Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1924, Page 5

fhe Casper Daily Cridune ORGE SISLER READY TO LEAD ST. LOUIS BROWNS IN PENNANT FIGHT; EYESIGHT IS RECOVERED By JOHN B FOSTER (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) MOBILE, Ala., March 17.—Over in the corner of the hotel lobby at which the St. Louls Browns are stopping the players have preempt- ed a bench on which they hold ses- sions of parliament—their kind of parliament which is very interesting. They swap everything from mana- gers to owners at those sessions and never swap themselves, especially in the spring time when all the base- ball world is full of promise, and that’s about all. There are also some chairs as well as the bench. On one of the chairs sat a young man in a gray suit, with a brown hat over his black hair, He held a publica- tion in his hand and every now and then he glanced from it to some player who came along with a joke. Players do love to have their jokes at the spring camps. “Be merry while you may because tomorrow the axe may fall,” is the motto of the young fellow who comes down from home to find himeelf surrounded by big and strong young men who have big and healthy ideas. The young ™man with the gray sult seemed to have no trouble in reading his publication, He must have enjoyed some parts of it because he grinned at what he ‘was reading. When the players told him funny things he grinned more. He is the fielding boss and the ex- ecutive boss and pretty much all of the boss of the St. Louis Browns this year and his name is George Sisler. Ho has a smile that would win the hearts of his fellow countrymen and Probably those of his fellow country- women if he was a public speaker and when he smiles there are two rows of even white teeth and so ™much gracious courtesy about it all that the man who doesn't know George Sisler goes away firmly con- vinced that he is one of the finest fellows in baseball and the man who does know him is convinced about six fold over of all the good things he ever thought about him. Last year Sisler couldn't read a newspaper. That is why he did not play baseball. Ho was even obliged to give up driving an automobile and he carried himself as a man mnight carry himself who is blind of cne eye and weak in the other, Late in the forenoon the sun clear- ed away and the St. Louis boys went to the park to practice. Sisler went to first base—the same man who cquidn't see last year. They threw the ball to him in the first, in the alr, to his right side and to his left side and he got it, He played with his right Hand as nimbly as he always did. His physical condition is high type, smashing good and his arm like a whip, Now and then he failed to catch the ball but.any man will fail to catch the ball now and then. But he could see the ball. There was no question about that. He could see third base because he shot the ball across the diamond with speed and force. The ball went straight to its target and on the return throw from first buse to home plate he speeded the leather home as if he had been a busy ball player all last year, instead of sitting in the shadow of the stand and wondering what natute was going to do to him. Grounders back of first base, that skimmed over the ground like flat stones over a smooth surfaced pond, nestled into his big glove. And batting? There was no game of bat because by the tine there might have been one there came an east wind fr:m down on Moluie bay and with ai other of the penetrating, soaking Gispirting batches of cold water that has accompanied this expedl- tion ever since it left Manhattan, But: Sisler looked up with a bat in his hand and he tapped at one or two before the thickness of the dampness came, He seems to have shifted his position. He peeks at the ball with more of his head turn- ed toward the thrower. Probably that ts to bring his “worser’ eye into play, for one eye is worse then the other. Now and then he looks up guickly as if to say to the mis- behaving eye.” you simply have got to see whether you wish to or not." Sisler will not say that he will play first base, or pitch, or play at all, But he doesn’t need to say that he wishes to play, It {s manifest in every word and every glance and every lUttle reference to one thing and another that may have hap- pened in his baseball time. When condoled with because he couldn't follow the best year,of his life in baseball with another perhaps quite like it or better, he said: “Well, I'm becoming more of a philosopher than I was and I have learned to be pat it and persistent, and also hopeful.” TOO G16 HURRY BROKE CAREER OF BERLENBAGH Tommy abbeis and Joe Downey Matched in Nearby Match BY FAMPLAY (Copyright 1924 by Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, March 11,—Hur- ried too fast. That is the story of Paul Berlenbach. Dan Hickey, his manager, let the fans in for his judgment and now he has paid the penalty, What happens to Ber- lenbach from now on depends upon his