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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24
Experts Credit '8ambino' With
Unwittingly Chasing Youth
Out Of League

New York, Jan. 24.-(P)-Thc Sc
crct prayer of young George Selkirk,
most promising Of the Yankees
youthful outfield crop. is that George
Herman Ruth sticks to his determine
alton to remove himself from the
outfit into some managerial berth
elsewhere.
Only one thing has Selkirk against
the Babe, and It's all In fun, which
makes it worse. Selkirk Is something
more than extremely ticklish and the
Babe not only knows 1t but takes
every possible advantage Of it.
On the face of it, that sounds un-
important. But the Yankee experts
credit Ruth with unwittingly chas-
ing Sclkirk out of the American
League in 1888 with schoolboy tricks
that had the young Outfielder jittery.
They say, too. that last season,
when George came up from Newark
to replace the battered up Earle
Combs in center field. he'd have been
even better than the 800 hitter,
classy fielder and smart runner he
turned out to be, if the Babe had let
him alone.
why don't you belt the big guy
once and for all?" asked teammatc.
That's stop him."
Selkirk, q poweriouse Of an ath-
lete. with a we'll nigh perfect record
in free-for -alls, stared.
"What?' he gaspcd. Hit the
Babe?"
Career or no career, that wasn't
being done as far as 6elkirk was con-
cerned.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, JANUARY "a, 1895
WILLARD PICKS JACK JOHNSON
ASWORLD'S GREATEST HEAVY
Former Champion, Broke at ~,
Sticks to Refereeing for
Livelihood

St. Louis, Jan. 24.-R)-JesS VIII
lard. still smiling although hit nearly
as hard by the depression as by Jack
Dempsey steps up to join the peren-
l:ial debate over who was the greatest
heavyweight.
Big Jess picks Jack johnson, the
man from whom he won the title; not
Jack Dempsey, the man to whom he
lost it.
1.-THE greatest heavyweight Of all
time?" The first an-mountain TO
hold the title paused only moment.
II think Jack johnson must have
been the greatest. He was wonder
full boxer and in our fight at Havana
he was amazingly clever. He could
punch and was hard to hit. Although
old and heavy. he fought Is rounds
under broiling sun. And that takes
courage!'
Willard thinks Dempsey caught him
on the down grade after four years Of
idleness.
THE next champion?" Big jess
didn't have the answer and said so.
There isn't much in sight now,' he
commented. "1aSky is a fine-looking
fellow, but can t seem to get the good
ones. Lcvinsky is big and CLUMSY
tough and that's all. Hamas I don't
know, but his record is just fair. Baer
doesn't take the job seriously. l
couldn't even venture guess as to
the future"
Willard, onc-timc $40-a month cow
hand. at AZ Is minus the fortune he
accumulated by fighting and promoting
a Wild West Stow, and is touring the
sticks" refereeing.
Il had to go back to work." he re-
marked during a tanning bee during a
stop-oyer in ST. Louis recently. Oil
lands, real estate and even his Cali
fornia butcher shop have been taken
from him, but he's getting along
fine"
But Big Jess manner and appear
ance would not cause one to suspect
that his fortune had vanished. Only
q few grey hairs show in his dark
thatch. He weighs 30 pounds, only
20-odd pounds more than he weighed
when he fought Dempsey Is years
aQO
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24
Court House and
Bakery Trundlers
Rack Up Victories
Singer Sewing Machine, Thay.
er Street Teams Lose Com
merciaI League Tits

Winning two out of three games
each, the Court Eouse and Bismarck
Bakery trundlers in the Commercial
Bowling League defeated the Singer
Sewing Machine and Thayer Street
teams In matches rolled Wednesday
night.
b. Nelson with a 453 total paced the
Court House five to wins in the first
and third games Of thier matches with
the Singer Sewing Machine represent
atives. Stoelting collected 800 NAPLES
to set the pace for the losing team.
With Tony Beer rolling fine 500
and Verdiun knocking over the naples
for total of 500. the Bakery bowlerS
won the second and third games from
the Thayer Street team after dropping
the opening game, TAI to 807. Owen
with 437 total was high for the
Thayer five.
The scores.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24
Wild Fowl SURVEY
Will Decide Duck
Hunting Question
Wisconsin Professor Elected
Chairman Of American
Game Conference

