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, 1925-01-18
RING OUTL0Ok
WILL BE DULL
Financial Prospects
Dealt Blow by Two
Withdrawals.

Copyright, 1920, Casper
NEW YORK. Jan. 17.-with the
retirement of Benny Leonard from
the fighting game, M of the best
money getters is lost to the game.
The other big money producer, Jack
Dempsey. is also to retire.
The financial outlook for boxing,
therefore, is hardly better than that
of a jerkwater railroad that is losing
it's best engines and has no way Of
replacing them.
Leonard says he is retiring in def
erence to the fears Of his mother.
whose apprehensions for his safety
when he enters the ring r impair.
ing his health.
1t is true that Benny's mother al
ways worried a great deal when he
was In battle but in the past year
Benny has not given her much
cause for worry in this'respect, as
the fact is he has had but one fight
and that with a man we'll below his
class. Pal Moran.
The truth is that Leonard outgrew
the lightweight class some time ago,
The process of taking off weight In
preparing for a bout has been in.
furious to his health. 1t is doubted
If there would now be any POSSIBLE
ity of his making the lightweight
limit with strength enough left &c
climb into the ring.
With Benny out of the game. the
sport has lost n of It's best repro
sentatives. He has always been G
credit to boxing. q clean living youns
man. who devoted most Of his time
to his family. He began his career
as a light hitter, but developed
punch and finally became one OF tn,
hardest hitters the lightweight elias:
ever had.
He won the title from Fredd,
Welsh. OF England, knocking hin
out in nine rounds and since ther
had given every boy who wanted 9
crack at the title his chance.
, 1925-01-18
MAT GAME IS
STRAIGHT JOE
STEcHER SAYS

NEW YORK. Jan. 17.-CUnited
Pressl-Joe stecher. former worlds
champion wrestler. who has return
ed to the ring. denied emphatically
today an interview credited to him
in Omaha several days ago In which
he was alleged to have said that the
wrestling game was crooked.
Il lost my title" he said "to
Stranger Lewis and not to Stanlius
Zybysco as J was reported TO have
said. The match was absolutely on
the level and l wal badly injured by
the head lock that 1 was laid UP for
several days and have only recently
recovered from It.
IT have never engaged in a hippo
drome and / have, never heard of any
thing like a wrestling trust except
ing in the newspapers. The inter
view that vas charged to me was
apparently planned as a personal at
tack against me-"
, 1925-01-18
FLEAs' BEAT
GALLOP|NG |R|SHMEN'
IN BASKET THRILLER

In one OF the most furiously con-
tested basketball games yet record
ed in the annals OF Casper sport the
Flying F1eas yesterday afternoon
defeated the Galloping Irishmen by
a score OF II to 10 at tho ElSs gym.
The game was evenly contested most
OF the way but the hops and jumps
Of the Fleas proved more effacici-
u than the gallops of the Irish
men.
The Fleas used IN their lineup
Dick Golden. Jack Zimmerman. Mel;
win Collier. Ned Turner. Fred Fletch-
err and Murray Sullivan while the
irlshmen PLAYED with Frank Golden.
Clayton Shsffer. Eddie Collier. John
Peach and Frank Holmes.
Billy Logan. grade school football
star. refereed the game and escaped
Intact Tommy Smith. who kept
time and score with the same lead
pencil. is responsible for the figures
on the final tally.
, 1925-01-18
GLAzNER
ON MARKET
Phillies Are Ready to
Trade or Sell
Pitchers.
By JOHN B. FOSTER.

Copyright. 1925. Casper Tribune.
NEW YORK. Jan. 17.-Pitcher
John Glazner of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals is on the market for anyone
who ONE along with a proper Of
fer for him.
Glazner started off with the Pitts
burgh Pirates three years ago as If
he intended to establish himself
among the topnotchers of the Ma
tional league. In 1928, he tied with
Babe Adams for the National league
leadership. The next year, how
ever, he didn't do SO well and Pitts
burgh transferred him. The Phillies
we're glad to get Glazner as they
were in need of hurlers who looked
as good as Glazner did.
Since he has been with Philadel-
phia, Glazner has not had the sup
port on the field that he did in Pitts
burgh and his pitching disposition
has been spoiled. He is of the type
that likes to be a winner. If the
Phillies could jump from seventh
place to the top in 1925, Glazner
might again become ranking pitch
err in his league. But the Phillies
probably viii do nothing Of the
kind. Manager Fletcher would proba4
bly, not be averse to a swap by which
G'azner could get to n city in which
he would be better satisfied, provid-
ed he got in exchange a pitcher who
would do a little good pitching for
the Phillies.
, 1925-01-18
ON WAY
HERE TO CLAIM
LEONARD TITLE
European Stay Is Can
celled on News Of
Withdrawal.

