New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 6, 1919, Page 12

'JACK ROURKE'S WORK AT COLGATE BRINGS FORTH PRAISE—TEX RICKARD SELECTS TOLEDO, 0., FOR WILLARD-DEMPSEY BOUT JULY 4 FRENCH: AND ENGLISH UNIVERSITIES PLAN FOR BAS SROURKE PRAISED BY COLGAAE FACULTY JL(JGaI By N Is to Be Retained as Year Round Coach he Colgate Maroon, the official col- ifcc newspaper of Colgate, has the ‘ollawing to say about John F. Rourke of this city, who is athletic coach and F trainer and who has recently received a high ‘endorsement of the faculty, in @ reappointment. Concerning the lo- cal boy the Maroon speaks as fol- lows: f “In canformity with the resolution fl passed by the Collegiate Association of f' America at its last meeting in De- cember, Colgate will rctain as year round coaches, J. E. Rourke, trainer and track coach,; and. W. C. Ham- mond, baskefball and baseball coach Both of these men have coached Col- gate teams'for some, time with much success, and’there will be no‘doubt.as 1o the siccess of. Golgate teams in the | future under their guidance. The coaches of the various have always contribute nating spirit which is ar ponent of the college. hart, recognized as one,of the 1 football’ edaches of the ‘cguntr ‘man of! exceptional. peérsonali has made fGothall*téams, ‘and in the making ¢f them herhas aceomplish- ed a far. gkeater result—he. has made men. He-has been a dominanf force in the &bll8ge, and has given mage to Colgate, than mere football victories over the large uniyersities of the cast. H@ Has giveit of his best en- deavors fo make of Colgate a leader, not a follower. Coach Rourke of the track tdamilins made an envioble rec- ord for himself in his eight vears at Colgate; ':Nut only as!the track coach, but as ‘& frainer is he recognized as one of the. besti'in - the country. Through?his ynceasing efforts and de- termination, s~ has brought the cin- derpath representatives of the Maroon Into a position of prominence. was an undeveloped sport Coach Rourke came to Colgate eight years ago. Today Colgate track teams successfully compete with some of the strangest teams in the east. Also to .‘Jack’ Rourke falls no smaill amount of credit for the football vic- tories of the past, to which he con- tributed by keeping the men in the best physical condition. In basket- | lball and baseball, Coach Hammond W gives to the Colgate payers that spirit pf perseverance which has made Col- gate teams far above the average in both of these sports teams SPECIAL FACTORY LEAGUE. New Britain Machine. 95 98— 103 314 299 Maher J. Chalmer: Surkhardt Lofgren Foote Swanson 95— 296 288 84 93— S 4 Stanley 90 98 7 90 105 Gaudette Marsh . Johnson Morse TLantone 488 Union Mfg. Co. 90° 104 97 105 73 474.. 478 Universal. 38 83 74 107 108 91 100 97 Cohen Hoffman Carl Anderson F. Narcum A. Narcum - Schmalz €. B. Anderson Prior ..fs... 796 93 A. Anderson . 87 98 F. Anderson . 114 97 459 478 MURPHY CHOSEN MANAGER. Former Athletics Star Comes to Terms With Jim Clarkin, Owner of Senators. | Hartford,” May 7.—Danny Murphy of Norwich, famous as captain of Con- nie Mack’s one-time world's champion Athlatics, and former manager of the | New Haven club of the Bastern league, 'was signed, yesterday by Own- er James H. Clarkin as manager of | the Senators for the 1919 campaign. | It was under the leadership of Murphy that New Haven captured the( Pastern leaguc championship two | years ago, and as the Hartford owner is sparing no effort this season to band together a championship outfit, the Senators are expected to make a strong bid for the title. Two pichers and a catcher from the Philadelphia Nationals : were signed last night. They are F. A. Smith and George Casawza, pitchers, and Rob- ert Edwards, catcher. - All three made the southern training trip with the Phillles. MOHICANS WANT GAMES. The Mohican market baseball team of this city would like' to challenge any stare team in this city. A game has been arranged with the Mohican team of Bridgeport, and the locals are confident of victory AETNA BOWLING ALLEYS. Church Street. Open Alleys at All Times BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL LEAGUE. Results Yestc Chiecago 7, Cincinnati 6 ( Pitsburgh 3. Louis ] NATIONAL i ain.) of the Clabs, ANE 10 Brooklyn: . ... ... 1 Cincinnati E New York Chicazo Philadely Pittsbu St. Louis Boston Standdiz 44 00 mes Today. York Brooklyn nati Lot Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsbargh cw at Cin at s AMERICAN LEAGE Results Yesterday. 