New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 12, 1923, Page 8

FIRPO-WILLARD BOUT BEGINS ABOUT 10 P. M.—FRAZEE SELLS HIS BOSTON CLUB STOCK — CINCINNATI TEAM IS NOW RUNNER UP IN NATL LEAGUE — BABE RUTH HAS PERFECT DAY AT BAT — “CHEEKA” BROWN FIGHTS THE SHEIK OF WALLINGFORD TONIGHT—OTHER SPORT NOTES RED MENACE NOW 4PPEARS [REDSIXSUDAT ™SISMMSSML £y p 70,000 FANS WILL WATCH T0 BOTHER WORLD CHAMPS; | (OVER ONE MILLION,._.. . ... .. WILLARD-FIRPO FIGHT TONIG. Gates So He's Worth All He, " SECOND |y syui , CINCY CLIMBS TO' SECOND oo syt s o == 22 FIRPO HAS 18 KAYOS IN 22 BOUTS |Both Fighters Fit—Flo . " me Owner F]'azee m;}hlcuo. July 12.—Jack Kearns, age: f Jack Dempsey, left here Cleveland Strengthens Hold On Second Place in American manager of Jack Dempacy. left here ek i champlonshlp match with either H 3 —Thus Far There Have Been 301 Homers Made in| soston, suiy 12.—The Boston Am.|Shamplonship match " Wih ©CRES - ‘ 987 . = : . | McAuliffe in Prelims £ N o 2 erican league baseball club has been or the winner of the Firpo-Willard National and 228 in Younger Organization—Tygers soid to a syndicate of Columbus, O.,|pout. Kearns said Dempsey probably Take Double Head |men by Harry H. ¥ ",‘:_;" mw“]";‘“ would defend his title on Labor Day. F' B i a ouble Header. |the club since 1916. e completion |~ we want to get Wills if possible,” ) ¢ . d . {of the sale and the signing of the con- | Kearns sald, “and then take the rest| | ] rst Bout egins |tract, which has been periodically re-| of tRem on. Dempsey is in great ! & o i i 8 15 d T' Jew O A oo | ported and denied for several months, | shape as a result of the Gibbons fight, { M o m o :\"E}‘:t Y?rl‘,;J“':v llg A?]xed mena.tce 11}:\5 ?ppeareld;g chfiplerlf‘,t_ N e 3onbuNGEA! by RAbSTE(J: GUIRT e el b o ribas 1ot Cuck e ARkl ; :19 p. ., d. §. 1ime he right of the world's champlons to the league 'eadersip 101 ormer business manager of the Bt.|training again within a couple of . i Cincinnati today is occupying second place as a result of their|Louis American league club, repre- |weeks."” . 2 double victory over Philadelphia yesterday 6-2 and 9-6. senting the Ohlo syndicate. Kearns said he had read statements : ’Jmey City, July 1;_1‘“, Aokl The Giants’ lead in games then was three and one-half; to-| Mr. Quinn announced that the sale | credited to him In which he was quot- . gladiators, one from the prairies day it is five. They triumphed over Pittsburgh 6 to 1 yesterday. 23:;;::;:?:}:,;: ;}fi:s: :,";:n‘;nl::y' Egnl:o:ig:ri that:hei would sskspng | ; Kansas and the other from the 7 . v A A ence J 0 psey's share of the purse i ; Yesterday the Chicago Cubs rgyersed the result of Tuesday |pana & Young, attorneys. President |the next tirhe the champion fought. | . i ‘ stretches ‘o:“t!he _A:genuue. ;\:’:H by shutting out Brooklyn 2 to 0. St. Louis again defeated Bos-|Ban Johnson of the American league| “I may ask for a million for Demp- o thett pusillstic; T tonight in ton 10 to 4, making it three i 2 was present, as were Edward M. |sey's end,” Kearns sald. “What do ; : 12-round match in the picturesg B it £ P m'a e Schoenbron and Palmer K. Winslow|you know about that? Dempsey is { setting of the arena at Boyle's ¢ The feature of the American league dees not concern the|S¢ho? ¢ N { v ; repae JECR iy e 3 of Columbus, members of the pur-|entitlad to all he can get. e brings o s league leading Yankees who with a lead of 12 