Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 2, 1925, Page 7

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1925 = TH World Results By.Leased Wire SENATORS OEAL ATHLETIC CLAN SEVERE BLOWIN SERIES OPENER "Hard Clouting Wins for World’s Champions and Brings Them Nearer Title Series With Pittsburgh, NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—(By The Associated Press.) — World series signs beckoned more plainly to Washington and Pittsburgh today. With the Pirates plowing steadily ahead in the National league to an advantage of eight full games over the Giants, the Washington Senators paralleled the pace yesterday by striking a body biow at the tumb- weeks at the door from the celtar Ung Athletics in the American; the Boston Braves bounced out with league, 7 to 3. @ ‘oud explosion, which carried whem The hard clouting, confident Sena- | all the way to the sixth landing. The tors were supported by steady piteh: | victory was a slab triumph for Bew- ing of the veteran, Walter Johnson. | ten over Alexander, the former col- ‘ ‘Although he gave the visitors ten|legian, Gautreau, figuring promi hits, he was almost invincible at] nently in a 2 to 0 shutout with a rerucial periods. At the bat he led| brace of timely singles. Philadel tho hitting’ with a pair of doubles and a single, Another veteran, Roger Peckinpaugh, accounted for four runs with a timely double tn the third inning. The victory, Wash. ington’s fourth in a row, placed the champions four and one half games fn the lead and added a seventh straight defeat to Philudelphia's tos- phia and Chicago were both passed im the climb of the hyb outnt. With Babe Ruth feoking on from Colonel Ruppert's box, the Yankees nosed out the Red Sox in an Ameri can league pitching duel between Shawkey and Ehmke, 2 to 1. Only four hits were gathered by the New Yorkers, but one of them, a homer iug streak. The two teams play aj by Bob Meusel, accomplished as second game today, with a four|much as six alngleg and three Game series to come at Philadelphia | doubles could for Boston. next week, Pittsburgh posted its fifth straight victory, beating the Phillies, 10 to 8, with landslide of 17 hits, Aldridge ard Moore made home runs. Today the Pirates back home after a tour in which they took 12 of th 14 games with Brooklyn, New York, Boston and Philadelphia. After pegging away MARANVILLE IS‘IN BAD’ FOR LATECONDUCT CHICAGO, Sept. Press),—The Chi aminer says W anville tlenals, Yesterday’s Scores for several Lincoln, 13; Omaha, 3. Oklahoma City, 11; Tulsa, 6, American League. Washington, Philadelphia, 3. New York, 2; Boston, 1. Onty two scheduled, National League. Boston, 2; Chicago, 0, Pittsburgh, 10; Philadelphia Only twe schedule American Association. } Toledo, -10; St. Paul, 10-4. Louisville, 11) Kansas City, % Columbus, 0-2; Minneapolis, 5-8, Indianapolis, 4; Milwaukee, §. 2.—4Associated agO Herald and Ex Mar- Na-| by nager s been President William Veeck to explain Pacitle Coast League. certain actions reported tinofficially | anzonto, 3; Vernon. 4. to the club executive j> San Francisco, 4; Portland, 2 Mr. Veeck has stated he would| Salt Lake, % Oakland, 8, say nothing untit Maranville has| Los Angeles-Seattle postponed. conferred with him personally. But x the newspapers say, the Cub pilot seems a likely candidate for the role of “in. bad." There had been rumors, says the Herald and Examiner, that during Maranville’s convalescing from a Club Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE x Presenting she pu aes he new champion of the flyweight division, Los Angeles, who came into th. honors the other night by handing Frankie Genaro, New York, a neat lacing over the 10-session route. ago, La Barba was only an amateur. He’: a “4 — Fidel La Barba of About a Pp ic ladder. RUTH PENITENT AS PROBATION PERIOD BEGINS; CONFESSES HE “MADE A FOOL’ OF HIMSELF NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—(Associated Presé).—A penitent Babe Ruth today entered upon his first day of proba tion to win the forgiveness of Miller Huggins, whom he criticised freely in Chicago, under the sting of in definite pension and a $5,0 for violation of training rules. After a day of olive branch way ing, during which he said to J Ruppert, owner of the Yankees, made a fool of myself, home-run hitters today awaited ac- ceptances of his overtures for peace ac tendered to Huggins. Saying that under no considera- tion would Ruth's fine of $5,000 be rescinded, Huggins added: “I will reinstate Ruth when I am convinced he intends to do the right thing.” The Babe tried to talk with Hug: sins, but the latter said he would telephone when: ready toyhear him Mrs, Ruth tearfully’ accepted frlend husband's assurances that there was no truth in reports about him {involving other wome! broken ankle, he did not always act} Club— Won Lost Pet. as one in his condition should, Washington. - 30 45 {BHO ‘This and stories of a conflict with | Philadelphia - Th aS 807 a house detective in Boston tn the | Chicago-—-.. - 68 88540 early hours of Monday and his gjec- | St. Louts -- 68 5988S tion from the bench and out of the | Detroit 6480S park yesterday for baiting an um: | Cleveland go es at pire, appear due for an airing at the | New York ~-...