Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 2, 1922, Page 9

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1922. WINS WELTER CROWN FROM JACK BRITTON IN SLASHING BOUT OF 15 ROUNDS Madison Square Crowd Cheers Former Champion After Defeat at Hands of Jersey Lad in Popular Battle NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—A grinning, towsel-headed young fellow from Elizabeth, N. J., is welterweight boxing cham- pion of the world today beca vpect for old age, wisdom and them at Madison Square Garden last night. checks Michael Edward Wal! Mickey an‘ his appearance doesn't! Delie the aptness of the monicker. Mickey Walker is the new cham pion, and Jack Britton, the sage of ring, is again an ex-champion. not a pew role for Britton but it ap- pears likely to be a permanent one now. . Jack held the title for neurly a decade, first losing it to Ted Kid Lewis anc later regaining it from the same man. ‘The battle iast night was one of the most-curious in a sport noted for its upe and downs and ins and outs. Almost unprecedented before even minor battles and extremely rare among titular contests was the action of the state boxing commission in an- mouncing before the contest started that “all bets are off.” ‘The state of, Now York by law and the boxing commission by regulation Prohibits betting on the bouts, even if §t does flourish. ‘The fight was o rattling affair from the first gong and when the 18th-round endet_and the batt-red champion was atill on his fect the crowd rallied to the ety of Joe Humphries, the veter an anhouncer, and gave three cheers to what Joe called “the best campion who ever.lost his titie in this arena.” Walker ler from the first, landing numerous damaging blows and put ting the champion on the defenuive. Britton went to the floor nearly+half @ dosen times, once from the combin- ation of a light tap and a stumble. again apparently to rest himself, and egain when the gong saved him. Britton’s chief stock last night was courage anc craftiness. Both en- abled him to escape a knockout. —— Lost Bill Turns Up But It Didn’t Belong to Jess LOS ANGELES, Nov. , 2.—Jess Willard, former heavyweight boxing champion, says he is convinced that there {s at least, one honest man in the world. While training here f a possible return bout with Ja Dempsey, heavyweight champion. he received the following letter, ated Chicrao: “Bome years ago I waited on you an& 9 party of friends in Fort ‘Wayne, Ind., and, after you had gone I found a five-dollar bill un Ger the table. You paid fer the luneheon and as nobody else had handled any monéy I figured the $5 must have belonged to you “I thought-I would run across you sometime, but I have not. My religion will not Allow me to keep anything that does not belong to me, so I am enclosing a mon?y order for the sum of $5, also hop- ing to find you well.” ‘The letter was signed T. Martin. 4131 Jackson Boulevard, Chiacgo, ™. Willard endorsed the New Champion money or- use he had absolutely no re- cunning when he ran athwart He signs his ser, but the boys call him «=| LOUISVILLE COLONELS OF NEXT SEASON WILL SHOW MANY CHANGES LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Nov (By The Associated Press.)—The Louis ville Colonels Will not be recognized as the same club when it takes the Geld in the 1923 pennant race. of American asaociation, W. F. Knebelkamp, president of organizavion. He added the according the Although new pila: have been obtaihed, many others are n view, President Knebelkamp said 4¥hen. the team goes south early in Varch, th eroster will be overflowing vith recruits who will be given a chance in the association. Certain among the new faces wearing the uniform of the Louisville team witl C,. Covington, first baseman, form only two yers ty of the Indianapolis team, who was| received in trade for Jay Kirke James Viox, an outfielder, also is to be certain of a berth. He was purchased for the Portsmouth team of the Virginia league. Malcolm Moss, a pitcher, formerly with the Winchester team\ of the Blue Grass league, also will go south with the team. ‘ ‘These three, it was announced, are the only certainties so’ far as new blood goes. In making this announce ment. Mr. Knebelkamp made it plain, nowever, that there would be many more, before the opening of the sea-| on. der and sent it back to Martin, thanking him and commending him on his honesty. “I do not think I dropped that $5, for in those daya they were too precious to be handled carelessly.” said XVillard, ‘Made by Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co, —that means quality. Tedious Pastime---Keeping a Hotel Appointment WELL -WELL - WELL WHEN DID You GET ins Town — SURE TLL Be Teere in Tew MINUTES MORTON | WELL ~ PWwe WAITED OVER A HALF Hour -~ #e