Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 1, 1924, Page 5

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1924. ITLEHOLOER 1S NEN BEATING Y STRIBLING| Fifteen Thousand See Champ Outpointed in Jersey Arena. NEWARK, N. J., April 1—Young Stribling 19-yearold Macon, Geor- gia school boy would be I'ght heavy- welght champion of the world today, if the laws of New Jersey permitted decision. itefore a crowd of 15,000 persons in the First Regiment armory, last night, he outpointed Mike McTigue, the title holder,. in every one of twelve fast rounds. While 30,000 additional fight followers were being turned from the gates by squads of police, Stribling —_ systematically counted off one round after another in his favor. ‘There was more spirit outside the ring than in jt as the fans expressed their sorrow and joy by breaking chairs across each others head. . It took twenty policemen to subdue the display of feeling which followed the final bell. In the tenth round the young southerner floored McTigue with a vicious right but failed to follow up his advantage. The champion was badly beaten, and bears the marks te prove it, but Stribling lacked the final punch to clinch victory. Mc- Tigue stil carries the title. “Ma” and “Pa” Stribling, whose pugilistic theories were justified by their son's moral victory, bore with go0d grace their disappointment at not having a title in the family. They expressed satisfication that thelr boy gave such good proof that the decision in his bout with Mc- Tigue in Columbus, Ga., last Oc- tober, which both fighters claimed, beionged to him. In the semi-final Paul Berlenbach, New York middlewetght, started on jis return to fame by knocking out Harry Krohn of Akron, Ohio, in the foprth round of a ten vound match, tm which he was knocked out in the fourth round by Jack Delaney, he had run up a string of twenty three consecutive knockouts in his favor. Fishing license at the Smoke House. Sa GnnEIE Sport Calendar Racing Meeting of Southern Maryland Agricultural Assn., opens at Bowie. Meeting of Tiajuana Jockey Club at Tiajuana. Tennis South Atlantic States champion- ship tournament. at Augusta, Ga. Bench Show All-Breed Fixture Show, at De- troit. ‘ Billiards Tadao Suganuma vs. Albert Cut Jer, for jurdor 18.2 balkiine cham- pionship, at New York. Basketball National interscholastic cham: pionship, at University of Chicago, Golf United North and South open Championrhip closes at Pinehurst. Veteran women’s championship tournament, at Ranelagh, England Swimming National indoor relay and water polo championships, at Chicago. Boxing Billy De Foe vs. Sid Bernard, 13 rounds, at Albany. Fishing license at the Smoke House. ———— BUFFALO, N. Y.—Jimmy Slat- tery, Buffalo middleweight sensa- tion and a conqueror of Young Strib- ling, knocked out Fay Keiser of Cumberland, Md., in the third round of a scheduled six round bout here. a Fishing license at the Smoke House. a Ell Bae ie EES 2 A le line IE Serer Ss Eoatt a ne ded a SE BT ho a ____ he Casper Daily Cridune S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS |* PAGE FIVE. First in News Of All Events FARRELL PICKS U. S. TO WIN OLYMPICS IN PARIS THIS YEAR By HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press Sports Editor) NEW YORK, April. 1—(Unitea Press).—It is well to prepare the American Olympic team for competi- Uon in the Olympic games at Paris next summer under conditions that would cause the athletes to feel that the games are not won when their ship pushed her nose out into the udson, It is wise to tell the youngsters who are getting ready for their first taste of Olympic competition that they will have to work hard, train conscientiously and be in shape to do their best. But there is no reason that they should be made to feel like saps or suckers. The athletes who will be selected to go to Paris know that the Ameri- can team is going to have compet!