PARIS. Jan. 17.-United Presst-
Johnny Dundee. former worlds
featherweight champion. claimed the
lightweight championship vacated by
Benney Leonard and sailed today
for New York on the French liner
Paris.
Dundee suddenly cancelled plans
for an extended stay In Europe and
called off a contest With Fred Bre-
tonnel arranged for January "a. He
claims he is the outstanding boxer
in the lightweight class since the re-
tirement of Leonard and that he has
a priority right to the title because
OF the showing he made in several
contests with Leonard, He maintains
that Sammy Mandell and sid ferris,
who have beer mentioned as the best
contenders, would not meet him and
that the had to come TO Europe be-
cause he could not get matches with
any lightweights in the United
States.
Dundee only got aboard the liner
Paris q few minutes before It sailed.
Tho promoters OF the Bretonnel
match tried frantically TO stop him
and appealed to the police.
Johnny told the police he was re-
turning for family reasons" He
said his wife was nervou and sick
and that he was forced to accom-
pany her to the United States. A sen.
sation was caured in sporting cir.
Giles which discount Johnny's prom
ise to return In two months and
flight any one In France Tho
Agenco Aadio says: We've heard a
lot of Dundoe's remarkable footwork
but never thought he was ~ fast as
This.
, 1925-01-18
KID KAPLAN FIRST
CHAMPION OF YEAR

will start making matches with
heavier boys in the Junior light
weight ranks, where his tito of
worlds champion may prove a
drawing card, but n be checked at
the cloak room and taken home
when he goes back 10 Merlden after
the bout. Kaplan, as n matter of
fact, should not have trouble fight
ing around 100. where there are
some pretty good seeond-rate right
ers ready to be matched.
One thing about Kaplsn that IL
pleasing is that he earned his title.
The Kid fought his way up throush
tho little clubs around New York.
where it's only pork and bean
money for the preliminary fighters.
until he achieved recognition by tho
New York State boxing commission.
crs as one of the featherweights In
titled 10 consideration as successor
TO Johnny Dundee. The board. hay
ing stripped Dundee of his iaurels,
felt It Incumbent upon itself 10 pro
vide a successor.
Accordingly. a tourney Of feather.
weights was arranged. and Kaplan
easily and d~ecisively beat all the
men he fought. His rushing. two
listed attack with which he beat
down little Danny Kramer of Phila-
delphia at Madison Square Garden
In the final match was n Of the
most championi'ke things that has
been uncorked In n long time. Tho
Philadalphians was no mark. but
never had a chance, for Kaplan vas
tho faster and always beat Danny to
lie attack
, 1925-01-18

