New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1922, Page 9

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1922, A to compete at Buffalo [in three hours, Mike Burke took see were rated as the eracks on Canadian |endurance In a three hour race, ‘:u-n I owas Kane's fiest attempt ot the [Welch declded to compete m a 10 {distance, but the loeal hoy lived up|hour race which was also run at Hun- |e " [to expectations and litevally “ran the|na’s armory. After running 26 mnva[ \\-g-‘ off" the Canadians, winning |[Welch withdrew from the race, and | el W S 4, | handily Mike' Sheehan of this clty was the | —_— ST |‘ Hteve Daly, wis a well known |winner, Frankie Kane took second ! g ATy 4 . ' trip threfMgh the United States and quarter-miler in these parts ahout [prize in this eve hee cover Many Local Sporting Men Often Meet and Discuss the ('..Imum ItH e Toarnl SHion- seaaliu i ey e 2 ‘,.....,'..:.fu B0 milok Ivv‘ the ::'Ann:'v‘:: 4'-‘\":-“.\" grer constdered the greatest in the United [petween he and e the event Won Nothing Deeds of Frankie Kane, Mickey Welch, Eddie Fan- |sates X which waa fian at Charter Onk Park. |- : ! Phe youthiul Welch got his first o Kane then tried his hand again at | {e proved to be Daly's master. This y i . P s 'nce e e | A? ning and Others On the Cinder Path Back in the [nandicap and was suceosstu in events [event: practically hrought fo a cloge [ of WIIE @ race but getting OR JUST TE hand d o | " ; N no money, when he competed at| at Springfielq, Mass, Taunton, Mass, the racing career of IPrankie Kuane, " Springfield, Mass, One of his greatest 1Q(), 00 a g 80’s and ’Y0’s. and Philadelphia. “Micky" Weleh's Performances I ’ d N s R A HhTn Lo L[ triumphs was seored in 4 “Decoration Beat English Kunners nere was at th MO NEW SCL e handieap over the - 186 yard - There’s a distinct difference in favor of B o il About this {ime two ceelbrated|of vunners breaking into the game, Mang of the “old thne sportsmen® | was o handicap at Traut's park, This | ENglsh runners were creating much|and some of thoue frafs il be v '!nlnl;uy:;{r;‘n::;'a]? u:‘n'\ 'l'y'.J'r..f'(”Ll\"" the «Salada’ . In this city, when they assemble at | in iself was commonplace. but the |comment by thelr speedy work in the (called by many more of the present|gumbied in this eft D A o R R 2 ¢ varioud timos nowaduys, after the|talk of thoss "In the know’ was that [sprints. They were McCormick and|day than those who remember the |wajeh next il mf’I “:" & e, | Sysyes e L e v urual talk of current sporting events|an tnknown wae belng brought to | Broadhent. The former was taken on magnificent work.of Kane. at Windsor Lo ur ind \\"‘l I‘“"“"m L Weloh wauimaths ‘Mags. he. found inabyhis: maris il have been delved into for a time, turn | this city to defeat Kane. Kane's | by Kane 1 ow York, and the loeal| OF this latter group, there is re- |, ””w-m. ”A”m“‘.l [ l”h“‘;’x;: W ‘q n»:..\‘ :va\HH:.A afferty for o side het of [ 2% yards behind Dan Scully. Scully, |‘1-n: thoughts and talk, to back in|fricnds did not take the *‘unknown' [boy polished kim off casily, The Islding here ¥ Michael Weleh of |\vaish of this city '“” ”' - nek S'l‘ 1. The race wus run on the old | who was no slouch, won the event, e i MU Lo SHRgh O LA R Lo IO Hrsltndn of: this vitona’ thon. turngd | Norih:sLest, who.probably pilfied e |\ Yha saia Gyants v i g tyder park course, with —the local |but his time in #o doing etablished & sidered one of the foot racing centers | meet, the “unknown” arrived as was |their attention to Tiroadhent, who | much tame is any of the runners in Plainville 'l‘_ o man showing his heels fo nis rival [new record in the Paper Town, of the United States. This particular | ndvertised, and hig name was an- [Was considered the faster of the '\V“-}”"' '90's, “Mickey” was interested inl prainvite about {h '.”m'"' for practicnlly:the entire'diptanae; With World's Champs. racing applies to the old time profes- | nounced as “Wagner of New York." [and & s were taken to get o mll'r‘)!"L\n:llt‘ups as a hoy, and he followed | or 4 pinner |‘H|r|l-rl 1'”;1"""'"'. llm""h| O S Tl Like: Wrank Hane WelhUIQRR sional handicap foot races which were | There was nothing particular about |with Dl niivae. brayad deaiine | oloaalythe aRart, 10 HIE hayhood BAvK!