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THE HELENA DAILY INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY. MARCH 10, 1934 liESTLERS APPEARING EVE PART OF WELL CARD A HIGH SCHOOL GYM MONDA EVENING WILL FEATURE GRUNT AND GROAN HOYS WHO ARE VERSED IN WHAT CROWD WANTS One of tho real reasons why professional wrestling has continued to occupy the spotlight of American (port Is that a great interest Is provided for the spectators. Any sport that Is to livo and bo popular must not only absorb the interest of the participants must a a have an attraction a i nnd a Cocal polnl for Iho spectators. skill of action and a him a halo of glamour a tho exhibition of the grapplers.

color and ballyho of tho modern a men are nol In anywlso arti- i i a Tho wrosllcrs plenly of action nnd i us well as kclonco of i a mid houso a i i a i i a I i real i wMch a Iho i a '-port i i i i i i and looks i a l'in; i i ui i tics i i i i i i i i i I i i i i i cl i i i i i i i i i i i a i i l- i i i i a tin- IH a i i i i i i i if i i i '1 a a i i a hoys i i i i i i a Hie i clo.sn.-cl and tin rn is a loi ol i i a i i i st ,1111111 action 1 i 1110:111. .1 i i i to i i i i i I a i i i i i a 1 i su a the i gene I i i i to nil fans i i i a i i i i i a i a a i usi'd to "rctsle." '111- i a who a a In i a a i well 11.1 i i i i a a PI i a Miiuutlinoss nnd i a cause the spec-; a to i lo Iho Is Hern i a mld- is i i i a i at i Helena Y. C. A Xolson looks I I i i liciw a 1 lirodlrts a he i i I a a pend a Nelson has wailed for a Bhol at I 1 MONTANA BOY ROCKY DUNTI1 TITLE BY H.UUtV .1. I'-KAWLKV I NKLSD.N a i i a a a i is now ono of a i i vncU-r in hopes ol a i i i his i i i i i i should vll- i Kcldle.

Moors, and It should be i a Kotonone a i i a a 0110 the- mosi i i i i i in I a i will a cine nt roucjh lough boys in Kdrilo seats on Sain now on snlo at a places. This i bo the i i bv professionals In Helena Ihe A i i i a i systom wliicli provides for ten i i oC rckl bo- Iween Laramlc, -March 9. (ff) -Erasing a 12-poiut Cougar lead lu tho last scvon minutes of play, Wyoming's Cowboys forced Brigham Young university Into an extra period game here tonight to i out, 47 to 44, and capture the Rocky a i conference basketball championship. With their a scoring ace, Ies WItte, badly off tho Cowboys trailed the western division title holder for i of the batlle. but In the closing seven minutes revealed i a i i class to knot the at 42-all.

at the end of the regulation period of play. In tile extra i i a period i renter, scorpd on follow shot a two i of play and Tow-boys forged ahead A i later Leuty i i a fast, long pass from i a i on as the a i i a a a i 1 2. Tin- Knil 111 i i i of a i i i Ecorlng i of i of citf i i to 4 6-1 1. i a i gn. i i to a i possession of I a drew the a out and i i in for a set-up.

h.id sounded, however, liefore a anil the Kuril wns not a by Re- fere" Quipley. A NEW CONDUCTOR St. Petersburg. Boston Braves put on i first piactlce game of the season a a i baseball i i i In i 32 playprs. I i a Bill i and Coach a Gow- dv.

i A tenm led by a a Hogan topped A. Spohrer's aggregation. 9-6. DIVISION WRESTLING TITLES TO BE SETTLED THIS EVE IN EXHIBITION AT CARROLL GYM i a i Fla March slegn of the major le.mue i run king. I i in' I ho A i i a a when tho his i baseman to salary for 1934 i Conn I Mock at a bhorl nnd amicable conference.

A i It i Ink.i morn i two i of conversation lo settle i i ences. Neither tho volet an manager of the Athletics nor his prize, i i would disclose the i a terms. It was authoritatively a hownvpr. Fo.xx camo tci for not less than and possibly as much as 2 0 0 0 0 mln accepted ono-year contract i no hocus clauses. Pay Foxx Indicated ho hod won his i In getting an Increase In snl- Ho received a little less thnn SI 7.000 last season the terms of a three-year contract ho signed In 1931 for total of Ho was first offered only $11,000 i yonr.

