THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1930 Tommy Freeman Outpoints Jack Thompson to Win Welter Crown REIGN OF NEGRO KING ATHLETICS WORRY ABOUT SEATING WORLD SERIES CROWDS GUT SHORT BY BOXING Charles Revives Indians’ Athletic Fame I LOOP CHAMPIONSHIP Welters Have New King SKILL OF NEWCOMER STANDINGS SEEMS ASSURED FOR OF THE New Champion Is Given Credit CONNIE MAGITSGLAN for Eight Rounds and Cali- k CLUBS.i NATIONAL LEAUI’E
, W L I. Pet. fornian Five Washington and New York Only Chicago 79 55 .590 St. Louis 74 58 .561 New York 74 59 .;,a« Two Teams Who Have Math- Brooklyn 73 60 .549 TOMMY FLOORED IN SECOND Pittsburgh 70 64 .522 Boston 62 72 467 ematical Chance Cincinnati 65 76 423 Philadelphia 43 S 8 .328 Thompson Says He Thinks De- AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia 92 45 67’’ cision Was Fair and Hopes CARDS ADVANCE TO SECOND Washington 84 50 627 New York 75 58 .564 for Another Chance Cleveland 74 63 .540 Detroit 65 70 .481 Yankees Drop 17th in 21 Games St.Louis 53 82 .393 Chicago 51 82 .383 Cleveland. Sept. 6.—(/Pi—They’re Boston 44 88 .336 hailing Tommy Freeman, the Arkan- This Season to Rambling 9 sas buzzsaw, as welterweight cham- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Senator Crew Louisville 85 58 .616 pion of the world today. St. Paul 82 5T .590 After nine long, tough years of Toiedo 78 61 .561 fighting. the last (By The Associated Press) Minneapolis 69 70 496 Freeman won title Kansas City OS 70 ’4*l3 night when he defeated young Jack The principal worry of the follow- Columbus 61 77 44 •> Calif., in a 15- of Milwaukee 57 82 Thompson, Oakland, ers the Philadelphia Athletics is Indianapolis '4lO round battle fought in League Park. whether they can find places in Shibe 54 .84 .391 Patsy Haley. New York, referee of the Park when the A’s meet the cham- bout, unhesitatingly raised Freeman’s pion of the senior circuit in the hand in victory. Haley figured Free- world’s series. BillTerry Seems man won eight of the 15 round' with The Athletics have eliminated all five going to the dethroned tit'.ehold- but too rivals mathe- from even a TOMMYFREEMAN JACK er and two being even. matical chance of taking the Amer- YOUNG THOMPSON Swatting Winner Freeman Down For Six ican League flag. Washington and Pictured above are the new and the old welterweight boxing champions of Freeman, knocked down for a count New York are left with only hopes of the world. Winning the decision over the California negro in a 15-round in anj National Loop of six in the second round with overtaking the world’s champions. championship bout at Cleveland last night, Freeman, the “Arkansas Buzz- his knees buckling from a right that The Senators remain six and one-half saw,” became the new czar of the division. It was Thompson’s first title rattled off his chin in the tenth came games behind the Athletics. The fight since he knocked the crown from Jackie Fields’ brow a short time ago. New York Giant Travels Along back to defeat the negro titleholder Yankees are 15 games away from in his first defense of the title since Wilson “Buster” Charles, 22-year-old Oneida who captur ed the decathlon in the A. A. U. championships at Pitts- first place. at Merry Clip With Only an Institute, he won it from Jackie Fields in De- burgh, is all-around athlete at Haskell starring at football, baseball, basketball and track. Cleveland fell by the wayside yes- Three Weeks troit just four months ago. terday although winning its. seventh 169 MASHIEWIELDERS STAND Left A crowd of 15.000 agreed with Ref- game in succession, defeating the ere Haley's decision. The spectators, Chicago White Sox, 6 to 1. Phila- New York, Sept, 6.