The Tomahawk., 1923-05-31
Sporting

two times in succession champion Of
its league, and the immense pile OF
concrete in the Bronx that Is the
greatest baseball tn eater anywhere.
He sold 1t to his partner, Colonel
Jacob Rupert.
Cincinnati-A telegram from James
Corbett, former holder of the worlds
heavyweight boxing championship,
asking the lowest terms for the ma
jority stock in the Cincinnati base
ball club, was received at the club
headquarters. 1t was said that the
offer is bonifide one, and that Cor
bett is backed by number Of bust
ness men who are DESTROYS Of entering
Major league baseball.
Great Falls, Mont.-Shelby, Mont,
where Jack Dempsey battles Tommy
Gibbons July 4, is going to be bone
dry the day of the fight If dry agents
can make it so, Addison X. Lusk, fed
eral prohibition director in Montana
said. Lusk left for Shelby to make
preliminary plans for stopping rum
runners from bringing liquor to Shell
by from Canada, 40 prohibition agents
will be stationed at Shelby within a
short time, Lusk said.
Grand Forks-The harness program
at the State Fair this year promises
to be far in advance Of the races held
last year. Secretary e. r. Montgom-
cry of the association reports that 125
head of harness horses will take part
in the eight races scheduled. Rupert
Parker of Minneapolis, who has never
raced here, will come with a string
this summer. Parker will bring along
with his other horses The Sign, a
2:O7A PAGER, eligible to enter in the
2:12 class. Montgomery is trying to
arrange a match between this horse
and Main Direct, 2:04A, owned by w.
R. McGier Of Calgary, Alta.
Chicago-Eddie Collins, second base
man for the Chicago Americans and
participant in six worlds series, not
only gives no outward sign Of slowing
up but with more than 20 games be-
hind him this season Is hitting over
the $50 mark. All during the last
season many predicted Eddie was
about done for in major league ball
but he answered by batting 1924 for
18th position in the final averages.
MISUNDERSTANDING Is OF Ed
stranger" Lewis famous headlocks,
Stanislaus ZbyMko, sturdy Pole, fall
ed to regain the title he lost to Lewis
a year and half ago. He fell victim
to the champions pet hold in one hour
and 80 minutes of the best wrestling
fans have ever seen here. Zbyszko
had the crowd with him as he broke
deadlock after deadlock, Furnishing
Lewis with toe holds and arm and leg
scissors.
Foreign
Paris-Three leading French air
plane manufacturers and the French
government were ordered by French
civil courts to pay 100000 francs to
Robert Esnault-Pelterie, inventor Of
the steering and stabilizing control
known as the 10y stick" for infringe
ment Of his patent.
Sofia-The two cardinal points in
the governments program are the at
tainmcnt of more modern reparatfon
terms and an orean outlet for Bulgaria,
Premier Stamboulisky announced in
reading the speech from the throng
at the opening Of the new chamber.
He said Bulgaria looked forward con-
fidently to better days.
Sydney, N. S.-Four thousand min
ers in the Glace Bay coalfields have
voted to call "a hour strike IL the
provincial police make further raids
upon the home of mine workers in
their search for seditious literature.
The arrest Of any of those whose
homes already have been raided also
would be the signal for strike, it was
said.
Geneva-The Swiss governments
reply to the soviet note Of protest con.
corning the assassination at Lausanne
of vorowsky, soviet envoy, declares
that Switzerland has better right to
demand explanations of the violence
suffered by thousands of Swiss in Rus
sie under the soviet regime than to
give them regarding the death Of one
Russian who was an unofficial and
unwelcome visitor.
Cologne-A report was in circula.
ton in German circles here that DR..
Krupp Won Bohlen, head Of the Krupp
works, and the other directors who
recently were sentenced to long terms
of imprisonment by French court
martial, have requested the Berlin
government to recall DR.. Otto L. WED
feldt, ambassador to the United States,
so that he may resume his former du
ties as director of the works.
Paris-Senator Medill Mccormick.
accompanying his mother, arrived in
Paris for one day visit. The senator
has reservations on the Majestic. Sen
ator Hiram Johnson and Mccormick
had a long conversation. Senator
Johnson aud his wife returned from q
three day tour of the battle front, GOV.