Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1923, Page 8

GIANTS AND CLEVELAND EXTENE | | ‘PAGE EIGHT | Worid Results By Leased Wire @he Casper Daily Cribune LEADS IN PERCENTAGE COLUME {Champions Stage Comeback by Defeating Brook- lyn While Indians Down Detroit Tigers; Many Clubs Tied for Places In Standing CHICAGO, May 1.—(By The Associated Press.) —Sixth, k seventh and eighth places in and seventh and eighth places unoccupied today. The New York Giants had National over Chicago and Cincinnati, who were tied for sec- ond place, just a notch above Boston and Philadelphia dwelling together in| third position and crowded by Pitts: Hurgh end St. Louis, who were knot ted in fourth place. Brooklyn. h only three victories and nine had a clear hold on the ce‘lar place. | In the American, Cleveland, by trimming the stubborn Detroit Tigers yesterday, 4 to 2, through the invinci Bility of Stanley Coveleskie, kept a safe distance ahead of the New York Yankees, who climbed back into sec: | ond place by hammering three Wash-| ington pitchers while the Tigers bow. ed before the Indians. The Athletics Were a step behind the Tigers, beat ing Boston by timely hitting tn the eleventh inning, 4 to 2 By vanquishing Chicago, 7 to 8, with air tight inflelding, St. Lou's} ascended into a triple tle with the Senators and Red Sox and put the Whie Sox deeper into the cellar. The Yanks made the day memora- ble by cracking the Washington pit- chers for 17 hits, which they convert ef into 17 runs to he Senator's four After dropping three straight the| Gaints’ defeated Brooklyn, 4 to 3 Sport Calendar Racin; Meeting of Maryland Jockey elub opens at Pimlico. Meeting of Kentucky Jockey club, af Lexington. Baseball. Opening of the season of the Mich- gpn-Ontario league. @Opening of the season of the Mis- sipsipp! Valley league. * Shotting. Oklahoma State trapshooting tour- nament, at Bartlesville. Boxing. ‘Johnny Leonard vs. Georgie Drew, | Reds, the National league standing in the American league were a clear two-game lead in the while the Cubs went into second place with Clucinige! by fa‘ting beture [Eh 6 tof ® 5 Boston battered a trio of quaker pitchers getting’15 hits and counting 13 times to the Phililes’ 3. ‘Ray Blades, Card'nal left fielder, Went into a triple tle with Ken Wil Mams of the Browns and Hartnett of the Cubs with his fourth homer of the season, helping his team to a 7-5 victory over Pittsburgh. NAV IS BOING. AFTER TROPHIES Airmen Primed for Big Con-| tests to Be Staged During Summer. WASHINGTON, May 1.— For the| marine trophy contests tn Europe and| the United States, the American air-| plane races and balloon e!imination| competition, the Bureau ‘of Aeronau-| tics is putting forth every effort to prepare the navy's entries. for win- ning’ performances, Rear Admiral W.| A. Moffett, chief of the bureaw, stat-| ed today. In the European speed classic for the Jacques Schnefder avi-| ation marine trophy valueC at 25,000 francs, the navy will be represented by three seaplariés. The contest is| scheduled for Septembc 8, off Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. | The Navy entries for the Pulitzer| trophy race of St. Louls early in Oc- tober will be capable of ccmpetng! with the best. It {s expected that last year’s record made by Lieut. R. L. Maughan, U. 8, Army, of 208.8 miles There’s at Least One in Every Office DANCED Titt THRee PX. 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Brooklyn .-—__. = as8s2 New York a 4%, Batterles—Ruther and DeBerry McQuillan and Gaston. At Bt. Louis— R. EL SB. Pittsburgh ---_. 5 8 2 St. Louis —_. 7112 Batteries—Boeht Carlson and Gooch; Doak, North, Sherdel and Clemons. At Philadelphia— R. Hw. gst eee 1315 2 Philadelphia... 311 3 Batterles—Marquard and Gowdy; Head, Grant, Betts and Henline, Wil- son. At Cincinnati— Rw B, Chicago -_.