Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1924, Page 5

~ % I Le. FO ee 4 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1922 World Results By Leased Wire | WILLS-FIRPO BATTLE PROJECTED BY DEMPSEY FOR COMING SEASON Tex Rickard Would In July with Bring Them Togeth Chance at Beiecey Early as Prize for the Winning Mauler. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—The heavyweight fistic tour- ney, in which prizes are opportunities to tilt with Jack Dempsey, today appeared to provide engagements for all contenders with the announcement by Tex Rickard yes- terday of preliminary negotiations for a bout here early in July between Harry Wills, negro HIGH FINANCE IN BIG LEAGUE WAIVER POLICY By JOHN B. FOSTER (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—When the major leagues increased their waiver price to transfer players from club to club within their organizations, they were inspired by the high fin- ance which has crept into the game. “If ft is impossible to buy the re- lease of a ball player from a minor league for less than $10,000, why should we hold a waiver price of about $2,000 among ourselves?” Was the pertinent question asked by one big league magnate, ‘The process of waiver may not be quite understood by the average baseball fan. It is as follows: “If the Brooklyn club for instance, wishes to let Tom Jones go to some club outside the National league it must ask the other seven clubs to waive. But it can sell the player to any club in the National league without ask- ing consent from anyone. If the Brooklyn club had been able to buy Hornsby’s release from St. Louls for $275,000 it would not lave had to say @ word about it to any other club. But if the St. Louis club had an offer of $300,000 from some club.in the American league it would had to ask the consent of all other clubs in the National league before making the deal. This pro- vision was designed to keep a quar- relling club from deliberately weak- ening all the strength of its or- ganization and to retain for each league the star players that started with it. The second division teams in agreeing to an increase in the waiv er price, virtually put the figure up against themselves, because they are usually the ones to claim the players on which waivers are asked by first division clubs. Probably 95 per cent of the waivers asked by tail end clubs are on players whom no one wants. The top notchers, when they (nd themselves overstocked with players, begin to cull out their least desirable first and if the tail enders claim them they must pay a round sum now that the waiver price has been put up. ‘The tailenders figure that most of these players have been siven @ thorough trial and thdt they are not worth the big waiver price, Except one player not one has been waived this year who is any) more valuable than ‘a high class bush leaguer. The one player is Kimmick and {t seems that he was net actually waived out after all and that Cineinnat! made a mistake. The Phillies have claimed him and if they are wise they will hang on to him. CALIFORNIA AWARDED RIFLE. CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW YORK, Jan. 12—The Na- tional Rifle Association has announc- ed that national civilian rifle shoot- ing championship honors for 1923 had been awarded to the California team. Through an error, Illinois pre- viously had been announced as the winner of the title shoot held in Camp Perry, Ohio. eo Sport Calendar Racing. Meeting of Business Men's Racing association, at New Orleans. Meeting of Cuba-American Jockey club, at Havana, Meeting of Tiajuana Jockey club, at Tlajuena, Billiards. Willie Hoppe vs. Welker Cochran, for 18.2 balkline championship, at Boston, Golf, California open championship tournament opens at Los Angeles. Track. Annual indoor meet of the Osceola club, New York City. Swimming. Metropolitan A. A. U. senlor 500- tard championship, at Brooklyn. Boxing. Jack Zivic vs. Jimmy Goodrich, 12 Tounds, at New York. SEND IT TO THE PEARL WHITE LAUNDRY PHONE 1102. challenger, and Luis Angel Firpo, South American giant, who last exchanged fisticuffs with the champion. Rickard declared that he had sub- mitted a proposal for a bout at the Polo Grounds, the winner to meet on Labor Day in some local arena. He conferred with Wills and his manager, Paddy Mullins, who, he said, promised to answer the proposition some time next week. Rickard’s declaration followed closely his announcement that he had practically closed negotiations for a return heavyweight champion- ship bout between Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons, who lasted 15 rounds with the champion at Shelby Montana, last summer. The fight, it Taat Sh anaes tee whose. Sepentes Seana he, Dela ta: tee ie.| epeen, the. Sense /At Atlant, 5 golfing star. Miss Peck’s home is at tropolitan area in May or June. Gilt Insignia Found To Be Of German Make PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 12.