New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1916, Page 8

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 A arvard, Faculiy _Wreczks Havoc in Football Ranks--Local League Bowlers TFall Twice--Elks Parade to Feature National Tournament--Boys’ Club Continues to Pile Up Victories FACULTY BAN ON HARVARD ATHLETES S DA WILLBE | Bob Vernon, Veteran Spors, |SOUGHT REVENGE BOWLING FEATURE. Has Held Over Million | AND) TOOK BEATING " oo Dollars During His Career | lo Billé,” Government Em- yes and Children.in Parade | pshington, D March 8—On © largest events which will n Buccess of the Atlantic Coas ing Tournament, that will b i1 Washington, D. C., commenc Wpril 3rd, 1s Elks T when | @nds of visiting ks he taified at the capitol. A large | t ‘parade will be held at which | government employes and | pPlichildren will turn out in large | her At request of the Cham- bt Commerce the district officials declare a half holiday, and the 55 houses have all agreed to ate their buildings with purple white as a welcome to the visit- | IAUEN ! e Intercity Elks Bowling league, posed of /ten teams representing | York, Ne , Jersey City, | klyn, Paterson, Passaic, Eliza- New Brunswick, Hoboken, and | Rochelle, will journey to the | ol as one delegation numbering | hundred, headed by Hugh Me- | . president of the league. i addition to the New York dele- | m, Elks lodges throughout New | | e will jand, and clties east of Pitts- , have signified their intention aking this one of the biggest s of the tournament, notwith- hing the fact that “Woodrow pn Day,” and “Clark Griffith * will both be big feature events. eursion rates on all railroad enable the bowlers to take thei es on a sight seeing trip at the '8 capitol, at the same time bart in one of the largest bowl- purnaments ever held In the GETS HEAVY DAMAGES. ire Awarded $1,250 From Man- for | | | 5 | | ager March Assault. 8.—It behooves all careful about as- umpires Jack McNulty, ler arbiter in the Federal league, rday comipromised a suit against ©O'Connor, in which he was ded $1,5600 damages hy a’ jury, 1,250. | e verdict for damages came out | assault charge which McNulty prred gainst O'Connor, who was hgor of the St. Louis Feds in ©O'Connor took issue with Mc- over a decision and in the ar- nt which arose a near-riot en- . during which McNulty charged mnor gave him a beating Nulty sued O'Connor for $5,000, the jury saw fit to allow him but 0. O'Connor recently sued and.| ned judgment for $5.000 against | Loui players ing be New York, March 8§ Bob" Vernon, the veteran sportsman, holds the Willard- | held Garden, March s the aistinction of heing the only | man in the world who has held n\er] $1,000,000 in stakes and bets. During | day of the thoroughbred horse | racing in the east it was a common | occurrence to see Vernon hold $10,- | 000 or ,000 on a race. In the Wil- | lard-Johnson bout its was Bob who | held the mazuma, Not alone in this | country has he held stalkes, but in | who stakes in the Moran ten round battle to be Madison Square a Drop Two Games to Southington he local ciruck t the foom Inter-Clity another tartar Aetna alley Southington o-time winner, 1atech. The boys imade famous by its strict | of the trafiic law, by it's noted chief, were in fine shape, 4 deadly aim for the bunch pins i end put up some fine scores. Twice ring the evening the team totaled over 500 for scor ! A new league record single was established by league bowlers last evening romped after an from home a exciting the town observance of d for high Jacobs swled the “ducks” of 144, 2 brand of bowling as has ever heen witnessed at the Church street alleys. | The visitors copped the first game | through Jacob's fine work, but the locals came back strong in the second game and won by a wide margin. Prennecke's poor work at the outset of the final |lead that Rogers’ pets were unable to overcome. Foote put up a brilliant cxhibition, mark in over every game. New The scores: Britain, 110 121 77— 91 103 98 93— 96 102 Brennecke | Frior Wright Richter I oote Anderson 117 100 108 111 100— 101— 497 Southington. 