I'm fit" Nur1ni said, when he ar
rived at the armory.
The evening started auspiciously
when Willie Ritola, the Olympic
star. established a new worlds rec
ord for the five mile run by negoti-
ating the distance In "a minutes, 81
40 seconds. The former mark Of
"a minutes, 30 1-5 seconds was set
by Hannes Kohlemainen, in Madison
Square Garden in 1928.
Ritola, Nurmi's arch-enemy. had
everything his own way in the race.
There was no n to test him and
finished with a lap to 60
Summary:
Five mile handicap, won by Willie
Ritola, Finnish-American A. c.: sec
ond. Costello. Melrose A. c.: third.
L. Tikannen. Finnish-American A.
c. Time 24:21 4-5 new worlds rec
ord.)
First section $50 yard handicap
Won by John Barnes. st. Anselius
club; second D. L. Thornton, Central
Y. NJ. C. A: third. John Harden,
New York A C. Time 2:o1.
Second section $50 yard handicap
Won by Allen Helfrich, Penn
State; second. j. "A. Dunwoody, Pas
time 4. c.; Third. Edwin Swanson,
unattached. Time 1853 As. Z
Seventy yard novice-Won by
Walter Coyle, Brooklyn Prep: Gee
ond. Harold Moley. New York U.
Third. A. II. Bntwhile. Rutgers.
Time : AS.
100 yard handicap-Won by Lor-
| en- Murchison. Reward A. c.; Sec
/ ond, G. +. Shoemaker. New York
L. Third, C. W. Darlington, New
York U. Time 10 seconds.
40 yard handioap-Won by James
Burgess. Georgetown; second, 10
seph Ingolsby. Boston College: third
Primus Miller, Georgtown.u essind.
Primus Miller. st. Joseph club.
Time 81 90 seconds.
Two mile invitation race-won BIZ
Verne Booth, Melrose A. c.; second
William j. Cox. Rochester Tech:
third, William Goodwin. New York
A. c. Time 9;34 As.
Medal relay college race-won by
Holy Cross college; second Boston
college; third. Columbia University.
Time 7:3s Is.
220 yard handicap-Won by 3. o.
Sandauist. unattached: second. Joe
Slynshore. Melrose A. c.: third Har.
ry Crooks. unattached Time "a.
1000 meter special-won by Nun
mi. Finland: second Gunnar Nilsson,
Finnish-American: third August
Eager. Finnish-American A. c.
Time 5;3S fiat. New worlds indoor
record.
Time for one mile 4:37 is. Nile
, and quarter 5.34 SIS,
, 1925-01-18
RICHARD SAYS
WILL MATCH
CHAMPION
More Than One Battle
5 May Be Arranged,
; Says Promoter.
By N L. FARRELL
Pres, Stan Correspondent

By HENRY L. FARRELL
United Press STAFF correspondent.)
NEW YORK., Jan. H.
More support of that opinion
hat Jack Dempsey will not
retire until he has defended
his heavyweight champion
ship in one or two contests
Wae found today when Tex Richard
discussed the contests he has In
mind for the big attractions OF the
ortdoor season next summer.
competition in the lightweight
s,,t heavyweight classes is the most
popular with the public" he said
areonard has retired and 1 don't De-
,isve he will return to h rms
Demnsey says he is going to retire
MI he's going to fight agaln-may-
bgra couple q times. If Dempsey Dc
lends his title next summer-and I'm
.,,re he wil-he will boom those In
5,hrr classes which had such a BAD
season last summer"
Rlckard said that on his tentative
osorram the Dempsey-Gibbons and
Dssopsey.Wfls bouts are the d
All l have to do to get those
,satches," Richard says. rs to ina
~ way to get the money TO pay
them. Dempsey wants a lot but he's
~ champion. Gibbons and Wills al
vas have been very reasonable
gibbons is just as good as signed
now to Dempsey, according TO RICK
I'd. and Dempsey is willing to talk
.ha match although terms ave not
been discussed definitely. Wills has
.,aned a contract that holds good for
a match for the championship.
@sGIbbons and Wills are the out
.tandlng men for the title he said
sIf- Dempsey only wants fight
next summer 1 may match Gibbons
and wills. Gibbons. 1 know from
experience, is willing to meet any
man in the world
7Firpo." he continued. SIS out OF
consideration unless he does some
tnlng to get himself in condition. l
trneve Romero-RoJa can beat him
tnd I consider Romero the best
.-ung prospect in the heavyweight
r-Fzs. He may develop into a con
trider for Dempsey.
, 1925-01-18
BY FRANK GETTY.

