Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 26, 1924, Page 5

SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1924, By Leased Wire World oe. HABE TAKES BiG LEAD IN HOMER| LOUTS WITH 28 TO HIS CREDIT Even Ken Williams Despairs of Landing Within Shooting Distance of Bambino; Leo Hart- nett of Cubs Hitting Ball. CHICAGO, July 26,.— (By The Associated Press) .— If anyone of Babe Ruth’s. rivals in the American league nad any idea of overtaking the Bambino for 1924 home run honors, those particular clouters probably have had a hange of heart. Hitting his 29th homer to the open Spaces, Ruth today is so far in the lead that even Ken ‘Williams of the Browns has almost given up in despération. Williams is trailing 10 homers on the wrong sidé of the ledgér. Ruth, although dropping five points, still {8 the main individual in batting, leading the procession with an Avéragé of .379, with Falk- of Chicago rémet!ning second? with .365. Gdslin of Washington Is bat- ting third with .856 followed by Ty Cobb of the Tigers with .346. Next in the list {9 Jamieson of Clevéland with .844, While Earl Sheely of the white Sox is sixth with .242. The averages includé games of Wednes. day. Jacobson of St. Louis, and Harry Heilmatn of Detroit, 1923 batting champion, are not far away, but It is strange to record Hellmann’s per- centage at this time of the year be- low .830. However, it must be taken into consideration that Heilmann has beén on the hospital list a good sharé of the time this season. Captain Eddie Collins of the White Sox has not slowed up on thé bases, setting a dizzy race with ther leading batters. Jacobton, St. Louls, .331; Heilmann, Detroit, (329; Mosti, Chicago, .329; Meusel, New York, .328; Collins, Chicago, .824; Sewell, Cleveland, .822; Speak- Yesterday’s Scores NATIONAL LEAGUB St. Louis 13; New York 5. Philadelphia 10; Chicago 4. Pittsburgh 2; Boston 1. Cincinnati-Brooklyn (rain). American League No games scheduled. Western League. Denver 5; Wichita 3. \ Tulsa 6; Des Moines 3. Omaha 9; Oklahoma City 3. Lincoln 11; St. Joseph 7 (12 In- ning). Coast League Los Angeles 6; Seattle 2. Salt Lake 7; Oakland 4. San Franeisco 10; Portland 8. Vernon 16; Sacremento 3. Texas League Yiouston 4; Dallas 3. San Antonio 2; Fort Worth 0. Beaumont 2; 1; Wichita Falls 1-3. Shreveport 8; Galveston 3. Southern Association Atlanta 9; New Orleans 3. Chatanooga 7; Nashville 0. Mobile 4; Birmingham 2. Memphis 12; Little Rock 2. American A’ssociation St. Paul 8; Minneapolis 5. Kansas City 5; Milwaukee 2. Games Today American League New York at Chicago. Boston at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Detroit. Washington at Cleveland. National League Chicago at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at Boston. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. St. Louis at New York. pearl biased etdiare Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE Clubs— L. New York -. Chicago ---.-... Pittsburgh .. Brooklyn -2--ee-. Cincinnati --..--. St. Louis .. Philadelphia . Boston -....... AMERICAN LEAGUE Clubs— Detroit ~ New York Washington - St. Louis Chicago Boston .. Cleveland Philadelphia Pet. 576 570 570 -b11 495 451 446 perees 407 Oil City League. Club WwW. Standard Elks .... Legion . Pet. 127 636 545 545 864 +182 LEAGUE G. W. L, Pet. q 875 856 +625 428 O75 285 000 INDEPENDENT Club “ordsons - Merchants Lee Douds -... c. B. & Q, - Telephone Co. Coliseums: Harry Yessness ----- er, Cléveland, 318. Heavy slugging by Leo Hartnett, Deppery young catcher of the Chi- cago Cubs, is the outstanding fea- ture among the batters of the Ni tlonal league. While George Kelly of the Giants was fathering six homers ih & week, Hartnett collect- ed five, As a result, Hartnett pass. ed the Giant's slugger, ana ia tral. ing Jack Fournier of the Dodgers for the home run honors, Harinett’s homers were made in three consecutive dayi although not in consecutive gamés. Twice he made two in one game. His total 2 ri Fasten one better than Kelly, ind seven behind Fourn! leading with 22. peaginteny There has been little among the batting leaders, Rogers Hornsby, the Cardinal star, is com. fortably lodged in first place with 412. His nearest competitor is Zack Wheat of Brooklyn who is hit- ting .380, a gain of five Points ovér his mark a weék ago. Hornsb: however, gained 11 Point: i Max Carey, of the Pirates, con- tinues to make the base stealers wits Agta a total of, 24. leading batters: Fournter, Dodge: -852; Roush, Gnolnned :361; Snyder, New York, .34! Young, New York, .345; Kelly, New York, 