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The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 6

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The Courier Newsi
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Blytheville, Arkansas
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COUKIKK XKWS UP YANKS SPRING AIU5ST Dapper jock aims Petrolic and Rfitzlaff at Pair Fight Titles. By XEA Service Superior, y.UTh 1. hear more the firm cf Jack Hurley. Inc. Tor dm- per Jack, the Hwui of pl.ins lo Hip o( two champions at one and same lime.

uvo iltlf rive named HiH.v the Kv-' press. nan- cliKteiH? nul of lull). under a full head and Chflrley erior pjant up-and-eomui'; heavyweight who turned in cislvc victory over lint "spoiler of Riska. a few ivc-ckr, Uefr.rr Walker the in Pa recent sh'jw. Though tliere tn Lo nn honor among thieves, rr.ri niTk- cd scarcity of it in lite lichl there Is decidedly a KEET-M6, HELD IM CINCINNATI "Tlie secretary was instructed to communicate with Mr.

H. Mftnn, of Boston, anil inform him that the league tlesireci him to manufacture for their use a harder nnct livelier ball; that the ball at present in use was far Fhort of what they desired, in this, that it is too dead and soft and fails to retain Its original shape." LEFT LEG CFF BELOW IS A SvJlMMtR KNOW SATURDAY, MAKCil To Show up Cochrane PETIIOU.K aereeirijnt involved In iho man-' ip'ulatlmis of Enrh cf tlic lakes on the nis. Hurley names, while their nsso- are so frier.iily nnd straightforward that no are dccmcd ''TBack in some yean; Hurley was a young lighter n- pailicuiar ability and Billy was an ambitious, tneugh not ov- erljskUIed, rallrcad worker, But Felrollu one day wnnderrci Syni for a workout and thc-re Hurley Immediately catalogued him as a "comer." of a tour of the tank tpivns with liiln of them nshtlnj. Tho partnership was formed and conducted successfully until Petrolle's class began to nsscrt itself; then Hurley retired as tighter; and" look over the minacemsnt Billy. Gradually Fargo Express oh.

Die inaiD line of the lighln-dEhi division, only to he side-tracked by King-Tut about, year ago. Petrolic decided to retire and get nnr- Columbia's cem-of-lho Hudson crew for the roniltig season up as the heaviest. In the vaislty uoMload iivc-rnsra pounds io the man nt this stage (heir training the only livnvlef cue Yoi ever tutored ol Ya'ij ill 1925. They're colt crazy In the Orient, re- Hobby Crulckshnnk. vhn recently concluded a tcnr of Japan ami Cliinu with Bill Wee Bolibv says Kulft-rs frnn the Far Fas will he coming over here for our taunmmenls tofcre htng, f.i-iejitnl vory i-ciiorts tin.

Sect. There will be plenty of barr-cs nt spr every one of IQilO still. 1 lias been reserved for tlr. haybuincrs Mrs. Payne Whitney, with 90 stalls In threo barns, p.parenlly ivill send th incst horses Hack Learns to Hurdle I two fighters into and tu appar- 'cully ore justineil scon.

be dinwlnt; from Ihe Sharlieyr. tinci Uchmehngs If he at his 1 resent And Pctrnlle. de- the humiliation of thai 34- kncchout at the hands of i 1113 Ttu. his old nemcsic. showed caliber in his lights' ilh Canznneri.

McLarnin and in: Ir.s' New York bout when hej fivra Tut by flatlening that: nun in four rounds. Sox Have Another "Shires" in Frank Gruhe Loquacious Catcher. FIIANK OHUIli; 11Y Cl.AIHK IIURC'KV NKA Spuds Wrller Those fans who nsiist, (he White In uslicrin? the'1931 haseball Into Mr, park may that they are seeing i Ihe sliotit of An Greal) Shires. But really Iherc will -I)? nothing weird about It, This seem- apparition of the- Oreat One will be another as loquacious and Frank Grubs, wtio candidly admlis he will usurp Mickey Cochranc's c.itehini! hnnorsl ere world scries Manager Donte Bush may not know at (his early stage that his tr-um is ijiaced with the presence of a so illustrious, but by the time the White Sox complete their exhibition scries with the Gi- anls lie certainly must, realize lie I has an extraordinary youth union? I his rookies. I Of all the freshmen coining inlo itlie big leagues this semester, none finite so sure of himself as Gnibe.

To hear him expound to any (Treat length on his chances iof making the grade, you must bc- 'iteve lhat lie will do most of the catching for the Bush clnn. When McQrnw took Grubc, fresh out of college, to hts Giants in June of 1028. the little Napoleon I wns informed that his catching I were at an end. Grube cx- plained (hat lie was ready to work i regularly behind the bat. This amused the McGraw dander.

In his customary blunt phrasing, i the Giants' informed the rook- le (hat he. was not even a member of th? team, tut that he might hang around the Polo Grounds dur- ing the summer and warm up pitchers. Grube grimaced and swallowed this rather bitter pill. How- cver. he always look off his uniform as soon a.s the yamc started and.

In company with friends, stit in the stands where he minced-no wcrds hi declaring that he was better catcher than any on the New York roster. Grube signed with Bridgeport's I Eastern League team In 1929. His ifinc ralchlng and .350 hitting help" led that club win many a gnine. lie was too jjood for the Eastern Hoop, which he admitted, and 1930 him with Buffalo In the In- i tcrnalional wheel. No bands blared when he reported to the Bisons, but such was hardly necessary.

Ha slarted tooting his own horn and shortly was catching regularly. He finished the season with a ting average and was purchased by i Ihe White Sox, who had to bid'high I for his services. Bill Coiighlin. former Detroit star who ccachcd Grube at Lafayette college, says the youth has one of Ihe strongest arms in baseball. Grub admits that his throwing is nothing short of sensational, tut adds lhat his best work is done "at the bat." District Title Toj nighl; Elyihevilie l.uxora Tiuniann hiph schools in lh- finals of th? fourth Arkansas district hays' ease meat! here tonight.

