Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 13, 1922, Page 5

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1922. fhe Casper Daily Cribune PAGE FIVE First in News Of All Events “CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL TODAY. FOR LOUISVILLE : AND > PIMLICO CLASSICS 70,000 or More in Prospect at Kentacky Derby; Entrants in Preakness Are Announced LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 13.—The more than 70,000 Pa [pees witness Tie nin here this af orty-eig! renewal o: ie Kentucky derby awoke toda: bred |find the sky cloudless and the early sunshine giving erohiea| One Thousand Athletes to |Every possible point will be fully ex jof summer heat. A lightning fast track is assured, barring | |a sudden and unforeseen change in weather conditions. YANK SLUGGER LEADS BATTERS Lawiie ‘Witt Jumps Into First Place in American League During Week. CHICAGO, May 13.—Lawton Witt, New York Yankee outfielder, is at the top of the list of batters tn the Amer- ican league, according to figures re- leased today which include games of last Wednesday. The average are o players who have participated in fit- teen or more games. The pitching In the part week has been in ‘Witt’s liking and he boosted his average from .395 to .410. Catch- er Severeld, for the Browns brought! his mark of .319 to .404, for the run- nerup honors. ° George Sisler, another member of the Browns, who topped the hitters a week ag>, slumped a lit-/ tle and Is in third place with .402 with | Steve O'Neill, star catcher of the Cleveland Indians, pressing him with -400. Sisler, however, continues to be the best run getter with 27 tallies and is setting the pace fo rthe beee stealers with an even dozen thefts. His team mate, Kenneth Williams, is on Sisler’s heels with ten thefts. Willams added to his home run mark yesterday, put- ting him again ahead of the 1921 ached- ule of Babe Ruth, scheduled for re- instatement next Saturiay. It was ‘Williams’ eleventh four-base clout: Other leading batters for fifteen or more games; Clark, Detroit ,393; Jamic- son, Cleveland, .379; Ed Miller, Phil- adelpbia, .373; Gardner, Cleveland .361; Pratt, Boston .353; Willams, St. Louis .348; Scott, New York .348. oo Club Standings NATIONAL Se nepep il er Pet. .750 583 583 522 ATE 435, 370 273 Pet. 704 | Attendance of exact minutes of the start of the, classic cannot be determined but the! [5:15 o'clock, central standard time, it generally is agreed, the derby being the fifth race on the card, No overnight changes were made |in theentries, Owners may, however, 45 minutes before post time, draw any horse or add any-which have been |nominated. ‘The probable starters are. Post 1, horse, John Finn; weight, 126; jockey EB. Pool; Owner, G. F. Baker. Post 2; horse, Startle. weight, 121; jockey, D. Connolly; owner, H. E Hewitt. Post 3; horse, My Play; weight, | Jockey, C. Robinson; owner, E. | Simms. Post 4; horse, Morvich; welght, 22 Block. Post 6 (A); horse, Busy American; weight, 126; jookey, N. Barrett; own- er, E. R. Bradley. Post 6; horse, Deadlock; weigh, 126; jockey, J. D, Mooney; owner, R. H. Sharmon. Post 7 (A); horse, Bet Mosie; weight, 126; jockey, J. H. Burke; owner, E. R. Bradley. Post 8; horse, Surf Rider; weight. 126; jockey, E. Scoble; owner, M. Jones. Post 9 (A); horse, Banker Brown; | weight, 146; owner, E. R. Bradley. PEAKING KEELER FIGHT STOPPED FORT COLLINS, Colo., May 13.— The scheduled 10-round battle betwren Harvey Pefkins of Casper and Willis Keeler of Colorado was stopped in the sixth round here last night after Per- kins had his opponent outpointed. Perkins laid Meeler’s left eye open, «Tier will be snapped between 5 and) jockey, A, Johnson; owner, Benjamin) oon of The Post 10; horse, Lettermun; ; Jockey, T. Rice; owner, Mrs. H. P, Whitney. ‘ost 11 (A); horse, By Gosh: weigh, 126; jockey, E. Barnes; owner, EB. R: Bradiey. (A)—-Bradley entry. The race carries $50,000 in added money, with nominating and entries fees bringing its grossa value with 11 entries to $57,800, of which the own- er © fthe second horse gets $6,000,]expected to attract 1,000 athletes from 000 and the fourth $1,000.|200 schools representing 20 states. the third Tle gross value to the winner with a lineup of 11 horses will be approxi- mately $47,800 and a specila guild serv- ice value at $7,000. MISS JOY FAVORITE IN BALTIMORE CLASSIC. BALTIMORE, Md¢., May 13.