344; Grigsby, Chicago, Frisch, New York, .830; Hartnett, Chicago, +380; Meusel, New York, .31% Lamb ard Lelivelt of Tulsa, and Miller, of St. Joseph, have tightenea the race for batting honors in the Western League, Lamb although sufering a loss of three points during the past week, retained his place at the head of t ladder with .892. Lelivelt is hitting 388. Miller of St. Joseph bosted his mark for third place to .365, on point in front of Dunning of Wichita. Washburn, Tulsa, has 27 home +318; Myatt, Cleveland, variance runs. CIRDS CLEAN PON GIANTS Hornsby Goes Without Hit as Sluggers Pile Up Score. (By The Associated Press) Sir Walter Raleigh hasn't got any- thing on John McGraw, The general leader of the Giants yesterday saw his charges trampled on by Sir Branch Rickey’s sluggers in true Queen Elizabethian style and every- body wiped their feet on the Giants except Rogers Hornsby, the leading clouter in the National League. St. Louis won 18 to 5. Hornsby went home without a hit. Bill Killifer's Cubs had a chance to gain a notch on the Giants but lie pulled a Alphonse-Gaston and allow- ed the lowly Phils sneak under the wire with a lead of six lengths, 10 to 4. Jeff Pfeffer togsed his first as- signment for the Pirates yesterday and successfully turned back the Braves, 2 to 1. Brooklyn and Cin- cinnati postponed their encounter due to rain. No official games were played in Ban Johnson's American League cir- cuit. Well ‘Al back in the old town of Chi again and [had not 26 sooner got here when the telephone start ringing and finely Joe Whelan answered and says who is it and Che Casper Daily Cribune V rHevis A GAL UP weet they said it was a gal wanted to speak to me so I went to the phone and says who is it and she says it was a gal same Alma Mater and would be out to the ball game this P.M. and wants to meet me. Well Al that is one things happens to you when you get to be a star and of coarse the gal dont know Im marred but any ways will not pay no tension as’ I have got my work to do and cant be botherd by no admires « specially gals. Jack Keefe FANS DIVIDED ON FUTURE OF TUNNEY AFTER SEEING FIGHT By FAIR PLAY (Copyright 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, July 26.—Fans who saw the Tunney-Carpentier battle at the Polo Grounds on Thursday night are divided in opinion ag to Gene's future. Many think he showed great Progress in the bout against the Frenchman, both as regards hitting and cleverness. Others admit the eleverness, but deny the hitting ability. One thing is sure—funney was unable to put over the final wallop in that hectic tenth round thruout which Tunney, following the floor- ing of Carpentier by a left hook as soon as the round began, did noth- ing but wallop the orchid man with every blow he had in stock. Gene had enough of a punch to send the Frenchman to the floor three times in the course of this rouhd but surely had he had the cool, deadly killer instinct of a Demp- sey, Carpentier never, never, never would have been able to weather the storm and stress of this hectic frame. Everybody, of course, knows how Carpentier came back in the eleventh and not only bore himself in a cour- ‘ageous manner but even carried the battle to Tunney who seemed tired as a result of the vigor with which he had conducted himself in the pre- eeding frame. Same with the 12th and 13th. Don’t let anybody tell you that Carpentier was a fading flower in these rounds. He had a sting to his left and right and made Tunney know it. Toward the 14th however, it is fair to say that Gene began to put on pressure again and had Cgrpentier hanging on some 13 seconds before the bel! rang. But in the 14th, Carpentier danced out to the middle of the ring apparently as full of fight as ever He carried the milling to his Ameri- can opponent and seemed to have Gene worried, not hurt, merely puz- zled. Toward the middle of the round, thought, Tunney began to fire up and slammed in some rights and lefts that had Carpentier hanging on. Now, mind you, from the time when Carpentier had gamely sur. vived the tenth round and had skip- Ped lightly out from his corner when the ball rang for the eleventh, he had been the more active of the two fighters. The writer does not say he scored more points than Tunn did not. But he was the one who ‘was up and doing, just the same. That is, he was until Tunney plaster. ed him good toward the middle of the round. Carpentier leaned up against Gene and* seemed on the point of fading. But the American was unable to put over the fare-thee- well. It was a few seconds later