Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1924, Page 5

of s, c ‘al | Games Today | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1924 World Results SENATOR By Leased Wire SMAY WIN PENNANT IN AMERICAN LEAGUE RACE TODAY Majority of Fans Believe Washington Is Sure World Series Contender—Teams’ _ Chances Are Weighed. Baseball fans, deprived of their sport of “doping” winners in the major leagues by the victory of the Giants and the apparent success of the Senators, have transferred their speculation to these two teams in the coming world series struggle, whieh begin Saturday at Washing- ton unless a play off in the Ameri- can league becomes necessary. idle yesterday and the latter will pursu® their slim hope of a tle to- day. “It would be necessary for the Philadelphia twice while Washiig- with Boston. A tie and playoff of three games would then result. Otherwise, the king will be dead. The problem of picking his sue- cessor will be a difficult and worthy Yesterday’s Scores Western League. Wichita, 4-8; Denver, 1-2. Des Moines, 3-9; Oklahoma Clty, St. Joseph, 5-5; Lincoln, 2-6, Tulsa, 6; Omaha, 3. National League. Brooklyn, §; Boston, 1. Chicago, 7; Pittsburgh, 2. Philadelphix, 11; New York, 6. St. Louis, 9-2; Cincinnati, 3-3. American League. Both Senators and Yankees were; crippled team to defeat Pittsburgh, champions of the world to defeat|ton. It is expected that both Groh 9 to 3, as Rhem, a recruit, won his second contest, but losing the next climax to a sensational year. Wash- ington, by its aggressive risé to the top of the American league in mid- Season and its tenacious grip on the position throughout the desperate Struggle with New York and De- troit, has achieved a reputation as a fighting team. The Giants, how- ever, displayed traditional spirit in rising to the occasion with a and are now relaxing with a recruit lineup in the field to prepare for the coming test against Washing- and Frisch will be ready for the ton loses its two remaining contests | classic. Brooklyn finished its season yes- terday by clinching the second place money in the National league share of the series as Dazzy Vance won his 28th game in a 5 to 1 victory over Boston. Vance added nine strike outs to his record and held the Braves to three hits, until the ninth when they made two in succession for their only run. Pittsburgh definitely fell to third place when the Cubs drove Meadows off the mound and won 7 to 4. Jacobs pitched in fine form, The Giants, with most regulars resting, eased up and lost a 11:to 6 slugging battle with the Phillies. St. Louis split a doubleheader with Cincinnati, winning the first 8 to 2 when Day, another rookies, was hit freely. The Cards made 16 hits off Donohue in the first but Benton held them safe in the night cap. In the only American league game Detroit, 10; Chicago, 10 (called in played, Detroit and Chicago went’ tenth, darkness). St. Louis-Cleveland, rain. Coast League. Seattle, 14-7; San Francisco, 7-4. Vernon, 1-9; Salt Lake, 7-6. Portland, 1-4; Los Angeles, 4-5. Oakland, 1-2; Sacramento, 2-3. American Association, Louisville, 14-6; St. Paul, 6-11. Indianapolis, 8-2; Minneapolis, 7. Woledo, 2-2; Kansas City, 0-5. Columbus, Standings National Logaue. Club Ww iL New York 60 Pittsburgh 63 Brooklyn 62 Cincinnati 79 Chicago” -. 71 St. Louls — 65 89 Philadelphia - 55 «96 Boston -- 53 100 American League. Club We. Washington 61 New York 63 68 86 404 St. Loujs ..---.----- 74 78 Philadelphia J------. 71 81 467 Boston -.-.---.------ 86 86 403 Chicago ...----.------ 66 86 National League. Fittsburgh at Chicago. Boston at Brooklyn. Cincinnatt at St. Louis. Philadelphia at New York. American League. New York at Philadelphia. Washington at Boston. Detroit at Chicago. x Dog a Hero postponed by rain. second time in 14 years that a Sun- day battle was called off in Cleve- vt _Latonia. it Havre de Grace. *< xt Toronto. umbus, O. championship opens at Pittsburg. Ww 403} nell, 12 rounds, at Rochester. | SPORT BRIEFS | European heavyweight champion, outpointed Piet Vanderveer of Hol. and in 20 rounds. cago won the Missourl open golf championship by making 72 holes in 288. ten innings to a 10 to 10 tle until darkness forced the calling of the battle. It will be replayed today. The White Sox, who have never finished in last place, could, by win+ tie Boston for enth if ington trims the Red Sox. The St. Louis-Cleveland game was It was the Racing Meeting of Queens County Jockey 2ub, at Aqueduct. Meeting of Kentucky Jockey Club Meeting of Harford Breever's Ass'n Meeting of Ontarlo Jockey Club, ‘Trotting Meeting of Grand Circuit at Col- Golf Western Pennsylvania women's xing Luis. Vicentini vs. Charley O’Con- MILAN, Italy—Erminio Spalla, ST. LOUIS.