New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1917, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917. 301ST MACHINE GUN BATTALION COMING SATURDAY—BRINGHURST WINS LIBERTY LOAN RACE—STATISTICS OF VARIOUS - ~—~ LOCAL BOWLERS— LEONARD BEATS WAGOND EASILY—YALE TO HAVE INFORMAL ELEVEN—MATTY AND REDS AID IN SELLING BONDS—BAN JOHNSON IS READY ———— — | ANNEX BOWLERS | PUSHING TO FRONT East Side Lan_e_.AEsts Now Tied for Third Place The Annex bowlers in the City league are hitting a fast pace in the league and are now tied with the Colonials for third pasition in the league. Joe Foote, one of the Annex stars, has jumped into the lead for individual honors with 106 for high average, 151 for high single and 338 for high three-string total. The An- nex have also a firm grip an the team single and team total high scores. ‘The Live Oaks manage to Tetain their lofty position as league leaders, with the Harpoons the runner-up. Statistics of the league follow: Ww. P.C. .738 .600 .533 533 467 467 467 .200 Ave. 480 476 478 477 476 472 471 460 Live Oaks .. Harpoons Colanials ‘Annex Areos ... ‘Warriors Mohawks .. ‘Wanderers . b Foote .. Foote ... 562 1514 Annex .... 388 Annex .... 151 | . | Foote Rogers Bertini Brennecke E. Anderson A. Anderson Hines Windish Young Earnest C. Larson Lofgren Kahms Thompson Haugh .. Hornkohl Erickson Lantone Selander Stotts Skinner Chuck League. The standing and averages of the Skinner Chuck company league are as follows: P.C. 667 .500 500 .334 Ave. 972 277 268 254 3 Bhipping Room 2 Bowers Tool Room Tool Room 307 839 <o W. Trevithan Kahms Jones . J. Trevithan Helander North Root ... Hartman Thornton Narton The schedule for the week at the Aetna alleys is as follows: Tuesday—Besse-Leland club. ‘Wednesday—Colonials vs. Warriors, Harpoons vs. Areos. Thursday—Annex vs. Live Oaks vs. Mohawks. Friday—Universal club. BRUSIE HAS BIG DAY Veteran Driver Pilots Two Winners at Windsor Track Fall Meceting— Onc Event Unfinished. Windsor, Conn., Oct. 23.—Harness racing on the half-mile track here yesterday brought some good finishes mithough, except for one of the matches, the winners came through In straight heats. In the 2:14 trot, the first on the card, Marjorie K, driven by Walter Clark, fell and was lamed. The driver was unhurt. Harry Brusie had a fleld day winning back of Galeton in the 2:16 trot and Bell- Inardine in the 2:13 pace and get- ting third money with J. Forbes in the 2:14 pace. The 2:14 trot, purse $300 was won by Forest B in straight heats with Moho, the favorite, second. The best time was 2:14 1-4. The 2:13 pace, won by Bellinardine in four heats, Robert Frisco, second, taking the first heat. The best time was 2:12 1-4. The 2:16 trot, purse $300, was won by Galeton, the favorite, Royal Ca- flet, coming in second. The best time 2:15 1-4. Darkness ended racing in the 2:09 pace after Fred Russell had won two heats. The race will be finished to- day. ‘Wanderers, purse $300, RAINBOWS TRIM TROJANS. The Rainbaws of this city were vic- torious over the Trojans of Hartford, Bunday, winning by the score of 6 to 0. The Rainbows pushed the ball; down to Hartford's 10-yard line five times during the first three periods, but were unable to push the ball over until the last period, when Brower, the husky fullback, carried the ball over for a touchdown. He failed to kick the goal. For the Rainbows, Gorman and Dunnigan, the ends, ”BERTY ll]AN M[;E '\Movie of Guest Cracking a Three-Minute Egg - - - - - - - - ByBriggs \ NONCHALANTLY “REACHES For EGG WON BY BUNGHURST Buxton Drives Western Sprinter to Victory at Laurel Track 1 Laurel, Md., Oct. 23.—Paul Powers' | fast western sprinter Bringhurst won ; the Camp Meade Liberty Bond Handi- | cap here yesterday afternoon in easy fashion. Although he was eased up during the last furlong his victory is due in great part to the excellent judg- ment displayed by Hap Buxton. The popular jockey got him away in front, but pulled him off the pace and steered him to the middle of the track, where the course was dry. He followed Mrs. Grant Hugh Browne's Ed Cudihee to the stretch. When straightened out for home Buxton gave his mount his head and Bring- hurst bounded over the fast part of the track and quickly took command. SMEARED, TABLE CLOTH ALSo SOILED Once in front Buxton eased up his gelding and passed the judges a length in front of Ed Cudihee, which easily beat Startling for second honors, + Miss Bryn