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

HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP MAY FORS BOWLERS CONTINUE T0 KNOCK ’EM DOWN Various Matched Rolled off at, the Alleys —— Some snappy bowling matches were run off last night at the Rogers' al- leys on Church street, as a perusal of the following scores will indicate: N SCREW, 403 Has Beens, 8 Walker H. May . Zwick ... Jurgen Rawlings Needham .. Pierchert C. May .. Casewell ... Roekwell Walthers .. STANLEY 1 Kincade Avery Dexick Gussman v 8 5 )| 68— 191 369—1071 Gertrude 290 196 90 Vaientine .. Beliman . 3 351—1049 INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE. New Britain Machine, Cusack . . 88 108 1 Swanson . Sattler . 9 5 Lofgren . ] Foote 491—1461 Gene ... ‘Wolek Kenney Carlson Josephson 266 271 273 326 180 8 | 5— 300 85— 171 Campbeil . McBriarty 4901434 Hoffman Trevethan Kahms . Valentime Nareum .. 4 5 Stanley Works. . 75 Eiliott ... Duplin . Begos Molyne: Fredrickse Howard Trudell . Facey Dwyer Blanchard Cully Erickson Driscoll Carlson . Berg . Wacker Corr .. 4801383 Brown . Linn . Delfaro . Walker . Low Man 487 483 Stanley Hardware. W. Johnsen .. 90 Wileox ... Schroeder Kinshall Patrus 470 Clark. 1 195 Landers, Frary & . N 00 Andersen G. Carlson Welle Bcheidel Hine .... 204 195 4541410 TUNNEY LEAVES THE CITY. | New York, April 11.—Gene Tunney, | the American light heavyweight champion, left this city yesterday for Hot Springs, Ark., where he will be- gin active training for a summer cam- paign. YESTERYEARS IN SPORT Ten Years Ago On April 11, 1913, Ted Meredith, . University of Pennsylvania, middle lstance runner, covered 600 yards at York in 1:13 4-5, lowering the 1:14 record formerly held by Abe Kiviat and Harry Gissing. Twenty-Five Years Ago . On April 11, 1598, Joe Kelley, Wil- lje Keeler and Hugh Jennings of Bal- Orioles end holdout and re- on 6ld salarfes. f them a strong pennant contender. other words, he s the Babe Ruth of |ous ded. "announcfld that go!f will not be a part 4 | jurious to a big league ball club. His ' lieves the playing or 18 or more holes 287 | 92. | 104— 104 531—1505 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1928, SQUARED CIRCLE — BRIDGEPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT GETS DECISION — SISLER NOT LOST TO GAME FOR GOOD - KING OF SLUGGERS FANS FOUR TIMES IN EXHIBITION GAME — BASKETBALL RULES BEING CHANGED—EDDIE ROUSCH ‘WANTS $16,000 SISLER IVO-IT OUT OF GAME FOR GOOD |JACK DEMPSEY MAY FORSAKE FAMOUS PIRATE SLUGGER INSTRUCTS HIS SON “Reb"” Russell is regarded as hav- |ing supplied the Pittsburgh Natlonals with enough batting punch to make In the National league, Russell is a left- | | handed batsman and hits them a mile. to Put Ban on Frank Chance of the Boston Red | Sox is the first big league manager to put the ban on golf. Chance has | | | | of the training plans of the Red Sox. Neither will he permit his players to §|ndulge in it during the playing sea- son. | { The Red Sox manager doesn’t argue that the mere playing of golf is in- reasons for putting the ban on the |game is due to the fact that he be- “REB" RUSSELL AND SON/“REB, JR.” Chance First Big League Manager | enough. | [ In the spring training “Reb Jr." who dons a suit and works out every day with the Pirates, comes in for his share of attention from his illustri. Unlike his father, “Reb Jr.” is a lrlghl-hnndod batter. the Game of Goif lotics suggested to his players that he believed the club would have a better chance to win if the players cut out golf during the critical stage of the race. The mere suggestion by Mack was Nearly a dozen of Mack's former great teams played golf. All quit for the rest of the season and the Athletics won the pennant. 