New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1915, Page 8

i rowing in Ranks of T cnnis Stars Shows That They Do Not Believe in the Golden Rule Gae 5 R IN JOLUTION k: Champior- Newport. -A spirit of dis- ns at the New- e national lawn have been held oduction of the has been grow- some of the [rs in this coun- | nally approach- jobable that the e annual meet- ftates National fon in this city Karl H. Behr, rits in this pro- they are, have | ptters every day | fection of the | the national | from classic ! a city that is! n and transpor- pa | not alone from n tennis world. are associated | s on the courts favor the mov- championships | mbe Ward and | en who have | pr out at the intimately ac- ms there, with the Pissatisfied. by some writers tely after the | Int at Newport, he country are ! ions there. At | e high calibre at attracts the prs themselves fid performers, he amusement embers of the pn an incessant g in the wide e gallery that indulging in a le hinging on bes merrily on, om their seats isles, with dis- who lare play- tension, decrees that pe at certain , and the cus- results, At Ir at least one- puld leave the hes were half oon, It was Bailey's Beach | nothing must | program. e players com- action upon | ectators, who | est regard for osted, port hackmen | he lawn tennis | oosted accord- | sidered legiti- tournament of hotels and has its' ad- to belittle the ho desire a the “insurrec- gain political body, possibly disrupting the recognized as he world con- piuick to resent statement was v the commit- t, which, in q intention on gned to enter | politics, this | siolely to en- itare of the | JAN, 14, to Hold Ban- | ork. The annual | b of America | ity: Jan. 14. | Bts are Orville | am Bell, Rear | Y, Major Gen- heads of the ts of the ar- splortsmen. including (he he greatest | n in Ameriea | e club's din- | Fill be awarded | gelid, and n who flew over flitary occupa- BSCRIBED. m.-—The loan ed for by the n connection parations, has for, according p subscriptions The loan is years and wiil f per cent. E Bowlers E leys onal Men | ring, so | which it v New York, fessionalism Platt Adams 1. —Charges of pro- been made against the New York Ath- have of Champion Jumper, Adams, Accused of Selling Prizes| | be almost letic club, world's champion amateur jumper and a member of the Amer- ican Olympic team. It is claimed that he has sold prizes he won in contests, and if so this automatically makes him a professional. Adams denies selling any of the prizes and says he can produce all of them when necessar. He admits that he has given away prize. where they are them any time and that he can get he wants them. "Sportograph)—? | BY “GRAVY.” Many old-time fight fans of Canada and the United States can recall the strong and athletic figure of Joe Wor- mald, ence champion of England, for he spent his latter days on this side of the Atlantic and dled in Quebec. Today the semi-centennial of the battle by which Joe Wormald became c! he defeated Andrew Mars a battle for the big title, the belt, and $2,000, at Horley, Eng land, on January 4, 1865. At that period Jem Mace had temporarily re- tired from the ring and had relin- quished all claims to the champion- ship, although it was not long before the gypsy again felt the call of the fighting game and made a success(ul “‘come back" in the sport which he did so much to save. Joe Wormald, the victor in battle of half a century ago, ring debut in England in 1863, when he was matched with Jack Smith protege of Jem Mace and popularly called “Mace's Wolf." The latter live up to his name on that occasion, for he fought Wormald 113 rounds, last- ing four hours and a half, until dark- nes intervened and resulted in a draw. And this ferocious contest was for $125 side! Wormald then fought famous fighter of that beat him in two hours and eight min- utes. When Mace retired, Wormaid and Marsden were the logical con- tenders for the title. Andrew Mar: den was six feet two inches in he and a game and powerful fighter. 1863 he had def ed Ned O'Baldwin, the Irish giant—afterward familiar figure in American sporting circle in a little over three minutes. In later bout the Irishman had of it, but the interference of o den’s friends, who pelted O'Baldwin with stones and drove him from the intimidated the referee that he called it a draw. Then came the Wormald-Marsden battle, in which Joe knocked his op- ponent out in the eighteenth round | and became the acknowledged cham- | pion of kngland. That aroused the | warlike spirit of Jem Mace, and he emerged from his retirement to chal- lenge the new champion. The mateh was made, but a few days before the date the promoters received a statement from a hospital surgeon in stated that Wormald was | suffering with periostitis of the right humerus. It seems that he had strained the muscles of his right arm in training but the trouble