won the third race and returned to J. O. Talbot, her former owner. She led all the way and won with something to spare. When en- tered to be sold for $1,500 S. A. Clop- ton, who lost the filly to H. G. Bed- well via the selling route, bid her up to $2,000 and obtained her for Mr. Talbot, Steeplechase Goes to Carl. The steeplechase went to J. M. Black’s Carl. He had more speed and jumped better than his opponents and leading all the way won by five lengths. D. Raymond’s Garter fin- ished second and E. B. McLean's Jimmy Boy was third. Richard T. Wilson’s reliable colt Straight Forward raced off with the Chesapeake Purse over the one mile route. He was much better than his opponents and won with Johnny Mec- Taggart, his jockey, sitting still in the saddle. Waukeag finished second and g Diversion third. Dr. J. S. Tyree of Washington has turned over his string of thorough- breds to John Shields, a brother of William Shields and a son of the late | Alex Shields. Besides a large string o folder horses Dr. Tyree has five yearlings. Strings of thoroughbreds belonging | to Gifford A. Cochran, Joseph E. Da-| vis and W. R. Coe arrived at Pimlico | on Saturday from New York. They ' will race at the Pimlico and Bowie wmeetings. WALL RETURNS Georgetown Captain Gets Army Leave PARTICLES OF SHELL . EATS TRESE Too LEONARD WINS EASILY Eddic Wagond Punching Bag, But Fails to Deliver Champlon Uses' for + Knockout to Game Italian. Philadelphia, Oct. 23—Benny Leon- ard, world’s lightweight champion, met Eddle Wagond of this city in the ring at the Olympia last night. For eighteen minutes the title holder did | to Wagond just as he pleased. He made a punching bag of the stout- hearted Italian. At the end the crowd breathed a sigh of relief. Leon- of Absence and Will Rejoin Team at Once. Washington, D. C., Oct. 23.—It will bring no joy to Fordham to learn! FINGERS AND THUMBS -AND WITHOUT REMOVING | promise, | the kaiser. was | that when it faces Georgetown that | team, already strong enough to have whipped Springfield and Lehigh with ' little trouble, wil be re-enforced by the addition of Edward Wall and Or- lando Leighty, hoth of whom have been given leaves of absence from the ational Army camp at Ayer. They are dental students and will be per- mitted to finish their courses, Wall, who is captain of the eleven, provided a good deal of the interfer- | ence nwhich enabled Gilroy to make money of his long runs last year. Leighty was a substitute back in 1916, but this vear should be among the first rank players. HOCKEY IS CERTAIN. League Wil Decide on Competition Form Thursday. of E on i New York, Oct. 23.—The annual A‘meetlng of the American Amateur { Hockey league will be held at the | Crescent Athletic club on Thursday night. The meeting will -be excep- tionally important, delegates must pass upon the advisa- bility of holding a championship tournament while the United States is at war. Practically every club in the league has been hit severely through i enlistments and there is a decided question if it would be advisable to hold a championship tournament this year. The league believes that some at- tempt should be made to keep the sport alive. With that end in view, it is quite possible that an all-New ! York team may be organized from the players left in civil life to meet a picked team chosen from among the Boston organizations. Other inter- city games may be arranged with teams that meet with the approval of the governing body of the league. Re- inasmuch as the ard’s hair was not cven mussed, while Wagond's left eve was partly closed . and his mouth and lips were lacerated and cut—but Wagond smiled. He had lasted the limit and kept his feet. The loser proved he was no match : for the champion. He proved good exercise for Leonard, who boxes again in Buffalo tonight and in Cleveland on Wednesday. In consequence he tool no chances of hurting his hands. Leonard played the dual role of al bag puncher and an artist. He dec- orated Wagond and sent the latter's head back ana forth as though it hit a disk. When Wagond rebounded, Leonard was out of the danger zone. Sometimes the Italian’s vicious swings would miss Leonard by inches and again by feet. It depended on Leon- ard himseslf. He always judzed his distance perfectly. Five times during the six rounds | the champion missed his distance, and as a result 'Wagond reached him. Once in the first round with a right | Wwhich landed on the cheekbone: once in the second round, a left to the ‘body; twice in the third round, a right swing on the head and the other on his cheek bone. The fifth blow | was a right, landed on the cheek bone in the last round. A FAMILY AFFAIR. Mr, and Mrs. Chilvers of New York, Capture Three Championships. New York, Oct. 23.