Variety (Oct 1934)

Tuesday, Oclobfr ao, 1934 TIMES SQUARE- SPORTS . D. R. iiii » i 1^ < - ii „ . ); i ; „i Football By Benny Friedman T^ast wt <'k moHt of tlio bipr toams jrflin true to form. This ■we«'k thoio a cctuple of Kairi>ea,l>e:tween %h(e liitRhty where the balance ttt pavfet Is .ilmost too Rnmll to bo noticed. IIlinoiH-Army, for Instance. It ttke^Illlnots becaase I think niul it will l>o tho Yale boys' won y on liuw to koep the Intlluns wraiiiu'd up^ . I»lttrJ!«It>ti-e/ Dame and ol'Ut Is the ch»lc*.V Tlili teani has every- tiiinir ;ni(1 lioldingr Minnesota to two toiichtlowns meant< tliat Notre Dauu> will have a touffh time scoriner. and PirobaUe. Football Winnert and Proper Odds November 3 ' Bmy Friedman ^ QAME8 WINNERt ■ 0DD8 JFordhafntTanniMM • t • •«• • «»TenneM4a i» * •« i »>>.!•• • .8/l| N. V. U>-Oarn«ff!« TMh. .< .i> t ..i.Carn«gi«- ra«h ..............0/7 Pittsburgh-Notre Daina ..........Pittsburgh .6/5 Columbia 'Cornell .. •.. • ^ ..« • t^.•.. .Columbia .••«... .«..• >... ..3/1 Yale- Dartmouth .. ..>.;.;.:..••. r .Dartmautti ....» • • •. •... Even Harvard•Princaton '.. ;.;^^.P!r{nQaton ....;.»«.i^*V**<>• Washington'Oragon Btata .....t..Washlngtait *r. t i»^»:* •.•>^• • >..^/B Temple -Hply Cnsaa'«•...»#.itV*> •^•"^P'e ■ • *• • • • •»*•••»'#• •>• ..JKyan Chicago - Purdue. -. v ^. t« > • • •.. (.-•.. Purdue ....... 4 • »>... .8/6 lllineia-Army ....... •..«.v*..«... IMinois .. Even I • • ;* s.e •.b-;«--ir-*'-t'a « a.e^ Taxaa*8o. Methodist .. ..8o. Methodist • > -B/O Minnesota-Michigan • Minnesota •■........••••*••... .2/1 U. C. L. A.-Stanford...•»•'«>«••••• Stanford ... •.•••;«!i«»:««tit. • ••5/8 N'thwestern-.Wiseonsin .......... N'thwestern .........;.. .. ... .6/5 ;': ; .;v ; / ( based on fair weather) '■: . Copyright, 1934, by Variety, Inc. they have a stionjrcr and more ver- satile outnt to avenge last year's de- feat. Dartmouth ahoujd finally break ttM iBowl if'nx kiia take Yale; Red nialk, Dartmouth's coach, will have his pafls defense set to stop the Cli, It's prct:t^ aure that Pittaburvll Will score. Tennessee will make the third In- tersectlonal match that Fordham wlU limM. it ieamt •« thoiif ii the boys from the far places pack too much football savvy ior Fprdha.m. • ■ — ■ ■•' - ■ " ■ i ■ ■■ ■ \ '■ Border Tenmam, Especially CaUente, in FfWer ason ani Fc.irs Hit New as GoVeriimeiit R<dief Mone;* Flood* Farm Aroat—FIrtt v.: ..'A^:;'l!^rii!M ,waVa''wltleli;.1iae hit the Mexican Federal Government . la htayins lts aCCect ovf Calicnte. Tia everything goes. With a sharp de- cline ot business due to the repeal >«Qrji« fear t^ Ifi the M«Mi^^ «pv- ernment starts restricting gambling and liquor, investments In the re- lioris will be washed upi. ;, - Agua Caiiente, with eeveral mil- liona lovestcd in the h6t«I^ track and jgrolf c6urse» worries indst. It has attenii)ted several times to have government olliciala come il<pliH|^ rHaort tli« ohee *^ist tn^ 4^^ of their attitude that CfttJchre is a class spdt and hot to be placed in the same aateigoriy as the other border Joints. • get a rise out of Mexico City, Calicnte has completed a 5,000- foot picture if all i^ actlyttips,.Im- ^^J^oyementa and % Iwildjiiga;; and ihippisd It to Mexico city Ifli of- ficial screening, hoping it may in- 11II' lice t'hj|r''|!lll«wrM'Pi|IW 'fliiliWal v; .:-0t^';,H$xtr^ care much' liiiiiKt happens. Border cross- ing to the various Joy spots has drupjKd 75% in the last year, so a ■hj^^ liuw i^gjaioat eVetiything wuuid 'SiRODEOTOPS Mr. nn(r .Mrs. Guido KeJkbf daughter, Oct. fj, in Ifew ifark. - Itoth^r ie daughter «F JiBfty 8^ . BroadWa^y theatre mnnasei'. vFather is 111 'Allure' at Empire, ■ V Air. and Utfi, Benjamin Ftjldman, •Oil, Hi gM«M(<v c^w i4if Madison Square Garden reports the most successful rodeo in the 'world's sefies' show which ended a It^day aeesioii flNmiSilF^ {29). Gross of $324,000 is quoted being $73,000 ings. fAitendanc^ laitiU^ up well thi«iu»hv out, topping all previous cowboy competitions. Number of admissions, oloc-lted at 251,000, at oDpioired to lS«.MO.