Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 29, 1924, Page 8

= : t ; inna tn PAGE EIGHT World Results By Leased Wire RICKARD PLANS BIGGEST BOUTS ‘Is Remiotor I Matches for Jersey City, Is Claim. EW YORK, Feb. er details of hi 29.—Disclosing 1924 fight pro- fu gram, Tex Rickard declared he prob- ably would stage in New Jersey this year two or three important bouts he has in process of negotiations. er already has said he on a Harry Wills-Luis ‘s Thirty Acres, bowl, if the prin- ctpals accepted his $300,000 bid. He did not reveal others he might stage he Hudson but ft was sug would ‘include the pro- urn contest between Jack Tom Gibbons, and stween the winners is match. SPORT BRIEFS BRAGG, N. C—W. L. Stribling, Macon, Ga, light knocked out Jack eavyweight champion vy in the second round of nd bout. FORT BUENOS AIRES—Luis Angel Firpo said his next big fight will be with Dempsey and he will ignore Harry Wills. PORTLAND, Ore.—Ted Thye, Portland, claimant of the light heavyweight ing champion- ship, w 's decision over Heinie of Dubuque, Iowa, after two he a fall. rs of wrestling with- NEW YORK.—Paul Berlenbach, New York middleweight sensation, scored his twenty-fifth consecutive knockout over Young Fisher, Syra- cuse veteran, in the sixth round of a 12 round match. CINCINNATI, O.—The signed contract of Pitcher Jackie May, the young southpaw purchased early in the winter frcm the Vernon club for @ cash sum of $35,000 and two ball players was received by President Herrmann, completing the Cincin- nati National's pitching staff for the season. ° NEW YORK—Great Britain has challenged a for a 1924 con- test for the Walker Cup, emblem of international amateur golf team supremacy, and will send its best players to this country for the matches, which probably will be played early in September. NEW YORK.—Ad Stone, Phila- delphia light heavyweight, scored a technical knockout over Dave Mc- Gill of Ireland last night when the referee stopped their fight in the e nth round after McGill had withstood a terrific battering. Stone weighed 176 ahd McGill 174. MINNEAPOLIS. —Joe _Stetcher, Nebraska wrestler, won in straight falls from Yussif Hussane, of Dallas, Texas, in a wrestling match here. Stetcher took the first fall in 39 minutes with a headlock and the second with a body scissors in 13 minutes. PHILADELPHIA.— Renato Gar- aint, challenger for the heavyweight wrestling title held by “Strangler” Lewis, defeated Wladek Zbyszko, former title holder, in one hour and 65 minutes. OMAHA.—Joe Simonich, Butte, Mont., welterweight fighter, and Morrie Schlaifer of Omaha, will meet here tonight in a fight sched- uled for ten rounds. 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 Annual to Bowling Con Bench Show Annual show ef Maryland Kennel Cub opens at Bgltimore. Baseball Chicago American league team starts for training camp at Winter- hayen, Florida. Basketball Southern Intercollegiate Confer- ence championships, at Atlanta. Tri-State high school champion- ship tournament, at Dubuque, Ia. Arizona junior college champion ship opens at Phoenix. Golf Midwinter open New Orleans, Ormond wor Ormond Bea tournament at mpionship, Boxing Cooney vs. ( Harrist Dan Russell, Before School vi fortify Your Child e) SCOTT'S ¥<) EMULSION +| THE TRIB ADVANCE GOSSIP ON LEAGUES Short Sketches of the Clubs and Training “Camps Selected for NEW YORK, Feb. 29—Catalina Island, California, 1s the private home of the Chicago National Lea- gue club, having been acquired by a gentleman who ts part owner of the club. He is so impressed with keeping the ball players sequestered during the spring of the year that he imports them annually from alt parts of the United States to get in condition among his own moun- tains, by fishing for small whales and rowing over the completely! surrounding Pacific Ocean in glass bottomed boats. It is held that a glass bottomed boat is the only article of glass that is really homogenous for spring training. Some ball players have thought differently in the past but once introduced to the wonders they see in the Catalina deep never feel the same again toward pink ele- phants and lavender colored hum- ming birds trimmed: with green wings and gold dots. There is nothing at Santa Cata- ina that {s common and many things that are extraordinary. From the cilffs the most beautiful views may be had toward the mainland Spring Work but It 1s so far away to the main- land that no player seeks to row to it. There is also danger in case row- ing were tried that the player would be inoculated with mal de mer which is another name for losing all desire to live. No player feels that way with the first salary day ap- proaching. The field on which the Cubs per- form is admirable. There are no late editions of afternoon papers to distract their thoughts from making home runs when practice is on. The ‘Cubs practice later than any team in the United States. They are not responsible for that. It is because they are nearer to Japan, although none of them is anxious to be a Japanese star since the dis- quieting desire of Japan to crumble up and slip back into the Pacific Ocean. All trips to Japan have been declared off until the plumbing of the Pacific is bettered. There is little weather at Santa Catalina. There {s plenty of golf, however, and the natives do not speak Spanish in spite of the fact that the name of their town sounds as if they might all be near relatives of that peppery dame, Carmen. FIGURE WILLS-FIRPO FIGHT COST AT COOL MILLION IS CLAIM By HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press Sports Editor. NEW YORK, Feb. 29.