-... 51 72 ALS ponference with President Veeck. | Doston,.- 3688 238 All of which, the newspaper de- e ——— duces, gives rise to the belief that NATIUNAL LEAGUE the Cubs may have another manager Club— Won = Lost Pet. next season Pittsburgh 45 $28 ST BER Cincinnati . 53536 Brooklyn 83 492 For pencil luxury | St. Louis z Ss PENCIL HE finest pencil for every use smoothest, long- est lasting lead— distinctive green watermark finish, solid gold aye ing and specially selected eraser. 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Please state the ruling. A.—Umpire did the very thing he should do. In the Grst place the ball was transferred from one player to another white time was on. In the second place it was abominable sportsmanship on the part of the team im the field. If time had not been called &@ would have been a balk by the yitcher, In no way was ie good baseball. ‘Announcing That we have two barbers that specialize in ladies and 50c children’s work__ Gladstone Barber Shop Q.—Whai are the tirst ‘vames of the Grange brothers who are play- ing om the Ulinois football eleven? A—Hareld ts the famous “Red” and his younger brother ts Garland. Q.—Did Robert Zupkke ever play varsity football in college? What was bis college? Salt Creek Busses Leave » Townsend Hetel sam. lp. mand 5 p.m Leave Salt Creek 3a. 1p. m and & p. m. A. No, he never made the varsity. Leaves 9:30 Daily |v iiconsin. Creek tien Co. | ters oe br, M. ©, Katth moved to Rooms. 5, 9, 10, Steckmen’s National Bank abl BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS TELEPHONE 144 eo eS RR MM A SE de ee ee a ae ae SPRORTISD Speaking of pitchers, or were we ‘The current season has been a dis- appointing one for Wilbert Robinson, jolly leader of the Brooklyn Dodgers. and one of the most disappointing factors of his team's play has been the absolute failure of Big Jess Petty the southpaw, to come through. Uncle Robbie paid Indianapolis a big price for Petty last winter, firm im the belief that the veteran could come through in grand style and make a good running mate for Dazzy Vance, Burleigh Grimes et al. this Is written Petty has yet to win half a dozen games. All of which causes us to wonder if the Cleveland baseball club knew what it was doing when !t refused to get excited about the scramble for Petty, caused by his work with the Indianapolis team, Cleveland bad Petty some years ago. He seemed to have promise. The club fimally let him go, how- ever and while no reason was giv. | enefor the move the opinion was ex pressed some that Petty’s main fault wus a mental one. Seemed to hurt him on Petty the Dodgers spring n@ reputation of ing won games and lost for the Hoosiers, a great percentage in that league of old birds. Many ggers and wise 2 pitcher has join- ec the majors with a much less im pressive record behind him—and with much less expertence tn facing datters—and has come through in rapid time. Why then, did: Petty: go pfioole? Only one other disappointment ap- proaches it in Uncle Robbie's mind. That is the reversa? of form shwon by big Rube Ehrhardt. You'll recall that that boy, after joining the Rob- ins last year, went great guns, win. ning five games at the close of the season. When 1924 season ended he loomed up as one of the big winners of the Dedgers for this capmaign. He ts just about breaking even in victories and defeats and has yet to win his tenth game. the tune regarding the lively na- ture of the basebal! now tn use in the big leagues has changed of late, The drop im the home run averages and the ability of pitchers to remain longer under the dally fire has lowers of the game to suggest that adverse comment on the “rabbit” ball has caused mani facturers to change the composition, and remove some of the life. This change’ has been denied indig. nantly. Now Art Nehf. Giant pitcher and one of the greatest students of pitch- ing in the game today, comes across with some views on the subject. Nebf asserts that be has been pitching two different types of balls tm recent games. One {is smaller than the other and has heavier sew- ing. Thene two changes give the As} Le) E BROWN 4 If this be true, one of two things is happening. Either some of the balls made before the advent of the rabbit ball are belng worked tn or the latest batches from the factory are different than thi in use ear- Mer in the year, Take your choice. One of the men who played on the line with the U. S. Naval academy football team last fall will be eligible to play on the University of Iowa team this coming season, accerding to am announcement at lowa City, la. The play Lambert, was member of the freshman team Towa in 1923. He re-entered Iowa last winter and thereby met eligibi!