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GOST hi i PAGE EIGHT. World Results “STIR IS CREDITED WITH ‘GREAT WCTORY British Team Is Out- classed by Helen in Brilliant Play. By HENRY L. FARRELL (Unitea Press Staff Correspondent) PARIS, July 19.—Almost singlehanded, little Helen Wills of California, won an Olympic tennis champion- ship for the United States today. Paired with Mrs. Wightman in’ the the American ch and outstroked ‘the women's doubles, mpion outfought Briush team of y Miss Kittle McKane and Miss Covell and the Yankee players won in two desperately played sets, 7-5 and 8-6. Those who have been waiting the thrill of a net duel between Miss Wills and Miss McKane—made im- possible in the women’s singles by ' the defeat of the world title holder seeepaeees <<pee Se penn eeEregEnEtorsaneeeneet yy by Mile, Vilasto of . France—Had that thrill a-plenty today. For the contest resolved itself into a smash- ing battle between the ,champions of the two worlds, and it was the American girl who triumphed. Probably never has women’s doubles match produced such tennis fs seen today, such bitter but sports: maniike fighting for a title. High winds swept the courts and chilled the 5,000 spectators, hampered the players by blowing their clothing and impeding their speed and occasional ly carried high lobs out of court. But so intense was the struggle that neither players nor spectators were distracted Mrs. Wightman, captain American women's team, V to her best game; she pl fighting for every point, but was freuently erratic, driving out or into the net. As a result, the British players concentrated their fire on the older wéman's side of the court, By these tactics they drew into the lead in the first set, and.the score stood 5-2 in their favor. Miss Wills then started taking everything in sight; she went to the net and smash- ed placements to all parts of “her op- a of the not up ed hard, ponents court, except where they could reach them, + From 5-2 on Miss MecKane and Miss Covell didn't take a game, the Amoricans running out the t In the s ind set, M Wightman was even more at fault, and the British women again ran the score up to 6-2 und reached the set point twice in tha eighth game, which went to deuce four times. Here Helen Wills knit her brows and began to fight = earnest. Angr: because the British turned every shot towards her weaker partner she fling up to the net and shot after shot at Miss Mc Kane's fect But the British charfpion is a fighter too, o7 e returned the drives with terrific force and four times passed Miss Wills The g finally was won when the Callfornian, with a spectacular running backhand smash caught Miss MeKane out of position and pas gett her Throughout the match, the crowd mide up tly_of Frenchmen, was unsportsm in its partiality. The utlitnde of the Frenc ‘anything to see th 1 ene When | Miss’ Wills oor Wishtman- made on error, the would chier and applaud fr; The same crowd. ‘with th 1 to root Jean ¥ to victory over und Francis Hun fing of the men’s Goubles. 'T) 1 was vain, the Americans finally victory » fing vociferou: t 1 = French and rattle the $ *.triear that. play was tran: ide court afi two sets all. + TB, 266, 6-2. In the round before tho se Misa McKane gnd Gilbert, mifinall of Eng: By Leased Wire | Standings National League. w. LL. Pet New York 28.666 chi ae 360.671 Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cineinat! St. Louis Boston Paliad phia American League. w. New York Chicago ~ St. Low Cleveland Boston — Standard 10 Elks ~ a0 Legion - - 10 ‘Texacos 10 Glenrock 10 Lavoye _ 10 By NEA: INDEPE Here is the Club— in the parade 1.000 Ford BS 857 Lee Douds - 571 B, & Q. - 428 Telephone 900 | Games Today | National L adelphia at Ch 8 w York at Pittsburel 4 | bd Brooklyn at Cincinnatl Beston at St. 1 American League, | Chicago at Philadelphia (@ games). In Ww ‘4 it. Louis at Washington. NEW _ YORK, troit at Boston (2 games). eland at New Y¥ BLACK GOLD York. politiclans of both _ sti Ss Wanted this fight Why? Because it is the biggest prospect of the year. | It will pull 90,000 if not mo: Not even the po right will do as’ well to the present outlook. i by the fact that Billy G with Finland finishing second. KID JERSEY LANDS KNOCKOUT ON BATTLING YORK (0 FIGHT FOR WALKER Biggest Fight PrssieaeeYed