New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 27, 1917, Page 8

4" HIGH SCHOOL BASKET TOSSERS START SEASON’S PRACTICE—ANNEX CROWDING LIVE OAKS FOR LEAGUE LEAD—GOCHER PAYS TRIBUTE TO “LITTLE MAN IN GRA ”"—REDWOODS AND ALL-STARS TO MEET THANKSGIVING DAY—DEFENDS FORDHAM AGAINST CHARGE OF ROUGHNESS BY OPPONENT ~ FOR CHAS. MARVIN Harness Racing Autimrity Lauds “Little Man in Gray” W. H. Gocher in a recent issue of the American Horse Breeder, writes interestingly concerning Charles Mar- vin, known as “The Little Man in Gray,” as follows: Twenty-five years ago Charles Mar- vin and the Palo Alto trotters were the most prominent tigures in the light harness racing world. Wherever world’'s records were being made the little man in gray was very much in cvidence, as under his peaked cap there was enough gray matter to fur- nish all of the trotting world with new material in making speed at a rate | that was not even dreamed of when , Goldsmith Mald, 2.14, and Smuggler, 2.15%, were entertaining thousands. In the early nineties all of the ‘world’s records stood to the credit of the BElectioneer family. Marvin made them and Palo Alto reaped the golden harvest, as at that time the . values rested on a different basis than et present. Today a colt’s value de- pends on what he can show and what he has a chance to earn. In i\ Marvin's day, however, fast records and speed producing lines were the 'standard. While Marvin's greatest honors came to him in California, he was born in New York state and was di- rectly descended in the seventh re- move from Matthew Marvin, one of the original founders of Hartford, Conn., and whose home lot was on .what is now known as the corner of Front and Pleasant streets. Matthew Marvin came from England in 1634. He landed in Boston and moved from there with the Hooker company to Hartford in 1636. In 1650 he also ‘became one of the original proprie- tors of Norwalk. Later on some of his descendants moved to New York state and located in the Genesee Val- ley, where Charles Marvin was born in 1839. As a lad he followed the migrations of his father to Michigan, Illinois and Jowa, where he struck out for himself, his fondness for horses lead- ing him to freighting over the plains. During the Civil war he was with the northern troops in Kansas, and when peace was declared his earthly possessions consisted of a couple of quarter horses. After a little exper- jence with them, he found that he could not depend on the boys in the saddle. Therefore, when he took up racing as an occupation, he selected | the trotters and decided to do his own driving. Marvin's Start. In 1872, while located at Olathe, Kan.,, a man named John Mason Mor- gan brought him a bay pacer to train. As there was very little money of- | fered at that time for horses racing at that gait, Marvin told him he would not take the horse unless he could convert him to a trotter. Morgan laughed at the idea, but after several months Marvin succeeded in shifting him to a trot. Also as soon as the horse learned what was wanted of him he improved very rapidly, drop- ping in a few weeks from a mile in | four minutes to 2:30, and from there ! to 2:22, when an offer of $10,000 was declined. Karly in 1873 Captain Tough, of Leavenworth, Kan., ap- peared on the scene and bought the converted pacer which was named | Smuggler. He shipped him to New “York with the intention of selling him to Robert Bonner, who at that time owned Dexter, 7 1-4. Marvin ac- companied him and drove Smuggler over Prospect Park threc heats in 2:19 1-2, 2:21 1-2: 2:21. This was the three fastest heats ever trotted by a stallion up to that date. After | the performance Mr. Bonner told the Captain that if he could show him a mile in 216 3-4, which was then the world’s record (held by Goldsmith Maid,) he would give him $76,000 for him. While he was considering this pfter, Colonel H. S. Russell, of Milton, Mass., dropped in and gave for the horse. Smuggler was shipped to Boston and later on Marvin re- turned to Kansas. In 1874 Colonel Russell tried a new trainer with Smuggler, and as he failed Marvin was sent for. From that day he was in the first flight ot firivers. In fact, with the exception of Doble, Marvin is the only man who pver started at the top of the ladder and remained there. For the first two seasons he had rather rough sledding, but in 1876 Smuggler came to his own when he defeated Gold- smith Maid at Cleveland and also placed the world’s record for stallions Yo at 2:16 1-4 over Charter Oak Park xt Hartford. When conditioning and racing Bmuggler, Marvin first showed the qualities that made him successful at Palo Alto. He was never a brilliant reinsman, but he had courage and originality and never hesitated about jumping out of a rut or taking a thance when matters looked desper- W Ate or anything was to be gained by fAoing so. Old timers