- tion, but they know also that the outlook is not as dark as it is being painted. The American team will be com- posed of men, and the warning: “If you're not good the policeman will get you,” wil not have the same ef. fect on them it would have on a child. Until recently, it seemed that the United States was in grave danger of being defeated in the Olympic track and field games. The power shown by Finland in 1920 at Ant- werp, and the form shown by one or two Finish athletes since then, caus- ed a great fear to fall upon the United States. ‘There is no reason to expect a cal- amity. There are reasons to know that the United States will have a contest in Paris, but victory is em- pty without a real contest, and the United States never has been really pressed before. Finland made such a good show- ing in Antwerp because the Ameri- can team was crippled by injuries, which either removed from com- petition or impaired the form of such stars as Sil Butler, Joie Ray and Matt McGrath. The Finna also made the best of what material they had, while the minagement of the American team, didn't get nearly what shotld have been gotten out of the Americans. Apparently the Amertcan com- mittee thought that the United States had a cinch victory in sight and that it was an occasion for the manipulation of a little politics. Potential winners, like Jake Dris- coll, the quartér-miler, and Dandrow the fine Massachusetts Tech ham- mer thrower, were left sitting in the stands, while less competent athletes were sent in so that political whims might be satisfied. Without going into any Jetails at a time when form and figures mean little, it would seem that the Ameri- can team is more formidable this year than it was three months be- fore the ship salled for Antwerpt. It is better organized and that means at least 40 per cent of the burden, The best athletes in the country will go and the best of the men selected will be started. The Americans will show bstter in the broad jump, the penthalon and cecathlon, the quarter and haif miic the mile, the distance events, the shot put, the hammer-throw, the dis. cus-throw and the javelin . American supremacy {is sure to be maintained in the sprints and sprint relays, the hurdles and the high- Jump. Norway may win the pole-vault, but it 1s doubtful. Because Hoff, a Norwegian, broke the world’s record granted that he will win the polo- last summer {t must not be taken for granted that he will win the pole vault in Paris, The United States ought to win the shot-put, an event that was lost at Anwerp. ‘The United States ts sure to win the broad-jump, an even: that was lost at Antwerp. The united States has more than an even chance to win the 440 and 880-yard runs both of which were lost at Ant- werp. Chances are even for the penta- thlon and decathlon. The javelin. throw must be conceded to Finland BASEBALL QUESTION BOX If you have some question to ask abont baseball— If you want a rule interpreted— If you want to know anything about a play or a player— Write to John B. Foster, the man who helped make the rules under which the game is played today. If you want a per- sonal reply enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Other. wise your question will be answered tn this column, Address—John B. Foster, 8 of the Casper Tribune, 811 World Building, New York. ial Baseball Correspondent (Copyright 1924, The Casper Tribune) (Copyright, 1924, The Casper Tribune) Question.—Runner on first }- vances and the batter bunts the ball which hits the runner, Is the latter out on a bunt? Answer.—Yes. A bunted ball ts the same as any batted ball. Question —Runner {is on first and the pitcher makes a motion as if to deliver the ball to the batter but does not do so Does he make a balk? Anawere-He does, The pitcher must not make any fal with @ runner on first. Question.-Is a runner allowed to slide to first base? Umpire in game here called a runner out for sliding to first base because he sald the first baseman would be interfered with if runners were permitted to slide to first. Answer.—Tho runner may slide to first as to any base. Thero is little danger that the first baseman will be interfered with, — motions from the start, because no one can throw with those Finns. If the French committee decides to count only first place in each event, the United States may have a contest with Finland, but there ts no reason to cry in advance that Uncle Sam hasn’t much of a chance to win more events than the Finns. If the committee decided to award points for five places or six places, in each event, the United States is sure to win because there are at least four events in which the Americans will make a clean sweep of eyery point. Perhaps it would be well to start telling the American youngsters that they have a good chance to win and keep them from getting a notion that they are going over just to show how they can “take it.” Every American that is called up- on to answer the gun in Paris wii! try as hard to win whether the team 4s 200 points ahead in the score or hoplessly beaten in the rear. —<——__— Fishing license at tne Smoke House. CHAMP MUST FIGHT WILLS No One Else in Sight For Title Battle, Says Fair Play. BY FAIR PLAY (Copyright, 1924 Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, April 1.