With Assur- ance of $500,000- Gate Goes to Jersey City Promoter. By FAIR PLAY July Leonard in Jersey City. the making of this match, And New Jersey won. gon laid low in this affair. Benny Leonard took the bit in his mouth 4 LAND, y. (UI et . eee ny se i Naas ek i and came down from the Catsk'ls, Gold, 1924 Kentucky and Ohio derby |G0!NS All the negotiations, or pr: s 70 cer’Y ltically all, and signing all p: winner, disappointed his many ad. | Hs Calg ae friendly wail nirers Saturday afternoon when he| ih.” jowers CANaw acotle Inished third in the $5,000 Raceland ; (7°) 7" tenat lec: Derby at a mile and a quarter. Ke precisely out. of his way to of. Col. E. R. Bradley's Bobtail was| tena’ the bis wigs of the Empire the wlaner by two lengths with |{en, C. B. Head's Altawood in second Blane There never. was a chance of The winner's time was 2:04 3.5|New York gett'ng the fight because and “paid $15.90 for a two dollar | Nickey Walker ts a Je eyman and Pket. Altawood pald $3 second. |!# committed so Jersey, Interests: At There were no third place mutuals|% Conference last. night, Billy Gib- acid. son brought this out. Leaning champion ‘with his ckey,"" he said, now. You wouldn't Leonard in New York. couldn't. Isn't that “I never had any fighting this battle in replied Walker. nowhere. land, beat Miss Wallis and McCrea of Ireland, 6-1, 7-5 “Vinnie” Richards returned to the fray later in the afternoon and pair ed with Miss Marion Zenderstein Jes- sup, did yeoman's work in effecting an American victory in the mixed doubles over~ Flacquer and the charming Senorita Alvarez of Spain, The senorita skys the most charm- ing little “damn” in perfect English, ch'time she misses the ball. In the sion. I wanted to do could for him and I a, Shade after the Leona: eage ross the,table, he fixed the welter eye. “come clean have fought I mean you right?” chance of New York," {It was Jersey or I had a talk with Mr. Brower of the New York commis- as much as 1 greed to meet rd bout, That second set when he was pretty well] was the best I could do.” exhausted from a strenuous after. As for Leonard, Benny wantea a noon’s tennis, Richards good/fight. That is to say, he wants a naturedly smashed some hot shots|big plece of’ money all at once. He t the senorita'’s pretty ankles, pro-|saw he couldn't get it in New York voking a steady flow of ‘damns' so he accepted the Jersey opport- ‘The score 6-1, the American | tunity. More and wore Benny has pa'r advancing to the semifinals. been runring his own affairs of Shee Fae ne: late. For results try a Tribune Clas ° sified Ad. Tribune wantads bring results. Can't Keep a Good Man Down. ‘The Prince of Wales—he's coming to America this fall—shown ready to tackle polo, or hurdles or any sort of riding in spite of his much: advertised falls, This picture was taken at the recent o the Oxonians and the Old Contabs, f° a est between 19.—Mickey Walker vs. Benny There is a lot of inside stuff to KF; civil war had been fought, Kid Jersey against Battling , it looks as tho a new The dope has been that the UHLEFALS IN MOUND LABOR Cleveland Hurler Big Disappointment of The Year. By JOHN B. FOSTER. Casper Tribune.) , July 19.—The big- gest pitching disappointment in the ajor leagues this ris Uble, the nt sand-lotter of the Cleveland Indians, What ails this big. fellow who promised in 19 to develop into one of the traditional stars of the game, is beyond the ken of all the baseball doctors. Any extra gray hairs that thatch the noble dome of Tri# Speaker are there because this M@d of brawn can not deliver from ‘the same express wagon that he did last season. At the close of 1923, more than one ex- pressed the opinion that Uhle was the coming pitcher of the land of that type that was "personified by Rusle, Meekin, Young and Walsh. Those big fellows threw the ball downhill when they pitche® Uhle made what the best record of the American league in 1923, with 26 victories and 16 defeats in the 54 games in which he took part. He pitched 29 com- plete games, which is large doings in these days when the pitchers often do well to stagger through four or five innings. Uh reent age was .619, which 1s quite good enough for any pitcher and, more than that, quite good enough to help any team to win the champion- ship. ‘Take him all in all, Uhle