New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1923, Page 19

should not be * Teest ' o Jyfi-hw e PUGILISTIC TITLES SEE MANY CHANGBS Crowned Heads Toppled Frequent- [y During Year of 1928 New York, Jan, 6.~"Uncasy lles the head that s & crown” in the domains of pugillsm-—proof of which* 18 the unusual number of wensational upsets featuring the ring record for 1922, Review of the year shows that three world's and two American titles changed hands, With the exception of the heavyweight ranks, where Jack Dempsey remained supreme hnt inactive, all the crowns were fn Jeopardy at some time, Four of the titles changed hands in New York while the fifth, the world's light heavyweight champlon- #hip, passed into the possession of the Senegalese, Battling 81kl when he knocked out Georges Carpentier {in Parls Iast September. Siki also ac- quired the . European heavywelght title by his victory, Since then, how- ever, he has lost whatever prestige he gained by drawing a long-term suspensfon from French boxing au- thorities for improper eonduct and adding fuel to the flames of contro- versy with unsubstantinted charges that his bout with Carpentler was in- tended as a frame-up for Georges to win but that he double-crossed the ex-pollt by a “change of heart” dur- ing thé bout. Johnny Buff, veteran Jersey City boxer, met double disaster during the year, losing the world’s bantam- welght! to Joe Lynch, of New York, a formér champion of the division, 4n July and the American flywelght crown to Pancho Viila, the Filipino sensation, in September. Buff, minus mueh of his former prowess through a long illness, was knocked out by Lynch in the fourteenth and by Villa in the eleventh round. He has not appeared In the ring since then, Another veteran went down to de- feat ‘before stamina and youth When Jack Britton, king of the welter ranks for years and one of the craftiest ring generals of all time, Ibst a decision and his world title to Mickey Walker, of Elizabeth, N. J., in November. But a few months be- fore Britton had put up one of the best fights. of his career against Benny Leonard, lightweight titleholder, winning on a technical foul in the thirteenth round. The American light heavyweight fitle changed possession twice. Gene Tunny, Greenwich - village favorite, took the honors from Rattling Le- vinsky ‘In January by the decision route but lost the crown in May to Harry Greb, of Pittsburgh, who gained a decision after a hard-fought 16-round bout. The situation in the featherweight and middlewelght divisions was com- plicated by decislons of the New York State Athletic Commission, Which took away the licenses of the respective titieholders, Johnny Kil- bane of Cleveland, and Johnny Wil- son, of Boston, and declared their laurels open to competition o far as the Empire Btate was concerned. Kilbane was outlawed for refusal to accept a challenge from Johnny Dun. | dee, of New York, and Wiison for ignoring an agreement to box Harry Greb, Pittsburgh mauler. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERA"D, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1023, nd, were picked the New York uuunldan,’u um(:'l contenders Mor the featherweight Sitle and the formbr acquired what honors the commission was capable of bestowing by knocking out Frush in the ninth round of a contest In August, Idkewise, Dave Rosenberg, of Brooklyn, was declared middieweight champlon by the commission after a Vietory over Phil Krug, of Hareison, z‘: in I‘A‘uuu-t. but the honors were sferred to the veteran Mike O'Dowd, of 8t Paul, former fitles holder, when he wen from Rosenberg on a foul jn the eighth round of a contest staged Thanksgiving Day, The Middle West also ceased to re. gard Wilson as middlewelght king and the recognition was conferred by hox- Ing authorities in several states on Bryan Downey, of Cleveland, Benny Leonard was the busiest champion of the year, The lights welght king fulfilled a strenuous mid. summer program when he fought in succession Jack Britton, Rocky Kan. sas and Lew Tendler, He lost to Britton on a, foul, knocked out Kan. sas a few weeks later and late in July defended his title against Tendler, Philadelphia southpaw, in a sensa tional 12-round no-decision hout at Jorsey City, N, J, Leonard recelved the popular verdict at the ringside, but he was glven one bf the stiffest battles of his career and came close (o defeat In the elghth round under a staggering attack by Tendler, Leonard later defeated Ever Ham. mer, of Chicago, In a contest at Michigan City, Ind., but a serious in. fection of the mouth, the result of in- Juries sustalned in the Tendler fight, has since kept the champlon out of active competition, Chariey