New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1919, Page 8

¥ e Railroad S contract to meet Willar pionship battle on Julg 4 There was little of thesfamfare and excitement that marked the signing | up of Jeffries and Johnson in 190 Rickard, Dempsey and Kearns leaned up against a radiator, spread the con- tracts out on a window sill and scrawled their John Hancocks to the papers. Ike Dorgan, Rickard's major domo, and Jack Skelly, the old time pugilist, were the witnesses. Two score of reporters, sporting men and hang- ers on watched the proceedings. The 'majority of the persons in the room were not aware anything out of the ordinary was taking place. Jeff Signed in Secret. When Jeffries and Johnson signed lup over on the Jersey side in 1909— lthe contract was signed on: December 3, 1909, seven months previous to the TYou GET BAacCk SW BOME OFFICER' S [ALL ABOUT (RL A CABLE YouR QWM S Org HIS wAY Hone AanD To You , FEBRUARY 11, 1919, S FOR FIGHT WITH WILLARD—AMERICA: TO BE REPRESEN’i'Eb ng OLYM- =—SPEEDY liRUS§ELS QUINTET AT Y.yM. C. A. TONIGHT—McGRAW AN ARBITER - OR DISCUSSING THe RELATIVE VALUE OF OAK AND PMAPLE COFFINS \AITH SOME ONE. WHO WAS IN THE BUSINESS BEFORE THRE WAR TERNOONS AS ~ (77, TaT GR R-R-RAND Aw GLOR RRIOUVS FEELIN N ) \\‘( —_— P Vel Aght, July 4, 1910—it was at a Hobo- en hotel amid the popping of wine lcorks and a great hullabaloo. The lactual signing of the contract was | done In secret and was not witnessed by the newspaper men. Jeffries and his manager, Sam Berger; Johnson and his manager, George Little; Ric ard, Jack Gleason and St keholder Bob Murphy locked themselves in a room and did not show themselves to the newspaper men until after the contracts were signed. Joe Gans, the colored pugilist, and H. H. Frazee, now president of the Boston Red Sox, AMERICA IS READY FOR OLYMPIC MEET A A U. Officials Say a Very Strong Team Can Be Selected were the legal witnesses. The contract Dempsey signed with S Rickard yesterday is identical with the one signed by Willard except as New York, Feb. 11 meric to the 4li\‘|e:|nn m‘ifhv purse and ‘h"l' stands ready to send a representative or . R agrees to pay 4 fortelt lokkrd | serel athletic team to the next Olympic Dempsey $27,500 and one-third of the picture privileges. Kearns is required | 8ames regardless of the time or place, to post a forfeit of $5,000 instead of | which may be designated.” This w the $10,000 Rickard required as for:| tpo answer of prominent amateur feit from Willard ; . x CLATi s Biekarwillinestt 10,000 ot oncos| b stiaiuniontoi elalsia NEW Lot as guaranty of yod faith, $10,000 to the gn of tF Swedish "1‘.].”‘(‘ more sixty days previous to the cor ssociation § made throuah i inited A R | States Minister Morris at Stockholm and em: > 2 forty-eight hours before the fight. | T6Centls S e (0 bt oy The track and field authorities of where the contest is to take place sixty | this country have been actively: en- days previous to the fight, but retains | &aged since the signing of H»wr’- f:{-- fhe irinileen of Chnnein: | ire Bathe st n preparing for a world-wide ground upon ten days notice previous | FeVival in competitive eties anc o the bout. Rick agrees to pay | the implied desire of the Swedish Dempsey’s expenses if the contest | Sociation to re-establish the Olympic takes place outside of North Americ umes did not occasion surprise in - teur athletic union circles. Swe- Two Months Training. e Dempsey left here last night for | pq the world Iu the meet of Allentown, Pa., where he opens a six | 191 nd the imposing stadium built weeks theatrical tour. Jack intimated [ for the contests still stands yesterday he would engage in furthef Swedenlihior cverl sl nict thevonly) theatrical work before settling down | nation which desired to hold the to the grind of training. “I have been in steady is probahle that a con- national Olympic and it of the games ference training for inte many months,” said Dempsey, “‘and | games committee will be necessary in am on edge. Of course my brother's ) the near future, upon this phase of death and my mother's sickness hava [ the situation especially if the meet 1s physically I am in I will not take | apie, hard training v more than worried me, but to be staged in 1920 as appears prob- the best of condition. more than two months for Willard. That is really hatever the date the Olympic games will be