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, 1925-01-24
COWBOYS BEAT
TAH FIVE IN
FEATURE GAME
Opening Of University
Gym Christened
With Victory.

LARAMIE. Wyo.. Jan. 24.-wyo'
ming university basketball team de
feated Utah university here last
night, 81 to 20. in an extra period
Of play after Bill Lester. one time
Casper high school star. had tied
the cor in the closing seconds of
the game. The new half million
dollar gymnasium was ch~ristened
with last. nights game and 1900
spectators including n number OF
members OF the state Legislature
we're present.
The score was tied a half dozen
times during the last half and the
cheering was %deafening- until the
flnal gun. The at the end OF
the first half was; Utah, IL; Wyo'
ming, 0. The Utah lead was in
creased in the first few minutes OF
the second half but Wyoming. by
brilliant teamwork, worked the bal
under the basket for successive
goals. Coach Clark used eight men
in the game and Utah used ten,
Buhmann. of Chicago. was referee
DIR. A c. Crane. president of the
university. tossed the ball at the
opening of the game. The gate re
ceipts. aside from student attendane,
were more than four times the
former basketball receipts In the old
, 1925-01-24
BY PERRY.

Copyright, 1925. Casper Tribune)
NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-From all
reports Of the inter-city indoor polo
matches held in the new, commodt
Gus and palatial Riding club at
Chicago, the tourney would be bet
ter II held at the Coliseum Of Madi.
son Square Garden under the man
agement OF gladiatorial promoters.
In the midst of the rivalries
which seem to have been ~engender-
ed between some OF the city teams.
notably, New York, Chicago and
Cincinnati. the art and science of
polo seem to have been pretty
thoroughly thrown to the winds.
One gentleman. IT appears, so far
forgot the ethics OF this most gen.
tlemanly and regal OF all sports as
to cast aside his polo stick and
paste an %astonished and justly in
dlgnant opponent upon the point Of
the jaw.
Ono hears that the objectionable
sin OF walloping an opposing pony
across the head with a stick was
committed and that wicked eplthets
, 1925-01-24
INDOOR POLO TURNED
INTO BATTLE ROYAL
in CLUB AT CHICAGO

and objurgations hurtled across the
tanbark.
Players Ignoring the principles. of
stick work. took toe holds in their
stirrups and launched at the ball
with the vigor and abandon of Babe
Ruth going after a wide one. So
vicious and uncalculating were the
strokes that players swung them
selves completely out of their sad
dies in missing tho ball and fell
from their horses.
Whizzing sticks filled the air so
as TO resemble briclsbats at an Irish
picnic and the referee. 1t would
seem, was SO busy lodging them
and keeping out Of the way OF
rocksting ponies that lie had most
of the time only n general idea of
what was happening.
And the while. the delighted Chi
cagoans who had paid their money
to see the show, leaned over the
rail as did Roman spectators of
yore. with their thumbs down.
This Is not intended to be humor-
GUS for. according to tho best re
port. this is what actually happened.
As a result of the four days play,
one player has been set down by
the polo association for n six months
period. one is resting In Chicago
with a broken arm and ribs another
is under a ph%ysician's care in New
York and there is a general feeling
that the meet was not altogether a
social and sporting success. however
good II was as a free-for-all.
"As the tournament turned out. %
says a well known horsenan and
polo player who attended the
matches. the players should have
worn armor and carried shields
The New York-C Chicago game was
like an ancient joust between two
knightly orders and the C%ineinnati'
Chicago match which decided the
championship was-well. It was not
indoor polo. l "a tell YOU
Robert A. Granniss. one OF the Of
hcers OF the indoor association, who
vas referee in the various matches,
would not comment on the character
of the tourney other than to say he
had his hands fun.
So much for the intense rivalry
that seems TO have characterized the
players of teams representing New
ark. Philadelphia. Brooklyn, Now
York. Chicago. Detroit. Cleveland
and Cincinnati. in a tournament DC
signed TO promote felicity among
the polo playing cities,
, 1925-01-24
J.. 8. RUNNERS
LACK TRAINING
So Says Phantom Finn
In Talking Of Dis
lance Men.
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL
UNITED Press Sports Editor1