- ity qualificattuns. YOUTH NO CRUSE FOR SLUMP OF ATHLETICS ON TAIP INTO WEST EW YORK, Se ague most woeful showt: ern trip. Had the Washingtons net shown @ similar tende x the case of the Athle would have been almost As it ts lead the Senators collected prtn: y 48 @ result of the elzan Sweep they made against Chicag: while the Tigers were making a cleam sweep against the Athletic has given Cennie Mack plenty to worry about. One of the greatest Athletics have had ef uncertain luck in batting. It be gins to look as if they had batters nerves. In several of th on this last western trip, outbatted the opposition, lost because the hits grouped oppertunely. In others they lost because they were outbat ted. The A's, oceasto: as kids, have been excused tor los ing some games on the ground t several of their number. were Yeung to stand the strain with @ let-down. It is rather bard to » though, how the young player ex cuse has much bearing. The Ati letics are young, but all of them have been through the mili and know what. pennant race ls like. Their slump seems to be just 0: of those things. ee OYSTER BAY, N. ¥.—Three six. | meter yachts were selected on the American team whieh will meet 4 Seandinavian team in an interva pitcher more centrol over the balt.~! tional race this month, | be Casper Daily Cribune GRID ELEVENS REACH PEAK AT VARIOUS TIMES Star Teams Sometimes Rated Low at End of Season. | BY LAWRENCE PERRY (Copyright 1925 The Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—Viewing the fact that some football elevens this s n face important football various times throughout n and that others with cu: acu ga | the | tomar | sohedt Bet for quest R arise today at sity club. One man n have en have at in so ar contest November, an interesting Or rat aid an up-town university es t rtant a former coach, m tained that the clever ch cou so conduct a team as to have it ready for its tests whenever they came. Knute Rockne did it last year, But most coaches are not ocknes and even if they are they Jo not enjoy material quite so mal- able as does the Notre Dame men rif Anoth ootball man present as- serted at. Harvard, Yale and Princeton were quite well advised in 80 shapi ir seasons as to come to a point in the big three series, where: first man retorted that it was y possible for them to meet important October opponents at topnotch and still be at topnotch} later. In the western conference, teams must do this. Some do well and others not so well, With respect to smaller college teams that go gun- ning for the big fellows in October subsequent results of bagging the big prey are not always pleas ’ Marquette for instance. The Mar. qu leven that went to Annapolis last fall and sunk the middie craft 21 to 3 was probably entitled to rank th the finest teams in the land at that time. But the men were worked hard in preparation for that game, perhaps overstrained, and the contest was played on an extremely warm day, “Many valuable m weight was never reg defea eighton and ‘st ft scribed to th tory over th Ww n through graduatio: such men back as the flas! Flahe wright, Craine, Campine and Gavin, not to speak of reserves from the junior varsity and freshmen elevens the Milwaukee institution certainly should have the greatest team that ever sported the gold. The problem ts to meet the Navy again at an early date, to play their heads off and then be ready for im- portant games to follow. It is all a matter of conditioning and mental stimulation. There is the big prob- lem that faces Frank Murray, Free- man Fitzgerald, Lloyd Se: and the test of the coaches. GOLF TOURNEY NEAR AT OGDEN. All Amateurs’ of Inter-| mountain Region Are Eligible. All amateur golfers of ready have been received that sor of the best players of these states will compete. The three players turning in f scores will be entered tn the a fou as by ome with Joe Kirkwood he world’s fofemoest exponent of | for an 13-hole exhibition match. Kirkwood will also triek and fancy exhibitions an ture before