Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 7, 1922, Page 5

MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1922. MAT MARVELS CLASH TONIGHT IN PREMIE -| THE TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF SPORTING LEONARD BESTS FVER HANMER Champion Spars for Seven Rounds, Then Punishes Op- ponent in Windup. AN CITY, Ind. 4, world’s light y defend zsimmone’ Aug. Benny Leo! weight champion. successf: ed his title in Floyd arene here Saturda 3 wit Ever Hammer of Chic ard, with his damas ed tected by adhesive tap: tiourly lest th cut loose with that left the when he hes Ever pur the c * round but two were Leon ard’s by comfortat the best Hammer even break in the Leonard evident spect for Hamme: elected to box at and fourth had serious re ® left hand, as he long range to pro tect the gash over his right cye as much as poseible. Whenever Ham mer rushed in close, Leonard set him solid right hand puriches to the chin, mingling these on his heels with punchts with sharp left hooks. Chathp Has Too Many Guns. Hammer fought a courageous bat tle continuall®_ttying to land with his left, bat Leonard carried too many guns a few times with hooks to the chin he gettied down and: proved that he was champion. After it was all over. Hammer +aid “Leonard is the ever fought or want how he can punch.” Leonard simply said “He's.a good, tough kid.” to fight Floyd Fitzsimmons’ big blue bow! was less than half full when just as the last raye of the setting sun fell s Hammer climbed followed a mirfute across the can through the ropes ~ Tater by the champion. The gate re ceipte were estimated at $28,000 and ths attendance about 7,000 AACOUET STARS ENTER TOURNEY) First Round of Invitation Play at Meadow Club Begins Today. NEW YORK, Aus. ‘another test preparator: tional championships, ranking Ameri can tennis stars will meet today in the first round of the annual invitation Y the Meadow club at tournament of Bouthampton, N. ¥ When Leonard was shaken up toughest man I My —Beginning to the na- [RACING STABLES TO BE MOVED. Che Casper Daily Cribunt TO DOUGLAS, CASPER FAILS TO APPRECIATE TRACK PROGRAM - Seeming indifference and utter lack of interest on the part of the lovers of good clear. sport in Casper and the failure of the people to be present at the matinee horse races scheduled for every Sunday afternoon at the local fair grounds, will undoubtedly cause the removal of 40 head of thoroughbred racers to Douglas, there to work out daily in preparation for the state fair races in September. This decision was made this morn « by M. A. Richardson, who has moted the races © in Casper, checking up the gate receipts rday. Only a handful were pi the stands during the entire of the afternoon, and to con tinue the expensive race meets would n violation of good financial judg ment in 1688 race Sunday afternoon was notly contested from start to finish snd the horses who came under the ti wire a winner felt that his evening feeding of vats and corn had been earned. nal reeults follow: ; 2:27 trot or pace—Ruby H. first; Bill Nevitt, Jr., setond; Gypsy Greenwood, third. Time 2:33 2:35 trot—Bert Coty, first; Red Fern second; King John, third; Cimra J fourth. Time 3:40. 2:25 pace--W. W. T,, first; Teddy Jr., second; Crit Jr., third; Star Congo. fourth. Time 2:30% Quarter mile dash for runners— Denny Moore, first; Peggy May, sec ond; Trixie, third; Golden Dale, fourth Time 26 seconds. Four and one-half @urlong run— Robin Hood, firet; Elsie. second Frame-up, third. Time: 36 seconds Five-eighths mile dash—Make Haste t; Bl Ray, second; First of May Time, one minute to H. Bolin, secrétary of the Wy ming state fair commission st yesterday's races in an attempt judge those to run at the fair in § tember. He pronounced the rac ‘first class,” and ordered Mr. ardfon to bring all the entries Douglas for the fair Se | Club Standings sh h to National League. ubs— Won York St. Louls Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Brooklyn Piiladelphia Boston Last 41 42 Pet 598 696 as ae BI 519 4s 515 $1 495 5S 379 65 = .38T American League. Won Lost 62 a2 62 as BT 49 Clubs St. Louis . New York . Detroit Pet SOUTHERN OPEN DRAWS GOLFERS Rich. Prizes Offered Winners of Plat on Belle Meade Course. NASHVILLE, Tenn.,. Aug. 7.—(By The Associated Press.)