New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1918, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918 ACT FAVORABLY EVENTY NOMINATIONS RECEIV ON BOXING BILL — ED FOR KENTUCKY DERBY WILLARD AND FULTON INCLINED TO PASS UP JACK DEMPSEY—MURPHY PAYSAa | —PICKOP PLAYS STELLAR BASKETBALL AT ARMY CAM F i F the privi- hirst par- Irishman. irecognizod rkeeper Several "to recipro- e / [rishman JJohn I Irishman’ . By jite unable to me. So John muanions found | han lived, bundled and took him home. the party was Ffrishman’s wife Wwho, Pltvan, loudly denounced mileq that fact that her fad spert his whole week’s > ining Sullivan. g Snuch does he get a week 2. Suttie sked. i o \dollars—and now it's all 'frn:glrhrz-:iitgnl tour, ! emoaned the weeping v.\ifof . Billy Madden, had netted hi I came hi to find ©000. His fight with Charlie won for him approximately while the contest with John M- Dermott, Jimmy Elliot, “Tus” Wilson and Joe Coburn added at least $25,000 more to his bankroll Those battles were followed by one with Herbert Sigde,” which was put on in Madison \Sqmare Garden, brought $13,000 more to the Sullivan coffers. Possession of =0 wealth in direct contr erty of his ly days almost stag- gered John L. And although the maney continued to pour in on him through a sweep of more than a dozen weaws, John L. kept apace with the| infiux by squandering. Soon he be- came known as “the best spender in America.” So he But many of the do with John L.'s agance are grossly ¢ jsn’t true that in ever tered no other man could dollar while John L. was a resident. 1In face, the exact ~aa nearer to truth . People clamored for a chance to see the mighty war- Tlor and it was esteemed by many the “honor of honors” to purchase drinks gar him. John L. times without num- ber invaded saloons, jntent upon buy- ing, on to find that comparative gone, “THat’'s. What out,’} growled Su chy Well, *her Ana John L. s wolman's hand and made his escape. N | Paying newsboys $1, $2, and $5 for papers was one of John Lu.'s regular I tricks. ! newsdealer on {1y was bitter cold. | to the shivering woman, grabbed | papers from under her arm, | them into the gutter and growled: ! woman; go home. vou to be out.” As the startled woman looked the huge Sullivan, he pressed $50 her hand and walked away. PR a street in New York. John L. walked up much sudden ast to the pov- jo home, no night for at in John L. his life. him. -0 easy.” He had a heart as big mountain. He couldn’t bear to seoc n money would al- Money meant nothing to stories that have to wanton ex v ggerated cafe he en-|u spend a | anyone suffer whe transient | leviate it. - “Down and outers npw)snu:.m|vt*d\0\1 to him in vain. j purse {They could dip in as deeply as they | wished. They did. And that was one of the main avenues of escape for the huge fortune that John I the height of his pugilistic (To Be Continued TomoTrrow.) ing career. "~ SIDETRACK DEMPSEY SIS | BOWLING R Three Games to | Willard and Fulton ‘Would Sooner n Works Drop Machine Co. by Forfei —Foote Sets Mingle With ch Other, Fight 2 Real Battle. New Three-String Record. Chicago, Feb. 28—Jess Willard and Fred Fulton do not appear at all anx- jous to enter the ring with Jack Dempsey, the Pacific Coast whirl- wind who has been putting away all opponents with ease. ~Willard had lentatively promised Dempsey 2 match if the coast destroyer showed anufacturing company e Factory The Union M team that formerly held th championship, now bids fair | garner “the cold feet” judging by the record they so far this year. On akers have against them league to champion- ship attained occasions the Chuckm decisions _rendered through the e orfeiture route. Last evening N jritain Machine y was scheduled to meet but instead they faced traight wero in Joe | { X have two had Fulton a Fulton sent that he nounced he would give match and not Dempsey. word from New Orleans the Union five, @ picked team, and won three games. The Munition worke in rare form, spilling the lumber all games for scores over 500 Tooote set a mew record in the league, attaining a total three-string pinfall of 348, besting the previous record of *Ted” Kilduff of Phe Machine company team also established 1 new team record of total pinfall of 1554. The scores: New until after his argument with Willard. Joth boxers seem to be sidestepping match with Dempsey. The sudden change in front by Wil- Jard is a distinct surprise to Chicago fans. Recently he personally assured Dempsey of a match, asserting hi only desire to return to the ring was to meet the best available man and for the benefit of the Red Cross. ! ince the Red Cross has declined to liiccept any funds obtained through ! this method, Jess has declared he would sign with the club offering the best inducements. a Britain Machince. 