New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1918, Page 12

FORMED WHEN INTERNATIONAL MAGNATES THROW UP THE SPONGE—YALE ENTERS TEAM FOR 'FOUR-MILE RELAY AT PHILA- | AWKEY Y GIVES UP DIA'V!OND FOR SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES AVIATION CORPS—UNION WORKS BOWLERS WIN FROM S w. N i MINOR LEAGUE 't Happens in the Best Regulated Famlen iy T VI]TES Tfl HISBAN[I . 5 ";fLTLg,;;’rngfN;EEAR. : V_« IVE_ | Tuats Gooo- BEEN AWEFUL BUS = TouU' ' RF A LUTTLE ol = YeS THIS 1S HENRY| FLORRY- VERY WO NDER GIRL~ . A oLp ‘5 EUVER' THING- ‘M T FEELING How VER NG ( NOT FEELINE T R TS {Internatnonal League Magnates | Sl R e e T S FECLING " G AND No PLAY You j Decide o Quit ‘ fone of the smallest of its e s e S & New Orleans but L found 'ee boys \(hurg‘ some of the One haseball league died and an- a5t fcllows o ever knew | other was born yesterday. After put- 'he other ¢lubs in New | ting off the evil hour for four months, | Brcd my existence. John | Pchampion, they rung" th\ him. e was the idol; ! | B T just an interloper. | the International league, one of the | | hoping against hope that something | might happen to change the situation, | ble and fashionable clubs in | oldest and strongest of the minor or- fobenod their doors to John L. | ganizations, was formally disbanded " Mo latch key wasn't out for me. | at a meeting of the owners in this ool s P s0 you perhaps can understand | city erday. . L Siilival . i 8 W\ gratified [ felt toward those Charles T. Chapin, owner of the v Park for ‘e“h‘\ 4 ot souz ern Athletic ¢lub boys for th tochester club, and acting president 5 ; - The. gambling clique which had | ment last evening, saying that six Poin o imalo ryady to pay some | ‘agered that [ never would show up | owners voted in favor of throwing up hets thev had mhade that I would | Wagered that exor 2 S 2 1 in New\ Orleans—that I would lose | the sponge and only two against. ‘run out” of the match, i . d.as the timo for the bout ap- Everybody was sworn to secrecy finced was a certain clique of gam- [ TV nervé.gs the : & L e ey roached—paid lis beis the day after | and no detail of the vote was given plers that I was bluffing in my eager-| PPAITIS0 ™08 © (tempted to recoup its | out. It was learned on good author- fess to battle with John L., that they | o tmmedintely afterward by bet | ity, however, that John J. Dunn of wd wagered even money that I never | 0265 "R SR UT I F I Cent a0 | Baltimore and . James McCaffrey of To THE CLUB WITH NEW SPIKES N THeEM~ vould show up in New Orleans. ting even m i ot I mover | Toronto were in favor of holding the | ORDERS To HAUE AND GET OUT MY GOLF 31:1 trip from m\";“‘( i"‘rfi'\' h'l(: organization together and continuing THEM PUT v SHAPE" | SuiT AnD SEE 1B (TS Louisiana was one that I always shal I For anothoni ey i : Sl o v smember. The train stopped in most | Then stories wiere circulated quot- Ior Bgol L T e INEGOCLESEABE f the big cities and in h place [ ing John L. In fearful threats con- | . B, 485 FACEr B0 HATEY, (T air-sized crowds were at the stations |cerning me; storids that stated John | ¥ O 10F CFRCHR 00 FOL SUIA O | o look me over. But the receptions |IL. was like a wild man at the mere | .}ice of the former was declared for- | got were nona too warm. People | mention of my name and that he i Ge, ™ G PHERE T SETEEES TN ame to look me over more out of |‘was going to give me the worst hlf,n.t— Hieeting last Dacember. i uriosity than to express best wishes. | ing ever doled out to a human being. With the death of the Internation- | he best tipoff as to the feelings of | These tales were spread by thr: gam- gue came quick plans for the 1l the people toward me is an In- | blers in the hope that John Lus sup- | oot oo t0E RS P RE8 (08 L | ident which happened in Atlanta. | posed threats would throw a scare | moronte, Baltimore, Rochester and e train stopped there a short while | into me, cause me to “run out” of |y o i aen nueleus. nd as it was about to pull out al the match and so enable them to Newark, Buffalo, Syracuse, Bing- ther shabbily dressed fellow | cash their bets that I would never'ab- ' 1.1 ion, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and | ached up an envelope at me: pear in the ring. mira filed applications for admit- “Here, voung fellow, take this Those tales worried some of my ol ihe la s olove itie I thought it contained a letter ex- | friends. They came to me and asked: | now in the New York State league, | ng best wishes or something of “You will fight him, won't vou, | hyut this organization also is tottering | at sort. But after the train had | Jim?” and it is considered advisable to 3 ft 1 opened it to find enclosee n | “‘Certainly,” I answered. 