q stronger all-round team than
the one that finished fifth in 1880
and we should make a better show
ing.
Perhaps the first thing I'll have to
do this season Is to make the &C
quaintance Of q lot Of new players.
After that. there will be q lot Of ex-
perimenting. What w accomplish
during the season naturally will de-
pend on the results we get in the
spring training period.
I'm positive I brought up four fine
young ball players from the Wichita
Falls club Of the Texas league. I had
the pleasure Of scouting them for a
week last summer with Vice President
McEvoy Of club. They really arc
fine prospects.
Looks to Rockies
We wound up the season last year
with these three kid infielders In the
game. They were Irving Burns on
first, Lin Storti on second and Jimmy
Levcy at short. incidentally. there's
an infield combination for you
Burns is a Boston Irishman. Storti Is
a California italian and Levey is a
Jewish kid from Pittsburgh.
Those lads fairly burned up Texas
with their fielding last year and If
they don't help us a lot I'm going to
be badly mistaken. Burns and Storti
hit we'll over 800, while"Levey batted
.28o. But here's the thing that i'm
pressed me-Burns worked in 16O
double plays, Storti in 142. acting as
pivot in 50 Of them, and LeVey got in
on l02 double plays. Burns and
Levey also figured In one triple play.
Have Staff Additions
We have two additions to our
catching staff. Rick Terrell, of course.
figures as our regular receiver, but
he'll not want for assistance while
Russ Young and Jack Crouch are
around. Young comes to-u S from the
Milwaukee Brewers, where he has
been q good catcher for several years.
Crouch is the fourth lad we picked up
on that scouting trip to Wichita Falls.
We may not be overloaded with
pitchers, I fear. but something might
turn up that will mean another
moundsman for US before the season
gets under way. =.
Larry Bettencourt, the All-Ameri-
can center from st. Mary's in 1927,
comes back this year as an outfielder.
We tried him on third in 1928 but
since then he has been showing to
better advantage in the outfield.
Bettencourt and some Of the other
newcomers probably will fight 1t out
with Guile and Badgro for one out
field spot, but Goslin and Schultz
should not have any difficulty retain
ing their positions as regulars.
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DEMONS THREATEN
M|DGETS IN EARLY
PART Of CONTEST
Capital City Quint Tied Count
at 4.Au During First Pc.
Rod Of Game
PASSING ATTACKS POOR
Fisher is High Scorer With 10
Pounts; Aamoth and Char.
bonneau Star

Fargo, N. D.. Feb. 28.-ReIn q
slow contest the Bismarck Demon
high school cagers were defeated by
the Fargo high school basketball
team 29-16 for the Midgets' second
win over the Demons this season.
The Fargo quint by triumphing
over Bismarck retained its clean slate
in competition with North Dakota
basketball teams.
The passing and shooting of both
teams was decidedly ragged, as the
action dragged through four colorless
periods.
Bismarck trailed dangerously close
to the Midgets throughout the first
half. The score was tied early in the
first period at 4-all. before the Mid
Gets sank a free throw to gain the
advantage which they managed to re-
tain throughout the battle. Fargo
held a 1911 margin at half time.
In the third period. the Midgets
raised a trifle and found the basket
consistently to obtain q commanding
lead of 26-14. Both teams coasted
through the final quarter with vain
attempts to score.
Lyle Fisher, Fargo forward. scored
one free throw and six field goals.
four of which kept the Midgets in the
lead during the first half. Gordy
Aamoth and Jack C~harbonneau. Mid
get guards also played fine offensive
games and we're generally effective
on defense. Bismarck counted only
five field goals against Fargo guards,
but missed several opportunities
through faulty shooting.
Eddie Agre. speedy Demon for
ward. and TAFT, center showed flashes
OF brilliance. in leading the Bismarck
cffensc. Both scored more than any
ether member of the team.
Tho mmar
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0les Hoping for
Better Position
St. Olaf cagers to Tangle With
Fast Manchester Outfit
at Mortified

st. Paul, Feb. 28.-(F-St. Olaf COL
lege, Mortified, makes its final effort
to land q first division, berth In the
Minnesota college conference stand
ings Saturday night as 1t completes
its league schedule against Macales-
ter here.
Tied with st. Thomas for fifth
place, the Oles can 60 into fourth po-
sition ahead Of Augsburg with-a win
over the Mackmcn in second place. A
defeat for the st. Paul club will put
dustavus Adolphus in the runnerup
position to the championship Concor-
dia club.
Concordia plays its final game Sat
urday night when 1t meets Hamline
at Moorhead. Friday night the Pipers
lost q IS to IS decision to st. Johns
at Collegeville and: are: underdogs
again Saturday night.
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MANDAN BRAVES.
DEFEAT M|DGETS
IN FRIDAY TILT
Braves Hold 25.8 Lead at Half.
time To Win 1918
Victory
Tribune Special Servicel