106 81— 101 106— 89 S 107 30 Cusack Swanson Chalmers Jofgren Foote 102 McANDLESS CUE VIOTOR Chicago Player Defeats Milburn of Sunny Tennessee in Detroit Tourney. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 28.—The fourth game of the national amateur Class A Picked Team. 81 96 79 81 s P a6 90— 88 86— Cage Rockwell MoCarroll Schweitzer match was won yesterday ° | by David McAndless, Jr., 11 | representing the Illinois Athletic club. ) | He defeated E. L. Milburn of Mem- { bhis, 300 to 283, in forty-two innings. MeAndless finished with high runs of 9 ana 20, and an average of | $-42, and Milburn’s h runs were opxi 41 and 34, with average of 6 25-42. 74 109 442 86 124 Rogers SUSPENDED. | ANOTHER BOXER Commission s Wisconsin E an Reed, Ohio Heavywcight. Minn., Feb. 28.—Jack ight boxer, of Toledo, O. has been barred from Minnesota rh;:s for six months, Rabert eiber- | lich, State boxing commissioner, nounced here vesterday. Reed was matched to fight Andrc Anderson in the semi-windup to the Grep-O'Dowd bout in St. Paul on Mon- day night but failed to live up to hisl agreement Minneapolis, Bt lead changed hands sixteen times. Jast eight innings of the game entirely defknsive plays, which 1ts for the low average. McAndless featured the afternoon by uting eighteen masse and difficult one cushion shots. Milburn’s chief claim for glory his deadly accuracy on one and two cushion shot were ac- an game eve exe: was SMITH CHOSE CAPTAIN. AMBULANCE FUND SWELLED. s | Honolulu Boy to Lead Harvard Fresh- men Swimming Team. Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 28.—FErnest (. Mott-Smith, of Honotulu, has been clocted captain of the Harvara fresh- man swimming team and will lead his finmen Saturday against Yale 1921 at here recently, it was announced New Haven, O0pposing this former terday. Total receipts were not an-| classmate, Lorrill Fhurston, who cap- nounced, but the amount cleared was | {ain the Blue mermen. more than expected because of the Mott-Smith’s best distance heavy expenses incurred. 0- Although none of the players re- ceived pay for his services, all were giving travelling and living expenses. More than $2.000 Collected in RBilliard Tourney in Chicago. More than $2,000 American Billiard | fund through the | d tournament held | Chicago, Feb. 2 was added to the Players Ambulance three cushion bil is the ard dash. He is a member of the v team. Smith and Thurston pre- pared for college at Punahou Acad- emy, Honolulu that | s in a rather | One night he saw a woman | the | heaved | This | was that way all through | It was a case of ‘‘come easy; | made dur- | Than | sufficient class, but yesterday he an- | would not think of meeting Dempsey | at 18.2 balkline billiard championship | 5 afternoon ; of Chicago, | The game was close throughout. The | The | |Ain't It a Grand a nE Glorious F éélifii? ~_ — ByBrigas' NEW JERSEY SENATE MAN" HUSBAND - AND ON HAS 'SPRUNG ULP - ,;FTEQ LOOt(InNG FORWARD ALL WEEK To A NICE COZY_SUNDAY AT HOME wWiTH vYouR =~ TRAVELLING // SATURDAY A BLIZZARD = — AND BY AFTERNOON RAGING HARDER THAN EVER - AND You RE PERFECTLY CERTAIN ThaT ALL THE RAILROADS ARE TIED UP, AND You JUST. KNOw THAT HE CAN'T GET.IN P = — AND SORTS T \\ \\\\\\ 1)y To BED HEARING ALL .NOISES FAVORS BOXING LAW Assemblyman Hurley’s Bill Now Awaits Governor's Signature You FINALLY Go OF - TERRIBLE Trenton, sy | day of N patrons of boxin sr the Hurley b. New Jer- jubilant to- by the e boxing bill by con- n v r 11 to 4 Azt Acsembly p. ure on Monday by 44 it be the Legislature is | overwhelmingiy in favor of the bill, all that now required to put law into ctfect ignature of Edge o