will remem- ber the free-for-all at Cleveland in 1876, when he pulled Smuggler out of 1 pocket in the stretch, flashed around the field and won when it looked as If everything all over but the shouting. Doble, Green and Mace never forgot that day or what they iried to do with Goldsmith Maid, Lu- rille Golddust, 6 1-4, and Judge Fullerton, 2:18, in order to defeat the man from Kansas. In the fall of 1877 Marvin tdok Bmuggler to California in the hope that a winter in the mild climate would put him iIn shape for another rampaign. He broke down, however, \ y ! trainer would be forced to return to | track at Stockton, $30,000 | S . —~—— 'HIGH SCHOOL FIVE “weE CAN SEND A FEW RECORDS T THE SOLDIERS =1 UNDERSTAND ThEY HAVE Tue “lILL SEND THAT ONE T3 ThE SOLDIERS " LISTENS “THAT ONE SEEMS To HAVE A CRACH N OT- (TS wNo GooD ANY HOW' T Owwrtzbied 1917 by The Tefbune Asses. (Mow-York Tribans). and just when it looked as though his his old stamping ground in Kansas, Governor Stanford invited him to take charge of the trotters at Palo Alto. Marvin also proved the man for the place, for when his thorough knowledge of the horse was grafted | on the new ldeas advanced by Sena- tor Stanford, the Palo Alto stable sent out champions as regularly as the years were checked from the cal- endar. Attention was first called to the outfit by Fred Crocker trotting in 5 1-2 as a two-vear-old. He was | followed by Hinda Rose, who made a vearling record of 2:36 1-2 and a three-year-old mark of 2:19 1-2, both | of which were world's records. The two-year-old filly, Wildflower, 2:21, was also trained under his direction, while he also gave Manzanita a four- vear-old record of 2:16 in a race. Thelr successes were followed by Sun- ol, 2:08 1-4, Palo Alto, 2:08 1-4, both world's records to high-wheel sulkies in 1891. That year Marvin also brought out the wonder horse of the century. His name was Arion. Very | few had ever heard of him untll one morning the world was startled by reading that a two-year-old had trot- ted a mile in 2:10 3-4 over the kite and in a few months this colt was sold for $125,- 000. Arion His Masterpiece. Arion was Marvin's masterpiece. Tn him he united all knowledge | which he had acquired In making ! speed and all the skill which he pos- | sessed in balancing a colt that, like | Hamburg Belle, 2:01 1-4, showed | disposition to brush his knees. Being ' opposed to toe weights, he put the | weight in the shoc just as John E. Madden did with the great daughter of Axworthy, 2:15 1-2, and both of lthem succeeded heyond expectations. | All of the Palo Alto champions werc broken and developed by Marvin or under his orders. In thelr fastest per- formances his mounts did what he taught them, many of them making their greatest trials on practically a loose line. His driving had none of the dash of McHenry or rustle of Jack Curry. With the brush system he made speed and taught his pupils to carry it through a series of heats in all kinds of company. This was his gift from Senator Stanford. while from Robert Bonner he acquired a knowledge of the norse’s foot and shoeing which gave him the key to the unparallelled performances of Sunol, Palo Alto, and Arfon. | With all of his skill Marvin had one quality that endeared him to every- ! body connected with racing. He was honest, and amia all of the tempta- tions that beset a driver, no onc could ever cast a reflection on him. One day, during a race at Chicago. when matters were getting desperate in the betting ring, a man came to Marvin with an offer to lose a heat. As an inducement he laid down sev- cral bills of large denominations on the lid of a trunk in the stall where the conversation took place and told him what was wanted. The Mttle {man in gray brushed him aside and when the other, remonstrating, said that if he had been working for { Stanford as long as Marvin he would Ibe acting as his banker. Marvin re- | plied: “I have known you a long lmm and T have never known you to the a ever need a banker.” That ended the interview and the man who called on | of with Fred Hill, Marvin and those who sent him re- ceived their answer in the next heat for Marvin won. RICKARD CHOSEN RE ight Promotor to Ofliciate At Six Day Race. FERER., New York, Nov. last night was chos six day bike Madison Square night. Oscar Egg, winner of the 1916 race, and Paul Suter, the Kuropean motor pace champion, arrived from France yesterday. They will competo in next week's grind, Egg being teamed with Frank Kramer and Suter having Bob- by Walthour as a partner. Changes were made In the personnel of two teams last night. Alfred Goul- et will ride with Jake Magin, instead while the latter will have Willic Hanley as a riding mate. Magi and Hanley originally were paired. 27.