New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1915, Page 12

[ Britain o .cover | sat- alf as itain. pngerous and WO utpoints Charlie White--- Eastern Association Magnates Evidently Up- 1s Transacted ar Long Meeting---Fraternal League Bowling Matches grd in Good Condition ¥ight With Jack Johnson e prwards. s abil- pe. regular ‘Walther pd Gins- jeroductithe local je gamdese boys and #pared to est forfinal con- on.. jurg, Tut- er will pd against fic-last) of their e HigHol. This ha Hdrmined to lve 4 have al- %o tnl fans and ment 'un out of | hes tounce that ) [procuj the street L way the station itest. o iy the Hart in ereliminary. ings follows: W ston for- Buell and rerubs leave anwegulars will 129" d The games at and 8:30 micing be the at- ing times. \ VNG | 75— 91— ST— 76— 95— 253 418—1225 243 236 231 80— 82— TT— 98— 262 87— 244 392410 424—1216 Wainrs 77 88 781 80 ‘89 91 83 ‘91 38 93 80— B 79— 93— 418 443 Bres 69 4 76 84 82 84— 104— 92— 75 83 83 84 79 263 259 — 166 73— 152 1395 404 430—1229 ography . “GRVY.” LARK, BOUT WAS DEST WER FOUGH e recorg of the light- 0 of Aaerican boxers Ven as bginning Wwith e, Who vas the first fler Queasberry rules, ral Anerican title- it class ldg before the k put on\ the gloves. Pete McGubkre, Billy Ed- Chambers and Johnny prge “Fulljames, Charlie and Jdck among the lightweight he fifteen years preced- 8 rise to the champion- the and skin glove days, Av- Mitchell 8¢ little heroes of ‘was easily the best. irty-six years tomorrow {age five. 243 | Havana, March 3. —Warm wéather gave Jack Johnson*smmnd Jess Willard the first opportunity in several days to work in the open air in training for their battle for the world’s heavy- weight championship on April 4. Both pugilists drew big crowds. Wil- lard trained at Miramar, in the pres- ence of 500 spectators, a_ third of whom were women. Ma?)y tourists were among those who watched the challenger do an hour and a quarter’s hard work at the pulleys, punching the dummy, throwing the medicine ball and boxing twelve rounds. He faced John Pentz for Walter Monahan four and Jim Sav- Boxing is a novelty to the natives, although the tourists appre- | ciate the fine points of the sport. The Americans are ' iAterested Johnson’s condition, appears to be in surprisingly good form, He weighs 233 pounds and ex- Pects to reduce his weight to 215 chiefly in The champion 110 rounds.; The opponent of Arthur Chambers in that historic encounter on March 27, 1879, was Johnny Clark ind they battled 136 rbunds before fhambers was declared the victor. The bout was for the title and belt leld by Chambers, and was fought 'th the raw ’unc at 133 pounds ring- de. { Clark fought like a demon and sev- # seemed that he would triumph. In fie end the superior stamina and | Ghambers retired from the ring soon | | B1d since 1872 was premitted to lapse | @d was claimed by George Fulljames tle Canadian, Charley Norton and Jdick Dempsey. Arthur Chambers might well have cimed the lightweight championship the world, as he won the American tle by defeating Billy Edwards, who hd whipped Joe Collyer, the English I#htweight champion. - Chambers has ben referred to by some sporting ries attributed to the Marquis of Qeensberry, but this is a mistake, as itvas John C. Chambers who doped ot the code which now governs the Ptilistic game. fo seven years and retired undefeat- ed Both of his two greatest battles wte fought on Canadian soil. His figt with Edwards, by which he an- need the title, was staged on an is- lafi in Lake St. Clair. mth of a fake as Edwards, a slim, greeful boxer, was having all . the beé of the argument when the sturdy Climbers, badly battered and all but inwas declared the victor on a foul. Athe end of the thirty-fourth round onof Arthur’s seconds bit him on the shulder. When time was called last rdest ever fought New Orleans in 1893 shman and the mulatto other for defended his tle that was among the in juniber or rounds fought Bven the famous Burke- Chmbers clinched and dragged Billy ddn-on top, of him. After a few sec- oms Arthur screamed, ‘He's biting m{’ The referee saw the marks of teth on Arthur’s shoulders and gave hij the decision. Edwards was so emged that he biffed the referee and thh ran-to the lake and jumped in. three rounds | @al times during the long struggle | deverness of the champion prevailed. | &terward and the title which he had | Witers as the author of the famous | i | i *hambers held the lightweight titie | It was pretty | | department of the L black Y.