New York. Jan. 24.-(Po-Whethe
hunters of the United States will be
permitted to shoot ducks this year de-
ponds on the outcome of an inves-
tigation of waterfowl population be-
ing conducted by the United States
bureau of biological survey.
After three days of discussion. the
Dist American game conference closed
its annual meeting Wednesday after
passing a resolution leaving the an
sWer to the question up to the federal
bureau headed by ]. N. Ding Darl-
ing. former newspaper cartoonist.
Aldo Leopold. professor Of game
management a. the University of Wis
consir, was elected chairman for 1885,
Sc. in succeeding Hoycs Lloyd. super
visor of wild life protection in
Canada.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24
Pro Golf Troopers
Open Tourney Play
Veterans Bring Ssigs Guns to
Lawson Little's Homo
Course Thursday

San Francisco, Jan. "a. - R =
Troopers along COILS golden trail
brought their siege guns to Lawson
Titles home course Thursday in the
first round Of the 36-hole qualifying
test for the annual San Francisco
match play open tournament.
Their immediate objective was tc
get rs close as possible to the course
record Of 81. held Jointly BY the
American and British amateur cham
pion, and Larry Brazil. Preside cl,lt
professional. Later. those who quail.
ify, will match shots with the curly
headed Stanford University golfer ir
|person.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24
CONFECTIONERY CACERS WIN
LEAGUE FIRST.HALF HONORS
Protect Indicated Record With
Victory Over Highway
Team Wednesday

The State Confectionery team III
the City basketball league took first
honors at the end Of the double
round robin by maintaining their un-
defeated status III drubbing the High
way cagcrs, 50 to %, Wednesday night.
In the only other game played the
knights OF Columbus quint turned
back the newly-organized Bison, l8
TO 10.
John Ycasley and Themar Simle
led the Confectionery teams offense
caging ten and seven field goals, re-
spcctively. while Harold WinsloW,
Joe Schlosser and Allen were the best
performers for the HighWaymcn.
doc" Prisxe and Sebastian Goctz
were high point men for the Knights
OF Columbus team. Lcfcr was the
biz factor in tho Bison'o attack net
ting three field goals.
Summaries.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24

Charlie Rigler. National league
umpire, may not be active in 1885.
Il was injured in an automobile ac-
c:d,nt last summer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24

(By the Associated Press
Cincinnati-Carl Knowles, 1876,
Savannah, knocked out Steve
Roberts, 168, Chicago, Cd: Ray
KEITH. 1876. Fort Thomas, KY, and
AL Hamilton. l34, Cincinnati.
drew (l0).
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24
Hockey's Grand Old
Man Plans to Retire

New York, Jan. William
Osser Cook, at 80 the grand old man.
Of big time professional hockey, hasn't
any creaking joints or lame muscles,
but he forecast Thursday that his
playing career-whicll has spanncd IL
years as paid performer-has about
one more season to run.
TO make things simpler. Bill Cook
of the New York Rangers. for nine
years one of the National Leagues
outstanding right wingmen. has al
most reached tine same point as Base
balls Babe Ruth--that Of losing his
status as a regular.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24
Ry JIMMY DONAHuE
NEA Service Sports Writer

A direct headpin hit III duckpin
bowling is twice as disastrous as a
similar hit III tenpins. especially when
the pins used are those without the
thick rubber bands. The reason is
that the small pins. in falling,
haven't tho tendency to sweep other
pins out OF the way as much AS the
longer tenpins.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24

A direct headpin hit with the small
NAPLES will, If the ball is thrown
rapidly, take out only No. and No
5. leaving split with the 2-4-7-t
pins standing on the left side. ane
the 3-6-9-lO on the right. This is q
conclusive argument for a l-3 pocket
hit. A hook ball. coming in at al
angle from the right. will run into
fewer splits than q straight one.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24
Babe Ruth's Avowed Retirement Is
Rookie SelkirI<'s Great Opportunity
ROSs-Klick Title Bout
Postponed to Monday

Miami, Fla, Jan. "a. - (R - Cold
weather Thursday engulfed the Mi
ami stadium-where the RoSs-Klick
and associated bouts had been sched-
uled Thursday night - and forced
setting back of the card Of champ
! ions" until next Monday night.
Evening star., 1935-01-08
"THE CHURCH MOUSE" IS
NOT MUCH OF A PICTURE
Laura La Plante Starred in Poor
Story for Her Screen
Comeback.

