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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20 5, 1928. PLAYER DEALS HOLD SPOT AT MINOR LEAGUE MEETINGS BIG GUNS OF MAJORS KEEP GOPHERS EYES SKINNED FOR PICKUPS mm a 7 Alexander, Prudhomme Prove Lure; Niehoff t i ' ' They're Minor League Bosses PUCE Mike H. Sexton, top, president of the National Association of Minor Baseball Leagues, and J. H. Farrell, executive secretary of the organisation. They have long held office and their ability is rated highly. Likely Hovde, Colonel Pilot. By BRIAN BELL. TORONTO. Ont., Dec. 4 VP). Arrival of the last of the minor league stalwarts today made the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues' annual convention official and now there is nothing to prevent President M. H. Sexton calling the baseball body to order tomorrow afternoon. With the rush of minor league delegates today came a number of observers from major league clubs, including Colonel Jacob Ruppert. E. G. Barrow and Manager Miller Hugglns of the world champion New York Yankees. William F. Baker, president of the Phillies, and his manager, Burt Shot ten; President Clark Griffith and Manager Walter Johnson of the Washington --a- Coaches' Begin W-orri- Schmelling Jilts Herr Buelow, Who Takes Mat- Many misguided souls are under the impression that with the close of the football season coaches of football may relax and build up con- one-poi- nt fidence they lost in fellow coaches during the past season. This is far irom tne trutn. In stead of learning to dislike each other during the heated battle term, as generally supposed, the critical period is just now opening. In the old days territorial lines for the influencing of high school talent were carefully drawn. The lines were crossed occasionally, it is true, but with great stealth. RECRUITING STARS. Senator. of the most spirited complaints One Manager John J. McOrsw of the wt heard during the late season was New York Giants and Manager Stancoach who was moaning a of that were of the Detroit Tigers ley Harris because another coach persisted in expected early tomorrow. recruiting in a high school long considered his meat Sexton, Farrell Warm The complaining coach came right t'p Gavel Pencils. with the statement that he conFew minor leagues from class AA out procedure unethical. He to D were unrepresented as Mike sidered the techcare to Sexton warmed up with his gavel did notused in challenge the nique pursuading beardless and Secretary John H. Farrell sharphopefuls, but with all the high schools ened his pencils. the country he couldn't see why The eve of the convention found in coach in an institution 300 miles much talk of trades among baseball a to do his stuff in the same clubs, but no deals completed. Man- awayashad his, the complaining coach's, ager Jack Hendricks of the Cincin- city Much more university is located. nati Reds was In a receptive mood waa said, of course, but we don't and it was understood that he would cuss words. talk business in a possible trade In- print In addition to watching his fences, volving a pitcher or first baseman. as to the recruiting of future Billy Evans, business manager of the the football coach who coachesheroes, footCleveland Indians, had at least one ball only, has many other worries, pitcher in his pocket and was willing principal see to among them being to trade for an infielder. boys are kept eligible durThe name on the uniforms to be that his off season. This accounts. worn by First Baseman Dale Alex- ing the a measure, it Is said, for the fact ander and Pitcher John Prudhomme In most of the leading coaches toof the Toronto Maple Leafs probably that are men of good education. We will be decided tomorrow. Detroit day have known coaches to visit, in perhas first call on these two players, son, the quarters of athletes, and ana President Frank J. Navtn and there help them do their sums that Harris close Manager Stanley may they may hand in their note books the transaction on their arrival. If on time. they do not decide to tike the playFirst and Second Teams KEEPS THEM ELIGIBLE. ers, the Yankees can find a place for them. If a coach can't do sums himself, Listed by Positions. The first and second obviously he must throw Into anion Bert Nieboff May Hook some tutor who can do 'em. You conference football teams of 1938 as Vp With Louisville. can see right now how busy this selected by coaches, officials and Bert Niehoff, who has been suc- must keep a coach during the win- writers for the Associated Press toceeded as manager of the Atlanta ter and spring, when the football day follows: elub of the Southern association by player naturally keeps thinking First team Ends, Fesler, Ohio