New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1915, Page 8

r Promo 5 ESDAY s Entered IS Section. r a conth vicinity sday night 11 be onal ever men Jor cash prese: Ted are the » and Venetian of and Starlight er, Unionville, d and Bristol. [winners are nd $6. High it will be aw: sent will go to the ghest three strings. total for the count five points, nts; third, p points; fifth, one | pick opponents | p’clock Tuesday af- hnswick alleys pmittee on drawing | of New Britain, | ord and Aiken of | mtrance fee will be he bowling , sharp. In Machine. 103 85 k{1 93 90 447 Judd. 71 80 88 82 82 Fo— 408 No. 2. 81 92 95 78 100 446 Corbin. 76 88 88 76 90 418 . LEAGUE. ites. 151 121 118 149 149 688 147 98 141 169 140 695 LEAGUE. les 224 132 121 189 184 850 A. M. 157 165 174 146 165 807 ) LEAGUE. y ughts, 92 101 82 262— 1775 67 920 84 241 Ines 83 62 71 n Bowlers THE * Alleys ofessional -of the the echo of duck pin staged teams, of the state, will 93— 96— 76— 87— 101— 453—1371 77— 92— 80— 124— 76— 449—1268 81— 83— 111— 90— 96— 461—1354 82— 17— .398—1247 128— 191— 1356— 147— 140— 427 741--2116 139— 446 138— 364 99— 369 138-— 430 124— 383 211— 171— 137— 201-— 180— 900—2584 188-— 478 167— 467 1654— 479 187— 478 174— 506 860-—2408 93— T4— 95— 84—224 88— 2654 89— 241 281 From nuous don't in the nts. Aetna , Wa- The $15, single arded | night three | in will 302 264 235 | 275 295 231 ! 269 246 291 158 83 248 261 287 262 306 239 249 269 237 263 444 429 386 430 of | rtography BY “GRAVY.™ ‘tSpo Brooklyn is known as the “city of churches,” but at one time it might well have been called the city of | pugilists, for many of the best boxers | of a decade or two ago claimed the world’s biggest suburb as their home port. Jack McAuliffe, Jack Dempsey, Jack Skelly, Brooklyn Jimmy Car- roll, Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan—these are a few of the illustrious ones Who were born or got their in the borough of steeples. Today is the anniversary Birth of Thomas ¥°. Sullivan, wise “Brooklyn Tommy,” who of the ° feather- was reared of the other- once as king Tommy reigned weights. Brooklyn, ‘and it was in 1897, when he was sixteen, that he began make a noise in the sporting world. The same year witnessed the pugilis- tic debut of another Brooklyn lad, “Terrible Terry’” McGovern, who had been a newsy in Brooklyn before he took to the fight game. Early in their career the two lads were des- tined to be featherweight cham- plogs met in a Brooklyn ring and boxed ten fast rounds to a draw. McGovern was the first to reach the heights, and in 1900 he annexed the featherweight title by whipping George Dixon. The next year Terry was toppled from his throne by the young Denverite, Billy Rothwell, fighting under the name of Young Corbett. Both McGovern and Corbett had passed into the lightweight -division before Brooklyn Tommy forged to the front. The woods were full of good little lads in those days, but Tom- my whipped them all, knocking out George Dixon and Eddie Santry, among others, and also defeating Kid Herman in Kansas City and Clarence Forbes in Omaha. He also tackled several lightwelghts, but was not so successful in that division. In 1904 the featherweight was claimed by Abe Attell, who tri. umphed over Harry Forbes in St Louis. Brooklyn Tommy, was not in- clined to give up the honor he had been striving for, and sought a match with the Hebrew. Tommy and Abe met in St. Louis in October of 1904 -and the Brooklynite won on a foul. After that, with the title in his pos- session, Sullivan held his honors un- challenged until 1907, when Attell | again faced him in the ring. This time Abe got a draw. They fought again in 1908 at San Francisco and Tommy was knocked out in the fourth round by the clever little Hebrew. After losing the title Sullivan retired from the ring, although he pulled two or three come-back stunts which fizzled. in to title Sunday will mark the birthday of two of the cleverest little boxers Eng- land has produced, Digger Stanley, the former bantamweight champion, and Sid Smith, the flyweight boxer. Dig- 638-—1992 609 481 376 561 557 259 240 276 719 227 