New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 22, 1917, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1917. NEW BRITAIN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLVELEVEN TO CLOSE SEASON IN NEW HAVEN SATURDAY MORNING—REPEAL OF FRAWLEY BOXING LAW WILL BE COSTLY TO NEW YORK STATE—CAMP DEVENS BAS e | REPEAL OF BOXING GOSTLY TO STATE Pistic Game Brought Nearly $300,000 to New York New York, Nov. 22.—After six years ®f boxing under legal control the . @ame of gloved fisticuffs has again been abandoned throughout New York State. The last bouts under the ; provisions of the Frawley law were held November 14 and such contests | as may be held in the future will probably be staged under the so-called #club membership plan.” An idea of the popularity of boxing, even under the restrictions imposed by the law Just repealed, may be galned from the fact that the gate receipts during the 8ix years of the ring game amounted to ‘about $5,000,000, and the state's share was close to $300,000. i . The official returns for 1917 are not avallable at this time, but the com- mission reports for the years between 1911 and 1916 show that $4,502,280 was paid In at the gates of the va- rious boxing clubs located throughout | ‘the state and that the revenue de- rived wunder the legislature tax | amounted to $262,263. The estimated ! receipts for the present year arc. placed at close to'$500,000, and the | tax returns at about $40,000. ! During the period of boxing under the Frawley law two titles changed . hands as the result of knockouts scored in the rings of New York city. " iAl. McCoy wrested the middlewelight title away from George Chip in April, | 11914, by knocking out the champion I in one round. McCoy in turn lost his title in a sensational bout with Mike . O'Dowad in the last big bout under the | Frawley law, when he was knocked out by the St. Paul boxer in the sixth . round of their bout held Nov. 14, 1917, ‘The other champlonship won | and lost was the lightweight title iwhich passed from Freddie Welsh to Benny Leonard earlier in the present year when the latter scored a clean ! knockout of the Welshman in their third meeting in this city. Other bouts of particular interest ! were the Willard-Moran and the Mc- | Farland-Glbbons matches which set | & record in recent year gate recelpts. Probably the most exciting boxing | event under the recently defunct law was the K. O. Brown-Matt Wells bat- tle. This was the first big contest held under the Frawley rules and ap- parently every follower of boxing for miles about New York was eager to crowd his way Into Madison Square Garden for the Initial clash. The re- sult was a near-riot, calls for police reserves and legalized boxing began ! under discouraging auspices. For all- round excitement and execution the Bombardier Wells-Al. Palzer battle at : the Garden was probably the most sensational one staged during the en- tire six years of boxing. Football For Red Cross, Eastern football followers are hop- ing that the present unusual war con- ditions may result in a game for the | ‘benefit of the American Red Cross fund which will realize the ambition of many seasons for an intersectional championship gridiron battle. Three "sections of the states this vear have college elevens which stand out above their rivals at thig writing and a con- | test between any two of the trio would arouse great interest if played at a large city in any one of the sections. | Notwithstanding the restrictions and | hghdicaps which have surrounded the | development of college football teams | | this season, the south has produced | . & remarkable eleven in the Georgia | " Institute of Technology combination. | The East has two in the University of | Pittsburgh and the U. 8. Naval Acad- emy teams while the middle west is ably represented by the University of b Michigan and one or more of the con- | ference college squads. Far various ' reasons both Michigan and the Navy teams appear to be eliminated from post-season Red Cross contests but footbal enthusiasts are hoping {hat the efforts to bring about a match between Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh may meet with success. Such a game should redound to the benefit of the fund and the sport. POINTING FOR BOSTON COLLEGE. New Plays Rchearscd by West Point Gridders. West Point, N. Y., Nov, 22.