New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1924, Page 8

'YALE SWIMMERS DEFEAT BROWN AND BASKETBALL TEAM BS DTMOUTH “STRIBLING AND McTIGUE FIGHT MARCH 31—SEEKING PALUSO-KAPLAN BOUT IN HARTFORD — GUS GARDELLA RETIRES FROM BASEBALL DIAMOND CLEAN LIVING 1S | A VALUABLE ASSET Briton and Dundee Great Ex-| amples of Its Benelits (By Billy Evans) Much ado is being made made of t. fact that at 40 Jack Britton, for-| mer welterweight champion, is still fighting and doing a good job of it.| Jack's favorite pastime at present is brushing aside youthful fighters who insist all th need is a chance at Mickey Walker to gain the title, The fact that Britton is 40 is stressed. The record books state that Jack will be 40 in October. Intimate friends of Jack say that he is closer to 43 than the fair and 40 mark | Is there any good reason fighter who has taken proper care of himself should not be able to hold his| own in the fistic game at 407 why a —BEWARE, BOYS!— Dan Cupid Sends His Star Road Man Out to Line Up All Unmarried Notables in Sportdom IWILLIE HOPPE TAKES LEAD IN THREE CUSHION MATCH Wins First Block of Exhibition Match From Schaefer in 73 In- nings, 50-46 New York, Feb. 21.—Willis Hoppe, worMu 18.2 balkl(ue billiard cham- ! plon, deteated young Jake Schaefer | of San Francisco, his most formid- able challenger for his title, in the | first block of a 100-point exhibition | | three-cushion match at the MHoppe| | Biliard club lest night. The game, | Was of the closest character, Hoppe | finally winning by a margin of four | pointe, 30 to 46. The champion made | his total in seventy-twe innings and | had a high run of seven. Schaefer's best run was six. The second and j final block will be played tonight. ! In addition to his high run of sev !en, Hoppe also collected strings of | ‘rour and five. Schaefer's next best {runs were four and thiee. Both play- ers made a number of brilliant shots | | during the game, but most of the time | they were jockeying the balls around | playing safe, rather than secking to | make caroms. HOW COLLEGES STAND IN BASKETBALYL l&;figz .833 .800 400 400 .400 . 250 TICKET GOUGING MAY G0 TO JURY Rickard, Accnsed of Jacking| Prces, Deties Ch s, Dt GRS | TMOUTH 1S DEFEATED Albany, N. Y., Feb. 21.—Resale of BY YALE BASKETBALLERS i Cornsl] . Columbia Dartmouth Pennasylvania Yale Princeton tickets for boxing bout in New York! city at prices far in advance of their | face value will probably be made the subject of a New York grand jury investigation, it was understood here here, as a result of deflnite charges of ticket speculation in the Firpo-Demp- | sey fight made by Thomas O'Rourke, | veteran bDoxing promoter, at a legis- lative hearing yesterday on proposed epcal of the Walker boxing law. Rickard's Denial. New York, Feb., 21.—Events moved rapidly yesterday in the wake of sen- sational charges by Tom O'Rourke before the boxing repeal hearing at Sam Pitc Has Good Night and Tosses in Six from the Field, New Haven, Feb. 21.-—Yale Jast night outscored Dartmouth 30 to 28 in the intercollegiate basketball series establishing the Elis as still & cham- pionship factor and putting New Hampshire University ou: of the race. Although the visitors scored first Yale twice tied the count in the first five minutes, taking the lead with the|l with the count 5-all and never after-|% fi n » Pit he intimated it last fail. thie capable third Luseman altheugh Gus will be missed GUS GARDELL, 01D FAVORITE, RETIRES Pittstield Thind Baseman" Has Beén Playing Since 1909 Pittsfleld, Feb. 21.—Gus Gardella, cteran third baseman of the Hillies, is to retire from erganized baseball. He has asked that he be placed on the voluntary retired list of the Pitts- eld elub. He hay engaged in busi- ¢ss in Somerville and plans to play twiiight league ball, L he decision of Gardella to quit the 4 club comes as no great sur- rize to the Pitisfield management as With Dick Vacha and Jimmy Esmond available, Hillies wiil, rot be without a over the circuit. Gardella started in 1908 with the ‘ittsfield semi-prefoessional téam man- ged by Cy Forry. Since that time | Albany that Tex Rickard, Madison ward being headed. he has played with varicus clubs in league, Eastern Hoppe is sceking; to | | qualify for the three-cushion chlm- pionship tournament, and while his| | exhibition Jast night was not brilliant, |tha variety of shots he brought off the New England association and FKastern league. He acted as manager of the Pittsiield and Hartford teams. Gus played on a championship team with Springfield. Gardella when a youngster was given a trial by the New York Na- tionals. He also played onc year, 1810, in