Variety (Nov 1928)

58 VARIETY SPORTS—OUTDOORS Wednesday, November 14, 1928 Football By Sid Silverman This and the followlngr aSturdays It's fairly sure that the Illini will . will see football at its peiak produc- tion point. After tha.t the scattered annuals will taper off the seasojn. No' game ranks more important this week thian the struggle Iowa end Wisconsin will wage and upon Vhich the Conference title hinges. Iowa's ability to toss off Ohio State etamps this squad a.s the logical favorite, although in a game of this nature the unexpected Is almost . us\ial. Wisconsin comes up to this point •with nothing but a, 19-19 Purdue tie to sniirch its record. Iowa hasn't even been tied but has a single point margin on Minnesota to be thankful for. The winner will have clejir title to Conference honors, and the Infiportance of the contest^ makes It the gridiron magnet of the country for the day. Iowa Is fav- ored because of. the power it has shown up fronts . PrincetojTi-Yale . Ovjer in ^lew Jersey, Princeton and Yale >Vill bump shoulder pads iit- Anierica's oldeist football series. The Tiger Isn't yet over last year's defeat which Hobeh telegraphed hut which the. Princeton secondary defense refused to believe. That was" the pass to Fl.lhwicki tossed after the Blue team had broken formation to. huddle the second time for the signals. ■ .. . . •'. Roper's mob .figures to ♦e par- ticularly vindictive this fall, and if Garvey is out can go into the game a favorite, although it can't be re- mehibered when Princeton trotted .on a field the choice over Yale, re- tri.umph. . : Another game that should go to the favorite is the Penn State-Lafayette affair,, with the Nittany Lions out front. State has had Its ups and downs this season. It should pack-this one away before meeting Pittsburgh oh Turkey Day. Like wise N. Y. U. has an edge on Mis souri even though the Meehan crowd will find themselves facing something other than a kinder- garten. Either Way Syi-acuae and Colgate are a toss- up. The Orange end .play is re- ported atrocious as demonstrated against Ohio Wesleyan last week. If it's a: wet day and there's an even chance for that, it will throttle Syracuse's' overhead game.. Col- gate is said to again be bothered by minor fraternity . matters and has dropped two men, one Its best back, for breaking training. Neither team seems especially strong, but the Maroon has the better basic material and generally plays just a little, better than it knows when in the Salt Lake City; Northwestern and Indiana are also awejl matched pair with pref- erence given the former outfit be-, cause of the close victories pried from Miiihesota and Purdue. . If thpse much sought wii.is have sapped too inxich frohi the Evanston mob, In- diana cap ovei'tlirow- all paper mathematics. . Cornell and Diartmouth are almost in the same boat but look; mueh weaker than their western con- Probable Football Winners And Proper Odds NOVEMBER 17 By SID SILVERMAN GAMES Princeton-Yale lovva-Wisconsin Nebraska-Pitt . Colgate-Syracuse « • « • • .-■ •"• k'.^ I WINNERS Princeton ♦ •-• * • •.*loVtfcl » • • .Nebraska .. ..Colgate I • • a • •-•••.»• Carnegie Tech-Notre Dame.......Carnegie Tech... Northw^stern'indiana ........... .Northwestern ' Illinois-Chicago ..................Illinois ..... Pennsylvania-Columbia .......... .Pennsylvania Penn* State-Lafayette ............Penn State ....... Dartmouth-Cornell .....^....Dartmouth ........ N. Y. U.-Missouri ................N. Y. U... , (Predictions Based on Fair Weather) • • 4 ■ • « • ODDS .10/9 ..6/5 ■•«•••5/4 ....Even i .Even ....7/5 ....3/2 ; . . .8/5. ....8/5 ..Even ....6/5 gardless of the calibre of the squads. Maryland's defeat of Tale last weiek won't mean a tiving to the Bulldog In Palmer Stadium. It doesn't fool Princeton either. This matinee is always hard, but it's the first year in which Princeton has had another game after meeting Tale. However, the Tiger will shoot the works this week and take . Its chances with the Navy. This still. Is the game Princeton wants to win, and should. If Roper has developed a play to shake a runner loose it can be by a decisive score. Net)raska-Pitt Nebraska and Pitt will play as much football as any other