The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-09-17


Is $1,000 to $500, il they operate
in the main ring. Since the law
does not permit bonding gamblers,
the satchel singers do not have to
be annoyed by red tape. They go
into action as soon as some re-
sponsible person has okayed them
with the authorities The pic
ture of celebrated tennis star is
displayed ON an equally celebrated
transatlantic liner with the caption,
"Hellen Mills Mody."
Would anybody like to bet about
where you get the big news first?
Six months ago land at least four
times between that date and the
Schmeling-Braddock postponement)
this writer definitely advised read
ers there would be no heavyweight
championship bout this year. Sec
rotary Of State IN. W Eddie Flynn
and Mike Jacobs, the pugilistic i'm
presario, have one habit in COM
mon. When they make notes and
then slip the papers into the sweat
hands of their hats you know there
is no chance of their forgetting !.
There is very little wonder that the
ambitious Dick Bartel loses SO
many of those diamond spats. Even
when sparring in the dugout the
Giants mite forgets the first fight
| principle and leads with his right.
Bullet Berkholtz, Ohio State soph,
is being tabled as the new star OF
the Big Ten football armament.
They say he is a triple threat ace
and one of the best ball carriers in
years Black Hat McCarty,
the turf historian, once ran a buck
bet up into a $4,000 score in 10
racing days The u. S. Foot
ball association plans to be well
fixed for soccer players when the
1910 Olympics come along.
In spite of the advance Juror con-
corning Bill Lynch, Princeton's soph
| fullback, teammates claim that Lar
ny Taylor, his sub, will be the real
Tiger star. They say Lynch is weak
on pass defense and other such
items even though he is whale at
Juggling the ball Horse players
are not the only persons who get the
old oil from owners. Many trainers
feed olive oil to their gee-gees.
Jim Braddock is not the only
member Of the firm OF Braddoch
and Gould to pull up lame. Gould
is nursing a sore left knee as the
result of unwisely sliding into sec.
ond base while trying to achieve
greater glory for good old Evans
Lock Sheldrake Four major
league ball clubs are planning t.
do their spring training outside the
United States The Athletics
will establish their base at Mexico
City, the Cincinnati Reds in Porte
Rico, and the Cardinals and Giant.
in Havana The last thorough
bred George Phillips saddled re
Gently before he was indefinitely
ruled of the turf at Saratoga was
named Go Home /. f. Jerry Conroy
member Of Jimmy Braddock's pub
Lefty staff, Is said to be the besl
baseball player in the fight business
Jerry is southT aw, plays first base
and can hit la Babe Ruth (. POI
Ryan, who used to manage fighter.
more than decade ago, owns a
restaurant and grill on Eighth ave
nue. in the fifties X. Billy Hogan
Gus Wilson'S lightweight protege
isn't going to rely on his ring earn
ings in the future. Billy opened q
beer pub in Sparkill, N. Y, and j.
dom bit of all right Irisf
Eddie Brink, Scranton battler, is ar
orchestra leader crooner in his
home town when there are no fight:
to be had-Crooning is an easier
way to make living, Eddie.