Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1925, Page 11

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1925 ADDITIONAL SPORTS TROJANS AVENGE 1924 DEFEAT BY 12-0 WIN OVER ST. MARY’S BY LINCOLN QUARBERG (United Press Staff Correspondent) COLISEUM, Los Angeles, Calif., Dec, 12—-Southern California's Tro- jans avenged their defeat by St. Marys a year ago by fighting their way to 2 12 to 0 victory over the Catholic eleven of Oakland here this afternoon. A crowd of 35,000 fans saw the Trojans in their best deserved vic- tory of the year, the plucky saints | forcing them to battle for every bit | of yardage. A lucky fumble in the early period gave Southern California its first op- portunity to score and a pass from Kaer to Thompson placed the ball across St. Mary's goal line, It was wnybody’s battle after the lucky first touchdown, until late in the third periog when the “Thunder. ing Herd" went on one of tts period- fc stampedes and waded through the Oakland team on straight line smashes for 80 yards and a touch- down by Kner, The Trojans had hammered fu- tilely for 30 minutes at the fron wall defense put up by the Catholics, and were held time and again without gains, The St. Mary's backs, on the other hand, found numerous holes in the Trojan line and made consistent sizeable gains, only to be held for BASEBALL IS | ON DECLINE | IN COLLEGES By LAWRENCE PERRY. NEW YORK,, Dec. 12.—As an in- stance of the decline of baseball as downs when they got the ball near Southern California's goal. Southern California was superior in its offensive strategy, timely passes and a nose for the ball in the fumbles giving them the edges that decided the battle. Fire Department Basket Five Will Wear Red Suits The Casper Fire Department bas- ketball team will take the eye of all spectators In thelr new uniforms. Brilliant red is the predominant fea- ture in both the jerseys and the trunks, On the front of each shirt is a large block ‘C’ in white with smaller letters to represent ‘fire de- partment’ inside. The team ts using the councll chamber of the city hall for prac: tice. This was the use intended for the room until the needs of the old council chamber made {t necessary to move to the larger hall on the second floor. Mennonites of Mexico Tire of Promised Land DALLAS, Tex., Dec, 12.—()— ‘Their dreams of a “promised land” in the valley of the Rio Grande ha faded and the Mennonites, who sought to colonize in Mexico are yearning for their native home in Canada, disillusioned and destitute. Theirs {s a story of a land of milk and honey that failed to materialize. an fntercollegiate sport, it may be Well to note that at the Seattle con- ference, the advisability of discon- tinuing the national game as a col- lege sport will be discussed. It 1s true the professional base- ball game has been eating into the college game for years until now It is & paying sport in only a few in- stances. Physical educators, however, hold that baseball makes a more all- around physical development than any other game. It would be a pity were baseball to be jettisoned by #0 powerful an organization as the coast conference, even though tt has to be conducted at a loss, Race Season in Havana Opened HAVANA, ‘Cuba, Dec. 18.—(United Press.}—With a gala celebration, the twelfth consecutive winter racing sear: gpened here today. ‘The track was bedecked with flags and about the ground were palms, tropical flowers and verdure. The heat was intense, but a breeze, sweeping from the gulf, made the Weather ideal. President Machado, accompanied by members of his military staff, was in the executive box and joined in the enthuslam. With the presi- dent were John McEntee Bowman, of New York, president of the Ha- vanna Jockey club, and Charles V. Flynn, president and managing dl- ‘The president was presented with The weary people two years ago fulfilled a great hope in the south- ern republic where they expected to prosper on the fruits of the land. And now they are homeward boun longing to renew the more conser- vative life in the land where once they lived. Their faflure is best told in the halting Spanish of a boy. “We like Mexico,” he said, “but nothing will grow—and my father says we must eat.” How they were beset with crop failures and famine was explained by half hundred down-hearted mem- bers of ‘the religious sect who changed trains here yesterday on their journey to Manitoba, Canada. — Mrs. Dodge Is Hurt in Crash; Companion Dead WEST PALM BEACH, Fia., Dec. 12.—(United Press.)\—Mrs. Horace E. Dodge, daughter-in-law of the late automobile manufacturer, was rap- idly recovering from injurt re- ceived in an automobile accident last midnight and should leave the Sa- maritan hospital here in a few days, her physicians said tonight. Hugh J. O'Neil, of Detroit, a Dodge employee who was an occu- pant of the Dodge machine when it was sideswiped by another car and turned over, died today from a fractured skull. Two other mem- bers of the automobile party escaped with minor Injuries, Mrs. Dodge suffered a broken @ gold button bearing the insignia| nose and severe cuts about the head. pasties Undhece shh) of the club as the first honorary member, Give something electrical. WHEN ° ) 152 So. Center Street Wilson Brothers Haberdashery did any man have too many GOOD SHIRTS HANDSOME TIES MODISH SOCKS SMART HANDKERCHIEFS LUXURIOUS MUFFLERS FINE PAJAMAS, ETC. Featuring Wilson Brothers Haberdashery Stockmen’s Nat'l Bank Bldg. r QUESTION BOX {tf you have some question to ask about baseball, football. box ing or any other amateur or pro fessional sport— Write to John B. foster. on oaseball. Lawrence Perry, on amateur sports, and . Fair Play on boxing and other professional sports. All are spe etal correspondents of the Casper’| | Tribune, 814 World Building, New York. Enclose a stamped, self-ad- dreseed envelope for your replr. Q.