New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 29, 1917, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1917, NEW BRITAIN PEOPLE RESPOND NOBLY TO FOOTBALL BENEFIT GAME FOR CAMP DEVENS ATHLETIC FUND—BROWN FURNISHES SURPRIEE BY DEFEATING COLGATE—MERIDEN BOWLERS COMING HERE WEDNESDAY EVENING—FORDHAM IS PREPARING FOR ITS GAME WITH GEORGETOWN AMP DEVENS DAY A | When = Pollr News P — = = = - — By Bigg || OLGATE'S DEFEAT 5% MEMORIAL SERVICE | BRILLIANT SUGCESS CAUSES SURPRISE ‘anley a 88 to 7 beating. Swarthmore showed unexpected strength in scor- ing 46 points on Franklin and Mar- shall. i The Navy’s 89 points against Hav- | erford showed that the midshipmen | are well equipped for a possible | | l ; | By Splendid Response Athletic Fund May Benefit Abont $1,000 Before the largest assemblage c’t [ football fans in the history of the city, the 301st Machine Gun Battallon of Camp Devens, snowed the All-Stars of | this city under at St. Mary's \gtounds Saturday afternoon. Agore was 21 to 0. ‘ohaps now serving Uncle Sam. | ‘rived from a military training, and the exobllent tutoring of Lieutenant Daly showed itself in the team work of the rious eleven. ' Following ‘ the street parade from Btate Armory to the fleld, the ‘msembers of the City and Home Guards ; upon either side of the ficld, it when the National Army arrived /on the greensward, a mighty cheer 'Was sccorded them. Under Captain i Daly, the boys gave an exhibition drill that will be long remembered. Par- ‘ente, sisters and brothers of boys In the army, looked on with amazement &8s they watched their beloved friends /go tbrough the military work. . It seemed almost impossible that the few short weeks spent at the cantonment oould bring about such a knowledgs of drilling, and the exhibition given | hy ths boys only strengthened the _atatements of so many of them, that . besides being the “finest fellow in the wrorld,” Capain Daly is also an exceel- lent military officlal. On the com- of the drill, the boys from i Devens walked to the east sidc of the fleld where their cheering was [} | oarried on and it proved one of the features of the day. Immediately at the close of the drill the City and Home Guards took possession of ex- gelient places of vantage to watch the - game. Naughton's Car First. ‘When the first sounds of the slo ‘were heard in the distance, the owd commenced to pile into the enclosure, {with the usual number of ‘“pikers” | noticed working their way threugh | the unprotected places around the A Had the corumittee only known ©f their attitude toward assisting such | & worthy cause, this class would have . recelved complimentary tickets. In a few minutes after James J. Naughton and family had entered the auto gate, Mr. Naughton’'s car being the first on the fleld, the side lines were black with cars. The invited guests were escorted to the seats alloted on the west side of the field, and contained General G. M. Cole, Colonel Burpee and Chaplain Diffenbach of the Homeo Guard, Mayor Quigley and his guests and the clergy of the city. The mem- ‘bers of the women'’s auxiliary commit- tee and friends were also seated in the reserved section. The Game. The football elevens arrived at the _ fleld about the same time, and ran through signals for about 10 minutes. At the outset, it could be seen that the Army team was a fast, snappy eleven and that Captain Ginsberg’s boys were in for a hard tussle. In the visitors llneup were Jartman, XKoplowitz, Sullivan and Robtoy. “Yump” Johnsom of Hartford and MoRay the former Trinity captain were recognized as familiar faces by many. “Chick” Bonenfant and Tom- my Coyle, were in uniform but did not met & chance to enter the battle. After the ocaptains had tossed the coin and & short conference was held with the officials, the Army elected to defend the morth goal and the game was on. McKay booted the pigskin play- ‘The final It can be sald ‘without fear of contradiction that the viotory of the soldier boys was not disappointing to the home folks, who cheered a every opportunity for the In m: over the locals, the players | showed very clearly the benefits de- " Come o~ - nics BoY H'Yun NICE BoOY- = H'YUH Dorict Capyriahget 111 by B Tribane Amos, (New Yark