that Georges, In a desperate rush, bore Gene against the ropes. As Gene went backward, his knee came up in a sort of reflex action movement, Into this outjutting knee ran Car- pentier. There is not any doubt about this. No one, of course, but Carpentier can say whether he was as badly hurt as he appeared to be— he lay on the floor writhing and BASEBALL QUESTION BOX If you have some question to ask about baseball— If you want a rule interpreted— If you want to knew 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 in this column, Address—Joln B. Foster, Special Baseball Correspondent of the Casper Tribune, 811 World Building, New York. (Copyright, 1924, (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) (Qaestion-—Runners on first and second bases. Batter hits ball three feet from ground, shortstop catches it, steps on second and throws to first. Is this considered a triple play? If not, why? Answer.—It would be a triple play if the shortstop caught the runner off second before he could get back and the runner off first before he could get back. juestion—Two are out and a pe is on first. Batter hits the ball which strikes the runner going to second. This is the third out, Is the batter the first man up in the next inning or does that count as his time at bat? Answer.—That is hig complete Casper Tribune.) time at bat. He receives a base hit under the rule. Question—Can a batter take two strikes with his left hand and then the remaining strike with his right hand, or vice versa? Answer—Yes, if he goes from one batter's box to-the other at the legal time. Question.—What happens when a forfeited game is played? Do the individual records of the players count? Answer.—They do. records have nothing to do with club standings. They are simply the recorded feats of play on the part of the men who make the plays, Individual twisting apparently in the throes of Most poignant agony. The uproar that’ followed coulda easily be se- Parated into two sorts. Boos on the one hand; cheers on the other. Those who booed had applauded Carpentier’s gameness in the tenth round, a time when the French fight- er was deaf to the appeals of the re- feree and of his own second, Des- camps, to give up and call it a night. Everyone cheered then. There is nothing the fan likes better than to sit in a comfortable seat watching some one else refuse to give up while the game fighters blood is flowing from him and his senses are halt numbered from the lashing blows of an aroused opponent. Carpentier was in this plight in the tenth and if there had been any- thing of the quitter about him he would have stopped then, He didn’t. He took all Tunney had to give and then in succeeding frames came back and actually forced the American to slow down. So the law of evidence would suggest that Carpentier real- ly hurt himself against Gene's knee. But at the time he was a badly beat. en man, No doubt about that. Tun- ney had done everything to him but knocked him out. HELEN WILLS PAID TRIBUTE Camp Writes of Tennis Star’s Taumph in The Olympics. By WALTER CAMP. (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune.) NEW YORK, July 26.—No Ameri can victor in the Olympics created a finer impression than Helen Wills. Little “Migs Poker-Face,” a term applied when she appeared at Forest Hills last year for her memor. able triumph over Mrs. Mallory has come to mean something as an example to be set up before all sportsmen ard sportswomen, Hey inscrutable smile, as ready in adversity as in success, her in imitable poise, the absence of any- thing like conceit, as well as the entire avoidance of assumed mod all these have made friends for her everywhere. She could hold a bad hand or a good one and not a flicker of disappointment nor a flash of glee would manifest itself. Her courage in England and France in seeing every play through drew the greatest admiration from oppo- nents and onlookers. Finally, in defeating Mile. Viasto, the conqueror of Miss McKane, the English champion, she proved th she was already America’s greatest woman player and that in the world there is only one woman she may fear—Mille. Lenglen. The writer rogrets greatly that the two failed to meet, believing that however the match turned out {t would have been the very best experience possible for the Ameri- can girl and that she, even in event of defeat, would have so regarded it. Tilden continues his overwhelm ing series of victories, having just added the Illinois state champion ship to his collection of honors. His nearest rival, Bill Johnston, is on his way east and will begin active work in preparation for champion- ship events at Seabright on July 28 ——— TEN BASEBALL PLAYERS WANTED BY Hl, YESNESS Any local baseball player not af: fillated with a league team that wants some action will be accommo: dated by the Harry Yesness team of the Independent league. The Yes ness team wants 10 ngw players who will be willing to get out and prac tice two nights a woek. Phone Duncan at 649-F or Rowell at 1221-R for more detajed informa tion. ‘THERE IN THe STANO WANTS TO Youe SHE SevS HER NAME 48 @LMA MATER DION'Y YOu NEVER Go To HER Souter OUTSTANDING STARS By FRANK GETTY (United Press Staff Correspondent.) V.