appeared was practically to be the most valuable pitching asset in the American league and, the promise of glad tidings for the Cleveland club. ‘This year, up to the middle of July, Uhle has won five games and lost six, -His pe cen © for winning was 5 had pitched six complete games, told, with the son bout half over. Do little subtracting in comparing those figures with the figures of 1923 and you have tht answer to ‘Tris Of all the pitctiers of both major leagues, there is none who shows such a tremendous reversal of ex. pectation and Cleveland had a right to expect much because Uhle is a youngster in years and has a frame penker's sorrow. that would make a prize fighter enyy him. He looked more than “comer.” He looked lke a stayer Title Won By Mrs. Morris July 19.—The olf championship y by Mrs. N, C. who defeated Mrs, up. won her Morris of Deny L. M. VanMeter Tribune Clas. For results sified Ad, try a Che Casper Sunday Cribune Olympic games at Colombes Stadium, Paris. Athletes of all nations participated | Meadow: ninary © 's. The United States, needless to say, easily landed first place | 9, Pittsburgh 9. Umpires, Moray LEONARD BOUT Yesterday’s Scores American League. Cleveland, 5; New York, 10 Detroit, 15 Chicago, 11-4; Philadsiphia, 4a | Washington, 9; St. Louis, 10. National League. New York, 10; Pittsburgh, 6. Brooklyn. 4: Cincinnati, 2. Philadelphia, 3-2 St. Cmicago, 8-7. Louis, 6-2. Boston, 1-1; American Associat‘on R.A. First game (12 innings) Louisville -.000 001 200 00I—4 9 1 Milwaukee 000 210 000 000—3 13 4 Holley and Brottem;, Walker and Shinault. + é | ' RELE. Toledo . ~--003 210 000—6 9 6 Minn. -200 10x 23x Lix—19 17 2 McCullough, Johnson, Bradshaw, and Schulte; Hamilton, Euehaus and Mayer. At St. Paul R.H.E. Columbus... 010 610 001—9 13 L » ‘aul 001 000 00O—4 11 1 Sanders, Ambrose and Hartley; Roettyer, Napier, Faeth and D.xon. Indianapolis at Kansas City rain. Second game R. ILE. ville 010 400 106—12 17 1 Milwaukee 300 100 012—7 9 2 Baylin, Estell and Brottem, Winn, Pott and Young. Western League ¢ First game R. H. E. Wichita 000 000 200-2 6 0 Omaha : 000 000 000—0 4 1 Hoviik and Wales; Koupal, Dailey and Wilder. Scond game (twelve innings) R.H.E. Wichita «10 010 020 003—7 12 0 wha . 100 000 201 000—4 12 1 Slars and Waels; Dailey and Lueb- be. R. ELE. 022 000 010—5 7 3 000 000 000—0 6 2 At Des Moines Tulsa Des Moines Black and Casey; Stokes and Wheat. At Denver R.H.E. Oklahoma City 000 300 103—8 12 1 Denver 025 311 44x—20 17 1 G, Brown, Haggerman, and Hale Brown and Whaling, Hingle. St. Joseph at Lincoln no game rain. HEAR RIOT IS STARTED IN FRENGH RING PARIS, July 19.—Police reserves had to be called out to quell a riot in the Velodrome_d’Hiver tonight when the Olympic committee an- nounced it had disqualified the French: boxer Brousse for biting the Englishman Mallin in their match last night. There was an tmmbdiate roar of protest when the decision was an- nounced and Mallin stepped in the ring to meet the Belgian Beecker in the lightweight division. French sports writers sitting around the ringside Jed in the dem- onstration, hurling insults at the cer. untime friends of the boxer ted Brousse on their shoulders attempted to force him in the ring. Guards succeeded in fightin? their way to the ring, however, and pre- vented Brousse from platform. Order was _restored as soon as police reserves arrived. The British boxer won the match on points, qualifying for the finals. reaching the THE TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS. ‘WOMEN’S DOUBLES OLYMPIC NET TITLE WON BY : GIANTS HAMMER OUT ANOTHER! \WICTORY OVER PIRATES, REDS TAKE COUNT FROM BROOXLYK New York 10, Pittsburgh 6. PITTSBURGH, Pa. July 19.—The Giants hammered three Pirate pitch- ers for a total of seventeen hits to- day and had little trouble winning, 10 to 6. * The store— New York ---140 020 300—10 17 0 Pittsburgh 00° 040 002— 6 1t 2 Batteries—Barneg, Watson and Snyder; Meadows, Yde, Pfeffer and Smith. Summary—Two base hit, Casey. Three base hits, Young, Carey, Wat- son, ‘Snyder, Barnhart. Sacrifice hit, Barnhart. Stolen base, Jackson. Double plays, Carey and Smith, Wright, Maranville and Grimm. Hit by pitcher, Yde 1. Bases on balls, off Meadows 1, Yde 1, Pfeffer 1, Barnes 3, Watson Struck out by Meadows 1, Yde Pfeffer 1, Barnes Wild pitch Yde, Balk, Left on bases New York nd R. H. E. 1 Rigler. Time 2:01 Brooklyn 4, Cincinnati 2. CINCINNATI, July 19.