Foxx, who hud been working out dally In i a i during bin Hiegc. i piny his first exhibition gnmn Sunday at beach ngnlnst tho world champion Giants. Pinky Holds Out The only remaining holdout among tho regulars of tho A's Is Frank (Pinky) Hlgglns of Dallas, who played a sensational game, at third base last year. i a i March W. Coburn.

well of thoroughbreds, and all ihn horses his care today we.re suspended hy tho of Illaleah Turk following report of Dr. J. Q. ratletf. veterinary ndvlser to tho Florida, racing commission, nnd stuto chomlsl, Charlos K.

Morgan, that tho horse Oarllc wns stimulated for a race lust Wednes- rlay. Garlic won the rnce, but Agud. Cn.llente. Mnrch A a mico high class handicap hopeful, but now Just another horaa In the selling plater division, won tho best on tho lanlnfc program nt the. Agua Jockey club a hero this afternoon, a five and one-half long sprint.

utrongly In stretch to wrest the lead from llnpld nellN and go on lo win by two lengths. Knpld noils saved tho place i the show going to Fried. winner ran i sprint In 4-fi -paid 46.20 mutiiel betting. EWSPAPERl 1 a i Nr a W.iltc, scl, i i i i i lie.u yw i i i back i i lo i i i over i i hea food man Chicago, In a i engaRemcnt. a i a of lo i i i i A a i i Teuton on Ihe chin In i i as Fish Ped- wns dolnir his a wlerd a premises.

Walter sat resting for a of i i camo i crowd root- Inc i for him. sallctl Into Lev nnd from (hen on courageous, i a a i won i the vote of one Marty Monroe, and IIio referee. A Donovan, a vote of tho second Judge. Harold names, had temporarily deadlocked Ihe Issue. welched pounds, Nriisrl i.

GOLF GLEANINGS A TITI.U Ilcllcalr. H.i., M.uch nn i-xcltlng i Mllcy of Lexington, a i of Kentucky, 'nnnpAcd I women's golf tillo hv a Francos I of Milwaukee, formc-r Wisconsin Rlrtlfi 2 and J. TMKll I'AH Atlnnln, Cla Mnrch Mctz. Deal. N.

prnfc.sslnnnl, shot a G7, three par. to Ic.id tho i In i round oC tho i i open hero Anothor processional. Johnny Golden, of Conn nnd a J'ouiiK i Tonn Tommy ttoro i for second fiSs. (Jold wlndn Hint swepl the- oouvflft caused trouble for and only i trio woro nblo lo crack par 70. A GIL, March a a of London, and Mm.

Opnl I (if Kansas City, i mod. hern tomorrow In tho 18-holo i a ot i annual Uadli'm Sprlnpn a i i golf for women. Minn a advanced to thu flnnlfl by i i a i of I R. B. of A nnd 4.

Mm. Hill Minn Boucr, of Provldnnco, n. on tho I holn. Mrn. III11 cnrrtod four whllo nouor took five to loo tho motch.

Sarrifiota. Flo. Bucky a almost ripped down the left field when yia Rod Sox put on i first a i prnr- i of the booi-on. Facing Rubo Wnlberg. Welch, Boh I and McCluskey lu i he whnlod i drlvos a niloirl, is polng to ho ,1 lol of scrapping for pllclilni; i i Waalilngton'M A a i i year.

Ror Joe Cronin lot it bo ho iilong i i I i i i a a Al a are ones sure of a Fin. Charley Gel- bcrt, 1'nrdlnnl t-hnrlBlop. who was out of hnsehall last year because ol on ni'cideiilal gunshot i lep. i a be. lost to team i venr.

Dr. lloherl Hy- I i a I i i i a i i matches in five- i i classes i ho settled i in thi- Carroll gym i Wi i Coach Ted Cooney on i i i i for the a ol tho clly. A i from vestllnc, two good a boen a for tho a A a a i i of 25 cents is boiiiR for and 10 a i The i niiitches i bo re- fereod hy Chuck Nelsnii. pro wrcst- lei a a i on tho card at the in Monrhiv Tho i brini; I er 1-oc Oi.iko nnd M.icDonuld I i i i i i Chiic'lc i nold and a will mix 11 in a event. I i of wrestling bouts I 4 Pi-pounders Dick a vs.

i Orleans. The Akron. i Ccichrane, manager of the Tlpors. doesn't want base i i i i a i loo grent leads tho baps. Accordingly, Mickey put Incl whose fast ball has hlazod I his a a rigor- senrlnc a i Ihroagh southern us i In a ball plnyers call baseball l.s Iho ccntor of a good "tho movo lo first." of discussion when -1934 I i a roster Is discussed.