—(AV-With only first stunned at the change tn the Battle for P 010 Trophy Opens Today delphia also won a game and the In-' BETWEEN BOBBY AND HIS GOAL a few days more than three weeks to championship, suddenly cut loose dians were left 18 games behind and go, Bill Terry of New York continues with a deafening roar in approval of with only 17 to play for each team. to lead the National league race by a the verdict. Thompson was the most s Jablonowskl held the Sox to four hits. Emperor of Golfdom Neverthe- wide margin with every prospect of Tommy Hitchcock and Hi Gehrig holding top surprised man in the ball park Carroll Masters Simmons and Ruth The Boston Red Sox were only one less Is Favored to Win Fourth Increases the place until the end. He thought he had won, or at least American Four Favored to run behind up to the eighth inning Continuing his steady pace, Terry has had deserved a draw, but he made no when the A’s scored three runs, two Major Title held his batting average well above protest. Leading Colonels Win Over British Clout Home Runs on A 1 Simmons’ 34th homer. Swat Leadership the .400 mark while his nearest rivals “I think the decision was fair.” he Washington gained nothing by are some distance below that level. said after he got over the shock of slamming New York, Sept. 6.—(A*)—One Semi-official averages released to- New York, Sept. 6.—(A*)—For the Yankees around for 15 sixty-nine golfers stand as Simmons Slips day, losing. “It’s all in the breaks of the Toledo Wins 9 to 0 While Saints Athletics and Senators Both hits to defeat them for the 17th time hundred and which includes Wednesday’s game. hope give polo’s devotees, all roads led today between Bobby Jones and his fourth games, credit Terry with a mark of I Freeman will me in 21 games this season by a 14 to 5 major another chance and that he will be a Are Gaining With Win Over to Westbury, Long Island, scene of Win Contests and Yanks championship of the year. .410, two points above his average of count. Babe Ruth hit his 45th homer A’field of 170 has entered the 34th Yankee Now Has 13 Point Mar- the creditable champion.” the opening match of the tenth ser- in the ninth. week before and 21 points ahead Milwaukee Are Beaten Again' national amateur championship to be of Chuck Klein of Philadelphia and Champ Was Outboxed ies between the* United States and Detroit and St. Louis had a day of club, gin; Grove and Ferrell Set the title because of played at the Merion Cricket Babe Herman of Brooklyn, who are Freeman won idleness as did four of the National Haverford, Pa., Sept. Thirty- place his ability to outbox the champion, Louisville, Sept. 6. f/P> Carroll, Great Britain for the International Philadelphia, Sept. 6.— (lP)—Simmons’ League 22-27. Pitching Pace tied for second at .389. The run- Toledo pitcher, allowed Louisville four cup. 34th home run helped Philadelphia clubs. six holes of qualifying play will be ners up each gained who missed more punches last night Friday. have one point hits and the Hehs won, 9 to 0, defeat Boston, 5 to 1, Monday. The St. Louis Cardinals profited by field for the match play to 32. Two in the past week. than he ever missed in his life. The Colonels made 7 errors. Arrangements were made for 40,- Boston 000 100 000—1 7 2 this day of rest, going into second «22 R staged Sept. 22 and 23, reducing the Chicago, Sept. 6.—(/P)— Catching Rfggs Stephenson of Chicago Thompson complained as early as the Todedo 000 050—9 0 000 persons at the Meadow Brook Philadelphia .... 000 200 03x—5 TO 2 place in All con- Louisville 000 000 000—0 4 7 the National League stand- 18-hole match play rounds will be tinues to hold fourth place among tenth round that his hands were sore, Carroll and HenlinO; Williams, Fen- club’s International field to see Russell and Heving; Earnshaw and ing, four games Sept. Simmons in the midst of his worst 1 Cochrane behind Chicago, staged on Wednesday, 24. but these players who qualify as regulars but he did not offer this as an alibi. ner and Thompson, Barnes Tommy Hitchcock’s American four without making an effort as Cubs batting slump of the season, Lou defend the trophy held by this coun- the the rest of the week’s play will be with a mark of .384. He is followed Freeman boxed and Jabbed as he SAINTS XOltl OIT 11KNS SENATORS WIN ANOTHER and New York Giants both lost. at 36 holes. Gehrig boosted his margin to 13 by O’Doul, Philadelphia, .380; Lind- never boxed and jabbed before and Bt. Paul—By scoring a run In the try without a. break since 1921. New York—Washington wos Its New York dropped Jones, year inning, is 17th game out of 21 played tht* sea- to third as the winner this of the points during the twentieth week of strom, New York, .3681 P. Waner, he caused the champion by skillful ninth St. Paul nosed out Mil- The