97 85 103 86 78 93 *144 Campbell Trapp G. Byron Fabio Jacobs | Troutihan *League record. Nut League Results, The Butternuts handed the Peanuts @ three-time walloping last evening at the Aetna alleys. The scords follow: England. When Willie Ritchie fought Welsh for the lightweight champion- ship in England Vernon held $50,000 During an election some years ago | in New York Bob held over § ,000 in bets for various friends. And the strange part of it is that Vernorn has never received any monetary consid- eration for his trouble—in fact, he re- fused it. All he asks for is the novel- 1y When Jim Jeffries met defeat at the hands of Jack Johnson ih Reno, Bob lost a fortune. He was so sure that Jeff would win that he had his shoes bet on the Californian He has bet but little since. Vernon was born in Wales March 26, 1870, and will be forty-six years old on March 26. Buttern 114 87 83 83 93 ts. 86 100 92 96 98 W. Jurgen J. Wright Gaudette J. Jurgen Berry S B2 198 g 12 S ® % 166 472 Peanuts. 91 83 88 81 92 90 83 84 Puppel Heinz Stagis Krause B e manngcr of the Hrowns 1 | ANOTHER VICTIM FOR BOYS’ CLUB QUINTET OOMBE OFF YALE EIGHT. s Effcet of His Collapse Last Year 3 On Other Men. ; Eureka A. €. Bows to Superior Work ‘ Haven ew Marcl t is made Yale f Reginald C. ( k, from the Yale Imbe, rated H alls the his n fall New 8.——Announce- of the withd nbe, of New ing squad Coach Guy oarsmen to make the in the race Haven har- of Paulson et. al.—Locals 1t Have Fine Record. roy o For a time at the Boys' club gymna- sium last evening, it Jooked as if the basketball quintet representing the organization was up against a supe for foe in the Eureka A. C., team of Hartford, for the boys from the Cap- itol City set a pace that lead the home team at the end of the first half, score 8 to 24. The teamwork, pass- ing and shooting of the visitors was of high order, Leland and Captain McGee time and again displaying form that completely mystified the home lads. At the beginning of the second half, the locals hit their stride and aidea by the wonderful work of Captain Paulson, Kilduff and Kallgren the lo- cal hoop tossers forged steadily to the front until the close of the game waen they had secured 5 6opints to the vis- itors 38. The work of Campbell and Martin on the defensive in the latter part of the game proved to be a big factor in keeping the visitors score down. The score and summary Eureka Five Boys® Club Leland . .... Paulson, Capt. Right guard by as one and of best cer collapsed last h Columbia on the medical is showed ‘hile a it later examination, that the collapse and not likely to to have feared psychological effect on the other h, of the of his collapse fuld he remain in the hoat. He wilt # in coaching the fresaman nervous one hr, Coombe, is said memory AYLOR JOINS IRISH A. ( York, March §—William H the phenomenal standing nd broad jumper who formerly ted for the Illinois Athletic B of Chicago, has served his year @n ‘unattached” athlete and will Bt the Irish-American Athletic club prs in competitions from now In sending in his entry for the Inding jumps in the national cham- nehips of America, which are to be d in the Twenty-second Regiment ory on March 18. Taylor named %, A- A C the club he will pete for. Taylor's most danger competitor will be Eddie Emes the Bronx Church House, who lished second to the Westchester t year in the standing high mmp} third in the standing broad jump. ow Is the Time to Start Spring Leagues AETNA BOWLING ALLEYS leys Reserved for Parties L W plor, McGee e e Kildufr Left guard Kenedy - Kalgren | Center | Daly Martin ht forward Funcken Yk . Campbell Left forwa Goals, Paulson 7, Kilduff 8, Kalgren 8, Martin 2, Campbell McGec Kenedy 3. Dal McGee Referee, A. Pil Paulson J. Ray. Last ev victory makes cight out \ine games for the Bo The Wingate club of Hartford he uext attraction at tne local 3.0 Fou: 8 Timer, A it 3 club, Mixed v ve t letic contest tomorrow pound shot put will take place. SMOKE OXMOOR A MILD, PLEASANT 5c¢ “FISH” TO COME EAST. Chicago, March €.-—University of Chicago natators will invade the East a second time this season if plans an- CHICAGO CIGAR the institution carried out. asserted that of tentative Columbia, and are he has from Yale and negotiations are f You Want Good Bottled Beer, Wine or Liquors, dates hat Leland 6, | gymnasium. In all the all-around ath- | evening the 8 |( nounced yesterday by Coach White of | He | received offers | THREE OFFERS MADE FOR ELM CITY TEAM Feplan Cleanups were in order in the Rangers league last evening and as a result, the Emeralds and the Ramblers came out on top of the n'ght's play, by the following scores: Ramblers. 