Ho i a i a I). -Is Dennis Gnlehoiiso of tho New Orleans Pelicans, and if Walter Johnson a i for tho Cleveland this year. Onlehoiise modestly "guessed" a ho Is rcadv. a Polrollo. 4 7 2 of Schon- oclady, scored tochnlc.il over I3uckv Jones, 14-1 of i a X.

In the second round of I i eipht-rouml i tonight. Jones' right hand was in- Lnkeland. a catcher, jured In the first 135-poundors Vic Conw'ay vs. Don Casey. 155-poundcis Pete Murry vs.

Art Maker I a i a i Meyer. 1 75-poundcrs Tom a vs. A. Multz. ITDLETICS Miami.

M.irch i a a i i world a i Xow York Giants staged one of their laic i i rallies loday to come from behind and del rat Ihe revamped Philadelphia to 2. in the opening same of the exhibition baseball sea- Held to two hy threo rookie hiirlers from a a City of the Texas league through the first eight innings, tho wllh most of the regulars sitting on the bench, cut loose i a savago i attack a i netled the a i all of i i nns. A Henton. who followed a a and Yemon nedy on for Iho A's. was pllching when the i crash cnmo.

Hal Schumacher, the yonni; collegian from Dolgeville. X. THREE HOOP GAMES IN TOUHNEY IT Three games of basketball will be played In the Clans tournament now being conducted at the Helena Y. M. C.

starting at this evening. Ttie following is the schedule of games: vs. Rtalto Juniors. vs. Elllston Ram biers.

vs. Steam Rollers. All of these games are semi-final contests. I i MEETJS TO OPEN Btitte. March 9 Sixteen teams are entered In the annual state independent basketball tour- a which opens at the local Y.

M. C. A. Monday. Montana Normal college stars from Dillon form (lie of the defending state champions, tho Westwood Confectioners.

The tournament will re- i i 2S games and will conclude Wednesday night. First round drawings were made tonight, the first games to be played Monday afternoon and the next at evening. The pairings follow: Helena Elks vs Butte Frec- bounis. A a a Anodes vs. Helena Riiiltos.

Butte Daly-Sheas vs. Billings Boosters. a Moxon Cafe vs. Butte Mont a a Hardware. Twin Bridges Black Five vs.

Raymonds. Ennis vs Great Falls Monarch Lumber Black Aces vs. Sheridan Eagles. Dillon Westwood Confectioners vs. Anaconda Men.

Powlind RESULTS LAST MGHT Capital League High team: Service Transit, 2,713. High series: McRac (State 60S. High single: McRae, 288. LIONS CLUB-- 1 3 Hermann US Anderson ISO Slcllar I Bussard Handicap Total? BROADWATER Mltehke Strolls Hlnsvark i Bryan Handicap Totals MONTGOMERY WARD-- 1 167 Clajton 131 Pfrctrschner 140 15B 164 120 124 160 lit 22 154 131 131 188 131 36 771 started on the for the champions nnd for Innings he held the A's scoreless i tlirpe hits. -In This Corner Hy Art Kreru- POLO'S ROUGH AND READY TEXAN nsnrt Ilnndlcap Totals SERVICE TRANSCT-- 1 Tlppctt 184 Schrocdor 119 Ic 105 168 Finn 128 Handicap 121 833 Tolals BOSSLER6-- 1 Jncoby 164 Rucllo Hrlscr Johnson mndlcno 156 142 150 164 14 i u.

Tfte 105 FOR UMER A CATT-E UEARNEO TO RIPE TrlE TIME 790 AMERICAN SHOE-- 1 Muneer 135 H. Juhl 141 D. Juhl 169 I Burgum 124 Handicap 34 Totals CLUB LUNCH-- amis Shittlck Mailer i Endreu Evitni Handicap 802 I 173 1M 198 140 78 Totals 778 rERRATS-- 1 Gross 146 I a 159 1 Mrrienthaler 185 i Btadlielm 140 a i 140 Handicap 30 RATED AT GOUA, BE A FOURTH MEMBER OF A. 3S-40ALTEAM THE US. COlXO POT ON TVie FlEUO TSPAy ICO-- 488 192-- 609 88-- 174-- 444 144-- 14-- 42 187-- 461 122-- 409 161-- 469 169-- 427 177-- 544 24-- 72 3 172-- 4M 128-- 327 150-- 435 140-- 420 140-- 420 71-- 234 3 161-- 472 152-- 4SO 116-- 434 140-- 420 140-- 420 30-- 90 Totals 800 778 HIGHWAY PLANS-Clark Ctnwrlrhi.