—1It is not often that one family holds three golf cham- pionships yet that is the unique ex- perience of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Chilvers, of this city. Mrs. Chilvers recently won the club championships of the Dunwoodie Golf club and the Lawrence Park Country club, and Mr. Chilvers did his bit by capturing the championship of the Lawrence Park Country club. made brilliant tackles, and Campbell, Hart, Brower, Riley, Fanion, Tintl and Martin showed they knew football by plowing through Hartford's line time and again for many gains. Davis and J'rubel, for Hartford, played the best f#me. All the players of the Rain- ' 5w team are ordered to report for practice Tuesday night at 7 o’clock at the corner of Stanley and Smalley streets. Next week the Rainbows will play the Pastimes of Meriden at the Beymour Park grounds. gardless of the war, the Amateur Hockey league has no intention of passing out of existence this winter. Mr. Chilvers previously held the championship of the Mahopac Golf club. KANSAS CITY CLUB SOLD. GRIFFITH FIGHT POSTPONED. Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 23.—The Grif- fith-Downey twelve-round boxing match, scheduled here for last night, has been postponed until October 29. ‘Word received by Downey’s manager here from the Akron pugilist said that an injury to his eye would prevent his appearing in the ring. | George Tebeau and Son Dispose. of Stock to Syndicate. Kansas City, Mo.,, Oct. 23.—The Kansas City club of the American association has been sold by George Tebeau and his son, Robert, major- ity stockholders, to a syndicate of lo- cal business men. The new purchas- ers, with one exception, are all men who have held small blocks of stock in the club previously. The new officers of the club are George E. Muehlbach, president and treasurér; B. A. Green, secretary; A. L. Cooper, counsel. John Ganzel, manager of the club this year, is also one of the new stockholders. EASY WORK AT BROWN. Providence, R. I, Oct. 23.—Only twenty-one men reported yesterday for Brown football practice, and lit-1 tle was done but run down punts a.ndl signal practice. Shaw is nursing a dislocated kneecap and will not be in the Colgate game under any consider- ation. Albright has a lot of sore I'lbl.l BURNS HANDS TRieES To APPEAR . CALM AS HE WIPES AANDS ON EXPENSIVE NAPHIN FALSELY PRoTesTS HE HAS HAD PLENTY To EAT. "ALwAvs EATS LIGHT BREAKFAST .t/» ) —— ) AN BITS oF SHELL DRoP IN GLASS AND IN | YoLK OF EGG, WHICH HAS BROWEN, (SEnSES TROUBLE) SEIZES KMIFE AS MOST EFFECTIVE VJEAPON AND STRIKES EGG AMIDSHIPS SHARPLY. NOT SHARPLY ENOUGH To GET CLEAN BREAK. GETS . ALook FROM ROSTESS AMND GULPS WATER 1IN CONFUSION HASTILY EATS EGG IN CONFUSION WITHoVT SEASONING ONE HOUR LATER (N CITY— ORDERS BREAKEAST ¢ GLAD WHEN-HEST SAYS 1T 1S NEARLY TRAIN Time. TELLS HOSTESS HE HAS ENJOYED AUD A STACK OF, WHEATS Copyright 1917, by The Tribune Association (New York Tribune) 'JOHNSON IS READY | American Lcague President Pr('sznts}j Himself at War Departmcent Ready ‘\ to Take Up Service in Downing | Kaiser. i Washington, Oct. 23.—True to his Ban Johnson, president of the American League, offered his serv- ices to the war department yesterday. Johnson is wiling to carry a rifle or do anything to shorten the war with News of Johnson's enlist- ment was expected to be the last straw in shaking the morale of the boches. I There still is some doubt as to whether the government will be able | to make use of the heavvweight pres- ident of the American League. Un- like his pal. Capt. Huoton of the New York Americans, Johnson has no military experience. Major-Gen. McCain, to whom John- son madc application for a real big league job, is in a quandary as to where to place Johnson. Johnson may land in the quartermaster-gen- eral’s department, where his ability as an organizer might be of some value, but he prefers to fight. Johnson realy is sincere in his ef- forts to do something for the country. His father was a Civil war veteran and big Ban is an ardent patriot. He has been itching to get into the war ever since Capt. Huston left for France. SHARPE GIVES WARNING, DR. Says Great Things Must Not Be Ex- pected of Cornell’s Eleven. Tthaca, N. Y., Oct. 23.