—A general order was issued recently ‘to all officers of the Oregon Na- tional guard requiring them to purchase new gilt or gold insignia for their uniforms in line with war department orders to the regular army, The insignia arrived and was being distributed last night when Colonel Hiram U. Welch, com- mander of the ‘troops in this county, discovered stamped on the back of tthe coat of arms of the United States which he was about to fasten to the*front of his cap, the legend: “Made in Germany.” All of the officers declined to wear the insignia. > | SPORT BRIEFS NEW YORK—Sammy Mande'l, Rockford, Illinois and Jack Bern- stein, Yonkers, former holder of the junior lightweight title, fought 15 rounds to a draw. COLUMBUS, Ohio—Harry Gordon New York, and Eddie O’Dowd, Co- tumbus, both bantamweights, went ten rounds to a draw. KALAMAZOO, Mich—Bud Gor- man, Neenah, Wis., and Billy Shade New Yark, heavyweights, fought ten rounds to a draw. MINNEAPOLIS — Fred Fulton, ous Tiny Herman of Omaha in the second round of a scheduled ten round bout. LINCOLN, Neb,—Adam Grieger, Linco!n, won from. Frits Hanson, Wilmington, N. C., two out of three falls in a wrestling match. Phoenix, was given es’ de- cision over Mark Judge, St. Paul, Minnesota, at the end of six rounds. PEORIA, Ill.—Alex Trombitas, 'Portland, Ore., fought Patsy Rocco, |East Chicago, Ind., middleweight, ten rounds to a draw. ILLINOIS COURSE. FOR COACHES (3 GROWING 267 ARE NOW ENROLL URBANA, IIL, Jan. 12.—With 267 students from 25 states enrolled in j the four year course in athletic coaching at the University of Illi- ois, it has broken all records in point of attendance. Twenty in- structors are required to teach the athletic subjects alone. When the course was established in 1919 there were 62 students and eight in- structors. The profession of athletic coach- ing appeals more and more to the youth of America which is turning to Illinots for training. ilnots was the first university to offer technical instruction in this field. The varsity coaches teach their specialties; Zuppke, football; Lund- gren, baseball; Gill, track, and Ruby, basketball. Classes in swim- ming, boxing, wrestling, fencing, calisthenics, apparatus, and many other subjects are taught. But ath- letics comprise only about one-fourth of the work—the rest consists of cultural subjects. At the 1923 commencement the pioneer class of 33 men was grad- a position through the Illinois coaches’ bureau. uated, every one of whom “ino *| THE TRIBUNE’S Miss Mary Peck, daughter of Mr. season at Miami, field, Mass, By FAIR PLAY | (Copyright, 1724, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—If Tex | Rickard does enter Philadelphia and |gain « foothold there, promoters of that city will have no one to blame j but themselves. With decisions per- |mitted in Pennsylvania, local sport- jing men have been wondering why | steps haven't been taken in the big city on the Schuylkill to profit by the opportunity. Jimmy Dougherty of Lieperville, | According to the story, has at last come forward with a plan to ally himself with Rickard and do some- thing big for Philadelphia. If this is true and it has ever appearance of -truth, then New York «may expect | Some serious rivalry in the near | future; for, whereas in New York, | Rickard ts supposed to be pocketed ‘by such prominent fighters as Demp- sey, Benny Leonard, Harry Greb and the rest, in Philadelphia he would have a free swing and a wide field. Whether or not Jack Kearns and Eddie Kane have promised Jimmy Dougherty to put on Dempsey and | | BIKE RACERS HANG ON TO ONE-LAP LEAD Theat Enouwonne Rabuiad Florida, PHILADELPHIA MAY BE RIVAL _ OF GOTHAM FOR RING BATTLES | welter king would be and Mrs. Horace D. Peck, who are y engagement to Gene Gibbons in Philly—Dougherty of course, acting in conjunction with Rickard—the prospects for some- thing big for Penn Town in the not distant future appear to be excellent. Jack Britton may be a has been but there is no boxer In the ring to- day who can put up so beautiful an exhibition of boxing as he. Were the fans as keen on science as they are on walloping ability the former in constant demand. The battle between Harry Wills and Bartley Madden has been set back from January 28 to February 4 at Wills request. Promoters of fighting- at the “Newark armory, where the bout will be held, are not displeased at the postponement, as it will give them additional opportuni. ties to sell tickets. The present out- look is that the bout will be a set out. Tex Rickard wanted this fight and offered Paddy Mullins a big cut. HOPPE RETAINS LEAD IN MATCH Cochran Must Speed Up To Defeat Billiard Champion. BOSTON, Jan. 12—Welker Coch- ran of Los Ange’es, tonight will PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS FRISCH WILL CAPTAIN GIANT! CLAN AT HIGH SALARY; M’GRAW SAYS HE’S GREATEST PLAYER NEW YORK, Jun. 12.