3 combine the strongest cities of the | te and a five dollar bill attached. “But. Jim, don’t be too confident,” | two leagues into one organization. V l\‘// h the note was scrawled in pencil: [ they cautioned. “Sullivan will out-| jonn H. Farrell, president of the “You're in for a good licking and | weigh you about 35 pounds. Ho's New York State league and secretary Im sorry for vou. Here's five dol- | the hardest hitter that pug ever ' of the Natio Association of Mino rs. It may help you to get a little | has produced. No man has over leugues, has been suggested as likoly = e mething fo eat after the fight or | beaten him and he is in mighty g0od | president of the new or, bu can use it to help pay vour f: shape for this match.” i It is quite possible that a cf ck home.” “I realize all that,” T told them. ! cation under Class AA will be ap A fair-sized crowd greeted me on | “But T am confident just the same. ! proved in order to keep down ex v arrival in the Crescent City and | Tf you bovs want to make a little | penses and reduce the salary limit a delegation from the Southern Ath- | easy money you might pick up some 'much as possible. ic club met me and extended to | of that 4 to 1 money that is being A new name also may be taken, the courtesy of its gymnasinm | wagered against me.” |and Liberty league is meeting with d its club rooms. That organiza- (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) favor James J. McCaffrey, Toronto, Can- | ada: Jack Dunn, ltimore; Dan Chapin, Rochester, were the club rep- resentatives to get in on the ground floor of the new enterprise. Applica- tion for protection under the nation- he Stapley Works Quintet in Unin- Event At Penn Games—Other Col- | @l association immediately was made. / During the next few days the pro- 3 cresting Battles on Aetna Alleys.| leges Send Entrics, JnGtars Wil iendaayonitolsclectianaat | HEN Y()U choose your new Slllt, | sirable cirenit, which will embrac he Union Warks team defeated the | Philadelphia, March Cvalaoe embrace T it e e R et S s e D el el o non{en e p o g insist upon honest fabrics, the - { cities. tory league series at the Aetna | represented in the four mile relay | 14 A ¢ | e L I t is hoped to have the new ven- b f 8 = = s. The work of both teams was | championship at Pennsylvania’s 24th | qure fuire . awell orpanimed e et est o everyt Ing compbined In a diocre. Dickman, of the los put | annual relay carnival, to be held the | wednesday, when a meoting will be a good game, getting high singlo | jast Friday and Saturday of next |nclq in this city at the old hendquar style created to fit your physical propor- high total scores for ";0 \nml‘""- month. The strength of the Yalo |iere No. 52 Vanderbilt avenue . the winners Willlams did the best, toam 15 unknown, as the Yale run- | rmhe franch o : A indivi A g ol S a S , B85S The franchises held by the various s k, which is not saying a great deal. | ners have done practically no com- owners of the International league tlons an pl oper y express yo“r INCIVE Pebeea ol v Rl petitive work so far thls season. Thut | were automatically forfeited by the ualit nion Mfg. Co. they have a good team is indicated | yote, so that the new organization e um .... 97 t— “? - 2671 by their entry, and it Increases the |, st apply to the proper authorities e;;!v S 3 101— interest in thw(v\)@n'{ ‘:“ th”v"'“m~ for the territorial rights given up. shinski .. ises to be one of the best a he car- The players under contract or on ' W pbell . s £ ¢ 4 nival. Y the reserve list of the vartous clubs < ‘\\\\\\\\“ — k g To date, Cornell, Wisconsin, Y.a- | ;)50 automatically became free agents fayette, Mann. Tech, Penn State and | ¢o fup could he learned, although Pennsylvania are entered while Dart- | jonn K. Tener, president of the Na- | mouth and Chicago will give their | tional league, suggested that the { men further tryouts before definite- | status of these players would to ly entering them. Chicago had six ! pe gottled hy the National Association | we ago a most promising team, | or Minor League clubs in co-opera- but Otis, who had already enlisted, | tjon with the National commission. was called to the ranks, and it lost | Incidentally, Mr. Tener expressed probably the best distance runner in | keen regret that the necessity arose s . . the colleges this vear. However, at |, gisband the International lea ‘1 h d d b l l‘l olieg 1 : E t ague, - the Michigan dual meet, Coach Stagg | which originally was organized Feb. have een pro uce y tal Orlng t at 1 showed another very fine runner In |g 1892 o s o e e s e || T BOIOs e sures style, permanence, service and last- SUIT. & = § T sserny utes 25 seconds. Chicago will prob- | jeague but the name was changed in x Also Stops Action for Slander | AP1v enter this event, and in that {1912, when Ed. Barrow succseded ing satisfaction. case, it will be the big event of the | pat Powers as president of the Against Phil Ball. day's meet from the competitive | joague, Louis, March 29.