New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1921, Page 8

FEmr—— .l HERMAN REGAINS - THE BANTAM TITLE Joe Lynch Is Beaten on Points at Ebbets Field i New York, July 26.—For the sec- ;‘:g,;:méi lnbhiu fighting career Pete n'is banta: e b mweight - champion Disproving the old ring proverb that “they can’t come back,” Her- man tore into Joe Lynch before a crowd of 30,000 at Ebbets field,; Brooklyn last night, and won back the. title of which Lynch had de- j Prived him last December 22. + Herman regained his crown as he had lost it—by a judge's decision. The bout went the full 15 scheduled Tounds, and Herman clearly had the better .of 13 on points. Lynch was edited with one round and one was . & draw. & ‘ Before a rabid zathering of more than 20,000 heat and fight crazed { human beings, the olive-skinned , Itallan gained the world's bantam- ‘Weight championship from Joe Lynch, the west side Irish-American, i Who relleved Herman of the title last December 22 in a fifteen-round _ bout at Madison Square Garden. Herman won back the title as he lost it—on a decision. After 15 rounds of cautious but sporadically spectacular boxing, the judges at the ringside, Tommy Shortell and Edward G. Becker, and Referee Patsy Haley handed in their slips with the verdict ‘written thereon. Announcer Joe Humphreys stepped to the center of the ring and, to a hushed gathering, clarioned: ‘“The . winner. is Herman. It is not known whether the three officials—the two Judges and the referee—concurred in 4 unanimous verdict. There is no inforrhative announcement on this Roint. There is every reason to be- Meve they did, however, for Herman ®0 ' far outpointed Lynch as to per- mit no room for doubt as to the ‘winner. 1 Herman at His When the decision returning the title to Herman was announced, the crowd burst forth in a yell of ac- claim which re-echoed through Flat- bush. Herman was the favorite with the gathering after the first few , Tounds, and almost to a man the créwd cheered the victor. Herman's seconds, wild with delight, did a Commanche dance in the ring cen- ter, while friends yelled themselves hoarse from the ringside in congratu- lations for the recrowned champion. Herman’s achievement will receive a place in the unique events of ring history. Along with Stanley Ketchel .«and Jack Britton, the Crescent Ital- {an has won back a title he once lost. ‘Herman, in his battle for the title, wa; not the same boxer who so list- lessly. let ‘the ring bauble slip from . him last winter at the Garden. He 'was as different as day is from dark. ‘No strictly defensive battle with an attitude of meek submission here. In- stead the positions were reversed. A | glaring transformation was witnessed in the styles of the two boxers. Her- man fought as if his life depended on the result. And when he fought this way Lynch was nonplussed. The great crowd, therefore, witnessed the spectacle of Lynch, the champion, performing as did Herman, then the champion, on that chill yuletide hol- iday night last winter. Herman took all but three of the younds. ' Lynch managed to carry off “~ghe: second, sixth znd. eleventh ses- sions. For the remainder of the bat- tle' the champion was subjected to a steady, systematic beating, which re- sulted in Herman compiling a record of points which only a knockout could upset and as the battle progressed Lynch, tired and apparently worried of the pace, gradually lost that snap and dash which must be possessed if a knockout victory is to be ac- complished. ‘Wears Dynch Down. An analysis of the battle is fur- ,nished in the declaration that Her-, jman fought in his accustomed style and Lynch could not. The springy (Hittle Southerner started a well- |fought battle with the opening of the /first round and seldom thereafter did_ he deviate from his set course. :This was evidenced in the workman- ¥iike manner in which Herman ac- eomplished the victory. He grad- (ually wore Lynch down to a state :of comparative