—Art De- catur went to Bill Doak’s rescue to- day in time to save the game f6r the Dodgers while Pete ‘Donohue was sent to save Tom Sheehan's relief too late to do his club any good and Cincinnati lost 2 to 4. * The score— % Brcoklyn -100 020 000-4 4 0 Cincinnati -020 000 000-2 7 3 Batteries—Doak; Decatur and De- ber Sheehan, Donohue and Har- grave. Summary—Two base hit, Har- ive. Thre base hit, Hargrave. Sac- rifice hits, Pirelli, Fournier, Nei: Migh. Struck out, by Sheehan Denohue 2. Bases on balls, off Doak 3, Decature 1, Sheehan 3. Pitching record, off Sheehan 4 runs, 3 hits in ¥ innings, Donohue none and 1 ip 4 Deak 2 and 3 in 4, Decatur pone and 4 in 6. Winning pitcher Decatur. Losing pitcher Sheehan. Left on bases, Brooklyn 4, Cincin- nati 8. Umpires, Klem and Wilson. Time 1:38. . R. H. E, Boston 1-1, St. LOUIS, Mb., Juy ', rookie hurler from min B ! the South Dakota league, today pitched and won two games of a doubie Header fer the St. Louis Cardinals here, heating the Boston Braves 6-1 and 2-1, Bell allowed two hits in the first game, both scored in the eighth inning and four hits in the recond. Hornsby got a homer in’ thé ‘first First game— Boston . Louis - Batteries—E and Gonzales. » Summary—Two base hits Cooney, Padgett. Three base hits, Blades, Cooney, Hornsby. Heme run, Bot- toml Double plays, R. Smith un- sted, Toporcer to Hornsby ‘to Bottomley. Bares on balls off Bel 1, Struck out, by E Pitehing record, off Bell run in 9 innings; Barnes 1 n &. Left on bases, St. Louis 2, Bos- tem 1. Winning pitcher, B: ing pitcher, Barnes, Umpires O'Day, Quigley and. Sweeney. Time 1:31. Second game— R. H. E, Boston St. Louis -001 100 00x—2 4 0 Batteries—J. Cooney and Gibson; Bell and Niebergall. Summary—Two bays hits Pad- gett. Double plays, Stengel to Pad- R, H. BE. -000,000 010-1 2 2 300 010 02x—6 12 0 rnes and O'Neil; Bell gett, Bottomley ur pitcher, by Cooney (Biades, Topor- cer). Bases on balls, off John Goon 3, Be'l 1. Struck out, by John Coone 6, Bell 2. Left on bases, Boston St. Louis 3. Losing pitcher, John Cooney. Um- pires, Quigley, Sweeney and O'Day. Time 1:56. 3, Winning pitcher, Bell Philadelphia 3-2, Chicago 9-7 CHICAGO, July 19. he Cubs boosted their standing today by tak- ing a twin bill from the lowly Phils. Firs game R. HE. Philadelphia -100 002 000—3 9 2 Chicago 104 040 00x—9 13 1 Carlson, Couch, Pinto and Henline, Wendell; Kaufman, Keen and O'Far- rell. Summary—Two base Harper 2. Three base Home run, Wrightstone. a balls, off Kaufman 1, Carlson 1, Pi to 2. Struck out, by Kaufmann. Keena 1, Carlson 2, Couch 1, Double plays, Hollocher to Adams, Philadelphia 100 002 000—3 Chicago 104 040 00x—9 Second game— Ph'ladelphia hits, hits, Cotter, Chicago — 3 Glazner, Betts and Wilson, Hen- Une; Jacobs and Hartnett. Summary—Two base hits Luppe, Cotter, Ford. Three base hit, Statz. Stolen bases, Ford, Grigsby, Luppe, Home run, Grigsby. Struck dit by Glazner 2, Jacobs 2. Bases on balls off Glazner 5, Betts i, Jacobs Double play Hollocher te Cotter Umpires, Hart, McCormick and Pfi man. 1. —————____ ENDURANGE SHOWN BY MIDDLE-AGED. MEN OLYMPICS: iS MARVEL By WALTER CAMP. | (Copyright, 1924, Casner Tribune) NEW YORK, July: 49.—The fact that the winner, and the.third man gm the , Marathon. race in France were nearing middle age was cer- tainly most suggestive from a, phi- siological standpoint. It was not thelr first exploit in this direction. Both have negotiated the distance hefore with success, One is almost tempted to say that thé Marathoner, like the poet is born net made. True, it has required a Wt of faithful training on the part of these men, but one is led to doubt wheather equa! amount of training could turn out such successful en. durance runners from any average Product. The man who can stand the test of long distanceyrunning is the ex- ception rather than the rule, no mat ter how much time and training he may spend upon the event. But the United States auth should realize that there are prob. ably undeveloped marathon possibi- litles hitherto und vered and that some means should be adopted t make distance running sufficientt attractive to cause men to go in for ties Outside of th¢ actual racing, the long jogs cross