preceded by several in- I need anyway. My theatrical con- | (ernational track meets of more or less tract requires me to box and do con- | gormal character either in this coun- siderable exercise. That will keep me or Europe. The Swedish athletic pretty fit and I will not start active ociation has already cabled to the training for the big bout until about | ymateur athletic union, suggesting an May 1.” international meet in this country Rickard at first was averse to per- | pext autumn and offering to send a mitting Dempsey to box while on tha | team of 15 athletes for competition stage as his theatrical contract calls | ggainst a picked American combina- for, but reluctantly consented after | fjon. No decision has been reached Dempsey promised to take no chances | a5 vet on the proposal owing to the of himself. rd was asked if Demp- injuring When Ric heavy expenses which such an under- 1f certain contingen- involves. l 1 sey and Kearns showed him the con- which are der consideration tract between them and whether any | cventuate mect wili probably ap- one except Kearns had any managerial | por 5 a of the feat events interest in the fighter Tex declared: “I | o¢ the spoct schedule of 1919 did not ask them to show any papers. N Both assure me, however, that s Kearns is the sole manager. [ did not [ BASEBALL PRACTY AT NAVY. care, howeve: T have Dempsey's - = signature to the contract, and that is | 130 Candidates Report to Coach all I want. It make ) difference to Billy Lush, me in what way the money is split i " after I pay Dempsey. Theresmy ":,“4 Annapolis, Md., Ieb. 11.—Coach gations end.” y Billy Lush, who has just completed a In Dempsey’s presence Kearns re- | ighly succesful baskethall season {terated his statement t Jack the Midshipmen, was greeted by Curley had nothing to do with the 1ad of over 150 Aspirants for the handling of Dempsey's affai The seball nine yesterday afternoon box too, denied any connection with Though only one his string of Curle hers of last nd one regular e 5 player have le cterans will have CHALLENGE IS ACCEPTED. to fight for their places against a big A bunch of new candidates who had The challeage of Iilis Ostber L e cently hurled at Vent of T b, [ e it espath e claimant of the 148-pound champion- The work ye v afternoon con- ship of New England, has been ac- | sisted of some t 3 and catching | cepted, and the promoter of bouts in | in the armory, S G this city may bring the men together | of netting will be put up this week and here February 21. The provisions in | used for pitching and batting practice, the accepted challenge are that Ost- | All are looking forward with great in- berg must make 148 pounds and post | terest to the remewal of the annual a forfeit of $25. contests against West Point. . MAKES LAJOIE OFFER. CHANGES AT PENN Boosting Manufactures ., " 5 1 e 11 sapo- B — | leon Lajoie, famous sacker, who an- Doan MeCIelian, Puts Baaton Fours nounced his retirement from baseball some time ago, has been tendered the Year Clause Governing Various management of the Sioux City West- Athletics. crn league club, according to Harry A. Bels, president e club, Eels and Philadelphia, Feb. According Lajoie plaved together on the Cleve- to the new code ju n out by nd club.at one ti Dean McClellan of Peansylvania the e S . university now has a sot of rules to FIELD TRIALS AT PINEHURST. govern the eligibility of its athletes in Pinehurst, N. ( Feb. 11. Among intercollegiate competitions. The most impartant the three Quaker presenting legiate play change vear athlete in rule, is more the in prohibited Pennsylvania for new code is which any from ol- three ia inte than vears, whereas the former period was four vears The text of this rule is: “No student shall represent one or more universities or colleges of the Carnegie list in intercollegiate ath- letics for more than three years, but any student who has engaged in con- test or practice with aay team or crew of the university during the col- lege year 1917 to 1918 shall remain eligible, under the eligibility rules of the Unive: 3 of Pennsylvani of 1916 to 1917, to the extent of one }\‘1\1" more."” At first it was feared that the new rules would prevent former Pennsyl- vanla foothall stars now in France from participating in games, burg Dean McClellan defines tt rule 5 being non-retroactive only applicable ta men enteriag since January 1, 1919 GREB B Syracuse, CATS BRE Y., Feb. ZNNAN. 