Copyright 1925, The United Press)
NEW YORK. Jan. 23. Omitted
PresseAmerican athletic officials,
with the nations future in Olympic
competition at heart. have been
greatly %ncern about the decline
In the class of middle distance run
ners. The American team failed to
win a single distance event in the
Olympic games at Antwerpt in 1890
and the showing made in Paris last
summer was just as bad. The
United Stats. It would seem from
Olympic records, has turned into a
nation of sprinters.
The failure of American athletes
to win any races at distances more
than 200 meters not only is con
sidered as a grave menace to the
future success of American Olym.
pic teams. but It is regarded as an
equally serious indication that the
virility Of the American youth is
not up to the standard OF young
sters in foreign countries.
Nurmi ought to have some good
ideas on the subject and his opinion
should carry considerable weight.
Nurmi is generally regarded as the
greatest unn that ever lived. He
won four events for Finland ip the
Olympic games at Paris last summer
and broke three records. He came
to this country with a great repu.
lotion recently and lived UP to it by
making two new worlds records of.
ficially and one unofficially. the
first time he had ever competed on
a board track.
He has established records almost
at will and many authorities believe
that he has never really extended
himself. He said when he arrived
in this country that his big ambition
was to run a mile in 4:0s, and there
is little doubt that he will be able
to do 1t sorne time. THAT fellow
Is good enough to run a mile in
four minutes" a prominent coach
said the night the Finn sta made
his debut.
Nurmi believes that Americans
are to be considered as distance run
ners in the future. lie does not feel
that Americans are not strong
enough or that they lack the cndur-
ance to run long races.
There are a number of fine dis
tance runners in the United Suites"
Nurmi said. Ray. Conolly and
Hahn are three OF the finest milers
you a find in any country. 1
believe, however. that there would
be more better distance runners in
this country IL training methods
were changed. The ideas followed
by American boys when they start
running is wrong. When you start
wrong you waste time that never
can be recovered and more harm
than good is accomplished. 1t is
almost impossible to get a matured
unner out OF bad form that he cul-
tivated when he started to learn the
game"
, 1925-01-24
DOHENY CHARGE
IS Ar UED IN
TRIBUNAL
Walsh Accused Of Con-
tempt for Address
Over Radio

= WASHINGTON, Jan. e4.-Arzu.
ing for the q%uashing of indictments
growing out of the leasing OF naval
oil reserves, Frederick n, Kellogg.
of New York. representing L. l..
Dohcny and II. L. Doheny Jr.. de-
clared in n brief filed in the
supreme court of the District OF
Columbia that Senator Walsh of
Montana, chief prosecutor in the
senate oil inquiry, vas In contempt
Of court when he delivered a radio
speech last May while the grand
jury IA considering the case.
Delivery of the address which
dealt with the oil scandal. Mr.. KEEL
logg said, was an act which. pur-
suant to the common law of Eng
land and of this country constituted
an act tending to obstruct the ad-
minlstration of Justice. The. defense
has commended that tho speech wac
easily available through br~oaa.ast-
ing to members of the Jury. either
in their homes or through loud
speakers In stores and elsewhere.
Frank j. Hogan, chief counsel for
the Dohenys complained OF the
presence OF District Attorney Cor
don and Assistant Attorney General
Pagan in the grand jury room dur.
ing h taking of testimony. Their
appointment to assist In the case,
he said, was Illegal. because the
senate had designated Atlec Pomer-
enc n over j.. Roberts to handle
the cases.
Mr.. Roberts defended the presencs
OF himself and the other counsel in
the jury room and asserted there
wal no prohibition against govern.
ment attorneys appointing assist
ants.
, 1925-01-24
CHARGED IN
NATURALIZATION Of
ALIEN At kEMMERER

