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THE HELENA DAILY INDEPENDENT. TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1934 man PRETTIEST SPORT 4TTHE FINAL BOUT OF EVENING ENDS IN GENERAL MIXUP BUT SHERIFF TAKES POSSESSION OF RING A ND THE PARTY ISO VER Wrestling had Us introduction to a wild-eyed crowd of novices at Hie Helena Public schools gym last even i and the boys staged a good show for them, ending in the near riot and all the trimmings. Ends In Tho main bout of the evening bc- Iwecn Eddie Meyers of Seattlo and Lou Kotonen of St. Paul had progressed at varying stages i nearly midway In the sixth round i each man having one; fall In his credit. Tho fireworks broke loose and In a heated moment the two middles-eights toppled out of fourth when Nelson suffered an Injured side and gave up In distress.

Comedy Tram Former Lee and a i Melstcr put on an act in I i three-round exhibition a drew mingled boon Iho ring and took Referee a i them, Tlathbun being on Ihe bottom and the last man up. Movers regained the ring ami as Kotonen sought lo is alleged to havo Kotonc-n in tho face, knocking him cold outside tho ring. Kotoncn was boosted i tho ring and hauled to the center Movers fell upon i Referee I a a a Ihe a to Meyers i made it two to ono and a I a brief motnenl "Id hooey was i and Ihc boys wi-ro in Iho ring i i right a left i Meyers Iho a object of I heir a i i Art I a i sous antl a couple of his lads hail on them, however. a in a few seconds had eonlrol of the i a i Few of wild-eyed boys had lo put on an act i Parsons and i i Looks Sire and chcot's. Karmcr Lee gained the first fall in tho second round and Malster won the second a in the third and i a round.

They were heavyweights and aside from crack- Ing up tho floorboards on the ring did very little real damage. Ted Cooney. wrestling coach of Carroll college, and Hon Evans, one of his stiir pupils, put on a good exhibition of ono round at the start of card. They were given a big a For the most part the a were a bit i as to the real status of tho show, some a i a i i it was an act and others a i every- i was on the up and up. Foi I i i I a i lake, i i I ringside fans.

It looks i a fair shako a a Ktilonen Clever The boy Koionen looks i a I real Ho dutnonsl rated some a i holds but MeycrH the break for all of I i a i They were- real rough house, at i It) i 1 i of fans and ended i show in the i a i ring. Ktldie Meye.rw i a In i and was out of ring in the desire Ku orR i i lu sccom i In 52 seconds in tho i Nolson. tho a i boy, i is a nice clean a or grapplcr, Chuck Nelson, Montana champion, won his match with Jack Bratano of Vancouver, Canadian champion. Tho a was awarded to Nolson tin a foul in the i round when a i a was i hoy a a series of i i i a gave crowd some- i about. Nelson won the first In the second on a log hold a a a a couldn't a a a I a In the a i by und as call 11.

and showed tho fans 11 a i foot tackle end- Ing In a leg sclpsors that turned the trick for i In tho second when ho look a a completely surprise. Bratano is a real a and put on a wlldman act a i pleased Iho ones who took it In. His a i a i brought him to i however, and cost i 1 his chance when ho was a i the i In the i round by Hcfcreo A America" in the a I It's easy to see. is lovely lli- Mary Klsle YVoems. She's at Coral Gal'I's.

a "Miss Florida" at a i a hold at i a i i hoiel. TRilNE CIP CHAT nohles. a i i 13111 Innt of Iho. Pittsburgh VI- to rcpurt nt thcr pprlng a i i enmp, arrived looking a i In Iho mouth." It was all of however, the biff a a i I I homor- rhriHes recently In i i npova- hn.tn'l yet his i a "Hlg 1'olson" a I l.loyrt, "I.llllo Poison," worked out the first lime. Paul a I a swul of the a ernoon, a i it fly on tho roof of a house pome dl.itfl.nee l)o- r.nd tho right field fonco.

Now I i entirely of yonngslers may open tho season for the Cleveland I i a Manager Walter Johnson I to elvc Iho he has In i plenty of a i In tho a i i en nip here, nnd ho surprised If i make, good. Johnson Is partic- a delighted with the physical i i of big Hal Trosky, a i baseman as a homo run slugger. Lou Bcrgor. a rookie, may replace Ode! Halo at necond, so Halo may replace the veteran Willie i i at. third.

