New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 27, 1922, Page 8

ACK BRIFTON RETAINS HIS WELTERWEIGHT TITLE WHEN BENNY LEONARD COMMITS A FOUL WHILE IN THE ACT OF LOSING LAST NIGHT’S BOUT BABE RUTH GETS BACK INTO GAME AFTER RECENT SUSPENSION AND POUNDS OUT A HOMER WITH TWO MEN ON BASES — NOTES OF FIGHT . ALE IS WINNER OF DECIDING GAME Blue Downs Crimson Gto0 at Polo Grounds New York, June 27.—Yale athletes overruled the voluntary committee on New Haven Athletic affairs yesterday at the Polo Grounds when the care- fully selected Eli nine b Harvard, § to 0, in the deciding game of the baseball series A lifelike painting of a ball player, gamboling on a sign board of the left fleld bleachers is suspected-ef having started a lot of trouble fe= "arvard In the third inning, firse baseman Charley O'Hearn of Yale, the same a1 mentioned in the report of “Se volun- tary committee, inserted a comma in- to that document and a long fly into left field. Lou Gordon, Harvard's left helder, started in pursuit of the ball. Imagine his surprise upon turning around to catch a glimpse of a strange outfielder, apparently usurping his position in the Crimson lineup! O'Hearn’s hit appeared to be travel- ing right into the glove of the portrait, Gordon became confused, evidently expecting his strange ciate to step out of the painting and claim a put- out. At any event, the hall dropped for a two base hit, and the remainder of the inning provided Yale with all the opportunity it needed to win It has been suggested that the por- trait of the Polo Grounds outfield be purchased by the Museum of I%ine Arts at Cambridge. The game held a college tragedy for Eddie Goode, son of a Boston police captain and Harvard's most reliabic pitcher for two seasons and appear ing as a Crimson athlete for the last time, had to be removed from the game with little ceremony as is used in ca erring leaguers, Goode Was Nervous. Goode was nervous tfrom the start. In the second inning, with two out and a runner on second, Chittenden hit a grounder down the first base line. Owen made the stop and Goode covered the bag. but droped Owen's toss. Chittenden took this as a sig- nal to make for second, and Goode, having recovered the ball, indulged in a wild heave. While all this going on Kelley scored Yale's run. After the dummy had fumbled ©O'Hearn's long fly in the third, Goode walked Desibour. MacAldrich singled scoring O'Hearn The favorite Har- vard pitcher was in distress. He passed Warren, filling the bases. Goode then proceeded to locate the groove at an unfortunate moment, for Mike Kelley, seeing the ball coming within range, crashed a snappy linet down the third baseline and two Yale boys ran home. That was the closing incident in the collegiate athletic education of Goode. To those who have seen the Harvard pitcher when he was right it was a sad ending, for Goode has won a lot of ball games for Harvard. It seemed unfortunate that it should have heen necessary to telegraph Captain Goodc to send the “wagon” to remove his son at such an unauspicious moment, Eddie walked slowly to the dugout, but he should be consoled, for many other famous pitchers have taken the same route before him. Eddie was perfectly dignified, but he dia look as if there was a bit of hcartache. Chittenden Goes Limit. Chittenden went all the way for Yale, Although from a closeup view, he did not appear to have much on the ball, Harvard hitters knocked too many pitch shots when men were on the bgses. THese soft flies dropped into the gloves of waiting players, Twice Harvard threatened, double plays interrupted, In fourth with threec men on base and none out, Jenkins hit a fast liner at Aldrich, The Yale football star grabbed the ball and doubled Gordon off third. The next batter fiied. In the seventh with third and second occupicd and one out, Lincoln hit at Chittenden, tossed out Lincoln at first. Thayer attempted to come home on the play but he was still at the Ambrose lightship when the ball was in pert, and was an easy victim at the plate Harlan Russe!ll relieved Goode and except for a two bagger by Mallor: