New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 13, 1923, Page 8

'INTERCLASS BASKETBALL LEAGUE IS FORMED AT ELIHU BURRITT SCHOOL — INCREASED ENTHUSM 0 OVER SPORTS AT NEW BRITAIN HIGH ' SCHOOL — EAGLES DEFEAT IMPERIALS OF HARTFORD IN FAST COURT BATTLE — FIRPO “TAKES” BRENNAN IN 12th ROUND — SCHAEFER WINS RUTH IS LAID UP WITH BAD ANKLES Over the Fence Clouter Feels Etlects of Strenuous Work New Orleans, March 13,—The train- ing of Babe Ruth was temporarily halted yesterday, when the well known home run specialist pulled up with a pair of lame ankles, They re- sulted from his efforts to put a little Iife into Sunday's il fated expedi- tion against the Pelicans, in which he played first base with all the vim and abandon of a rookie In search of a Jjob. For a man of his height and bulk the Babe has surprisingly small ankles and wrists. They are a source of con- stant annoyance to him because of the ease with which they can be put out of commission. During the regular season his left wrist is encased in an radhesive tape rather more than half the time, not because he has a pas- slon for adhesive tape, but because he cannot play without it, His ankles are almost as brittle. He will twist an ankle on an average { of once a week and has become 80 ac- customed to doing so that he thinRs nothing of it. In such circumstances he merely submits the injured mem- 'ber to the kindly ministrations of Trainer Al Woods and goes about his Onside Kick Is Not of Importance; Dobie Ithaca, March 18, - In com- menting on the climination of the on side kick by the football rules committee Coach Gilmour Doble sald that the change was not one of vital importance, as the play was scldom used, The main trouble with the play, ac~ cording to Doble, was the ex- treme difficulty for officials to rule on fit, “I never considered the play of enough value,” said Doble, ‘to warrant using it to any great »xtent, The on side kick re- quires too much time and at- tention to really pertectsit, and at best its success is but a lot- tery. The play added little to the offensive strength of an cleven, being useful only when it came as a complete surprise * to the opposing teams. I do net believe its elimination will make much difference."” EAGLES WIN AGAIN Speedy Boys’ Club Quintet Defeats Imperials r;l Hartford in Fast Com- test. 41 to 32, The Eagles of the Boys' club de- feated the Imperials of Hartford, 41 to 32, in an exciting game on the Center street court last night. Both ‘business as before. Prior to Sunday's game with the Pelicans Ruth had done but little lively stepping at the ball park. Still weak in the knees from his recent at- tack of “flu,” he did not charge {around in his accustomed carefree imanner, but nursed himself along 1 with the idea that the opening of the tseason was a long way off. Meusel Accepts Terms Outfielder Bob Meusel had another italk with Huggins this morning and finally accepted terms. The details of the settlement were -not divulged, but (the understanding is that the languid Californian obtained a decidedly ad- vantageous compromise. Now that Meusel has surrendered, there remains only one Yankee hold- out. Southpaw Herbert Pennock still is “‘on the loose” and no one seems to know just when he may be expected to fall in line. Huggins still insists that he hasn’t ‘‘heard a word” from the Red Sox refugee, and in the same breath professes to believe that Her- bie’s difference with the club soon will be adjusted. HAUGHTON'S SALARY Percy D. Will Receive $15.000 a Year at Columbia According to Reports, Details Not Given Out. New York, March 13—Percy D. Haughton, who accepted on Saturday an offer to become head football coach at Columbia University, has signed a two-year contract calling for an annual salary of $15,000, according to reliable reports today. Columbia football authorities, in announcing the engagement of the former Har- vard mentor, refused to divulge de- tails of the agreement. Haughton, it was pointed out today will have absolute control of the teams used a five-man defense which was pretty to watch. The Eagles' teamwork at times was spectacular. Anderson filled the baskets, getting eight field goals. Swanson was next with six while “Sox" Sokolowski reg- istered ten points with five field goals Lesimore did the bulk of the scoring for the Hartford team. The lineup: EAGLES IMPERIALS Swanson ee ... Lesimore Right forward Sokolowski Anderson .... Bonney ...... ... Swanson Right guard +as000 Burke Left guard Score: Eagles 41, Imperials 32; field goals: Swanson 6, Sokolowski 5, Anderson 8, Belser 1, Lesimore 6, Swanson 1, Lynch 3, Burke 1, Mur- phy 3; foul goals, Anderson 1, Lgsi- more 4; referee, Tobin; timer, Mc- BOWLING VASA LEAGUE. Middletown, 8 gs Belser ORDER OF Victoria, Miss Klein C. Anderson Bdith Tuttle Bessie _Anderson Alma Bengston . 