Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 19, 1922, Page 5

» et f\ \\, init than any atpletic meet held in ~ TO LST ALL SUMMER ~ bwlleD 5 NOW IN THIRD PLAGE CHICAGO, Aug. 19. Hollocher, captain of the Chicago Cubs, has struck a stride which has swung his teammates in line with the hustling little shortstop and as a result the club, picked by a majority of experts to finish far down in the second division, is up in third place and bat- ting the leaders, according to the averages released today OLYMPICS OPEN nant race and third in batting, Pitts- Five Countries Represented in burg. leading in team batting with 309 and New York being second with Games Beginning at Paris ‘oday. 306, Chicago’s mark is .296. In field- ing Chicago is out in front with en average of .971 with New York trail- ing with 969. Hollocher, by his contstent batting has boosted himself up to fourth place with an average of .358 compared with 345 a week ago. Rogers Horns by, the St: Leuis batting star con- tinues to top the players who. parti: cipated in ninety or more games with an average of .874 and is leading the home run hitters with 29. circuit blows. He also continues out in front in total bases with 298, the result of 164 hits, which bewdes his circuit drives includes 31 doubles. and § triples. Bigbee of Pittsburgh is the runner: up to. Hornsby for batting honors with .363 and O. Grimes of Chicago is next with .361. PARIS, Aug. 19.—(By Tho Associ: ated Press)-—Seventy-seven women athletes, representing five countries, sill compete in what is generally de weribed aa “the first women’s. Olym- pies” a¢ Pershing stadium tonorrow. ‘The Swiss and CzechoSlovakia team: arrived here today and word was re- calved that the English team had left London. The Belgian team defaulted,| xray Carey, who is far in eof }t-was aunenced. the base stealers with 35 thefts, also ‘The United States and Paname Pnas|is,the dest run getter with a total of pa 4 102 runs to his credit. igen Sashes tn ro" | ae eating ta Katy. a ‘three. | york, 349; Carey, Fittsburgh, 347; Not one single French entry ye Walker, Philadelphia, .346; Daubert, cougatte aged) there’ Font two girls} meiinati, .388. Harper, Ctnctinnatt, = rh pvetter’s ax substitute, while the ea ee eee eebb are jwise, Czecho-Slovak and Ame;- “ran Br! Seeaed in one, two, three entering the home stretch only five kage ene ee, The| Points “apart for the batting honors And tn some cere ie eapented to be|°f the American league, according to rs int gland, France and the Unit: | “verases released today and which in- cen Eneisn’, Pee Coocneslovaks| clude games of last Wednesday. Pi cehatnace: Sisler {s out in front with an average esaniata of .410, five points ahead of Cobb, pe eae fae Shy Peacertie for tht] whose mark is 405. The St. Louls agers star has played in seven more games ‘than his rival and has been at bar 439 times compared to 390 times for the Georgia Peach. Sister cracked out 180 hits while Cobb made 158. Tris Speaker ts trailing the pair with .880. Sisler continues to show the way to the base stealers 37 thefts and Blue of Detroit is the best run getter with $9 runs to his credit. Ken Williams, leading home run slugger of the Majors, failed to in- crease hik circuit drive record which remains at thirty, but he has boosted his total base mark to 276; Walker of Philadelphia, is* trailing Williams for Home run honors with 29 and Ruth is third with 23. Other leading batters for 90 or more games: Bassler, Detroit, .348; Tobin, Louis, .838; Hetlmann, Detroit, +] Willlame, St. Louis, .343; Ed. Philadelphia, .382. O’Nefll, .38¢; Galloway, Philadelphia, Blue; Detroit, 326. France recently. Miss Rathbone, of the American ‘tedm will be unable to compete, owing to the injury to her ankle. ‘TRANSATLANTIC RACING BETWEEN BIG. LINERS 19.—"Am ocean ‘ riband is as s eoccng the best speed for a whole Club Standings ‘Berengaria ----. 4—Aquitania. pee SORT 28 knots 5.—Olymplc ---—-----22.85 knots . 6—Homeric --..------ 18.69 knots AM] these. vesselx, with the exception ef the Homeric, burn ofl fuel. Thus, ag well as settling the speed cham- ‘pionship, the race will provide useful ‘data for comparing the new method of making steam by ofl with the old National League. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Official standings of clubs in the National league including yesterdey’s games were announced today as follows: Clubs-— Won. Lost. Pet. New York -—---.. 