Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 31, 1925, Page 7

MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1928 SENATORS INGREASE LEAD OVER ATHLETICS IN PENNANT RACE Sixth Straight Defeat Handed Philadelphia in Windup of Detroit Series; Only Two Games on Schedule Today. NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—Most major league clubs were marking time today, only two games being scheduled. To- morrow a big series opens at the capital between Washing- ton and Philadelphia. Washington increased its lead to three and one-half games on the Mackmen by defeating the White Sox yester- day, 9 to 6, while Detroit was beat- ing the Athletics, 7 to 4, and making a complete sweep of the three game series. It was the seventh straight victory for the Tigers and sixth set- back in a row for the Athletic The Yankees, minus Babe Ruth, who was put out of a job indefin- itely by Manager Miller Huggins, cloged their western invasion with a defeat in St. Louis 7 to 6. Gehirg walloped his 15th home run of the year and batted in four of the New York tallies. Two Hugmen won but four of the 14 games since leaving home. Clevéland sewed up the series with the Red Sox by winning 2 to 1, bunching three hits for two runs in the ninth, The Giants we: headway in the National league pe: nant scramble, taking a shutout from St. Louis in» the second of'a double header 8 to 0, Kearns Offered $150,000 For Fight Contract NEW YORE The Associatee Pr Rose, manager of Bartley Madden and the eatsern repr of Floyd Fitzsimmons, Micl promoter today wi arns: offering $150,000 for Jack Dempsey's contract. Rose would not re represents in the v timated that two ¢ ested With him His telegram, addve the hotel Darbara follows “Would you he —(By eal nture whom he rs were inter- $150,000 offer. ssod Ke: at Angel al. in the to sell your contract with mpsey?. Will give you $150 sh. Wilk leave for Los Angeles immediately, upon ankwer to thi iness.”? wie if you mean bus- BENTON HARBOR, Mich., 31.—{Associated Press) — Promoter Floyd Ftizsimmons today said he had not authorized Charlie Rose to offer Jack Kea $150,000 for his contract with « Dempsey. “T guess TNse is after some free publicity,” he (mmanted Are you suffering from eczema or seme other itching, burning eruption far which you have tried various treat- menta in vain—then given up in de- spats ‘? Thousands whose skins are now lear have gono through this same experience, At last they tried Resinol. is soothing, healing ointment stopped the itching at once and soon all trace of the disease was gone. Let Resinol rid you of your skin troublel Resinol Salt Creek Busses Leave Casper, Townsend Hotel 8a, m. and 1p. m. and 5 p, m Leave Salt Ser iTs ga. 1p, m, an P. m. ahs as Leaves hey Daly Salt Creek T: ortation BAGGAGE AND. EXPRESS TELEPHONE 144 unable to make | Aug. | | but he in-| clinching the opener 3 to 1. Pitts- burgh meanwhile was winning an ex- hibition game from the Jersey City Internationalis 4 to 1. The Pirates continued in their lead of seven games. The Giants have won eight vames and lost eight in their engage- ments with the western clubs. Brooklyn polished off Cincinnati in both sections of a double header Program 4 to 3, in ten innings and 10 to 8 Rixey, Red twirler, was chased off the field by Umpire Quig- ley, in the first game after disput- ing a decision. Yesterday's Scores National League. New York 3-0; St. Louis 1-8. Brooklyn 4-10; Cincinnati 3-8. (First same ten innings). American League. Cleveland 2, Boston 1. St, Louis 7, New York 6. Detroit 7, Philadelphia 4, Washington 9, Chicago 6 Western League. Denver 5-5, St. Joseph 1-3. Des Moines 10:10, Oklahoma City 9-0. Tulsa 9-9, Omaha. 5-12. Lincoln 18-3, Wichita 4-10, Pacific Angeles C st League, J1, San Francisco Los 10-2. Seattle 8-1, Salt Lake 3-3. * Oakland 1-8, Vernon 3-5. Portland 2 Sacramento 4-4 American Association. Louisville 5-9, Milwauk Columbus 1-11, St. Paul 9-5. Toleda 5-2, Minneapolis 4-17 Indianapolis 8-7, Kansas Ci 11-6. Club Standings American League. Team WW.) te Pots Washington 45 537 Philadelphia 47812 5s 540 59 528 Detroit 60 518 Cleveland 68.469 New York 72 410 Boston . 