80— 233 66— 194 211 208 237 64— 69— 80— 390 334 359—1082 Valkyrian—New Agnes Anderson . 63 Alice Anderson 87 Agnes, Carlson .. Esther' Landgren Wanda Carlson . Spiro Larson Fox . gridiron game on Morningside Heights, when he starts preliminary work April 10. No miraculous results are expected this year, but university men are confident of a system that will put the Blue and White firmly on the football map in the future. NEW LEAGUE FORMED Interclass Basketball Teams Promises to Furnish Plenty of Exciting Sport At Elihu Burritt School. An interclass basketball league has been formed at the Elihu Burritt school with four teams entered, the 8-1, 8-2, 9-1 and 9-2 classes. The makeup of the teams is as follow: 8-1, Chiboy and Zeldon, forwards; Aronson, center; Fitzy, Claire and Sakora, guards; §-2, Zapatka and Cyzer, forwards; Sejerson, center; Waddie and Stanley, guards; 9-1, Diner and Peterson, forwards; Kiay, center; Lipman and Shavlick, guards; 9-2, G. Cherpack and M. Cherpack, forwards; Krukowski, center; Reed and Lewikie, guards. Tomorrow night, the 8-1 team will play the 9-1 five, and the 8-2 will mingle with the 9-2 quintet. Large can Imported Mushrooms 85c Tomorrow only, Cooked Food Shop.~« advt. 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BRENNAN KAYOED BY-FIRPO IN 27 |Chicagoan Is Carried to His Cor- ner Alter Being Counted Out New #ork, March 13.—Luis Angel Firpo; mastodonic Argentine boxer who cherishes hopes of one day car- rying south.of the Equator the world's | heavywelght crown now worn by Jack Dempsey, advanced part way toward his goal last night by knocking out Bill Brennan of Chicago after two minutes and thirty-seven seconds in the twelfth round of their scheduled fifteen round battle at Madison Square Garden, A heavy right to the jaw, delivered while Firpo had Brennan up against the ropes, started the Chicagoan to- ward defeat. The huge Argentinian quickly followed with rights and lefts Wwhich battered Brennan's head up and down and then, with a final wal- lop, delivered with the force of a plledriver, Firpo sent Brennan down for the count. The Chicagoan plunged face down- ward on the canvas and remained there while Referee Jack Appel counted of the fatal seconds. Bren- nan was assisted to his knees and carried to his corner, while the South American boxer was accomplishing his task the Garden was in an uproar. Firpo was given a great ovation as he left the ring. Brennan Cuts Firpo's Eye Although ponderously slow and lacking in boxing ability, Firpo had all the better of the argument except in four rounds—the fifth, seventh, tenth and® eleventh. In the fifth round Brennan crossed over a right which cut a deep gash over Firpo's left eye. As the South American went to his corner the blood was gushing profusely from the cut, and it con- tinued to bother him for the rest of the battle. In the final round of the battle the two boxers rushed into a clinch at the gong. After they wrestled around the ring Firpo sent in a crashing right to Brennan's ribs, and the Chi- cagoan retaliated with twp rights to the head. From that moment on Firpo began an assault which soon had Brennan in a hopeless condition. Fir- po landed with a crashing right to the body, followed by another to the jaw, and then pushed the Chicagoan up against the ropes, where he began his battering tactics that brought about the finish. Outside of the four rounds already mentoned, Brennan did nothing in the way of fighting. Firpo's main weapon was his right, which he sent crashing home against Brennan’s ribs time and again, causing the Chicagoan to wince with pain. Seldom did he use his left. Firpo Weighs 220, Brennan 203 The men entered the ring shortly before 10 o'clock, Firpo wearing a yellow and black bathrobe with pur- ple trimmings and Brennan an old red sweater. It was announced that Brennan weighed 203 pounds and Firpo 220. There was the usual pic- ture taking, during which