+ M. : Junior All Around Athletes of Y. M. C. A. Standing. left to Tight—R. bard, D. Murphy, W. Dennis, sitting, left to right—M. Taylor, Sixteen boys qualified for of the ¥, MG, have the all junior this The held for the last six weeks ana each of the around athletic team A, been year. contests ! winners has been given a vellow and C. The boys are graded according to age and weight and the markings for ihe older boys were more severe than A. monogram i those for the younger classes, JESS WILLARD pounds. He is fat at.the hips,.al- though his weight is not excessive considering the amount of time left for training and the moist Cuban climate. He works in heavy clothes and perspires freely. Willard, after his long period of training at Paso, is-going at an easy pace, tak- ing up about the same roctine as Johnson. His road work is lighter than that of.the champion. His wind is good and his form is improving. Most of his sparring is done with Jim Savage. Willard has developed =a good straight left, His wind is only fair. His sparring partners landed freely and, despite the fact that they are smaller men, the challenger was easily thrown off his balance in the clinches. when he lands, but is still far from a finished boxer. Without . defending himself he took punishment about the head and body, apparently not being discomfited. The water was very cold and he soon reconsidered and crawled out again. Some of the most famous fighters of the period were among the specta- tors at that bout, including Jem Mace, Tom Allen, Ned O’Baldwi Sam Hurst, ‘“the Staleybridge Infant,” Barney Aaron Tim Collins “the Iron Man,” Johnnie Mackay, Harry Hill and other celebrities, representing America, England and Ireland. McFARLAND TO BOX AGAIN. Gibbons Will Be His Opponent— ‘Weight Set at 145 Pounds, Chicago, March 26.—Articles were signed here yesterday for a ten-round bout to be staged within sixty days between Mike Gibbons and Packey McFarland. - The boxers agreed to weigh not more than 145 pounds at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The agreement signed was the first adm: on made by McFarland that he had grown into the welterweight division. Heretofore he had insisted he was a lightweight, although fre- quently he fought at catch weights. Gibbons is a contender for the mid- dleweight championship. The fight probably will be stagcd in Milwaukee. WELCH FOR REFEREE, Havana, Cuba, March 26 Jack Welch of San Francisco was agreed upon as referee for the Joanson- Willard fight last night. Johnson re- fused Billy Rocap, Bill Bishop, Billy Roche, Sam Austin and Charley ‘White. A physical examination by an American physician of Jack John- son disclosed the fact that the heavy- weight champion, who is to box Jess Willard on April 4, in fine con- dition, that he is in enjoying perfect health, and that all the organs are normal, The physician declared that his condition wag remarkable for = man thirty-eight years of age. In addition, Johnson has been exhibit- ing an abundance of spirits and is looking forward with confidence to the coming fight. Willard hits a terrific blow i The winners of the different classes are s follows: Older Employeed—W. Kerlew, 1,116 | points. | W illiam Gregory, Whittaker, C. Bannecr, T. Meskill, R. Bradb ury, E. Sechrest, D. Edwards. M. Yetarian, R. Far Student points, Freshmen—B. points, Junior Employed—D. Eawards, 93 points. Junior School Boys—W. points. The . Student Juniors, were repre- gented by two men on the team, the ¥reshmen had three, the Juntor Em- ployed seven, and the Junior School Boys three. W.-Kerlew was the only representative of the Older Employed cla Kerlew distinguished himself Dy getting the greatest number of pvints and by breaking the Y. M. C. Juniors—W. Lamb. 958 Hibbard, Weils, B. Jacobson, B. Hib- rell, W. Lamb, and W, We A. record the broad record being twenty feet, The members of the team, who are hown on the cut printed in thi are M. Taylor, William Gregory, atarian, V Lamb, W Wells, ‘Whittaker, Meskill, E., Sech- B. Hibbard, W. Dennis, D. Ed- C. Banne: R. ®radbury B. Jacobson, and D. Murphy. Ralph Farrell, the assistant physical charge of the all around tournament, whicn 1s the big- gest event in the junior department during the year. More than 150 b took part in this tournament this year, for jump, his director, was in ‘LEACHES HICKED I 1IN THE KISCUS, SURE m Teling I Yer, Abe, Whie Was Outpainicd. New March | ples side last night, Leach Cross, boxing dentist of the Ghetto, s beat Charley lightweight, in Garden York, 6.—Large spread through tae 2 rip- east the ap- of joy for ping like White, the Chicago Madison Square and a wildcat, in the most satisfactory ten-round hurly-burly that has been seen in the big arena this season. scrap, no stalling, no parlor boxing, no dancing, but round after round of honest-to-goodness punching which it the end had both boxers Yooking as if they had been bumped car, actiye it was a real by a trolley It was Cross’ rejuvenation. against a boxer self and a hard, shoulder He Wwas than straight-from-tae- But crouch and his willingness to bore in regardless of the cost had White baf- fied, and Leach laced him unmerci- fully with a volley of smashes which nad steam behind them, every one. The crowd warmed up to the heated fistic argument and looked on in sur- prise. Then, realizing that some- thing unusual was happening in the ring, enthusiasm broke loose and the big Garden shook with the cheers and shouts which greeted the siam- bang finish of every round. ‘White wasn’t