Wilbur Good, placed himself on the about quitting school and going into State, and Haycraft. Minnesota; was once market and linked by business with his father. at tackles, Pommerenlng. Michigan, of the with Louisville club and Nowack, Illinois; guards. Waggossip the American association, where BUI MinneGibson. ner. and Wisconsin, Stagg Retire? Nay! Meyers' resignation left a managerial sota; center Randolph. Indiana; Absurd! a "Retire? I'm young Hovde. post open. Minnesota; quarterback. The American association was the man!" halfbacks. Bennett. Indiana, and is Coach Amos Alonao This what only league to hold a meeting today. Olaasgow. lows; fullback. Holmer. Stagg. the "grand old man" of footCalled for the purpose of considertold the Associated Press at Northwestern. ball, 1929 the Second team .Ends. Tanner, Minthis schedule, ing question Chicago In answer to the persiswas postponed a day while a comnesota, and Hut ton, Purdue; tackles. to rumors tent call that be planned mittee was appointed to confer with it a Schleusner, Iowa, and Raskowskl, other class AA clubs on matters in iron. day his last day on the gridwhich the American association, Pa"Why, I'm only 66," Stagg chuckled. college athletes who wanted to play cific Coast and International have common interests. The committee "I havent missed a day's practice football for Chicago, but they went In years. I've got as much pepper to other schools because they could was composed of Henry J. Kllillea, vigor in me as any young coach not get In at Chicago, or because Milwaukee; George K. Belden. Min- andknow. Ask my boys if I ve still they could not stay in." neapolis, and George E. Muehlebach, igot the Coach Stagg refuses to express his spirit and fire necessary to Kansas City. a football team. Retire? I've opinion on the university's scholasPresident Thomas J. Hlckey an coach n tic requirements the secondary nounced today the signing of Um- been on the lob for thirty-seveand I feel as though I've got school average of 89 for instance. As pires 8nyder from the I. I. I. league years, seven more years left in me. long ss he is a member of the facand Johnston from the Western thirty GREAT ATHLETE AT TALE. ulty of the University of Chicago, he league for service In the American association. That Is the way the "Old Man" promises to be loyal to its standards and regulations. feels about It. And that's the way his legions of friends and admirers, STAGG, JR., A FROSH. in the sport and out of it, wherever So Stagg Is not going to retire. is football LOWEST PRICES played, feel about it. They How can he, he asks, with his 18- never have seen the Old Man quit. year-ol- d son. Paul, a prospective ON noi even wnen ne waited tables at football player? He'll have to keep Yale in lived a and on the job, Coach Stagg promgarret, working tight GOODYEAR TIRES night and day and was graduated as ises, "because if I lay down, my boy one of the greatest athletes old Ell might take a notion to do the same ever knew, and one of its finest schol- thing and then I'd be out one footAIM ars. ball player." Fine Tire Repairing and Uted Tires "Chicago has lust completed the Paul Stagg won his numerals this most disastrous football season in its season as quarterback on the fresh admitted. "And the man history," Stagg team, and &huwK siens nf rinnh- RUBBER prospects do not look good for next catinir his father's areat athletic rn. iem. we uaven i tne material reer. Botn rather and son are ar PRODUCTS CO. never naU ""M dent tennis players. Coach Stagg 's a o!rn MS SO. STATE WAS. 5?S requirements older son. A. A. Stagg. Jr., is fresh cugioimy requirements are so man football coach and father of or great scores mown "ave At A. Stagg III Sec-reta- ry w Pom-mereni- ' - Lenglen En Route To West Coast sUL jtr miiui Hwniuux en ld BIG Mixed Bill THURSDAY NIGHT. DEC. 6th WRESTLING and BOXING George Leo World's Tiserweight Wrestling Champion Papiano Kotsonarosvs IN A 10-ROUN- Tne Roughheu Greek Champion BOXING CON! EST D To settle long dupu.ed controversy. Hy Sharman J" vs. PaUy Robbing SsV HTM 1 v.. No Advance in Prices McCullough's Arena NINTH SOUTH i Th PRICES: MAIN- - "S lh. PK- - Wa. 7417. ftingeoe H. Parawet SMC. MKnin 1. "C. Stays SS. Aam, W,nt- - Ctnjril AND .., V. S. Paint Oflct) THAT FLORIDA TEAM. no better way to correct mechanical little has been written about faults. There is no temptation in an Florida's star backfleld, headed by Indoor school to hit the ball a mile Crabtree, one of the best quarter- and lift the nervous dome to see backs of the season. where the blow landed. Here the only In addition to this backfleld Flori- idea worth while Is to see that one da also has a star end In Van Sickel gets to swinging