New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1915, Page 8

et ticut Star Boxing Tournament Here an January 25---Passage of Local Option Bill May ye New Britain From Banishment From Eastern Association---Platt Adams Persecution Victim | " BOXING il I, 25 Stale Glove Ar- 404’ Armory. » Waterbury Hartford 45 Lbs, » Manchester Hartford 5 Lbs. 3 Hartfol;d Hartford 2 Lbs. All-Connecticut pnt which will be armory on Jan- ty Athletic club, oter. The card ome of the best in the Nutmeg ove a whirlwind pf the boys is a and every one utation for him- ring. Ames. an and “Red"” e fans a big run eir dozen round are no flies on es to whipping this bout should price of admis- e best boy in fhe best boy in ight and on the te championship New York, Jan. 14.—Walter Rehg and Outfielder Miller, two of the play- ers offered to the Yankees, will prob- ably be signed and will get a thor- ough tryout in the spring. - Rehg was known as the ‘“freshest” busher that ever broke into the big league when he joined the Pittsburgh Pirates a few years ago. He did not stick in ‘Wiltz., pf Manchester is Britain fans. It pe” Ryan of this in Bristol last 'ew Britain fans ngside will be Rehg and Miller Expected To Improve the Yankees the big league, but later returned to the Boston Americans, where he has since played. He is an earnest play- er, a fair hitter and has plenty of gin- ger. Miller has had little chance to distinguish himself with the St. Louis Browns as ne has been in competition with a tolerably capable bunch of gardeners, erform. Reimer lht by Ryan, but proved greatly i have his hands Sportography BY “GRAVY.” [ Dixon. been going ing what he can | In,_. The “Kid” and picked up will have an op- their differences ‘ame affair., hger of Hartford “Roaring Red"” roarer in the er. Tom McMahon, the Pittsburg heavyweight boxer who sports the ferocious monaker of '‘Bearcat,” was barn just twenty-five vears ago to- day, January 14, 1890, in Spring Valley, 111 Although Spring Valley doesn’'t make much of a splash on the map, and is only a mining vil- lage, it claims as native sons a num- ber of men who have won more or less prominence .in the ring game, in- cluding no less a personage than Billy Papke. The former middle- weight champion was the son of a German coal miner and was reared in Spring Valley. STIC ANNALS, uliffe defeated | rounds at Law- ut was for thz>j ship, then held B one of the most | bssed in a Mass-| Tom McMahon has lived in the e men fought | Smoky City since he embarked on a for $500 a side | Pugilistic career. He is Irish by de- ip belt. Both | scent and lacks but an inch of be- te a lot of pun-|ing six feet in altitude. It was about times it looked years ago that he entered the due to change |ring, but it was not until 1911 that levated much of | he gained anything more than a lo- ck’s optics, and | cal reputation. Most of his bouts ely able to see|@t that period were pulled off in unch which flat- | Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other b Gilmore’s nose. | cities in Pennsylvania, New York and tossed in the | Ohio. The Bearcat” was then a er was in little | middleweight, and he made a good b the vanquished. | Showing against such men as Leo same year Mec- | Houck, Sailor Burke, Bill McKinnan famous 74-round | and Battling Levinsky, who was then ey, the English | scrapping under the name of Barney was saved from | Williams. interterence of In 1912 McMahon began taking on { the heavies. He whipped Jim Barry at Youngstown, O.. and fought a draw with Gunboat Smith in New York, besides knocking out Jeff Mad- den at Albany. In 1913 he fought Levinsky, One-Raund Davis, Bob Moha and Soldier Kearns, among others. During the last year he has been performing principally on - the Pacific coast, and in most of his W BOUT ON, |bouts he showed fair form. He caught a Tartar in Sailor Grande, whom he fought over the twenty-round route at Vallejo, Cal., and lost the decision to Sam Langford at Vernon last No- vember. Although knocked down by the Tar Babhy, the Bearcat fin- ished strong when an officer the sport in the sixth round. Spring Valley hasn’t much of chance of hoasting of another na- tive champion, so far as McMahon is concerned, but at that the Bear- has made a better showing than lot of the more widely advertised hopes. He's a game, willing and rugged fighter, and the fans usually ! get some action for their money when the Bearcat i{s among those | present in the ring hon, the “Pitts- . at Spring Val- nd Dave Sullivan at Louisville. prbett defeated rounds at Hot Prevent Bout ico. an. 14.