Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 9, 1924, Page 5

[Wort Remats DAZZY VANGE HURLS ROBINS T0 LEAD PLAGE INTHE NATIONAL Brooklyn Trims Gotham Rivals, 7 to 2, in Base- ball Thriller; Senators Retain Lead Over Yankee Sluggers. (By The Associated Press) Robins nested on the pennant fla from the rafters of the Pole Grounds s ole and twittered ay while John Mc- Graw satin his dugout and speculated upon the visitation. Wilbert, the thousands of Bro TIGERS TAKE FRESH SPURT Foster Says. By JOHN’ B. FOSTER. (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—The Ameri- can league situation begins the week little more to the advant: of De- troit than the week previous began. 'The Tigers are growling again. The Yanks continue to look bad. They were something like their old selves in the hard-hitting game on Satur- day but on Sunday they couldn't hit. More than. that, they were old men again. They did not effer- vesce as they did last year, They need gassing up. Baseball in the American league has melted down to two facts that fare not to be denied, First, if the Washington club had been as suc- cessful against St. Louis and Cle land as it has against New York and Detroit, the Senators today might have been traveling on Sum- mit avenue, Second, if the Detroit club had been as successful against Washington and Louts ae it has against New York and Cleveland, it would. have been in the very thick of the: it may also be added that if the Yanks’ had as successful ‘Was! De- troit and St. Louis as it has against all other teams, they would be out in front. ‘Out of all these outstanding Iand- marks of the great baseball high- way, the assured truth can be deduc- ed that the St. Louis Americans lingering always where they can get the fragrant odor or the succotash cooking for the big party have been a mighty thorn to the leaders, but ust too weak to brush away all other opcaition. There has been no American league race in years in which any club has played a more aggravating part than the Browns, They begin this week victors over Detroit and ‘Washington in the season series and with enough victories over New York to beat them, yet the Browns out of the pennant elu! _then there Club Washington New York --------.- 82 “Brooklyn ---------- Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago -.-..-------- Bt. Louis ---------. Philadelphia —.---. Boston ~~ Be certain of genuine Ford parts. bv ned Northern Motor company.— Iv. Every Gordon hat has to be just so. That’s why they’re hard to nake but easy to wear. The price is easy to pay, too. turf of the fi ta" yesterday tot re e fie y band upon the green the roof-raising yells of fans, who had journeyed across,the famous to see the second game of the little world’s series. Darzy Vance, cock robin of the round-the-league fliers, won his th: teenth consecutive game and his twenty-fifth of the season. Deberry’s home run with Griffith on, a double play enginéred by Stock, which caught Southworth ani Groh off the sacks, and an effec: tlve protest by Manager Robinson which gave his team a run and brought the Giants back to the field, after Brooklyn had been apparently retired, were high spots for an even- ly divided crowd which found a spasm in every inning. The Robins won, 7 to'2, and totiay begin their final effort for the pen- nant only one half game behind the Giants and with a one and one half contest lead over the Pirates, who, with all other National league clubs were idle yesterday. The Yankees, fighting grimly to recover the two-game lead enjoyed by Washington, won at Boston, 2 to 0, as Joe Bush ‘held the Red Sox to two hits. Ruth hit his 44th homer. Washington retained its advantage however, with Walter Johnson working easily behind an early tend for an § to 4 victory over tho Ath. letics. St. Louis and Chieago were halted by rain. No others were scheduled. Yesterday’s League. Broklyn, 7; New York, 2. (No others scheduled.) American Washington, Philadelphia, 4. Wh Louls-Chiéago game postponed; in. GNo others scheduled). Western League. Joseph, 14; Denver, € (10 in- nings). Omah®, 11-5; Wichita, 2.2. Des Moines, 9; Tulsa, 3. Lincoln, 2; Oklahoma City, 1. Coast ie. No gamés scheduled. Texas League. Wichita Falls, 6; Galveston, 4. San Antonio, 7; Dalas, 5. No others played. Racing. ‘ Meeting of Westchester Racing as- sociation at Belmont Park. Meeting of Dorval Jockey club at Montreal, Trotting. Meeting of Grand Circuit at Syra- couse, Golf. United States senior champion- ship opens at Rye, N. ¥. California State championship at Philadelphia. Boxing. Tony Yaccarelli vs. Mile Balerino, 12 rounds, at Brooklyn, \ Joe Glick vs. Joey Silvers, 10 rounds at Brokl, TRIBUNE’S YOU KNOW ME. AL—A OPINION DIVIDED. ON TITLE BATTLE