New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1918, Page 8

NEW BTAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1918 ISCAR D SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE—CLEMENCEAU ASKS :NCH SOLDIER ol\nL.ayf.&eIlm | 7 4 James I Corbett i t 1915, By King Features syndicate, Inc.) tor's Note: This is the 49th nal chapter of a series of ar- which Mr. Corbett is writing on L. As I Knew Him.") (Copyris’ My last meeting with John L. Sul- livan is one that I never shall forget because it was the meeting bridged the chasm that had divided us ever since that day in New Or- leans; it was the day that made us friends at last. John L. went to New York in March 1918 to serve as a reporter for one of the press associations at the Jess Willard-Frank Moran match. The western warrior arrived in town a day or so before the contest. On the morning of the day that the fight k place, a mutual friend came to me and said: “Jim, John L. is up at the Cumber- 1 Hotel. Why don’t you go up and see him? It's about time for you fel- : to yet bygones be bygones.” welcomed such an opportunity. many vears I had tried in ways to change John L.s toward me. Somehow or never fully forgave me for Orleans battle. T had won it fair and squarely and John L. himself admitted it. But, just same, the very fact that he had zone down to defeat beforc me made it for him to feel kindly other he the New 11 impossible toward me. So, with the hope in my heart th the feeling John L. had held tow: me for nearly 25 yea might have dimmed through passing time, I jumped into a taxi, went up to John I.’s hotel and had the clerk announce that I was downstairs waiting to sce him, In a second the clerk said to me: Mr. Suliivan wants you to up to his room right away.” 't necessary for me entrance. John I. had opened door and was standing in the ready to greet me. Thai , coupled with a smile on his made me feel that all the ran- John L. dispelled; that, at last, he wa to greet me as a friend. “How ? exclaimed John L., ng s mighty ht hand and aimost pulling mec 1e threshold into his room. time we discussed and the fight that was to be that -night. John L. was or Moran. While T felt sure ard would win. A good na- argument followed. At last ‘e came a pause. John L. looked out of the window for a few seconds. n turned to me, got up from his chair, walked over, put his left hand lon my shoulder and extended his right: “Here you are, Jim, let’s shake and be frienc 1 jumped from my chair and wrung he hand of Sullivan. Before I could s willing take thi: that | come | to rap | had felt for me had been ! common- | ing reception that he got made impression upon the man and woman historic ama an indelible memory of every within the confines of the arena that night. PR And now John L. has gone; the mighty Suliivan has taken the long, Plong trail. But John L. shall live ever | Iin the memory of sport-loving Ameri- | ca—as the redeemer of pugilism, its | most spectacular, its most wonderful | {and its most idolized warrior. He was , a real champion—the champion of | champions-—one whose like the ring ! game never again shall know. John L. Sullivan—goodbye! (THE END.) DIRECTORS WANTED | Premier Olemenceau Asks Y. M. C. A. to Send Men to France to Teach Athletics to French Soldiers. | Premier Clemenceau has cabled the American Y. M. C. A. to rush athletic directors to France as soon sibie to teach the French soldie athletics. The onthusiastic participa- tion of the American troops in al sorts of sparts has aroused the in- t of the offi s of the Allles, and the French and the Italiang ave | to thelr soldiers in similar phy creation | Dr. Geor . Iisher, who is super- vising the recruiting of Y. M. C. A. athletic directors, said yesterday that the ascociation was making a drive to | recruit 130 former athletes at once | to carry on the work in France among the American soldlers It is | ialso planned to send fifty athletes a | month to the French and Itallan for- cees. A large squad of athletes who are rady to sail will confer with Dr. { Fish this afterncon at Garden Cit; The experience