222 233 ger will be thirty-two years old, hav- ing been born in Norwich on Fen. 28, 1883, while Smith, a native of London, will be twenty-five. Digger started his ring career in 1901 by whipping Owen Moran. The next year, after several more victories, he lost to Pedlar Palmer. . The next year he again defeated Moran, but lost to Owen in 1905. After a visit to America in 1911, Stanley fought Charley Iedoux for the bantam- weight championship of Europe, winning the first bout, but losing the second. In 1913 he lost the British title to Bill Beynon, the Welshman, but regained his laurels in a return bout, only to quickly losé them again. Sid Smith, a Hebrew, started fight- ing in 1907, and for a time held the flyweight championship of England. He was defeated in a bout with Charley Ledoux, the Frenchman, in 1913. Smith Moran 63 75 79 = 107 52— 194 77— 259 222 264 202— 688 HERALD LEAGU W. L. P.C. Ave. 611 240 555 240 555 237 Dreadnaughts Allles B Submarines . Zeppelins 8.2 High Single—Edwards 107. High 3 Strings—Edwards 278. High Team String—Dreadnaughts 275. High Team Total—Allies 778, Individual Averages. Edwards O’Brien Pouzzner Bachom Vance Bachman Moran Ellis Wallen Drago McEvoy . McAllister Hoyem 7 8 8 b5 5 13 27 . (4 Men | Smith fighting start moters Counied Out by Ex-Champion ]. Yo Oblivion As a Boxing Center---Big State Bowling Tournament a t Aetna Alley J. Corbett, Who Says They Are Forcing New | s Wednesday New York is Deprived of Bouts by Piking Promoters Jim Corbett Takes a Few Jabs at Men Who Provide Fistic Entertainment for Gotham Fans Farewell Letter. in His (Written for the Britain Herald) New York Feb. —In that frenzied bidding contest for the Johnny Kil- bane-Kid Williams match Philadelphia promoters have made New York inatchmakers resemble the weil known P Unfortunately for Gotham New 27 working on a sure-thing system. This they can do as they have no competi- that line as long as the present board of commissioners are permitted to run affairs in such an arbitrary way as they have recently. And that is the sole Teason why other cities grab match that would in the natural order of things-come to the big town. The Madison Square Garden pro- moters will not guarantee boxers any fixed sum any more. Or/at least they will not tie themselves up in any w: where there seems to be a possibilit; of loss to them. . If they had some gcod live competition it would be en- tirely different. It would be quite urnecessary for high that money would be lost, but clubs would have to shave their pro- fits and the fans would have more and better attragtions. There is no other city in the world where the crowds will flock in such lorge numbers to a boxing match as | they do in New York. If there is such a place I have missed it alto- gether and .during my time I have traveled around a bit. Put on attrac- tive bouts between g0ood men and the | prices charged, no matter how high, | will not keep the crowds away. New York has hundreds of thousands of transients within her limits the year around, and among them are men who come here to be amused ‘and are wil- ling to pay a stiff price for the priv- ilege. And what is there in the sport line that appeals to a red-blooded man more than a boxing contest between boys of recognized skill and reputa- ticn? - Philadelphia can bid $10,000 for Kilbane and Williams to box six Tounds. . But the matchmakers of hig | Madison Square Garden, with seven million to draw from, can’t even think in figures tHat high for a ten round bout between the same boys. Is it any wonder that boxing is not flour- ishing here as it should? Why, a man can see better bouts in almost any medium sized middle western city | than in Gothan—and at prices that would make local promoters drop in a faint. I am told that Jim Coffroth and Tom McCarey, the veteran California promoters, are on a look-out for a promising . field of operation. They need look no further than New York. The largest city in the country, the greatest boxing town in the world, and no competition worthy of the name to buck against. Thing it over, men, think it over. Welsh Petering Out. One of the few bouts arranged for the near future in New York that promises to be an interesting affair is the Willie Ritchie;Freddy Welsh match scheduled for Thursday, March 11, at Madison Square Garden. Rit- tion and evidently nothing to fear in | matchmakers to bid | the competition would mean that the | Johnny M’Graw Himself Pulls Lever fans there is only one big club in ex- | istence here, and those back of it are | I [ New York, Feb. 26.