—Of course Jack Dempsey will affix his signa- ture to a contract calling for a fight against Harry Wills next September. Jack has got to fight someone. and it appears as though Wills will be the only man hanging around whom the fans would pay good money to see in ‘action against the champion. Wills has got to meet several men this summer in order to prove his fitness to go against the champion, Just how he will be able to prove this by meeting the two men that have been named it not easy to fathom. Spalla and Romero-Rojas judging by what they have shown to date, ought not to be difficult hur- dles;for the brown battler. And if they did make trouble for Harry, then the customers would certainly laugh off any attempt he might make to convince folks that he has a chance against Dempsey, More and more Firpo ts getting out of the picture. But there should not exist a single chance that his failing form will be demonstrated against A] Reich. He would have had to have gone back fearfully {f Horizontal Al makes even a fairly good showing against the Wild Bull, Clonfe Tait—a nice clean fight lad. Well wishers of the champion Ughtwelght of Canada belleve this is Cionte’s year to crash through and expect by fall to see him bidding for Benny Leonard's crown. Fishing license at the Smoke House. ——— Sport Gossip Denver fight fans are agog over the possibility that the boxing game may be revived in their city on the “four-round” basis, similag to that which has proved so satisfactory on the coast. The victory of Esparraguera, the Cubun light heavyweight, over Homer Smith at Havana the other night came as a surprise to the fight fans who figured that t! Kalamazoo boxer would find the Cuban easy picking. President August Herrmann of the Cincianatt Reds {s so well pleased with Orlando as a training ground for his team that it is re ported he will spend a lot of money in buildiag a permanent plant th the south Florida city. ‘The basketball team of Bryn Mawr has gone through the season without a defeat bel ‘The players are (back row, left to right) Frances Jay, |McAdoo, Los Angeles, daughter of Wm. G. McAdoo; (front row, (Suzanne Leewitz, captain; Mary Pollache, Cambridge, Masa, SCORE OF COUNTRY’S BEST HIGH SCHOOL FIVES MEET IN OPENING GAMES OF TOURNEY CHICAGO, April 1—Twenty of the forty teams entered in the Na- tional Interscholastic basketball championship tournament of the University of Chicago meet today in the first round tilts, with the remain- der of the entries scheduled to clash tomorrow. East meets West in the tnitial contest when Manchester, N. H., vies with Boise, Idaho, ‘Two teams that competed last year, Simpson high of Birmingham, Alabama,’ and Walla Walla, Washington, are in- cluded in today’s first round trials, and six other teams who played in 1923 will meet opponents tomorrow. Kansas City, last year's champion is not entered. Today's first round pairings: Manchester, N, H. vs Boise, Idaho. Florence, Miss, vs, Medford, Ore- gon. Simpson High, Birmingham, Ala. Wichita, Kansas, Albuquerque, N. M. High, Columbus Ohio. CHICAGO CAGE v! vs. East “PLAY BEGING *| Thirty-Five States Are Represented in Tournament. CHICAGO, April 1. — (United Press).—The national interscholastic basketball tournament opened here today under the auspices of the Uni- versity of Chicago. The tournament will decide the high schoo! basketball supremacy of the United States. More than thirty-five states were represented when the first ellmina- tion game opened. The tournament, ends April 5, when teams victorious in the eliminations will compete for national champlonship honors. Beginning April 3 a “consolation” tournament will be held for teams eliminated. All of the teams here today were either state or sectional champions, Thirty-one States, among them twenty-nine state champions, com- peted in last year’s tournament. Forty games were played before the championship was determined, 11,123 basket attempts were made, 2,262 points, were scored, 689 free throws were tossed, of which 277 were missed, and 912 field goals were Mark All, who will be 96 in June, and who claims to be the world’s champion long distance walker, is now engaged on the last stage of a twenty-four years’ walk, in. the course of which he has tramped all over the world. Among the entries recetved for the twerty-eighth annual American marathon of the Boston Athletic association 1s that of Clarence DeMarr, the famous Melrose run: ner, DeMarr