New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1917, Page 8

'NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 191 \ / 7 ~—— e . A.BASKET TOSSERS CONTINUE FINE WORK DEFEATING CRACK COLONIALS—NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATORS ON RECORD AS NG RESUM oni Quintet Gives Y. am Hard Baile spesd throughout the # C. A. basketball Ing ice, and by a fine display axa work, with Schofield, Cron- d Osterling, feeding the ball to “the visitors to lead home boys had a determined on their faces when they entered court for the second half, and had the sound of the whistle out before New Britain had com- ced scoring. The fast pace be- to tell on Hartford, and this was putly what the Slaterites ex- ted' for, with the signs of weaken- came goal after goal, until New tain was in the lead. After that ‘Wwas eamy. Slater, Kopf and Larson, bibited wonderful form, the speedy In and the “Big Chief” connect- ‘with the net for six baskets apiece. @ defensive work of Stepanian and 2 was an important factor in locels victory. \ One of the irportant games of the 5 will be staged next Saturday ning. when the All-Colleglans of se University will stack up jainst the Y. M. C. A. quinet. In & inpup of the visitors will be seen 'Winer, the All-Collegiate star. Easy For Nutmegs.’ a game that it woud be a crime ipply the name basketball to, the egs defeated the Kamels and Ginsburg at the Y. M. C. A. nasium Saturday evening, the fin- Pesult being Nutmegs 62, Kamels @insburg 2. The contest was ar- jged as an appetizer for the Y. M. JA.-Colonials game, but instead of ypeasing the appetites of the fans mbled, it made them crave for a nlar game all the more. The Nut- sure had it soft. The defeated f#our and Captain Ginsburg, .showed splenty of speed and accuracy at shoot-. fing for the basket during practice, it. after the whistle sounded for the jpening of the game—excuse us, the ' burlesque,—the vanquished were nev- | er in the running. The appearance of | ‘the great leader of the defeated team | —Captain Ginsburg—was the signal _for cheers, which died out after the frst few minutes. Charlie Miller, ng” Solomon, Connie Revnolds. panian and Kallgren piled up the nints so fast for the Nutmegs that it at one time as ifa n adding ma- y would ho needed to assist the orked scorer. ‘“Skeets” Martin, leldt and Sampeon played well for ¥ the deteated team while Captain Gins- birg upheld the reputation preceding ‘him before the buriesque. Just to prove thatthe two goais he made dur- ing the 1915 scason with the High i school was no aceident, Captain Gins- _burg made a wonderful tally Saturday [ night dropping the ball in from right yder tha basket. The din caused by | this feat was deafening, the crowd be- Ing in 2 good natured mood and would rvidently applaud most anythinz. Lo LETTERS AWARDED AT YALE Bwimmers, Gridders and Track Ath- letes, Arc Honored By University Athletic Assn. For Season’s Work. New Haven, Dec. 24—"Y’s” and nu- merals have been awarded to Yale " mthletes by the board of control of the _ Yale University Athletic Association. Louis TFerguson, Carl V. Schiaet, ‘Richard Mayer and Richard Thomas #f last year's swimming relay team, - which broke the intercollegiate and " world's records for the 200 yard race " at the Yale-Columbia meet, received fhe minor “Y". The award of numerals to the fol- lowing members of the freshmun foot- ball team was approved: Acosta, Welch, Trippe, Walker, . Munger, Scully, Diworth, Lay, Neville, French, Dines, Dickensen Shevlin,.D. Welles and Warren. ‘The board also approved the award- fng of numerals to winners of first Jaces in the fall track mcet as fol- wa: R. F. Shedden, 1921; P. ¥. Cooper, 1921;°A. J. O’Brien, 1921; C. G. Dris- eoll, 1920; W, B. Schleiter, 1921: C. &, Hill, 19208, and T. L. Glass, 19208. Numerals were also awarded to D. M. Boyd, 1921, who won fourth place ‘n tha intercollegiate freshman cross- country race, and to W. M. Smith, 7920, who won the race, which too' ) the place of the two miile in the fall L jxacl;, meet. e | When a Feller Needsa Fried - - - - - - - ByBriggs| Copyrightsd 1917 ty The Tribune BECKER LEADS SWATTERS Former Major Iecaguer Raps Applc”’ at a .323 Avcrage, Nosing Out Dave Altizer. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 24.