Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1924, Page 5

i £ , we MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1924 World Results By Leased Wire M’GRAW THINKS REDS HAVE LITTLE CHANCE TO WIN COMING RACE . By HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press Sports Editor) NEW YORK, Feb. 18,—(United Press)—In the midst of the nice thiuge that are being said about the Cincinnat! Reds, the voice of John McGraw causes a harsh discord when he remarks: “Pennant for the Reds?—They’ll * 40 well to finish third.” For the sake of those who might at first thought attach some infall!- bility to the words and opinions of McGraw, it might be recalled that the leader of the Glants said the same thing last year about the Reds. ‘When Pat Moran finished the sea- son in second place, McGraw ad- mitted that he was mistaken in un- der estimating the strength of the Cincinnati club, but he sald that he was still of the opinion that the Pittsburgh Pirates shou'd have finished second. McGraw then thinks no more of the pennant chances of the Reds this year than he did last winter and he quotes the same reason—*“no punch.” The Giant leader isn't even will- ing to admit that Cincinnati has a superior pitching staff. “Carl Mays and Jake May will not be winners. Sheehan may, but that's just a guess,” he says, “With Donohue, Rixie and Luque, the Reds are no better fixed with pitch- ers than I am.” McGraw figures that Jack Bent- ley tg going to be the big surprise of the 1924 season. He insists that he can make a winning pitcher out of Joe Oeschger and ho looks to Art Nehf for a better season. On the law of averages, he feels he should get at least one good pitcher out of the twenty new. ones he had signed. Granting that McGraw Is a ge- nius, that he is the most successfu! manager in the business it must be admitted that he has not: always been a perfect judge of players, His average is about .500. If the Reds were good enough to be the runner up club last season, it should be logical to figure that they would be at least fifteen games better this year. Mays, Sheehan and May might turn out to be busts and that would not make the entire Bed staff the bust that the |’ Giant staff was last season and the bust that it threatens to be next season, 5 McGraw says he has a better in- flel@ than the Reds. Figuring that Frank Frisch is the greatest player in the Nationa! league, his’ claim might be ited. Kelly perhaps, is a better first baseman over the sea- son than Daubert, but Pinelli is a more serviceable and more valuable third baseman. than Heinle Groh, even if he might lack the brilliance of Groh as a money player. When it comes to the short stop position, we ® great many smart baseball men wou'd rather rely on Caveney than young Jackson. McGraw claims he has a better outfield than the Reds, but he will find some violent argument on that subject. The Giants have only one great outfielden—Pep Young, and Eddie Roush is a better player than Young. The Giants have two right fielders and an erratic left fielder. The Reds have a good right fielder, a brillant center fielder and a good left fielder. Take your choice, The Reds haye it all over the Giants when {t comes to catchers and when it comes to the “master mind,”” the Reds do not have to By be from Eczema/. e Wed, creeping, annoying sen- sations — scratch — scratch — Scratch—eczema and other skin eruptions, spoiling your complexion ~causing you uncalled for embar- Tassment—anguish—ruling your temper. All because of impurities one are rampant in your system— decane your red blood cells are pis . S. 8. clears up skin eruptions through its power of cleansing tho ood. Herbs and barks, carefully selected and scientifically prepared tad proportioned, which make up ‘he ingredients in S, S. S. are the most feared and dreaded enemies x skin disorders. Eczema, pimples, motes blackheads and other skin ten pack up and leave the sys- 1 when 8. 8, 8. sends new rich a coursing through your veins. lave a general house cleanin; r your system, Let S. 8. 8. ri a 1 of those impurities which tend to eeR You in a run-down: cond! hs Skin disorders are nothing than billboards announcing the system is “off color.” 