Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1925, Page 5

W' ANESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1925 ‘ @he Casver Daily Tribune PAGE FIVE. First in News Of All Events World Results roid Reals |__| THE TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS _ AMI WREAKS TWO R FLORNS 1H YOU KNOW ME AL-—Adventurs of Jack Keefe CONQUERING AMERICA'S BEST Victories Prove Easy for Great Finn Runner In Madison Square Garden Meet; Mur- chison Captures Dash Events. NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—(By The Associated Press.)— “They were two easy races.” This terse statement came ‘from a lithe, unassuming outh who had just conquered America’s best athletes in two events and had established their world’s record on the board track at Madison Square Garden in the Finnish- America® Athletic club games last night. Paavo Nurmi, sensation of Fin- land, explained through interpre- ters that he did not intend to be- Uttle the efforts of his opponents, but rather to make plain that he suffered no inconvenience in cap- turing the mile race, {xf which the KAPLAN GOING TOWEST COAST BY FAIR PLAY (Copyright, 1925, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—The first of the national champions definite- ly to announce his intentions of making a visit to California ‘Is Kid Kaplan, the new featherweight king. Just what inducements have been offered him, he dves not say, but he admits he will do some fighting there, following a trip to Canada, where he {s going to tough- en himself up in falling from tohog- gans and tripping over his skis in the winter sports at Montrea!. It may prove that the best con- tender Kaplan will face for his title Will be Babe Herman, who fought in the same ring and cne the same night that the Connecticut youth beat up Danny Kramer. Herman's bout against Billie De- Foe, who {s no mark for any fight- er, renewed the enthusiasm in this California walloper that was in- spired *when he first came east Herman {s a viclous walloper and seemed set for high honors, when he pulled a couple of mediocre fights and then went west. HIKE W’TIGUE AND WALKER MEET TONIGHT NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—Mike Mc- Tigue, who won the Mght heavy- weight championship of the world , Batfling Siki, after the African had surprised the boxing universe by knocking the crown from the head of Georges Carpentier, will risk his honors to- night in the Newarkrarmory, oppos- ing Mickey Walker, champion of the welterweight Although Walker {s two classes below McTigue in boxing Weight, the men are expected to enter the ring with only a difference of seven pounds. The New Jersey welter will be up to 153, it is predicted. If knocked out Walker will still retain his welterweight crown, be- cause his opponent cannot make the welht limit. Walker is the favorite because of his speed. McTigue is 52) years did, Walker little blonde Jole Ray of Chicago broke his own world's record only to be beaten by the invader, and the 5,000 meters, in which he ran step by step with Wilie Fiitcia until the lart* mcments and then eft him far behind. “America 1s wonderful,” he said. “its people have treated me hand. somely and I appreciate the tre mendous ovation accorded my per- formance tonight. It did not seem that I was in a strange dand, although the board track and in- door breathing were new to me. I think however, if one gets accus. tomed: to indocr running, he would tke it, as well as work on a ci der track. I felt just as well when @ finished as I did when I started in the first race, “I expect to remain in the United States until April gor May, and I will particlpate in several ‘indoor meets.” Nurmi’s performance set Amer lca and world track records in a whirl. The Fini broke two rec ords in the mile run, finishing in 4:13 8-5, a full second ahead of Ray's former time. Ray aléo beat his own reccrd, but hfs effort “was not enough, for Nurm! was 3 yards ahead. The Finn in the same race established a mark of 3:56 1-5 for 1500 meters, another record former: ly held by Ray, In the last event the invader romped away from hi: countryman, Ritola, to a new world mark of 14:44 3-5 in the 5,000 me ters, 10 seconds better than Ray did in 1919. It was Nurm!’s night; that could not be denied There was another cn the foor who established two world records and shuttered an- other, but for him there was no throng of dovotees. A