Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 11, 1925, Page 5

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1925 World Results By Leased Wire COBB, HEILMANN AND SPEAKER TOP AMERICAN LEAGUE HITTERS Five Playing Managers All Above .300 Mark for Season; Hornsby Continues to Retain Lead in National. _ CHICAGO, July 11,—(By The Associated Press.) — V eterans of the American league today are looking down on aspiring youngsters seeking 1925 batting honors. It’s Cobb, Heilmann and the gray-thatched Tris Speaker, first, second third in the list of leading hitters. Pitchers young and old are getting nowhere in their attempt to stop this trio of veteran Heilmann, Cobb's outflelder star, is | 418, a gain of nine points in a week. | Hellmann, Cob's outfielder star, is jnext with .406, Speaker, whaling out 19 bits in his last nine games, swept from sixth to third place with -389, a gain of 20 points. The fig- ures are based on games up to| Wednesday. Red Wingo of the Tigers, resting in second place a week ago, slipped to fifth with .387 Rice of the St. Louls Browns is a notch aboye him with .388. It {s noteworthy that the five playing managers in the league are all hitting above .300. Bucky Har. is of the Champion Washington club’ has found the managing heav- | jest, judging from his percentage as LATTERY MIAY STILL BE TAR Career Not Ended by| Shade Knockout, Is Claim. AIR PLAY. 4 Che Casper Daily Critune he can only show .304. George Sis- | ler of the Browns, is batting .382, | with Eddie Coll! of the White Sox 349, * | Ken Williams of the Browns | knocked out three home runs during the week, going into a tle with Bob | Meusel of the Yankees with 19 each. Johnny Mostil of Chicago, swiped three bases and continues to lead the thefts, Other batters: Burge Detroit .339 deiphia .376: Comb » New York .874; Fothergill, Detroit .359; Simmons. Philadelphia. 358; Eric, Washington 355; Lamotte Louls’ .354; Car- Usle, Boston .352; Veach, New York 282, , Casper Tribune) YORK, July 11.—The tend- t critics is to look upon tery, of Buffalo, as a false alarm. That is where they are more than likely to be mistaken, Slattery’s career {fs still before him, He still has all the natural fighting qualities that caused the fans to claim him, It depends upon himself what he does with them, When Jimmy got his knockdown clip a man seated back of the writer said: “Score one for the primrose path.” If that remark was justified, Slat- tery {s a foolish young man. The writer has a way of knowing wheth- er it was or not. But it did seem queer that a young chap who looked to be in the pink of condition could not shake off the effects of a blow to the head from a man ten pounds lighter than himself Previously, Slattery had withstood ss of better punchers than NEW ency of Jimmy Lamar, Ph Nothing disturbs Rogers Hornsby in the Ntalonal League, The &t. Louis pilot, batting .425, has a thirty point lead over Milton Stock who is hitting .395, with Wilson of Ph delphia third with 382, Hornsby connected with home runs, top in the majors to date. Cupler of the Pirates, whose great | speed on the bases has proved to be | a thorn in the side of the Giants for the leadership has registered 83 | runs. Max Carey, a team'mate, also | hax shown speed, stealing four hases, as | the pun < the Hi One of the r he made agains Dave Shade may be attributed to the very fact of his ability as a fighter. It was so mark: ed that he was &blé to hurdle the long tough grind of preliminary tying Sparky Adams of the Cubs at sixteen thefts. Other leading batters: Bottomley, St. Louis .881; Fourney, Brooklyn §; Burrus, Boston .377; Bancroft, Boston .37 Barnhart, Pittsburgh .870; Mokan, Philadelphia -365; Wrightstone, Philadelphia .361: Frisch, New York .360; Felix, Bo: ton .855; Grantham, Pittsburgh .36. Blades, St. Louis .353; Carey, Pitts- burgh .352; Cuyler, Pittsburgh .352. The leading batters of the Western league ran into a pretty good assort- ment of pitching during the last week and as a result their