of the British in cul- | tivating sports among their troops in the fleld has convinced the American, French and Itallan commanders, it is | id, that athletics should be regarded | A most important part of military | training, and just as necessary for the | morale and eeprit de corps of a bady of men as bayanct exercises or drill “This war is giving us an oppor- tunity to make a nation of athletes, said Dr. Fisher. *“What the arn ineeds for victory is the mass con- sciousness and good, clean sports sup- ply it. We have discoveredq that not only da the men in the trenches take to the major sports like football, soc- | cer, baseball, wrestling and boxing, | but group or mass games played in gymanasiums are very popular Volley | ball is in great demand Thus we ex- | pect to give each soldier the benefit | and pleasure of participation in such | games so that, instead of creating i-c) mpions’ in this or that sport, we | | shall buila them all up in vigor and | ity We contemplate organizations at} 1,300 different points within the Ameri | Joknson’s Workmen Lay It on AMERIGAN LEAGUE | When FllrNewdsa Friend_— — — ~ ~ ~ 5 s EROWNS DEFEAT WINS MORE HONORS Tener's in Spring Series New York, April 15.—The ican League again skinned the Na- tional League alive in the spring interleague series played during the past three weeks. As this year's schedule was the most elaborate ar- ranged by teams representing the two leagues and took in all clubs with the exceptlon of the two Chicago teams, the games seem to bear out the fact that the American League has a decided edge on the Nationals, as already has been evidenced by the younger league's victories in seven of the last eight world's series. The Boston Braves and Reds especially were routed by their ‘American League opponents, the Brooklyn team saved itself a rout by a great comeback after the Bos ton Red Sox had won of the first seven. The seven games to five in Boston's favor. The Glants held their with Cleveland, each club winning three . while a seventh ended in a tle. thletics and Pirates divided a series, but the Browns cleaned up the Cardinals in the epring St. Louis series % for Yanks and Tigers The Yankees and the Detroit Ti inflicted brutal punishment on the Na al Leazue oppo; and their Americans big edge. anke won seven out of eight games scored 39 runs a st 15 for t Brave: were shut out three time and only twice in the ries did Bo. ton score more than three runs a game. Detroit won nine out of twelve games from Cincinnati, and in doing 8 ran up &3 runs to 45 runs for the Cincinnatis. The American I the series won 32 games, against si> teen victories for the National T outfits, for a percentage of .667 The following figures g sults of all the exh played between m on the training own and games leaguc teams Boston March March ? March March March April April innings). April Apri] April April innings) | April 8—Brooklyn 6, Boston 6 (13| innings). ! April innings). Boston (A.) won won 5, 1 game a tie. New York (N.) vs, Cleveland (A.) Cleveland 4, New York 1. (A) vs, Brooklyn (N.) Boston 11, Brooklyn 1 toston 7, Brooklyn 1. Brooklyn 3, Bos . 30—Boston 4, Brooklyn 3. | 31—Boston 7, Brooklyn 4. 1—Boston 3, Brooklyn 2—Boston 7, Breoklyn 3—Brookiyn 2, Boston 1. 4—Boston 10, Brooklyn 4 5—Brookivn 5, Boston 2. | 7—Brookiyn 4, Boston 3 (13 9—Brooklyn 3, Boston 1 (7| 7, Brooklyn (X | i Amer- | Cincinnat{ | while | gue teams during | the re- | trips just completed: HAVE You | BOUGHT Youwr THIRD LIBERTY Sopyright, 1918, by The Tribune. Assogiation« (New York Tribune} - GARDINALS AGA ?;American Leigué;svfdake Ity Straight Over Fellow Towngy r | i i St. Louis, | ning vesterd St. Louis Americans took the;gp City series from the St. Louis tionals in four straight contests, Lowdermilk, who won two gamg | the series for the Browns, started game. He pitched five innings {hen was succeeded by Davenpo | Tach team obtained only four Lut the American leaguers bung theirs in the eighth inning, and, ¢d by three Cardinal errors, piled three runs, enough to clinch game. The Cardinals scored t lone run in the fourth frame, | score: Mo., April I. b Americans 000000030—8 4 Nationals 000100000—1 4 Batteries—Lowdermilk, Davenpd Rogers and Nunamaker; Doak, ) and Gonzales. Score Shutout, Indianapolis, Ind.. April 15.