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PAGE EIGHT—SECTION TWOfHE NEWS-HERALD — SPENCER, IOWATHURSDAY, APRIL 3, £30DrinkYoung Giant to Gppose RubelLegion Card April 14to See Barney Hassel in ActionUneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”So wrote a poet years ago and although Charles James J. Jeffries” Rubel has a decided preference for true detective stories and wild west tales, he agrees that the gentleman who penned the above line expressed a great, universal truth.The bird that wrote that was as good a poet or writer as I am a fighter, almost,” confided Charles J.J. to The News-Herald. He must have been a champion in some line himself. Ever since I got good I’ve thought the same thing, but I didn't get around to write it down.”And if anyone should know, it is Charles. For, less than a week after he had eliminated Earl The Mighty” Smith from competition and for a few moments from circulation, challenges have poured in thick and fast, each challenger aspiring for the figurative crown that now rests more or less securely above Charley’s massive brow.Fight Set for April 14The outcome is that arrangements are. now complete for another Legion fight card, the feature of which will be £j.n eight-round battle between Charley and a certain Barney Hassel of Graet-tinger, in which the local farmer-grappler-pugilist will defend his laurels, his anatomy and his claim that he is the roughest, toughest, most scientific and finished fighter now claiming Clay or Dickinson counties as his residence.The fight will be held Monday evening, April 14, at the boys’ and girls’ club building on the Clay County Fair grounds and will see Charley matched against the strongest adversary he has met so far.Investigating Hassel’s qualifications, the Legion’s matchmaking committee learned that Hassell is 22 years old, white, single, tough and ambition. They found, too, that he is not a novice in the ring but that because of his 210 pounds of weight and terrific punch, he has been unable to secure matches in these parts.^ And among his other qualifications, they found that he aspires to bigger and better things and that he welcomes the appor-tunity to meet Clay county’s own contribution to the swat industry, considering it a stepping-stone to recognition.Kayoes HorsesAs voluble as Rubel and equally modest, Hassel told the Legion committee that he was in perfect condition, explaining that during the farm sale season he had made a comfortable living by demonstrating his strength to skeptical crowds.Hassel's favorite demonstration, he told the matchmakers, is to wager that he can knock down a horse with one mighty right. He has collected on this stunt a number of times this season, he says, and when the Legion representatives appeared dubious he offered « free demonstration.Spare the horse and save your strength for Charley . You’ll need it,” R. A. Peterson told him, after Hassel had produced witnesses in proof of his statement.Charley AmusedInformed that his latest adversary was possessed of such unusual strength, Rubel laughed loud and long. Knocking down a pug horse and knocking me out, are different. They, told me Smith used to toss around a Ford engineDance at Moore-BirdsallFWDAY, APRIL 4, 1030 PAUL ltOSS and li» OrchestraTU12SDAY, APRIL S, llKW ART IllDDINGEIlami Hitt Nine Commander*Gent* $1.00i:liiidleK 23cBig brother Herman of the Loepp family, in Detroit, Michigan, put little brother George in organized baseball. That was six years ago and little brother George, now ofSpencer, got along so well that he now is with the Washington club in the American league, and is said to stand an excellent chance of winning a permanent berth on the Senator squad.Concerning George, ! who left Spencer early in March to join the Washington squad at their Biloxi, Mississippi, camp, a sports writer for the- Washington Evening Star said in a recent edition:George was born September 11, 1903, in Detroit and 10 years later he was active on the sand lots of the Automobile City. He played much in and around the city and finally went into industrial baseball.It was in 1920 that be began out-fielding for the Morgan Wright nine, and later he became affiliated with the team representing the Graham Brothers Truck Co. This industrial base ball paid right well, but George wanted to enter organized ranks and at last got his chance in 1924.It was when big brother Herman gave the helping hand. Herman had been infielding for a year with Muskegon of the Michigan-Ontario League when he let the manager of .the club know what a clever* outfielder the younger brother was, so in 1924 up went George to Muskegon. And he lasted just one month. Then he had a trial with Sioux Falls of the Tri-State circuitand was in the South Dakota, when only two weeks after, George took up semi-pro ball and played . at Spencer, Iowa, the remainder of the season.But George was not discouraged. The next