1t is a rather interesting fact that pitchers take to the game of golf more | than any other players. Several in the morning takes much out of Ihcy | player. | In this contention. Chance is sure |to be supported by many other tig ieague managers, Last year golf pls {havoc v th the chances of the New| Yor cces, For a time it threat- | ened to destroy the discipline of the {elub. One year during the thick of a pen- times last year it was necessary for Manager Huggins of the Yankees to call on some pitcher out of turn. Said pitcher not believing he wouid be worked would play 18 or 27 holes in the morning. Naturally he would not be fit to hurl a hard game. It wouldn’t be surprising if other managers followed the lead of Chance, now that the Red Sox leader had nant fight, Manager Mack of the Ath- “ New Basketball Rules Seek to | Bar Specialized Foul Shooter New York, April 11. — New rules governing basketball, the most im- portant one eliminating the specialized | foul shooter, were adopted at a meet. |ing of a joint basketball rules com- mittee, attended by representatives of the Amateur Athletic Union, the Na- tional Collegiate Athletic association and the Young Men's Christian asso- rciation. | The rule favoring the specialized foul shooter prescribes that when a| personal foul is called against a plny-: |er, the man against whom the foul is| called must make the free throw. | Technical fouls are to be shot by/| any member of the team. During the past season when a per- sonal foul was committed within the| goal zone, two fouls were called re-| gardless of whether the man had pos- | 1«955101) of the ball. The new rule |states that two free throws will only| |be granted when the player has the ball in his possession within the goal zone, or when the player is in the aot| | of shooting for a basket outside of the | ‘noal zone. INEW LIST OF AMATER BOING CHARPS ISSUED STnm Kirby of Boston Is Heavyweight | King While Others Excell in Various Clas: Boston, April 11.—A new list of amateur boxing champions is on the records today. As a result of the 89 bouts during the two nights of ac- ion in the Boston arena among the pick of the amateurs of this coun- .nffry and Canada three Boston men, 285 | tWo from Cleveland, two from Pitts- 238 | burgh and one from New York hold 267 the titles in the various classes for {1923, | The list of champions follows: 112 Pound Class—Al. Bender, New York, 118 Pound Class—~Harry Cleveland. | 126 Pound Class—Terry | Boston. 135 Pound Class—John McManus, Boston, 147 Pound Class—John Rini, Cleve- |land. 2 | 160 Pound Class—Homer Robinson, Pittsburgh. 175 Pound Class—Harry Fay, Pitts- burgh. Heavyweight Boston. California, whose entrants from Los Angeles and San IFrancisco had been picked as favorites in the 126, 135 and 147 pound classes was«|iminated in the final rounds partly as a result of unfavorable breaks in close bouts. Marcus, Parker, “Terry" Class—Tom Kirby, LYNCH GAINS VERDICT. Portland, Me,, April 11.—Joe Lynch, bantamweight champion, scored a newspaper verdict over Joe O'Donnell, of Philadelphia in 12 rounds of rugged milling here last night, blazed the way. $16,000 Salary for Three Years, Rousch Demanding Cincinnati, 0., April 11.—A three- year contract calling for a salary of $16,000 is the demand of Eddie Roush holdout outfielder of the Cincinnati Nationals, he announced late yester- day, following a conference with the directors of the club. The conference became deadlocked and adjourned when the player refused to accept a one year contract at $15,000. — — | WALKER'S MANAGER SUSPENDED New York, April 11.—Jack Bulgar, manager of Mickey Walker, world| welterweight boxing champion, yes- terday was indefinitely suspended by the state athletic commission for fail- | ure to appear and give testimony in an investigation of the match helween‘ Walker and Charley Nashert at Buf-| falo, March 14. Walker and Nash-| ert were suspended for “an unsatis- factory bout.” BRAVES ARE DEFEATED Boston, April 11.