—Frank Frisch boasts the highest salary ever paid to a ball player on the Giants. Also Manager McGraw has told him he ts to be the Giants captain this year to succeed Dave Bancroft, who went to the Boston Broves. Frisch, often called the Fordham flash, hopped acrwss the Harlem have the severe task of out-scoring | river in one leap from the Fordham Willie Hoppe, veteran billiard cham- | College ball field right into Stardom pion, 657 points to 500, ir the final block of their 1,500 point match, in his quest for the world’s 18.2 balk line title. . Hoppe, who forged 124 points ahead of the challenger in the opening night's, play, increased his margin to 157 points in last tight’s block, outscoring Codhran 500 to 467. The gross score for the two blocks stands. Hoppe 1,000; Cochran 843. The titleholder last night complet- ed the 1,000 points with an unfin- ished run of 24 and tonight will have the added advantage of start- ing with the balls strung along the rail in good position for a gathering shot. The champion's average for two j| nights is 27 7-9 against 23-5-12 for Cochran, Cochran's high run 142 and Hoppe's 123. GIANTS’ OWNER IS INDIGTED Charles Stoneham Is Accused of Fraud in Stick Deals. NEW YORK, Jan. 12—Charles A. Stoneham, part owner of the New York Giants and several others were indicted in the Federal court today pany, and E. D. Dier and company, former brokerage houses. CASPER CAGE FIVE DEFEATED But Paddy is off Rickard because of his attitude as to Dempsey and Wills. RIVE AGAINST ILLITERACY 10 eee BE CONDUCTED cyclist, Oscar Egg of Switzerland, ;and Alfred Grenda of Tasmania, | Were maintaining their lead of one lap over the ten other teams remain- Minneapolis heavyweieght, knocked ing in the six day international bi-| cycle race at six o'clock today. They had made 2,162 miles three laps and cago combination, are second with, 155 points. Lawrence and Thomas of San Francisco and six other teams are two laps in the rear of jthe leading team. PAIR OUSTED BY THE KLAN WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—H. C. McCall, impertal representative of the Ku Klux Klan in Wash:ngton, today coniirmed the report that Wil- |am J. Simmons, imperia! emperor, and Edward Young Clarke, imperial ‘giant, had been expelled from the order, but denied that the klan had moved headquarters frum Atlanta to Washington. } —_—>———_ [FRONTIER SHOW DATES. SFT FOR JULY 29 TO 25 CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan, 12. — |Dates fur Cheyenne’ annual Front- ier Days celebration, the twenty-sev- enth, have been set. They are July; 22, 23, 24 and 25. The committee to} arrange the celebration, however, | jhas not yet been selected by the) Chamber of Commerce. Bank Clearings Of \Cheyenne Increase { | CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 12. Cheyenne’s bank clearings during 1923 were the greatest in the city's; history, “1920 excepted. clearings, according to the report of {Will give a public exhibition. the Cheyenne Clearing house, were |Program will incluce exhibition by $79,948,973.)7, compared with 320,929.10 in 1922, $ 1921 and $90 962,144.35 in 1920. cea 'anowi se at CASPER MONUMENT WORKS 608 South Conwell. Phone 2542 37 The 1923\als0 the cavalry “musical platoon” 508,925.21 in/and in pairs, over a sporty course of Four-Day Conference on Program Opened at j haa 4 159 points. | i Kenkice ana Bioschstm Ge!cnt| Capital. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—A four day conference to discuss methods for wiping out illiteracy opened at the interior department under the combined auspices of the bureau of education, National Education As- sociation, General Federation of Wo- men’s clubs, and the American Leg- fon. Latest census figures show that five million men and women in the United States are unable to read \or write. If these people were given , the alphabet. according to a state- ment by conference officials, “there would be placed in their hands the key which might unlock for them all knowledge, including art, music, Uterature, science, invention and dis- covery the wisdom of all people and all ages,” but. with the alphabet withheld, they are consigned to the merciless cost of menial toll with the! narrow horizon of unlettered senses.” Discussions of the conference will be lMmited to educational phases of the illiteracy question. In the two! general sessions today, Secretary ‘Work.and Mrs. Mary C. S. Brad- ford, superintendent of public in. struction of Colorado will be the presiding officers. Speakers included John R. Quinn, national commander of the American Legion. paula. Abia 13th Cavalry Will) Stage Exhibition At Fort Russell CHEYENNE,.Wyo., Jan. 12. — Cheyennites on Sunday afternoon will see what might be called a “‘cur- tain raiser” fcr the Denver Horse show, when the 13th United States cavalry’s entries for the show and The twelve hunters and jumpers, singly eight jumps, ————— For results try a Tribune Classi fied Ad. BY GLENROCK GLENROCK, Wyo., Jan, 12—The green Casper high schoo! basketball team was no match for the Glenrock veterans here last night and the home town team walked away with the game 26 to 11. Glenrock looks like the best team in Central Wyo- ming and should be up near the top in the state tournament. This was the third victory for Glenrock over Casper in the last two years, the fourth game to be played on the Casper court in a few days. CHEYENNE CAGERS TO OPEN SEASON SATURDAY CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 12.