68 45 602 method of using coal. “570 * The contest has progressed far 562 enough to reveal that the race now ‘532 lies between the Mauretania and the 1530 Majestic. Can the latter deprive the 491 former of her proud and long-held “368 position as the “Atlantic Speed ry “Queen.” This is the topic in ocean shipping circles. There-is muck argu- “capture from British size and speed Pet. ‘records. Her backers point out that “691 ‘she has shown her qualities in the 591 latter respect by doing a recent sprint | Detroit 132 _at 27.82 knots, and that as she is only 500 beginning to “feel her engines,” s! -500 “will make things hum for her british: 4 built competitors. ‘The Mauretania’s backers reply that has not yet settled down Raat {f spurting counts for anything she has @ 28.2 knot spurt to her cred- it, and-that with a.former whole voy- age achievement of over 26 knots she wwii, if needed, still show all-comors a clean pair of heels. CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—The standing of the American association league tcams, including Friday’s games, fol- . Lest. Pet. ‘With all this keep but good-natured 567 rivalry among the ‘greyhounds of the 557 ocean,” new records may be, looked for 538 before long. The new Berengaria 504 produce some surprises, now that she 484 hes taken to oll fuel, and she is 367 Hooked upon as “the dark horse" of 353 Famed Oarsman Dies In Boston BOSTON, Aug. 19.—Jeremiah Casey, veteran oarsman who coached | Last Scores Hig te FRIDAY FINALS. National League. New. York 17, Chicago 11. Boston. 5, Pittsburgh 3. Brookiyn-Cincinnat!, rain, Philadelphia 2, St. Louis ‘3; 6 Harvard crews in ‘84, '85 and ‘86, four- ed here last night following a heart | teen innings. “attack. He was 63 years old. Casey Sdefeated the best oarsmen in the coun- Risehbame Taniceo. “try 30 years ago. He was the con- jauerer of Danbury of Boston, the eld- “er Ten Hyck and the great Joyce of Springtield. He established a seven-year con- -secutive record for winning the city of Boston champicnship in the Fourth “of “July races. Detroit 0, Reston 8. Chicago 7, New York 8. St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 8. Cleveland 7. Washington 5. pte ee Me ea PS 3 Giassified ads in the Tribune are winners and possibly the keys we sive with every’ 50c paid at office will win you 2 big prize. $12 eae Meet Me st the Smokehouse. Walker (eft) gave Ty Cbe Casper Alfred bb (center) 2 *'ger cub the other day to bring the Detroit club, juek in its chase for the American league gonfalon. their pennant chances, Landis. {the Giants), Douglas’ letter said. ‘The letter follows: “J want to leave here. I don't want to see this guy win the pennant You know I enn pitch and I am ofraid if I stay I will wim the pennant for them. “Talk this over with the boys and if 4t is all right send the goods to my house at night and I will go to the fishing camp. Let me know if you all want to do this and I will go home on the next train. “PHIL DOUGLAS.” MANN DENTES RECEIPT OF LETTER. 8T. LOUIS, Aug. 19.—(By The Asso- ciated Press.}—Leslie Mann, outfielder for the St. Louls Cardinals, added a new angle to the case of “Shuffiin’ Phil” Douglas, pitcher for the New York Giafits, who was barred from organized baseball for writing a let ter to a player of a “contending team" offering to desert the Giants and thus hinder their chances for winning the pennant, early today by flatly deny mg that he had receiyed tho terter which Douglas stated in New York last night he had sent to Mann. Expressing surprise when told by a reporter that Douglas had named him as the player to whom he had eritten offering to’ “throw down” the New York team if it was “worth my while,"| Mann also denied that he hela any telephone conversation with ;|the New York pitcher as Douglss de- clared in his New York statement in which Douglas said he zectgeaten to tear up the correspondence. Mann to tear up the correspondence. known Douglas to be “on the square.’ Branch Rickey, manager of the Cardinals, would neither Seny nor af- firm Douglas’ statement that- he wrote to Mann, and other club offi- clals maintained silence. a SHERIFF TOLD TOSTOP FIGHT INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. 19.— Governor McCray today sent a letter to Sheriff William E. Anstiss, sheriff of Laporte county, in which he de- clared he was convinced that the Dempsey-Brennan bout at Michigan City is a prize fight and therefore pro- hibited Dy lat. The governor pre- pared the letter several days ago but at the request of Michigan City resi- dents delayed sending it. In a revision of the letter which the governor made today before mailing it, he said: “To my mind it is ciear that either it is intended that the affair is to be a prise figlt or else the public Is to -420/ ne badly disappointed, {¢ not defraud: ed.. In any event there would be a violation elther of the written law of the state or the unwritten law of common fairness and equity.” The Michigan City post of the American Legion, under whose aus- pices the Jack Dempsey-Bill Brennan bout was to bave been held Labor day, informed Governor McCray today that it would withdraw from the ex- hibition. Announcement of the with- drawal was received from Earl D. Brown, chairman of the post's boxing SES PILLS CHICH Expert Cleaning and Pressing Remodeling of All Kinds Phone 483-3 And Our Service Will Be at Your Door S. H. Ackerman Casper’s Leading Custom Tailor 5 and Cleaner 116 East Midwest Are. DOUGLAS AFRAID HE WOULD WIN PENNANT FOR M’GRAW’S CLAN CHICAGO, Aug. 19. rhe te letter said to have been sent by Phil Douglas, Giant twirler, to a member of a rivpl ae tional league team, offering to “quit” the Giants to hinder | #¥7te": former British amateur golf was made public by Commissioner “I am afraid if I stay I will win the pennant for them AMERICAN RIDER SHOWS WELL IN FRENCH RAGES MAYENCE, Aug. 19.