New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1917, Page 8

¥ LEONARD KNOCKS CHIC BROWN OUT IN FIVE ROUNDS — MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYERS RESPONDING TO CALL OF UNCLE SAM—RE- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1917. e —~—— TION IN PENNSY’S FOOTBALL SCHEDULE—SYRACUSE MAY DROP RUTGERS FOR TUFTS—FREAK DELIVERIES ARE TO BE BARRED NOW e L e S S S b BROWN A TOY INARD’S HANDS, Hos Little Diffculty | £ bl | g New Havener to Sleep - Haven, Dec. onceded a chance with him. jhest lads that ever graced a i for he took everything the cham- could offer right up to the fatal rown was not the victtm of a ten nd cotmt. In the fatal round d rushed out of his corner as as a daisy and started an at- jek on Brown’s body. He shot over {0 hard lefts, one of which sent the boy reeling across the ring. leaned against the ropes and m rushed at the champion, swing- his arms high and wild. Benny icool and saw to it that none of c's fast ones met their mark. Not the round was nearly haif over Benny get his chance. . Then it that he' shot first a short left k to Chic’s chin, then a right up- cut to the jaw. Chic’s knees sag- and he flopped to the floor. At eree Fitzgerald’s count of nine the ldol got up and Benny shot over r wicked punch to the jaw and 8 reeled to the floor for the second Resting on his knees and el- ‘with his gloves covering his face, was evident that Chic had a faint of what was going on. He proved it he was a fighting Italian even in iress by arising again. Benny shot another blow to Chic's jaw d he went down for the third time. Referee Fitzgerald stepped in the principals while Brown regaining his feet and called hos- off. It appeared as though own was literally ‘“‘out” standing 14 " Billy Fitzsimmons of New Haven d Battling Lahn of Brooklyn staged fast go in the semi-final bout of ten gnds. Referee Fitzgerald awarded he decision to Lahn. In the preliminary bout Battling Greene of Hartford stopped Young ulligan of this city after 59 seconds scrapping. Mulligan didn’t land a and was completely outclassed. bouts attracted the largest d that ever witnessed a sporting it in the Arena. There were _"spccustor; while the receipts. it led about $10,000. Leonard drew abotit $4,5600 for his work while pown received about $2,500. ‘WILLIAMS A GAME BOY. ite Almost Into Imsensibility, . “The Kid” Stages Comeback. Baltimare, Md., Dec. 18.—Kid I'Willlams and Johnny Ertle fought [12 rounds to a draw here last night. ading a right-hand smash squarely )n the jaw of Williams, Ertle sent the timorean crumpling to the mat in e second session. When he toppled the canvas, Williams stretched out id he seemed down for the full jeount. Just as the arbiter had eached the caunt of ecight, Willlams led weakly to his feet, made a jgeme effort to fight back, but soon Wenut down again from a volley of ft4 and rights, which were varied to @ head and body. Not realizing t was going on, Willlams was up hore quickly this time, but was help- ., when the gong sounded, saving im fram a knockout. Displaying remarkable recuperative ‘powers, he safely weathered the third and fourth, and in the fifth, again his old self, started in to deal out a terri- fic lacing to the St. Paul lad. After the fifth, excepting probably [the eleventh, when Ertle once more made his knces buckle with a right, Willlams did practically all the fighting. PORDHAM ELECTS ERWIG. Btar Halfback Gets Football Captaincy Over Du Moe. New York, Dec. 18.—William E. Er- wig of New York city was yesterday elected captain of the Fordham Uni- W~ersity football team for next season. 