New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1917, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY' 24, 1017. Bill Donovan and His Yanks Head Far Macon---W hitman Preparing to End New York Boxing---New Britain High Defeats So. Manchester---Union Works Bowlers Still on Toboggan---Carpet Bowls Ends ITMAN PLANS BOXING \G OBSEQUIES pire State Executive Ready to Repeal Frawley Bill N. Y., Feb. 24—When the repid figure of the departing vear lers into the blackne: f ithe night of December 31, 1917, fessional boxing, by cdict of Gov. tman, will ppear from the \bany sting on the p immediately to stop all fessional hoxing in New York, ¥. Whitman let it be known today he would be satisfied if the pre % bout governing law repealed y repcal to become effective Jan- fy 1 next. The governor, it was fed. at the executive chamber, Bld lilic to see cnacted the Slater ¥, which wouid prohibit legalized ging immediately. However, it has been pointed out him that many engagements have en made in good faith for ring the summer and fall under the ssent law and that it would work |hardship to many interests if all |re cancelled. Accordingly he has peed to a compromise under which will accept an amendment to the ter bill which will defer until De- nber 51 the effectiveness of the oposed repeal. 2 INot only will the Boxing Commis- n and ail the clubs that have oper- bd under the Frawley law be wiped of existence under the amended ter bill, but, under legislation to enacted, the only form of glove Bintest permitted will be between hateurs and devoid of commercial- in fact, Gov. Whitman has deter- [Bned to stamp out professional box- in all its phases, and, by destroy- the financial feature, relegate the ort to the negative basis of physical rcise. Even the amateur clubs and the ur Athletic Union will be un- to charge admission to bouts to [Beide amateur championships, and ( promoters of any such competi- I f Lot ns will be compelled to foot the 'l‘herelore‘ if the plans of the gov- jnor are put into execution, boxing, a form of rough sport for the de- ; tation of those who like to see con- [Bsts, will, be wiped off the map of [Bhleticism in this state. It was reported also that the find- & of Franklin B. Lord, who, as spe- al commissioner designated by the vernor, heard the testimony in the harges against Fred A. Wenck, pairman of the State Athletic Com- isslon, had been submitted to the pvernor and recommended that the harges be dismissed, LOGALS WIN ANOTHER 'ew Britain High Basketball Team Continues to Show Its Real Playing Strength—Manchester the The New Britain High school bas- fletball quintet, returned from South Anchester late last night, with the calp of the Silk Town team dangling o their belt, having administered a Victim. {2 to 25 defeat to Captain Crockett's | oys. The work of Captain Hibbard 3 the locals was the feature of the ontest, the speed and dash of the lever little leader bewiidering the ome team at times. Kallgren at ard, played a strong game, as did 'oodford who managed to hold rockett to one basket in the second alf. Sechrest w: back with the leam and his playing proved a tower | f strength. Numerous fouls were called on both teams, Captain Hib- ard tossing twelve out of seventeen alled for single point scores. The lscore and summary: NEW BRITAIN SO. MANCHESTER Yeterian .. .Finnigan, Ballsieper Left forward Hibbard ..... . . . Crockett | Right forward Thointers Lanemco, Olds Left guard mobb Kallgren i Rignt guard ‘iScore, New Britain 32, South Man- chester 25; goals from field, Yeterian 8, Hibbard £, Sechrest 2, Kallgren 1, ‘rockett 5, Thointers 2, Finnigan 2 foul goals, Hibbard 12, Crockett Finnigan 4; referee, Crockett; timer, I Bertini; scorer, Peterson. GENNERT AWARDED CUP A. A, Sclects Crack Foot- Verplank Princeton ball Player as Logical Recipient of Poc Memorial Cup. eb. 24—The cup aw Princeton Unive Association in memory Poe, Tiger football st in the Iuropean war, was presented yesterday io Alfred Gottlieb Gennert, jr., of Elizabeth, N. J. The trophy is given each year to the mem- ber of the football team “who best { combines athletic ability, true sports- manship and loyalty to Princeton.” ‘Gennert played center on the var- sity team the past three years and is a member aJso of the varsity