New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1924, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, TWO GAMES AT ARMORY WON BY SINGLE POINT—-LODGE PUT TO SLEEP BY FIRPO—BILLY KOPF ACTS IN l; FEBRUARY 25, 1924. OLE OF RESCUER—LITTLE CHANCE OF WlLLS -FIRPO MATCH NOW — PANTHERS DEFEAT HARTFORD OUTFIT PlTE IN LEAD DIXIES LOSE BY ONE POINT; EAGLES WIN BY LONG TALLY Baskethall Fans See Two of Closest and Most Exciting Baskethall Games of Season At State Armory the put- ( two cut down to a ne point marg 1wen B. Kania toss- ed in a foul basket with only seconds ti to oints on f Y [Eagles vs. Falcons| Falcons, LAll N. B. vs. Dixies\, IVicld Foul Total Divies Murphy. r.f Mantelli, Lt Hofarth Hafner, v Waterman, 1 All-New DBritains ¥ Nestelli, r.f Tayor, LI Wojak, « Pelletier Larsoi, 0 11 city lcaguc 1 the Falcor § 1y the most exeit. game of the I 1 the n the won fro was undoubted ind closely contosted During the cams ajternated ith the half time the s were to 13. In the s 1 half it was again *Inip and tuck and the final result was Y until T r Johnny ¥ histle, During this five dificrent times Falcons hold the ok it aw Bunny” 1to be rirst irns game was tied did the Bagles times b 1t prove nd thriee lead, from the Swanson tossed in the winning basket, Palcons Score Piest, first t Starts 1y g me § were g column ¢ serimmuag Jouble Kania On the serimm une and w the ir or the jumpe two for basket it i From then on it was nip 1 the first period end ' Swanson irled one ting from the Team- Well Matehesl, By WflNflER HITS - WORLD RECORDS B L e e PSP P ———— BENTLY SEEKS FAME AS BATSMAN .-.- o ] ] -] ) ] - o v 4 LEFT TO RIGHT JACK V‘l'\'Y‘ LY, GEORGE SIRLER; IN Is J of two other itehers, Babe Ruth famous and man 'u‘ 1 st pitel ts more importa is vindicated all the » Ruth came to the America A% a r but brought - Hie fiest became an owtetanding sar «s Raymond Interests to Post $50,000 But Demand Claims on Luis’ Which He Has Refused. groeat piteh atsr g southpaw of the lragus began to show & . worth while batter v first jumped into ht by his ability to « tor a healt onie His hatt adi icar lime and then connect that would tion ¥ he would ) a regular, t the tir op it Ed Darrows w He decided Hox club. Made 1dea j 1 Along came rom the Fengler Also Wins $9,000 Prize " Money in Auto Race Harry Hartzn, Ben Milton Murphy. Far ¢ land heiped Will Befuse enefit of his roma was first tré 13 out of 21 gamcs last showing in however, docven’t are to pit likes to hit. He wants to day. He says h One of these 1t Bentiey to his fave - may @ ate GREAT SKI RECORD When ¥ hie firs Berger Adds Another Title 15.20 Out of a Possible 2 vints at Ottana. McGinnity Declines to Coach Giants’ P“(‘hfl\s Dubuque |2 Fe Man” Joe MeGinnity who 10 pitch th Mississippi Valley Leagn ampionship ircided t John MeGras Clants as pit new title s a result of his Canadian 18.39 His three 166 feet Ago Cay ips, | Services | | 1tirpo | their bout at the |'FIRPO BATTERS LODGE ALL THE WAY, KAYOS HIM IN 5TH American Boxer Takes Cou nt When Luis Lands Terrific Right to Body, Preceded By Left to the Jaw ated Press Feb. the Buenos Aires, was still champion of South having disp of American heavyweight, out last night in the fi River Plate Farmer Lodge a knock- of football | | nen I ropes but I the after sending | CIRCLE |’(I'l' )\III 'WILLS-FIRPO BOUT ALL OFF ACCORDING TO INDICATIONS : DELANEY AN GRERB, ; oh Jimmy heavyweight y Greb rounds ke o wrrow night * elub w, R cording ' hirty thousand fans enthusiastic- ally cheered their idol as his oppo- was carried to his corne finishing blow was a terrific rig the body, preceded by a left to the jaw. Lodge the aggressive foreing the Ar after his initiul onsluught never had a chanee. the Kknockout he loor by