'he new leader is a second year stu- fleat In Fordham law school and has played two years at halfback on the f#aroon eleven. He is a graduate of rris High school and put in a r's football service at New York | IUnversity before entering IFordham. The election was not unanimous, as Joseph Du Moe, the end, received six out of the fourteen votes cast. Erwig made the longest runs in the Rutgers and Cornell games and has played hard and consistently well since toming to Fordham. NORMAN ROSS TO FLY. | Swimmer Transferred From ) Lewis to Aviation School. San Francisco, Dec. Camp 18.—Norman | Rose, swimming champlon and late fprivate in Uncle Sam’s military po- jice at Camp Lewis, is to learn the idiments of flying. Norman wanted he a flyer ail along, but was drafted ‘ang ordered to Camp Lewis. It was at the northern camp that Norman finally completed his for a transfer to Brekeley. After six weeks of theoretical study he will be ordered either to the Southern Cal- ifornia school or ‘“‘over there.” Ross Is looking particularly fit.. 18.—World’s fon Benny Leonard disposed of T aspiring youngster last night PPing Chic Brown of this city, England titleholder, in the fifth ©of & scheduled ten round bout Arena. The fight established mpion as one fit tc wear the despite the fact that he was against an opponent who was It § proved Brown to be one of the local arrangements | o~ " o [[Aiw't It o Grand and Glorious Fesliw? - - - - - - — — - — ByBriges| PENN FOOTBALL WELL HERE. | AmM BACK 1IN Tne oud HOME - TownN, 1LL CALL” FRANK "ADAMS UP, AND HAVE Him HARE MEL AROUND AN RIS PETROL’ BUGGY o [ Wit %, PLRASE, CALL ‘MR, MCGEEHAN ;IB THE., ProNE ¢ MR. MCGEERAN ASN'T _MERe — HE'S” WITH STARLIGHTS COMING Meriden League Bowlers to Clash . With Locals on Aetma Alleys To- morrow Evening—Other Games. The Starlights of Meriden will play the local leaguers tomorrow evening at the Aetna alleys. The home. boys must win three straight games to tie the Silver city quintet in the Inter- city league. The results of last night's games follow: Married .Men. E. McLaughlin . 79 92 A. Crepean .. 88 85 J. Hackett ..... 86 94 263 271 Single Men. A. Onhording ... 94 87 L. Cafflell . 82 80 Hugh Smith .... 85 92 261 259 East Gate. 95 88 93 91 78— 249 85— 258 75— 256 238— 762 83— 264 82— 244 127— 304 292— 812 100— T 80— 87— 94— 433—1348 286 247 2587 266 298 Ryan . Judd Richards Typper Humphrey . 251 217 253 295 Ranges Baehr . Anderson Preston . Molyneaux 88— 76— 89— 109— 81— 68 78 " 96 34 424 443—1279 Mill, Heppenstall ... Wilson LeBranch Pease . ... Wylie 412 95— 80— 93— 85— 271 92— 256 441—1362 309 251 265 89 a0 80 83 423 84 79 100 92 80 435 89— 91— TT— 93— 286 100— 293 460—1368 Schroedel McConn Conlon Keough .. Kilduff 269 255 Ln88 266 101 113 473 KILBANE “HITS” SLACKERS. 'Tells Would-be Opponents to Berve Uncle Sam. Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio., Dec. 18.—Johnny Kilbane, world’s champion featherweight boxer, who is boxing instructor to the thousands of Ohlo and western Pennsylvania se- lects in training here, yesterday took a rap at the “ham and egg” fighters who are hurling defis at him. The Cleveland featherweight says that his would-be opponents would do far more good for Uncle Sam by of- fering their services to the United | States to help teach the drafted men how to defend themselves help whip the Hun. Kilbane says that before he came to | the big cantonment he could not get | a fight for love or money, and now he is deluged with challenges from un- knowns. He asserts he intends to re- main here with the selects. REDWOODS TO BANQUET. All members of the Redwoods foot- ball team, are requested to meet at the home of Manager Smith, Stanley street at 7:30 o’clock this eve- ning. Arrangements for holding a { banquet will be discussed. | {wite syre 263 | and thus 937 : HELLOY | WANTA SPEAK wiTH FRANK ADAMS T THE HE ISNT HER GRANT = HE 13 50 FRANK HAS Gowe WELL - WELL wELL L CaLe vP R SEE IF we CAN'T ARMY CapTa |\ STAET. SOMETHING FRONT ! i . 