Under the disarming title 1.-THE
Church Mouse" First National Pic
lures has perpetrated rather boring
cinema item. Inaugurated at Warner
Brothers Metropolitan yesterday, this
picture no doubt will hold forth for
at least another "a hours. Therefore
If you would join those who sleep
while celluloid rolls We urge you to
hasten to the Met, there to hearken
unto a tale of a modest secretary
plain, but brainy. who pleased her
rich and handsome boss by serving
him well and captivated him by the
ordinary wiles of womankind.
On a chatauqua program, ''The
Church Mouse" no doubt would have
been wow. AS a film drama, it is
spotty. poorly cast and acted, indif-
ferently photographed and directed
without inspiration or taste.
The actors who have been made
victims of this picture, or who in
some cases have contributed to its
delinquency. include Miss Laura La
Plante, who should have known
better: Ian Hunter and others whose
names mercifully will be omitted.
The Metropolitan program also in.
cludes a traffic safety cartoon, a
vitaphone Pepper Pot notable for the
canine stunt act, and two newsreels
Although First National bravely &C.
cepts the dues for Church Mouse" ir
this country, we are told 1t is actually
British quota film. Credit line tc
our cousins across the sea-!
r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1935-01-08
Where and When
lCurrent Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Nati0nAl-Abbey Players In "The
Plough and the Stars" tonight ct
$40 pm.
Belasco-"Mrs. Moonlight" at $3.50
pm.
Earle-"Broadway Bill" at 1890
am, 1:10, 4:05, and 9:55 pm
Stage shows at 1920, 3:15, 6:l0 and
9:05 pm.
Loew's Fox-"The Mighty Barnum, u
at 10:45 am, 1870. 4:20. ITO and 10
pm. Stage shows at 1922. $40.
and 8:45 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Church Mouse. ~
at II am, ITO, 3:15, $50, 7:35 and
$40 pm.
Columbia-"A Wicked Woman" al
1910, 2:05, 4:05, s, 1855 and $50 pm
R-K-O Keith's-"The Little Minis
ter at II am, Ill. 3:22. 5:33, 7:44
and 9:52 pm.
Palace-"Forsaking All Others" a,
1885 am, 1:35. 3:35, $40, TAO and
$40 pm.
Tiyoli-"The White Parade" at 2
$50, 5:45, 7:35 and $50 pm.
Ambassador-"Broadway Bill" al
5:45, 7:45 and 945 pm.
Evening star., 1935-01-08
Belasco Company Stages
LevyPlay, Mrs. Moonlight
Members of Troupe Handle Their Roles Well,
And the Modern Comedy Is Ably Produced.
Holding Audience Throughout
TINE Belasco Art Theater Society

TIME Belasco Art Theater Society
seems to be rapidly whipping
into shape. Their presenta-
i ton of the romantic tragi-
comedy lines of Benn w.
Levy's Mrs. Moonlight" which open
ed last night at the BelascO, Is a we'll
played production, vastly superior to
last weeks effort.
OF course, in MRS. Moonlight" the
group has a good play behind them.
MIR. Levy knows how to construct a
dramatic work that holds an audi
ence. This play concerns the pre-
dicament Of Sarah Moonlight, who,
through the mystic power granted by
a certain necklace, permitting her
one wish, desires that she never grow
old because of fear that she may
lose her husbands love. The tragedy
bearing upon Mrs. Moonlight, who
retains her youthful beauty through
three generations, makes q vital and
at the same time tender drama. 1t
is a happy combination of laughs
and tears.
The Belasco players, individually,
turn In some fine performances. Helen
Kingsley. bearing the burden of the
central role, performs beautifully, In
the first act being very alluring
young person much in love with her
husband, in the second act returning
as a long-lost cousin after she sup
posedly had committed suicide, and
finally returning again to portray
subtly the grandmother stili with the
curse of the appearance of youth. Her
best bit. perhaps, is in the second act,
where she breaks up an undesirable
affair of her daughter (who. of course,
does not know her mother) by in
fatuating the man in the case. The
most admirable portrayal. however. is
turned In by Robert G. Pitkin, as ac-
complished a character actor as you
are apt to find. His task Is q more
Evening star., 1935-01-08
ROADSIDERS PLAN
LOCAL PRODUCTIONS
They Are Ready to Consider Work
by Washington Playwrights
for Summer Staging.

Plans for the second Summer sea-
son of Washington's first and only
barn" theater, the Roadside, are un-
der way with the announcement that
tentative schedule of productions
will include at least one "tryout"
play, and more if suitable manuscripts
are available. To insure that no pos
sible dramas are overlooked, the
Board of Managers of the Roadside
Theater issues an invitation to all
local playwrights particularly to sub
NIT any manuscripts they may have
available for consideration by the
Roadside Theater as "tryouts."
AS the board expects to have the
remainder of its schedule of pro-
ductions completed by March /. the
plays should be submitted we'll in
advance of that date, as to allow
sufficient time for each member of
the board to read them carefully.
The selection of plays rests entirely
with the Board Of Managers of the
Roadside Theater, and equal and i'm
partial consideration of every manu.
script submitted is promised.
Comedies. domestic dramas. psy-
Geological studies, tragedies-all types
will be welcome. The only basis Of
selection will be that, in the opinion
of the board, the play is worth pro-
ducing, and can be given satisfactory
and finished production.
In addition to the manuscript, au-
thors should submit q fairly compre-
hensive synopsis of the play. outlining
the development of the plot and the
characters.
Plays should be addressed to Rich
ard Creyke, business manager, 3525 r
street northwest, or given personally
to Walter Pick, Catherine Prichard.
Autou Hardt, Edith I. Allen, Harold
Welnberger, or Richard Creyke, mem
bers of the Managing Board.
Evening star., 1935-01-08
Troupers
Glimpses of Stage Folk
in Washington.