ineffectiveness—to point where he knew he was safe from the danger of the champion’s wvaunted right—and then continued methadically to accumulate points ' which Lynch could not overcome, de- spite desperate efforts in the closing rounds to turn the tide of battle with one lusty, full-powered blow. Herman surprised all by his show- ing. ' The little Crescent City ring midget was as fiery as ever at close quarters, but better even than this characteristic Herman actually ex- celled Lynch at long range. The champion’s snappy left jab and hook and his destructive right cross were stultified to a harmless degree with Herman’s bombardment of body blows. in the early rounds, and the ef- fect of the most damaging Lynch blows was completel nullified as the Battle progressed to its finish. Herman ripped both his hands to ths stomach heavily in the milling at close quarters early ia the battle. The New Orleans Italian steadily worked his way to close. quarters and there tlazed away with an assault for which Lynch had no defense. The blows' fiurt in no small manner and gradually sapped Lynch’'s strength. As the bout progressed, Herman con- fident, in his ability to outbox the champlon, disregarded Lynch’s ter- rific lashed for vulnerable spots. Her- man enjoyed a confldence Which grew a3 the battle went on. Herman Shifts Attack. As Lynch’s wears condition man- ffested itself in later rounds, Herman shifted from the stomach to face and Tead assault, and In this, too, the New Orleans boxer excelled the cham- plon wnguestionably. Times almost out of namber Herman beat Lynch to a left Jah, a hook, or a cross, and NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. TUESDAY, JULY 26 - PETE HERMAN EQUALS FEAT OF THE LATE STANLEY KETCHEL AND JACK BRITTON, B NORTH & JUDD GIRLS WIN THIRD GAME OF BASEBALL SERIES WITH AMERICAN PAPE Harding Presents Golf Cup to Jim Barnes ) Barnes’ Victory—When Jim Barnes, Pelham, N. Y., professional golfer, won the American open golf championship he received the trophy cup from the hands of President Harding. sional at Pelham, N. Y. again Herman would sneak in past Lynch’s leads, or under them, with counters to the side of the face or Jaw. Lynch, infuriated, sought to re- taliate, but the champion was wild and decidedly ineffective. He land- ed repeatedly, but the strength In the Lynch blow wa: gone and Her- man just smiled a smile of content- ment and supreme confidence. HOLD UP AT BOUT Robbers Smash Window at Ebbets Field Last' Night While 2,000 Fight ¥ans Look on. Brooklyn, July 26.—When the lights in the rotunda at the entrance of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, went out last night just before the begining of the bout between Joe Lynch and Pete Heran in which Herman regained from Lynch the bantamweight cham- plonship which he had lost to him last December three men in the presence of 2,000 persons seeking to buy tickets held up the ticket seller at window No. 13, snatched all the bills within reach, and made their escape in the semi-darkness. The exact amount of the robbery could not be ascertained, but Charles H. Ebbets Jr., secretary of the Brooklyn Baseball Club, owner of the field, admitted that it amount- ed to at least $800. As soon as the lights failed, three men jumped to the window. One of them broke the glass of the ticket window, pointed a revolver at the ticket seller, and ordered him to hold up his hands and keep quiet. Another thrust in an arm and swept out a pile of bills, all he could reach, the pro- ceeds of the sale of the eleven-dollar ringside seats, the highest priced seat at the exhibition. The third man acted as a guard or lookout, but his services were not really needed, and the Tob- bery was accomplished so swiftly that few of the crowd in the rotunda realized that anything out of the ordinary had taken place. MET. GOLF TOURNEY ON 130 Players Including Mitchell and Duncan in it New York, July 26—Jim Barnes winner of the national open golf championship was paired with Tommy Kerrigan who finished third in the British “open’ at St. Andrews in the opening round of the Metropolitan Golf Associaton open meet at the Siwanoy Country club, Mount Vernon today. - Walter Hagen of Detroit former na- tional open champion and present holder of the Metropolitan title, was paired with Cyril Walker of Engle- wood. Nearly 130 golfers including virtual- ly all the stars who played in the national tournament with the excep- tion of Abe Mitchell and George Duu- can were entered for the meet. A T TILDEN AT WIMBLEDON AGAIN Boston, July 26.