Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1925, Page 7

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1925 he Casvner Daily Crihune World Results By Leased Wire First in News Of All Events By RING LARDNEF Friend Al: 1 got a fat guy in the hotel Al that wont belief that Im a cop and he laughs at me every time J tell him so. 1 wisht that some time when you and Whelan is passing this dump that youd walk threw the lobby and when you seen me kind of give me a salute series like and say “good evening inspector” to me. Kind of ritz me. Dont make no joke out of it what ever you do as I got to be series my own selfon a job like this at times. I hope the fat guy is lissening when you pass me as BENNY LEONARD, LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION, QUITS PRIZE RING Mother’s Wishes Observed by Titleholder in Announcing Retirement After Retaining Crown for More than Seven Years NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—(By The Associated Press.) — Twelve years ago Benjamin Leiner volunteered to take the place of a defaulting boxer in the Bronx. Last night he retired from the ring where he is known as Benny Leonard, YOU KNOW M [atl HERE'S @ NOTE FROM THE CLERK TELLING YOO GN WELL, HERE'S MY POLICE MUISTLE @ND HERES MY Barpce THAT DON'T ; PROVE NOTHIN! as the lightweight champion of the wrold. In a statement announcing his retirement Leonard de- MINORS STILL UNSATISFIED 15 Players on Option List for Majors Is Opposed. By JOHN B. FOSTER. (Copyright, 1925, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—The minor leagues are not reconciled to the major leagues plaging 15 players each on option with minor clubs, as has béen the case since 1921. The matter came up for discussion at the Hartford meeting, but Secretary Farréll washed his hands of the matter by saying that Commissioner Landis had guthorized it and that he, as secretary, was compelled to obey orders from the commissioner's office. The minors went on aboard as insisting that eight players be the maximum placed on option and they have not given up their fight to bring it about, despite the fact that it is evident the majors intend to go ahead and place 15 on option this year as in the past. A minor league authority brings attention to the fact that when Com- missioner Landis took office it was agreed that the major leagues could make rules to govern them. But so far as the majors and minors were jointly concerned, their rules were to be made co-jointly and no amend ment could be made except by con- current action. It 1s claimed by the minors that under the rules which were adopted for the government of the majors and minors, the number of cases in which optional agreements may be made is limited to eight for each major club. It also is asserted and not denied that in every year since the agreement went into effect one or more major clubs has sent out more than eight players under op- tion and that the majors, by some process of their own, have amended the rule so that 15 men might be placed on option. In the official guide book that comes from the office of the com missioner, the rule about optional | agreements reads: “The number of cases in which such optional agreements may be made is limited as follows: Eight players by each, major league club.” Minor officials say that this still is the law ~f baseball and they want to know why ft is not being lived up to. They are complaining that the 15-player limit {s Placing so much of the player material in the hands of the majors that the minors are becoming mere training schools for major league players, St. Andrews to Make no Change In Golf Ball LONDON, Jan. 16.—(By The sociated Press).—The Royal and An- cient Golf club of St. Andrews today announced that Its rules of golf com mittee had decided not to make and reduction In the size or weight of the ball or to change the specifications in any way. The present golf ball weights 1.62 ounces and méasures 1.62 inches in diameter, these specifications being adopted some years ago through agreement between the Roya! and Ancient club and the United States Gold Association. The United States Golf association favors a ball of 1.55 ounces, weight and 1.68 inches diameter, HOTEL -RAMOnA Juhu Meneger San Francisco 174 Ellie 3. near Powell Ener aj} rooms are outsi rooms have private rooms the same rai hecide raciere | As-| clared that he was actuated by the wishes of his mother. Always op- vosed to big fighting, Leonard said, his mother renewed her plea that he quit the ring and the condition of her health made it imperative that he accede to her wishes. After a family council it was decided he re tire