| conai el aiterst: L e tont: ki i et 1o DAt LT, AL T ) held first at Traut park and later at|him that gave any of the followers of | facto ¢ hoth runners, and the ar-|1t was not until he arrived at the nong the flectest at the |on entering a handicap at Holyoke, | (Continued on Thirteenth Page). Rentschler's park lamed runners|Kane a fright. Rut when he searted [rangements when completed called (age of 18 years that he first took a from all parts of the couniry came|down the track in his heat, the ease {for themafeh to he run on the Man- ehance, “Mickey" one day entered his here to compete, and the betting gen- | with which he won it caused the fans | hattan club tri at New York., The name into a handicap which was run try was very much in evidence, to sit up and take notice. Kane was [event atteacted many of the famous ut Rentschler's park, and the entry Small Sums the Prize. in fine fettle on that day, and he like- R]\m"lm: menu of the country. Those list contained some of the cracks of In these times of fabulous prices| Wis® won his heat. ‘'he reanlts of the |who had seen Kane in action readily that time. The e was won by a for sporting ovents, a race for $160 | Semi-ingls broight Kane and “Wag- |placed their coin on him, and Broad-|runncr named Hall. The courage of would not sound very great, but fn|ner” to the final. “Wagner,” through [hent was nol without backers. Several the newcomer (Welch) so impressed the '80's it was considered great the generosity of the handicapper was [thousands of people were on hand, [the older fans, that he was prevail enough to provide inviting to some of given a two-yard start on Kuane. fwhen the men toed the mark for the |ed upon to continue in the pgame, and | the hest runners that the game pro- | |here are some who sct the claim Jevent, which was for 125 yards ror|not to become disheartened at his duced. For days preceding the event, | that the visitor could have ‘won the [the first 50 yards of the vace, hoth|defeat in the first rice Whether 1t was o match event or g |rice off the serateh mark with [men ran a neck-and-neck affair, but| Won plain handicap, the sportsmen would | ’ane, but that is an opinion. Of the | Kane showed his superiority this| That Welch 8 possessed of a begin to arrive.in town, and around | F8ce itself, there was nothing to §t but fpoint, and when he breaste . tape, |stout heart was ghown, when he en- the famous rendezvous conducted hy | = Wagner.” He collected his luere fhe was several fect ad of the | tered the & houe race which was run | (! 0 “the Rice brothers on Main street, het- | And went his way. Englishman, at Hanna's armory, The race was run tors, runners, trainers, and others | Traveled With Conqueror, And Canadians Too on a flat board track, there g no | wonld assemble. Tn the present day| On the follewing day, an athietic| Kane's next victory was scored banks such as used today. Twenty- of horse racing, much {s heard of [event was being staged at Charter [over a runner named J'reeman & ’H\w laps constituted a mile. Iacing 1 bookmaking The same method for|Oak Park, and Kane was among those [Herkimer, N. Y. le then proceeded [the mark for this race hesides Welch, | placing a bet on a favorite in those | who enfered the affair. During the [to Eimira, N.-V. where he met and [was Mike Burke, Fddie Cashen, Jim days was in vogue. Many of our|afternoon Kane met “Wagner" and |defeated Gardner. Having proven his| O'Brien and “Peg” Williams, Welch prominent men can recall today step- | the two began 4 discussion of the |superiority over the 125 yard |nr»n,‘ was the winner, running 21 1-2 miles ping up to make a play on their|race of the previous day. 