which scored a runner who had gotten on base while Goode was fading, he held Yale safe, allowing six scattered hits. Harvard made nine hits, but failed to bunch them. Mac Aldrich became acclimated to big league soil quicker and better than any other player on the field. He played real basebail. The only spectator in the bleachers was the painted outfielder. About 4,000 were in the grandstand The sale of hot dogs was limited. If the clubs meet at the Polo Grounds again, @& Fifth avenue caterer will be brought and will serve I'rench pastries instead of dogs President Stoneham was not in his box. The game was not patronized by his set. The score: YA first but the who Crane, If. O'Hearn, Dest'r, cf. ....... Aldrich, fs. ..... Warn, 3. Eddy, f. Kelly, 2b. Mallory, Chittenden, 1. i e lonosssncs=ar 37 18§ 014 000 000—5 0 000 000 000—0 Two base hits, Crane, O'Hearn, Mallory, Zddy; stolen bases, Eddy 2, O'Hearn; sac- Fifices, O'Hearn, Russell; double plays, Chit- , O'Hearn and Mallory; Jenkins and Owens; left on bases, Harvard Yale 10; Sases on balls, off Goode 3( off Chittenden + hite, off Goode §, (none ot in thé third) eruck out, by Russell 1. by Chittendent 3; umpires, Moran and Quigley. JACK BRITTON GIVES BENNY LEONARD A WONDERFUL LESSON IN BOXING Welterweight Champion is Declared the Victor in 13th Round, On a Foul—Former New Britain Boy Was Far Ahead in Points When Bout Ended. (By Gene Clerkin) From the Ringside Jack PBritton, 30 years old, and welterweight champion of the world today retains his place at the top of that division, despite all the predic- tions of sport writers of the country, that he would be toppled from his throne by Benny Leonard, the light- weight champlon in the 15 round bat- tle last night at the Velodrome, at New York. The bout ended abruptly in the 13th round when Leonard hit Britton a foul blow, while the former New PBritain boy was on the floor, as the result of a previous low blow that landed in foul section. Referee Patsy Haley lost no time in waving l.eonard to his corner, and giving the “out to Britton Leonard Mcets His Master It will always be a source of argu- ment among the followers of Brittqn ind TLeonard, as to the intention of the foul blows, it must be agreed by both sides that up to the time that the offense for which ILeonard had been disqualified was committed, the hout was entirely all in favor of the welterweight, Judging the scrap from very angle, Leonard met his master ‘n the aged welter king. Britton Does N Inside an arena, in which the big rowd was mostly Leonard admirers, Britton with everything to lose, and 1othing hut some prestige to gain, lid a most artisf ob in outpointing the New Yorker. One might just as vell argue against the coming of the °nd of the world, as to try and con- vince the Leonard worshippers, that ABritton was making a ‘“sucker” out »f their pride. But as painful as the facts may eem to this mob, the result last night howed that Britton, despite his ad- ancing years, bids fair to remain the velterweight champion for many a lay, if he never has a more formid- ble opponent to contend with than his same Leonard person. Plenty of Class Shown The battle last night was an exhi- bition between two of the bhest men in heir class in recent years. But it also vas a fray where the greater knowl- of ring experience told heavily in favor of the welter boss. Outboxing wutfighting and outgeneraling the ightweight champ, Britton looked mmense last night, and even his nost ardent admirers mindful of the act that he was facing a young lever boy, possessed of a punch of quality most any time it would it the button, were amazed at the way Jack carried the fight to his opponent. In only one round did teonard have anything that appear- d like the best of it. This was in the leventh, when he reached Britton's face with several hard rights and efts. But in the twelfth, the veteran came right back and managed to again jump into the lead. Bout Starts Slow The bout started off as loes between two skilful both Britton and lLeonard, feeling cach other out, with no apparent lamage. But in the second