the Stcel league. He was a free agent, however, when he was in the Steel league and was therefore eligible to return to organized base- ball. He has been with the Hillies for three years, his playing in 1921 being no small factor in the winning of the pennant. He managed the Hillies in 1922 and played under Art Wilson last year. CGus has reached the stage where he wants to settie down to business and ease up some in his baseball work. Seven days a week means a pretty hard grind for him on the diamond for a man of his years, particularly an inficlder. W. & J. COACH QUITS Comes Long goals by Luman and Captain Haas plunged the Elis into the lead. ‘They drew away from the White Mountaineers until the registration stood 12 to 7 at intermission. Sammy Pite, the intercollegiate high scorer, broke into the scoring heavily in the second half of his goals opening a further gap, until the Elis had a 22 to 10 advantage when sub- stitutes were installed. Pite led both | Square Garden promoter, had aided ticket speculators in cenncction with the Dempsey-Firpo championship fight last September, turning over to one broker a block worth about $135,- 000 which was later returned unsold. Rickard ridiculed the charges in e formal statement calling upon Y]S"!ORS mn MTGHES State Athletic commission for immediate investigation and it E oy P | was indicated this would be the |first step in sifting the situation, 3 | Both Men and Women From \\lllncm despite reports from Albany that |:’r‘1’l§-’ t‘,r;os:::,u‘:‘; :::;::“f:“,:f :,.?l::d_ O'Rourke’s accusations — might Defpan played best for the visitors. turned over to a special grand jury The Hi\eupu: tor possible action. I YALE { George BE. Brower, chairman of| took | the commission, declined to say just what course the boxing solons would follow but made public a letter to | Rickard warning the promofer that| unless speculators who are alleged to operate about Madison Square Gar- den are curbed, the commiasion will close the arena and revoke its license. Brower'sgetter was In reply to one | from Rickard calling the commis- | sion’s attention to the activities of ¢4 g { speculators before a boxing show heid | Sulsman 2, Luman 3, IHaas 2, Dart- at Madison Square Garden last Friday | MOUth, I'riedman 2, Schaneman 2, night and, while it bears on a similar | Dooley. Fdwards 2. Geg@e from foul: situation, had no direct connection | Yale, Pite 2 out of 8, Luman 1 of 2, with the charges made by O'Rourke, |}Jaas 1 of 1. Dartmouth, Dooley 0 Rickard asserted yesterday he1of 1, Schaneman 1 of 1, Sailer 3 or‘ |ehould not be held responsible for |b Goas 2 of 3, Tully 2 of 4, Edwards curbing ticket speculation outside the |1 of substitutions, Yale, Stevens Garden, claiming that undér the law | for Suisman: Dartmouth, Tully for rolice are directly responsible, but|Gous, Dooley for Schaneman: rof- Brower does not hold the same view, [erees, O'Brien and Butter; time 20 e inforined Rickard in his letter |minute halves. yesterday he Dbelieved the promoter was ohicfly responsible, | Brower refused tp say whether| Rickard or O'Rourke Would be called tefore the commission at its informal gession scheduled next Friday., In answer to O'Rourke’s charges, Failure of a majority of fighters to take the proper care of themselves at all times is the reason for Britton standing out as such an unusual| figure. Fame and hero worship are | | \ during the game when he set out to make them showed his ability at the the besetting sins of most ringmen. | sume. ‘Winning fame, often overnight, causes | many of them to change their entire | mode of living. They throw aside| the care and caution that made it | possible for them to attain their great | physical power and the prestige that | invariably goes with it, Bob Fitzsimmons and Johnny Dun- dee are to be classed with Britton, Fitz won the heavyweight title fr Corbett when he was around the mark, while Dundee copped the|Happy Marriages Corporation, | feather title at 30 I and { S _ [ his afross his manly chest, The career of Johnny Dundee a5 & |y ¢t vou Arrow,” he said, ad r.agster is a most arkable one, firm’s star road man, and | great lesson to every youngster the high-vo .'\l"' | titious to win fistic honors Creait al o tan kegan fighting in 1910, A ‘m“ ]‘nm\ » wozen years of battling, me 4 ”7‘ $tos era in all classes, usually g e S from five to 15 pounds, Du e "“"”" nge of 30 won the featherweight title u‘ He became a champion at an age T | when a majority g have re- . NG| tired from the ring or are in the “has 2 l”“-f' been” class besti b ttob t for the sim en't been sold Arrow, with | I that la | the fen Barnes Plant Are Victorious at MIDDLE | ; Fraternal Alleys, PADDOCK: MALLORY, PPER, TILDEN, LEF WE DARTMOUTH <vvoo Friedman, Capt. ‘hl. forward Schaneman MULLER, DEMPS IIY M 1 want you, Arrow,” resumed Mr.