—The Braves, de- spite a rally in the ninth inning, were defeated 16 to 3 by Washington at Charleston, 8. C., yesterday. Big Bill Bagwell smashed a homer over the right fleld fence for the Braves in the {ninth inning. Defeat was handed out | erican association by a score of 10 to | 3 by the Red Sox at Indianapolis yes- terday. Xk |to the Indianapolis club of the Am. | 8t. Louis, April 11, (By Assoclated |ler, who was adjudged the most valu- Press),~~The iliness of George Sisler able player in the American league great first baseman of the Sts Louls last year, would soon undergo an operation for sinus trouble the phys Americans which has caused Worry gisjans today expressed the beliof that on the part of oMclals of the club nnd|tho operation will not do morn than' {cast gloom among the followers of delay Sisler's entry in the lineup this the team will not permanently effect season, his playing ability according to phy-|is not serlous and under normal cons sielans attending him, It was stated the operation ditions will not leave any serious aft- Following announcement that Sis- er effects. Contest in Hartford Tame Until Near End—Pre- liminary Battles Are Real Good. Louis Bogash, Bridgeport's Itallan middleweight contender, won the referee’s decision over Jackle Clarke of Allentown, Pa., at Hartford last night, in the feature 12-round bout at the Star A, C. boxing card held in the Church street auditorium, Bo- gash welghed 163% and Clark 162, James Galvin of Waterbury was ref- eree, It was not until the eleventh and twelfth rouds that the fighters really warmed up to the task before them. Bogash started in his usual cautious manner, using a low crouch to good Nelther fighter showed cagerness to lead in the first ten sessions, being content to await the other's advances. When they did punch it was usually together, followed by a clinch. In the eleventh Bogash opened up and forced Clark around the ring with heavy smashes, which gained the approval of Jim Galvin, referee, at the end of‘the hostilities. Good Preliminaries, Mickey Scanlon of New York and Young Saxon of Bridgeport fought ten hectic rounds in the semi-wind- up, the honors going to the New Yorker. Saxon started off in big league fashion, but Scanlon, who seemed more experienced, came in- to his own from the third round on. It was a very good fight and earned the approval of the fans. Rocky Geary ot Hartford and Bam- six rounds, with the former carrging off the bacon. Young Dempsey of Hartford won a decision by a technical knockout uled six-round bout. Biaine early in the fifth, but after ex- amination it was degided that Blaine was fit to continue. However, Demp- Approximately 1,600 fans witnessed the contests. ' Bill Brennan Through With the Boxing Game New York, Apsii 11.—Bill Brennan heavyweight pugii is through with the ring game, his lawyer, Joseph J. Jacobs, announces. The announcement was made when Mr, Jacobs was interviewed about a summons against the Mail and Ex- press company, publishers of the New York Evening Mail, filed on behalf of Brennan. Mr. Jacobs said Brennan was suing the Evening Mail for pub- lication of an article charging he “laid down” in his recent bout with T.uls Angel Firpo, of Argentine, Brennan, who spent several days in the hospital after the bout, recover- ing from a slight concussion of the brain, will devote his time in the fu- ture to the real estate business, his lawyer said. . - p— BILL LETS Mave | A LITTLE GARDEN IN THE BACK YARD = WE CAN RAISE ONIONS AND LETTUCE | AND RADISHES, AND— S { wE BUT WHEN | WANT (T | CIGAR FAMOUS FRQUALITY effect, but doing no material damage. | my Smith, a fellow townsman, went| over Jimmy Blaine, also of the Capi- | | tol city, in the fifth round of a sched- | Loys eating. Dempsey fouled | sey scored a knockdown over Blaine and otherwise, the only fly just before the bell, and the latter!cintment occurring when Danny Dris- failed to respond for the final session. ' | BOGASH AGAIN GETS DECISION IN MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT WITH CLARKE 0UT 4 SUCCESSIVE TIMES King of Swat Makes Miscrable Show- ing While 1,000 Hero Worship- pers Cheer Him On. New York, April 11,.