—Wiliam T. Tilden 2nd will return to Wimbledon, Eng., next June to defend his title at British singles tennis champion, it was an- nounced today. Meantime he will re- new his partnership in doubles with Vincent Richards of Yonkers, who de- feated the champion for the Rhode Island singles title last week. Thay will make an effort overseas to regain the British doubles championship re- linquished this year by R. Norris Wil- liams 2nd and C. S. Garland. The Tilden-Richards compination will first get into action again at Seabright, N. J., next month to compete for a trophy on which they now hold two legs. OUTLAWS WIN AGAIN. The Boys' Club Outlaws continued winning vesterday, by defeating the Young Eagles with Budnick on the mound. The score was 18 to 6. The winners batted hard and the fielding was at times sensational. On next Friday afternoon at Walnut Hill Park, tze Outiaws will clash with the Hill- tops in the “rubber” game of a three- game serfes. Fach team has defeated the other this season. This is the first time in history that the golf trophy has been presented by the nation’s ruler. Barnes is a profes- JIM'S CLOVER—Jim Barnes isn'y superstitious. Oh, no!, When he won the American open golf cham- pionship at Chevy Chase he carried a clover blossom between his lips as he made the rounds. His “lucky clover” is almost as famous as Jim himself. REDS BEAT YANKS Babe Ruth Delights Cincinnati Fans by Poling Out Two Circuit Smashes in Exhibition Game. Cincinnati, July 26.—Babe Ruth de- lighted a large crowd at Redland Field esterday by hitting two home runs in an exhibition game between th> Yankees and the Reds. The National Leaguers won the game by a score of 9 to 8. With two out and the bases full in ihe fifth inning, Ruth drove the first ball pitched to him over the center field wall, the first time this feat has ever been accomplished. In the seventh, with one on base, Ruth hit into the right field bleach- ers on the fly, which established an- other record for the Cincinnati park The Babe fanned in the ninth. A triple by Roush and Duncan's double in the seventh inning gave Cincinnati two runs and the game. The score by innings: r. h Yankees ....000051200—8 8 3 Cincinnati ..43000020x—9 13 2 Batteries—Harper, Collins. Fer- suson and Hoffmann; Devokner, “,‘oumbe, Denohue and Wingo, Doug- as. e TOLEDO GETS AINSMITH. Bresnahan Secures the Services of Veteran Detroit Catcher. Toledo, Ohio, July 26.—Roger Bres- nahan, president of the Toledo club of the American Association, announced on his return from a scouting trip to- day that he had secured the services of Catcher Eddie Ainsmith from.the Detroit club of the American League A‘nsmith is expected to report im- mediately, Bresnahan said. QUITS TITLE TOURNTY. New York, July 26.—After defeat- mg Rudolph Knepper, the Iowa State titleholder, in the final for the West- crn amateur championship at Chicago recently, Chick Evans, the national amateur champion, declared that it was the last time that he would com- rete in the event. It marked the ixth time that Chick has won the title and in a speech after being pre- <ented with the cup he declared that it was his last appearance. “Six times is enough for any golfer to win any championship,” said Chick. GRIFFITHS IS VICTOR Denver, July 26.