—Not to ex- pect great things from the Cornell football team in its games to come is the warning that Dr. Sharpe issued vesterday when asked for a statement on the Colgate defeat of last Saturday here. The Cornell team has been robbed of ite best men for military | service and this fall’s team is a novice machine thrown together to keep sport alive at Cornell more than for | the sake of victories. Dr. Sharpe of course is trying to de- velop a team that will win, but with ‘his materia] at hand such a result | appears to be an impossibility. A blackboard drill on the faults of Sat- urday’'s game was the feature yester- day. Today scrimmages to prepare for the Bucknell game next Saturday were started. EBBETS RELEASES HANLON. Brogklyn, Oct. 23.—Fred Hanlon, for twelve years secretary to President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club has been discharged by the Brooklyn squire. Hanlon held the post on the Dodgers occupied by most road secretaries. Before casting his lot with the Dodgers Hanlon was secretary of the Jockey club, ’ KENT QUITS CORNELL. Ithaca, N. Y., Oct. 23.—George Ervin Kent, graduate manager of the Cornell University Athletic association resigned yesterday to become business manager of a motion picture produc- ing company. He entered Cornell from Dayton, Ohio. FRIENDLY BOUTS AT ANY OF VARIOUS ARMY CAMPS ARE SOURCE OF DELIGHT ~ to a petition hy upper classmen | Al except Youngstrom came out of . the contest against West Virginia in 1 his regular lineup. | advantage which West could not over- and Two and three round bouts are being pulled off at most all of t various army training camps. T photograph shows a friendly bout at Camp Meade, Maryland. The part-| cipants, as Wwell as the onlookery DARTMOUTH RESTS. Hanover, N. H. Oct. 23.—Coach Spears gave his Dartmouth squad a rest yesterday afternoon after the hard | fight they went through on Saturday. good condition. Youngstrom's ankle was twisted. The injury is not serious and the guard will be all right for next Saturday’s contest. The coach is well pleased with his team's show- ing, and stated that from now on the men who started last Saturday will be PALITZ BEATS WEST. Westfield, Mass., Oct. 23.—Dave Palitz of Hartford defeated Chick West of Holyoke in u fast 12-round | bout before the Whip City A, C. here | last night. Palitz gained ‘agp early come despite a helated rally. Palitz captured honors in five rounds, West in two while five were about even. A wicked left to the jaw, delivered by Palitz in the third, showed up West considerably. The bout was one of the best ever seen here. INSURES DOG FOR $12,000. New York, Oct. 23.—Kohinoor, a Russian wolfhound, owned by Miss Katherine Deveaux, of Pittsburgh, is spending this week in the kennels at the Hotel Majestic preparatory to be- | czar’s estates. ing removed to an estate on Long Is- for the winter. Miss Deveaux | bought the dog from a Russian In Paris four years ago when he was six months old. The man from wham he i was purchased declared that his fath- er was owned by the czar and that the dog had been born on one of the The dog was insured $12,000. KAISER SENDS TELEGRAM Tells Prince Leopold He is Thankful last week for for Successes Achieved by Troops in Co-operation With “My Navy.” Amsterdam, Oct. 23.—After his re- turn from nstantinople Emperor ‘William telegraphed to Prince Leo- pold of Bavaria, commander on the northern front in Russia, his own and the fatherland's thanks for successes achieved by his well-tried troops in capturing Ocsel, Moon and Dago islands in co-operation with my navy. “With swift blows and excellently supported by artillery, pioneers and bomb throwers, the enemy’s resist- ance was broken everywhere by your brave infantry,” the telegram says. “The rapid carrying out of the opera- tions being due to their gallantry and dash.” The emperor also sent congratula- tions to the chief of the admiralty staff, describing the naval operationsy as “fresh proof of the preparedness of my navy.” BATTALION ELEVEN COMING SATURDAY Committee Arranges for Crack 301st M. 6. Team to Play Locals" A visit of the athletic committes of the War Bureau to Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., yesterday found the lo- cal soldier boys in jubilant spirits with prospects of visiting their homg