Bill Knickerbocker Is tho choice for shortstop. Los an to oven up the He.rles with the Chicago Sox. the Los Angeles base- a i semi three- of Its host and recently a i hnrlors Into Iho fray Tuesday. "Tarzan" Mcoln, Toy Honshaw nnd Lou Garland a been chosen by Manager Jack Lollvell for the afternoon's contest at Wrlgloy field. The Whlto Sox play Ihn Ange.ln ngaln Wedno.sday and on Thursday the Chicago Cubs make, bow against the local loam In an exhibition game.

St. PelerRburB. Fnehs. notion Rravcs prcnldcnl, was keenly disappointed wbe.n ho arrived In and learned Wally Herger, i premier slugger. WIIH a hold- Ing out on him.

"I've offered AVally a salary consistent i his outs a i ability." Fnclls said. "His contract cnllfl for n. t.lnl IncronHo. but he does not i II high enough. Mnyhn he'll lie to nwlntr me.

a to Ills way of i i but he Isn't helping his onuso any by remaining from camp." Si. retershHrir, I his first workout of Ihft season i (ho Xow York VnnkooH and stole tho nhow usual. The llabo cavorted at first base nnd Nlapnod I a i nil a old-time vigor In a i practice. T.ou Opnrlfr. Hon a a Harlo Combs.

Mob Itnlfo, Don Moff- ner and I long worked out for tho first i leaving HIM ami I i the. only absentees, llolh are holdouts. Avuloii, a whose, a i to i last season was huge, i a i lo Iho Chicago Culm. In on Iho spot. Herman i ho given first rnck nl right field, but If he doesn't do a lot of i i someone else will i ho a i Hie position when the season opens.

a a Charlie i plane now call for Herman In right. in loft nnd in center. i SllsH. --The a i now i a them over to a i Senators In a i a i i i a a 2 a fjary. I He looks besl by far of I i a i i i I at i i i a anil President ('lark i i i luis a good chance of a i i somo minor club, perhaps a a noogn.

llv REX SMITH i Haven. a i a of Don first baseman, all a was required to innko i i a i i camp roster complete. I i Jeffries and John Kroner, two Infleldors the club ob- a i i the winter, were tho two latest arrivals In a and Hurst was expected i the night. Pasadena, dyl Ruel, recently signed by the Chicago White Sox as reserve cntch or nnd coach, reached camp. Tho Sox had their first off dny of the training season, hut will resume their series i Los Angeles.

Ruol i have, of the young pitchers. a i a ic disorders i Madrid today, i a general spread lo Se- I povla and A A i a i a i were a by I i i I a i a i der. i a a strikes a wero given i a by the a of a i i i trade workers. All a i newspapers c.oasod i a i i i a A a i i a was sot a i police Bald by a i a laborers, i i a i i tho a Tbe i wore ro- moved in a and two men were, a RrRiin by llrcls Socialists began the strike, supporting the a of employes of a a i a who asked peseta a 1.1.6 cents) a Increase In wages. DELE! TEAMS I IN lOMJET IN BlITTE i a 12.

Four a i play i a i bask a a a Buttc Y. M. C. a i Great. Falls.

i and Helena III- a took i i games in a day of contests i i from a I wo extro- perlod a i tin 1 a Ennis. and an game when I tho Westwoods of i state a ran up a record score a a i A a a A packed a the ex- i The a resumes at 0: Ing. In the i Froe' a tho Helena Elks. 3 7 2 1 Daly-Sheas defeated Bll- i i 0 2 Moxtinis over a a a a a a 2 i a 3 0 2 1 a swamped i Mridi'os. 5 2 1 1 Of the i a i a Dillon plinwed excellently wilh its win nver Anaconda men.

