Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 8, 1924, Page 6

SEEDRESeeeRaResEsatecvase PTLECELETERSATRLADOPERSTLOCALCRESSASERASESES TRATES THis ter preset B: ‘ih, op jock | tonnnnny Writ mate iwi reese Ty n sits EOE 2TRAESAL ELSE soataei ATiLEsaGE {Precceceeceeeeepeneseonitesteaeaiyes * son, Gilbert has frequently insisted World Results By Leased Wire FIREWORKS DUE\(rity Years AT MEETING Of LEAGUE OWNERS Landis Center of Whirl- pool of Arguments Due for Discussion. By JOHN B. FOSTER (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—The minor league magnates have-come down to New York to rest a bit and try to tch up with thelr thoughts while waiting for the big league doings to start here next week. The baseball Ppancrama moved so fast at Hart- ford that some of the owners are just beginning to realize what it was al! about. Barely 24 hours after the Hart- ford meetitng adjourned, recrimina- tions had begun and some of the old conservatives were asking why they had let themselves be led away from the beaten path of the national as- sociation, which is never to interfere with the personal rights of others, lest there be reprisals. The scenario at Hartford went something like th first day, Secretary Farrell of the association was lambasted because he failed to keep an adding machine on the optional agreements which were passing through his office and dia know whether some clubs k t or fifteen. Farrell's de- fense was that he had been ordered by Commissioner Landis to let the players ride and the rules be abro- gated. Second day, delegates had become aroused by the belief that Commis sioner Landis was trying to domt- nate them as well as everybody elee and some of them whooped it up against the judge for all’they were worth. One man declared that Landis was overpaid by thousands, but that did not make any difference to the judge for he {s not paid by the min- ors anyhow. Third day, delegates being soften- ed by the pleasant food and the good cheer they had absorbed at the big not | dinner the night before, felt charit- able toward everybody on earth ‘They let Farrell get by without fur- ther criticism. Next, somebody flop- ped into the convention a resolution endorsing Landis for all that he had done which spread, of course, to ex- tending the optional limit. The res- oltuion slid into harbot, while some of the conservatives ambled down- stairs and into the lobby, where they began to bellow against the guys who had put the resolution together. “One minute Landis is a tyrant,” said @ gentleman frdm the middle west who was not afraid to speak his mind,” and the next, by gosh, he is the jupiter of baseba!) and should be framed in silver and hung on the wall.” Following this came the resolu- tion by which the Pacific league got the National association to back its fight against Ban John. son in a quarrel which directly in- volves the Pacific coast and has nothing to do with the other guys. Now if Johnson proves there has been any gambling on the coast, the minors who fell in with the coast and at the same time wish to be friendly with Jobnson, are wonder- ing where they will take their next fall. One minor league president sum- marized the situation thus: “Wrigley, of the Chicago, Cubs, owns Los Angeles, where it is charg- ed that gambling took place. Wrig- ley is surely influential with Seat- tle. Bill Lane of Salt Lake City, wishes to get into Los Angeles some time to play. Johnson lives in Chi- cago, where the Cubs hibernate in winter and play in summer. John- son has run foul of Lasker tn the past and everybody knows of Lan- dis, All.of them are Chicagoans. Old Mr. Pacific Coast league is wound up in Chicago, starts the works go- ing at Hartford and lo and behold the minors are in a major league | season, fight and popping over with the eleven is probability of a grand quarrel among | string of gridiron battl themselves.” Baseball always repeats. COWBOYS NAME GILBERT CAPT. LARAMIE, Wyo,, Dec. §.—Harold Gilbert of Lander, a student in the college of agriculture, will be cap- tain of the 1925 Cowboy football team. A captaincy of tho varsity eleven is considered the highest honer which can be bestowed upon a university athlete. Gilbert hes been a stellar per. former for the Cowboys for three years and his election 1s evidence of the high esteem in which he ts held both as a football player and as a leader of mon. During the last sea- on being allowed to play in the line although he was suffering from !n- Juries. Gilbert was president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity last year, and was a member of the champion- ship Cowboy debate team. This year he is president of the Associated Students. Children" column ection will make Claus. THE tn the them belleve 1 pra. seca Electric Supply & Construction Co. Anything 7 the Electrical ine SEE US 142 E. Midwest Ph 3-W sociation; ed that the players were the offend- ers in frequenting pool rooms and v | | league, Of Baseball First Speech in the National League By JOHN B. FOSTER. (Special Correspondent of the per Tribune) (Copyright, 1924, by the Consolidated Press Association) To the permanent organisation meeting of the tional league which was held in Néw York City, Willlam A. Hulbert sent invitations to