Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1923, Page 6

\ PAGE SIX. MEXICAN HAD CHAMPIONSHIP IN } GRASP WHEN HE MET AD WOLGAST Famous “Double Knockout,” in Which Both Men Landed Simultaneously, Left Joe Crouched on_ | Canvas While His Foe Staggered to His Feet. BY SIDNEY SUTHERLAND In the southwestern corner of Ventura county, northwest of Los Angeles, is a little ranch. Senor Don Jose Ybarra, the owner, often sits on the ranch house veranda gazing across his 150 acres of rather poor land at the long, tumbling waves of the Pacific ocean, grumbling ceaselessly as they crawl feather crested, up the the shingle. One knowing the Mexican’s history ;ranch among the foothills, and what might wonder what he thinks about|bagatelles they choose to and him for as ho sits staring at the surf. Does|an occamonal indifferent performance he refiect, for instance, on the name | today. of his county. Ventura—venture, essay, The liquid Spanish syllables evoke reams of romanto deeds. In our harsher tongue it is not of romantic, Dut of val’ant deeds one thinks. And Wallant deeds need valor; and valor, In the argot of the environment fn which Ybarra has spent most of his 31 years, {2 usually pronounced guts. He Had 30,000 Admirers. It might be that Don Jose is think- ing of that Fourth of July afternoon fn 1912, when he crawled through the ropes of the arena at Vernon, near ‘Los Angeles, and heard 30,000 spec fatora scream his name— Joe Rivers! Remembering that scene, he might appropriately give a thought to the brutal translation of Ventura. For if he had been capable of summoning from the tnnermost recesses of his heart that reserve of courage the real ly great pr ze fighter always can com mand for a dying effort, Senor Ybar would have whipped Ad Wolgast that holifay matinee and becomo light (The next article will tell the story of Perry Queerfan.) BETTER PROCESS VEEDED TO KEEP HURLING RECORD difficulty of Determining What Pitcher “Won” Game Calls for Revision. adventure. BY I. E. SANBORN. What has become of the agitation for reformat on in the. pitching aver. fes of professional baseball, starte: ‘weight champion of the world. something less than a year ago? Defi In that memorable encounter he| Jon’ then was promised’ in wave Wolgast a terrible beating. Hr e matter of determining a better long left arm would snake out, / rovesy for crediting or charging slab head would bounce up and back en with victories or defe chin pointing above the hor ime for rule revisions te slipping Gweb! Crash! would go that righ y into the start of another sprin and Rivers would step back to see t! result. In the middle of the thirteent round both launched right swings the same time; both fists renched their objectives—the jaw—simultan ourly: and both men fell with a crash Rivers lay on his side under the rope’ n . but nothing has been ne to improve the p'tching records Nearly everybody probab'y has for tten all about it and would not re ember {t again until some particul rly laughable incident was added te: the long list of jokes with which ma r league statistics have been sprink Casper Sunvap eporning wribune JOE RIVERS WAS HIS OWN STUMBLING BLOCK ON TITLE PATH SEEK NATIONAL ICE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP Riders CHARLES JEWTRA WwW. oe 3 WILLIAM STEINMETZ. ROY McWHIRTER, RYNALSKI CUTS DOWN WILSON’S LEAD IN LEAGUE POINT SCORING Standard No. 1 Star Still in Van with Count of 132 to 108 for Nearest Rival; Traynor of Methodists, Is Third with Total Tally of 74. At the end of the fifth week of play in the Casper basket- vall league, not many radical changes have taken place in he standing of the players with regard to number of points scored. Enough changes have occurred, however, to make he figures interesting. A. B. Wilson of Standard No. 1 is still leading point scorer ot the league with 132 points although Rynalski of Standard No. 3 has cut town his lead and