Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1924, Page 11

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1924 “ PAGE NINE de Casver Daily Cridune PAC wh Ben Baie 3 First in News | World Results | Of All Events | By Leased Wire BAN JOHNSON TS CHALLENGED 8 L GUE T0 PROVE LATE GHAREE Up Gambling Accusation; Landis Is Given Vote of Confidence HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 5.—Their challenge flung at Byron Bancroft Johnson, president of the American league, as a result of his alleged charges of. gambling in the Pacific Coast league, delegates:to the annual convention of. the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues has deserted the Connecticut capital, many to attend the major ie By RING LARDNER PANCHO VILLA INFICHT OVER SOME TAX MANILA, Dec. 5.—(By The Asso- elated Press)—Pancho Villa, top notch. flyweight boxer, found him- self on the short end of the purse today in a contest with the Philip- pine government which seeks to col- lect a separate income. tax from earnings on which Villa pafd a tax while in the United States where the coin was won in the prize ring. ‘According to the income tax law of the Philippines, any Filfpino cit- izen whose income amounts to $2,- 000 or. more, must pay a tax to the government whether the money was earned here or. elsewhere. The au- thorities contend that although Villa his money in the United States, he is still a Filipino citizen subject to the Philippine laws. Villa's attorney asserts his client is tax exempt in the Philippipes as he paid an income tax while in the United ‘ States. The amount in- volved was not made public. Ben. Hunt, Hurler In Midwest League, Recovering Health Ben Hunt, who wil! be remembered by Casper ball fans\as @ pitcher with the Greybull team. in the Midwest Teague in the summer of¥1921, 5vas ® in toy Yesterday ‘on hii t ~ Greybull, where-he ‘has jus€ pur- chaged a.half interect in a garage. Inthe interim: int_has fad a league sessions in New York next week. i € Before:they dispersed to gather again in 1925 at Catalina Island, off the coast of California, the mag- nates by resolution voiced whole- hearted confidence in the adniinis- ater of, Commissioner Kenesaw untain “Landis,, condemning “the attempts of any or all who seek by embarrassment, guerilla tactics and otherwise to needlessly increase the complexities of the office and add to the troubles of baseball, which is very near and dear to the hearts of all of us.” * It was further declared that as a result of recent attacks on the com. missioner by a major league presi- dent, doubt, confusion and a condl- tion inimical to the welfare of base- ball has been created." The resolution in regard to John- son demanded that he state whether or not he gave any interviews charg- ing that conditions ir the Pacific coast league “are rotten and that open gambling on baseball for high stakes fs in progress and that such conditions exist with the knowledge and approval of the club offictals of the circut It such statements were made, the minor ‘league resolution asks that he prove his charges before the commissioner of baseball ‘not by ‘nnuendo, insination, hear say and but by sworn statements of reputable persons." The association expressed confi- dence in the administration of the Coast league. ee harder battle for good health than he ever ‘had,on thé ball field and he has about won out. He had a tuber- cular spot on his Tung caused by be- ing hit in the chest by a pitched ball and the Last three years he’ has spent in Florida and Arizona fight- ing the dread disease. Althcugh Hunt will never be able ito pitch ball again He has every ‘prospept of difccess in the garage business, oo Tri ‘tads. bring results. CASPER HIGH SCHOOL ELEVEN AND WASHAKIE WARRIORS IN PLAY FOR STATE GRID TITLE Supported by as rabid a group of homé town fans as ever witnessed the flight of a marks, the Worland footba! night for their game this afternoon game is for the high school winner will have a clear-cut has the undisputed championship of the northern half under its belt. Cas- per has the best record and percent. age of any team in the central and socuthern sections. When the final whirtle is blown a new champion will have been crowned. Werland’s supporters were quite positive last night that thelr team wou d emerge on the long end of the score. They backed up their state- ments by considerable hard earned cash and numerous bets wére waged on the