New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1918, Page 18

ow). . John T4 pur of Austre] d shortly afte i tricel’ troupe whigh s ound the coun 4 i Hardly was the champion back on hative soil when he was greeted with phallenges from Frank Siavin and [iharlie Mitchell. And also, John L. ound some newspapers advocating hat he take me on in a finish bout inder Merquis of Qucensbury rules. showings against Kilrain and jackson and also against John in bur exhibition bout had impressed hem., And they figured that my peed, skill and youth were aseets not o be rockoned lightl I was on a theatrical tour at the ime myself. Naturally, some of the porting writers who were advocating matcn between John L. and myself ame to me. They asked me wheth- sr I would fight John L. if ziven chance and [ readily replied in tho sMirmative. Those hoys elaborated somewhat o iy statements guese whem John L. read them was somewhat neitled although I issued no formal challenge. Slavin was ranked as John L.'s most tormidabia foe: as the only had a splendid chance of whipping nim. Slavin, a product of New South Wales, arrived in the United States just a few months before John T.’s re- turn from his Australian to Slavin had whipped the best fighters in that gountry and then had gone to Eng- and. There his success continued Slavin was nearly six feet, two nches tall and his prime wround 200 pounds. He was two-fisted fghter, not gifted treme cleverness but he he principles entiflc Furthermore, he could hit with fear- 'ul power and had shown ability in standing up under punishment. At e same time, Charlie Mitchell was in the United States and ever and anon issued challenges at John . Charlie felt that his 39-round iraw with John L. on French soil en- itled him to another chance and Charlie voiced his thought In ra) ad great with ex- of af and 1 | and one who | { by | lenge = FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 191& IN NEW HAVEN MONPAY NIGHT, ATTRACTING ATTENTION OF FANS THROUGHOUT CONN.— SUNDAY BASEBALL BILL | ATED TO THE LEGISLATURE BURIAL GROUND—CAMP URGES ALL — NAVAL TRAINING STATIONS TO FORM BALL TEAMS fhe British fishter was | solid, backing of a | Blthy English sports- common talk that if | give him a fight those puld back Charlic with Jankroll. ¢ of months the cham- B attention to the chal- fvin and Mitchell, other Borm them ‘“‘publicity But finally he discovered | ¢ sentiment demanded that | Mto the ring again with some- | nety-nine per cent, of the lovers %of pugilism\still felt that John J. was Unbeatable; \ but they wanted the | champlon to)prove it by actual fistic performances. Under such ypressure, John I, while in St. Paul, Minn., on March 5, 1892, | ijssued his famous challengo follows verbatum ‘March about Ju again me “Qur season ends and we do not eptember 12. three months to prepare. | “] hereby challenge any and all of the bluffers who have been trying to make capital at my expense to figsht me, either the last week inj sugust or the first week in Septem- her, this year, at the Olympic club, | in the city of New Orleans, La., for purse of $25,000 and an outside bet of $10,000, the winner of the fight to take the entire purse. “I insist upon a bet that they mean business— to put up inside of thirty another $2,500 to be put up May the entire $10,000 and as muc more they will bet, to be placed June 15, I am ready to put up the entire $10,000 now. TFirst come, first served. “1 give preference to Frank P. tralia, as he and his done the greatest amount of blowing. until over sume gives of $10,000 to 040 days, 1, show as in this echal- | Slavin, of Aus- | backers | { { My second preference is that bom- | beamed | understood | boxing. | the | sprinter, Charles Mitchell, of sngland, whom T would rather whip than any man in the world. My | hird preference is James J. Corbett, | f America, who has achieved his| hare of bombast. But in this chal- | lenge I include all fighters. “The Marquis of Queensbury ru\r-.q‘ must govern this cont as I want fight, not foot-racing, as I intend | keeping the championship of the world. bastic “JOHN L. “Champion of the World.” SULLIVAN, | (To Be Continued Tomorrow). | BOWLING RESULTS | NO SUNDAY BASEBALL | Machine Company Loses to Stanley Works Bowlers—Foote Rolls in Championship Form. Despite the excellent work of Joe Foote, the New Britain Machine com- pany bowling team succumbed to de- eat at the hands of the Stanley Works cam last evening. Foote had one of \s good nights, spilling the pins for \cores of 123, 116 and 105. His mat yowever, were off form, with the pos- iible exception of Cusack. For the rictors, Molyneaux and Humphrey :0llad In feature form. Two teams of vomen bowlers from Landers, Frary & Clark company engaged in battle resulting in a victory for the Cake Malkers team over the Heating Pads tve. The score N. B. 88 87 99 Machine, 103 89 102 fusack fwanson .. Robertson . wofgren Foote 488 Stanley Works. 84 103 103 101 91 96 Dickman dolyneaux Humphrey Lantone Bertini Heating Pads. 88 66 64 76 47 77 Halloran inderson Johnson Jackson 81 48 328 Makers, 288 Cake 226 189 166 177 Miller Conroy 'OLE PILL. h 22.