Dickinson. N. D., Feb. 28.-The
Mandan Braves defeated the Dickin-
son high school Midgets on the local
armory floor Friday night, 80 to 10.
Startin. cut fart, spielman of the
Braves dribbled in for q set up for
the first basket Of the game before
the first 10 seconds had elapsed.
Boehm ard Saunders added 10 more
points and . free throw by spielman
ended the first quarter. with Man
dan leading Is to O..
In the second quarter saddler, re-
placing Galloway at forward, tailed
the first basket for the Midgets.
Odegard, Midget center, dropped one
in from the side, and later made a
free throw. The half ended as to 8,
with Mandan leading.
The Midgets, unable to check the
Braves offense, saw II more points
added to their opponents score dur
ing the last half. Dickinson made
five iield Goals during the last
period.
Dietrich Of the Braves was forced
out on fouls during the final period
but this proved Of no advantage to
the Midgets.
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Win Right to
Enter Semi-Finals
Underwood Defeats Garrison
1918; Turtle Lake Turns
Back Wilton 24.2O
Tribune Special Service)

ff ~HCO~
Washburn. N. D., Feb. 2S.-Turtle
Lake, by defeating Wilton 1870, and
Underwood by %trouncing Garrison
37-13 Friday night, won the right to
enter the mi-finals Of the Mclean
county basketball tournament.
The Turtle Lake Gagers trailed the
Wilton five "a at the end Of the first
period and .13-11 at half-time. Will
ton held ane-4ey15 advantage ct the
conclusion of the third quarter, but
the Turtle. Lake quint braced them
selves and upset the Wilton lead to
win in the final period.
Garrison held q small lead In the
first quarter against the Underwood
quint. but Underwood began . slow
climb that knotted the score 1t the
half and brought Underwood victory.
Burns and Ross were outstanding
for Garrison while Hopper. IAnegren
and Tauer were the big guns for Uu-
derwood.
Saturday the winners Of the first
round will meet In the semi-finals
with the final contest scheduled for
Saturday night.
The victor in the county tourna-
ment will be awarded q miniature sill
yer basketball mounted on an ebony
stand. Second place winners will re-
ceive the basketball used in the final
game.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
Elm Is HIGH
Money Winner in
Golf Tournaments
Johnny Golden Is Second;
Neither Comes Near Horton
Smiths 1890 Mark

Jacksonville. Fla. Feb. 28.-R)-
George Won Elm, who quit the ranks
OF the Simon Pures Of golf to make 1t
a business is high money winner of
the current season. He has collected
$7,957.50 in six tournaments.
Second is Johnny Golden. who
split first and second gold with Won
Elm in the greatest money tourna-
ment of them all at the Aqua Cali
ente open. Each received $3.50.
Neither has a chance to reach the
record of Horton Smith. the young
ster who startled the Collin; wor' | In
1880 by winning $l5,50O.
Smith is fifth in the list this year.
Walter Hage has won nothing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

Aggie Squad Gets Away to Slow
Start; May ls Star Perform
or for N. D. A. G.

Fargo, N. D., Feb. 2s.-R-The
North Dakota Agricultural college
basketball team won q. Wild. game
from the University Of North Dakota
here last night, Is to IS.
The Bison were slow In starting.
and for Is minutes the Nodaks. who
twice had conquered the Fargo con-
tingent at Grand Forks, held the up
FER hand. Mays Held goal just be-
fore the half ended gave the Aggies
a Z to 5 lead. =.
With two minutes to 90 before the
end Of the game, the University pull
ed up to within one point Of the BIZ
son at 16 to Is. Olson then sank q
long shot and the Aggies stalled their
way to victory.
May, Bison center, was the star
performer. He sank four field goals
and a free throw In addition to doing
some fine ball handling. Curt
Schave led the Nodak attack with
DuChene, his teammate, scoring sev-
en- points.
The
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
Indiana Tracksters
Power

