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namg 1t Impossible to Rid Self of Superfluous Avoirdupois---N. b. H. S. and Hartfora « Alumni Teams Play First Game April 7---Fraternal League Being Formed Here Kf"wnu [ Ketche’s Opponent Aprit 6] JHSINS PAUNCH ‘ MAY CAUSE DEFEAT OOD beer has been a delight to | [d 0 Glads" in Wty | 1hre’s a_Blu Difference Betwsen mankin d for more than 2’000 a Peunch and a Punch. pavana pn 2o o | years. We are glad we make it. may happen in the Johnson-Willard es to pe one of the best mes seen in this city in e will take place next Wed- m.l; ',I‘.‘;,,‘“Li',:;’ffl‘ uffi,:\ml there will be no halt or hitch should | Bk e ,rhismm”i B N | o .. \ anything happen to referee Jack ——Felgenspan championshiv bout next Monday e to bé a. thriller from the Welch before or during the bout. At ‘the end and should : 3 jost fastidious basketball . L : ] ; : moters it was decided to appoint Matt | Hrving 'imis Of “the local s 5 S S S = | 3" Hinkel of Cleveland as alternaic | PR]VA I E SEAL his -pets, practicing dili- 3 3 & referee. If Welch through any son ‘night this week on the & . o L does not arrive in.time Hinkel will 1ill | ol floor in anticipation of 5 - y - { the bréach. If Welch gets in on time d the boys are Again mas- o . : i and should meet with an accident | once famillar nooks and : ’ e cither through a stray blow or sun- | the. hall. 'From the. way . i stroke Hinkel, who will be seated at | ocal quintet is going it » : the ringside, will be called upon to of- | ‘the followers of the red : oo : flciate. jwill ‘again be offered the Hinkel holds down the same posi- of exercising their lungs . | 1 tion that Charley White graced at piliar ballad: “Good Night, 3 : Reno when he acted as associate to . Tex Richard. fn That Scarca Regulars. L L ’ Starts at 1 o'Clock. cK DISTRIBUTOR, 187 ARCH ST. Stepanian, Anderson, The official starting time for the P 2o B4V Sefuvest compose T e e Ty Phone 482-2, New Britain represent the alumni ofl : 3 . : time. This will be 1 o'cloc This is the same team 3 $ SN & 3 York time. Willard named his friend it (8pelled “defeat to thel g s 3 Otto Floto of Denver as his timekeep- of ‘the High school this er. Bob Vernon, offical stakeholder, 1 be remembered that it { has been made official timekeeper for e by : :‘,‘“5“"1 p“;'l‘l“']“ the club. Ben Harris of New York 1| Troup 97 ° 81 jtgren an ensel w play : L e _ - o | will be alternate. Johnson selected 30 W l I R e r';fa1§°:vv§3§§’b§°3??{fl‘lfm : : : ‘ L . Sam Leonard of Toronto as his time- ' 416 443 406—1265 port rap y' . - . . BY “ a meeting of the principals and pro- ¥ b keeper. —_— Gas Light i rein pleverd and Johnson's excessive weight is still RED ME g Schweitzer ... § VX, ahey A2 31 b vm_k“? i { the topic of whispered conversation i 5 Lynch .... 3 67 — - t"ts Dfly:mu’: m:"&‘," s : = i L among the men who have made a Dunham ...... 83 OPPON \’l oF Il()\l\l- HAVE ent teams 3 3 S . study of championship struggles. A Sannaps Kennedy ...... 70 BE “KNOCKING” 163 YEARS, | will rest the greatest bur- - 2 : L % e 92 e e v | Erick 3 g : d as both aer re- : ; 3 S lot of the devil-may-care spirit seems | Norton .... 71 - MEACKBOLL S e 84 Throughout the English-speaking EE . an (i : : . S Lo to have deserted the Johnson camp.| C. Gronback .. 94 3 9 — - . the Hartford guards will & . 3 : 3 8 e 5 s 5 = % an 4 world the ppponents of boxing have Bends! full # de in Especially is this so of the dusky titl» | Puppel .... 71 § 374 369 ~111 f fro: ro‘)‘lhe\: ?x:mrmfl holder himself. The weight won't | Sandstrom . 84 — been busy “knocking” the game fof ., T come off. Johnson's middle is still Robertson .. 79 ; l'\nnnlrl, JOHNSON? nearly two centuries, or ever since ) verburdened with spéed killing fat. arnes M b James Figg introduced the sport i 4 igned the & 2 G § — 88 rodu he sport in B e He 16 o) larly in the sun. He has contended 5 49 Secres Washington Trip. without some criisade against the ture..and. is an accurate all along that Willard was making a - Ons “manly art” in some part of the world, i o NICKALLS IS PLEASED. great mistake in boxing in the shade. | o “hicago, April —United States | and when legislature. 1 par! on e few in number who L - 2 5 o g . States d e gisla es and parliamen jx;e’:::on hu:. FRATERNAL LEAGUE el Nl thisiwise ‘onea Thiak that Gonns | ot .. 