New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1922, Page 8

TERAC FETE TS s AN WL GNP EEHT & * # b g i » i Ed 3 4 * e “ “ - “ CRERBTABIT VG FAREL pRESL 2taas RSTBIH Sinstf n o Mre bty nt FORMED AT CASINO ALLEYS — HARVARD MAY REVAMP THE FOOTBALL COACHING SYSTEM —MAJOR LEAGUES TO OPEN APRIL NEW LEAGUE 1 FRANKEL DENIES SENSATIONAL YARN Star Guard of New Britain Eleven Gives “Hemld" Explanation Morris I, Frankel, the stellar right guard of the New Britain foot- ball eleven, state champions, has writ- ten a letter to the sporting editer of the New Britain Herald, defending himself against an attack made on him In a Sunday newspaper publish- ed at Bridgeport, in whioch he is ac- cused of having “double crossed” a #7t of so-called “sure thing gamblers"” who bet heavily on the Bridgeport team to defeat the locals in the game at Meriden on Sunday, Dec. 3. | The letter is as follows, | Dec. 10, 1922 Dear Friend Clerkin:i— by 1% | You have no doubt seen the article in the Waterbury Herald = Sunday and wish to state that everything in that article is nothing more than a pack of lies given to the Herald re- porter, who no doubt put it in the/ paper without proving his statements, by a dirty cur or curs who happened to lose a few (deleted) dollars on the game. In the first place, 1'll tell you how 't happened and give you full details of how I was tried to be bribed after | the first half and not before. And also | 4f you recall how I played that half. I gave the team all that was in me ignd can say and not boast that I | made three of the most important plays that prevented Bridgeport from making a touchdown in the second half. If I was crooked or anything | of that sort, would I put up that ex- | hibition of intercepting a forward pass |and advancing it toward our | line, chase Tickey and stop him on | the seven yard line and last but not {least in the final minute of play ground the forward pass of Tickey to Bakes that put the game on ice? Why Clerkin, do you think for a min- |ute that I would call back the entire {New Britain team when we were iforced to punt behind our own goal !line and suggest to them to put the game on ice by giving the Bridge- port team a safety of two points, therefore winning the game 6 to 2 in- stead of getting our punt blocked? Do you think when I got word after the score was 6 to 0 in our favor and a personal friend of New Haven tells me there is five hundred dolars for Bollick and Itoget wise to ourselves and that is the only time I knew of any bribe and not before. With the scere in our favor, if I wasn’t on the level and square to the public would 1 perform in the second half as I did? Well, 1 suppose you can dope it out yourself. 1 have been playing profes- sional football fpr about fifteen years and have always been on the level, ‘regardless. T have given New Britain fans the best that was in me. Some games 1 didn’t shine as in others and that {8 to be expécted from a lineman but always and as long as I perform on a gridiron 1 can agsure my friends and the public that I gfve to the best of my ability. Now of course, going back to the article, I'll admit that some of my friends asked me previous to the game my opinion of the out- come, and to this I answered unless we get a fumble or a blocked kick Bridgeport has no doubt got the edge on us because they alreAdy beat us 15 tog0 and also in turn beat the Williams. But does that say that I was to throw the game or see that it was to be thrown because we were Jeading at the end of the first half. Well, just betore the starting of the second half, the betters offered me the above amount to do the dirty work. 1 absolutely deny that any at- tempt was made before the game to bribe me or any day previous to the contest also that I never knew there was one single penny for me until the second half. Did I accept such a tempting offer of five hundred dol- lars or did I go in and play the game of my lite? Yes, I will state that a friend of mine offered me the money and would rather lose him and a thousand others like him before I would do any dirt of that sort against | the New Britain public or any other team. 1 also wish to state that Dr. Waskowitz, Jack Lash and Mgr. Kiniry proved to be the best manage- ment 1 ever worked for and was more than satisfied all year. Of course you will