town Saturday, when the football eleven of the 301st Machine Gun Bat- talion, comprising local, Bristol, Meri- den and Norwich players will stack up against the best that Manager Harry Ginsberg can select from an array of former High school stars. Chairman W. F. Mangan had & long talk with Captains Daly and Campbell of Companies C and D of the battalion, and at the outcome, it was arranged to send to this city the best that can be selected in the foot ball line among the companies. Cap tain Daly and his brother who is first lieutenant, will accompany the boys, and there is a strong possibility that Captain Campbell will also be in the crowd that detrains from a special train from the camp on either Friday evening or Saturday morning. Cap- tain Daly stated yesterday, that Ser- geant McDonough is now arranging for the train. 3 The battalion team which will line up against the locals will be selected from the following: Jartman, Koplo- witz, Tommy Coyle, “Chicken” Bon- enfant, Jack Sullivan, Louie Robroy, Scheidler and Jack Saunders of this city, Homer, Hart and Kane of Meri den, McKay of Norwich, *“Yump” Johnson of Hartford, the well known basketball player; Thierey, White and Allbright of Bristol. Co. C, Captain Daly’s crack drill team will give an { exhibition of what Unclé Sam does ol his conscripted men at Camp Devens While in camp, the members of the committee talked with Billy Quinlis van, Wallie Campbell, Larry Sullivan,¢ Jack Flannery, Bddie Burke, Eddief { Jesanis, Howie Blinn, Jimmy Kelihar and many others, and found every- i thing satisfactory. The local boys all express themselves as well pleased with army life. Jimmy Kelly, one of the latest additions to the conscripted | army, was industriously at work dril- ling when the parfy left the cantom- ment. Speaking of the fire which de- i stroyed two of the hospital buildings ! early Sunday morning, Captain DAl paid a tribute to the work of his Co. men who were among the firstien the scene of the conflagration and worked industriously during the night in preventing further damage. | YALE T0 HAVE TEAM Yale Athletic Authorities Grant Petis tion of Upper Classmen for An In formal Football Eleven. New Haven, Oct. 23.—In respon af Yale the university athletic authori ties yesterday granted permission fof the formation of an informal varsity$ football eleven. Previous plans al-§ lowed for only a freshman team made up of members of the Reserve Offi- & cers Training corps. Candidates for the new varsity eleven will assemble at the Bowl today and the team will be started if candidates enough ap- pear. It was announced that an ef- fort to arrange a schedule would be made at once and the possibility of the Yale cleven meeting the informak Harvard varsity was taken under con MATTY AIDS LIBERTY LOANE Reds Manager and Players to Aseist in Drive for War Funds—Christy § Starts With $50,000. % Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct.” 23.—Amongit the subscriptions to the Liberty Loan here yesterday was one of $50,000 through Christy Mathewson, man- ager of the Cincinnati National Base. ball club, by Max Fleischmann, Cirf: cinnoti business man, who was re= cently appointed a major in the United States Aviation Corps. Mathewson is devoting his entire time as a volunteer worker in obs taining subscriptions to the Liberty = Loan. Helnie Groh, another mem« ber of the Cincinnati club, is alse: soliciting subscriptions, and Hal Chase wired from Kansas City yes terday that he would arrive in Cincin. nati today and assist in the work. RITCHIE NAMED INSTRUCTOR. Tacoma, Wash.,, Oct. 23.—Geary | Steffan, known to admirers of the boxing game as Willie Ritchie, for- mer lightweight champion of the world, is to be boxing instructor for national army men in the Ninety- first division at Camp Lewis, Ameri can Lake, Washington. This an- nouncement was made today by T. G- Cook, director of athletics at th | camp, on receipt of a telegram from the war department offering Ritchie's:, services. Ritchie is now in San Fran. cisco. CADY IN AUTO WRECK. Galesburg, TIll, Oct. 28.—Fores! ady, catcher for the Boston Ameri lans, was slightly injured in an auto. mobile accident yesterday in whic Milford Lundberg was killed. Mrs.§ Lundberg and Mrs. Cady escaped with & bruises. Cady is said ta have been | ariving at a high Tate of speed when! mobile rolled over, berg, who died in a hospital. cupants of the bugg8y escaped unin. jured.