a i i I'llack Ares pei-rormerl in a i i '10-20: i Hi- I i i a i a a fast team. i a i i i A a a A Tho closest a of day a win for a of Croat Falls ovor a great a i a a A a a A odes i a Andoos were i to place i i in the i mot the. clever a i a who on an offensive i in I second a i i and a comp i the An- t'dos. who lias boon i at i i i season, was held (o five points. i a were i a a i a i i i (.10) Anodes Dickey I Ilorlscll (3) Llohnson Long i a 1 7 i 6 'ctiu-piM nl Sullivan (2) i i 21 Bollinger 5 a i 11 Stewart (1) i copped a a fought.

tlio Helena Elks. a Crowlcy a i i i i i positions. 1 T'risco and A a a short lived a in the second i ilieni i i seven points of clever Froeliourns. I-'n'obonrii-i (.17) Elks (21) i i i i 2 i a (2) 3) Anderson a i 2 Allon 6 i Brlsco r-n Jnhl i i a I Camer (2) I Tlie a i i meet Freehourns of a one of Ihe a teams, i the Klks meet Ihe A a a Anodes. A win Klks i keep in the i a a i i i a them.

THREE HOOP CONTESTS ON TAP AT TONIGHT Three class a bas- kc-lbnll games i be played at Ilic 'V gym i a i i ill i i i a Hoars playing tho Steam Rollers. At the i a i play Wranglers In I ho only semi-final panic. At the Presbyterians meet Hl-Y. In last i contest the Steam i i a Iho Bulldogs h.v one i a i ihe'ii 20 to in a same, a was nip and luck Ilic entire way. At the a Ihc seoro was 8 eaeh.

Fort Myers. i er Hoger Cramer i tho pitching for tho New York GluntH scored one run In I 10th Inning to defeat the American league, club -I lo The victory was tho world champions' i In four games witli Iho Sarasotn. look better a I expected--and I expected them to look good," declared a ager "Bucky" Harris after his Hoston Hod Sox squad started tho HOC- ond week of i a i i Lakeland, Mlckoy Coohrnno of Ihe Ilotrolt Tigers started a rigorous six-day a i i i preparatory to Iho team's first exhibition game next a against the Boston lied Sox at Sarasota. Tampa. Fla.

Dazx.y Vance, i I I a Dorrtn- gor worn selected by a a Hob to for the i i a i Hods In their first exhibition game against tho Yankees Thursday. Orlando, Stengel sent Ills Tlrooklyn Dodgers two more workouts despite cool a er and a Ihe firftt lleo game of Ihe sonson would bo played Tuesday. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Notro Damn i a i a 30. 41 Minnesota Southern Cull- More rleo Is consumed In tho world (linn nny other food. A a a March a i i a i from i scored 1 0 0 6 i 2 0 0 a i a event today in the i a a women's I i a i a i a here.

Martlnson-M. Anac a placed second with 1)16 nnd a i i i i Butte, third i i fiAMKS TONIGHT Independent 7 I. M. a i a a a i i i Co. vs.

Diirbcque l.unch. Grocery vs. ing. r. a i vs.

a a a i Pay'n 'J'aK-it vs. a i Uros. vs. a Com- mokers. LAST MCJHT ('(iinnioreial i Team New York Life.

i Series---D. (Tayl 5-10. i Single--O. Samson (Shee- a i 2 0 SHEEHANS-- 1 2 3 153 187 2r3-- 543 O. 208 107 148-- 523 Tourns 140 HO HO 420 Tompk'-ns 140 140 140-- 420 Hetlfiml 140 140 HO-- 420 SHE "FIGURES" HIGH IN SKATING WORLD She's just a her eighth world's i a i championship, but smiling, dimpled Sonja I i 'of Norway arrived in New as shown here, she i i a she i i compe- i i "One can't keep on being a champion forever," the 21-year- old a said.

TEXACO-- nobrrts Scnw Purccll Johnson Handicap I 774 2 3 189 141-- 496 140 HO HO-- 420 IG3 127-- 469 ISO 1S4-- fi03 i 100 119 14 1(11 H3-- 493 14 14-- 42 Totals 880 814 ELK6- Rudlo Condon D. Gibson M. Juhl Handicap Total! CHEQUAMEOON CAFE Smldt Wlllinms J. Brlscoe EercEfcn Brlscop Handicap Total! 180 187 1S3-- 520 140 140 140-- '130 1 4 0 131 I 430 140 140 14(1-- 42 151! 205 157-- 518 9 9 9-- 2 1 7fi5 812 2 3 140 140 140-- 420 170 131-- 416 140 MO 140-- 430 148 152 171-- 471 140 NO 140-- 420 10 10 10-- 683 761 EAGLES-Opp Bnrlccr Telethon Stevens. C.