—(United Press.)}—From the first time it was mentioned up to the current writ- ing, the sports department of the United Press did not believe, and it does not now believe, that the syn- dicate which is said to be headed by Lew Raymond, New York match- maker, will be able to promote a match between Harry Wills and Luis Firpo. News handed out by Raymond deeling with the various stages of the match making, from the first rumors up to the announcement that the fighters had been signed and would meet on July 19, was handled with skepticism, without isguising the intention to let its client papers and their readers know that {t assumed no responsibility for the news and that it was printing just what Raymond said. William McCarney, who acts as the business agent for Firpo in New York, threatened to sue the sports editor of the United Press for sending out “scurrilous ~ reports” about the match and for writing a story in which McCarney was quoted as saying that “Firpo was fat.” McCarney, who brought Tut Jack- son out.of the sticks and exploited him as a world beater, repudiated the state nent he made to the writer. Reporters in the sporting game are, more or less, accustomed to having statements repudiated. John McGraw made a famous repudiation once, and ‘Harry Greb made one just recently when he denied having mace statements that reflected very seriously upon the honesty of the New York Boxing commission. Before the statement was printed, which McCarney later denied, the United Press had recelved a cable from its Buenos Aires office that Firpo had “filled out” to 240 pounds. It was no astounding news to the American fight fans, who knew of the tremendous appetite of Firpo and who were familiar with his rather indolent temperament. Every- one knew he would get fat when he stopped training. There were reasons to have been skeptical from the start and there are reasons to believe now that Raymond's syndicate never will stage the fight. see Consider these announcements from the promoters: Firpo and Wills are to be given $250,000 each as a purse and they are to divide eyenly 50 per cent of the motion picture rights, which may, or may not, be worth some- thing. her they will be worth nothirik, or they will bring in a quarter of a million dollars to the two fighters. Raymond said first that he had the backing of two Gross brothers, in the k and suit’ trade. The Gr brothers then denied it, and Raymond admitted that he was using them smoke-screen. Then Simon Flaherty, the pro- moter of a fight club on Long Island, who employs Raymond asa matchmaker, was said to be the angel behind the venture. Flaherty has some money, it is understood. Later it was announced that some politicians, influential in the govern- ment and high in financial circles of Connecticut, only as a money to the support of the cause. “Some place in Connecticut” was announ the place where the fight would be held, and that re- mained the story until the boxing commission in Connecticut an- nounced that they had no intention of allowing fight to be held within j diction. A little town in Penns: a ross the river from Trenton was then announced as the site. McCarney said he had been told that the secretary of state and the attorney general of SS apelrm. were eager to have the bout their state and that Gen. Butier; were lending their | safety director in Philadelphia, was @ great fight fan. Raymond announced that the syn- dicate which he represented would build a sunken concrete stadium that would seat no less than 110,000 spectators and perhaps 150,000. This stadium, he said, could be built in 90 days. Such a stadium would be larger than the Yale Bowl, which has a top capacity of 80,000, with seats on the field and spectators occupying the aisles. He would have his state- ment taken seriously that such an arena could be built in 90 days, when engineers say it would take at least seven months. The tennis stadium at Forest Hills, which seats 12,000, cost $250,- 000, and it required about six months to complete it. It was built by one of the best constructing firms in the world. eee Taking the actual figures for a basis, an idea can be obtained as to how long it would take to build a concrete arena to seat 125,000 spectators and how much it would cost. Tex Rickard, who ought to know, estimates that the cost would be $700,000, but if he might be con- sidered to have a biased judgment, ask any contractor you know, how much it would cost and how long it would take to build it. It would