Jonccboro rntrrcd tin; Una's by disposing of Bor.o to 12 and Tiumnnn Ijv downing Earle SO to 12 last had a early leail Hie Bono and nevcd threatened. TrunmMi was cuml plctJly in-charR? of the W.IK 'Earle from Marl to Blythcvllb wus ycsj terday by Marion by a sco.v 32 to 13. TriHiiHiin latei pr.t Mart ion out of ihe tourney. Jcncslxifi eliminated I.usorn. 43 to 13 Blythevllle lest, lo Earle 'in consolation series, 10 to and Bono will probably clash in consolation finals.

The Blytheville Chicks, Coach Hemy Hudson, return from Tiinnann this afternoon. Tn made Ihe trip through the conn) try. Hayti, (Steele and Garuthersville in Pemiscot Finals CARUTHERSVILLE, to the Courier The Stceie and Caruthersvilie boys and the Hayti and Cnruthersville eirls will clash in the finals of the annual Pemiscot county tournament here tonight. The Caruthcrsville quintet moved into the finals by disposing of Cooler in the semi-final round last night 32 to Steele gained place In the finals by beatng Hayti l.l to 17. Caruthersvllle defeated Dccrlng In the first round 38 to 32 while the Stceie boys eliminated Holland 36 to IB.

The Hayti girls entered the finals by trimming Deering in the semi-finals. 43 to 7. The Caruthersville girls took the Steelc lassies into camp In the semi-finals 46 to 20. The Carnthersville girls upset the dope in the first round by winning easily from the highly touted Cooler to 19. Slump Didn't Hit Autoist BOSTON.

business epression apparently'failed to'dis- ourage Massachusetts, last year. On the basis of gasolins tax receipts there was more motoring than In the previous year. In 1930 automobillsts paid $10,547,800 in taxes on 544.871,983 gallons gasoline, compared with $9.195.527 on 472,397.802 gallons In 1929. Courierx News want ads. NOTICt; All prisons and concerns take notice that I am no! will not be from and after date, responsible for any debts contracted or made by my wifjj Azia Moody.

And all persons and concerns extending credit to hej for anything must not expect hold me responsible. this 3rd day of March 1931. R. M. MOODY.

It may quite th? balk of the think "He means 10 to win and 10 to ried. but soon found that hnrr.c- mafclng had nicked his bankroll. He returned to the rini by the firm of Max is accomplished by little. Jaccbs. Ihe pen- man.

But a race track. Max can think! 5 mil his famous frown. isvlly lor himself "Skipping the bal" is the name of a now game invented on Catalina Island by rtogers Hornsby. new Cub manager, and designed to subtract loose avoirdupois from the walsllines of the Bruins. Here we Hack Wilson taking the harrier like an English thoroughbred a water jump.

Charley Grimm is the olhrr part of the picture. handed it lo the messenger with (his instruction: win and S5.80 to place. After that Jr? Jacobs tossed his racing form nway, and decided to let Nfaxle do thu "sinking" for the firm that day. At a race track. Max Is a great "sinker." Maybe it's gift.

resembles money ttiat you car. cash it anywhere. i 1 sink I lake 10 to win nnd 10 Max pocketed his winnis-'- took I to lose on Hapeerson." up the prcgram anil to "Ten to lose?" nskod the young do a more "sinking." There were only five horses In the next Joe Jacobs interrupted; and ono of them. Trait' was i even money choice. ace." The champion took out another "Yah, dat's It.

Jce," said Maxlc. twenty and afkcd the to buy 10 to win and 10 to on RITZ THEATER Sunday and Monday Charles Farrell In his finest Elissa Land! Europe's Sensation in any languagejfy, Gherry Railroad Phone 123 WILLYS MUSICAL MEMORY HOUR MONDAY PVENINGS, 11 p.m. E.S.T. cned a gymnasium in Dulmu aitd there Cairo to his knuckl" thna one day a young from Superior, Charley Rctzlaff by Never had Hurley seen one so nwk- word, but the newcotncr's punch caught and his attention. Dapper Jack look the yciui-- Kter in hand, drilling him" week after week without letting out of the Then ccme amateur fights, followed by preliminary matchis in profcssion.il I shows.

When "Smiling Charloy Iorm had mastered the cf his feet and had leirnjd to deliver a knockout with etthcr hand. Hurley sought the upper flight cf heavyweights for him. To date, Rct7laff has won 2-1 ot 28 fights by knockonis, half of them in the first round. Risko. he was unable to keep Bombo Chevalier en the canvas, and BombCs you remember.

Is the dusky Bill Morris, a horse thai w.i.s third Hageerson won tho race, his hroketi sprech calls "0ii Cli fall lucky Dutch." does his "r.inkin':" ot a rocc with no arlifk-isl aid otter than a prcjram to guide him. cf the people In the party 1 Service i Hoard champion program, Classified 308 an Ad-Taker Ill 'Body and Soul' Matinee and Night gent Camera experienced tro-jbb with In that fizht of the "Fluttering Towel" In California. dropped two Bouts, one en a foul but In return engagements ho was able to administer the knockout his foes. plans for hdvancing his Kcny-Mecny-Miny-Mo The heavyweight merely thumbed his glanced a few- times at the. board shew-in? the approximate odds and said.

"I tink I take this oiv." The first horse Max "souqht" wcutci like to back was Hnsgerson The form sowed that Hnggerscn. in his appearance, bansup terith. One of the young party was buying UK pardon me. "the stock' as they call It. atiHIaleah.

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