Evanston, ILL.,, Feb. 28.-R)-Indi-
ana ~university's track team has DEM
onstrated it merits consideration Is q
contender for the Western Confer
ence indoor title by running away
from Northwestern, Minnesota. and
Purdue In quadrangular{ meet in
Patten gymnasium.
In the meet Friday night Indiana
was first with 50N points: Minnesota,
second, %; Northwestern. third, 23A.
and Purdue last, 16x.
Indiana took six first places and
Minnesota four.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
Mott and Elgin
Split Twin Bill
EIgin High Wins n to II, While
Mott Junior High Wins
IA to 9 Tussle
Tribune Special Seryice)

TRIBUNE Speclal Serv1ceD
Mott; NJ. D., Feb. 28.-Mott and Fl.
gin split a basketball double header
here Friday evening.
Elgin high school defeated the Mot
Cardinals 81 to II with q fast finish
and Mott junior high won it, sixth,
victory by downing Elgin IL to 9.
The Mott Cardinals led Elgin high
throughout most Of the game, the
score at the half being 10 to 10. Grit
fin scored IA points for the victprs
and Boyd made eight for the home
team.
Grant and Grosz were outstanding
for the Mott junior high team. which
dealt Elgin its first defeat.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
Dickinson Frosh /.
Defeat Halliday
Midget YearIings Conquer Hal.
Iiday 22-13 in Contest
Friday Night
(Trihune Special SeryiCe)

Dickinson. N. D.. Feb. 28.-Hauiday
fost to the Dickinson high school
Freshmen 22-13 in an uneventful con.
test here Friday.
Hall. five foot Halliday eager, ex-
hibited fine floor work for his squad
while Cox. Freshman ace, sank four
hook shots to give the Dickinson
Quint an early margin.
The summary:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
Glen UQn:fiye
DefeasHebron
Rattlers Hold 0-5 Lead at Half
Time to Win Friday Con-
test by 25:a
:.fTnbune Special seryicel

Glen Ullin. N. D., Feb. 28.-Tha
Glen Ullin Rattlers defeated the He
bron high school team 25-o here Fri
day night In one Of the fastest battles
seen on q local court.
The Rather defense functioned
smoothly throughout the game and
the Glen Ullin high school quint held
an 8-6 margin at halftime.
6tocker led. the Rather attack with
II points while Boyer was high point
man for Hebron with five points.
Albrecht, New Salem. refereed the
game before q capacity crowd.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
Seniors at McClusky
Play Final Contest

McCItSky, N. D., Feb. 28.-Howard
Dahl and Norman Glarum, seniors
played their last home contest under
tho Orange and Black Of McClusky
high school when the Dragons woa
from Goodrich 80 to IL.
The two will play in several games
in three tournaments this season, all
Of which will be on the foreign floors
Howard plays guard and Norman,
forward on the local team.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
Gladstone Defeats
Belfield Seconds
Tribune Special Servicel

Dickinson, N. D., Feb. 28.-The
Gladstone high school cagers defeat
ed the Belfield high school second
team 1914 here Friday night.
Gladstone made Is field goals and
held the Belfield quint to four points
from the free throw line.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
A PETROLLE N
TUT IN MINNESOTA

/ Minneapolis, Feb. 28.-@-The
Minnesota athletic commission today
barred Billy Petrolle and King Tut
and their managers from all partici-
patton In boxing In this state pending
the outcome Of al investigation Of
their fight in New York last night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
Basketball Scores
(BJ The Associated Press)

COLLEGE
Eau Claire Teachers 81: River Falls
Teachers Al.
Hamline Is: st. Johns University
70.
Valley City Teachers 40; Mayviue
College 81.
Morris Aggies II: Crookston Aggies
Is.
North Dakota University Is: North
Dakota State 10.
Stout Institute %: Stevens Point
Teachers 20.
Utah Agg1es so; Montana State -.
COLLEGE HOCKEY
Minnesota !: Michigan 8.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

Neche, N. D., Feb. 2s-4he Cavalier
high school basketball team defeated
the Neche cagers 1916 here Tuesday
night before a capacity crowd.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
MURPHY. vCROCKEE DRAW