gan:es are 100 far|chasing syndicate, and others. It was|the dough into the box office and ; Important For ‘Both. For Jess Willard, the man mo: out in front for interest The Hugmen wun another close game |aiso announced that legal steps in|makes these big gates possible.” ] : g from the Whit: Sox yesterday and Clevelund strengthened its|connection with the contract would| Kearns while here, conferred with : . jo iaim ke held e, chempionshy by i rdict N not be completed until Aug. 1. M. |Floy tzsimmons, the Michigan City i % G . ¥ ¢ the world from 1915 to 1919, it v hold on second place v getting another verdict over the Athletics, Quinn refused to make public the|(Ind.) promoter, who is negotiating S : : 4 i be the acid test in the comeback The Detroit Tigers who have beer. losing a lot of games re-| mount of money involved. for Dempsey's services and also for which he hopes to obtain a ret cently have shown sove improvement and yesterday took hotli| President Johnson, In confirming | Fugene Criqui, the featherweight . : : match with his conqueror, Ja Lempsey. J ends of a double header 7-3, 5-1, from the Boston Red Sox and|the sale of the Red Sox, refused to C*;:}:“?)‘°"-M“';'<°Tl k’“fl;asmrev"’swgfl 5 . : o ie wit! o 3 make public the price, but sald it was | V! an McKetrick. zsimmons is : For Iirpo it will be the critid went into a tie witli the Athletics for third place. “over $1,000,000.” He said that Mr. |flguring ‘on staging a Labor Day 2 R point in one of the most sensatio: The total home runs up to yesterday was: National ieague, Quinn would be president and treas- | match and may use the French fea- S ¥ 3 R i careers in ring history, a steppi i stone if he is victorious to a chai 801; American league, 228, urer of the company to be formed as | therwelght. R : owners and that Mr. Winslow of Cin- R 3 5 at Dempsey's throne. cinnatl would be vice-president. 4 A colorful crowd of probably md s i than 70,000 fans incluaing notables v Johns Is Pleased % NATIONAL LEAGUE TR R PTG e Coach Yale Track Men i Aodlaty. bukiness Folbie) & itd g ’ & % pugilism men from all parts of 2 that he considered the sale of the Los Angeles, Cal, July 12.—Earl 4 ¥ Giants Win. How The-y L'ne ap Boston club to the Ohlo syndicate a{y Thompson, holder of the world's ko : “f'etfite:snflll‘:m-:n??»::e et New York, July 12.—New York hpl.el:\dld thing. record of 14 2-5 seconds in the 120- f s i mAnv;\'anc?L:rket S e ‘The club will now be in the hands/| yard high hurdles, has been signed to i : e unos ok ‘.“xh,t el pames made it two straight from Pittsburgh 7 F by winning yesterday's game, 6 to 1. in our Leagues of a group of upstanding men of|g three.year contract to coach, the : = o oulah Pittsburgh. character who have the highest ideals) yqje track squad, according to re- : ; t“;:r: f,,.}’,'.,lf,‘f,'shggf»:i :&fi:“nl th: :1‘ ab. 1. for the conduct of professional base- . i Maranville, 8. ...... 