—Johnny Griffiths, Akron, O., welterweight won the de- cision over Harry Schuman of Denver in a 12 round bout here last night. lHow to Start the Evening Wrong 1921. e c—— SELE INt2 SHAPE, AND WAIT e S, AN i i\fi\\\\ \/’,/ You WARBLE LoUP AND MERRILY AS YoUu FLoS TmR- ON" THE ONE AND ONLY" To CA-L <~ AND SIT AROUND ¥ —r— YoU CONGRATULATE YoOR- SELF ON REACHING HER HOME AT EIGHT SHARP, THE APPOINTED HOUR AND TH Y WINNING BACK HIS BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE FROM JOE LYNCH— R GOODS TEAM—GIANTS ARE BEATEN AT PITTSBURGH 6 TO 3 By Briggs | EN You SLT ArounD, N 4 ™ = SN RUINED (\/ou FANCY You LooK LIKE THIS) 4 GIANTS GET MEUSEL Slugging Outficlder of Phillies Figures In Deal for Walker and Henline, Both Youngsters. Pittsburgh, July 26.—Emil Meusel, sometimes called Irish, one of the best outfielders in the major leagues, last evening became a member of the Giants, John McGraw announced that he had completed a deal with the Philadelphia club whereby Meusel pas obtairyed for Curtis Walker, out- fielder, and Walter Henline, a young and promising catcher, who has been out on option with the Indianapolis club of the American Association. Henline will join the Philadelphias ac once. The addition of Meusel to the New York forces will mean the addition of a terrific punch to the attack and a great force to the defence. Meuse], by the way,lis a brother of Bobby of the Yankees, and there you have a note ot personal interest which is bound to attract great attention in the metro- polis. Irish Meusel is George Kelly's lonc rival for the home run hitting honors of the National League, so that the Giants have two of the heaviest clout- ers in the circuit. Irish is a right hand- ed hitter and batted .309 last year Meusel can cover a lot of territory and has perhaps the best arm among the National League outfielders. He “lost” hih arm last season, but it came bek this spring. Meusel's 1921 record as a hitter is .354. Meusel's acquistiin by the Giants follows close upon his suspension by the Phillies for indifferent playing. It was on open secret that Meusel fid not get along with Bill Donovan, manager of the Philllies, and that he wanted to be traded. The outfielder was offered to the New York, Pitts- burgh and Boston clubs, and New York was the only one which could offer another good outfielder and a catcher—men whom the Phillies wanted. Meusel probably will play right field, with Young going to center The news that Meusel had become a Giant was not greeted here wild cheers. It is recognized that the center. new outfielder will make the Giants much stronger. In Walker and Henline the Phillies get two youngsters who are bound ‘o make their marks in the game. Walk- er is a left handed hitter and has been doing very well in his first year in the majors. He joined , the Giants last spring from Augista of the Sally. Henline was with Milwaukee last season and cost the Giants $12,000. He was sent away because the Giants had too many catchers. New York did not haveto ask for waivers on Hen- line, as it had the privilege of “farm- ing” him out. Otherwise Brooklyn and several other clubs would have claimed him. BREAKS TRACK RECORD. Binghamton, N. Y., July 26.—Silvie Brook, Walter L. Johnson's bay filly: vroke the world’s record for three- year-olds on the half mile track ves. ierday during the Orange county ¢ cuit meeting at Ideal Park. Silvie Brooks turned in two heats of 2:12% and 2:12 1-4, beating the mark mads last vear at the same rark by Worthy Ckief. RAY BESTS TUCKER Cincinnati, 0., July 26.—Johnny Ray of Pittsburgh, bested Frank Tucker of Los Angeles in the main event of a boxing show here last night. The boys weighed 134 pounds. Ray tried in every one of the ten rounds to land a knockout, and almost suc- ceeded in the ninth when he put Tucker to the mat for the count of nine; but the latter struggled to his feet and managed to hold on until the gong came to the rescue. JAKE POUNDS 'OLE APPLE. Mtrfwin Jacobson, the local bov piaying sensational ball with the Bal- ticre Orioles of the International Lecague, had a great day with the wil lew yesterday at Newark. In five trir ‘o the plate, Jake hit four times safa- Iz, one of the clouts being a triple. with AMERICAN LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. No games scheduled. Standing of the Clubs, w. L. 58 33 - 56 33 48 48 45 48 43 49 41 49 .. 