spring found him again and this time he made good. He stuck with the Kitchener team the entire season and in the fall was sold to Mobile of the Southern Association.While the property of the Mobile club George saw something of Dixie. The Gulls farmed him to Hattiesburg of the Cotton States league in 1926 and the next year they sent him to Meridian, of the same circuit. He did not go through the season at Meridian, playing the last six weeks with Selma of the Southeastern circuit. But he had done so well that the Red Sox bought his contract from Mobile late in the year.In the spring of 1928 George went to the Red Sox training camp at big leaguers moved north had Bradenton, Florida, but before the farmed him to Pittsfield in the Eastern association, but he spent the last month of the campaign with the Boston bunch and reported to it again in the spring. He did not stick, however, for the. Red Sox sold him to Baltimore, from which club the Nationals bought him last fbmmer. George is a married man and now makes his home in Spencer, Iowa, instead of Detroit. He is quite a fisherman and a hunter, too, and spends much of his time in the open between seasons.like a baseball. It wouldn’t of made any difference to me if he carried a couple of Lincoln engines around with him all the time. Let Hassel go around picking on horses. He don't scare me any. I’m a fighter, not a freak.1PIThe Rubel-Hassel match was arranged after scores of Graettinger fans had urged the Legion to consider him as an opponent for the local pugilist. Hassel has been under the tutilage of Ben Reeves,“Greatest Value Giving Store in Northwest Iowa Since 1887”r-c© 00lt;GGOas£oCO«u*JSuofc*72besVs■a■**8A Store forMenYou will find that men who are particular what they wear are also particular WHERE they buy. They have a distinct preference for the men’s store where they are always sure of securing the correct styles in large assortments.Men patronize , this store because the prices are as satisfying as the merchandise.Oa{atoCDlt;EGreOlt;N.s72lt;■*8(t2OHV3toftThe Greatest Value Giving Store in Northwest IowaSince 1887so3'o0000*“Greatest Value Giving Store in Northwest Iowa Since 1887• tfonce widely known as an athlete,and has already started rigoroustraining for the bout. Graettinger fans are said to have declared that they would back their candidate to the limit in the betting.Gerdes-Perry MeetAs the semi-windup, Legion officials have matched, for a return engagement, Wild Bill” Gerdes of Dickens and Cliff Perry of Terril. Of all fights on the card here in March, none won more favorablo attention than the Gerdes-Perry go and they fought a fast six-round match to a draw, Gerdes being the aggressor, and Perry warding him off with a clever style of fighting, occasionaly slip-ing in a damaging punch. This match alone, Legion members believe, will be worth the price of admission, and with the bout extended to eight-rounds, it is expected to be a feature of the evening.Another match definitely arranged is a six round battle between Glenn Johnson of Esther-ville and Kid Fain of Emraets-burg, who has recently been working in the Red Owl store in Spencer. Johnson fought a clever battle on the last Legion card and al-thought Fain has never been seen in action here, he is said to be one of the classiest amateurs for his weight in this part of the state.Match Dyhrkopp-Gerdes“Tootie” Dyhrlcopp will again bids for the favor of a local crowd when he meets Young Gerdes of , Dickens in a four-round match, i Not at his top form at the last match, because of an injured knee, Dyhrkopp is said to have fully recovered now and will go into the ring determined to end the bout in the least possible time. Gerdes is an unknown quantity here, but he comes of a fighting family and it is reasonable to presume that his older brothers have taught him more than the rudiments of the manly art.Sign Good PreliminaryAs a preliminary Amon Curly” Miller of Arnolds Park will make his reappearance in the ring against Kenneth Lighter of Dickens, the bout being: scheduled to go four rounds. Curly” won the favor of the crowd at the Legion's first-'fehow, but. has not reappeared since. Lighter is a cousin ofAttractions at Spencer TheatresNancy Carroll, Stanley Smith in the Paramount Picture •‘Honey”, with Harry Green, Skeets Gallagher, Lillian RothLILIES OF THE FIELD” OFFERS TENSE DRAMA—Snappy dialogue, action that Is animated and well sustained and character sketching that is exceedingly clever are features of Corinne Griffith’s first all-talkic field, Lilies of the Field,” whicli comes to the Solon Theatre, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 8, 9 and 10.As the name implies, the story deals with certain daughters' of Eve who toil not neither do they spin,” except when it comes to spinning yarns to extract jewels or gold nuggets from their admirers of male persuasion.Mildred Harker, portrayed by Miss Griffith, is the