New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1923, Page 8

'STANLEY WORK NEW BRITAI DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1925, S BOWLING LEAGUE CLOSES SUCCESSFUL SEASON — KAPLAN AND SHUBERT MEET IN RING AT HARTFORD TONIGHT — RICKARD MAY MATCH FIRPO WITH WINNER OF WILLARD-JOHNSON BOUT — HOPPE PASSES SCHAEFER IN TITLE MATCH — IOWA AND WISCONSIN TIED e FIRPO SHOVING SHTISFIES RICKARD Tex Plans to Match Him wnni Willard or Johnson New York, March 14.—"Now fhit Luis Firpo his disposed of Brennan in| convincing fashion, his next hout may | be with the «winner of the Jess Wil-| lard-Johnson heavyweight battl sald Tex Rickard yesterda Ricikard is eonfident that the big Argentinian {s on the road to greater suCcesses, “The way that IMirpo waded into Brennan, standing up under seve M‘ punishment, and scoring a ¢ n| knockout over the man who only was put away on two former and both by Dempsey himself, shows | that the South American has the makings of a great fighter,” Rickard added. “It is true that Firpo is a triflc crude, but he is learning and a few months more of seasoning and he will' be ready for Demy “I am in no great hurry a match between Dempsey as my contract with Firpo calls for a fight with Dempsey any time within a year. Tam going to wait until 1 think Firpo has morc thoroughly mast the finer points of the game, and then his great strength and tremendous punch will make him ~a dangerous contender for the heavyweight cham- pionship.” It is probable that Firpo's next bout will be staged in the outdoors—possi- bly at the new Yankee baseball grounds. After the South American's fight with Brennan. Rickard feels that he has an entry with drawing powers. Reports from Argentina show that Firpo will not lack backers from any bout, and should a contest be staged hetween Demip: and Firpo, it is said that the outh American will have plenty of supporters. occasions fast, Cheering for Firpo Lima, Peru, March 14.—The Peru- vian newspapers yesterday gave prominent display to New York dis- patches chronicling the victory of Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine heavy- weight, over Bill Brennan last night. Firpo is termed by some of these pa- pers “the glory of the Pan-Hispanic races.” BAN ls_uFTEi) Passaic City Commissioners Overrule Education Board's Action Which Effected the “Wonder” Team. Passaic; March 14.—The board of éity commissioners has overruled the action of the board of education in| prohibiting the Passaic High school team, holders of the world record for conseécutive victories, from playing for commercial or benefit purposes, The board of education’s resolution, which was interpreted by many to mean that P aic would not be able to accept the offer made by then Acting Mayor Murray Hulbert of New York to mect the New York city champions at Madison Square Gar- den, was disapproved by the commis- sioners, whe voted to have the con- test between both teams played. It is understood that the decision of the Board of education was prompt- ed by the feeling that the players were being worked too hard and that they questioned Coach Ernest A. Blood on this point Jast night. Coach! Blood denied that the players were being overworked, submitting proof that 27 players were used in 26 games played so far this season. Public sentiment, it was learned to- day, was against the board of educa- tion's action and the decision of the city commissioners followed. Robert D. Benson, president of the Tidewater Oil company of Bayonne, is president of the board of education. CULLEN IS RECOVERING Dartmouth Basketball Captain is De-| i clared by Attending Physicians to/ Be on Road to Recovery. | Hanover, N. H.,, March 14-Captain | Jimmy Cullen, injured Dartmouth | basketball leader, was declared on the road to recovery by attending physi- cians today. the Mary Hitchcock Memorial llnflpi-1 tal on the danger list since Ieb. 24, when he was seriously hurt in a floor| contest with Pennsylvania. The re-| port issued today said that Cullen had | received a fracture of the skull and that no operation would be nccessary, Congressman and Mrs. Thomas H. Cullen of New York, parents of the boy are still in Hanover. Cullen has been a star forward for | the Green for three years, holding 'hr‘ position of highest league scorer up to the time of his injury. BOSTON A. A, WINS 8t. Paul, Minn., March 14. — Thr-} Boston Athletic association team won | the first leg of the four game series| for the United States Amateur Hockey | association championship by defeating | the $t. Paul Athletic club, 2 to 1 here last night. AR Coming Along WILLIE HOPPE BASEBALL SEASON BEGINS TOMORROW To Commence Series of Inter- Lieague Contests Between Majors New York, March 14.