—John J. McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, has started his team in quest of another pennant. Seated in the cab of the electrical engine of the We. erner, one of the fast trains of the New York Central lines, McGraw turned the lever applying power, and the train slid out of the Grand Central station carrying « detachment of play- of sers on the long jaunt at Marlin Tex. Feb. car ‘arrive in Marlin wis | mp to the training The men will 28. If good hes count for anything the Giants will win the pennant beyond all ques- tion for some 400 fans were on hand to see the squad off and to wish men good luck. doubtful, So in the detachment the me fans were for just thirteen men were | which started Which Starts Team for Marlin Springs > MCGRAW. MOTOR. south. Prominent in the band was Rube Marquard, who returned to the fold recently. Christy Mathewson, Larry McLean, Jim Thorpe, Sandy Piez and Arthur Devlin and ten others were also in the party. Devlin tooi the trip, hoping against hope that he may squeeze his way into some sort of job, if not as a player then as one of the coaches. — it is also' a well known fact that he had not been taking very good of himself cither. And a few weeks real work might _make an entirely different boy out of him. Welsh has never indulged in dissipation to any extent, and may be pardoned for occasional transgression now that he has reached the goal he has so long sought. But he should not try to burn the candle on both ends at the same time. Either he must take a vacation chie’s arrival in town after his long lay-off has injected considerable interest into the local game and as the ex-champion made himself solid with New York fans by his aggressive style of milling when he fough Leach Cross last year the promoters are assured of one of the biggest houses of the season. Welsh with any other boy than Ritghie or possibly McFarland, would net draw much money to the Garden just now. Freddy has appearred here | so often of late and his work has so greatly deteriorated that the fans have become very tired of paying from $2 to $10 to see him waltz ten | rounds when they can get the real | genuine Vernon Castle stuff at the theater for a couple of bone But the sports know that Freddy is not soing to have time for any fancy bus- iness with Willie Ritchie. He is going to be an exceedingly busy young man for ten rounds—if the mill goes that long—and he will have to be in much better condition than he has shown here in months to keep up the stiff pace Ritchie is sure to set from the very first tap of the bell. Willie Ritchie has not been seen in the ring in public but once since losing the title to Freddy ang there- fore may not be at his highest speed, the crowd can depend that he will - give them a good run for their money. He is already down near the weight he will have to make for the Welsh match and will enter the ring a finely trained athlete. Ritchic Has Eyes on Old Title, Ritchie’'s ambition is to get back his I title, and as there is little chance to do that from a clever boy like Welsh in a ten round bout he is working { with the sole idea of making such a showing against the champion in {the coming hout that the public will demand that Welsh meet him in [ lenger one. And this real line on the champion { a battle Welsh., has should give us In recent bouts shown very poorly P by comparison with previous efforts and the experts are of the opinion that the little Welshman has hit the old toboggan for fair. That may or may not be the case. There is no denying that the champion looked frem the ring to indulge himself in his little dissipations or attend to bus- iress. The two will not mix and it