40 51 . 35 55 PC. -637 628 .500 .484 467 -456 440 .389 Cleveland New York ‘Washington Detroit St. Louis . Boston Chicago .. Philadelphia .. Games Today. St. Louis in New York. Cleveland in Boston. Detroit in Philadelphia. Chicago in Washington. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Pittsburgh 6, New York 3. Other games not scheduled. Standing of the Clubs. Ww. L. 60 31 55 34 51 36 46 46 42 46 48 52 62 POy .659 618 586 .500 477 455 -409 287 Pittsburgh . New York . Boston Brooklyn St. Louis . Chicago . Cincinnati . Philadelphia .. Games Today. New York in Pittsburgh. Brooklyn in Chicago. Boston in Cincinnati. Philadelphia in St. Louis. BRITONS TO BEGIN PRACTICE Davis Cup Tennis Team Leave for Pittsburgh Courts New York, July 26.—The British Isles tennis team in the Davis cup ,competition left today for Pittsburgh jto icquaint themselves with the courts at the Allegheny Country club, Se- wickley, Pa., where on August 4, 5, and 6, they will play the Winner onf {the Canada-Austrahsia match. i 1 Following their arrival yesterday on the Baltic the British players had a short practice on the courts at Forest Hills. They appeared in good form, considering they were just off ship. The team declined invitation to play in tournaments or remain at clubs near New York for a few days, believ- ing it was best to go to Pittsburgh to study the courts and get into condi: tion. “It is impossible to make any pre- dictions as to the outcome of the match against Australsia at Pittsburgh it now appearing that Australasia is likely to be the British Isles op- ponent” declared Max Woosnam, cap- tain of the team. ““All I can say is that the team is in good condition after its voyage and that we hope to do our very best against the Australas- ians. “POP” GEERS DRIVES WINNER. Veteran Reinsman Pilots Wiki Wiki First Under Wire. Columbus, Ohio, July 26.—Four ss races were contested here ves- terday in the opening program of the irand Circuit meeting. A slight rain 1 mid_afternoon kept Peter Manning. 2:02%, from attempting to break the five year-old gelding trotting record 2 1-4, held by Uhlan, 1:58, and made on the local track in 1909. The Dunkle Sweepstakes for 2:08 pacers was declared off, only two norses being on the ground for the event. Ed. Geers won his third race of the year when he put over Wiki Wiki in &) 06 trot after Arion McKinney 1a won the first heat and then was dGistanced. The 2:18 trot was split in two divi- sions, Baroness Hanover winning the division in straight heats and dna Forbes the second division after iosing the second mile to Great Excite ment. Jay Brooke won the 2:04 pace. l l Results Yesterday. Jersey City 2, Reading 1. Baltimore 6, Newark 2. Syracuse 4, Toronto 2. (first game). Toronto 6, Syracuse 3. ° (second game, 11 innings). Buffalo 8, Rochester 6. Standing of the Clubs. Wl 76 ¢ 123 59 /41 52 43 50 48 41 53 42 56 4112 58 .28 70 Baltimore . Buffalo ... Rochester . Toronto ... Jersey City Newark Syracuse .. Reading .... Games Today. Baltimore in Newark. Reading in Jersey City. Toronto in Syracuse. Buffalo in Rochester. EASTERN LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Waterbury 1, Hartford 0. New Haven 4, Worcester 3. Springfield 8, Albany 5 . Pittsfied 7, Bridgeport 3. Standing of the Clubs. ( W. L. 51, 31 49 36 48 36 43 39 42 40 40 45 33 45 25 60 Bridgeport Pittsfield Worcester . New Haven ... Hartford .. Springfield - . Waterbury Albany Games Today. Hartford in New Haven. Pittsfield in Waterbury. Springfield in Albany . Worcester in Bridgeport. RUNS FOR WEEK JULY 24-30 American League W T TR O T 10 11 14 New York Boston Phil. wash’'ton Detroit Cleveland Chicago £t. Louis AUMKHA KRB National League M. T. W. T. F. §. Tt New York Boston Brooklyn Phil. Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis AR AR wonen AR KRR K@ Interna S. M. Baltimore Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Reading Toronto Jersey City 9 Newark 13 11 3 x x 20 8 T Y TO ADVANCE ATHLETICS, K. of C. Plan Nation’s Largest Ama- teur Sports Association. New York, July 26.—The Knights of Columbus plan to organize the na- tion's largest amateur sports associa- tion at their international convention at San Francisco on Aug. 2, 3 and 4. New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin and other state organizations of the K. of C. already have leagues in baseball &nd hold golf and track meets, while Michiga,Ohio.lowa and Greater New York have bowling associations. Supreme Secretary William J. Me- Guiley of the national organizatioa snnounces that the plan for the next twelve months is to develop athletic associations in every state in tha Union leading to competitions for K or €. national championships and for meets with the athletic units of other onganizations. BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL ANCHOR BRANDS DEFEATA.P.G.TEAM Locals Win Third Game of Baseball Series The North and Judd Girys' baseball team succeeded in putting over a Vic- tory last night on the American Paper Goods girls team of Kensington at the St, Mary's® playgreunds. The teams are playing a scrigg, and last night win was the first for the New Britain nusses, the Kensington girls having won both previous games. The An- chor Branders pounded the ball hard last night, getting 17 bingles of .all varieties off Miss Vitt. Helen Lynch worked for jhe winners. The score: e 4. P.G . N.o&J . Batteries: and Beckman. Jim Griffen established a new rec- ord at the ghounds yesterday in hurl- i-g the 12_pound shot 38 feet 9%y inches. Lawrence Coffey did 35 feet 4 inches and William Dobruk threw the shot 33 feet 10 inches. The result of the running broad jump is, William Dobruk, 19 feet 2 inches; Nill Kiniry, 17 feet 10 inches, Marty Walsh, 17 feet 6 inches. Running high jump, Jack Carlson. 5 feet 1 inch; William Meehan, 4 feei 10 inches; Bill Kiniry, 4 feet 8 inches. The St Mary's and Hartford girls’ wam will play a state league game at (he grounds this evening at 6 o’clock Tomorrow evening a 6 o'clock the Toys' club team will meet the S¢ Mary's team. City Playgrounds. Supervisor John F. Rourke c_ che playgrounds has compiled some interesting statistics showing the at- tendance at the grounds for the first two weeks of the season, as follows: W eek of July 4, East 2,540, Smith 1,506, Burritt 3,275, Bartlett 2,985, smalley 1,560, total 11,866; weék of Suly 11, East 2,021, Smith 1,248, Bur- 1itt 2,284, Smalley 1,390, total 10.023; ritt 3080, Bartlett 2,234, Smalley 1,390, total 10,923 week of Juiy 17, Burritt 3,675 Smal- iy 1,440, Bartlett 3,215, Smith 1,265, Last 2,220, total 11,815; total num. ber of attendants for the first three weeks a the grounds, 33,704. Bascball Standing. The standing of the teams in the baseball league to date follows: 6 3 Golen; Lynern P T R R East Street Games. The result of the athletic sports at the East playground yesterday after- noon follow: Boys 100-yards dash, Joseph Gou- h, Edie Rozenswith. James Sackle ard dash,, Adolph Norke, Josepn:: Wilcox, Fred Palmieri; 25-yards dash, lliam Dolan, Gerald Roth, Connia Gliade; relay race won by Captain Ncrke's team; standing broad jump Collie Lieberg .Ray Zisk, Frank Pal- mieri and Tony Kowalski. Girls’ results, 100-vards dash, Nel- e Joculins, Bessie Koplowitz; junior 160-yards dash, Eva Hansworth, M. Sponge, Millte Prizel; 50_yards dash. Rena McGrath, Genie Rogers, Anna Wowalski; junior 25-yards dash. P Zenetin, Eva Thumber, Elinor Haha «nd Doris Prizel. ROBINS WIN THIS Q] Easi Liverpool, O., July 26.—The Prooklyn Nationals defeated a local semi-professional team ‘here yesterday in an exhibition game by a score of 7 : =