—With all his printers’ ink titles—Sultan of Swat, Behenioth of Bust, Hedjaz of Hit, | Babe of Baseball—George Herman | Ruth, the rightful king of home run | hitters, feels uncrowned today. Somewhere out in the far west the Babe is ploughing castward from Tul- sa, Okla., with a heavy heart and sad | memories, a strong resolution and the |remainder of the New York Yankee team who won a game there from the | Brooklyn Dodgers, § to 4. Two | Yanks and two Dodgers made home | runs—but not Ruth. i Instead, Babe, the object of 2,000 | school boy eyes, stood up and struck |out four successive times—he only | batted four times. After the game [the 1,000 hero worshippers followed their idol to the clubhouse cheering | him. Ruth was touched and said: | “I want to come back here next year. I'd like to hit a homer for you kids—I'd like to hit me a lot, a whole lot.” | The Chicago White Sox defeated the | Glants yesterday at Knoxville, Tenn., 14 to 3, In ten innings, bringing their series to 6 to 5 in favor of the Giants. The Sox made a triple play started by | Willie Kamm, the $100,000 payer, and finished by Eddie Collins and Sheely killing a promising rally of the Giants in the second inning. Kamm also made a homer, Herald Team Wins, But Only in Eating Ability The Herald bowlers were victorious last night over their friendly rivals, the’ New Britain Gas Light company -—that is, they beat the Gas Light In the bowling and card tournaments which preceded the other actlvities the Gas Lighters showed a marked superiority. The evening was a success, socially in the | attempted to sing Mother Ma- 0o, Two Ch;nges Made in Rule Governing Squash Tennis New York, April 11.—~Two changes in the playing rules of squash tennis have been made by the rules commit- tee of the national squash assoclation it was announced today. The first abolishes the rule tried out last season permitting a contest- ant to play a ball after it had struck the front wall twice and the second removes the claiming of “lets” from the player to the umpire. WILLARD 1S FAVORITE. New York, April 11.-—The first wager of any size to be recorded on the coming bout between Jess Willard and Floyd Johnson at the Yankees' Stadium on May 12 was reported by W. L. Darnell & Co., 44 Broad street, yesterday. Willard was quoted as the favorite at 2 to 1. A bet of $3,000 against $1,600 was made. Sox Win, 4-8; New Haven Ties, Kamm the expensive third base re- RING AND DEVOTE ALL HIS TIME TO MINING HOMER BY KAMM IS GIANTS’ DOWNALL Yanks Victors and Athletics Too Knoxville, Tenn.,, April 11.~~Willle knocked a Western .Coal Mines Co. and Plans Develop- ment of Interests Announcement of His Re- tirement, however, Is Not BUSINESS Is Elected Head of Great 80X iovinss Gilants Schalk; McQuillan V. | Gaston. New Haven Wilson series. today, kins; Collins; Mitchell, Lynn. Schalk; McQuillan, V. Gaston. crult of the White Sox home run, and Stubby Mack, young pitcher, went the. full of 10 innings in the Sox victory over the Glants here yesterday. was 4 to 3. The Sox executed a triple play and otherwise disported themselves with spectacular efficiency in the 8core: Batteries: New Haven Tied. Wilson, 8. C., April 11.—New Ha- ven of the Eastern league and Wilson of the Virginfa league hooked up in their final exhibition contest here yes- terday afternoon with honors even at the end of the nine innings, the game resulting in a scoreless tie. Athletics Win. 10. — Connie Mack's Athletics evened the spring series with the Phillles by winning, 4 to 1, at Shibe park before 5,000 chilled fans. 3 Philadelphia, April Sam Hale, Yanks Nose Out. Tulsa, Okla., April 11.