84 95 98 83 90 Collins and O’Connell Figure on Leas- ing Franchise and Ball Plant— Action Within Few Day: 80— 117— 75— 81 353—1064 Blum .. 259 Blanchard Benson New Haven, March 8.—FTriends of the late George M. Cameron, owner of the New Haven baseball franchise, believe James P. Collins and Cornelius O’Connell, 366 Hurs. 1 87 79 93 [ who have charge of the disposition of the baseball plant owned by him. are wise in taking plenty of time before closing the deal which determines the future of base- ball in this city. Messrs. Collins and O’Connell have been deluged with ap- plications for the franchise, for the grounds, for positions as manager of the team and, in short, with every kind of a proposition imaginable for the running of the plant. On the decision of Messrs. O'Con- nell and Collins rests the inheritance of Mrs. Cameron and her two chi dren, and they feel their risk is a sa- cred trust imposed on them by one | of their dearest and oldest friends, George Cameron, with whom both | were associated closely for many vears That the East Shore amusement company, of which the Shanleys of New York city, hotel proprietors and amusement caterers, are at the head, been in close communication with | Collins and O’'Connell jg | Rumor known. If for no other reason than | Take Up Work at Colby. assuring Sunday ball at Lighthouse | New York, March 8.—Fordham Point, the ground controled by the |University’s football management for lFl:l.«t Shore amusement company, the |next fall wa aced by sudden diffi- | company wishes to have a most |culty yesterday when Harry Vaughn friendly understanding with the Cam- |announced that he would not be a eron estate. andidate for the coaching position Another turn lfnis vear. Vaughn would not sive tion in this city by the formation of |uny reason, but it is rumored that he the Colonials by Manager George | has,received a large offer to coach Weiss under auspices which make it | Colby next September. certain the nine of Yale ineligibles, | This leaves Fordham confronted by reinforced by such stars as the Brick- |the necessity of getting a coach within ley brothers, Clyde Waters, the for- 'tho few weeks that remain before the mer New Haven catcher, TEmmons |college closes. Although Jerry Ken- Bowen and Pat Cawley of Holy Cross (lon was unable to announce any and Bob Wattg of Columbia, plans to | definite plans yesterday, the Maroon bring to New Haven for most Sundays | manager is seriously considering re- of the season major league nines who |turning to the former custom of hav- are Sundaving in New York city or |ing a Fordham graduate in charge of are on their way to Boston to open a |the Bronx gridiron candidates. It is A Lrobable that the choice will narrow : down to Ed Walsh, the former Ford- ham fullback, and either Howard or Frank Gargan. Both of the Gargan brothers are experienced in coachin Ben 65— 216 252 241 260 Hylander Westman Tenney Clark 340 326 Emeralds. 85 68 98 110 361 34 Shamrocks. a0 84 969 238 238 272 103— 309 5 80 92 96 Hincheliffe Sandberg Clancy Hogan Bailey Johnson | Dummy 313 321 VAU N QUITS Coach Wil is given to the situa- SCHMARR WINS AT POOL. Otto Schmarr Charles Larson in the pool game in the Her- vanquished Rutgers, York to make vacation, Pennsyl- L the trip the last Order Same from kR EIHLIP BARDECK, Iresent plansiare 85 Arch St. ’Phone 482-2 vecek in March. The | Howard having been Fos ford's chief aid at Rutgers for the | three vears, while Frauk was charge at Georgetown for one y |#nd at Rensselaer Poly for anothe jon tourna- ore 100 to 51, classy mann Schmarr ment last evening, | The winner displayed | making a nigh run of thirteen. associ in form, !Local Inter-City League Bowlers when the quintet police possessing of* (he visitors in the first game, when he | 1 for a mark | Jacobs displayed as pretty game gave the visitors a | hitting over the century | | Yy A group of ball players was dis cussing the n.alter of making weight. “he light on naturally, desired to put on flesh the heavy ones de- sired with equal lustiness to take it oft. This led to an argument as to \hether there were more big men or more small men the big league play. Like