—Only » brief scrimmage was permitted yes- ' terday by the coaches who are driv- ing the Army eleven in its work this wgek for the final zame of the sea- son with Charley RBrickley's Boston College eleven here on Sat 5 e | West Pointers were on the wet fleld | for two hours and wurked well into the darkness. New plays to be used in the Army game against the Boston collegians on Saturday were tried Murrill drove the team at quarter. Bartlett was shifted from halfback to one of the wings. Yeager. Vandegraff’s sub- stitute at the hoodoo tackle position, was injured and went to the hospital Jast night. SPARTANS PRACTICE TONIGHT. All members of the Spartan foot- ball tcum ive requested to report for practico this evening at 7:15 o’clock et the corner of Ellis and Stanley streetr. Bloom, Thorson, Gutowsky, Ctogdwin, Loomis, Yuknt, Johnson, A+ derson, Schusler, Rush, Gullberg, )'astelli, Lind, Alcott, Glaubau, Sam- 1 »lson, Barton, Burns and others. The Spartans will journey to Middletown SBunday and play the fast North End Tigers of that place, | A. Anderson KETBALL TEA ———— M PREPARING TO GIVE BATTLE WITH WARREN S. SLATER’S CRACK “Y. M.” FIVE ~—— e~ | Somébody Is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life- - - HARRY - ITS —ANOTHER THING - T .fiOSTS S0 MUCH MOoRE To RAISE A GIrRL—~ You'LL Your SALARY DOUBLED A BoY WOULDN'T HAaveE DEEN SO Copyrixhted 1917 by The.Tribume Assoc. (New York Tribenal. WIN AT LAST New Britain Inter-City League Bowl- crs Recover from Slump and Defeat Southington Three Straight Games. Playing in a much better form than characterized their work in recent games, the local bowling quintet rep- resenting the Aetna alleys in the In- ter-City league, defeated the South- ington five last evening, three straight games. In each game the locals went over the 500 mark. Foote and Lar- | son featured for the victors with to- | ta] scores over the three-centur figure, Joe leading with 324. Honors for high single score were captured by “Yen" Anderson. Brennecke was the | only local pin toppler failing to bowl over the 300 mark for totals. Bar- bour's work was the best of the los- ers. The scores: New Britain. 117— 324 92— 304 101— 3820 104— 299 96— 308 85 C. Larson ... 25 Brennecke . 95 Anderson 102 510 515 1555 Southington, Edwards ... 83 Manware Wagner Fablo Barbovr 101— 96— 92— 81— 270 108— 294 473—1395 289 260 282 Cleveland Physiclan Discovers Pugil- ist With a Phony Optic ana Disbar- ment From Ring Is Result. Out in Cleveland they have a clever young bantamweight who has been fighting under the name of Young Burns. This boy has been boxing in dnd around Cleveland for three years and was looked upon as the crack of them all at his weight. Recently he was peing examined in the usual manner by a club physician before being allowed to go in a bout at Marotta. This medic, it seemed, was much nosier than the rest had been, and he discovered that Burns had a glass eye! And now it develops that Burns has had this china orb all the while, but since the secret is out the authorities have barred him from all Sixth City rings. Can you imagine the consternation that would have been caused had some opponent during the past three years hit Burns hard enough to knock his Dresden soul lantern into some fat | customer’s lap? Ugh!!! i BAR SAM LANGFORD. Toledo, Nov. 22.—The Boxing Com- mission at a special meeting yesterday made a rullng barring Sam Lang- i ford and Harry Wills, negro heavy- Weights, from further participation in ' bouts in a Toledo ring. The two men appeared here a week ago, and the commission ruled that the bout was not on the square. i GEORGETOWN ELEVEN LOSES. Louisville, Ky, Nov. 22.