Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 7, 1924, Page 5

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1924. World_Results By Leased Wire © QABEADDG GT POINTS TOBAT > AVERAGE DURING THE LAST WEEK} Heilmann Still Tops League Sluggers With Average of .404; Frank Snyder of the Giants Forges Ahead of Hornsby. CHICAGO, June 7.—(By The Associated Press).— Babe Ruth, who, in 1921, achieved the honor of pelting out 59 home runs, has landed among the leading batters of the American league after a long chase. s The Yankees’ star, threatening to challenge Harry Heilmann, of the Tigers, for the leadership, today is bat- ting in fifth place with an average|a loss°21 points from his mark’ of of .367, a gain of 31 points within week. He continues to swing his with the same effectiveness in is out homers, having con- with two during the last bringing his total up to 13. figures include games of Wednesday: ADD BABE ADDS FSsSseV 1 Heilmann is still the best among the hitters, topping the list with an average of .404. This, however, is Standings Club ~ In Pet. New York -------.. 28. 16 626 Chicago 18 591 Brooklyn 19 B41 Cincinnati 2: 623 Pittsburgh -...._.. 20 22 476 Boston -----__-___ 18 22 .450 St. Louls .--.---. 19 25 432 Philadelphia 13° (26 833 American’ League. Club w. L. Pet. 615 -590 556 512 465 462 400 385 Standard 3 0 1,000 Legion .-------. 2 1 666 Texacos ~.------. 2 1 666 Glenrock -.~~-. - 1 2 333 Elks — 1 2 +333 Lavoye ----. 0 3 2000 Independent League. Lee Douds 2 0 1.000 Merchants -... 1 0 1.000 Burlington A. C. -- 1 1 500 Telephone Co. -. L 1 -500 Fordsons 2 1 500 Coliseums 0 1 000 Natrona Powers =e | 2 000 BAN FOOTBALL = IN OLYMPICS? Walter Camp Backs Up Doyle in Urging Elimination. BY WALTER CAMP (Copyright 1924 Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, June 7. — The ill feeling stirred up by the recent Rug: by matches of the Olympic games gives current point to the sugges- tion made some years ago by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for the elim!- nation from the Olympics of all sports “in which the opponents come {nto close personal physical strug: gle." At that time Sir. Arthur was writing especially in opposition to the inclusion of boxing in the Olymples. He pointed out that wrestling came more or less in the same category and suggested that so be ruled out. ‘The Olympic games,” he wrote, “should be a great agency promot- ing mutual respect and good feeling @mong the nations and it would be better to eliminate anything from them likely to interfere with the realization of this.” Few persons who read of the “tal! team” games to be held in Dublin in August, know anything about history of thes gamies or realize that they are probably the oldest athletic games in the world. One British muthor dates them back as far as 1829 B. C. The great hero of these games wus named Setdna, but he was " known better as “The Hound of the Cuchalain,” because of one of his exploits. It seems that Setana was playing at a game similar to hockey when the train of a feudal chieftain passed by the field. The chieftain, admiring Setana's prowess, invited him to join his train. Setana re- fused because the game was not fin- ished and he wanted to finish it. The train moved on and presently came to the castle of another feudal aron, where it pehieftain was seated at the banquet table with his host when the com. pany was startled by the baying of the hound which guarded the castle. Suddenly the baying: ceased. Rushing outside, they found Se, tana, who had finished his game and followed the chieftain, standing over the body of the hound, which he had slain with his bare hands. This delighted everybody but the vner of the dog, who proposed to na to death. h, however, talked him out of this determination by offer. ing to guard the castle in the hound’s place until one of its whelps grew up to take his place. Thus he acquired his title, the previous week. Ike Boone, Boston recruit, contin- ues to hang on Hellmann's heels wtih an averagp of .381. Harris of the Red Sox is third, with 370. Eddie Collins of the Chicago White Sox failed to add to his base steal- ing record, but his nine thefts is enough to keep him on the top of the heap. The hitting of Sam Rice of tite Senators was one of the outstand- ing features. His clouting has been a big factor in placing the Senators at he head of the list of batting, with Cleveland with .298 and the Yankees third, with .297. Rice went from a mark of .279 up to .f8f, Other leading batters: Moeusel, New York .364; Cobb, De- trolt .352; Williams, St. Louis .349; MeNully, Cleveland, 349; Jamieson, Cleveland .343; Sheeley, Chicago 341; Rice, Washington ,338. Frank Snyder, veteran catcher of the New York