no doubt censor me for giving my friend the dope on the game lufl you can ask Patsey Bridgett if I didn’t give him some dope on other games. Either to bet or lay off as I figured we had less than equal chance of winning certain games. I have been on the level always in giving dope on games but does that mean if my dope was wrong 1 should deliberately throw the game or lay down to make sure or good my prediction? T should say not. 1 just want to say that there are a lot of swell gamblers in New Haven, real good sports that would take can- dy out of a baby's mouth if nobody was looking. Well, old boy, T haven't much more to say only that poor Bol- liky Malone didnt know a thing about it and can you imagine the paper comes out and says that he done everything in his power to change the result but couldn’t do it single handed, good stuff. I would like to meet that dirty filthy (deleted) that gave the in- formatior: to the paper that printed the story. Hoping to be with the New Britain team next year, a bunch of regular fellows, 1 remain, Yours in Sports, MORR . 'RANKEL All Makes Cars Overhauled Cadillacs a Specialty Don't wait until spring to have your car overhauled. Do it now. J. B. Moran GARAGE 813% CHURCH S7. goal/| | i " |tural colloge at Amher; Tel. 1354 opposed by the Purple next fall. {from baseball if negotiations now un- AMERICAN LEAGUE TO OPEN SEASON APR. 18 . , Ran Johnson Date will Probably Be Declded Oni— Says This Sticks Py Ty Cobb Chicago, Dee, 12.—Confusion that has existed because of the uncortain- ty regarding the opening of the ma. Jor leagne baseball season in 1923 was partially cleared up when Ban Johnson, American league president, said that April 18 would probably be decided upon at the meetings in New York. i Practically all the clubs have been more or less undecided as to their spring exhibition dates because of doubt over the regular season. IMirst April 17 was named. This was dis- covered to be Tuesday, not regarded as a proper opening date, Next came sentiment in favor of sticking to the old date, April 11. Now both leagues appear in favor of starting the sea- son one week later than usual. This means April 18, The American league clubs advo- cate a later opening than usual be- cause of park construction., The Yankees need all the time possible ! for their new stadium, and Detroit faces a similar problem. When asked what he would do about the protest filed by the New |( York baseball writers over the fact that Ty Cobb had been given a hit that had originally been scored an error, Johnson replied that there was | nothing he could de. Cobb got the extra hif, thus giving him a .401 bat: ting average, because the Associated Press box score was used in the ab- sence of the official scorer's report. MAY QUIT BASEBALL Col. Huston, Part Owner of Yankees, Is Ready to Dispose of His Stock in Club. New York, Dec. 12.—Colonel T. L. Huston, half ewner of the Yankees, will sell out his interest and retire der way are completed successfully. This was the gist of statements made by the club owner at the Elks club last night, in answer to recent reports that he was contemplating leaving the Yankees. “I'm old and tired,” he told report- €rs. “The Yankees are a good team |, and the stadium is nearly finished. It looks as if my work is about done.” In order to make the announcement Colonel Huston asked the reporterg to meet him at the Elks club just before | a meeting of the Unknown Soldier Post of th Veterans of Foreign Wars, of which the colonel is the national commander, Before reading a formal statement, he made these remarks: “For several days now there have leen rumors that I intend to sell out my interest in the Yankees and quit Laseball, It is possible that there may be more news about this in the near future. Something may come out of the league meetings, and so I want you all to know just how things stand now.” Then he read the following type- written statement: “I have had offers for the sale of my half interest in the Yankees from several sources. I tdld Colonel Rup- pert of this and he also made me an offer. Negotiations gre in the extreme embryonic stage and nothing may eventuate whatever.” 1 BEGINS DAILY WORKOUTS Bezdek - Increases Pace For Penn State Eleven. State College, Pa., Dec. 12.