4 + ! # °"| ports recelved here. Thompson 3 S i @ begi t 8:15 o'clock, d4 Eastern L ball,” said Mr. Johnson. “They have| coached the University of West Vir- e fl;‘;fi”flfm egins=a peos ern League at their head Mr. Quinn, a man Who [ ginis track men last year. g ; o e ] o : has already proved his worth as & |- Tne famous hurdler is a graduate /J f4 Gates Open at 5 p. m. y esterday’s Results manager, and T know he will succeed | o¢ Dartmouth 3 A < Gates to the arena were to be opdg Springfield 10, Bridgeport 4 (1st) |with the Red Sox.” ] éd at b o'clock this afternoon sim ?:tlflwnngt;l;ldwfi,hnrldgeport 4 (2nd.) The new owners will take formal ITALIANS ALL EXCITED taneously with the opening of the s e , N ven 5. cl serv 5 W:aterbury (! \’Yorcester 6 (1st.) however, that he had been assured .:':e'; r:;r: 1:‘: ‘;:el::‘:;' o:‘e‘;z:;fel;‘; LUIS ANGEL FIRPO Both fighters today were declay Worcester 3, Waterbury 2 (2nd.) |no changes in the cjub's personnel |, ocn 70 (0 oy SUY T CEEE big| New York, July 12.—Jess Willard,) 53 in. 'chest (expanded) 483 in.|to be fit for the greatest efforts will be made by them this season. [ ,op¢'i1"vo career of their “Cheeka” | the Kansas “man mountain,” will| 49 in. chest (normal) 44 in, |their unusual careers. Standing of the Clubs Mr. Quinn said there probably B B have big advantages in height, weight |36 in. waist 36% in. Willard's 40 years or so seemed *Ran for Gooch in Sth p h de at|Brown. rown, former New England : weigh but lightly on his huge fra NRatiad for Funs in Sth. w. L. P.C.[would not be any changes made lightweight champ, will clash with |&nd reach over Luis Angel Iirpo|25 in. thigh 289 in. g1 bt ghtly B Now Nork Hartford ... 54 2 .685 | present, either in management or ghelk Leonard of Wallingford at the | When the pair meet at Boyle's Thirty | 15% in. calf 15 in.|as he went through'!fls final limb ah. : New Haven .. 42 .600 (playing strength, as the purchasers o, ") “c Acres tonight. Measurements taken|9% in. ankle o3 n:fine cup Cexeroldsn The BIE. LHEg Albany ..... 38 5 .521|would need plenty of time to study|™ . N "ok strangely, ended in a | VeSterday show the former champlon | In his sHort ring career, since 1921, SRR e ek | 8pringfield ... 37 507 | their material draw after it appeared to many that has a margin of 27 points on the|Firpo has engaged in 22 fights, win- Han' overooms the huudickp ‘o il Waterbury . 33 434| “One thing is certain,” President scales, five inohes i 5 q - |ning 18 of thi by tHe . kionkett 3 L “ the Wallingford boy had the Itallan |Scales. inches in reach and near- | ning of em by e knockout | ™= F¥° : Pittsfleld . 31 425 Johnson remarked. “These men from |\ G NETON. (O AAC TG HER |1y Tqve inches in height. Firpo is 14|route. He s heavywelght champion YA Of e lgioncte a0 o0 Noroswer 30 W11{0kia heve planty "’u:“""et’}" "°f‘°°“d Leonard almost put Brown away, |Years younger. Comparison follows: |of South America. His record, since :“l‘_’n“"“"“h"‘ ani‘ Aea rega-n Bridgeport ..., 29, , 414 ffn"a“gg?fli‘fngfrzna ;nam :ur:l‘:::l; whereupon Brown's brother, at the }\(;lllard ; 1“1rgflo gfa[::g?n”nnzhung in the United Fitpo puésé.l Jast night 10 & So> , agl 2 , follows: , A1 ure ringside, leaned over and socked . " & York after breaking camp at Lo Games Today t]l:ethitll be lnk.)l;Le n;aer:_: ;:“_ ‘ggoca:d VisohRrdim WAlI0B thiat a1l bus put him!| 241 weight _ 214| 1922—Knockouts—Sallor Maxsted, | pont MY PRS0 00 1 ™ Bridgeport at Springfleld. the best poss| ,”p Y away. For some reason, the referee 84 in. reach 79 in.|7; Joe McCann, 6; Jack Herman, 5; flaation of donfidsnce. Trained as Pittsburgh .. 000 000 001—1 New Haven at Pittefleld. Sox organization. " 6 ft. 7 in. height 6 ft. 2% in.|Jim Tracey, 4. B of ¢ ce. rai New York 200 031 00x—6| Albany at Hartford The Boston Red Box, from the or- [did not stop the fight and award it to| o | kit S5 4 1088~ hoalk to the minute, this dark skinned p; Two base hits, Young, Frisch, Groh, Meu- “-Me,.’