—The Cheyenne high school team will open its season Saturvzy night, January 12th, by meeting the Greeley high school five on tho Cheyenne floor. The following week the Greeley Industrial high school ‘wil meet the Cheyenneites on the Cheyenne floor. Other Cheyenne dates include Casper high school January 26, here; University of Wy- oming Preps February 9, here: Laramie high school February 15, here, and at Laramie February 22; University Freps February 23 at Palmer Sworn In as Head of Marine Fleet ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Leigh C. Palmer was sworn in Friday as President of the Emergency Fleet corporation and immediately began to crganize his personnel to make effective the new plan af operet- ing’ the government merchant ma- rine as provided in the resolution adopted by the sh’pping board. cote tess en Bris: Montana Laws Held Invalid. HELENA, Mont., Jan. 12.— All general appropriations made by the fast Montana legislature were held invalid by the state supreme court on the grounds that Governor Dix- on in attempting to reduce the amounts on a percentage basis was without authority and his signing of the bill with qualifications was a nullity. The invalidity of thousands of dollars worth of state warrants is established by the decision. gE a et ey We can save you money on your shades and lino’eum. Hunter-Goll Co, 241 W. First. Phone 986J. on charges of having used the mails Moran has to defraud in connection with the|/iwo good patting clubs to thrash, conduct of C, A. Stoneham and com-| New York and Pittsburgh. in the historic Polo Grounas and when McGraw signed Frisch to a $15.00¢ contract yesterday he pro- nounced him the greatest star in baseball. Frisch recelves more money than Christy Mathewson when that pitch- er was the shining star of the New York club. In the off-season Frisch adds to the family exchequer by watching the linen market in ‘his father’s business. JACKIE MAY TO BE GREAT HELP IN 1924. TO STAFF OF REDS BY JOHN B. FOSTER (Copyright, 1924 by Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Jan. 12—Cincinnati has added Jackie May of Vernon, once of the St, Louis Nationals, to its pitching staff—a big left hand is}aid to the team. In 1922 'y made so much nolse out in the Pacific Coast e that the Yankees moved all the baseball force they could to get him. They were well on the way until the draft prevented. Then they gave him up. They said Vernon wanted too much and Vernon did want a lot. There were rumors that the Yar.- kees were after him again in 1923, but they did not go far, They had decided that they could build up a pitching staff in another way and then, too, Pennock had made good and seems to be good for the season of 1924. Too many pitchers would be a drag because they would clutter up the bench. Pat Moran has started to corral all the good pitching material he can find, figuring, as he says, that pitching will go a long way toward deciding the championship of the National League next season it in mind that he has He assumes that anything which he had in 1923 will hold the others and he has been working out a system all of the winter to get plenty of material to make the Giants and Pittsburgh special targets, It is sound theory and if it comes through Moran will be the glorified hero of Cincinnati next Fall. With Berton, Rixey and May he har three powerful left handers to try WIDOW SEIZED FOR CASHING BOGUS CHECKS MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 12.—Sarah D. Shepler, who says her right name is Mrs. Marguerite M. Stewart, widow af a Los Angeles, cal., surgeon, when arraigned in Recorders court today on the charge of “dangerous and suspicious,” was turned over to New Orleans police who charge that she passed worthless checks and obtained money by false pre- ‘basketball tense. She is said to be wanted in San Antonio and Dallas, Texas, on similar charges. ‘J At police headquarters today Mrs. Stewart told a story of having been confined in an insane asylum at El Paso, Texas, where she attemptec to end her life. She claims that she is suffering from “hyper-thyriod ism" caused by an operation for a goltre and that although treated by many experts in various cities, ha, found no relief. She claims to be a sister of L. W. ‘Woods, vice president of a Los An- geles bank and has two wealthy sis- ters there, She agreed to return to New Or- leans without requisition papers. ———___ Cleveland to Make War on Loafers Next CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 12.