stands second with 108 points, Traylor of the Methodists, tobertson of the Backlogs and Houston of Standar< No. 1 are still in thir. Woigast, also knocked almost entirely the past, largely because ourth and fifth places among the forwards. across the ring, lay nearer the m ddl ange has been made in the fau Clowry of the Elks has Gffen of the Methodists spotted 25| points for % 7 ea rat place among the centers, with a toal of 76 poins to his credit. West great nana ohutenen’abto0 Firat stem. of offic'al scoring that har) Jaard of the Texas rushed rapidly to the front in the last’ two weeks ee great band -chutched’s sea ained for yearn, xt that time he was in ninth place and today finds him in third with 40 and kept them hushed. The refere There is nct and never has been | joints Yolce reached the farthest tires, his] 4y definite rulo or set of rules, cov Among the®guards Kirk of Standard No, 1 {s first with 37 points, !He arm rising and falling as he counted ny the situation that arises so fre layed one more game than Schaefer of the Presbyterians who is seconc Ls One. uently when two or more pitchere| with 29, Kidd of Standard No. 3 went from 12th among the guards to fourth Two. © used by one team in the same] yace fn the last two weeks. Erickson of Standard No, 8 and Reimerth ot ‘Three— me, an the fans demand to be to ks are still Among the leaders. RE Rivers drew up one leg, raised hi oh at Cwont togtSloat”” The scores of every man who has appeared in a league game to date are Mead, and looked keanty‘heroea tt NE eee sted below. Men who have played in different positions are sted in the Bag? tae a eben: ot me rs.tion in which they last played ee en ee mine Rate According to’ Efficiency. In the future ‘no scores will be printed for men who have not partic! puny, ae -enything: “though the ranking of pitchers} Jated in at least two gamcs although the standings will be on file in the td games won and lost was abcl | cribune office for the benefit of Interested. players. ral ed mi years ago in favor o Korwards. Wolgast, on his face, arms ot more rational and fair metho c oT , say one Player— a FG FT stretched, } fted hia pulpy countenance rat'ng them according to effictenc* 2. Wilepit,: Rtanasra Nod ume 3 i | from the resin, drew his hands slow arze quantity of rooters still wan’ | yesh eae ee a : | fn, and dragged himself to his elbows know which pitcher in a league ‘raylor, Methodists — qa} A thing in torment, he shook hb the luckiest -n the matter of win Robertson, Backlogs heead, the blood gushing from h ng games in a scason, and the dope | [ouston, Standard No. 1 0 5 n'ths still try to cater to that fol-] tae Standard No, 3 ~. - o 4 x. rwing after a fashion. ates cjg — =» z 7 ‘ Sever— ‘4 ut the ‘ack of any uniform rules | (AvP. M ‘Hantiste setae ria ef ‘ it rs watched his foe pull his leer} 4. system for deciding doubtful cases Vernaltne han tintase a +; Kf ) up under his belly, Ve there huddled} ",q° the frequency with which four Yarnedore, | Baptl a hi 4 for a moment on his elbows and pitchers are used tn a game} Young, Obto - 4 13 3 frees. then farce hirr ae groggily to have wade theSwou'’ and ahh : : bis hands and feet, and rise, sway f@ dlaiknan'a wecord Sa ) 7 lumns of a siabmi ing, blinded, sick and nauseated—but} 4.’ uch of a joke to be taken ser- MeGrath, ik - 4 3 ° erect. Erect and dauntless and ready| 0,1, ty tho: wise fons, And there aiine, Kiwanis — : : to carry ¢ dy it y hy awhléh they LP: cher, | Express — a ‘The Mexican Dogged It! & no real authority by which they | tiaynes, Dresbyterians - : 0 van decide th s S And Rivers closed his eyes and let} “" Cecilie 2 hi 4 ts | Johnson, Methodists -4 ° back hie f | if Smith starts pitching ani Wingate, Legion ~ er 0 his face drop back on his forearms} isyon out’ with his team one -run| wineate, Legion : while the wh'te lipped crowd heard: ahead then Brown works a couple of! struck, Presbyterians A 