native of the United States and with his ability being tested on this same battle ground, Loren Murchison, marvelous da®h man of the New- ark A. ©. ran in form. He cut @ fifth of a second from his own 220 yard figures and established marks cf 29 seconds for 250 mgters and six seconds for 50 meters. Then Alan Haffrich of Penn State raced to a mark of 1:05 4-5 in the 500 meter event, the sixth rec- ord making performance. Sag AR ES a BASIN BEATS WORLAND BASIN, Wyo. Jan. —High schoo] basketball in the Big Horn basin opened here with a vic. tory for Basin over Worland by a score of 25 to 14. Basin excelled in passing and floor work and also shot baskets well. The visitors cooked Fout of condition, although they are expected to have one of the strongert aggregations in the state this winter. Jones, who starred at end for the Basin football team last fall, was the satellite cf the game. —_——— The positive means to increase happiness is simply to be happy. me COMIN WITH NEW BEAUTY AND PERMANENT PERFORMANCE A NEW PAIGE A NEW JEWETT PREPARE FOR PROGRESS ' FEAR NO FOLLIES SEE OUR WINDOWS JANUARY 11 THE LEE DOUD MOTOR CO. 424 W. Yellowstone Phone 1700 METHODISTS RETAIN LEAD IN CITY LEAGUE RACE BY WIN OVER PEARL WHITE QUINTET Casper Basketball league play reached the cilmax of the early sea- son last night at the high school sym when the Methodists, last year’s champs, qefeated the Pearl Whites 34 to 29. Both teams had been unbeaten in league circles his season fup to last night's game In the second game of the even- ng the Veterans of Foreign Wars lefeated the Telephone quintet 19 to 12 giving the Vets their first win of the year. The first game was a thriller from start to finish with the Parsons piling up a commanding lead only to have the Pearl Whites come on ike whirlwinds and almost even up the score. In the second half the Pearl Whites scored seven field baskets and six free throws and had the winners’ lead down to five points at one time, Mullis Hathaway and Mechling were the stars for the: Methodists with Jack and Sam Neff doing the heavy work for the Pearl Whites. clewry, Mu’lis and Layman were all ousted on personal fouls City League Standings Team ‘Won Lost Pet. Methodist 3 0 1,000 Standards 2 0 1.000 ‘Texas 3 0 1.000 Pearl Whites 2 1 666 Vets al 2 833 Legion 0 2 000 Midwest 0 -2 000 ‘elephon 0 3 000 AESTION If you have some question to ask about baseball, football, box- ng or any cther amateur or pro- fessional sport— If you want a rule interpreted— If you want to ‘know anything acout a play or player— Write to John B. Foster, on baseball. Lawrence Perry, on amateur sports, and Fair Play on boxing and other professicnal sports. All are spe- ‘ial correrpondents of thé 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- "\—May a Harvard athlete earn his fetter only by playing against Yale? A.—There {s now an understand: ng that the “H" may be awarded or merit and infrequently this has heen done. But as a general thing only men who have played against Yale recelve their letters, Q.—No, 7 goes to bat in place of No, 6 and gets a safe hit. No. 6 goes to bat next and the pitcher delivers one ball to No, 6 before the mistuke is discovered, What is the rule in this case? A.—No, 7 was not the proper bats an whén he went to bat and he ed first base. Tho ball was de- ed to the succeeding nan after No. 7 reached first #0 he can- not be declared out. The legitimate batter after No. 5 is No, 6. It ip true that No. 6 should have batted before No. 7 but he failed to do so and no one discovered it. After one ball ip delivered to him {t is dis covered that No. 7 has batted out of turn but there is no longer any remedy for that situation os a ball has been delivered to No. 6 s0 the only thing to be done is to keep on with No, 6 and let No. 8 bat after him. Some rule that No. 6,patted out of turn because he batted after No. 7 but as a matter of fact it was No. 7 who was out of turn but who haved what he had done because the} ball was delivered to No, 6 before the mistake was discovered. Q.—How can,a ball player bat for three bases and yet not be credited with a Soop base hit? A—By failing to touch either first, second or third base, The second game was slow in comparison with both teams afraid to cut loose and paying defensive rather than offensive games. Stan- den was the star for the Vets with Fredericks again leading’ in scoring for his team. With a win under their belts tc give them encouragement the Vets are expected to play bétier basket- ball from now on and té give the other teams a lot of trouble. U9. IDEAL Lo FOR FAIR PLAY Champions of Boxing Ring Must Live Up To Principles. By HENRY L. FARRELU (United Press Press.)