-—Coach Hugo Bezdek has shifted his training program for the Penn State gridders, who are préparing for the trip g to Pasadena, to play the Umversny’.or Southern California at the tournament of roses on New Year's Day and, starting yesterday, the Nittany Lidns will hold daily workouts until the day of departure. ‘It was originally plan- ned to practice only three days a week, but the players have benefited from the light work of the past 10 days to such an extent that the Blue and White mentor is beginning te drive them at top form once more. POPULAR WRESTLING PROVE Morgantown, W. Va., Dec. 12 popularity of wrestling as an intercol- jegiate sport was chown here when the largest squad that has ever ap- peared for any sport not even exc ing football reported for West ginia’s team, More than 100 men came out at the first call and many were turned away for lack of equip- ment. Captain Pitzenberger, Scotty Hough and Steve Harrick were lead- ing candidates among those reporting, and Coach Dayton is excéeptionally well pleased with the outlook for a good team. TUFTS CUTS SCHEDULE Next Season's Foottall List Is Shorter By Two Games. Medford, Dec, 12.—~The Tufts foot- rall schedule fo# next fall, announced yesterday, is shorter by two games than that of this year. Williams, Norwich and Boston univérsity are dropped and Harvard is added. The games follow, all being played here uniess otherwise stated: Oct. 6, Connecticut Agricultural col lege; 13, Bates; 20, Wesleyan; 27, Middlebury (place undecided.) Nov. 3, Harvard at Cambridge; 10, I3owdoin; 17, Massachusetts Agricul- WILLIAMS ADDS NORWICH. Williamstown, Mass,, Dec. 12—Nor- wich University has been booked for a game here to fill the open date on the Willlams football schedule on Oct. 20 of next fall, according to an- nouncement by Manager Donald C. O'Brien yestérday. The meeting will | be the first in which the two insti- | Recor Arbour Kelly Shine Rockner . tutions have clashed on the gridiron, although they have met in other sports. Middlebury which has been played for several years will not be 1 Organization Known as the “Nut" MeConn Emmons Gavitt Truslow . Gangloff . Nagrine . Fredrikson Wilcox Elliott Morwin Duplin Hanson Colllngswood w, Tryslow Miller ... Patterson . H. Johnson . Doyle O'Brien Northrope Jones Schroedel Tinti O'Brien Spurvey Miss M. Donahue . Miss F. Nedlake Miss P, Miss M. Miss K. Miss A. Hernkohl Miss Kallgren Miss 8. Kalberg . Miss Miss E. Miss B. Miss MoAloan Miss Rice Miss Stromquist Miss H. Misg M. Dummy . The |, Sperry ... G. Hickie . Chapin Spence ... Trudel Magsey Iarreau Perzan TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1922, MORRIS FRANKEL ENTERS A DENIAL OF STORY REFLECTING ON HIS HONESTY AS FOOTBALL PLAYER — NEW FOUR TEAM BOWLING LEAGUE IS FORMED AT CASING League to Open Tonight | A new bowling organization to be known as the “Nut League" has been formed at the Casino alleys, consist- Ing of four teams, In the league are quintets from the New Rritain Gas Light Co., Kinney's Shoe Stoe, C. B. A, Club and the A, P, G. Cluh, The first games in the league will be rolled at § o'clock tonight at the al- leys. Emil Sattler and Walter Erickson have, through the management of the Casino alleys, issued a challenge to roll Willlam Clancy and N. Carl- son, a Series of games at the Casino and the Rogers Recreation alleys, The scores of games rolled last night on the Chyrch streets lanes, are as follows: STANLEY WORKS LEAGUR. ‘ockrane 4611418 “onlon 82~ 0. 265 262 331 269 92— 283 424—1410 11~ 56— 278 102 272 00— 258 306 Leubeck I*. Anderson Maddock .. Molyneaux 96— 288 Tizi—1340 Jehnson Bertini .. i ‘hrist Fuller Rawlings Politis ... Hoffman Hayes .. Agnello .. STANLEY “'DR‘“\“ iilBLS' LEAGUE. Wise Crackers. Hyland Hornkoh| Whalen © Miss O. Schedy . T. Kallgren Miss G. Kiein Loomis 481 451 932 Live Wires, Miss M. Burkarth . 3 Miss N. Baker .. o Miss M. Fitzgerald . Fitagerald Miss 8. Keziatek 80— 153 83 128 68— 133 b 147 67— 117 Miss Cooney ... 65— 138 407— 816 62— 82— 159 73— 136 75— 135 82 160 93— 208 Miss Noble 137 Miss McFarlane Misg*Carlson ... 5 467~ 924 Snappy Six. Miss BUrng ......... 4 122 Miss M. Ostroski Began . Glannet Dummy Flappers, Scheyd ... . 8 Holcomb . Harrison . Langren North Lundgren 512 879 80 182 63— 140 62— 132 78— 163 79— 151 Finalle Hoppers. F. Linn .. R A, Btingle 1. Winsaek E. Brown Kilbourne .. K. OF P. LEAGUR, Past }'hll“‘?