Sheridan Snndprs Bardon a i a FIRST NATt, BANK- Brutsch Slnllcry Park Schulko West Handicap Totals 1 2 148 134 143 128 137 150 188 178 140 140 02 82 820 781 152 178 118 84 105 195 140 140 183 153 68 150-- 433 129-- 400 1AO-- 447 182-- S46 140- 420 62-- 189 823--2 431 3 144-- 472 112-- 204 189-- 539 140-- 420 194-- 529 66-- 198 DEFEAT ALL-STARS FINE CROWD OUT FOR OLE AND HIS EMBATTLED SWEDES WHO PUT IT Off IN GOOD SHAPE TO TRIM LOCAL BASKET TOSSERS 57-35 Olc Olson and his "Swodps" basketball tram delighted largo crowd at the Public schools gym laot evening when they passed their way to a 67-35 victory over a team of local stars. Despite the work of the visiting team. "Mighty Mite" Brandjord of the Helena squad stole the scoring show i 20 to his credit to top Babta. towering center, and Howdywell, adonis of the Olsons. However the Isltors contented themselves with passing for a large part of the game and shot only will, making several tough chances instead of taking setups.

I loud; well IK Star This boy Howdywell captured the fancy of the. fans and experts. He Is a. tall, raniry player, well proportioned and faster streak lightning on the break. The good natured playing of the.

Olson quint pleased the crowd and made them prime favorites as entertainers with plenty on thi hall. Ole Olson, vot- eran manager of Lhe team and his veteran i 1 "Dutch" Klcho.son. buth 5howfd they still had plenty to go on and gave the an i i i uf fancy pnsp- ini? j-houthiK in which "English" on the biili playi-d tin important i a at i a was almost .1 dead shut while Uabb, the ount giunt center who towers over six feet. 10 inches i the blue, gave a fine exhibition of Corking the hole. It was a i game and well by Cans who cer- t-ilnly are i out for these fnst traveling clubs who have the stuff to offer The Helena team worked at ton speed all the way hut the baffling; passing and floor tactics of the visitors had thom pretty well stopped on defense.

However, they developed nn offensive that should have netted far more markers than It did as Brandjord was the. only Helena player really capable of hitting the place wjjere on a fair percentage of his chances. Rlckman gave Babb a battle In the circle (or a while but was suffering from an. off night at the basket. The Olson quint were all fine fellows and will probably show here again next season when it Is hoped sufficient pressure will developed a a real town team can be brought together to meet these traveling quints.

The box score: Olsons-Olson, Grant, Babb, Rirhfson. cr, Howdywell, Totals Bramljord. Rafter, Hart. Johnson, Rlclcman. Taylor, Totalu Refree.

Westfall. FG FC PF 7 9 17 9 15 FC FO PF P19 .10 0 0 0 1 I 0 I 20 Morris Sanford. physical director of the Helena T. M. C.

is the latest official from Helena to Join the ranks of the Montana Officials' association. Sanford passed hli with a grade A and forwarded the MOA Insignia and striped Jeney of the association. HUSKIES FALL SHORT LOB Angeles, March 9. -Washington's wild finish after a slow start fell two points short tonight, ae the University of Southern California won the first game of the Pacific Coast conference championship basketball series 27 to 25. before 6,000 persona.

HI-MN TOURNEt The Hl-Y basketball team eliminated the Boulder boys from the state school last night at the gym by a 30 to 20 score in a tournament game. The Hi-Y club leading at the half. 13 to 8. Boulder (20) Hl-Y (SO) Stkkney Houston (6) Forward Olson Brewer (8 Forward Chop 1 2 Plppy (14), Center Savage (6) Payne (2) Guard Baker Conoof Guard Substitutions: Boulder Johnson 2 Olson. Hi-Y-- Andregs Murry.

STATE BASKETBALL TOURNEYS TO COME TO CLOSE TONIGHT Friday's results In state hoop meets: Northern Division: Glasgow 26, Roundup 23. Grass Range 35. Plentywood 28, (overtime). Shelby SO, Malta 25. Kalispell 10.

Lewistown 27, (winner to Class A finals). Glasgow 24, Havre 26. Belt 22. Poplar 26, (winner to Class finals). Sonthrrn Division: Butte Central 22.

