New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1915, Page 8

| 'stituted for Wh Their Eye---Opinion Divided As to Merit of Chief Rawlings Act in Stopp ite in Bout with Welsh Tonight---High School Basketball Players Losing ing Bouts ] , B SEEN | Robidean Regarded a Comer | THE GAME Since K [3 encs and Possibly aterbury Club. Dopey /Dink.) an. 26.—It begins of the ball writers to space to the mer- is not taken seri- ctors when they Clarkin have great jheir names and pic- but when meeting they feel the steel O’Rourke looking at have so much to say. | schemes is to get into the game at Vaterbury club. Han- 8 how Jim Murphy e league dragnet, sport and is Wwill- hance on anything. careful man and ‘er the management es K. Hamilton, the a provision that he fgarettes for the air i the few men ing on Dan O'Neil. ed with baseball, by the New Britain , and was ready to | or nothing, so when an offer he quickly sold the team but jto retain the pges at the park, as it in peanuts, or at hey sell at the New 'k, which are not np-backed variety pde so popular. pey Than O’Neil. ok over the players learned that he did seshment privileges jd not progressed was making more , for the latter was p score card privi- In is not worth any- an important game Hartford man had and thought he good sum. Many ause no jokes were l and the merchant cards sold about his dinner and his the dinky. had a varied 11, roller polo ng and ory in New the building pay rent to himself lvantage over many t that he is so well e town was a han- b he was the man- He could not leav every passerby giv- about waht to do he men could win Iy. As a whole, the re good sports, but e team win occa- elty anyway. i the banquet that players gave him ich lasted two days anna feels that he nything, and it is ill take over the fe and try to put a game over there. e anything in the well with the re- as they maka factories in Wa- sure to the thou- nch. These tools dy in cutting ham sold at the Dall ex- and Brit- b S, Bat a Call. abrera for a long I Murphy to learn reating his bat as being. Cabrera down if he struck made a hit. What than anything else When he ‘did this priod of the game, pt a fearful calling d it in words that the standard Span- back in the game, this section might former glory, for magnate was a keeping husiness ON DECK. ! the former Erie | n deck when the Ins. Ptler of the Pitts- DENVER, le old New London | be included in a e him from Lin- per, Col. The Den- times champion of A COACH, d baseman on the © coaching the Col- THE Bowlers HE Alleys ofcestonal Meu Springfield | were | on space as they | { who re- | wrestling | he | | though he had been Eddie is chief | i | Philadelphia, Jan. 26.—Sam Robi- deau, one of the best scrappers this city has cver produced, has risen ma- tlerjally in the standing of the fans since his knockout of Gilbert Gallant of Boston January 18. His previous record was good, but the betting odds were against him when he entered the ring with the Boston boy, and when he showed such superiority and i knocked his man out in short order his friends were delighted. Robideau had only ‘five fights to trouble with one That trouble has been cured, and he is now ready for engagements as fast as they may come. last of nockout of Gallant yvear owing his hands. He began his 1914 activities with a six found go (Jan. 10) with Freddie Welsh with Joe Shugrue in wound up 18. In all in this city and fifteen rounds with Bridgeport December his fights, and they run close to 100, Robideau has never had a referee's decision against hi m. Sportography BY “GRAVY.” Although large numbers of the natives of sunny Sicily have sought fame and fortune in the barber shops and coal mines of the New World discovered by Christoforo Colombo, very few have taken up the profes- sion of pugilism. The Sicilian is not averse to a rookus, and is not noted for his placid and peaceful tempera- ment, but nature's weapons are sel- dom to his liking. While there are shoals of Italian boxers in America, the son of Sicily has never been con- spicuous. One of the few exceptions is'Joe Coster, who for a time was a man of some renown in the feather- weight division. Joe was born in Palermo, Sic in the earthquake belt, twenty-six