88.290 National League. Team L. Pet, Pittsburgh 46 628 New York 57-562 Cincinnati -.. 58 536 Brooklyn -... 63.492 St. Louls -. 67 ATF Chicago - 70.444 Philadelphia 65 448 Boston - 13 488 oo QUESTION BOX If you have some question to ask about baseball, football, box- ing or any other amateur or pro- fessional sport— Write to John B, Foster, baseball. Lawrence Perry, sports, and Fair Play on boxing and other professional sports. All are spe ela! correspondents of the Casper Tribune, 814 World Byllding, New York. Enclose a stamped, self.ad- dressed envelope for your reply. on amateur Q—I am cighteen years old and my arm hurts me after I pitch a game, What should I do to stop it? A.—Take a little rest. The prob- ability {s that you are working your arm too hard, Q—Are guarantees permitted in the State of New York? Why Is it that fighters are guaranteed a cer+|Gobrecht, Walker, Kush and Gilard!, tain sum in Charity bouts? A.—No. Guarantees are permitted n Charity bouts to permit the worthy] Gilard! connected for a single, a cause to have a ttle more money than usually paid on percentage. Q—Whom do you consider the harder, more secenrate puncher, Champion Kid Kaplan or Babe-Her- man? A.—Herman. TRAIN SCHEDULES CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN Arrives Ooparts weve Viable Owe +anes--1:30 p,m, ne P. = e Nee iadnonnn mcs +45 p.m. 6:00 p. m. CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY Departa 4:00 p. m. 0p. m. 8:85 p. m. Departs 350 a. m. 7:10 0 m, 9:55 p. m. THAT HE HAS THE STUFE WHEN He REUEVED BARNES AGAINST THE By NORMAN E. BROW? The Giants have needed more ung baseball Fitz showed punch in thelr pitching for these] {> Ms f auennerinactie "punch many moons. It has been the lack | roljeving Virgil Barnes, Fitz held of the wallop in that department,|the slugging Corsairs to four as much as the numerous ipjuries;and nary m run in four tnnin. to the infielders and bone headed| Which isn’t bad pitching for base running, that has forced the | rookie. Giants to battle it out week after] With the Indianapolis club thi week with the Pirates instead of|season Fitz had won 14 and assuming and holding a command-| but 6 games, a good percentage in ing lead in the ional league}any man’s league. He was serving race. ~ |his third term in the A. A>:club. So, having this lack of punch in|Last year he won 14 and lost mind, the name appealed to Me-| In 1923 he won 9 and lost 4 and the Graw when his scouts urged him) year before that, whily he wotked to buy Pitcher Fitzsimmons from]in more than 45 innings he was the Indianapolis team. If there is] credited with but 3 Victories and anything in a name, this young] 4 defeats. man, Freddy, should carry some-| While this record in itself isn't thing in his right hand. Curly Bob! impressive, scouts who looked him IF, THERE’S ANYTHING IN ‘A NAME Fitzsimmons Ought to 'Add Punch to Giant Mound during the is read: show He has a lot of speed, almost as much as Dazzy Vance, some say. In addition to this he has a knuckle ball—Ias chief o last f to deliver Asons say the big in team. If he can control this knuc ball and use without hurting his arm he will f a lot of big le ue batters. Eddie Rommel is the lead- ing exponent of the knckle ball in the big show today and his success with the wierd heave is known. decrepit pitching staff. CRUPER ALL-STARS BURY HUDSON MINERS UNDER BARRAGE OF HITS Visitors Lose, 20 to 6, in Slugging Match at High School Park; Locals Take Long Lead to Cinch Game. ’Twas the same old story yesterday afternoon at High School Athletic park, when, with the lively ball playing the leading role, the Casper All-Stars romped all over the ag- gregation of sluggers from Hudson and sent them home on the short end of a final score of 20 to 6. The local boys were never in danger from the start as they collected five runs in the second inning, five more AILStars. In the fourth, four counters in the ABRHPOAE fifth, four more in the sixth and| tuinker, 2b -..--. 