New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1916, Page 13

PORT 2V 3 \ Old Doc Time. Doc, 0ld Kid, bero’s one mare breaker, You're a wonder for your age; To#i can frisk me how you do it, With your record on the page; You who've beaten all the winners Asjalong the trail you've sped; Yau who've smeared the bunch behind j you As you’ll smear the bunch ahead. Doc, old hobo, what's the system? Bliime, but I'd like to know, You who haven’t changed an eyvelash “Hince I met you years ago; You who pike along the highway Waiting till the ripe anes fall, With your net all spread and ready 'I"or its sempiternal haul. "Back around the early ’eighties, | We were introduced one da: | Now my hair is growing thinner H And what's left is turning gray; | Yet you look as young as ever, | You who've known a million years, | Vhere T've nawn a hreath of morn- | ing | A8 the edge of darkness nears. | Troe, old ripper, here's a tall one. Fere's yvour bally health and such, “‘ount me as vour keen admirer Tire I slip into your clutch: You who have a new kid coming wAdded to vour mighty paclk, You wha nab 'em rushing forward And who nail ’em eoming back. In the way of New Year resolutions | we are thinking seriously of resolving not to miss a putt within ten feet of the cup for the next 365 days. The Land of the Fee, When this war is over we know at least two able-bodied citizens who are going to be a trifle more popular in the U. 8. of A. than anywhere in the British Empire, They are Freddie Welsh and Les Darecy. After all is said, done spoken, debated and argued, the profession of these two was fighting. It was a| great profession as long as they were | 'fighlinz for so much per round. But ‘when the time came to fight for their country both beat it on the jump, If th@ British Empire is any whit like this country, neither Welsh nor Darcy will live back home in either peace », or honor. They are now men without 2 country, if the spirit of their country 'ls what we think it is. > | Cobb’s batting slump hit the soapy chute like Ty, LIGH Grantland Rice In which respect we agree with Pro- fessor Bill McGeehan and Colonel Damon Runyon to the fullest—it is| hard to see how any one can make a hero out of a Welsh or a Darcy. And all the chatter in the world doesn't | alter the raw, cold facts in the case The Lone Pair, With the release of Miner Brown there are now two Cubs left from the | g Old Guard fore, Johnny Evers and Frank Schulte ] are still holding the heights and both | believe they can hang on a Year or two longer. The Trojan, although only thirty-three years old, has al- ready served fifteen years, whilo Schulte at thirty-four has put in thirteen campaigns, With Evers it is merely a matter of an elbow joint. If he can boil the Ikinks from his throwing arm the rare spirit aflame. in his breast should | carry him_glofig to forty. ' His ambi- | tion now I§¥o serve twenty seasons in | the Main Seramble, after which he is | willing enough to let all umpires go in solitude and peace. i around 1906 and Dbe- vefers to Ty, [ last season.” Full many an entry on the job would e a leg to slump like Cobb; full many a bloke would give his eye to One contemporary A Golfer’'s New Year Resolve, T hereby resolve not to get off the line And to carry each trap if I shatter my spine. Just a year ago the Maslked Marvel furore was deteloping intensity. ne- teen-seventeen will have this much of an edge over 1916, anyway. Penn, vs, Oregon, 8ir—I see where one or two Eastern critics say that an Oregon victory would mean little or nothing as Penn- sylvania had only a second rate eleven this vear. Many of the best football critics in the country, on the con- trary, believed that Penn. on Thanks- giving Day was the equal of any eleven in the FEast, stronger than Harvard or Princeton and on a par with Yale. TIsn’t this latter opinion closer to the truth? R.OR K, Penn, but the date of the Cornell game, had undoubtedly come to take her place with the best. Folwell had developed his Red.and Blue machine far beyond s early season strength. At the close of the Fastern searon Penn. was rated one of the best teams in the country, East or West, PRAISE FOR BANKART [ !Athletic Director at Colgate Denies That Efforts Are Being Made to Se- cure New I'ootball Coach. # . Hamilton, N. Y., Dec. 29.—There | has been issued by E. C. Huntington, director of athletics at Colgate univer- sity, on behalf of the athletic author- | ities of the institution, a statement de- aying all assertions recently made that any change is contemplated in the coaching of the Colgate eleven next year. The statement, in full, is as follows: There have appeared recently in yone or two of New York newspapers statements to the effget that authori- tiss at Colgate were considering cer- tain individuals as candidates for the position of football coach. In fair- ness to all concerned, we feel it our duty to say publicly that those state- iments had no foundation in fact. No one rcpresenting Colgate has at any time intimated that the position of foothall coach was to be vacant, nor have negotiations been undertaken with any one with a view to any change in our’coaching system. We desire also to take this oppor- tunity to acknowledge publicly our gratitude to T.aurence H. Bankart, who not only has for the last four s years coached our football teams with distinction, but who has during that | time been a powerful influence for | ciean, manly sportsmanship, and has won the affection of every Colgate aman. PE IS CHESS CHAMP. New York, Dec. 29.—Chess play- ers of the University of Pennsylvania yesterday retained the championship of the Triangular league. In the final matches of the.annual tourna- ment at the Manhattan Chess club, Cornell and the College of the City of Cornell and the College of the City of New York tied. at 2 points each. As Pennsylvania had scored in a sim- «ilar way against the local collegians | and had beaten Cornell on Wednes- dy by 3 to 1. it led with a total of 5 | noints, as against 4 for City college | and 3 for Cornell. The latter lost the title to Pennsylvania last year. jof McTigue, CUBS ACQUIRE MCcTIGUE, Mitchell’s First Deal is Purchase of Toronto Pitcher. Toronto, Dec. 29.—The first put through by Fred Mitchell, the new manager of the Chicago Cubs, is one whereby the Chicago club puchased William J. “Lefty” McTigue from the Toronto club. Mitchell has always thought highly and evidently believes thmt he has secured not only a good pitcher but a hard hitting player and one who can play the outfield as well in a pinch. McTigue was drafted by the Cubs last summer, but the Windy City did not complete the deal. McTigue was of great help to the Leafs last summer not only as a pitcher but as a utility man. He was used practically every day in the earlier part of the summer, either in the outfield or as a pitcher. He has been up in the majors a number of times, but has never been given a thorough trial. BRAVES TRADE MAGEFE. Boston, Mass., Dec. 29.—Sherwood Magee, former star batsman of the Phillles and for the last two seasons with the Boston Nationals, will not be a member of the Braxes next season according to a report that gained cir- culation yesterda: It is said a deal has been closed which will place Ma- gee with one of the western clubs of the National league. No official con- firmation of the rumor could be ob- talned, but it is believed Magee will go to the St. Louis Cardinals. deal E. AFRICAN GAME INCREASED. Mombasa, British East Africa, Dec. 29.—Game, including elephants and buffalo, are very plentiful in East Africa, as the war has practically stopped the visits of hunters. Reports received here say that this is espe- clally true in the northern reserve where the rhineoceros has become so numerous as to be almost a nuisance. The southern reserve has been - the scene of military operations, and therefore game has heen used for food, but not to an extent that will cause any scarcity in future years. NEW 11,700 Also direct service via Key West to all | A. W. PYE, Passenger T raffic TEXAS STEAMER The “HENRY R. MALLORY” Tons Displacement Largest ship in coastwise service and ather big vessels, affording direct connections for Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona and Pacific Coast. 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