New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1917, Page 9

?l s T T o TN O T MRS T T M N " Sante Claus 3n530p.m ~ Afterason BESSE - LE THE LIVE STORE Goneert Every Afternoon Make This aRed Cross THE NATION wheii we help men to save big money on wearing apparel and it is a safe statement when we say that ‘nowhere in America can you get as much real clothes value for your money as in this Live Store. ’ Here is an excellent demonstration of Besse- < Leland clothes values: _SU'ITS ANI] BVERCOATS ;$‘1 7.75 /A conservative saving of $5.00 to $7.50 on -each garment Besse-Leland Co. BEFORE-THE- You will not have to wait until our January ‘sale, as this is the final mark-down on these Suits and Overcoats. - Practical Gifts at reasonable priées. Largest stock of Practical Gifts in New Britain. BESSE-LELAND CO. .38 STORES -38 CITIES ND’S WISE DENTED GUILT Convi¢ted Slayer of +Ms. ‘Anna Bacon Tobin Sends Letter to Relatives ! Mamtaining Tnnocence. ‘Though he verbally denied until the last that he was guilty of the crime for which he forfeited his life in state prison at Wethersfleld early Friday i morning, William J. Wise went still | further in his protestations of inno- cence by sending a letter to his rela- tives in which he maintained that he | did not slay Mrs. Anna Bacon Tobin. The letter was written in Hebrew, and was handed, to Rabbi Elias Rosen- berg, the local spiritual adviser of the | dead man, for deliverance to Wise's | famfly in New York. The letter translated is as follows: “Dear Father, Sister and Brothers: “The fact that I have beensthe cause of your suffering. affects me more keenly than the loss of my unworthy life. 1 assure you, and believe' me, that I am not a murderer and not gulty of the crime for which I am to die. However, dear father, had I fol- lowed the teaching of my bejoved mother I would never have come to this end. “There is only one thing I beg of you—that you, according to our cus- tom—pray for my soul. I embrace vop in pirit and may you always en- Joy good health. Urge Louis-and Da- vid to follow the paths of .our God that they be not led into temptation. Dear father, the law of Moses is that he who has any relations with an- other man's wife deserves to meet dis- honorable death. Therefore I must expect death. “From your son. “WILLIAM." §. K. F. TEAM WAS EASY Y. M. C. A. Basketball Team Enooun— ters No Difficulty Defeating Hart- The S. K. F. basketball five ‘went Saturday evening, when they encoun- tered the Y..M. C. A. guintet in the local gymnasium. Aftér the first min- ute of the game, when the Yisitors registered a two-point lead, there was nothing to it but the locals. The final score was 60 to 27. The locals played rings around their opponents, ‘ every player handling the ball in masterly fashion, The team wark of the vic- tors completely mystified the van- quished outfit. Slater, Kopf and Larson Were the stars of the game. 'The speedy little leader of the home boys time. and again ran around in circles about his opponents, who ‘seemed. powerless to stop him. Larson's guarding was. per- fect. Kopf had his basket eye with him and as a result he d ball into the pet on nine occasions. “Skeets” = Martin' entered the ‘fray toward the end. of the' ghme and fhade his debut by scerin Fay, the“éion- gated center Of Yhé Viaitors,” an@iAl- City outfit. In the preliminary game, the High School Reserves, with Se- chrest, Taylor and Revnalds of ‘the regular five, downed the Ramblers, score 43 to 7. Kopf played a sterling game for the winners. Physical Director Slater announced that on next Saturday evening in the local gymnasiug the Camp Devens or the Colonial team of Hartford would be the attraction. SENDING KOPF T0 WAR Numerous Sport Writers Insist Upon Stating That Billy Has Enlisted— Reds Select Emergency Infielder. . Numerous sport “writers throughout the country are busying: themselves during the off-season by sending William L. Kopf into the service of the United States. While the local big leaguer may in time eventually wear the colors, he has not as yet enlisted, according to his closest friends. 3 These wil varns have evidently reached the ears of the owners of the Cincinnati Reds of the National league with the result that players are being secured to fill in the emargency. The latest player to affix his J. H. to a Cincinnati contract is Russell Black- burne, the former White Sox infielder. Should Kopf escape the draft, Black- burne’s chances of landing a steady berth are improbable. CADDOCK BEATS FREBERG. ' Clever Iowan Mat Artist Pins Swede's Shoulders to Mat. New York, Dec. 17.