Brennan scouled menacingly and Firpo looked somewhat bewildered. So far as a gate attraction went, the card failed to tax the Garden appre- ciably, there being. plenty of vacant seats scattered around through the Amphitheater. Contrary to general conditions on fight nights, there was no mob storming the Garden ticket booths early in the evening. Tickets were plentiful and the scalpers who managed to get hold of pasteboards hoping for a harvest failed to realize "on it. Attracted in large numbers by the prospect of seeing. their fellow citizen of Latin-American . in action there were many of the South American residents of the city scattered around the Arena. There was also a fair sized delegation of the members of the fair sex present. The betting odds took a sudden shift at the ring side early in the day, the odds were all in Firpo's favor, rang- ing from three to three and one half to one, As the hour of battle approached; the odds were in Brennan's favor at 7to 5. CREWS HAYE WORKOUT ! | 365 374 00—113¢1Harvérd Vitesity and Second Boat Oarsmen Do Some Outdoor Work For the First Time. Cambridge, March 13.—The Harv- ‘ard varsity and . second erew rowed outdoors yesterday afternoon for the first time, taking their shells out from the Shawmut club boathouse in South Boston. Two miles were rowed over 2| @ half mile straightaway, with both crews rowing stroke for stroke for the first mile, Toward the end of the 9| practice Coach Muller, acting as cox- | swain, directed the work of the sec- (ond crew. The third and fourth | crews were left in Camhbyidge to con- tinue their work indoors. The varsity lineup toway was com- posed of Brown, Henry and Webb of | last year's first crew; Capt. Ladd and Fuller of the 1922 second crew; Capt. Rise-Basseft of the freshman crew; Morgan, who was a letter man two years ago, and Johnson, who rowed on the combination crew. > All Makes Cars REPAIRED and | OVERHAULED _ Cadillacs a Specialty AUTHORIZED NASH SERVICE STATION J.B. Moran GARAGE 313% CHURCH ST. Tel. 1354 Speaking of Sports DY CLERKIN s Willlam 8. Brennecke, manager at Rogers' Recreation Bowling alleys, has beeh elected sccretary-treasurer of the new state league, which will open on March 20, Luls Angel Firpo succeeded in kayoing Bill Bremhan last night, but the Bouth American falled to show enough to warrant a battle with Jack Dempsey, Jake Schaefer, Jr., opened up his 1,600 point match with Champion Willie Hoppe, in an auspicious man-{ ner last night. Neither player showed his usual form, traces of nervousness being apparent throughout the bat- tle. Time was when Hoppe could.step to the rail without being a bit per- turbed. Looks as though he may have lost some of his cunning. Al. Shubert of New Bedford, Mass,, gots a chance tomorrow night to even up with%'Kid” Kaplan for that ter- rible decision against him about two years ago. Frank Woodward, the New Haven slugger (with his fists), is showing up well with the White Sox in the train- ing camp at Sequin, Texas. Frank will go well if they only put a pair of handcuffs on him when he is off the field. v “Kid"” Wlliams, former bantamweights, defeated Sammy Sandow of Cincinnati in a 12-round bout at Baltimore last night. Wil llams will meet ¥rankic Mack of Hartford in Buffalo on April 2 or 9. king of The splendid foul goal tossing of Mickey Botwinik brought about a vic- tory for the Hartford Y. M. H. A. team over the Hartford Kaceys last night, 26 to 21. Mickey scored 12 out of 17 free tries, “Red” Tyndell of the New Britain team scored eleven points for the Kaceys. Young Bob Fitzsimmons was awarded the decision over Charlie McKenna in the 12-round semi-final bout at Madison Square Garden last night. J0B 15 ASSURED Captain of 1922 Football Team at Brown University to Coach Haver- hill High School Squad. R. 1. March Mianese ‘“Mike” Gulian, captain of the 1922 Brown University football team and the favorite of many ex- perts for an all-Americgn position at right tackle last season, announced today that he will accept the con- tract recently offered him to coach the Haverhill (Mass.) high school football team next fall. He will go to Haverhill the last of this week to complete negotiations und sign the contract, which calls for his coaching of the football eleven only. Providence, BOWLEIl" BOWL ON, Milwaukee, Moyt 13—The Plank- ington Globe teara No. I' held the lead in the American bowling congress tournament here with a score of 2,760 throughout last night's assault on the pins although almost 600 teams attempted to displace them. Only one team, the Wisconsin Hotel No. 1, topped cnough pins te enter the coveted first ten, getting 2,665 for third place. The doubles and singles competition starts Friday Boston, March 13.