—Eric Liddell. NEW YORK, July 26.—(United Press.)—Bric Liddell broke a world’s record on a Friday ‘and preached a sermon in the Scottish church in Paris the following Sunday. The diminutive Scotch divinity student was the outstanding British performer in the 1924 games, He scored 14 points for his country, and might have scored more had it not been for the fact that his convictions were even faster than bis twinkling feet, and he would not run on Sunday, Liddell went through four gruel- ling heats in the 400 metres run and won a well-deserved and much- applauded victory in the finals in the new world’s fecord time of 47 3-5 seconds. He runs like & startled deer, this little Seotehman—the fastest quar- ter-miler that ever set shde to the cinders, It is too bad Ted Meredith isn't in his prime—what a race the two could have: Liddell is a prod uct of the English school, whieh keeps him always in good form, al- ways straight in the lane and down to the mark line an arrow, some: times headed when an opponent puts on an exceptional burst of speed, but always with something in reserve. Liddell was third in the 200 metre dash, inches behind Jackson Vv, Scholz and Charley Paddock, the Americans who finished practically abreast. What would have happened in the 100 metres had it not been for his Scotch conscience will never be known. He would scarcély have beaten H. M. Abrahams, his coun- tryman, but it seems probable that he might have taken Jack Scholz’s measure in the short dash. He is a modest, unassuming little fellow, this Liddell, very serious- minded. He says he does not ex- pect to hang up his shoes when he finally enters the ministry, but will keep up his track work. If there is an improvement in his system, no sprint record is saf VI- ce “| Houser. An American double winner in the 1924 Olympic games was this “whale’ from the Golden Gate, “Bud” Houser of the University of Southern California. Houser scored 20 points for the United States, taking first in the shot-put and first in the discus, the latter victory coming as a most pleasant surprise. It had been ex- pected that some Finn might win the discus throw, as previous Amer!- can performances in this event had not justified much optimism, but the big Californian came through on the closing day with a new Olym- pic record of 152 feet 6% inches, which was plenty to win. Some little time before, Houser had ably accounted for first place in the shot-put with a heavo of 49 feet 2% inches, well within the mark of which he is capable, but sufficient for the purpose at hand. VII.—Harold F. Osborne. Last, but far from least, among Sport Calendar Racing. Meeting of Empire City Racing association at Yonkers. Meeting of Business Men's Rac- ing association at Chicago. Meeting of Kent{lworth club at Windsor. ‘Trotting. Meeting of Grand Circuit closes at Kalamazoo. Tennis, Britain vs. France, in Davis cup tie match at Eastbourne. Canada vs. Cuba in Davis cup tie match at Ottawa. Missour! Valley _ championship tournament opens at Sioux City, Soccer. Connaught Cup finals at Winnti- peg. Jockey Shooting. Michigan State trapshooting tour- nament at Detroit Polo. Opening of annual tournaments at Narragansett Pier, R. 1 Football Annual meeting of Natlonal Foot- ball league at Chicago. Golf. Western amateur championship tournament closes at Chicago. New Englana public links cham pionship at Boston. Boxing. Russie Le Roy vs. Jack Currie, 10 Jrounds at Sloux City, OF 1924 OLYMPICS the bright, outstanding stars of this year's Olympic games, consider the performances of Harold F. Osborne of the Illinois A. C., a rangy, spec- tacled young man who _ tolled through two long, hot summer days to a new world’s record in the decathlon, Osborne had previously won the high jump, with a leap of 6 feet 6 inches, and so was America’s other double winner. The conditions under which Osborne made his record in the decathlon were