—The damage | standpoint. Cornell has, as u:an:\i;“:}‘ o Lt L Come and investigate. Your investment is filed by Derrill Pratt, second |fine bunch of runners, and they GIT) NICHOLS A WINNER, nen, and Dr. John Lavan, short- | be the favorites. g against Phil Ball, president of With Robeson, Golf Pro, Beats always proteCted by a g“arantee Of per- ISt. Louis Americans, were with- FUNERAL OF SHERIDAN. P e S B Frrn IR OF o s : fection in all the essentials of good clothes. e terms of sottlement were not | services For Deceased Athletic Cham- Pinehurst, N. €., March 29.—Gil Nichols and Jim Barn the well unced, but a statement given o o, S 1 3 Tomorrow Afternoon. Ly attorney for Pratt and Lavan Do known golf professionals, took part in the suits had heen disposed of to | New York, March 29.—The funer- | an interesting foursome match on atisfaction of all concerned |al of Detective Martin Sheridan of | tho championship course at Pinehurst ) hgh the offices of President Ban | the First Branch Bureau and famous | yesterday. Nichols and Robeson of | on of the American league, Mil- | as an athlete, who died on Wednes- | Rochester defeated Barnes and Dr. Juggins, manacer of the New |day night at St. Vincent's Hospital of | ¢, H. Gardner of the Agawamis Iunt | e Americans, and Clark Griffith, | pneumonia, will be held Saturday af- | by 3 and 2 and finished with a best MANHATTAN SH]RTS (Underwear and ger of the Washington Ameri- | ternoon at 2 o'clock. ball of 33, 32—3 against 34, §3- i The body will be escorted by a de- | 67 for Barnes and Dr. Gardner e suit was for $30,000. Dam- | tail of police from his late residence, In another match that attracted a COllars,) cocan $2, $2-50, $3 up to $6-50 were asked on the ground that [at No. 722 Lexington Avenue, to St. | large gallery Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow ——— in an intervi given to a 8 Vincent Ferrer's Church, 65th Street | and Parker Whit ined a 18 newspaper during the 7 sea- | and Lexington Avenue, point victory over . Dorothy accused Pratt and avan of Interment will be at Calvary Cemo- | Campbell Hurd and Gilbert, a & down.” Both were members |tery. Andrew J. Sheridan, a brother. | very fine round by Mrs. Barlow con- e St. Louis team at that time. | made the announcement of the fun- | tributing materially to the result then Pratt has been traded to | eral plans. Announcement of the York and Lavan to Washington. | pallbearers will be made later. Jm l{‘\l(\l 5 RED. | WISH You'D SEnD Downl To THE SHOP AnD PRESSING OR SOME- Nows MY GOLE CLUBS P TeLl ‘Em To PUT SOME THING' — wriY Go AHEAD. TaKe & = LOO AT MY SWEATER To0 - You KNow “QH BY- THE - way- "AND - Ur- SEND MY SHOES| “IF (T NEEDsS ANY QL e far as to off would enter the ying. PRETCNDING| (g0 ST OCCUR(JF o Hir ion Manufacturing €o. Five Downs | Eis Will Have Team In Four-Mile ENGEL WITH SENATORS. | SCRANTON NOT INTERESTED. | Among Ficld in North and South 357 M s St T Scranton, Pa., March 29.—Accord- Open Golf Tournament. aln reet R e !ing to Robert W. Allen, president of Asks for Another Trial. the local baseball club, this city has usta, Ga., March 29.—Joe E not made and does not intend to make srmer Washington pitcher, who ! application for admission to the pro- to t minors three years posed new International League. He il get another chance to make sald the Scranton park will be kept in fast company. He closed for the 1918 season. ast night Hl\\ \\\l‘ be given a Pineburst, N. C., March 29.—The first thirty-six holes of the eighteenth annual North and South open golf championship will be played today. There are fifty entries, practically all professionals The field is a remarkably strong i LoV : e [ one and inc Jim Barnes, Pat A WEST VIRGINIA ELECTS. | Dovle, George Fotheringham, Emmet free ‘uml and if he Morgantown, W. Va.,” March 2 French, Walter Hagen, Jock Hutohl- ‘:‘.\-'l“:npht-wlj (,’(‘rh::_rwl \‘\"\“hl‘nfi | 1: r;u v:vv:15(~rs of Beth ny, W, Va., | son, Clarenco Hackney, Eddie Loos, & | vesterday was elected captain of the | Herbert Lagerblade, ¥red McLeod. e Will get a place on the pav- | west Virginia basketball Tom McNamara, Gil Nichols, Wilfred | 1919. Rodgers has plaved three s | Reld, Donald Ross, Aleck Ross, Jim on the team. He is also foothall cap- | Wilson, Cyril Walker any oth- ER SPORTS ON PAGE 13) tain for next fall ers i |