—Iowa State de- feated Boston University in a tele- graphic pistol shoot, the result of which was made known here last night. “Towa scored 1,897 points to 1,855 by Boston University. Oh, Man! SoMETHING Tews Me | WE'LL NEVER SEE FRED ALIVE AGAN HING OF SWEDEN " EATERS TOURNEY Monarch to .compete in Tennis at Nice, France Nice, March 13,—(By Associated Press.) — King Gustave of Sweden has Sent in his entry to the Nice Lawn Tennis club as a participant in the Southern I'rance open tennis cham- plonship. This is the first time in the history of tennis that a reigning mon- arch will take an active part in the champlonship play of a tennis tours nament. Incidentally, the identity of the mysterious “Mr, G, which has been pugzling the tennis fans along the Riviera for the last twenty-four hours is révealed by the announcement that King Gustave is to compete This morning at 11 o'clock the King, paired with Mr. Hunter of Eng- land, will meet Mr. Twist and Col. Dunkerley of England in the first round of the men’s doubles. The pro- gram for this‘event reads, “Mr, G. and Mr. Hunter vs. Mr, Twist and Col. Dunkerley.” The Swedish monarch is sixty-four years old. King Gustave was up bright and early yesterday morning and appeared at the tennis club at eleven o'clock and informed “Papa” Lenglen, father of Suzanne, who is secretary of the club, that he would be on hand today to fulfill his engagement. “Does your Majesty intend to play in an open tournament?”’ inquired M. Lenglen with a show of astanishment. “Open or handicap; anywhere you desire to place me,” responded Gus- tave. At the correspondent’s request M. Lenglen presented him to King Gus- tave. “What do you think of the situa- tion, your Majesty?” the correspond- ent inquired. i Does Some Picking. “I think Gordon Lowe should win the men's singles, and that Mlle. Lenglen is certain to carry off the honors in the women's singles,” re- plied “Mr. G.” ’ “Mr. G.” (speaking not as the King of Sweden) expressed disappointment that his friend, the Earl of Balfour, with whom he has been used to play- ing tennis onthe Riviera the past two winters, should be absent at the pres- ent tim “Balfour is a very good player,” “Mr, G.” declared. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, who is paired with A. Wailis Myers in the mixed doubles, will face the Duchess of Sutherland and Franklin Roosevelt Scoville. Mrs.. Mallory and her part- ner are favorites to win the match. Mile. Lenglen is paired with Count Soumarakoff, former champion of Russia, in this event. Soumarakoff's right arm was shattered by a bullet during the war, but he immediately began practising with his left hand and has developed into a first class player. CHICKENPOX AT CORNELL ptain of Wrestling Team and Base- ball Player Are Il With Ailment— | No Fears Entertained. Tthaca, N. Y, March 13—Although Capt. W, D. Wright of the_ Cornell wrestling team and C. 8. Frantz, crack center fielder and prospective pitcher of the Cornell varsity haseball team, are both confined to their rooms with chickenpox, it was stated at the Cornell medical offices today that there was no danger of cross infec- tion or epidemic and Cornell coaches jat once breathed easier. Although the dizease is not serious stay in their rooms and precautions are being taken to guard their pass. jing the dizease §o fellow students. the afflicted athletes are required to, Landis Insists That Benton Will Play Ball Cincinpati, March 13.—Cin- cinnati National League re- cruits, who arrived at the Reds' training camp Bunday night, said that Judge K. M, Landls, Commissioner of Base- ball, told them on a train that Pitcher Rube Benton would . play ball this season, a dispatch from Orlando, 'Fla, to The Times-Star sald yesterda: Judge Landis Is quoted as sa ing: “I'm running the game and Benton is going to play ball.” The Commjssioner, was on his way to the Robins' training camp at Clearwater, Fla, SRS ; WILL BREAK RECORD Jole lily Says He Will Outhflp Time For One-Mile Outdoors, This Summer. Rochester, N, Y, March 13.