United Press Staff Correspondent,
NEW YORK. Jan. II. UNITED
.Prossl.-rho first boxing champion
TO win his title IN 1895 was a sturdy
little Russian Jew from Connecticut.
Louis QHib kaplnn. featherweight
king.
Kaplan. after he had won the last
OF a series OF elimination contests
and established himself the right
ful successor TO Johnny Dundee, be-
gan the year right by resolving SOL
emaly to be "a fighting champ and
defend his crown against all corners
Thus far. Of Course, he has not
been seriously matched with any OF
the feather brood. but MS a good
resolution. anyhow.
Connonball Eddie Martin. who
won the bantnmwcight champion.
ship aseouple OF weeks before kap-
Ian arquired the title in the next
higher division, said the Same thing
And every now and then, word
ome from jack Dempsey about his
eagorness TO do battle.
There is no reason. however. why
Kaplan should not give the fans
plenty OF run for their monev dur
ing the current season. He is a bat
ting huzzsnw In action, strong and
fast and well ahic to stand the Fnfi
| Of plenty OF title battles with the
present moor lot Of featherweishts
u IS dollars 20 doushnuts. de-pi,,
what he says. that the new ehamr
,slr rot defend his crown very often
Hhst j. much MOI lL4els - lat >,
, 1925-01-18
CAGE LEAGUE
LEADERS WILL
meet IN GAME

This weeks two doubleheader. in
the Casper Basketball league. fast as
the games have been to date. should
produce the livest play of the season
They bring together the Methodists
and the Standards. the league lead
ing 1000 per cent teams, and also
include three other games of prom
Use.
The Pearl Whites meet the Mid
west and the Telephone five takes on
the American Legion on Tuesday
night and on the following evening
in addition to the big game the Vet.
Grams and Texas will hook up.
Both sets of games will take place
at the high school gym and the first
game each evening starts promptly
at s o'clock.
, 1925-01-18
EMPSEY TO FIGHT EFORE RETIRING ROM RING
PERKINS BEST.
LIGHT HEAVY
ON The COAST

Harvey Perkins, who flashed his
fistlana ware around these parts
for several years and who still
claims Casper as his home, is
named by Jim Powers. sporting
editor of the San Francisco Her
aid. as the best light heavyweight
on the coast.
Powers has an innovation IN his
naming the leading fighters as
he has named a first. second and
third alI-coast fistic eleven with
the leaders at every weight.
Jack Peeves and Fred Sullivan
are picked as the second and third
leading light heavies with honor
able mention for Eddie Huffman,
EDDIE Tremblay. Nick Newman.
George Manley. long time Denver
scrapper. and Billie Gibbs.
, 1925-01-18
Manager and
Trainer for
Champ Sued

LOS ANGELES. Calf. jap. ~
Charged with reckless driving. Jack
Kearns and Teddy Hayes, manager
and trainer respectively for Jack
Dempsey. heavyweight champion
were made the defendants in two
damage suits filed here today for the
sum Of s25. 900 each.
The plaintiffs. Edward S. Ryan
and Lester r. Gates. charged that
the we'll known pair of the boxing
world approached their a at
Puente. near here last Thursday.
while travelling 80 miles an hour.
and forced them into the ditch. Both
plaintiffs were injured. they allege.
, 1925-01-18

carey. Iho W n points were
scored by Ullery in the third quar-
ter with a sensational toss two
thirds the length of the court. Field
work OF the visitors was better than
the score indicated. close guarding
of their Casper opponents in the
region Of the basket accounting for
their failure to cor
Fritz Layman. Casper coach, with
safe lead at the end Of the first
half SEN the second string men into
tho game for the entire third quar-
ter. They annexed n total Of six
points in this period. the same mum
, 1925-01-18
SKI TOURNEY
IN ILLINOIS
is PENDING

CARY. H., Jan. II. - Omitted
PressENir<ty two riders OF the
skis will take off OF the slides here
tomorrow in the international tour.
nament. Henry Hall OF tho Detroit
ski club. holder of the worlds rec
ord leaped. 22s feet, is among the
contenders-
Andres Hugen OF the Minneapolis
club. representative OF the United
States In the olympic games is an.
other star out to take honors. Hugen
held tho record for five years.
Norman Berger. Canadian cham.
pion is another daring Jumper enter.
81. He represents the Montreal club
, 1925-01-18
MarOOns Dealt
Lacing, 26-16,
By the Gophers

CHICAGO. Jan. 17.-dnited
Press. Minnesota's Gopher five
treated Chicago's Maroons to a ter
rible lacing here tonight, winning
&c to 16.
The half ended with the score "
TO .. for Minnesota. Abbott was the
high point maker for the loser, while
Loser with four baskets and three
free throws led tho victors scoring.
, 1925-01-18
COACHES
PROVIDED ALL GRADE
SCHOOL F|VEs HERE

