Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 12, 1923, Page 4

Cir Pirentireanereetrecry) RTING OF NEW YORK"S BIG RING CARD Imposing List of Heavyweight Contenders Await . Call of Gong in Big Bouts Staged for Benefit of Gotham Milk Fund. _NEW YORK, May 12.—(By The Associated Press.) — Virtually all the available heavyweights of the world who are now active contenders for Jack Dempsey’s title were to meet in the Yankees’ new stadium today. The proceeds of the tournament are to go for the purchase of milk to be dis- tributed free to the poor thildren of New Seats in the Yankee's bright new [Jack Renault, heavywe! field, now transformed into a gladi atorial arena, will accommodate 70 000. If they are filled, the receipts will total $450,000 admittance feas Funning from $1 to $20. Early indica- tions pointed to a “full house.” ‘The card follows, Jess Willard of Kansas, former World's heavyweight champion, ver- qus Floy@ Johnson of Iowa 15 rounde. Laity Angel Firpo of the Argentine wepublic v Jack McAuliffe II, ef Detroit, 15 rounds. Fred Fulton, of Minnesota, versus Club Standing National Leogus, Club Won New York Pittedurgh ft. Loule Chicago Pet. 739 545 542 500 476 455 -381 +833 Pet. +850 545 545 526 ATs 450 409 -389 National Langan. At New York— Chteago New York -—--_. a tT10 1 Batteriea—Dumovich, Chews, Rus- @@ and O'Farrell; Scott and Snyder. At Brookiyn— RHE. Wittadurgsh -. ee eT} Brooklyn 4----.. Ons Batterico—Bagty, Kuns, Hamilton, Giazner and@ Schmidt; Grimes and ‘Taylor. x At Bote RE. Cincinnett —4 78 Weston eee 2813 3 Batterieo—Laque, Keck, Couch and Wargrave, Wingo; Marquari and ONeill. At Phiatelphia— R. HH. EB. & Loule -.. —. —-14 22 Philadelphia — 0 18 Batteriee— Haines, Sherdel, Bar- fect, St North and Ainemith, Mc- Curty; Beban, Weinert, Meadows and Henline. Amerricen League. At Bt. Loule— PAlisselphia -___.__. M®. Louls --_--.--—. Batteriee—ONolll, Ogden, Harris, Oamer and Perkin: and Severeid. Rowiané; Wright At Detroit— Weshington - Detroit - Batteries—Zachary and Collins, Cole and Woodall. Weatern League. Tulsa, 7; Wichita, 2. Oklahoma City, 3; St. Joseph, 1. Slouk City-Denver game postponed; train inte. Dee Moines-Omahe pened; train late. game post Coast League. Vernon, $5; Salt Lake, 11. Besttle, 0; San Francisco, & Por' a4, 2; Los Angeles, 5. Oakland, 0; Sacramento, 9. Texas League. Dallas, 4; San Anton’ Shreveport, 7; Galveston, 4, Fort Worth, 0; Houston, 5. Wichita Falls, 15; Beaumont, Amertcan Association. Milwaukee, 1; Kansas City, 12. Bt. Paul, 6; Minneapolis, 0. Indianapolis-Louisyille game post poned; rain. Toledo-Columbus game postponed; rain. : ° Se ARs od Today’s Games National League. Bt. Louls-at Bi Cincinnati at P Pittsburgh at New York. Chicago at Brooklyn. American League. Boston at St. Louis. * Philadelphia at Chicago. New York at Detroit Waabtngton at Clev nd. York, ight ! 10. of Canada, 10 rounce. en aed Al Reich, New York City Jim Herman, Omaha, six rou: Joe MoCann, New Jersey Harry Drake of Englan rounds. Willard seems to be in tion in the opinion of the perts. Jese Willard, former champion, tipped the acal: pounds when he weighed in son Square Garden, He will advantage of 53 pounds ov; Johnson, who scales 195. Luls Firpo weighted 212 a an even 200 for Jack McAulitfalfl, his opponent. Weights of other Yighters were Fred Fulton 214 Jack Renault 19044; Jim Herman 218%; Al Reich 20614; Harry Drake 185; Joe McCann b} 202. MAIN MAY PREVENT NEW YORK FIGHTS NEW YORK, May 13— & lght rain started to fall shortly sae to o'clock this morning at the Yankee stadium threatening to cause post- Penement of the milk fund in, show this afternoom. Promotec ‘Tes Rickard however announced he would go ahead with plans to stage the fight until