is not fair to the public for a cham- pion to enter the ring if he is not in shape to'do himself and the patrons of the sport full justice. titchie, it is claimed, has not had a bout for so long that he will not be in proper shape either. But Ritchie has never given himself over to dis- ipation of any sort and leads a model existence. True constant practice necessary to perfection or necar-per- fection, and Willie no doubt would be better off had he taken an a few opponents during his long stay in San Franisco. But he is young and in per- fect health and is fay from being fool- ish. No one reali more than he | just at this match means to him, | and that should be sufficient guarantee that he will put up the battle of his life ainst the man who outpointed him for the title in London last sum- v not likely that Ritchie will knock Welsh out in ten rounds. There- fore the most the American challenger can expect is to earn the popular ver- dict. . If Ritchie, not generally re- garded as a scientific boxer, outpoints the champion the conclusion will be that Welsh has gone back so far that hig chance of successfully defending the title over a longer route would be practically nil. Ritchie may lucky enough to that good ht of his to Fre jaw, but the latter is a wonderfully clever defensive fighter and against so strong and hard hitting an opponent as Ritchie is sure the battle a defensive one throughout. As no referee’s decision will be ren- dered it will matter a little to Welsh whether the mewspaper verdict is for inst him. he CORBETT. This is the last of the ar- | les Mr. Corbett has beeen contribut- ing regularly to the sport pages of the | New Britain Herald. By the time this articlés appears in print the formey heavy-weight champion will be well slarted on his voyage across the 1 cific to fill an engagement in the lead- ing vaudeville theaters of Australia. series of care | an | nounce that he hopes to resume the ser ing country ) Jac York. ies of stories up: next 886-—Jack 'k Hopper i interesting and his vear— on m 17 timely box- to this Editor. return orting TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS. McAuliffe defeated rounds at New This battle was for the Amer- ican lightweight championship, which | hac pre out 188 me rec Hopper | principal and 1 been vious year. grew the 5, Jimmy et Jack, an ognized as and after claimed Billy contenders for the honor: whipping Afte lightw Mitchell vacant title, but Mitchell refused 0 McAuliffe champion. a the 1 by McAuliffe the r Jack Dempsey eight limit in claimed the was then Jack razier were the Hopper, Jack went to Boston and knocked out Fra- zier In 1887 McAu liffe fought for the world’s title with Jim Carney anad the the bro a 1 189 Englishman had the best 74th round ken into ar rOW. Jack 6 1881—Brookl ex-featherweight champion, Bre i Kerrigan San 1 »oklyn. 890—Danny b 904 ncisco. delphia. GERMAN SUBMARINE U-9 MAY BE SUNK Wreckage Picked Up Near Christian- sand Appears to Indicate Disas- o 50 Chr dis; U-9 played an important acti Brit Clrengy been witl Mr. Corbett has requested the prefty bad in his last three bouts, but gporting editor of the Herald to an- no that a ter hristiana, a istian ster and to the he German vities ish of th cruisers in the eluded the ste: and it A Nov in ligh cod sank Dutch rember 1 disabled tship t of caused h fishing reports date near Hollar by ne re that wh the d a retire phe Need fought 100-round Tom Sharkey and Jack Mun- roe fought 6-round draw to Kaiser’s Craft. via London, m.—Wreckage picked up near | appears to Ger subm 1 war. Logt North sea pursu Britis m . tr it Helde d. becc ts. ko rding had condition of it in en the ring was scrap ended in undefeated in ommy Sullivan, ham and Patsy draw at Phila- 9 Feb. 27, indicate submarine a man a has yart in the naval It sank the Aboukir and on September October Hawk reparted the U- off Haaks r on the north Its trouble had yming entangled | here have been rine 1e, it On h cruiser rawler met BOMBARD INN <R FORTS. Turkish Reply Allies Feeble, 27, 4 a. m.