—Camp Zachary Taylor football team defeat- | ed Georgetown college In a hard-: fought game here yesterday, 14 to 10. WALTER ECKERSALL DEVELOPED INTO A WELL FRom Now You'Lt HAVE To Taxke A BACK NEED Do ‘BAD <& £ Z « THINGS To ou - FR )T,sumr_ AM SORRY T SEE Yoo 5o UP l AGAINST | N'T SAY These (Fip? AND DISEOURAGE Tk of Tue | SLEEPLESS NIGHTS — TwHE ColL.O FLOORS — CRACK REFEREE AND FOOTBAL! EXPERT Walter Eckersall, regarded by many as the greatest quarterback who ever played the game, handled the Cornell- Michigan game in masterly fashion. He has developed into a wonderful official and football expert. “Eckie" still retains that speed which made him a dazsling open fleld runner, and he is “on the ball” at all times. Eckersall keeps the game moving rap- idly and for this reason makes a great hit with the spectators. Hec is also almost faultless when it comes to rules, and enjoys the respect of the players who seldom question his judg- ment. CHRISTMAS Personal Greeting Cards Select them now while our assortment is com- plete. Have them stamped with your name from copper plate. We operate the only engraved card press in the city. Order early. Adkins Printing Co. 66 Church Street ! Felucea, Zouave and Luther Finish in | and won by open daylight from Mer- | cach of the sixteen clubs of the Amer- FIVE FAYORITES WIN Front in Featurc Events at Bowle- —IXnapp to Resume Riding. Baltimore, Md., Nov. seven races at the Bowie track ves- terday, with third cholces in front in The plungers the other two events. centered their atack on Ielucca, Zou- ave and Luther, and the trio galloped Felucca was outpaced during the early stages of the contest for the fourth race at o mile and sev- home in front. cnty yards but she picked up the lead- ers in the run down the back stretch chant. Zouave had a big pull in the weights for the third race and galloped his op- ponents dizzy. He led all the way. He won so easily, that Sam Lewls, the man with the halter, hastened to the secretary's office after the race and put in a claiming bid of $1,050 for the black son of Sain, but Frank Herrold, acting on behalf of Owner Johnson, bid $1,500, an advance of $900 over the entered -claiming price, and ob- i tained the gelding. Willie Knapp, who had his bone broken last summer, reports that it has knitted together and that he | will be ready to ride for his employ- | er, Willis Sharpe Kilmer, at Louisville next May. EXEHPTION FOR 268 Ban Johmson Announces That. crnment Will Be Asked to Free That Gov- Number of Players From Majors. Chicago, Nov. 22.—Exemption for 288 baseball players—eighteen from ican and National leagues—will be asked of the government, it was an- nounced last night by President John- son of the American league, who de- clared that the high standard of the game would be destroyed If the play- ers were Indiscriminately drafted for -nilitary service. TIGERS HOPEFUL. Acquisition of Three Players Brings Confidence to Princeton Freshmen. Princeton, N. J., Nov. 22.—The an- that Keck, Opie and Jacobs will be eligible for the Yale freshman game at New Haven next Saturday was officially made through the board of eligibllity yesterday afternoon. Although the addition of these men to the Tiger cub line-up will considerably increase the strength of the eleven, their presence will by no means counterbalance the loss of Sweet, Chapman, Hawke and Scheerer. Scheere has been the best line nouncement i plunger of the squad all through the | season and Sweet, besides being the only kicker of ability on the squad, was the lost of the freshmen in an open fleld. Coach Fred Dawson has been driv- ing the squad to the limit this week. Jacobs and Hopkins will probably flll the vacant places in the back- field. Davis, right end, appears to be Dawson's best bet as a kicker, but this luck of experience should prove a great handicap in the Yale game. 22.—Well backed favorites scored in five of the collar T By Briggs | CAMP DEVENS FIVE WILL MEET LOGAL Lieutenant Daly to Bring Basket Tossers Here Soon | 1 Preparations are under way at | Camp Devens, Aver, Mass., to organ- ize a basketball team to come to this city early in the winter to battle with the crack Y. M. C. A. quintet. Judg- ing from the athletic ability displayed by the football team that performed here in October, the locals are in for the hardest contest of their careers. While in this city Lieutenant Daly was approached on the matter by | Fhysical Director Warren S. Slater of | ithe association, relative to holding | the contest, and the handsome army | j officlal at that time stated that every- { thing possible would be done toward ! arvanging the game | TIn a letter recently received by Clajrman W. I. Mangan of the com- ! mittee which arranged