permanently. Leonard, who has not been activ in the ring since 1923, has held his present title for nearly, seven years. After fighting his way through the ranks for five years following his first appearance, he faced on May 28, 1917, Freddy Welsh of Great Britain, In the ninth Leonard sent his right to a point behind the Brit- isher's left ear. Welsh staggered but ‘reguarded {n his excellent style. Driven to a corner, the Britisher was forced to lower his hands and a stinging left sent him tottering, Too weak to raise his arms that had pro- tected his crown ‘since he won it from Willfe Ritchie, he was power. less before a terrific offensive and Benny Leonard came into fame. After winning the title more than seven years ago, Leonard met all comers and defeated them. Nine times he encountered ‘he recently retired champion of the feather- weights, Johnny Dundee, and sever- a) close battles resulted. After he became champfon he knocked out Johnny Nelson, Johnny Kilbane, Young Rector, Leo Johnson, Young Erne, Gene Delmont, Chick Brown. Willie Ritchle, Jos Malone, Jimmy Duffy, Mel Coogan, Charley White, Franklo Britt, Eddle Kelly, Joe Welling, Ritchie Mitchell, Rocky Kansas and Pinkie Mitchell. He lost to Jack Britton in the twelfth round of a New York bout in 1922 on a foul, the referee ruling that Britton had been struck while off his feet. Way back in the days when he was starting his. climb Leonard was knocked out by Joe Shrugrue and Frankie Fleming. In recent months the retired cham. pion has confined his activities to the stage and screen and {ts about to start on a long vaudeville engage- ment. =Ilness. overtook him at New York theater recently and he swooned as he retired to the wings after he had finished his act. He !s not fully recovered from the attack. NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—Love for his mother caused Benny Leonard, Ughtwelght champion, to retire from the ring he said in a signed state- ment today. For some time his mother pleaded with him to give up boxing because she feared he would be hurt. She became so insistent that finally Billy Gibson, Leonard's manager, advised him to retire, say. ing “the shock of another fight will be too much for her.” “The newspapers were full of storles about my training—my fight: ing," said Leonard in his statement. “They told how I got my eyes split oper. The told I got my teeth knock- ed out. They told how my hands were broken. And my mother read every line of it, and then saw me as I,came home. Mother would sit cry- ing and trembling, saying: “My poor Benny.” “Tam thankful to boxing: for what it has done for me. I was a weak frail kid when I first started out. Boxing has given me a strong body. It has given me a clean mind. It has given me lots of money. More than that and best of all, boxing has enabled me to travel all over the country where I met a lot of real men, fine men whose friendship I am proud of and shall always want | to keep. “And I love boxing for {tself. It is a game of chance and skill. It 4 a game of strength, endurance and brains, I will always like to see boxing, I do not want to get away from it entirely.” Challenge Issued By “Terrible Jews” John Dittman, captain of “Dit man’s Terrible Jews" basketball team, issues an open challenge to any team in the clty whose players are under 16 years of age. The challenge says that they have won aljl their games this season, in- cluding a defeat of the High school freshmen by a score of 20 to 11. Any team interested {n a game, any time or any placg, telephone 1654-M. pee Ls toe City League Standings Team— Method'sts . Standards ,. Pearl Whit Texas Veterans - American Legion ‘Telephones Midwest SHH Hueae ribune Class! hehehe ites For results try @ fled Ad, | th j beautiful £13 ESRAS. right. By FRANK GETTY. (United Press Staff Correspondent) NEW YORK, Jan, 16.—(United Press).-Six months after un- fortunate incident during the “Olym- plc games at Paris marred for a time the good feelifg between French and American athletes, the times comes to set ourselves straight on the matter, and give somewhat belated credit where it {s due. The recent return of Dick Hyland, California rugby star and Olympic hero, ts the occasion for publishing the true story of the wild afternoon last summer When the Americans won the rugby championship and the “Star Spangled Banner” was hissed by French spectators who were bus eaking every American head in sight. Hyland was the star of the Yan- kee team which downed the French in the finals in a game featured by slugging and other demonstrations of exceedingly bad sportsmanship. The French team and spectators earned a bad name that