| The Wallace RBarnes ‘girls Cupld, “to line thesc fellows Up ON {yyres straight games from the Stan- a contract busis and bring them back | oy \orks' fair sex at the Fraternal all happy and satisfied share- |a)jopg jast night. Miss Bossl was the i the IHappy Marriages Cor- Mgl\ scorer for the visitors, getting 2688 for three strings. Miss Becksted l\-uh 95 was high single and for the Stanley Weorks Miss Loomls' 249 for three strings’ was high and Miss s5| Dan Cupid, sales manager of the nod Suisman ck in a big swivel chair fded :4;“‘|‘u % Edwards poration arms Luman ..... seeree shly attired ge-getter Haas, Capt. . Sailer seanned the typewritten list of pros- pects which his chief handed him and | f"‘.‘,::‘”:] “L"[":,”',m”""'.'?"' | Loomis and Miss McAloon were tied s Speaker, ball player, ! s e Hhorad 9 4t | tor high singie at 85, Pt i R | The Stanley Works men's team Tilden s EWImMIMEr o5k one out of three from the Wal- bt lace Barnes boys. Lyneh of the W. Bin | B. outfit had Dbigh three string with | tally of 384 and also high single at v R |142. Duplin of the Staniey Works nean to te r|that none of !V]'.“"h“:i ’lr"-m‘m:‘:'}rolltd 820 for three strings and had [¥ied? exclatmed tho—(Well, you just | MER single of 119, { to ece tha Kind of clothes he|_After the matches were served, The™ mod of to Giblin Left glnrd | “we've got | Goals from floor: Yale, Dite 6, business The some flick ammed | and well ashes |Camel with ln“lu.-lvl that the |was all right wit} TWe've p a new field,” continue magnate, “The s a gr ribute | stance Now 1 % et A of birds i t fie better condi- | SN our stuff bhut tion, has [Ple T they b busy. Iight. |Properly. 1 ihink Dun. | YOur magnetic The ¢ il ralsed an implor deprecatin JOIE RAY IS WINNER wo-Third Mile rley as Resignation of Teisman Complete Surprise—No Has Been Suggested, Washington, I'a,, Feb, 21.~John W. Heigman's resignation as head football coach at Washington & Jefterson col- | lege last night came 50 unexpectedly that authorities at the Iow} school | today were still in a surpris d state, | us 1t had geneyally been expected that {the venerable mentor would remain at the he'm for another two years, No | consideration has yet been given the coaching question. gostu mnr s, s ontline as ontlined | Successor champion oothull player. fighter, got to go 1 open 1t sporting Dunde career to clean ing A theory that there is no tioner than rea made it 4 point to k¢ ing is ous busincss with e, Alw passed up a wort 1 who refres hments | | o ougit wears!) -y oy | e Forth as Scotch Wonder| she's | New York, Feb, 21.-~All the fly-| | welghts ‘hereabouts surely have great | respect. for the little Scotch flyweight | “Wee” Willie Woods, who since his| arrival here threé months ago has| Wallingford Boy Who Secks Place on | defeated the former champion John- | ny Buft, Spark Piug Russcll and Vin- | Pound cent Sal Phil Berni of Pancho 3 Dechamplain, the Walling. | When approached by Wwho 18 to try out for 'eith of the Gapden regarding a match the Olyn POSINE team, won the between the Rugged Scot and the 10T-pound stute wmateur fitle in New|two title holders was estounded at Ha Tuesday night when he the terms demanded by them and stripped Happy 1tollinson of Sheiton ceased rnegotiations immediately. | his 1tle Scotty is now trying te induce Abe The two boys had met befors and | (Goldstein to box Woeods and it looks| Happy i but in Tuesday @8 though this match will be con- night's b Wallingford protege sUmmated within the next few days. nd to 1 Bob Pullett showed great improve- S LR R . marked difference in style Ylle Swimmers Defelt s and a solness and skill under fire < The Mermen From Brown! H."nnu‘ . hat stamped him as a top notcher.| fini Many of his friends feel sure he will for the Olympics, 21.~The Yale swimming team defeated Brown uni-| [versity in a meet heére tonight, 47 to| 15. Yale took first in every event ex. cept the 100 yard dash, which was won by Captain Davy Jones, of Peb, 21.