Variety (May 1932)

40 VARIETY SOUARE—SPORTS Tuesday, May 31, 1932 Vibnark BaU Ciob GiYes Tarie^' a 21-4Tos$iii' Around Witmarks' . tunesmlths scuttled •Vaxlety's' typewriter pushers and copy icdrrierS by a score of 21-4 In a sundown ball game on. New York's Vlmy Ridge, otherwise "known as The Meadows In Central Park, The . disaster took place Tuesdsiy Ct-.) and probably has sapped - the reportbrial TOUggs of all f urther Idea of themselves as knights , of the diamond. The carnage was tremendous a,nQ started early. With Witmark at bat and one down in the flrsV lnning a group of colored athletes, who evi- dently reached Harlem by way of the West Indies, were so engrossed In the ball game that they un- furled a carpet, behind second base and preceded to indulge in thai good old pastime known as cricket. That didn't hrtp 'Variety's' center .'--fl«Wl*i',' who,^ besides being apt to have one of his legs bowled off, also found himself immediately behind the pitcher who wais pitching , and ducking his way through a neigh-; boring game. By that time there, were two down, on a strike oiit, followed by a single, a pass and an error filling the bases. At which point some- one, with vengeance in bis heart, lifted a short fly to Snodgrass HotC-. man In right field. Galloping In hot pursuit, up hill and down dale, and detburlng around a boulder or two, NevermufE HofC woUnd up by Stumbling over four bars of "Was That the Human Thing to Do,' stuck his. glove In the iilr for a spectacular catch—and three runs came In. Two more scores bounced over the Manhattan Rockies before the first half of the Ibnlng was over • and; "^Wirlety* went to bat fire shows r^Aehind and it wasn't Sunday. Batting MO Having found out that anything on the ground was good for two bases. "Variety's' stalwarts got the Id^ of making It tough for the op- . position by walking up to the plate, taking their strikes and sitting down again, If there had been any. place to sit. The strike out sequence . was produced by Sammy Smith who was Bllngliig 'em for Montreal when •Variety's' first baseman was Just an Idea. That Infleider now has two children of his own, evolving the problem of what was holding Samnly upright in the box? The Mr. Williams* Five Los Angeles, May 30. Ivory Williams, colored ac- tor who worked 12 weeks in Metro's 'Tarzan,' saved his money and now is in business for himself. . Williams has opened a-com- bination oil station-ice sta- tion-southern barbecue. An- nouhces his policy will be to give is. quart of oil after a customer's purchases have amounted to five, not etdting five of what. BOTHE TOSSER MISSES; BEANS SOCIETY MATRON Topeka, May 30.. A reward is offered for a pop bottle thrower who missed a grap- pler at the Kansas Free Fair Sta- dium. The pop bottle frifictured the skull of Mrs. Hall Smith, daughter 6: on6 of t'-e Shawnee County com- missioners and she ndw lies in ser rlbus condition a:t a local hospital. The bottle tosser was angered when 'Doc' Reynolds, a wrestler, be- came peeved at a, decision of joe Carpentftf. referee, giving Jean Callet a ffJl. 'Doc' slugged Joe, putting: the referee in dreamlanj}. Mrs. Smith, in one of the boxes at the ringside, fell from her chair as the bottle struck her. She Is of the social set of Topeka and a niember of the Hunt club. County and wrestling promoters have totaled $200 reward for information .as to the Identity of the bottle tosser. solution decided upon was that it was being done by mirrors. Somewhere along In the seven innings "Variety' managed to pick up: four runs. Meanwhile,, the paper's pitchers (they dug up two) continued to pas^. out brass rings. Hlghligiits of the game could be notated as a feet first plunge into Little Gibraltar, which served as third base, by Buddy Morris who thereby risked two grace notes and his week-end golf, the agility of 'Variety' Inflelders to dodge a base- ball and the venerable Smith' per- son who, despite the natty attire in which he arrived, at the end of the third Inning' could have put on cork and gone right- into 'Old Man Spinner.' The sad news: Witmark.... 6 1 0 8 2 4 6—21 Variety..... 0 1 6 0 0 3 0—4 NEW YORK THEATRES WALKER AND UZIE JUST TWO INDIANS MAYEAIR Tli«if WMt PIttei .anii oM TM»m "NIGHT WORLD" A Universal Picture with LEW AYRES MAE CLARKE BORIS KARLOFF PAIACE .B'Mk acrihst. CMtlniiOui, tl A.M. t* II-JO P.M. JEANNE AUBERT LITTLE JACK LITTLE BOB HOPE tnd 7 Other -k Act* EMI Aft*. 