“flrh. % L1l Wileox Hickie ... Igoteh Boyington Witkin Putney Nehl Kotch 88 80 293 294 274 104 Bolss .. Tove Rrazeau Y 13— T 85— le‘{lfl 119 308 (Continued Speaking of Sports Le—————— nY CLERKIN . iddle Barnikow, captain New Britain football eleven, champlons, this morning embarked on a Business at his home town, Meriden, by opening.aup a shoe store at 26 West Main street. of the state The wrf'lrrml‘ condition of the play- Ing fleld at Brassco Park necessitated the calling off of the Bridgeport- South End foothall game at Water- bury last Sunday. lou Bogash, the Bridgeport mid- dleweight who is fast coming to the fore ameng the topnotchers, defeat- ed Tommy lLoughran in an 8§ round bout last night at Philadeiphia. In a semi-final bout, Steve Latzo of Al- lentown defeated Sailor I'reedman, of Chicago on a decision, Carmen Hill, one of the few ball players in the big leagues who wear glasses, has been turned back by the New York Giants to the Indianapolis club of the American association, Willie Spencer, the pride of New York's Chinatown, and “Kid" Lewis, the latest Hartford boxing sensation, will meet in a star bout at Koot Guard hall on Thursday night. A few weeks ago, Lewis gained the award over Wee Willie in a bout at Hart- ford, Orville Overall, a former pitching ace with the Chicago Cubs, will as- gist Frank L. Chase in coaching the rookies with the Boston Red Sox club next spring. Charley White, the famous left hook artist of Chicago, has igsued an- other chaMllenge to Benny Leonard, to fight for the lightweight champion- ship. Judge Landis evidently intends to keep baseball clean by his refusal te reinstate “Buck” Weayver, who figured in the scandal in 1919, It begins to appear as thought the celebrated Haughton coaching system at Harvard is through, There is one thing that can always be said of the system, that it developed teams that could lick Yale. The Mohican Market_Co. bowling team would like to book games with any quintet in this city. Bill Kelly is manager of the M. M. team. The Bates college football eleven will net play Yale next season. New York boxing promoters are considering a match between Johnny Shugrue of Waterbury and Ritchie Mitchell of Walwaukee, Wis. The New Haven Kaceys defeated the Kent basketball quintet of New York at Music hall, New Haven last night, score 36 to 23. Tim Cronin scored ten points for the victorious team. “Kid" Williams, "Kid” Duggan and Bobby Hart are having a great fight for scorinz honors in the Na- tional Roller Polo irague. To date Williams has nett” | 73 goals, Duggan 72 and Hart 71. I'red Jean is third in the list of those ‘committing most fouls so far this season. N S Members of the Wiljiams'A. C. foot- ball eleven of New Haven expect to “cut” about $175 each, as theresult of the past season oy the gridiren, TO PLAY IN ENGLAND New York, De¢. 12.—Clarence Pell, national amateur raoquets champion, is planning to compete in the English amateur championships in London in| April. With Pell will go his partner, Stanley G. Mortimer, who is the hold- er with him of national doubles. rac- quets championship. HARVARD SYSTEM TO » UNDERGO CHANGES Coach Fisher Plans to Revamp Style Because of Defeats Cambridge, Maws., Dec, 12,—The fashioning of a new scheme of offen- slye play for Harvard: football teams Is under consideration by Head Coach Bob Mishef, This does not mean an entirely new set of plays and forma- tons, he. said today, but means a modification of present methods in- tended to help Crimson teams to gain more ground than they have been able to do in the recent past, The “Harvard system,” successful against Yale in most of the twelve years, has beén fairly success- ful against others teams, until the double defeat by Princeton and Brown this fall. Against thése teams, and against Centre this year and last and Penn State last fall, Harvard found there was not so mmuch deception left to its hidden ball tactics which have been so widely copied by other coaches that defense has been well worked out. It will be Coach Fish- er's concern to modify the old tactics in part and to work out a new set of shift plays, it is understood. Defensively, Harvard's system has kept more nearly up to the times, certain stock principles of defense be- ing varied from game to game in the light