outcome of the game. ‘The Casper coaches ran the Iocal players through only a brief work- yut yesterday afterncon. All’ the men are fit and ready and when the kickoff comes it will find two teams in perfect condition with all ite men in the bert shape of the season. ‘The high school students decorated the downtown streets Thursday after- noon and all indications point to the biggest crowd of the year being pres- ent’ today, Officials named for the game are Pat Norris, Cheyenne, referee; Zip Cypreansen, Casper, umpire and H, Hy Markley, Douglas, head:linesman. FOR ALL THE FAMILY TO ENJOY “Happy” Steve Suggests Gifts for the Auto This Christmas Don’t forget the gift All-Wool Robes in a wide selec- tion of plaids and sizes Spotlights Trouble Lights Stop Lights Cigar and Cigarette Lighters Rear View Mirrors Automatic Windshield Wipers Tool Kits, Tire Covers, Spark Plugs Pumps, Jacks, Chains, etc. that-would please Dad most—a Federal Blue Pennant Casing to re- place that shabby one on the front or on the spare. pair of cleats across the chalk- team rolled into town last ‘with Casper. The state championship and the claim to the title. Worland FIFTY YEARS OF BASEBALL Founder of the National League. By JOHN B, FOSTER (Copyright, 1924, Consolidated Press Association.) William A. Bulbert, of Chicago, who became president of the Na- tional league after its first year of life, the Hon, Morgan G, Bulkeley, retiring because of pressure of busi. ness, was acknowledged to be the founder of the organization in a re- solution which was passed by the National league in 1882 after Mr. Hulbert died. The resolution read as follows; “Resolved, That to him alone (Wil- Mam A. Hulbert) is dup t! i having founded the National league, and to his able leadership, souni judgment. and impartial manage- ment is the success of the league chiefly due.’ ‘ It was a fine tribute to pay to Mr Hulbert and it was well deserved but as a matter of fact Albert G. Spalding was quite as much a parti cipant in the formation of the league as Hulbert. Spalding, however, was. a player and his name did not figure 4g prominently as that of Mr. Hul- bert because Spalding deemed that. it would be more politic and better, for htm to remain in the playing ac- tivitles of the game, Hulbert was one of the stfongest personalities that evér was at the head of an athletic organization in the United States. When the time came that he had to strike at the root of the evil that had threatened baseball during all its existence—as- sociation between the gamblers and the playere—he expelled four men from the league and despite all en- treaty turned a deaf ear to their his refusal to reinstate her husband while he helped her by giving her funds is not true. It -was writ- ten in a burst of imaginative fervor. There were many who went to Hul- bert trying to have the players re- instated but there was no pitiable and sorrowing wife in connection with them. Hulbert was adamant to the own- ers of the clubs when he made up his mind in what he though was the best policy to be pursued in the mat ter of discipline to players. Sev- eral times there were owners who balked at his measures of. discipline but they found him rigid in his purs Pose once he had decided on what he thought was for the.best good of baseball, and it is probable that this early display of grit dnd backbone against the contentions of men who were influenced by their overwhelm- ing desire to win championships, aided baseball in the thoroughness of its management from that time on. (In his next article Mr. Foster te! how the National league came to formed.) ———> M’GRAW HOLDS TERRY; BROWNS KEEP SHOCKER NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—Statements of Manager McGraw of the Giants and Huggins of the Yankees, on their return from Europe and Hart- ford, respectively, indicate that Bill Terry will remain a Giant for an<« other year at least and that Urban Shocker will not wear the uniform of the Yankees. MoGraw said that Cincinnati or any other club would have to offer something “pretty good” to land Terry and that a suitable trade was not in sight. At the same time he called attention to his claim that FUEN “BIG TEN” GATHERING be AT CHICAGO WATCHED IN NEW YORK Reports Claim Mexican Fighter Has. Left -for Land of the Cactus. By FAIR PLAY. f (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—It shows how optimistic is the Auman soul when it is stated that several