two teams are likely to present on any given day. A year ago Pitt won by a tOTichdown after Welch ran the dpening kickpff back for a score and the Gorrihuskers came bh to twice cross the Pitt line. It's the. start: of a tough fortnight foi: Ne- braska,: Army' being next on the : list. Despite Pitt's strong come- back, the Westerners look like wlnr ners. They're heavy, ppwcrful and not without speed. Pitt's best chance may be through the air, al- though the Panther has a couple .of hari-runnlng bucks who will an noy the Cornhuskers no end. Penn certainly rates above Col- umbia after having upset Harvard But Columbia has a habit of sur- prising the beat. It doesn't appear as If there's much chance of that ^thl3-^week;------^= The same holds true of Illinois and Chicago although this Is always a good garpe-regitrdless of the .way thfi scales dip biefore, the klckoff; 6ARNES-CARRUTHERS Fair Booking Ass'n, Inc. Reformers Licked in Cal. Ofl Fights and Rodeos San Francisco, Nov; 13. By a vote pf nearly, two to one, Callfornians voted to down the mea-sure Introduced by the 'Tr^ng Hairs" and the reformers seeking to repeal legalized boxing In the state. "The Hearst newspapers were solidly behind the^ movement to re- peal, but when the snioke of battlp cleared away election night, the re- turns showed 821,229 opposed to re- peal, and only 499,436 In, favor of the measure. Another slap on the wrist for a certain class of reformers was the defeat of the measure to abolish rodeos. The final vote stood 746,930 against .repealing the sport as com- pared with 450,091 In favor of the measure. Preparation for the bringing •'o CaUfprnIa of the 1982 Olympic games was made possible by a fa- vorable vote" on the state proposi- tion prdvidingfoi: Issuance of bonds amounting to $1,000,000. The '■ vote on this was nearly three to one favoring. Training Gym Blooey Chicago, Nov. 13f. James C. Mullen, foremost flghit prompter iii Chicago, lost out two ways last week when representa- tives of the John R. Thompson es- tatp took possession of Mullen's Gyninasium on Randolph street In foreclosure proceedings on a chat- tel rnortgage and the Illinois State Boxing Commission, revoked his promoting license fpr failure, to turn in $1,500 tax due on a flght staged the previous week. Mullen's gym was Loop training quarters for visiting swatters, with two-bit observance admission. The promoter operated it In asso-. cijvtion. with Harry and Isadore Hochstadter. It Is said to have been dropping over $500 weekly. EVA HENDERSON Mrs. Eva Henderson (Eva Ro^s), who appeared in vaudeville and stock for many years with her hus- band, Gus Henderson, died Nov. 3 in Chlcajgo after six monthts' ill-- ness. Interment In Forest Hoihe cemetery, Chicago. Her husband, a sister, and two brothers survive. temporaries. Both these teams have had unhappy seasons with Cornell riding the easier schedule. It's possible. that the Green, or what's left pf it; Is pretty much tagged out, but Marstcrs is due to turn In one good afternoon and against , Cornell is alrriost as good a time as any. Carnegie Tech's Risk Carnegie Tech is perhaps taking the biggest risk of any team in the country in going up against Notre Dame on its home lot. The Sklbos will have to prove themselves this week and follow that up by trim- ming NrT.^U.tlST?^^ Tech is now the only .squad in the country meeting mdjor opposition to remain untied or defeated. The team is tackling four tough games in a row, the Catholics being the third. Rockne is especially tough at home but Toch has a corking chance to come through .and shPuld be up to it, - Circns Busch's Feature Stunt Breaks Up Show Berlin, Oct. 8. The opening performa,nce at the Circus Biisch was interrupted by a serious accident. The sensation of ■ the evening, "L'etoile Maghe tique" ("magnetic star") ; broke down. . The stunt was a circular platform hung In the dome of the circus. On the under side a one-wheel bicycle was attached. Two performers. Frenchmen, climbed up to the. ap- paratus on; a rope. One seated him- self on the bicycles head down, took a leather strap in his mouth and from this, the jsecond hung sus- pended by,'the teeth. Half way around the platform the bicycle stopped functioning. The, rider tried to get it back into^ Its groove by kicking it but without success. The audience grew rest- less and shouted, "rope!