most arguments, there was no definite proof to he obtained. But there was at least the proposi- tion of finding out at what varied weights certain stars had played the proposition of rounding up and in an all-heavy and all-bantam weight line- | up from the roster of the game. The Al-Heavies, Selected from the history of the big league play, what would be the heaviest line-up known? We may have missed a few, but, with expert advice from oudtimers, this delegation would have the call: Catcher-—Farrell, 240, Brooklyn. Pitcher—Tesreau, 239, New York. First Base—Schmidt, 232, Boston. Second Base—Lajoie, 200, Cleve- land. Third Base—"Big Jim" Davis, 210, St. Louis, Outfield-—Delehanty, ' phia. Outfield—Sevbold, phia, Outfield—Lange, 205, Chicago. Average Wecight—218 pounds. 210, Philadel- Other: This, of course, doesn’t include the entire span of big men in the game. Amos Rusie was almost as big | Testeau. So was Jouet Meekin. New York has the lead in mighty- | bulked pitchers, Pop Anson was a whale of a first baseman, but not quite as heavy as | Butch Schmidt, of the Braves. Wil- Hamson and Denny Lyons were big inflelders, over 200 pounds, and both were stars. The Bantam Weights, Catcher—8chalk, 155, Chicago | Pitcher—*Little Johnny" Farman 1129, Raltimore. First Base--Sisler, 161 Second Basc—-Evers, as St. Louis 133, Boston Shortstop-—McKean, 210, Cleveland. ' Philadel- | Graniland Rice 147, 135, Maranville, Leach, Boston. Shortstop Pitts- Third Base— { burgh. { Outfield—Kecley, Outfield-—Liebold, Outfield--Slagle, Average weight 140, Brooklyn. 140, Cleveland. 138, Chicago. | 143 pounds. | The Old and the Ne ! These two 'suggested by a Johnny Evers as Joe Kelley passed | vou,” said Johnny, cldtime types were like. In the main, | they were all big men. powerful | | cnough to last for years. The oldtime |type was far larger on the average than the ball player of toda ‘1 This is partially proven in the fact i that seven of the heavyweights | | selectea are oldtimers—that is. ball | players who started over twenty | years ago, while six of the nine ban- | fam weights are still in the game. i The Part of Speed. 1 The cry for speed has been a factor in this loss of weight, Another | 1eason, as expressed by Duke Farrell, is this—Twenty-five or thirty years | |ago a ball player rarely broke into | | the big league until he was close to ! thirty vears old and a matured man. | There were a few ‘t\\'enh-rme or twenty-two, but they | were novelties. It wasthena game for clder men, or, rather. men of thirty w. line-ups were further statement from Duke Farrell and by That shows | ‘what most of the nine | #na thirty-five formed the major por- | Today if a a ball player aforesaid scout i tions of all payrolls. | scout recommended | thirty vears old the v.euld probably be decapitated or shot at sunrise. They want youth | now—+yvouth and speed, even above | experience. | vard's football squad |2 guard, and Thomas H. | ton, i that | they are able to return to college, will voungsters around | Gilman, Enwright and Boles Are Deficient in Studies Cambridge, Ma; March 8.— Har- for next fall re- ceived a heavy blow yesterday when three of its strongest candidates, Cap- A. of Honolulu Enwright of River and W. J. Boles of Bos- both backfleld stars, were asked by the college, administrative board to tain-elect J. Gilman Fall | withdraw from college because of fail- ure to pass the mid-year examina- tions Under the faculty rules, this means Gilman and Boles, even though not be alowed to represent Harvard Both have been scholarship difficulties before Enwright, whose preparatory school record as a powerful back and great drop kicker, had led experts to pick him as the successor of Brickley and on the gridiron. in Mahan, still hasachance for reinstate-~ ment if he attends the Harvard Sum- mer school at Squam Lake, N. H., for a required amount of study and passes | examinations in September he will he eligible to play. The loss of Boles affects the base- ball squad as well as the eleven, for besides being a fast half back, he was one of the ‘varsity pitchers. En- wright also has gained a reputation on the diamond. Gilman's withdrawal leaves the Crimson football situation in an uncertain condition, for Har- especially On an average, big men last longer ir. baseball