—Affording followers of the national pastime their first real opportunity to gauge the relative merits of this year's pen- nant _contenders, major league clubs are scheduled today to begin a series of inter-league and intra-league exhi- bition contests in the south. Two National league rivals, & play at lLeesburg, Fla., in game on toda calendar, 100 Games Scheduled Ixactly one hundred games season's opening, and it is likely that others will be booked as opportunity arises, This number, a score of more of the 1922 total, is close to a record for pre-season games. Intra-league games are an innova- tion on this vear's schedule. It has been customary, with but few ex- ceptions in past years, to schedule inter-league contests only during the pre-scason campaign, but the 1923 list includes seven games between National League rivals. The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves are booked for a three-gam All Teams in Action With the exception of $he St. Louis Americans, and the Chicago Nation- als, all of the major league clubs will be seen in action against each other below the Mason and Dixon line. The Browns will oppose only minor league teams before arriving back in St. Louis to play the Cardinals just before the openeing of the season, while the Cubs, doing their training at Catalina Island, o the California coast will have no opportunity to mix with Nuational or American league rivals. Barnstorming Trips The champion New York clubs both have scheduled.extending barnstorm- ing trips as preliminaries to their at- tempts cach to capture three pen- nants in succession. The Giants and White Sox will train in the vicinity of each other in Texas, and then travel north together for a series of 19 games in Texas, Mississippi, Ten- nessee, Louisiana and Virginia, wind- ing up with two games at the Polo Grounds on April 14 and 15, The only break in this series will occur when the Giants play the Memphis, Tenn., club on April 7 and 8. The Yankees are slated for sixteen games with their traditional pre-sea- son rivals, the Brook rs, be- ginning at New Orlec ) rch 31, and going north through Louisiarta, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri, concluding with three ganmies at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, DEMPSEY IS WILLING Champion Ready to Meet Firpo or | Anybody Elsc, Los Angeles,® March Dempsey, champion 14 - Jack heavyweight Cullen has been lying in | pugilist, is ready for a match with | league magnates Luis IFirpo, South American boxer, who knocked ouf Bill Brennan in New York city Monday night. He eaid: “Brennan is not as good as he used to be, but still mighty tough and Iirpo must be a good fighter to stop him. “I am ready to fight any man any time a promoter can put the bout on| of in a satisfactory manner. This, course, includes Firpo, INDIANS PLAY TIE GAME 14 Cleveland, March The Cleveland Indians' regulars and Yan- nigans at the Lakeland, Fl camp v . resulted in a at the end of the fifth inning. lLatteries for the regulars were Met- evier, Gray and T.. Se and the Y O'N 2-2 tie Each side made five hits CIGAR FAMOUS»QUALITY t. Louis and Philadeiphia, are slated to the only have been scheduled among big league out- fits for the month remaining before y will pegin to arrive north for the first | rookie game of the season hetween the | . training| The for) nnigans, Winn, Spaulding and | BABE RUTH FAGES A SERIOUS CHARGE 19-Year-0ld Girl Accuses “Home Run King” New York, March 14,—Declaring that he was the victim of attempted blackmail, Babe Ruth, home run King, today instructed his attorney to pre- pare to fight a threatgned legal ac- i tlon for $60,000 by Miss Dolores Dixon, 19 year old New York girl, who was said to have accused the baseball star of having assaulted her several times last summer. Hyman Bushell, Ruth's attorney stated that he expected Miss Dixon's attorney, George Feinberg to file the $50,000 action in local courts today. Bushell announced the impending suit last night declaring that he had been authorized to do so by Ruth who is at the Yankee training’ camp i New Orleans with Mrs. Ruth an their small daughter. Both the ball player and his wife, Mr, Bushell said, had decided on the fight against the threatened action. The lawyer de. clared that Ruth did not even know Miss Dixon, who was said to have charged that he took her motoring on several occasions last summer. Girl is Missing Miss Dixon could