7 1 yt nnings, during which the opposing} Holmberg, Ohlo 3 4 5 ig 4 tenm takes the lead by two runs,| Tobais, Legion — S 6 0 Ten. ax outl after which Brown is taken out for| 1. Eastman, Methodists - 6 0 Cr dear Nalor in the prettier word.) | ninch. hitter who makes a home| Graves, Klwante a 6 ° pvt gute: telie" tis Vals. run with the bases full, and Jones| McKelvey, Presbyterians - 4 0 enor Ybar 7 Oe '@ . a vones'! Penley, : 4 0 aay te Oe paid stirring UP"! chen goes on to pitch with a margin | Penley, Elke : ‘ 4 | el chat teach a poportunity st two runs in his favor, and holds| jing” . 1 7 : 4 a t to th ne ga — who] Ko 2 0 é extended her arms and begged hm Me on SPAS thes ne, ake gd or ia ad t : : ; is ee py veh our bagger with the bases loaded | Morgan, Texas = 1 0 2 (2913 when he crawled through the ‘won the game, but as ho was| Uitterdale, Baptista — za 1 2 yopes in San Francisco and heard lashes the donk fends! dacnanh erson, Kiwanis : 4 2 $0.00 pectators yell his Anglicize saa naar ele ch i Stone, Methodist: iS q 7 ie oe sized) to know whether Smith, Brown, or| Stone, Methodiats - ° ° Here again Don Jose might medi-| Jones “won” that game. There isn’t] Kittie, Texas ad 0 ry 0 fate on the vulgar translation of| @nything but | personal opinion by) Tittlefteld, Elks — = rf 0 rf Ventura. For there, too, Opportu to decide it, and opinions differ| Brown, Presbyterians = 0 0 0 eckoned nd he turned his head. For | 5 wi 5 individuals, EAS BAY Centers | Bes sounds they watsne the ufc] it belongs to Smith, because he was! Clowry, Elks ‘ 4 Fe and merciless butchery of the new] ahead when taken out, nobody can| ©. Giffen, Methodista 25 0 50 Fixamp'on, Wi Rutchie. While] prove that Brown would not have| Westgaard, Texas - 18 ‘ 40 Ritchie's physical measurements st on” if he had been left in the game, Ward, Backlogs - 13 M 29 passed Rivers’, Rivers was by far] an@ many claim the “victory” does} rane Standard No. 1 - 18 38 ver Uvers wa a 4. Allsman, Baptists it 12 a4 ral figh not belong to Jones because his team | 1 1 the greater natural fighter. i i he went in. And) Patterson, Standard > 13 y 26 5 sfore 0 was ah when bi ” | F. Belcher, Express 9 4 2 Guatis Before Rare Courage. there you are with no answer that/ i’ Hathaway. Backioge ~ 4 ‘ beeen ered ‘Cat net me ound Ritchie! con be made to atick because thero| sanderoook: xpress > a 3 9 me co id Gadle ce eee nothing but mere opinion to use| McGrath, Klwanis — 2 4 0 8 Feeling in the middie of the ring,| ‘® nethiig | Carney, ‘Kiwanis’ ner PY M pected. Cayecy, wil! ¢ steured eyes Instead af taking that matter up| Cochrane, Leg!on - 3 r 1 5) pete Mpa frprn his throat, and spake] | "Tic mestinga thie wintes “and| Plan Piabeteriany 3 : H his taunt: pe aig kgs toh | Hooper, Ohio ~ aves 4 1 0 2 “Why you lousy greaser, they told| {xing some arbitary =~ t Ban 4 Price, Presbyterians — = 1 0 2 me you could hit!" such cases could be decided, the ‘club! Tim, ‘gtandard No. 1 1 1 f) Andwthén ba ad ed to where his; OWNers spent most of thelr time tr¥-| Black, Kiwanis = 4 - = + enemy stood, shift ed before this| !ng to beat the minor leagues in the; Leak, Standard No. 3 — 1 0 0 ci fare courage, whip; his right from | battle for control of the player mar-| his hip to the Mexxican's chin, and| ket. That's something which is of Kirk, Standard No. 1 - 6 12 13 37 €lutchead the ropes while Edde| Vital interest to their pocketbooks but, Schaefer. Preabyterians 4 8 13 29 Graney counted the challenger out. | Of small interest to the pubic. Aver- Erickson, Standard No, 8 9 3 a1 Rivers was, indeed, a marvel.| ges don't interest the magnates who | Kidd, Standard No. 8 -. m ) 20 Glance at the list of his battles and| reahze their unimportance, but fafl to read amazed that he wh hipped | take account of the interest the fans could not whip a champion.