—~In the ro- bust art of making home runs Dodgers were as good as the Yan. kees here yesterday. spects, however, the Ruppert-Huston forces had a bit of a bulge on them and nosed them out, 5 to 4, in the tenth game of their annual The series now stands games to four in favor of the Yan. kees, with one to play at Muskegee one at Springfield, Mo., Thursday and three at Ebbets fleld beginning Saturday next. Exhibition Bascball, In At Philadelphia: Athletics ceees Philadelphia ... s Harris, Kinney a Hubbell and Henline. Batteries: At Memphis, Tenn.: 8t. Louis (A)... Memphis (8) Batteries: Van " Fulten At Knoxville, Tenn.: White Sox Giants ... (Ten innings). Mack and Graham, Barnes and Batteries: (Continued on Following Page) 120 000 0001—4 10 1 010 100 1000~—3 10 3 Mack and Graham, Barnes and ..000 000 000—0 9 ve...000 000 000—0 4 1 Batteries: Hyman, Joyce and With- erow; Quinn, Claude and Head, Mo- rin, the athletic’s $75,000 third baseman, was a star afield and helped win the game in the when his single drove in a run. + | long and successful weller Definite So Don’t Get Too Excited.’ Salt Lake City, April 11.-Jack Dempsey may never fight again. Jack Kearps, the champion's mans ager, made that apnouncement last night after Dempsey had been elected president of the Great Western Coal Mines Co., of which he s said to own the controlling interest. “This proposition is so blg,"” Kearns said ju detailing the plans for the de. ‘velopment of the Dempsey coal lands, “that he is thinking of retiring and devoting his entire cnergies to making this enterprise his life's work in the future.” It Dempsey does fight again, Kearns said, he wlill train at Dempsey City, Utah, a town being built at the site of the Dempsey mines. Kearns is secretary of the coal company. The company owns 2,000 dcres of coal land and 6,000 acres of agriculs ture land in Lavelly, including the town site. It alse has a three and a halt mile railrosd and is building three additional mills. “President” Dempsey announced he was going back to an o|d love in re- turning to coal mining business. In his earlier years he worked as a miner in Colorado and West Virginia. BROOKLYN'S. FIGHTING DOC 10 “OPERATE” ON KAPLAN | Will Supplant Tommy Noble on Next Monday Night's Card—Other— Good Bouts Slated. Harvey Bright, known in the ring as the “Fighting Doctor,” of Brook- 1yn, will oppose Louis “Kid” Kaplan on the card to be staged at the Meri- den Auditorium on Monday, April 16. Bright is appearing as a substitute for Tommy Noble, the English battler, who was badly beaten by Jimmy Cooney in Holyoke last week, and the fans are lodking for the Brooklyn medico to give Kaplan a real scrap. Bright has been after a match with the Connecticut boy: far some time, and when Dwyer blew into New York | Sund8y looking for a good boy the student-battier jumped at the chance. Bright, who is at present worklitg his way through medical school with the money he earns- from his ring en. counters; is one of the classiest mitt- slingers in the business. career in the simon-pure ranks he jumped into the “pro” -game and since making his debut has fought such good boys as Harry Kabikoft, Wiille' Myrphy, Red Cap Wilson, Georgie Brown, Billy De- Foe, Johnny Relslor, Johnny Murray and §id Barbarlan. The rest of Mon-. .| day night's Meriden c¢ard will be yp to the usual fine standard of Silver City shows. Young 8ilverburg of An- sopia will meet Bud Dempsey of New York, “Chick” Brewn of New Haven will try a come-back stunt against Al Festa or Fddie Connors of Hartford, while Mgx Maravnick of Meriden will meet Johnny Nelson of Stamford. ——— A ————— e —————————— L~ ————————————— A Handy Man Around The House /wnsaE'S THE SPADE AMD o THINGS MoOLLY . 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