New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1923, Page 8

SPEEDY NEW SBHULAIN VALY HERALD, THUKDDAY, JANUARY L1, 10g8, MANCHESTER TEAM TO PLAY HERE ON SATURDAY NIGHT — KAPLAN-TRAVERS BOUT IS ATTRACTING STATEWIDE ATTENTION — WIL- LARD WILLING TO PROVE HE IS FIT TO MEET DEMPSEY BY BATTLING OTHER HEAVIES — WATKINS FEATURED IN RUSSWIN BOWLING LEAGUE SILKTONN HOOPMEN COMING SATURDAY Visiting Five Has Fine Record This Season The All-Manchester team, which is showing some gilt edge basketball around the state this seasen, will be the attraction at the State armory on next Saturday night, oppesing the New Britain team. In the lineup of the Bilktown team will he seen many faces familiar to loeal fans, Among them is Fitagerald, last season with the Manchester Kaceys, and one of the sweetest court performers to dis- play wares here in many seasons Fits I8 playing in the Interstate league in the Lay State, and reports Indicate that he is still the same sen- sational performer, Other W, K, Stars With PFitzsgerald will be Crockett, Ballseiper, den and Angell, This quartet has played here on many oc- casions. Madden and Angell last year were with the Manchester Kaceys, Crockett and Ballselper are former stars of the Manchester High scheol in various branches of sport, Locsls to Practice Realizi the need of practice the local management has planned to have the team hold a workout this evening. Tomorrow night the team is scheduled for a game at Willimantic The locals should show considerable improvement In team play from that displayed in recent games. Hopes are entertained by the management that Johnny Sheehan, may yet be secured to play. This would allow Kilduff to move back to a forward position which would benefit the club mater- fany. BRENNAN IS PICKED T0 BEAT JOHNSON Experience Is Expected to Play An Important Role in the Heavy- weight Bout at Garden. New York, Jan. 11.—Bill Brennan, the perennial stalking horse of young men aspiring to a championship match with Jack Dempsey, king of the heavyweights, has been installed the favorite by a wide margin over Floyd Johnson, the Iowa Adonis, for their 15 round match at Madison Bquare Garden tomorrow night. Brennan despite the barnacles and the cauliflowers is regarded as in bet- ter shape than he was for some of his more famous bouts, and Johnson, notwithstanding his pink-hued condi- tion, is spoken of as having been brought along too fast since he emerged from the west to draw the spotlight of the fistic world. LANDIS TO ATTEND DINNER Commiissioner to Speak At Testimonial to New Haven Club. New Haven, Jan. 11.—Baseball Commissioner K. M. Landis will speak at a dinner to be given the New Haven club of the Eastern league in this city on Jan. 26, it was announced yesterday. The dinner will be a testi- monial affair to Wild Bill Donovan, manager, and the players who won the Eastern league flag last season. 'SPRINGFIELD MANAG | APTER HARTFORD YETS 'l‘um Donovan Anxious te Obtain | Phil Neher, Tod Hauk and Ralph Head. Springfield, Mass, Jan. 11.—Phil | Neher, Ted Hauk and Ralph Head are the three Hartford players DPatsy Donovan, of the prancing ponies, Is sald ta be anxious to annex to the Springfeld payroll, either by trade or outright Neher, a veteran shortstop in the Eastern League, is wanted to fll the place left vaeant by Gonsales. It is sald that Neher has not been able to play his best ball in Hartford for the past two seasons and would like to come to Springfield, He is a fast fielder but weak with the willow. Ted Hauk, playmate of Jim Thorpe on some of the redakin’s famous busts in the Eastern League, does not stand high in the esteem of the Hartford management and it is thought that Ted, who Is a good enough ball play- or to pastime in Class AA, would like to play in another city, Ralph Head, the third player, said to be sought by the Ponies, is a clever pitcher and would make the Spring- fleld staff one of the strongest in the Eastern lLeague, It is sald that Hartford is willing to consider taking one or two of the Ponies’ pltchers and one of the in- fielders, probably Herrara, to make the deal KILLINGER IS SIGNED 10 ASSIST BEZDEK Former Penn State Athletic Star Will Work With Hugo State College, Pa., Jan. 11. — An nouncement was made here yesterday by Athletic Director Hugo Bezdek of the appointment of Glenn Killinger, star of the Penn State football team of 1921, as assistant coach in football, haseball and basketball at State. Kil- inger arrived here yesterday