67 % ¢ | District Attorney Clyne of Illinois ‘is | and uplift organizations have nothing aptain of the -14 basket- IS IN THE WORKS Thinks Yale Crews Will Do Well in | son adopted the sun bouts in order | .. . Hs sy % J1in Washington and hfs istants here ' else to do théy get out their little nd Stepanian will appear Tomorrow’s Races. that the torrid rays might wring th> : £ 4 ¢ the visit may be in connection | hammers and take a whack at pugil- T, : Abra 236 : [Fight guard. Both of these 2y ! New Haven, Conn., April fat from his body. Rubbing has be- on ) Y 2 with the case of Jack Johnson, the |ism. ) \ i e While he does not cansider the Yale! COme an all important part of his Bhany 196 Inegro pugilist, now in Havana, John-| The boxing game is usually said to! e gopd players. Stepan- | Socleties Plck Representatives to Form | crews finished oarsmen now, * Guy daily grind. Yet the fat remains. g St son, it will be remembared, in- | have had its beginning in Amerfea nplaying' e good deal of | Nickalls, their ccach, believes “they Paunch May Spell Ruin. <= | dicted here for violation of the Mann | with the ring battle between Jacob séfison ana has gained | Circult and Fast Baseball Ts As- {10010 be able to- give quite & good || o an't fnl ny hetter conaltion : \hite slave Jaw and jumped his bail [ Hyer and Thomas Beasley in 1816, Teputation. Seigrist has ° : 3 account of themselves” when they | than John TI.. Sulliva SRl acaing | g dond. so that next year will mark the cen- noaseutllity man and if surod for Summer. race Pennsylvania at Philadelphia on | Jim (‘m'hen' at “l,\l“.‘m"“ U‘l"ll\un ‘v’f“‘",‘cf Nelson .... 74 2= Clyne has said several times that|tenary of the American ring. Long Pbortunity will certainly N i e e Al or | £ | markea Otto Whoto &’ wotchine i;oupoh\ 3 J"'T\“Snn would bBe brought back to|before that memorable contest, how=- : h B e Lot O . men, e says, have been work-| Jolingon with all cves. ~And we 4 | DUImY face the music, he has refused to di- | ever, a crude form of boxing had been PeOmmes T the Hartford | fne formation of the Fraternal league | ing under adverse weather conditions' know how the paunch on the ower. | Berlin ... P 3 vulge his plans. 1t is believed here | practiced on this side of the Aflantie. ¢manager-of the Ctpltal | (1i1 js expected to take -concrete |and he does not consider the twenty | ful Suilivan spelled his ruin against | oPertson . . that an effort will be made to ex- | Negro slaves were ofted trained 14 fation has such a stack of | pol oF 15 CIRICIET 0 ose interested | days' practice on the water adequate | the speedy youngster from Calitornin. | — tradite Johnson from Cuba. Whether | fight, ‘and one of them, Tom Mol- \fi on hand that ne is ex- next Friday night. preparation for meeting Pennsyl- George Monroe, who knows John- 433 414 125 this action will be taken before or|ineaux, went'to England and whipped lificulty in choosing a | Ajready plans are well under way |vania’s veteran crew. .{ son and knows his condition, admitted Warriors after Monday next'is not known. Tom Cribh, the English champion, in pRay here. Such men as |4 tpe formation of the circuit. The o that Johnson Is burning up to the ex- | L. Logan .... 83 & . - 1810. The black was robbed of iy B b marttorai [Tt S8 G elested the. following BROWN IN POOR SHAPE, tent that he drinks-quartsand quarts | Molander S TR T ;| GEORGETOWY ATS Y Yiesoey, Pt b (NSRS Iias,: MBONES 1914 team, who made a | " cniesent them in all matters per- | A New York paper prints the fol-| of water. This, he says, will neither | Oberg ..... 5 a5 Washington, D. Abri not in name,. the ‘first world’s chang pimself this year at Wes- | i o the organization of the cir- [l0Wing regarding yesterday’s Yankees- | reéduce him or tend to make him fast- | F. Logan .. 84 7 1 > deorgetown 'won an ix k~'_mv,| { pio ¢ Ing the ‘varsity squad in | . ;i “ppaternal Order of Eagles, Wii- | Cubs’ game: | er, but George says very diplomatical- | T. Wright .... 