Giants, has finally overtaken Rogers Hornsby, star of the Cardinals,‘for hitting honors in the league. Snyder, in climbing to the leadership, haa averaged ap- proximately two hits a game, his avernge jumping to .408 a gain of 45. pol Hornsby, who held the spotlight all season, is next with .401. Zack Wheat of the Dodgers and George Kelly, New York first base- man, are tied for third place hon- ors, with .386. rank Frisch, continues to lead in scoring his total being .41. Jacques Fournier of the Dodgers’ clouted out two home runs and is showing the way with ven. Other leading batters, Dresrler, Cincinnat!, 358; Frisch, New York 351; Fournier, Brooklyn .346; Young, New York .344; Grimes, Chi- cago, 836; High, Brooklyn .333; Tier- ney, Boston. 331; Grigsby, Chicago 330. Sport Calendar | RACING Meting of Westchester Racing As- sociation, at Belmont Pakr. Meeting of Kentucky Jockey Club at Latonia. Meting of Montreal Jockey Club, at Montreal, Track Western Intercollegiate ence championships, at Cl Eastern states Olympic tryouts, at Atlanta. Southern A. A. U. women's gham- Pionships at New Orleans, Michigan Intercollegiate championships, at Albion. Bench Show . Show of Huntingdon Valley Ken: nel Club, at Noble, Pa. Golf Griscom Cup intercity matches for women, at Boston, American Golf Association of Ad- vertising Interests, White Sulphur Sprin, Nev ersey amateur champton- ship tournament, at Westfield. Mississippi State champlonshtp tournament, at Bilox!, Swimming American Olympic final tryouts for women, at Scarborough, N. Y. Shooting Rhode Island State trapsflooting tournament, at Providence, Tennis New Jersey State championships for men, at Montclair, N. J. Ohio Intercollegiate Conference championships, at Columbus. Confer. A A Games Today American League, Boston at Chicago, . Philadelphia at Detroit. Washington at Cleveland. New York at St. Louis. National League, Chicago at New York. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Bt, Louls at Boston, Pancho Villa . Is Sued For $50,000 Balm NEW YORK, June 1.—Pancho Villa, flyweight boxing champion, has been sued for $50,000 by a fel- low countryman, who charj ation of his wife's affection: learned here A summons complaint were served on Villa, as he was dressing for his last fight on May 27, and yesterday his attor- ney ‘filed an answer denying the charges, Ferman Dantes, who lives with his wife in Manhattan, ts the plain- tift. a 222 Wyoming Motorway ? ? AL---Adven NO, 8! tures of Jack Keefe oT I WAS THINKIN; SUNE F 1S My WIFE'S BIRTH ORY Y - WHAT SHALL 1 SEND HER ? BIG MONEY WEAKENS U. S. BOXING TEAM By HENRY L. FARRELL (United Prers Sports Editor) NEW YORK, June 7. —{United Press).—With only one outstanding fighter of class the American Olym- pic boxing team is not as formid- able as the squad that went to Ant- werp in 1920. Nearly all of the good amateur boxers that were develop: ed since the Antwerp games turned professional, and left the class in @ rather emaciated condition. Eddie Eagen, former captain of the Yale boxing team, now a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, ia the only out- standing boxer gn the team. He {s not only the best of the American amateurs, but he is about the best in the world, Eagen, who was ap- pointed to the team without qualify- ing, may be started in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight classes and he has a fine chance to win the championship in both classes, The American team won only two championships in the last Olympic bexing matches. Frank de Gennaro, who is now one of the headliners of the professional ring under the ———————— Yesterday’s Scores Western League. Wichita, 7; Denver, 4. + Oklahoma City, 8-13; Lincoln, 6-0. Omaha, 10; Tulsa, 3. Des Moines, 1. National League. Boston, 4; Cincinnati, 3. Philadelphia, 7; St. Louis, 6. Chicago-New York, rain. Pittsburgh-Brooklyn, rain, American League. New York, 5; Chicago, 3. ‘Washington, 2; Detroit, 0. Philadelphia, 11; Cleveland, 7. St. Louis, 11; Boston, 4. American Association. Indianapolis, 8; Columbus, 5. Minneapolis, 2; Milwaukee, 11. St. Joseph, Louisville, 6; Toledo, 7. St. Poul, 7; Kansas City, 0. Coast League. Sacramento, 2; Los Angeles, 0. Salt Lake, 2; San Francisco, 4. Oakland, 16; Portland, 8. Vernon, 3; Seattle, 4 (19 innings), Southern League. Nashville, 4; New Orleans, 1. Chattanooga, 4; Mobile, 3. Memphis-Birmingham, rain. Atlanta-Little Rock, rain. Texas League. Fort Worth, 4; San Antonio, 8. Dallas, 7; Houston, 10. Ww ia Falls, 8; Galveston, 4. Shreveport, 3; Beaumont, 2. pada cecstacte a SEND IT TO THE PEARL WHITH LAUNDRY PHONE 1703 If you have some question Write to John B. Foster, sonal reply enclose a stamped, of the Casper,Tribune, 811 Wo (Copyright, 