the successful | !football game, Captain J. H. Daly ! speaks of the practice commenced by | bis charges for the indoor clash. At the head of the basketball quintet of the camp is “Yump” Johnson of Hartford, recognized as onc of the greatest basket tossers in these parts. Other members of the team will prob- ably include Henry Koplowitz and other New Britain boys. When Cap- tain Daly arrives here for the min- strels performance December 7, the detalls for the coming game will be clinched. New Britain will no doubt furnish a harder opposition on the basket: ball floor than Harry Ginsberg's foot: ball warriors. Director Slater has the beneflt of having such stellar per- formers as “Bill Kopf, Jacobson, Stevie Dudack, Kennie Walthers, Charlie Miller, Jones, Siegrist and ! others to turn out a fast team. Prac- iflCC will be started by the locals in a short time for the game. The New Britain Y. M. C. A. has lent the committee much assistance in putting across their athletic events in the past, and with the staging of the proposed basketball game, it will be another step toward doing thelr “bit” for soldiers. SECRET DRILL AT CORNELL. Ithacans For First Time This Season Work Behind Closed Gates. Ithaca, N. Y. Nov. .—The Cor- nell football team held secret prac- tice for the first time this season yes- terday, indicating that the coaches were taking unusual precautions to guard the plays with which they hope to spring some surprises in the Penn- sylvania game on Thanksglving Day. The Ithacans are making a desperate effort: to rally for the last battle of the season. Great pains are being tak- en in rehearsing new plays as well as studying the Penn system. Practically every football player in 2 the University was on the fleld yes- terday. team got into the short dummy scrim- mage in which the were executed. Most of the regular varsity new formations $4,000 FOR ROAN HAL W. C. Eckert of Reading, Pa., Sccuroa Noted Pacer After Spirited Biddiung At 01d Glory Sale. New York, Nov. 22.—Roan Hal, the noted roan pacer, brought top price at the Old Glory sale in Madison Square Garden yesterday. After spirited bid- ding he was knocked down to W. C. Eckert of Reading, Pa., for $4,000. The old gelding seems to improve with age. Last year James Murphy sold him for $3,100, and during the season just ended he won a score of races and $9,000 in purses for J. H. Bronson, his new owner. He has a record of 2:008-4, and Mr. Bronson said he was confident he would beat 2:00 next season. He sold the geld- ing because he is retiring from the horse game. Roan, Hal is by Hal De ! Racto and Maud C. He is ten years old. While a great many horses were sold for extremely low figures the average price was much better than on previous days of the sale. PENN STARS MAY NOT PLAY Mobilization Order ILikely to Keep Players Out of Cornell Game. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 22.—Grave ! fears were entertained at Pennsyl- | vania yesterday that Berry, Bell and Quigley would not be able to play in the game with Cornell on Thanks- glving Day. Tt was reported that mobilization orders had been received for the Pennsylvania base hospital unit No. 20 and that the players named, who are members of the unit, would be forced to give up football before Thanksgiving Day. Penn’s varsity team went through a light practice yesterday afternoon " on Franklin Fleld under the direction of Bob Folwell and Dr. Wharton. It was Dr. Wharton's first appear- ance since the Michigan game. He | took charge of the linemen. | BOWER IS WESLEYAN CAPTAIN. Middletown, Nov. Lahman V. H. Bower, of Milwaukee, has been clected captain of the 'varsity swim- ming team at Wesleyan. He was a member of the 'varsity relay team last | vear and competed in the distance 22 MACRISTY’S MEN READY FOR BATTLE Final Game of 1917 Season at New Haven Saturday The final game of the 1817 season faor the New Britain High school foot- ball team will be staged Suturday morning on the old Yule field, tvhen the locals face the New Haven High school eleven. The contest is of much importance to both teams, and a hot battle is sure to enszue. On form, the locals should win, judgii from the relative merits of the teams against the strong Hartford Hign team this season. The