81 96 AR e e e B E Yl DI o sruriak e pn year' and having . it ||t yiio0 vl Order of Mioose, | “Carroll Brown was very easy for (ly that a thirty-elght-year-old athlcte = 8 O e L1, Liternoom, | olution there were fights and fighters being chosen for captain | (oo o %y D7) lngele; Y. M. T. |the Cubs, Who did all their hitting | cannot brave the rigors of training a3 101 on this side of the ‘Atlantic, but the s Tluad: Touhey and | "o "r \yilliam J. “Red” Campbell; | and scoring at his expense. The | a younger opponent would. colonial bruisers ‘were unacquainted :]M'::donp(rfljmflown Ir. 0. U. A. M., Mortimer Vensil, [Cubs bunted safely on.him, and also| The management still sends out MERC with even the'crude’ruli§ Which thay, 3 urves and | g s Tx" M. Williams: Court | rabped him for long hitd. King Cole, | reports of fabulous receipts. Their Soverned the game in England. Bit- played star games for the | [ 0% T N0 0 L James Don- | Who has been in great shape all spring | gate they claim, will compare with the ing, gouging, kicking and hitting be bras of (Hartford this | G My S R Pl 3 Edward J, |efter pitching practically all winter, | largest in the history of the sport. | Clark low the ‘belt were tolerated, and the in :Ll por:m::uny be seen. | o Court Friendly, F. of A., Ed- |Was complete master of the Cubs in | They say that the inrush of Floridn ' Morse bouts wore gy utuch. wréstiing matchel .:emy‘ ‘heexfx‘:,'";m‘;"": ward J, Halloran, A. H. Marshall, ylfl_“f‘ _‘us; dfu"]l innings, ‘permitiing, ng \‘nmelr tourists have for the moment | Dunluy Rellly of Yale In, the sixth. inning, | s T o ane otlies thn ‘discovil hibuting its snacr to the | Matthew M. Meskill, s andiceal ne ot o passer, completely swamped them. Wolft when the Blue scored two runs. » Tong ‘ssaiili "of timety tomise, Edward J. Hollarn is the perma- . athletic fleld. A return _ ¢ the first attempt to abolish pugilisnt be. played in New Britain | nent chairman and Matthew M. Mes- | . - the |8 SIMNTAIN Whep: pusied kill secretary. The committe on H h - o P - - 1(« ‘: L_u:; u.:u‘l Soy P n‘l 4 grounds consists of Mortimer Vensil, l’ ‘z w ‘ t R Gl d ! 3 _years' 3 odey, Aprit % E.J. Conlon, Con Anderson Matthew | ow e o (rian zng aaialors 1 ppear en whep) the ofiypial Jovernor, 4 M. Meskilland W. J. Campbell. A com- message to the el v, delixs to 6. A volley of hits mixed in with three passes gave the Blue and Gray six runs in the second session, a lead which Yale found impossible to overcome. Both teams hit the ball hard and for long distances. The | longest swat w a terrific three-ba ger over the centerfielde head 1 §. PUGHJSTIC ANNALS. ncgnyett‘ defeated | mittee to consider increasing the mem- - . > cred himself of the following . P gt i ot bt ke | They Face Each Other in the Ring at Havana April . i but Beétween the Den- | winjam Linger and A. M. Williams. n ) 9 ¢ 5 to you in_particular to take the most th’ pptmgo 1lightweight effectual measures for promoting re¥ urious controversy BASEBALL R ligion and virt nd suppressing vice e tvagered their coin e. All'the betting was on ung Corbett would be able +his.opponent within the t-of the bout, Mowatt evade the Denver boy's and immorality, which are come to At Chattanooga—Cincinnati ful height in this i ) {such a drea Chattanooga 2 ; ; province. I desire you in a special At Atlanta—Atlanta 4, Loulsville 2. 3 : o manner to take into your considera® At Columbia, S. C.—Columbia 7, . 3 tion the barbarous and inhuman man- Philadelphia Amerj : S : ner of boxing, which so much prevalls fifleh until the sixth ana| At Chapel Hill N. C.—North Car- = = 9 = = = . . s & 5 ; | among the lower sort of people. Theé Was nearing its end, and "“x“ 7 A_'"h;" \' cal Acad < T 7 ¥ practice is attended with circums ho'had put their kale on | t Annupolis—Naval Academy 4, . e k. L g stances of cruelty 1 horror, and is ¥ the route were jubi. | HOlV Cross 1 - ; really shocking to human nature, an@+ the finish Corbett land- | I have been infor d of no less than that sent Mowatt kicking, eree started to count, but peached the fatal ten be- I rang. Those who had At Washington, D. C.—Catholic University 4, Lehigh At Macon, Ga.—Boston Nationals 6, Cleveland Americans 0. ; ; . , : : 4 At Raleigh—Penn State 1, Carolina N ; 1 s - A. and M. 0. i : 3 At Memphis—Detroit 7, Memphis 0 four persons who, within these two yvears, have come to a violent death this atrocious custom It seems that the fighting ne P e o et flourished in “spite of official proaibl- iy woneid . - . : i ) e ; tions, and about @ century ago Dr ‘“iy S !h:ds::)‘r:‘ At Norfolk, Va.