By HENRY L. FARRELL. (nited Press Sports Editor- NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—No heavy: Wwelght contest in years has caused the division of opinion among the experts that is found in the advance predictions on the outcome of t Luis Firpo-Harry Wills contest to be held Thursday night In Tex Ric- kard's Jersey City arena. ‘When Jack Dempsey was prepar- ing for his fight in Toledo against Jess Willard there were only a few brave heatts who were willing — to argue against the theory that Wil lard had too much size for the small. er and younger challenger. Dempsey’s punching power was recognized and admitted by all. His fighting heart and his savage style of attack had been proved but he ‘was looked upon as being tgo small. Difference in size and weight were also factors that had to be figured by the experts when they were form- ing an opinion before the Dempsey- Carpentier fight. Punching power and boxing skill were also of the most vital importance. . Dempsey was picked almost unan!- mously as the winner because he was bigger and heavier, because he had a two-handed attack against the right-hand weapon of the French- man and because he was figured as having just as much speed and box- Ing skill—not as spectacular, but just as effective. Tom Gibbons, when he was train- ing for his fight with Dempsey in Shelby was regarded s0 lightly by the leading experts that they tried to work out the puzzle of what round it would be and how soon Dempsey woudl win, Gibbons wasn't rewarded at all, and the ex- perts bothered very little with any figures on his chances, Skill against brute strength was held up as the primary factor of the Demp: -Firpo fight. The critics didn't give the green, awkward Firpo a chance and, as was done at Shelby, the wise “birds” tried to pick’ the round and the punch. It was a short fight, of course, and some opinions were vindicated, but no one dared even think how many punches would be swapped, how. many knockdowns there would be and how much action would be crowded into less than a round and a half of battling. In practically every hea’ it fight since Dempsey won the title there has been an overwhelming sentiment in favor of one of the principals, but the speculation on the Firpo-Wills fight finds almost as many Guesses as there are guessers. ‘Wills was installed as a slight favorite when the match was made. But the betting changed when It was learned that Firpo was training seriously and the South American became the favorite. Opinion has been changing so. much, however, that it is possible they will be even- money choice when they go into the ring. Firpo and Wills have so many physical qualifications in common that it is hard to figure them. It ‘5 not so much a question as to t respective atrength and power as it is how much effectiveness they will BASEBALL QUESTION BOX If you hare some question to ask about baseball— If you want a rule interpreted— If you want to ‘new anything about 2 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. Oth wise your question will be answered in this column, £ Address—Jobn B. Foster, Special Baseball Correspondent of thé Casper Tribune, 811 World Building, New York. (Copyright, 1924, QUESTION—Runner is on first base. Batter hits the ball to the first baseman who touches first base and throws the ball to second before the batter gets there. Ru ter goes back to first. A says the runner may return to first after the put out is made because there is no force out. B says he cannot re- turn and that he is forced out at second base. ANSWER—A Is right. The force out ended when the batter was put out at first base, As soon as that happened the runner could go back to first base. Casper Tribune.) WER—Tenny is no He is in busines longer s in Bos. QUESTION—On_ what Babe Adams playing? ANSWER—Adams !s playing with Pittsburgh but has ‘been compelled to take a rest because of a sore arm. @UESTION—Why is Ken Wil- Mams not in the regular lineup of the St. Louis Americans? ANSWER—He has betn injured temporarily. team is be able to get out of thelr physical resources. They are about the same size and near the same weight. They are both ‘powerful men and they both like @ roughand-tumble style of fighting. Wills, beyond all doubt. has a better fighting head, more ex- perience and more skill. But Demp- sey had even more of the same tech- nicul qualifications and he was given an awfw pushing around by Firpo in the memorable first round of their great fight. There is one thing certain, and it is most important to consider: Firpo will-not be afraid of Wills. When he was aggressive enough to walk out of his corner and smack Dempsey to his knees with the very first punch of the fight, it's a cinch that he will not