| take in vital statistics. | Webster, Jimmy Reagan, Joe| The club owners owe the public Frankie Conley, “Knockout | at least an earnest effort to tron out Brown,” Matty McCue, Steve Mor-|nome of the idlosyncrasies of baso- rmey, Johnny O'Leary, were among | ball averages by adopting a uniform his knock while he won| system which can be applied by offi Wille | etal If the magnates have assell, Harv time for such flippories they might 8 m and Jobnny| hand it over to a committee of base Kilt | ball writers and then put their stamp Probably no boxer who fafled to|or official approval on the result reach the top ever made as much|That wou'd not affect the pocket: money as Rivers. He fought at least| books of the owners and {t could fifteen fights on the coast in which| not produce any thing worse than his end of the purse averaged $10,000,| the chaotic methots by which piteh- While his earnings elsewhere totaled| ers’ ‘won’ and ‘lo recorca Atleast $50,000. compiled at prevent. eto show for this he has his littlelless now. are They are worth: | Reimerth, Elks Kellner, Legion — Richards, Expreas 3 19 4 ° 10 Olson, Texas... 4 0 3 Marsh, Texas 4 0 8 M. E, Gitten, Methodii 5 0) 8 Morrell, Ohio a 1 7 Engdahl, Ohio 4 3 5 Canentoa, Legion ‘ 4 4 H. Eastman, Methodists ) 4 Allely, Kiwante 4 Herry, Stan : ‘ 2 4 Osborne E: oases 2 0 { Marlow, Baptists a 0 4 Mathers, Standard No, i 5 0 4 offin, Exprean ~. 1 0 4 Turner Methodists 4 ° 2 Baton, Backlogs 0 2 Mathers, Standard No, 3 i 0 2; Kingsley. Presbyterians _ 1 0 2! Green, Kiwanis 0 2 Cypreansen, Logion (Thompson, Baptists — 0 i) CHARLES GORMAN, ‘S SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 192. institutions will hold the events on April 27 and 28. Following the prece- dent adopted by western universities and colleges last year, squads will be divided with some attending the Penn |games and others going to Des Moines, \Ia., for the Drake events. With the exception of dual meets, the athletes will be pointed to the sec- tional intercollegiates. The eastern intercol‘egiate will be held on May 25 and 26, as will the one in the Missouri | Valley conference. The Western con- ference games will be held on Ferry field, University of Michigan, Juno, 1 and 2. Winners Eligible for Big Meet Winners of places in the various conference and intercollegiate , meets will then be elgibile to compete-in the third annual set of track and fieid games of the National Collegiate A. A. This meet gives every indication of growing into one of the country's lead- ing track and field events, and those in charge of it have hopes of making {t the country’s college Oylmplad. An effort was made last month to discourage efforts of the committee when the Big Ten faculty recom- mend that western conference athletes be prohibited from competing. Action jof the faculty brought about so“tguch junfavorable comment, that a s)ctlal jsession of the committee was called and previous action rescinded. Meet Will Be Supported. The committee composed of A. A. Stagg of Chicago, T. E. Jones of Wis |consin, and Maj. John L. Griffith, |comissicner.of athletes in the Big Ten, |has assurances from a numer of con- jferences that they will support the meet to an institution. In fact, the Towa Heavyweight Beats Brennan Floyd Johnson (inset) advanced anothe ste to face Jack Dempsey for the heavywelght th,” Brennan, veteran war-horse, in a 16-round bout i den, New York. Picture shows oward his opportunity » When pe defeated Bill Madison juare Gi slipping to the floor in the fit _ SK Methodists -. Hacker, - 2 0 0 ° Neilson, Legion ~ ae 0 0 ) 3. Allsman Baptists eet 0 0 ° King, Baptists - sued u 0 0 Bryan, Kiwania - 0 0 0 Morrison, Presbyterians x 6 0 0 Wolf, Methodists -. = 20 0 0 0 Pittsman, Methodists y 0 0 0 Mann, Ohio Ss 0 ) 0 Elks .. 