Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 9, 1923, Page 5

SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1923. pe fhe Casper Daily Cridune TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS PAGE FIVE. First in News | Of All Evenis =| | MIDGET SMITH DEFEATS EARL PURYEAR BEFORE GREAT CROWD BANTAM STARS GO 12 ROUNDS IN HEADLINER ON RODEO RING GARD Perkins Stows Knapp Away in That Ted Gartin Stops Mosher and Fanning Wins Unpopular Decision Over Wallace Last Night. Entertaining one of the largest gatherings of fans ever as- sembled in Casper for an athletic event, the Casper Rodeo as- sociation made an auspicious bow to the public last night at its new grounds west of the city with an excellent fight card in the main bout of which Midget Smith, uncrowned king of the eastern bantams, won a 12-round decision over Earl Puryear. Three other fights were on the card, completing the best program that has been turned loose by a fight promoter in the history of the gamo “ reaper. im the opener Haver! Club Standing Perkins put Al Knapp of Colorado : Springs away in three rounds. ‘Teddy Gartin of Omaha duplicated in 5 3 second bout by obtaining a knockout National League. over George Mosher of Denver, in two| Club Won Lest Pct. rounds. In the sembwindup Arlos|New York — 33 14 103 Fanning was given the decision over| Pittsburgh 2719 587 Otto Wallace at the end of 12 rounds. aaron 21 533 Midget Smith, the barrel chested] 6." pe 118 pounder—incidentally he came in 2 -a0 at 121 pounds last night—wag too a6 ane much for Puryear and won a clean pula rs cut decision, He won seven of the 12 2 rounds on points, three were even and two weént to the Omaha lad by 4] yy shade, It was a case of a veteran| x.y" Won Lost Pet, and crafty ring master matching his isan skill against the youth and aggres x siveness of a natural Banees 7 year gave a dine exhibition ani : “ Zexea the ‘Midget at long range. When > it came to infighting, ae hatred ter socked home power- ful rights to the kidneys and ribs and cccesionally rocked Puryear’ Ney! with a right cross. Puryear bi Smith hard several times but the lat- ter showed he could take @ punch and never stopped coming on. oe ‘he boys broke out some pretty pete ke ae the best brand of boxing that has been seno here this winter. 405 Yesterday’s Scores ° clever While Smith may never be a National fighter, he will bring home the win'| At Chicago— RHE ner’s end with regularity as long 85/ Boston ___.___ at R nd he can take punishment and keep| Chicago... gk that right hand of his gots. ‘There was no question in the minds of any but a few rabid Batteries—Fillingom, Genewich and O'Neill; Osborne and O’Farrell. friends of Puryear, but that Smith} At st. Loufs— RAE. ‘was entitled to the decision. PI hadi lagen ose QRS ‘Arlos Fanning, Kansag City light-/St. Louis .---.__uko# 3 9 1 weight, won the dovision over Otto} Batteries—Weinert and Wilson; Wallace of. Milwaukee, but the ver| Haines and Ainsmith, dict was unpopular with the crowd. Wallace was the aggressor through ¢ne fight, doing most of the leading and for this reason the spectators thought he was entitled to a win. Fanning wag'the cieverer of the two, had the best footwork and showed the most sclence. Neither man did the other any Leepoageset nes and th were strong vorereddy” Gartin showed powerful punching ability in nis fight with Mosher. In the first round he black- ened the Denver boy’s left eye with At Pittsburgh— New York ..--....