only one of the group of show girls who intends to live on her weekly salary check. She has had a tought deal check. She has had a tough deal frameup divorce and wins custody of their little daughter.After a tensely dramatic story, the sufferings of her bruised heart are assuaged and a future of love and honor assured her. :,,“This picture, which was directed by Alfred Santell, has the added advantage of the speaking voice and contains the elements of entertainment that hails a new type of western drama.ROMANCE OF RIO GRANDE” IS GRIPPING BORDER STORY—Heralded as a gripping drama of the west, Romance of Rio Grande,” a Fox Movietone production, with Warner Baxter, Mary Duncan and Antonio Moreno features, comes to the Solon Theatre, Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5.Taken from the widely read novel, Conquistador,” by Katherine Fullerton Gerould, the action unfolds around a youth, ostracized by a wealthy grandfather, and forced to make his own way in dangerous zones. * vlt;'Romance of Rio Grande, seethes from the story skirmish with a band of outlaws and a crew of railroad workmen to the battle to the death between Baxter and Moreno.SWEETIE” IS NOW HONEY” IN FILM—Nancy Carroll, the flaming-haired sweetie of Sweetie” fame, is to seen and heard in her second musical romance, and her second starring picture when Honey” comes to the Solon Theatre, Sunday and Monday, April 6 and 7.Honey” is based on the famous comedy success, Come out of the Kitchen,’ ’by Alice Duer Miller and A. E. Thomas.The cuddlesome Miss Carroll plays the role of a southern girl, who is forced by circumstances to assume an Irish brogue and play the role of cook in her own plantation kitchen. Stanley Smith plays the role of Burton Crane, young scion of wealth, who falls in love with Nancy during a visit to her plantation. Smith was her college—boy sweetheart in Sweetie.In addition to Smith others in the big supporting cast are Harry Green, of The Kibitzer” fame; ZaZu Pitts, whose dolorous helplessness as a sap character has brought roars of laughter in every one of the twelve talking pictures she has played in; Lillian Roth, Skeets Gallagher, charming, little Mitzie Green, the nine-year old youngster, who scored a big hit in her film debut as one of thewise-cracking children in “The Marriage Playground,” Charles Sellon, the banker, and Mary Brian’s father in Burning Up, and Jobyna Howland, tallest woman of the Broadway stage, whose, fame on the legitimate stage brings her ,this first chance as a character comedienne in the tailing films.Farmer Lighter and is considered a promising youngster. ;General admission tickets’ are are now on sale at the Grand P6ol hall and at Bink’s Billiard parlor, while reserved seats may be secured at Driscoll’s Candy shop in the Tangney hotel building. To guarantee against disappointment, such as was experienced by scores of fans at- the last show, the Legion committe urges that seats be secured in advance.NAME TOMER BOSS AT ESTHERVILLEArt Ewoldt and George Tomer, part of the Spencer Cubs’ flashy infield during the 1929 campaign, will appear on the same diamond a number of times this year but their status will be changed from that of team mates to that of rival managers in the Minnesota-Iowa circuit.This fact was assured last week when directors of the newly organized Estherville Baseball association employed Tomer, whose home is in Perry, Iowa, to managethe club. Previously, Ewoldt was again hired as the Cub boss for the 1930 season.Considering Mr. Tomer's acceptance of the contract, the Estherville News says: Mr. Tomercomes to the Estherville team with excellent recommendations . both as a player and as a manger. During the 1928 season, as playing manager of the Marshalltown team he was highly successful and he was also highly regarded by those who know him from this section in connection with his work on the Spencer team last season.Tomer has played in league baseball for several years, and during one season’s play with the Michigan league was not only named the best first baseman, but led the league in the hitting column.DeMOLAYS LOSE IN STATE MEETSpencer’s DeMolay basketball team, entering the state DeMolay tournament at Jefferson last week, were eliminated Friday morning in the first round of the competi-.tition when the local athletes encountered unexpected opposition and were eliminated by Valley Junction,' 28 to 20.The DeMolay. team, given a good chance of advancing to the semifinal round after they had drawn Valley Junction for the first encounter, failed to play the type of basketball, shown on the local floor at various times this year, and although the Valley Junction team played a ragged game in the first half, the outcome was never in doubt.Players making the trip with the Spencer team were Bob LaBrant,-Alfred Sieh, Pete Austin, Angelus Tertipes, Dale Pitcher and Ivan McCurdy. Accompanying the team were manager Alfred