cost, at the very least, $500,000, and. with a purse of $500,- 000 guaranteed to the principals, the promoters would be one million dollars ‘on the nut” before they started to stage the fight. Any business man or group of business men who would be willing to. gamble with a million dollars could not figure, with sound judg- ment, upon the return of less than 10 per cent. No man or group of men in the United States has such a love of Harry Wills that they would toss off a million dollars just for the purpose of giving him a fair deal. The Firpo-Wills fight would be 2 good card, but it would not draw a gate of a million dollars, Rickard says it would not draw more than $600,000, and for that reason he re- fused to put up a purse of more than $400,000 to be split by the two fighters. It was sdid in Shelby last year that..the sport writers from New York were hired by Tex Rickard to spoil the fight, and the same in- sinuation {s being made now by those interested in this venture. ‘They are smart enough, however, to go no stronger than insinuations. With the facts being reviewed, if the matter was “scurrilous,” as charged by McCarney, it is a duty to the public to be “scurrilous,” By FAIR PLAY NEW YORK, Feb. 29.—Harry Wills looks to be landed high and ary so far as a millfon-dollar battle against anyone is concerned. Some- y, Paddy Mullins and his protege Wills, have been given the works by the Firpo crowd. Evi- dently Rickard has a long arm—an arm that can reach way down to South America. Did Firpo have any serious {dea that men in their right senses would stow $50000 in Buenos Aires within reach of the grasping Luis? Maybe he did. Luis has an exalted idea as to the careless way in which money is,bandled in the United States of America. But you can gamble Hughey Gartland did not, and that the request for the posting of the money was notice that negotiations were off so far as wl ehh. advisors were concerned. Paddy Mullins js all set to put up JOHNSON WILL QUIT SENATORS Hurler Is Angling for Purchase of Coast League Club. CLEVELAND, ©., Feb. 29.—Re- ports which have been current dur- ing the winter that Walter John- son, star pitcher of the Washington club, contemplates retiring from the major leagues after this season were confirmed by the veteran strikeout king at Hot Springs, according to advices received by The Cleveland Plain Dealer from its staff correspondent last night, His retirement hinges, according to the story, on whether Johnson is able to purchase a Pacific coast league club for which he is nego- tiating. If he is successful in land- ing it, Johnson will manage it and take his turn on the mound. Johnson is starting his eighteenth year with Washington, during which time he set a ce aca Mat record. TIGERS LOOK DANGEROUS IN MOUND STAFF By JOHN B. FOSTER Casper Tribune) NEW. YORK, Feb. 29.—The De- troit Tigers have been counted out of the championship fight by some critics because they looked too slim: at second base, but it is begin TEN BOXING BOUTS AND THREE MAT MATCHES EVERY NIGHT OF THE ELKS AMATEUR TOURNEY Next Thursday, Friday and Satur day nights will certainly be busy ones for &ll those’ connected with the Elks amateur boxing and wrest- ling tournament. In addition to the local teams and unattached egn- testants there are entries from ‘Thermopolis, Torrington, Salt Creek, Lavoye, Douglas and Glenrock. With the number of boxers who have signed up for these contests the fans will see at least ten bouts each night ond three wrestling matches. The only change in the weights as originally outlined is that the 118 pound class has been changed to 115 pounds. The boxing matches will all be three, two min- ute rounds and the time of the wrestling matches will be twelve minutes. Tickets go on sale today at the Smoke House. This tournament bids fair to be the most successful of its kind ever pulled off in this part of the country and from the number of reservations already made the amateurs will get to show their wares to packed houses. The committee wishes’ all‘of the fighters and wrestlers to be present at a general meeting held at the Elks’ home, Tuesday night at 8:00 Pp. m., where the final ents will be made for holding the tourna- ment. SARAZEN PREFERS PLAYING AT HOME TO BRITISH TITLE FIGHT : By LAWRED ‘CE PERRY (Copyright 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Feb. 29.