— Cleveland today is freer of gambling than it has been for many years, in the belief of Chief of Police Jacob Graul, and now the ultimatum of safety Director Edwin D. Barry to |clean up the city Ths been extended to include war on loafers. Nearly six hundred arrests have been made since Director Barry is- sued his edict to rid the city of all forms of gambling and vice. Of these 168 were for operating slot ma- chines, Western Fruit Jobbers Elect KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 12. — O. B. West of Des Moines was elect- €d president of the Western Fruit Jobbers association in annual con- vention here. Mr. West, who for- merly was first vice president, suc- ceeds Ben EF. Keith, of Fort Worth, electeg to the board of directors, to choke down both New York and Pittsburgh, nelther of which is over fond of left hand pitching as a steady diet. With his right handers, Luque, May, Sheehan and Donohue, he can trust his chances against some of the clubs that grow weak when they are fed on curve pitching too often, He has Prismuth, a south- paw busher from the west who did so well last year that he is worth a chance, and if Prismuth happens to come through, Moran's left band brigade will be as famous as the southpaw trinity with which the Giants once won the championship —Schupp, Sallee and Benton. The possible winning percentage of the pitching staff which the Cincinnatis will throw into action next spring is .662 and that includes the let down which may take place on ihe part of some and does not figure particularly strong on any improvement on. the part of any of the veterans. That is a whopping advance per- centage for any team to possess. If the pitchers live up to their form they will give every team in the league a whale of a fight to defeat them, and if they ever go over thelr presumable ability they will finish the season of 1924 with one of the most astonishing totals as a pitching staff that has been rung up by any club since the days when-the Giants and the Cubs held their famous pitchers of old. If all of them fall down together the collapse will be as complete and as overwhelming as the scramb- ling of a dozen eggs in a tin pan, The addition of Jackie May, who is to be distinguished from Carl Mays, both being members of the same team next season, has put the Reds in a position where their claims to @ pennant another year is so strong that it must be conceded. The team may be slowing up a little in some respects and for that reason the work of the players will be pushed in the spring to get up speed as quickly as possible. The wish of Pat Moran to get Kelly of New York to play first base would give him a man who has strong legs against one whose un- derpinning has bothered him more than once, and possibly Ke'ly would Play a good first on Cincinnat! al- though New York will not be likely to make any trades strengthening First in News Of All Events FRISCO LERION RAPS PADDOCK Amateur Athletic Union Upheld in Dispute With Sprinter. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 12. —Park-Presidio post number 276, of the American Legion last night adopted a resolution condemning the “prima donna amateurism” of Charlie Paddock, star sprinter, and praising the amateur athletic union for its stand in the controversy with Paddock. The post appealed to legion posts throughout the coun- try to endorse the policy and work of the A. A. U. “for the good of clean, amateur athletics.” —+ NO INGREASE I GRAZING COSTS FOR STOCKMEN Fees to Be Same Next Year and Probably In 1926, Also. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.—A meeting was called this week by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, and attended by Congressman Charles E. Winter as a representa tive for Wyoming, in opposition to the idea of raising the grazing fees. On account of the condition of the live stock business the rates will not be raised in 1925 and there will Prob- ably be no raise in 1926. The real discussion was on the question or principle whether the department is justified in placing grazing rates on & commercial basis that is charging the same rates as private lands and leases in the various sections sur- rounding the differént forest re- serves. A vigorous protest against this principle was made by all con- gressmen from the West. Sound reasons were given why this principle was not necessary, just or equitable, furthermore it would be a breach of the understanding of all concerned. When the reserves were created they were not to be administered com- mercially. 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