—Home bats all over 1d yesterday afternoon, »articularly in the inning of ird contest the Me- Sart nd Gibsons As the Me- Jartys ot all four home runs, two ¥ which were I by Heinie Z nerman, of the Bronx, the McCa von the game by a score of wking the lead in the series. How- wer, up to the eighth, it looked as £ the Gibsons would win, as the Me- Yarty's w ehind until they turned pose their big guns in that inning GIANTS M uns WALLOP Mar Giants' ex., from Tmersor eighth he between 6 Action of Legislators at Albany Seems to Have Killed All Hopes of Supporters of Measure, Albany, March 22.—The senate codes committee yesterday reported favorably to the state senate the Law son Sunday baseball bill and it w placed on the general orders calen- dar. Senator Lawson requested that | the bill be advanced to the order of | final passage, but an objection by Sen- ator Elon P. Brown resulted in its consignment to the general orders calendar, considered the legislative burijal ground at this period of the. session. As reported by the codes commi tee, the bill reads as follows, the new matter being in ‘“quotes’: Section 1. Section 2,145 of the penal law is hereby amended to read | as follows No. 214 Publio v. All shooting, playing, horse racing, gaming or other public sports, exercises or show upon | the first day of the week, and all noise “unreasonably” disturbing the peace of the day are prohibited. ! otwithstanding the provisions of this section or of any general or local baseball games on the first day of the | week after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and to witness which an admission fee | may or 1 not be charged, in a city, | town or village, If an ordinance shal | not have been adopted by the common council or other legislative governing | body of the city, town or village pro- hibiting such games on such day and after such hour. This act shall take effect immediately.” sports on Sun- hunting, fishing, RECORD BOOK ISSUED. the arrival 1918 rture First signs of of the | baseball season of with de league players for the tra but that the new arrived 1s now certain, with the ap- pearance of the first schedule book. As usual, it is The Dope Book, pub- lished by C. C. Spink & Son, St | Louis, Mo., publishers of The Sport- ing News. Besides containing sched- ules for 1918, there is to be found in the little book, much information of real value to the fan, including “Casey at the Bat,”” records of 1917, complete biographies of the stars of all the teams in the major leagues, telling where the players were born, with what clubs they have played, how they bat and throw, etc., ete. Instructions on ‘“How to Score,” are also given, and interesting features of the past season are also recorded in a breezy way. were the evident the of Aning camps, | season has surely | (Other Sports on Page Twenty), LMovie qua Man and a Nie.w 7Péir7 of Shoeé ASKs To AS SHowwn DISPLAY =] &\ " SEETE SEE SHOE o wWiMDoWw DECIDES To FIT oOnN LE N HE CLEAN StiLY So cLERK'S BENEFIT T CLERK TBRINGS SAME SHOE AS 1N wiNnDow DISPLAY. Loo«S DIFFERENT] < D FT FooT A3 THERE 13 HOLE 1M SOCK WISHES HAD PUT ON' NICE cKS FoR (23 2 X DecC\DES PISCoOVERS RIGHTT SoCH To BuY HoLES I~ TREM, APPEARS NOT NOTICE WAITING FOR CHANGE - S\ZES UP SHoES AND SToM®PS FEET T MORE TwWO HOURS LATER, THAT N CoRns QUIET FOoR A YEAR AN HAS BEen HOT ANDY TWINGES i CORN FEET — PINCHING oF PAIN EXTRA BARD PAIN OLD CORN To iN DECI\DES TAKE OFF SHOES- TRYING IT o~ FROMNT OF MIRROM — STorPs FooT— FEELS PRETTY GooD SHOES FEEL EASY_ AnD COMFY — LEAVES STORE, SAILORS T0 HAVE TEAMS Commissioner Walter Camp Ane nounces That Every Naval Training Station Stron, New | ment ha | commis: United tation to mair form 1 as poss that in ready sioner begun. Sound and is Urged to g Team. Haven, March 2 Maintain @ —Announce- s heen made by Walter Camp, of States navy, in the country ntain a baseball egimental nines ible. Reports two station These arleston, athletics that every would be urged team nd just games are 8. in the naval to s generally made state have al- the Puget C., districts. At Puget Sound Athletic Director Ar- thur C. Woodward has had as his as- sistants troit catcher, Del Baker, the former and W. D. Kesselring, | De. the former Pacific coast pitcher. At the Charleston Hoey, outfield major | b the er, former will capt Western of station Boston the | nine, and will have with him Latina, the former Catcher Maroney T.eague the Jack station pitcher American | Chicago ' nericans rleston At Chouinard, a onttielder, Sox the Washington son; the anc Doc Johnson Athle Whit Webl Th whicl ) an h ind organized as is mer didat Penn Jimn from Ma any Red es i oc v 1y the anville National | Philadelphia Leary of the St. Strong teams at the Newport, Cape May, trom former college t lsted will probably lan tions SR d, me Sox major captained lahan, the former Harvard star, who ill do most of the pitching for that club, and Kerner, la star, Great former is in iidates 1re third baseman last Lavan, Lakes st Chica charge Joe tion 1 Among | Leonard, HERZOG