8S. is sold) by the leading drug stores. The large size pote is the more econom’ cal, apologize for having Pat Moran as & manager. If McGraw figures that the putch is everything, it would be interest- ing to hear his theory about the De- trolt Tigers, Cleveland's punch and Cincinnati defense would make Ohio a sweet entry as a state in the major league next season, but it must not be for- gotten that New York could get & rare state combination out of the Yankees and Giants, if Charley Eb- bets didn’t have to sign the pay checks, — It has been figured out that every tme Uh’e pitches for Cleveland next season there will be nine .300 hitters for some poor pitcher to shoot at. Even if the Reds are as overrated as McGraw seems to think they are, they will give the Giants a fight for the pennant. The Pittsburgh Pirates might come to life and the Cubs might do something to get into the race. In the American league, however, the only consolation the Indians and the Tigers have is that the Yankee pitchers will all go wrong. It would be a blow to the Yan- kees {£ Sam Jones had one of his sliding seasons, if Bob Shawkey’s arm died ang if Joe Bush got on the slide. The Yankee might stagger through on hitting alone but it would be a horrible experience for Miler Huggins. Folks seem to think that the Ath- letics will have to be figured in the American league race. Even if the A’s have been a bust for ten years, Connie Mack might break out with a real team this year, He has been spending money for young players and when the A's start spending it is a dangerous omen, (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Between Bradentown, Florida, and the re- mainder of the world to the north, there stretches a long bridge which crosses a river that divides that part of Florida by a wet streak. The center portion of this bridge is a draw and it is said that is why Branch Rickey chose Bradentown to train hia St. Louis Nationals. . Whenever he expects that one of his 57 of everything has éscaped him he has the town fire bell rung and the draw lifted. The village marshal rung to the draw and the escaping Player is easily taken into captivity again and compelled to listen to Rickey’s next lecture on ‘What I'd do if the count were there and two and the ball came to me on the right side corner of the plate.” The hotel in which the St. Louis players are secluded from the re- mainder of Bradentown is next the water and the water is full of fish that have been trying to get caught for the last four or five years. Veteran St. Louis players last spring said they sat by the side of the river at night, when the moon was shining bright and the lamps were ail alight, while fish stuck their noses out of the water by the score and begged to be caught. “Take us away trom here,” said the fish, “take us to the great wide, wide, world, where the wheels of civilizaton ‘um so fast that not even a bootblack walks. We want to see the wheels go round.’ “And we with no bait,” said the St. Louis players. “If Rickey caught a balt can around the place we'd all get fired our whole doggoned April salary. Don’t it beat creatio: Bradentown is the most strictly temperance place on Florida's en- chanting West coast. Pirates once used the river to land their booty and whatever costly wines they wanted to cache, Any booting that is done now is done so surreptitious- ly that the strongest whiff of any- thing in town is that of a two bit vial of harber’s delight. The Two-Edged Sword It 1s highly advisable to form the habit of buying the advertised article that has a label or a trade- marked name. The advertised article that readily can be “spotted” by its established name will prove, in the vast majority of cases, trust- worthy for the following reasons: ‘Any sensible manufacturer will naturally put his best effort be- hind his advertised brand because the advertising provides the con- sumer with the Information on which elther to accept or reject the product., That is tO say, advertising of an article, by name, which has proven unworthy, will be a signal NOT TO BUY, And who, there- fore, would for long spend money on an unacceptable product? Ad. vertising cuts both ways. Shop in The Tribune before shopping in the shops, SEND IT TO THE PEARL WHITE UAUNDRX PHONE 1703, DATES ARE SET FOR TRYOUTS OF OLYMPIC TEAM CANDIDATES Club, Army and College Meets to Determine Men Who Will Enter Finals at Harvard Stadium In June NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Definite Plans for tryouts of candidates for the American Olympic track and field team are under way. Club and unattached candidates will be given preliminary tria's in eight sectional tournaments; the army men will qualify in their own meets and the college men in recog- nized intercollegiate col'ege tourna- ments. William C. Proud, chairman of the Olympic track and field committee, and president of the Amateur Ath- letic union, announced the plans last night. In three preliminary trials, the men who wil’ compéte for the fina] trials in the Harvard stadium, BASKETBALL IN June 13 and 14, will be picked and from the final trials the men who will compose the team will be rhasen, Dates for two of the sectional tournaments haye been selected— that for the eastern section at the Yankee stadium on June 7 and for the Pacific Coast Stanford unive sity on May 17. Other pre‘imina: trials to be held, probably either on May 30 or June 7, follow: Central at Chicago or