Capitol city gridders piled up n 10 to 0 victor over the Elm city team $everal weeks | ago, without much trouble, the New | Haveners looking llke the weakest team that has represented the s¢hool in many years. One week later, New Britain and Hartford battied to a i 0 to 0 tie. | Captaln Macristy and his boys have | been hard at work practicing for the | coming contest, since the Hartford | game and with the exception of | Hagearty and Vibberts, all playery !are In tip top shapé. With the tWo backfield stars lost to the eleven, | Coach Tcarce has deoided to move Johnson from the line back to a position behind the line, with Sech- rest the possible substitution at ;!ackla, The eolongated second string lbuy has been groomed for the line position by Harry Ginsberg and ther¥ are strong hopes that he will come through in as worthy a manner as the other Ginsberg find, Zapatka. The probable lineup for Saturday's | same will be as follows: Bnde, Burns and Faulkner; tackles, Willlams . and Sechrest; guards, Waters and | Zapatka: center, Kalin: halfbacks, | Ashley and Johnson: fullback, Capt | tain Macristy. i A big delegation of rooters plan to accompany the team to the Elm city to cheer for their pets. BAN IS LIFTED New Ruling Concerning Officers Play- ing Football Gives Camp ' Deverh Eleven Sevcral cx-Collegian Stars. i | | i Avyer, Mass., Nov. 22.—The removal of the ban which prohibited officers from playing football at Camp Devens makes it possible for the cantonment to be represented by a remarkablq. strong team in the game with Camp Upton at the Polo Grounds on Bat- urday, for among the officers stationed at the Ayer camp are many former college gridiron men. Under the tu- telage of Percy D. Haughton they arn rapidly getting into condition for the game with the Yaphank team. In the squad now working out un- der Haughton's direction are Capt. C. A. Coolidge of Harvard; Capt. David Henry, Brown; Lieut. Melville Weston, Harvard; Capt. Hosoa Harris, Har- vard; ILleut. Hugh Harbison, Yale; Capt. Thomas Grayden, Capt. Richard Wigglesworth, Capt, Harry Gardner i and Lieut. Willlam Robinson, all of Harvard; Lieut. Cy Toolan of Wil i llams, Lieut. George Hoban, Dart- mouth;Lieut. Thom Thacher and | Lieut. Henry Minot, both of Harvard. Meanwhile excellent progress is be- ing made by Frank Glick in tho coach. ing of his team at Upton. The en< thusiasm by the troops at the can- tonment over tho meeting with the | Devens team is at a high pitch. Bvery man in the camp is anxious to be among the thousand who will pa- rade through the New York streets to the Polo Grounds on Saturday and there give a drill before the big wanis starts. The drill will e the firet in public by any Natioaal Awmy sen- tingent. DETERMINATION AT BROWN. 37 Men, Biggest Squad of Season, Pre- parc For Dartmouth Geme. Providence, R. I, Nov. 22.—Witih thrty-seven men out for practice, Brown's football squad yesterday af- ternoon was the largest that has turned out thig season. All the men were driven in a hard scrimmage in preparation for the Dartmcuth game on Saturday. The massed attacks were greatly im- proved over those shown in the lasg two games. Brown will be in the best of condition to meet the Green in Boston on Zaturday. STRENGTHENING RUTGERS. Coach Sanford Puts in Much Time Improving Defence. e New BrunsWwick, N. J., Nov. 22. €oach Sanford devoted most of the practice vesterday dfternoon to strengthening the Rutgers defence to withstand the rushes of Barrett and other stars of “Cupid” Black’'s Naval Reserve team, which Rutgers will meet in Brooklyn on Saturday. Nash was again on hand to help in the work and a long scrimmage was . held, the scrubs having the ball mos€® of the time. Sanford kept the men at work until after dark, spending con- siderable time on Neuschafer and Francke, the guards. WESTON IS INELIGIBLE. Ann Arbor, Mich.,, Nov. 23.—The University of Michigan football elev probably will be without the smi% of Quarterback Weston in the gal next Saturday with Northwestern University Weston, the sensation of the local season, and two or three swims. He is a senior and a mem- ber of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. | other first string men are behind in their studies and will not be eligible. 3 f