the club as it should and a fine guard in Steele. Florida, be swung which is a rare sight on most outdoor golf courses. There are In fact, has a fast, well balanced outfit, and if Tennessee can take this certain form standards that apply to team into the corral there will be all. It is possible by steady applicano question about Tennessee's tion and good indoor Instruction to strength. Florida has a much better make one or two of these instinctive. team this season than the one that Much more briefly the Indoor school held the Army to a score not is a good idea and has its place in so long ago Tennessee also has two the game for those who care to knock star backs In McEver and Hackman, off a few strokes down south or by next April up north. especially McEver. FOR NEXT SEASON. STEAMING UP THE HEAVYWEIGHTS. Probably no team in the country Gene Tunney retired from action loses two such stars for next season several months ago. He left the as N. Y. U. will lose in Strong and heavyweight throne vacant, and the Lassman. These are two of the best In footheavyweight throne, in spite of the big financial drop, is still worth a lot ball. Backs such as Ken Strong come of money. along every ten years sometimes. And then again it may be every Yet for some queer reason there twenty years. Lassman, due to his has been no rush of leading heavybroken leg from the 1927 campaign. weights to grab for the scepter. Most the nig captath of them have been extrensely coy and started slowly. diffident over starting any argument. hit a fast clip against Missouri and They have been willing to fight Carnegie Tech, where he was at his somebody provided somebody had best. Harvard loses a great pair in the cauliflower earmarks of a set up. None of them cared to help entertain French and Guamaccia. French was a fine captain and a star back. Guar-naccStribllng. was always valuable. There were supposed to be a flock of eliminators and eliminated Carnegie Tech loses in Harps ter left over from last winter, but they seem one of the finest forward passers to to have been spending most of the football history. Also a smart field general who knew bow to handle his time to a storm cellar. The natural opinion was that after team and tie another team up. B. C. loses a star back in Weston Tunney 's retirement the heavyweights would be swarming all over and a great tackle in McGuirk. The the landscape, emitting some form Army keeps Cagle and that isn't a bad start for any coach. Pennsylof war whoop. In place of which the boys have vania loses Paul Scull, a back who was more accomplished as an all Deen more retiring than at any time in heavyweight history. .Only the sround player than anyone else Which is to say that when it came younger entries arc making any pro grecsand a Dempsey of 1917 could to a general combination of running, come along and clean out the entire tucking, passing, receiving passes, aisle in about three months. blocking and tackling It is pretty well understood that his average would undoubtedly be st the top. outside of Dempsey no heavyweight now is going to begin inhaling any Georgia Tech loses Captain Pund. more million dollar purses not until her star center Princeton loses Howe, another fine center. Also Mike Miles, a slashing, type breaks into the scenery. And a star back. The Navy loses Burke, one of the best guards of the year. so far there, is no such animal around But as the gaps are opened they the Jungle, as far as anyone can see. seem to be even more quickly filled. The situation today is extremely queer, but some sort of scramble may The prep schools of today are turning start Del ore long, even though it out a higher average of football talent than football has ever known. breaks in a mild way. This talent is numerically larger and TODAY'S GOLF MENl'. It knows more football. No wonder Many golfers whose impetus has there are Isventy or thirty teams carried them right on into the winter strong enough, at their best, to beat season have written to to find out almost any single team you might something about tne value of mdoor name. tasson. while the north wind is equaling par. The indoor school can Household helpers df the firs orhelp the swing a lot. Most of them der are obtained through the medium hse good instructors, and there is of Tribune Want Ads. -7 ia Jpne Make Your R;serva tisns Early men have been chosen from candidates for poseventy-fiv- e sitions on the basketball squad of Weber county high school, Coach R. H. Thome has selected the following: Ray GibJames son, Ross Mclntyre, Hunter, Lloyd Gibbons. Lewis Russell Shupe, Peterson, Engstrom, Lee Richardson, Earl Vause, Lowell Barker. Wheatley Taylor, Jack Thompson. Reed Jensen. Rudy Van