of the reports of scouts and the strategical consideration of each con- test. » The schedule for next fall has been shaped so that, without weakening it greatly, it provides for a more grad- ual preparatien Yor the big games, Coach IMisher said. This will make it possible to bring the team next fall along with new plays to better ad- vantage than might have been done in the last year or two. “Something a little new, plays that keep up- with the time, not entirely sew, perhaps, but with a little more variety here and there,” were refer- ences by Coach Fisher to the plans that he and his fellow coaches are now mulling over preparation for the next eampaign. SCOND TEAM FORMED. Yale Rifle Scrubs to Have Schedule of Their Own. 12.—The un- usual number of candidates for the Yale rifle team has resulted in the formation of a sevond team which will’ arrange a regular schedule of meets with pther collegeg, it \was an- nounced last night. Invitations meet this team will be sent to col- !leges that are not on the first team's. schedule. The freshman rifle team will open its season on Dec. 19, when it will shoot ‘a match with Boston latin School. The meet will be held by telegraph. . New Haven, Dec. TO RUN STATE TOURNEY. Plans Connecticut Interscholastics, New Haven, Dec. 1 The = Yale basketball committee will ‘conduct this winter an interscholastic basket- ball tournament in which the cham- plonship_ of the state among high schools and preparatery schools will be decided. The, tournament will be held during March, There will be two divisions, one for .high schools and the other for prep schools. The tournament will be held un der the sanction-of the Conpecticu Interscholastic athletic which will formulate eligibility rules. The Yale committee plans to bring the three leading high school teame from each ‘f“l]m eight sections of the state to Yale Basketball ew Haven, where the champlonship will be decided. last | to} conference, ; [ ’ 0 ATTEMPT MADE TO BREAK ORIOLES Threatened Move To Force Dunn To Dispose of Stars, Fails To Material- ize At International Meeting New York, Dee. 12.-—Adoption of a 168-game schedule for 1923, with the season openingl April 18 and clos- ing Sept. 23, constituted the chief business transacted yesterday at the opening of the Internatiodal league's annual meeting, “The club owners appointed a sche- dule commlittee in February to frame schedule details, / Opening games, with the four northern clubs playing in rival ter- ritory, were fixed as follows: Buffalo at Reading, Rochester at Newark, Toronto’ at Jersey City, and Syracuse at Baltimore, ! A threatened attempt certain club owners to force the hand of Jack Dunn, Baltimore owner, in con- nection with his agreement, made last 1 June, to dispose of three of the Ori- ole stars who had helped the club imake a runaway race of the pennant contest for several seasons, failed to materialize at yesterday’s meeting ac- cording ta President Toole. Understood to have been sponsored by Walter 1. Hapwood, part owner of the Rochester club, this move was |said to have been aimed at drawing from Dunn a definite explanation of bis intentions, It was pointed out, however, that the Baltimore owner already has complied with part of his agreement by disposing of Jack Bent- ley, star pitcher and first baseman, to the New York Giants, and that he would have until the opening of the, 1923 season to sell or exchange other | stars, ' by COLLINS ON MARKET Charles Comiskey, Owner of White Sox, Admits Great Second Baseman Wiil Probably go to Yankces. Chicago, Dec. 12. — Eddie Collins, leading second sacker in the American leagué and mainstay of the Chicago White Sox, will be transferred during the winter to a uniferm of the New York Yankees if the two clubs can agree on terms of a trade, President Charles A. Comiskey of the White Sox, in discussing reports l1egarding Collins's playing with the | Yankées, intimated that such a deal was on. The “Old Roman” also dis- closed the fact that negotiations have been going on for several weeks, hut to date he has not been able to come to any agreement with the owners of | th. Yankees: | “Whether anything will come of the , trade is problematical,” said the White Sox boss. iween both the Yankees and myself tor an exchange, but somehow or an- other we don't seem to be able to