White, hard-hitting Chica- goan, established himself as one of Leonard's most formidable rivals and may be matched with the champlon in the near future. White's latest and most impressive triumph was his knockout of Richle Mitchell, of Mil- waukee, In the tenth round of a 15- round contest, Offielally Dempsey's title was at stake once heavyweight during the year in a four-round encounter with a | middleweight sparring partner, Jimmy Darcy, at Buffalo, N, Y., in July, but there was little risk involved. . The New York State Athletic commission ruled that under the boxing statutes a decision must be rendered, and Dempsey willingly complied with' the technicality, recovering the officlal verdict, Dempsey also formally accepted the challenge of his dusky rival, Harry Wills, for a title bout, but that was as far as negotiations proceeded, it be- Ing agreed that a match could not be promoted before next summer. Wills' prestige gained little from his performances in several bouts in New York with negro opponents, but he remained generally regarded Dempsey's strongest rival, Two other figures, meanwhile, created interest in heavywelght circles ~Floyd Johnson, of Iowa, and Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine sensation. Johnson has devejoped rapidly and included a knogkout of Bob Martin among his victorfes. He will face his hardest test next month when he meets Bill Brennan, rugged Chica- goan, Firpo came to this country early in the year and knocked out in rapid succession several lesser lights. But while he demonstrated heavy punch- ing ability he showed little boxing skill. Returning to South America, he knocked out Jim Tracey, Austral-| jan boxer, and now plans to return in January to the United States. He has recelved offers to box either Johnson or Brennan, STARTS FOR MECCA Valetta, Malta, Jan. 5.—Mohammed VI, the former Turkish sultan, left Malta today for Mecea, where Hus- sein, king of the Hedjaz has invited him to take sanctuary. The ex- Dundee and Danny Frush, English boxer who took up an American resi- monarch is traveling on board the British warship Ajax. as | WILL SEND ‘C0PY [ T0 UNITED STATES s Immgrns Stow Tendney | Towand s, Sas P, Ggan - ——— { New York, Jan, 5.—Ireland 1s go-| |inl to send another large continent of Yeops” (o the United States, | This Is the opinion of Father An. | thony Grogan, official chaplain at the immigration station on Ellls Isiand, |And Father Grogan ought to know, Twenty-two years ago the priest— a frall, but smiling man-—erept aw| | wardly, for the first time, aboard & liner from & bobbing tug off the qua antine station, Since then he h made the trip many times, until h | has become an authority on immi- | gration~~particularly Irish immigra- | tion, Recehtly officlals at the Island | presented him with a purse to show | what they thought of him, According to IPather Grogan, Ire- land contributes, in a general way, two classes of immigrants, One; [farms; the other chases eriminals with & zeal that justifies the eonven. | | tional quip of joke-books, When he first began work, the priest sald the farmers outnumbered the policeme Then the pelice had | |the majority and now the farmers | hold the lead, because in the opinion | of Father Grogan, the chief result of | the war on Ireland was to drive her | sons back to the farms, | “But In the lnst few months," con-| | tinued: Father Grogan, “there has| been a tendency to the cities again. |§ We are finding more and more Irish- | men who want to get city work—and | that really means that they want to! do police work, 9 | “The Irish are a peeuliar lot, but they are an enthusiastic lot. And if | | T do say it—being Irish—they make | 1] [ Corset Covers good immigrants, They make good citizens, too. “I've seen them come in here, tired | | of the struggle at home, tired of the | | constant bickering and fighting of | 79 the Free State and I'be seen most of C Each them forget all about Irish politics ¥ s es ! when they arrive. They do not for- 4 good 5tyl | get Ireland—but they do lose their § | Interest In politics, because once hnre‘ 7 }thav know it I8 not so personal with » t ! | Father Grogan meets most of the MuSIlflDrawel'S | boats which bring Irish immigrants [ : | to see that evervbody is happy. But § @ hamburg and lace trim nationals of other countries receive § (2 lots) just as hearty a handshake from the | t N | chaplain. 1R Lo | “Anyone who comes into thlg coun- | | try under the supervision of Father | | that is sure to make him a good citi- ‘ zen,”" says Commissioner R. H. Tod, | in charge of the station, | 1 — 1 | . ¥ French Senate Commission Ad-| | . | | ocates Using Surplus as Fuel | | fine quality woolens, Hosiery Extra Special for Tomorrow 1— 39 C Each regular price 50c and 79¢ "ot No, 2— 890 Each vegular price §1.25 and $1.50 | [ " | !r}rogan, comes into ft with a start Batiste Bloomers lace trimmed. 