than small men. Wagner ind Lajole, the two veterans of the game still in harness, ate both power- | ful specimens. Mathewson, the rank- {ing pitcher in season's worked, is a | hig man. Cy Young, who pitched for liwenty-two | weighed 216 Which doesn't [ mean that all small men fade quickly. {but rather that they have a harder | time hearing the strain over BASEBALL BRIE] Former big league baseball piayers will be well represented in the Inter state league this season. Gus Dun don, former second baseman »f the Chicago White Sox, will manage Olean club. Tom Jones, former baseman of the Detroit Tigers, will pilot the Johnsonburg team, this player’'s appointment being made yes- terday. Howard Camnitz, the former star pitcher of the Pittsburgh Pirates will lead the Ridgway club, while the president of the Interstate league is Patrick Dougherty, the former star outfielder of the Yankees. The last town in the league to name a man- ager was the Warren club, the fi Shang Shaughnessy who led the Ot- tawa team of the Canadian league. as their manager for 1916. There were many candidates for the mannun ment of the Warren team among them being Walter Blair, late of the falo Feds and formerly of the New York Americans. Before electing Shaughnessy as manager the owners of the Warren team made an effort to secure Hal Chase to pilot the team, but their efforts proved fruitle Bt Pitcher Charles Ferguson of Philadelphia Americans will not Jjoin the Athletics this season, but will con- tinue (o practice law at Wayne, W. Va. according to a letter he wrote to a friend here, which was made public yesterd. Wayne is IFergu- son's home town. Ferguson, next to Sisler, who is with the St Louis Americans, was considered the star of the pitching corps of the University of Michigan for two seasons. DPre dent Navin of the Detroit Americans tried to obtain him last year, but Philadelphia had a previous claim Folks up in Worcester now their ball club the Brewers, in of Hi Brewer, new owner and former Federal league secretary. i Is around town signing up players. It lis said that Danny Murphy. former | outfielder of the Athletics and the | Brookfeds, will be appointed manager | of the Worcester club, honor Hugh Bradley. Federal leaguer; Iat O'Connor. Rebel catcher, and Neal Ball ave rival candidates for the man agership of the Bridgeport club Beals Becker, erstwhile Giant recently released hy the Phillies, has signed with the Kangas City club of the American association. Becker | can thank Birdie Cree for the job, for Birdie was slated to go to the Kay- sees and nos Kirkpatrick, one time member of the Superbas, Newark Indians and | Baltimore Feds, has signed with the Wilkesbarre State leaguers. The Terre Haute Central league baseball club announced yvesterday the purchase of five players from the St. Louis American league club. They are Pitchers Cochran, Fitzmier and Schatzmann, Catcher O'Brien and Outflelder Schulte. The purehase | price was not made known It also was announced that Pitcher William Cramer, who in #914 won nineteen games for the Fort™Wayne Central the | rectors of that club having appointed | the | call | Ilcague club, had signed a Terre Haute contract. He refused to join the Fort | Wayne club last year because of sal- ary differences. George Stovall, last vear's manager of the Kansas City Federal league club, has been signed by Roger Bres- nahan, owner of the Toledo American association club, it became known yes- tarday. Stovell will play first base. Four other former Federal Icague players are also under contract. They are J. W. Rawlings, third base, Kan- sas City; Hugh Bedient, pitcher, Brooklyn; George Kaiserling, pitcher, Newark, and Miles Main, pitcher, Kansas City. Twenty-three members of the Chi- cago National team, headed by Presi- dent Weeghman and Manager Tinker, were met at the Tampa station yes- terday by city officials and a brass band when they arrived on a special train to begin spring training. Two hours later Tinker and his men were on the ball field. Manager Stallings and twenty-six members of the Boston National team arrived here yesterday for spring training. The players soon after their arrival here were out on the new field built expressly for the Braves pre- season workouts. Cockhill, is National to be former expected league