and wil! immediately take up his new duties. The appointment of the popular all- around athlete does not come as a complete surprise, at Nate Cartmell, who succeeds Bill Martin as track coach and trainer, will not coach football, s6 that it became necessary for Bezdek to secure another assist- ant in addition to Hinkie Halnes Killinger made a great record while a student here, winning his varsity letter for three years in football, baseball and basketpall. He coached the Dickinson eleven last fall. Xil- !inger has made no announcement ar yet concerning his future plans re- garding pro‘essional baseball, but i’ is believed that he intends to devote his full time to college work from now on, SCHAEFER EARNS RIGHT Chicago, Jan. 10.—Take Schaefer of San Francisco, former world's 18.2 balk line billiard champion, won the final block of his 1500 with Roger Conti, champion of France here last night 500 to 131, thereby be- coming eligible to meet Willle Hoppe, present champion in New York for the title the last of this week. Schaefer's total for the three blocks was 1500 while Conti had 781 points. — BOWLING RESULTS UNIVERSAL LEAGUE. Washing Machines. Williama L. 88 4 Tuttle . Newhart . 239 250 267 237 251 4351244 91— 281 T-~ 240 286 86-~ 213 Revolr 76— 229 4161109 90— 88— 83— 8 279 249 229 265 232 Eimer ... Bottomley Hendler .. Holmberg . Fagan 78— 106— 87— 81~ §3— 272 258 240 o4 206 412 . 88 415 Electric 4451272 83— 242 85— 251 89— 273 106— 300 85— 261 4481357 264 5 265 71— 219 400--1235 100-~ 261 §1— 236 i1~ 262 83— 2 05— 296 Hall Specials Hall ... L q8 80 Rurns . Havilick . Murphy Albert . Havilicks Stars, Munich 8’ 82 Blanchard . 45_;—135 STANLEY WORKS BUSH LEAGUE Hupmobiles. .90 238 234 269 Rowe .. | Klambt Ahlquist .. Boardman . Anderson .. 273 246 225 268 243 J. Moore . T. Leonard F. Bartus F. Thomps: Blazy ... 4181245 84— 240 80— 234 97— 298 Olson .. ! Burne Cabby derdleld . “lauson .. 25 269 252 239 44613, Lexington's. | Kinehall T Allico Anderso Curtis 7 Rose . 3 264 Lindquist . | Barnes . | 8mith Bordeman .. Fazzini ..... 287 242 251 291 4701329 { Bertini Mordes . Myers Cowles . Tyler ... 81 247 69— 221 85— 243 93— 254 i l Karpinski Sleath 3, Nurczyk Millerick Humphrey 430—1310 Stantey . Brown Brone . Murphy . Dummy . 90— 261 78—~ 233 ~ 28 — 265 — 233 395—1222 match | -~ 1ent, WILLARD WILLING 10 MEET OTHERS Jess Would Show Public He Is Fit o Fight Dempsey New York, Jan. 11.-—Jess Willard declared today he was willing te fght his way to a return mateh with Jaeck Dempsey for the ‘world's heavywelght boxing title if it is necessary to do that in order to convinee the publie he ean get into condition for a battle with the ehampio Confers With Rickand Willard made this announcement after he and his manager, Ray Archer, had ecenferred for several nours with Promoter Tex Rickard in egard 1o a possible mateh with JVempaey, No definite announcement was forthcoming after the conference but it was understood Rickard assured Willard that he was ready to stage + return bout with Dempsoy, possibly in July, If the former titleholder can demonstrate his fitness, to the satis- faction of the public Negotlations, It was sald, would re- main practically at a standstill until Jack Kearns, Dempsey’'s manager, arrives from the Pacific Coast, Dan MeKetrick, Dempsey’'s Eastern repre- sentative, sald last night that Kearns would not be here this week, as had Leen expected, and might not return until the latter part of next week. Right now, he added, the champlon Is contemplating a reappearance in the movies and negotiating with Lon- don promoters who have offered a purse of $260,000 for him to box Joe leckett, English heavyweight, duripg Derby week, in May. Will Stay in New York Willard, in the meantime, plans to remain indefinitely in New York and keep himself in condition with daily gymnastum workouts, He has ex- pressed a willingness to box two or three heavywelghts before newspaper men and crities in order to prove his claim that he can get into fighting trim again. “If 1 can't convince newspapermen that I'm in good shape now and able to train down from present weight of 260 pounds to about 240, my best fighting poundage. I'll quit and go back to the farm,” Willard asserted. “I want to fight Dempsey first and 1 think I've proved my right to another chance at the title, but if necessary, I'll go out and fight any other contenders” he added, men- tioning Bill Brennan, Floyd Johnson and Luis Firpo as possibilities. The former