round, Britton got started and with lightning cfts and rights he started a lead of points, that proved too much for l.eonard to solve Britton Takes Lead From the second round to the fifth, Britton beat a merry tattoo, on all parts of the lightweight champion's inatomy. The arena which wag taxed Lo its capacity, time after tike ap- plauded the *old man'" for his won- lerful boxing. The nice part in Ben- ny's hair got al mused us, and the latter seemed to be experiencing some difficulty with his Lreathing appar- 4atus. Any person who was being punched about the nose as frequently is Leonard was, would probably have the same difficulty Leonard Improves Slightly The fifth round was slightly in 's favor but the advantage was t. I'rom this time up to the leventh round, Britton piled up a vigger lead than the Giants have in the National league. Cries of “you're proving to be a fine catcher Benny" were heard from ditterent parts of the rena, as Britton punched, jabbed and poked, the Ghetto pride. In the eleventh, Leonard managed to get across some healthy punches that gave his admirers some heart. The wary old Jack however, was not in iny great distress, howeve In the twelfth round, Britton came right back, and disregarded his ap- parant safe lead as far as points was concerned. He shook Benny with s to the head and face. The Fatetul End The 13th round, in which the bout ended, showed Britton ahead of i.eonard, up to the time that the lat- ter went to his Knees. It was in a mix- up, that the welterweight champ droped to the floor and signalled to his corner that he had been hit low. Referee Haley over Jack, and if he started fo count, it was not seen by many in the arena. For the first time in his career, Leonard seemed to lose his head, and standing over Brit- ton, he welted him, and like Ethel Barrymore is supposed to have said, “That's all there is, there isn't any more,” as far as the affair last night is concerned. Dritton's seconds help- ed him to his corner, while Leonard stood trying to protest to the referee that he had not fouled Britton. Halety evidently knows his business, and not even the protestations of Leonard or his manager, or the loud mouthed cries of Leonard's one-sided admirers had any effect on the decision, which was rendered by Announcer Joe Hum- phries. Leonard's Admirers Wail For a few minutes, there was a tur- moil, Britton left the ring a short time after the decision was given. On the way to his dressing room, he was cheered as only a conqueror could be. ge any affair workers, smas stood Leonard also got a good hand, but the sudden end of the mill chilled some of the ravings of his admirers, Britton Sure Victor To those of the lesscr degree of en- thusiasm, the affair saved lLeonard from having another defeat chalked up against him. It is the opinion of the non-partisan, ‘and there was few of this variety about the ring, that that nothing short of a knockout could have brought a verdict for Leonard. He had met his master, and was a thoroughly defeated boxer. It Is the writer's opinion, that judging from the ability displayed by Britton last night, he will be welterweght champion longer than Leonard will hold the lightweight crown, unless he meets a better man than Benny Leotard proved to be last night. The A. P, Version, New York, June 27.—Jack Britton, world's welterweight boxing cham- pion, successfully defended his title against Benny Leonard, lightweight champion, Referee Patsy Haley claim- ing that Leonard hit Britton while the laiter was on one knee in the 13th round of their 15-round match last night, Referee's Side of It. After two minutes and forty-two seconds of fighting in the 13th round Britton suddenly went down on one knee and the referee started count- ing over him. Then Leonard walked over and struck Britton with a left to the body. The referee said he had not seen a foul blow struck be- fore DBritton went down, although Britton claimed one. Britton then sat in his corner, unhurt. Britton had all the better of the fight until this incident. He had been on the offensive during the greater part of the