G. W. Thompson of the Ath'etics of Philadelphia; N. T. Appolonio, Boston; M. G. Bulkeley, Hartford, and W. H. Cammever, Brooklyn, e latter being at the head of the New York Mutuals. Each invita- tion called for a different hour of ar- rival at the hotel. On February 2 Hulbert was present to receive his guests. When all had arrived to their astonishment, he went to the door of his reom, locked it, put the key in his poeket and turning to the open-eyed men who confroted him spoke as follows; “Gentlemen, you have no occasion for uneasiness, I have locked that door to keep the éGrowd out. Inci- dentally I prefer to have all of you remain until I am through. That is the seoond reason why I locked it. What I have to say to you will take about an hour and I wish all of you to be present until I am finished. The guesta of the Chicago man laughed a little when they had re- covered from the surprise which had been forced upon them and resumed the seats which they had left when seen Hulbert lock the the first although at that particular moment it was still the National league in embryo, The organization has held many meetings since, at which the doors were locked, not to keep the members in, but the other fellows out. After Hulbert had gained the at tention of the men present he pro- ceeded to outline what he had in mind. He told them fn plain lan- guage that the gamblers had the game by the throat and that it was time something was done to take the control of affairs from the play- ers who had too much voice in the proceedings of the old National as- As it had been discover- as wagers had been traced without much difficulty to pl rs who took part in games, !t was not hard to convince the men who heard him that a reformation in the shape of new league would be the best thing that could happen to baseball. He spoke of the abuse of “revolv- which is knewn better as con- and said the owners responsible for that trouble as the players, which was true. He insisted that a new or- ganization would have to take steps against every pratice that savored of dishonesty, or dishonor, and that one of the things which was ab- solutely necessary was to protect clubs in the rights of their players. He won his audience and there was no opposition to his proposition to break away from old influences, (in his next article, Mr. Foster will bexin a sub-series of eight ticles on th ‘National League's First Teams. WYOMING UNIV. HAS LONG LIST OF GRID GAMES Tnps to Montana and Utah; Utah U. at Lara- mie November 18. In its ocky Mountain conference schedule of eight games for the 1925 the Wyoming university promised strenuous Next year. Included in the line-up are two long trips, one to Bozeman, Mont,, and the other to Logan Utah. The Cowboys will meet Utah University on the Laramie field for the first time In five years. The calendar of 1925 Wyoming games follows: October 10—Wyoming university vs. Western State college at Gunni- son, Colo. October 17.—Wyominag university vs. Colorado School of Mines at Lar- amie. October 24—Wyoming university vs. egis College at Laranile. tober 81—-Wyoming university ve. Montana State university at Bozeman, Mant. November 5—Wyoming university Utah Agricultural college at Lo gan, Utah. November 11—Wyoming. univer- sity vs. Greeley Teachers college at Cheyenne. November 18—Wyoming univer- sity vs. Utah university at Laramie. November 26—Wyoming univer- sity ys. Colorado Agricultural col- allins, Colo. ee PITCHER | SHOT DEAD IN STREET ROW HONOLULU, Dec. 8.—(By The As- sociated Préss.)\—Jimmy Duchalsky, former pitcher on the Salt Lake baseball club of the Pacific Coast and a member of the De- atu Tm baseball club, ere, wa shot after a street argument. Cas-| [ z i ¢ i £ 4 i ei H : * cf ifs l >Et i EFF. PELE F i j j f j : H if § Fi i ‘ER z i 3 4 c F E t i £ 3 E 4 F i S will mi & 5 é f 7 WEINERT MAY Kid McCoy BEON WAY TO HEAVY TITLE His Manager Thinks He Is Due to Knock Dempsey Off Perch. BY FAIR PLAY (Copyright 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Dec. 8,—Don't be fooléd about Charley Weinert,” chortles Billie McCarn his old time friend and now his manager. “Charley is morethan five months younger than Jack Dempsey and’ ke is headed straight for the cham- Plonship tith You’ will see the two meeting within a year. You've got my word on that.” McCarney and Weinert came to be friends the night of the Carpentier TLevinsky battle when he remarked that Welnert—whom he did not know personally—could have beaten either man, A friend reported this opinion to Weinert and he invited McCarney to call, t The result was a contract on the basis of which McCarney got Wel- nert four good fights, three of which he won by knockouts and one an 2 decision. \ ‘Then he went against Harry Greb i one of the finest battles ever held in the Garden. The decision, was against Weinert and he became dis- mates at his manager, chiefly be- cause he listened to the gossip of alleged friend It was not until after his recent successful bout with Firpo that the two came together again. “Charley has promised to be good” says Mac, ‘and is headed’ toward a fortune. The stories of Weinert’s dissiuations have, been greatly ex- ageerated, anyway. He gloried in being pictured as a he-vamp and did not see fit to deny the yarns printed about him. Now it is nearly 12 months since Weinert saw the great white way and it wili be much longer before he takes his next excursion there. He has never been subjected to a serious beating, is young and in full possession of his vigor. Watch him from now on and you will see something.” Well, Billy, in the world together. Mat bea ta bedi McCoy Had Way In Women’s Eyes That Led to Many Wives LOS ANGELES, Dec, 8,—(0 Press.)