New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 9, 1915, Page 12

quaa Out } School Baseball Team---Willard’s Only Aim Was to Beat Jack Johnson | ¢ Made a Bullseye--Elks’ Bowling Title to Be Decided in Boston--Eastern League Looks Aenemic ‘EA INT0 cane 10| T JAcK JOHNSON i bilad No Other Object i BeGaming a Pugiist. isked today how he happen- up boxing, Jess Willard, hampion, and rfight now the @d about man in the world, of taking up the sport d that Jim ter, had been Jeffries, the knocked out ohnison, a colored man. Saw a Ohance. t in into my head that on ac- my extraordinary size I ive & good chance to defeat e ' the”game. ing 1 10k ‘Upito this time de a careful ever seen ‘a boxing match— had a pair of gloves on my. ed to Sapuipa, Okla, and Morris, an avowed white and as boxing 'didn't look to me I decided to start at once. the idea always fday being fit to I sparred with Mor- in my mind meet John- I've done it and T'm pretty | Johnson, is the first negro I ht and I'll never fight an- Yes, I'm going to draw and draw.it sharp. us for a white the I think man and a meet in any contest causing ness of feeling. beaten ‘inWReno, in ‘Why, when the there were twenty-six in the United States, Knocked Down. was never knocked down in | & half years, in He hopes to the ring or end his car the sameé record. He's so together that he ddesn’t look it six and a half inches. He , keen face, is dark in com- las gray eyes shaded by long high forehead ir parted on the side. ve. mouth and a and wavy He has well turned it look like a prizefighter; 8 like one, th of a fighter. 8 complain it’s hard nor. are his In fact, to fighting spirit, that he’s too d to take things easy and the other fellow. He has a 8school education,*received in fwith a year in high school. junshed cattle for a couple jeaving that to go into horse * handling, 8 a good man ough money to family comfortable. , three girls four months old. years old. His now live in Los rd Soft Spoken. A is soft spoken, in English. He B own opinions. ly produces. fht, only Corbett, fht resemblance, Distinctly he higher type than the prize at this, and marry and He has and a boy, The oldest wife and Angeles. and uses thinks well, In mental to whom he is his equal. DWLING | 'ACTORY LIEAGUE, New Britaini Machine, 106 81 80 99 80 97 77 *353 Sannaps. ATy 83 k.. 76 91 By 84, 1,80 on. . 88 90 313 353 three strings. 86— 78— 273 253 89 82— 262 110— 299 92— 220 448—1386 97— 258 88— 245 88— 265 90— 255 82— 284 445—1307 256 251 269 260 294 81— 88— 87— 90— 416—1329 82— 92— 93— 84— 80— 231 268 259 234 244 431—1234 70— 1056— 88— 88— 351—1038 255 261 270 2562 60— 208 81— 248 85— 258 82— 260 308— 974 BY “GRAVY.” "\partograph y . SAILOR PETROSKEY QUIT RING TO BECOME AN EXPOSITION GUARD. “Sailor Ed” Petroskey will pass his twenty-fifth milestone today, the well known middleweight boxer having been born in Pittsburg, Pa., April 9, 1890. It was recently announced that the “Sailor,” discouraged by the lick- ing he received at the hands of “Fighting Billy” Murray, has decided to quit the ring for keeps. At twenty- five Petroskey has many yvears to go before senllity overtakes him, and he will probably pull many a come-back before he finally doffs the mitts. 1In the meantime the husky scrapper is said to be walking a beat at the San Francisco exposition, clad in a nifty khaki uniform and swinging a swagger stick. He won’t need the latter weapon if anybody starts any- thing, for although the Sailor stubbed his toe and fell down in his efforts to overtake the elusive middleweight championship, he still packs a punch that is decidely unpleasant for the recipient. y There was a time when Petroskey was classed among the ' topnochers among the middleweight contenders but in his last few starts he hasn't finished very strong. Like many other boxers, Petroskey started his fighting career while serving Uncle Sam in the navy, and he holds an honorable dis- charge from that organization. Most of his early fights were held in San Francisco and Oakland. He began to take on the classy boys in 1912. On the first day of that year he defeated George (Knockout) Brown, the Greek middleweight, in ten rounds at Oak- | land. A little later he was matched with Frank Klaus, the Pennsylvania | Dutchman and who was then claiming | the middleweight title. Klaus got the decision in a twenty-round bout in San Francisco.. Later in the year Pe- troskey was defeated by Charlie Grande at Oakland, but in 1913 he redeemed himself and knocked out Grande at Vallejo. The Sailor then knocked out Montana Dan Sullivan and fought two draws with Bob Mc- Allister, both over the twenty-round route. The tar had another chance to get a front seat in the middleweight PASS INTO HISTORY Doubtful Whether League Wil Opea Season of 1915 New Haven, April 9.