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MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1922. RIVERTON FIVE TO PLAY HERE Return Game With Casper High Cagers Arranged for Fremont Quintet. Casper and Riverton high schoo! will izations have met during the year, the game resulting in a victory for Cas- per in the Riverton floor. Casper’s all star squad which got to harness late in the year is now and except for disputed vic- with Glenrock the local team ‘won the champignr‘ap of central ’ ‘The gpanes in which Casper cagers ‘this week will be in the nature of pre- Imirary training to the entrance of the team into the state contests which will be held under the auspices of the University of Wyoming at Laramie next woek. TWO WHITE SOX MEN HOLD CUT Mulligan and Mostil Fail to Join Squad at Texas Camp, Report. ‘Third Baseman Mulligan and Gutfield- er Johnny Mostil of the Chicago Amer- scans are holdouts was expressed in dispatches from the White Sox train- ing camp at Segitin, Texas, today. ‘They were expected to reach the Sox camp. Pitchers Faber and MeWeen- appear. Pitchers Faber and McWeen- acy joined the squad yesterday. RED SOX AND BRAVES ARRIVE FOR TRAINING BOSTON, March 6.—The major league teuns-of this city, Red Sox and Braves were established at their Piteras of Woodstock, Minn. a pitch- er standing six feet, two inches in his cocks, was a subject of tmterest at the Sox camp. BOSTON DOESN'T WANT DEMPSEY-WILLS FIGHT BOSTON, March 6-—If Harry Fra- zee’s offer of $350,000 to Jack Demp- sey for a bout with Harry Wills is accepted, the battle will not be held im Fenway park, members of the state boxing commission said. The ehair- man declared the bout would hurt lIo-: COLORED WELTERS MAY BE MATCHED HERE AGAIN Negotiations are pending for a 32 or 15-round battle between Scotty Wil- Tiams and Speedball Hayden the two colored batters. One of the men would no doubt win handily in that time, es- pecially with the advent of three min- CHICAGO, March 6.—The deliet thet | % _ bE Gasper Daily Ccibune PAGE FIVE CASPER NOT OVERLY OPTIMISTIC ‘I|| AAQTHERS OF CHANCES IN STATE TOURNEY preecign showing greatly improved team play and great-| er strength as the dra’ school's chaise of winning the state basketball c’ anton:| year against 30 or more contenders is held doubtful. | Famous Freland Park Quintet | | ship this ws to a close, high The games to decide the state championship will be held | at Laramie, Wyo., next week starting Monday, March 13, at} Wyoming Sixteen Bike Teams Tied On New York Track NEW YORK, March 6—The 16 teams that started the spring six-day bicycle race in Madison Square Gar- den sancer at midnight were tied at the eighth hour today. They had pedalied 176 miles and two laps. The record for the eighth hour is 189 miles and nine laps, made by Lawson and Drobach fn 1914. Business Manager Of White Sox Dead CHICAGO, March 6.—Jotm Cona- han, business manager of the Chicago) Américans and cleso friend of Charles Comiskey, owner vf the Sax, died at his home here late last night. Cona- hen joined the White Sox stuff 22 years ego. He was born in Chicago, Cycling. First day of annual six-day race in Madison Square Garden. Billiards. Metropolitan amateur threo<mshion| ¢ championship opens in New York. Bowling. Annual tournament of American Bowling congress, at Toledo. National championship tournament opens at Kansas City. Golf. Eighteenth annual spring tourna-| ment opems et Pinehurst. Palm Beach tourna, ment opens at Palm Beach. ‘Women's championship tournament opens at Belleair, Fla. Southwesten amatecr champion- ship tournament opans at Jacksonville. Wrestiing. Manitoba amateur champlonshtps, at Winntpes. Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Pan? Martin- son, at Concordia, Kan. Baring. Manitoba amateur dhampionships, at Winnipeg. Bill Tate vs. Sam Langford, $ rounds at Memphis. George Shade vs. Frankie Schoell, 12 rounds, at Buffalo. Blockie Richards vs. Patsy Dusen, 12 rounds, at Dayton. Freddie Jacks ys. Harry Brown, & rounds, at Joo ‘Tiplitz ys. Mel Coogan, 8 rounds, at Philadelphia. Young Gradwell vs. Wille Jockson, $ rounds, at Philedalphia. Dave Rosenberg vs. Augio Ratner, 12 rounds, at Brooklyn. Johnny Buff vs Roy Moore, 10 rounds, at Jersey City. Johnny Drummie va. Bobby Mich- acls, 10 rounds at Jersey City. Terry McHugh vs. Terry Edwards 12 rounds, at Tray. pee 2 cacy Women Athletes Get Letters. NOMAN, Okla, March 6--Feminine athletes of the Untversity of Okla- homa, who in the past have