CHEYENNE. wyo., Jan. z4.-Ac-
tion for cancellation of n~aturaliza.
ton papers recently granted Wlad.
yslaw TurieJ Of Kemmerer, Wyo.,
has been instituted by United States
Attorney Albert d. Walton, who
charges that Turlej made false
statements in order to obtain cit.
izenship. Walton charges that
when Turlej swore he was a law
abiding citizen he perpetrated per.
jury. inasmuch rs he has pleaded
guilty to four or five criminal char
ges within three yeara. Tho petit.
tlon for cancellation OF Turiej's cit.
izenship papers alleges that on
April 25, 1920. he pleaded guilty to
a charge OF Illegal possession of Iia-
uor; hat an December s. 1929, he
pleaded guilty to a similar charge;
hat on September le. 1923. he plead.
ed guilty 20 a charge of aggrievated
assault. and that on November IL,
1923. he pleaded guilty to a charge
of Illegally possessing liquor.
, 1925-01-24
SPORT BRIEFS

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Billy Wells.
welterweight champion OF England.
outpointed Johnny Mendez, San
Diego, in 10 rounds.
CHICAGO.-Johnny Weismuller,
Illinois A. c. star, set a worlds rec
ord for the 15o-yard free style swim,
WATERLOO. Iowa.-Gale Cor
man, st. Paul heavyweight, defeated
Ralph Alexander. Waterloo, in 10
rounds. b
DAVENPORT. Iowa.-"Dago Joe
Cans of st. Paul, won a newspaper
decision over Morrie Schlaifer, Oma-
ha. mlddlewelght in 10 rounds.
LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 24.-Ernest
E. Bearg. assistant football coach
at the University of Illinois has
been elected head football coach
at the University OF Nebraska. the
Nebraska Athletic board announced,
to DO effective March l.
GRINNELL, Iowa. Jan. "a
Meredith Sweet, OF Minneapolis
halfback. was last night elected cap
tain OF the 1925 Grinnsll college
football team.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2A-Before
leaving for the west, Jack Root,
Los Angeles boxing promoter. an
nounced he had obtained agree
ments with Mike McTigue, worlds
light heavyweight champion, and
Pancho villa. worlds flyweight
champion, for their appearance in
two matches each on the Pacific
coast this spring.
Agreement with McTigue n
reached here. while Root said he
had received assurances OF Villas
appearance from Manila where the
Filipino is staying. Opponents for
both fighters Will be picked from
coast talent. one Of McTigueH
battles will involve his title, Root
said.
, 1925-01-24
J0lE RAY AND
HURMI TO MEET
AGAIN TONIGHT

NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-tBy the
Associated Pressl@Joie Ray Of Chi
caFo and Paavo Nurmi Of Finland
Will meet tonight at tho Brooklyn
collegiate games, but they VIII rot
appear in the same race. just as
the moon has oclipsod the worlds
greatest light, 80 has the draftaman
from Abo come between fame and
one OF Amcrica's greatest athletic
stars.
Nurml win run Ia the 1000 yard
event while Ray VIII enter a race
over half that distance.
Nurml expects to lower two world
marks 10 make his American eon-
quests an over dozen.
, 1925-01-24
BEST SERVICE
TO OMAHA AND CHICAGO
VIA CHICAGO 4 NORTH
WESTERN RAILWAY

Through Pullman Drawing Room
sleeping car 10 Chicago leaves Cas-.
pcr at 500 y. m, daily. arriving
Omaha $3.50 p. m. and Chicago 7:25
a. m. second morning. Dining car
serving all meals (~service a Ia cartel.
Convenient connection made at
Omaha Union Station with trains
carrying through sleeping cars FOR
Rochester. st. Paul and Minneapolis.
For ticket reservations and par.
tlculars. apply to W, r. Niles. Ticket
Agent. telephone 400, Casper.-Adv
, 1925-01-24
BOY SLAYER
IS GIVEN LIFE

LEXINGTON South Car. Jan.
PA sentence of life Imprisonment
was given Asbury Wossinger, a IA.
year old boy here for the murder of
his aunt. Mrs. Lima Wessinger last
September.
Tho boy testified that he had fat.
ally wounded his aunt with an axe
because he was enraged at tho loss
OF a pen knife. Ho also struck
three al her small children with an
AK handle but they recovered. Judge
J.. Henry johnson in imposing sen.
tence gave him the option of sery,
ing on the county chain gang or in
the state penitentiary. The boys
mother collapsed in the court room.
, 1925-01-24