Detroit. Midwestern at Kansas university stadium, Lawrence, Kansas. Pacific Northwest at Portland Ore, Southern Pacific at Los Angeles. EARLY STAGES HAD UP TO 50 PLAYERS A SIDE By OSWALD TOWER When basketball was devised, teams were made up of from nine to fifty players per team—as many as could move about in the playing space. It was apparent that tackl- ing and blocking would be dangerous elements for an indoor game, there- fore running with the ball was pro- hibited, thus making tackling un- necessary. An association football was used and the goals were peach baskets fastened to the wall or gal- lery at either end of the court, at a height of ten feet from the floor. The ball could be batted or thrown in any direction, and a goal was made when the ball entered and re- mained In the basket. When either team made three consecutive fouls, & goal was scored for the opponents unless the latter had made a foul in the meantime. Naturally, the first experiences with the game {ndicated ways in which it could be improved. For instance, it was seen that teamwork was impeded when too many play- ers were used, which led to limiting the number to nine on a side, the Players being designated as follows: home or tenter forward, right and lett' wings, cénter, and two side cen- ters, goalkeeper, and two guards. Soon after, the size of the floor de termined the number of players: five, seven, or nine on a side for courts containing 1,800 square feet or less; 3,600 square feet or less, or More than @,600 square feet, re- spectively. About a year later the number was fixed at five per team and has so remained. Another odd feature of the game at first was the method of putting the ball in play. Players were lined up at opposite ends of the court, the officials tossed the ball into the mid dle of the playing space, whereupon the players rushed for the © ball. About two years later the present method of putting the ball into play was devised. At approximately the same time the size-of the basket ring and of the ball were stand- ardized and the free throw system in practically its present form was adopted. By 1894 the main features of the game were determined being Uttle different from those of the game of the present day. There are critics who say that too many changes are made in basketball rules, but a care- ful analysis of the facts shows th: fundamental changes have been few; that the game of 1894 has been modified very little; that the changes, as they affect the playing of the game, have been relatively unimportant. There have been no changes as revolutionary as tho adoption of the forward pass in foot- ball or as radical as the foul-strike rule In baseball. This is especially remarkable in view of the fact that basketball was devised more or less on the spur of the moment. That it could be brought into being almost overnight, could be standardized after not more than three years of experimentation, and yet win im- mediate and widespread popularity —these facts stamp basketball as a wonder game in the field of com- Petitive athletics, and its inventor as one of the great geniuses in the ennals of athletic achievement. CHICAGO WHITE SOX WILL START SOUTH WITHOUT NEW MANAGER CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—When the adyance guard of the Chicago White Sox starts south February 29 for early training at Winter Haven, Fla., it will go without Manager Frank Chance. Doubt is expressed here whether Chance will be well enough to go and Secretary Grab- iner has indicated that Big Ed Walsh and Johnny Evers will take charge of the workouts down south until Chance {s in condition. President C. A, Comiskey expects today to get into communication with Frank at hig Los Ange'es home and discuss the situation. Eddie Collins as club captain, is ex- pected to be busy getting into trim and will not be loaded with the tem- porary job of manager. OF SPO Today's Calendar of Sports |_ Sport Calendar| Heir to Millions Keeps on Making His cae Own Lamb Stew in Humble Home, Said ‘= Meeting of Business Men’s Racing Association, at New Orleans. Meeting of Cuba-American Jockey Club, at Havana. Meeting of Tiajuana Jockey Club, at Tlajuana, Bowling International Bowling Association tournament closes at Paul. Billiards New England straight rail cham- Pionship tournament opens at Bos- ton. Golf Washington's Birthday ment opens at Belleair, Fla. Ormond Beach championship tour- nament opens at Ormond Beach, Fila. Miami women’s championship tournament opens at Miami, Fla. Annual Bourne Cup tournament opens at Augusta, Ga. Cuban amateur championship tournament opens at Havana. Annual Spring tournament opens at Hot Springs, Ark, Horseshoes National midwinter championship ournament opens at Lake Worth, Fla. tourna- Wrestling Jos Mondt vs. Paul Zanovich, at Boston. Boxing cho Villa vs. Nate Carp, 10 , at Detroit idie Jacks vs. ds. at Andy Chaney, Baltimore. nde vs. Billy Wells, da, at St. Paul Jack Bernstein vs. Rockey Kan- sas, 15 rounds, at Buffalo. Bud Taylor vs. Sammy Nable, 10 rounds, at Indfanapolis, 10 Woman Confesses To Killing Man WILKES BARRE, Pa., Feb. 18 —Mrs. Olivia Hoyt, mother of six children, i tonight that she set fire to the clothing of Levi Ag- new, who died Nesbitt hospital today from burns. Agnew accuse, Mrs. Hoyt of hay- confess ng her five year old son pour gas- ofine over him while he was drunk and then igniting his clothing. —_——__— SUMMARY OF NIGHT NEWS WASHINGION, rep. 16.