east- ern promoters have been burning the wires to find out where Fuente, the Mexican tamale, has gone. He is wanted here for bouts. Why, no one can say, unless the promot- ers believe that a lot of the fans lo not/read the papers. Nothing so terrible as the attempt to built up ‘the Greaser at the expense of Fred | Fulton has: been seen: in the west, they say, andthe two fighters were lucky they didn’t get knocked out for good and all by trate two-gun men, Anyway no one wiil get -hold of ‘Fuente for reliable reports say the dark-skinned fighter has beat tt for “he cactus of his beloved country. Who can be built up for Demp- sey?” Charley Weinert occupies the ‘center of thé ring just now. But while | Weinert- is clever enough to make trouble for.most of the good ones, no one will ever take him seri- ously.as an Opponent for the cham- pion, Firpo seems fost in the shuf- fle and the publicity. campaign in favor of Romero Rojas is cracking ike a stone trick. ~It 1s difficult to get to the bot- tom of the coming McTigue-Walker natch in Newark, January 7. Mi- ehael stands to lose his light heavy title if he is knocked out or com- mits a foul or {s so injured as to be unable to coutinue the battle, where- as Mickey runs no risk of losing his welter crown. What {s the answer? The answer {s that there will be no knockout, McTigue 1s not quite a fool. Meanwhile Mickey will . be fighting Jock Malone in Milwaukee next Monday and McTigue will get on edge with a bout. with young Marullo th New. Orleans the middle of the month, NO CONFLICT ~INGOLE DATES NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Dat the three big golf oc! 50,8 not to interfere with the lead- ing contest. of Europe, according to ‘the, schedule of American . tourna. ments now before the United States Golf, association. for action. Under this temporary schedule the national open will be played the first f at Worcester, Massa- ‘chusetts, the amateur the first week in September at the Oakmont club, Pittsburgh, and the women’s, title affair at St.Louis the second week in October, . The public links event is set for.the first. week in August at Salisbury. ‘The British open is listed for Prestwick: the week of June 22 giv- ing American entrants plenty of timp, to: reach foreign shores after the meeting», at . Worcester. The British amateur and women's meet- ings will be played at Westward Ho ang Troon the week of May 25, ac- cording to present plan: the Giants comprise the youngest team in'the major league: '“As far as I can make out there isn't or wasn't anything the matter ‘with ;the Giants,” sald McGraw. “They are a young and good team We showed that we were the strong: it in the National league over the 164 game stretch. We lost the hard- est fought world series on record only because of several unfortunate breaks." Huggins had the following to say regarding the acquisition of Shock- I went to the Browns and made an offer. They said it wasn't enough. I asked them what wanted. They told me, and I said it wag too much. There you are, I can't say whether or not they want- ed Waite Hoyt. But you can rest assured that I never will give Hoyt for Shocker.” By LAWRENCE PERRY (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—Those who are interested in Western Confer- ence athletics are wondering what is going to pop, as the saying goe: at the annual meeting of the big te: conference and coaches at Chicago this week. New faces will be seen in football camps next season. For the big ten conference is more than a confab; it i forum for the arrangement of tentative engagement of coaches and so on and so one. Loitering about the lob- bles of the hotels will be found scores of representatives of colleges not affiliated with the Western conference ° Of course A. A. Stagg, the grand old man of western football, will be back, Never has he shown greater ability as a teacher and inspirer; than this year, And Zuppke will be at the helm of the good ship Illinoi Rockne will, of course, remain at Notre Dame, his chief interest now being in advising Adam Wa’'sh and Stuhldreher as well as other men who will be graduated from the South Bend college what offers they. shall select in the way of coaching Jobs. The bids which Yvalsh and Stuhl- dreher alone have received would fill a mail box. And like'y enough they will go as Rockne directs, ‘As to Yost. Well, Yost has feath- ered himself a nice little nest at Ann Arbor, whire he may claim— if he