New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1917, Page 8

NEW. BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1917. BENNY LEONARD ADDS JACK BRITTON TO HIS VICTIM LIST—IMPORTANT FOOTBALL BATTLES ON TODAY’S SCHEDULE—NOTED TRACK PER- ———— ~—— IMPORTANT GAMES ON GRIDIRON TODAY Several Big Battles Being Fought This Atternoon To calamity howlers, killjoys, over- zcalous patriots and eothers who tried £o hard to force a general abandon- ment of intercollegiate sport the foot- ball schodule for today is an eyesore. The list emphasizes ‘the fact that foot- ball is very much alive and that the season is well on its way. The leading position in the day's program is shared by several con- tests—the Dartmouth-West Virginia battle at Hanover, the Cornell-Colgate meeting at Ithaca and the Pittsburgh- iyracuse fracas at Syracuse. Unless Dartmouth improves on its exhibitions thus far it appears due for a beating, as West Virginia has shown, itself to Dbe a thoroughly capable eleven. Last season Dartmouth had quite a time holding the Mountaineers to ‘a tle at 7 to 7. On that occasion it {was Rodgers who provided the West i Virginia score and was the Southern- ers’ mainstay on the' defence. Rogd- gers once more will face the Gree! today, and suffice it to say that Dart- mouth will have its hands full. On their records this season West Virginia seems to be the stronger. Dartmouth had trouble beating Springfleld, but rolled up a fair score on Middlebury, which got home a touchdown. The Dartmouth back- ifleld, averaging only 149 pounds, is very light, but the line is fairly heavy. Southerners’ Finc Record. West Virginia opened the season with a defeat by Pittsburgh, but the score, 14 to 9, reflects considerable credit on Rodgers and his associates. The following week West Virginia de- feated the Navy, 7 to 0, and last Sat- urday it won over the Carlisle In- dians, 21 to 0. Evidently West Vir- ginia is there. Syracuse, fresh from its victory over Rutgers, is more hopeful than con- fident in the game with Pittsburgh. Last year, it will be remembered, the Pitt game put Syracuse all out of kilter and developed internal dissen- sion that wellnigh wrecked the Orange eleven. Pitt on that occaston won by 30 to 0. In view.of Glenn ‘Warner having retained many of the players who scored that memorable victory it seems fair to predict that Syracuse will lose once more, and by something approaching last year's tally. 3 With its pride and confidence © shaken by the defeat by Williams last ‘week Cornell hardly is in a position Ideclmated ranks face another defeat lat the hands of Georgetown. In the South the leading game will bring together Georgia Tech and Washington and Lee, which tied last season and were the best teams in all i Dixie. In the West the Illinois-Wis- consin tussle appears the most im- portant, with the Notre Dame-Nebras- ka contest of second rank. Notre Dame is due at West Point on No- vember 3. SOLDIERS T0 PARADE Big Demonstration Being Ranged for Greeting Camp Devens Football Kleven in Thia City Next Saturday. The announcement that the athle- tlc committee of the War Bureau had succeeded in securing the football team from Camp Devens, composed of New Britain boys, was halled with great delight in this city yesterday. Coming with the players are Captain Daly and about 200 local young men now in service. Arrangements have been completed with Rev. John T. Winters for the use of St. Mary’'s playgrounds to stage the game next Saturday after- noon. Harry Ginsberg, who will select the local eleven, is now at work mak- ing his arrangements. Appreciating the fact that the soldiers are in fit condition for a hard battle, Ginsberg will strive to secure a team: that will put up a worthy fight. The players and other saoldiers are expected to arrive in this city Friday evening. Accommodation will be pro- vided for the visiting officers at homes of local people. Saturday afternoon it is proposed to have & street deman- stration, with a band, the Camp Devens soldiers, City Guard and two companies of the Home Guard., Mayor Quigley has promised to assist in securing the guards. An exhibition drill at the field during the halves, will be arranged. The committee was arranging to secure “Tad” Jones of Yale as referee, but the calling af the Eli football mentor in war service will necessitate a change. *“Ned" Glass, undoubtedly the greatest guard on Tecent years at the Elm city institu- tion, will be asked to officlate at the | &ame. Judge George W. Klett, a former Yale