IN 1926 Barbara Blame might have
1 claimed the title of the worlds
youngest dancing teacher. Had she
filed for the honor she would have
been registered under the name Of
Alice Holmes, however, for that was
her appellation in the days when she
taught other little girls of East and
New Haven, Conn, to twirl lightly
upon their toes, tap heels and shake a
wicked waltz.
She was, in fact, Alice Holmes until
a year or so ago. Then some bright
fellow invented the new tag, of which
she is exceedingly fond. Says her pet
hates are people who spell it Blaine" !"
The Earle Theater, where she is
dancing this week, billed it that way.
Eo hum!
Discussing with pretty Miss Blame
the more salient details of her 18
years on earth, We presumed, Of
course, that lass who was teaching
terpsichore at the age Of must have
hit the earth dancing. She did not
Her role as profeSsoress of the Timber
ankle began almost on the heels, as
it were, of her own first lessons. She
busted herself at first with q few
neighborhood friends. Then more
parents urged their charges upon her.
The school waxed large. BY the time
she was 16 she had a fat and still
growing business.
So she quit it and came to New
York. In the years she had been
teaching Barbara-Alice had not neg
lected also to learn. She journeyed
Evening star., 1935-01-08

Chilean Jobs Increase.
General employment conditions In
Chile are improving.
Evening star., 1935-01-08

Cralg), 8 DuXOm DuDl1ner VINO mas
yowled "Rule Brittania" since first
she could yowl anything, is shot in the
back by the very soldiers for whom
she has been yowling. Mrs. Gogan's
daughter, Mollser, a consumptive, due
to the undernourishment of those
days, topples into her grave with
scarcely struggle And Fluther Good
Barry FitzgeraldD makes eyes at
Rosie Redmond and plays cards with
Capt. Brennan CDenis O'Dea) OF the
Irish Volunteers while bullets are
WhiStling around and cofflnS are be-
ing hauled away to their cemeteries.
Not a cheerful plot-nor any plot
really at all. But penetrating study
on the uselessness of those days and
at the same time drama" that has
within it ready humor, sympathetic
characters and the kind of entertain
ment that has come from the brain as
well as from the heart.
X n X \
THE present company, being little
L altered since its last visit, is also
little altered in word or deed. There
is Eileen Grove, who plays the grief
stricken young wife (another stern
peg in the plays bitterness) whose
voice is claimed by authorities to
have in it more music and poetry than
most actresses of the world. May
Craig, whose ample -throated bellows
invariably ring wide and true. Barry
Fitzgerald, Ireland's grandest CO.
median and one who is as much ap-
preciated outside of his own backyard
(meaning Dublin as he is in it. And
others such as Arthur Shields, F. j
Mccormick, Michael j. Dolan, Denis
O'Dea and Aideen O'Connor.
When we mentioned above that
some of the major actors played small
roles last night reference was made
to Actor Director Writer Arthur
Shields, who plays the title role OF
1.-The Playboy of the Western World"
and Denis O'Dea, who if memory still
clicks, plays The White Headed
Boy" Last night these two did little
more than walk on and off. This is
one of the reasons why you should
attend all Abbey Theater perform
ances-to catch each and every one
of them in their best roles.
Drama at Inish," by the way. Is
that new Lennox Robinson comedy,
which was shown on Broadway last
season under the title of rs Life
Worth Living?" and which In its
current Abbey version is said to be
something which should positively not
be missed.
Evening star., 1935-01-08