pass S o the vin ed the meas- readily dnil is the is the | Gov. In ontire the the of 1bs view the fact nee that thero was active opp ure and that boxing most important feature of of the soldiers at Camp m of tion to mez form the training } - AND -You F ASLEE® BUT f ABOUT | AN AWFUL NOvSE I In THE BASEMENT |AND You TREMBLE alor FAaLL WAKE UP 4-30 HEARING - WHEN- ALL OF A S(DDEN| You REALIZE THAT (T IS "HUBBY" DOWN THERE SHAKING THE FURNACE O Dix, at Wri camps, htstown, N. J., and other it belicved that excellent ¢ ce. of of the - military the Dbill 1 winning t is mn he approval | tive | In urging the pa ze of the bill in | the Senate Senators Pilsrim of - Essex ind McGlennon of IIu lared that as boxing was a form of contest lapied to the work of fit- the hard work of the useful to civilians s no good legalized de peculiarly soldiers for reason why it should in th ate The speakers usserted tb no time for mollycoddle sentiments regarding forms of rough sport, a8 the men who are to fisht the Hun re- quire frainis sev you ting trench as well as not be at this was s for gsters who upon later will bene- tuition in n nce. Th asure as it stands calls for & commission of three members, to be | appointed by the Govecrnor, and to | have complete control of the sport. | The bouts are limited to eight “v-ounr]s and the gloves used must | the | called | fited are also be by ho> o scic MURPHY BUYS 0RO FINO $5,000 never | L.’s | always was open for his friends. | | Poubkcepsic Horseman Pays for Noted Pacer at Private Auc- tion sale. New York. i the veteran hor | keepsie, who paid | Harris on Tuesc | pick of the big lot of pacers trotte which went under the ham- | mer at the mid-winter sale in Madi- fon Square Garden vesterday. He purchased Oro Fino for 3§ 5,000, but he didn’t get the gr it pacer at the Dblock. sum for him at a private the auction began. In the opinion of a majority of Jorsemen who attended the sale yes- terday Murphy got a bargain. Oro Fino is a bay colt, a son of Copa Keh. Tommy cman of $5,100 Mur- for Mis: v, again bought the d that ale before the world’s three-year-old record for o half-mile track, having negotiated | the mile on three different occasions in 2:06. As a two-year-old he won a stake in the record breaking time of 2:17. W. G. Durfee of Los An- geles, Cal, who consigned him, ‘said he showed ability to pace 2:00. G. B. Fenwick of Sussex, N. B, paid the highest price at the b lock. mare, for $2,776. White Sox is a noted trotter, with a winning record of 2:04 1-4. She is the daughter of Del Corando and Subito. James Lenwick of Ottawa, Canada, | obtained Jenny Zombro for $975, but mare he wanted the sale cancelled on | tain the standard and registration of the mare. would be compelled to pay more than $200 tax to bring Jenny to his home across the border. The Fastig Tipton company, which | conducted the sale, said they would i consider the matter and hand down a decision this morning. tive eggs, 55c. Russell -Bros.— BOTHNER TO REFEREF 1 Be Third Man in Ring at Wrest- ling Bout in-Garden. New York, Feb. 28. Joe Statcher, the scissors demon, and Vladek Zbyszko, the Polish Hercules, never have met on the wrestling pad | and that each has a different style adds to the interest in the contest which will be decided in Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. Stecher is so active a grappler and so spirited a performer he can be de- pended on to inject considerable ac- tion into the bout. Zbyszko and Olin in their recent contest were stow and heavy, but Stecher is an athletic fire- cracker. George Bothner, who will referee the bout, whieh will be decided by one fall, will also judge a thirty minute contest between Charley Cutler and Yussiff Hussane, and if there is no fall wilt-decide-the Winner on-points. - Strietly fresh Comnecticut eggs, 550 doz. Russell Bros., 301 Main St.— advt. ar-old | e Oro and Liflly Mack and holds ¢ a mile in | ! He got White Sox, a ten-year-old bay | The fact that | | | Pough- ¢ and | |'changed in several ins | the ground that he was unable to ob- | three New England Without them he said he | 5 | Steinmille: htor"he had paid $300 down on the | VoYM Copyright, 1918, by The Tribune Association (New York Tzkane) MACKAY BOWLS WELL | PICKOP'S Hits Lumber PLAY FEATURES Cleveland Tane Artist Local Boy Puts Up Sterling for a 653 Score and Ties for Fourth Place Bowl Honors. Kethall Quintet Against Cincinnati, Feb. 28.