athlete, will be the head timekeeper. JONES LEAVES YALE Football Mentor Ordered to Report at Once For Governmental Service— Dr. Brides to Coach Freshmen. Tt was announced at Yale last night that T. A. D. Jones, who has been | coaching the Yale freshman eleven, | had been recalled to government work and would at once quit coaching. The freshman eleven is the university’s to tackle as formidable an opponent as Colgate today. Colgate won easily over Bucknell Saturday, has a veteran backfield and several experienced men on the line. That ought to be too strong a com- bination for Dr. Sharpe's eleven. Splendid Local Schedule. The local schedule *today is a splen- ! did one., Stevens Tech will meet a team of naval aviators at Castle Point Fileld, Hoboken, for the benefit of The | 8un Tobacco fund. Fordham will stage the annual battle with Holy Cross at Fordham, and while the | Maroon Is not likely to come near | the 60 to 0 of last year it should win | handily. No matter what the score, | it surely will be a scrap worth while. | Columbia will take the fleld today on revenge bent, for Union gave the locals a beating last season. How- ever. Rosecrans, wh toe gave tne up-Staters their victory no longer is with Union. He has enlisted. Co- | fumbia looks just a bit stronger than | Its rival and should win by at least a touchdown. New York university tackles Wesleyan at Ohio field. Last. week Weslevan lost_to Stevens. The Army will play Tufts, an outfit | that has been beaten by Boston Col- i lege and is nowhere as strong as it was last year. The Navy should win | pver the Carlisle Indians, who orig Inally were scheduled to face Prince- ton this afternoon. Penn State and Washington and Jefferson play their annual game at Washington, and the odds favor State: In Maine the State championship series will be ushered in with Bow- doin at Colby and Bates at Maine Williams will play Hamilton. and in view of Hamilton having taken on the game only a few days ago it deserves a cross of honor. Rutgers vs. Lafayctte. Football relations between Rutgers and Lafayette will be renewed with a game at Easton. The colleges used to be keen rivals in the old days, but somehow they drifted apart. The alumni of the institutions are glad® to see the renewal of the old battles and will flock to Easton in large num- bers. The entire Rutgers student body, will be there to cheer for what looks like their victory. Pennsylvania, which gradually is getting over the effects of the beating at Atlanta, will take on Bucknell. Brown will play Charley Brickley's Bosten College eleven. In the Har- vard Stadium at Cambridge the Crim- son Informal are to play the Maine | Heavy Artillery, a team composed of | experienced college and school play- | ers under the tutelage of Tudor Gar- diner of Harvard. The Artillery boys have held’ Springfield to a scoreless tie and beaten Maine easily. Lehigh’s ADDITIONAL SPORTS ON | FOLLOWING, PAGE. FOOTBALL GAME TOMORROW at Seymour Park at 3:30 p. m. RAINBOWS Versus only gridiron team this f:ear. Coach | e FORMERS TO APPEAR AT MIDSUMMER MEET AT CHARTER OAK—“T4D” JOIES ORDERED TO REPORT FOR GOVERNMENT WORK—BOXERS DO BIT | What Gold Does to a Man - - - - 0 Y, 7 /1N 0 1Y, 7y S ‘qv/ 7 a7 ) ALL THE FAST ONES FOR GHARTER 0AK Midsummer Racing Series Should Produce Renewed Interest in its first game last ' Jones will return to the Pacific coast, | where he will be a supervisor of ship- building for the federal shipping iboard. Dr. Arthur Brides, who has , been coaching the freshman line, will { takes Jones' place for the rest of the A recent issue of the American Horse Breeder has the following to say concbrning the proposed racing card at Charter Oak, July 4, 1918: The first step toward a midsum- mer series of harness races between National League President Empowered | tors of the Connecticut Fair to Take Necessary Action if Defunct Federal Organization Brings Suit. New York, Oct. 20.—At a special | mecting of the National League here vesterday, President John K. Tener ' was given full power to act for the league in the matter of the suit of the Baltimore club of the former Federal League. He will represent his organ- ization in consultation with legal ad- | visers looking toward any action which, | | may be undertaken either in defense of the suit or otherwise. The meet- ing was attended by the presidents of all the National League clubs with the exception of St. Louis. Branch Rickey being unable to be present. CATON THE MIDGET. T:abbit Maranviile of the Braves no longer is the smallest player in the National League. He has given way to Midget Caton of the Pirates, who is 5 feet 2 inches tall. Caton hails from the Birmingham club of the Southern Association. The Pirates got him early in September and he played fast ball in the field. But like other minor league recruits the little fel- low didn’t accomplish much with the bat. Caton will have a hard time to hold his own with the Pirates, but he did well enough to warrant another trial in the spring. Manager Bezdek, by the way, believes in small players. HARVARD LOSES CAPTAIN. Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 20.—Captain William B. Snow of the Harvard var- sity informal football team last night announced his withdrawal from foot- ball for the rest of the season. Snow has entered the naval school for en- signs, now being conducted at Har- vard, and finds that he will be unable to devote time to football. Members of the team will meet tomorrow to elect a captain. TROT MEET POSTPONED. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 20.—Grand Cir- cult races were postponed here yes- terday because of rain. Efforts will be made to complete today’s card to- morrow, when the ‘first heat will be started at 12:30 o'clock. SOLDIERS ON THE RUN. Boston, Oct. 20.—Many runners from army camps and naval stations were entered in a 5 mile cross country run held today under the auspices of the Bostan Athletic association. e . HART ;22 FOX'S | TROJANS of Hartford | the champions of the light harness world on the eastern tracks dn 1918 was taken by the direc- as- sociation at a meeting held last week, when they authorized the an- nouncement that $9,900 will be given for a day's racing at Charter Oak park on July 4, 1918. This amount will be divided into three $3,300 purses for a free-for-all trot, a free- for-all pace and a stallion race for trotters eligible to the 2:05 class. Each of the races will be on the three-heat plan, $1,000 being given for each heat and $300 to the horse standing best in the summary. W. H. Gocher, treasurer of the Con- necticut Fair association, attended the special conference o¥ the Grand Cir- cuit stewards, held at Lexington, Ky., two weeks ago, and while there - terviewed all of the owners and trainers of horses, eligible to the classes selected. Upon his return he reported that all of them were in favor of starting at this meeting, while the representatives of the tracks at Boston and Philadelphia ex- pressed themselves as willing to put on similar races during the two weeks which will elapse between the meeting at Hartford and the opening of the Grand Circuit at Cleveland. The purses for the threc meetings will amount to more than $25,000, which will certainly warrant the trainers of the horses eligible in getting them ready for this unique summer circuit. Geers Will Be There. Of the trainers interviewed, Ed. F. Geers promised to appear in the free- for-all trot with his prize pupil, St. Frisco, 2:01 3-4, while Napoleon Di- rect, 1:59 3-4, or Russell Boy, 2:00 1-4, will be his mount in the free- for-all pace. St. Frisco is bothered at the present time with a quarter crack, which accounts for his poor showing at Columbus and Lexington, but before spring it will have grown down, and by next July the Tennessee champion will be himself again and ready to meet Walter Cox.with Mabel Trask, 2:02 1-4, the most consistent and fastest race mare that has been seen on the turf since Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, stood in the spotlight of fame. In the other races the Cox stable will be represented by Lu Princeton, 2:04 3-4, one of the very best horses in training, while for the pace its manager will have The Sa- voy, 2:02 1-4, A Game of Chance, 2:05 1-4, and the electrical sprinter, Little Batice, 2:05 3-4, to select from. So Will McDonald. Alonzo McDonald has promised to open his 1918 campaign at Hartford on July 4. He will start the brilliant stake horse, Early Dreams, 2:04 1-4, im the free-for-all trot, Zomrect, 2:03 3-4, In the stallion race, and SAY 9DY-BYes To i SHURE HES A LovELY MAN- A DARLIN' HENRY HAVE A 00D TIME ToDAT- \THE DIVERSION HENRY ! WHAT 1§ IT- WHAT IS o THE TRouBLE! Copyrixht 1917, by The Tribune Association (New York Tribuna) FIFTH GAME BETWEEN WHITE SOX "AND GIANTS DEPENDED ON BALL PITCHED TO JACKSON IN THE SEVENTH INNING The Chicago White Sox won the fiftth game of the series for the world's championship pennant by a batting rally in the seventh and eighth in- nings. Much importance is placed on a dgclslon by