Iuey returned 10 CIle NdtlokldI IdSt
night, these wholesome and hearty
Abbey Players, in Sean O'Casey's THE
Plough and the Stars" They brought
with them again that tang of old Ire
land which is as strong as the salt in
the sea. They brought with them also
that relish for doing small things we'll
and large things even better, which Is
the apple of any actors eye. Some of
the principal actors played very small
parts, and some Of the lesser actors
Gf there are any played very long
parts-and the exchange Of words and
ideas, the poetry and sweep of eloquent
lines, even the humdrum babbling of
some of O'Casey's loutish citizens, was
mingled together in drama that Is
drama.
They were greeted, as they were
greeted two seasons ago, by an an
dience that remained not only re-
spectfully quiet throughout, but also
alternately moved and amused. Such
are going to see-which is to say that
they may not know the plot, or even
understand its full significance-but
they will gamble their last shirt on the
fact that their entertainment will be
strong, honest literary and intelligent,
and that even if some of Comedian
Barry Fftzgerald's words are lost up
his moustache, they will get what he
means either by the twinkling of his
eye or the 50 wrinkles on his chin.
X X X X
1.-THE Plough and the Stars" Is
Sean O'Casey's reflections on that
frightful era of unrest Q915-l916)
when soldiers were shot down dead in
their beds and Dublin's citizens were
wracked with internal wars and those
well-remembered Easter" skirmishes.
In his powerful last act he shows the
muddled agonizings of these people
and the complete waste that was
caused by strife that seemed to lead
to nowhere.
It is the characters of his play who
point the way to a story that is no
more nor less than history without
trimmings. In it Bessie Burgess MAY
Evening star., 1935-01-08
A Bit of Old Ireland in
Work of the Abbey Players
Sean O'Casey's Work, THE Plough and the
Stars" Splendidly Produced by Overseas T
Group at National Theater Last Evening.
BY E. de 8. MELCHER.

TINE new among the Abbey Theater Players belongs
to Aideen OConnor a young lady of such pretentious
beauty that Hollywood already after her and the rumor
goes these players land in Los Angeles
he end their 30 weeks tour she will be snapped up by
powers turned into Dubns Garbo Miss OConnor
is have here before
Evening star., 1935-01-08

difdcult one-he must age while his
wife retains her youth, appearing at
first as the 44-year-old husband, later
as about go and finally as q grand
father Of some 30 years. It is q fine
performance.
Two others who play their roles to
perfection are the two chaps who
handled light modern comedy SO eff
GENTLY last week-Grandon Rhodes
and Foster Williams Edith Ketchum,
Doris Underwood, Vera Tatum and
David Appellee also do their part.
The single set used, the living room
Of the Moonlight home, is the ad-
mirable product Of Scenic Designer
Charles Squires. Arthur Ritchie has
done another neat job of directing,
grouping his players well and build
ing excellently to his climaxes. He
might, however, speed the pace here
and there without doing any harm.
II. M.
Evening star., 1935-01-08
THREE DAYS MORE.

The success of the new Hepburn
picture, "The Little Minister" at
R-K-O Keith's has won for the
picture an additional three days play
ing time, making total of two and
one-half weeks that the picture has
held the screen at the Fifteenth street
theater.
As now announced, final showings
OF THE Little Minister" will take
place on the coming Thursday with
the picture giving way to Romance
in Manhattan" starring Ginger
Rogers and Francis Lederer on Friday,
January II.
Evening star., 1935-01-08

routine and some amazing contortions.
Nevertheless, she hates to be termed
a contortionist dancer. People who
write or say that are next lowest on
her scale, after Blaine" spoilers.
The doe-eyed young lass was not
content, however, with the quick gifts
of fortune in New York. She had
ambitions to develop as a musical
comedy dancer and singer, to play
straight dramatic roles. The impre-
sario at the Hollywood used to ex-
plain to her that If she'd just sleep
all day and go on with the show
every night, life would be quite simple
for her and simpler than ever for him.
Instead she worked at some school
or other, or practiced on her own, al
most every day. First result of this
was a recent Warner Bros. screen test.
She did few dances, read q scene
from Philip Barry's Paris Bound"
That should have been fun, what
ever the outcome.
After you've seen the girl work, we
think you will Join In hoping for the
best. r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1935-01-08
Man to Go Straight at 100.

When Martin Korim leaves prison
at 100 years of age he will go
straight" and begin a new life. He
promised this to the Judge at Banska
Bystrice, Slovakia, when sentenced to
rs years imprisonment for murder
ing and robbing a man in q wood.
Banska is rs years old.
Evening star., 1935-01-08

weekly TO spring.
field and later to
New York for
guidance. Natu-
rally supple, what
with demonStrat-
ing this step and
that whirlimagig
all the day long,
she invented a
few extraordinary
stunts of aero
b a tic dancing,
came to the city
in 1882 and per-
formed for some
people who need
ed a good dancer
to fill out the
program at row.
dy, funny Holly
wood Restaurant.
She was accept
ed at once. Her
present act con-
sists of a nice