— 6 9 Pittsburg! h -. —- Batteries—McQuillan and Cooper, Morrion and Gooch. Philadelphia _. nd Batteries—Kolp and Severeid; Has ty, Walberg and Perkins, @ straight right and cut his cheek} 4+ New York— REE, bone with another. In the second, mereeeteee ONT ISs © after a fast mixup, Gartin drove home wenwaccenncee 8 8 1 an overhand swing that landed flush ‘on Mosher's jaw. Mosher was lifted off the floor, spun around and went down like a ton of lead. He landed on Nils face and was out cleen. Gartin is too fast for the Denver boy and cka a wicked punch. Ricca Perkins still sits on his threne as champion of the heavy- weights in the Rocky Mountain re Batterles—Cvengros and Schalk; Jones, Mays, Shawkey and Hoffman. At Washington— R. H. B. 1 Francis. Johnson and Bass'er, Woodall; Hel- Mngsworth, W. Johnson and Ruel. gion, In Al Knapp of Colorado! crevetangBoston—Ratn. Springs, he met a big, rangy boy that a was willing but that was all. Perkins pias started from the gong and landed two ratenran Ses Srecciotin =. hard rights to the head and juw fn the Colt athe ‘as ences * city, a first. In the second he started the ee, cle nig claret from Knapp’s nose and had In apolis, St. Paul “A ad him in a bad way at the bell. In the dian: , st. or @ third Perkins opened a cut over Knapp's ¢yé and staggered him with] « 5, Were Lene "3 rights and lefts to the body and head. A terrifie body blow to the kidneys sent the Colorado boy down and out ‘Tulsa, 11; Des Moines, 4. No other games played. ‘|last year. There’s at. Least One in Every Neighborhood Time - ONE A.M. BY BY- Sweer DREAMS- SEE You TmarRus NIGHT G' NIGHT- GNIGHT EDDIE COLLINS ETO FAST PAGE IN BASE THEFT WITH 19 TOTAL White Sox Star Has Almost Equalled Record of Last Year and Batting Average Is Also Near Top; League Leaders Given. CHICAGO, June 9.—(By The Associated Press.) —Eddie Collins of the White Sox is still king of the keystone guard- ians in the American league. today, which include games of last Wednesday, he has stolen 19 bases, just one less than he pilfered for the entire season By cracking out eleven hits in his last six games Sport = Calendar Racing. Meeting of Westchester Racing as sociation at Belmont Park. Meeting of Kentucky Jockey club, at Latonia, Meeting of Montreal Jockey club, at Montreal. Meeting of Dufferin Park Jockey club, at Toronto. Golf. Ontario . women’s tournament closes Metropolitical amateur ship tournament closes at Mt. non. Griscom Cup close at Chestnut Hill, Pa. Kentucky women's tournament closes at Louisville. Brantford, ‘Track, Open handicap meet at Harvard,) University. Bench Show. Huntingdon Valley Kennel! club, at Noble, Pa. Shooting. Connecticut State trapshooting champtonship champion- Ver- Intercity matches championship tour- According to figures compiled |; Collins has boosted his average from -349 to .370 and {s pressing the lead- ers who have participated tn 30 or more games. He now is fourth. Har- ry Heilman, of the Tigers, continues top the regulars with .426, with “Mud dy” Ruel, of Washington, the run- nerup with .382. Dick Reichle, with the Red Sox, has .375. Collins is also| # pressing Wamby of the Indians for ,|the honors in scerifice hits. Wmby is leading With 18 ana Collins has 14. b Babe Ruth added to his string of homers during the past week making it 12. He a'so “leads in total bases with 111 and in runs scored with 43. Other leading batters: Burns, Bos ton .370; Jamieson, Cleveland .266; Cobb, Detroit .356; Myatt, Cleveland -852; Ruth, ew York .347, Johnny Mokan, of the Phillies, is challenging the leaders in the Nation- al league for the batting honors and filong with Jimmy Bottomley, of the St. Louis Cardinals, ts giving Zack Wheat of Brooklyn and Charley Grimm of the Pirates an interesting race. Mokan boosted his mark from -373 to .390 during the past week and Bottomley is hitting .283 compared with .376 a week ago. The veteran Wheat suffered a batting slump and dropped from to .405, but still maintains the leadership, with Grimm i aanders, Mike Cvengros, pitched the White Sox to victory over the league \eading New York Yankees, jnelding down the hard hitting, cham- pions to eight hits, igabe Ruth. in the third after St. Louis ahd scored five runs arid held the Browns score: ‘our full games n feature. St, Louis made a clean sweep of the ing the Quakers, 3 to 1, tors downed the Tigers, 7 to 4, al though Manager Cobb rushed 18 play- ers, including four pitchers into ac tion, peheduled to play Teague with the Boston Red Sox and ) on account of rain. Mule MIDGET SMITH 7: » ATTLE TE LEAGUE LEADERS DEFEATED BY PIRATES AND WHITE SOX FRIDAY CHICAGO, June 9.