vears ago today, Jan. 26, 1889. He emigrated to Amer-~ ica in his tender youth, but the oc- cupations usually taken up by his countrymen failed to appeal to him, and at seventeen he became a pro- fessional fistic knight. Joe fought sixteen bouts during his first year in the ring, and, notwith- standing the tradition that Sicilians are no good with the fists, he won all his bouts but two, which were draws. Joe was then a bantam, and in the next few years he made a noise like a coming champion of that division. In 1909 he fought ten rounds to a draw with Johnny Cou- lon, who claimed the bantam title that yvear. In the following annum the Sicilian held his own in battles with Frankie Burns, Jimmy Walsh and other flossy lads. As a featherweight, Coster got into the limelight early in 1911, when he outpointed Abe Attell in te ten-round bout in New York. In the following May he was matched with Frankie Conley, the Wisconsin Italian, to fight twenty rounds in New Orleans. This was Joe’s first engagement over the long route, and he won the decision. Conley was then a top-notcher, al- defeated in a | twenty round affair with Johnny Cou- lon. Coster’s first defeat of his career came a little later in Memph when he was outpointed in eight rounds by Joe Mandot, the French baker boy of New Orleans. Coster was then matched with Joe Rivers, the battle to take place in Los Angele! The Mexican gave the Sicilian his first experience of knockout. Rivers slipped over the sleep punch in the thirteenth inning. Apparently it got Joe's goat, for he was never as good again, and when he returned to New York he was knocked out hy Patsy Kline. Like practically all Italian boxers, entered the profession of fisticuffs. Scarcely an ltalian boxer of any note, past or present, has ever fought un- der his real name. Coster's family name is Agnelo, but he was chris- tened with the Italian equivalent of Joseph. Patsy Kline, who was born in Naples, started life with the | label of Pasquale Gengro. Johnny Dundee, &lso a native of Victor Em- manuel’s country, i3 Joseph Carrora Coster adopted a ring name when he | n bert Papa. Rossilano. Haymes. final i real name vanni Cucco. little bantam citizen’s clothing. Charles Juliano. Frencesco Conte. Tony Jim Ro Flynn Kid Julian Cdnley Dell is Frankie Harry i Frankie is Merenda. is Antonio Canlote. Francesco Pertoli. s s Ru Tony Chick Tricker is Kid Griffo is Gio- is is is Al- Antonio | Andrew | Joe Borrell just dropped a from his name. Hugo Kelly was Ugo Micheli. issell's Kelly Casper Leon, the great of twenty ¥ rears ago, who came the nearest to a champion- ship of any Sicilian boxer, fought un- der Caponi, the draws with world. his real name, St. Leon, a native of Sicily. Jimmy latter was bantam champion of Paul and so did Tony middleweight. Barry fought when two the the BOWLING Factory Britain New Earnest Facey ... Logan ¥ T. Wright E. Anderson. ... Union Walcott Schick .. Clark Gaudette Linn Gorman Foberg ... Carlson Schaefer Puppel 427 League. Mz 108 95 5 443 Corbin Screw. Peblue McKay A, Squires Smith Andres . Sandaquist { Clock F'. Schade... Peterson Wilcox .... A. Schade... Bull .. cee Holtman C. Walker... Robinson G. Zwick. Miner ces T. Walker Schmarr Anderson. . 403 409 39 . A. M. League. Whites. .130 .135 .128 .176 .154 -l 128 112 177 685 O. 201 159 .150 (©), 156 142 113 125 143 679 140 144 93 114 196 687 . 146 167 134 114 139 150 171 | be realized TINKER. 2 3 WALKE GiILM Chicago, Jan. 25.—Joe Tinker, man- ager of the Chicago Federal league team; Charles Weeghman, the own- er; President Giimore of the league and Magnate Walker form the board of strategy for the Federal league in | the suit agai the American and \ National leagues before Judge Kene- saw Mountain Landis in the United ifila!