Casper lacked the form exhibited
in its preceding victories and also
was unusually slow in getting start
ed. The visitors ran into a 12-point
lead in the first half and that made
a handicap almost impossible to
overcome. IL the second half Cas-
per played better basketball but
could not ever up. The game was
very even the second half the win.
ners scoring but n more point
than Casper.
Overbaugh. Davis and McKelvey
played the best for the home team
with Dalmer the shining light for
Cheyenne.
, 1925-01-24
FIGHTS IN LIBRARY.

MADRID-Keopers Of Madrld's
public library must stop playfully
hurting books at each other. civic
authorities have ruled. The burgo.
master recently entered the library
to find all the librarians engaged IN
a vicious bit Of warfare, with expen-
sive volumes flying hither and thlth.
or aross the reading room
, 1925-01-24
BIG MUM ASKS
INJUNCTION TO
PROTECT TITLE

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-. Jan. "a
An application for an injunction to
prevent Ed (Strangler) Lewis. for
>mer heavyweight wrestling cham
pion. and his manager, Billy Sandow
from interfering in any way with his
rights as world heavyweight cham
pion, was filed in district court by
Wayne Dig Mum, who won the
title from Lewis at Kansas City on
January g..
, 1925-01-24
Engagement to
Actress Denied
By Lefty Flynn

HOLLYWOOD. Calf. Jan. a.
The engagement of Maurice Lefty"
Flynn, former Yale University foot
ball team captain and now motion
picture star, to Miss Grace Darmond
also Of the screen, announced two
days ago. by Miss Darmond. WINS
vigorously denied by Mr., Flynn. The
former football player declared he
hardly knew Miss Darmond and
certainly never asked her to marry
him"
After Mr.. Flynn's denial Of their
, 1925-01-24
QUESTION
BOX

II you have some question to
ask about baseball. football. box
Ing or any other amateur or pro-
fessioual sport
II you want a rule interpreted
II you want to know anything
about a play or player
Write to John B. Foster. on
baseball.
Lawrence Perry. on amateur
sports, and
Fair Play on boxing and other
professional sports. All r spe-
cial correspondents OF the Casper
Tribune. s14 World Building. New
York.
II you want n personal reply
enclose a stamped. self-addressed
envelope. Otherwise your ques-
tion will be answered In this col.
umn.
, 1925-01-24
GRANT AND JEFFERSON
(. SPLIT H0N0Rs IN CAGE
GAMES HERE YESTERDAY

Jefferson and Grant school basket
ball teams divided honors in grade
school basketball yesterday after
noon when the Jefferson boys de
feated tho Grant boys, 0 to G. while
the Grant girls were winning from
the Jefferson girls. I TO 6.
Cook and Edwards were tho shin
ing lights in the boys game while
the Misses Cartwright and Martin
played best for tho girls. The line.
ups:
Boys.
Jeferson-Edwards. Peck, Cook
Sullivan and Hubs.
-Grant-Lloyd. Roland, Magnuson
Newton and Woods.
Girls.
Jofferson-Chapin. Martin. Free
man. Myer. Ditwyler and Jobes.
Grant-cartwright, Franklin,
Barnes. Bowman. Mccash and
Waygood.
, 1925-01-24

engagement. Misc pnrmond eharac
torized tho affair NJ an "nnfortus
nate incident which has shaken M,
faith IN men terribly"
, 1925-01-24

The Athletics will have a staff of
giants in the pitching department
with Bryan Harris TOPPING tho list
at six feet, six inches. Others of
Mack's hurlers who stand two yards
from the ground are Stan Baum.
gartner, e. d, Andrews, Dr..
Thomas Glass, Robert Groves. Fred
Heimach. Ed Rommel. George Wal
berg and Charles Willis.
More than 800 entries have been
filed for the Morningside A. C. track
meet in New York next Friday night
when Paavo Nurmi of Finland has
promised to break the 4,,ooo-yard rec
ord held held by Al Shrubb of Eng
land. Ugo Frigerio the Olympic
walking champion from Italy, will
participate in these games.
, 1925-01-24
CHEYENNE HIGH HANGS DEFEAT
ON CASPER| IN PLAY LAST NIGHT
Locals Show Slump in Form in Clash With
Capital City Quintet and Go Down to
Defeat for First Time.