morale, Joe Downey, whom Tommy Gib- bons has selected as his first chop- ping block, is a brother of Bryan Downey and it would be recalled he made a good showing against Firpo just before Luis fought Dempsey. Rickard’s and Kearns’ state of mind when the report of this bat- tle came in was sad to contemplate. But they managed to throw up a talk screen which caused the public to forget about that ten round affair. Gibbons ought to have no trouble in putting Downey away. ‘That is if the St, Paul walloper has re- tained any of his former ability as a hitter. After Downey, Tommy will tour the land bowling over a lot of second and third raters, And then—well, something seems to have happened to the proposed Dempsey- Gibbons bout. Rickard doesn't seem at all enthusiastic about it now, and now here is Dempsey saying he will fight only one bat- tle this year, and that against Firpo. Geo of club car fame, beho! the lighting of thousands of smokes. He knows the cigar that has made good from coast to coast. It’s La Palina, of course. CONGRESS CIGAR COMPANY Association, clos Pity the poor hard-working ball Rath When the hard-hearted manager can think ef nothing else Racing Meeting of Jefferson Parish Fair at New Orleans. Méeting of Cuba-American Jockey Club at Havana. Meeting of Tiajuana Jockey Club at Tiajuana. Women’s national indoor cham- pionship tournament opens at Bos- ton, Bermuda amateur championship tournament opens at Hamilton, Ber- muda, * Chess International masters’ tournament opens at New York. Bowling Annual tournament of American Bowling Congre: at Chicago. Golf Annual championship of South- ern California Golf Ass'n. opens, Southwestern championship tour- nament opens at Hot Springs, Ark. 3 Swimming Northwestern interscholastic championships, at University of Minnesota. Boxing Gene Tunny vs. Jimmy Delaney, 10 rounds, at St. Paul, Paul Ber- lenbach vs, Jackie Clarke, 12 rounds at Newark. Tom Gibbons vs, Joe Downey, 10 rounds, at Covington, Ky, Fay Keiser vs. Jack Delaney, 12 rounds, at Bridgeport. Lew Tendler vs. Ted Marchant, 10 rounds, at Philadelphia, Frankie Schoell vs. Joe Hgan, 12 rounds, at Buffalo, Carl Tremaine vs. Spencer Gard- ner, 10 rounds, at Pittsburgh. — PADDOCK iS * REINSTATED BOSTON, March 17.—Charles Paddock, suspended California sprinter, has been reinstated by the Amateur Athletic Unjon. Presi- dent William C, Prout made this an- mouncement today and said that re woud issue » statement on the matter later, =— LA PALINA CIGAR 1T'S JAVA WRAPPED DISTRIBUTORS Metropolitan Cigar Company Denver, Colo. Sport Calendar | : FLORIDA SUN BATHS ON HOTEL VERANDA HELP TO BRE MONOTONY OF GIANTS’ SPRING TRAINING the balmy sun at Sarasota, ‘This photograph shows (left Fla. eee If you have some question Write to John B. Foster, to! husband, and Hank Gowdy, RIBUNE’S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS RP A to do, he forces them to endure | right) Dennis Gearin, Virgil Barnes, Mrs, Hughey McQuillian and her Bert Lewis, pitcher (inset), and Lew Wendell, catcher, photograph fn training at Leesburgh, Fla., with the Phillies. ’ BASEBALL QUESTION BOX to ask about baseball— If you want a rule interpreted— If you want to know anything about a play or a player— the man who helped make the rules under which the game is played today. If you want a per- sonal reply enclose a stamped, wise your question will be answered in this column, self-addressed envelope, Otner- Address—John B. Foster, Special Baseball Correspondent of the Casper Tribune, 811 World Building, New York, (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) QUESTION—Has any batter in the history of baseball made more home runs in one season than Ruth made in 1921? ANSWER—Yes, Back in the old days of the Cincinnatis Harry Wright mace 69 home runs and as there were not many short fences in those days he may have batted some of them farther than Ruth. QUESTION—In choosing up sides in an amateur game do the pitchers have to be chosen before any other players are taken? ANSWER— There ts no rule about choosing pitchers first. Play- ers may be taken as they seem most desirable, QUESTION—Was the pitching distance ever shorter than it is now / in baseball and why was it changed: ANSWER—The pitching distance | jo longer than it ever was at the present time and it was changed at a meeting in Chicago in 1832 os. tensibly to make it easier for the batters in reality to curb strong pitchers on two or three teams. It Fishing Licenses Are Distributed CHEYENNE, Wyo., department is $350,000 worth of game a lcenses among deputies, Ju the peace and others in all soctions of the state, failed to stép the pitchers who were better under the new rule than the old. $300,000 Libel Suit of Shoup Said Adjusted DENVER, Colo, March 17.