{,u,.y Sl oy ganisation of the Amerioan league|Leonard. Instead, Brown No. 2 was |8 o ik Snaa el 7111‘;8—3!?“; v‘a_;’j"“;‘; duct of the pampas has been conwe) #el; three base hit, Gowdy; stolen bases, 2 until the club won its sixth Ameri-|Simply arrested. o 1"- 'C"fis ‘/f; l“- o I:llfbb CAULSEEEI LI te, 2: | ed, chiefly by expert handling, but : As a tip from one who knows—if n. nec 17 in. | Jim ard, 3. 8o through natural aptitude fros Groh, Cunningham, Frisch, Stengel; sacri- i Colly can league pennant and fifth world's i X . primitive battler into a two fis fices, Meusel, Groh; double plays, Kelly, i Jutkeon L8 el Gron and Sy :,,;( American League chaynplonship, Was always a conten |Intending to witneas this fight tonight, F' : e primitiseXbeif 5 _York 7, Pittsburgh 7; base » for high honors in the baseball i A 3 ng machine. on balls, off Watson 3, off Hamilton 1, off Yesterday’'s Results ::)lrm?rhutilnce :g]g has fallen upon | case the ticket plages you within ear- ve Leadmg atsmen Hellman, Tygers ......... Good Preliminaries. Kunz 3; struck out, by Hamil v % “ e Kunz 1, by Bochler 1, nite, off Hamiiton| NC¥ York 8, Chicago 1. less fortunate days shot of “Cheeka's” hard-bolled crowd. In Each Major League| Risney, Tveers . . Though overshadowed by the mi Haney, Tygers .. bout, the semi-final contest of A r nning; losing etroit 5, Boston nd.) favorites in their home city and the 1 3 ] 3 National Le: 5 ‘Willlams, Browns rounds between I’loyd Johnson of I fi:‘c:he&,m?‘nr;w:l‘n??n, umpires, Klem and Wil-| St Louls 10, Washington 4. Chicago, July 12.—"Willle” Kamm | Lt ‘(’;‘AflA‘]’;fim}l{‘_ HE e McManus, Browns .. Moines and JackMcAuliffe IT of If ; Cleveland 4, Philadelphia 2. (Continued on Following Page) |1s the way the high-priced third sack-|ywpcat Bkn, 69 271 54 103 .350| Schliebner, Browns ..... troit has attracted much interd Cubs 2, Dodgers 0. . ¢ R AR ebr of the Chicago White Sox b”ak"‘Barnhart, Pit 46 122 28 46 .377 These yoéung heavyweights W Brooklyn, N. Y. July 12.—Grov Standing of the Clubs VLY ; 5 into print. 3 52 b Home Run Leaders. knockout victims of Willard yn, v July 12.—Grover ONLY 8 PLAYT LEFT. = Hornsby, 8 L 52 198 45 74 .374 Wil Alexander, veteran righthander, out-| o w. L — s el Ll SEOELLE RIS R G h t pl endla ! Filposrapectlelyial (he Ydnketiy ed' Dutch 2 New York ........ 23 S 3 1 ” | ' um two months ago, but since t i Chicage de,il::;hg;oofi;;"d;g' Cleveland . i 36 Quarter Finals of Men's Singles at| name “Willie” with favor. When | ‘OUsh: C“(m";fm‘zlsgflm‘i‘f 104 371 wiiltams, Browns R s el Chicago. L ‘| Philadelphia . 38 Indianapolis Finds New Contestants. | he autographs his name on a ball or 5 S “_ PO Fournier, Dodgers ment in form and see victory tom r. h. po. Detroit . ... % 38 By The Assoclated Press. score card for some ardent udmlreriHF“man“' Dt 102 .400| Hellmann, Tygers row as a stepping stone to pugilis 3 Chicago .... oy 37 Indianapolis, July 12.—Play in the !t is Ir:ot!ceable the signature is always | oo "N 'y 5 76 96 378 Hornsby, Cards . . Leights again. i Bill” Kamm. [ Tamieson, Civ 2 65 116 .372| Tierney, Phils . Three other bouts between hea o B locooronwamuonal Bigbea, 1f. ..... Hanliton, p. . XKunz, p. xRussell Boehler, p. . wlorocurcuananmn “loscocoscoscomos <l occcccrmuouscas (A e U =) cooccoroscoccsa® 2 Young, rf. Groh, 3b. . Frisch, 3b. Meusel, 1f. Cunningham, cf. Stengel, cf. Kelly, 1b. Jackson, owdy, c. Watson, scoccoosco0® . 