water Aolo and mfck teams, Princeton, by thi of oblivion | age, | bouts | pal high and New En the annual indoor championship held who |3 “AHA HARA ‘D LiHE To GET A GLIMPSE °F POOR OL Joe UP THeRE N FROZEN NORTH (Reans) Q.oax ‘\ =R 1—(, = Hn?;u 0 M7r1(“ SPORTDOM The athletic strength of the princi- eparatory schools of gland will be tested tonight.at under the auspices of the Boston Ath- letic association: As a special event D, S. Caldwell of the Boston A. A, Joseph Higgins of the Irish American A. C.,, New York, and Michael A. De- vanney of the Millrose A. A, New York, who participated in the 1,000 vard run, in which Caldwell set a new record of 2 minutes 15 seconds yester- day, will meet again over the same distance. Brown's swimming team de- feated Harvard by a score of 28 to 25 at Providence last night. The New York University basketball | team made it seven victories in a row when it defeated the five from Colgate last night, by a score of 27 to 20. The contest was lightning fast. At the half the count stood 13 to 7 in N. Y, U.'s favor. Alden S. Ewan, in his younger days a champion oarsman, died in | York yesterday at the age of 78 He was born in Hancock, Mass. 1865 Mr. Swan won the single scull championship of the Hudson in a six- mile race, and in 1872 with a rowing maté he won the double scull cham- pionship of the National Rowing asso- ciation at Philadelphia in a three-mile race. Mr. Swan was a member of the commission which built the Brooklyn bridge, and was in business here for many years as an oil dealer. The Board of Regents of the Uni- versity of Michigan at its meeting yes- terday afternoon took no action on the resolutions adopted vesterday by the board of control in athletics recom- mending that the university seek re- admittance to the Western Conference. 1t was indicated that the matter would be decided at the next regular meeting of the board on March 30. The Pennsylvania State _college wrestling team defeated Cornell inter- collegiate champions, last night by the score of 21 to 9. Pratt Institute’'s basketball team of Brooklyn defeated the Drexel quintet last night for the second time this season by a score of 32 to 27. Miss Caroline Bogart of the Ellza- beth Town and Country club won the singles trophy in the spring tennis tournament at Pinehurst vesterday. She defeated Mrs, Charles Hager of Lancaster in the final match, 4—S§, 6—1, T—5. The Army’s plebes team closed a successful basketball season defeating the Penn fresh- men, 23 to 18. It was the eighth straight victory for the plebes. The plebes have lost only one game this season. Tn the first night's play of their 150 point match for the pocket bil- liard championship Louis Kreuter of I Frank New York, the challenger, defeated Taberski of Schenectady, the champion, 150 to 84, at Youngstown, e HERE'S A LETTER FROop HIiM (\T PPOSE HE'S WINTER Now - | PRETTY SICK. OF THE oLD lA Man in the South Gets a Letter from the North BY BRIGGS | FEEL TPRETTY 3S0RRY] FoR JoE AND ALL THE BOYS THAT CAN'T GET AW"” WELL- LeTs See WRAT THE PooR FiSH HAS To SAY— BUsSINESS OF DEED T’H:NK.NG) Copyrighted 1917 by The Tribune Assoc. (New York Tribune). M SPARKLERS § O., last night. Sensational shot mak ing and ability to keep in close posi- tion enabled the New York youngster to get a big early lead. The match will continue for two nights more. - Fred Ayer won the annual 26 mile dog team race yesterday at Nome Alaska, thereby gaining possession of the silver trophy cup presented by John Borden, wealthy sportsman of Chicago, and $1,000 prize money. The trail was fast and his time of 1:55:46 broke all records for the distance, AFTER SMOKY JOE McRoy Discuss Sale of Former Red Sox Star—Cleveland Officers Cash Consideration. Frazee and Boston, Feb. 24.