—Al Espinosa of -Chi- Cotton cultivation is making good headway in Australia, which is said to possess a considerably greater area of land endowed with tife neces- sary cotton-growing climate and rainfall than does the United States. The Australian arsa sulted to cot- ton-growing is given as 375,680,000 acres against 300,000,000 acres in the United States. (Copyr 1924, OUFRSTION—According to all ANSWER—Total number of games played has nothing to do with records except in stolen bases. Probably the difference to which you refer is the result of a typo- graphical error. 2 Casper Daily Cridune AGE FIVE. _ 2 Casper Daily Crib First in News Of All Events WHAT 00 YOU THINK OF THAT GUY CALLIN’ ME OUT AT THIRO GASE Y EXxPLaINED THAT ‘TO FRANCE LOOMS AS) NEXT COURT RIVAL} BY HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press Sports Editor) NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—America’s overwhelming defeat of Australla in the challenge round at Philadelphia for the Davis Cup was not a sur- The decisiveness of the vic- tory, however, was not expected. With a Johnston who was thought to be on the decline and a youthful Richards who had never played cup singles before to no one braved the forecast that the Americans would win the shutout victory of five to nothing. Not only did the Australians fail to win one of the five matches, but they were able to win only one set and that in the doubles, where they were given a fine chance to win by press association. now to support and he Vinnie has a wife Tho tennis organization, In honor-y ing Richards with the appointment to a star position on the defending team instead of reprimanding him ®* with a place in name only on the team, must have an {dea that it is) golng to make a permitted exception, of Vinnle’s case or ts going to mod- ify the drastic wording of the in-*° terpretation of the amateur role. The association ig allowed to use * its own judgment in deciding wheth-§ er a player is really engaged in ‘ac- 8 tual newspaper work or is getting 2° remuneration on his name only. A number of good, young players sprung out during the past season! and bid for consideration as Prospects in the future, of these were young Johnny Hen- nesey, George Lott, the junior cham-,t pion, and Alfred Chapin, a Tilden Wray Brown help Bill Tilden, America has had a chronic weak- ness in the doubles since Bill Tilden and Bill Johnston went to Australia in 1919 and brought back the cup. When other combinations falled, the committee turned back to the two Bills, and they delivered in noble and Carl Meyer. JEFFREY MEETS RIKER IN GOLF FINALS TODAY. Country Club Toura- ment Reaches Finale In Both Flights. The Casper Country club cham- plonship tourney will be completed | today when Dr. J. Bette E - 5-2 The United States already made a new record of winning the challenge round for five years in Succession and for holding the cup over the long stretch of continuous The prospect for the future is not as bright as it was four years But there is no rea- son to belleve that the team tennis supremacy of the world will not re- main here for two years or more. It has been proved rather con- vincingly that Australia has chance to win the cup wiih the play- ers that are now available, challenging team, of course, would have been stronger this year with Jim Andersop, the Australian cap- tain, in the Hneup, but it would not have been strong enough to win the Patterson and Wood are just as old and as far along in tennis as Tilden and Johnston, through and the young Australians Here, actually, 1s the compl . the world by airplane. Above, shown as they landed at Clover Field, wheh they hopped off for their epic flight. At Santa Monica they crossed] ir trail for the first time. More than 175,000 people cheered as the fiyers descended upon a flower-strown field. Right, Lowell H. Smith, flight commuandery shows his happine: letion of American circumnayigation of ‘round-the-world plaries are Cal., the field from "~BBSEs he three army ago, of course. as he greets his mother, OATURDAY 10 GEE OPENING OF ole TEN Purdue and Ohio State Meet; Illinois Plays Nebraska Eleven. 