Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 15, 1922, Page 7

‘TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1922. POP GEERS ONY lo PROJECTED Central States Fair in Ilin-ir to Pay Tribute to Famous einsman. AURORA, Tl, Aug. 35—Tuesday, ‘August 22, willbe B. F. “Pop Geers day ai the Central States Fair which ia to be held at a new $1,000,000 ex- position grounds near here on the Lin- coin highway, August 19-22.. The fa-| mous relnsman, now past the allotted| three scare and ten, plans to race| his eatire stable at the fair harness) horse meeting August 22.25, but it is| on the first day of the races. that he| will be honored az one of the out- standing figures of the harness hors world. On this day and he will drive his free legged nacing gelding Sanardo| 1:59% in an attempt to beat the Il- inols half-mile track record of 2.08% established by Single G, 1:59 in 1919, et Danville. Tt will be the first appearance of Mr. Geers at a western fair in his 40 years of campaigning and the first time that he has been on an Illinois track in 14 years. DELANEY STOPS SHADE. WOONSOCKET, R. I—Jack De} OOLUMBUS, Ohio—Eudie O'Dowd, laney, Bridgeport, knocked out George| Columbus bantamweight, Shade, San Francisco, in one round | Judges’ decision over Pal Moore, Mem- They are middleweights. ROSENBERG N. Y. CHAMP. NEW YORK—Dave Ni York state boxing New as champion middleweight world by defeating Phil Krug, Harri- son, N. J., in 15 rounds. - of the} liminary competition for the LEWIS WINS MATCH. COLORADO SPRINGS.—Ed (Stran.|the Frenchman gler) Lewis, wrestling champion, de-| 6-1 feated Jatrinda Gobar, India, in two straight falls. FOOTBALL STANDS AT IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 15.—Com- pletion of the first extension on the football stands at Iowa field which will ultimately have a seating ca- pacity of 42,000, gives the University of Towa a stadiuth which at present can accommodate 25,000 fans at a He feels that he has a good chance] gridiron battle or a track meet. to beat Single G's mark with San- Pet 596 B76 550 +642 Pet. 8S 1d Last Scores MONDAY'S FINALS. National League. Philadelphia 10, Pittsburgh 1. Chicago 8, St. Louis 6. No others scheduled. League. Cleveland at Philadelphia (game |, rain). No others scheduled. tion closes at Fort Erie. Grand circuit meeting at Philadel- phia. Great Western circuit meeting at ‘Davenport. Golf. ‘National professional championship tournament at Pittsburgh, Polo. International tournament’ of Thous- nd Islands Polo club, Yachting. regatta of Inland Lekes “‘Yac! 1g association opens at Osh- Chess. International masters’ tournament, et London, Shooting. Natiemal guard rifle matches begin BE Bea Girt, N. J. ‘Women's national championship tournament at Forest Hills, L. I. Johnny ‘Dundee versus Danny Frush $68 rounds et Brooklyn. Jimmy Jones versus Barney Adair, 17 rounds.et Frostburg, Md. —_— Se GOMISKEY GELEBRATES HS. 63RD. BIRTHDAY CHICAGO, Aug. 15—Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the Chicago ‘White Sox, who has been ill in a hos- for almost a month, celebrated this sixty-third birthday at home to- @ay. The “Old Roman” ts greatly improved in health and planned to Start on a short automobile trip. dk cay aacaoeiiee Let Wood, the sign man figure on that sign. S-15-1t* Sete ae Meet Me at the Smokehouse. - ———<———— Alumni and former students of lows, returning for the homecoming game, scheduled with the University of Minnesota on Armistice day, No- vember 11, will be greeted by a new, style of stands, built of steel and corm ceived by an Iowa professor, B. J. Lambert of the College of Engineer- ing. Professor Lambert is chairman of the Iowa athletic board. When it was found that the old concerte stands at Iowa ficlds were too small to accommodate the increas- ingly large crowds attending Big Ten football games here, the athletic -527| board turned to Professor. Lambert. -481| After considerable study he decided +372] steel tiers could be erected behind the +337] old stands on either xide of the field, at considerable less cost than con- ofete stands. The result was Present stadium, either side of which the -593 | extends more than 100 feet in height. About $90,000 has been expended on 527] the extetision since work started early in April. The improvements will be -§08] paid for by a bond issue of $100,000 +481] $80,00 Oof which has already been sub- 400] scribed throughout 380} alumni of the university. the state for SPORT FLASHES HOT OFF WIRE Rosemberg,| LONGWOOD, Mass., Aug. 15.