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tMara AL RN ud 5 B Siosiincers Sad {or the Game. } 18.—One of these bmeone will get the what the Feds in- here. The Federal New York took a erday when it was k Farrell and Tom ge stockholders of conference with he Biltmore on nown that Farrell the hotel while ng there. ed in some quar- ar: “in the know,’ and Foley are ffederal league ball nd play, it on their althy men who are r coin into a New e club, as has been in F. L. circles? story which was to pld Ban Johnson records in racing 2 unny days in the ime, and there is hat the next day} Conversation. e mysterious con- Arthur Irwin and the Grand Central Ward went west to ial became known as acting as the rank Farrell and informed Ward would be glad to gue their Kings- A Teasonable figure. led that Captain Jkees was a witness ,'and when a story | Chicago that the t completed, Hus- clusion that Irwin jvay the deal stood out in Chicago. when he came to wn for some time P an option on the ty, but it was not ors ‘spread that v were anxious to k at baseball and a Fed team, ing anything about eabouts knew that ‘Devery were an- baseball. In fact, ed far more than He became strong- game, and it was a to give up his club. of the best men ohnson, after the . completed on New . change here was hwn fact that even and Huston had club it would not Farrell’s hands. FUTURES. ¥ Kid Wolfe, at llivan vs. Jim Cof- 's. Battling John 5. lJohnny Munice, at pday. ¥8. Bill McKinnon; > Young Plausse; ohnny Griffin, at Abington. 8. Johnny Harvey, Patsey De Lucca, | L Kid Larabee, at rday. wvs. Kid Wagner, at’ WAY NORTIL 18.—Manager John sfield baseball club, last night, for St. it a week will come fler has been down few weeks, l worries, but he is ited over the game k over promising . Louis for his Pitts- nville of Boston Braves Comes to Town to Visit Former Teammate--- Former New York "TBre, » Shouted Clubhouse Planners As They Teed Off to Replace Burned Home - = (Courtesy of Meriden Record.) PROPOSED NEW HOME OF HIGHLAND COUNTRY CLUB. The the new club house in Westfield the Highland Country numbers many local golf and enthusiasts among its members. is a reproduction of ot which above club, tennis Sportography BY “GRAVY.” Although no Italian has ever won a world’s pugilistic title, many of the sons of sunny Italy have been game and clever boxers. One of the bes of them was Benny Yanger, who re- tired from the ring about six years ago, after 2 long career as a feather- | weight and lightweight. Yanger, who was sometimes called the “Tipton | Slasher,” was born in New York city thirty-three years ago today, Feb. 18, 1882, He stood only a little over five feet five inches. Benny was about seventeen when he started fighting, first as a bantam and later in the feather and lightweight divisions. He won many of his early battles by knockouts, and among his victims were several boys who later held championships. In 1900 he knocked out Harry Forbes in the fifth 1cund of a bout in Chicago, shortly before the Rockford boy won the world's bantamweight title. In the same year he stopped Young Corbett The new building will be up to date in every respect and will be far in advance of the structure that was destroyed by fire. It will be one of the finest club houses in the east. When the old building disappeared before tongues of fire the members | tost no time | | | | in planning for the fu- ture and the ashes were hardly vcold before the leaders took up the burden of replacing the building. An excel- lent idea of what has been accom- plished can be gained from the pho- | tograph. —and the next year annexed the featherweight title by knocking out Terry McGovern at Hartford. The little Ttalian also ad- ministered the sleep dope to Tommy Mowatt, the famous Chicago boxer, and battled draws with George Dixon and Young Corbett. At that period Yanger looked like a | coming champion, but the hoodoo that prevents Italians from reaching the top of the pugilistic ladder was still at work. Yanger defeated Young Corbett and Harry Forbes shortly be- fore they became champions, and in 1901 he whipped George Dixon short- 1y after the Chocolate Drop had lost hig featherweight honors to Terry McGovern. The Italian outpointed i the clever negro in fifteen fast rounds at St. Louis.” In 1902 Yanger stopped Abe Attell in nineteen rounds, not many months before the little Hebrew claimed the featherweight title. Benny also defeated Austin Rice, the veteran ‘“Iron Man,” at Chicago, and Kid Herman, the Mongreal Hebrew, was knocked out in the third round by the little Italian. In 1903 Yanger whipped Kid Broad, the Cornishman, in a 20-round bout Roche Slated to Referee Johnson - e Eastern associa- “great signs of d left for New Orleans manager is hopeful pill pud f-through and this season. AW YALE. b. 18.—Two to one Imargin of victory ckey seven at the It required two five periods to determine as Captain Peacock, the invading forces, e tally that sent the at. J{ THE n Bowlers THE Alleys Professional Men New York, Feb. 18.