03.10 counted an extra two for good luck] Layman, 3b _ io24 in the eighth. Gobrecht, 1b 3° t0 0 Hudson scored five runs in the| Walker, cf.c. 3 2 0 fifth inning, but outside of that] Arbogast, c. . 1°00 frame, the Miners showed almost no| Cush, If-ef. — 10 0 baseball brilliancy. Ray pitched a] Gilardi, rf. . 1 2”0 0 good game of ball for the locals and| Byram, ss. -.. 1 a3 3 Was removed in the sixth innimg to| Ray, p. : ryi 6 allow Gosnell to loosen up his arm | Seaman, If 2 0 0 in preparation for the game with| Gosnell, p. 010 Buffalo at Thermopolis next Satur- == day. by ge ae 3 2 The old reliable Redman, Hungry, Score by innings Wolf, started in the box for Hudson, | Uudson - -000 160 000-—- 6 and was allowed to remain until the | All-Stars ---+=050 544 02*—20 eighth inning when most of the dam-|_ Summary: Two base. hits—Hiil, age had been done. Keyes then re-| Hoeffer 2, Layman, Ray, Walk placed him and pitched fair ball | Cush Three base hits—Dolance, until the curtain fell. Gobrecht, Gilardi, Walker. Home Hoeffer was tho only outstanding | TUP&—Gilardl, Cush. Bases on balls batsman on the Hudson team while | —OM Ray 1, off Keyes 1. pees Keyes 3. Hit by pltcher—By yi stood head and shoulders above the si (A. Rogers). Wild yjtches—Hungry 4 1 Fest with the stick for the All Stars. | ete neat enema ion. sius Daily. RUTH PLANS AN APPEAL T0 COMMISSIONER triple and a home run, out of five trips to the plate. Kush also hit for the circuit with Arbogast on first and beat the old Midwest leasuer around the bags. One accident marred the game, when Ray hit A. Rogers on the side of the head with a pitched ball, knocking him out for a few minutes. Dolance took his place in the Hud- son Mneup, The box score: Hudson, AB RH POAE CHICAGO, Aug. 31.—(By The As- Griffith, ef. -. 5 0 1 8 0 1] sociated Press)—~''Bebe” Ruth, bad Hoeffer, 3b ------- 5 1 2 1 & 0] boy of the New York Yankees, fail- Thunder, 1b - 5 1 0 8 0 OJ) ed today in his plan to appeal per- Hill, 2b. -eeen 3 2 1 2.8 2]sonally to baseball Commissioner K. Smith, c. 4 0 0 4 0 O|M. Landis, against the $5,000 fine A. Roge! 1 0 0 0 0 0}and suspension disciplinary penal- J. Roge 4 0 1 5 0 1) tiles imposed by Manager Huggins of Gaber, ss. 4 0 1 1 2 2) the Yankees. The commissioner was Hungry, p. 2 1 1 0 O 0] out of the city, having gone to his 2 1 1 0 O O}summer place at Burt Lake, Mich 1 6 9 0 1 6] While Ruth slumbered late today ———-———|!n the heat of Chicago and his ire Totals 36 6 824 D s hoyith Hugsins—the official thermo- } amateur lightwelght crown meter registered 96 degrees here yes- terday—he had no inkling that the baseball commissioner was enjoying the cool of upper Michigan. Ruth was up late last night tell- ing the reporters what he thought about Manager Miller Huggins and left word with the hotel clerk not to disturb him until.10 a.m. today. He had said last night he would see Commissioner Landis today “and board the Twentieth Century Limit- ed this afternoon for New While Ruth slept, a Jobby full of baseball nd feature scribes as well as photographers waited. centing possible further verbal onslaughts by the embattled. Ruth when he should arise, refreshed, the eager writers and cameramen, ad vanced their forces. They took up a@ position in the hall ‘just’ outside Babe's door, awaiting sounds of the beginning of a new day for the great swatter. York, nn MITCHELL WILLING 10 DOESN'T STOP WALKER BY FAIR PLAY (Copyright 1925 The Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Aug. 31. — Pinkie Mitchell who holds mythical junior lightweight reason of a popular contest held by a little boxing weekly wants to fight Micky Walker. He makes his offer inter- esting by «saying he will refuse to touch a penny unless he knocks Micky out Even a conservative boxing fan would be willing to admit that this is a shade over the oddsias the Eng- h say. It Pinkey is looking for a t while waiting for Mickey Walk: o get up his courage, it might be worth his while to use his man- ager to do business with one Jimmy Bronson, who is handling the reins for Jack Zivi Zivic, besides winning the worlds has the distinction of being the only man to plaster Lew Tendler. The Pittsburg: her weighed in at 139 pounds