the umpire in the seventh inning. With two strikes on Jack- son, Umpire O'Laughlin called the next one a ball, although Sallee and Rariden were loud in their protests. Jackson then hit safely and before the inning closed three runs had scored. b In the eighth inning, on the hit and run play Jackson singled to right and Eddie Collins went from first to third on the hit. The photograph shows Collins sliding into third. Zimmerman then made a wild heave and Collins scored and Jackson was safe at third. that beautiful race mare, Miss Har- ris M., 2:00 3-4, in the pace. In- diana may also send another starter in this race in William, 1:58 1-2. This horse has never started in a race on the eastern tracks, his only appear- ance being to wagon at Syracuse when Mr. Billings owned him. This winter his owner, George Crouch, of Lafay- ette, Ind., expects that Marvin will | | credit within two weeks. summer meeting and in a day flitted from a 2:20 proposition to the free- for-dll, following his first victory * placing four more first moneys to his meeting at Hartford Butt Hale snatched a heat from Russell Boy in a special and the following week | stepped a heat in 2:02 1-4 over the get Willlam back into the form which ' he exhibited as a four-year-old when he met Directum J. ;56 3-4, at Grand Raplds and Columbus and finished heats better than two min- utes. If he does there are no horses now in training that can defeat him. And Murphy Too. The Poughkeepsie wizard of the sulky, Thomas W. Murphy, will also be present at Hartford with Peter Chenault, 2:04 3-4, in the stallion race, and Butt Hale, 2:02 1-4, or Di- rectum J., 2:06 1-4, in the free-fo all pace. Peter Chenault made his first appearance on the Grand Circuit this season and from a comparative ly unknown colt marched into the 2:06 class. With a year’s racing ex- perience, he should in 1918 be able to carry his great flight of speed without making the skips which proved so expensive in a few of the races this season. Butt Hale also is another Murphy pupil that literally fell from the clouds at the Columbus new track at Syracuse, with Mr. Gos- den, an amateur, behind him. Also at Columbus during the September meeting Murphy snipped another star from the western sky when he won two races with Directum J., fol- lowing it up by driving him in 2:01 [ 1-4 at Lexington. {he may also select ! trotter for Before next spring a free-for-all his stable. While it is reported that the double futurity winner, Real Lady, 2:03, is to be re- tired, her owner may reconsider, as she has a chance to duplicate the per- formance of Mabel Trask and also acquire a record of two minutes or better. Notwithstanding the sickness {which kept her on the retired list until after the middle of September, she showed her ability to trot in 2:03, a rate of speed that would make her a factor in any company. With her and Miss Bertha Dillon, 2:03 1-2, added to the list of free-for-all trot- ters, the American public would have the pleasure of seeing the greatest series of races ever offered. A. B. Coxe, breeder of Miss Bertha During the | Dillon is now considering the ad- visability of preparing her for the free-for-all trots at Hartford, Boston and Philadelphia. When she de- feated Real Lady at Columbus, she acquired a winrace of 2:03 1-2 after stepping the last half of the mile in 59 1-2 seconds, a rate of speed that was never shown before by any trol- ter except Mabel Trask, St. Frisco, and Hamburg Belle, 2:01 1-4, in her match with Uhlan, 1:58. Other Noted Drivers. Of the others who have promised to participate in the summer series of champions, Dick McMahon will be seen behind the Oregon thunderbolt, Hal Boy, 2:01, a horse that has taken the word on more mile tracks than any other in training, his field of ac- tion extending from San Francisco to Hartford, and Bud Murray will drive one of the Brook Farm stallions, Suldine, 2:06 1-4, being his cholce at present, although Al Mack, 2:05 3-4, is known to have a chance in any company. If his tendency to make breaks could be overcome, he would be in the king row with St. Frisco. Harrod's Creek, 3, 2:06 3-4, will in all probability represent. Kentucky. Like a great many colts, he has not been as good as expected in his four- year-old form, but his trip down the line in fast company this should put him on edge to race the champions next season. The owner season | e By Briggs‘ll.EflNARn T']“ FAST FOR JACK BRITTON Lightweight Champion Outboxes and Outfights Heavier Opponent New York, Oct. 20—Benny