contest and took Leen- ard's hardest blows with a toss of the head and a smile. He cut Leon- ard’s lips with lefts and rights and though he was turned around several times by the lightweight champion's straight rights to the jaws, he came back at all times unruffled and full of fight. After the fighters had left the ring the crowd surged around the ring, demanding an explanations of both fighters’ tactics in connection with the foul. Britton was on one knee and was deliberately struck by Leon- ard, who then walked to his corner, claiming that he had struck Britton fairly. The referee said, however, that he thought the blow was unin- tentional. No End of Activity. The contest wi interesting at all stages, with both men appearing to be fighting their best. Despite his 37 years, Britten displayed no end of activity, and when called upon brought all of his famed ring gen- eralship to bear against his opponent. The result prevented Leonard from achieving his greatest ambition—to hecome holder of both the light- weight and welterweight world titles. No lightweight champion has ever been able to win the welterweight title. Kid Lavigne, one of the great lightweights of other days, tried it 27 years ago, but was stopped by Mysterious Billy Smith. Leonard weighed 139% pounds and his veteran opponent 1463, three quarters of a pound inside the welter- weight limit. Joie ILeonard, younger brother of the lightweight champion, in his firét appearance as a professional pugilist last night, won a judges' decision in four rounds from Sammy Marco, in the first prelim. Leonard weighed 130 and his opponent 133 %. Johnnie Cooney and Jack Stark, featherweights, fought a six-round draw, Eddie Fitzsimmons, lightweight, knocked out Sammy Bossberg, Brook- Iyn, in the first round of the 12-round semi-final match. First Round. There were few blows during the round. Round Two. They passed a few light punches to the jaw and were in a serfes of clinch- es. Britton staggered Leonard with a rizht to the jaw. Leonard retaliat- ed with straight lefts to face. Leon- ard turned Britton around with a right to jaw. at the bell. Round Three. Leonard pushed Britton around the ring with lefts to face. Britton sent several rights to stomach. ILeonard's upper lip was cut by a straight left. They exchanged hard rights and lefts at close quarters and Leonard was backed into a neutral corner at the bell. Round Four. Leonard staggered Britton with ,a hard right to the jaw and followed with a series of straight lefts to the face and body. Britton forced Leonard to the ropes with a body attack. They were fighting hard as the round closed. Round Five. Britton took the offensive but land- ed few hard blows. They fought for head and body at close quarters Britton appeared to be having the better of the exchanges. Round Six. l.eonard caught Britton on the jaw with several straight rights. Britton found Leonard's head with right swings. Britton was cut {n the mouth with a straight left. They had a fast exchange on the ropes with Britton on the offensive Round Seven. l.eonard appeared to be taking things easily, waiting for a chance to land a knockout punch. In the mean- time, Britton found his jaw with right and left hooks. They staggered each other with rights to the head.. The fighting was slow in this round. Round FEight. They traded punches to the head (Continued on Following Page). Baseball in Brief NATIONAL LEAGUE Results Yesterday. Chicago 6, Pittaburgh 4. Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 4. Philadelphia 9, Boston 4. (Others not scheduled.) Standing of the Clubs, Won Lost vesdie. 89 28 . 