the other day and sent Lew’s stable man, Joe Tiplitz, to sleep also. The writ: ter was astonished at the neatness and strength of Zivic’s work against Tiplitz. Joe Is nobody's fool and has been known to absorb a world of punishment against the hardest punchers of his division. Zivic nailed him with a left hook and fol- lowed it with a beautifully timed right across that rung the curtain on Tiplite early in the third round. —_—_——_—— ST LOUIS—Ban Johnson, dent of the American firmed reports of presi + con tions in the basebalis jor leagues, McGraw gave the Indianapolis The battle next day vroduced little elub cash and yers for Fitz. lto cheer up tho the then depressed players ar the “pick of/ Pirates. Fred Toney was MeGraw's 16, club the close of the season. | choice, Johnny Morrison, one of the Which shows that McGraw figured] greatest curve ball artiste in. the Mr. Fitzsimmons was one of the|game then and now, faced him. The men he wanted in rebuilding his} Giants had NORMAN E | The recent victory of the burgh Pirates over the Giants in | their “crucial series,” which lett the Pirates perched farther in the lead in the Natio’ League race, was a source of great joy to the Pittsburg: ers and their followers. For it was a similar series in 1921 that ruined the hopes of the Buc. caneers for a pennant and started | the Giants on thelr four-year reign. Possibly those who follow the do- ings of tho National League stu- diously will recall the situation then and the ultimate result. But there are many who © forgotten the hectic days, When the two teams met in the first of a five-game series on August 24—at the Polo Grounds—the Pitts. burg team_was seven and a halt games ahead of the New York outfit The Pirates wera coc The long | . the short time left before the end of the schedule, and the uncer-| tain | condition of MeGraw's pitc ve the visitors confider icketsful The Giants went Into t fully alive to the faet that « | overwhelming victory inthe series would give them an outside chance | at the fag, Even the loyal Giant fans—and there always have been thousands of them—saw little in the | situation to cheer them. The Card! nals had just licked the Giants three out of four games, The parting shot firea by the westerners was a defeat The Giants and Pirates played a double header to open the serie It was Art.Nehf, ace of the Giant staff against old Babe Adams in the | first game. Adams hadn't been | lcked in his last nine games, Noth. | ing there to cheer a trail foe. | Nothing except to a few the | Giants who recalled that, as good as | the Pirates were, Art had turned hem back ‘our times. The Pirate players and fans were stunned when the Glants hammered Adams from the box tn tho sixth| inning. Every ruso known to the game was tried bythe ‘leaders to “get” Nehf. Through nine long in- nings he forced tho Pirates to hit ‘em right st Giant fielders. And at the close of the ninth inning he had permitted just five hits. The Giants won 10 to 2, For the second game that day the ates decided to give the Giants some of thelr own medicine and sent Wilbur Cooper, southpaw ace, to the mound. MeGraw selected Phil Doug. las. Ni Now the latter had his failings weak will that finally drove him from But when he was right he was RIGHT, For the sec: ond time that day the Pirat ight n vain to shove over a victc They failed to score a run on the five scat tered hits Shufflin’ Phil allowed The Giants won 7 to 0 , Five of those runs they collected in a big inning—the sixth put two men over and two were resting on the base lines when Toney himself went to bat in the fourth inning. Toney proceeded to sock the ball into the right field stands. ‘The Pirates naged to shove over QULONS BETTER THAN IN 1024 Showing Made Against Rivals Reveals Great Class. BY JOHN B. FOSTER (Copyright 1925 The Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—The Wash ington Americans already have won more games from the New York Cleveland and St, Louis than they dj all last season. That fact does not sure them a pennant by a long | thot, but it does go as evidence to-| | ward the argument that