has won the big event three times and will try for his fourth. Earl Combs, tho outfielder who batted 380 for Loujaville last sea: son in 166 games, and for whom the New York Americans handed over 50,000 big round dollars, has. dis- played such high class on the train: ing trip that his retention in the Yankee lineup is a foregone con: clusion. oo Expert watch an@ jewetry repair. ing, Casper Jewelry Co, OS Bldg, made from the floor. Officials estimate sixty games will be played before the champion ts picked. About forty States are ex- pected to be in the lineup by to- morrow night. The university is conducting the tournament for the purpose of bring- ing together the best high school basketball talent in the United States. Walter Hagen Leads Golfers 2 April 1.— Walter Hagen led the field in the first 36 holes of the annual north and south open golf championship golf tournament. With a score of 8-68—136 he was four strokes ahead of Jock Hutchison. FaneecRia> stele Oy SEND IT TO THE PEARL WHITE LAUNURY PHONE 1702, Battle Creek, Michigan vs Coun- cll Bluffs, Iowa. Northeast, Detroit Mo. Spokane, Wash. vs. El Reno, Okla Lane Tech, Chicago, vs Painted Post, » vs Maitland, Wis, vs Madison, 8. D. lla, Wash., vs. Char lottesville, Virginia, Tomorrow's First Round Pairings Pittsfield, Mass., vs. Rock Springs Wyoming. Fargo, N. D. vs. Lexington, Ky. Tampa, Florida vs Panquitch, Utah. Windsor, Colo., vs. Warrensburg, Mo. Sioux City, Ia., vs. Butte, Mont. Jackson, Mich., vs. Two Harbors, Minn. Elgin, Tlinots vs. Emporia, Kans. Yankton, 8. . vs. Chattanooga, Tenn. Homestead, Pa, vs. Charleston, 8S. C. Minn. DEMPSEY TO LAUNCH BUSY SEASON, SAl LOS ANGELES, Callf., April 1— Champion Jack Dempsey today was making preparations for a busy sea- son regardless of whether he fights. He has started to move headquarters and training camp to the “lot” at Universal City, following announce: ment that he had signed a contract calling for $1,000,000 salary for ten motion pictures to be completed within two years, Many rumors of possible matches for the heavyweight title were put to rest after a conference at Tia- juana, Mexico yesterday, between Dempsey and his manager, Jack Kearns, and James Coffroth, race promoter, Kearns said he believes it improbable that Dempsey will fight at Tiajuana, as Coffroth does Dallas, Texas vs. Hibbing, not want to stage a fight there until November or December, “Dempsey. added Kearns, “will fight in September !f we have to Promote t bout ourselves.” TRIED TO BUY RING REFEREE BALTIMORE, April 1.— Benny New York; Caroline Remok, Chestnut Hill, left to right) Germaine Leowitz, | Murphy, son of jlost the 105 pound title to Johnny Ing chalked against it. Pa.; Sally: New York; SPORT BRIEFS LONDON.—Elky Clark of Glaa- gow, defeated Kid Kelly of Pty- mouth, in 20 rounds for the fly- weight championship of Great Bri- tain. DETROIT.—Sid Barbarian of De- troit, won from Harry Mason, Eng- lish’ and European _ lightweight champion, in ten rounds. TRENTON, N. ‘ommy “Kid” K.a" Murphy who Coulon, won a ten-round beut over Sammy Seliger. HAMILTON, Ont.—Johnny Lear of Hamilton, flyweight champion. YOUNGSTOWN, Jones, Youngstown, in 12 rounds, was given a decision over Danny Needham in the fourth round head- Lne bout of the boxing card here. MEMPHIS, Tenn—Tommy Gib- bons, St, Paul heavyweight, scored a technical knockout over Soldier Lee of Chicago, in the third round of a scheduled eight round bout here. BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—Dick De- laney of Bridgeport, recent conque: or of Paul Berlenbach, scored a tech- nical knockout over Leo Leonard of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in the third round of a scheduled 10 round bout here. COLUMBUS, Ohio.—Young Hen- ney of Pittsburgh, won the judges’ decision over “Red” McDonald of Toledo, in a 12-round bout here. Both are Uightweight: BERLENBACH _ STOPS KROHN NEWARK, April 1.—Paul Berlen- bach, New York middleweight sen- sation whose knockout streak was stopped recently by Jack Delaney, staged a comeback when he knocked out Harry Krohn, of Akron, Ohio, in the fourth round of a ten round match, semi-final to the Stribling- McTigue title contest. Berlenbach had Krobn grogsy under a bombardment from the start but was wild and missed many chances to put over finishing blow. Krohn, bleeding from the mouth and from cuts about his face, finally went down after one minute and 43 seconds of the fourth round after making a futile attempt to rally. Berlenbach weighed 165 and Krohn 1 Franklin, president of the Olympia Athletic club and promoter of the Harry Grog-Fay Keiser fight here told the stato athletic commission that he had been approached with an offer of $3,000 to have the referee Bive a decision that would cau Greb to lose his middleweight tit Greb punished Keiser so severe that the fight was stopped in twelfth round. ly the Glenna Collett Breaks‘ Course Record in N: C.