partci- pated in activities for the mere love of the game, are to enter the field In the future in competition for letters. Miss Ima James, director of physi- cal education for women, {has an- nounced a program of sports for co- ute rounds, The fight is being planned by Iqcal sportsmen who want to seo, the two men in a finish fight. SATURDAY NIGHT SCORES. , At Lansing, Mich—Michigan Aggies 25, Chicago ¥. M. ©. A. 21. | ‘At Normal—Missouri 66, Oklahoma} 22. ‘At New York—Princton 30, Colum- 34, At Ann "Azhor—Michizan 25, Iowa) 19. ‘At Des Moines—Drake 41, Washing-| At Ames—lowa State 26, Grinnell 20. ton 11. IOWA‘WINS MAT MEET. Iowa City, Iowa—Iowa won a west- ern intercollegiate wrestling match here defeating Northwestern 38 to 12. BELOIT CLAIMS TITLE. | Beliot, Wis.—The mid-west college basketball championship ts claimed by Heloit college, which closed its sea- son with 12 victories and no} defeats. MEYERS TO MERT PETERS. Chicago—Johnny Meyers, claimant of the middleweight wrestling cham- \pionship, has been matched to meet Qieorge Peters, at Argo, Til, tonight. ‘Rhe men will wrestle fifteen rounds to! ag decision. _ SARAZEN WINS TOURNEY. | jew Orleans—Gene Sarazen, Pitts- zh, wont tho title of southern golf] chainpion here by turning in a score of 494 for the 72-hole medai play in the southern golf championship) tourrgunent, SPORT FLASHES HOT OFF WIRE eds, winners of which will be awarded honorary sweaters embellished with the coveted “0.” DETROIT BOAT WINS. Miami, Fla.—Baby Gar, owned by Gar Wood of Detroit, Mich., won the $35,000 Fisher-Allison cup when for the third time Webb Jay’s Adieu, a Chicago entry, dropped out because of engine trouble. Baby Gar was pulled up after the thirteenth lap of the. 50- mile heat. HARVARD =D Gists MEET. New York—The 1922 track and field association Cambridge, May 26 and 27, with the javelin and discus throws and the usual program. PLESTINA MATCHED. Chicago—Marin Piestina, claimant for the heavyweight wrestling cham- pionship, has been matched to meet William Demetral here in a 25-round contest Wednesday night Jim Londos, claimant of the Greek heavyweight championship, will meet Jack Linow to an 8-round seml-wind- up. i PLUNGE RECORD BROKEN. Princeton, N. J-—Gnernsey of Yale, itercollegiate record for tho 75-foot plunge and tied the world’s record, when he swam the distance in 6 25 seconds at a trischool indoor \athletie meet, at which Yale bose! Princeton shared honors. the University of gymna. |sium. ‘These games will gee the en- jtramts from each district pitted | against the other until a team ‘s | ‘The tems which loom as champion: | ship possibilities are the Worlnnd,| Lovell, Laramie and Rock Springs| high school teams. Rock Springs made a clean sweep! lof the southern and of the state only to lose to Laramie. Worland and Lovet are adout tied for honors in the Big Horn basin. Casper, Man- [ville and Glenrock are the strongest | teams in central Wyoming with com. parative scores favoring Casper some-| what. | Although Conch Dean (Morgan of |the local school is not figuring |strongly on walking avray with the |state title he knows that his squad will prove troublesome for some of the leaders of the race and ts hopeful that his squad which has been re: juvenated during the latter part of| the season will be one of the semi- final contenders. Among the organizations which will) compete in the tournament are the fofiowing high schools: Basin, Big Piney, Burns, Carpenter, Casper, Cheyenne, Cowley, Dougias,| Evanston, Glenrock, Greybull, Hanna, | Hillsdale, Kemmerer, Lander, Lara-| mi2, Idngie, Lusk, Lyman, Manville, | Mountain View, Newcastle, Parkerton, (Pine Binffs, Powell, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Sheridan, Sunrise, University Preparatory Training School, Wheat- Jand and Worland. AOE SCHOLARS FAVOR LONDON, March 6.—Oxford’s ath- letic advantage over Cambridge due tto the participation of Rhodes schol- ars has again come up for discussion in untversity circles In this year’s ice hockey match Ox- ford pleyed « team of Canadians with one exception—an American. This team scored 27 times (a world’s rec- ord) without reply from Cambridge. One writer states that in his opin- jon unless something 1s done to level up the teams, these inter-varsity con- tests will be foregone conclusions every year and robbed of all interest. WOMEN GRID RIVALS FIGHT ON PARIS FIELD. PARIS.