2 2 0 0 0 0 [ 0 1 1 [} Btatz, cf. ... Hollocher, ss. Grantham, 2b. St. Louis ... 39 quarter finals of the men's singles in| ©F _ C'Farrell, c. As a kid it was only natural that Burns, Bos 43 91 .363 Mokan, Phils . weights are on the card, the most Washington 43 the national clay court tennis cham- " " § I should be called “Willie,”” explaina Haney, Det 47 90 .354 | teresting of which is an eight roung Boston ........ 43 ionship was reached today. Second | p Kamm. “A fellow handed the name | < ) o between Cliffi Kramer of Seattle a | MERIDEN WANTS GAMES. [ Tjpy Jim" Herman of Omaha. round play in the doubles matches William dossaiErot sat torHaving ik Games T lay in the boys : L & Vi his | o B OF N — ‘'oday and second round play Ve mother call him Willie, but when he | TIME OF BIG FIGHT Manager Schultz of the Meriden Vi aather® praaTetioneConraliing Boston at D it. j also was : s New York a:LLO}::c;;go :lr;d"w,;unlor tousnumba grows to be a strong husky fellow the| Although tonight's bouts in New | East Sides wants a game with some| possibility of rain today with prd iladeiphia at Cleveland Only cight players remain in the|n2me Bill or Billy 4s far more accept- [ York begin at §:15 p. m., reports from New Britaln team for this Sunday, |ably fair skies tonight. Should Washington at St. Louis i msn’sycinglv‘! In the first match of able. The kindest thing the baseball |fight headquarters there state that the | either here or in his own town. Ar-|clement weather force a postpoy g the day, Manuel Alonzo, Spanish Da- | 8cribes could do for me would be to| Willard-Firpo match will not be call- | rangements can be made by calling|ment Promoter Tex Rickard will hd vis cup team member, will meet|Tefer to me as ‘Bill’ not ‘Willle’” fed betore 10 p. m. | him at Meriden, 1920. the show tomorrow night. Howard Kinsey of San Francisco. —— q k and Fritz Bastian 3 Yesterday's Results Ralph Burdig L Th ) L 0 o E Ofli St Louls 10, Boston 4. . |of Indianapolis, last year's winners in| Tnere’s at Least One in Every ce Chicago 2, Brooklyn 0 the doubles matches, are to meet : ! Jack Harris and John Webber of i New York 6, Pittsburg 1. 1 ti 6, P Chicago in the second round of play Cincinnatl ¢ Philadelphla 3 (18) | "the doubles contest. 27 2 < P) 355 i3._2| Cincinnati 9, Philadelphia 6 (2nd.) THe LAST THE WORST 000 000—0 " U o i v, : TODAY'S GRAND CIRCUIT WHEN DO You TwWo WEE(CS - sacrifices, Grant- Standing of th ‘lubs A & : Bt T e ey Ol S i . Toledo, 0., July 12.—Rain caused a ¥ TAke Your IN AUGUST - ME OF son an ;P H !ne?t;F;‘ll;n:'r'rrh'ul:”Gble;:'th(z::n:\l;mmn:l’-‘: New York ... 51 2 postponement of yesterday's card of VACATION . LISN'T- THAT oot left on bases, Chicago 7, Brookiyn 4;|Cincinnati . b 2 ; Grand Circuit racing here. GEORGE ? Tual 2 | ALWAYS GeT TS A Nice 3 :t:untkm;‘:, %f; :::i;’;fl:: % -;)ng K:::;ur Pittsburgh 44 What is said t?il-m :ntn of t‘he great; I\ . HELLIMT 7 THE WORST TiMe To LAST oF‘ g Clorm o n . 8 7|est cards ever offered to patrons o Davi e 1135 | Hecormick Sand (‘:T:nkgli\yn g 2;’ %t |Grand Circult racing is scheduled for GO AWAY- AUEvU!fl: ! Gee = SLTonina ciea 38 i today, when three stake races—the wHIZ! (Continued on Following Page). |Boston ...... 22 5 Fort Miami 2:08 trot, carrying a — Philadelphia. .. 2 2 purse of $5,000; the Sherwood trot for RICE NOT BADLY HURT. | three-year-olds, with a purse of $2,- Bt. Louis, July 12.