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North Dakota State Gridders ShowMore Speed In Second Workout HereFFor Matadors; Tech Smooths AttackBison Club Due To Be Troublesome Here FridayWith nearly all of the soreness mid stiffness out of muscles and joints following the ride from Fargo, N. D.. to Oklahoma City, a game with the Gold bugs and a ride from there to Lubbock, all in the space of four days, the North Dakota Slttte college Bisons looked considerably better in their drill on Tech Field yesterday.Coach Casey Finnegan’s Bisons, runners up hi the North Central conference this season and always «■ tough opponent for Big Ten teams, are here to wind up the Tech vnr-sitv foot bah season at, home. The local schedule plays itself out Friday afternoon. The game beg in at 3:15 o'clock.Following the Bison workout yesterday. Coach Pete Cawthon’s. red-Kopecky On MainGo Here TonightFaDidriksonStars AtFajnous Babe Return* To SportSpotlight By Shooting A 77 To Lead Ft. Worth Women'# Golf TournamentFORT WORTH, Nov. 20. t/Pi — Blasting out a 38-39—77 over the _________ __ .... . soggy River Crest Country club lay-clad gridders went through an in- j out, Babe Didrikson of Dallas, fa-tense offensive drill. Indications mous girl star of the last Olympic point to a fairly evenly matched games, indicated that she was readycontest Friday, resembling, perhaps, for big time golf today by winning the first half of the Tech De Paul medalist honors in the second an-game last week. North Dakota State, however, boasts a season’s re port card much more impressive than De Paul’s,. For one ihmg. the Bisons are tbe only club in the nation this season to score two touchdowns against the powerful maulers cf University of Minnesota, the No.l ranking team of the United States. The Bisons were defeated, out not until they'd made Minnesota do its best stuff.Although the Bison team includes seven graduating seniors, all ofwhom pe r f o r racapnbly, Coach Finnegan makes no bones aboutnunl tournament of the Fort Worth Women's Golf association. Her score was the only one turned in under 89 in a field that included many state and sectional champions.Crashing mighty tee shots that seldom strayed from the fairways and playing a greatly improved game around the greens. Mass Didrikson turned in a card five strokes better than any other of the day. Tied in second place were Mrs. Frank Goldih waite. Texas champion for the past two years, and Mrs. R. E. Winger, a former Fort Worth city champion. Both listed 82 s.Costello And La Belle Meet In Prelim At Auditorium1hlisolA stroke behind Mmes. Goldth-his faith in a! waiU an« Winger, was Mrs. Dan young sophomore, * Chandler of Dallas, a former TexasBob Erickson, lire placement at fullback for Bill G've. Erickson'sJ 0 0 pounds co LrcRin.st the)ntricksim.'uliback'5 batter-mc ball carrying in the North Dakota university that helped make possible a Bison victor-' over the North Central conic rence foes. Erickson is expected tc do considerable pi trying Friday.Erickson's line plunging ability, piiu. the speed and shiftiness of lif-champion. Mrs. Tom Wallace of Tulsa, ope of Oklahoma's leading feminine players, turned in a:: 84. as [ did Mrs. F. C. Rodion, veteran Wichita Falls star. Miss D. Van LantiUiglmm of Charlotte. N. C.. -r’-ing line' and i czmp m‘xt W3Jh 85- while Miss Edna It 1 was the' big Suenger -of Shreveport, the Louisiana champion, had 86. Miss Neil Mooney of Sherman and Mrs. J. Lee Wilson, state municipal champion from San Antonio, also shattered fKJ with cards of 88. Mrs. J. W. Tate of San Antonio had 89.Joe Kopecky, veteran of many a mat marathon. Is scheduled to make his first appearance in several months tonight at the Auditorium.Kopecky will grapple with Gentleman Jack Purtiin. of Florida, inthe main event this evening at aprogram beginning at 8 o’clock. Burdin la an alligator trainer in his more restive moments, but likes to mingle with the lin-ers as a profession. He appeared here two ■weeks ago in a semi-final bout with Cyclone Burns, and stayed the limit with the man from Tennessee.Bums Meets ArthurBums appears on tonight’s card also, making hia third straight bow, this time in the semi-final with Ernie Arthur, one-time middleweight wrestling champion and ice hockey star of Canada,Another match that should provide plenty of interest is the 20-mlnute preliminary featuring Richard