| ASHEVILLE, N. April L-— Miss Glenna Collett, Providence, R. I, former woman's national golf champion, broke the course record for women at the Biltmore Forest club here when she negotiated the 18 holes in 80. Par for the course ls 73. She broke the course record on the Asheville Country club OUR STOMACH Sestea ee Risa Always find relief in CHAMBERLAIN’S TABLETS Wweetes your stomach and brosts—only 2S¢ ed USED CARS THAT WILL RUN We have a few carefully se- lected Used Chevrolets and Fords, open and closed models Easy Payments May Be Arranged Nolan Chevrolet Co. Temporary Office Globe Shoe Company Phone 64.3 course on Saturday with a 76, FRANK CHANCE TO TAKE GHARGE OF SOX WHEN THEY REAGH HOME Johnny Evers Takes Action Toward Release of Many Players on Wi ord From Manager; Other Gossip of Training Camps. (By The Associated Press). Frank Chance will not assume active management of the Chicago White Sox when the club reaches Chattanooga the end of this week as had been expected it became known today, when a telegram from the “Peerless leader’’ informed club officials that he was having trouble with his teeth, but would take charge “after the club reaches Chicago.” He plans to be in Chi- cago April 10 or 11. Johnny Evers, acting manager, who had deferred action on the re- lease of players until after he and Chance had conferred, sald he was “going to run the club” unth Chance took charge. He immed- jately sent a list of players, whose releases he recommended to Prest- dent Comiskey, Chance has completely recovered from the asthmatic condition which resulted from an attack of influ- enza, according to a Los Angeles report, News of Chance’s further delay in joining the club is keenly felt by Evers and club officials, but this was partly offset by word that the veteran Harry Hooper had accept- ed terms with the White Sox and would join the club in Atlanta. Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis star and champion batter of the Nation al League has remarried. Hornsby who was divorced last June, married Miss Jeannette Pennington of St. Louis, February 28, according to the report. Walter Johnson, star of the Wash. ington pitching staff, will not have to make the barnstorming trip with the Senators. The speed bal king who is starting his 18th season with the club, has rounded into fine con- dition. The senators finished their training at Tampa, Florida, yester- day by trimming the Brooklyn Dodgers, Johnson sharing the slab won a decision over Johnny Buff, former United States | 44 an easy time winning from the honors with Lefty Mogridge who National Leaguers. A second appendicitis patient Oblo.—Morrie | made his appearance in the camp Schaffer, Omaha welterweight, won| of the Boston Nationals when Joe the referee's decision over Jimmie] Batchelder, south paw pitcher, was operated on at a St. Petersburg hos- pital. Two weeks ago outfielder HILLYARD, Wash.—Al Sommers,| Gus Felix underwent a Ilke opera- ton, The Boston Red Sox pulled stakes at San Antonio and started its northward journey, Hugh . Duffy leading elght rookies, while the reg- ulars will stop off at Fort Worth for two games. Sam Braxton and George Smith, pitchers, have been released by the Detroit Americans to Asheville and Johnny Beun, first baseman, prob- ably will be turned over to a Pa- cific coast Jeague club. abe" Ruth was said to have smashed out the longest home run in his career yesterday when the Yankees trimmed the, Rochester In- ternationals. The distance from home plate to the centerfield fence at the Mobile diamond is 436 feet. The fence is thirty feet high and Ruth's drive cleared it by ten feet. Results yesterday: St. Louis (N) 6; Milwaukee (AA) 2. Washington (A)8; Brooklyn (N) 3. New York (A) 8; Rochester (1) 2, Chicago (N) 6; Pittsburgh (N) 7. Cardinal Star Marries Again ST. LOUIS, April 1—Rogers Hornsby, champion batter of the National league and star player of the St. Louis Cardinals has been married since February 28, to the divorced wife of an automobile salesman, John A. Hines, who had threatened him with an alienation of affection suit, it has become known. 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