'To Kane, 23 choice. the Ngw Yorker attributed the vie- T A, Kane a Fast Man. Yory to the starter, who gave him fiTh-e_Qdakero ts @mpany's Opinions will always differ as to| (Wagner) all the best of it on the who was the greatest runner of his | start. j ® day .a quarter of a century and more| Racing occupied the attention of ou!tr x ert ¢ ' ago. The friends of Irankie Kane, | the men during the afternoon, and i . s product of “Nigger Hill" swear to|during the conversation, **Wagner™ G' th lay that he could beat any man | confided to the local man that his 2 ‘ves qoua that ever wore a spiked shoe. Be | real name was C. V. Trent, of Tor- that as it may, there is no one who |onto, (‘anada. He also fold of being AP 4 § denfes the fact that Kane was indeed | brought here for the express pur- A e 0 j I ; ‘ re Here And if You Want The Finest to a speedy boy on the cinder path | pose of winning that particular race. ank Kane, who today lives at 155 | A bond of friendship sprung up be- Washington street, and is cmployed | tween the men, with the result that al the Landers, Frary and Clark com- | Kane and Trent departed for Phila- 3 L sl A : t o £ - pany, commenced his running earcer | delphia. N A : b F d . E N C I l d F b d L when 18 years old. His first attempt I',: Philly, a short time after the ) s R £ e roun ewes 0 onngs, mporte abrics, an owest was made at Meriden, and it was|arrival of the men, a hig handicap ‘ against a namesake residing in the being run, and Kane W pre- / 7 >, A § Silver City that he was pitted. iled upon to become an entrant. He *M - Prices Quoted_sso 00 and Higher You’d Pay MUCh More he Meriden Kane was, by the s reluctant at first, but finally con- sporting folks of that hamlet, looked nted. Although mot in the Dest upon as unbeatable. However, when | condition, Kane ran a fine race, and ¥ g «“The Man the first 100-yard race that Frank | managed to get second place. < with the Keyt . . ! < e Such Suits Elsewh D d In Our Wi Kane engaged i was over, there was e e iy > AT E L eyt For Such Suits Elsewhere As Displayed In Our Windows. aultega lfisren.opnien: . After this race, the talk of the het- 5 : e PRl e ey Rtwee e and “HL MO e HINK OF IT! A complete Poultry Course by Albert Angell, Jr., TheQuaker O R LT nevialpWaterbiry, oL BLer Yearp OatsCompany's Poultry Expert, absolutely free. It won't cost you a cent. This and it was decided that a blg handi-| g one of the democratic powers in ! pert, e. Itwon't e cap would be just the sporting affair | o " poace Gity, and who a few years complete course consists of over 50 lessons dealing with the complete sn: y of to usher it in. Accordingly, it was | 10 i o levived n Philly. Rig- the grcnt‘r;ub'].eitloISucc:ssr‘\:xl Pflu[w:m:mg :c: B::s:m:‘fl’d: Icsslox:lund bulletins: o first lesson—the Commercial Egg Farm—Breeds and Varieties—General Purposs King, a runner named DPtatt, u'ml 125-yard distance. Kane won the | tan— Increasing Frank Kane. The purse for the Win-| . .. put the friends of Rigney set up | ner was $75, resulting in an addition | o jaim that the distance was too | L seaidey to Kane's purse to that extent. The | \n Sl (EE S Giggested a A —Conditioning and Exhibiting Fowls ) defeat of King by Kane opened the | FOC (U0 ihe 00-yard distunce. i oultry Secrets Discloscd. 5 eyes of the local handicap followers, | "=y yar yome dickering this race was The above are only a few of the many subjects covered in this complete course, | | who began to look upon him as a| oo %0 it was decided to hold | | a course that treats on and fully covers every poultry problem from A to Z. Kane went along C Oon . arranged by James M. Finncgan, Ed- | %0 o BRI S | [ , die Fahy and Jim O'Donnell. Among ditt hm,.] N,". dnf,m' Cil ':-I }lw Type—Egg Type — Meat Type iples of Breeding — Natural Incubation — Naturai | s s e e T down that way, match be- Wronding— Brooder Houtes and Equipment — Poultry Houses and Equipment—Care of the entrants in thd ap. 5 5 tween he and Kanc was run over the Urooding Stoek — F and Miragement for Egg Production -— Selecting the Laying. % Y ed f Foed ment—Gro» il coming champlon. it at Charter Oak Park. o duy winning regularly. of the event, a hard rain was : now to secure This Poultry Course Free Famous “Wagner'" Race. but this did not dampen the Then came an event thal G| c or hundreds of friends of cach WA, s oy coure s absoluely froo to every, pouky ans / of the sporting men to ! s R ganedBany 0t thaL Ao RMIELIMAN 1l manswho wersionihand'= The-mydion PRIMRETGN] ot this ttore, Ful-0-Pep Foultry Fecds aro recognized as the best poultry mill over” on many occasions. the track was ankle deep, and it Al feeds on the morket. 