—Two Giant traded by the Braves to the astof{s, both twirlers, turned in bril-, left to join their new mates. tant performances for their teams erday while the New York Na er, drove out two singles, si went down to their third d mi and walked twice in five trips up. straight defeat, due to ineffective ‘i pushing. Oe’ of! the discarded laf| Bob. OP aerell of the Outs, was very 7 to 3 one a homer by The other, ‘Rube’ Wal- relieved Hasty ing station and the fourth erg of Philadelphia, a homer into the bleachers, today that the St. ehind the Yanks. ‘ittsburgh defeated New York, 9 to Reb Russell's heavy hitting was Chicago won over Boston, 4 to 2. ries with Philadelphia by defeat- The Sena-| here last night. a sal were not National Brooklyn and Cincinnati in the postponed until June 20, leveland Indian game was called off Hank Gowdy, veteran catcher, and Watson, pitcher, who were MATCHED WITH BUD HAMILTON Buyur0os ¢. ONS UTS 8b Harry Neary, manager of Midget Giants Johnny Mostil, White Sox outfield. @ double mueh of @ hero against the Brave: The Cubs scored four runs and O’Far- rell was responsible for driving them all home. Two of his hits were doubles and sent three runs across the count one he brought im himself when he uncorked Reports were current at St. Louts Lou's Nationals Reuther {s reported to have been given permission to trade himself. <> YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.—Jack Brit- ton, former welterweight champion, defeated Cowboy Padgett in a one sided but spectacular 12 round bout Meet me at The Smoke House.—Adv. GIBBONS PREPARES FOR TRAINING GRIND STARTING FIRST OF WEEK Light Road Work eKeps Title Contender Busy Pre- liminary to Ring Boxing; Dempsey Forced to Take Rest From Gloves by Cut Over Eye. SHELBY, Mont., June 9.—Tommy Gibbons is getting lo- cated in his training quarters herg for the 15-round go with Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion of the world, here July 4 and Friday put in his time with light road work and sparring enough to keep himself loosened up, his real train- ing grind not commencing until next Monday or Tuesday. His training quarters with ring will ton of the world ,in training for the ve adjoining the big arena in which} ba th Tommy Gibbons in Shelby the world champion fight is to take|July 4, will not box again befors place July 4 and is being built under|Tuesday, is the statement of his directions of Buck Pape, head of the| trainer, owing to the cut received training camp. Gibbons says ho js|over his left eye from being butted in the best of condition, having been| by the head of Rocko Stramagalia in m training right along and only two| Wednesday’s boxing bout at the weeks will be required to get himself|'Dempsey camp. The wound ft» an n shape for the big ffrht. His list| old opened up and {s about half of sparring partners, all of whom will|an inch long and took two atitches be here by Monday, comprises Bud|to close.’ The cut 1s uncovered to- Gorman, overseas heavyw Jim-|day and looks healthy and closed my Delaney, St. Paul middleweight;|The champion will not be allowed to Joe Burke and Jack Clifford, heavy-|box in order to take no chances on weights who have been with the chal-| opening {tt again before it is tully lenger; Martin Moore, middleweight,| healed but will do his other work. but of St. Paul, and Bud Taylor and| Rocko is no longer in the camp. Sammy Mandell, both bantams. panei k 2 aR St Gibbons looks in condition and) DETROIT—Salor Friedman, Cm says he is fit to step into the ring| cago Hghtwelght won the newspeper for the battle of his life today. |decision in a boxing match with Johnny Mendelsohn, Milwaukee, a GREAT FALLS, Mont., June 9.