not be located. At the apartment on Riverside Drive where she formerly lived it was said she had moved March 1, and had left no forwarding address, Mr. Feinberg said she changed residences at his suggestion and that he could produce her at the proper time. Ruth was informed that the suit was impending last November 14, Mr. Bushell asserted, and was served with a summons. It was not until Febru- ary 24, after Ruth had gone to Hot A Springs, Ark., to prepare for spring training that his attorney reccived the copy of a complaint detailing the charges by Miss Dixon. In the Kings county court recently, Miss Barbara B. Escoe, companion of Miss Dixon, was appointed her guardian for the alleged purpose of filing the suit. Ruth Claims “Frame-up" New Orleans, March 11.—"Babe" Ruth, training with members of the New York American league baseball squad here declined today to add to his statement in connection with the suit for $50,000 threatened by Miss Dolores Dixon, charging that the ball player had assaulted her at various times which he briefly dismissed last night with the declaration “its black- mail, that's all I've got to say.” Ruth had retired when newspapermen called at his hotel to get a statement. He dressed, received the newspaper; men, and made his short comment. HOPPE TAKES LEAD Billlard Champion Overcomes Jake Schaefer's Opening Night's Advan- tage in a Brilliant Comeback. New York, Marzh 14, — Willle Hoppe, world's billiard champion last night forged ahead of Jake Schaefer his challenger for the title, when he took advantage of his rival's apparent nervousness toward the close of a long, drawn out match and made an unfinished run of 99 to complete his 1,000 points. The score at the end of the second block, stands, Hoppe 1,000, Schaefer 994. The third and deciding block will be played tonight. Hoppe's wonderful comeback stands unrivalled in the history of the cue game. He made the longest run of the match thus far, 143, in the early inning. I | | 1 | B STR, Says He is Not Trying to Buy Minor | League Club, | Tampa, ¥la, March 14—Clark Grit- fith, president and chief owner of the | Washington American league club, | yesterday denied the report that he | was seeking to purchase the franchise | of some Clazs A or B league elub to | ug as a development farm for the | cast-off players of his major league | aggregation. The report stated that Griffith, in discussing the idea, said the refusal | of the Class AA league clul:s to accept | players from the major leagues under | { the recall or draft was forcing the big to look to leagues | farther down the scale as a develop- | ment ground for good prospects. Grif- | fith denied the whole story. MANY SAI’;AR\"IN(‘REASEN ‘:l'rm-(lvnil.v Every I’llny On Boston | National Team Gets Raise. Boston, Mars! 14.—Increases o? salaries for practically every player jon the roster of the Boston Nationa) league club now training at St. Peters. | burg, Fla., have been ordered by Emil Fuchs, one of the members of the syndicate which receéntly purchased | the club, according to nmews reaching here. In addition Seeretary Eddic Riley has been instructed to use witie latitude in advancing money te the | rookies as well as to make arrange- ments for the club to pay all waiters tips. TO USE THREE PITCHERS | Philadelphia, March 14.—Manager | Fletcher of the Philadelphia Nation- als plans to use three pitchers in the opening inter-league contest with St. Louis today at the Phillies training camp in Leesburg, Fla., reports from the camp said that Ring would start ceeded by Hubbell, A recryjt, Head or Brown, will finish the contest. RAIN HALTS THE TIGERS Detroit, March 14.—The Detroit Americans today were waliting for their practice fleld at Augusta, Ga. to dry out sufficiently to permit a re. newal of work. A heavy downpour forced abandonment of the practice session yesterday. the game and that he would be sue-| Speaking of Sports BY CLERKIN ————=—= Flapperism isn't confined to the re"- male of the speecie There's getting to be flapperism in the ring. too much Ask a young lady flapper to come out to eat, and she gurgles, ‘'Really, I'm not a bit hyngry,” But you in- sist, and she says: “Well, 1 can't eat anything, but I'lt go along just the same,” Then you mention the*name of some onc-arm restaurant and she throws a fit. “Wha-at? FKat there? I should say not.,” Had you mention- ed a restaurant where you pay for the music and the dinner coats the wait- ers have hired, she would have fallen on your shoulders with joy. Same thing applies to our modern pugilists. Tell oné of their managers you