2 0 0 0 Standard * 0 0 0 Texas “ « o C) Expres Fe te @ 0 0 Ladd, Elks 5 6 ° 0 Rutz, Methodists ) 0 ° 0 Markley, Texas &s ) 0 ) Hawley, Texas _ * 0 0 0 D, Hathaway ta 0 0 0 V. Wilson - 0 C) 0 Noithammer, Kiw Es ) 0 0 Cobb, Kiwanis — = r) 0 0 Forbes, Standard No. 1 z 0 0 0 Straub. Standard No. 1 — zt 0 Ct) 0 Sutherland, Ohio - 3 ) 0) 0 BUSINESSMEN HAVE ONLY HALF OF PURCHASE PRICE FOR SIOUX CITY CLUB TANDING OF CITY LEAGUE Team W. L. Pet. | Standard No, 3 5 0 1,000} Standard No. 1 5 0 1.000} Racklogs .. 1 .800) PUE O. Colo., Jan, 20.—The bus!- Texas Ou 2 800 Nessmen's committee which Saturday Bike» ."- 2 600 hexan the work of ralsing $25,000 for Baptists 2 2 .600 the purchase of the Sloux City West- American 2° 8 400 ern league club and franchise from Kiwanis . 2 3 .400 Walter Matty of Sioux City, had Methodists a 2 3 ,400 bout $10,000 pledged tonight. American Legion — 1 8 250) The price of the club {s to be $12- Presbyterians 1 4 .200 500. Sufficient tunds are subscribed Ohio O11 © 4 000/to issue the transfer of the s'oux pees neta ood Sa aa jClty club to Pueblo as a down pay- MURPHY LEADING CANDIDAE |ment of 000 is all that ts required TO HEAD AUTOMOBILE ACES * th's time. It ts expected the trans. 4 fer will be concluded here M y Jimmy Murphy, the speed King Of wth President Al R. Tlervey Sine 3004. ‘te leading the et of candidates | western: Teague and owner” Matty for the presidency of the new Asso-|wno ere 1 in the clty Ms elation of Auto Aces... The mail voto| » city for this purpose. among the foremost Wirt track and speedway drivers of this county HARVARD'S $1990 PooL shows Murphy in front by a scant | READY FOR NEXT SEASON margin. aaa Tommy Milton, the premter dare-| Announcement that architects had devil of 1919, 1920 and 1921, is a close been asked to prepare plans for a runnerup to Murphy for the honor, $100,000 swimm'ng poo! for Harvard while others in the race are Ralph De university was made by Fred W. Palma and Ira Vail, the Brooklyn Moore, graduate manager of athletics, | speed demons. Last year Murphy The proposed pool would be built near won five of the outstanding automo- Hemenway gymndsium, If present bile c‘assica, including the French tntentions are fulfilled it wi"! be ready Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 50¢ in time to permit reestablishment of mile grind. sw'mming as a competitive sport next SPL ~ ars year. Liverpool cotton brokers, with s)e- | - ~ >—_____ cial cable facilities, frequently send! Italy prefers southern pine from ages to New Yorlt and recelve|the United States as a . material for replies within five minutes. lrailway car construction, eastern univers ties are looking upon j it more. favorably and the committee expects a majority of sectional cham- pions will be on hand to compete for {national supremacy. | This set of games will be open only is the aim of the committee which ai- collegiates. Quality and not quantity to point winners in the various inter: ful meet, which will go a long way to- ready {s drawing plans for a success- ward determining the makeup of the American team which will compete in the Olympic games in France in 1924. FOR PLAYERS OF WHIST by A.R.METCALFE COLLEGE TRACK TEAMS TRAINING FOR Bg MEETS National Collegiate A. A. Games to Be Held on Stagg Field June 15-16. vA Pos.tion Vital Factor In Auction. BY WALTER ECKERSALL. With the National Collegiate A. A. track and field games to be held on | Pecsition is a vital factor in auc- tion. Hands which would be powerful at the left of a strong hand are rel- Stagg field June 15 and 16 as the atively insignificant when on the objective, athletes of universities and other side. colleges in all sections of the coun-, ‘The folowing curious deal occur- try are training for the many events red.cn the south side during the last to be held this winter and spring. week: The usual number of dual track THE HANDS. meets will be held in all parts of tho 58.7. country. These, however, will be tae oie forerunners to many important In- D-K, J.'9. door championships. “The colleges will be represented in the sectional *. A. A. U. indoor track and field cham. Roo fetes, be ms ar a pionships and also in events to be C6. 