Tribunal. rest, immediately started to work in the third period and managed to put across two touchdowns, by “Yump” Johnson and Perrin. Johnson’s work was particularly brilliant in the sec- ond half, and the local players ex- perienced much difficulty in stopp\ng his skin tackle plays. The third perfod ended with the score 21 to 0. In the final half, the home team managed to prevent a score, and the work of Steve Donnolly was a big factor in this accomplishment. For the victorious eleven, the work of Captain McKay, Johnson, Koplo- witz, Jartman and Sullivan was ex- ceptionally good. Perrin and Homer were also very much in the game. For the losers, Ginsberg, Dounolly, Con- nolly and Campbell played stellar foot- ball. Although the All-Stars met de- feat, much credit must be given the boys for their part in making the day one of history. Each and every mem- ber of the squad showed a flne spirit through the practice for the game, and their efforts went far to make the event the success 1t was. Captain Ginsberg, besides alding in coaching, was of much assistance to the com- mittee in other details concerning the %o Captain Ginsberg (this was not dve %0 courtesy) and the elongated lead- er of the locals was soon downed in his The soldiers came into possession of the ball on a fumble and imme- Alately started a procession down the fleld. On the 10-yard line a soldier was detected holding and the touch- down scored by the Army was disal- Jowed. Captain McKay dropped back for a fleld goal try, and made it good with a perfect boot from the 25-yard fine. The periogl ended a few minutes fater. During the rest Lieutenant Dely gave the boys a sharp talk and when they lined up at the commence- sment of the second period, more dash was shown in their playing. Captain McKay egain kicked off to Captain Ginsberg who ran but a short distance when he found two Army players ready to down him. After a meries of rushes which avalled the thome eleven naught, Schofleld was forced to punt. Once again the Army started an onslaught which resulted in Perrin going over for a touchdown. McKay failed to kick goal. After the kickoff which fell in Ginsberg’s out- stretched arms, the locals braced and Connolly made 11 yards around the end. An attempt at a forward pass failed for the home team on the fourth down aad the whistle ended the first half. During the intermission, the “gold- en football” presented by F. C. Mon- fer, was handed to Captain McKay of the Army who bowed his acknowls edgement. ponnolly’s Work Best. The Army team refreshed by SMOKE OXMOOR & MID, FLEASANT bo CROLD the arrangements. The lineup: NEW BRITAIN Dunn, Blanchard Brower, Martin, Gibney .. Kallgren ...... Fresen, Campbell . Barry «.. Sullivan A. Johnson Stderofsky, Stewart .. Ginsburg (c) Seigrist, Larson ... Koplowitz R. E. Schroeder, Andrews .. McKay Schofleld Johnson Bishop, Quigley R. H. B. Tint, Blanchard, Donnolly .... Perrin F. B. Connolly ..... Score by periods: ATmy ....-. 3 6 0—21 Touchdowns, Perrin 2, “Yump” Johnson; field goal, McKay; referee, Dr. Frank Zwick; umpire, Bearce, New Britain H. S.; head linesman, Edgar T. Glass, Yale; linesman for New Britaln, George Kingsbury; timekeeper, Judge G .W. Klett; time of the game, two 10-minute and two 12-minute periods. Teams and Guests Dine. At the close of the game, the teams, invited guests and officials were the guests of the committee at a/luncheon served at the Y. M. C. A. Excellent service was rendered by the auxiliary committee which alded the general committee throughout the entire plan for the celebrution. In the evening, & reception was tendered the officers in the gymnasium, and this part of the affair was also a feature. The officers tripped the light fantastic until short- ly after 9 o'clock when they left the 3 cecenen 12 association to be the guests of New Britain lodge, "B. P. O. E., and Daly council, K. of C. Through the courtesy of Mayor Quigley, A. F. Corbin and Mrs. Corbin, the officers occupied sleeping quar- ters at their homes. Yesterday, the officers were the guests of members of the exemption board who took them for a tour of the city. Captain city about 4:30 yesterday afternoon for Ayer, in an automobile driven by Charles McCarthy. Capt. Daly Thankful. Before taking his departure, Cap- tain Daly asked that the thanks of the officers be extended through the press to all citizens of the city who showed their patriotic spirit in mak- ing the day an eventful one. Captain Daly assured the committee that the reception tendered his men, was one that would be remembered for many years. 