—Beals Becker, formerly of the Giants, but now an outfielder with the Kansas City club of the American association, led the big Middle Western minor league in batting for the past season, according to the official averages made public -yesterday. Playing in 151 games, Becker batted for .323, leading Dave Altiser, the veteran of the Minn- eapolis club, by one peint. Becker won other laurels of the league with- out such close reckoning. He made more hits than anyone else—178, and he totalled 266 bases with these blows. He had a penchant for long drives, as fifteen home runs will Kirke, of Louisville, had the most doubles—37, and Gus Williams, also of Louisville, had the most tripies— 24. Paul Dressen, who had a tryout with the Cardinals, but was sent back lto Bt. Paul for further seasoning. proved the speed king: of the league with fifty-five stolen bases. He also tallied the most times, sooring 118 runs. McCarty, of Columbus, had the most sacrifice hits, with thirty-seven. Kansas City led the league in team batting, with .265: Louisville was sec- ond, with .262, and St. Paul third, with .260. Indianapolis, the pennant- winner, was next to last in team bat- |'ting, with a mark of .251. “Ole DATES FOR RUTGERS FIVE. Baskcthall Season to Open Against N. Y. U. on Januar§ 5. ! New Brunswick, N. J., Dec. 24— Manager Henry R. Perkins has an- nounced the Rutgers basketball schedule as follows: Jan. 5, New York university, at home: 7, Yale, at home; 12, Lafayette, at home; 19, Stevens, at Hoboken: Feb. 2, Allen- town Ambulance Corps, at home: 9, Penn., at Philadelphia; 13, Prince- ton, at homc; March 1, Ursinus, at home; 2, Lafayette, at Easton. Four members of last year's team. are still in college and should form the nucleus for a winning combihation. i ° i Multigraph Letters Fac-simile of Typewriiing done im 1, 2 and 3 colors with signatures Letter Heads Printed. THE 2 HARTFORD TYPEWRITER CO. (INC.) ‘Hartford, Conn. 26 State Street. FOR SALE. { Two family 11 room house with all improvements and 93 feet frontage besides extra bullding espace on side street. Terms easy, H. N. LOCKWQOD, Estate and Insurance, City Hall. | Reat PTION OF BOXING—RICKEY attest. | TURNS DOWN $75,000 FOR HORNSBY—ZBYSZKO o~ CLAIMS - TITLE o~ BY DEFEATING LEWIS tew Yoot Trituaeh FAILS T0 LAND PRATT Two-Days’ Conference Betwcen Hug- / gins and Quinn Avails Yankees New Manager. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 24—Miller Hug- ging left St. Louls Saturday night for his home in Cincinnati without com- pleting a deal for Derrill Pratt, the Browns second baseman. Huggins and Bobby Quinn, business manager of the Browns, talked over the deal for two days. After that Quinn gave up and announced there was no use ar- guing any longer. “Huggins knows my terms,” said Quinn, “and he knows where to reach me if he wants Pratt. It is not com- pulsory that we trade Pratt and un- less we get what we consider a fair value for him he will remain with the Browns in 1918.” “Huggins is expected to return to St. Louis after the holidays to reopen negotiations. The Browns want Maisel or Ged- | eon, and Caldwell and Nunamaker in exchange for Pratt. WILLARD IS TRAINING Anticipstion of Bout With Fulton Jauses Champion to Do Light Work —Docs Not Fear Chmllenger. Chicago, Dec. 24.—That Jess Wil- lard, world's heavyweight champion boxer, has be~n in light training for more than a fcrtnight in anticipation of a bout with Fred Fulton or some other heavyweight for the benefit of the Red Cross, became known here last night. The champion, in discuss- ing reports that he had retired both from the circus business and from the ring, declared he had no intention of quitting the boxing game as yet, and pointed to the fact that he has been in training for more than two weeks as convincing proof he intends to re- sume boxing just as soon as conditions | permit, Willard declared that even while with the circus he took good care not to go stale, and if Fulton, who is eager to draw the champion into the ring before spring, thinks he will catch Jess off his guard, according to the cham- pion, Fred will be very much mis- taken, y Yesterday Willard, to convince his friends that he is keeping in condition, went to the Arcade Gymnasium and shadow boxed three one minute rounds. Walter Monahan, his spar- ring partner, Who appeared with Wil- lard when he was on the stage in New York city after his defeat of Jack Johnsom, went into the ring with Wil- {health as well as in strength.” jard yesterday. Although Jess showed | he is far beyond his best fighting weignt he declared two months real work would Put him in trim for a i [ i twenty round bout. with any of the present crop of heavies. “Don’t get scared about my risking my title,” said Willard to friends, “for I'm willing to fight to a decision even if the bout is limited to ten rounds.” -The champion called attention to the fact that when he arrived in the mid- dle West in the hope of meeting Ful- ton, Fred was nowhere to be found. Willard has reecived an offer from several New York sportsmen to pur- chase his circus. The syndicate is headed by theatrical men who are rep- resented in the deal by Joe and ‘Hugh Leblang. ADVOCATES WAR ATHLETICS. Harvard Physical Director Says Droves of Men Are Needed in Sports. Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 24.-—“This is no time for the highly specialized athlete,” declared Dr. Dudley A. Sar- gent, physical directer at Harvard, in a short statement yesterday. ‘“‘What we need now is droves of men taking part in our athletic carnivals, the more the merrier, and the better we will be equipped to carry our colors to victory in Europe. “Athletics should at all times be for the many, not for the few. Partici- pation in some form of sport would make for a better equipped nation in | t i | FRANK GOTCH, UNDEFEATED WRESTLING CHAMPION, MADE THE TOE HOLD FAMOUS Frank Gotch, the undefeated heavy- weight wrestling champion, who died recently at his homé near Humboldt, | Ia, was the man who made the toe 1 hold and the crotch hold famous. He was the first man to use the former punishing grip effectively, and became TONEY IN TROUBLE Cincinnati Reds Star Hurler and Ex- emption Official Are Held in Bonds of $2,500 For Federal Court. Nashville, Tenn., Dec., 24.—Fred Toney, pitcher of the Cincinnati Na- | tionals, and Jesse Webb, tax assessor of Davidson County and a member of a local exemption board, were arrested here yesterday by a United States mar- shal charged with conspiring to evade the selective draft law. They gave bonds of $2,500 each for their appear- ance at the March term of the Fed- eral Court, when their cases will go before the grand jury. The warrants charge that Webb and Toney, who lives in Nashville, con- spired to have the pitcher exempted from army service on the ground of dependants, and that Webb made a false affidavit. Toney's claim:for exemption was re- jected by the local board and when he appealed to the district board the matter was referred to the Federal District Attorney for investigation. EIGHT GAMES FOR PITT. Official Schedule Calls for Seasor’s Opening Game on October 5. Pittsburgh, Dec. 24.—Eight games will be played by the University of Pittsburgh football eleven, KEastern champions last season, duripg the fall of ‘¥918. The complete schedule, is- sudd last night, which bears the offi- cidl sanction of the athletic council, is one of the most attractive in the history of the Pitt gridders. The schedule follows: October 5—Carlisle Pittsburgh. October 12—West Virginia Univer- sity at Pittsburgh. October 19—S8yracuse Unive Syracuse, N. Y. October 26—University of Pennsyl- vanja at Pittsburgh. November 2—Lehigh University at South Bethlehem, Pa. November 9—Washington and Jef- ferson at Pittsburgh. November 16—Carnegie Pittsburgh. November 28—Penn State at Pittsburgh. RICKEY REFUSES OFFER Cardinals’ President Turns Down $75,- 000 for Hornsby Offered by Weegh- man of Cubs—Dickering for Herzog. Chicago, Dec. 24.—A little thing like Branch Rickey's refusal to accept a $75,000 check for Roger Hornsby has in no way discouraged Charles Weegh- man, president of the Cubs, who re- turned from St. Louis today after a vain effort to obtain Hornsby from the Cardinal management. Weegh- man was a bit surprised to think that Rickey would hesitate to accept that sum for Rogers. Indians at Teity at Tech at college I | If Weeghman wants to trade he can obtain Hornsby by renewing nego- ‘jations with Branch Rickey, who, ac- | sording to Weeghman, admitted he { Yould be interested in such a move Gustave Ador, president and found- er of the International Red Cross at Geneva, whose organization has just been awarded the Nobel Peace prize for 1917. The reward has been be- stowed on the International Red Cross for its marvelous work in locat- ing prisoners of war of every nation- ality, facilitating communication be- tween the relativeg and the prisoners, forwarding food to them and aiding in the exchange of prisoners of war. Mr. Ador is a member of the Swiss federal council, on the theory that he could sacri- fice his star player if able to strength- en 'his team in two or three other de- partments. But so far as selling Hornsby outright Rickey will not con- sider such a proposition. “Weeghman intends to open nego- tiations for Charley Herzog, captain of the Giants. SMOKE OXMOOR ! A4 MILD, PLEASANT Se CIGLB 1 .. comes of interest. As a result of famous for his ability to apply it and to make dpponents quit when he used it. When Gotch was in the zenith of his career the toe hold was as .much talked of as the scissors has been since Joe Stecher and Farl Caddock have brought the latter into frequenmt use. JO LOOMIS ENLISTS AS PRIVATE IN ARTILLERY 0 | 3o G. Loomis, Chicago Athletic as- sociation athlete, who formerly was national champion in the sprint events and high jump, has enlisted in fleld artillery at Camp Grant. Loomis returned td Chicago recent- ly after completing a period ‘of six months’ service as driver of an am- bulance in the Verdun sector. The former sprinter weighed 158 pounds when he started for France. ford, which he passed with flying colors, he tipped the scales at 178 pounds. If this war continues long enough, Jo,” remarked one of his friends among the officers, “and you continue | to gain weight, you will become a shotputter instead of a runner.” NO HOCKEY AT BOSTON A. A. Athletic Committee Decides Not to Support a Club Seven. Boston, Dec. 24.