34 20 1) 30 33 32 81 81 29 81 24 36 24 87 New York . St. Louls .. Brooklyn .. Cineinnati ... Chicago ... Pittspurgh Philadelphia Bosten . Games Today Pittsburgh at Chieago. Cincinnati at St. Leuis, Brooklyn at Beston. Philadelphia at New York. AMERICAN LEAGUE Results Yesterday New York 6, Boston 4. Cleveland 6, 8t. Louis 0. (Others not scheduled.) standinf of the Clubs Won Lost Y 38 31 85 =81 33 33 32 34 31 38 s Y TR Y .24 34 | 8t. Louis .. New York Detroit Chicago y Washington . Cleveland Boston ....... Philadelphia « Games Today Chicago at Detroit. St. Louis at Cleveland. Boston, at Philadelphia (Others not scheduled.) INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Results Yesterday. Jersey City 5, Reading 0. Buffalo 5, Rochester 2. Toronto 5, Syracuse 1, Standing of the Clubs Won Lost 50 17 39 36 36 32 31 36 21 P.C, JT46 591 529 522 AT1 437 377 323 Baltimore Rochester Jersey City . Buffalo Toronto .. Reading Syracuse Newark ... Games Today Rochester at Buffalo. Reading at Jersey City. Baltimore at Newark, Toronto at Syracuse. EASTERN LEAGUE Results Yesterday. Albany 6, Springfield 0. New Haven 7, Pittsfleld 0. Hartford 2, Bridgeport 0. ‘Waterbury 2, Fitchburg 1. Standing of the Clubs Lost 18 23 21 25 27 28 34 33 New Haven .. Hartford Pittsfield Waterbury Bridgeport Albany Springfield Fitchburg .. oo 1o 1s te Se © = oo Games Today Waterbury at Pittsfield. Fitchburg at Hartford. New Haven at Bridgeport. (Others not scheduled.) CATCHER INJURED St. Louis, June 27.—Vernon Clem- ons, catcher for the St. Louis Cards is suffering from a probable broken bone in the palm of his right hand which may kep him out of the game for a long period. Clemons' injury leaves the Cards with Eddie Ainsmith as their only first string catcher. Oh, Man! HOME RUNS HELP YANKS BEAT SOX Ruth Signalizes His Retarn Alter Latest Suspension With Homer Boston, June 27.—Home runs by Ruth and Shawkey were big factors in New York's 6 to 4 viftory over Boston yesterday in the last game of a series in which Boston had won four . | Coveleskie, p. LOADS PIPE AND DIGS FOR MATCH . PAUSES A MOMENT FoR WIND To DIE DOWN straight. Ruth hit into the right field bleachers off Quinn in the fifth @r his eighth hemer of the year, with two men on and two out. Shawkey knock- ed the ball over the left field fence in the ninth with the bases empty. Win- chenden fans gave Witt a purse of $50 in gold. The score: o coanammand Wikt oV McNally, 3b. Ruth, If. Meusé), rf. Pipp, 1p. . Ward, 2b, eott, 88, . Hofmanfl c. Blhawkey, p. lomoormwnewens elwcnoscsune wloosaosasa? Z 3 x Smith, Menorky, Burns, 1b. Pratt, 2h. Dugan, 3b.«, J. Collins, rf. . Kuel, c. .. Pittenger, 88, ......4% Quing, P coviiiiiinn AU 1. Ed EXS=1oY coocommomn loswewn ocrmmcwamool E) *Batted for Quinn in Sth. New York Boston ... 2 Two_basé hits, Smith, J. Collins; home rung, Ruth, Shawkey; sacrifices, Pipp, Pit- tenger, Menorky, Burna; double plays, Quinn to Ruel to Burns, Burns to Pittenger to Burns, Pratt té Pittenger to Burns; left on_bases, New York 8, Boston 8§; hases on balls, off Shawkéy 1, off Quinm 5: struck out, by Shawkey 6, by Quinn 2; wild pitch, Shawkey; umpirés Dineen and IMidebrand; time, 2:03. Slrwwencann Sloscomrrumaur o e n 002—¢ 000—4 “ Cleveland 6, St. Louis 0 Cleveland, O., June 27.—St. Louis was unable to hit Ceveleskie effec- tively and Cleveland won the first game of the series yesterday, 6 to 0. The Indians wailed Pruett out and when he put the ball over, bunched their hits. Ellerbe's sensational field- ing held down the Indians' score: ¥T. LOUIS ab. r. h. po. Tehin, Gerber, =s. Sisler, 1b. Willlame, McManus, 2 Jacobson, cf. Severeid, c. ... Ellerbe, 3b, Pruett, p. . *Colline cscosocsss cormmrohon |l ocrmoouwcoaos ol oruooommns L 33 0 *Batted for Pruett in Sth, CLEVELAND ab. r. 2 = h, Evane, 1f. 1 Wambrganss, 2b, Speaker, cf. . Gardner; 3b. J. Sewell, 85 MelInnis, 1b. . Wood, rf. O'Nelil, Corm e | PSP leooorowmm lurooarcwon slocoossoact St. Louis, 1227 000 000 000—0 Cleveland Two base . 001440 10x—86 hits, Pruett, bagant Woeod, Fvans; three base hit, Covelesk! stolen bases, f Wambi ganss 2, J. Se 3 MeManus and Bisle: 0 Louis 8, Cleveland 8; base on off Pruett 2, off Coveleskie 3; struck out, by Pruett 2, by Coveleskie 6; umpires, Chill and Connolly; time, 1:40. Leading Women Golfers Take Part in Tourney Buffalo, N. Y., June 27.