Casper high school dropped its first game of basketball
of the season last night when the more experienced Chey-
enne quintet took the setto played on the local floor by a
score of 80 to II. The visitors showed much better team
work, shooting ability and familiarity with the game and
deserve credit for their victory.
, 1925-01-24
Sport Gossip


Jack Renault, Canadian heavy
weight, failed to gain the prestige he
expected when he met the giant Joe
Stoessel, a comparative professional
novice in a 12.round bout in Brook
lyn Thursday night. stoessei lasted
throughout and had the bout ended
in the tenth round. In the opinion
of sporting writer's. Stoessel would
have received no worse than a draw.
, 1925-01-24

Pat McGin. Nebraska wrestler.
has sent for his 23-year old brother
from down on the farm, to come to
Chicago to further his ambitions for
prize ring fame. The other McGlll
will enter the fray as a light heavy
weight.
, 1925-01-24

QUESTION = Team II makes
touchdown and referee places ball
on three yard line for score after
touchdown. Team b moves ball
back to five yard line and knicks
goal. Should they be given n pen
atty? C) Can n Iincman be penalir-
ed II he does not place both hands
OIL ground before ball is snapped?
ANSWER-Ccrtainly not. C) No.
question: SEQ where Walker
Of some club in the Virginia League
sold himself. How could 4 ball play
or sell himself?
ANSWERED. the player were a
manager OF the team with power to
negotiate the transfer OF players he
could sell his services from his club
to- another club. sometimes n play
err buys his release and when he does
that he a transfer his services to
any team that he wishes.
QUESTION-DId Mike McTiEue
ever do any boxing before he came
TO tho United States?
ANSWERING. He took the
game up after arrival here about
ten years ago.
, 1925-01-24
MayfieId TO
Retain Seat

WASHINGTON. Jan. ai.-Recom.
mendation that Senator Mayflcld.
Democrat. Texas be given his con.
tested sea in the senate was voted
unanimously by the senate elections
committee.
only formal action by the senate
IL now necessary TO close the con
test.
This will be asked for when tho
report is submitted, in about ton
days.
, 1925-01-24

For results try a Tribune classi.
fled Ad.
, 1925-01-24

For results try a Tribune classi.
nod Ad.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-07-16
The Shilling Reunion

An enjoyable day was spent by
The Shilling family with their friends
and relatives, at the fair grounds,
GAINESVILLE, Sunday, July IL, the oc-
casion being the eighth Shilling re-
union, At noon delicious cafe
terra dinner was served and the af-
ternoon hours passed socially with
an interesting program of readings
and music. At the business meeting
the following officers were elected:
President, VIM. Shilling; vice pres,
Harry Betz; sec'y-treas., Bernice
Jackson; ex. com, Spencer Shilling,
j. O. Shilling, Stanley Huffman, Geo.
Betz, Thompson Jackson; program
com, Bernice Jackson, Wilma Betz,
Eva Elliott
There was an attendance of lis.
Among those from distance were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Derwacter and
daughter of Canton, o.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Shilling and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Webster, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Hardin and daugh-
ters OF Columbus, o.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Shilling and daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Shilling CT
Philadelphia.
The next reunion will be held in
Stanley Huffman's grove, near Rural
Dale, the date to be decided later
Wy
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-07-16
WAGON COMPANY LEAVES
SUNDAY FOR CAMP PERRY