>jrt.,pctobe^.;.::;:^ MARRIAGES AAil Mttckeston t<> Capt. .Leonard F, riuprge, Oct. 25, In New York. Groom is president of the Inter- national Broadcasting Co., I»ndon and Paris spot broadcasting reps. Ciaira Burns to Matt lyUlnieck; New York, Oct. 28. Bride la "Boots' Carroll, dancer. Oroom is Irt Paul Whlteman's orrh. Paul Ives, theatre manager, to Anna BhadkpWa« |tct|«e4«. |fi Cqtineii Bluffs, Iowa. ' "-v^ Sam Kata, Metrb •kecttthre,'? to I'atriria Detrong Nathnn, prof«F- sionally Sari Marltza, in l*h<>e?iix, Arlzv, pet. rti Brldf fijetlrea: 1^ FR£C JmSACnONS Chicago, Get. 29. President RooHeVelt's CWA and r^atritiled farm pojilclea, have un- wittingly made him the world's greatest angel of the fair bu-siness! The present generation can't recall such grosses as American fairs have rolli^d up this .leason. The direct cause of the sudden rejuvenation Is attributed to the dole, public works projects, the CWA and the brain- truster's happy idea of paying farmers for what thejr didn't grow. Payehology i^f the condition |iae made the fairs. <Jountry^ isectlbtis, starved for entertainment the past five years, were suddenly .alloted easy money. These hard Wdrtting folk wer» famished for amuMteent The Ibeal fair offei^d the opportune' ity, and as the records show all over the country, they were not a bit backward about attending. And it was ali a huge surprise iMM, least of an those in the ia^e, expected it. Fairs, including 'eotnit:^ and state, for the past years have been losing heavily. This sea- son, because there wasn't anything eiaa to do these aaitM «iH>ta, re- opened. The local btiRliie8B gr<^ed and gave what they could. With the earnest prayer, it would help their stores. All looked upon it as an ordeal that had to be gone through w}tb,. Itn||^|t« their astonishment wein ftMrtMd'^W'1^^ crowds some of their fairs had to swear-'4n 100 extra cops to care for th spending. Jamming throngs! At the same time many BiiUkiiig caml- vata, wlio' wiM^ |i««iuaded to ^me and decorate the midways, suddenly found themselves with bankrolls, outdoor showmen (exclusive of clrcqs mei»> WW hail FrijRident uppers. Another angle was the use many sections of the country made of the CWA crews in cleaning up and re- decorating their groands. Instead of the ustial 4?t^b weather beaten buildings, this ieaioh'a. still iothir fair organizations, such as Nash- ville and Jackson, Miss., this year were loaned money through the iiberaji BnoneyeU l^filipy. NashyJUe g<^t::.«''io«iM ■■ «f nmm, m«-'jiie)mii ' Pe'*m Coin .Ups . CaitUvAli' liuMI iMri 4ei»eiid tijiiOn i^»qye.: IM t, y .f§f /e ;' ! S^ * ^'v1 * ^ ' '. thei flir i nc r and-- >working.' man for ' ;. 'r.-' - .- ♦ : • itheir patronage. These classes of pieople, since 192S have been hard pressed. TJndcr the new regime they Wire allotted sufficient funds.to aat, siecp and |ake-in: their mdht, the ralra. " in many cases, whore serious rains hit fairs, the lull In bu.slnc»s was only temporary. Clear skies hrpMiglit; 4!>ut bujsiness that oftsat the ■ few ■day*g'.t6ii»i!ie.8.' ■ Ak in the: ckne ot N'orlliern Wisconsin, where icy weather stayed the crowds, it was only able to hold them In abeyance until; they eouH-ltmi^^^aam^^ : thi^ovgiv:- 'Wi^t^i^m^'''^iim'-mmk- chusfet, despite hell and liigh water, snow and hitting weather, all tho fairs rolle(),""ii|i)' Vimtin > l|B«al^«(!