—So far as he personally is concerned Gene Sarazen denied Thursday the report credited to Joe Kirkwood that he and Sarazen and Hagen would not participate in the national open golf championship. ‘The reason’ “given was that the trio of great players had decided to give preference to the British open title meeting the. latter part of June. From Orlando, Florida, Sarazen replied to the writer's query as to the truth of this report in defini:2 terms of dental. “I don't know where the report originated" he writes. “But I know I personally shall play in the open tournament of my own country be- fore entering any other. I am going to dawn upon some of the American league managers that De: troit may win out by virtue of a whopping pitching staff. That sort of thing has happened in baseball altho it is not the rule. The Chicago Cubs back in the old days were not so perfect in the field, but good pitching, plus good batting, carried. them through to victory. Detroit has three youngsters. who had a combined record in 1923 of 65 victories and 29 defeats. And no matter how conservative a discount is made of the possibilities of kid pitchers, reasonable respect must be given to a trio who have won more than two games to every one they lost. The three pitchers in question are Stoner, who was with Fort and helped it to a championship; Worth and helped it to a chamption- ship; Good, who was with Bay City, and Whitehill, who was with Bir- mingham. In addition the Tigers have Cole and Holloway, two young fellows who looked like top of the page part of the time in 1923. If they show the improvement they should in 1924, Detroit will take the diamond in April with an array of kids who are as good as any in the box, Of the four regulars on the Tiger team in 1923, only Pillette falled to win more games than he lost. And Pillette is a comparatively young pitcher in major league bali who Was not himself in 1923, but is like- ly to come back with a full can of dynamite, Sport Gossip Harry Gilmore, the well known fighter of Chicago, who was the Ughtweight ‘champion of Canada forty years ago, will celebrate his seventieth birthday on March 9. Tom Allen, who was America's premier heavyweight in the early "70s, had the distinction of being the only pugilist who lost the world’s championship, regained it, and re- tired with it, The first English Derby was run in 1780, and was won by a horse called Diomed, who later found his way to the United States, and helped to lay the foundation for the trot- ting horse family. The first tennis match for the Davis Cup, emblematic of the world's team championship, was played in the year 1000 between HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT PROGRAM STILL TANGLED-FAIR PLAY a horrible squeal when the time! comes for Dempsey and Gibbons to sign on the dotted line. His moans will be heard from the Harlem river to the river Platte. But he is not the first one who has moaned over the workings of pugtlistic fate. The writer has come té believe that Jack Dempsey has no wish to take a chance with Wills. Instead, he fights along easter lines, having opponents rimmed up for him as Carpentier was, as Firpo was and as Romero-Rojas will be. Even Renault is being brought forward as a contender. Renault is a good fighter but he has not. come within a long way of fighting his way into Dempsey’s class. In the meantime Firpo will steer clear of. Rojas so that the Chilean can be brought here and built up. If he met Firpo right now there would not be enough left of him out of which to butid a respectable ban- tamweight. to make an effort to take in the British meeting also but if I find the national open at Detroit in any way prevents my going abroad I shall pass up ithe British tourney this year.” Hagen and Sarazen played at Or- lando on Monday, each paired with local professional. And incidentally Sarazen, showing all of his real form, had a wonderful 69. Both Ha gen and Sarazen announced they would play in the British open pro: vided they could arrange to take Part in the Americd® tourney at Oakland Hills as well. Quite evidently what the two stars wish to do is to essay the na- tional open early in June and then hurry to England in time to enter the British affair. They believe that the chance exists this year to do something no golfer has ever succeeded in doing, that is, winning the national open and the British open in the same year. As both tournaments will be play- ed in June, the first in the early part of the month, the other toward the end, a golfer would be able to hold lis top form ‘thru both events. Usually when a star attains his best he {s able to hold it for several weeks. teams representing the United States and Great Britain. Despite his 51 years, Stanislaus Zbyszko, the veteran Polish wrest- ler, 1g declared by physicians who examined him to be as physically fit as an athlete half his age, Lightweight Champion Benny , Who is rated as one of the wealthiest of pugilists, has a large part of his money invested in first mortgage gold railroad bonds. Ten years ago the value placed on “Babe” Ruth as a ball player was $2,200. This was the sum pald by the Boston Red Sox when that club obtained the famous swatter from Augusta in 1914. in SEND IT TO THE PEARL WHITE LAUNDRY PHONE 1702. STOMACH MISERY, GAS, INDIGESTION “Pape’s Diapepsin” Cor- rects Sour, Upset, Stomachs at Once “Pape’s Diapepsin” is the quickest surest re‘lef for indigestion, gases, flatulence, heartburn, sourness, fer- mentation or stomach distress caus- ed by acidity. A few tablets give almost immediate stomach relief. Correct your stomach and digestion now for a few cents. Druggists sell millions of packages. — Advertise- ment. 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