\—There that ss a thing’? about “Ki McCoy which made him a favorite among the women. With no great culture or academic education, the former prize ring champion nevertheless possessed a fascination which led Kim to the marriage altar eight times, his conquests ending with the tragic death of Mrs. Teresa Mora— “the only woman I e¢ loved.” In -1895, when 19 years of age, McCoy was married first to Lottie Piehler, in Middletown, Conn. They were divorced less than two years later, and within another two years he married Julia Woodruff. The course of true love was any- thing but emooth for them, as they were divorced and remarried twice, the marital bark floundering finally when she eloped to China with an- other man. Not downhearted, McCoy in 1904 married Indiola Arnold of Provi- dence, R. I., and in nine months was divoreed, only to wed Lillian Ellis of Paris. This affair proved the most lasting of all, the couple living together for three years. The “Kid's” seventh mar: oc: curred In Central America with Edna ¥, Valentine the bride. They were divorced @ year later, in 1917, For three years, McCoy dodged ithe altar, then took Dagmar Dahl- ren, a Los Angeles dancer, for his eighth and last wife. They lved together for three days. Another marriage, with Mrs, Jac- queline McDowell the bri ranged in 1922, but the through when, here from the east for the wedding, the bride-to-be found a letter fro: another woman in the pocket. —> CHRISMAS JOYS will be creased through reading the “Chri mas Gift Suggestions” Columns the Classified Section, in clare is : x ul BEF ' tel ErEha i gE rf / . ache ieee We One-Time Champion of the World Hag- gard and Forlorn as He Prepares to Plead Insanity as Defense By HAROLD-E. SWISHER (United Press Staff Correspondent) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8.—(United 'ress.)——Kid McCoy, the fallen idol of the prize ring of two decades ago, is sched- uled to step beneath the calcium on -what may possibly prove his last public appearance today. Not defending any itle, but battling for his life, the famed fighter of another generation is appearing in the ——<—<— — — SPORTS QUESTION BOX —_— If you have some question to ask about baseball, football, box- ing or any other amateur or pro- fessional sport— If you want a rule interpreted— If you want to know anything professional sports. All are spe- cial correspondents of the Casper Tribune, 814 World Building, New York. If you want a personal reply enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope, Otherwise your ques: ion will be answered in this col- umn. Question —Has any professional golf player won the national open more than twice in succession? (2) Who have won it twice in succes- sion? Answer.—({1). Yes, Willie Ander- son. He won it three times in suc- cession in 1903-4-5. (2) Jack McDermott in 1911 and 1912. What year did Jim Corbett beas John L. Sullivan and what year did Fitssimmons beat Corbett? Answer—Septem! % 1892. March 17, 1897 Question.—Was Mike Kelly good a ball player as Ty Cobb? Answer.—In his time he was in some respects. However, there were ball players who were better than Kelly in Kelly's day. The question of superior Dall playing is almost always one of personal judgment and the rating of ball players by those who never saw the older play- ers play is not very much to be re- led upon. A generation of infield. ers has been dead for a long time Casper basketball fans will have their first taste of the cage game Wednesday night at § o'clock when the Methodist city league five tries conetusions with the Glenrock Inde- pendents. The Parsons are primed to reverse the verdict of their game at Glenrock November 28 and hope to hang up a victory when the dust settles. Both teams will use the same lineups as in the earlier con- teat. ‘} The Methodists will meet Olebon's Terrible Swedes, Coffeyville, Kan: professionals, on December 27. The Gienrock game is not on the regular winter schedule, which opens here ® week from tomorrow. AS FAST gift-giving produces Problems the “Christmas Gift Sug- gestions” columns of the Classified Section provide solutions. peta cad Soy = fn bates i Try a Tribune classified ad results, for courtroom of Judge Charles S. Crail for the opening of his trial on a charge of murdering Mra. Teresa Mors, his ninth and possibly his last love. His seconds will be his attorneys the jurymen as the ringside judges will sit to the right of the court, playing the role of referee, Across the table will be his op- ponent, the state, personified by th district attorney's deputies in charge of the prosecution. Death on the gallows is the deci- sion they. will demand—a knockout blow for Kid McCoy. To all outward appearences, Mc- Coy is little changed from the big hulk of a man he was on the morn- ing of August 13, when he darted down West