—Sam Rice, out- * Games Today 000, and the Maumee 2:03 trot, valued flelder of the Washington Americans, St. Louis at Boston. at $2,100—and two class events—the 80on will be able to play again. The| Chicago at Rrooklyn 2:07 pace and 2:16 pace, with purses injury he suffered in yesterday's con-| Pittshurgh at New York (2). CfES L0 cch s il Dy s test with the Browns is reported to be| Cincinnati at Philadelphia less serious than at first believed, He | W kad d d clous after col- i with the fono tanapatter o\ International League |cmpire Hit i Head Yesterday Will }remnmone oloccscsssa® Nels, cf. weeeeaenan.. Ol8on, 2B wisevmnecns B. Grimth, If. ...... Fournier, 1b. T. Griith, rf. . Taylor, c. . McCarren, 3 National League locovwunpac ccoorcoona® . JusT wheN RIS EUERrRYBODY The MATTE THe SUMMER- || wirh tre || 15 RETURNING | | ALWAYS HOME - - THE KICKING 1 74 Wiy D s QUIGLEY RECOVERING 77 liding with the fence in right field and suffered a cut on the head | Be Out For Couple of Weeks Yesterday's Resnlts Rochester 3, Jersey City 2 (1st.) Ehilaiiel phia REI0Y S IBrOvey e Jersey City 4, Rochester 3 (2nd.) | ment in the condition of Umpire Ern- injured yesterday while TESTERTRARS | St e e e b o o e i : fi - g LI 7% 777 Uthy; Toronto 2, Reading 1 (1st.) |game of a double header between | Nevewr geT I'VE GOoT THe ALL ? You'RE NOT Toronto 3, Reading 2 (2n Philadelphia and Cincinnati was re- WOULDN'T' IN SPORT PR e L L |ported today. He was knocked un. %i: WOULDN'T) VACATION AT ‘A FIRST Two GoiNG To ENTOY IT! = conscious by a foul ball from the bat | \F HE HAD |DECENT Time \;:SEK;TW 'L v 5, T S = of ("aveney, Cincinnati shortstop. | S OF Tue iR v . eV’ IND AHE A e N tanding of r‘)(r uml.s, The blow raised & blg lump on the| NOTHING HE YeEaR BE GLAD To YEAR OFF A PICTURE Galifornia and Miss Suzanne Leng.| Baltimore Y = | left side of the veteran umpire's head. | TRADE You WE won'T OF CONTENT=L len, France, won the world's doubles Rochester Physicians said Quigley would be| BE SORE championship for women at Wimbie- f e 518 | back in the game within two weeks. | don, England, defeating Miss Kath = - | léen McKane and Mrs. Stokes, Ty ‘4s1| LUTHERANS PLAY SATURDAY land, 6-0, 6-4 Jersey City ....... 3 8 435| The local Swedish Lutherans will 900—Hahn, Cincinnati, aliowed | Newark 2 .420 | play the Bristol Lutherans in Bristol Philadelphia no hits or runs in game |Syracuse 3 52 380 | Saturday afternoon. The players will| at Cincinnati. S meet at the church at 1:30 o'clock 1897—McCreery, Louisville, banged Games Today |and will journey over by auto. All ball for three home runs in game Newark at Syracuse | players are requested to report for with Philadelphia at Louisville Reading at Toronto (2) | practice Friday night at 6:30 o'clock 1887—Mare Lizette, with Botty in Baltimore at Buffalo. on the Ellis street grounds. saddle, cleared over 35 feet in jump, Jersey City at Rochester. S taking off 25 et from fence Feat - NEW DEPARTURE WIN was done at Caulfield, Australia. Brilliant pitching by Coveleski de- The Bristol New Departure won 1880—First no-hit, no-man-reach- |feated the Athietics and it remained |last night from the Meriden Mohawks first game pitched by Lee Richmond [for Tris Speaker's triple to clinch the |by a score of 16 to 12 in a free hit- @ Worcester club on this date. | victory. ting and loose fielding game. D Ve T g S <7 AT &\\\\\\\\\\\\{R