— Jack Dempsey, heasyweight champ- Meet me at The Smoke House.—, an Francisco Orientand _ Occident in Ong Sumptuonus hotels, cozy bunga- lows, glittering theatres, gay cafes, parks and boulevards— all are @ part of San Francisco's composite make-up. Golf, motor- ing, bathing, mountaineering, fish- ing, tennis, sightseeing—all have share in its daily festival. Here the adventurers of Spain have left their impress, and a part of old Pekin lives « transplanted life, with the highest peak of ess for the next sx innings, the) sr) ‘bidding for “Dutch" Reuther, western luxury on adjacent Athletics winning, 6 to 5. This vic'| ‘ou;npaw pitcher for the Brooklyn streets. Within reach are ory put the Connie Mack aggregation | wotionals. Yosemite, Sequoia, Tahoe and all'the choicest resort country of northern California. On splendidly equipped Union Pacific trains your ride to San Francisco follows a route of such intense historic interest that sightseeing begins long before you reach yourjourney’s end. Leaves Cheyenne 10:15 p. m. daily. Solid Pullman train with observation, buffet-club and dining cars. Pacific Coast Limited Leaves Cheyenne at 3:25 p.m. daily. Standard observation and tourist sleepers, chair cars and diner. Greatly Reduced Round Trip Seamer Tourist Fares You =a include Salt Lake City and Yellowstone by short je trips. For reservations, complete information and descriptive booklen, address W._K. Cundiff, Assistant General Passenger Agent Union Pacife Bystem, 601 Seventeenth Btreoe Denver, Cole Union Pacific NEW HAVEN, Conn.—The 12-round bout between Johnny Dundee of New Work, and Joe Tiplitz, of Philadelphia, set for June 12 in this city has been ser Pi in the middle of the round. nament closes at Hartford. ey 4} aqlt Coast League. Washineto: Sta t the runnerup with .392, Smith, announced last night after “Mike Gibbons, stopping te oe ol Sacramento, 5; Los Angeles, 3. Oe ee Weomting | cy? Williams of the Phities crack-|the fight, thet Be bed signed Smith tery Budy orp ey 3509, way to Shelby for Ris brothw's SeAt! ‘vernon, ¢; Geattle, 0. are eee ed out a brace of homers and ran his|to meet Buddy Hamilton, the bantam ie We ernie enn ibe tee et de.{ Salt Lake, 11; Oekiand, 2. Annual Church Cup matches, at|*t™ing to 20 and brought his total base | champ qf the Rocky Mountain region,| o.,, 2 eee ; E ortiand, 6; San Francisco, 1. ‘4 ss a spite the general opinion that ke or- yy Fi aes Forest Hills, N. ¥. record to 145 which, besides his four} at Colorado Springs next Friday even leageats | baggers, includes eleven doubles and| ing. The boys are down for 1) sll gps at lle ibn site) three triples, rounds with no decision permitted duc Bancroft of the Giants ts the best, to the state law. run getter with 45 and Sammy Bohne| Hamilton fought here last winter of the Reds is showing the way to the the Etks’ club against Frankie West base stealers with a dozen thefts. setting a draw in 10 rounds. Smith and Nearly will return to Other leading batters. Young, | New York, 882; Southworth, Boston Casper after the Colorado Springs | 264; Frisch, New York .358; wit-| POUt as they have made arrangements |l!ams, Philadelphia .866; McInnis, Bos-|*° © through Yellowstone park and ton .355, 3 i, on to Shelby with an automobile Cn! party headed by Bert Bell, president J. Grittin of Omaha batted himself) or the Rodeo association. from eighth position to runnerup in ——- = | <=-=( THE NICOLAYSEN LUMBER CO. have participated in 30 «oor Everything in Building Material } RIG TIMBERS A SPECIALTY IT’S CLEAR SOFT AND PURE red in the Fanning-Wallace mill. ‘The big turnout last night indicated that high class boxing Is assured of success here. Several poor shows that have bene put on here in the last couple of years wy either crooked or