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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1921
Page
3
Chicago June 7 Manager Johnny Evers of the Cubs laments heavy hitting spoiling the game. He says balls travel so fast that infielders risk injury and must adjust by turning sideways. Several players have already been hurt this season, forcing near risky plays and hampering clean fielding.
Kerr of Sheridan and Roy Butcher of Casper open a 1,000 point state championship match at Union Pool on West Second Street at 5 pm tomorrow. Two 125 point checks occur Wednesday and Thursday. finalists go to Sheridan to complete the title contest. Butcher is current state champion from a recent open tournament. Kerr is rising as a challenger.
Geoges Carpentier known as Strongheart in France is nicknamed Tenderheart in Manhasset after feeding a hungry man at his gate. He invited the visitor in, had the chef serve a meal, and gave a dollar or two before seeing him off. Meanwhile L G Edmonds plans a trip to California to visit his brother.
Summary of baseball results across multiple cities with scores, line scores, and battery pairings including Keenan Braggy Wheat Peters Doak Schupp Clemons at St Louis Chicago and Brooklyn, plus further games in Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York Boston Washington Philadelphia and Detroit. Also notes Mrs W B Matohinaky returning to Lusk to oversee shipments and move to Casper.
RANELAGH England June 7 A polo team led by Louis Stoddard and Thomas Hitchcock Jr with J W Watson Webb and Devereux Milburn defeated the Woodpeckers by nine goals in three. Hitchcock rode Royal Diamond which injured its shoulder after a collision with Stoddards mount.
Greybull defeated Scottsbluff 0 to 0 in the final game of the series at Greybull on Monday afternoon. Spike Kelly starred for the Bisons, while Niles and Benninghoven kept Scottsbluff scoreless with Kelly and Moore pairing for Greybull. Sterling travels from Casper to begin a new series, and Scottsbluff heads to Casper for regime play.
Kansas City reports veteran major league outfielder Dade Paskert has accepted terms with the Kansas City American Association club. The contract was paid today and awaits his signature the Tribune notes.
Detroit star Ty Cobb hit his eighth home run of the season as his teammates Davis and Blue also went deep. Cleveland’s Speaker returned to the lineup with four hits. Kansas City shipped Reynolds and Williams to Joplin for Ince Schoenberg, a right handed hurler who won ten games last season. In Beckenham Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory defeated Miss Donaldson 6 0 6 3 in the open tennis event. The heavyweight wrestling title match was set for October 4 with Zbyszko challenging for the crown under American Legion auspices.
Des Moines reports a brief item on Caddock of Walnut Iowa highlighted in a June 7 note. The fragment suggests a biographical or community link but lacks full context or outcomes.
A lone Casper run in the second inning, aided by an Sterling miscue, decided a tight Casper Sterling game. Hewitt and Noyes pitched well with Hewitt walking five. Hartzell scored on an overtrope play as Casper seized a 1 0 lead. Final: Casper 14 Sterling 4 in nine innings, with Hartzell driving in the decisive run and Jackson ripping an RBI single.
Frankie Garcia from California defeated Hed Watson of New Orleans by knockout in the ninth round of a scheduled fifteen round bout last night. Garcia weighed 127.44 pounds while Watson weighed 124 pounds.
Renny Leonard defeated Rocky Kansas by points to retain public acclaim as a lightweight contender. The match took place in Harrison New Jersey on June 7 as experts at ringside weighed Leonard the clever winner. E G Garrett and C F Mitchell checked in at the Plans hotel in Cheyenne over the weekend.
Sixteen months after defeating Sullivan for the heavyweight title James J. Corbett beat Charles F. Mitchell in Jacksonville Florida on Neemery 5 1894. The match was marked by enmity and Corbett broke Mitchell's nose in the third round then kayoed him. After the fight both men were noted to have accepted their prearranged confrontation. Mrs Fred Hanson of Riverton visits son Frederick in the city as term ends and plans to return home.
National League matchups include Boston at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago and Brooklyn at St Louis American League games feature Detroit at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia Cleveland at New York and St Louis at Boston all scheduled today.
Casper refiners prepare for a road series against Scotts Bluff and Greybull. Walter Kinney and Jack Roche expect to return from injuries for the Casper lineup as Billy Davis and Roy Mille rejoin to challenge the locals. The team heads to Greybull after the Scotts Bluff set, then tours the southern district.
In Glen Eagles Scotland on June 7 twenty two American and British pros began the first qualifying round for the Thousand Gallneagh professional tournament. French champion Arnaud Massey joined the field while Jim Barnes of Pelham Country Club withdrew due to neuritis and poor health amid sunny conditions.
Rock Springs June 7 George Laughman a well known local resident was struck by lightning and killed instantly while visiting a ranch in the area. The event occurred under clear skies and authorities are investigating the incident. Laughman formerly operated a ranch in the region and was widely respected in the community.
A bolt struck a house near Ton Trees injuring no one in the Poston family. The residence was damaged but other occupants escaped harm.
In Detroit Michigan a colored middleweight champion from New York known as Gann stopped Kid Alberts at the start of the ten round bout last night. Tribune Classified Ads report.
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