titleholder, however, has drawn the color line so that Harry Wills s not, ineluded in his list, Has Brennan Signed In this connection, Tom O'Rourke, Polo Grounds matchmaker, announced today he had secured Bill Brennan's signature to articles for & fight with Willard about May 1, at the Giants' ball park and was negotiating with Willard’'s manger. “I'll fight myself back into shape if I get a match with Dempsey,” Wil- lard continued. "I want four or five months of hard training in the mountains and a staff of the hardest- hitting, toughest sparring partners I can get. I won't make the mistake again that I did at Toledo, before I lost the title, in not training proper- y\\'lllard expressed little concern over the edlet of Willlam Muldoon, chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, barring the former ¢champion from fighting in this | state, whether he is over or under the age limit of 38, and branding his attempted come-back as “ridiculous.” He insisted that he ig only 36, despite records to the contrary, and declared a fight with Dempsey could be staged easily outside of this state if the com- mission maintains its barrier. TRACK MEN INELIGIBLE Mackis and Perkins Are Off the Wil- liams Team Because of Scholastic Willjamstown, Jan. 11.—It was learned yesterday that Makis and Perkins, two veteran members of the Williams track and relay teams, had «been declared ineligible to compete | with the Purple runners for the pres- The two men hav been prac- ticing regularly but scholarship daim- culties bar them from the varsity. It 'is possible that both will regain their standing and be eligible to hold down their old places on the relay team after the midyear examinations, how- jever. Present indications are that Codch Seeley will be compelled to develop practically a new team for the initial event of the relay schedule which comes at Amherst on Jan. 20, when the Willlams team will compete in the M. A. C. relay games. | Capt. Stowers, Willlams' crack quar- ter miler, and Miller, the 100 yard performer, are the only veterans who can be depended upon for the Am- herst meet and the latter is running fout of his favorite distance when he goes over 220 yards. Richmond, still another member of last year's relay team, who is still in college, is not out for the Purple team. " Difficuities. 1 | Elephants live to be 120 to 150 years old. ANl Makes Cars Overhauled Cadillacs a Specialty Don't wait until spring to have your car overlaulad. Do it now. J. B. Moran . GARAGE |312% CHURCH . Tel. 1854 ! Speaking II of Sports | Two games of handball were played Iast evening at the ¥, M, €, A. court, Rodinsky and Waskowita defeating Rachlin and Lewitt, 21.0 and 21-17. The Contaros-Peterson team defeated Rachlin and Lewitt, 21-11 and 21-10, The Eafles quintet of the Boys' elub will play the Independents of the Y. M, C, A this evening, On next | Monday night, the locals will play the Beaver A, C, toam of Waterbury, a colored aggregation, On next Tues- day night, the Bagles will travel to Hartford, to meet Troop 66 quintet at the Hopkine stroet gymnasium, The Ranger Juniers hasketball team would like to book games with the Trade School Beconds and the Rovers of the Boys' club, also the Orlole Juniors and the Pioneers of Hartford, J. Karbonle of 1556 North ,Inru-vl is manager of tho Ranger Jun- | trs. Bill Tiiden, world's tennis champlon |18 reported as feellng much encour- |agod over his next year's prospects despite the loss of part of a finger on lis racquet hand, The Russell & Erwin Foremen's club bowling league will hold forth tenight at togers Recreation alleys The matehmaker of a club at Wor- coster, Mass., Is trylng to arrange a bout between Johnny Fhugrue of Waterbury and, Johnny Darcey of New York, for January 23, Charlie Pllkington, the former Meriden featherweight, is in training at a gymnasium at New York. He has been matched to meet Eddie Farrady at Trenton, on January 22. 