seriously outpointed by any means, but Cross waged a campaign of slugging against him which made him suffer, and as box- ing bouts go hereabouts for anybody at all to make a decision, Crc was a winner with something to spar cleverer him- puncher. Leach’s FITZ IS TOO LATE. New York, March 26. simmons, Robert Fitz- heavyweight but now once cham- pion pugilist, an actor, is having all sorts of trouble trying to marry for the fourth time. Recent- 1y he tried and failed to get a license Newark, N. J,, didn’t papers to his Yes- Temo Zellin of appeared at in because he have . the show thira wife had terday he and Miss Newark, his fiancee, Clerk Charles Slag’s office in the Brooklyn marriage license bureau, and again Mr. Fitzsimmons found his way to marriage blocked. Ie said he would go to Manhattan, get a copy of the necessary paper and return, but he failed to do so. that divorced him, APPEAL IS FILED | for WITH SEC. FARRELL Dananer Clams Action of Three Diectors Was lifegal Styling James H. ““palpably of President O’Rourke and associates as | illegal and unlawful,” At-| torney C. Danaher yesterday filed an appeal with Secretary Frank Farrell of the National Association of | Professional Baseball leagues in be- half of Owners J, H. Clarkin, of Hart- | C. E. Carey, of Springfield, and George Cameron, of New Haven. “If the directors of the New London, | Pittsfield and Bridgeport clubs pos- | sess the right to forfeit franchises and | membership of the Hartford, Spring- field and New Haven club: then Hartford, Springfield and New Haven directors would have the right to for- feit franchises and membership of New London, Pittsfield and Bridge- | port,” says Mr. Danaher. In appeal, Attorney Danaher holds that the special meeting of March 16 at which New Haven, Springfield and Hartford were read out of the league was cailed “for the purpose of acting upon the schedule for 1915 and for this purpose only. Further language of the call is: And to do any other busine proper to be done at said meeting.” He holds it is not in com- pliance with the law governing meet- ings and points out that the supreme court of Connecticut has held that such language in notice or call does not warrant doing of any business ex- cept such as is specially mentioned in notice or call. As a quorum was not present at | the meeting, Mr. Danaher contends that under article 62 of the leaguec constitution no business could be transacted except to adjourn from time to time until a quorum was ob- tained. the action | MITTEN FOR CONNELL. Bridgeport, March 26.—Secretary Hugh Reddy of the Bxidgeport club, vesterday confirmed the report that Jerry Connell, deposed manager of the New Haven baseball club had filed an application with the officials of the Park City team for a manager- ial berth there. Reddy stated that there was no possible chance of Con- | nell being engaged should the East- ern association directors decide to start the season. SBALL At Athens, G town 1. At Raleig N. C.—North Carolina Aggies, 11; West Virginia Wesleyan, At Oakland, Cal.—Oakland, 4; Cl n UL/ —Georgia 5, George- EASTERN ASSN. MAY NOT OPEN ITS GATES Nothing Done at Meeting of League Maguates, 0'Rourke Says. Gradually the sentiment ing that the Eastern ciation will Erow- Baseball asso- this of not open its The refusal Cameron, Carey and Clarkin, New Haven, Springfield and Hartford clubs, respectively, to start the cam- paign under the present followed by the holding of three meetings of the remaining directors, in which little or nothing was accom- plished has set the average fan ‘o delving into deep thought. He care little whether or not the league starts while there are no visible signs of any men with money falling all over selves to gain control of fran- It will be interesting to watch developments, as President O’Rourke has given his word and honor that | there will be a league in the field this year. President O'Rourke and his flocik convened at the Hotel Garde in New Haven yesterday afternoon. Nothing at all was accomplished after a ses- | sion that lasted about two hours. No action was taken in filling the vacan cies caused by the forfeiture of the franchi once controlled by the pending a decision from arrell, of the National whom the matter | been referred. There are applications chises in three or more Rourke said, but the applicants desirous of having the legal entanglo- | ments unravellel before attemptin take hold. Those interested in quiring franchises, according to president, do not care to go ahe only to be hailed into court in order to e the mix-up settled. The meeting was adjourned subject ! to the call of the president. President | O'Rourke is suffering cold and could hardly whisper. gates season. absolute of the to for cities, fran- 0% from talk : | trout | conditions, | Baintree T.s | Badger TROUT FISHIN' DAYS ARE NEARLY HERE are he lzask Waiion of You >ghborhyod and Bear With Him. April 1 “Martha, 1 last Just a few that days off where's Wi rod 1 did whit- fishin year? at in thunder do with my