29.—The Big Ten conference will open officially next Saturday with Purdue playing Ohio State at Columbus, and other members of the association meeting non-conference teams. Two Missouri valley teams figure in two of three contests, playing its usual lead off role with Tilinois while Missourl meets Chi- Seg * ‘o show whether the Gophers have developed a backfield and wing men to match thelr vet- meets Iowa another minor NEXT SATURDAY WILL SEE BIG TEAMS OF EAST IN FIRST HARD GAMES OF FOOTBALL SCHEDULE NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—With the first contact games out of the way, teams which opened their football season last Saturday graduate to stiffer competition on this week-end when a group of battles competitive opening on eastern fields. Pittsburgh and LaFayette meet in State and has. still opponent before meeting conference H. Jeffrey and Riker play the last 18 holes of a 86-hole. match which was open- =38 are not as far along as FR Howard Kinsey and there ts little chance for them to catch up, After all the money that has been Spent in sending a team team for its opening game, Miami instead of Case, also has one more easy opponent and then six confer- ence games on successive Saturdays, Baird and Ed S‘ater are matched for the finals of the second or Coun- try club flight. Dr, Jeffrey got into the finals yes. terday by beating Vance Rowe 3 . Riker won his match from In the semi- sor around the world on-a fruitless quest for the cup, it is probable that Aus- tralla may not challenge again next year, for the task will be just as hopeless and they know it. very likely that if Australia does send out wndther team next year that it will not got as far as the challenge round. to the future life of the cup in the United States looks to be developing in France. Lacoste showed such here this summer in the internation- al tournaments that he State and St, and McGill clash at Hanover in an International, match. Large crowds at the opening con- tests presaged a healthy interest in the sport lespite counter attractions of baseball, racing and golf. Indiana, with a 65 to 0 victory last Saturday, meets DePauw for a fur- ther seasoning before facing confer- Hamilton one up, finals of the second flight yester- day Charles Baird won from Harry Adams after Baird had won from Andy Thompson 3 and 1 and after Adams had defeated Billy Johnson ’ isth hole, Slater won from F’aney who had won from |, A. M. Gurbutt one up, Slater had previously defeated T. C. Tonkin 2 Fe Northwestern, with its line ques- goes * against South Dakota and Iowa will make debut against achers of~Oklahoma Notre Dame W campaign with Lomb; meeting another with their first opponents but Pitts- burgh, LaFayette and West Virginia and Rutgers wero good tennis the season. State and Army have intersectional Moran's new coaching fleld, squeezed through with a 6 to 0 victory over Western Maryland. DRAKE FACES — BIG SCHEDULE DES MOINES, Sept. 29.—With a record of winning 17 out of 21 foot. ball games p'ayed during the last three years, Ossie Solem, coach of the Drake University eleven, start- ing his fourth season at the local Institution faces the hardest sched- ule the Bullodgs have had to con- tend with in many Opening the se as a real comer in cup tennis. Borotra can play much better than he did in the United States and the pair seems to be sure of challenger cless within a few years, The settlement of the controversy pe eS England's old- est cricket professional, died recent!- ly at his home in Nottinghamshire, in his 90th year, Sixty yas one of the most ce‘ebrated play- week, Will ta Carolina; Virginia FOOTBALL QUESTIONS Lawrence Perry, Correspondent of the Casper Tribune, 814 World Building, New York. If you havo some question to ask about football— If you want a rule interpreted— If you want to know anything about a play— — Wade Lefler, the Worcester first who finished eastern league batting left-handed and Lefler has been ob- tained by the Washington Senators for a trial in the big show next year, ——.