10, Philadelphia ew York Boston 1. St. Louis-Cleveland, coid. Detroit-Chicago, cold. Washing ton 6. Standing of the Clubs, Chicago 4 York Clevelund Washington Boston’ ~Detroit - . St. Loui Philadelphia EP S e R Gamies Today. Washington at Boston. New York at Philadelphia. Detroit at Chicago. . Louis at’Cleveland INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. terday. i Results ¥ Toronto 5, Jersey Buffalo 5, News 3 i Rochester 6, Reading. 2 paltimore and Binghamton led in second inning—rain.) Standing of the Clubs. (game Reading .. Toronto Baltimore Newark uffalo . Rochester Jersey City Binghamton Gam, Rochéster at Jersey Binghamton at Nev Buffalo at Baltimore. Toronto at ‘Reading. KENTUCKY DERBY American Turf Classic to be Run Next Saturday. le, Ky., May Not count- 11, a development of eastern eason but which the west its because he ha trained at Hot Springs and Churchill Downs, and hecause his owner, James W. McClelland a Kentuckian by birth, the east thinks pretty well of its hand in the Kentucky Derby, which will be renewed for the forty-fourth time at Churchill Downs next Satur- day. The event has attracted * the greatest bunch of three-year-olds that ever have taken part in a special at that age, east or west. Dunboyne, the Futurity winner of last fall. \will not be one of the eastern contestants. In Billy Kelly, the juvenile hero of the' Saratoga meeting of last season and the contender in the renewal at Laurel: Parksin; October of thie John R. McLéan Memorial cup, and his stable companion Sir’ Barton, Commander J. K. T.. Ross of Montreal, the leading sportsman of Canada and the proprie- ter of the greatest money winning combination of racers on the Ameri- can turf last season, . has a pair of Derby prospects $100,000 would not buy. claims’ as own s SEASON MAY 14, Club Schedule. Eastern League Owners Ar- range Springfield tors of the ing here son on Mass., May 6.—Direc- stern league at a meet- night decided to start May 14, with the fol- games: Springfield at Pitts Hartford at Worcester; New en at Bridgeport, and Waterbury Providenc George Welss, New Haven club transfer of the Edward J. Dugan. st new owner of received formal organization from HOLMES NOT BADLY HURT. New Haven, May 6.—Cal his knee in the day, will return in_time to play team at New Wednesday. accident him out but h stightly atch in | week Brown game on Sun- to the Yale lincup against the same Haven a. week It was thought that this at Providence would for the rest of the season, knee now appears to be only wrenched. Frederic will his place for the rest of this WISCONSIN IN FRONT. Bloomington, Ind., Ms 6.—Wi | consin took vesterday’s Western con- ference game from Indiana by coming | from behind in the ninth inning and | scoring three runs. The score was 4 {to 3, Indiana won Saturday's game HARVARD GOLFERS LOSE. Cambridge,. Mass, May 6.—The Dartmouth college golf team defeat- ed Harvard yesterday, 12 to 4. 1671 the | | | tors a lead that was too big for the | Holmes, | Yale's veteran catcher, who wrenched from | keep | ‘RICKARD SELEETS HICKARD . Willard and Dempsey (0 Battle 12 ; Rounds in Ohio Gity ; = Je Wil avyweigh York, 4 !1ard - Jack Ma The Dempsey h championship fight will be staged ) | Toledo, O., on the on of Fri | day, July 4. The {the ring at+3 p. m., and will { rounds unless a knock-out termin the contest carlicr in the clash. > bout goes the limit, a referce, tc selected later, will award. a n on points. i nounced by Promoter | here last night. er deci Tex Rickar i P l May...6.—Gov. last night deciined to comment on the L e e vl | sey fight July 4 at Toledo. [ tion of the Ohio . law | ighting, de in the gove fice, shows that interpretation and en- forcement of it is up to-local officials The law permits boxing. for which the mayor, if in. municipalities, or the il outside grants permits; matches; are given under the | auspices of a chartered athletic as- soeiation. and if no purse is’offered | to. tho winner: d that contest Columbus, O against P | sherift, if the . in the no._purse is to be t each contestant is to definitc_ amount of Liberty The athletic association re- rirements ‘also are said to have been | complied with. Gov. Cox vesterday received a tele- gram from J. Drexell Biddle v tha larmy and navy urging that the Wil- lard-Dempsey bout be permitted in the interests of clean sport. “Sky-Pilots” Protest. The Toledo ministerial union, com- posed of 150 pastors of churches in this district, held mass-meeting vesterday afternoon and protested against holding the Willard-Dempsey fisht here. The union adopted a res- olution condemning the fight as being in violation of state laws and those of humanit It was resolved that every effort will be made to influence the gover- nor to prohibit the fight and if nec sary a delegation will be at the ring side to demand action by the county sheriff. The meeting of ministers was called after word came that Tex Rickard had decided upon Toledo as the site for the bout. a Nolan Timekeeper. Cincinnati, 0., May 6.