29e-75«-tt 85«-9« |86f1lST. CtntiHUMit atam Wed. t«. Frldiy, ^ua, I I* 3 GEORGE BANCROFT THE WORLD ?xf FLESH with MIRIAM HOPKINS «^Jk £V On Brtadway gff 91* Contlnuflui Shtwi Wed. to Friday, June I to 3 GEORGE BANCROFT In THE WORLD ?,?e' with MIRIAM HOPKINS FLE^H LAST 8 WERKS LESLIE HOWARD fll PHILIP BARRT'3 New Comedy iHE ANIMAL KINGDOM "The Mastii't neit oratlfylni adveiitar*." -Ferry Bamrannd. Herald Tribune. Staged by .OIIbeH Miller EMPIRE THEATRE. B'«ay aad 40tli St. Eves. »-M. Matt. Wed; and 8aL, 2;3«. By JACK PULASKI Indoor boxihig season at the Gar- den came to a close last Thursday (25). What was hoped to be a flstlc tid-bit had Jersey's biill dog, Mickey Walker, in a mauling match with Paoliho Uzcudun. Mickey won, but he looked lucky. Both judges and referee, Willie Lewis, voted lor him Later, at the Tavern, Walker con- ceded he had not put up such a good fl?ht. ■ '.■ Did the fans put up a squawk? They did, and the semi-final, which went on last, never was announced. The decision, however, did not war- rant the razzing. The boys appar- eiitiy forgot that the early rounds were Mickey's. Attendance was far under ex- pectations, but no lift in prices. Klngsidd fairly good, arena weak, arid the ends almost bare. Only tlie cheap seats, on top, were filled. The bout proceeded methodically until the bell ended the eighth round. Then there was plenty of color, literally and otherwise. Uzie dropped his arms and MicLey kept socking. A right .opened up Pao- lino's already puffed left eye. . The cut bled freely during the ninth round, and that wasn't all. Walker's head and eye were slashed,' and the crimson stream that covered the bodies of both fighters made them look like a couple of Indians in w&r paint. Same applied to the final round. Walker, at 170 pounds, and Pao- lino, at 197, provided a handicap that told on the former welter and middleweight champ late in the fight. - But the; build of the scrap- pers did not Indicate such a dlffer- enee in poundage, both being'of: the rugged type. Uzie's Right Tlhe gong was unintei'esting until Uzie started tossing his overliand right in the fifth round. From {lien on the wild wallop wa,s ofteii thrown, sometimes landing on the face, but more often on the neck and shoul- ders. From a gallery slant the blows may all have seemed- good. One right tilted Mickey in the ninth, but he tore in regardless. Walker also was on the receiving end of several likely left hooks, but there is little doubt he delivered as well as he took it and earned a shade in the 10 rounds. Garden's new bowl, across the Queensboro bridge, is nearly com- pleted. It will open with a Jack Curley wrestling show Thursday (9) next week. Strangler Lewis and Dick Shikat will tcp the card. The Milk Fund will participate. First outdoor fight shoW^ In the bowl Is the Schmellng-Sharkey heavyweight title fight. It Ifs carded for June 21. Tickets have been on sale for the past two weeks. Ageri'r cies do not expect the customers to pay heavy money eicept for seats close, to the. ring. The top is $23. Milk Fund may also participate to stimulate interest. " Florida Cliunips L. A* Hollywood, - M&y 80.. Still. another racket worked on picture people is done from a distance—Miami. Fla, Clip- ping bureau there has been sending letters to Hollywood resident saying their names have been mentioned In news- papers and for 26c the clipping will be forwarded. ; John Miles at Radio received one of the letters. and, want- ing to find out who was writ- ing about him in Florida, sent on the two bits.The clipping was about the recent birth of ; hia son, and was. from si Los Angeles paper. Report Schenek Favorable To Kyne for A. C. Track Kansas City, May 29. Retirement of Wirt G. Bowman as president of the Agua Callente Jockey Club, In all probability means William B. Kyne, general manager of Riverside' Park, this city, will be named to operate the Mexican track, from reports. When Mr. Bowman relinquished his stock and stepped out, Joseph M. Schenek, Baron Long and J, N. Crofton acquired the stock and it is understood they are favorable to Kyne's appoiotmerit. It is said Schenek made,Kyne an Offer when the latter was' conducting the re- cent meet at Tanforan. , . . Schenek