—The bowling in the two-men and individual events at the American Bowling congress tournament yesterday produced no nsation, but the near leaders werc men at Camp Jackson. lLowell Pickop of Lincoln street, member of the United States nance department stationed at playing center s Jackson, ( J. Mackay, of Cleve displaved the best form during the day, and by bowling went into a tie for fourth position in the singles with B of acuse, N. Y. B Brounsberger, of Canton, Ohio, was second high in the day’s individual howling and Dby rolling 647 went into a tie for seventh place with J. Schmitt of St, Louis. In the doubles G. WeHes Kondolf, of Rochester, N. ¥ in fifth place, with a score of 1 while on a later shift C. Wiard Wiltiam FHughes, of Rochester, bowling 1,208, finished the day in the! tenth position. Sixteen teams from Dayton, Ohio, and the first of forty-seven Detroit | teams occupied the alleys in the five- ¢ men shifts last night. Other teams | in the two shifts were from Lexing- | ton, Ky.; Springfield, Lima, Dayton. Mount Vernon and Cincinnati, Ohio, and Aurora, IIl. i - | 6th Prov. Co recent game rinst the boy featured 0. B D PF. In at the jrd Infantry, in contest the 2 that team. In \king of the southern pla ac sp paper game, surate shooting for the heing the best seem and J. in several years. landed 20, and by CHARLESTOWN BEATS lors Outplay Win by 4 to 1. 28.—By beating Arena Hockey club, night, the Boston, Ieb. oston last Yard pionship series. some wonderful work in goal, OLD RIVALS TO MEET. A of fast and Geran. In the second half, after Amher: and Williams to Olagh Saturday in Various Events. Middletown, Feb. —The college: wh!('h"l\!\" drive almost once formed the Triangular 1(»;\m.,.g;\‘:}*21’1”31u1 o and which are generally regarded as |, Bt he o seslanliaie for s ot Se BB Es, rivalry, will meet Saturday, Wesleyan | "’h "'3}’10 was very rough, Tmd Williams in basketball at Will- | (hONE there were jamstown, and Amherst and Wesleyan in swimming at Amherst. Wesleyan defeated Williams at b ketball here on ‘Washington’s birth- day and seems also to have an ad- vantage over Ambherst in the pool, Since comparative scores of both against the Y. M. C. A. college af Springfield favor Wesleyan. Conn.. Navy ers here Saturday. SALLEE SIGNS OCONTRACT. WHITE SOX GET LAKE LRt Cincinnati, Feb. 28.—The National cormmission yesterday handed down a ruling awarding player Harry Take to the Chicago American league club Lake was a member of the Newport News club of the Virginia leaguc which disbanded during 1917 on count of war conditions Lake wu carried as a reserved player by thi club, but the commmission declared that the signing of Lake by the Chicago team was legal. re surrendering fast. will likelv be in before night. These players are to be Robertson and Schupp. McGraw is now on the trail guine that he will bring them back. SHOOLBOY FOR PIRATES. HYMEN STRIKES OUT PITCHER. Hackensack, M. J., Feb. 28.-—Mi Bessie Brewster, daughter of former Speriff George M. Brewster, was mar- ried Tuesday night to Harry Clayton Harper, of Hackensack, star south- paw pitcher of the Washington basc- ball club-of the American leaguc. merly of Dorchester tional league mnext month. Native eggs, 550 doz. —advt. ANECONOMY NOTE. Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 28.~—The. Minneapolis team of the American as- sociation will forsake its usual spring | training trip to the South this year and instead will get its workauts in{ the local park, N. F. Cantillon, presi- dent of the club, announced vesterday. CORNELI: BEATS COLUMBIA. feated Columb Intercollegiate le here 1a Exhibi- tion for Ordnance Department Bas- Infantry- ord- Camp A on | the basketball team representing the cantonment local wa; overwhelmingly won by the ordnance states that Pickop’s v at center featured the game, his baskets in that section ARENAS, Boston Seven and the 4 to 1, Charlestown Nav, team stepped into second place in the Amateur Hockey league cham- | Although outplaye. |in the first half, in which Lacroix did the navy got a two point lead by virtue individual plays by Downing Skiiton | had put the navy ahead, 3 to 0, by a from mid-rink, ullivan combined for goal scored by the Arena al- few penalties. skilton and Lacroix were banged up and will need a real rest before the plays the New York Wander- Amother Giant Holdout Comes Into New York, Feb. 28.