—Because e war chest of government will Mexico of Jack can negro prize ed to meet Jess h March 6, ac- Barcia, the Car- vesterday to the |a [Johnson was a in the United d that he must ssued American be allowed to stopped | Georges Carpentier at Bordeaux in June of 1913. The former pit boyv knocked him out in the third round. Even after that many French boaxing authorities recognized Lurie’s claims to the heavyweight title, because Car- pentier was only a middleweight at the time he put M. Albert to sleep. If we accept this principle, Bob Fitz didn’t become champion when he whipped Corbett, and the rightful champion was Tom Sharkey, who de- feated Gentleman Jim a little later. FEAR OF FEDERALS SHUGRUE KNOWS HE 1S IN REAL FIGHT Cross Beaten But Jerseyite Has No Picnic. New York, Jan. 14.—There was no sham’ battle in the Garden last night. There was a real scrap, a regular man-sized one, with the air chock full of healthy, full-grown polthogues in- stead of the usual taps of the cream puff variety. It was Leach Cross, the kast Side veteran, and Joe Shugrue, the pride of Jersey, that the fistic fans who crowd- ed the famous temple of sport had to thank for the best pugilistic enter- tainment that we have seen served up since the memorable evening Den- nis O'Toole called Mike O’Hara an A. P. A, The Jersey Skeeter managed to dance around Cross and sting the East Sider with enough punches to gain a decision on points, but at the end the boxer from over on the Jersey side certainly knew that he had been in a scrap. If you cast your weather eye on the table three parasangs on the starboard bow it will be seen that Cross only earned three rounds out of the ten, but the table belies the closeness of the battling. Neither man had any leashes on his punches and the wallops go with their and weight behind them, The heavy artillery duel resulted in real dam- age being done, each boxer frequently having to brush the cobwebs. from his eyves and strive to rid himself of the blind staggers. Leach Has His Each man scored though TLeach's drop the second round was not as clean as Joe's dumping of the East Sider on his back in the venth. In the sec< ond Leach crossed with a vicious right that landed flush on Joe's jaw. Shugrue’'s knees sagged and The pitched forward. But a life preserver in the shape of Cross' legs prevented Joe from sinking. The Jerseyman grasped the East Sider's legs and saved himself from golng to the can- vas., Joe's head cleared quickly and he soon was back again battling like a bulldog. In the seventh chukker Shugrue evened up that knockdown. Plung- ing in with a vicious left hook to the stomach, accompanied by short right uppercut to the jaw, Shugrue lifted Cross clear off his feet and sat him down with a loud “flop” on the boards, Leach as more startled than hurt, and, rising angr to 'nis feet, tore in at the Jerseyman like a fam- ished ,wolf. hobbles or they let full snap Punch. a knockdown, of Shugrue in WAS IN THE BIG SHOW. Harry Johnson, who umpired in SEALS LIPS OF 0. B. Nemes of Players Relcased to B ept Secret. =Tt Federals waiting for a chance to pounce upon the surplus material cast loose by the major leaguers, In fact, that such was the case was admitted some time ago by President Gilmore. Now, however, the word has been passed among O. B. magnates that no names are to be given out until such a course is absolutely necessary. In most cases the players themselves are to be kept in ignorance of the fact that they are not considered fast enough for the big show and that their lots are again to be cast among the sticks. Dreyfuss Keeps Names Secret, President Barney Dreyfuss of the Pirates admitted that he had already released some men, Who these men were the club owner refused to say, his remarks permitting of the infer ence that a policy of secrecy had been decided upon, at least until after the settlement of the anti-trust suit brought by the third-rail organiza- | tion. Dreyfuss admitted that some of the players recently named as probable regulars next season had already been cut off. These players were as fol- lows: Catchers, Gibson, Kafora and Schang; pitchers, Adams, Harmon, Mamaux, Cooper, Kantlehner, Mc- Quillen and either Vance or Conzel- man; infielders, Wagner, Siglin, Ger- ber, Baird, McCarthy