series on a best-two-out-of- hung straight open waukee 8 to 7. game son from New York, 14 to 6. Ruth hit Boston Braves a third British and British amateur League Pittsburgh, .368; Traynor, Pittsburgh, feinting to miss repeatedy. Only the three basis with the second set his 45th homer. the American batting cham- Milwaukee 100 150 000—7 10 1 Wednesday defeat on the Giants, 6 to 4. titles as well as the American open, .364; Watkins, St. Louis, .363; and second, fifth, eighth and tenth rounds St. Paul 012 040 001—8 12 2 for and the third, if nec- Washington 000 323 03—14 15 2 pionship struggle. essary, games .. The Cubs led the Pirates almost to will be a favorite to regain the Am- Cuyler, Chicago, ,361. Thompson’s by clear margin. Strcleckl. Miller. Ryan and Young; next Saturday. All New York 000 000 032 5 10 5 year ago averages, including were a Harries, Murphy, Gomez and Fenner. begin p. (E.S.T.). the final moment, then went down, 8 erican amateur title won a Unofficial In addition to leading league’s eleventh, appeared at 3 m., Each game ' Crowder, and Spencer; Plpgras, Hol- by Wednesday, the After the he to lasts eight loway, McEvoy and Dickey. to 7, under a final Buccaneer rush. Harrison Johnston of St. Paul. games of revealed that batters, Terry has made more base tire and fade rapidly. From the 81.1F.R SBAt MILLERS '% chukkers of seven and Attiletie collected but city extra Trailing 7 to 1 at the end of the sixth, the outfielder hits than any other National leaguer. twelfth Thompson defeated one-half minutes each with JABLONOWSKI HI'RLKfWfiLI. round on staked Minneapolis behind Maley's ¦ Pittsburgh scored three runs in each three hits in his last 24 times at bat He now has total 222 safe effective periods in Jthe event of a deadlock .. Chicago—Cleveland -Chi- a of blows. his all on a right hand punch that pitching. 2. defeated for ft--grand average of .331, while 7 to at the end of regulation time. cago 6 to 1, behind Jablonowski's of the next two frames to drive Pat Klein, runner up In nearly every de- ..... High Forges City Ahead never did reach its mark. Kansas 001 120 003—7 10 2 faur-hlt pitching. the Qehrig hammered out 8 in 23 at- partment, ..... and tie the is second with 214. The Minneapolis 000 011 noo—2 S 2 Official4mnouncement of the link- Malone from mound tempts Matey and COlllns; Brillheart and ups provided surprises Cleveland'-...... 002 010 002—8 13 1 In the ninth, Paul Waner for a season’s mark of .394. young Philadelphia slugger the no for the Chicago 001 000 000—1 score. leads Griffin. experts. In the first game, 4 1 came up after one man was out and The slum out Simmons’ average 14 league in two base hitting with 50 America Jablonowskl and L. Sewell; Faber, Of Lebourveau in points. Gehrig’s fell two points DOWS INDIA depends upon Eric Pedley, California, Braxton and Crouse. clouted a home run over right doubles, is second in hits, in runs with Waner’s Homer Is SENATORS Si 5 the 8o the pitching dur- Columbus—Columbus won a free- No. 1; Earle A. S. Hopping, New field stands to win the game. effective was 131, and in runs batted in with 142. hitting game from Indianapolis, 11 York, No. 2; Hitchcock, 3, and ing the same period that only four Hazen “Kiki” Cuyler Chicago to 9. No. A. A. Hitting Race leading registered of Indianapolis Guest, of the 10 hitters tops the scorers wtih 135 runs .... Wi’iston York, Fatal to Leaders 014 310 000— 9 13 2 New back. For gains. Among them Urban which Columbus 700 110 llx—ll 15 0 Great Britain, Balding 68 Professionals was his league leading total of 32 stolen Van Gerald rides baseman, House, Alatyne. Mulrooney and .At_.Na.- l; Lewis L. Lacey, No. 2; Carroll and Hens Hodapp, Cleveland second bases has aided in producing. He also Angley, Mondino: Doyle, MllT Minneapolis Outfielder Swats at Eckert, Capt. Roark, 3; Who supplanted Gehrig as the leader is up Adam Comorosky Cubs Beaton 8 to 7 in Ninth by ler, Maxton and Dixon. C. T. I. No. and Lt. in grand runner to of Humphrey Guineas,back. After U. S. Title .383 Pace; Dumont and hits with a sum of 198 and Pittsburgh in hitting triples with 15 Pirates; Giants Fall Before ? America, rating an aggregate of Defeat Louisville stretched his lead in doubles with a against the Pirate clouter’s 23. 