Seventh street, in the exclusive residential section, a half emptied revolver in his hand, and with a policeman and a posse of citizens at his’ heels. He hed just “shot up” the an- , Frienc tique shop of Mors, Ino. owned jointly by the woman whose cold body was found a short time later in an apartment, and her divorced husband. In this establishment he shot and wounded Sam Schapp, his wife, Anna, both intimate friends of Mrs. Mors, and William G. Ross, « wealthy tourist. Each of these, to- gether with others who happened to be in the store, was first robbed by the “Kid” on his wild rampage before he pulled back the trigger of his revolyer with a beefy finger. Insanity Defense. For this shooting, McCoy faces a charge of assault with intent to commit murder. He will not deny the crime, but will lay the blame for it upon a plea of insanity. That he kil'ed Mrs. Mors, how- ever, the “Kid” will strenuously disclaim. “She is the only woman I ever loved," is his oft-repeated dec- laration. “I could not have done It, for she was all the world to me.” To officers after his arrest, and in numerous interviews ever since, Mc- Coy has stuck steadfastly to one story: that the woman committed uicide ir telling him their love pact could not endure. Friends had impressed her with the seriousness of her deed in leaving her husband to live with McCoy, and death was the only way out. This is the story the “Kid” has told, and it fs the one he will un- doubtedly relate again when he takes the witness stand in his ef- fort to cheat the gallows. The prosecution will scoff at the suicide story. A formidable array of witnesses will be called for the state, supporting its circumstantial idence case against the One of the most important will_be “Kid.” | Jail. 's Gone, Goes On Trial for Marder on Coast: McCoy's own aister, Mrs. Jennie Thomas, to whom, it {s claimed, he confessed during the night of t killing that he had murdered Mrs. Mors. Mrs. Mary Selby, aged mother of the ex-purilist, was expected to be at his s!.s during the trial ordeal. yDeath claimed her, however, during the latter part of November, Her end was hastened, friends said, by worry over the tp'ight of her son. A Wild Night. The state has reconstructed Mc- Coy’s pathway through the fateful night of the killing, and a_ wild course it was. From the apartment where he and Mrs. Mors had lived for several weeks, out into the night with blood stains on his clothing and the smell of liquor on his lips. Behind him, he has nitted, hi left the ‘only woman I ever love: cold in death, lying on a couch, a scarf thrown loosely across her body, and with a bloodstaned plc- ture of McCov pressed to her breast, P’aced there by the man himself in some grim tribute to their devotion. ‘Then downtown to a cafe, to his sister's residence 15 miles away in a Itttle suburb, to the bedside of his aged mother, and then to several Places in search of Albert Mors, di- ovreed husband of the woman who had loved completely but not wisely. On through the early dawn, driv- tng ‘recklessly about the city in quest of something, perhaps he knew not what, McCoy went, not daring to return to the apartment where the woman of his latest selec: tion lay dead. Then into the fashionable antique shop shortly after it opened. The shooting there, the pursuit—and With the fog of liquor cleared pounding on the floor of th a spoon—making raps.” defense alienists. "A clever ruse, but a bit too late,” was District Attorney Keyes’ comment. Brain Storm Passed. The brain storm soon past, and in the days.that followed McCoy has had much time to ponder. Among other things he has doubt- less become aware of is the fickle- ness of friendship. For years the toast of two continents, the “Kid” found few who would come to his aid when in trouble. A nation-wide campaign to raise funds for his defense fell flat, with only a few thousand dollars cor: tributed. His jail visitors have been largely confined to the ctrlous and , to newspaper folk. One attorney withdrew from the case, presum- ably for want of a retainer, and an- other substituted. There was talk of turning the whole defense over to the public defender, Hired to argue the cause of the poor. a Tt has all.come home tothe “KjA and he enters the fight for life realizing he is almost alone. Per. haps that accounts for his listless. ness, his shifty gaze and his hag. gard look, as he prepares for the ordeal. Surely it inspired the few words of appeal contained in a poem he scrawled off in his cell ending: “When a féllow’s in trouble—when gone astray, That's the.time that real friend. ship goes out of its way ‘To help him and cheer him and bid him be square, And know stormy weather will sometime be fair, And the fault may be his and the anger be hot, But duty is ours, if we help * him or not. Bo show if you're made of the right kina of stuff, = Here's a fellow trouble— reason in ‘The safest gift for along } list £@ METROPOLITAN CIGAR CO. ver, Colo. DISTRIBUTORS: Yue bably have a number of men to remember —friends, customers, employees. It’s 2 hard job to guess what kind of necktie Jones would like, whether Smith already has a patent pencil,and so on. Play safe—with La Palina Cigars. Why La Palina? 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