Glendlve 18. Livingston 31. Bozeman S. Phllipshurg 27, Holy Rosary of Bozeman 22. Klein 3.1, Superior 22.

Anaconda 41. Miles City 24, (winner to Class finals). St. Peter's of Anaconda 22, Lodge Grass 24, (winner to Class final). Butte Central 16, Livingston 22.

FASHION RARSER9- Auattn Dummy Ha) mend Docrr Johnson Hnndlctp 834 773 844-- 3.452 1 1 140 140 140 140 128 172 187 174 319 188 SI 81 430 140- ISO-- 450 198-- 539 KB-- 570 51-- 153 Totali STATE PUB. HtMU McRnr Macllafde Von nicule Itrlher 885 663 1 3 174 3oO 1M-- 541 177 368 143-- 803 140 140 140-- 430 236 171 194-- 591 12 313 146- 532 Toul.i Tampa. hits, six for extra boomed from the hats of retuUrt of tho Cincinnati Keds In downing the Yannlftni, 9 to 6, in practice Great Falls, March 9. -Lewistown and Mlssoula will tangle tomorrow night for the Class A championship of the north divisional basketball tournament. Poplar's Indians and the Fishers of Whiteflsh are the finalists of the Class group and will meet tomorrow night.

In Its Initial appearance at the tourney. Lewistown tonight smothered Kalispell. 27 to 10, allowing the Braves only three field goals. Lewlslown drew a bve in the first round when Helena was ruled out of the meet for failure to post Its i fee In tlrte. Poplar Belt.

Poplar retched tho final with an Impressive exhibition tonight against Bolt, a strong team that lost by only points. 22 to 26. Poplar gave the most polished performance of any Class team to date. The showing of the Indians caused fans to concede a they would a good a for Whiteflsh In Ihe a i i game. Both Poplar and i have a tennis.

llnvre eliminated Glasgow, 21! to 2-1, nnd will piny for i place. Saturday's schedule: Morning--Great Falls va. KallKpelt: Grain Rnngo vs. Shelby; Belt vii. Chinook.

Xlghj--Havre TH. Great Falls or (for third and fourth): Mlssoula vs. Lewistown (for first snd second); winner of Grans Range-Shelby TH. winner of Belt-Chinook contest (for third Md fourth): Whiteflsh vs. Poplar (for first and second).

EARLIER FLAV Roundup, a Clans A entry, and two Class teams, Plentywood and Malta, were eliminated In the mornlnr and afternoon sessions. Glasgow wns winner over Roundup by a 26 to 23 score. Grass Range defeated Plentywood 35 to 28 in an overtime con- teat. Shelby eliminated Malta by a 30 to 25 count. Billings, March 8 A A all-western Class A climax and an all-eastern finale for the ClaM race became certain tonight when Anaconda and Lodge Oraea annexed the last of the championship semi-finals of the southern dl- vlilon hoop tournament.

The Jouats will be wound up tomorrow nifht. The Copperheadi, returning to the form that won the Big 14 crown, turned In brilliant exhibition to defeat Miles City, 41 to 24, and advance to the Clfcu A finals, where they will meet Butte'e Lodge knocked on Class throne room by nosing' the fast-stepping St. Peter's club of Anaconda, thereby moving into tho title game against Plevna, the moat eastern contender. In the remaining game uf the evening Livingston Rangers slaged a prolonged rally to decision Butta Central. 22 to 16.

in tho first of. the Class A consolation finals. vs. Miles City will take on lost to Butte, in the other. tomorrow morning.

Phlllpsburg nnd Kloln. the tint round losors in Iho league, tan- glo In thn curtain raiser with tho winner playing tho victor of thu St. Filer's-Hi-rl I.od«o tilt for tho consolation title. The Si. Peter's game, la of the momlnK struggled.

Consolation finnl.s will preced" tho championships, wllh the A i i i i i i a (ho IAMI i on Ihe pioftram. Afternoon i.nniCM A contenders and A.I a from iho ranks wnro Qllm- Inntcd as division basket- ball.M-s Moiiml up i dnyllghl Jousln i afternoon. Phlllpsburg mihduad Holy Itop- nry of Elozeman, to 22, In one afternoon encounter. Kloln lent out Superior. 33 to 23, In the other matinee.

Ilutte Contra)'! Merooni from behind In the third period to hand Glendlve itecond and find setback. 22 to II, thin mornlniT Livlngfton eliminated MMnuut, II 10 fc NEWSPAPER!.

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