The grade school teams, which
Monday start OIL q long basketball
scedule TO determine the city cham.
p~ionship, all are under tho instruc.
ton Of individual coaches.
Dean Morgan is the monitor at
Willard; George Christopher at JET.
ferson; Bill Stone at Park; Rev.
Hiidebrand at Lincoln; Nose Post at
Washington; Glen Parker at Grant
and Mills; Robertson OF the Metho.
dists at Mckinley.
, 1925-01-18
By PAUL w. WHITE.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1T-Ten thou
sand fans gathered at the Twenty.
Second Regiment Armory tonight to
watch Paavo Nurmi. the sensational
flying Finn. attempt his third VIC
tory against Americas best runners
within a perioh~of 4s hours.
The peerless runner. who broke
four worlds records IN two nights
and who made an overnight trip to
and from Chicago. predicted he
would establish three new marks
in a 1000 meter race arranged us
the feature OF the annual Tordham
university games.
, 1925-01-18

After n 1000 mile trop to and from
Chicago within u period of AS hours
during which he made four worlds
marks, Nurmi appeared at the TWEEN
%ty-second Regiment armory before a
crowd Of 5000 raz spectators and
convinced the frenzied mob that he
can command a record at any dis
lance.
There were Americans in the race
against Nurmi. and the officials de-
cided upon a handicap in order TO
make It a race. Thomas Prim was
given Il 70 yard lead, Gunnar Nilsson
was given 125 yards. and August
Eager. $50 yards. All three are mem
bers of the Finnish-American ath-
letic club.
The great flyer raced through the
pleased with Nilsson second and Ia
ger third.
When Nurmi trotted across the
finish line he was almost over
whelmed by a moi that swept across
the floor. Police had to be called to
restore ordeAa clear a path to his
dressing room.
He showed his pleasure with a
broad smile and said afterwards In
his own language that no one un'
derstood.
Another worlds record was estab
lished early In the evening when
Willie Riotla took a five mile specia'
race in 24:21 4-5, breaking a mari
established February II, 1923, BY
Hannes Kihlemann. who negotiated
the distance In 24:29 10.
Nurmi, for the first time during
his triumphant invasion Of Ameri
ca. carried a watch in his hand ani
timed himself 1t each lap as he die
in the Olympic games at Paris last
summer.
He was fresh at tho finish line
and showed no symptoms that thre,
races and his arduous journey SHOULD
be anything more than ordinary rou
tine.
, 1925-01-18
NDIANAPOL|S
F.. To LOSE CLUB

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan. H..
.tlttd Presal.-Indianapolls Will
~ fits club of tho American asso-
.sion II the state legislature onacts
a Sunday -blue law measure
,V before It, william G. Smith,
,per OF tho club. announced today.
1--WE couldn't get along without
a Sunday attendance and Sunday
ines are prohibited by the bill MS
|, how stands" Smith said. THE
IS thing FOR us to do would be to
sSyo to some large city outside the
;lo.
; iDayton IS DESTROYS Of obtaining
. American association franchise
~ We might move there as Ohio
"a 10 Sunday baseball law
sYlthough the Sunday blue law"
u which Sc under consideration by
.commlttee OF the house Of repre-
-tntiyes does not specifically men
81 baseball. It's provisions are SO
ssepinE that the legislators. de
sied baseball would be banned by
, 1925-01-18
ROSS GOING TO
HOT SPRINGS TO TRAIN

ginlc Ross. Casper featherwcight
az champion OF Wyoming and
@riana, 81 leaving tonight for Hot
SIgingr Ark, whore he VIII go into
tfrplng Tor a coming campaign
Though the middle west and south.
bnve Davidson. Ross new man
nsg will accompany him on tho
tiSion tho proposition that tho first
lhct Ross loses he will walk back to
cdter
iAt the local boy has recently re-
tpsicd from tho Pacific coast. whore
hi-aade q fine showing against tho
btgr boys that that region had TO OF,
feS ,hs is not particularly afraid OF
Vsrf'nr 9ut his olG Shoes along ~
fic Of asA
, 1925-01-18
Pennsylvania
Beats Cornell