<In cxhibition game here yesterday af| noon the Cleveland Americans foated the Indianapolis club by core of 5 to 0. The score: Indians T hy Cleveland Americans ....... 5 9 | Indianapolis American aseo. 0 4 Batteries—Coumbe and Billin Northrop, Voyles and Henline Tigers-Reds Series Ends, Cincinnati, April 15.—The Cinc! nat! and Detroit teams wound their interieague series here yest noon with victory 1 4 to The Natlon three games, while t nine. The score: &b Detroit Americans ... o RO Cincinnati Nationals 45 Batteries—Erickson, Killio af Stanage and Yelle; Regan and All boys, only Tigers annexed won Call for Pirates, ouisvil Ky.. April 15—The Pit] turgh Nationals defeated the Loy ville nine of the American associaty here yesterd The score was 4 The score: Close a5 burgh Nationals “ 12 Louisville American asso. (] Batteries—Carlson, Jacobs Arche Blackwell; Shackelford, Be re Kocher, Devine. . Senators Arve Blanked. Ohlo, April 16.+T American baseball teaf by the Columbug ni rican aseociation hel sterday, 1 to 0. The score: Columbus, shington Columbus (A. A.) Washington (A. L.) Batteries—George, Hartley gner; Dumont, rity. Sherman Yinglin| n lines in soldier, away fr im, 1t hurt me an awful lot to be :’u‘l'»‘(‘r‘:“: Zorib: re \ down there in New Orleans, I "‘_ {, X ad a lot of pride about my fighting | 5¢ dear to the heart of American \bility and T always felt that no man | YOUth. One hundred of cur athletic .ould beat me. You came along and | directors are already at the front, ahd 5 C O T hinned me without letting me | their Work has met with the highest| APril 13—Cleveland 5, New York 4 o nalupecen = indorsement of the United States army | (10 innings). and a really hard f";"“:)' “ ":u‘l(‘:\lf commanders”, New York (N.) won 3, Cleveland vas sore about it. I stmply couldn’t O o et rid of that fecling for years. o Glants vs. ately T have been thinking that YOUNG OUTSHINES SPEAKER Cleveland ’T“".‘:"YT for me to feel that way. 1 -- Yankees vs. m through. Brav Boston 9. Red Sox 5 .58 April 4—New York 3, Boston 2 (11 - 5 417 innings). i 5 g @ 4 o April 6 v X 10, Boston 0. ! April 6—New 7, Boston 3. . o8 ! April 8—Boston 2, New York 0 Cardinals i L “.‘h‘uv'x c m;] April e and Robins will the ha New York (A.) won 7, Boston (N.) Dlictos - b 2 2 S SoyE Lapd the Polo Grounds on won 1. Detoit (3 TSR] (ol Phillies vs. 0 - — 2V o i A.) s, Incinna N. Ty - e > s April 1—Detroit 7. Cincinnati 1. ATE .”\,“ v aeT o April 2—Detroit 11, Ci it il "as Ross Young, the youthful Texan, [ April 3—Detroit 4, Cincinnatl 3. ST Ponn | SR D e ?s (!):e ho 1s Davey Robertson's successor April 4—Cincinnati 5, Detroit 3. - e S s sprint champion, s been At Washin z f his bitterest enemles merely Le-|in right fleld. Young beat Tris Speak- | April 6—Detroit 8, Cincinnati 7. : 5 : o ashington. ause T had defeated him in 1892. So, ler in the race for batting honors on April 7—Detroit 5, Cincinnati DISGARD FOOTBALL Al st ot and Whit ning ne can see what it meant t;) 1n"|e | the trip and finished with an average ;\pr” ol el s Y einaianatl track team He i s ”Im;,‘.\, i hen, at last, John L. extended to [of .400. FHe made ten hits i i it 15, Cincinnat! 5 ek o e e - e the hand of friendship. out of | April 10—Detroit 5, Cincinnati ! — i IR R e e College Athlctes Too Busy With Mili- | colieg,, to enter militar, service France where every the rigors of the athing spells may re- means of all the sports peak John L, still holding my hand, tow Tork b Cleveland b leveland 10, New York 0. ‘leveland 7, New York 7 SHERIDAN STADIUN | Memorial Fund Committee Decide Boston (N.) hia (N.) 8 Philadelphia (X)) vs. March —Philad | Boston (N.) 2. | (5 innings). | | March 29—Boston (N.) 6, Phila- | i April 10—New York 4, Cleveland 1. 1. April 12—New York 5, Cleveland A raer Lid in me Stadium in Washington Afig into the | delphia (N.) 2 B C: National > game and give almost as good account | N ationn i League League of themselves as ds who hav P.C. W. L. P.C. 8one to is re L300 jump America’s Greatest Athlete, New York, Apr 15.