3 PLEASE RICE AND HE'S MCGEEHAN Gow L wonper’ e iTHEY'RE HDDING [ JME ! oR‘what! 'L, cace o DICK WAL‘DO; He HERE - SYRACUSE WILL BE BUSY Empirc State Oollegians May Drop Rutgers and Take On Tufts—Stars Lost Through War. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 18.—The ten- tative football schedule for Syracuse Unversity next year follows: September 28, University of Buffalo. at Syracuse; October 5, Rutgers or Tufts at Syracuse; 12, Carlisle at Sy+ racuse; 19, Pittsburg at Syracuse; 26, Dartmouth at Polo Grounds, - New York; November 2, Brown at Syras cuse; 9, Bucknell at Syracuse; 16, Colgate at Syracuse; 23, Ohio Univer- sity at Athens, Ohio; 28, Nebraska at Lincoln, Neb. The October 5 game is still in doubt, the university officials being undecided whether it is good policy to tackle the strong Rutgers team so early in the season or to take on Tufts. The chances favor Tufts getting the date. This is one of the most ambitious schedules that have ever been ar- ranged for an Orange team. There will be not more than four or flve of this year's regulars back in college, enlist- ments having made deep inroads on the squad. Finsterwald, Cobb, Meeh- an, Flannery, Eddiec Brown and Matt Brown are among those who have ap- plted for enlistments, with Capt. Ma- lone drafted and expecting notice any day. FREAK TWIRLING BANNED Action | Amcrican Association Takes Against Spitball and the Like—Sea- son to Open Early in May. Chicago, Dec, 18.—Decision to open the 1918 season either on May 1 or 2 and to reduce the playver limit from seventeen to sixteen exclusive of a manager was reached at the meeting here yesterday of the American Asso- { clation club owners. While no definite action was taken in regard to playing 140 game schedule instead of 154, President Hickey sald last night that the senti- ment was strongly in favor of the short season. The issue Wwill be set- tled at a meeting of the eight club presidents to be held here ecarly in February. The opening next season will be nearly three weeks later than usual. The spitball, “shine” ball, “emery” ball and all other similar deliveries wag legislated out of the league by a unanimous vote. The club owners decided to impose a fine of $25 for each offense. The umpires, President Hickey said, will be the judges of all violations and they will be instructed to report pitchers using any foreign substance on the ball or otherwise tampering with it. The club owners also decided to re- turn to the double umpiring system, which was abolished last season as an economy measure. No action was i taken in regard to abolishing the spring training trips. . Action to prevent a withdrawal of i any of the clubs from the association, as was recently threatened when the Indianapolis, Louisville and Toledo clubs proposed to withdraw and merge with certain clubs in the International League in the formation of a new ! league, was taken by Senator A, I. | Cooper, one of the owners of tha , Kansas City franchise. He suggested changes in the constitution which he | believes will give the assoclation grounds for lesal action against nay | club desiring to withdraw. HELLO' To SPEAW WI(TH MR. WALPO PLEASE HAS GoNE To FRANCE WELL FOR THUR Luva Mike ! UP JACK. WREELER BUT, LIKE A3 NoT Codyrishted 1917 by The || CONFERENGE DATES 00T Plaging Days for Baseball and Track | Teams Arc Announced—Chicago | Gets Outdoor Championship Games. Chicago, Dec. 18.