—No business was transacted at yesterday's special session of the Eastern baseball asso- A telegram to President O’Rourke from Garry chairman of the national stated that the ciation. James H. Hermann, baseball commission, request of the three bolting owners of the league, Messrs. Carey of Springfield, Clarkin of Hartford and Cameron of New Haven, for a hear- ing, had Dbeen granted. No one either closely or remotely connected with the Eastern association or friendly or hostile to it interpreted this telegram as meaning that the commission will interfere in settling the disputed forfeiture of the fran- chises for the three teams mentioned or in any of the other questions that compose the present league muddle. In all courtesy, the opinion was held, the national commission could not refuse to receive the petition of the three bolting owners. Mr. Her- mann’s answer to the petition of Messrs, Carey, Clarkin and Cameron will be delivered early next week, it was stated by President O’Rourke, as a guess to the time which the league will wait for a decision from the national commission. In only one particular, it was stated vesterday by a baseball authority prominent in league cauncils, has the national commission right to inter- fere. This is in case its jurisdiction can be asserted to cover the recent act of the three remaining nine own- ers of the league in declaring the others ousted. In case the national commission can prove that the New London, Pittsfield and Bridgeport di- rectors violated in any way the na- tional baseball agreement in declar- ing forfeited the franchises held by Messrs. Carey, Clarkin and Cameron, a right to interfere may be claimed. ranks when he fought Jimmy Clabby at San Francisco, but he lost in twenty rounds. Ed wasn't sasisfied, however, and he mingled with ‘the Hoosler again in Los Angeles early last year, again losing the decision in twenty rounds. In the meantime he had been defeated by another Hooster, Jack Dillon, in a twelve-round affair at Butte. Last August he was de- feated by George Chip in twenty rounds at San Francisco. The worst blow of all to the Sailor’'s championship aspirations came last November, when he was knocked out in the second round by Billy Murray. That was the first time in his career the tar had ever been knocked out. Murnay sent him down for the count of nine in the first chaptér, and in the second put over the soporific punch. Petroskey had a good alibi, however, as he had been sick and was not in good form when he met Mur- ray. Petroskey is one of dozens of modern boxers who got their enthusiasm for the ring game while serving in the army. None of the sailors have ever become champions, however, although Tom Sharkey at his best was the su- perior of most of the big fellows of his day. JESS BURKEIT IMPROVES, ‘Worcester, Mass.,, April 9.-—Jesse Burkett, president of the. Worcester club, who has been ill with pneumo- nia for the past three weeks, is now improving rapidly, and the physician that has been attending him says that he may go out for a few min- utes upon the first pleasant day. Among Burkett's callers yesterday was_Dan Noonan of -the Fitchburg club, who happened to be in town upon other business. PEPE FOR SECOND BASE, Durham, N, C, April 9.—The To- ronto club - of the International league, thirty strong, are here for their spring training. Included in the squad is Joe Pepe, who was recently purchased from the New Haven club. It is said that Pepe will be played at second base. First Payment Men and Women GET SPRING CLOTHES HERE. Newest of New York styles and plenty of them— Alterations Free—We do as we advertise, On a pur- chase of $15 or less our terms are $1.00 down and $1.00 a week—Cash store prices, MENTER 315 Trumbull St., Hartford “|outlook from that which faces it League May Never Meet Again. Those familiar with baseball pre- cedent and friendly to the O'Rourke regime, asserted that they believed the national commission would refuse to interfere in the matter, disclaim- ing jurisdiction. The foes of the O’Rourke administration were pessi- mistic abaut the future of the league. Some of them said after the meet- ing that they believed that another would never be held by the present organization. They asserted that they regarded the session as the pass- ing out of history of the present East- ern baseball assaciation. Such questions as the adoption of a schedule and of deciding upon a date for the season’s opening were not taken up, and President O'Rourke after the meeting said it would ap- parently be impossible to start the season before May, even if all the present troubles should be adjusted. The decision reached at the meeting two weeks ago that the league should not begin its season till two weeks later than was at first contemplated was carefully adhered to by the dele- gates present. There were only two representatives present of the league directorate, which normally amounts to eight per- sons. The duo of the faithful con- sisted of Hugh Reddy, representing Bridgeport, and Eugene McCann, the New Landon delegate. They, with President O’Rourke, sat behind closed doors for two hours. President O’Rourke said after the session that only a discussion of the situation was gone into. He gave out the following telegram from Mr. Hermann: “At. torneys for New Haven, Hartford and