(\ court. It is conceded that | Tinker, formerly the shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, cost the big leagues more than $200,000 in players that he induced to jump to the new or- ganization. There had been much difficulty in inducing the sta to ac- cept contracts with the Teds until | Tinker made the jump and showed his confidence in Gilmore and i sociates, WETGHMAN - & GILMORE Fedéml League Board of Strategy And Judge Who Will Decide Suit Was stopping the That sporting Chief Rawlings Justified in boxing bouts last night? in circles today and there are many uphold the and negatives sides of the By the negative standpoint—it that the chief not have acted manner the who argument. some—those who argue from is was hasty and in such an but should have bout between *“‘Red"” of Hartford and Round” of Waterbury to It gued that he should not have judged the ability of the principals in the main go by the standard set hy those in the preliminaries. It is also claimed no occasion for the main Ames “One Nolan go on. is ar- that there chief's act was 1Et of ‘the crowd. There were out-of-town fans present and did not restrain themselves as the local fans did but, it is claimed, there was not enough evidence of dis- order to justify the head of the lice department in putting plexus on the entire bill. Chief Rawlings has his supporters, however, and they say he was justi- fied in acting as he did. They heard mare noise than those who are knocking the chief and noted more order. They als claim that it shown the two bouts staged that the matchmaker was not on his job and had not mated men who were well balanced rivals. On this ground alone, they claim, Chief Rawlings did the correct thing. Whatever opinion garding the chief’ that his many as po- a by may be held re- action it should power is abso- lute. This should have been membered by a gang of rowdies gave vent to their opinions in no par- lar language it wi seen that not allow sort of ularly by re. as Chief soon Rawlings as £ would the sport proceed. This language was used partic- many in the gallery well out {of reach of the chief's arm. It did not help the game in this city at all and it can be said for the greater part of the crowd that they took the to 159 178 115 178 128 144 164 Grauer Swansan Walther is the question of the moment | | and affirmative | L | right on claimed | should | arbitrary | permitted | | bout | makers. | gamecoc was based ‘on the order or disorder these | much | solar | { of his who ¢ | O’Loughlin | the ¢ | office ! tion, someone playfully i from | tunately 500 2264 | Police Chief Stops Bouts, Almost Precipitating Riot Boxing Fans at Hanna’s Armory Make Ugly Demonstra- tion But Cooler Heads Prevail and Seat Money Is Returned to Spectators. sudden termination good part. The fans saw of the show in about four minutes of boxing. Sammy Waltz of Hartford Kid Dixon of the same city fur- nished a quick entertainment for the first bout. The mill ended the st round when Waltz planted a Dixon’s stomach and the latter toppled over dead to the world, He was lugged out of the Ting. For one round Bobby Reimer of Manchester and Kid Wiltse of Hart- ford tried to muss each other up. The was more of a hurlesque than anything else as neither boxes showed y science. It w with both missing many hay- Both had the habit of hop- into the air like a couple of which made their per- ludicrous and kept the a gale of laughter. Wiltse, who sometimes masquerades tnder the title of ‘“Patsy Cline of Newark, one of the profesh,” thought he’'d have some fun with projected his jaw invitingly, defying the Manchesterian to hit it. Reimer aid. Wiltse was knocked off his pins as if struck by a sledge hammer and found himself reclining on the small Reimer could not regain his equilibrium and toppled over on top of him. Just about this time the hell for the end of the -first round sounded. Wiltse did hear the gong and made a rush at Reimer as soon as he regained his feet. He w rried back into his corner. Tt was at this point that Chief Raw- in ping up formance crowd in not Reimer and | shing | lings interfered and told the n.oters to tie the can to the show and | scnd the fans home. The crowd sat around for few minutes expecting | the chief to countermand his order | and when it was seen that he was de- termined to rule with a hand of iron the fans began to get nois Everyone wondered whether the treasurer had fleet-footed ~ it away but Silk of Hartford, who acted acity of announcer, informed the ticket holders that they could | secure their money back at if they did not care the same show in Windsor Monday night. Before it ncunced that the money would turned