Handicap Totals N. Y. LIFE Honndpl Thompson 0'Cnimor Thplmrr i Totals SHERIFFS-- Mimiccr Nilan Hovde Simmons Handicap Totals TAYLOR TAXI-L. Cloninetr Bullock L. Stevens Brnmblr D.

Clonlntfr Totals OFFICE SUPPLY-Farry Dickey Llppert Pfolffcr J. Bnyder Handicap Totals 1 2 131 169 149 161 138 17B 178 130 140 140 37 37 771 816 1 165 146 ISO 141 140 140 140 140 168 210 85 85 848 862 140 180 171-- 471 140-- 440 159-- 400 IflB-- 483 102-- 600 140-- 420 37-- 111 3 147-- 458 115-- 40G 140-- 420 140-- 420 138-- 516 85-- 255 127 I HI-- 410 12.1 I 4 188-- 40J 139 155 140-- 434 45 45 45-- 135 726 862 1 2 3 140 140 140-- 420 140 151 159-- 450 186 124 149-- 459 134 171 180-- 485 1B1 162 203-- 546 781 748 I 2 3 170 109 129-- 408 149 133 162-- 444 104 123 123-- 410 191 1H9 141-- 521 202 178 154-- 634 3B 33 39-- 117 915 771 JOKES IEELEII ABOUT Slip DOLLAH a i a 12. K. Wheeler of Montana Insisted the I i a i change the silver dollar-bill the presidenl a i told him Iho a was a a i of a i nl' Wheeler, a i a a of free silver coinage, Mr. Roosevelt one of his a i a Iu weeks a by te.lling i i Iho man who drove him lo ilto House nl a i ono of a a a democrat a i a carrier.

Silver dollars aro a bit In tho wliero a i paper Is printed, nnd Hie pnesl- i Wheelor several mln- heforo ho dismissed tbe ppl. sodo i chueklo. i i a Ihe Mihjcct of Wheeler's call was not silver i ways and means for the of copper. OF AND Slie RECEIPTS Washington, March 12. --Treasury gold purchases from Feb- a I a (I wero a by Secretary a at M.OGlt, This I i gold, i scrap or i Receipts of i i Ihe week- ended March worn ounces, i i i a a by i i i llooaovolt's coinage plan HI i i ounces.

Mexico, I). F. Two men lost i liven I cold wave that swept Mexico City. TWO MORE FOR PROS Seattle, March famous a i of the Old West, Joel E. "Eagle Eye" Warren, who survived at various times the bullets of 14 bad men and became the terror of lawbreakers, died today wilh his boots at the age of 74.

His left foot -was a a feme weeks ago because of an old i and an i i i sapped his i a i Hi? was taken home from the i a last week. "Joe" Warren was six feet In his sock feet, he became ill he had weighed about 200 pounds. Often Faced Death He had the taciturn expression and the wrinkles around his eyes of a man who had faced death a tlmes. Ono of these occasions was a duel with Oeorge Thomas In Spokane, who bed three men before "Eaprle Eye" went after him. Thomas had taken In a powder house, where ho was shooting at tho a a officer.

Joe Warren walked straight toward him, i i as he walked. Thomas' bullets clipped a. brass of Warren's Prince Albert, and put a hole one sleeve. The peace officer had to i him. When he was five years old, the year after the Civil war ended.

Warren's a i crossed the plains from i a Missouri and settled at Walla a a later at Spokane Falls. i years ago tomorrow he became Spokane's first policeman. Two weeks a a was when Spokane was a town of bad men. roaring ranchers and i --he arrested a notorious a i i a Jackson, out where Gonzaga college was being i Hrccxl Ilrnve "When I got the drop on him." Warren recalled, "he bared his breast and told me to go ahead and shoot. I had a hard time getting the on him i using gun." "Eagle Eye" joined the gold rush to Alaska and then the.

department of Justice. Later he served as police chief of Seattle under four mayors. He organized a detective agency and later became a deputy sheriff. He termed tho racketeer "snake In Ihc grass, fed on bad whiskey, and dope: a coward and an Insuller of women. The old time outlaws would have Joined up and run AI Capone out of town." Hie i Mrs.