know where his bozo can get a fight and he gives you a cigar that someone gave him. Then mention the 1act that his coming champion will get only $600 for his part in the fray and he roars: “Blah. Whatcha think we are? Iight for $500. Har, har, har. Say, you shesuldn’t be writin® for the funny papers.” But if you hap- pen to suggest that you would see that his pork-and-bcaner got $2,000 — he vsed to wash dishes in a restaurant— you would be the joker in a “500 deck with him. Too much flapparism, altogether. A few years ago the boys would fight for the fun of it. Now they want a mortgage on Times Square, a guar- antéee of front page space and the as- surance that their opponents won't zet tdo rough. “JACK” GLEASON DEAD New York, March 14—John J. Gleason, who, with Tex Rickard, promoted the Jeffries-Johnson fight at Reno, Nev., died yesterday at the Wellington Hotel, Iifty-fifth street and Seventh avenue, of diabetes. “Jack” Gleason as he was better known in sporting and theatrical cir- cles, was born in San Francisco 51 yvears ago. He was a prominent mem- ber of the FKriars club in this eity, and was abbot of that organization after George M. Cohan during the BEquity strike. In recent years Gleason had been a broker in Wail street. During the war he was a captain in the Intelli- gence division of the army. An- nouncement of the funeral will be ade later. MEMPHIS OBTAINS REN KELLY Seattle, Wash.,, March 14. — Ren Kelly, brother of George Kelly, first baseman for the New York Giants, has been sold by the Scattle baseball club of the Pacific Coast ieague to the Memphis club of the Southern asso- siation. Ren is a pitcher. TORONTO BUYS OUTFIELDER Pittsfield, March 14. — Adelbert 'apes of Ilion, N. Y., outnelder has seen sold by the Pittsfield club of the Eastern league to Toronto of the Tn- ternational league. Capes was con- sidered the best outfielder in the cir- cuit last season. % YALE WANT: CHILL AS UMP Cleveland, March 14.—The services af Ollie Chill, former American league umpire, are in great demand these days. The latest offer came .from Yale university, whose team will train at Macon, Ga., which asked Chill for his terms to umpire six games from March 27 to April 6. 1IN WESTERN CONFERENCE Madison, Wis., March 14.—The 1923 Western Conference basketball cham- plonship play ended in a tie between fowa and Wiscohsin. By defeating {ndiana here last night 36 to 17. the Badgers gained equal right with Towa to title claim. Wonder What the Trap Drummer in a THis BUNCH WOULDN' AMOUNT To MUCH IF WASN'T FOR me PLAYING 'S THESE DRUMS=--- | Twe ONLY BUSINESS REALLY COUNTS OH BABY- NOW we'Re GOING - -+ | CERTAINLY Save THIS BUNCH From BEING A FAILURE THIS ORCHESTRA THAT ISTANLEY SHIPPERS | Stinping Backward [KAPLAN T0 MEET " PENNANT WINNERS Buttmakers Bring a Successful Season fo a Close The Stanley Works Bowling league has been brought to a successful close at the Rogers' Recreation alleys. The ipping Room team won ofit for first place honors, after a warm battle with Old Office team as the runner- up. To Frederickson went the hon- ors for high average, the popular pin punisher rolling throughout the sea- son in & steady manner, finishing with an average of 101,560, Jim Molyneux was in second place with an average of .98.16. Thirty members of the league finished the geason with an av- erage of .90 and better. Gangloff copped the high single scoring honor, with 365, held the high three-string record. The Non-Prods were the high team single score makers, with the Old Office quintet copping the high team three-game score With 1,605, During the past season the bowlers on the various teams register- ed a total pinfall of 258,768, and the total number of games rolled was 570. W. L. Avg. Pinf'll Shipping .......47 6563 464.57 Old Office .....46 .630 460,13 Foremen .39 565 457.20 New Office .p28 456.34 Factory 514 456.57 Steel ... . 472 452,67 Non-Producers 464 4598 All Stanley ... 333 ' 443.54 High single string—Gangloff, 144. High three' string—Molyneux, 365, High single gam.)-—Non-Prod, 533. High three gam -0ld Office, 1,605, Individual Averages. Frederickson . veee.101.50 Molyneux .... .. 98.16 Duplin ..... . 95.43 Begos 94.47 Keogh 94.40 Hayes ..... 94.837 Wilcex .. 94.33 Patterson . Burke Elliott . McConn . Agnello Ely Cochrane T T. O'Brien (72 games) . Christ (83 games) . Luebeck ..,.. . W. Johnson .. Rawlings .... Spurvey ..... L. Truslow . Emmons Gangloff Hoffman ... 