__—_ ‘Iden does make threat to quit the game if the asso- elation will not permit him to con- tinue his work as writer, it does not mean necessarily that the cup will have to be packed for shipment, but it does mean that any challenging nation will have m much better chance to win the cup. Billy Johnston, the }ittle nia star had a bad season and it {ts Purdue already has one victory over Wabash but this is Ohio State's ‘They have most of their good men back. from team and are expected trouble to other conference teams. meet North Da- kota, a team defeated last Saturday 25 to 0, and the result throws right, Minnesota will by Wisconsin BASEBALL QUESTION BOX If you have some question to ask about baseball— If you want a rule interpreted— If you want to now 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 yor want a per. sonal reply enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Other; wise your question will be answered in this column, Address—Jolin B. Foster, Special Baseball Correspondent of the Casper Tribune, 811 World Building, New York. One or more changes in the cir- cult of the eastern baseball leagye are +regarded opening of the 1925 season, give up second place on the nation- n October 4th at th an intersection- University of 1, the Drake eleven on suc- jaturdays will Knox Grinnell, and Kansas Aggies, Ames and the University of Florida wrence Perry, an authority on the game as writer and official. want a personal ed, self-addressed Vinnie Richards, the Olympic cham fifteen years only in the cup doubles this year and in allowing Richards to replace him in the two singles matches does not mean that Johnston is through. It 1s likely that the association, fig uring that Tilden might enter the movies next year and retire from the game, wanted to give Richards a chance to get a little experience in the singles. It was a wise move, because it is bound to improve the youngster by siving him more confidence. ever had won a major title until went to the Olympic games; and the victory he scored in the singles will bo answered QUESTION—When a player is in- jured may the trainer come out on n attend to him, - the field at will ANSWER—He may Sport Gossip permission of the umpire or referee. ¢€ You will prove your good in hats by selecting The first baseball factory in Am- erica began business in 1858. QUESTION. two players o! up their hands for a f: both entitled to n tylish mode! A rough, nappy h looks welland wearswell. Deserved!y a favorite. Your dec'er has it, or can get it for you. see the Convention, Inter-city matche men’s hockey between wo- s are popular in Casper Tribune.) QUESTION—Where New York papers and also Patter- former catcher for the New York Suu papers pabe Ruth has- played in one more game than the Yankees | vernon, rd a rs in certain papers. This is sla true of Cobb. Does this make a difference in their records and what way? He seemed to find him If and he played with a decisive. it will be the an ps ger Ore The obvious desire of the tennis to prime Richards and ready for the future e_'in the west QUESTION—It knocked out of the game when the visitors are ahead and the pitcher holds them down while his team mates win credit for winning the game? ANSWER—Tht would .ecaive credit for winning the , catches the ball and then in nearly ten years. it for a touchdown. What Above you’ see the reason why speeding isn't safe in Wenatchee, Jonathan Bowman, officer there, is only four feet three Made only by te CityHat Ca, ESTABLISHED about an interesting situation’ Rich- Of the inven: it will be recalled, , is to serve as Orville Wright, one © score is disallowed hor's team must put the ball in-play from a lineup five } back of the point where the catch player-writer rule and ho has'let it be known that he will give up ten- n blow up his job as the tennis writer with a morning weight, but it’s all efficiency, Bow- an, 42 years old, claims to be the world’s smallest officers International which wil be held at ithe firattweek of October. Dayton, Ohlo,