—The schedules af track and baseball dates of the West- ern conference for 1918 were made : public vesterday. Chicago was chosen | as the place for holding the outdoor | championships, which will take place June §. The schedule follows: i Baseball. Ohio State—April 27, Illinois at Co- lumbus; May 11, Michigan at Calum- bus; 17, Indiana at Bloomington; 18, Purdue at Lafayette: 24, Indiana at Columbu 31, Purdue at Columbus; June 1, Michigan at Ann Arbor. Indiana—April 15—Michigan at Bloomington: 19, Notre Dame at Bloomington; May 3, Notre Dame at South Bend;- 11, Purdue at Urbana; 16, Chicago at Chicago; 20, Michigan at Urbana; 25, Wiscansin at Madison; 28, Michigan at Urban; Purdue—May 1, Illinois at Lafay- ctte; 4, Wisconsin at Lafayette; 8, Notre Dame at Lafayette; 11, Illinois | at Urbana: 15, Chicago at Lafayette; 18, Ohio State at Lafayette; 25, Notre | Dame at South Bend; 31, Ohio State at Columbus. Michigan—April 15, Indiana at Bloomington; May 3-4, Chicago at Ann Arbor; 8, Indiana at Ann Arbor; 11, Ohio State at Columbus: 18, Iowa at Ann Arbor: 25, Chicago at Chicago: 27, Towa at Iowa City; 28, Illinois at Urbana; June 1, Ohio State at Ann Arbor. Track Meets. Purdue—February 9, Chicago Lafayette (indoor); March 16, cago at Chicago (indoor): May 25, Chicago at Chicaga (dual track meet). | Only four of the conference schools scheduled track events. WANTS 70 AID RED CROSS Jess Willard Will Risk Title Ne: Spring War Work. at} Chi X Besides Giving Purse For | i | ! WANTA SPEAK | WITa GRANT RICE FIELD ARTILLERY] HE'S - GoNE To ThE FRONT Chicago, Dec. 18.—Jess Willard, champion heavyweight fighter, nounced last night that he would re-enter the ring for the benefit of the Red Cross. He declared would defend his title against any person anywhere and time, sole provision being that all of receipts should go to the Red Cr Willard said he preferred that a match be mado for next spring so that it could be held in the open air. He also declared he would manage his end of the arrangements himself in | order thaft no part of the proceeds could be diverted from the purpose | which he planned, The champion will leave for Wash- ington at once, he said, to confer with officials of the department of justico to learn if there was any way in which moving pictures of the match could | | be shown iegally, the receipts from the picturcs also being pledsed to the Red Cross. “I am ready to receivo challenges | | myself trom any fighter anywhere,’ he said, “and if a match can be made, | will go ahead on arrangements at; once. It would serve better if it c&ax be held when the .weather will per- mit an open air exhibition, as thei | is likely to increase the receipts.” an- | he the any 9 3. WELL WAATDYA KNow 'BOUT Tua GRANT HAS GoNE Tooi =" L CaLL UP BILL MCGEERNAN AND MAKE Hinm GIVE Mme Some TCKETS 1| g RECRVLT STATION s “ Z Tyibune Assoc.. (New York Tribune), BASKETBALL AT AMHERST. Amherst Mass, Dec. 18.—The Am- herst College basketball schedule, an- riounced yesterday, is January 11, N. Y. U. at New Yorl January 12, C. C. N. Y. at New Yor January 19, Wesleyan at Middletown; January 26, Union at Amherst Febru- ary 9, Springfield at Amherst; Febru- ary 16, Williams at Williamstow: Jebruary 23, Wesleyan at Amherst; March 6, Williams at Amherst; March DATES ARRANGED Schedule Is Reduced From Eleyen to Eight Games Phiadelphia, Dec. ‘18.—Pennsyl- vania’s Athletic Council yesterday met war conditions. Following out the precedent established all sports will be fostered during the 191g season, but many branches may have to be modi- fied. The council adopted the football schedule for next vear. The feature is the changing of the date for the Cornell game from Thanksgiving Day to the Saturday before—November 23. The following clause has been in- serted in all Pennsylvania's sport agreements: “This contract may be cancelled at any time when it becomes necessary mainder of its schedule.” In footbll another clause is added as follows: “It is agreed that the members of neither team shall gather together formally or informally for the purpose of general conditioning or participa- tion in any form of football practice prior to September 15, 1918.” This latter clause was decided upon in accordance with the sentiments ex- pressed at the meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in ‘Washington last August. 