unprecedentedly bad. Athletes were dropping right and left from the terrific heat, as the hottest sun of the season beat down uhmerelfully upon tho Interior of the stadium that had bevome like a bake oven. Despite thf handicap, which, of course, affected his competitors as well, Osborne set up the extraordi- nary total of 7,710.775, a record for the ten events. Point scoring in the decathlon was complicated. Each contestant competed against the world’s record, which was scored ax 1,000. Had anyone equaled the ten world’s records, the score would have been 10,000, Points were deducted for each fraction of a second or of an inch that the contestant fell short of the world mark. Osborne's victory in the high jump had been counted upon, but it was a welcome addition to our total to chalk up his ten points in the decathlon. In this event, Emer- son Norton of Georgetown was sec- ond, and Klumberg, the Esthonian who held the previous record, was third. PLAYER-WRITER DISPUTE. RESTS Revival Anticipated After Davis Cup Play Is Ended. By LAWRENCE PERRY (Copyright, 1924, ‘Casper Tribune.) NEW YORK, July 26.—The player-writer question and other points relating to amateur sports rests in status quo just now, accord- ing to a statement of officers of the United States Lawn Tennie asso- elation. Probably it. will so rest until after the Davis cup contest is, settl Things would not have gone so well for the United States in the Olympics had not this status held, as the bulwark of our American team was Richards. Perhaps, or better, probably after the tennis season is over there will be a gen- eral pow-wow at which reason and common sense will prevail and the situation be thus adjusted, American tennis, with the return of star players from abroad, will shortly begin to look up. Next week the leading men and women will gather at Seabright and run out the month. On August 11 the women of the country will assemble for the na- tional singles at Forest Hills August 18 will see the national singles and mixed doubles at Long. wood and August 25 the national singles will be held at Forest Hills, continuing until September 1, September 4, 5 and 6 will ‘seé the Davis cup inter-zone match at Bos ton between winners in the Buro- pean and American zone and Sep tember 11, 12 and 13 the challenge rounds of the Davis cup will be held at Germantown. The middle of August will also see the storied singles and doubles invitation tournament at the New: port Casino. — oe e Expert watch and jewelry repair. Ing. Casper Jewelry Co., O-8 Bldg. pind areata Distt For results sified Ad. try a Tribune Clas- First in News WESTERN CLUBS Of All Events HOLD EDGE OVER EAGT IN INTERGECTIONAL PLAY Supremacy Decided in Tigers and Yanks Recent Series Between in Which Detroit Secured Slight Advantage. NEW YORK, July 26.—(By The Associated Press).—3 The race for inter-sectional honors in the two major leagues closed with the western contingents of both cir- cuits having a slight advantage over the eastern quarters at the close of the East vs. West series, that ended Thurs- day. clubs in both leagues, which shows two eastern and two western clubs in the first and second divisions Mm each. The recent series between the Yankeés and the Tigers at the Yankee stadium involved not only first place in the American league, but inter-sectional supremacy as well. In the National league, the west ern clubs had-an advantage of five games due to the good work of the Chicago Cubs in the first two intor- sectional series of the season. The National league has the best as well as the poorest inter-sectional performer of both circuits, to date, the former being the Cubs with 28 victéries and 16 defeats, and the DOUBLE BILL IS SCHEDULED HERE SUNDAY The Elks ptay the Legion and the Standard meets the Texacos in the Oil City league doubleheader to morrow’ afternoon at the high school athletic park. ‘The first game starts at 2 o'clock. Bobi -iacinhanl encanta SPORT BRIEFS NEW YORK—Jack Renault, Cani dian heavyweight champion and Bartley Madden, New York heavy- weight, signed for a 15-round bout in Long Island City, August 11. CHICAGO—Mike Dundee, Rock land, stopped Harry Kabakoff, St. Louis, in the fifth round of a sched- uled ten-round bout at linois. This situation is reflected in the standing of the Braves holding the unenvied honors with 17 victories and 26 defeats. The figures for the inter-sectional games follow: National League. East Ww. Brooklyn New York . Philadelphia Boston Totals ~.. West Chicago —. 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