apparent- Iy. spread to his feet, rendering them aking necessary a chanze is that George lles, a day, and a set | of clir | to Americs | the big title | When Wormala | hospitable shores he | O'Baldwin, the gigantic Irishman, walting for him at the dock with « challenge. O'Baldwin haa heen matched with Wormald in Iingland, but was not in condition, and had for | feited .000. The Hibernian anxious fo back at Joe was willing, so they | to fight at Lynnfield, | was the village green, f and many of the fans settled them | selves on tombstones to watch the { milling. The cops interfered in tho first round, and O'Baldwin had to spend over a year in jail. Wormaid settled in Montreal, where he had sparring saloon and sporting resort T.ater he went to Quebec, where he was stricken with brain fever, which Ho Wormald salled aw. and Jem again claim 1 arrived on these found Neil W Wormald, and were matched ass. The sit acing a church et a made him a raving lunatic in his I moments. He injured several attend- ants before he was strapped to a bed. and his end was a pitiful one. His last ring antagonist, O'Baldwin, also had a tragic finish at about the same time, which was some forty years ago, | as he was shot and killed by Michael Iinnell, his partner in the liquor bus- iness. AT POUGHKEEPSIE Hudson Rwer Classic May Be Cut 10 Three Milcs. There will be board of stewards of the giate regatta some time this month, and then the mooted question of changing the distance of the varsity | race will be considered and undoubt- edly final action taken. lLast year, after the close of the Poughkeepsie regatta, the stewards announced that this season’s race would be the same four-mile course, put since that time there has been a general dis- cussion among coaches and oarsmen as to the advisability of shortening the varsity race from four to three miles, and the stewards will consider the proposal While cach from five to Poughkeepgie classic, the control of the races lies in the hands of Cor- nell, Columbia and Pennsylvania, and the representatives of these three col- leges who compr the board of stewa will determine the matter, regardless of any of the other col- leges which compete year after vear. Just what the standing i in relation to changing hard to determine. No “Pink Vivian crew hs of the that in England races and that reason for having a “pink on the Hudson on the Jim Rice of Columbia Charl Courtney of Cornell believe that there is barm in rowing the four-miie race, Courtney, since he has been at Tthaca, has always maintained this opinion, and Rice expressed his helief seve Among the men s it is hard to get a definite opinion, there being differences in the s=ame crew but for the most part the under uates in the eastern colleges to be somewhal indifferent. a meeting of the intercolle- over have been in the there crews year seven of opi the Viv. the Pennsylvania ongly in favor and remarked row many long not any tea” affair otner hasd Teas™ for Nichalls of out Aiste iong 38 they he could ¢ see and has for seasons. themselh appent All they but says he knows | Plans were so { | on | on any attempt to change the race at Poughkeepsie, and that is summed up in the word sentiment The regatta on the Hudson has become so much of a fixture in the college world t even some of those who have argued for a shorter race in the classic would sorry to see the change go Ifor years the event has heen four miles nd now there is a of figures compiled that gives a basis for comparison, one year with another, and then tue four-mile race is primarily a man's event, roking at it from the college. man's stand- point, and any proposal to make it less of a struggle would undoubtedly be considered as detracting from the interest. Then there the fact that the Yale-Harvard event is four miles, and the stewards of the Hudson event would probably find themselves in much disfavor if they were to make a change that would place the Pough- | keepsie race below the Yale-Harvard standard. A three-mile race on lhe] Hudson would undoubtedly be con- | sidered inferior to what would be termed a big race on the Thames. This would be intolerable to the crews in the intercollegiate regatta. SULLIVAN INVASION | PLANS ARE COMPLETE Outw Leagus WII Take i Cor-| neciicut, New Jersey and Rnody. into effec set is Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island are id to be included in a | new outlaw league which Ted Sull f van is building. It had been state previously that Sullivan was attempt- ing to construct a new circuit which | might be connected with the Federal | league but it was not known that his| extensive. w formerly on the pa) Charlie Comisky and he bids fair to keep Eastern associations magnates | on the jump for the next few months. He believes his circuit will be much better than the Atlantic league. The circuit as it is outlined at pres- ent includes