4 Willle Garber of Brooklyn, ' wase awarded the decison over Sammy Waltz of Hartford, at the end of # 12-round bout at Troy, N. Y. last night. There's nothing unusual in this, Tommy Gibbons, the S8t. Paul heavyweight, discussed hoxing matters with Tex Rickard at New York yes- terday. It is assumed that part of the conversaticn was about a bout be- tween Gibbans and Demasey. A box- er, unlees he is very good, should not putu p too strenuous an argument in support of a chance to face Black Jack. Spencer Gardner, of Newport, R. I, received the decision over Young last night. Plans are under way for a bout be- tween Johnny Dundee, junior light- weight champion, and Vincent “Pep- per” Martin, at Boston, on January 19. Storm clouds are gathering for ing from a report from DBoston. seems as though Mickey had prom- ired to meet Earl Raird at Boston on next Monday night, the same evening as his proposed engagement with Kaplan at Meriden. In some circles it is feared thet the Massachusetts boxing commiscion may be called into the case, and should the ‘‘comish” tar Mickey, it would be interesting to note what the Connecticut moguls will do. Neither Lew Brown, manager of Travers nor George Dwyer, the pro- | moter for the National A. C. of Meri- | den, is a bit excited over the turn in affairs, according to themselves. The policemén nn the north end heats defeated the south end men vesterday afternoon at the Y. M. C, A. at basketball, 32 to 26, The tables were reversed in a hockey game, the Southenders winning 6 to 5. | | 30 You LivE THE CAR ? ! { HAUE A CleAr { i Montreal of Providence in that city) Mickey Travers of New Haven, judg-| It| | he sald. WELL COME ON NOW HNOCKER S ~ BOUGHT A NEW CAR - - COME ON NOW| AND RAP \T - SUPPOSE 1T'S THE WORST CAR MADE PILL THERE 15N T A BETTER cAR onN THE MARKET THAN THeE | . (. INTENSE INTEREST | IN MERIDEN BOUT Travers-Kaplan Mill Expocted to Draw Packed House The Kid Kaplan-Mickey Travers bout scheduled for next Monday night at Meriden is attracting statewide at- tentiol nd & packed house will greet this pair of little whirlwinds when they step to the mark, For several months, Travers has been on the trail of Kaplan and many of his challenges recelved the “razs” from the admirers of the Meriden boy, However, Miquel, has by his splendid work around Boston, established himself at a worthy foe for the eyclonie Kid, All told the bout looms up as an attrae- tive one. The style of both boys would indicate that action will be ip evidence in every round. Travers Has Cago The boys have met on several occas elons and Travers has had all the better of It, an fur as decisions go, He Is one boy that Kaplan has been una- ble to make much progress against, It is argued by the admirers of Kap- lan that several of the bouts between the boys were held before the Kid had struek his stride. But only last spring at New Haven, Travers held Kaplan on even terms In a 12 round mill. Boxers in O. K. Shape Realizing the Importance of the coming bout, both boys have trained hard, Travers working out at Joe Bhugrue's gymnasium at Waterbury and Kaplan has tuned up at Manny Seaman’s place at New York, where Benny Leonard and other celebrities 80 through their training paces. What Battle Means A victory for Travers will be a big feather in his cap, and it will mean plenty of work for him in Connecti- cut for some time to come. After the showing Kaplan made in the bout with Herman, there has been much speculation as to whether or not he has begun to slow up. If Kaplan should fail to beat Travers, he wiil drop back considerably in the estima- tion of his followers. It looks as though Kaplan has everything to lose and little to gain Three Other Bouts Matchmaker Dwyer has arranged three other bouts that look good. Just who will referee the bout, is a matter of conjecture, now that Young Mec- Auliffe is under suspension by the State Boxing commission. WANT JAKE HAY Pittsburgh Nationals Opcen Negotia- of Clever I tions for the Scrvices Southpaw Pitcher of Vernon Club New York, Jan. 11.—The Pittsburgh National League baseball club may obtain Pitcher Jake May, the star sought by the New York Yankees frem the Vernon club of the Pacific | Coast League, President Ed Maler of ! the Vernon club deciared here today.! Negotiations with the Yankees were broken off yesterday and evertures were received from the Pirates today, CHANG HIS COLORS Boston, Jan. 11.—Loren Murchison, gtar sprinter, whose entry has been received for the invitation 60 yard dash at the Boston Athletic assocla- tlon games on IPebruary 3, wiil flash new chplors this year and as a resuit will forfeit the two legs he has al- | ready won on the Briggs trophy. As a representative of the Illinois A. C, of Chicago, Murchison won two legs on the prize, but as he wiil rep resent the Newark A. C. this year the cup will remain in competition even | it he wins again. Ain’t It a Grand and Glorious Fecling GeEORGE I'veE rve BOUGHT A | WANT To CONGRATULATGE You SHow keeN BUSINESS 10 LEAD PITTSBURGH ELEVEN Star Center Is the Unanimous Cholee for the Captainey of Pane thers Next Season. Pittsburgh, Jan, 11.