MURPHY, SCROCKEE DRAW
lacrosse. Wis. Feb 28.-{R-spud
Murphy. FMoorhead, Minr.yl36 pounds
and Charlie Croker, Iron Mountain.
Mich. iS6, fought six rounds to a
draw here. Tho referee scored four
q the rounds evenly and gave each
Of the fighters one round
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

st. Petersburg - Manager Joe
Mccarthy intends to make field
crs as well as throwers out Of the
men who occupy the pitching
mound for the New York Yam
KEGS. All the hurlers had 10 take
part in fielding practice yester-
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
VIKINGS BEAT M 3

Valley City. Feb. 28.-P-valley
City Teachers college basketball team
defeated Mayvillc college here %
to 81.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

San Acknowledgements John Nc
Graw Of the New York Giants has
scheduled a pair Of exhibition games
for his team against the Dallas Texas
League club at Dallas next Saturday
and Sunday
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sisted Friday. interfere with his
eating. Outfielder Joel Hunt, last
year with Houston, has signed .
contract

West Palm Beach-The st. LOUIS
Browns VIGOROUSLY weak with the bat
last season, are showing much i'm
provement In their training came
here. and while the pitching Is not
what the batters will have to look Al
later on, the distance the Browns
have been getting has pleased.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

WITH MAJOR LEAGUERS

Clearwater-Brooklyn baseball fans
now can have a permanent record Of
n of the leading attractions of the
1881 Robins-a sound movie Of Pea
Ridge Day in his famous hog calling
act. Clearwater razorbacks promptly
answered the Day whoops Friday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

Tampa-Onc Of Manager Dan
Howley's theories IL that . pitcher
Is no stronger than his legs. A.
consequence, the Cincinnati Reds
battefymen have been dcvotinx
much time to funso hitting ana
pepper games with little ATTEMPT
at real pitching.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

Winter Havcn-Thus far Burt
Shotton, manager Of the Phtllles,
has made no guess where his club
will finish this year, but 4 for
tune teller has attended to that
little detail for him.
Shotton paid q dollar Friday
night to ask the question, where
will the Phillics finish?"
The answer was fifth place"
New sOrleans-Lew Fonseca is o.:
hand in the best Of health and ou'
to make the Cleveland Indians fol.
forget all about his i'll healt.
last year.
Observation-Disclosures Dizzy Dean
is contemplating an operation for
the removal Of his tonsils. The
~tonsils, the Cardinal juvenile in
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

Since 1900 University Of Illinois
baseball teams have won the West
ern conference championship Is
times.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

. . : = e .
Free throws missed-Rassmussen ],
Aamoth 2, Olson l, SpriEgs l. Agre l.
Referee, Dick Holzer, M~oorhead.
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The third round was a repetition o:
the second, with the exception that
Petrolle's aggressiveness increased
and Tut's opposition faded materially.
It was here the commissioners
grouped around the ringside first be-
gan to squirt questioning eyes at the
duel. The crowd, one Of the larges.
Of the INDOOR season, was silent for z
moment. and then a mild chorus OF
booesc waited down from the gallery
Tut .feeled out the round but there
was little sympathy for him in the
crowd. -
The. fourth, had scarcely begun
whom another left hook swished up
from Petrolles side and skinned by
the blond Kings chin. It seemed as
II tho better part Of .valor prevailed
tor Tut promptly. sat down and rested
for nine more counts. When he rose,
battle.scarred Billy gave him no rest,
he flogged him time and again with
the left, crashing it past the bonds
defense to the chin, and the volley
tipped Tut over for the last time. He
had to be assisted to his corner.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

Avalon - Manager Rogers Hornsby
Of the Chicago Cubs. has been so busy
getting himself into shape for the
National League championship cam
paign, that he hasn't had time to
watch his rockies as closely as he
would like.
He is sold on Vince Barton,s hit
ting, but doesn't know about his field
ing ability. He figures to get a good
look at everyone Sunday when 4 six
inning game will be played.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28

San Antonio - Weather not
much better than they could have
found 1t heme has handicapped
the first. squad Of Chicago White
Sox In training and the second
squad, due not later than Mon
day. viii moi. be very far behind
on condition. to ada 10 Manager
DOME 1ush's, worries.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19