—(Ry won the recognition of the} The Associated Press.)—Australia ad- “TRING tw ut rene ARE ANNOUNCED PAL MOORE OU? POINTED. won the phis, in 12 rounds. AUSTRALIAN WINS MATCH. vanced to the final round of the pre Davis cup when Pat O'Hara Vlood ended the hopes of France by defeating An. @re Gobort. Their match weni four sets, the first of which was won b; The scores 2-6, 6-4. pm Bade a CHAMPIONS Standing of British Boxers Is Given Out Officially in London. LONDON, Aug. 15.—Officlal hold ers of British boxing titles have been announced by the British Boxing Board of control. The various cham pions are: Heavyweight, Joe Beckett: heavyweight, J. Bloomfiel4: weight, Ted Kid Lewis; welterw Fitts in abeyance; lightweight, e; featherweight, Joe Fox: bantamwelght Harrison; and flyweight, Jimmy Wilde. One boxer may not hold tre champtonships of two classes. tie board ruled, thus preventing “freak” contests. Paddock to Run Against Time light PASADENA, Sal., Aug. 15—Charles W. Paddock, worlds sprint champion will run 100-yards against time here |next Saturday at Brookside park. Pad- dock has promised to run so that fel- low townsmen will have an opportun ity to see their “flash” in action, the athletic committee announced. ——— |___Meet Me at the Smokehouse. cope HEAVIES POST BOUT FORFEITS Dempsey and Brennan Man- agers Put Up $10,000 Each for Labor Day. CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—(By The Aj. sociated Press.)—Jack Kearns, man- of Jack Dempsey, and Leo Fiynn nager of Bill Brennan, have posted rfelts of $10,000 each for the ap pearance of their men for @ ’.-xing contest at Floyd Fitzsimmons’ arena in Michigan City, Ind., Labor day. F simmons posted $20,000 as a guaragtee and the fight, for seveta weeks in the scheduled class, thus was clinched. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15.—It Jess Willard, former heavyweight boxin, champion, can arrange his busin affairs in time, he and Gene Doyl who is in charge of Willard’s training camp, plan to leave here next week for Michigan City, Ind. to witness the Dempsey-Brennan contest on La bor day. If the trip is made Willard plans to challenge personally the win ner, Colt Is Sold For $12,500 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Aug. 15.—Mosely and Madden, consigners of the most promising offering of yearlings to besold at the Spa sales paddocks, announce private sale of a' colt by Finn-Oence to the Rancocas. stable for $12,500. The Fernbrook stables paid $4,000 for a colt by Zeus-Edna Collins. << JIM BARNES IS DEFEATED OAKMOUNT COUNTRY CLUB. PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15—Jim Barnes of Pelham Manor, N. Y., one of the favorites in the national professional golf championship tournament, was eliminated ths afternoon by John Farrell of Quaker Ridge, N. ¥., one up. Both men made the 18 holes in 78, one strike under par, Copraicur 1922, Licorrn & Mrzrs‘Tosacco Co: BUY PIGEON’S COFFEE It’s Fresh Roasted Pigeon Tea & Coffee Co. Car lots a Dairy and Chicken Feeds, Oil Meal, Stock Salt. ‘ CASPER STORAGE CO. 313 W. Midwest Aye. specialty. THE NICOLAYSEN LUMBER CO. Everything in Building Material - RIG TIMBERS A SPECIALTY FARM MACHINERY, WAGONS ‘ Office and ‘Yard—First and Center Phone 62 Casper Oalip crroune , Clausen, local contractor, stood at the | tanks, when through some unknowr cause the machine became a mass of flames. 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