1918, as submitted by Chairman George H. Frazier on behalf of the football committee, was ratified: October 5, Franklin and Marshall; 12, Buckmell; 19, Swarthmore; 26, Pittsburg, at Pittsburg. November 2, Lafayette; 9, Dart- mouth; 16, Georgia Tech; 13, Cornell. It was felt that cutting down the number of games from eleven to eight is'in keeping with the war time condi- | tions. Michigan had to request that i the contract, which expired this year, be not renewed because the Wolver- ines had gone back into the Western Conference, and so many other hard games that they could not take on Pennsylvania again. The changing of the date for the annual Cornell game from Thanksgiv- ing Day td the Saturday before was only made after a great deal of de- bate. It was the sense of the meeting that the public is not in accord with football on Thanksgiving afternoon. Cornell also agreed with Penn's gestion that at the least during war times it would be better to finish sche times it would be better to finish 8, Union at Schenectady March 9, Rochester at Rochester. LEWIS BEATS DOWNEY. Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 18.—Ted Lewis, of England, welterweight title holder, had a shade the better of Bryan Downey, of Columbus, in a hard 12-round fight here last night, in the opinion of fight critics. No de- cision was given. Lewis dropped Downey to his haunches with a short left jab in the eleventh as Downey was .coming in CALLATIAN BEATS JACKSON. Philadelphia, Dec. 18.—Frankie Callahan, of Brooklyn, was given the popular decision over Willie Jackson, of New York, in a six-raund bout here last night. In the first round Jackson hal the Erooklyn hoy in bad shape, but Callahan rallied in the second and outfecught the New Yorker for the re- mainder of tne bout. SMITH AT CAMP SHERMAN. Sandusky, Ohio, Dec. 18.—Elmer Smith, Cleveland American league outfielder, reported at Camp Sher- man, Chillicothe, Ohio for duty yes- terday. He left here Sunday for Chillicothe. Smith will try for a commission. He has been promised enrollment in an officers’ tralning divisio CONSERVE word is the watch- having US launder for you, waste is elim- today—in inated in the use of soap, ALSO valuable items—your ecnergy and health. Yowll be THOROUGHLY pleased with OUR LAUNDRY SERVICE—your this week will prove' it. 904, starch, fuel, etc. You conserve those very your trial bundle Call Union Laundry Gorp,, 266 ARCH ST. l‘——l— schedules earlier. CRICKETERS HELP HALIFAX. Philadelphia, Dec. 18.—The Hali- fax cup, donated in 1873 for compe- tition and which has sincé become the chief trophy in the cricket world, is mainly responsible for a fund of $4,- 500 raised among the cricketers of Philadelphia for the relief of suffer- ers by the Halifax disaster. The money vesterday was telegraphed to the Canadian Bank of Commerce, with the explanation that it came from play- ers who had contested in Halifax cup matches. \ GOTCH FUNERAL TOMORROW. Humboldt, JTa., Dec. 18.—Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Frank Gotch, retired world’'s wrest- ling champion, who died at his home here yesterday. Friends of the wrest- ler will act as pallbearers. The serv- ices will be conducted by the Rev. Alexander Bennett of Salina, Kan., formerly of this city and a friend of the Gotch family. SWIMMING AT WESLEYAN. Middletown, Dec. 18.