1924, Question—What way do the fol- lowing players bat? Yankees; Combs, Yankees; Gel Yankees; Heilmann, Detroit; South. worth, Giants; Frisch, Giants; Jack. Henéricks, ,| son, Giants; O'Neill, Boston. Answer—Hendricks, Combs, Gehrig, Southworth and Frisch aro left handers. The others are right handers. Quostion—What was date of Wal ter Johnson's first pitched game in the major leagues? Did he win? Answer—Johnson pitched his first game at Washington, August 3, 1907, He lost ta Detroit, 3 to 2, BASEBALL QUESTION BOX If you want a rule interpreted— If you want to know anything about a play or a player— rules under which the game is played today, If you want a per- wise your question will be answered in this column, Address—Jolin B. Foster Special Baseball Correspondent name of Genaro, won the flywelght championship, and Sam Mossberg won the lghtweight title. Bill Spengler, boxing instructor at the New York police school, had the heavyweight championship practically sewed up, but he had the bad luck to break his hand in his semi-final round and he was forced to default. The Zivic brothers were headlin- ers of the 1920 team, but they have turned professionals, Jack Zivic is one of the outstanding fighters in the Ughtwelght class, and if Benny Leonard makes good his threat to retire at the end of the season, Zivic may be able to grab the title. Eaddie Eagen, and Harry Mallin, the Britisher, who won the middle. weight championship at Antwerp, will be the only two 1920 champions to defend their titles. Mallin is one of the best amateurs in Europe and he is almost certain to retain his title. Eagen holds the British inter. collegiate Ught heavywelght and heavyweight champlonships. He is one of the best fighters in the ring, having a heavy punch and a lot of boxing skill. He could make good in the professional ring, but he has ambitions to become a lawyer, and he {is working his way through collége. . When’ Carpentier was belng steamed up into a match with Dempsey, Eagen said he could whip the Frenchman, and he offered to meet him in a bout for a charity fund, but the Frenchman, of cours? would not listen to any proposition of the kind. After Battling Sik! had knocked out Carpentier, Eagen put up the same proposition to the Hon. biter, and was likewise turned down} The boxing matches in Paris this summer should be one of the features of the Olympic games. They ‘are to be staged after the track and field games and they will command more attention than they got in Antwerp, and the personal feeling against them will be more bitter this year. The French team lost thelr best bet when Paul Fritch, 1920 feather. weight champion, turned profes- sional. Fritch is now in this coun try. He ts a stablemate of Car. pentier’s and is one of the most promising fighters the French have which 1s not saying much. The British team will be formid able, especially in the ‘little fel- low" classes, as they turr out very flashy boxers. in England. The American and Canadian boxers will be under a handicap in fighting, for foreign judges who have different ‘deas about scoring “points. The Americans and the Canadians xo in more for close fighting and body punching that the British and the French, who follow what the Amer!- can professional managers call the “powder puft” style, While the American team does not look any too strong, it may be a surprise. The development of amateur boxers In this country has been retarded by the desire to get out after the big money 1n the pro- fessional ring, but the same tempta- tions confront the foreign boxers. to ask about baseball— the man who helped make the self-addressed envelope. Other. rid Building, New York. Casper Tribune.) Question—Does a line drive, which is caught, function the same as a fy out? If there is a runner on first base and the batter lines the ball to the shortstop who catches it and he steps on second base does it make the man on first automatic- ally out. Or does tho shortstop have to throw the ball to first base, the same as he would had he caught a fly, In other words does a linc drive constitute a force? Answer—A line drive is a caught | fly, wi to any caught fly and all plays that follow its being ca nt are the same as the plays on any caught fly. It in not a force as a ground hit would be. twas , THINKIN’ | OF SENCIN ft the Gibbons and the game Frenchman mixing It in a warm moment o! Michigan City fight in which Gibbons failed to put out Gorgeous Georges, Boy Scouts To Caddy at The Country Club Members of the Casper Country club who are expecting to play on the new course tomorrow morning are requested to stop at the Cham- ber of Commerce building and pick up Boy Scouts for caddies. All caddying for the Country club this summer will be’done by Boy Scouts. MARX UPHELD BY REICHSTAG RERLIN, June 7.