—The bombarded interior forts in the Straits of the Dardanelles, according to an Athens despatch to | Reuter’s Telegram company he fire directed upon Iart Dardanos said to have been particularly severe and the Turkish reply feeble. The Sedd-el-Bahr lighthouse at the en- trance to the Dardanelles is in flames The fort of Dardanos the first to be passed after those which guard the |entrance to the. straits o Fire Feb, has London, allied fleet to | is | While climbing ! near her home, y cinsky, aged street, fell and broke attended by Dr. J. I on a milk wagon erday, Mary Kres- of 12 Seymour her leg. She was tin. 7 years, born in at | i In Every Way Cafe, Home the U-9 since Oon at Charles 1« W. @p F. Dehm, Schma J. 'BRIGHTON BILL, BAD: MAN,MEETS WATERLOD A Beause He Tried 1 F Wik a Poor, Hinnercent Gal. “Hi A pretty, slender girl had been hur- rying along tumble-down, dingy thoroughfare near the river-front in IL.ondon It in the evening, gnd stevedores, longshoremen, dock labor ers and filled the streets and public along the water fromt The maiden run the gauntlet of | many staring, admiring eyes, but her evident respectability had saved her from insult until she found her pas sage contested by a great hulking fel low. With an evil leer he inquired into | the girl's reason for haste, and when she drew back, with fright, he utter an indecent oath and grasped one of her little hands in his big, dirty fist “Not so fast, claimed. “Ye's too purty to be rum nin' habout halone. Hi'll just see that ve get ‘ome hall right.” With a smirk which contorted brutish face into an ugly grimace, be took hold of the girl's arm. She sought to tear herself free, but she was as an infant im the grasp of the brawny giant, who laughed loudly at her con tortions. A of the men in {he crowd joined in the mirth, but others muttered growls of rage and, with clenched fists, pushed their way to where the girl was struggling in the arms of the bully, Their ardor van ished when thew recognized the ‘el low, for he was Brighton Bill, knawn throughout that section of London as “the Wapping terror,” and feared by all. The stevedores and longshoremen of London in the '60s were hard- working, hard-swearing, hard-drink- ing men, rough and crude, but insult ing women was not in their line. Most of them had known the weight of Brighton Bill's huge fist, however, and all knew him by reputation, so they were not inclined to go to the refcue of a maiden in distress when it meant a fight with the Wapping terror. They were hardly to e blamed, for Bill knew not the meaning of mercy. in combat he sunk his fang-like teeth into his opbonents, gouged out their eyes, habitually hit fowl, and, when n man was so unfortunate as to go down before him, kicked his with wild fury Crying pitifully, the girl had ceased struggling, and between her sobs wihs | begging her captor to release her when Brighton Bill, who was vaslly mused by her fright, found himsef grasped by the shoulder and whirled around Loosening his hold on his vietim, who slipped away through the crowd, the Wapping terror confromed a man as tall as himself—quite ¥ix feet two—but slenderer and lighter in weight “Wat, wat" anger and should dare s’y miss, wots yer ‘urry! was sailors houses had pale little ‘un,” he ox his few prostrate.foe Bill stuttered surprise that to interfere in his anybody with him Enter Tom King. Fe're a bloomin' coward, newcomer, and followed these ing words with a slap on the the astounded bully Mad with Bill lashed out wildly with his fist the young giant nimbly dodged blow “A ring! A ring!” was the ery came running from every and surrounded the pair “Wy, hit's Tom King!” shouted “Wat! Der said the in face of fucy but the Men diregfion somebody The softy!” and pity cheer which greeted the ment of name of the 1ad dared the wrath of Brighton Tom King was a dock laborer known to many of the In boyhood had been sallor at the twenty returned n in the announce who Bill well Fis but to mingled the man men he age a of he (Continued on Ninth Page ) and All Ways Ideal Beverages. Connecticut’s Leading Brews. Are you enjoying them in and Club? BREWED IN HARTFORD, CONN. Hubert Fischer Brewery 214 tel - Beloin, McCarthy, Kcevers,