Washington which would interest
police, they believe.
They insisted, however, that he
had done very little talking, and
that no one had cause for shoot.
ing him for this reason.
Authorities point out that Gun,
ningham has been on the police
blotter many times himself. Just
lO years ago he was sentenced to
2O months on several charges at
once, including drunkenness, rum
selling, and assaulting an officer
When he was picked up, bleed.
ing, on his own doorstep, all he
would say was that some men in
green automobile drove UP,
shot him, and drove away.
One of five shots struck him
in the abdomen, ranging back
to his spine.
Police do not discuss reports
that Cunningham was a "stool
pigeon" and had come to the sta
tlon to give information about
the shooting of Talley Day Sun
day night in a speakeasy bar
after a gambling quarrel.
Talley died yesterday. But it is
commonly accepted that Cunning.
ham was shot by those respon.
Slble for the Day shooting in the
belief that he "squealed."
Did Not Surrender
Cunningham had been merely
a tenant of Harry Maynard, and
had never been his associate in
any way, police at No. / precinct
believe.
While waiting for Cunningham
to recover, police are seeking
Eddie Upton, we'll known to
police, for questioning.
Meanwhile, it was found that
the license numbers on the green
car figuring in the Cunningham
shooting had been lifted from
the car of traffic policeman,
Edward Dyke, which had not
been used for a day.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
z STATES FIGHT
FOR HUGE TAX

LADELP HIA, May 10
G.NS)-A two-State legal fight
was being waged today by Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, both
seeking to collect the large in
heritance tax which eventually
will be levied on the $780, ,0OO, 900
estate of DR.. John T. Dorrance,
president of the Campbell Soup
Company.
Counsel for the executors OF
the estate, and for the State OF
New Jersey, late yesterday filed
an appeal in the Delaware
County Court at Media, from the
position taken by the State OF
Pennsylvania, by which it is
alleged that DR.. Dorrance's legal
residence was at Radnor, Pa.
Pennsylvania officials have also
taken preliminary legal steps to
collect more than $3l 100000 in
inheritance tax from the vast
estate.
Counsel for the estate argued
in its appeal, that DR.. Dorrance
held legal residence in Gin
naminSon, Burlington County
New Jersey, from which residence
he cast his legal vote.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
Territory War Declared, Is New Tip,
And Gaming "MuScling In" Is Tried

Talk among members of the
gambling fraternity is to the eff
feet that rival factions have
started war over territory and
that the fatal shooting of Day
grew out of attempts of one fac
tion to muscle in" on the terri
tory of another.
Day, according to police. was
one of the confidential men of FOn-
taine'S gambling establishment
and on . number Of occasions he
had engaged In gun battles when
trouble from Out-Of.tOwn gangSters
threatened.
While no definite boundaries
have been laid out certain ter
ritories are respected by the men
who are behind all gambling
activities in the District.
Four "big shots" are supposed
to control all the bOOkmaking
The Washington times., 1931-05-19

Early this morning when a de-
tective at the hospital urged Cum
ningham to talk, telling him that
he was going to die, Cunningham
said:
"GO to hell"
Cunningham told officers to-
day that the lone man was wait
ing for him in the alley at the
rear of Maynard's restaurant,
over which the wounded man
lives with his wife and young
child.
The man was in a Chevrolet
sedan. he said. and opened fire
without saying a word.
Mrs. Cunningham said her hus-
band had been in their apart
ment above the restaurant, play
ing with the baby, until about
$3.50 O'Clock last night, when he
left, saying he would be back
soon.
The next time she saw him.
she said, he was lying at the
rear doorstep, calling for her,
"Helen-Oh, Helen!"
Yudelvit Arrested
He often used the rear entrance
when he did not have his key to
the front door, she explained, not
wanting to bring her downstairs
to open the door.
The police at $50 o'clock this
The Washington times., 1931-05-19

establishments and other lines
of gam ling and by tacit agree
ment have divided the District
into three sections.
All on the Alert
Two who recently operated in
the downtown district have joined
forces and established a boundary
north as far as H Street North
west.
One other has his establish
ments north to Florida Avenue
Northwest and the fourth has his
places scattered in the remain
ing part of the District.
Just how far the feud will
reach local gamblers have not at
tempted to predict, but are all
alert and looking for trouble as
a result of the killing of Day
and the shooting of Jack Cum
ningham, former pugilist and
later employe of an ex-convict.