—Please give the percentage of the Texas League, the National League and the American League champlonships at the finish of the season A.—Amertcan League—Washing- ton 636, Philadelphia 579, St. Louis 536, Detrott 526, Chicago 513, Cleve- land 455, New York 448, Boston 309. National League—Pittsburgh 621, New York 586, Cincinnati 523. St. Louts 503, Boston 458, Brooklyn 444, Philadelphia 444, Chicago 442. Texas League—Second half—Fort Worth 653, Dallas 653, San Antonio 589, Wichita Falls F81, Houston 527, Waco 891, Shreveport 329, Beaumont 257, Fort Worth won the first half, Very bad judgment used in dividing the Texas League season. Q.—Please send record of the world serles of 1921 between the Glants and the Yankees, the games and the scores. A.—First game, Yankees 3, Glants 0; second game, same score; third game Giants 13, Yankees 5; fourth game Giants 4, Yankees 2; fifth game Yankees 3, Giants 1; sixth game Giants 8, Yankees 5; seventh game Glants 2, Yankees 1; elghth game Giants 1, Yankees 0, Q—What has become of Jim Thorpe the great Carlisle Indian back who subsequently played foot- ball professionally? A.—Thorpe was recently released from the New York Giants, a pro football team, got married and went wert. Champion Waiter PARIS, Dec, 12.—A title doesn't mean anything in Paris, playground of royalty and millionaires, unless— Well, if one is the king of Spain, or the Prince of Wales, it just means that one was born lucky, and kings are out of fashion anyway. One sees loafing in parks here, But if one has the title of “the best waiter in Paris,” one really is = distinguished. That {s what Par. accomplishments. One has enviable! is thinks about it. Joi Consequently, Julien Wilmotte is the proudest man in Paris, city of restaurants, gourmands, and .gour- mets. He recently was awarded first prize in a “best waiter” con- test in which Parisions voted with all the enthusiasm of a political elec- tion. M. Wilmotte has been a waiter at the Hotel Ronceray for 44 years, ——_ Pays Own Costs NOWATA, Okla., Dee, 12.—Dio- genes’ search can come to an end in McAlester—in the Oklahoma state penitentiary. In the district court of Nowata county, J. J. San- ger, former trust- ed clerk of the Prairie Pipe Line Co., entered a plea of gullty to a charge of forgery in the second de- gree and was sen- THE CASPER TRIBUNE-HERALD a The photos i \ extension. The lower picture shows CHARGE OF TAX PAAUOS DENIED BY OFFICIALS Investigators Scored for Stressing a Few ‘Isolated Cases’ WASHINGTON, Dec. 12—()— Sharp criticism of what is described as the action of representatives of the senate Internal revenue bureau investigating committee in picking out a few isolated cases of tax set- tloment and advertising them as typ- leal of the action of the bureau, is made by A, W. Gregg, recently ap- pointed solicitor of the bureau, Gregg's statement was made to the committee at secret hearings and ‘s contained {n another installment of testimony made public today after its presentation to the senate. The solicitor conceded frankly that there have been “cases of irregularity, some {solated cases of fraud," in settling\tax cases, but sald officials of the bureau are doing everything they can to correct the situation. “The bureau has done a big job and it has done a wonderful piece of work,” Gregg declared. He charged that representatives of the commit- tee were hunting only for the black spots in the bureau and protested that this was not fair, Solicitor Gregg’s statement was made to the committee during con- sideration of the case of the Ana- conda Copper company in which Agents for the committee contended that, through errors of audit, the government has lost $2,500,000 in taxes. Other cases dealt with in the tes. timony now made public included the Roessler and Hasslacher Chem {cal corporation, the Phelps-Dodge corporation and and Gas company ——+— the S Him Ott tenced to serve one year in the penitentiary. Court Clerk More- ~ land that he would ANGI reimburse Nowatn oo - Ex county for the expense of his trial. That promise was made good when the court clerk recelved from W. 8. Key, warden of the penitentiary, a money order for $20.35, which sum represented the costs in the Sanger case. This is the first instance on res- ord in Oklahoma that a man sen- tenced to the penitentiary has paid the costs of his prosecution, ———._—_. NEVERS MAY SIGN TO PLAY WITH CARDS SANTA ROSA, Calif, Dec, 12.