try to feel out Wills. Perhaps, because he never has had an opportunity of that kind, the same thing cannot be said of WRts. When it comes to punching, in both accuracy and po there are other things to consider, also, When Dempsey had to knock Firpo down nine times before he remained on the floor, it is not safe to assume that Wills will stop the South Ameri- can with one punch, Wills may have to hit him a dozen times, and his hands will not stand up under many punches when he puts every- thing he has behind them. The opinion is advanced that Wills will keep Firpo away and cut him to ribbons, beating him down for one decisive punch that will not k his hands, Dempsey didn’t cut Firpo down, and Wills is not the sharp-shooter the champion is. Dempsey had to go out in the first Found and fight the way Firpo wanted to fight, and Firpo kept coming in with such an attack that Dempsey wasn't able to stand back and cut him to pleoes. Granted, that Wills may be a bet- ter boxer, it does not follow that Firpo will We unable to hit him. On the contrary, Firpo is bound to land one of his punches and everything he lands is going to hurt Wills, and hurt him badly. ¢ Too much stock should not be taken jn the statements that Firpo can't use his left hand and that he doesn’t know anything about fight- ing. The South ¢merican has im- proved greatly since his fight with Dempsey. Considering all the angles, it would seem that the winner will be —well, pick him yourself. ee Chicago has a women's polo club. A player uses on an average six ponies in a polo game. Harry Wills, it 1s said, owes much of his skill in boxing to lessons learned in his bouts with the veteran Sam Langford. The Ame! Soccer league is to have < circuit of twelve clubs this season, the largest since its organl- zation four years ago. The importation of star bicycle racers from Europe seems to have given the sport a big boom on the New York and Boston cycle racing tracks this summer. A wonder in his day, but always too Nght to aspire to the heavy weight crown, “Kiad" McCoy met his first real defeat in 1899, when Tom Sharkey put him down for the count in ten rounds. «Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Ed- monton, Saskatoon, and Regina are included in the circuit of the new Western Canada Hockey league. The schedule provides that e team shall play 14 home gamos. It was 25 years ngo that “Huck” Freeman madé a big league record of 26 home runs in & season on the short-fenced ball park and most particularly that in Washing- ton, where he made no fewer than 15 of his 95 base-cleaning drives. Se Saturday his always been m red letter day In the royal house of Great Britain, All of the four Georges who reigned in that country died on Saturdays. By another odd coincidence, the present king, George V., and his four sons, the Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Prince Henry and Prince George, all were born on a Saturday. Permedinate Pieote ta Tribube wantads bring results. PAGE OF SP POLO MATCHES BEGIN TODAY British and Ameri- can Stars Clash at Meadowbrook. NEW YORK, Sept. 9%.—America and England, with four victories each since 1886, will meet today Meadowbrook in the first of a series of three polo matches for pos session of the international challenge cup now held by the United States. The second game will be played next Saturday and the third probably September 17. Apart from. the pure sporting tn- terest of the meeting which is gen- erally forecast as a victory for the American big four, the match will attract the most colorful background the of any, spectacle held during year of impressive athletic contests. The Prince of Wales, representa- tives“of foreign governments, Gen. eral Pershing, Attorney Gereral Stone, Secretaries Hoover, Wallace, Davis and Weeks and leaders in business and social jife will be among a crowd of 46,000. ‘The English team, whose form tn practice games during the last few weeks has been metiocre, will be further handicapped by the absence of its star back and captain, Louis Lacey, who, after being kept out of most of the practice sessions with an injured shoulder, was stricken this week with an attack of shingles. CLASS SHOWN BY HRS. HURD IN GOLF PLAY BY WALTER CAMP NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—Mrs. Dor- othy Campbell Hurd proved her quality and experience at Nyatt Saturday when she defeated Mise Mary K. Browne for the women's golf championship, but her really soundest play was in the earlier round when she put out Miss Marion Hollins. Naturally, there are» plenty of friends of Mies Glenna Collett who belieye that if she had come thru against Miss Browne would have had a better final than the Hurd Browne contest. However, there has never