boots? Gee | takers (and other unmentionable ex | pletives), you can't put a darn thing down in it this house anywhere and leave for five I put hall this minutes before it's that the ra now if rod right in where be sure 'n haven’t and find vear and be ever- stingly blanked you gone nd All right, hid it I'll find In it, the but attic is it? leave it handier Ne next time I bring it in This is merely that of the | of gentlemen | maintain ounee a sample of a con- | | ".rr«utinn is liable to oeccur in | most any well ordered homes having better their residences red biood their time between and Fool's day As for men who lack the better halves hut have a sufficie of the aforesaid blood (if such a combination is possible), thel have been sleeping with their pet rod under .the bed-and their and | fishing togs right where they can sec { them when they Wake up for the last | week, And the it all is | the trout will become legal recipients ‘l\] the sportsman’s attention | after April | necticut., This city fishermen, sports. It that makes easily acc and it that there not a gentleman of trouting proclivitieg in the city that | ‘nas not a mental picture ‘of his favor | ite brook within ten of fifteen mile from here and who will pot be found upon that brook early next Thursday morning. It is as sure as the surest that many an evening in the past month been spent by many a gentleman in fondly varnishing and rewinding his fish rod, sharpening his hooks and generally preparing for the haleyon days to be ushered in by the first of the month If you an erstwhile sane and conservative friend roaming slowly down the street with his eyes fixed on vacancy and with his arm extend- ed, his wrist spasmodically twitching, twisting and turning, do not call out the reserves,- Do not mterfere with him, No, let him alone. He merely practicing steering the wopm or fly on the end of a line from his fly-rod down the narrow twists of quick water in his brook. He'll be all right in a few weeks again. Above all things do not speak to him rude- ly enough to appraise aim of presence, unless your wife fs and the garden is all planted and have nothing to | from now until Thursday, and it wpuld be & pleasure tell yol i “his brook,” are 5o thick and so hungry have hide behind ook and where the that it makes your to cayry one home, you few about that if you let him vou where it 1s So be a fisherman, or leep away. Therefore, gentle alarmed at any sudden of St. Vitus dance in hood. If a dim, eery light travels lowly across the meighboring imwn before the midnight ohimes have rung, if you awakeé to your barn tilted up at an angle the earth about it upheaved disturbed No, the piscatorial fiend the nigh corner has merely tried of the several known methods necessary tof obtaining. worms and he is going fish in’ Thursday. ' halves to and veins April thosc ar of in any now other | boots answer to on and has its duc devotees share of trout the sport in a position brooks most is safe to s of of is located many good sible | | | { | see your away your time He hasn't to him to the that to occupy o where to tree bait large lame tell those trout never tell a are ®o shoulders He will brook ®nd But he'll no indeed be you not, a you reader, be net developments your neighbor- if see and be not on two Guest go, too TODAY IN ANNA 1887 PUGILISTIC Johnny 4th Weymouth Griffin_ was kne ked Bad- was in the by at the ring debut out round corge ger Mass. This of Griffin, and not T'hoe th m very promising although 1 the After everal knocked at one, afterward camc claimant of featherweight ch plonship spent then bout bout Grif training ang & in ) his first months in Jack In 1888 he Danforth In 1889 Griffin rank Murphy, the a little later fought with Tke Weir in Indiana went to San Francisco, out rley Brockton Tomimy whippe and othe good boys lory 1 Englis) on 8 round draw He the where Tomm SOFT FOR KID AND CLYDE. George Sherwood and Clyde Waters, f who were recently | the New club, do not expect to e much difficulty in landing during the coming season. Sherwood received an offer to join the | Manchester club of the New England | league,” while Waters is wanted I the Hamilton club of the Canadian league. Neither player has signed ) a contract Waters ated | vesterday afternoon that he plans |~| given their re leases by Haven baseball | <perience | Ppositions | as yet. At Galveston, Texas—Cleveland, 10; ton, 6. write to Bobby Stow in hopes o© landing with a in the leaguc. club Texas | came | lost to George ¢ | Mitche Warren, the $500 rather knocked out ex-champion than meet him Billy. Murphy, featherweight champion the lowing year. Griffin also claimed the title, and fought Weir in 1891 b the police interfered. In 1894 Grify and retired frog forfeited| He thes who. be. rol Dixon the ring 1884-—Jake fought Kilrain 4-round and Chanji draw in Bog ton 1887 snee fought nil, Mass 1900 Owen Ohio. Jack McAuiffe 4-round and at Ma by draw Havey Matty Matthews knocked of Zicgler in 2nd rovnd at Nijge 1 in/the state of Con- e