—Negotiations for the sale of Joseph Wood, once star pitcher of the Boston Americans, . to the Cleveland club, were discussed yesterday at the conference between Harry H. Frazee, president of the local club, and Robert McRoy of Cleveland. No agreement was reached, but McRoy left for New York to con- fer with Wood and expected to ar range for another conference with Frazee in that city tonight or to- morrow. President Frazee announced that if a deal was made it would be on a strictly cash basis, and that no other players would be involved. *I named a price for Wood that was more than the Cleveland club seemed willing to pay,” Frazee said, “and if they want him they must meet the price T have set. They will not trade Steve O’Neil, the only plaver on the Cleveland club that I neced.” ORDEAL IS OVER General Apathy Captures Fraternal Carpet Bowls League Sport and Passes Away for Scason. Las? night's game Detween Sir Francis Drake lodge, S. of St. G. and Phoenix Temple of Honor which was won by the former, score 36 to 30 saw the end of the season of the IFrater- nal’ Carpet Bowls league. Lack of interest is given by the league man- agers for the action. Hopes are en- tertained that a revival of the game may be possible next fall. There is a neat sum in the treasury, which will be diviced among the various teams. Clan Douglas, O. S. C. which has set the pace throughout the sea- son ,has been awarded the champlon- ship honors. The final standing of the teams, as follows: is W, Clan Douglas 16 St. Elmo. K. of P 16 I.exington, I. O. O. F. 12 Temple of Honor . Sons of St. George Pheniv, I. 0. O. F. L Total 921 928 778 832 650 786 675 687 084 O o AL ML W. L. Morsen, K. of . 4 UNION WORKS FIVE ARE BEATEN AGAIN SR &L Qumtet Puts It Over on Former Factory Champions ‘The Union Works bowlers continued on their drop toward the bottom of the Factory league last evening, when the Stanley Rule and Level five took two games from the heroes of the 1916 season. The first game was de- cided by a one pin margin, the Rule shop aggregation having the majority. McBriarty’s good work was mainly the cause for the win. The victors took the second game more decisively, and just to show that they can c. b. Jimmy Clark et al, put up a fine battle and managed to grab the final game of the match. \Wagner was the star for the victors, while Clark feat- ured for the losers. The scores: Union Mfg. Clark 89 95 Peterson : 85 90 H. Mvyers . 76 112 Hoffman 98 90 Gaudette ...... 89 k' 490 455—1362 and Level 105 82— 112 93— 97 93— 98 95— 79 80— 491 '443*1""’ 99— 95— 84— 92— 85— 437 Stanley Rule ‘Stotts .. Wagner Barnett Young ... McBriarty Leaders Downed. The Office bowling trio of the Skin- ner Chuck company league, sprang a surprise on the Tool Room league leaders last night, taking two of the three games rolled. Trevithan of the p. p. secured the honors with 101 for a high single and 280 for total scores. | same |( The Drill Room team of the league, defeated the Shipping Room representative twice. The scores: Office 81 82 97 North Hartman J. Trevithan.. 81— 85— 10¥%— 267— 260 Tool )(oom 75 88 89 96— 92— 87— Bloom Kahms . Bowers . 83 . 88 251 Drill Room Helander 83 Gustafson W. Trevithan 96— 2 96— 81— 270 273— 809 Shipping Room Root ...... 84 96 Y Gaobonooos (8 03 Hultgren ...... 88 91 250 250 80— 260 107— 248 94— 27 Landers Girls Win. The Landers, Frary & Clark girl bowlers proved too much for their sisters from the Stanley Rule and Level company last evening, the Cut- lery aggregation taking the odd game in a series of three. Ag usual Miss Bachman of the winners displayed | Carlson excellent bowling ability, her scores being on par with some that embryo male performers consider good. The scores: . Stanley Rule and Level Collins 55 49 49— Miller 45 I S Ackerstron 63 61 66— E. Gunning 67 73 76— Schwartz- Miss Miss Miss 153 157 190 216 72 11— 323— 220 310 30 Landers 47 59 62 77 49 @ 936 Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Gunning Olson Erickson. . Bachman. . Holloran. . 86— 72— 67— 201 69— 226 56— 170 189 203 @ =1 -1 Sluna l 350— 989 Y. M. C. A BOWLI BOWLING Kamels Hand Vikings a Three Time s © - @ 5 Walloping—Bachelors Prove Much for Elitc Quintet. Too The Kamels defeated the Vikings in the Y. M, C. A. bowling league last evening, taking three straight games. The Elites were subjected to similar | treatment at the hands of the Bache- lors. The score: Kieley Ellison Jaskson Johnson ‘Williams 86 87 87 83 95 89 441 94 482 Vikings, Robertson . . .. 938 Ekstrand . 8 Ohlson . . 89 Nielson 86 Mendelein . - 99 445 83 98 82 80 87 430 88 93 81 9 78 429 Bachelors. 99 83 97 Molyneaux 96 90 5 S Mardon Ensworth Jones ... 90 88 460 Elites. 