Springfield clubs notify the national commission that theéy appeal the find- ing of the national board refusing a rehearing on allevidence.” Jack Zeller Scores the Meeting. The absence of Jack Zeller, the Pittsburg nine owner, was not taken by the other owners as an act of hos- tility or even desertion, It was univer- sally felt, however, that Zeller wauld not start a nine in Pittsfield under existing conditions, and neither Reddy nor McCann would assert that a team would be run in either Bridgeport or New London unless the present sky changed. Zeller’'s absence was said to be due to a wish to see the horse races in Baltimore, but the firm opin- ion that the league cannot begin the season of 1915 without a different at present was held. veral baseball men sat corridor throughout the Hank Ramsey, former Scranton owner, was a He said he was simply looking the ground over, but there are indica- tions he was after one of the three orphaned franches and that it did not matter much which he received if he could obtain a gift of any one of the trio. One rumor current was that Ramsey desired admission into the league for a club from Pater- son, N. J.,, which he will manage. Tom Fogarty, former Jersey City manager, said he stood by his orig- inal offer to run a nine in Water- bury, where he has secured a lease of the grounds. Bob O’Connell, who asked for a franchise in Stamford, and who says he has ideal grounds for a nine in New Haven only seven minutes from the center of the city, was on hand. Jimmy Canavan, for- mer New Haven team owner, talked baseball, but declined to cite any spe- in the session. Troy new visitar. and | STERN ASSN. MAY Ge;rge Burns, Detroit’s Star First Sacker, | Is Slowly Recovering From Iliness I GEORGE BURNSI Detroit, Mich.,, April 9.—George Burns of the Detroit team upset the plans and designs of Hughey Jen- nings something fearful when he was laid up with appendicitis at the train- ing camp. -George is quite an efficient tirst baseman. In fact, he is the best man for that position that Hughey has on his team, and Jennings had counted on his support in sweeping the Tigers to a glorious victory in the race for the gonfalon. It will be a month and perhaps two months before George will be ready to play, and in the mean- time the Tigers will have to experi- ment at the initial corner with two or ihree auxiliary infielders, and when FAICERECREECR AL RN N MERRIaEO { Burns does get back into the game it is likely that the “pdor old Tiger” will | have so many knots tied in his tail them. However, there is the possi- bility that Jennings may uncover an- cther find of Burns' calibre in the yvoungsters who will try to fill that ‘luckless youngster’s shoes. cial interest in the present situation. Friends of Canavan believe he has a definite proposition to unfold to the league when the proper times comes. Hugh McKinnon, the Federal league minor organization promoter, ran up from New York to keep in touch with the situation. He denied he made any definite proposition to any- one during the afternoon. Harry Noyes and Kid Sherwood, two of the league’s veterans players, looked the situation over with philosophic mien. In case an effort is made to keep the league active during 1915 another meeting of the organization will prob- ably be held here next week. TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS. 1883—Charlie Mitchell defeated Mike Cleary in four rounds at New York. This was the first American battle of the clever English middle- weight. Mitchell had cleaned up the best middles and heavies in his native land and came to America early in 1883. His bout with Cleary was held in the American Institute building and was under Queensberry rules. The Englishman was vastly the superior of Cleary and in the third round Charlie landed a body blow that ali but put Mike to Sleep. In the fourth round Cleary was in such a bad way that the cops stopped the rookus. The following month Mitchell fought his first bout with John L. Sullivan, and although defeated the English middle- weight had the glory of knocking Sullivan down. Mitchell remained in America five years, and fought his way from coast to coast and back again. In 1887 Mitchell returned to England and the next year fought his famous thirty-nine draw with ‘John L. in France. X 1880—Thosper (Tom) Welsh light heavyweight, Glamorganshire. 