—(By The Asso- lated Press..—The Reichstag ap- proved by a vote of 247 to 183 the position of the government of Chan- cellor Marx in favor of the Dawes report. Sergeant Olin Brown, U. 8. air ‘service, and his “jumping balloon” in which he tried to imitate the moon-Jumping cow of the nursery rhymes at the: Lakehurst (N. J) air circus. Only nation have tl nayal v tle of Lepanto, the ald of Venetians they annihilated the Turkiwh fleet. once tn thelr lator bat with Gehoene. wag at the when und in 15 ILLINI LOOKS GOOD IN MEET Annual Western Track Classic in Progress At Stagg | Field. By LAWRENCE PERRY. Copyright, 1924, The Casper Tribune CHICAGO, June 7.—It looks very much as if Illinois will win the an nual western conference track and field meet which is being Id at Stagg field. Tllin!, as will be re. called, won the Big Ten indoor meet and has won all her dual encounters, including the games with Callfornia at Berkeley this spring. The chances are, however, that the men of Urbana may find their margin of superiority severely cut as a result of the unusually large number of first class entrants from non-oonferenae institutions. Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin are poss!- bilities for the championship, but Illinois must be regard as by all odds an outstanding favorite, In spite of the unusually incle- ment weather this spring, which has #eriously handicapped all miti western sports, a number of rec ords are held to be in danger, Half the proceeds of this meet will go to the America Olympic fund and winners will qualify for the final Olympic trials at Cam: bridge. An electric timing device invented by Glenn Whittle, North western, will be used for the first time in recording the sprints and distance runs. CYRIL WALKER TAKES CROWN FROM BURNS DETROIT, June 7.—Amerlea has a new open golf champion today tn Cyril Walker, of Englewood Coun try club of the suburban district of Now York and for the first time in four years he is not a native Ameri. ean. Walker, who is a native of Hoy- lake, England, togk the crown from Bobby Jones, wtth a score ot which was three strokes better than the score of the southern champton, played ¢ land Hi er the links of the Onk- s Country club. First in News PAGE FIVE, Of All Events WANT To GE @RRESTED YANKEES EXTEND LEAD TO FULL GAME WHEN BOSTON DROPS ONE White Sox Loses Series to World Champions And Ruth Crashes Out 14th Homer; Walter Johnson Holds Tigers, (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS). The champion Yankees hold first place by a full game, following their 5 to 8 victory yesterday, which gave them the series from Chicago. the bases empty. Ruth’s fourteenth homer found Boston, which headed the Yankees for a day by win- ning the first two games from the Browns, were forced to divide the series with St. Louls when Sisler's team repeated Thurs- day's vietory with a 11 to 4 triumph yesterday. Detroit met the fate of other SPORT BRIEFS MILWAUKEEB.—Johnny O'Don- nell of St. Paul, defeated Johnny Mendelsohit of Milwaukee, in 10 rounds and Joe Sangor, Milwaukee, defeated Mike Brady, Brooklyn, in 10 rounds, ‘ LONDON.—Gene Sarazen, New York; Jim Barnes, New York; Mac- Donald Smith, San Francisco; and John Farrell, New York, are among 130 entrants in the northern golf championships. to be held at Wilm- stow. HARPENDEN, Eraland.— Helen Wills, California, gir, and American women's tennis title holder, defeated one man and nearly beat another in exhibition sets. est Expert watch and jewelry repair. ng. Casper Jewelry Co.. 0-8: Bldg. strongly challenging teams at im- portant moments during the season by losing, 2 to 0, to Washington as Walter Johnson allowed only four hits in his one hundred and fourth shut out. Whitehill held the Sena- tors to 6 hits. In the fourth American: league contest the Athletics beat Cleveland, 11 to 7 and left town with two of the three games played, leaving the Indians in full possession of the sub- way of the league. Rain kept Chicago, New York, Brooklyn and Pittsburgh idle, Cin- cinnat! in fourth place lost an op- portunity to pass the Robins when Boston staged an eighth inning rally which beat the Reds 4 to 3. The Phillies made it three out of four from the Cards with a 7 to 6 vio te Cy Williams bad four of the seventeen Philly hits. Added attractions featured the program at Philadelphia and Bowe ton arenas In the National league. Hoinie Sand of the Phillies and Clarence Mueller of the Cards par- ticipated in an impromptu battle at the second base. Babe Pinelli, of Reds and Bob Smith, of the Bri had a private fight under the Bos ton grandstand. No decisions were given. 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