umpire, | | } George !signed as manager of the Senators some time this week. Dr. T. N. | Tate, owner of the Albany club, negotiating with Cockhill. Acc: | to Tate, Cockhill answers all require- ments but the physical. | WRESTLING ; S Lew's Ready for Hard Battle With Tom Draak, March the title the TONIGHT. Hartford defend tler of I enter in 8 to Prepared of champion wri world, “Strangler” Lewis into the battle on the theater (his faces Tom Belgium, in a the champion regards in high terms s in the hard training that in for the match Hartford fans have been intercsted in the activity by the Masked Marvel durir the recent tournament in New York, and will no doubt turn out in large num- bers this evening to witness this phenom in action against “Farmer’ Isayley the giant Green Mountain boy Santelle the Texan who is pitted against Hjalmer Lundin is confident that he will dispose of the former local men in qiuck style, but the fans are expecting a hard battle before Lis hopes are achieved. | The management has arranged for a preliminary bout hetween two local men for 30 minutes “Smiler” Liv- ingston will referee the bout. James J. Corbett who Is appearing at a local theater has promiscd to attend the Louts at the conclusion of the per- formance. | mat Parsons’ ing when he champion of match. That his opponent dicative by he t put even- Draak the finish deeply displayed vears under the big tent, | vard is now without captain or eoach,” as Coach Haughton's contract has ex- | pired and he has not yet announced | his intentions for ‘the fall. Gilman's | playing last year made him a popular choice for the All-America football eleven Richard Harte of Philadelphia, who played end on the cleven last season, | was second choice for captain at the meeting of the 'varsity team bers which elected Gilman in cember, Harte was the first Har vard man to score a touchdown last fall against Yale in the Stadium, when he picked up a muffed punt and dashed across the line. Tt was gen- erally believed last night that he would be elected to succeed Gilman Harte is a candidate for the hase- ball team and has already begun training as a catcher of Eddie Mahan's pitching. He was a member of the g ty tennis team last fall. The selection of a captain rests with the twenty-one men who plaved in the Yale game, and an early meeting of these players is expected. The choice of a coach is in the hands of a graduate football committee, of* which J. Wells Farley is chairman, Mr. Farley was in New York yester- day. De- WINNER TO MEET WELSH. New York, March 8.—Johnny dee and Benny Leonard, box a ten round bout Dun- to here tonight, have been promised that the winner shall have a match with Freddie Welsh for the lightweight title. Both the local lightweights are anxious for a try at the championship. who are OFFICERS’ CLUB IN PETROGRAD A PALACE Elaborately Furnished Butlding Thrown Open for Entertainment of Favored Sons of Mars, (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) , Petrograd, Feb, The club of Petrograd probably most elaborately its kind officers’ is the housed organization It rge palace in one of the principal streets of the city, built spaclous quadrangle of in the world. occupies around three The maintained- the of cnormous at building largely the expense of state, of without and during the period the war it is open, practically charge, to Russian officers quartered else- where than in Petrograd, and to their wives and families The huge rccepiion rooms are fine various regi- them by the em- cecorated with oil paintings and engravings presented by ments, and many peror himself. On the floors are 150 bed rooms, ranging in price from thirty cents to $2.50 a day. Ior the Jowest price one is provided with a capitol bed room, electric light and « hot and cold water. For the maxi- mum figure an officer or his family can have a sitting room, double bed rocm and bath room. A four course table forty cents, which is cheap considering the which at present rule in Petrograd. The club has been so popular that there are at least twelve applicants for each vacant apartment The club also operates the immense “Army and Navy Store where Ru sian officers and men an buy an' necessarfes and luxuries at prace tically cost price. of above d’hote costs remarkably high prices mem-