Rough-House Costello of Boston and Gene La Belle of Washington. La Belle is the crosseyed Frenchman who knows not the meaning of wrestlnig rules and regulations. and Costello is the powerful gent who all but gave Bailor Tex Watkins a licking in the main event recently.The return of Kopecky to this circuit after several months absence probably will be greeted with the large turnout oi the faithful, be-cause Kopecky. although a rough, [sulking. grouchy creature with a |fme disregard for sportsman s. hip. is also an impressive wrestler, cl. vrr,smooth and powerful «« his arm,,wethFrSadafe;veerWmiAtfoLthi;in■fir ! Cf W higrfrernibebi in wi Innlt;wiT!OFlloi dlt;[re'r-Fmtkntis,NO VISITORS. PLEASE Coach Casey Fmne?an has requested that his North Dakota State college Bivins be permitted to przteiicr in privacy- for theremainder of the week, and gates to Tech Field will be locked against visitors today. Secret practice also will be the order for the Matadors, who follow the Bisons in dally workouts.Coach Pete Cawthon and Finnegan request the cooperation oi fans in the matter of permitting secret practice.Reiners is due to call numerous paries. depending on Scholiander’s gooa tossing arm and unerring aim la bring gams against the Tech defense.A husky ball club, rather evenly bn lanced as to individual .size—except for the 282-pound Lyle Sturgeon. the F-Lsons have been drawing fearful comment from ruilbirds who have watched them practice the last two days, Yesterday they were bust imp through the workout with considerable steam and pep, although they complained of not being able to breathe as easily in ;hwhigher altitude. Coach Finnegan, a teacher of the Notre Dame system of offensive football, believes that byLittlefield Meets Ralls Fridav For North Half TitleatsiPi8*VWiitSithe end of the week the Bisons will tie Fritz Hanson, another favorite j be better accustomed to atmof-ba’l toter, gives Coach Finnegan j phene conditions, and ready to giveno his lads a measure of confidence regarding Friday’s combat.Among the seniors on the Bison b*lj club ts Windy Schollander. regular halfback,who is expected to get a lot of work done against Tech. Echollander is the ball club's passer; m fact, the outstanding passer in the North Centra! conference. He is _also an important ‘blocking figure, playing the blocking halfback position for Hanson when the later's turn is called. Quarterback NevilleSchollander•J~o Matadors a rigid n-t.Priddy To GuardAlthough Cawthon suggests that Jim Neill, halfback who has been cursing a broken thumb and a broken nose since the Simmons game, and D. M. McElroy, senior halfback injured m the Loyola game, may be able to return to the Tf.-h backfield this weekend, an injury in the line has cropped up that mak'u; necessary the shifting of Larry Pnddy. regular center, to a guard slot. Priddy was working at guard yesterday, and is almost certain to line up that way Friday.Dig Bear Curfmnn. fullback, and Adrian Clark, quarterback, who have i)'ien ailing ior two weeks or more, are expected to be ready to go Friday. Neither played an appreciable amount m the De Paul game.RALLS. Nov. 20 ‘Special»—A gala football day in Ralls is scheduled for this Friday when the Littlefield High school Wildcats come to battle the Ralls JackrabbiLs for the Class B football championship of the northern half of District 3DecIj ion to play the game h'-rewas announced yesterday. Little-Held and Ralls are tied for thp lead in the section, each having won or been awarded victories over all other opponents and having played each other to a scoreless tie early in the season,A special train bearing the Littlefield band and pep sound and hundreds of Ians will arrive here about noon Friday. A large dHcga. tlon of Ralls fans, and the local band, will form a reception committee.The winner of the RaHs-Little-field game will meet Lame:*, in alt probability, for the district championship on Thanksgiving. Lamesa plays Brownfieid Friday night at La mesa, and the Tornadoes are heavy favorites.olt;minwFMHDN11TIIDCKAL FRIEDMAN DIESLOS ANGELES. Nov. 20 -JV-A1 Friedman, 29. once a leading figure in the heavyweight boxing ranks, died today at the general hospital from injuries suffered when struckIi8BdlDR.
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Morning Avalanche
Lubbock, Texas, US
Wed, Nov 21, 1934
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