weather conditions made it im- Possible. In event of a postponement he said, the card will be held next Saturday, : -An early line of about 500 fistic fang who had started to gather be fore sun rise at the bleacher entrance to the big arena, scurried to cover as the drizzle began, ‘These early ones were waiting for first chance at the $1 and §2 seats. No line had formed at the entrances to the grand stands and higher priced filed nections, At 10:30 o'clock it was still raining and gates at the stacmim had not been opened but promoters declared that “only a downpour’ vent the fights. The crowd outside the park had tn- ‘would pre. \. | Creamed to 1,800. 3-YEAR-OLBS ALL SET FOR RACE CLASSIC _ BALTIMORE, Ma., 12.— Fourteen finely trained three-year- olds, representing the bluest blood of turfdom, are ready to enact their role in the 950,000 Preakness stakes st Pimlice this afternoon, over a tile and an elghth stretch. The Rancocas stable'’s Zev seems still to be the favorite. If the weather forecaster's prediction proves correct, the turfman may line up heavily be- hind Martingale, a notorious mudder. ———_.—____ | Sport Calendar Raring— Meeting of Metropolitan Jockey club at Jamaioa. Meeting of Maryland Jockey Club closes at Pimlico. Meeting of Kentucky Jockey club opens at Louisville. Rowing— : Harvard seoond crew vs. Mageachi~ ‘Mts Tech. second crew, at Boston. iTeni Pacific Coast Conference champion- (ships, at Beattle, May ' Nebraska ‘State intercollegiate *hampionships at Lincoln, Shooting— | the restrictions. Intercollegiate outdoor rifle cham- lonships, at Annapoll: Eastern Zone trapshooting tourna- nt( at Travers Island, N. ¥. ‘apoeing— | \nnual meeting of Canadian Canoe sociation, at Ottawa, | irack— Southeastern A. A. U, ships at Atlanta, South Atlantio —_ intercollegiate championships at Richmond, Eastern Intercollegiate A. A: cham- pionships, at Springfield, Mass. | Volley Ball— | International championship tour- nament at Chicago, } Polo— | champion- | Intercollegiate championship tour- | nament at Fort Hamilton, N. ¥. Gulf— | Annual spring tournament of Coun- try Club of Atlantic City, | Boxing— Jess-Willard vs, Floyd Johnson, 15 | rounds, at New York, | Jack McAuliffe vs. Luts Firpo, rounds, at New York. : Young Montreal va. Johnny Curtin, 12 rounds, at Providence, R. I. Jeff Smith vs. Tut Jackson, 12/ rounds, at Buffalo, N. Y, oie ae H Lioyd Loom bi carriages, 5004 | tooking, durable 4nd comfortable for | the baby. Low prices at Graham Shields Furniture Co,, where prices are always less, } 1 WANT You to sce THE PLANS oF THis NEW GOLF COURSE LOO!lE - IT'S GOING To BE A INVESTMENT (PF GREAT MENT- You COME (tN NOWw- OVER HERE ARE THE TeNNts CouRTS AND AN OUT-DOOR TEA GARDEN W(TH TAGLES UNDER BIG RANGE Too- STRIPED ORANGE .AND Brack UMBRELLAS STATE LAND SELECTED AG SITE FOR BIG RING ARENA AT SHELBY Legion Takes Lease Under Grazing Law for One Year to Secure Land; Hundreds of Men Placed at Work in Excavating. HELENA, Mont., May 12.—Upon application of a Helena representative of the American Legion boxing club, Toole county Post No. 2, American Legion, the state land depart- ment today executed a lease upon 400 acres of state lands lying directly southeast of the townsite of Shelby, upon which will be erected the arena for'the Dempsey-Gibbons fight on July 4. The land is rented by the state for a period of one year from May 11, 1928, for grazing purposes, the rent- al price being $59, the lease shows. ‘This land lies directly southeast of Sh@by, ts corner nearest! to the town being about a quarter of a mile southeast of the townsite, and it is traversed by the line of a_ railroad and running from Great Falls to Shelby. So long as the proposed Dempsey- Gibbons fight