—A Ubel suit for $300,000 brought by former Governor Oliver H. Shoup against M. G. Hodnette, western manager of the Union Central Life Insurance company and eight other insurance men, was settled out of court today. A compromise was reached be- tween Shoup, who instituted the suit while he was governor, and the do- fendants whereby eaclf of the latter will pay $1 and April 8 next, set as date of trial, vacated. ‘The stipulation did not admit lftel, simply compromising a litigation that has been pending over two years. The action grew out of publica- tion and circulation of an article in Hills Monthly, which accused Shoup of violating the state insurance code, L, EB. Hill, publisher of Hills Monthly, was one of the defendants in the suit ended by today's stipula- tion. D IT TO THE PEARL WHITH LAUNDRY PHONE 1702 ee weet saenetc Be Expert watch and jewelry repair ing. Casper Jewelry Co., O# Bldg. ax |GIANTS THINK First in News THEY ARE SURE WINNERS OF LEAGUE PENNANT BY HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press Sports Editor) how to pla? for them. earn to slide two wa They must ‘Terry NEW. YORK, MarcH# 17 m a pitcher into York ball players are not amon never has paid} those qualified to know who are > base running 1 have to be edi counting the Giants out of the a tional League and preparing the] No other manager in the ga Yankees for an upset in the Ameri-| would hire @ ccach to show can League. players how to slide correetty. While it would be unnatural, anq | Skillful baserunning. however, may painful too, if McGraw heard about | Wi" three or f mes for the {t, for the Giant players to even|Glants that might have been lost whisper that some other club might | With sleepy work on the paths, ard win the pennant, the members of | three or four games may win the pennant, Writing to his pal, George Kelly, Casey Stengel, former Giant out: eléer, remarked; I knock off two the three-time champions are ob viously sincere in majntaining that they are in for no more than a hard fight home runs in Victory is synonimous with a the series and get pushed up to hard fight with most any team that | hoston. "I guess if it hed wens MoGraw bands together, becaur® |three home runs, I would be in he makes them fight or gives them Montreal, the ‘ate J fontrea: ler Huggins insisted that the Weak pitching is regarded ag the | yankees be sent to New Orleans Sreatest handicap the Giants will/ for thelr spring training, because have to assume in the 1924 pennant race Most everyone but the Giant players figure that the club has a terrible pitching staff “With Bentley, Nebf, Quillan, have the foundation for but a weak staff, and if we don't get a couple of good youngsters out of twenty that are to be tried out, the average won't work,” Hank Gowdy, the veteran catcher said recently Frank Frisch, the star second baseman, maintained all winter that the Giants were not facing trouble. Frisch argues that no other team in the league has been greatly strengthened, the Giants have not been weakened and if the Giants were good enough to win the last three years, they are good for an other pennant. Heinle Groh, who spent the win ter in Cincinnat!, says that the Reds have a fine pitching sta but they have a weak infield that will offset the defensive strength of the pitching. He claims the con cern Pat Moran feels about his in field was manifested when he offer. ed the Giants $59,000 for Bill Ter- ry, young first baseman, and when great efforts were made to get Dressen, @ young third baseman, trom the St Paul American Associa- tion club The Giant players feel that they will haye a stronger team on the offense ahd defense with Bill South- worth in the outfield and they all seen to be confident that as long as Travis Jackson is around they will not be crippled by the loss of Dave Bancroft, who is to manage the Boston Braves next season Babe Ruth, speaking for the Yan- kees, says they're {n now and that the excitement in the American League will be centered in the bat- tle for second place Ruth figures that even If a couple of the veteran pitchers slip, the Yanks will still be able to bat their way to a championship In reply to arguments that the Yanks were outbatted and outscored last sea- son, he comes back with: “Why did we win the pennant then? There is little concern being felt in New York about the Yankees, who are regarded as being in a good safe position, but the Giants are considered to be in a very perilous position If the Glants do fall to win their fourth straight pennant, {t will not be for the reason that McGraw did not play all his cards, or that he did not get the best out of his club. McGraw has a policy of getting more than the best out of his teams. The attention that McGraw pays to details and his intention to over- look nothing to improve the team were shown in his explanation of retaining the services of Armando the club has won t three years after New Orleans for y frovy an 1a thing asa jinx ng camps, the Glante ought aky now, because their get ything but inspiring. Counterac relief, lasting joy benefit today. NOTE: “Tests show that the glands ot the when we chew. 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