\—Boxing has a most tant part in forming the Character of young American boys and First Methodists (34) Traylor — -..,,.. Hathaway _ Mechling the duty of ring champions to live 1p to the obligations of setting good of sportsmanship ‘ing and in thelr conduct out of the was one of the observations Snell . -... Jack Neff Veterans (19) FG. FT. TP. Standen ~ ------------3 1 King - -------,- B55 40: Cypreansen - ~~... 0 2 Wingate ~ceewcceve-we-3 26 Strout . .. eeeenenee--2 ° 4 Heolfe . ..-~-.~-------=0 ° 0 Telephones (12) FG. FT, TP. Fredericks . ~---. Eaton ~ «-----------. Maclean ~ -.----.. Cartwright - -..-. Price . eocoocoon CooosNOe Hanes < \coccwcep nano 0 ee re re 5 Referees—Layman and V1 . Se SPORT BRIEFS NEW YORK,—Benny Leonard, Ughtweight champ'on of the world, il with the grippe, suffered a ri lapse, but his condition was consid- ered as not critical. WASHINGTON—Stockholders of the Washington American League baseball club declared a forty per cent dividend, the largest in its his- tory. Ty Cobb, who in 1924, batted over the .800 mark for the ninteenth syc- cessive season, will have a chance to equal the all-time major league mark established by the late Adrian C. (Pop) Anson. If he again enters the select batting class at the end of the 1925 campaign. Cobb's achieve- ment, in reality, w'll be better than Anson's, for the Tiger leader's rec- ord would represent an unbroken string, while Anson, in batting over 300 for 20 years, had a break in his record, Anson clubbed for .300 or more 15 atraight years, begin ning In 1876, but dropped to .294 and «275 in 1891 and 1892 before he ral- lied the following season and fin'sh ed up a five year stretch of .300 or more in 1897. Fans who saw Nurm! tn action at Madison Square Garden last night were impressed by his “poker face” while running. The “phantom Finn” shows no physical anguish, his face ramaining the same from start to finish. His powers of endurance are wonderful and his stride never changes, although he produces a tremendous kick in his sprint at the end of the race, no matter what the distancs. Gold footballa, emblematic of the ht a western conference football el Pionship, w'l be presented to- night to members of the University of Chicago team. Captains of teams of past years will attend the presen- totion band! ———— When the bright side is out {t not only looks well, but reflects the sunshine, menrTin in a ten recently for he Evening World. Browot pointed out Geno Tunney, Benny Leonard, Mickey Walket and m Gibbons as being the {deal tyne boxer. Prevailing upon the holders of boxing titles to defend their cham- plonships,” Brower sali, “against vutstand ng contenders, is, of course, the big issue a boxing commission has to struggle’ with. Our next im, portant dhty 1s to bring about such order at boxing contests that the attendance at these so-called fight clubs vill be on a par In deportment vith that which turns out for a theatrical performance or any other blic entertainment. The American ideal ts fa'r play and it should be absent {n no man ier or form from anything that may ea part of the boxing game. We should have fair play on the part of yur champions, also fair play on the art of those who attend atl con. tests. The influence yuilding for character the promin charged with “Where the evil is mostly inselfishness, © pluck and grit, t! © be feared and with pre yoys can tell you the could name the hose of their Demy which Mo | 4 mt Nin ny | h re-| tions | to be| great This n- | thletic nd of our names of our but Senators, even find not THAT NUT ON ‘THE PHONE ‘ $210 HOLQ THE WIRE @ MINUYE.1 DON'T \.GET THE IDE® Me SELF reflected through the|such terms, the sooner we réalize f our daily press, ts | gaged in} this fact the better.” CHARLES WINTER GUTS DOWN DOVLE'S LEAD IN BILLARD. MATH Although defeated in the second block of his 18.2 billlard match by core of 200 to 190, Charles Win- last night cut down Ralph Doyle's lead so that the score now stands 400 to 313. The final block of the 600 point watch will be played tonight at the ‘Townsend hotel billiard parlors. 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