aver- ages are not as high as a week ago, Jolly of Wichita was set back 28 points but remains in the lead with {14 for 31 games. Luebbe, Omaha catcher, in his 40 games is second with .409. having passed Payne, Wichita, who slumped nine points to third place. Payne, however. games. During the last week, he collected two four baggers. which placed him in front with 20. Griffin of Des Moines failed to increase his 19, Payne is. tied with Knight of Den- ver for the highest number of hits, each having 132. The Wichita star, however, is leading in total bases with 227, German of Denver swiped five sacks and is showing the way with 37. fighting and jump right into the star bout class. He met the best, but he met men who, without excep- tion, fought a stand-up battle. —_——— Club Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE w. L. 52 47 41 Philadelphia .. 238 Chicago Detroit St. Louts Cleveland New York - Boston ... NATIONAL LEAGUE Team— Ww Pittsburgh - 45 New York .. 46 Brooklyn 40 delphia 41 . Louls a Uincinnat! -. has played in 78 In England the penalty for troying or concealing will fraudulent purposes is penal servi- tude for life Other leading batters ; Spend the Week-iind De 3 INA Cool Mountain Cabin At Brookside, on Casper Moun } tain. Accommodations for 4, $2.00 per day. 8 miles from Casper. Phone 386 or 7F8 Cc. E, LITTLEFIELD Knight ver Mo Oma Phale Dee Molnea ord, Des ADOKLYN FANS i NOT SATISFIED YOUR ESSEX IS HERE NOW AT CASPER FOR $1,025.00 |Robinson’s Elevation to | Presidency Is Rapped | by Some. BY JOHN B. FOSTER Tt Tribune Jul Nat it the Brovklyn nals alead has dissatista among Brooklyn fans and owners of other National League Clubs as wel! over Wilbert Robinson's retirement from the managerial bench upon his Assumption of the duties of president of the Brooklyn club. Individually, of course, the other Natlonal League Clubs want to de- feat Brooklyn, just as they want to defeat all other riv But collec- tively, they want to see Brooklyn make a good enough showing in the race at least to keep the Giants out of another pennant | er Failure of | f stirred Salt Creek Busses Leave Casper, Townsend Hotel 8 a. m, and 1 p. m. and 6 p. m- Leave Salt Creek 8 a. m., 1 p. m. and 6 p. m Express Bus “eaves 9:30 Daily Salt Creek Transportation Co. BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS TELEPHONE 144 do what ap any Bur ourse, Robinson, car he pleases with his club ur Othe, mManseer-pregident can BAAR. , SAESS SS MESeCer oe Gene Tunney is sitting pretty in the fistic spotlight due to his victory over the much touted Tommy Gibbons. they mect or take on other comers for a while before risking their Returns to Show Home Folk : Wer Miss Elizabeth Ryan, an American girl, has con activities to Europe fer so many seasons that the edopted her She is returning to the U. S. shortly Mary K. Browne, Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory cnj stars, to there is an element in the Natlonal| bie is worth 90 pe League, just the same, which thinks | Brooklyn as manage when changes of the nature which sident, He has Robbie's elevation are made, the gen-|on the Brookiyn bench eral concensus of league opinion} ular with the Brooklyn should be considered rather than in-| he has managed to get dividual opinion Players not always “I would not “ave urged the ele ers to handle. vation of Robinson to presidency of] “I don't bell he club,” said one man who a| Brooklyn fons finger in that pie, “had I not thought {in Uncle Rol oula k to the bench t 1 champions out of } ident do not « that Ungle F ent more to he is as fixture in pop- fans and a lot out of for man- t than Interest of the fans,” Harry Wills’ knockout ‘victory over Charley Weinert has given him a better claim to the right to meet Jack Dempsey. A match between Tunney and Wills is a logical one. wil newly carned reps? | | Yesterday’s Scores Western League. Josept Tul 1 Only three schedul an League Washingtor ston, 1 Philadelphia w York Amer 10 9 Chicago. Detroit Clev el Lo 9-1 