1°. Anderson Miller Politis . Merwin .. Schroedel Gavitt Joral ... Bertini ... Maddocks .. R. Turslow . ®. O'Brien oyle .... Northrup Huber Hanson Collingwood BASKETBALL DATF, CHANGED Columbia to Play its Last League ;ame With Yale Saturday New York, March 14, — The last game of the season for Columbia, scheduled with Yale at New Haven tor Friday night, has been postponed at the request of Yale until the fol- iowing evening. The Columbia Ath. letic association has agreed to the change, as on Friday evening the Yale wrestling team {s to meet Queens col- lege. The New Haven athletic au- thorities expect a large crowd for hoth the wrestling and the basketball events, and wish to have the attrac. tions on successive evenings. TaEReE'S MY FAT BLoWDE FRIEND -~SHE 1S CERTAINLY DIPPY OVER MG = lI'LL GIive HER A TREAT JusT To SHOLJ HER |'M THERE T T & ~n SAUNDERS PLAYS Tue VIOLIN WELL AND 1S A GooD LEADER BUT WHERE WOULD HE BE WITHOUT MY TALENT ¢ ComE ON Bovs LET'S Go- ! JAKE SCHALFMEIR LANDIS STANDS PAT ON MEMORIAL DAY GAMES Baseball Commissioner Tells Worces- ter American Legion He -Will Try to Stop Sport on That Day Worcester, March 14.—IKenesaw M. Landis, high commissioner of bases hall, indicates in a letter received by Archie F. Murray, commander of Worcester Post, American Legion, in reply to a message from the post urg- ing that he take steps to have or- ganized baseball cut out its morning games on Memorial Dy as a tribute to the soldier dead, that he will not tauke such a step. The letter reads: “The question of athletic activities on May 30 is one that has occasioned a vast amount of discussion and has had earnest . consideration. The strongest opposition to a complete suspension if all activities on that day comes from former service men. course, you are familiar with views as well as T. The suggestion that there be but one ball game on that day has been made, and this has been likewise op- posed, the point being made that very few people attend hoth morning and afternoon games. i “You may be sure that nothing in the world could possibly be more agrecable to me than to see the day completely given up by the whole population to memorial ohservances, but from personal observation and re- plies to inquiries, T have reached the conclusion somewhat in opposition to my first-blush impressions, that to shut down on outdoor activities would really not tend to accomplish the end desired." thelr Rubberized paper has rccently ap- peared in England. \ TROUT APRIL 1ST of | SHUBERT TONIGHT Meriden Lightw-e!gbt Tackles & Tough 'un in the Bearcat The best looking boxing card ar- ranged at Hartford in some time s scheduled tonight at the Koot Guard armory, when Louls “Kid" Kaplan; of Meriden will meet Al SBhubert of New Bedford, Mass, in a 12-round setto, On paper the mill is one that should attract a packed Thouse. George Dwyer, one of the most suc- cessful promoters in recent years in the Nutmeg state {is at the helm, which is a pretty good guaruntee of success, It wiil be the second meeting of 'this pair, Kaplan having been awarded a decision over Shubert, which in plain words, was the rawest declsion ever given in the state. The bout was held at a time when Kap- lan was just about to branch out as one of the best in New England. He has shown considerable improvement in al] of his bouts, and is in splendid condition and confident of a win over 'the boy from the Whaling City to- night. Shubert, while he is getting along pretty well in years, usually gives his opponents plenty, in any go that he starts. He is of the typé of a battler that should stand clése to Kaplan and peg away, and if he fel. lows out that course tonight, fire- works are premised. Shubert is tak- ing the place of Romeo Roche, of Holyoke, Mass, who was forced to cancel the bout on account of illness. Dwyer Delivers Goods Matchmaker Dwyer is making a de- termined effort to put boxing &n a successful basis in the Capital City. He has made Meriden a mecca for boxing fans all over Now England and if tonight's affair pans out well, then thé fans should be able to travel there assured that they are not going to witness some of the pork and bean millers that have been thrust on the public as star bout millers during the past year. Three Other Bouts Three other bouts go to make up the card. Hughey Rorty, who tm- like another announcer we know, al- ways sounds his “G's” when calling & fighter by name, will do the bellew- ing tonight, and Ollie Hyde will held the timepiece. BOXER DEAD AFTER BOUT Police Will Not Hold ' Smith For Death of McCue. Tacema, Wash., March 14.--Fred Powers, a boxer known’as VFreddis McCue, died today from a hemor. rhage of the brain. 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