*4' .gr^ifBcs,. i,:';->Y-''y'\- :;./U'nu8ual" situailOA. '-iiMtiifiNililv/^id-;' ii|ft|9ir«, Having gone tbi^bugh the mdiibliii, the past sit years of losing money, tluy were uniireprtred for the sudden ui't'ush. Carnivals, in phd hlghti/ SoW out entirely their stocks ^;<li|ltii*i ilomie of .tha aturf they'll iJete* *ikt^Irljf ab»ut try fi">r years. To suddenly have thl.-! us:< l< S3 trlpc turned Into hard catili Ih reported to have turned the heads of severai 4«^i^n<lei|t ^arBy (•wneirs. ■■■, ■■' ■" ''■ Merchants Qutet . •.vhero the fairs were held felt no Increase in business. In truth many comp^iitcd tholr businesi iffSiM k^s» thiah When the fair did n<»t oti>erate. ft would seem th'> energy of these r-ountry folks has been piling up tho l>ast few years. Given a few dollars gindcr the present relief, plan,, and from ' the ; pWA^#l»^t«: let loose, llbw: they let loose c6ul4 be termed thp great American farmer's -j)rie. This busting out will likfly total 50 million dollars which it W.'Witl- matcd:.;ls;the/''take' <w thl>: g s ihii i n 's fai*v"V :. ■■•*■•. t>" ■■ .A-'^ It is true American fairs this year, for the most part Cut gate ad^ missions to 25c, against a former $0c. It's the eld story of playing to the thaases. Ufc'ely never again, for mkny years, will fairs attempt to take their revenue from gate receipts. The idea has proved Itself sound, with the fairs returning to the eaily Cotonllkl 4a^^^^^ Amusei^elidi, ffMr the most jpart, and outside the' carnivals, were on a high plane this season. Free at- tractions, in several cases cost $10,000 on the week. Wljth tlift Toronto Fair convention. snt. M^H H Im tasted there will be much Joy. It's the first time the lads have been able to turn pages of the ledgers and see only black. Likely, too, at tWa coaventioa very ambittoua idana will ha drafted for next season. But whatever happens you can figure the fair mob, to- gether with the carny men are for Roosevelt He if^da their year and Ita'beana'littmi i lii i p i ir DuebiD Dealers ainst inaAac*r of t||« B. * M^rbro theatr^:;- •■■■-■.."^,• - .:/-r: Mir. and Mrs. M. Marcu?, son. In Fort Wayne, Oct. 14. I'ather is kcu- eral manager o' imby tln-.it r( . , and also opet'Aivs spme li^diawipoti* 1 bovjlj0^ in IN cVIHii r ,angl« to the Whol« i. I^^f Broa<ilira9r;s due bill dealers are at war/';, :19m . w^n^ip sells hotel aerip is all steamed up. The fretting is due to the fact that a large number of shoestrlngers have set themselves up in competi- tion to t|}# I'ecognized handlers and threateniiM; iriifD %» the. buaineis. This etMh^p^lOtt It taking the form of chiselling, price-cutting, sidewalk button-holing and other violations of ethics which have dt:agg^d tha hotelmen thems6)yes littd^'Atha"fracas. '^In'■ licit,-'jifovi»<>M: have the newcomers becbthe that they even Invade the hotels and offer guests duebllli hotels they live In. ' Aneered by this allegeff^phiflclling, th9 h^tel QAeh are thr«atening ta stop all ^^tiiebin advertlsihg unless measures are taken by the more re- sponsible and established dealers to control the sale of the duebills and prevent their falli^f in.to the hands of 'unserupuIbM AeaVeNh: Instant have been cited where hotblhi^iri have cancelled advertising contracts rather than f'ubjsCt. .ttieme*^.ves,. tO: the annoyances. In an effort to save their business and to (eiiminata .tba.ahoai^tripgl^'s, the betteir khown wi*i#8 hatra^^^M^ several meetings with a view to per- fecting an organization that could tmdertake to remedy the situation. So far iiQth.ing tangil^f. lltas de- said that .lih^Ss the shoestrlngers are elfrhlhatPd nnd the business I)laced on a more ethical planO, he. will be forced to dlscqiitinuc, Tha prisscht trouble aff^cta ohly -tkf •.Jje^:-irA*k' «l.t<i.atio<ii::iha%«jiti<df tow*»'lho*«t riot' hfivlhgl!»ceh tbtfched as yet by the riewcnm'Ts. Strang<-ly enough, a survey of the business re- veals that there Is vtry little scrip on New York hotels ayallabla. The 'reg^urars' clain* that their tMtile to clean house Is being staged right now wlion things are lax in order to clear the 8li,uati<r/n b^*fore i-rcMont ad V<jr| ij?i ng etfnlracts ek|>lr« ^ tjai^ .jww;*i<eji-iui5i'.jwgoMate4:.