—Tex Rickard nor in Sunday which starts nest ce, Garden HANS LOBERT AS ARMY COACH Thenationay Fi John (Hans) Lobert, who recently received his unconditional release by the New York National league club, has been appointed basenall coach at the West Point Military academy. Lobert succeeds Sam Strang, also a former Glant plaver, who now 1Is a captaln in the army. To Some RECORDS WITH A VIEW Yo PURCHASING. A BUNCH OF SOLDIERS " ofereo for the | will start its basketball { December CARRIES THEM HOME— IMBUED WITH The PATRIOTIC SPIRIT witL Do FoR You CAN PUT i For the first time in several years the Sunny South has a candidate for All-American football honors who is going to receive close attention when the experts start making their awards. His name is Everett Strupper, and he is a halfback on the Georgla Tech. l “OH- ALICE - HERE'S A COUPLA WRECORDB ) “ QH- | DON'T_CARE SQ MUCH FoR THAT ONE AFTER ALL" (TRVING Tiizama AT HOME) " TAESE ARE GooD RECORDS ' GUESS I'tL KEEP THEM MYSELF" {GEORGIA TECEL. FOOTBALL ELEVEN AT ATLANTA HA? CHAMFIONSHIP CANDIDATE S Wi football cleven at Atlanta. o is only twenty yeurs old, hut all reports from below the Mason-Dixon line, and a few from foothall coaches and critics the North have seen ball, who that the gridiron. from play wolf agree he is a curly on W LEYAN SCHEDULE. Basketball Five Opens Season Against Aggies Dec. 16. Middletown, Nov. — Wesleyan schedule on 16 with the Connecticut Aggles. The schedule follows: December ‘15, Connecticut Agricul- tural College at Middletown; 19, Con- necticut Agriculturnl College at Storrs; January 12, New Hampshire State, Middletown; 17, Colgate, Mid- dletown; 19, Amherst, Middletown; February 8, Stevens, Hoboken; 9. open; 14, Dartmouth, Middletown; 15, R. P. L, Troy; 16, Union, Schen-| ectady; 22, Willlams, Middletown: 23, Amherst; March 2, Willlams, Wil- liamstown; 3, Union, Middletown. WEEKS BROWN LEADER. Popular Athlcte to Captain Football Eleven in 1918, Providence, R. I, Nov. 27.—Joshua Herbert Weeks of New Bedford of the Magin and Hanley orignally next Brown football team by the fourteen “I¥* men yesterday after- Weeks training on the mate. vos noon. received three years New Bedford High school team and a year at Worcester Academy, where he was a valuable end. He has had three years training on the Brown varsity. Weeks is an ail around athlete playing on the second baseball team and class basketball five. He is president of his class and is 20 years old. him, START PRACTICE Fing Array of Talent for Coaches to Pick Quintet 1 With the curtain drawn on the 1917 foothall season, the thoughts of Physi- cal Director Moorhead and Coach Bearce turn toward hasketball prac- | tice which has been started at tho | New Britain High school. The out-, look for the coming season, presents a brilliant foretast, with a squad of | fast players to pick from, and 1t is believed at the school that the | reputation made at the anklin Square Institution of learning will bo upheld by Captain Bennet Hibbard's | boys when the season is under way. The first practice of the season was held last evening in the High school gymnasium, and the following play- ers reported: Captain Hibbard, Dy- son, Sechrest, Taylor, Burns, Wallin, | Jaffe, Doerr, Kaplan and Kehoe. Of this number Hibbard, Sechrest and Kehoe have had previous experience. Of tho new men, Burns, Wallin and Doerr give much promise. cember 14, the opponent of the locals to be announced later. Physical Director Moorhead has arranged for games with the following teams: Hartford (2 league), New Ifaven (2 league),” Meriden 2 games, Connecti- cut Liter: Institute, Bridgeport, Bristol, wugatuck and Morse Rusi- ness college five of Hartford. Coach Bearce who handled the foot- ball in excellent manner, mentor for the basketball squad, as- sisted by Physical Director Moorhead. HOLIDAY FOOTBALL All-Stars Redwoods and to Battle Thursday Mary’s Playgrounds—Collegians Morning at St. Star Lineup. The Redwoods football cleven and the All-Stars will rurnish the prin- cipal attraction in local sporting cir- cles Thanksgiving Day, when, at 10 o'clock in the morning, they will clash on the St. Mary's playgrounds grid- iron. Teh Redwoods have a fine rec- | ord this scason and should prove a formidable foe for the Stars. The All-Stars will have in their line- up the following players: Blanchard, Seigrist, Ginsburg, Dixon, Iresen, Parker of Middlebury college, Hib- bard, Connolly and Machristy of Iigh school fame BASKETBALL AT PRINCETON. Athletic Board Decides to Enter Team in College Leaguc. Princeton, N. J., Nov. 27.