day which has lasted pretty much ever since. It is only fair to pomt out that Hy- and, who had cause to resent attitude of opponents and the pec completely changed his mind and has expressed hope of returning to and play- ing rugby on a French team, It Dick who nailed the rench “ace,” Jaureguy, with a ing tackle early in the final game and upset the crack player so severely he never got back into the game. Hyland repeat- edly raced through the entire Fronch tear, dodging and hurdling in what*his opponents claimed was unorthodox play. And Hyland, after one scrimmage, was openly punch- ed in the face by the French cap- tain, With remarkable _ selt-con- trol, the Californian avoided precip! tating a free-for-all fight and en- tators, abled America to win the Olympic championship Naturally, Dick couldn't take a punch Uke that without coming back, So.after the game and the flag-raising, he hurried in search of an interpreter and sought out the French captain in the latter's dress- ing-room. In the presence of a ho» tile group of steaming, sulky ath- letes, Hyland, a lone American, in- vited the French captain to finish the affair. The latter was « sportsman, He apologized( in the presence of his m-mates, through the interpreter, for the blow, explained it had been struck in the heat of combat and the bitterness of defeat, and said he would prefer to shake hands, So Hyland shook and went back to his shower bath, There was a lot of complaint about American rugby methods and a. lot of outspoker dissatisfaction With the unsportemaniike conduct of the French spectators thet last day. So When Bobby Barrett of Philadelphia knocked out in the elghth round of a bout fought at Newark, N, J., Jack fell in such a manner that his head hit the padded floor first. thqught that his neck had been broken as his seconds had to carry him to his corner but he rallied in the dressing room and came around all Jack Rappaport Many ringsiders RUGBY INCIDENT NOT TYPICAL OF FRENCH, DICK HYLAND FINDS many Americans got the lasting m- pression that the French were ox: ceedingly poor sports with no re. deeming features in this respect. Hyland stayed in France to study French, and took a course at the Sorbonne. A natural athlete, he wanted to keep in condition by play- ing games, and it wasn't long before several French rugby clubs invited him to play with them. He selected the Stade Francais and played at three-quarters, alongside none other than Jaureguy. The two became fast friends and made many a long run together, By the time Hyland came to leave for home, he was an athletic hero over there. They gave him a big dinner and made speeches about him, Hyland honestly réturned the compliments. 3 “My Impression of French sporf8- manship has much changed for the better since that game six months ago.” Hyland said. “The French have treated me wonderfully well and I can tell my teammates friends in the United States that rugby affair was most unfortu nate and a gross exaggeration French feeling. “TI am looking forward to return. ing to France and to playing again with a French team." The Californian had two criticlams to make with the French play and attitude towards Rugby, but these contained no reflection upon the matter of sportsmanship. French- men,-who could be great athletes, play too much according to formula to the discouragement of {ndividua] effort, Dick believes Also the French do not train sufficiently and refuse to take their game seriously except in the heat of conflict, a TENNIS CHAMP WILL RETIRE By LAWRENCE PERRY. (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—At the full ebb tide of lawn tennis affairs comes an unexpected surge of interest. An “intimate friend” of William T. Tilden, the world’s champion, is quoted in the public prints to the effect that Tilden will announce his retirement from ‘active competition shortly. This action, it 1s predicted, will coincide with the acceptance by the United States Lawn Tennis associa- tion of the new player-writer rule as formulated by a special committee and already approved by the execu- tive committee of the U. 8, L. T. A, There ara several points in the controversy that afford interesting inaterial for discussion, GREAT FINN BREAKS THREE RECORDS IN NEW YORK MEET NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—(By The Associated Press)—Paavo Nurmi Is on a fast train pointing for the heart of the nation With three more world records, the master runner of Finland left New York at midnight to meet little Joie Ray at Chicago tonight. Wis confidence in himself was strength GRADE FIVES LAUNCH PLAY NEXT MONDAY Grade school basketball games for both girls and boys will get unde! way Monday with a schedule of 28 sets of games running through Feb. ruary that will determihe the cham- pionship hool basketball quintets in the city. The schedule, as arranged by Dean Morgan, instructor of physical edu- cation, {s as follows, every date pro viding for a game between both the boys’ and girls’ representatives of the schools scheduled: Jefferson-McKinley, January Linco'n-Grant, January 20. Park-Washington, January 21 Mills-Willard, Januar ; Jefferson-Grant, January 23. MeKinley-Park, January 26 Lincoln-Mills, J ‘Washington-Willard, January Grant-Park, January 29. Jefferson-Mills, January. 