}—The fourth open championship'of the Southern Gelf association to be p@yed on the Belle Meade course here September 28 10 offera probably the richest prizes of the season to professionals and premises to bring together the leading professiofials and seroral of the best amateurs of Avnerica as well as rep- reseritative British players. A More than professionals save indicated their intention of ‘tak-| ing part including Gene Sarazen of Pittsburgh, American and Southern “pen champion; Walter Hagen, British apen*champlon; Joe Kirkwood, Austra. Van open champion; Jim Barnes, Am erican champion of 1921; Jock Huteht son, British open champion of year; George Duncan and Sandy Herd former British open champion, Chick Evans held both the amateur and o; America Wille Hunter, runner-up in th ern amateur this year, are amo AmAtet'a expected play Torins, Atlanta, who ho'ds the Sot ere amateur title and was tied with John Black of Oakland if., tor cond place in the Ameri open will be unable to contest because of matriculating at Harvard, whiie Black probably will be unable to make the rip from the coast ‘The pHzes offered for the tourna- ment total $5,000 in cash for the pro- fexsionals and plate for the amateurs, The prize list runs: First prize $1,500: ond, $1,000; third, $750; fourth, $500: , $900; sixth $200; seventh, $175; e $150; ninth $126; tenth $100; eleventh $100, twelfth, $100. Other prizes includs $50 for the professionals turning in the lowest soore for 36 holes; gold medal for the lowest qual ifying score; medal for the amateur turning in the lowest score for holes; medals for al! amstoucs finis ing among first ten contestants reventy who has n 1 sr. rors. Aug.’ 6—y The Asso | Ektund and Dushek on Hand for Lapis Card; Lightning Match in Prospect at Big Garage Tonight tion wrestling an evening. boxing bill Clarence Eklund, Wyoming's pride in the field of Lght heavyweight wrestlers, arrived at thi Casper Athietic club yesterday t ernoon from hie home tn Sheridan and worked out before a few arfent fol- Hig condition MeLeod, club director, put up the greatest long successful career. His potential opponent, Ruddy Du- shek, the “Kentucky Marve » @dge, and he pute to go.” Having made a himself in th@ eagtern whirlwind of speed and. aggrtesive decided to invade the find his firet and prob- toughest customer in Eklund, whose very honors are at stake. Both mien are fast. finished, wree tlers. A true fan could ask no more, as a setting for @ real “fray.” The battle ‘will be to a finish and will probabi; be extended through hours of the fiercest kind of strugsilng Experts in Casper and men who Mave followed the fortunes of both men state that the match, on paper, | jook# to be one of the evenest in the) history of the game. It will not only be of interest locally but will attract nationdwide notice, as having A distinct bearing upon the fate of Might heavyweight wrestling in this country, 4 In the prelim, “Dude” Gilmore. of Casper, will clash in a six-round bat- Walt Watters, who. tt ts looat Mowers of the Time Limit for Ball Players | Exchange Asked battle ot tle with clated Press.—F. W. Vesper, preatdent of the St. Louls chamber of commerce today received a letter from Baseba. the latter seld he would suggest at the joint meeting of the American and National leagues that the final date for inter-club exchanging of players shall be July 1 instead of August 1, as now in effect ——— 2,400 TAUSHT TO SWIM AT (OWA UNIVERSITY “All set for.tonight and the big honors, both grapplers who are now in Casper resting today prepara- tory to making superhuman efforts in the Legion’s combina- Commissioner K. M. Landis in which | First in News Of All Events R EVENT HERE | } MISS AMERICA WINS. CHICAGO—Gar Wood's Miss Amer- ica romped home ahead of Commodore Sheldon Clark's Miss Chicago in the last day of speed boat races. is the word from MEETS BARRETT. NSW YORK—Chariie Wire, Chi- cage, and Bobby Barrett, Philadel. phia, meet in a fiféeen-round hout cht. The winner will meet Benny Leonm 4. in Ben Meyers’ garage this Sreat game of boxing, is the game man, who practically cleaned up the northern Colorado district several years ago. He is also remembered &s a former Casper favorite in the lightweight division He is a real fighter from the first gong, and the Dugillstic powers of the “Dude” need no exposition for the Casper public Time—8:30 p. m., Monday. Place—Ben Meyers’ garage, on West First street Event—Amortcan combination WORLD'S RECORD SET. COTATI, Cal—Frank Bitiott act « world’e record for fifty miles on a@ board speedway when he won the Cotat! automobile sprint in 35 minu and 49 72-100 seconds. WESTERN TENNIS WL CHICAGO—John Hennessey, dianapolis, and Waltgr Westbrook, De- trolt, won the doubles champlonship in the western tennis tournament. Legion wrestling and premier boxing SPORT FLASHES HOT OFF WIRE the Del Paso Coun Sacramento, one on tie consiste of Mr 10 are wel known California The Ostorne comoination is of J. 8. Oxborne of the Cali Goit Mrs. Osborne an¢ rsunlly known as S member of the and was junior cham of California in 1920. an elu. their son, Egbert Togo," who Olympic club pion < TENNIS TOURNEY ENDS. SIOUX CITY—Wra; 1 Wood- ward Brown, brotha | took the interstate dou.) ship tn we ———_—__— UPSON GOLF CHALLENGE ACCEPTED BY OSBORNES FRANCIS \FOR THE BiG FIRE SALE SAN golf cha’ Sacramen no ot ft been soc co. Avg. 7—The| Peon famtl any similar and son Osbornes Ban Froncisco, and three matcnes wil tax as| | ke Cs fifteen (15) BETTER cigarettes Abishly pleasing blend of choice Turkish with Virginia and Ken- tucky Burley tobaccos of Although William T. Tilden IT., and ‘William M. Johnston, tho are expect: S ed to represent America {n the singles ef the Davis cup challenge round and the members of the French and Aus- Chicago Cleveland Washington Phadelphia S| 54S 490 Be 4160 IOWA City, Ia., Aug. 7.