—In the inter- national catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament here Saturday night, Earl Caddock of Anita, Ta., threw John Freberg of Sweden in 45 minutes and 15 seconds with a head, arm and body hold. Joe Rogers of New York threw Georgé Manich of Serbia in 14:07 with a grapevine hold; Ivan Linow of Russia defeated John Her- acle .of Wilmington, Del., 23:15 fore- arm Nelson and Krevers body hold; Yussiff Hussane defeated Fred Pil- akoff, Finland, 2:20 with an arm lock. ! YALE FRESHMEN BEATEN. New Haven, Dec. 17.—~The Yale Freshmen opened their basketball season here Saturday night and met ' defeat at the hands of the New Haven "High school five, 29 to 21. Lay. of the freshmen starred with five goals. O’Connor succeeded in throwing only fivée out' of fourteen goals from foul, | While. Greenburg of the high school tossed seven out of eleven. | SHORTENS SOHEDULE. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 17.—Deduc- tion of the playing schedyle from. 154 to 140 games next season was deter- mined upon here yesterday by the di- rectors of the Southern Baseball as- sociation. It was decided not to re- duce elther the salary or player limit. The season 1 open not later than Laprn 13, ford Five—EKopf and Slater Feature.. the way of many Hartford teams, | berts were the stars of the Chpital [* ‘ Hanna, Dick Murray, Eddie Emmons, SANTA CLAUS SUGGESTS ‘A FLEXIBLE STEEL SLED for that Boy or Girl of yours as an XMAS GIFT. They ‘are safe, strong, easy to steer and fast. Nothing will please the youngster ‘more and it will encourage play- ing outdoors, which is healthful. BUY [ / your practical gifts in a HARDWARE STORE. _ Call at , RACELIFFE'S 250-256 Park St, NEW BRITAIN, CONN. LEONARD IN EL ELM CITY Lightweight Champion to Earn Some ‘ Christmas Spending Money at Chic Brown’s Expense. Tonight in the ring of the mammoth Arena in Naw. Haven, Chic Brown, the Plm City star, will stack up against Champion Benny Leonard in a ten- round mill. Chiclets has the toughest proposition of his career, but he-and his New Haven friends are hopeful that he will at least weather the rough passage., The lightweight cham- plon is going at top speed at present, and his recent tough battle with Irish Patsy Cline in Philadelphia acted as a splendid bout to fit him for the fray this evening. There is one thing that can be said of the present title holder. —he does his best against all oppo- nents. Since ascending to the thrane he has knocked”some of the best men in the business out of the running, in- cluding : Champion Johnny Kilbane. Should Brown last the ten rounds it will be a big feather in his cap. The second star attraction, which will bring together Battling Lahn, of Brooklyn, and Billy Fitzsimmaons, of New Haven, gives promise of being a thriller. This pair of wildcats will clash for ten rounds, and friends of both boys are confident that it will not last that long. Lahp leaped into | fame in these parts when he battled Buddy Faulkes to a draw in this city anad later licked Sammy Walts by the K. O. methgd on two occasions. He is in the pink of condition for the coming lray. Fitzsimmons, who is now miking his home in New Haven, is under the watchful eve of George Munroe, who was some battler in the days of Terry McGovern, Frank Erne and. other star lightweights. The curtain raiser will bring togeth- er Battling Greene, . of Hartford, and Young Mulligan, of New Haven. Al-| derman Dave Fitzgerald will referee and Frank Smith will hold the watch. Among those attending the fight from this city will. be: “Doc¢” Bray, Judge Mangan, Billy Farley, Billy Patsy Bridget, Billy Sullivan, Eddie Meeban, “Shimmer” ‘Kennedy and many other pugllistic tollowers. MITGHELE, TO LEAD HOLY OROSS. Worcester. Dec. 17.—Joln F. Mitch- €11,7719 of South Hadley ¥ills, & grad- uate of Rosary, High school, Holyoke, Saturday, was elected captain of the Holy Cross foothall team for next season. Mitchell regeived eight votes. Eddie Walsh of Lewiston, Me., five votes and John Povah of South Bos- ton, two votes. The. election Wwas méade unanimous on the motion of one of the defeated candidates. Mitchell succeeds a fellow ‘townsman, Ray- mond Lynch, who has led the Purple on the gridiron for the past two sea- sons. | WRESTLERS NEARING END Big New York Tournament to.Clode Next Saturday—Lcwis and Zbyszko Have Clean Slates. New York, Dec. 17.