—At a meeting of the Princeton Board of Athletic Control it was definitely de- cided that Princeton would be repre- sented in the Intercollegiate Basket- ball league this winter. Already ac. tive preparations have been for the opening of tho season on De- cember 4. The league held a meet- ing in New York city last wecek and agreed to maintain the regular sched- ule as in previous years. Yale, Co- lumbin, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Dart- mouth and Princeton were represent- ed at the mecting. Basketball au- thorities here submitted the schedule with the necessary proof that it would be self-supporting and received an affirmative answer from the Board of Athletic Control here. Princeton will open its season De- { comber 4 with the annual game | against the Manhattan team here. As | vet only a tentative league schedule has been drawn up and it has not | been approved by the athletic board. John C. Taylor of Pennsylvania has been appointed manager of the 1918 team. MODERN SAYS: “If You Protect Your Feet Against Criticism They Will Guard You From Pain and Worry," And What MODERN Says Is So Those lowly, down-trodden feet of yours deserve the hest treatment that you can possibly accord them. It you don't want to skid off the joy road i1to the down-at-the-heel ditch, | | trighten up the appearance of your twin locomotors. MOGERN 00T SHOP § 168 MAIN STREET. l* The first game will be played De- | will act as | i have .thought it could put up. i McCarty has to say on the subject: - ANNEX CROWDING LIVE OAKS QUINTET ' Champions Contine to Set Pace,. With Little Room to Spare Tho lead of the Live Oaks in the City Bowling league today stands in Jeoparay. The sailing of the 191§ champlo! of the circuit is not clear as sevoral weeks ago, when they appeared to be on & gallop toward Te- peating last year's achievement. A margin of 33 polnts is all that separ- ates the Annex and the L. O.'s from the top of the ladder, and, with the form that the Annex arc displaying, | tho race threatens to reach the boil- ing point within a short time, The race for third place is also very inter- osing, with the Colonials, Mohawka and Harpoons battling for the place. The complete standing of the lengue, with other statistics, follow! W P.C. Ave. 633 478 .600 477 566 481 386 480 .666 477 .600 480 400 460 ‘Wanderers 26 .166 488 E. ‘Amnderson, 152: Foote, 3883 Annex, 563; Mohawks, 1531. Rogers ..... . . i E. | Footo : A. Anderson Brennecke Bertini C. Larson Hines .... Windish | Nichols : Young ... Lofgren Thompson McBriarty Lantone Stanley Hornkohl Frickson .. | Shepard % Stotts .. Live Oaks Annex . Colonials Mohawks . . | Harpoons Areos Warriors 11 12 13 13 13 15 18 108 Anderson . . 105 sooss o102 . 101 101 101 Skinner Chuck League. | The “pencil pushers” of the Skinner Chuck company league are still in possession of first place in that leagus, but by a scant margin. The remain- ing teams are deadlocked for the other three positions with 10 vict: tories and 11 defeats each. Bowers, who fell from the leading average last week, Is back again in the lead, tied with Lingren. The Tool Room ! trio manages to retain the honors for high team single and high total scores, o The statistics follow: ' V. L. 9 1 11 Ave. 270 277 271 P.C. 871 AT4 474 10 10 10 Tool Room.. Drill Room. . Shipping R'm 11 474 Bowers, 160; Bowers, 334; Room, 345; Tool Room, 891. Bowers ... asan . Lingren .. Kahms Jones Haugh Adomitis . Helander W. Trevithan . North Root Hartm: Thornton J. Trevithan . . Mcrton . . 95 95 94 94 03 83 91 91 i FORDHAM NOT ROUGH Referee of Maroon-Cornell Game De- fends Bronx Eleven Ageinst Charges of Unfair Tactins. New York, Nov. 27.—Several dayi” ago word came from Ithaca, unoffi- cially, that after the wey the Ford- ham football team acted t the Cornell eleven in the recent Fordham victory by 27 to 6, no Maroon team ever again would be asked to play the Cornell combination. Carrnell men complained that Fordham roughed the Ithacars bevond all By cessity. ! Inquiry from C. J. McCarty, Jr., of Philadelphia, who retereed the game, brought the information that as far as he could see Fordham played a perfectly clean game and besides played far better football than he Here’'s what “Talk about the rough game pl&vo&‘ ; by IFordham against Cornell is news to me. I did not think Fordham played anything but good, clean foot- ball. The tackling was excellent and when the Cornell man was put out it was on a legitimate play. Frank- ly, T was surprised at the plaved by the New Yorkers. were not guilty of any ‘muckerism’ and played no harder than other teams I have seen this year. In ome article 1 read that a Cornell player protested to one of the officials and the only satistaction he recelved was a five yard penaity against his owm side. A Cornell man emerged from a scrimmage with a bloody nose. He ™ rushed up to the umpire and said: ‘Did you sec that guy slug me?’ * No,’ replled the umpire, ‘1 did not.’ ‘Where are your eyes?’ demanded the player. ‘Get on the fob and use them. That's what you are here for." “‘He continued to upbraid the um- pire until o five yard penalty silenced him. “But you can take it from me, there was no dirty football played by.: Fordham against Cornell. Tn justice to Fordham T wish to make that potnt clear.”