—Joseph No- lan, sporting editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, was notified by “Tex” Rick- ard last night that he had been ap- pointed official timekeeper for the Willard-Dempsey bout to be held at Toledo on July 4. Mr. Nolan said he would accept the appointment. Cincy Pilots Protest. Cincinnati, O., May 6—Reports that the Willard-Dempsey boxing bout might be held in Toledo caused the Cincinnati Methodist ministers’ a sociation yesterday afternoon to pass resolutions of protest against holding the affair in. Ohio or in any other state. The resolutions will be ministers’ association ty in Ohio, it was sent to a of every coun- announced. YANKS BEAT CHAMPS Jack Juinn Outpitches. Dumont and Barrow’s Team Narrowly Escapes Shutout. v Boston, May 6.— three out of four yesterday ton, Quinn 6utpitching Mays -and winning, } four New - York bases on balls. from Bos- Dumont and 5 to 1.~ The first runs resulted from The scor h. 0110020015 8 0 000100000—1 6 0 : Dumont, Mays and r. e. New York ! Boston ... Quinn and Ruel | Walters. Philadelphia, May 6.—Washington made it four straight from Philadel- | phia yesterday in a game that was three times interrupted by rain and | that finally had to be called in the | ninth inning. The score was 10 to 6. | Poor pitching and fielding in the early | Athletics to overcome. The score: | r. h e, Washington 041032000—10 11 1 Philadelphia 00031002x—6 12 4 Shaw and Picinich; Johnson, Wat- son and Perkins. +ES PLANS. | | | HARVARD CHAN Will Not Be Y Guest at Gales | Ferry Rowing Quarters. 1Y Haven, May | change is expected | ments for the Yale rowing squad at , Gales Ferry in June, despite revision | of the Harvard plans, which means a | reopening of the Crimson quarters at Red Top and the arrival there of the oarsmen about June 1. | Captain Mead, of the Yale crew, has {a letter from Captain Whitman, of the Harvard crew, confirming the | change of plans previously stated by | Robert F. Herrick to Fred Allen, of | the Yale committee. The letter savs that one reason for the change is that Yale would be at great inconvenience to accommodate the Harvard men at ‘Gales Ferry. 6.—No immediate in the arrange- w EBALL SERIES IN JUNE—CUBS TOLEDO FOR BOUT The details were an- | Cox -d-Demp- imina- | or's ,of- | { Willard- | Yew York made it innings by Philadelphia gave the visi- | COM IT BeEinG Now A NIiCE SPRING DAY- I THin | SHALL TawE A LooK AT The SKY AND THINGS THaT ARE OUTSIDE, 't BT THE SUAN wiLL BE SURPRISED To sSE& ME- tl lists will onter b 12 11 0 1 : WOW'.! '™ CoMING OUT oF THE GROUND, HE'S ALMOST BIT MY | HEAD oFg ! A SWELL oUTING— OH WHY Dip 1 LEAVE MY HAPPY HomE | | | | of the | hoard of boxing commissioners of the | '™ HAVING E FROM BEHIND AND BEAT REDS YANKEES MAUL RED SOX MWONDER wHAT TiE EARLY woBM THINKS Agsor OH- ISN'T Tiys Too PRovowing!! Here's ONE OF Those FRESH RoBing LOOKING RiguT AT Me. He's PROBABLY ABoLT STARVED — |'ve GoT A SWELL CHANCE | Haue MY Necw wwe Be A SIGHT To BeroOLD. You -u-u-u WReTcu' L THINK HE'S GETTING TRED 6VT THERE HE'S GOT me RIGHT BY The NECK Qwen ! ao FIEND I HoPE | Down'T BREAK N TWo U THouGnT So! HAD To CALL For HELP — AnD U SNAP RIGHT BACK IN Ty HoLE — GooDY- -I'M GETTING TeRRIGLY STRE TCHED. REALLY THis 15 an OUTRAGE, OpoF ''!'- U'Le HANG oN T ThE BITTER END SHALL GIVE, Tris BIRD A TusTLe HA “HA-HA HA-HA-HA" HA-HAHAHA BABB HEADS B. A. A. Noted Boston Sportsman is Re-elected to Presdency of Organization He Has Headed for Past Year. Boston, May 6—Edward B. Babb | was reelected president of the Boston | Athletic sociation at the annual meeting of the board of governors last week. He was chosen to fill the va- cancy caused by the death of Presi- dent A. Paul Keith last year, and it was mainly through his efforts the or- ganization was prominent in promot- ing sports among men in the service |and doing all it could to help win the war. | President Babb is a firm bellever in outdoor sports. He was a baseball player many years ago. He formerly was connected with the Melrose A. C when the latter was represented | the A. A. U. He also was president of that body, and for several years has | | been instrumental in bringing the na- Itional A. A. U. boxing championships to this cit He is a believer in etics and was quick to see the bene- fits to be derived by the adoption of an athletic membership, which was passed at the annual meeting of the lentire association recently. Associated with President Bab !be Henry G. Lapham, vice < Herbert A. Gidney, secretary, Hollis H. Sawyer, treasurer. Gidney | is one of the best known men of the | organization, having been a remark- {able athlete. " REDS DROP DOWN | up-ta-date ath- b will 'Great Rally by Cubs Tie Score in | | Ninth Inning and Then They Win Out in Twelfth Frame. Cincinnati, O., May 6.