—rope!" As no rope could be attached a sheet was spread out. ai.d after some hesi- tSliOh~the" artist hanging -down he- lp w jumped Into it. He escaped with a slight concussion of the brain. The other relieved of his weight mahr- aged to get the apparatus arbund to the starting point and save him- self, The performance of the circus was broken off for the night.' CHARLES K. KINNAR Charles K. KInnar, 65, for years a clown with various circuaes, died suddenly in his apartment at 307 West 52nd street. Mr. Kinnar was taken ill after he had been visiting. He. returned to his apartment with Patrick Mc- Nally, pf 793 9th avenue, and col- iapsed' across his bed. . McNally summoned .Pr. Tom Cohlbn, of 317 West 61st -street, who pronounced the clown dead. Heart failure is believed to have been the cause , of death. McNally told detectives that Kinnar had been with circuses since he was a boy. He was known as "The Kid." His last appearance was with RlngUng show, McNally said. Friends have taken charge of Kinnar'g body. • IN LOVING lUTEMORT OF OVR PAI. GARRY McGARRY Departed this ilfo Novemtiier 11, 1927 William F. Sullivan Charles S. Otto BufjFalo, 'N. Y. CHARLEY KIMIC Charley Kimlc, said to have been the oldest Dutch comedian, in Amer^ ica, died Nov. 6 at San Jose, Calif. Kimlc began his career aa a .singer on the Bowery, New York, in 1867 in the "Free and Easies" and later entered variety shows. He played Niblo's Gardens, Harry Miner's and "Tony Paster's. ; Retiring from the stage he became connected with the California Wallpaper mills. ' Mr. Kimlc is survived by his wld- pw, Sarah Kimic; son, Charles Jr., and a grandson. Bob. Kimlc, well known, In Pacific Coast theatrical circles. " Rickard's Oil Suit 121 No. Clurk St., Ohirafiro WANTED FOE 1929 SEASON STANDARD NOVELTY ACTS SUITABLE FOE OUTDOOES ^ , , ^ , , Xargest Fair Dooklns Agency In AmericaCohalan for the plalntlfC, Tex Rickard's oil, and petroleum concession, enterprises figure in a $215,000 suit by Huberto Blanco- Fombano against George L. Rlckard, Archibald and Kermit Roosevelt, W. Forbes Morgan and Rickard Explo- ration Co. Involving some Guate- mala oil leases. Blanco-Fombano, \vho^i3=^TOW^T;on5ril-gc'noral==from Ilondur.as to Great Britain, and re- siding in London, contracted with Rickard. In 192^ to e.xert his Influ- ence to have the Guatemalan laws modified to permit foreign corpora- tions to enjgrage in oil concessions In the South American nation. At that time, by Nlcaraguan law, no foreign enterprise was legalized. Eminent legal counsel figure on both sides. Chadbourne, Stanchfield & Jjovy for Rickard and Daniel P CARNIVALS For current Week (Nov. 12) whem not othoi^vLse Indicated. ' TJraun & Kelao, Bollns, Tex. ' liunts Am. Co.. (Fair), li&urena, B. .C, CetUn WUeon (F&Ir). Walterboro, S. C. . .Dlicleland,. T^onfrvtew, Tax. D'odaon'a World's Fair, Lake Charlea, La. Gloth Greater, Scotland Neck, N. C Gold Modal, Lake Charles, La. Grconburi; Am. Co., Tucson, Arts.. Jonos, Johnny J., Wajrcroes, Q*. JCaua ITnlted, New Bern, N. C LaManco's Attractions (Fair), Com' merce, Ga. Metropolitan, It, Buford, Qa. r,iiAIJ.ll8r,-RolBh^n.j Orange, Tex.. . Miller Bros., New Orleairis."'! ^ " ■ Morris & Castle, Waco,"^ex. Murphy, D. D„ 'Beaumont. Tax. . Va-no, J. J. (Fair), -.Orangebnrc ft. C I'oUle, Ilplena, A>k.' Rock City (Fair), MontlceUo, tltu; 1», Gainesville. Stone, W. T., Malllqs, S. C Wade, W. a. (Fair), BUkely, Osi.; tt, Dothan, Ala. Western, J. W. Ajaa. C*., Anderaoa, 3. C. Wise, David A. (Fair), Wellborn James Jennings has resigned as publicity director of the Amal gamated VkudeviUs Agenojr. ERNEST S. COWELL Ernest S. Cowell, 31, Hollywood artists' representative, died at Good Samaritan hospital,\ Los Angles, Nov. 12. Death was due to tumor of brain following, nervous break- down. Mr. Cowell was born In Rumania but reached America at age of two. He graduated from Harvard- and Cross Hospital of Maurltz Stiller, Swedish film director and theatrical manager. Infective pleurisy caused his demise; Mr. Stiller was in this country in 1925, on th© W:est