so desires—tho credit for Wol- verine victories, and place the blame for defeatse—if he so désires—upon the devoted head of George Little, the football coach. Jack Ryan, the former Dartmouth star, has had a bad season at Wisconsin, a very bad season and victory hungry Badgers may call for his sca'p. Indeed, there are rumors of a radical shake-up in the Wisconsin camp. But investiga- tion would show that Ryan has had to face problems of great magnitude. And at Minnesota wolf cries are heard concerning Bill Spaulding. He was riding high the week after the Gohphers despoiled Illinois, but sub- sequent defeat by Vanderbilt carried minds of his critics back to defeats oy Iowa and Michigan and the tie with Wisconsin, Spaulding may weather the storm and if he does he may be relied upon to develop a North Woods terror at Minneapolis. Like Ryan, Spaulding has had more to meet than the problem of develo; ing ® football eleven. ‘There are an‘ cient heritages of bitterness at both Madison and Minneapolis. Burt Ingwerson, when he left Mll- nojs as Zuppke's assistance to take over the reins at Iowa, signed only @ one year contract. But he has done so well with the Hawkeyes that un- doubtedly he will be approached with @ contract calling for a term of years, Glenn Thistlethwaite not had the brilliant succe: orthwet ern that he had in Chicago secondary school circles, but this season he showed more than faint signs of coming into his own and undoubted- ly he will be retained. Purdue seems well satiefied with Jimmy Phelan. The boilermakers had a fairly suc: cessful year and but for a string. of injuries would haye done better than they did: Ohio State is a big enough insti- tution to take defeats philisophically and Dr. Wilce will stay on-if he cares to, A toleabr ining are rumors that his alma~mater, Wisconsin, 1 reaching out for him. But Wilce is ppy and well placed in more way? than one at Columbus. Bill. Ingram can stay at Indiana if he wishes to remani. But they, say’ he is quite dis- appointed at the way his material worked for him. Jimmy, Ashmore has dropped out at DePauw and it is rumored that Pete Vaughan, veteran coach at Wabash may retire volun- tarily. Pat Page will stay at Butler and Earl Shaddoan at Valparaiso. Fred Dawson is set at Nebraska— unless he is called to Princeton or Wisconsin, —_——__—_ Thackeray used to lift his hat whenever he passed the house in which he wrote “Vanity Fair.’ ——<— Try a Tribune classified ad for result: has t Children Come First- At Christmas! This is the boys’ and girls’ scason—and its success for all of us depends largely on how happy the youngsters are made. And right there is where The helpful eol- Shop-o-scope—tha lection of “Christmas Gift Sug- gestions” in the Classified Seo- ‘tion—comes into the picture! ‘You can't hope to know all the Christmas presents that your ‘youngsters want—until you look through the “Gifts For Chil- dren” Column in thie timeeav> ing holiday guide, Turn to The § every day from now today—and SPORTS QUESTION BOX If you tave some question to ask about baseball, football, box- ing or any other amateur or pro- fessional sport— t you want a rule interpreted— If you want to know anything about a play or player— Write to John B. Foster, baseball. Lawrence Perry, on amateur sports, and Play on boxing and other professional sports. All are spe- cial correspondents of the Casper Tribune, 814 World Bullding, New York. If you want a personal reply enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope, Otherwise your qu dion will be answered in this col- umn. or QUESTION — Is Gene Tunney afraid to box Tommy Gibbons, or fs he merely side-stepping to work up Interest? ANSWER—Don't think Gene is afraid of Tommy, although many think so. Chances are the two will eet next summer in an, outdoor arena, QUESTION—If a catcher or a fielder ‘touches a runner with the back of his mitt while the ball is in the mité is the runner out? ANSWER—Unmpires give this play as an.out because st is almost invar- {ably impossible for them to say that the ball at some part of its surface has not been in contact with the runner, Often when a runner is touched out on the bases the fielder touches the runner with the toe of his glove because he has gripped the ball so firmly in his hf&nd. QUESTION—A bets that Knute Rockne spent three days at Prince- ton coaching the Tigers before the Harvard gamo, B best not. Which wins? ANSWER—B wins by a large ma- jority.