8 Long before 8 o’'clock last evening, the hour appointed for the return trip of the “boys” to their camp home, a gathering of several thousands of per- sons were on hand at the depot to bid them Godspeed. A. F. Corbin, Dr. T. E. Reeks and J. J. Watson were on hand and had boxes packed with foodstuffs remaining from the spread at the armory placed on the train. As the train left the depot a mighty cheer was given by both soldiers and friends. ‘Wonderful Doyalty Shown. The spirit showed by local citizens was one that made the work of the committee much easier From the outset, with one exception, everyone seemed more than.willing to do their share in aiding the committee. When it became evident that food would be needed for the soldiers, an appeal was sent to housewlves to aid, a won- derful response was'the result, and when the boys entered the armo® they found before them food fit for the table of a king. To Secretary C H. Barnes and Physical Director W. S. Slater, much thanks is due to the spirit displayed in allowing the com- mittee the use of the assoclation building. The banquet hall and gym- nasium was contributed. gratis, and several evenings during the past week, the gymnasium floor was set aside for the team to practice. The commit- tee is also deeply indebted to the members of the exemption board for their valuable assistance in caring for the officers. Others Deserving Praise. Rev. John T. Winters and Director A. A. Pilz of St. Mary’s playgrounds, made the affair possible towara a huge success with the contribution of the playgrounds, and the excellent manner in which the grounds were laid out is due to the untiring efforts of Mr. Pilz, who further contributed to the athletic fund by contributing one-half of his day's expenses. Messrs. Eggert and Luby who were in charge of the sale of tickets, assisted by a splendid corps of young men deserve especial mention for their efforts, and W. G. Moorhead and his staff at Daly and the other officers left the | | | | authorities. The police said last night the Allen street gate rendered pecially good work. the manner in which it was style, no room for improvement. Praise for Police. Chief William J. Rawlings and Cap- | tain T. W. Grace, are entitled to the highest of commendation for the ex- cellent police faci guardians of the law, and their s ices are indeed appreciated by those in charge. The chief and captain laid out regulations that forbid any traffic on any of the streets traversed by the paraders, and so well was it carried out, that not even the sound of an automobile horn entered the restrict- ed streets. Receipts Not Complete. It will be several days before the exact receipts are known by the com- mittee. The girls entrusted with the sale of tickets worked like beavers, and their efforts will result in several hundred dollars extra on the ad- vance sale. young women selling the most tickets will probably be divided between Miss Grace Riley of Laurel street and Mi: Madeline Caufield, although this ha not definitely been decided on as yet. Approximately $850 was taken in a the various gates admission. FDAG FOR SAN FRANCISCO. Los Angeles Finishes Sccond in Pa- cific Coast League Race. San Francisco, Oct. 29.—San Fran- cisco, leading Los Angeles, won the pennant of the Pacific Coast League, which closed its season yesterday. Salt Lake finished third and Portland fourth, Oakland and Vernon trailing. So close was the struggle that if San Francisco had lost its two games yes- | terday and Los Angeles had won its doubleheader, the latter would have captured the championship. CANTON BEATS INFANTRYMEN. Professional Football Players Whip ‘Wilson’s 11 by 41 to 0. Canton, Ohio, Oct. 29.