—Philadelphia : 9 — Ll . o ama thowt 3 ey g0 ffles, inasmuch as the bat- | Hionals 15, Norfolk i : ; ; - i ! of Edgecombe county, North Carolina, [y T Mot AT : B T ; of the many fights that took place Waicot AL oW THO RS : : TR ) : ¥ between “men who had no enmity to- e T ’ York, Al Sen the ; g : ward each other.” “He added: “Somé R dre in Los champlons would travel many milew to meet with a combatant who had been celebrated as a fighter.” New York, April 2.—In the first of the three interuniversity swimming ! matches to clean up a triple tie amony Yale, Columbia and Universit In 1817 a traveler in Lower Canada 1’;3r1'|;5.\l\'ulnl'rl. \'allu met “nlum'!v 5 . G ¥ and the northern states wrote th . night and won by a score o i % 4 prspes o i mer- with a lead of eight points in the first H s s rules ener Predicts Prosperous | cvent, the relay race, but Vollmer, the ¥ * % “h,':l “.::.l,‘,hl,“':‘,l:?,,:::‘fin?:d\”“ ;ulrk son in Baseball. Columbia star and anchor of his . : : S by the Ifish several years before. 1w April 2.—Tnternal strife | team, came within a foot of overtak- | : : : the west. afd eopetiglly in Komtwakyy big baseball leagues hus | ing Rosner, the Yale anchor, al-| £ o the old “slaughter-house” rules pre to harmony, for a time | though when Rosner started on his % ¥ 3 ® 3 / {vailed for many years, and in their | ording to John K. Tener, | lap he had a lead of seven or eight “fist and skull” warfare the combatants the National league. yards. “take advantage, pull, bite d kick, z:;!:r 1s1fn p‘rom‘isis ml I-]el = [and with helllsh ferocity strive to professional baseba vt Y AT . { to gouge or turn each other's eyes out peed,” he sald. “The war L R G, Havana, April 2.—JFor the fourth a pugilist Johnson has never faced an Smith in twenty rounds at San Fran- |-le’m 1d for the past week. Nothing | of Thr!‘: sockets,” according to a con- e o heavyweight ; Chbonent of the » physical pro- | cisco. Last year Willard met Tom |else but pugilism has been discussed | tempo of that period ere at home, and |ers were released by the Chicago Na- | M€ Since he won the heav “’l ;.!.'rlim._\-‘..r \\5:;11..]‘““\;.}(-,.u S ,\hn,.m‘..,‘ ;'“". bl S S e ey i S by the men et ottt urally will turn to |tlonal League club yesterday. Rus- | championship from Jim M| aavantage in weight, heigint and reach, | Lout and scored knockouts over Dan | and women of the city. The American —_— sell Robbins, a left-handed pitcher | 1910 Jack Johnson will defend his| 4q wel| the ten years' difference | Duily in nine rounds at Buffalo and | pugilists here are treated as popular iz AR Tener and & party |drafted from the Saginaw (Mich.) | pugilistic title here April 5/ On that | in their ages, the followers of Willard | George Rodel in six rounas at Atlanta, | heroes, and all the bouts tnat are held | DERALS' SCHEDULE. ladelphia, stopped | team last. fall, was released to the; date Jess Willard, the me formlid- | hope to sce his youth and endurance | ¢ Jobnson undoubtediy s heavier | are being well attended The only Chicago, “April' . 2.—The Federal their way homo Kansas City assoclation team. Pitcher gile among the white dirants fn"\l!"lmph over the superior boxing ! sid seemingly is slower than he was | thing that the Cuban falis to grasp ‘n ;aguce schedule makers have succeed« ific Internation. | George McConnell was released un-'tine world’s premier ring honor, will | =kill and ring experience of the cham- | Reno five years ago, but he says ! the fight game is the elinching. iminating fifty of the conflicts, conditfonally, He was purchased :meet the negro in what is sche A picn. Ont of eley ghts which { he is satisfied with his condition and | 'hotos show fighting poses of the two [with teams of organized baseball \ad last fall from the Buffalo club of the as a forty-five round battle for the | took part in during 1912 Willard lost | expects to knock out Wiliard inside of | men illard on the left and John- | they appgaved om last year's sched- International league. <ndl\|]llll||\]”1' In his long earcer as ' only one, This was to nboat | f:(teen ‘rounds, This city nas been | son on.the right ule. rlie Neary defcated Jim- ‘six rounds at Milwaukee, keep peaple with | Chicago, April 2.—Two more play-