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. i7.-{Unit.
ed Prcssl-Pennsylvania university's
five won frop Cornell. 1924 cham
plora. in opening the season here to-
nieht The vas - 70 n
, 1925-01-18
Pinedale Athlete
Scores Again In
, College Selections

Dick Human. Pinedale boy who
has made Wyoming famous in Yale
athletics in the last three years, has
been tho most popular selection on
the all.eastern football team recent
" picked after a vote Of 10 newspa'
per writer's and coaches.
The team IL as follows.
, 1925-01-18

per chalked up by the regulars
when they were returned for the
last period. -Four points wero
scored in the first half minute of
play in the final period.
Music by the high school orches.
ira lent color TO tho occasion. 10.
gether with n yell demonstration
between halves.
The box score follows:
Cali E--
, 1925-01-18
CASPER HIGH SMoTHERSS SALT
CREEK, 81 T03, in GAME HERE;
cheyenne COMING ON FRIDAY

The Casper high school quintet last night continued
their winning ways by defeating the Salt Creek high school
hve, 81 to 3, in a one-sided game played at the high school
gymnasium.
Salt Creeks first point came from a free throw in the
second quarter after a personal foul had been called on
, 1925-01-18
HOPES
TO TAKE FLAG

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 17.-De-
S6it baseball officials hope TO win
ze 1925 American league pennant
. "a result OF 4 deal which will bring
-Ihmy caveney and Louis Fonzca,
81 infeilders, from the Cincinnati
.tds to Ty Cobb's Tigers.
, 1925-01-18
NURMICRACKSAN0THERW WORLDS
RECORD IN 2,0OO-METER EVENT
Winning Ways Continued by Finnish Speedster
In Proving Super-Endurance; Finish Is
Lap Ahead Of Next Fastest Man.
By PAUL w. WHITE

TUTTTu fTET 'Ir STTu
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.=Finland's %speedster proved
himself the worlds most durable man tonight when he won
the 2%,000-meter feature race of the Fordham games in
worlds record time. In a handicap race against three fell
ow-countrymen, Paavo Nurmi finished almost a lap ahead
4:.aaac o
, 1925-01-18
TIGER Offer TURNED DOWN BY kNUTE R0CKNE
BEFORE PROPOSAL COMING FROM CALIFORNIA
Notre Dame Coach Could Have Taken
Job at Princeton and 1t Doesn't Look
Like He Wants a Change Now
BY PERRY

lCopyrght, IyZo, casper Irlbune.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Report is that Knute Rockne has
been offered a lucrative contract to coach the University of
California. However this may be, the writer has
information that he turned down an offer from Princeton
Just before Roper was re-appointed.
Rockne has a 10-year contract with Notre Dame, but
there Is said to DO a clause thatThursday night suggested that the
either party an cancel the agree Finn is merely engaged In the
ment. process of opening up a little more
4, tho Notra D,ma coach for power every time he appears before
, 1925-01-18

II tho Notre Dame coach. for
reasons OF his own, saw fit to decline
to come to Princeton. It is hardly
likely he will transplant himself and
lis family to tho other side Of the
continent.
As a matter Of fact. Rockne has
ties of one sort or another that r
qualified to bind him to Notre Dame,
contract or no contract.
Speaking of Notre Dame. those
who are close to tho team say that
while S~tuhldreher fully merits the
reputation he has received for foot
ball brains there is another member
of the -Four Horseman group who is
equally brilliant and II he goes into
coaching bids fair to stand among
the highest. The reference is to
Elmer Layden.
No student at Notro Dame is bet
ter loved than Layden and there is
no more versatile athlete. Besides
being a great fullback. he is a
crack basketball player. n capable
varsity baseball player and an excel
lent dash man.
, 1925-01-18

Layden has received many offers
to coach. principally from eastern
Institutions, but there are excellent
prospects that he will remain at
South Bend for a year Of post
graduate study. In such case.
Rockne unquestionably will find a
great deal OF use for him as an
assistant.
Bill Ingram turned down an offer
of a larger salary from the Navy,
his old alma mater. to remain with
Indiana Bill is said to have In
herited a tidy legacy lately and thus
is in the happy position of a coach
who does not have to get excited If
one institution offers him a thou
sand or two dollars more than an
other institution