and Leonard: | outflelders, Hinchman, Carey, Viox,1 Lejeune and Costello. | Pa., Jan. the Pittshburgh, open secret that an are prt held by the Albert Lurie, who ed heavyweight France until Georges Carpentier, his triumphant rise from weight to heavyweight. knocked him | oft his perch, was born thirty-three | vears ago, come tomorrow, in Bor- | deaux. Lurie was about twenty- five when he became interested in “le boxe,” and he soon developed into a clever, sturdy boxer. In 1900 he won the amateur champlonship of France, and defended his honors against 2all comers until 1912, when he entered the prafessional ranks. Lurie went along without a defeat, and was the recognized champion heavyweight of France, until he met was champion JL NOT LEARN. i Hugh Bedford positions on the umpire staff. HE Bowlers HE Alleys of lesslonal Men the recos- ! of ! int bantam- - SCORE BOARDS IN PARKS: A plan has been outlined to the di- rectors of the Eastern baseball a: ! ciation for the installation of a large i score board at all of the parks whore , scores of the Eastern association and | blg league games may be shown dur- | ing & home game at the park. BRIDGES FOR CROOKS. Manager Zeller of Pittsfield has offered to trade Catcher Eddie Brid- ges for Catcher George Crook of | Bridgeport, Becretary Reddy refusod | to listen to this proposition, lle says Crook fs more of u hustler than Bridges, | | Western league this spring the National league last season, has applied for a position on the Eastern association staff. President O'Rourke received the application vyesterday. Johnson is wintering in Chicago. He says he did good work in the big show last season but he was re- leased by President Tener, although the ter found no fault with his services. Johnson was paired with Byron in the Natibnal league and offi- ciatea in the St. Louis city series. It is believed his terms will be too high for the Eastern. NO WORD FROM SOMERS, has been heard from Somers of the Cleveland regarding plans for cluh. President O'Rourke wired him that the Kast- ern directors were anxious to know at once if the Waterbury club would be kept in the league. It is probable that Somers was out of the city and has not received the wire. Nothing | President Americans the Waterbury his DEAL AFTER FRANCHISE, Deal, the old Holyoke ball player, wants to be a magnate. Ha has applied for a franchise in the Tri-State league, with Lancaster as the spot where he would pitch hi camp. The Tri-State circuit may increase its membership to eight and Lancaster is one of the cities under consideration, JACK Jack WOULD PILOT N, E. CLUB. Frank Connaughton, an old time Connecticut league player, is among the number of applicants for a posi- tion as manager of some of the lead- erless clubs of the New KEngland | league, WANT TO SELL BOWMAN. According to gossip the Bridgeport club is anxious to sell Second Base- man Buster Bowman. The fast in- flelder was sold to the Proy club last year but returned to Bridgeport be- cause Troy did not pay for him LINCOLN FOR ( New Haven, Jan. 14.—Bert Clauss, the local who came home from the west last summer with a lame wing has been ordered to report for duty with the Lincoln eclub of the AUSS. boy JIMMY NOT FOR HARTFORD. According to reports coming from the Tri-State league, Jimmy Jackson, the man who was mentloned as the | possible jeader of the Hartford team, is to manage the Wilmington team oi that circull. ADAMS 1S VICTIM OF PERSONAL SPITE Accusers Fail to Prove Charges Against Amateur. 14.—That motive New York, Jan. there was an ulterior for bringing of professionalism against York A. C,, was charges Platt the Adams of the New all-around athlete, out in a hearing before the Registra- Bartholo After the tion committee at St mew's clubhouse the last night three hours of questioning by at- torneys of both sides, nothng, accord- ing to the testimony given, proved definitely that the. rings or medals that Adams sold were prizes that he won. But it w clearly pointed out that those making the charges did 80 because of personal animosity. On account of the clubhouse having to be closed at 11 o'clock the hear- ing was adjourned until next Saturday afternoon, the place to be set ths af- ternoon by Jake Stumpf. C. E. Thorne was counsel for tha complainants, while Jeremiah Ma- honey and Warren Fieclding looked af- ter Adam’s interests, Personal Reasons