—Major Charles K. Nulsen, member of the riding team of the American forces in Germany,| riding the horse Joffre, made afi ex- ceptional record at the Concours, Hip- pique here. He was entered in six events and two two firsts, one second, one third, one fourth and one fifth. He won first place in the Prix de Kostheim, with 96 entries, and first! Place in the main event, with 92 en-| tries. There were six American entries, the! others betng from the French, Brit ish and Belgium armies. This recor {s quite remarkable as the Americans| were competing against some of the! best jumpers in Europe, oh a it. Reduced fares tc Dougias and re- turn account Wyoming State Fatr,| Baiel September 12 to 1 Dafiy Cribuné PAGE FIVE First in News Of All Boents 7 WINS AY TO SEMIFINALS | Casper Tennis Star Van- quishes Third Opponent in Colorado Tourney. | DENVER, Colo, Aug. ih ae ter wou his way into the semi-finals e Colorado state tennis associa fon tournament yesterday when he Gefented Herman Clow in straight sets 6-3, and , Rain held up some yesterday ani the considering having ff Sunday, the decision i being expected later The only other singks match yes terday was Phcips against Lowther, the former winning 6-1 and 7-5. In the doubles today Rehr and King ere scheduled to play Wright and Homer L. Holt, of Denver, tal out Mountain, Tenn., with a pair H unter to Play In Golf Tourney had not been listed as_a profess! by it. Doubt as to his statur a when Hunter was not chosen as member of the British amateur eight | which will play an American teain for the Walker cup. | At the same time Secretary McMa- NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Willie I. champion, today was declared eligible for the American amateur champion ship tournament next month at Brookline, Mass. The United States Golf association after an investiga. tton announced thta Hunter retained his amateur status. The announcement said that the as Soclation today received a cable from |tne Royal and Ancient Golf club of Pe St. Andrews, Scotland, the ruling body 1 in Great Britain, saying that Hunter Meet Me at the Smokehouse. | SPORT FLASHES HOT OFF WIRE | INDIANS TTE SOX. WASHINGTON—As a result of their victory over Washington yester- day while Chicago lost, Cleveland went into a tie for fourth place with the White Sox in the American league. SMITH STARS AT BAT. PHILADELPHIA—Jack Smith, St Louis Cardinal outfielder, yesterday cracked out a homer, double and three singles, in seven trips to the plate. hon of the asi panied here next Saturday by W. J Ifalloran, president of the’ club, Director Wanter to testify at the hearing the former trans-Mississipy champion will be given in his effort to regain his amateur standing. | ——— ee LAVIGNE DEFEATS GRAY. LOS ANGELES—George Lavigne, | Los Angeles, won a decision over Bob by Gray, Denver, in four round. ADAMS STOPS HUSE. | BUTTE — Joe Adams, Boston, knocked out Ed Huse, San Francisco, in the sixth round of a scheduled 12- round bout. - YOUNG BESTS SMITH. VANCOUVER--Billy Yéung, North Vancouver, was given a decision over Matty Smith, Milwaukee, in 10 rounds. ga betakaes.treatt MEUSEL LEADS CUBS’ ROUT. CHICAGO—Irish Meusel led the at tack for the Giants on the Cubs yes- double and i your sited oa ta key for every 50c Englewood This is deed Five acres a tion Project. worth $751.00 p of the city. 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Aug. 19.— Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory of New York. defeated Miss Lesile Bancroft of West Newton, Maas, in the first of the two women's national semifinals singles, 6-0, 6-4 Pitcher’s Sale Not Confirmed PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19.—“onnle Mack of the Philadelphia Arhletias confirmed today the report that Pitea- ers Sullivan and Yarrison had bees purchased by the Portland baseball club. He said the deal was closed this morning. but declined to make known the purchase price. Classified ads in the Tribune winners and possibly the hays five with every Sto pold: of oftien sas Election Proclamation State of Wyoming, County of Natrona—ss: Office of County Clerk. 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