—A recon | mendation to have the proposed 8t sea- | dium in Washington named for this | tin J. Sheridan was adopted yeste day at a meeting of the Memorid Fund committee of the late all-aroun champion. It was said that the committee ha) abandoned the idea to hold the junio; Metropolitan association champion| mes at Celtic park on Men lay in behalf of the fund. [n it committee will stage an all footbail and hurling con and Boston—Na- | les it one-quarter tional Stars Tomorrow. ague onahly = hat Lt 500 of last ye v en will com ihelAmerican baclke d with themn as son opens in two stern nucleus, and th csters of last | afternoon. The: r's freshman tcam to flll up the| cn WAl snaric! tinie there is no reason at all why t Yheat Bl Penn eleven should not come through | fray with as good a record as in previou The othall star is born, not| not open this reason alonc R e general will | g Yankees vs. April 1 Braves) eball ities half of the until tomor- plunge into the . o : o Westerr e ow Giants' New Star Outbats Cleveland i e My own feelings while John L. wz Slugger on Southern Trip. alking are hard to describe. If there w Yorlk, April 15—Manager Mo. | s one man's friendship that T had |Graw and his troupe of Giants re. ed it was that of Sullivan. Yet|turned from their Southern training or more than twenty years it had |trip last night with all the S cen denied me. I had idolized Sul-|excellent physical condition. The Na. | ivan from the days of my hovhood |tional League champions broke even nd _even after that New Orleans bat- |in the serfes with Cleveland, each le I still regarded him as one of tho |club winning three games, while ono lhost remarkable fighters that ever < resulted in a tie. ived. Fe had been a king—and he | The sensation of the training trip vas still an idol of mine, Bul al- > | row, and ional until will league season will tomorrow, when all Browns v ant dule of the open- State College, JAGUE Wiiliam H. AMERIC CALIFORNIA LOSES. Stanford Track Wins Sixth Consecutive Time. Stanfard , Cal., April 15 Victory in the last Intercollegiate ath- letic competition between Stanford univer: and the University of Calk fornia until the end of the war wenf | to Stanford yesterday when the Car | dinal trac quad scored 69 poin! against California’s in the 198 dual meet. It was Stanford's sixth) | ht track victory over the Berke: stitutic records were broken or threats and the meet showed clearly the! Cleveland 0 1 .000 Bl Wa toston twenty-five ‘times at the bat. Speak- er’s batting figure was .300. Fe made eight hits out of twenty-seven trips to the plate. The Giants will have their final re- hearsal for the season’s opening at the Polo Grounds this afternoon, hen they will play a double-header. 11—Cineinnati 5, Detroit 12—Detroit 8, Cincinnati April 13—Detroit 11, Cluncinnati 4. April 14—Cincinnati 4, Detroit 2 Detroit (A.) won 9, Cineinnati (N.) Practice. % 5 ! _ New won 2. Spring football practice, which has Pittsburgh vs, Philadelphia. P il e The first game will be with Mr, March 26—Philadelphia 4, PItts- | jarger colleges for has | teenth greisialecieb g :;:\]:,rnv'.«:mlri:rr‘x:(;!rlo;gehp:z;:; E::l(:h ::: bu:fh Zh been crowded off the athletic fields by f;;“ly'f‘\;‘lt \(' = e e o o In-Er-Sea During the afternoon’s ph‘\nv iL | troph 1d there will other prizes. e ‘“.lvv\ru.\(m upon intercollegiate I proceedings all the Giants on this Apri much | Among early Hartford Eonial| oo Bt n’s bill of fare will be on exhibi- ia 1. | and Bridgeport E s SEASON OPENS, April April “Pve wanted vou for a friend all v life, John,” T said to him. at you offer me that friendship akes me happier than I can ress.” “rhat’s all right, Jim, T'm glad to ear you say that,” answered John L. A lot of us make mistakes One of ine has been to feel unkindly to- bard you throngh ow all that tary Duties to Give Time For Spring INTERSCHOLASTIC ME Haven, April 15 usual interscholastic track meet, six- feature at nearly all 3 under Yale direction, will