Members of Wagon Company No.
124 leave Sunday morning for Camp
Perry where they will spend two
weeks The roster of Wagon Com
pany follows:
Captain Tedd Mcbride, 1st 1t.
Herbert C. Lewis, I'd 1t. Bernard o..
Spung, 4stSgt. Pearl V. Savage, Sgts.
Raymond Gray, Lee Smith, Pearley
Barnhart, Harry L. Davis and Cary
c. Parsons; Cpls. Dewitt Barkhurst,
Jerald Burdine, Willard P. Lewis,
Darrell McKitrick and Harold E..
Riley. Pvts. lei. Jas. T. Aber, jr,
Clancy Cory, Bryce Clifton, James
butcher, Frank Glidden, James
Hooper, Estell Humphrey, Herbert
Kelly, James d. Love, John Nelson,
Ivan B. Pennell, Chas. w. Phillips,
Carl E. Palmer, Clyde Riley, Samuel
Scanland, Dwight Stephenson, Dana
Walker, Glenn Walker. Carl Will
liams. Pvts. Jas. t. Aber, sr., Will
fred Gheen, Howard Gheen, Delmer
Hill, Lewis D. Harmer James T..
Head, Raymond Hosom, Thomas
Lowe. Chester Palmer, Earl Palmer,
Louis Parker, John J. Quigley, My
ron Rhinehart, Kenneth M. Riley,
Blaine Sells, James S. Shrivers, Ford
Smith,. Howard Whipple, Clancy j.
Woodard, Orville @. Morgan and
Russell Ashton
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-07-16
Leave For Homo In washington

Mr.. and Mrs VIM Harms left
Saturday for their home in Washing
ton, d c., after a few days visit here
with the latter's. sister Mrs. Earle
Eyeland and mother Mrs. Clara Nc
Elhiney. They also visited Mrs.
Harms brother Atty T. E. McEl-
hiney of Zanesville Mrs. Harms
came here Wednesday of last week
her husband going on to Cincinnati
to attend the convention of the Ar
thur Nash Co. Mr. Nash is known
as Golden Rule Nash. He is at the
head of a big mems wholesale cloth
ing concern, with stores in a number
of the large cities, he having more
than 1000 employees He is very
throughout his business, hence his
name, and while the conventions are
largely business, he also makes
them religious as we'll, Mr. Nash op-
ening the sessions personally with
prayer, and having religious song
services.
Mr.. Nash was down and out in 4
business way in the year 1918, when
he purchased a sweat shop concern
with about 80 employees. Since that
time by his Golden Rule methods,
his business has increased by leaps
and bounds, he last year doing over
s9,00O,000 worth of business. And
this years business will go far be-
yond that figure.
Mr.. Harms is manager of the
Washington, D. c., store. Mr.. w. E..
Dye of this place was also in attend
ance at the convention last week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-07-16
TRIAL
BEGAN TUESDAY MORNING

The case of The State of Ohio
VS.. Harry Taylor and Harry Benja-
min, charged with manslaughter, be-
gan in common pleas court here
Tuesday morning, and it was al
most 4 o'clock p M, before jury
was chosen, as follows: Mrs. Etha
Erwin, Clair Hiatt, e. A. Castor, E.
j. Arrick, w. O. Dearth, H. c..
Combs. J. D. Huffman, Ray Dewitt,
b. S. Freeland. III d. Faires, w. c..
Spring, Charles Eye.
The defendants are charged with
the death of Mary Hope Falconer,
aged about eight years, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Falconer, who
died Sept 6Flast, shortly after being
run down by an automobile driven
by the defendants, on the Barnes
vile pike, beyond the concrete
bridge near the r.. w. Price resi-
dence. Following the statement of
the case, the jury was taken Tues
day afternoon to the place where
the child was struck by the auto
The hearing of evidence began We'd
nesday morning
In all At witnesses have been sub
poenaed-20 for the state, and 27
for the defense When court ad-
journed Wednesday evening, 10 wit
nesses had testified The case is at
tracing much attention, the court
room being crowded at every ses-
sion. Attorney Danford is assisting
Prosecuting Attorney McGonagle for
the state, and Atty Chas. H. Fouts
of this place and Judge Pyle of New
Lexington, are for the defense
Judge D. H. Thomas of Marietta is
presiding In all probability the
case will continue most of the bal
ance of the week.