has been associated with the. .Agua Callente organization since the Mexican resort opened a few years ago . Renp*8 Midnite Bout Reno, May 30. Hanging up it $30,000 purse for a 2C-rOund go, the McKay Syndicate, Jaihes McKay, William Graham, Jack Dempsey and Leonard Sacks, believe they have a remedy for the depression in Reno. They hope to attract, a large crowd of fans to see Max Baer and King Levinsky mix it here July 4. Depending on a holiday crowd from California, the promoters, found themselves in a toiigh spot to fix the time of the fight. July 4 is Monday and the crowd, with a two- day holiday to enjoy, will not be able to leave the Coast until Satur- day afternoon. The fight cannot be held on Sunday, &nd If Monday afternoon is picked the fans will be on their way back home to go to work Tuesday morning. So It has been tentatively decided to start the battle at one minute after midnight Monday morning and thus give every one a break. A niidnight fight will be a noveltj', says Sacks, who is handling the de- tails, and he thinks the fans will go for it strong at about $20 top. The promoters expect the battle to gross better than $126,000. L A, V Tongh Private Courses Fold Because Duffers No Hageos Los Angeles^ May 30. Private golf courses, whlth until recently numbered 40 within a ra. dlus of 15 -jnlIes of Los Angeles have taken a bad lacing in the past few months. With memberships dropping off, a liumber were forced to. become public pastures, while others closed %he clubhouse and let the grass grOw. Lakeside, Hiilcrest, Lbs Angeles, Wllshlre and Ranclto are about the only local cours 'S which can talk about their financial condition with* out getting red. Raricho Is .subsi-, dized by the Ambassador hotel. Lakeside is ah actorfi' club, with 80% of Its membership drawn from pictures. ■ L. A. Rate* Top Los Angeles Country Club is the most excluslvcf course In tliis section of California, outranking Annandale. the Pasadena millionaire play spot, which recently waived admission fees and reduced dues. L. A. is so, exclusive that actors are . barred from membership and, frowned on as guests. Wiishlre is almost as snooty, but lets down the bars now arid then. Hiilcrest took in 100 members of the folded Fox Hills Country club, and is a popular' spot for picture executives. Ranchb was at one time the actors* cliib, but was aced out by Lakeside and Hiilcrest. Despite Lakeside's good, financial condition, membership that originally sold for $1,760 can now be bought for less than $300. El Caballero, Fox Hills, Whitley Park and Glrard have folded In the past two months; El Cabellero, when It opened three years ago, was rated by professionals as. on^ of the best courses in the country. FeW people got to appreciate it for. Its birth came as expensive golf began to fold. HollywootI Weakens Hollywood Country club, the first ace club to be opened here, felt the strain too much and Is now getting ready to turn the fairways Into pas- tures. One of the main troubles with Los Angeles courses, outside of the financial condition that made golf- ers think twice before they bought high-priced memberships, Is that most of them were built for pro- fessionals. Little thought wa^ given the golfer playing 96 or oven Courses were designed and con* structed to penalize the duffer, who after playing them several times looked for ah easier place to get his exercise. Practically. all the public courses hereabouts are so designed to let the 95 boys ^link they are Hagenis and send them home with ambitions fo^ course records. Not so with the private clubs, where, unless the playier can put his ball exactly where he. wants it, he has little chance of getting on speaking terms with any number near par. LOEIV S "THE MOUTHPIECE" Warren William—Sidney. Fei Vaudeville; StMpnagle <i Budd, Flerenea Rktiardaan, 3 Sailer*. Chlltm 4 TNamat—Other* R OXY SEVENTH AVENUE AT GOtti GTRBBT ''MAN ABOUT TOWN" with Vl'ABNER BAXTER On the Stafe: "NEW RHYTHMS." with 10. ouett etare. HU60 RIEBENFELD dkaetint. the R«iy Tliealr* 8ym»heny Orehettra. Beilnnlni Friday: "Monte Caria Midneeti" ■n Ufa Piroduolleii "NIGHT COURT" Wllh Walter Huilen, Phllllpl Helmet, Anlla Paie, Lewie Stone Or Stage: 'Hell'i Betlei' Bunchult Orth. Paris Leader a Suicide Paris, May 21. 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