—Giant holdouts | Yesterday the | club announced that Harry Saltee, the | Higginsport Sheriff, had signed and that contracts from two other players tomorrow understood of his missing contraets, and the chub is san- Boston, Feb. 28.—Walter Shay, for- ; High and God- dard Seminary, has been signed to go South with the Pittsburg club--of the T Shay s one of the best infielders turned right from the farm, Russell Bros.,, 301 Main St. Tthaca, IN. Y., Febb. 28 —Cornell de- | st night in an ague basketball game | weigh =ig] s each. i One of the chief features of the | a provision declaring that no |liquor shall be sold in structures, | where boxing bouts are staged. A brother of Assemblyman Hurley, father of the pri introduced . boxing bill three years £go that was passed by the Assembly and was about be passed by the Senatel en the war broko out. The bill ya: then side-tracked by urgency legis- ‘ation KENTUCKY DERBY ENTRIES 70 Nominations bracing Loading Lo Two-Year Olds, Have Been Made for Spring Racing Cla b. MOORE BILLIARD VICTOR. i Louisville, ) inations, embracing many of las 3 son's crack two olds, made for the Kentucky | run at the Churchill meeting, according to announcemen® vesterday of H. C, Applegate, tary of the new Louisville club. The nominators include the leading y table of the country. J. K. L. Ross the Canadian turfman, heads the li with six entries. Jefferson stone, of Chicago, and Harry Payne ‘Whitney, of New York, each have, four. A, K. Macomber, of California former Congressman George W. : of New York, and Thomas (. McDow ell, of Lexington, Ky. have each. Other nominators Senator Johnson XN saflles, Ky.; John W phis, Tenn.; M. L. Schwartz York; W. 8. Kilmer, Birming ¥ A H, Dieg, Ha 2, neth D. Alexander. is now driving an ambulanco in France; E. R. Bradley, Chiago: Frederick Johnson, New York, who under the firm name of Johnson & i. Bilings won the Derby last year with Omar Khayyam; Andrew Mille York, H. C. Applegate, Louisville Among the better known three year-olds entered are: Sun Briar, owned Mr. Kil Escoba, the property of Mr. Ale der; Papp, in the stable of Mr., Loft ‘War Cloud and Rosie O'Grady, which are carded to run under the respec- tive colors of A. K. Macomber and H P. Whitney. Other probable contenders em (braced in the list are Viva America, Recount, Oliva Wood,:Plum, Eve Atlanta, Cum Sah, Ocean Sweep, Cutter, Spearlene, James Enfilade and Jack Hare, J will carry $15,000 . A date will be allotted ( for it at tho next meeting of the Ken- trrcky State Racing Commission and probably will be early in May. 28, Seventy nom Ryder in Interstate, 50 to 1. t sea have beer. Derby, to be Downs spring a Triumphs Over Game by N '8 York, I i Moore, B pion, who r ’”P\i““\ New York izity in the Interstate 'Threg ! Cushion Bil batted for! seventy-four innings with Charles Ry of Akron last night Thum’ Academy in league game. Moore won by core of 50 to 41. Moore ' was in for the first sixt nnin by seven points 18 to 31 in Ry fourteefi mastered to w -Geo former ¢ secre- a Jockey rd League, der 1t 2 Livin poor stroke He trailed then being In the Moore 19 playe ore favor however, ! ivories and opponent’s high of 5 Ryder nt next in th hi ~ored Both poin include nden, Schorr, forme:* Ver- Mem- New ! am, N. Cuba; Ken a Kentuckian. who will game Moore le: and meet ag in a v a by Strictly Fresh Connecticut est, Freo Clark, in ATHLETE KIDTED IN MINF Minneapalis, Minn., Feb. 28.—Worc of the death in-a mine accident ne Wallace, Idaho, of A. Stanley Hill, former star athlete at the University ! of Minnesota, was received here terday. Hill w: captain of thn Gopher track team in 1911, when h established three sprint Tecords in on day in a dual meet with Wisconsin 1l ves s RUSSELL BROS. 301 MAIN STREET Native eggs, 55c. Russell Bros advt. 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