11.—Harry Greb of Pittsburgh autpointed Bill Brennan of Chicago in all but one round of a 10-round bout here last night. I the owners of high-class canines who have made entries for the field trials to be held at Pinechurst this week are Harry Kirkover, Parker W. Whitmore, Dr. J. H, Brown, Robert Armstrong, (. M. Howard, George Crocker, Nor- wood Johnson and Jay V. Hall. BRAVES SIGN OUTFIELDER. Boston, Feb. 11.—The Boston Na- tional League Baseball club yesterday announced that Joseph Rizgert, of Kansas (ity, an outfielder, had signed a contract with the club for the com- ing season, Riggert was drafted last fall from the St. Paul club. NO RECORD IFOR DE PALMA. Daytona, Fla., Feb. 11.—Failure of the timing apparatus of the Automo- bile Association of America again yes- terday prevented Ralph De Palma DA 7 S8| rrom attempting to hreak the world's R straight-away record. Irving T. Bush heads a plan to « o (G 165 1, G i M G HERIDE ORI Bl For the first time in American histor: Philadelphia, Feb. 11.—TLew Tend goods will he grouped together on a ler the Philadelphia ghtweight, large scale in foreign markets and ©asily defcated Harlem Eddie Kelly of sold direct from American manufac- NeW York in a six-round bout here et ror i meratants andolihe ) lestiMisHEAN TR ATert Wi bihe | i rons S b Sl sor throughout and had the better of (C) Underwood & Underwood SR ound i | On Washington Payroll I i ‘PROS’ BUTCLASS - i ~ KENILWORTH FIVE Hangan, Loomis et al. Play Rings { Around Timbrell's Team The much heralded basketball con- | test between the Kenilworth club and the Professional men, was staged last | ng at the Y. M. C. A, and when the smoke of the battle cleared awa the “Pros” were on top, score 62 to 4 | There was a good sized crowd on | hand to witness the fray, and plenty | tl excitement abounded Although | beaten, the Kenilworth boys showed ‘; very good sportsmanship, and their | Hal Janvrin, secured from Boston in | Sern rviNeas onelof s | the recent trade, should add consider- | JEG7erse Warren S. Slater, did not call {able strength to the Washington in- S e Ly | field. Washington has been without £ Smedley Gets Five. | the services of a capable second sacker Houithe lasers/ithe worlc ofiSmedley the services of a capable second sackdr | and Wessels stood out as the bright Comepumnen ot sontal | feature for that quintet. The fornfer | ! { Trinity star played a whirlwind game, | — — | caging five baskets, and his defensive BOWLING STATISTIGS | work prevented the “Pros” from run- | ning up a much larger score. The i 2ty work of Smedley electrified the crowd ity ey on numerous occasions. Playing a | UNIVERSAL LEAGUE. guard position, the stocky journalist — ring the closing moments of the | Radiators. game, took a hand at tossing 'em in Lo B | With the result that he established a. | Tianto: o new season record for himself wifh | Frant { five counters. He was given a rousing St cheer for the mastery he displayed at W, Wright | caging the ball M “Pros” Display Class. The winners, although more aged | than their opponents, displayed plenty e anor | of pep. The work of “Bill” Mangan, ey e Bert Loomis, Johnny Kiniry and {|Saones S LIsE Harry Roche, proved the undoing ef jiNelzong EORRLOLE e | the Main street boys. Loomis led in Ioinee is the scoring, with 12 baskets with [ Eareell ¢ Mangan second with 10. Finiry [ | made a spectacular shot from the cen- CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS TAKEN ON LONDON SIGHTSEEING TRIP The shown taking from ILondon American Red Cross is here convalescent soldiers, hospitals along with er of the floor. Greenberg, Green- stein and Rachlin also performed well. The winners brought a very success- ful season to a close with last night's game The score: Kenilworth. Wessels . Stevens C. Wilcox Bardeck Hickox Ohlson Cunningham Professionals. ¢ lL.oomis right forward Kiniry, left forwa Timbrell Greenberg d Clerkin, center. : Mangan Columbias. Shepard 82 69 ireenberg, Greenstein Johason 78 | right guard. Curtis 88 [(SmedleyaStt i Rachlin, Roche Balcer ...... 4 left guard. . A. Anderson.... 91 Schilling, right guard, — —— ——| Score—Professionals, 62; Kenil- | worth 42; goals from fleld, Timbrell 4, Squire 4, Guite Smedley 5, Schilling 1, Loomis 12 Henry ... | Greenberg 4, Mangan 10, Greenstein Hindler | 1. Kiniry 2, Clerkin 2; scorer, Miller; Richard | timer, Jim Sheridan; referee, Slater. e o 2107 . - — 1 = BRUSSELS HERE TONIGHT Shefliclds. | —_— Porter TR 2 A S 20 Fast Thompsonville Basketball Quin- o o tet Expected to Give Y. M. C. Babcock 107 a Fast Battle. 