—A prediction that he will break the world’s record for outdoor tracks in the mile run was made by Joie Ray, Chicago's crack distance runner, here yesterday afternoon. Ray stopped over here long enough to break the city record for the mile by making the distance in 4:29 on a twenty-four lap track, He finished fresh, taking things easy all the way. record was 4:32.2, “I would have broken the record last summer,” ‘‘Chesty” Joie said, “only when I was right the track wasn't. I expect to beat it sometime this summer, possibly at the A. A, U. outdoor championships in Chicago, provided conditions are all right.” Ray left here last night for Chi- cago, where he plans to compete in several more meets before the indoor season ends. Y1 Distance, I can't get the running game out of my head, and I'll be compefing again next year.” % - WOULD LIMIT SPORTS Dr. Raycroft, of Princeton, Favors a Modification of System Now in \ Vogue in Colleges, | Princeton, N. J., March 13.—Draw- ing an interesting comparison between the old Greek games and the tremen- dous scale of the modern system of athletics Dr. Joseph E. Raycroft, di- rector of the Department of Physical FEducation at Princeton, advocates in the current issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly modifications of our present, system of athletics, abolition of training tables, limiting the period of eligibility to two or even one year, rather than three as at present, and i a decreasc in outlay for athletics. TROUT H Imported and See Our Window HOPE THE DiON'T You LE. T AVE ANY= NG OoN BERMUD, AT ALLS J— A CASE OF BERMUDA RHEUVMATISM Copyrighs, 1923, V. [ ¥ Tribone fae The former | ght I would retire at the end | of the Indoor season,” Ray said, “but| See Qur 2%5 0z. FlyRod ...... ...... Leaders, Flies, Bait Bo: Everything for the Angler. MONIER BROS. . 38 MAIN STREET “The Sporting Goods Store” SCHAEFER LEADS HORPE, 0 T0 27 Challonger Outplays Cbampion in (Opening Game of Title Toarney New York, March 13.—Jake Schae- fer won the opening block of his 1,- 500 point match with Willle Hoppe for the world's professional 18. balk- line billlard champlonship in the Grand ballroom of the Hotel Penn- sylvania last night by a score of 500' to 277, Both players were off stroke, and it was only the remarkable open play- ing of both men that rewarded the crowd of 1,600 that attended. As far "las the finesse of delicate batkline bil- llards was concerned, it was shown only in flashes. Both players were nervous, and they refused to take any chances. / Hoppe Off Form . Hoppe was away off his best form, a {fact that may be attributed in eur- tain measure to a delay of twenty minutes In starting the game, but which probably can be ascribed in greater mehsure to his utter inability to control the ivorfes. He failed to {play Hoppe billiards. Schaefer, oR the other hand, was steady, but not brilliant. That accounts for his lead of 223 points. Schaeter played the better billiards {and deserved to win. After Hoppe !won the bank and ran twenty-five, Schaefer took the lead with a cluster of 66 on his first turn at the table tand thercafter he never was headed. |He ran 100 in his second inning and as Hoppe made but thirty in his sec- ond chance, Schaefer led by 166 to 65. The winner had high runs of 139 and 100 and averaged 41 8-2. Hop- pe's best innings netted him 94 and ¢4 {and his average was only 23 1-12. Score by innings: Schaefer—66, 100,0, 4, 139, 0, 1, 69, 2, 26, 73, 20. Total, 500; average 41 8-12; high runs, 139, 100, Hoppe—25, 30, 1, 0, 44, 0, 1, 94, 0, '43, 1, 88. Total, 277; average, 23 1-12; | high runs, 94, 44, | HOOVER LIKELY TO DEFEND. | Holder of Diamond Sculls is Going | to England This 'Yeur. Duluth, Minn.,, March® 13.—Walter | Hoover, world’s champion sculler, will | defend the Diamond Sculls at the 1923 English regatta, it seemed cer- | tain yesterday, as Hoover told an As- | sociated Press correspondent that he would visit England again this year. PITCHERS IN GOOD SHAPE. | Pittsburg, March 13—According to |advices received here trom liot | 8prings the battery men of the Pitts- burgh Nationals are rapidly rounding into shape, The roster of pitchers was -completed- yesterday by-the [ pr- rival .of Robert Worward, who was held up a week on his way from Nova Scotia by immigration authorities. FISHING APRIL 1ST Domestic Flies. ... $33.00 es, Nets, Hooks Get Ready