ts conducted within the law, Attorney General W. D. Rankin| will not attempt to interfere with it, he stated. Governor Jos. M. Dixon is. out of the city but he is understood to have told a delegation from Shelby that he will leave the entire matter in the hands of the attorney general. “The Montana fight law is a3 long as it is broad,” said Attorney General Rankin. “It specifically legalizes 15-round contests with six ounce gloves in a ring which must measure not less than 18 by 24 feet. as specific in granting the right to hold these contests in Montana un- der restrictions as it ts to prohibit contests which do not comply with Consequenty at at- torney general I cannot interfere with the Dempsey-Gibbons contes: if they conduct {t according to law.” “Do you know of any ground on which the fight could be prohibited?” he was asked todsy. “No, not if the contest 1s conducted according to law,” he answered. John Allen, secretary of Governor There are other) |very rigid provisions but the law fs with the fight if it Is conducted ac- cording to law. GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 12.— Work was started Friday upon ex cavating upon the arena site half a mile west of Shelby for the Dempsey Gibbons world's heavyweight battle July 4 and the work will be complet- ed in a few days and works upon the lumber part of the arena begun. The work is all being done under tho dl. rection of Shelby men, and according to the plans as adopted in Shelby. The arena ies in a bowl covering twenty acres In the open prairie, and the sides of the slope form a perfect rise for the seats. The Great North ern railway officiais are laying out side tracks to the arena site and have several crews at work. Loy J. Molumby of Great Falls and Mike Collins of St. Paul, who brought about the signing of the articles of the fight, are still in Shelby complet- ing the detatls of arrangements necessary to the handling of the af. fair. — os SPORT BRIEFS NEW HAVEN.—Yalo won its first intersoctional dual track meet with Notre Dame by a score of 94 to 4l, winning both the field and track events, SALT LAKE.—Pete Schneider, right fielder with the Vernon Coast league team, knocked out four home runs and a two bagger in a game Dixon, said he thought that the gov- AMERICA LAST TIMES TODAY JACK PICKFORD —also— MADGE BELLAMY =i “GARRISON’S FINISH” It is some finish, too! when he wins the Kentucky Derby and a girl's love, ; —also— LARRY SEMON eT a, “THE BARNYARD” 1 to 11 20c and 40¢ AT THE ernor has no intent!on of interfering! with Salt Lake City. IRIS LAST TIMES TODAY TOM MIX . in “CATCH MY SMOKE” —also— SUNDAY AND MONDAY DOUGLAS MAC LEAN IN “SUNSHINE TRAIL” Cylclones and Bucking Bronchos have nothing on the Doughboy Cowboy who catches bank bandits on a motor bike. LUPINO LANE oats “THE PIRATE” 10c and 20c. SUNDAY ONLY “THE NINETY AND NINE” THE YEAR'S THRILLER AMERICA SHOWER BATHS, LOUNGING ROOMS, SIX Dining Rooms ONE THOUSAND STEEL LOCKERS WITH REFRIGERATOR ATTACH ~ FIGLD AND A SHOOTING HERG THE Committee HASN'T €oT AROUND To THe GOL® Course YeT- -THev'ReE ARRANGING THE PLANS FOR A SPECIAL BRIDGE Room AND A BALL Room Se HARRY HEILMAN FRONT OF AMER SOUTHWORTH LEADS NATIONALS CHICAGO, May 12.