79¢ pa worth 98¢ | Paris, Jan. 5. — What FKrance should do with her excess alcohol has become one of the burning indus- ‘;trlal and national problems in the re-| [ public. While France has no prohi- | { bition movement under way, she is | sericusly troubled by the economic| | aspect of an excess production of | | wine, and especially alcohol. 12568 | A senate commission reported re-| meeting board meets for action on | cently on the problem. It comment-|the proposed lssue. |ed on pronibition in the United | Several prominent members of the | States; pointed out that Iranc notably P. 8. McMahon, have | liquor and wine exports had been re-}signified their intention of offering ob- !duced by such prohibition, and then!jection to the issue at this time, and made the flat statement that there it is reported that the proposition | could be no question as to the de-|does not find favor with the mayor. | sirability in Irance of reducing the ! [Decause no mm_-mlments have l‘)e('n human consumption of alcohol, that!submitted within the rnqulr»_d time, | alconol today was a national danger the boatd can do nothing tonight but { to the republic. |accept or reject the bond issue in ite | Beeking ways to meet the economic | entirety, and those who sppose o o b KNICKERS— $4.98 a pair for all winter outdoor sports, made of Brushed Wool in the popular camel shade. $2.00 a pair e oid/u WOMANS $45.00 $49.50 | Coats now 5, 0 Coats now $69.50 875.00 } APPAREL SPECIALTIES MIDOLETOWN == NEW BRITAIY FINAL CLEARANCE SALE on all Misses' Winter Coats Now Going On Prices Drastieally Cut $39.50 | Coats now Coats now » The New “RoyalSociety” Package Outfits are now in & Pay a visit and look over the new line Lingerie Blouses Specially Priced for TOMORROW very $1.98 Blouse left in our stock to go at and Women's $29.75 $39.75 $49.75 $59.75 We are offering for this week some exceptional values at $19.75 (former prices $24.98, $29.50, $35.00) | Muslin Underskirts reduced in price 98c values at...... | $1.98 values at. $2.98 values at. . | $3.98 values at...... $3.19 a certain sector and the German maps of their own and of the French lines, all of which were prepared at frequent intervals, and by comparing them will be able to see exactly how the warfare in that sector progressed. He will not have to depend, as the historian of former wars depended, party on personal recollections and | impressions of where such and guch | a charge took place, and where the lines ran during such a week. “We already have a large collec- tion of such maps, in addition to $1.69 e« Anticipate your wants—buy now—save money—Come in and look over our assort- ments now on display on our this sale—they are all taken from our stocks and prices cut. counters—these are not special lots specially bought for Willow-Bone Corsets (wonderful value) $1.00 4 r: Envelope Chemise Y. $1.19 $1.49 $1.08 values B s (Many Other Bargains Being Offered That We Haven't Room To Mention) Silk Camisoles 59(: each formerly sold 98¢, §1.50, $1.98 difficultics presented by the actual | | situation, the commission insisted | that the surplus production of alco- |latter courss. hol he used nationally as a fuel by| iarge an issue are reported planning a concerted drive for the| Chairmay 1. Clayton Goodwin of | mixing it with benzine, gasoline and |the school accommodations commit. hundreds of books and documents re- | lating to military ,economic and po- litieal conditions in the warring coun- tries, ranging from complete files of ‘Parole,” the German army publica- SPECIAL ATTRACTION during New York Auto Originally The Opportunity of a Season $14.14319 $94.24 Just look them over and judge for yourself whether or not these values. | other ltke substances in proportions!tee will be on hand to explain the| ranging from ten per cent up. { It is proposed to run automobiles, | locomotives and factories with this | mixture, and at the same time save i part of the money now spent abroad | for coal and other oil fuels. Many | experiments have been made, and large prizes offered, for the best mix- | ture. | The principal factors in the aicohol problem are that there is possibly a smaller consumption of ‘alcohol in drinking because of increased prices!