-=Charies Bow- ser, star cepter, who acted as cap- tain of the Pittsburgh football team in the absence of Captaln Tommy Holleran during the last season, was elected captain the 1928 team last night at the annual banguet of the university, About 1,000 students and alumni were present at the Syria Mosque, It had beéen an- nounced previously that this was Bowser's last year owing (o the three.year competition rule adopted by Pittshurgh in April, 1920, but it was not made retroactive so that it does not affect either Bowser or Jack Sack, the brilliant right guard, and they are the last athletes that will be eligible for four years of compe- tition at Pitt, The following 24 men were nts ed letters and voted on the® cap. tainey: T. V. Holleran, Charles W, Bow ser, Frank W. Willlams, John W, Clark, John C. Anderson, W. H. Flanagan, Orville M, IHewitt, Richard N. Simpson, Lloyd P, Jordan, Carl H. Sauer, J, €, Winterburn, Nick Shuler, N. €. Colonna, John B. Sack, W. C. Gourfey, K. W. TDohren, Marsh Johnston, Milo G. Wosden, W. P, Ashbaugh, H, E. Fredette, N, L, Frank, Harry Seidelson, J. E. Miller and T. R, Murdock. Would Send Hockey Champs to Olympics Boston, Jan, 11.—A recommenda- tion that the team that wins the United States Amateur Hockey as- socintion champlonship this year be jent intact, so far as citizenship qual- ifications will permit, to represent this country at the Olymplc games next year, was made to the associa- tion has been by Thomas J. Kanaly, New England represgntative. At the ‘ast Olympic the Unlled States was represented by a picked team. The Olymplic hoskey tournament is set for January and February of next year. At the recent meeting of the assoclation it was voted to attempt, in conjunction with the A. A. U, to have the dates changed so that the season in this country might be finished and a team chosen on the basis of next year's play. Present indications are that no change will be made. New York Horses Are Barred at New Orleans ) New Orleans, Jan. 11..—~Willilam A. Shea of New York is in difficufties with the stewards of the Fair Grounds track, according to the following dras- tic ruling issued here today. “For false registration of horses and owner, all badges issued to the W. A. Shen Stable have been cancelled. No further entries of the horses Margaret Vooit, Marion Cooper, Night Boat, Sophie Geldman, Gilda Grey and Bes- sle Gershel will be accepted, and the stable has been notified to vacate the stalls on the grounds at once. This ruling does not apply to J. I'. Richard- son. the trainer of the horses."” ABSOLUTELY THe BEST CAR ON THE MARK%L/ Biee | BoueHT You SIR oN PURCHASING TR oo vus'd, t | bouts with Pacific coast WATHINS BIGNISE INRUSSHIN LEAGUE Sbarpshooter Garners Most of the ummmm Ray Watkins, one of the star pers formers in the Russell & Erwin Fore. men's howling league, copped many onors in the first round of the league, which has just clesed &t the Rogers Recreation alleys, He led the league in the high average with 90.2, and he also won thé honors for high single score with 120 and high three string score with 319, Watkins inecldentally captained the team that wi the league champlonship last season, The | Elephants quintet finished first in the league for the first round of the league with 30 vietories and 12 de- feats, for an average of 714, Mam- bers of the Elephants rolled high team single score of 465 and the high three string team store of 1,338, The complete statistics of the leagn for the round just closed, are as fol- lows: Maynard Parker ... Rebb . Dixon MrcKay Hannon Connor Behliling Kely . Paknar Muller Coney Bhea Kallsl Pawell Gold . Massey . Tobin Tomiin . Darnsteadt . Shanahan Anderson . Black . Mr. MeCue Keivio Bacon Hiitpold Saunders Quinn Bennis Hawley ... High single string, Watkins, 129, High three string, Watkins, 319, High team single string, Blephants, 485. High team three string, Elephants, 1338, — BUFF BEGINS CAMFAIGN. fan Franelsco, Jan. 1l.—Johnny Buff, former holder of the world's bantamweight and American fly- welght boxing championships has ar- rived In San Francisco frim Jersey City, N. J., to engage in four-round boxers as part of a campaign for a return mateh with Jee Lynch, present bane tamweight title holder. CIGAR " . MDUSFRQUALITY HEAR You've 3 ATSS s < THE BEST CAR MONEY CAN BUY OH-H-1-BOY! AT iy A GR-R- / GLOR R-R-RIOUS FEELIN R-RAND AND P ISN'T HE A DARLING?)