are a] The combined surplus of Washing ton over the three clubs ment 1 in seven games. The | New York {s closed, so t} & more to be gained in that loca ity. But Washington still has a chance to fatten further on St. Lo and Cleveland. Detroit has bested the champlons an compared with last year’s show- ing. If Washington wins every game from the Tigers from now on it will finish one: game behind its 1924 victory record, To date that is the one sure feat for Washington fn {ts own efreult when the compar ison with last year js undertaken But if that one game be deducted from the surplus of se the Wash. ingtons are still six games to the good with New York, St. Louis, Cleveland and Detroit. There are nine more games yet to be played | against the Boston. club and here| again Washington can.rafely count} on a better showing than in 1924. | The two clubs, besides Detri which they are not lkely thietice aga. show improvement are the and Chicago. The showing the Washingtons made on their last western trip te productive of the bellef thht Senators will do better against west, when they have finished season, than they Today’s Games the the the National League. Chicago at Boston, Pittsburgh at Philadelphi Only games scheduled American League. No games scheduled, Pitter | ty at tho fact tl PAGE SEVEN First in News Of All Events NE. BROWN |: ¢ strategy which 1 Hamilton op- ) ates got 10 BROWN CRD |) j so ‘well ns that day Giants e next day the Pirates’ morale| 2 in the fifth was at alowebb. Under normal performance. ed the Pirates for ite and ons they might have taken } Carlson was hammered at they were to bure the Pitts. Giants y of the Novel byy William Basil Courtney Copyright, 1925, Warner Bros. «THE LIMITED MAIL” with Monte Blue, ts a ploturization of this story Lf E Warver Bros. Pictures, lnc. SYNOPSIS ng down on the one with Bob freight engineer gth and cutting off the just rece ders fo take out forward power with the Limited M t night. Jane, whom he had left years before, has suddenly| All too late, and to no earthly appeared at the birthday he is] avail. attending, deman me} Ten seconds later, Limited and Caroline whom| freight were piled up and jumbled er are in love both Bob and Jim Fi on the t s in an indiscriminate is mystified. Bob, driving his engine,| ter of steam and splinters, bod- drops his watch to the cab floor as\ies and twisted steel the train begins the ascent to a pfass.| Bob, when’ he came to, found He leans to recower it at the instant} himself unhampered of movement @ station operator throws the signal|in the midst of a steaming, tortured ass of iron through which he was able to scramble with comparative CHAPTER VIII—Continued | ®#8¢ 2nd drop to the safety of the y d, unhurt but for the shock. A soft. E fractured the horror of the moment his crystal of his watch nged to a| predominating thought was for his tower light from green to red th o oath ¢ of love, melded into a smile| friends in the first mail car. That ) t th "S| had been reduced to kindling ‘wood, eyes 0 aph turned UP | literally, and was afire. A brakes to him from t floor. He covert- ly touched the pictured likeness of Caroline to his lips, glancing down first to make sure that the fireman was busy with his gauges and his poker rod and not waching him. man, divining Bob's intention, tried to halt him but Bob shook him off and plunged hysterically into the wreckage, searching for Jim and Bobby. He found them, after a time. Then he returned both picture] Bobby, held in Jim’s arms and but and damaged watch to his pocket,|lightly caught by the debris, was and leaned out to meet the cool] crying, trying to rouse his. father. rush of the night air against his] Jim was still, white—his eyes clos- cheeks e more. The Rise Ra-/ed. Bob shricked aloud as. he saw vine station had dropped two. hun-|that Jim was stone dead. dred yards behind ere ; ahead The flames were cating their all- of him was « the dreary way of} consuming pathway direetly toward black miles that would require all so Bob, placing Bobby his alert skill to get r . safety, worked frantically technical style and Ito. extricate Jim's body frem this crack flyer like the Li last, crowning despoilation. But it Back in the station, though Bob| was not to be. could not know it, a terrified agent Bob gave up, however, only when stood on the platform watching the|the flames licked close to Bobby, tail-lights of the Limited disappear| who w screaming in fear and upgrade, shiverin sobbing, and “My God, he right past the!” “Kiss your Daddy Jim!’ Bob red light—and me turning it against) choked, holding the child down un- him a full quarter of a mile before|¢i his lips brushed the stilt warm he got her othing can save the Limited now—” | cheeks of his father. Then Bob bent over and. kissed him, too, while hot tears fell from his eyes upon the face of his friend. He had to crawl away now, to. save his own life and that of Bobby. When he got clear again of the wreckage he was in a daze of grief for his friend; of terror for the ex- tent of the disaster for which, as driver, he was responsible, to a legs or greater extent he did not care The crushing truth was that he had failed his trust—and at what a cost. M | Hardly knowing or caring what he Ai) | was doing, Bob seized Bobby up in- to his arms and staggered off into the night with him—into the wild and barren mountainside country, away from the screams and groans Jof the maimed and frightened in the |tangled, burning monument to his moral unfaithfulness to duty. CHAPTER IX There have been, in the long and Bob seized Bobby up into his arms) ofttimes honorable history of beds and staggered off into the night. and bedmates, surpassingly odd bed |fellows; dukes and. beggarmaids Whereupon the agent showed the prelates and—but then, there is lit- k and disciplined wit of his kind", ' quickiand disciplined wi tle em a mere nibble of an paren ine ake, Historic instan- ae of ( ¢ and Jane form tid aids Pp . t re atimat ain track ; > deatrs pete be s than th t io were g unde ay { n *|total strangers to each other—inti- and mangled of the wreck.that was yet'to happen, | mate, that if\in a sense of not hav- Is seeret from ing a single en py Bob. d with one ya th se E ; ir Against. the|0ne another; in boring with’ the eyes hand: pressed. tig on of sex instinct through the defensive watch that h pisture rmor of each other's soul; in trying ar as if th lid not know l that their spirits were nak- In the first mail car, Jim opened his lunchbox and gave to Bobby a it remained of the birth- slice of w ¢ ce to the other, Experience 1 © promised, also, that}¢d on AY, ales tte PRE ts a fae . ve Jane no advantage in this, for fr Lay . see hus to| through the medium of half a dozen ront and give a cht ; tim ob alta, dente >, yords and a night together it wa Daddy Bob. Perhaps, they might alome with, Jane wore chiffon ¢ wore a plain even-ask- Bob’ to sitspend the rega-|Siven to Mary to rea Jations of the road in favor of giving| Bobby a ride in’ the cab; though it over seriously with was wont to 4 h him, reasoned D Id be better if Bob} would re this concession inas-| miuch as he was only @ substitute) ri Jane gave herself up toa vol- and on trial in the cab of pu cove eee PAT: lepsurlating) th tHe bade nieaeriteerdr poe pee g delightfulness of the feath- ody stil Yoens atieeed a ctling for|er bed—that locally considered bar tha’ a eee ern tittle’ fellow in|bacic and outlandish furnishing ins the old-fashionec c . pei ‘ 4 whom he saw so clearly, and poig- troduced Wa Le lyd veh by nantly the cherished resemblance to the pie Bene Wy fem fie ae his dear, dead mother, took him in-| It did nok felis, Tee 0 ie to his arms of a sudden and kissed} corer in the, morning en Fhe vr Bob sa \ floverlooked in th ) _ Bob saw the lurching blackness of night—that was, a photograph of ee a antie. fas Pear nes (BOD in obvious and significant prom- shot within the furthermost reaches scab espn: tl To, begin hile Ca nightgov that morning g the party, Jane agcertain- ght turn of her head, that ex- y good-mornings 1 una tend of the Limited’s searchlight—saw|)o0 0 it, while fingers of ice seized his|“ heart; saw it, and geached for his 4e simultane-| airbrake and his thre |