87 90 78 - 80 76 439 Shepherd .... Hultgren ... Bertini ... Miller .... Andrews .. The standing of follows: Bachelors Kamels Vikings .. Elites .. RETAINS TITLE Championship Kunz Proves Superior to Charley Pitts—Park City Boy Knocked Through Ropes in Eighth. South Norwalk, Feb. 24.—Battling Kunz, lightweight champion of the state, successfully defended his title here last night by outpointing Charley Pitts of Bridgeport in a fast 12 round bout. Both boys waged a des- Established 1886 GlobeClothingHouse Last Call 31st ANNUAL SALE of SUITS and OVERCOATS ENDS FEB. 28th Every Suit is Worth Hart, Schaffner a Great Deal More & Marx Clothes perate battle from the opening round and were fighting furiously when the bell clanged in the twelfth session. Kunz showed to better last night than at any time since win- ning the championship and had Pitts in a bad way in several of the rounds. In the eighth round Kunz landed a hard right flush on Pitts’ jaw and the latter went threugh the ropes into the laps of spectators. The Bridge- porter jumped back into the again and fought gamely, well against the champion’ tack. DONOVAN'S YANKS nding up fiery at- OFF T0 MACON CAMP New York Amemcans Begin Plans for 1917 Pennant Chase New York Feb. —Manager Bill Donovan of the New York Americans set out for Macon, Ga., today with the best ball club that ever repre- sented this city in the junior major league. The team proved the fact to every one’s satisfaction through as game a fight against odds last year as ever featured a closely drawn pen- nant race. In spite of handicaps from sickness and injuries that would have made most good teams a real joke in a field of the class of the American league. Smiling Bill Don- ovan kept right up in the fight most of the way and finally landed his bat- tered legion in the first division. The team that Donovan led south today, after what it accomplished in its crippled state through 1917 should not face the 1917 test with any ap- prehension. A year ago certain pla; ers who were to star were in the bud—Pipp, High, Walters and Gil- hooley most noticeable of them. Home Run Baker was a speculation then. A wonderful array of talent, that was to make of Bill's corps the most effective staff in the game (with the possible ex- ception of the Red Sox,) had not yet won its spurs. Wild TLast Year An Experiment. A year ago Donovan scarcely knew what he did have. Today he knows. His cripples have recovered their in- juries with no ill after effects. Tt will be possible to start in on serious training now instead of wasting time 1n experimenting, for all the positions advantage | ring | green pitching | e second base alone seems open to ar- gument. Turthermore, while Dono- van had a hard time in 1916 to keep the same combination intact a week at a time, the players nevertheless got enough schooling together to perfeét the one great essential of team play or inside game. In a word, the Yankees of today are seasoned in major league expers jence, yet on the whole are a prime lot of voungsters, fully alive to the, opportunities for fame and fortune® that entry in the world series implies. Donovan, ljke McGraw, will devote a week to his veteran battery men, the recruit pitchers and catchers and several of the boys who were badly crippled last year before his seasoned inficlders and outfielders report. Those Who Went Today. Those who have been ordered to report are Pitchers Ray Caldwell, George Mogridge and Ferguson, the Bloomfield, N. J. semi-pro, and Train- er Jimmy Duggan. Catcher Leslie Nunamaker was to have gone, but he was forced to undergo a slight op-« eration a few days ago. He and Pitcher Ray Fisher will report with the regulars. The business office will be represented by Captain T. L. Hus- ton and Harry Sparrow. Seven scribes have enrolled for military ser- vice under the captain. In Baltimore Scout Joe Kelly, Fritz Maisel and hussell will entrain, Bob- & bie McGraw, the University of Col- !orado giant, will join, the party at, ‘Washington. Thirteen players are expected to be waiting for Donovan’s piigrims at Macon, Ga. These are the veterans Walter Alexander, Nick Cullop, Frank Gilhooley, Tim Hendryx, Urban Shocker, Slim Love and Al Walters; | Jatk ¥nright, Newark pitcher; A. ! Monroe, Bill Piercy and Ross, re- cruit pitchers, and Julian Olsen and 30ob Shaw. rookie catchers. 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