been, 60 far ps the writer's recollection goes, a more remarkable record of true sporting spirit, combined with skill; than that fllustrated by Miss Browne, the Los Angeles star, in tennis and golf, Twelve years ago Miss Browne was the woman's ten- nis champion, besides being a vic- tor In the mixed doubles. This last month at Forest Hills she came through to the semi-finals in the women’s tennis championship and gave Miss Helen Wills a desperate struggle before finally succumbing to that youthful prodigy. And then Miss Browne journeys to Nayatt, lays aside racquet for golf ¢lubs and rises not only to the semi-finals, but wins a place in the finkls by. defeating the relening star of the lUnks, Misa Collett, on the 19th green, Miss Browne is a decided answer to those who contended that golf and tennis do not mix. And never was there a more modest person. The writer walked with her after she had defeated Miss Collett and her only remark to a compliment on her tennis and golf work was: “Oh, I miss a lot of shots I ough to make, but it fs Se 1 fun anywa: Games Today | National League. Cincinnatt at Chicago Pittsburgh ‘ Philadelphia Boston at > American League. Ghicago at Dotroit ‘Washington at Philadelphia. New York at Boston. Only three games scheduled. ee ol Get rendy r duck season. grade guns and ammunition. per Loah Offite.—Ady, High Cas AND YoU SSPENED TOW! PAGE FIVE. First in News Of All Events TICKETS IN STRONG DEMAND FOR WILLS-FIRPO RING FIGHT By FAIR PLAY. (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—Tickets for the Wills-Firpo battle, according to Tex Rickard, have taken a big sell- Ing jump. This, he says, is due to two rea- sons. ‘Th first is tho assurance that whatever happens to Firpo be- cause of the alleged selection of a traveling companion en route to this country will not affect his projected f | encounter with the dark-skinned bat ya tler. The second-is the falling through of the proposed bout between Bonny Leonard and Mickey Walker, A lot of persons who had to choose be tween the two attractions had decid- ed to take in the battle between the king of the welters and the light- weight monarch. With this show gone to the junk pile, the Firpo-Wills entertainment will have-no opposition and the spurt in the sale of seats reflects this this+happy state of affairs. As for Leonard's passing up of the chante to meef Walker, the fans are still talking about that. Out of all the medical reports and Opiniqns of managers. and others, more.or less cloke to the situation, one fact stands out even as clearly Kid Tennis Star — r ROBERT BRYAN A mere slip of a kid, Robert Bryan of Chattanooga, 12 years of age, Proved the big thriller in the Ten- Nessee state tennis championship thig year. “The tiny tot was runner up In the men’s doubles tournament Young Bryan and his senior partner lost only after the most gruefing contest. Say “‘Bayer’’- Insist! Headache Rheumatism Colds Accept only For Pain Neuralgia Lumbago Safe Bayer package whichcontains proven directions Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists Aspirin ie the trade mark of Rayer Mann. facture of Mon@iceticacidester of Balleylicnetd as Benny's soré thumb. That ts the sentence with which the committee of five physicians ended their re port. They said the thumb sh#wed signs of nadequate treatment" Whose fault was that? If Leonard | had been eager to go through with Jimmy Johnston's proposed show at the Yank stadium, would his thumb have been inadequately treated? Of course, Leonard waw probably anxious to meet Walker. At lea his word to this effect has been ac cepted by a large majorRy of his friends, But suppose he was not anxious to tackle Walker? What} reasons would he have? Well, t! Dig reason would be fear of a bea &. This he would have stood a good chance of getting. Mickey Walker is a terrible battler who’ never yet has shown the best he can do. Not that Benny would be afratd of punishment. No, but his rep means a lot to him, The latter part of this month Leonard is going to| act in a film ‘play about a prize fighter. How much would the film | he worth if he were beatert by | Walker? Not as much as if Leonard appears on the screen It is ‘a question of cents and while the writer is not saying they cut. any. figure. with Leonard, he is saying it would be a 004 reason for not wanting to meet the welter champion. Benny, win or lose, could have made $100,000 out of his bout with Walker {f the attendance had come up to expectations This would have been another good reason for not wanting to risk his prestige. ns The whole situation ts lke other | situations in the boxing~“game. You | have to figure for yourself on things that happen. 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