30. Lincoln-Washington, February 2. McKinley-Willard, February 3. Grant-Mills, February 4. Jefferson-Park, February 59 Lincoln-Willard, February 6, McKinley-Washington, Mebruary 9 Park-Mills, February 10. Grant-Willard, February 11. Jefferson-Lincoln, February 13. McKinley-Mills, February 16. Grant-Washington, February 17. Park- Willard, February 18. McKinley-Lincoln. February 19. Jefferson-Washington, February 20 Lincoln-Park, February 24. MeKinley-Grant, Washington-Mil Jefferson-Willard [QUESTION | BOX If you have some question to ask about baseball, footbail, box: ing or any other amateur or pro» fessional sport— If you want a rule interpreted— If you want to know anything about a play or player— Write to John B. 3 baseball. 19. y 26. r, on amateur ir Play on boxing and other 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 envglops, Otherwise your ques- tion will be answered in this col- umn. (Copyright, 1925, Casper Tribune.) Q—How many games has N Dame lost since Rockne coached at South Bend? What teams beat Notre Dame? A.—Four games lost Two to Nebraska and one each to Michigan Aggies and Iowa in the seven years Rockne has been coach ing. as follows: Q—What is the best defense against the double steal and what team first used it? A.—The best defense double steal or any ul catcher with a high class arm to that a pitcher who will keep the runners tied to the bases. $f there is a combination ot that kind it wi be hard to make double or single stedis. There is no record thgt any players ever invented the double wteal and used it in advance of all othePs. “Tho play started away back In the oldest days of baseball when runners actually began to try to steal bases, against the is 4 Add Q.—Has Sid Barbarian ever fought Rocky Kansas? If so, did Rocky knock him out? A.—The two fought a ten round draw in 1921, ened last night when ho left his op- ponents far in the rear at the mu- nicipal AA games afd established marks for a mile and three-quarters, three, meters and a mile and eighths. The records were 7: $:26 4-5 and 8:29 respectively Wille Ritola, his countryman, who runs under the banner of the Finish-American A. C. ran second to Nurmi, but was outclassed, finished almost a half lap behind. Saturday night Nurmi! will return to participate in the annual Ford- ham meet. CLINCHING NAY BE HIT BY BAN New York Commission Would Put End to Wrestling Stall. By FAIR PLAY. (Copyright, 1925, Casper Tribune.) MEW YORK, Jan. 16,—It can’t be true, Yet rumor says it is. Says what? Why, that the New. York boxing commission, inspired by the fact that Tiger Floweys never clinches but spends his entire time throwing his fists.at the other fighter, may legislate clinching out of the boxing rules. ‘There is no doubt that a lot of the clinching that is done in fights could be eliminated without hurting the sport any. But when twe boxers como together, the natural tendency is to clinch for a moment or so any- way. Most boxers can not help it and the fact that Flowers can {s no reu- son why @ rigid rule should be ap- plied to all his fellows, At the same time there might be a rule that would tend to reduce the number of wrestling matches. we see here- abouts. The duration of clinches might be specified, Gr something of the sort. One thing 1s certain, {f elinchess ure totally abolished a lot of boxers are going to get some bad wallop: ings and that goes for some men with very famous reputations, ee SPORT BRIEFS DES MOINES—Connie Currey, Sioux City, Tow: bantamweight knocked out Johnny Lee, New York, in four rounds WACO, TEX.