—. track Is promised for the running of tho Preakness this afternoon at Pim- weight, | CHIGKGO MEET 22 the vanity golf contests at the Country club links, the members of the green’s committee of the organization are pre | paring a letter to be mailed to mem- | bers which will be a complete corr spondence course ir the art of go! the club |hopes to keep the interest of all mem |bers pepped up to the limit until after |the storm clears from the grounds to permit play again. Plans for the Sunday sweepstakes have been abandoned because of the heavy storms during tn eck. If In this manner Contest Track and Field Honors May 27. | plainea. CHICAGO, May 13—With teams entered from points as-far away as Passaic, New Jersey and Vallejo, Call- fornia, Iowa, a middle West state|tees are found to be | H Proimses to carry off the lion's share|tion Sunday members of ib of points in tHe eighteenth annual in-|are requested not to use the co’ too soft might oc eral weeks »work to put the | x00d condi! : aerecy esata Balk fon tees in terscholastic track meet to be held at} use wh the University of Chicago, May The meet is netional in scope and SHOW HORSES OF MANY STATES WILL COMPETE ST. LOUIS, Mo., FINE TRIM FOR: BOUT IN DENVER NEXT WEEK May 13.—Show Nico, local track officials pre‘ticted v : that 30,000 persons would witness the | 0FSes owned by well-known horse-} DENVER, Colo, May 13 |running of the annual classic for the| 1°" ©f Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, | Bob Roper and Fred Fulton of 50,000 purse. Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Okla-|ter, Minn.. were polishing - homa and ‘exas, are among entries! traint: activitle today incidental to Miss Joy, a western entry, appears ining 8 today incidenta’ ib. be’. the aa’ for the Military and Civilian Horse|their 12-round boxing bout here next horsemen who have been here several days for the big event. The probable starters with welshts and jockeys foltows: Chaplain (118), Stirling; Hephaistos (114), McAteo; Of Man (122), Lang; Spanish Matze (114), Turn Drummond (122), Thompson; (114), Morris; Superlative (114), well; Miss Joy (121- 126), Kelsey. St. Henry (14), ——— Pirate Gojd (114), Penman; Galant Man (114), Lyke; June Grass (114), Keough; Fea (114), ~ The fourth race and the horses will go to the post about 320 o'clock (eastern standard time), PA PADGETT TAKES COUNT. Bulldog Pitlory But- AT DAVENPORT—Morrie Schiaifer MINDU THROWS REYNOLDS. AT CEDAR RAPTDO — Basanta Sinch, Hindu wrestler, defeated Jack Reynolds, Cedar Rapids, two out of three falls. Bt Lous ® .687|/naving rushed the fight in every Cleveland 13, 500} -ouna. Chicago —-----____- 14 440 | = — Philadelphia ——-—__-11 “4 440 Bogton 10 «13 (48K Detroit 11015423 11 «370 ‘Washington -—_-__ 10 po ae sa RS Last Scores | FRIDAY FINALS, - National Leagae. Philadelphia, 7; Chicago, 4 New York, ¢; St. Louis, 7 (10 in- 5. nings.) Boston, 3; Pittsburgh, Brooktyn, 6; Cincinnati, 7. American League. Cleveland, 4; Washington, 5. St. Louis, 13; Philadelphia, 4, Detroit, 8; New. York, 10. Chicago, 0; Boston, 5. Today’s Games National Philadelphia at Chicago. New York at St. Louis. Boston at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. American League. Cleveland at Washington. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Detroit at New York. Chicago at Boston. 3Sport Calendar ° e Peecccocecccocesaceceeoee Racing. Forty-eighth annual renewal of the Kentucky Derby, at Louisville Close of the Spring meeting of Maryland Jockey club, at Pimlico. Mecting of Metropolitan Jockey club at Jamica, ‘Tennis. International hard court champion- ships ome at Brussels. PHtacebon. - Columbia -Pennsylvania Southern niente cbhampion- ships at ‘Baton Rouge. South Atlantic intercollegiate cham- pionships at Charlottesville. Southwestern intercollegiate cham- _ebionships,.at Fayetteville, Ark. Eastern intercollegiate champion- ships, at Springfield, Mass: Middle States iota eae ceham- pionships at Lancaster, Pa. | All-West track and field champion- ships at Boulder, Colo. Yale-Harvard dual track and field feeet, at Cambridge, Muss, Canoeing. Annual meeting of Canadian Canoe association, at