—Leading women golfers of the United States and Canada will take part in the in- ternational invitation golf tourna- ment at the country club here today. Glen Collette of Providence, eastern champion; Elizabeth Gordon, New England premier woman golfer, and Miss Edith. Cummings, runner-up {n the western championship, are among the entrants. Miss Collette and Miss Gordon are paired for today's flight. THe / Hoy MackereL! aan'r FIND MATCH BIG MOMENT STILL DISCUSSING NAVAL ACADEMY WIN Rowing Experts Say Race Was On of the Greatest Orew Specta- cles Ever Seen Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 27.— Competing oarsmen and rowing ex- perts today were still discussing the inter.collegiate regatta won by the naval academy créw on the Hudson. It apeared to be almost the unaftm- ous opinion of both those participat- ing and witnessing the three mile race, that it was the greatest crew spectacle and the moat gruelling con- test ever staged in the history of the sport in this country. . Members of the winning naval academy crew who bhave sat in the sallor shell for the last three years and taken part in a long atri of navy victories including the Olympic triumps over the Leander créw at Brussels in 1920 werk frank in admit. ting that the varsity contest was the hardest and most trying in which they had ever swept an oar. One of the leadeérs in the shell said that it was one succession of bruising sprints, in which it seemed as if their was never a chance for an oarsman to draw a long breath. Next to the remarkable power, stamina and skillful blade work of the Navy the splendid performance of the University of Washington eight was the chief topic of discussion. It was pointed out that for the second time in two years a Pacific coast col- lege crew had won second place in the inter-collegiate rowing classic of the year and had only been forced to how to the middies acknowledged by all to be the wonder combination of the NO HIT-No RUN lieorge Clark, Former University of Georgia Twirler, Pitching Semi-Pro Ball, Enters Hall of Fame. Albany, Ga., Juné 27.— George Clarke, former University of Georgia pitcher, playing semi-professional baseball here was credited with a no hit, no run, no man to first base yes- terday when Albany defeated the Fort Benning infantry school team 5 to 0. Duff, who pitched for the Benning team, was declared by his teammates to be 52 years old and to have been playing 28 years. He allowed only six hits, The Albany team is made up al- mest entirely of former University of Georgia players. CUBS COME FROM BEHIND AND WIN Hitting at Opportune Times I Chief Factar fn iotory — Chicago, June 27,—Chicago came from behind and pleving én uphijl battle, hit oppettunity behind bases on balls and errgtic flelding on the part of the visiters and defested Pittsburgh yesterddy, 6 to 4. Stéuland pitched in finé form, eéxpériencing only one bad inming, when the Pirates touched him for four hits, whick with two errors gave them theé 18ad. - - Morrison, luccccanuas alessorucunos Slrerawonsa? S 1§" i e ae s alornoouwsnons 0] Statz, cf. Haollocher, Krug, 3b. Grimes, 2b. Heathéats, r Miller, If. Terry, 2b. O'Farrell, Steuland, p. e e ®2e0a0f wloscswmenal lorewennnes. eloouunasnuny alcoomumuwsnns 1 ownen loouorsnaas ae. 2 600 300 9104 010 116 21x—$ e, Mol Pittsburgh Two b Hollocher; double pay, Traymor t ville to Grimm; left on bases, Pittsburgh ¢, Chicago 9; base on balls, eft Merrisey 6, off Stueland 1; struek out, by Morrisen 8, by Stueland 1; hit by pitehér, by Studland (Tierney); umplires Kiem 4 Wilsen; time, 1:35. Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 4 St. Louis, June 27.—Cincinnsti trounced the Cardinals 7 to ¢ yestér- day, Frank Keck, recruit, hélding thé “(Continued on ¥ollowing Page). French Featherweight After European Crown Paris, June 27. — (By Afsoclated Press.)—Eugene Criqul, French feat erwejght, wants to win ths ch: pionship eof Furope frem Arthur Wyns, the Belgian, before going to the Unitéd Statés. Efforts have béén under way to sign up Criqui for a bout with “Pepper” Martin iR New York in July, but it now appears from statement by Criqui's manager that this affair wil] be held later in the summer. Bathing Suits “The Athletic Kind” Walland Auto Touring Tents Camp Stoves F.C.MONIER & BRO. 38-42 Main Street AH? FINDS HALF OF PAPER MATCH SUCCESS! CONTINVES RSHING