—Billy Roche, New York state’'s jremier referee, who perhaps has been the third man in the ring in more championship ! bouts where a decision was rendered than any other ring official now in the game, will most likely referee the Willard Fight N 2 AN Jack Johnson-Jesse Willard contest for the heavyweight championship of the world at Jaurez, Mexico, 6. Several others have been men- tioned for this post, including Bugene Corri of England and Eddie Smith of Chicago. the Denver lad | i i March | | pulled in Louisville, and defeated Hugh Mc- Padden in Detroit. Yanger then went to the Pacific coast, where he was matched to fight ddie Hanlon, the little Califernia “phenom,” who had raade such a brilliant T in the fistic profession, In their first battle, off in San Francisco, Benny held KEddie to a draw after twenty rounds of brilliant work. They were matched again a few months later, and this time Hanlon received the de- sision, although Yanger went the full twenty-round route, and made a good stowing. This was the first in his career the Italian boy had tasted defeat. Yanger then time returned to Chicago and fought a draw with Aurelio Her- iera, the Mexican lightweight. He then defeated Charley Neary in Mil- waukee, after which he was again matched with He ra His second session with the Mexican took place in Butte, Mont., and Yanger was knocked out in the eighth round. Tt was the turning of the tide for the little Ttalian, and he was never as good again., He defeated Maurice S Milwaukee, and then went &: topped by Tommy Murphy adelphia, and lost to Kid Herman ¢ Indianapolis, to Steve Kinney at Davenport, and to Matty Baldwin at Boston. In 1907 he fought his last important bout when he was knocked out by Packey McFarland at Fort Wayne, Ind. A vear or two later he tried to pull a come-back, but met only inferior men. In his prime Yan- e great little boxer, and he the best of the near- was a 1ks among TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS. 1912—Johnny defeated Frankie Burns in 20 rounds at New Orleans. In the opinion of many of the fans who witnessed this battle, the Jersey City boxer had the best of it in fifteen of the rounds, and should have been awarded the decision and the bantamweight championship of tho world. The referee, Harry Stout, ceme in for much criticism from the Burns backers, and the crowd at the ringside was not at all pleased when Stout raised Coulon’s hand as the vic- tor. Burns was apparently a bit fear- scme of the champion, and, with a little more “pep” and agsr he might have scored a cle tory. When Kid Williams went after the title he didn't hesitate to mix things, and a result he won by a knockout in short order. Burns had a lot that day in New Orleans, but he lacked the punch that would have Lrought home the bacon 1882—Benny Yanger, Italian light- weight boxer, born in New York. 1890—Jim Corbett defeated Jake Kilrain in six rounds at New Orleans. 1904—Abe Attell defeated Kid Herman in 6 rounds at Chicago. ¥ Coulon ERN SN. MEETING, ~ There will be a meeting of the Eastern association soon, but the g act date is something nobody kngws anything about yet. However, it Will come not later than March 10, and maybe a week earlier than that. The schedule will be announced then, and it will be the regular thing and not the split-trick form. Half of the league is watching the other half with great sicion, but what they expect they are not talking about. agree that the outlook is E! SDICTION, famous Indian lot with the tsed by Mack, the Americin Bender, the who cast his s when rele he’ll convince gue that he was worth the salary Mack refused to pay him. Bender says he has no grudge against Mack for the way he was treated, but he thinks that in view the services he gave the Athletics while a mem- ber of tne team, that he was subject better treatment. With the Joss of Eddie Colling, Bender can't seo | edera | to where Mack can expect to be in the Lfirs( division in the coming campaign. i | healthy RABBIT” MARANVILLE 1S “N OUR MIDST” Shortstop of Boslon Braves Swap- | ping Tales of Other Days. better to Mass., the pulls down a the for undefined Known who looking pay fifteenth ambling swiftly lying and third bases of the Boston Nation- al league team, “in our midst” as the guest of James Hoar, proprietor of a billiard room on Main street. Maranville, better known to the fans as the “Rabbit,” and Hoar are old pa having plaved together in a factory league in Springfield. Hoar was on the firing line and earned his salt by striking out batters. Maran- ville was in.the infield and it was his Maranville Springtield, envelope on first and of the month around an territory between the second is | duty to retire runners at first it Hoar did not make them punch the air thrice. The combination worked well Maranville began to climb and the first thing he knew he was short- stopping for the Boston Braves, the every newspaper between , Me., and Portland, Ore. It a tail end team and as such was entitled to no more recognition than any tail end team usually gets—and that isn’'t much. Imitation of a Rocket. But days passed, as days have the habit of doing, and the insignificant Boston Braves began to nibble at the heels of the clubs that straddled their back. Then they electrified the baseball world by shooting steadily to the top of the league and staying there. A big share of honor for this upward and onward movement due “‘Rabbit” Maranville. crack,” the Gotham fans shouted they might just as well have their breath as ‘““Rabbit” kept rying around heeween second third and kept lining out the timely bingles. Then came the world's series. But that a matter of history. Paul Revere's ride was a balmy summer’s eve jaunt compared with the manner in which the Braves rode blithsomely over the ne#ks of the Philadelphia Athletics. Despite the fact that he is one was “He'll but secur- of the biggest men in baseball “Rabbit” | Maranville has not forgotten his saved | I'rior Lantone Richter Brenneck Rogers Blume Lorenz Barris Stephano NeGrath Leupold Norton Zehner Basso . Walker Robinson G. Zwick . Miner . T. Walker League rec LANDER: O’Connell Thompson De Bay Shumway Henning Qualey Cunningham .. Arderson Cubles ... sandquist and | friends of the days when his dia not decc the baseball and every o down to New Britain to have a his chat with Hoar, and t good times t ing the hearts of the batters in the Factery league. 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