Shas xing. Louis Firpo versus Jack Herman, 12 rounds, at Brooklyn. Dave Rosenberg versus Tommy Me: Alecr, 10 rounds, at Brooklyn. Barvey Bright versus Eddie Brady, 2 rounds at Brooklyn. Casper. to retire. SEE HARRY FREE One of the best paying business propositions in This is not a forced sale. Owner desires THE LOT MAN Phone 968-W EVERY NIGHT dance. content. Afternoons 2 to 5 ARKEO Dancing Academy CASPER’S JOY PALACE EVERY NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT Dancing The storm is over and all the world looks bright again. Tonight is your night for dancing. world makes a path for the man who knows how to Join us tonight and dance to your heart’s The N Miss Elsie B. Hughes, Dancing Instructress Evenings 7 to 9 worite among the MANY! chow, which will beheld at Jefrersun Garner; Rebuke Preakness is carded as the Both men were in ex Each was con‘ident Tuesday night collent condition. of winning. Promoters announced a record sale of tickets, many women bei pur. barrac the army post near here, June 26 to 28. The show will be held under the auspices of army officers and the St. Lonis Riding club. A number of army posts are plan-|chasers of boxers. Young Corbett ning to enter military horses in the lwill referee. event, which is «pected to attract a] The men met here on April 20, last jarge numhic ot entries from theland Fultun scored a technical knoc! south ard southwest, as the South|cut when Roper fell or was knocke< ,| Shore Country Club Show will open in |through.the ropes and struck his head {| Chicago soon after the local show. It}on the ground in front of the box is believed many horsemen will enter|seats. Roper claimed he fell through *|their mounts in the local event and/the ropes and demanded a return en then ship them to Chicago. gagement. INA HAS EVER KNOWN. ments of the Screen. IT CONTINUES Also MUTT AND JEFF ROPER AND FULTON IN | Hyoning Hyoming Theater, Sunday, May 14 nus ercxantny “TEN NIGHTS BARROOM?” THE GREATEST HEART-INTEREST DRAMA THE WORLD The Screen Version of This Great Old Classic Is One of the Really Fine Achieve- TODAY AND SUNDAY “CASPER’S FAMILY THEATER” JAMES DEFEATED ‘BY NEBRASKANS = LINCOLN, Neb.. May 13. — The’ versity of Nebraska defeated Iowa State college of Ames, in a dual track an afield meet here today by a score OMING@” THEATER 10c and 25¢ Continuous 1 to 11 P. M. LAST TIMES TODAY MISSING HUSBANDS —what was there about this strange siren of the desert that | made men love her more than love of life? The story that made Paris gasp —Also— PICKANINNY” Admission 40c PRESENTED BY Produced by Harris & Proy SUNDAY AND MONDAY “THE THREE HATS” HATS OFF TO ANOTHER FUNNY MUSICAL SHOW Ollie Blanchard’s A-B-C Girls Special Scenery—New Costumes Hear the Columbia Theater Syncopators Also—A Metro Photoplay Feature— “Poor Dear Mrs. Margaret Kirby” Ladies’ Millinery Contest, Saturday Night Garter Contest Monday Night Admission 40c SUNDAY SCHEDULE Picture... -2:30 to 3:30 P. M. Pictures. Musical medy..3:30 to 4:30 P. M. Musical Comedy.... Pictures. .............4:35 to 5:35 P. M. Pictures Musical Comedy....5:35 to 6:35 P. M. Musical Comedy. . of 78 to 53. Fy was fet ed the javel oe 4 inche also were ma and miles runs © race of the m All out Rathburn of ards. lowa won “Help the Near East Relief Fund. Buy a Barrel of Flour.” New reco: r the raska track | m the quarter, hs tle was the f A Bishop-Cass Theater PLAYING SUNDAY and MONDAY She’s a Thrillster Now!! Anita Stewart's ability as a dramatic actress is rivaled only by her y daring in the many thrilling scenes that punctuate this story of a girl's sacrifice and its reward. Louis B. Mayer Presents ANITA STEWART. "A Question of Honor A FIRST NATIONAL ATTRACTION —Also- A SNUB POLLARD COMEDY “DOWN AND OUT” —And— CURRENT EVENTS Continuous 1 to 11 LAST TIMES TODAY CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG —In— “STRAIGHT FROM PARIS” —Also— “BYWAY CHAMPIONS” and CURRENT EVENTS KL Ul TH EATER TODAY AND SUNDAY Admission 40c R She was just a poor little millionaire’s daughter, face full o° beauty, head buzzin’ with brains, trying to get along in her world of love-struck swains. photoplay that whizzes along at scomedy speed with “the mischievous little devil of the screen” putting the into a whirlwind of romance.