-—Tha Canton Bulldogs, professional football team, yesterday defeated the Forty-seventh United States Infantry eleven, led by ' former Capt. Aleck Wilson of Yale, by 41 to 0. The soldiers from Syracuse were no match for the professionals. Six minuteg after the game opened Foster caught a forward pass hurled by Milton Ghee, former all America quarterback at Dartmouth, and riade the first touchdown. : PREVENTS RACE MEETING Chicago, Oct. 29.—The fifteen-day race meeting scheduled to open at a half-mile track in Austin, a suburb, today will be forbidden if Mayor Wil- liam Hale Thompson acts on the rec- ommendation of rolice and city lezal encourage he mecting would es- T. J. Smith was in charge of the automobile gate, and taken ! care of was in the characteristic Smith es both along the ! line of march and at the game. There | was not one detall overlooked by the ' The prizes offered to the | Brown Avenges for 1916 Setback; Penn Force Pitt Hard Brown is avenged and Colgate's hopes for a claim to whatever honors might accrue in this war-time foot- ball season are blasted. Still smart- ing from the 28 to 0 defeat suffered at the hands of Colgate last Thanks- giving Day, Brown's eleven went into the game with Colgate last SBaturday with a do or die spirit, and the “do part turned the trick. Though Col- Bate was expected to win by at least a touchdown it was forced to accept defeat by 7 to 6 and figure in the one big upset of the gridiron season. There was another surprise last Saturday and that was Pittsburgh's inability jto beat Pennsylvania by better tHan 14 to 6. Without the great George McLaren Pitt might have heen beaten. Bob Folwell's team developed remarkable fighting spirit and gave Glenn Warner’s com- bination all the battle it was seeking, and then a little to spare. A year ago Pitt triumphed over Penn by 20 to 0, yet on Saturday, with a far inferior squad to draw from, the Quakers covered them- selves with glory and tested the abil- ity of the Panthers to the limit. Once only during the entire game was Pittsburgh able to get its gridiron ma- chine working at top speed and pow- | er, and in that short period gathered in its two touchdowns. Peun Swprises Panthers. While Pittsburgh had the better football combination, both individual- ly and collectively, the constant alertness and strength of the Quak- ers’ play appeared to disconcert the powerful opposing eleven, and it was not until the beginning of the third period that Pittsburgh was able to start and sustain its driving offence long enough to bring about victory during these few moments. Pennsylvania was swept the entire length of the fleld by a perfect series of line plunges and short runs which | culminated with a forward pass and | dash for the first touchdown. Almost immediately after Pittsburgh blocked a Pennsylvania punt and one short Notwithstanding this severe handi- cap the Quakers never relaxed in their fighting spirit of vigilance. Their efforts were rewarded late in the final period when they succeeded in block- ing a Pittsburgh kick, and with the ball in their possession smashed a way through the heavy opponents’ line for a score which did much to relieve the sting of defeat. ! Considered as a whole the play of hoth teams was rather loose. There was a tendency to make the play a one man affair, Pittsburgh relying upon George McLaren and Pennsyl- i ity of their gains. These two stars responded mnobly, and individual honors rested with McLaren by a | small margin. Brown Played Well 1t was only a missed goal from touchdown that defeated Colgate, but the victory was more impressive than the score would indicate. The Brun- onians swept the New York State collegians off their feet with the se- verity of their attack from the very start, and by a well balanced series of plays scored in the first period. Brown held the advantage thus gained | until the latter portion of the con- !test, when Colgate hurled its . last ounce of energy #gainst Brown's de- fence, and managed to batter its way to a touchdown. Failure to kick the goal appeared to act as a tonic on the home eleven and Brown was | able to stave off further Colgate ef- | forts. The victory of Amherst over Wes- leyan was expected and well deserved. Wesleyan still is in front in the score | by years, for since they began their series in 1886 Wesleyan has won fif- | teen games and Amherst ten. Capt. Bodenhorn of Amherst