National League. Boston, 1; Cinelnnati, 0. } I iadelphia, 9 Ye Pitt International League. Southern League. Little Re Mobile 4 k Chattan Association. Minneapolis Milw American Toledo, 4 Loulaville Ir ri ikee, 12 City Mana polie 2 ‘olumbust ao League Dallas, 6 Beaumont Wor Texas ne SPORT BRIEFS NEW YORK—Battling Siki, Ben. egalese boxer knocked out Halfbran, Oklahoma Indian, in second round. NEW YORK—Jack Kearns, man ager of Jack Dempsey, will not greet the heavyweight champion when he returns next week from abroad MINNEAPOLIS! « Nal eight wre Joe ‘ a Stecher e world's defented Kansas dD Nebr, ¢ nt of r tit a WHY DIDAT THAT GONT OO% WHATS THE MATTER WITH WT WAS @ Feie GALL Ro Yoo Copyright. 1928, he Bell Syndicate, INC rr rade (Copyrta? by The Be! Trad PAGE FIVE First in News Of All Events By RING LARDNER IT MIGH? OF ROLLED Foul @ND "Pp OF LOOKED LIKE @ SQP RONNIN? “To FuresT ON IWANTED TOMAKE SORE OF {v Fes You ey, Mork Reg. U.S. Pat. hes Frustrated by rain yesterday dislodge leading Pittsburgh by ress at the expense of less trou Postponement of the final rivals for the National league pen nt today brought Chicago, a| seventh place club, to the Polo | Grounds, while Pittsburgh was called | on to continue at top speed ag: inst | spunky Brooklyn, The latter club} and Chicago yesterday were likewise | stalled by a downpour. Boston spectators had the privi lege of seeing one of the best pitched games of the season with Benton besting Luque as the Braves nosed | out the Reds, 1 to 0. confined Boston the infield. Cincinnati failed to get a single puto | lowed six bi n outfielders He al- Bentor Philadelphia edged away fron Louis in a feast of free hitting, | Fi J ond pl | feat in th Continued good Detroit a clean sweep in series with Boston. Holloway limited the Red Sox to seven scattered: saftiex and the Tigers triumphed, 5 to 1. Bob Meuse! hit his twentieth home run of the season as the Yan- kees trailed, 9 to 8, under a whirl wind finish by the Browns. In the second game the Browns riled up 20 hits to win easily by 13 to 3, Every player in the Louis lineup except McManus made two o more hits. | } | French Racquet | is | Ace ls Winner Lacoste defeated N. Turnbull of England to oh of the firt and Ene- iropean zone 3-6, 6-1 y in the singles m |tennis play between France | land in the Davis cup The score wa National League Chicago at New York Pittsburgh at Brooklyr b een apeinaniton ANEST BOX it you have some question to} ask about baseball, football, box.) ing or any other amateur or pro fessional sport— | Write to John baseball. Lawrence sports, and Fair Play on boxing and other professional sports, All are spe clal correspondents of the Casper Tribune, $14 World Building, New York. { Enclose «a mped, self-ad-| Grossed envelope for your reply. | B. Foster, on | Perry, nm amateur| Q.—About rule 46, Foul tip goes into the eatcher’s bands and is held. Is not that out? IT rule that it ts out if caught, and held. Am I right? A.—It im out if it is the third atrike. It is not out if it ts the first or second strike. A foul tip ts a strike, as well as a fowl, wi some umpires seem to over Q—Was the original Jack Dempsey a negro? A—He war n He | American and a very great fig Tunney any ot Irish er war ever and Q.—Mas kone ed whom? Gene out 1 AmgpGepe hag never been kaye GIANTS TO CLASH WITH CUBS AND PIRATES MEET DODGERS IN SERIES OPENING TODA NEW YORK, July 11.—(By The Associated Press.) - conflict with the Pirates, the Giants today undertook to y the indirect method of prog- | SPEARS FACING pitching brought —- GOLF PLAYER y HERE PAIRED FOR TOURNEY |Country and Commun- ity Clubs to Clash in Dual Play. e Country Cl will play for the second time in their iblesome foes game between the foremost LYSE BY LAWRENCE PERRY July the No. 1 2» team pl man NEW Y! ing RK 18 cert nts on a bye. W o been playe: |k October | contest against | r Grinnell comes As| t enough from y at Minne a great whirl foott W. F George Gritti P. 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