tournament days smoking of Blackstone will show you how satisfying it is to smoke a really cigar. fine Bl WAITT ac WAIVE HEARING Kstone CIGAR ALL STARS TO HOLD PRACTICE FOR BIG GAME In 1 final preparation for Saturday Sunday at Thermopolis, when tle up in a three-gamo series h the Buffalo team, members Casper All-Star aggre tossers are asked to report at High School diamond Thursd: evening for a sizzling practice. ' Bill Wagner, manager of the team, and | who will have charge of the boys on the Thermopolis trip has issued the following list of players asked to re for the last work out. t ball r , Goad, Huin- ker, Bryum, mon, Wal- ker, Maples, Gosnell, Ray and Gil are considered the | m in Central Wyoming Buffalo sam © will be pla: noon and two games Sunday. pitchers taken with the Casper team | are Maples, Ray and Gosnell. It is expected that a large crowd of Casperites will be present in the Hot Springs City for the double hol- iday, Sunday and La Day, and] while there will turn « and root for the local gang. The Stars © confident tha will make a clean swee of the s es, but they will be stacked a hard-hit- ting aggregation of team wor of handing o: fast, dinner and supper CHEYENNE GRID SQUAD ALREADY IN PRACTICE, CHEYENNE, Wyo,, Sept. 2.—The high school practice session of © football season was held Monda » under the st soled In the art h a reputation s for break- J. H. Powell n school Coach Powell ts confronted with the of building a SPORT BRIEFS CINCINNATI, Ohlo—Harry UL. Biemil! Pitcher of the Cincinnati Nationals, will go to Philadelphia Nationals, President August Herr- mann announced today. Waivers were ed on him and the Philadel- phia club claimed him. SAN FRANCISCO.—Frankie Mur. phy, New Orleans, and Joe Hughes. San Francisco light heavywel, fought a 10 round draw. .—Ernie Owens, 20 year CHICA old Los Angeles 180 pounder, was matched to meet Ad Stone of Phila- delphia in 10 rounds in East Chi- cago, September 11. Today’s Games National League Cincinnat! at Pittsburgh New York at Philadelphia. Breoklyn at Bos! American League. Philadelphia at Washington. Boston at New York MAGEE WILL 10¢ and 2 for 25¢ PAGE SEVEN First in News CAGPER CHAMBER JOINS MOVEMENT 10 PROTECT WYOMING RIVER RIGHTS The board of per Chamber of Commorea, in re meeting voted to a/fitiate with the Of All Events | Colorado River league, organized to (he sts of Wyoming, Color ] ontrover- se of waters © states com. the upper ests were ission ence in f Ellison, ct hamber’s n nar man of the Cas- tion committee, e of en ague appoint- of Wyoming. | ed for th Aovel by William Basil Courtney Copyright, 1 Warver B: 26, SYNOPSIS Jane Gordon, whom Bob Wilson the eng t, had known years before has reappeared spending the whom Bob bor appears with the i the Limited has been wrecked, th Fi and that Wilson an ler are mitsi mystified Caro Rr husband. unexpe: ght « ine Dale. little Bobby Foes- ‘ane declares to the ime that Bob Wilson is Then she disappears. CHAPTER IX—Continued There it w revealed. T was no doubt in Caroline's d Bob Wilson and Bob Snobson were one and the same person. Sn ! Caro trembled to think of the social pres- tige and position of the man she loved. The proud, Puritans was that t veins; they were the Matterhorn o the country’s social Alps. | k in Snobs When the Limited Mail, bound, pulled out one sultry two weeks or more af! appearance, Caroline ger, crumpled in a c n seat, a wan, pa figure, fleeing a past t | ement mean gesture. and ex-professor he might be, Potts would die before or Bob Wilson with little Bobby shared Pott’s shack, giving liberty and the philo- =) P oca~ eace of his a and essly in 25, Warner Bros. “THE LIMITED MAIL” with Monte Biue, fs a Pletarization of this s is a neigh- woler, the mail clerk, has been killed ©! storm cohorts cold blood of ACTED MAl JELMEREVANCE 2% tory by, Pictures, Inc. Jhere Potts had fo the wayfarers taken them ‘ Bob had t or dar venture out of his g-place since then, but rs brought back by Potts his di ging excufsions nm that|to the tracks d that he the wreck Past the Ri He re- mem this was te mo- men he had dropped his his watch i he cursed the Fate that seemed to be making endless game of him. On the same fared fi bound Lin | the doorway bulwark © and ng on For Potts’ con- h that he had Ise to remain 4d come for he would ¢ end, that she would and forgive. But his o st rectness and dodging had | stac’ t ds against a | whe 3 . rpose had been to save her pain of n d know- }ledge. He had wan her in a gradual an Jar been disp: publ Caroline y J hought—of that, olvements had borne up s of the wreek rest .in its Bob was en- nostalgia—o! of onesameness in his mood