proved a host | in himself. Cornell found new life against Bucknell and won by 20 to 0, as | against Penn’s 20 to 6 over the same | team the week before. Dartmouth { had no trouble beating the heavy New | ! Hampshire eleven, but the State col- ] lege got a touchdown. West Virginia i recovered from the defeat by Dart- { mouth and swamped Gettysburg as ! a preliminary to meeting Rutgers on Saturday. Big Three in Action. Saturday saw something unusual | for this season, Harvard, Yale and | Princeton all had informal varsity | teams on the gridiron. The Crimson eleven had to be satisfled with a | scoreless draw with the soldiers from Camp Devens. Princeton’s combina- | tion of undergraduates and alumni made a creditable showing in beating | the all-star aggregation from Camp ! Dix. | Yale sent a team of undergraduates against Loomis Institute and won by 7 to 0. The Elis, all of whom were ; members of the university military | organization, proved that varsity foot- ball at Yale is practicable and that there is a genuine demand for the organization of an informal team. We hope that Dr. Brides will recognize this condition and get busy. Penn State got a harder than it bargained for from West Vir- ginia Wesleyan and won by a point in the final moments of play. Wash- sprint against little Geneva and ran up 35 points. Georgetown, with Leighty and W still to be heard from had an es n ag and revive hand books. time with Virginia Poly, while Lehigh lfuund itself and handed Lebanon Infautry and netted i | Foote, 151 rush netted Pitt a second score. 1 vania on Howard Berry for a major- | . gest game of the year, battle ; ington and Jefferson had a practice ' struggle with the Army. The Army found Villanova a surprisingly strong opponent, the score standing 7 to 7 at the end of the first half. physical condition and the charging of Oliphant and Wicks proved the turning point in the third period. Tufts. Muhlenberg sprang a surprise on Lafayette, winning by the aild of two fleld goals, thé only scoring of the game. MERIDEN CASINOS COMING WEDNESDAY Silver City Bowling Cracks to Meet Aetna Alleys Quintette: The Casino team of Meriden and the local Inter-city leaguers, will furnish the bowling feature of the week at the Aetna alleys on Wednes- day evening. The closeness of the race at present and the fact that the visitors and the locals are running neck and neck, indicates that they are about evenly matched. The defeat of the Live Oaks dur- ing the past week, makes the battle in the City league more interesting. The Harpoons are now but two games behind the leaders, and are going at top speed. The statistics of the various leagues and the schedule for this weck is as follows: City Lengue. Ave. 1478 478 479 475 478 478 Live Oaks . Harpoons . Colonials Annex . Mohaws .. Areos Warriors Wanderers 667 .611 656 .556 .445 445 445 471 = ok 14 .223 460 Foote, 388; Annex, 562; Annex, 1514, Averages. Foote ! Rogers Bertini Brennecke A. Anderson E. Anderson Freeman Windish Hines ' Stotts Young . Earnest C. Larson ! Nichols Kahms Lofgren . Haugh Shepard Thompson Dickman Sl Skinner Chuck League. W P.C. 667 667 6 .334 6 .334 Room; Drill Room Office Tool 3 Shipping Room . 3 Bowers, 113, Tool 300, Tool Room. Averages. 6 3 on 27 Bowers Jones North Kahms . W. Trevithan Haugh .... Helander . Thornton Hartman . J. Trevithan .. Root Norton . . . . Schedule for Week. Tuesday—Colonials vs. Areos; poons vs. Annex; Besse-Lelan Wednesday—State League, Casino ~of Meriden. ‘Wander- Skinner's Thursday- ve Oaks v ers.; Warriors vs. Mohawk: league. Friday—Universal FORDHAM PREPARING W league. New York Pigskin rriors Com- mence Hard Work for Annual Bat- tle With Georgetown on Election New York, Oct. 29—"On to George- town’” will be the slogan at Fordham this week in preparation for the an- nual game with the Southerners on BElection Day. This is Fordham's hig- and if the Maroon can triumph all past defeats will be forgotten. | Fordham has no alibis to offer for the rout at the hands of Rutgers. The locals were outclassed. Most of the regulars got battered in the fray, al- . though the game could not have been more cleanly played. The contest only served to bring more to the light the weaknesses of the Bronx men. Coach McCaffery will have to strengthen the line, de- ‘velop interference and eliminate fum- bling before his men will be able to cope with the remaining teams on the schedule. | — LDIER ELEVEN BEATEN. Schenectady, N. Y., Oct. 2 -A foot- ball team made up of Schenectady men in the National Army at Camp ' Devens, Ayer, Mass., was beaten herc vesterday by the General Electric teant by a score of 16 to 0. The contest was A heneiit ment of the 303d ore than §1,000. for, Better | savage | Syracuse ran roughshod over | Haugh, IN FITZ’S MEMORY Jim Corhett Chiel Speaker at St. New York, Oct. 29.