the flailing Firpo's favorite took at the outset, American Twice befe sent to the which is right blow. > Fwent entinian to the | Lodge's punches Jacked power and (he clinched repeatedly in efforts to cet himself. The refer was obliged to use force to pull him out of some of these embraces, | At the beginning of the fifth round, with Lodge Groggy Firpo tried for a knockout. Driving lefts to the ribs and ove farced the American about the ring. {Once, 1 a terrific swing, IMirpo to his knees himself, but was an instanf. The knockout blow was a s right which sank deeply into Lodge's body, doubling him up like a juck- knife. The American crumpled to the floor and fell face downward, Iying motionless as he was countid {out. It was weighed 218 pounds up in announced that 1 and Lodge ipo BILLY HOPF STEPS INTO THE CALCIUM Former Red Rescues Autoist From Overturned Machine local boy and well Billy national leaguer Kopf, former ones s as appears in 1 #the Ameriean le of i res follow item from the Cincinnati Times shows: Billy Kopt Bt shortstop of the of the Good lay morning, rescu- Forestvil O., of an anto v o Union cary forme th maritan, Thure ing €. A, Kuhn of trom beneath the wrec on Beechmont avenue Levee bric Kopf the Kopf residence which is in the neighborhood, and put him to for medical aid prf w standing in the Niug station when he saw skid the slippery v and plungr the side and down inte the bottom of vine which is 25 or 10 fect deep. The machine turned roseveral times andscame (o rest tour feet of wauter, ‘I can't figure out how caped with his life,” said Ko seen a fow railrond wrec T my time, but nobody ever experioncesd closer call th Kuhn Afte |\m., the injured man to his and ordering first aid - pree Kopt telephoned to a physician then to a wreeki oncern Meanwhile the aceident had result d in a BMockade of approsimatc machines on the r Th where the urred has en recognized motorist dingly day one, There ird rall or ¢ a skidding « embankment hed office of Kyhn's on over in Kuhn hone utions, and mishap by ous protection to from plunging propos. to Kop ement, Thursday con (Continued on 1*allowing PPage) When 1 a | Feller Needs a Fnend ,//' /////?/, 2 PITCHING IS BlG FACTOR IN GAME Some Critics Put It as High as 70 Per Cent of Defense Billy rities vate pitenin a ball team’s de a trifle high, but the that pitching is the domi of the sport. In these d the lively ball the demand for capa- bie hurlers 1 the g A twirl- 1 sucee based on his ability to It is in games won, rather than caried run average, that deters mines a piteher's final standing in the colume of fame (By Evans) s 70 per cent of That rating may b : mainsg featur ot w Ability ot plays a prominent part in a pitcher's suceess, yet the final results rest largely with the breaks of the game course, breaks of the ek of the pastime, 1f f Fortune is with a pitcher, constantly watehing over him to see that Dame Luek her ysweetest, then that piteher has a des cided advantage, Many «a superbly pitehed ball game ix lost heeause some minos slip that is no part of the regularly ~ scheduled performance, Often stupid play determines the resuit, Certainly the pitcher not responsible for some dumb play of his teammates, In final resuits the of that game, detracts that pitchers v 1 buseball, game ure d us the Goddess smiles ol B0 los: however, roy cord, In figuring salaries, the club owner always tuke nto consideration u piteher's ability to win as revealed by the I's no wonder so many pitchoers temperamental records, are Stanley Coveleskie, from the angle (Continued on Following Page) BRIGGS HOTEL L\FE-- Jimmy 'S PA AND MA HAVE Gome Doww mTs The LoBBY To PLAY Mam JoNG: BRIDGE AND mArHAP To DANCE | Jimmr 15 SUPPOSED To DmeP OFF To SLEEP IMMEDIATELY