Noehren and Coach Austin Shearer.Chariton’s DeMolay team, well balanced- and playing consistently good basketball, weathered the strenuous schedule and Saturday evening triumphed over Ottumwa to win the championship of the state. Ottumwa has won the tournament for two years in succession and stood in a fair way to wjn permanent possession of the cup.The games were played' In th armory at Jefferson and were attended by good crowds. The tour-Old Grandfather’sClock Is Theme of C. W. Hoxie PoemTribute to an old clock that ticked off the hours during an era in which the first pioneers were beginning to wrest a living from Northwest Iowa soil is the basis of a poem by C. W. Hoxie, which he submitted to The News-Herald this week.Mr. Hoxie bought the clock referred to in the poem from J. F. Burroughs, his neighbor, who had purchased it from a man named McCormack, a boarding house keeper. Mr. Hoxie says:My wife and I and Mrs. Adrian Foster, an old acquaintance, came west with us to join her husband, who was waiting at Old O'Brien and who had secured a homestead.We all stayed with Bostwock at his boarding house at Old O'Brien until we got our houses built on our claims. Mr. J. F. Burroughs homesteaded, joining me. We worked together building our houses.Our claims were 12 miles north of Old O’Brien. We lived in a tent while we were building. We came in 1871 and in 1872 the county seat was moved to Primghar, the center of the county. Then McCormack sold the furniture of his hotel and my neighbor, Mr. Burroughs, bought the Seth Thomas clock referred to in the poem. About two years later I bought the clock of Mr. Burroughs when he moved away.The poem, to the tune of Grandfather’s Clock,” follows:I am thinking today of my. pioneer clockWhich stood many years on the floor.Now it stands on the shelf like it did long ago And its days of rest now are o’er. It was ticking day by day in O’Brien, Iowa In the days of old O’Brien long ago.Chorus:—The old McCormack clockNow stands on the shelfThat was faithful in the days ofyore;But it stopped short many years agoAnd no tick was there any more.And it run many years long ago, For the old pioneers was faithful and true,And no rest did the old clock know.And it sure satisfied,In the days of old O’Brien long ago.It was bought near the morn When the county seat was born, In old O’Brien long ago;And it ticked out the years For the old pioneers In iticCormack’s Hotel as you know.Seth Thomas is the name,And from the east it came,And now running and ticking at last,A reminder of the years Of the O’Brien pioneers And the sixty years that are past.nament, according to Mr. Noehren, was probably the most successful ever sponsored by the DeMolays.Phone 900Matinee Daily at 2:30 at Reduced AdudsskmsWednesday and Thursday, April X • 3CHARLES KING and BESSIE LOVEfamous stars of “The Broadway Melody” inFriday and Saturday, April 4 and SBlood relations . . . hot blooded caballeros, hot after the same senoritas . . . greedy for the same vast estate. And in the struggle which resulted, one was slain.ADDED ATTRACTION —CLARK and McCUL-LOUGH in “ALL STEAMED UP”Matinee daily at 2:30, 10c and 30c. Evenings, 7:30 and 9:15, 15c and 50c. SATURDAY EVENING SHOWS STARTat 7:00.With WARNER BAXTER, Mary Duncan, Antonio Moreno. From the novel “Conquistador” by Katherine Fullerton Ge-rouldSunday, Monday, Tuesday, April 6-7-8Fm in LoveWith YouftmmNancy makinglove! HarryGreen andSkeets Galla-gher. makinglaughs! Every-body makingmerry with thenew song hits,Sing, Youinner s,”My L i t t 1 e Hope Chest,” and others. It Feels Great!song-romance revelSTARRING NANCYCARRO LLWITHusitHARRY GREEN SKEETSGAli^HER MLLIAN ROTH STANLEY SMITH. d QarammtComedy, “MADAME Q Latest SOUND NEWS.fMIDNIGHT SHOW SATURDAY NIGHTAPRIL 5 AT 11:15—25 50cContinuous show Sunday. Shows at 2:00 4:00, 6 :00, 8:00 and 10:00. 15c and 40c to six o’clock. After six, 25c and 50c. Monday and Tuesday, Matinee daily at 2:30, 10cand 30c. Eves. 7:30 and 9:15. 15c and 50cWednesday and Thursday, April 9*10dORRNNIELILIESOF THEl£LD100% TALKING AND SINGING Big show scenes.Gigantic settings.Hear “I’d Like To Be A Gypsy,” the b e a u t i f u 1^ theme song. .Added attractions.'Comedyat iriee daily atEvenings,7:30 and 9:10, 15c and 50c. iLilies—show girls who blossom on Broadway. Come with them on their after-mid-night parties. See the night-life you’ve r ead and heard about. It’s the supremeVitaphone achievement of “The Orchid of the Screen.” *Coming Attractions—Fraser TheatreTHURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 4 and 5—“HIJACKING HUSTLERS” withJACK PERRIN. Also comedy and Chapter 5 of “PIRATE OF PANAMA.”MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 8 and 9—“OUR MODERN MAIDENS”with Joan Crawford and Rod'La Rocque. Also Comedy.
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Spencer News Herald
Spencer, Iowa, US
Thu, Apr 03, 1930
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