Leonard, lightweight champion of the world, outpointed Jack Britton, American welterweight champlon, in one of thé fastest ten-round bouts seen in New : York in years at the Harlem Sporting club last night. Leonard scaled at 133 pounds an hour before ring time, and Britton, at 139, had a decided advantage In bulk, yet Benny handled Jack with ease in the clinches and outboxed his man in all except the fourth, which was Britton’s, and the ninth, which was even. Leonard was a marvel of speed oft his feet and danced in and out from the flying Britton's gloves in a way that caused Jack to miss a hundred blows to one solid wallop landed. Uses Stiff Left Jab. Benny used a stiff left jab to the face that kept jarring up agaiust Jack’s jaw with bewildering speed and often sent the welter champ back én his heels. ~f In the last round Britton was dan- & gerously close to a knock-out. The fast pace began to show its af- fect on Jack at the end of the sev- enth round, and in the eighth he wua very wild as Leonard shot home far- % ring rights and lefts to the jaw.” Bpre- ton came back gamely in tHe ninta, and both landed with left jabs and 3 short hooks to the head. L 0 In the final session Leonard wenf' after his man savagely, and, backing Jack up against the ropes, bombarded: him fiercely with straight lefts ang rights to the jaw. Britton's kne sagged and it seemed as though o solid right to the jaw would send hil down for the count. Old Master Too Cagey. But the old master was too cagey t leave his chin open to the finishing punch, and was able to hear the b:s and shake hands at the end. | ! In defeat Britton gave Leonard the ! hardest fight the little champion hes had since he won the title from Fready Welsh. Jack was willing to make & stand-up battle of it most of the wak {In the fourth round he nailed Bengy with raking rights and lefts to the jaw, and for a moment or two, in thel wild flurry of gloves, Leonard looked serious. g In this round Jack hit Benny low.as the boys were coming out of a clinch and the big crowd hissed. From méw on there was a lot of hard t“““‘\f% ) 7 ¢ ! shown and the verbal exchanges wer: almost ag fierce as the glove work. The men were a great contrast 1 | their ring methods. Leonard advance: i to the fighting line standing almos ' upright, while Britton edged in with side crouch, keeping his jaw well pre tected from the fire of that deadl right of Benny’s. Leonard’s blows carried more weighi and several times he spun Jack aroun with smashes to the jaw. Leonard wi a picture of confidence as the fight ! began, and he was never warried af | any stage of the bout. Last night he proved himself one of the greatest fighters America has produced. The only blond drawn was from Britton's lips in the first round by a stiff jab. Before the bout a collection was taken up for the American Ambulance Corps and Monte Attell, now bliad. The fans gave up over $2.500. Benwly. giving $150 and Britton $200. FOOTBALL GAMES. Colgate at Cornell. Tufts at West Point. Syracuse at Pittsburgh. West Virginia at Dartmouth. 103d Heavy Artillery at Harvard. Carlisle at Annapolis, , Bucknell at Pennsylvania. Holy Cross at Fordham. Union at Columbia. Lafayette at Rutgers. Boston at Brown. Springfleld at Amherst. Wesleyan at New York, Hamilton at Williams, Georgetown at Lehigh. Troy Poly vs. Worcester Poly. Ursinus at Haverford. St. Lawrence at Hobart. Michigan vs. Michigan Aggies, Gettysburg vs. Swarthmore. Bates at Maine. A2 g 4 e OUIMET CAN'T PLAY. Bay State Golf Crack Unable to Meet “Chick” Evans. New York, Oct. 20.—Ouimet winl %! not play in New York on October 38, | as planned. He will be unable get away, and Evans, who was to havé ¥ been his opponent, will likely meet |\ Oswald Kirkby at Englewood. N Evans and Kirkby have both con sented to the match, and it is said the Englewood club is more than i anxious to stage the event. 3 1 of Ben Ali, 2:08 1-4, has also e’x’&' pressed himself as willing to bring the “Big Turk” back to Charter Oakii park next year and give him another: opportunity to wipe out his defeat byi- Butt Hale on Labor Day. 2 Charlie Valentine, who has three | Bood pacers in his stable at this timey. may also be induced to come east foe | a whirl with the champions. The suc+ cessful manner in which he handles) i a pacer makes the “Buckeyé Boy” & | dangerous factor in any race, w his showing with Straight Sail, 3:04. 1-4, Sister Strong, 2:056 3.4, -:&1 many others indicates that he knows . how to sight a trotter, especially @ bad actor with flash apeed. X 3.