CHASED OFF FIELD. St Petersburg, Fla., Mare C‘harley Herzog was on the field prac- vith the Phillles when President cared and ordered the Bos ton holdout off the field. Herzog said vesterday he was ready to fix up ma with the Boston club. sen- ladelph the Louis Pt ind light Cle Hoili Anderson former of ons of the C ittsburgh | Naval St s and a ay of tars irst District cludes a tion, | Boston, has alread nine KNOCKOUT. league aggr whi as stronz | BRITTON SCORES gation. It Chattanoog. March 2 by Barry, the of Chicago, former Sox manager, and the can- \mplon, knocked out nclude Ernie Shore, Herl Del Gainer, Chick Shorten. ' in the sixth round of a scheduled Valsh, and Mike McNally | cizht round bout. The bell saved Mo- Boston Americans; Rabbit ran in the first round from a knock- and Art r Rico, Roston Witt and French, of the Athletic and Jack Americans, be organized Bay, Norfolk league for- welter- Vie itton weight Ao out. IFORMER CUB WITH ATLANTA. Atlanta, Ga., March 22.—Scott Per- of the <Chicago Nationals has ned with the Atlanta club of the Southern association, it was an- nounced yesterday. Perry pitched for Atlanta in 1815 and 1916. He signed with the Cubs last year. Louis are to Pelham and minor stars among the The League 1d be captained P League sta- and en- ry si the Is n. team tie Jack | of New Orleans here last night | i KS REGULARS WIN, Macon, Ga., March —Hard ting, fair fielding, base running was smart as well as the reverse, pitching which varied from indifferent were the leading tice game between under the Huggins Yankee regime. youngsters, 9 to peppered the ball. and both Atlanta, Ga., March 22.—Jack ton, former welterweight for a ten round bout here March for the benefit of the Camp i Athletic Equipment Fund, it was nounced here yesterday. The hc date. SUES MURPHY FOR $2,000. Chicago, March 22.—Charles Murphy became a baseball once more when the Loulsville ican association club an alleged contract s Murphy failed to pay sum agreed upon for it is alleged gned ‘in 2,000 Larry of hit- that and good develop- ments this afternoon of the first pra: players to The regulars beat the second team, mostly sides BRITTON AND DUFFY MATCHED., ' Brit- champion. and Jimmy Duffy have been matched Gordon an- v rs have met about half a dozen times to V. magnate Amer- began suit over 1911 the Cheney, NEW HAVEN BOUTS - WILL DRAW CROWD Importance of Dundeé-dackson 15 Round Battle Readily Grasped New Haven fhe Riverside that a ord n March Athle mher ad Offic s of club predict out-of-town! New Haven' und battle at Johnny Dundee No bout ewsr d morei New! of the: the that high-water| Nond A e Wi 1 for ouisid wnd tal the hounda count d thi of Haven s one reasons a for willingne will“set a the city Haven will a s to gamble new promoters’ the crowd | mark New pected, nunmbers. for fans, s is to be gx-f gooddy| the im-| bhe hand Everyone realizes of the event and looking{ to it with unlimited Interest.; 4 cinch that every boxing bug, nol hafd he may be pressed,| willf borrow, beg and per-{ to get in line for the most ever of in thisf Boxing lovers are well aware of! fact that Dundee and Jackson arel reaily in the with the incompar- able Benny Leonard. And the last ap-{ ance of Benny this city is stll{ esh in the minds of local ring-siders.| Sa the fans in position to look]| for something good when . twol cvenly matched get together. The Jocal clas is expected tof draw heavily from York. Dun- ind Jackson have thousands off admirers in thelr home town andi hu 15 of them will come here toy root for thei ‘tive favoftes.| Philadelphia Springfield,| Hurtford, Bridgeport and New Britaing will also be well represented at the ringside. Matchmaker Reina predicted last night that the bout will attract more people than any sporting event ®eent in this cfty since the Yale-Harvard football game two years ago. He stated that the advance sale has al- ready hit the $3,000 mark. Dundee is expected to arrive in | New Haven either late tonight or to- morrow morning. Jackson has noified the club officials that he will make a determined effort to be here before Sunday and work out in public. In addition to the star bout fans are showing much interest in other bouts on the program. Ch Pitts, of Bridgeport, will clash with Paul Doyle, of New York: Joe Dil lon, of Stamford. will oppose Frank Brindisi, of this city, and Flying Ma- het will take on Johnny Lisse, for- mer 125-pound amateur champion, of New York. Lisse recently made- if good showing against Tommy Shea a the Bowlers' heneflt smoker. . on in portance forward It is matter 1l ha city the how incially, s steal bout in real New the Lo DODGERS POUND THE BALL. Two Teams of Robins Take Field and Make Twenty its. L Hot Springs, Ark., March 22.- Brooklyn Dodgers some heavy hitting ning game between which constituted of their made a them a The team son won team ame: The| produced seven-in-i teams, par Theyy again in the picked the vesterday total of twenty hits, Atnong] home run and six triples. captained by Jimmie John-« by a score of 5 to 4. 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