Ida B. Wnrron, survives. ON-TITLE TIFF WON Bf MAyOSENBLOOM Orlando. March Rosenbloom, 181. world's light heavyweight a i out- pointed Gordon Forteu Berry, 176, Cocoa, here i in a non-title 10-round i VINCK, IS VICTOR OVKK KA.XIIN.SKI llolyoko, a A Dundee, middleweight a auhdued Joe.

a puncher, tmilishl. The a i weathered a bit of i In the first round, hack to punch ICamlnskl, i loo. of holes. Dundee weighed ir.1-% nnd I 61 a appoint- of It. V.

IVewcomb of Loa Angeles, as. assistant to engineering appraiser Lloyd for the i dls- riet Ffldornl Land bnnk was announced. 5 OF ST. SURPRISE LEAGUE A LAX West Palm Beach, March 12. (AP)--The American league may get a surprise package this year from a source It least expects--the St.

Louis Browns, under tho dynamic leadership of one of baseball's beat a i batsmen, Rogers Mornsby. If the Rajah himself can hold down a playing Job at third base as he expects to do. at least at the outset of the pennant race, the club will have the benefit of more batting punch than it has harl in years. Hornsby has been bitting the ball a mile In training camp, besides Imparting a lot of useful batting knowledge to bis younger charges. Naturally, the Rajah Is not enter- a i i i i about developing a a contender overnight.

Hornsby Is at all times a baseball realist. He has beeii conducting drill dally id TENNIS ITCH IS HELD IN NEW YORK Now York. March 1 2 A -Tho wooding out process In tho United States Indoor tennis championships was completed today on tho of tho Seventh liegl- ment armory with all except ono of tho top flight performers easily breezing homo winners In their second round matches. Ernest Koslan. 20, New York university sophomore, gave tho.

veteran Joan Borotni. four times winner of this fixture, a real scare before the Frenchman finally won 8-6, 3-6. 6-3. With the preparatory matches over, several seeded American and French players now find themselves face to face In third round matches which will be played tomorrow. Chief among these is Berkeley Bell, who hasn't lost a game in fli-Ft two matches.

As the result of a i Wilson Rogers. New York, today. Boll will meet In the third round Andre Merlin, French Indoor champion, who lost only two games to Donald S. Hawley, New York. Still pained by an Injured right eye.

Gregory s. Mangln. the defending champion, outplayed Lieut. R. N.

Watt. New York, 9-7, 6-0. with two hatting cages going at top speed. The orders are "keep swinging and keep that bat off the shoulder." Bruce Campbell, the stocky right fielder who drove in lOfi runs last year: Oscar Melillo. a good sticker as well as one of the finest defensive second basemen In the game; and Sam West, the center field ball- hawk, represent tho key men among! Hornsby's holdovers, along i Jack Hums, a good first baseman and long hitter.

Around them the 1)asket and field club is being pretty well rebuilt and goals to defeat Belen. N. M. 58-11 Wyoming university stormed tho revived. Chief among the recruits outside of the box, upon Whom the Rajah bases high hopes Is Alan Coclirane Strange, 24-year-old product of the Philadelphia sandlots, who Is mak Ing his first bid for a major league job at shortstop, after starring two seasons with the Hollywood club of the Pacific Coast league.

Strange has so far not only handled himself well In the field but shown the results of Hornsby's batting Instructions. The youngster hit .324 on the coast last year and gets, rea distance. Hornsby has third base Insurance on himself In Harland Cllft, a promising recruit from San Antonio, and Art Schareln, who held the Job last season. Frank Bejma, South Bend who also came up this spring from San Antonio, may win the Infield utility Job. BE SIGNED UP YET New York, March.