—Walter Johnson, star pitcher of the Washington Sen- ators was?asked to consider the proposition of taking over the Waco club franchise. Miko McTigue, world’s light heavyweight champion, will under. go an operation today for the re- moval of a small bone from his right hand. As a result, he will be on the fistio shelf for threo months. Then he will be ready to meet Paul Berlenbach, Tom Gibbons, or Gene Tunney, he sald. President John A. Heydler of the National League is opposed to the practice of major league teams tal ing regular league wmpires south with them during the trair BOA son due to the danger of two great intimacy between the officials and players. During the regular playing season umplres are forbidden to stop at the same hotel with the players. Harold EB. (Red) Grange, all-Amer {ean back of the University of Ili nol*s, and Harold Osborne, Olpmpic and Universal high jumper, will be initiated into the Champaign, Tif nois, Order of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, February 28 108 ANGELES, Calif.The resig- nation of Wimer C, derson as football coach of the University of Southern California was accepted, according to an announcement of Mafor Warren Bovard, comptroller of the Institution. Yor results try a Tribune Claset- fied Ad we pay. it will shock him to death. Well Al chevrolet coupe aa used to say on the rue deela “Your pal the house dick Jack Keefe ght. 1925, by The Ball Syndicate, tne) MUNN ADMITS OWING TITLE TO HIS WIFE CHICAGO, Jan: 16.—(By The Ar sotlated Press}—Wayne “Big” Mun) world's heavyweight wrestling cham pion, who welghs approximately ay eighth uf a ton owes his prized tit! to the wise counsel of his four feet two inches tall wife, The conqueror of Kd “Strangler Lewis today told how an indomin itable desire to play, instead o Wayne H, (Big) Munn, former University of Nebraska athlete and football star, won the world’s heavy weight wrestling championship by defeating Md (Strangler) Lewis at Kansas City, Munh won the first and third falls, losing the second on a foul when he picked Lewis up bodily and tossed him from the ring. Munn fs probably the ‘biggest man in athletics, standing 6 feet 7 inches and welghing 258 pounds. His first profesaional apy was a boxer but ho deserted that spert for the wrestling game after being coached by Joe Stecher, former champion. > Huskies Not Particular On Race Length ‘ance SEATTLE, Wash., Jan, 16.—Coach Russell Callow, of the University of Washington, declared today that the Huskies were willing to ‘race over either a three or four mile course in the intercollege regatta at Pough Keepsic, N. Y., this spring, “Washington will ablde by the de- cision of the majority of the Inter- collegiate Rowing association's board Thursday in New York City, Coach Callow. We will not in the discussion, Tho Husky etght, however, would have a better chance of winning the classic for the third consecutive time if the cgurse was changed to four miles,” ak AN ae et Tho Gr Pyramid of Egypt wa: erected more than 6,000 years ago, and nothing more mechanically per fect has ever been built. In massive ness of construction it far exceeds anything that any nation, ancient or modern, has ever attempted. zs ince 60,000 tt kk notes are the Bank of Eng: About printed daily by land work, took him from oil selling ii Sioux City, Iowa, to professiona athletics—after he had been urge: by his wife to make the leap. Hi gives her entire credit for the de cision in choosing an athletic instea: of a business career that landed hin into the championship. Back In 1919, after Munn returne from military service, he embarke¢ in the business of representing a: oll refining company in Sioux City But the desire for play, instead o business, was too great, In hi University days he had liked foot ball, enjoyed basketball, took an in terest in track, but was “plum) nutty’ as he expressed it, abou wrestling. ¥ “That's where my wife comes in,’ Munn sald, “She counselled in thi: way: "Well, if you lke athletfer better than you do busine: yourself a job {nm athletics. Yo vt do both—play when you ari supposed to work willl 3S OS Cobb to Spend Part of Time On the Bench ATLANTA Ga, Jan. 16.—Ty Cobb, manager of the Detroit Tiger: of the American League, en route te his home tn Augusta, Ga., stopped here today long enough to reaffirm his declaration of a partial retire ment from active play this season He will continue to play enough t be classed as a playing manager but not a member of the old guard One hundred games is the limit he has set for himself. Admitting tha he can still hit, he said his eyes arr older, with the same condition tur of his legs Jess Doyle, recently of the Pacific Coast Circuit, is a great prospec! among the young pitchers, he says a At Seattle: University of Wash ington 70; Willamette 10. At Bozeman Montana State 41 Montana Normale 14 t Livingston: Railway Club 18 Schoo! of Mines 12 > For results try @ Tribune Classi fled Ad “Every bite'’s a TRAIN SCHEDULES CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN Westbound No. 603 ~~ INo. 613 ~.. 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