34 goals, is favored to win Tincup Leading total of 42. Hodapp ranked fifth in Hack Wilson of Chicago, his, Feats Yesterday ] the series, batting with Braves Again I perhaps in straight games, although Gene Sarazen, Twice Champion, with a .357 average. new National league home run record :t is generally Other batting leaders were Coch- leagues conceded the British Former American Leaguer Sept. 6.—(AP)—“Bevo” of 46, leads both in driving (By The Associated Press) challengers, Will Attempt to Shake Off Chicago, rane, Philadelphia, .361; Ruth, New baggers. Pittsburgh, Sept. 6.—(A*)—Faul Wait- will offer more serious out four He also heads his L. Paul Waner, Pirates—His ninth- opposition then they Pitches Fine Game for To- Lebourveau’s two month march at York, .360; E. Rice, Washington, .355; circuit in batting er's homer In the ninth grave Pitts- have at any Supposed Jinx the of American Association own in runs, having burgh an S to 7 victory over Chicago inning homer beat Cubs, 8 to 7. time since they the cup in head the Cronin, Washington, .354; Manush, accounted for 156. Wally Berger of Friday. last won batting halted by Pete Jablonowski, Indians—Stopped 1914. ledo Against Leaders race has been Washington, .351; Morgan, Cleve- Boston has taken second place with Chicago 100 213 000—7 10 1 Charlie High, Minneapolis outfielder land, .350; Reynolds, Chicago, .350. Pittsburgh 000 100 331—8 10 2 White Sox with four hits to win, 6 New York, Sept. 6.—(/P)—Sixty - 33 homers. Babe Herman two and a member of the famous High Gehrig retained his leaderships holds Malone, Osborn and Hartnett; to 1. eight crack professional golfers com- Chicago, Sept. 6.—(A*)—Owen Car- second places with 45 doubles and 17 Brame and Hemsley, 8001. baseball family. with his hits for a total of 372 bases Heinie Maush. Senators—Collected pete in the P. G. A. championship at roll, former Detroit and New York While the heavy hitting Toledo stolen bases. GIANTS BEATEN AGAIN double and three singles off Yahkee Fresh club, Flushing, hurler, who was sent by the latter and his 150 runs batted in. Ruth The New York Giants have im- the Meadow to outfielder's batting mark slipped two clung Boston—The Giants slipped to third pitching. beginning Monday. few weeks ago, has given to his lead in most runs scored proved their lead in team batting by place as they were defeated by Bos- Toledo a points during the twentieth week of with in home runs with ton, Bruce Cunningham, Bnaves A qualifying medal play notice he doesn't intend to remain 135‘and his bringing their average up to .323, 6 to 4. £%/ 36-hole in campaigning, High supplanted him 44; Combs of the Yankees had the New York ... 300 001 000—4 7 2 Pitched effectively against Giants, XiLEADERS! Monday will select 32 for 36 hole the American Association, if he can by hiking percentage while Philadelphia has drrfpped to Boston 102 030 as leader his greatest collection of triples, while OOx—6 13 0 giving seven hits and winning 6 to 4. (By The AMoelnifd Pram) play beginning Tuesday. pitch himself of .316. Cincinnati’s .974 fleldingmark Hubbell, Heving and O’Farrell; Cun- match Leo out it. to .383 or three points better than McManus of the Tigers still led in ningham and Spohrer. A 1 Simmons, Athletics—Aided in NATIONAL LEAGUE Diegel Is the defending champion. Carroll yesterday up with averages still is good enough for first place. Battinsr. Terry, Giants, .404. came an his rival, unofficial includ- stolen bases with 19, one more than defeat of Red Sox with double and Huns, Although Walter Hagen, who impressive four-hit Pitching honors remain in the cap- Cuyler, Cubs, 136. won victory over the ing games of Wednesday revea'cd. a week ago. 34th homer. Home rung, Wilson, Cubs 46. the title five times, failed to qualify, leading Louisville Colonels. Ilis Lebourveau has played in 27 games able hands of Pat Malone of the Cubs, Stolen bases, Cuyler, Cubs, 32. “Lefty" Grove ascended to the who has won 17 games and lost seven other well known stars will be in the mates bunched hits off Guy Williams more than High, however. leadership mathematically Blake Out With Calve, pitching for a .708 average, the best mark of any Jack who had one of the AMERICAN