—Weslevan has decided to continue intercollegiate relations in swimming, but has cut its schedule in the sport to four meets. The schedulp is as follows: Febru- ary 16, Springfield Y. M. C. A. Col- lege, at Middletown; February 23, Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy, at Middletown; March 2, Wil- for either party to abandon the re- | | “present.” o~ MORE BIG LEAGUERS - JOINU. §. SERVICE Smith, Miller and Janvrin For-- sake Diamond for Uncle Sam New York, Dec¢. 18.—There was another rush of athletes to the colors, EBaseball's latest roll of honor con: tains the names of Sherrod Smith, of the Dcdgers; Jack Miller, captain and infiélder of the 8t. Louis Cardinal Hal Janvrin, utility infielder of t! Boston Red 8ox, and Elmer Smith, outflelder of the Cleveland Indians. # Charley Fbbets, of the Dodgers, an- nounced veeterday that he had re- ceived a letter from his southpaw flinger saving he is now soldiering &t Camp Gordon, Ga. Sherrod was caught in the draft last summer, but has just been ordered to report. Eb-, bets sent him the customary “God bless you” congratulations. ‘When Uncle Robby calls the roll of his pitchers at the Dodger training camp next spring he will receive only a few ancient whispers announcing The Dodgers' flinging corps now consists of the venerable Jack Coombs, Larry Cheney, Rube Marquard and Lefty Russell. And Marquard still insists that he is ue Jonger a chattel of the Flatbush Squire’s. He proclaimed his freedoh at the ieague meetings last week, buk The following football schedule for | Charles FHercules said the Reuben knoweth not what he speaketh. The Brocklyn club’s contribution to the ‘country now consists of Pitchers | Pfeffer, Smith, Cadore and Miljus and | Outfielder Hickman. Pfeffer . andl | Hickman are saflors, the others sol- diers. No other National league club has been hit as hard by the war & i ‘he Brooklyns. When Jack Miller, Kearny . Dot, again thrusts his ‘lower chin at &n umpire, the “ump’ may request Jack “to tell it to the Marines” without a aualm of conscience. For teuly Dotss is now a ‘“soldier of the sea.” Jaek and Mrs. Miller visited a marine re- cruiting office in Newark yesterdsy and the St. Louis first bassman Bad little difficulty convinéing Sergeant Greene that he came up to ell re- quirements. Jack was duly swotn in, and left this morning for Paris Iaknfl._ 8. C. SWARTHMORE SCHEDULE, Will Mect'N. Y. U. Five in Last Game of Season. Swarthmore, Pa., Dec. 18.—Swarth- more’s basketball team wil play many out of town games this season. It~ will probably visit New York in March to play New York U. Its tentative schedule follows: January 11, Albright at Swarth- more; January 12, Navy at Annapolis; 1 | { men stationed at January 19, Allentown Ambulance Corps at Allentown; January 23, Le- high 'at South Bethlehem; January 26, Princeton at Princeton; February 2, Pennsylvania at Philadeiphia; February @&, Lebanon Valley at Swarthmore; February 9, Army at” Tech at Swarthmare; Feb. 22, Dart- | mouth at Swarthmore; February 27, York University at New York. CENTRAL A. A. U. GAMES OFF. Cleveland Athlctic Olub’ Decides to Abandon Sport Durting War. Cleveland, Dec, 18.—The Cleveland Athletic club has decided to abanden” the Central A. A. U. smuteur boxing championships for the bénefit of the. Camp, Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohlo, at ths request of the soldiers. The lattér men prefer to see bouts betwén Army champioss,: and the Cleveland offictals will help in , this direction by spendiag the money it had set aside for the amateur tourney to bring boxers frem other cantonments to oppose the Camp Sherman champions. However, the club plans to apply for the boxil champlonships of liams, at Williamstown; March 9, Am- herst, at Middletown. Ohio and Western Pennsylvania aad hold the tourney about January 18. Jast tbhe Gift _for the 1t Hoar Bayer Fills and cleans itself at any ink- well in four seconds Exchangeable after Christ- mas if point doesn’t suit. = 7?{/} S Adkins Printing Co. 66 Church St.