—A nation-wide inquiry by the federal trade commission into the milling and baking industries was ordered today by the senate in adopting a resolution by Senator LaFollette, Republican, Wisconsin. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The Colorado and Southern railroad was authorized today by the Interstate Commerce commission 'to abandon & 29 mile branch line in Colorado, running from Buena Vista to Rom- ley. State authorities and patrons of tho line had opposed the step. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 16.— Theodore Roberts, actor, ill in a hotel here for many weeks, was re- ported today as in the same con- dition as during the last ten days. “While Mr. Roberts is sitting up & Mttle every day, he is not regain- ng his strength as rapidly as we desire,” said the nurse. ‘There is really no change “in his condition.” ——_- Casper Monument Works 308 South Conwell Phone 2542 posse aa SESE Tribune Want Ads bring results. He'll Have to Use Bait to Catch This One My enoCee. eiducled Fo TS. 126 L770 Married Jndign a= Rouses Powe WV BY STEVE HANNAGAN COTESVILLE, N. J., Feb. 18,— Sitting by the kitchen stove placidly stirring a pan of lamb stew, Joseph Lanoville, 54-year-o'd heir to a $75,- 000,000 legacy in France, seemed to be little concerned with his new- found fortune. “I'll give most of it to the poor,” he said, “not’through recognized organizations, but to the people I find tn need as I travel about.” Born in New York state, Lano- ville struck the trai! that led to his gold while he was in France dur.ng the war, as an officer in the United States Army. Told of a French legend of an enormous legacy awaiting the heirs of Count Anthony Lanoville of French Revolution days, Joseph Lanovil'e began an investigation. It culminated’a few days ago when a French attorney appeared at Lanoville’s humble but comfort- able home in this village in Jersey 86 minutes by trolley off the beaten path of the world's mad rush, $10,000,000 Fortune Grew to Be $75,000,000 ‘The French barrister assured La- novi'le that his claim to the fortune is well founced. For five generations—174 years— the $10,000,000 estate bequeathed by Count Lanoville to his only son has been doubling and trebling in value as the interest was compounded and the search for the heir went on, Count Lanoville’s son was kid- naped, brought to America and later married an Indian girl. Now, after five generations, Joseph Lanoville is believed to be the eldest living heir. To him goes the fortune. He leaves for France to collect the leg- acy as soon as the weather breaks. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 16.—Dr. R. Walter Mills of St. Louis, president of the American Gasto-Anterological association and one of the foremost X-ray specialists in the United States, died last night in the Mayo sanitarium, Rochester, Minn., fol- lowing an operation, advices re- ceived here today stated. When You Catch Cold Rub on Musterole . Musterole is easy to apply and it gets} in its good work right away. Often ig) prevents a cold from turning into “flu” | or pneumonia. 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Ask for Children’s Musterole. 35c and 65c, jars and tubes; hos- pital size, $3.00. | Setter than a mustard plaster Jose, zo PAGE FIVE First in News -§ Of All Events || 3 Zenoville off rerce £0 carr *75,000,000 forturre lef JOSEPH LANOVILLE, 64-YEAR-OLD HEIR TO 174-YHAR-OLD LEGACY OF $75,000,000, AND HIS HOME “T'm tn no hurry,” he said, “TI got along without it before I knew about it, and I'll live in comfort if I never get it.” Lanoville has had several offers from Wall Street syndicates to buy out his birthright for immediate cash, he declared. But he has—and will—refuse all such advances, Wife Helps Him in Business Lanoville has been known by the Christian name of Denis, said to be the name of the sea-going man who kidnaped Count Lanoville’s son, in public ife—but his personal pape: bank books and the like, bi Sy Court, cas ways been made out in the name of” | Lanoville, he exthibited. ine He is one of a family 0 16 chil-*# dren, and the father of 14 children,?°™ only three of which are living. 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