inefficient promoters had killed qe of the enthusiasm but a continuance of cards similar to last night should make Casper one of the best fight centers in the west. The grandstand was filled, the ringside and bleachers about half filed. The arrangements were handled wet, the music by the American Legion and Parkerton bands and Spies’ Howling Wolves be- ing an attractive feature. Dorothy New Jersey State championship opens at Montclair, Northwestern interscholastic cham pionship, at St. Paul, Polo. Annual tournament of Philadelphia Country club, at Bala, Pa. Texas League. Dallas, 6; Fort Worth, 1. Beaumont, §; Houston, 5. San Antonio, 5; Galveston, 4. Shreveport, 4; Wichita Falis, SHELBY SALE NOW $450,000 SPOKANE, June 9.—Seat sales for the Dempsey-Gibbons fight at Shelby, Mont., July 4, amount to $450,000 to Hays, Jr., and Bud Averitt entertain-| gate, Mike Collins, promoter, an- ed with a number of selections accom- nounced here. He said he recefved a Danied by the orchestra before the} request from: New York for 200 seats, cnnin' pregrees t | “With James A. Johnson, mayor of oraz | Shelby, with whom he has been vis | iting Pacific coats cities to distribut tickets to the Doat, Collins planned to leave for Shelby this afternoon by | ) afep'ane. Denial 6. Order by the case or 5-gallon bottles, HILL CREST WATER WE DELIVER 425 East Second St. Lo Earl Baird vs. Billy Murphy, 10 rounds, at Lowell, ——<— Meet me at The Smoke House.—Ady | SPORT BRIEFS more! Griffin ts hitting 888, compared with .372 a week ago, Bauman of Tulsa with .891, tops and Blakesley of SPOKANE, Wash.—Mike Collins,) Whichita is in third place with .280 promoter, announced seat sales for | Blakesley also ts leading in total bases the DempseyGibbons championship| with 119, his hits tmclude elght dow boxing contest at Shelby, Montana, | bles, stx triples and six four baggers nmount to $450,000 to date. | Griffin has increased his lead among | the base stealers and now has 18. | | @. MeDowell of Wichita is giving} Davis of Tulea a run for the hémal Ys Phone 1151 TRAIN SCHEDULES Chicago & Northwestern Today’s Games that there ta or wit be a} PHILADELPHIA—Robby Woigast, ‘ . ; been matched to box - ; il Westbound Arrives Danas’ vqwild time” in Shelby was made by) fyweight, has un honors. The Tulea sluggors leads} F. CHI ' W 4 : parts National League, Mayor Johnson porte “There wit|Joe Lynch, bantamweight hampton | itn 14, McDowgll has HY Rea'| ARM MA NERY, AGON: No, aoa. meatenmnancneeennnenenewmene 2:00 DB. 1. 30 p. m. Brooklyn at St. Louis. jbe no riot of gambling and drinking | *t the Phhiadelphia, National League | corriaen of Des Moines has taken the| BS en Ae iene Por §s ap Philadelphia at Cineinnatt, or pocketpicking,” he declared. “We/"s*eball park July lead as a run getter from Defate of aan : 3 : % Boston at Chicago. }have a squad of special detectives garges! } Omaha, by scoring 49 times, to De-| Distributors of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy New York at Pittsburgh. | from Chicago meeting @very train) SHENNADOAH, Iowa—Cectl Con-! fate's 46. KONSET Eastbound asiivha Decent = land requiring every suspicious person fey, Farragut wrestler, threw Young| other leading batters: O'Connor ss ‘ Poet itn ae Amertean League }to “move on” and besides every buss! Gotch of Saat in two fala !ast|Omaha 377; Wiicex. Omaha .976 Three-Day Cementing Process for Oil Wells. m $35 D. m St. Louis at Washington. + [ness man and every employe is special| night. Conley firet pinned Gotch's| Kiugman, Des Moines .374; Diamond Pa : Cleveland at New York off'cer.”" shoulders to the mat in 27 minutes! Denver Le Phone 300 Casper, Wyo. tain n, St. Joseph .371 ba Na Meet me at The Smoke House.—Ady, with a se‘esora hold came in 13 minutes. Chicago at Boston, Detroit at Philade|phia, The second fall| Office and Yard—First and Center Sts. Mest me at The Smoke House.—Adv. | nnn