Coast, where he directed a number of films. Upon his return to Sweden last year he helped stage a Swedish ver- sion of "BrQadw.ay." ; A brother In Sweden and another In California survive. C. S. Ovi^en, 68, fatlier of Ralph Owen, one of the proprietors of th» Hotel Ambassador (professional) Ilr I.OVINO MEMORY OF MT uxtlf pai/, s^vsetheabt anb ■'wife ' HELEN KENNEDY Who Passed on Nov. 19, 1927 Charles A. Koster San Francisco, and himself an old tihier In theatricals, died at San Francisco Nov, 6 following a linger- ing illness. . Besides Ralph, Mr. Owen i^ survived by a daughter, Mrs. Georgianna ;Sutherlahd, of San Francisco., Deceased was a native of Iowa,. but migrated to California in the early days! Christopher Goulding/ 36, sce- nario writer, died in Los Angeles Nov. 3 following an appendicitis operation. His mother, brother, Ed- mund Goulding (scenario writer) and a sistei", Ivls Goulding (actress), survive. ,Mother,. 69, of George Perry died at her home- at Coney Island, Noy. 11. Perry is ofl? the stag© and now Is .associated 'with th© New York American . League baseball, team (Yankees). William Jackson, 52, stage car- pentenat Loew's State* Los Angeles, for five years, died, in Ocean Park, Cal., Nov. 10, following a kidney operation. Survived by widow. Blanche Elizabeth Wade, author and poet, who broadcast fairy storiiss yia WEAFi for several years, died Nov. 7 in Norwalk, Conn. Johnny King, pianist, with George [IN CHERISHED REMEMBRANCE ot Our Friend EDWARD E. RICE .who departed Nov. 16, 1924 FRANCES and FLORENCE Barton's "Steamboat Bill" Cp., died recently in Pittsburgh. A Remembrance to WILLIE WESTON Where .ire' the suiigs ho used to elng— Master of melody? All of the happiness he would bring— ■ Sweetness and: harmony'; Gone Is tlio emlle of a happy boy, Stillod Is the voice that onco brought us Jot. But the memory lingers on. AN OLD ADMIRER came to Hollywood to learn film businesg. He was studio laborer, prop boy for Mary Pickfb'rd, and five years ago became an artist's representative. He is- survived by members of his family residing in Boston. Remains cremated. ■ PERCY BOLLINGER Percy Bollinger, 48, actor, «31ed Nov. 6 In Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, where he had been under th© care of the Actors' Fund. In addition to having played with numerous companies,' Mr. Bollinger has appeared on th© RadcUfEe Chautauqua and the Redpath Bu- reau. His wife, Nadlne Pauley, sur- . In Loving Memory WILLIE WESTON Tour pals still miss you; and that niche you carved In the theatre, with your God-fflvcn personality, wlU always remain vacant without you. ^^ ^" ^IOl7R= 8iaTER-=CECIIiH^ - AND FAMILY vives.;. His first wife was..Nanna Barnes," actress. Two brothers, Charles and Arthur Bollinger, and a Sister, living In Philadelphia, sur- vive. MAURltZ STILLER An Associated Press report to the New York dallies from Stockholm, told of the death there in the Red The mother, 72, of' Eddie Cline, picture director, died in Hollywood Nov. 10. Sh© is survived by her husband and her son. / . James B. Pelton, 42, free lance cameraman, died of heart trouble Nov. 9 In Los Angeles. His wifd and daughter survive. Frank J. Stockman, 33, theatre musician, died in Derbry, Conn,v Nov. 6. . DEATHS ABROAD Paris, Nov. 2. Felix Doermann, 58, Austrian playwright, died in Vienna; De- ceased wrote the book of "Waltz Dream" among 30 other plays. M. Dourel, French song a:nd sketch author, died, at Arcachon, France, where he was living. Jose Tanci, 50, Italian tenor, died in Rome. George Stern, 44, English Jockey, died at Chantilly, France. Werner Pittschau, 25, German picture actor, killed In an automo- bile accident, with Wilmia Harmen-: ing, at Spandau, Germany. Theodore Reihach, 63, French author, died'In Paris. Theodore Cahu, 75, French nov- elist. Ruth Chatterton added as femme lead "Th© Dummy" . (Par). Also Eugene Pallett© and Jack (Dakle. " Henry B^^ and Edmiind Breese added "Froni Headquarters" (WB). Monte Blue Starred." ■ ■.' ; Anders Randolph added to "Whitd Silence" Fox. " Clyde Cook and Tom Wilson added to "Strong Boy," Fox. Ralph Block's next production for Path© will be "High Voltage," ft-a- turlng William Boyd, Alan Halo and Marie Prevost,