1890—Edward (Sailor) Petroskey, middleweight boxer, born in Pittsburg, Pa. Thomas, born in DOHERTY FOR UMPIRE. O’Rourke Wants Mike on Staff This Year, New Haven, April 9—>Mike Doherty, one of the most competent umpires that ever held the indicator, is in receipt of a communication from President O’Rourke of the Eastern association asking him to state his lowest terms for services during the coming season. Doherty has submit- ted a letter to O'Rourke and is await- ing a veply. Doherty was a visitor at Hotel Garde yesterday afternoon, but left before the meeting was over, and, as a result, had no chance to talk with O'Rourke. O'Rourke has great con- fidence in Doherty’s abllity as an umpire but has been loathe to en- gage him owing to his nonsensical policy of hiring men who are pre- sumably strangers to the managers and players alike. If the leaguc should start, which is hardly prob- able, Doherty will be one of the um- pires. RANGERS ON THE JOB. At a meeting of the Ranger club last right it was voted to put a basebal! team in the field again this season. ' elected: NManager, Michael T. Haugh; secretary, Ernest V. Benson; treas- urer, William G: Hofcombe; captain, Willlam Berry. A call for nd dates is issued and all players wish- ing a tryout will report to Captain Berry Sunday morning, weather per. mitting. | the . The follawing officers were | i NEAR RIOT MARKS NEW YORK BOXING Everyone Tries to Climb Into Ring When McKay Gets Ketchell Against Ropes and Fouls. New York, April 9.—Four knock- outs and near-riot were some of the boxing tournament last night at the Olympic A. C. The disturbance, in which half dozen e fighting in the ring at one time, came in the second round of the tinal bout, tised as the feature, between Fight- Memay. a interesting features seen at the a men w which was adver- ing Bill Ketchell and rred went along serenely in the round. Ketwcnelr was giv- s weight 1n tne neigho hood of twenty pounds und was almost a 1vou taller than his op- poneny, but tnese uisadvaniuages aid noL appear to wiscourauge Lhe swauec man 10 lne leasc anu ne hammered away al Mchuy's stomach unul ne soon had it markea with large red biotches. ‘I'he latter, contrary to all his for- mer prowess in ine ring, weathered st round successcully. The trouble came in the second session of the bout. Ketchell, by jumping on his tocs, managed o land two or three blows at MmcKay’'s head. Mc- Kay then let loose and banked Ketch- eil all over the ring. The latter was backed up against the ropes, and McKay fouled him time after time. The referee was powerless to separate them, and they disregarded the gong. McKay kept pounding his opponent belaw the beit, while Ketchell shouted to the official that he was hurt, The spectators yelled, and every one tried to get into the ring to sep- arate the boxers, and several im- promptu mixups were sdon in prog- ress. In the meanwhile, when quiet was partially restored, McKay slipped out of the ring and returned to his dressing room. He accused Ketchell of fouling him firs ZELLER GIVE Hyerything nrs. away seamay op, No Leaguc Baseball in Pittsficld This SO, Pittstield, April 9.—Pittstield’s ball players have been scattered to the four winds, Pitchers Troy, Rettig, Sherman and Alexander have Dbeen sent to the Troy club. Outficlders Moseley and Phillips, Pitcher Tay- lor and Shortstop Prysock to the Utica club, and Pitcher Barrenkamp to the Syracuse club. Somerlot, Hyatt, Lor- rain and others have been released outright, * Owner Jack Zeller has given up all attempts to run a ball club in Pittsfield this year, but he has a notion that Pittsfield will be in the Eastern association next year; that is, he thinks the Eastern asso- clation will be dug out of the grave and given another chance on earth. Zeller has retained his interests in Wahconah park, the ball grounds in Pittsfield. James Nichols will look after his affairs in Pittsfield and it may he that Nichols will decide to run an independent ball club there this season. Zeller says franchises in the Kastern association next year will be awarded to men who will not auit cold “just because they have had one bad season.” (ELKS’ CHAMPIONSHIP ON ALLEYS AT STAKE “Hello Bilis” Will B¢ There Sirong at Boston Tcurnc;. Boston, April 9.—The monster tournament to be held in Boston. at Mechanics pavilion from April 29 to May 15 under the auspices of the Atlantic Coast bowling association promises to make bowling history. Big feature nights will be estab- lished during the tournament and one of the largest feature promises to be that of Elks night, Monday, May 3, at which time the championship of the world for Elks lodges will be es- tablished. The handsome trophies will be given in connection with the prize money that is offered for those competing in the tournament. Already the leading cities in New England have signified their intention of sending a delegation to Boston and the local Elks are making arrange- ments to run an open house to wel- come and entertain the visiting mem- bers. 8 The Quincy lodge of Elks has as a member Paul Poehler, who is known as the champion candle pin bowler of the world, and is looked upon by the knowing ones as the most likely contender for the world’s title for | “Hello Bills.” | The Elks lodge of Washington, D. C., will no doubt give a good account of themselves in the duck pin game as their team is recognized as one of | the strongest duck pins teams in the country. The ‘“‘mother lodge” of New York | city has promised to send a team under the direction of Hugh McQuire that will enter in the ten pin class and will no doubt be favorities in the betting for that style of game. Although the tournament is not to open for three weeks the city of Bos- ton is bubbling over with enthusia in