Karri pen, Alfred Vaoletti. Melbourne Favreo, Dewey Chugg. West Ltodsey, Allen' Warren, Blaine Robins. Jack Burt, Von Shaw. Glen Shupe, Henrv Jenkins, Arnold Taylor, Ralph Taylor and Jacob Kapp. La-M- ar One-thir- Rockne Arrives To See Son Over Crisis Period SO UTH BEND, Ind.. Dec. 3 UP). Coach Knute Rockne of Notre Dame university and Mrs. Rockne arrived here today at the bedside of their son. Jack, a, after a hurried trip across the continent from California, where they attended the Notre of Southern California football game Saturday. After Saturday's game, Rockne was notified by telegram that Jack was in a serious condition as the result of an operation here for removal of a piece of peanut which had lodged in his throat. An airplane was ordered to meet the Rocknes today at Rock Island. 111., but it was not used, because Mrs. Rockne had collapsed. At Chicago, a special electric train was chartered to carry Coach and Mrs. Rockne to South Bend. Doctors said that their arrival probablv saved the boy's life. Dame-Universi- ty Rook Wins Claim Against Seattle Club TORONTO, Ont., Dec. 4 on The national board of arbitration, which is the supreme court of minor league baseball, tonight awarded Ira W Robie a claim of $1800 against the Seattle club of the Pacific Coast league. Roble was a University of California player who signed with Seattle In November of last year for the 1928 season. The 8eattle club changed hands in December and the new owners sought to release the college player. The board held that he was entitled to his salary for the season, although be did not play a game. There is a rule in baseball that a first-yeplayer who signs a contract for a season cannot be released Gaston Charles was suspended for nor sent feigning illness and running out of tion in to another club at a reducsalary. bis fight with Joe Glick last MonThe Cleveland American league day night at the Broadway Arena. club announced tonight it had purchased Pitcher Jim Zinn for cash and two players from the Kansas City club of the American association. Walker Quintet Wins Encounter p. hard-fough- nominees so far are Ernest L. Ford, for president: Cliff Huss for vice president. Frank Davis for secretary-treasurand Dan Wadman and Harold Taylor for directors. 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Lob Collins, Bob How- ard, Frosty Richards and Reed Stew- art These players are expected to give the local university boys plenty of trouble and. with the Vico Oil team here on the same night, some exceptionally good contests should greet the fans. Vico Contains Stars Of College Careers. Vico Oil has an excellent team with some brilliant college stars such as Brick Wood. Cal Boberg, Mickey Oswald, Floyd Romney, Cecil Baker and George Paul on their line-uThey have been working hard together and. with Romney trying to give all the boys on the squad a chance to see some service In the game, it is expected that the locals will have considerable trouble in keeping on the the large end of the score. Some keen rivalry is being exhibited at the Cougar lair for a place on the first team, and all the regulars of last year arc having to show some real ability to hold their places against the new members of the squad. The guard position is except, with George tionally Cooper. Owen Rowe and Paul Thorn showing to the best advantage at the present time. Balllf. Magleby and Poulson are also making this trio step and any one of the six may get the place before the season gets under way. Fight Among Centers And Forwards Lively. The fight for the center and forward positions is also very keen. and Reeve, regulars last Ingersoll year, are being given stiff competinew tion by members of the squad. At the present time Johnson from Sprlngville and Kitchen from Pay-so- n loom as greatest threats to regulars' positions. In the forward fight, Brinley, Wright. Skousen, Hoover, Dixon are all fighting hard for the places, while Bernard Walker, freshman from American Fork, also is giving the above veterans worry. Combination, -- TSUTAO HIGAMI In jiu jitau match. A--ll rrtpsaa fat.J Trademark fttffattrgt, No crowd-pullin- combination boxing wrestling bout. FRANK MILLER Sea Tor V.-- . ImBssIm -- mi. ... MB s OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 4 OP) Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis star, is en route to California on the Union Pacific Overland Limited, which left Chicago last night at 8:10 o'clock, it was learned today. She, her mother and Thaddeus Winter, her manager to whom she Is said to be engaged have a ticket to Truckee, Cel., but are believed to be going to Lake Tali oe, a winter resort a few miles from Truckee. The party is traveling, it was learned, under the name of "Walker." Railroad and sleeping car employees were given orders by the party not to be disturbed. (CoMtrljM. 