ba many years, 28-—Pittsburgh 2, Philadel- | ; Cin- military training. At Pennsylvania, Field is taken up so during the afternoon with military practice that = 2—Pittsburgh 2, Philadel- [ Franklin My last sie ight March 25, ; to the fisti ] and Moran champions the ringsic ere introducac Bo ® dimmons was o ut the cheers and 1the srs in co imult that Len t _haired Sul- ough the ropes. \rden rumbled and Id cheers. Nearly tury had passed is last ring battl had arisen during eem and the t old w ,ungsters 10—Philadelphia 4, Pitts- training and bas 1 SING SING there is no room for the football candidates to work, so Coach Bob Folwell has abandoned gridiron drill St. Pa until next fall. St. Louis (N.). There is also another reason Cardina the football coaches do not find it y i Ce Cardinals 3. ary to hold Spring practice this Nere: has RIOJRCEED A e Rt April 13—Browns 5, Cardinals 4. | vear. Nearly every student in the Pointme s assistant athlotic direc- April 14—Browns 3 Cardinals 1. | colleges Is taking up one sort of ath- |\ e ! ) Browns (4.) won 4, Cardinals (N.) | letics or another and this general pav- | Y h L AR, announced herc ASt | o 1 SRRt o he won 0. ticipation in sports, together with mili- | M&sht o] N V: tary training, has all the students in | Philadelphia (N.) vs. “nqu'mt«?n. (vt ning hes SRS April 95 iladelphia 5, Washing- | {roining in football is not necest ton 2 (10 innings). e Folwell, Penn's coach, is enthu: April 10—Philadelphia 5, tic about the football outlook for nesxt ington 6. championship season will open I’olo Grounds tomorrow at 3 wgainst the Brooklyn Dodg- TE COACH The Ath- ri of Trus- ine Beats Metropol- 1 Lifc Team, 5 to 4. 4 0Os N. Y., April 15.—iwith & band concert, Sing Sing {an. | prison’s Mutual Welfare League had it | @ flag raising and opened thelr base- vesterday with a vietory Metropolitan Life Insurance nine from New York ity e 2 e . by @ score of 5 to 4. “Tom Brown's’, WRESTLERS GOING TO WAR. e e lox Warden LIS N Osborne, met the visiting team with New outside rooters at the prison gates and marched in the field. fall. “Yale, Harvard, and Princeton!|Stecher and Iid. ( ") Lewis | tec While the band played “The S Philadelphia (N.) won 1; one game | wj)] take up formal athletic again | at Madison April B ster in D tional | Spangled Banner” the inmates sent up tied. next Fall,” s Folwell, “and this Wwill I L pp | their new flag in the yard. 'Thén Cincinnati (N.) vs. Cleveland (A.) | fact itself will do much to hoost the ance 1 e f ed | Warden Willlam Moyer pltchad il March 27—Cincinnati 3, Cleve- | game. Besides, at most of the other after the war. Both Stecher an § | Dermis rom the Dra ! flrst hall. Over 1,000 inmates fHES land 1. i e colleges the teams will not be much are within the During | the bleachers and Supt. of Prisons Cincinnati (N.) won 1 game. below the standard and there does nel t who CAMP ATHLETIC Prison Bascball Min., for the Pittsburgh (N.) phia (A.) won 2 St. Louls St. Louis ( April 7—Browns April 12—Browns won 2, Philadel- DIRECTOR. April 15 troduced; sc br the freck heers for me ison with raised w &t. Louis (N.) Thacker, past three years 2 4 ) olle 1ave elected letic director MacAle: I why ; / nec k 00th: Sl tor coach of 3 parade and WILLIAMS IN NEW Kid Williams, once bantam cham- pion, announces his intention of be- coming a baseball player, and ex- presses the opinion that he is a tidy performer with ball and bat. It by no means is certain that Williams would not be a success as a professional ball player. Detalls of numerous boxing the § houts in which he has engaged since TTIOT | he lost the title to Peter Herman in- Who | dicate that the Baltimorean exhibit- his fistic | aq the greatest facility in stopping all s to be|kinds of blows with his countenance, It mizht not be amiss to try out the last Teormer champion ‘at the shortstop But the Lpofl!lon. ROLB. climbed company e DURING York, April 15.—The champion-| pogina a0 e Wash- | ship wrestling matcl between Joe that never was John I : wudience. be celled to the 3 s Portla t year. p James M. Carter was guest of honob {