—Memorial sers | vices for Bab Fitzsimmons, the ex= | prize ring champion. were held yes- terday afternoon at the Frank Camp- | bell Funeral ‘Chapel, and the affair, | attracted a crowd of about five hun- { dred persons, among whom were seteral women. For the most part | those who crept mutely into the little {chapel were a hard-faced, glossy-eved |1ot, while a number bore the battie acred traces of the squared circle. | All were not fight fans, of course, and scattered here and there were movie actors, amatur boxers, billiard | players, tennis players, golfers, fight promoters and a lot of Bob's friends from New Jersey. The scrvices were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Nathan A, Seagle, of St. Stephen's Episcopal church, and he subsequently dlivered {an appropriate obsequial panegyric. Praise From Gentleman Jim. Jim Corbett was scheduled for a eech, and he came and delivered his ibute to his dend conqueror. He as- serted that there never was a better or pluckier or cleaner fighter, and ‘to be beaten by him was an honor. Ase Corbett stepped off the little stand he said: “May the Lord have mercy on his soul.” Not a few in the audience were in- clined to give Jim the hand, but when they were about to applaud they re- membered that they were in a churchy and not at the ringside and the noise dropped. Corbett war followed Hendricks, of Dunellen, J.,. an old friend of the pugilistic hero. He said that the great secret of Fitz's success by Dr. John | his second wife, and added that shei was mainly responsible for his vietoryy over Corbett. As he reached this point a strong necked veteran, with bulged ears and other marks of boxing fam whispered to a friend of his, “Dat’ right; she told Bob to hit Jim in da slats, and Bob, taking her tip, landed | de solar plexus an' sint Jim to sleep.” Although Bob was a fighter, the | doctor said, he had a soft heart for mankind, like all good big men. Yet i when aroused Bob possessed the real |temper of the prizefighter, and in a old adage “that the race that's good for loving is also good for fighting. The Rey. Dr. Scagle found a text from the preccpts of St. John the Di<* vine in the quotation that righteous- ness must conquer, and that, as Fitz as a clean, honest man, his profes- sion was no sin. His good in lite, Dr. : Seagle sald, was that he gave t {bovs a type of hero' and aroused thi {right kind of spirit of emulation. Kid McPartland on Hand. Outside of Corbett, the most notable fighter eher was Kid McPartland, and i fightcr there was Kid Humphries, Sam Fitzpatrick, Dr. Joseph B. Knipe, thet ex-amateur heavyweight championi 'W. H. Rocap, the famous referee and !timekeeper, and G. M. Lawrence, an, Australian fight manager. Old-timers in_an athletic way cluded Frank Fullgraff, of the b iny New 5 York A. C. an amateur boxer of a couple of generations ago, and Dick Schell, the manager of the old Man- {hattan A. C., when the club was on 1 the same site ¢ ithe old six-day walker, sat in front !of Jim Da who acted as sparring | partner to Fitz and sometimes to Cor-) |bett. A large photo of the dead champion in his typical fighting pose was draped behind the speakers. \ BILL DINEEN . racuse, Oct. 2 | ing in this vicinity today Bill- Dineen, ! veteran umpire of the American League shot himself in the hand ac- i The injury is not serfous. ; While out hunt- | [ ! % Tryon Company, | ‘§ 115 Asylum St. Hartford Stackpole, Moore, Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes | BT AT Stephen’s Episcopal Church . sprang from his love for Rose Julianyi ° ! polished way the speaker rendered the ! Sherry's. Pete Galden, = » Y