—The two leading iemale football clubs of Paris, the Femina Sports and the Hn Avant, were con- testing the championship of the city on Saturday and at half time each side had scored a goal. When play was resumed, the pace was very hot and a forward of the En Avant team slapped the face of an opponent whom she was accused of a foul. Tho ref- eres sent the aggressor from the ficid but her comrade sided with her and refused to continue the game. The referee gave the game in favor of the Femina Sport, GOLF PROFESSIONAL LEAVES FOR CHICAGO. LONDON.—Alan Gow, professional to the Banstead Downs goif club, Sur- rey, who has been appointed to the Edgewater club, Chicago, leaves Eng- land on March 14 to take up his new position. He will be accompanied by Forbes Leith, his assistant at Ban- ST. LOUIS SLUBS HARD AT WORK Browns Stage Three-Hour Practice Sunday With Yannigan Game. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 6.—A game petween the regulars and Yannigans featured. a three-hour practice session of the St Louis Americans at thelr training camp at Mobile, Ala, yester- day according to word received here. Cedric Durst, a recruit outfielder ob- tained from the jBeaumont, Thxras, league club, starred on the defensive, making a brilliant catch. Hunting and golf occupied the at- [lenge, jApna, TL, FINES TO PLAY Challenged by Hoosiers | for March 10. | FREELAND PARK, Ind., March 6. |—Freeland Park's “all brothers” bas- ketball team has had its superiority! |questioned. A team known as the Chagnon Brothers, of St. Anna, Ill. will meet the local quintet at Brook, Ind., March 10. So far as is known it wil! he ihe first basketball game ever played between two teams com posed entirely of brothers. ‘The Freeland Park team is composed | lot the following persons: Bernardine| und J. Leo Freeland, forwards; John| F. Freeland, center; Thomas C. and/ Raymond F. Freeland, guards, and L.| I. Freeland, substitute. All of the} players are the sons of Mr. apd Mrs A. J. Freeland, who are among the team’s most enthusiastic supporters. ‘The players range in age from 17 to'26 | years. J. Leo Freeland is manager of the quintet. Recently he issued a chal- “to the world,”* to play any team which is composed entirety of| |brothers. Several answers were re-| St ceived and the game with the five arranged. The “brothers” quintet has played a schedule this year and has been de feated four times. All members of the Freeland team are graduates of the local high school and were members of the school's rep: resentative teams at various times. | They keep in condition by working on a farm operated by their parents. ‘OXFORD OVER CAMBRIDGE COMPLAINT MDE THAT SPORT Ip ROBBED OF INTEREST stead Downs. The Surrey profes sional is the latest addition to the con- siderable list of Pritish players who have drifted to American links in re- cent years. Gow was born at Tochtah. Perth shire, in 1885 and represented Scot- land against England in the profes. sional international match at Muir. field in 1912. He was for ten years professional at Gog-Magog,. Cam- bridge, and went to Banstead Downs for America. ACQUFT STRINGERS STRIKE IN BRITAIN. LONDON.—England's thousands of lawn tennis players are disturbed by a strike which has been in progress for three weeks among racket string- ers and others concerned in the mak- ing of rackets. The workers have de- clined to accept a reduction in wages suggested by employers in view of the lower cost of living, Défivery to re- tailers, which usually begins early in March, will he delayed, it is said, and repairs are at present impossible. AMERICAN JOCKEY TO RIDE IN ENGLAND. LONDON, — Racing circles —are awaiting with considerable interest the appearance on English courses of Goorge Archibald, the American jockey, who has been engaged for the ensuing flat racing season, In recent yeasts Archibald has done most of his riding in Germany, France and Spain and has ridden the horses of King Alfonso. Frank O'Neill, who was a contemporary in America and also in France, is quoted declaring Archibald the best horseman in the worl Taste is a matter-of tobacco quality We state it as-our honest belief that the tobaccos used in Chesterfield are of finer quality (and hence of better taste) than in any other cigarette at the price. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Ca. tention of the St. Louis Nationals, at Orange, Texas, tho players being siv- en a holiday yesterday. | Denmark Out For Davis Cup NEW YORK, March 6. Denmark has been added to the lst of nations which will compete for the Davis cup this summer. The challenge for the international team tennis championship trophy was filed with the United States Lawn Tennis association here today. Den- mark {s the seventh nation to file a challenge for the 1922 tournament, THEODORE ROBERTS Plays in “Hail the Woman” in 1914, when Wilfrid Reid. left there} camp in New Orleans today, his American league champion: in their snappiest scenery in |Babe Ruth, fence and record of fortune. They had been appraised of the fact |tnat Babe, by the mere flapping of a paltry copper penny, had won for himself a contract calling for a salary of something around $50,000 « year| jand a $500 benus for every timé he bumped horsehide for a round trip| of the sacks. That story started the rookies to thinking yesterday ind they galloped | through their stunting stunts with enthusiasm that did not escape the | eyes of Huggins. | Huggins had only one worry left— | Aaron Ward, and his salary com-| plaints. Ward and Hug gins talked over their differences t failed to come terms. Ward ported to be he t for a of $10,000 MALODY AND DUNBAR NEXT BOXERS HERE Leonard Malody, challenger of Ed die Anderson, the Casper bantam who has achieved success in fistic encoun- ters in many séctions of the country, will meet Luxon Dunbar of Casper, March 9 In @ 10-round battle as the feature number of a sportcard which will be staged by the Jazzland Athletic club. Malody who makes his home at Laramie is a protege of O. EB. Burris one of the owners of the Laramie Re- publican will arrive here We{ar-dey morning to engage Dunbar the battle Both boys are mid to be in tip top shape and should stage a great battle. Followers of both camps aro certain that their boys are the logical Wyo- mingites to contend with Eddie Ander- son for his crown. The match was originally scheduled for Mareh 10, but because of conflict with other events W. L. Simpson pro- moter, secured the co-operation of the managers of the fighters to moving the date ahead. — Girls at Oregon In Rifle Team BUG: Ore., ch 6.—Girls at |the University of Oregon here have organized a riflé team and plans are now being made by the military de- struct a 50foot rifle range with ton struct a 50-foot rifle rangs with ten targets for thelr use. Intramural and intereollégiate con- tests are to be arranged for the girls. Early practice has indicated that many coeds who never had a rifle in their hands before were able to ree- ister a bull’ bat dts! on “thelr. first shots. GOAST HOKEY TITLE AT STAKE IN MATER SEATTLE, Wash., March 6.—The championship of t Pacific Coast Hockey association will be decided at Vancouver, B. C., tonight between the Vancouver and Seattle teams. The final series, two games, is counted on the basis of the total number of goals in both contests. The first of these games gave Vancouver a lead of one Chesterfield bl =| THE TRIBUNE'S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS HOME RUN KING SIGNS UP FOR SALARY OF $50,000 AND oONuS) NEW YORK, March 6.—Down at the Yankee training Manager Miller Huggins and 3 of 1921, were all dressed up anticipation of the arrival of smasher and baseball's child Sport Notes Berry, the former U. of Pr. gs oases: will join the New York Giants if he is reinstated by Judge | Landis. ; the veteran Chicago Sidney Hate runner, has been running marathon races for nearly 20 years and is lin the game The Cream City A. C. of Milwaukee | has offered Johnny Dundes a bout with Rocky Kansas the lattter part of this month. Menager Withelm is sure that Pitcher Lefty Weinert, who was re- cently reinstated, will be a big help t the Phillies this season. Since his good showing with Oham- | plon Jack Britton in New York Bills Shade has been offered bouts in al parts of the country. ard will receive a guarantee of $15, 000 for his bout with Johnny Clinton in Boston March 20. Claiming that Jimmy Hanlon stall- ed in his recent fight with Johnny Dandve, the club in Scranton has held up Hanfon's end of the purse. Joo Fagan Planning another west, his first with Gordon March 9, the Boston battler, is invasion of the bout being scheduled McKay at Tacoma ‘Third Baseman Jimmy Johnston has refused to join the Brooklyn Su- perbas as he thinks he is worth more money than has been offered by Presi- dent Ebbets. | Word from the Cubs’ training eamp at Santa Catalina island has !t that a new record baseman will supplant | the veteran Zeb Terry in the Chicago ineup. According to New York baseball | will make his earnings this season the largest ever pulled down by a player in the history of the