| and that France produces far more alcohol than she can herself normally | | consume. It is argued that the hu-| man consumption of alcohol may be further reduced if better uses for the product are found. However, it is pointed out that| | nearly three-fourths of IFrance's pop- | | ulation gains its livelihood, directly or indirectly, * through alcohol, | whetheér the people are engaged in agriculture or in commerce. France, the report shows, | producing an average of a billlon | gallons of wines and alcohol yearly, | | out of whieh is obtained an annual | internal revenue of about a billion $20 to $60 is now | of haif a billion francs yearly. The final conclusion of the com-| mission is that I‘rance's 22,000,000 gallons of puré alcohol, produced from grain, beet sugar and molasses, should be diverted from certaln pres- | ent uses, including human consump- | ’ coats aren’t wonderful tion, to géneral use as a fuel. | McMAHON TO OPPOSE | ISSUANCE OF BONDS| Is One of Leaders in Move to ll!‘jl\-t' Money For | uildings. ; Proposals to Provide New School Opposition to the issuance of achiool | bonds to the amount of $625,000, such as has been requested by the local school committee and approved by the board of finance and taxation, | is expected tonight when the city | | purposes to which it is prop(xsn‘{l to apportion the money received from |the sale of bonds. The money is to provide new school bulldings and ex- tensions to present buildings. Ac- | cording to the school committee, there |are approximately 1,000 children who now attend school only half a day be-| | cause of a lack of school accommio- dations. GOLLECTS RECORDY OF THE GREAT WAR Harvard Library Accumulating Much Data Concerning Struggle Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 5.—The Harvard University Library has made effective progress in accumulating data of the World War which will en-| able the historian of the future to de- | francs, with export values of upwards|termine the exact disposition of the| opposing military forces at all times throughout the period of active fight- ing. Detailed maps and airplane photegraphs form an important part of the collection. An official of the library, explain- ing the collection recently, pointed out that the fighting in France was in a region of which the French govern- ment had prepared detailed maps, showing houses, woods, fields, brooks, contours and every other feature. “For the most part,” he continued, “the trench warfare was sufficiently statie to make It possible for the 1n-' telligence department of each army to prepare cxact maps revealing the precise layout of encmy trenches; and to a great extent the disposition of machine guns, artillery, ete. The me- chanleal processes of making such maps frots week day to day reached, during the war, a perfection hitherto unknown. “The historian of the future will be abie to take the French maps of their own and of the enemy’s lines in to week or from| tion, official casualty lists and files of airplane photographs, to collections of warposters and official memoranda. We have a complete set of the of- | ficial proclamations issued by the Ger- man government from June, 1914, to the armistice, and are now acquiring the German confidential review of the foreign pre In getting | from Germany we have been greatly |atded by Ellis L. Dressel, former | American commissioner at Berlin, who is a Harvard graduate. | “We are trying, with the assistance of friends of the university and oth- {ers who have valuable materials at | their disposal, to build up not merely | an entertaining assortment of war documents, but a working collection |§ of source materfal which will be of positive value to those in the future who may wish to stud ythe precise | progress of events and their underly- ing causes throughout the war."” | | Three Board Meetings | Scheduled for Tuesday Next Tnesday will be a busy day for members of the city's officlal family. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon the board of health will mect for action on matters of routine and to receive réquests for salary increases. In the evening the board of public works will hold a regular session and the com- mittee on salarics will also meet. RARE GIFT TO YALE LIBRARY. James T. Loree, '00, has presented to the Yale University library a set of | printer's proofs of five postage stamps lissued in 1919 by the Soviet govern- ment of Hungary during the brief regime of Bela Kun. The proofs, cach signed by the artist who design- ed, are about twice the size of an or- dinary stamp, and were later reduced before being printed. The designs are in the “futurist” manner, and repre. | sent Karl Marx and four local celebri- ties, There are only two other sets in this country, the ones now iu the - brary having been secured by Mr. Lores in Budapest, where he went with the state department after the armistice. material | Show, and continuing to Jan. 20. 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