^^^ , , Chicago. Oct. 29. From cut^rent sighs it looks like a big sea>on for Florida. Showmen from all parts of the country are readying to wove in and to hava sornethlng: g^iag for tHem, whether: it b<»; irgudaV^^ sideidMw* rootbeer eonesiMiion or a. pi^^ lotv ttTorld'a^ F ara moving ^n inaeaa *hd beading for tha': b#•t''^^tb^il«l|s''In'' and ' aroand' MiamC'- a of what is ex- pected thia'coming winter, is seen in the move of the Streets of Paris from the Chi fair to a spot Just outside Miami. World*« F(lir |j<rid<; mine will be built on the land owned by Richard Hood, part owner of tlie Paris concession here. In with Hood ia John MacMahon, another partner In the World'a FaU* venture. Hood and MacMahon Will apend |850i00d building an exact duplioate of Streets of Paris, with the peep shows, side streets and hide-away cafes. Admission is understood to be aet at tSo., as compared with the two-Mt gate here. Also shows will be all tilted for the easier money from the winter vacationists. Paria, in moving to Florida, turns down spots in New York, Los Angeles and ^Ta ff-'TMegi^ ••■'■'''•','■' Also golnir It! tills winter are Joe Rogers iuid IjCW Dufour, who had Tiife' and the Hawaiian Gardens at the Fair this summer. Sam Hare la reported reopening hia ,^ler|d« ClUcago agenta are already betng contacted by Florida theatres and niterles for talent and from present indications it looks as if there will be at least tS top nite clubs oper- ating and paybntg big coin for creaa tUent. Tatide tr being ebnsidered for St. Petersburg, Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville, besides several smaller spots. Rallroada are already makinc »lMim:$t§-'m:i»«^-^9im^ and: have started hitting the daUles with spread advertising. Roads are try- ing to get the trek southward started in November this year In^ stead of waitHii ttnttt after Cftrtet* tna«; They're all ^tising an their eiiriy^aeason bally the warning llMii rates will be higher-In.'; ;Jg»i|t|»..: February and March. For the first time the New York Central will have ». Florida speelal. Invading a terrlttiirr lnat ha« alwagrs been the particular pie of the 1111- nois CentraL Central will run Ita Florida .tpiifg^eveir'^ $»»■ ■p.l.Sv'm-:*-;. tracks.'..' ;'':-y'.C:\.''' '' :■: iktrUiiei iire^ tHehlnd, being set to Inaugurate a direct Chicago- Palm Beach - Miami twice - daily flight for the winter trade. In the payt the line went direct to Atlanta Grid Whh N. 0. Opposisli. ^ £iii|i^^ Rase Bmil V , Cel., Oct. 1%, I7pset^: ii itootba^ this ■eanon ' with most of the big name teams, both east and west, taking beatings has the Pasadena TournsMttf^eC: noses comnaitt^. doing a lot «^ 1irav» ryibg aboui i|b<» big Heir 'Te^r^ East-West pigskin claasku It tM upsets continue, Pasadena figures it might as well havi» a ebitpjle of high school team* lp>ta9:iiMi M Jit^^ draW:'ls-ie6ncern«d.',*- ■ Added to tho lieadache Is New Orleans' entrance as a rival thia yeior. Boiuthern city will also stage an inter^aiec^ibn^^ and haa n t'st call on the top Sou therni teamii That's a sturuMIng block for Pasa- dena, fur the team nwy be Tulanf^ which has ^^-I^m**-' dcna. '■ Coast town admits that unless th<» cfuvtern and Wcj^lern toarns ar« both 4>a-ttv-actJ^f)ii|,v,'-ihe-vpost.'seaao ■ gamit,.'