game. Ralph Smith, the amateur heavy- weight who is to represent the Los Angeles’ A. C. in the national cham pionships, is 21 years old and stands 6 feet 7 inches in height. Having failed im their endeavors to put over any deals for new players, President Navin and Manager Cobb have decided to stand pat with the present Detroit outfit, The St. Louis Cardinals witnessed a tar set feather party staged by the Ku ‘kers in Texas the other day. The ball players learned that the vic- tim was charged with bootlessing. Fight critics are © predicting a bril- liant future for Danny Edwards, the | some high class ring work in the east. FLORENCE VIDOR Plays in “Hail the Woman” Champton Lightweight Benny Leon-' gossip Babe Ruth's salary and bseoton | Tiger Fielder . Takes Bride| March 6.—Pete of the Detroit American league basebail club, toda joined the ranks of the benedicta. He} was married at Montesano, Wash. yesterday Miss Rita Tibbett, of | Olympia. = Ft ad announced he| would leave for his team’s Georgia traiing camp. Detroit Batters Try Out Bunts plies | |, DETROIT, Mich., March 6.—Light nting practice was on the program | quad of thi | sat Angusta, abb intends t ww duys to the limbering up| t promises to speed up as| initial period of aching| |aay the next t C.CAGEFIVE | ANNEXES TITLE ch 6.—Displaying the ampions the Colorado era Uterally snowed the Den |ver university Ministers under with an nche of scores, running up the ents 15, 1 of 45 points to their oppon in the final conference gars U, gym and thereby winnhig conference title. Roth Pa and Bruce, star Tiger forwards Jand all-conference selections, were at} their best and caged the sphere from ny angle they chose to shoot from LARAMIE, Wyo., March 6.—Wyo- ming lost the last game of the bas ketbal! season Saturday night to the Colorado School of Mines, 40 to 13 largely duo to the ability of the Mines | rith the basket and the in 1 Cowboys to do likewise. missed enough seemingly easy chances to™tave won the game hands down, but the ball had a way of going over, or under, or around the basket but seldom through It. CHANGE OF DRAW TO BE ELIMINATED IN NEXT CONLEY-YOUNG BATTLE Hither Morey Young of Casper will beat Roy Conley of ‘Thermopolis or the situation will be reversed when the two men meet in a finish battle at the Iris theater, March 20, Both tho righters and the crowd which gathered to see these two boys go through thelr pacrs at a recent fight were disatisfied with the draw de- cision. They have now beon matched under the auspices of the American Legion to fight a 15-round go which should prove decisively that one of th is tho Wyoming | First in News wag OF Of All Events WHERE THE BIG CLUBS REPORT Training Camps of Major League Clubs and Ameri- can Association Listed. CHICAGO, March 6.—The following is @ list of major league training camps for 1922 seasson: National League. Chicago, Catalina Island, Cal St. Louis, Orange, Tex: Cincinnati, Mineral Wells, Texas. Pittsburgh, Hot Springs, Ark Brooklyn, Jacksonville, Fla. New York, San Antonio, Texas. Boston, St. Petersburg, Fla. Philadelphia, Leesburg, Pts American League. Chicago, Seguin, Texas. St. Louis, Mobile, Ala < nd, Dallas, Texas Detroit, Augusta Philadelphia, Eagle Pass, Texas. New York, New Orleans ~ Boston, Hot Springs, Ark. Washington, Tampa, Fla. American Association. Toledo, Bristol, Tenn. Minneapolis, Dyersburg, Tenn. Louisvalle, Pensacola, Fla St. Paul, Bogafusa, La. Indianapolis, Marlin Springs. Columbns, Macon, Ga. MILTON TAKES °60-MILE RACE Record on Los Angeles Track Within 18 Seconds of World's Best Time. xas LOS ANGELES, March 6.—Tommy Milton, won the 250-mile national championship automobile race at Bev- erly Hills speedway Sunday in two hours, 15 minutes and 29 seconds. The jYie i said to be within 18 seconds of the world’s record established by Jimmy Murphy on December 11 CHICHESTER § Ss 3 PILLS sera Eptiset Ask, Pitis tn ited "tnd Sf histone tees icnown a Beet. Saiont. Abwaye Kellable SOLD BY DRUGGISTS SPORTED TES ETE » 4 FOR RENT 3 ‘Store Room in Arkeon Bldg. Phone 1485 $ a MADGE BELLAMY Plays in “Hail the Woman” Buick production has increased so im- | mensely that it has been possible to | make greater strides each season in the handling of each operation. The buyer of a Buick car profits by the conse- quently lowered manufacturing costs, as well as by the unusual quality built into the Buick car When Better Automobiles Are itself. CASPER MOTOR CO. 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