the fans began demonstra- pro- a the box to attend | Lo was ks next | an- a | be re- | | { tossing a chair onto the heads of | throng on main floor For- | no one was hit, Among those present at the ringside was “Dan’ O'Neil of Meriden, former- Iy owner of the New Britain baseball club, the balcony the | ana TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS. 1880—George A. (Hock) Australian jightweight, ton, New South Wales to be compared to Young Griffo, ! “Iron Bark’ Burke, Abe Willis, Billy | Murphy and other old-time Australian lightweights and feathers, Hock w | 4 fairly good fighter. His ring career began in 1898, and he had whipped all the hest men his weight in Australia when he came to America | in 1906. It was a disastrous trip for Keyes, for after a victory iwo over | second-raters he {ac I'reddie Welsh at Dayton knocked out in the seventeenth round. Fe then fought Dick Cullen in Sacramento, and was stopped in the fifth chap- ter. Hock decided that the Ameri- can climate didn't agree with him, hied back to Australia, wiiere he continued to lord it over the light- weight division until 1911, when he was knocked out by Hu Mehegan who then annexed the Ausiralian t'tle. Keyes, born at Hills Although not or a and was Italian Sici- 1889 featherweight, 1y. 1889 weight France. 1903—Joé Peter Maher adelphia. (Angelio) at Palermo, Joe Coster born Poesy, Fr at h reather- Marseilles, Jean boxer, ne horn Choynski in second round out Phil- knocked at | will | High | the | slightl 1up { dent MISSING MANY reE 8 SHOTS FOR NETTING B H S. Piayers Get Only 10 Qut of 28 Tries al Ring While the there were two for basketball games over New Britain the points scer The scored in which s average locals' ops the loca only 10 of also much Tha= 1l foul as week end the school team, gain in the number of did not increase accoraingly number of poin wa 1 average two game below the eason the and In pon foul these below two me 28 fouls made good which is erage of one reliable three or four, these s made shooters cha the lustrates the shooter and hitherto Captain over his nearest the other player bur The the 1ces desired a\ need not ncreased his competitor and except whole basket lead all Gins- not shoot~ expected to greatls consistent in preparations fo Schadc scored team a is to hut average this weakness be gthened practice this week the all-important Naugatuck game of next Saturday evening The second team won two games Jast weck propose to keep up their this week The statistics Field in ing played and and they fast play official Foul Games goals goais points 7 26 12 64 15 20 %0 17 £ 20 hade Anderson futhill Dudack iinsburg Martin schmidt During the week Naugatuck and New Britain tightened their holds on irst place in the league standing st Middletown’s and South Manchester's expenses, respectively Which team has the rightful claim the top position will be decided next Baturdey when the teams clash at the High echool gymnasium on two Won P. C 1.000 1.000 500 Lost 0 0 Lugatuck New Britain Waterbury 1 S0. Manchester. ... 2 2 Hartford Middletown 106 000 NEW JOB FOR RED RORTY, May Hold K American This Year Association, Indicator Hugh Rorty, recognized by leading baseball authorities As one of the most capable umpires in the game, is I line for a new position the coming season Last year, Hugh, who fofs merly officiated in the old Conneotl cut league and also in Tim Murnanel§ New England circuit, was on the staf of the International league Pres Chivingion of the American a® sociation close friend of Presit Bd of the International league and the latter, on being ins formed of the former's need of # couple of good men to bolster up his staff of indicator men, sent a letter ongly recommending the Hartford official ident Barrow of a letter in- recommendation accepts a place it will in sal- Hugh forming and with at is in receipt him of the saying that if he the American association a considerable increase It quite likely that Hugh make chan Both the W American circuits dre sification in organized but the middle west: i reputed to be the be ary is the and cla A tion ternational in the same baseball—A ern organiz more prosperous. 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