Behind Charges. of According to the testimony the complainants their given of their own volition, and they dd not affidavits were charges of professionalism against Adams. They all did confess that the motive was a personal one and they were fry ing to strip Adams of his amateur standing to square accounts with him Max Sheimer, who was the fir stated that he heard that disposed of .his prizes for On cross-examination by Mahoney it was elicited from him that he was not positive that the rings and watches in question were won by Adams in competition. He also admitted he had a bitter feeling toward the defendant, because he heard that Adams slandered him. Peter I.. Schenk, who was the next to testify stated that he purchased a conspire to make the money. ring for $2, which he said was a firs: prize according to what Adams told brought "BOWLING Fraternal League Jr. 0. U. A. M 180 158 153 156 168 147 115 145 179 Foote Needham Williams Behnke May 794 Elks Schmarr Graner Kramer Denby Swanson Walther 694 ELI TOO FAST FOR M, 1. New Haven 14.—1In the fought and most exciting played the Arena this Yale seven dcfeated the fs M. 1. T. team last night b to score. The visitors, as was expected proved to be a classy aggregation and went at the Elis hammer and tongs When the teams left the for the first bhalf the score was even at two all, and at the close it was stili a at three all In the overtime Blue scored twice. hard- game n the Jan | est at se by a ice tie the ALL BUT TWO CANNED, The Cleveland club has handed leases to all of last bury playvers with the Frost and Hovlik. Shortstop Robin- son, who ha from around Pitts- burg, is going to settle in the east and is anxious to catch on with club in tais league He has with Jere Connell, but the New Haven manager could was: “I'll have to talk it over Cameron Robinson said that nell, however, gave him plenty couragement re- Water exception of season's ome talked the him with Con- best give of cn- RED HELD ON THE COAST Among the list of umpires have been signed to officiate in Pacific Coast league next season pears the name of Red Held, arbiter who has seen service in Eastern association. Held has | re-engaged, his services last proving entirely satisfactory to Presi- dent Al Baum who the ap- the tae been yvear STEERING A QUILL. Jack Kennedy, sociation umpire, Chicago. former Eastern as- is a bookkeeper in t-skating | LOCAL OPTION BILL " NEW BRITAIN'S HOPE [Its Passage Would éoosl Cur Vala3 100 Per Cent of New the The member of sociation will pos sembly | ra day | the ment th Britain - Baseball ase season the - ag- in Sune and govern- es in faver of of the cify nereased more rding to Presis O’ Rourke Scinski, who t loss e status aw Eastern during the largely determined by made by the general of Charley Martin’s bill of loc regarding baseball bill coming he ition al o1 option If the passes, oftic al ity dec . e league 100 per cent., a James H Bill the yedr wrong and of semi- fans 'n stremgth since the started, wrong anyway, Owner ran P st simply attempted profes opposition that old Connecticut says that he 1 going to nchise at a grea he started » bunch the because to foist sional players on to any arra as not been aqualled league was was in realizes he try aga baseball uct an The is Sunday however, means ing himn Decision At the adjourned be held in New les will Waterbury toward assup- at Monday Meeting eting which n next Mops take up the mats New Britain local club i8 to go not onk the what £ the losing to Have day the ter of While the willing to st provided the straightened it the bras nd the may rbury ta There to owner of ick Wate out meeting he have ngle i wag no represent knows last City disposition franchise | proposition In the or the strength | ball possibility and no he which wa to made o also a New Britain sticks that Sunday bases Waterbury may be allowed to remain the franchise | shifted It expected that at the meeting Manager lLeé Fohl will have a representative present, or be there bill will as a ir. person the i \urgp’?fiz the members of the gene The option committed themselves=ig it which t event that or dope now is that | pass | per of aseembly .in the platforms 1 were elected. upor The Cowbbys of the Sky Buck Up with Liberty When you're slinging rivets five hundred feet in the air, you get that old he-feeling that life is full of good stuff. 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