MUST THINK [Ve NOTHING ELSE % | that it} wouldn't be the same team, either. Che Casper Daily Cribune 1 CANT AFFORD TS IGNORE MORTON AS He tS OnE oF MY Best CUSTOmeERS- T wish HE HAD Come WOVLONT 1T MAKE You Tren !? The LITTLE suRimPt ove, A Notion To_BEAT (IT. my 166 +. Too VALUABLE iT UKe THs ZBYSZKO WINS MATCH | BOSTON—Sanislaus Zbyszko _for-} mer world's heavayweight wrestling champion was awarded the decision over Cliff Binckley, former Ohio State football star. | HEAL MAKES HIGH RUN TOLEDO—A season's high rut of 11 was established here in then: tional three cushion t rd league | Hugh Heal, T r which New jeg NEW YORK—Joe Stetcher of Ne- braska, former world’s heayyweight wrestling champion, defeated Charley Cutler of Montreal former American ; title holder by obtaining two straight ! STECTHER PINS CUTLER |. falls. Nat Pendleton, former Olymic heivyweight champion was given the decision over Yusiff Hussanc. Ed Fields captured the world's ildlle- weight title by winning a rolling fad from Peter darvix. Grid Ticket Speculation | To Be Stopped PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 2.— Drastic action to prevent speculation In football tickets for the Yale-Prin ton game November 18 is being plan ned by the athletic association, it was announced today. —_—__ | THE TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS | TLL WALK OP AND Down’ THe PLACE HE MAY BE IN Some OTHER PART OF THe HOTEL 1 WAS T Meet Him HERE IN THE LOBBY GUT | Don-+ wee No No No. Dow T APOoLDGIZE- ive ONLY BEEN HERE A FEW MINUTSS AW EL Soray | jAw FLY SORR) =f ' AH’! THere we ts: HELLO MORTON — MIGHTY GLAD - PAGE NINE. First in News Of All Events FOOTBALL FIELD SOGGY, LOCAL - SQUAD MOVED TO PARK SCHOOL Casper Players All in Good Condition for Game With Worland Here Saturday; Visitors Are Expected to Put Up Stiff Battle Athletic team had ' round Wed- rface and e athletes pebbles and Because of the soggy conditic park, Coach Morgan of the his men out practicing on the nesday afternoon. The playgroun after tackling practice w were considerably small rocks | time Pennsy jcoach of sever jeast, used t i field with to get hi |qravel at | lidn't do the | thing but good | Gasper ts in good cx the entire first ndition with re. ’ } card fo injuries men. bety |in the best of ' }them is hurt tc , gainest W | who were ago also have the good they make us be allowed to piax Worland ts looked to send down a ~ Don’t “Baby” Corns Don't pet and coddlo, nurse or “doctor* ' Killers. Banish them— heavier and better cached team than 1 y, forever with 1 "year-ago when Casper walked | through the game with litue “GETS iv7? P pesition. The Washekie re ’ have won the majority of th t only hard corns or ets porns UJ ' syorn ; callus surrenders 1 the Big Horn basin this fi right oo. 4 } should prove at hard workout for onds to stop the ‘pain with Orange and Black a week befor Srope, | Go £0 your drugstes game with Ch mne on Arm ate eg: on AND KING DRAW —- oo _ PORTLAND, Ore immy Dareey Fifty years ago the jndustrt of Portland and Tom King, Austral-| tablishments of allgcinds in tl fan middleweight champion, fought] ince of Quebée produ ~ 10 rounds to a draw. =~ Racing. TP eee Meeting of Kentucky Jockey club,| A. K. Bnrnes, geheral attorney of at Latonia. Midwest ipterests with h-adquarters Meeting of Maryland Jockey club,|in Denver, left last night for his eee anigo: home after apending the Week in Cas VOTE FOR j Cycling. per. ‘ Fourth day of the six-day race tn Chicago. Field Trials. Page Valley Va Field Trial club, at C° swallow emall pieces vis Luray 0} rounds, at Lynn Bully n vs rounds. R POR 17 Million Jars Used Jimmy Riley, Wilkes-Barre “< JACK E. SCOTT Democratic Candidate County Commissioner (2-Year Term) SAYS: If elected to the office of County Commissioner for the term of two years, I will endeavor to give the peo- ple of Natrona County a clean-cut business adminis- tration. ; VOTE FOR SCOTT For County Commissioner Noy. 7th. (Political Advertisement). UGS a wt ‘REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE TICKET State Senator HARRY FREE Representatives MARVIN L. BISHOP HARRY B. DURHAM ERWIN A. FROYD C..W. MAPES M. C. PRICE These men will support Progressive Legis- lation and demand Economy in Appropriations. DR. G. T. MORGAN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - County Commissioner William H. Lloyd Candidate for City Council Ward Three “Who Would They Elect Except Bill ? [Political Advertisement.} 29 Dr. Morgan’s 22 years of conti ence in Casper make him thoroughly « 2 with the problems of Natrona count d well qualified to act . in the best interests of the taxpayers o county, DR. G. T. MORGAN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE County Commissioner (Political Advertisement.]