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He will and we will forward your name to The Quaker Qats Company and they’ will [onds, which was remarkable constd-| | [ A Bui youiiia tetlpyplofihe tact Fakins Iy st Solec k VAPO RUB |cring the bad condition of the habi. : K 5 Caortr (4 s by . Vi ot e 420 ! r an eusen es Over 17 Million Jars Used Yearly | Thousands of dollars changed hands \ SO & ' ab about this wondectul offer, i on the result of this match, the Wa-, \ C W LINES CO terbury fans backing Rignoy to the h A \ N . 5 |ast doliar, while New Britain and \\ \\ New Bk‘itain, Conn. Philadelphia men put their “pile’ on As a builder of strength or | | ror winntne the mateh vace it TEIE AFFAIRS OF JANE Her Evening Was Ruined BY YOUNG A D igney, Kr as awarded a silver protection against weakness (‘*v;::“.:l\on;l\!l:rll‘o s ol Melrose of : y E I - Hartford. The donor specified tha e — ! SEARI, : : ntIorgy S kiting Lo pnipels E THE S— DIDN'T, POR ; Scott's Emulsion | vy oo v s - s | RICK ALLIN VAN AYGG, | GBS, vOU MUSTA T wAS MisERABLE [ | (NOT A S\NGLESOé\lE o‘s\ M‘?W for! »f $300, this sum o be given T Rie 3 = T IME e ; s S At withe rdos. Yo-vu A 1Y GOODNESS WHERE Y LIMOUSINE To THE )] |ALL EVENING 1_6IRL FRIENDS SAW ME- ‘ S ra el fenorally acceptdd that the cup was| /| WERE YOU SO LATE LAST)| SWELLES RESAURAN selfto ren(‘awed stre:ngth, {he emblem of the Connecticut ¢ham- '/ N\GHT:;«E IN TOWN AND take Scott’s Emulsion! pionship, and foday Mr. Kane is still} [/ DINED For AWHILE Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J. in possession of it, as no one has| 3] : ENBILES ALSO MAKERS OF ever tried to win it away from him Rigney was a good sport and so was the following thal backed him, > and another race was desired to which Kane readily assented. The (Tablets or Granules) event was staged at Meriden on De- comber 22, 1884, Kane had heen en- gaged as 'a bartender for several months, and had not had a racing shoe on, but he listened to the de- mands for the race. He enfered not in any too good form, and lost as a result. Joins Hose Company In the summer of 1885, Kane drift- ed to North Adams, Mass, where he was matched to meet a runner named Dotglas, who was the pride of that section of the country. Douglas hail- e 7 P has stood the exacting ed fro South Adams, and was the e = T _"" e . -— ez :——, —_— —— - roseamnts ot i v o DOINGS OF THE DUFFS Tom Didn’t Want To Hear Any Mome might select, Kane was given the| B I . and he upheld it, heating | - : : Inhale It-—Rub It In Dougins easily. The distance was 100 THOORAY, ALL MY BILLS ARE Tl 1 CANMO0K ANYBODY] ko Tom b 'tf.hf,'ipf.'{.i?&f":'.in‘fni?é yards and the purse was $200 | PAID! DON'T OWE ANYBODY IN STRAIGHT IN THE [FORGET TO . To Amsterdam, N. next went THE WORLD - AIN'T IT A o | EYEAND - — | PAY THAT DOCRR) AND You'D BETTER SEND A CHECK To THE BUTTER- h Kane, where he was matched with a e s AND-EGG MAN -YOU KNOW ;‘:i';'i:i:':‘l:‘f;;r::t:wm":: colored flier named Johnson of Glens WO‘N‘DERFUL FEELING Y BILL FOR DANNY HE NEVER SENDS A BILL- Falls. 1t resulted in another Kane vie- . 1 DON'T KNOW WHERE - b mlr_\-,‘ At this time, hose company O —— THE BILL 1S - I THINK ITS TWELVE DOLLARS. racing was one of the biggest sport- MlNARD‘s ing events in this country. The J. D. | > 7 Service company of Amsterdam, FOR PAIN Y. was making great strides, and the hose team. He agreed and made a M —PALACE— Entire Week Starting Next Sunday ‘THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE’ Reserved Seats Evenings—On Sale Now throet, headache, bronchitis,