—At least "400 men students at the University of Towa during the last six years have Jenrned to swim under the direction secs eesecove tralian international teams will not Boston ....... 140 64 participate the entry list includes most of the other leading players. Prominent on the list are Vincent Richards, winner of the singles cup fm 1920, and Willts E. Davis, of San Francisco, who defeated Richards in California has the finais last year. severa) additional stars entered, in: eluding Robert and Howard Kinsey of Neer and and Phil ef Leland Stanford doubles champions. §S. Kashio and Fran San Francisco James Davies, intercollegiate Zenzo. Shimizu, cis T. Hunter, Gerald Patterson, are also entered. Women's tournament activity, meanwhile shifts to Glen Cove, N. ¥. whe the opening round of thi ty club's tournament Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, Button Bundy, and Miss Helen Wills are leading en: tries. ‘assau coun. today. Mrs. Mrs. May ooo Meet me at the Smokehousn.”” WATCH FOR THE BIG FIRE SALE recent conqueror of feminine experts will meet in Miss Leslie Bancroft! | Last Scores | SUNDAY’'S SCORES National League. Cincinnati 6, Brooktyn 3 Chicago 10, New York 3. American League. ‘| New York 11, Detroit 6. .| Cleveland 3, Boston 2. Philadelphia 5, Chicago 1. St. Louis 8, Washington 4. ‘Tennis Champ | Gives Up Title LINCOLN, Nebr., Aug. 7.—Ralph |Powell of Omaha, for three straight years. Nebraska State Champion ‘singles tennis player, is this year clim- |inated from the state tennis tourna. ment to be held here August 7 to 10 inclusive, by reason of his absence from the country. ne singles cup, now in the posses- sion of Powell, will be retired this year since it become his permanent ‘possession eby reason of his winning lit three successive years. The doubles itrophy also will be retired, since it ts jnow in the possession of a Callfornia lteam, and all outside competitors are |barred this season. This jmakes necessary the offering of new cups in both singles and doubles di- visions. Sport Calenda ecedrenoceccasecesoseses “ ‘Horse Show. Opening of annual show at Keswick, Va. Golf. Open champtonship of Long Island \f association opens at Garden City. Tennis. Southern championship tournament opens at Ashville, N. C. Pacific northwest championship tournament opens at Tacoma. Intermountain championship tour- nament opens at Sait Lake City. Women's metropolitan championship opens at Glen Cove, ‘Tri-State championship opens Cincinnati Lage George chapionship tourna- ment opens at Lake George, N. ¥ Le I at Indiana championship tournament opens at Indianapolis. Nova Scotia championship tourna- ment opens at Bridgewater. Cycling. World's professional championships conclude at’ Li 1, England | National junior championship tour-| nament, at Narragansett Pier. joxing. | Al Roberts vs. Jack Herman, 12) rounds, at Staten Island. | Frankie Mason vs. Clauda Wilson, | 10 rounds, at Birmingham. iB EE accel FORT RUSSELL HORSE WINS. COLORADO SPRINGS — Norfollc Star, Fort D. A. Russell horse, rit. den by Captain TH. E, Watkins, wen 300 miles. ———_—_ ‘Meet me at the Smokehouse.” iCage Coaches ot 5. G. Schroeder, director of physic- al ‘ducation for men, in order to ful- till tbe university's requirements to graduates that they know how | to swim bdefore they receive diplomas. This has been an average of 400 men learning to swim each year. “We're trying to emphasize ewim- ming for two reasons,” sald Director Schroeder today. “It can't be beat for exercise and then there's the question of safety. “When a man gets in a tight piace and can't swim his mathemathice aren't going to help him. He could know all the chemistry in the world end it wouldn't do him any good." Director Schroeder was responsible for the recent assertion that 30 min- | utes is enough to learn how to swim }if the student brings the proper co ordination and confidence into his at | tempts. To Hold Meet DES MOINES, Iowa. Aug. 7.—A meeting of Misgourt Valley basketball coaches and directors will he held Sept. 1, to revise th, round robin schedules this year. This will be the third meeting on this subjrst, the officials having ex- perienced much difficulty in arranging a schedule to suit all the achools. The round robin idea, which was in. situaton|the western endurance horse race of|troduced last year, has proven very successful and was one of the biggest means of promoting interest In the sport Corraicwr 1922, Liccerr & Mrzrs Tozacco Co. THE FLAPPERS FLAP TONIGHT AT THE TRY TO GET IN superior character and quality. Every cigarette full weight and full size. You're going to say “That's more like iti" —better Burley ARKEON