— (United Prese)—Ernie Nevers, star fullback of the Stanford squad, wili turp to professional baseball {n the epring, after a fling at professional football, “according to his father, George Nevers, here tonight. ‘the St. Louis Nationals have been after Nevers, who ts as capable on the diamond as the gridiron, and the young star will likely sign a contract with the Cards. Nevers Inst night agreed to play professional football for some months at @ remuneration said to be $50,000. hovers war sow tate ot Squirrels sleep practically the whole of the winter, only waking ocoassionally to eat from the store they have accumulated in readiness. —— Give something electrical, Scouting Is Discouraged By Iowans DES MOINES, Ia., Dec, 12.—-()— Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Asso- elation went on record as opposing all forms of scouting for promising athletes. Agreement was reached that no member school should au- thorize or bear the expense Incurred by the invasion of a rival school for | the purpose of influencing athletes | to attend other conference colleges. The conference adopted the one- year basis of computing sports ac- tivities, and voted down a proposal to abolish baseball, Cheyenne Gridiron Team Banqueted | CHEYEN Wyo., Dec. 12.—The Cheyenne Kiwanis club entertained the Cheyenne football team at the regular weekly luncheon. The boys Were given # good sendoff despite the fact they lost the state cham- Pionship to Worland in the post sea- son contest, ee A diver at the bottom of the North Sea off Heliogoland broadcast his impressions to distant hearers. The transmission was heart plainly at Hamburg. $$ $ $ $ $ §$ MONEY TO LOAN On Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry Instuments and Musical and Good Clothes Jewelry Repairing and Agate on map indicate centers of the new agricultural activity. FLORIDA BANKERS DEPLORE GAMBLE INLAND; SEE GREATER DEVELOPMENT AFTER IT ENDS owth, the pleasure resort development and agricultural machinery at work reclaiming the Everglades for the plow, Cross-lines Outsiders to “Hold Sack” When Bubble of Get-Rich-Quick Speculation Ends; Texas May Be Next By W. Y. FERROL Central Press Correspondent TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dtc. 12—The real development of this state is yet to come. It will begin, Florida’s bankers believe, when the gambling subsides and the state’s agri- cultural and industrial resources become the center of at- | tention, rather than the pleasure resorts. They observe | that California went through the same process of develop- ment TEXAS, LOUIS) A To far-sighted bankers and bust- ness men of the state the activity NEXT, PREDICTION “What one hears on all sides now manifest on every side, the tn- vasion of the state by speculators} | eon tarseeing bankers and busi ness men,” says Ferrol, “is that from all parts of the country, are Florida, California, Texas, Louts- the spectacular stages of a move- ment which is destined to settle! lisna and other states with a aim: flar climate are the lands of the down into a steady. growth, if a slow one, a genuine development of future, California has had its boom, and has settled down to natural resources as yet scarcely re- steady growth, Florida is booming alized even by the majority of rest- dents, and not at all by the army of and is ready for new phases of visiters whose wellnigh unanimous} |agroultural and industrial devel. purpose is to get rich quick by a! | opment, ‘Texas and Louisiana wre lucky speculation in” land. next. In time the south and Cal ifornia probably. will support a These men realize that prices, in much larger population than the north.” many instances, have been driven upward by no other agency than the sheer force of competition to. As a resort the future of Florida may be deemed assured. What the state needs outside of these resort points which have discounted any development the future ts Ilkely to hold in store for years to come. They deplore the state-wide gamble in land as 4 movement good nelither| centers ie settlelrs, not visitors or for those who take part in it norjeven winter residents. “What is for the state as a whole. needed is development along the Outsiders to “Hold the Bag” lines of Industry and agriculture, line in which Florida ts far behind many commonwealths possessing fewer natural advantages,” the bank. ers declare. With a territory larger than New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Is- land combined,-Florida has a popula- tion of little more than 1,250,000. The three northern states have more than 15,000,000. There are 35,000,- Fortunes haye been made by some of these speculators, and the tales of thelr good luck have been broad- cast through the land. But virtually every dollar that has been taken out of Florida had been brought here by someone else, Ultimately the amaz. ing profits will be paid by the un- lucky final owners who find that there is no market for the parcels they purchased at prices far beyond any possible capitalization of the land's earning power. FRAMING—NEV PICTURES Casper Mirror and Picture Frame Co. Cor. Second and Durbin Downstairs sets are under a tem- of the Venezuelan gov- t. It is claimed that listen- the people to neglect | Wireless Playtime in the South Choice of four Jacksonville St, Augustine Palm Beach Orlando Miami Key West Havana Tampa t. Petersburg Sarasota gateway routes Ft. Worth-Dallas Chicago St. Louis Kansas C New Orleans Mobile Gulfport Bilowi Scores More R. N. 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