4,3. cA. 9. J. staged by the various athletic clubs. z cS Sr sues In the middle west the season will officially open with the annual indoor fords handicap meet of the Illinois A. C., to o-8. 8, 2 2. be held in the Broadway armory, Chi- ore 1Or Ss F5 Bs cago, on January 26. College’ per-, formers will take part, and the Ames East dealt and bid‘one no trump, relay team will be pitted against a’ South passe’. West bid two hearts quartet from either Notre-Dame Il!- North passed. East bid three hearts. nois, Michigan, or Chicago. The First South and west passed. North doub, Regiment A. A. will hold its annual) led and the biiding closed. North had\, mect a week later. the initial lead. Indor Relays at Ilinols. Caliber of the college performers will be known to a degree of certainty 4 on March 2 and 3, when the annual in- 30 door relays of the University of Ili- oH nois are held in the mammoth armory 4 at Urbana. This has grown into one 40 of the leading events of the country a and attracts nominations from ail Ea parts of the middle west. Last year HT Pennsylvania was represented, and 2f- a forts will be made to induce other is 8 eastern universities and co'leges send teams or representatives year. Harry GIll, successful coach at IIli- no's, is in charge of the games. In his day Gill was a great all around athlete and knows the sort of pro- gram to arrange écr this set of games. In the middle west various directors look upon the games as the banner attraction of the indoor season and athletes are pointed for them when the training season starts, immedi- vtely after the holicays. The Illino!s relays will be followed by the annual indoor championships | of the western conference at Patten | gymnasium, Northwestern university, on March'16 and 17, This meet is closed to Big ‘Ten colleges, and gen- erally results in spirted competition. In recent years Illinois has been the yvictor, with Michigan and Wisconsin contenders, Outdogr Season Opens. The outdoor season in the central | west will be opened officially with the| Staging of the Kansas relays games| at Lawrence on April 20 and 21. It will be the first set of games staged | by the Jayhawker institution, and Di- rector Fogg Allen will bend every ef.| fort to make them a success, thereby making them a fixture for the futuro. | Universities and colleges in the sec- tion have promised their support. This set of ames will be followed by the Drake games in the middle and Penn relays in the east to this North almost doubled the bid of two hearts but refrained at that time for fear that the adversaries might switch. When he doubled three, however, he expected an immense score and was amazed at his terrific beating. East said later that he would have redoubled except for the look of abject misery on his partner's face | when the bid of threo hearts was made, The opening by north was the best that he could have made, although it made little difference what card was led. An original trump ‘ead by north would have given west five odd. Litt! importance should be attached to such suits as the Clamonds and clubs of the north hand when no trump bas been bid by the player at the lett, Had east gone back to two mo- trumps, tho opponents would easily have dofeated tim. graham etd | j NEW BIG THREE AGREEMENT AFFECTS TRANSFER STUDENTS The new agreement affecting Yile, Harvard, and Princeton athletics now in use has as a main feature the bar- ring of transfer students from repre- senting any of the “Big hree” in any west| branch of athletics In which they Both | competed at another col'ege SPECIAL SOAP SALE. STARTING MONDAY Extraordinary Bargains That Are Welcome Money Savers CLEAN EASE WHITE NAPTHA laptholene” 31 Bars:-__.§§.9Q 21 Bars_____ $1.00 By the Case. $8.10 By the Case............, $4.59 The Best Soaps On the Market for Casper’s Hard Water THE METROPOLITAN STORE 160 South Center Street a