—The final week of the catch as catch can wrestling tournament at *the Lexington theater begins tonight with only. two com- petitors boasting a clean score. Strang- Jer Lewis has won every bout in which he has taken part, most of them through the medium of his dreaded head lock. Vladek Zbyszko has not been beaten although he was held to a draw of twenty minutes by Yusif Hussane, There-is no doubt that the Pole un beat Hussane in a finish match, there is small question that Le and Zbyszko will be the conte!tmw in the final match next Saturday night. Earl Caddock, who certainly is the equal of Lewis or the Pole, will not be able to compete at the finish as his furlough has expired. As Stecher also will not compete two of the leading sgrapplers in the country will, be missing from what is sched- uled as a title ‘tournament. The championship title therefore is not at stake in the present tourney, and.the interest in the present week’s matches amounts almost to nil. ' Caddock beat Stecher and claimed title on that per- formance, but Lewis has beaten John ; Olin, who made. Stecher quit, and that puts Lewis on an even basis with the farmer boy. CLERKIN’S CLOSE CALL. Local Sailor Aboard Vessel Attacked by German Submarine. James Clerkin, son -of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clerkin of Elm street, is spending a short furlough at his home after a trip across the Atlantic Ocean that was filled with thrills, The ship bearing the local sailoy docked at ports in England and France. It was on the eecond voyage that the crew was given an experience that will serve as & remembrance for some time. Along toward evening on one of the days while in the danger zone, the captain sighted . a submarine about ~four miles away. A few minutes later a torpedo was seen traveling toward the gAmerican shib, when suddenly, it diverted from its course and missed the boat. In an exchange of shots by the crew of both boats, the conning tower of the Hun craft was destroyed, The crew of the ship had a narrow escape from figuring in the Halifax disaster, having but recently left the scene of the greatest catastrophe in recent years. Scenés published of the ruins of Halifax are readily identified by Clerkin who has traveled through Halifax quite extensively. to entering actjve service, Clérkifi Was a member of the Naval Militia of Hart- KIVIAT ENLISTS - Barred Distance Bunncr AW Business to Don Olive Draty s-R Battle for Democracy. New York, Dec. 17—Abel R: KI g who with Mel Shepard was classed one of the country's best middle tance runners a few years ago; terday enlisted in'the Thirteenth regi:, ment of Brooklyn. The Thriteenth 18 now known as the New. York Coast Artillery and is stationed at Forf Hamilton. Kiviat joined his old 59\"1“ pahy, the Fourth, which he was | member of frem 1909 to 1915. ‘Kiviat branched qut inta athletl from Curtis High school, whel 1o 1908 he won both the half mile an one mile in new schoolboy . record. time. He then joined the Irish-Amer- ican Athletic club and the Thirteentl regiment. During the period - from 1909 to 1915 Kiviat ‘won twenty Mik itary Athletic league championships, ¢ besides bettering A. A. U. records. He held the indoor one ‘mile mark = of 4:18 1-5 until last March, when J. W, Overton ran his sensational record race in Philadelphia.’ Two years agé Kiviat with Harry Smith of the Broni Church House | was declared a proféssional by the Metropolitan association of the A. A U. because of exorbitant expensg charges for a meet up state. Since & { that time Kiviat has not been seen competition. - The new A. A. U. which permits professionals ing they are members of som¢ of the United States service enable Kiviat to don his running fit and compete. Kiviat is mct'rhd and h?e one child, 3 years old. FUITON VS. MISKE. Wil Meet in St. Paul in 10 Round Bout on January 18. Minneapolis, Minn., Dep{ f’!—Frd Fulton, Rochester, Minn., heavyweigh fighter, and Billy Miske, of St. Pfl. have been signed for a ten round; nc decision bout tb be held at St. Pau January 18, according to an announkce. ment made last night. 3 Under the terms of the agreemen: Fulton will receive 45 per cent of tht receipts and Miske 20 per cent. CHICAGO TO PLAY MICHIGAN., Chicago, Dec. 17.—The University of Michigan’s football eleven néxt I*‘,( son will meet Cornell at its academy’ November 16, it was announced urday night. The Michigan-Chi game, to be played at Chicago No- vember 9, will be the first tween these old-time rivals since the ford. lmzmomble contests of* 19065,