New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Danbury in this stale, Newark and Jersey City in New Jer- sey and Providence in Rhode Island. That makes seven cities in all, the eighth place being as yet undecided, That was the proposition which Sul- livan is sald to have presented to the Wards. Report has it that Sullivan has men ready to step into these cities with outlaw clubs in an outlaw league, and take their chances with the ball play- ers they will get when laries are cut along the line in organized baseball this summer. Without a doubt he will not find much opposition in Bridge- port and Waterbury, where baseball has had a poor livelihood the ‘tast few years, and as it is his intention to sccure the grounds at Lighthouse Point, New Haven, for Sunday base- ball, the club that will enter the Elm | @ity will be in a fair way to smash any profit that the New Haven club | of the Eastern association might hope to make With Jersey City out of the Inter- national league, as is now proposed, there would be room for a club there, while Newark and Providence, both International league cities, may sup- | port two minor league clubs. At New viewed Carl 1tic League Magnate Denies Jt. York, Jan. 4. Vhen inter at his home in this city, Dr L. Henriquez, president of tne | long Branch club of the Atlantic league and vice president of the or ganization, denie.! that the league had entertained a proposition to invade Providence, New Haven and Newark “l have heard that the Iederal league is busy organizing minor 2 p in New England. but tho | league has nothing to do Its name is probably cover up the KFederal We will hold our meeting within two or three weeks, and while it is likely that two of the cities now in the league will drop out we have several applications cities that are ready tuke place likely a intic with it. used to people. belp s annual from their to Danbury most ! be franchise will ferred to Schenec the ury Park. club may transferred to Johnstown. The sterdam-Johnstown-Gloversfille tion one time represented in York State league. Since its | opped, it has improved re markably in a baseball sense and tho sec- i { population has grown too.” T eral Ireder down, Atlantic league nropositic last wintes but it turned them it was that of t was m sev- the all by leagne althot mall minority said W in favor to the As “outlaws." matters turned out, the leagne ad- | might have made more money joined the [“ederal league the Gilinore circuit needs just such : want is the race, and their opinion | organization as the Atlantic in addi be one that board will probably not sidered hy the There are graduates to consider, how as it largely that universities, it put bearing. in belief; impression four the ever, and, is due to their help at several sion of sentiment, form, will also a general that the strain graduates. sentiment May Have its Lffect, their in expres cone There i hut gain have a divergence to be event endurance is too se under mile on of the discussion but direet There factor in which few undoubtedly which will Learing consider, have a rowing is maintained | leaning ion to a league like the Southern sociation, for instance. it is known | th t one of the Atlantic leaguo | m right now hi very strong s toward the Federal league. is wan for New Britain Manager? | Hoffman, has e of for a berth has been owner ht former written to the Tastern chance to land a in this circnit turned over ‘ of the New Bri neced a manager Hartford sident | sociation mana His iet- fo o mi Belicves Chances for Outiaw Club | in New Bmam aie Poor. President thé New association does not believe the Fed- eral league has a chance of putting | teams in New Britain and other citi nex hnsmtal in New | an Love Ali”---Pity the Court Clerk Who Must Pronounce L CAMERON SMILES AT | FED LEAGUE “FARMY” p operation, expressing his tion. In part his letter follows: “The for every financially Mac make a all their boosting, lost canr k, not claim ritory—the fans with much faster ball than our league has been in the habit 1 cannot see it, as the majority games Federal league park in Chicago were from | sult poor crowds turned out after month far first was “'The story ! effe that | resentation in such towns as Norwich, | New ; and { Those towns ederals don’t want any farms, believe, as they youngsters, Believe me, money any more than anyone else, “If such that they ball I fina amicably and recognized by organized | baseball, they would have to abide by all the laws. i righ Anyway, it will be the best thing for | jaier in the week concerned all ness lo Story ct I Danbury Ny ts ce Magee’s Right Name_ going to get squabbles will be, but I am not mixed up in any of their Billy Example. for developing fast ball little old league has more than its share for show. 1 developed Billy Kopf { whom the newspapers claim will suc | ceed Edaie Collins at second for {‘the Athletics. Why 1 hie name in particular is that riing writers badly that I | River club. season of was ent to the Ame le instance why a mar a young player a ch { he can do When writer tarts to ‘roast the manager and heart.’ Kopf an “But | velopec | play ers de the big S base mention New Hay him the Fall ved but eball he the roasted him to After he had p professional ba Cleveland club of This 4s only does not give what newspaper ising sent one George ican I« Haven M. in of stern Cameron 3 ger Ea nee to see club the a a pro s | star player ring. Cameron is In the Mercy | '©5¢ TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS, 1850 A or this date | London, in | tion between was bad . year |and Ben Caunt, the United States, | endigo and Caunt otherwise Connie | times, the former w winning club, did not | battle. Caunt the and tne Federals with ' the thirfl. After a million. I ,ended in a row, why some writers | bitter they invaded our ter- | they were would furnished | shake hands publicly at a big benefit At the conclusion of the festivities Bendigo offered defend his title st anybody, and, much to the surprise if the embled the defi was promptly taken an As a re- | unknown” the | flourished a big wad of bil money | his earnestness. In the | fight_the challenger lost on a foul, but he gave the clever Bendigo the worsf mauling he had ever received, 1892—Rill Dunn knocked out Frank | cralg in the third round at Stamford, Cenn. 1901 frem round The | 1907 1don't | (Twin) are not developing | Angeles. They are stealing them. | they don't care to lose preparing for | and has written the notable benefit was held at the National Baths in honor of the reconcilia- Bendigo, the the ex-champion. had fought three inning the second, and Bendigo the last bout, which the men enemies, but after five induced to end the feud and views on east | situa- | last season a club in and with a cent, understand that if be of giving them. | to of the st the sports. up by that I have attended being as classy to prove and considerable st. Makes Him Smile, being circulated the Feds would to ‘have the rep- .ondon, New Britain, causes to never were good and never will be. Meriden smile -Dick Sandy t O'Brien Ferguson Lewiston, Me Jim Flynn defeated Sullivan in rounds at won in foul fourth on one the towns base- i Jack 20 Los LITTLE INTEREST Representatives from New Haven, Waterbury, New Britain and Hart- | fora convened at the Hotel Beloin ves- {terday and discussed the proposed Connecticut roller polo league. Meri- bY | den and Wallingford were not repre- orial | sented. No definite action was taken | and another meeting was called for It is planned to club league with teams leading amateurs. IN POLO, a thing should happen invaded our territory, and the whole affair was settled Further, our terr would have to be considered. when the whole busi- I sincerely hope it ! form a six settled. composed of il | “\t | i 11V B alike champion, | first ) became | vears | named Tom Paddock, who | subsequent | PUBLIC PAID $84,576 AT TENNIS MATCHE! Greater Part of Recelpts Taken in Challenge Matches Between Auges, tralian and American Teams. 4. of Just The the Da Ne York, Jan nancial report & cup™ shows $84,576 as afds \in the f de tennis matches, issucad the public paid for programs Boston and fees and Pittsburg mission Chicago, New York The greater part of the receipts $57,367, was B taken in at the WV Side Tennis club, Forest Hills, L. for the challenge matches in whi Norman E. Brookes and Anthony B Wilding, the Australians stured the cup from the American defenders. Expense of etaging the matches &t Forest Hills, where stands accomms dated more than 12,000 spectat was $21,4 Of the gate receipts the Australi received $28,748. The American agt sociation share 17,811 The expense of conducting the matches amounted to many thous sands of dollars, The office expendls ture of the international committee amounted to $3.197, There was 0o waste, even the old tennis balls were sold ae& souvenirs and the lumis ber in the stands disposed of to nat WALK FOR EXFRUISE was § items as Many Big lLeaguvers Emulate West Winter, New York, Jan, 4—Walter Johnssop keeps in condition through the lof winter, jumping to the Feds and bal again, but every one can’t he a Wal Johnson However, the diamo athletes residing in this vicinity find walking from City Hall park to Coney Island every bit as beneficial The Baseball Players’ Walking cl organization of which many W | known players are members, hiked vesterday from City Hab park to the 1 The lads whg tcok the jaunt were Jimmy Ring the Yanks, Eschen of the Skeet Reisigl of the Detroit Tigers, Al Ciinch, the former Brave; Jack Burke and Hob Thompson of Wilkes- barre, Mamer of Trenton, Zimmer- man of Savannah, Zapke of Waycross, Schpeider of Fort Wayne and Jo# Wall. 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