12. -Progress toward matching Prlmo Camera, heavyweight champion, and Max Baer, California challenger, for a title match here next summer was made in conferences here today, hut no agreement was reached between the fighters' representatives and Madison Square Garden. "We're not as were," said Col. Patrick, garden far apart we John Reed Kll president, after calling off negotiations for the day with Ancll a manager of Baer, and Louis Sorcsl. representative the champion.

"We're going to continue talking It over until something definite develops." Kllpatrick's statement followed upon an erroneous report that Car- nora and his outstanding challenger had agreed to terms a match here September 15. "That is entirely incorrect," Kll- patrlck said. "There are still several points to bo cleared up. We hope, however, to reach an understanding eventually." Los Angeles. March through the Trojan defense In i i fashion In the last few i of play.

Washington university defeated the University of Southern California basketball quintet 34 to 30 here ton i In tho third game of the series to win the Pacific Coast conference championship. Five thousand persons witnessed the hard-fought contest In which the title went to tho Northwest for the second consecutive year. The Trojans won tho first game of the series 27 to 25 and dropped tho second, an overtime contest, 43 to I I f(O 1O TO DRAW Philadelphia. March 12. (IP) -Cleto Locntolll.

Italy's invading lightweight champion, and Ihe ve.t- ernn Benny Bass, former world's toathorwelghl tltleholder. tonight 10 stirring to draw before slioiitlng arena. sellout crowd of 10,000 a in Philadelphia's OXK Will STKVE Syracuse. N. March --Outpointing his I seven of the 10 rounds of their tlo here tonight.

Sieve Halalko of A won tho decision over Tommy Bland of Toronto, lightweight champion of Hal- alko welihed 140 pounds Uland In the last first-round game of tho A. A. U. basketball tournament tonight. The Rocky Mountain conference team's score was the biggest one of the tournament to date.

In the second round tomorrow, Wyoming will play tlae Wilcox Oil- ers, of Wichita, Kan. The Tulsa Oilers, defending champions, easily advanced to the second round by defeating Sioux Falls. S. college 5 2to 12. In the second round, tbe champions will meet the Southwest Missouri Teachers of Springfield, champions of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic association, tomorrow.

WRESTLING Wilmington, March --Rudy Dueek, 216, of Omaha, won from Casey Columbo, 205, of Santan Monica, iu the three fall wlndup match of a wrestling show tonight. Duaek won the first with a body press in 2 4 1 4 Columbo took, the second. In 7 1 4 with a tackle and Dusek took the third in 18:48 with a press. tNGELUS Mil flEVUL OF Fordyce, The desire of March (AP) a Catholic priest to keep up an old world custom In his little church near here may ro- veal a clue to the hldeuot where his abductors kept Edward O. Bre- roer.

St. Paul banker, during his captivity. The Rev. Ferdinand KrlnKS. pastor of St.

Boniface church at Men- omlnee, near here, refused. today to discuss reports that federal agents have searched hereabouts for the Brcnier prison. A native of Germany, the priest has had the angelus sounded by the chimes of his church regularly. Bremer told officers he remembered the ringing of church chimes at certain times each day. In the belief that the hideout must havo been within 300 miles of St.

Paul. rovcrnment agents began a search a church with chimes in that It Is said that St. Boniface was tho only church found equipped with chimes of the typo sought. Its ingelus can bo heard, four or five miles awuy In the quiet country. "1 cannot tell you ono thing about this-." said Its pastor, when asked If agents were seeking the hideout in his vicinity.

"I cannot even tell you who told mo not to talk," ho added. Ill TDJIHITE TOPS' Sarasota, March ft career on the operatic stage to follow hi his father's footsteps, Robert E. son of ono of tho seven brother" of circus a has responded to the lire of the i tops." John last survivor of he soven brothers, has been In poor loalth for the past Iwo seasons, unable personally to with tlm Drotlicrs and Bailey combined circus. Robert was for ninny yenn member of the Chicago Civic Oporu lompnny. Ho studied voice exten- nlvoly nbroad and had a of Vmerlcan lours In which ho gulnnil notable succeis.

Des Molnos, NRA. hill which would have prorldMl state enforcement of NRA pplying to Iowa wan killed Junt before tlM ttatral icmbly adjourned. lEWSPAPERI VSPAPERI.

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