126 430 438—1294 Manager. Warren S. Slater of The AT S i Y. M. C. A. basketball team has M GRAW AN ARBITER booked the fast Brussels team of 0 Thompsonville, as the locals’ oppon- S ents tonight. In securing the Carpet Makers, Manager Slater has succeed- Giants Manage to Try and Adjust | eq in bagging one of the fastest teams in Connecticut this seaon, and who Difierences Between Hal Chase and are among the logical contenders for Oincinnati Club. the champlioship crown now being worn by the locals. In Sherid%n, New York, Feb. 11.—John McGraw, | Copeland, Higgins, Clarkin the up- manager of the Giants, who returned | state quintet have a quartet that rank vesterday from the middle west, will | second to none in the state. A largo attempt to bring about a settlement | crowd is expected to witness the between the Cincinnati club and Hal | game. Dancing as usual will follow Chase, the famous first baseman, ac- | the game and the usual preliminary quitted by the National league last | will precede the main contest week of charges of crookedness. — . Chase must drop his suit against |po BOX IN COUNCID CHAMBERS. the Reds hefore the Gilants will re- Lol sl ceive permission to offer him a con- | gouts Will Be Staged to Inmterest Chi« trac: McGraw had a conference with g crmen August Herrmann, president of the Chicago, Feb. 11 Boxing contests Cincinnati club, in Cincinnati last | will be staged ia a ring pitched in the Thur v on the C e problem, and | city council chambers next Thursday Herrmann agreed to release the play- | afternoon it was announced last night er to New York if Hal dismisses his | in the iaterest of a bill to legalize box- suit against the Reds for the salary he | ing in the state now pending ir* the { lost by reason of his indefinite sus- | legislature. pension last summer. The amount in- | Aldermen and athers interested ia | volved is close to $2,000. the measure will be the spectators, “J talked to Herrmann in Cincin- | The talent will be recruited from box [ nati, but we will be unable to do any- | €rs at the Great Lakes Naval Train- thing about Chuse until he drops his | IP8 station and from professionals. | suit,” said McGraw S Tt was learned that McGraw has | FELSCH BACK WITH WHITE SOX, heen empowered by Herrmann to rep- | hicago, e Aol resent the Cincinnati club and settle | melsch, outficlder with the Chichgo the salary dispute out of court. Now | Americans, who deserted the club be- f tha Jhe 1 leagiie has acauit- | rore e el PR | el ol pall owners do mnot| .4 financlal dispute, will be back in | want the threshed out in the i = the Zame this season. He came to Ohio courts. Besides Chase would be . 2 R s terms with President Comiskey ves- mest sure to win, The fact that me | 08 oL LR LN el was cleared by the league can only | (& (,f-'Q "g;, d“‘. Fraveriind iy bafizreniicinean itnatini= dindenite | LIS OB RE L e REE RIEEC Ml o suspension by the Cincinnati club was | P21l With a Milwaukee tea AT without justification flelder Leibold also signed yesterday. i FOWNES BEST PUTTER. JEANNETTE BEATS COWLER. | D Jersey City Feb. 11.—Tom | Leads Field of 26 Golfers on the | Cowler, the lish heavyweight, | Pinchurst /I inke last night received another puncture | | in his championship aspirations when | Pinehurs N Feb. 11—C. B.|he was outpointed by Joe Jeannetle Fownes, of Oakmont, won the first|in seven of the eight raunds at the | prize in a clock putting contest at| Armory A A. of Jersev City. g big | Pinehurst vesterday against a field of | crowd saw the bout Jeannetta | 26, Prizes were also competed for in | weighed 196 pounds, to 204 b {a driving contest. The major prize | Cowler | went to Courtland T. Vanclief, of Richmond county, and the second - 1,,;- e to Major A. Elllott Ranney, of AETNA BOWLING | Greenwich a | Jim Barnes. of Sunset Hills, and ALLEYS. prisoners, just back from Germany, | This is an American Req (ross | George Bowden, of Ledesco, won the Church Street. and Yanks on leave from France, on | Official Photo. (C) Underwood & | Trizes in the professional section of % stght-aceing tour of London. | tnderwooa. “% ¥ | tne driving contest. | For Your Amusement.