4 Max Dec. YORK, NEW Schmelling. the German replica In physique, at least of Jack Dempsey, seems to have developed a Knute Hansen complex. He has started a row with his manager, Herr Arthur Buelow, which not only may wind up in the courts, but may have the unhappy effect of seriously retarding his pugilistic progress. The first round of the Schmelling-Buelobout fought before the mem-h- r rr ih Nw Yoric state at hie tic commission today, resulted in a tem ine porary victory for tne ngnier boxing father refused to recognise a entered was wtflrh by into mninrt Max and his manager on October 9 and gave the former permission w d make his own of his earnings, however, will be held of litigain escrow, pending outcome tion that doubtless will be the afterof the squabble. math Former Manager Will Hire Necessary Lawyer. Regardless of what the commission does about the contract the fact remains that it exists. Max signed for a period of two years, but he claims that at the time of the signing he thought it was one of those things that called for a fight with somebody. The late Harry Greb tried to get out of a contract with Red Mason on similar grounds several years ago, but the courts decided against him. Herr Buelow does not mieno to ac cept the commission's decision as final. He win hire nimseit a lawyer or two and if Max does not pay any ttentlon to their demands he may find himself making his American premiere in a court of equity. Buelow is decidedly peeved. He gave up a good job as sports editor of a dally paper in Berlin to come with Max to this country. He fed him from his own table, billeted him un der his own roof, provided him with funds for apparel and to keep the home fires burning back in Germany. Then the new found friends over here began a whispering campaign that led to an open break between man ager and fighter. After Schmelling flattened Joe Monte In his first fight here, he sidetracked his old friend and benefactor and is now letting Joe Jacobs of the firm of Jacobs. Mc- Carney and Jacobs do his business. Schmelling Becomes Much Wanted Man. Before Schmelling knocked over Monte, nobody wanted him. Within five minutes after Monte went down under Max's good right fist wire or iout managers were maimed to the rush to sign him up. The commission turned ha with. out comment the $2500 forfeit Tommy Loughran had up for a fight with Jimmy Slattery. mih Special to The Tribune. n Twenty-seve- Send Vico Oil. Basket Squad OODEN. Will Two Fives Against Alumni, Bswlal to The Tribune. ter to Court. CHICAGO, Dec. 4 CP). "thundering horde" which land ed in a tie for third place in the freakish Big Ten football champion ship race because of a pair of defeats placed three of its team of stars on the 1938 as selected by coaches, referees and other conference officials for the Associated Press today. The Gopher stars chosen for the first eleven were Freddy Hovde, quarterback; CaptAln George Gibson, right guard, and Kenneth Haycraft, right end. Haycraft won his position on the team by edging out his teammate. Boo Tanner, by one vote. Indiana Second la Placing G ridden. Indiana was second In placing men, getting Offensive Captain chuck Bennett at left half and Claire Randolph, center, on the team. All other teams in the conference except Purdue and Chicago placed one man. The selections were close In many cases except those of Fesler of Ohio State at left end. Walter Holme r of Northwestern at fullback. Otto of Michigan at left tackle and Hovde and Gibson. Those selec f tions were almost unanimous. While no captain was chosen for the Associated Press' first eleven, the opinion of those voting was overwhelmingly In favor of Holmer, whose field generalship, kicking, passing, line smashing and open field running lifted a comparative weak Northwestern team into one of the most powerful machines of the conference. It was the first time in the history of western conference football, however, that Chicago, which finlsl ed its Big Ten season without a victory and State; guards, Westra, Iowa, landed In the cellar, failed to produce Ohio center, Kresky, Wisconsin; a stogie player for either a first or and Cuisin-le- r, second team. Purdue came close to Brown, Iowa; quarterback, Welch, Wisconsin; halfbacks, landing Pest Welch on the first team, and Lusby. Wisconsin; fullbut he lost out to Bennett by three Purdue,McLaln, Iowa. back, votes. Coach Ott Romney Coach Selects 27 on Max Football Team. -w r Weber MANAGER Named on OKtC s and Haycraft Gibson COUGARS DRILL FOR PRACTICE GAMES AT PR0V0 ON SATURDAY GERMAN ROWS $5 $8 and d $10 . |