LEAGUE running. Gene Sarazen, twice cham- and Ken Penner for a 9 to 0 decision. The big punch of the circuit again during the twentieth week when he >, greatest throwing Batting. Gehrig. Yankees, regular hurler. Fred of arms ever seen in .388. pion, will have to shake off the jinx The defeat served to trim Louis- came off the big bludgeon of Nick captured two for total of 23 Fitzsimmons ¦¦ the Texas league, now is a captain of Huns, Ruth, Yankees, 138. pro during more a New York has a .700 mark gained Wrenched Home runs, Ruth, Yankees, 45. supposed attached to the playing ville’s margin over St. Paul to three Cullop the week. The Min- five defeats. Other Muscle harbor police at Havana, Cuba. neapolis victories against from 14 victories and six defeats. Stolen bases, McManus, Tigers, 20 over his home course. and one-half games, as the Saints outfielder collected four leaders were Wesley Ferrell of Cleve- defeated 8 to 7. more home runs in seven games for Three pitchers who work with less Milwaukee Kansas land, who won two more on his big regularity, City Minneapolis a record-shattering sum of 62 for the Mitchell of New York, Chicago Cub Pitcher Probably turned on and string for a total of 24 against 9 Chicago, victory step season; he scored eight more runs to Teachout of and Heving of scored a to move a near- losses, and George Eamshaw of the New York, have higher Will Not Pitch Again er the first division. boost his lead over the league in averages. OUR BOARDING HOUSE By Ahem field, Athletics who had. a record of 20 and A first inning produced that boosted his total base col- also led This Season that seven lection to batted in more 10. Eamshaw the league in runs, and some lesser gatherings 376 and 10 strikeouts with a total of 163. Carpio Youth Might along the way, gave runs for a leading total of 144. In- Columbus an 11 orgy Washington went into a tie with Pittsburgh, Sept, 6.—UP)—Sheriff victory Indianapolis cidentally, Cullop’s home run place Be St. Olaf Regular to 9 over in the enabled Minneapolis to break the the Yankees for first in the Fred Blake today failed to answer the third game of their set. Ollie Tucker, team batting race during the week. roll call of Cub pitchers, and Indian outfielder, all-time American association home slumped four points ’ Northfield, Minn., Sept. «.—(ff)—Ed may not got another homer, run record for teams, which the club The Yanks to a answer it again this season. while Van Alystine, Benes and Smith .305 percentage while the Senators Johnson, Carpio, N. D., fleet-footed established in 1927, the Millers al- expected give The sheriff was shipped back to also came up with circuit drives. gathered held their ground. The Athletics re- halfback, is to last Chicago ready have 171; the old fight a po- last night for an examination record stood at 164. tained their two point margin over year’s regulars a hard for and treatment of a wrenched abdom- Cullop also ranged third in batting the Senators in team fielding with a sition on the St. Olaf college football inal muscle suffered during the Phil- J75 average. team this fall. adelphia Fergus with a .372 mark. series in Wrlgley Field. Falls to Simmons, Louisville, led in most Blake was not the only starting hits with 219. His teammate Layne, pitcher to be ailing, for Charlie led in stolen bases with 87. Root’s sprained arm suffered a re- Meet Fargo Team Mathematically, George Dumont lapse yesterday and may keep him out of Minneapolis and Ben Tincup of for another week. Louisville topped the pitching race Minnesotans to Invade North with 13 victories and two defeats Dakota for Inter- each. Wiley Moore, veteran St. Paul Sept. 27 hurler, was regarded as the leader Tilden, Borotra state Contest among the regulars, however, with a record of 21 victories and eight defeats. Both Play Today Fergus Falls, Minn., Sept. 6.—(A*)— Fargo, N. D„ and Fergus Falls high school football teams, after an ab- AMm•! OMmßm* Big Bill Meets New Yorker While sence of several years from inter- state competition, meet on the grid- Frenchman Will Battle iron again this fall. Berkley Bell The game is the second on the lo- cal’s schedule, Sept. 27, and will be played on the Rorth Dakota field. Forest Hills, N. Y., Sept. 6.—