country have better- ed many a man physically. ———— WANTED TO BUY— Second hana barber chair. Call Phone 2470. Will Fight for Title The light heavyweight championship of Ame: ‘Gene Tunney the holder. battles Georges Car} ‘man at the Polo Grounds. New York. July batants in the late war, Tunney with the A B. French air forces, rica will be at stake when pentier. the colorful French 24 Both were active com F_ana Carpentios with she First in News ‘ x Of All Events GOLF TOURNEY PENS MON ted. Hit by Western Association Play Is Scheduled At Hinsdale. «By LAWRENCE PERRy,, ~~ (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, July 19—In at least one marked respect the West- ern Amateur Golf association cham- pionship which begins at Hinsdale on Monday differs from the Na- tional Amateur. ‘The reference {s to the sequence of the victories by one star. In the Western, Chick Evans has won the titlg for four successive years and in all in the past 15 years he has won it eight times, What his‘record might have been had he started in 1916-17-19 may. only be “Poonjectured. ans had a memorable battle for honors last year at Cleveland when Jesse Sweetzer stood as the objective to be hurdled. Next week he will have to climb over such players as Robert Gardener, Runy Keeper, Dexter Cummings, the inter- e@legiate champion, and other good men; in all the field will probably be the best in the 25 years of the W. GA. Because #€ the average higher calidte of the entrants in the’ Na- tional,*no one has ever approached Evans' admirable record in the Western, not even Evans. himself. The Chicagoan came through in 1916 and then won again four years later. Jerome Trayers has.made the best showing of all, his: Successive victories coming in pairs, He won in. 1912 and 1913 and previously in 1907 aud 1908. ‘Others. who have Won’ two é6uccessive victoriés in the National are H. J. Whigham, 1896- _. 97; W.H. ‘Travis, 1900-01; H. ov” Egan, 1904-05. But- neither the Western nor the National can show what the National Open can show in respect to mequence of victories. Willie Anderson won three times 1q succession in 1903, 1904’ and 1905. Walter Travis came near it in the Natlonat’ Having won successively in 1900 and 1901, he did not figure in 1902 and thes in 1908 he won again, . Travis, with three: victories and ‘ravers with four are the top winners in the National Amateur. Texas Pastor Aims Sermon |__At Golfers | DALLAS, Tex., July 19. (United Press)—Clad in golf knickers and with a negro caddy héld'ng a bag of clubs at the foot of the pulpit, the Rev. Carl GC. Gregory, pastor of the First Methodist church he: told his congregatioti at a regular Sunday, service. of. the benefits and temptations. of the game. The pastor's white sult, black tie and gaily-colored hose Ioom- ed out from the pulpit's . back- Sround as he explained. his un- usual church costume by pointing out that impressions reach the brain 80 times quicker through the eye than through any other sens Even the collection took on a Sreen fee touch, when Dr. Gres: ory told his” hearers—many of them men who had shot 18 holes during the Sabbath—that the of- fering Bhould be at least five cents a hole—“please drop in a dollar for the 18.’ For ‘his text, Dr. Gregory chose: “What shall it profit a man if he shall win a whole game and lose the last hole?" Listing temptations of the game, the pastor remarked that many golfers “shoot a better game with their mouth than with their clubs," ‘These fellows, he said, don't count the strokes they miss because “they didn’t do any good Dr. Gregory called attention to the fact that a man who told honestly of the sins of his youth was elected President of the Unit- ed States. “I recommend to you golfers the polley of honesty—that you may be elected president some day or, better still, that you may bet- ter your game.” Gambling, swearing and Sunday golf were scored by the pastor. Patience, courtesy, accuracy, honesty and friendship were men- tioned as the game's great asset aside fronm the sport and phys!- cal helpfulness, he said. ————— Charles Woodbridge, England's old- est practi¢ing lawyer, who has just died at the age of 94, practiced his profession in the same town for 73 years, Starting July 25 WYOMING MOTORWAY Will Offer to the People of Casper A New and Efficient Service