~The Trish | Brown, who beat out Bronson, of Yale, ucting and more 1M yesterday defeat- | by 4 yard, Bronson won the d0-yard | en, according American girls' team ' gagh from Jones by inches I British ex-naval It Happens in the Best Regulated Hotels and cighth defeat CALL TiEm UP ONCE | V& CALLED WELL WORRYING MORE ALD SEE 1F THEM AT LEAST 150°'T Golneg T Tose TRUAKS Six Times HAVE AREIY N i ) ason thi hay he you il isn't that cidl say s, Dempsey-Wills Fight Is Definitely Off at Newport “Mr, Hélsman's action was #0 un- Newport, It. 1., Feb, 21, >"0”0“|I\‘\'-xpc(-[pd that naturally we have not Riekard asserted the Firpo-Dempsey | the receipt or more !lun 50 letters | | had time to consider his possibie suc- ticket sale wa® an “open book" nnd‘und telegrams from wealthy summer | | cessor,” sald Graduate that the commission had all the de. | residents protesting ngainst the pro- | M. Murphy today, “Davis talls, His statement follows: I posal to stage a boxing bout between |inq"conch under Mr, Helsman, I8 un- “Thars (8 scareely any neecssity for Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills, negro der contract for three years and na- n denial from me of Tom O'Rourke’s|heavyweight, for the world's cham- |, .11y will be retained in the same charges, pionship on Ocean Drive, in .‘\'vw-\”mm‘_ We will take our time and “I simply refor the legislative | port's #ost fashionable section, the | o™ ongidaration to ail appli- cammittes and 11 who are interest. | board of aldermen last night decided | o " 0 "0 Gl T Tl e availe ed to the New York Etate Athletic against permitting a leense to be | (0" BN, I, LG B Wi commission which has completa eon- | issued to the petitione: {be some. weeks before definite action trol over all matier in connection with | The Rhode lsland department | |° e Weck g Loxing in New York state, Vetcrans of Foreign Wars, had ap. | ® taken. “The commission ts fully cognizant | plied for a license Lo hold the fight on | of the details of the ticket sale for | July 4, Ithe Dempsey-Firpo contest, For — - | O'Rourke to say that no representa- HEILMANN s¥ ur. tive of the commission was present Detroit, Feb, 21.—Just nine mm“ when the receipts of this contest was utes were required for Harry Heil- cheek@gd up is more of a refiection up- | mann, 1923 champlon battcr of the on the commission than upon me."” American league, to come to terms “O'Rourke has openly eharged me with the management of the Detroit with collusion with ticket speculators. | Tigers, it was announced today, MHeil. | My reply toMhbis charge is that T have mann, who played the past two se; written the N. Y. State Athletic bom- ' wong ynder a contract that netted h mission inviting investigation 00, has signed a year's contract | that count.” n increased salary, the amount of | which was not made public. Hell- | ceived by, President Augzust Merre mann is on his way to Hot Springs, | mann, =aid that be is pleased with Ark, where he will remain a few | Cincinnati’s champlonship prospects before jolning tiae Tiger squad [and that he will aceept terms in the at Augusta, Ga. | near future, iwhile ¢ s fast t game s a Howeve The figh physically. properly con son for a snment avoid 1 DECHAMPLAIN, WINS could be laschall takes t of Chicage 1lier Take ) have dons ik bee tween 80 and 40 e 1 Cases ¢ Johnson ) and many others, Try E tritton s to be much comm bein eto|n step vith weight at t something of the fighters who usua fere they ha STRlBLlNG-MCTIGUE ————— Is Date but many . Wins 107 tore. Frank Churchill and respective managers a and Frankie Genaro, Reotly Mon- Race—Murchison Loses 50 Yard Olympic Team is Third State Title Handicap—bioois Lever New inois A o W the youngster ntial b WY 2o . Ine sid along mile specia 18 13 najority of pass out hoe nark His night Loslie MAY TO l“ N!HI 1O REDS cond Wl Settle Dl-“m‘ w m. Vernon Club From Cincinnati Camp. Cincinnati, eb, 21.<Jackey May has decided to come into the Cineine nati Ned's camp and settle his differ- ences with the Vernon club of 1he acific Coast League without worrying the Ned management ubont hix Jis- | pute over a part of the purchase monay. The little lefthander, in a letter re- t 1 Alurchison, N the In Lorer and ment hard Dotso onnd handicap too finished seer Bonavent Y March 31 and Newark s Place = No Decision = Champion | 71. adelphia Will Get $10.000. - sike ie- Chicago School Officials . e Recognize Golf as Sport lcago, 1% Chicago publi port today e Med ity he New Haven, 1eb, s on “::’“a.]: A ea GIRLS BEATEN AGAIN an champion, and Young Etribling, o = Georgla, today tehed to box A twelve.round this city the ey was a of the Padd T['ur. sald t at the Ploneer artic terms qgg;,“jfjf~ifi{{;{?VHMRsnum - COMBED, GLOSSY Few Cents ! s light Team Loses 1o Ireland At Cork By 4o 0 Field Wokey R servante are oss ex- attentive than wem- to the WAfe of officer, mies to coog! Male house March 1 o isio Ireland ockey 1 visiting eni ounced by o promoters mateh here game 0 girls ———— e ——————— ettt et ey o8 for t w!u SomaTimES THEY AND SOMETIMES AL RIGHY 1;. v Don'T | You ve doT To weaP AFTER | | | ! | | HELP ! 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