get together with a ciincher. Later we may get down to the more serious side |of the giving and taking which will be involved in the trade if it comes to pass. The meetings scheduled for New York this week will probably pop something that will be advantageous Ito both the Yankees' management and | myself.” Comiskey, beeause of ill haalth, will not attend the American league meet- {ing in New York on December 13. His son, Lou Comiskey, treasurér of |the White Sox; Secretary Harry Grab- inor and Kid Gleason will be on hand to put the trade over. R §O LE, New Football Captain is Only Twenty Years Old. Phi'adeiphia, Dee. 12 Ernest A. famer, of San Antonio, Texas, full- back of the University of Pennsylvania football team has been chosen captain of the 1923 eleven. He is 20 years old and is one of the youngest leaders the Red and Blue team ever had. HA D PENN “The desire is strong bhe. | 18—BOWLING L RS BOXING FEDERATION T0 PERMIT FIGHT Many Limitations However, Are Placed for Carp-Siki Return Mill Paris, Dec, 15 (By Assoclated Press) . —The French Boxing Fed- eration announces that it is ready to authorize a fight between Battling Siki and Georges Carpentier | under the following conditions: The receipts must go to the aid of some fund of national importance; the contest must be organized by tfe federation and financially ecéntrolled | by representatives of the fund; all moneys collected, including the sums from photographic and moving pic- turc rights, shall be paid over to the fund. The only deductions perm{Med whi be for rent of the hall, unless, as is hoped, the hall will be given free, and the expenses of attendants, There will be no free seats. The members of the federation, officlals, referees, judges, timekepers, seconds, managers, boxers and reporters must all pay an admission fee. The federation also makes it a con- dition that Siki appear beforc an in- vestigation committee and justify the charges he has made. ‘It has fur- ther been decided that all persons holding a license from the federatjon whe refuse to appear and testify or produce documents asked for ghall he liable to disciplinary action? even to the extent of withdrawal of their license. BACK IN BASEBALL Irank Chance Signs a Oné-Year Con- tract to Managze Boston American League Club in 1923, New York, Dee. 12 rank Chance is back in baseball. He signed a one- year contract to manage the Boston Red Sox next season as successor to ., Hugh Puffy, and last pight the “Peer- " iess Leader” of the old-time Cubs re- turnéd once more to the game, was receiving the hearty congratulations of baseball’s moguls, here for the an- nual meetings of the major leagues. “1 just couldn't stay away from hascball,” was all Chance Wad to say. Harry Frazee, the Boston owner, who signed him to a contract in the mag- nate's theatrical office in this city, was all smiles, and he announced that the. {salary will make Chance one of the highest paid managers in baseball, C'hance hought no interest in the club, however, as it had been reported that e ‘would, Lhance arrived from California ves- terday _morning and in the -early aft- ernoon he was closeted with |I'razee, According to Chance's friends, ke in- gisted on a free hand in running the iclub and full authority in rebuilding the team and making trades. [Irazee promptly agréed to this, and the cor- tract was then signed. i LAFAYETTE GIVES LETTERS. Awards Are Made to Twenty Players on Foothall Squad. aston, Pa., Dec. 12.--Twenty members of the Lafayette College ' foothal were awarded a varsity let- ter at a meeting of the varsity "L’ club here yesterday afternoon. Th: teen of thiz number, Captain Schwab, Prendergast, Ford, Berry, Conti, [} Deibel, Mitinger, O'Connell, Brunner, Gasolla, Brennan, Gebharit and Crate, played in the necessary num- iber of quarters, while Chickneski, | Millman, Ernst, Marhefka, Méhan and Ackroyd were given letters by special awards, Manager Carter and Cheer Leader | Collins ‘also receiyed a letter. Thomas Donlen, leader of the band, was granted a letter inscribed in a cirele. e FRED- | VE TOUCHED THE OLD SAVINGS FOR [Go To A THOUSAND BUAKS - Im GoiNG To BUY A FUR FOR THE WIFE FOR CHRISTMAS WHAT KIND OF A TIME) DIDJA HAVE LASSNIGHT oTIs — IE Ha}apél;; In The Best Re;ul,ated Families. 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