___ = 4 Ost Cincinnati = anpeenne 6 9 T Batteries—Cheeves, “Russell and O'Farrell; Rixey and Hargrave. American League. At Washington— 2 New York Washington ~._____ Battewieo—Jones = and Sdhang, Hoffman; Warmouth, Russell, Mc- grew and Gharrity, ‘Ruel. At Letroit— . A By Cleveland -_. 491 Detrott 2628 Batterles—Coveleskie and O'Neill; Collins, Cole and Bassler, At Boston— RH. B. Philadelphia 410 0 Boston 2s 7 Batteries—Naylor an Perkins; Ferguson and Picnich. At Chicago— St. Loule -.... Chicago — pat 8 891 Batterles—Shocker and Severeid; Faber, Cvengros and Schalk f —_—— Western eLague. Denver, 15; Tulsa, 10, Omaha, 5; Oklahoma City, 4. Wichita, 9; Sloux City, 0. DesMoines, 12; St. Joseph, 6, Texas League. Fort Worth, 8; Dallas, 1 Wichita Falls, 14; Shreveport, 4 G { SURG CAN SHIMMY~ GILDA GRAY HAS, NOTHING ON IS THIS = yUDDY UM YU.DOY UM -M-- WE'RE GOING OOF ’AGAIN: TONIGHT~ HoT Doc! Arrangements TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1923, HE TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS HERE'S HUH TA GRacie -- ME SURE DID HIT (T OFF LAS'NIGHT- ~ WE'RE THINKING OF GOIN' IN TO BREAK THE. A BOT ONG CHARLIE AND) MARATHON RECORD LISTEN You! You'Re “NoT. WORTH A LEAD NI EL Tos ENTER THE MARATHOW AND! GET (IT OVT CF TuR S¥sTem— You'RSE NO GooD FOR ANYTHING/ ! THis COmCERN-- GO On AND? i | } “TC SlLSE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT AT SHELBY ASSURED DEMPSEY AND GIBBONS WILL BATTLE 15 ROUNDS Completed With Exception of Signing Articles, Montana State - Legion Commander Announces CHICAGO, May 1.—Jack Dempsey, world’s champion heavyweight boxer, will gra Minn., his long sought champi by, Mont., Loy Molumby, Mo: nt Tom Gibbons of St. Paul, onship bout nex July 4 at Shel- ntana state: commander of the American Legion, announced here last night. The battle will be 15 rounds to a decision. ° . . Molumby said that all that remain- ed to be done is to sign artic’es and lect a referee. He said that he and Jack Kearns, Dempsey’s manager, whois in New York, reached an agreément in a two-hour long dis- tances telephone conversation. ‘With Mike Collins, of Minneapolis. M'nn., Molumby remains here today waiting for Kearns to conclude the formalit'es Wednesday or Thursday. If Kearns does not come here, Mol- umby wil fly to New, York for the final meeting. It was learned a $100,000 certified check will be given Dempsey when he signs, and it was intimated Kearns assented to a plan permitting Demp- sey e'ther a straight guarantee or a percentage of the gate receipts. LOS ANGELES, May 1.—Jack Dempsey, helvywelght champion, who according to Chicago and New York despatches, probably will risk his title in a battle with Tom Gib- bons of St. Paul at Shelby, Montana, July 4, was in good physical condi- tion although a trifle overweight, ac- cording to his friends, when he left here two weeks ago for Helper, Utah. + He had been training for more than two weeks, each day going through heavy workouts with from three to five of the toughest sparring part- ners obta!nable in Lés Angeles and 1s said to be working out regularly at He'per. When Dempsey left here, "he weigh- ed 193 pounds, five pounds above his best fighting weight, and was describ- 6d as “hard as nails”, “I am in the best physicial cond! tion of my career,” said then. “I am only 28 years old and have no intention of retiring. 1 could enter the ring on short notice to meet any one.” Today’s Games National League. Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Chicago at Cincinnati. Boston at Philadelphia, Brooktyn at New York. American League. St. Louisa at Chicago. Cleveland at Detroit. New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Boston. ——_—_—_—. American Association. Milwaukee, 6; Minneapolis, 3. ' Indianapolis, 11; Toledo, 13. Kansas City, 5; St. Paul, 4. Loutayvilie, Columbia, 2. Coast No games scheduled. NEW ORLEANS—Tommy Gibbons St. Paul scored a technical knockout over Chuck Wiggins of In if the tenth round of a anapol's scheduled 1 the champton| ‘| against the University of Virginia here. KID WINFREY T0 BATTLE C. LONG | Casper Fighter Is Booked for Good Card Wednesday at Glenrock. “Kia” Winfrey, Casper middle- weight who ts to box Charlie Long of Omaha, at the Glenrock Open Air Arena at Riverside park, is reported to be in fine shape for this battle Wednesday night. Wintrey while not a veteran has turned in a win over Eddfe St. Clair and has fought several of the better boys of this vicinity. He has shown local sport followers that he is a bat- tler to be reckoned with. Winfrey is under the management of Charles “Kid” Bell, one of the greatest of the light- weights a decade ago. Bell's reputa- tion in the fight gatne is beyond re- proach apd he should take Winfrey through the paces at a proper clip. Supporting the ‘Long-Winfrey event, Battling Silva will cross mitts with Jimmy Darington of Glenrock and Kid Mex will box Battling An- derson, @ new arrival to the local! fistic colony from Billings. A good , four round preliminary is also on the boards for the evening and a good show will no doubt be the result. wet Sate ele very able | SPORT BRIEFS CHICAGO—Charley Cuypler wrest- led Charles Hanson of:Omaha, for one hour to a draw here tonight and George Palza threw Jack Linow with a flying mare in one hour and 89 minutes. Linow was knocked uncon- scious and wns unable to continue the bout. ATHENS, Ga—Fred Sale, diminu- | itive right ander of the University of Georgia, pitched a perfect gamo Not a man hit safely, not one | reathed first base, and only 27 men |faced him. Georgia won the gamo |4 to 0. pet SALT LAKE—Joe Black, Denyer,| lost the referee's dec'sion in a six round bout with Herman Anerbach of Salt Lake. eS i] The Meusel brothere—‘irish” of | the Giants and"Bob” of the Yankees are surely a nifty pair of birds when it comea to walloping the old ap- ple. And well the pitchers know {t. © DY wx: | work gaaranteec, Co. O SBi4g ATHLETICS AT ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, 1S REPORT Urbana. Tl, May 1.—Appropria- tion by the legislature and approval by the governor of the sum of $500,- 000 for a new gymnasium assures the University of Illinois one of the most complete athletic plants in the Unit- ed States. The new gym comes right om the heeis of the great Memorial staM™ium now being erected at a cost of probably $1,700,000. The new building will contain among other things basketball accom- modations for from 10,000 to 15,000 spectators. It is predicted that the time is not far off when .people will travel here to see basketball just like they do now for football, Improved swimming facilities are included in the tentative plans. class rooms for the use of the stu- dents of the four year coaching course. At the eame time the present gym- nasium will be retained, -perhaps as headquarters for all freshman ath- wtics, The new building is probably to be erected near the armory which wil! bring it within a quarter mile bid for amateur honors here. WOO First in News There will be; Of All Events of the Memorial stadium. Within that district. the athletic association will have eighty acres of land for varsity and intramural purposes. ~ Historic Illinois field will be cOn- tinued as a baseball field. Varsity baseball will be played there but the rest of the field will be used for intro- mural basebail. Rea) SIKI ACCEPTS CHALLENGE TO ~ RETURN FIGHT PARIS, May 1.—Battling Siki has |accepted Georges Carpentier’s recent |chalienge for a return bout says L'Auto. The fight is likely) to take place next September. | MIDWEST ATHLITIO ASS’N. | READY TO BOOK GAMES Ball clubs desiring games with the Midwest Athletic association may |cure dates’ by communicating w! A. B. 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