—(By The Associated Press.) —The race for the 1923 batting championship of the American league is on today with Harry in the van with an average of land’s new $30,000 catcher, in second place with .898. The (Ss A VERANDA OVER LOCKING Tus BEAUTIFULL SMOOPING VALLEY - ROCKERS AND TABLES FoR LUNCHEON —. AND You Know - FIFTY EASY WE CAN BEeGin To YSE THE NSTEPS OUTIN ICAN SLUGGERS; Heilmann, the Detroit slugger, -500, and Glenn Myatt, Cleve- figures include games of Wednesday, but Heilmann’s average was acquired in 16 games, whereas Myatt only partic!pated in 10, Ed- die Collins, star second baseman with the White Sox, who, the experts say, is slowing up, responded to this criticism by taking the lead in base stealing with seven; also the lead in safe hitting with elght, and be- sides is reposing in the select class} of .300 hitter. Babe Ruth ts leading in scoring, registering 18 times in 19 games. Other leading batters for ten or more games: Cobb, Detroit .888; Burns, Boston, .888; Veach, Detroit, .378; Speaker, Cleveland .377; 8. Rice, Washington, .865; Jamieson, Cleveland, .364. Bill Southworth, star outfielder with the Braves is anchored at the top of the National league hitters with an average of .448. Charley Grimm, Pittsburgh’s first baseman ts the runnerup with .432. Roger Hornsby of the Cardinals, 1922 bat- ting champ Is in fourth position with a_mark of .405, while the veteran Gasper Jewelery Mfg. Co, O- SBidg Zack Wheat of Brooklyn, is hitting ;-424, in third place, Hornsby has scored the greatest number of runs, , having counted twenty-six, Sammy Bohns of the Reds, leads in stolen bases with seven. Leading batters in ten or more games. Frisch, New York, .404: than in many years. The New York fought desperate'y by Cleveland and Detroit for leadership in the junior circuit, and the New York Giants are out in front in the Pittsburgh Jeading failure of the Chicago might be taken as af faflure of the experts, but predictions the sox were largely hedged by “ifs’ The bombardment of long hitting yes- terday, particu'arly where a new record of 10 home runs was made, is an slugging that was Louis also hit hard but the Philadel- phians won, 20 to 14. comes grounds today with a chance to short- en the lead of the Giants. The Rob- ins won yesterday 7 to 6. The Giants have lost only six of thelr 23 games. They defeated the Chicago Cubs in two out of three games, taking the rubber ‘game, to'4. The Boston Braves shook off the Jinx of the one run margin losses, by trimming Cincinnati 5 to 4. Pittsburgh First in News Of All Events BORNE OUT, FEW SURPRISES AR DEVELOPED IN MAJOR LEAGUES CHICAGO, lay 12.—(By The Associated Press.) —As the major league baseball season nears the end of its fourth week all the re-opening predictions, with a slight reserva- Yankees are being| National the wake. White with | The Sox Boston and Chicago from"playing by rain * “Cy” Williams, thi fielder of the three hits, all homers, concernin; at Philadelphia indication of the anticipated. St. to the Po'o DEAL, 7 He won the title by Detroit |kees was called off because of rain, * The Philade!phia Athletics lost the final game to the Browns, 1 to 3. Phillies , in five times at bat and ran his string of four baggers for the season to twe've. WETHERED !S BRITISH CHAMP May 12—{By The Asso. clated Press.)—Roger Wethered is the new British amateur golf champion. Harris in the final of the champion- ship tournament here to@ay, 7 and 6. tion on the Philadelphia Athletics in the American and on the Cincinnati Reds in the National, are holding truer to form now has the opportunity to do wha: Cleveland failed to do this week by |trimming the Yankees, |lost to Washington again 4 to 1, and | fell back into a second place tle with ;Ceveland, whose game with the Yan- The Tigers were prevented slugging out- cracked out defeating Robert To“ ee Y © ee & CASPERS FAMILY THEATRE #¥Ac UJ B4G4) 1° BD 10. 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Manager’s Note: Specially reenforced and 9:36 See him climb a twelve-story You'll get a spine thrill and The Sky’s the Limit on * Laughter The Starting Time of Shows 1, 2:26, 3:52, 5:18, 6:44, 8410 step of the Nw . seats with | strap: for hysterical patrans. | Doctor im attendance at all }