anticipation and every where go whether it be theater, lobbies or cafes you can hear nothing but bowl- ing, and at this time it looks as though greater Boston will have not less than 300 teams to represent the “Hub."” GUY Satisfied With Work of Yale Against U. of P, Guy Nickalls, head coach of the Yale crews, has written a lengthy article dealing with the work of the Eli oarsmen up to and including the races with Pennsylvania. The arti- cle appears in the current issue of the Yate Alumni Weekly and it is mighty interesting. Commenting on Yale's | victories over Pennsylvania, Nickalls states that the work of the Blue was | better than had been expected. [ He says: “I suggested last week | that the Yale men would give a good | account of themselves, and three day of good water conditions did, per- haps, a trifle more for them than I had anticipated. From whatever | point it is viewed, that complete vic- | tory was 2 notable one. Penn. Crew con- sidered that they had a faster more finished crew than rowed ond at Poughkeepsie: nine month: ago, and T believe they are correct in their surmise, Anyway, the double | victory augurs well for the Yale rowing scason “mi | cesstul | Britain | report that it would take a season to undo | | street, and SPEEDY-BASEBALL 1S LOOKED FOR AT H.S. $x Vetefans: and Crowd of NéW Men Report for First Practice. . a sug for the Ne Practice hig Everything points towards baseball scason High school | begun, as about twenty candidates ré& to Captain Walther's call % The dozen ball less experiende amateur nines sponded afternoon. of half Youthful vesterday squad s made up a veterans and' the’ rest players with more gained playing on about the city. ° From the mulvrr on hand a strong team might welded and that process has already begun. or Six :Veterans Back. i The men of last year's nine whe will again appear in uniform are Cage tain Walther, Johnson, l‘udnl" Schade, Cabellus and Kiniry. Wit out much doubt they will fill the p sitions ‘they held' last year. Cagy tain Waither will direct the (::: from left field ‘and Johnson will g | his running mate ‘in centerfield. “BIIF* Dudack is expected to be the mal stay in thé box with Kiniry, -\'Nma and Cabellus composing the suppo ing infield,” holding daown m-ox; third and first bases respectively. This part tentative lineup leav only three places to be filled. Namel short stop, eatch and right field. Ti abundance and worth of the new cats didates will" make these positions to fill. '* Sinee the schedule # long; ore or twolather pitchers will be needed to- support Dudack. Cape tain Walther is searching the matefs fal for two hurlers equally reliable land of at léast ordinary experience: Good Backstop Wanted. v Backstopping isthe unfilled posis tion which will cause thg most worry. Hultgren, last year's regular catcher, has graduated, and Koplowitz, his understudy, has left school. The candidates for this place are Mulvi hill and Conley. At present Con- ley cannot report dg he has class work to make up. Perhaps others will try for this position later. Dudack's only assistant is Ondrick who hagfe played on some nines about the city. Horton is showing.up well at short stop. The others’ who reported were Martin, Kopf, McEnrog, O'Meara, Coffey and’ Barrett. The first game will be played Saturday afternoon against Bristol at Walnut Hill park. Basketball Monograms Awarded,, The Athletic Council met last even- ing and took up humerous basketball and baseball matters. Monogransy | were awarded to the following bas- ketball players.- Tuthill, Schade, Ginsburg, Dudack, Walther, Roet, Martin, . Schmidt and Manager Gaff- ney. The basketball report showed a net deficit of about §20. A cofe mittee -of three, M. F. Davis, Mah- ager Baldwin and W. 1. Fay were appointed to look into the matter of baseball supplies. | easy PIONEERS CALL FOR PRACTICE. The Pioneer baseball club will hoM practice at the grounds on Eilig 4l players are urged be present. All desiring tryouts shodid come Saturday afternoon and Sunday with uniforms. The Pjoneers will open the season on Sunday, April 18 with the All-Hartford club as thelf opponents. The Pioneers have turned down an offer from Harry Anderson, | president of the Independent league, to enter the league as they prefer log play independent ball again this year. JOHNSON VS, LANGFORD, Sporting Editor: How many times have Jack Johnson and Sam Langford fought and who won?—W. V. T., Bew" lin. The Police Gazette sporting annnal contains the record of only one con- test between Johnson and Langford, That was in 1906, Johnson winning on points in fifteen rounds.—Sporting Ed. 'l ~—_— Like Good Bread P. B. Ale is brewed like a* careful housewife makes bread. Same care; same cleanliness; same kind of materials. And it has the same nourishing healthfulness as well as being a delightful, mild beverage. No better Spring tonic than . LAGER At best bars and hotels. If your dealer cannot supply you in bottles write us, giving his name. Write for booklet, “Good Cheer of Old Nezw England.” Bunker Hill Breweries, .Boston &