—At a meeting of the athletic committee of the Boston Athletic association yesterday it was voted that it would not be feasible under existing conditions to be rep- resented by a hockey team this sea- son. Every athlete belonging to the club is enlisted in the nation’s serv- ice, and as every department of the Service is taking a great interest in all forms of athletics the club belleves the members should compete .for whatever department they are enlisted under. E ‘Willingness on the part of the Bos- ton Athletic association to assist in the promotion of athletics among the men in the various branches of the service is well known, and the com- mittee feels that on account of the above facts that for this year they de- sire to support the service teams. NO CAUSE FOR REGRETS. New York, Dec. 24.-—Brown uni- wersity, ione ofl the charter members of the Triangular Chess league, has not | yet announced an intention of send- ing a team. Yo the nineteenth annual sournament, which is scheduled for Wodnesday and Friday of this week Y the New York City'Chess club. City College, Cornell and Pennsyl- the Three Hundred and Thirty-third | At his physical examination at Rock- | ISTATE LAWMAKERS APPROVE OF BOXING 4 Come Right Oat for Sport New York, Dec. 24.—With the re- assembling of the legislature n week, the patrons of boxing in this state again will turn their eyes to the lawmakers in the hope that a new enactment legalizing the sport will be placed on the books Without question one or more meas- ures for state control of boxing will ba introduced, and the only question is their treatment when they come be- fare the solons for action. Assembly- | man Martin G. McCue has been work on a new boxing law and introduce it at the first opportuniy, ;.2and other members of the body hawe | indicated their intention to sul bills providing for commission contral of the sport. Under the circumstances a can of the members of the !efldm i made by W. A. Rafter, boxing expert !'of the Brooklyn Standard Union, semblymen put themselves in L and white as in favor of boxing, bof for military pu and as'a 4 i that makes for vigorous A majority of the legislators expressed the opinion that boxing was o to proper control and was desirable a8 a form of public entertainment. " IBYSZKO CLAINS TITLE inquiry, many of the senators u:& | New' York, Dec. 24.—Viadek Zbge ' szko, who defeated Strangier Lewis In | the final match of the three weeky' W | ternational wrestling tournameNt at | the Lexington Opera house lpst Bat-. | urday, yesterday announged | has laid claim to’ B preme honors and gives. h for thinking eo. L Although Zbyssko’s claim not’ receive much attention amopg. Wiest-. ling experts and mx‘fl,n‘_'mgn‘g p eral because the two v ers in the Heavywelght divisko 2 Caddock and Joe Steched, taken into consideration when championship is invoived, Ris ger and the promoters of the tourney point to the fact that Z ko has received a championship for beating Lewis, and will be as the catch-as-catck-can tif in all tournaments staged in future. L o TRACK TEAM TO START, Coach Donovan, of Hrvard, - Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 24~ lar’ practice for the informat 'v and freshman track teams witl on Thursday, Januasry 3, when reopens after the Christmas ho A fixed schedule of traiming enforced for those men who &re 'run an the relay teams or take in other indoor contests this Sall About sixty men have be#n ing irregularly during the past mout] but Coach Donovan beMeves futly number can be interested wheh work commences. Burnham the 'cross-country captain, will be eclected captain of the trask o | 1 J HOLIDAY NECKWEAR | No matter how many Ties he has already; If he's got ten or if he's got fifty, he’ll aiways be glad to get some new ones. That's why Ties make such fine | Xmas presents. These Ties @l pee\la.ll they're gorgeous, both in Quality and patterns and very cheap at ..... ceeeee 85,000 Other Ties ....50c to $S.080 Mufflers as well ..s.91.50 up. STACKPOLE-MOORE- TRYON CO. QUALITY CORNER 116 Asylum St., at Trumbull: Hartford » vania (champions) will be repre- sented. i Many Senators and Assemblymen,