—Chicago tied up a game apparently lost to Cincin- nati in the ninth inning yesterday by | batting out six earned runs on nine clean hits and then won in the 12th, | 7 to 6. Douglass was hit hard and | made a costly wild throw in the, fifth inning, while, Bller was invincible un- til the ninth. The defeat cost the Reds the leadership of the National | league They were passed by Brook- iyn, who did not play. The score: h. Chicago .000000006001—7 15 Cincinnati 110040000000—6 8 0 Carter, Douglass and Killifer; Eller, Ring, Bressler and Rariden. St. Louis, Mo., May 6.—Daak filled the bases in the third, and when Mil- ler dropped Boeckel's infield fly, Carey | scored the run that enabled Pitts- !burgh to defeat St. Louis vesterday, 5 | i{to 2. The visitors got two more runs /in the seventh. The score: Pittshurgh 021000200—5 " 7 1 St. Louis 000000101—2 9 4 Adams and Schmidt; Doak, Harst- | man, Tuero, Sherdel and Clemons. LEWIS FIT TO FIGHT AGAIN, Former Welterweight Champion Will | Try to Regain Title. | York, May 6.—Ted Lewis, of England, f mer welter- weight champion, is about to start | @ determined campaign to regain the title he lost to Jack Britton, of Chi- | cago, several months ago in a bout at Canton, O, Charles J. Har manager of | Lewis, yesterday issued a statement in Wwhich the manager declared his boxer | physically fit again for ring engage- | ments after a ‘period of treatment by physiclans which lasted over several weeks. New (Kid) | Lucas and Miko Win Logan of Lou weight in the 11th round of a uled 1 here last night. low at various but Logan in each ins; to go on with the bout. after the foul was unable better of Louisiana in practically every round. in | season LOGAN WHIPS LOUISIANA. Slow Prelimi- naries. May . 6.—Fighting Pnil Jamestown, N. Y., won over the Philadelphia f Pittsfield, siana, ather- sched- bout in Eagles' hail Louisiana had hit occasions previously nce consented -round Logan desired to continue the fizht in the 11th round but to do so. Logan had the HARVARD LE May ASES QUARTERS. 6.—The rowing management has leased for the the Harvard Charles H. Brown. squad also will occupy cottages, including Mr. house, on the hill overlooking the river. .As the quarters have not been Ledyard, Harvard quarters from The Harvard eight or ten Brown's farm- used for two years, workmen at once will put them into condition for cupanc oc- BEATEN. May 6.—The West Virginia university baseball team de- feated the Syracuse nine here yes- terday by the score of 5 to 2. SYRACUS acuse, N. Y. WAR DEPARTMENT MAY NOT AWARD TROPHIF Washington, D. C.,, May 6—The war department has no authority to make distribution the of war trophies communities - and that have made requests for them. In default of action by congress author- izing their distribution, the depart- ment has taken steps to insure prop- er collection and listing of enemy war material, in order to make distribution in such manner as con- gress may hereafter prescribe. Cap- tured war material is the property of the United States and not of the dividual or organization making to many in- the institutions | {000,000, captured ' ) capture, and when congr passes the necessary legislation, the way. will be opened for communifies, schools, etc., to'gain possession of trophies of the Amefican victories' in the world war. | FOREIGN. TRADE REFLECTS COUNTRY'S ' PROSPERITY. Washington, D, €. May 6.--The | country’s, prosperity is reflected in the volume of: foreign trade. - The depart- men of vommierce, reports March ex- ports as having amounted to $605% 000,000 ascompared with :#588,000,% i 000 in February and $523,000,000 Tor Maarch, 1918. For the nine months ending with March they. were $4,991,- a gain of $600,000,000 ovér the corresponding period of the pre- ceding year. March imports as compared with February and $242,000,000 for the previot rch. For the nine manths ending with March the imports were $2,201,000,000 as compared with $2,- $83,000,000 for the same period of the preceding year. were $268,000,000, $235,000,000. for A BIRD OF A CIGARETTE You MAY DELIVER THE MALE, OLD STORK, BvT IM THE GUY THAT | DELIVERS "THE MALE WANTS, iI'VE GoT A YEAR Roeunp Jop Too. )