New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1924, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, AI;RIL 5, 1924, LT J T S L T T Y T = RAY DEFEATS KIVIAT IN 1500 METRE RACE Chicago, April 5.—Joio champjon middle distance run- the Iilinois A. C., last | Kiviet, Wil- LIVELY BALL KEEPS UMPIRES ON THE 40 Kifects Them as Well:as Pitchers tay, ner of night defeated Al A New York, Olympic team aspirant, in their special Banking. v won by three vards in 4:( Kiviat tiring in the Kast we (By Billy Evans) Inst While the lively ball has bee source of much satistaction to the ters and a great disappointment to t pitehers, it has also played in the work of the umpires, The lively ball has considerably lightened the duties of the base um- pire and proportionately increased the task of the man back of the p Before the day f the live good pitching made for casy w the plate umpire. One run decid many a ball game, and a majority ol them were settled on the k Kept the base umpire busy The steal and the sacrifice close plays, he » A run championship in Albert Washington, unattach tied the n indoor record of 07 open To-yard dash Zilk, girl athlete, unat- hed, e 1!ed the girl's world ord of 4.5 in the wom- cw's T0-yard das! L T t ntgro, Americ Norma "\ FIRDD FIGHTS TONGHT | 1§ HIS FIYAL BATTLE h Wil be | The iivxely ball has of course taken | the premiwm off base running, the sacrifice system of play. lessens closc plays on the bases correspondingly brings more ters to the plate, making more work for the plate umpire. 1so | This Lais Say« Bout With Al Rel * His Last and Will End in One Round, runner lead off reached the initial a few often attempted steal to ndvance opn Ten years tried his hest rst baso when he sack, The gain of made successful an and aided in the chance a sacrifice, Pitehers in an cffort to cut down this lead and hold the runner on, made many throws to first base. timing of this play is such that close decision 1s almost certain to bhe the result on very ball thrown ove Well do I recall a game in which Ed Walsh threw over to first base an even dozen times in an cffort 1o catch the late Herman Schaefer napping. 1 was umpiring® the bases and ever de- cision was so close that it could almost have been given cither way, Buenos ter two weeks Afres, Apri the hardegt training sinee he arcd his fight with Jack Dempscy in New York last summer, | Luis Firpo, Argentine heavyweight | champion «enters the ring h l(r-‘ t with Al Reich, American boxer, | hat he says will be his last fight. | 3 trained faithfully for this ausc he beljeves Reieh is #u- both ‘armer” Lodge and | v Spallz and says he does not | cnd to be remembered as having | ended his career ingloriously, | Firpo told the correspondents here yesterday during his last training ses- | sion that he would fini fight | in the round if poss n or- der to show -the world T am v00d ns ever.”” ¥irpo'a fine was evident as he danced | ng partner lightly and its were buoyant. The | Argentine says that his left arm which | troubled him after his Lout with | | Epalla, is now entirly well, to g | feet r to s In the c1d dads when Ty Cobb reach- ed first base is behooved the b umpire to be up on his toes just as much as the opposition, if he didn’t want to be caught napping. | EXHIBITION .- hia base running ability with me. He had never seen Cobb in action but| ! had read much. e | 1t s happencd that Cobb Lad one \"";‘,“m» :""T- l.""“""‘""_"-’"_' 3 ‘ of hia'big days the first time Hilde.| Sv Fotershirgh, Wa, Apt 6.— brand saw him i action. He was H. umpiring the bases. Cobb stole three 15 bases, Strotehed a single into a double | > and in general ran wild After the game in our dressing room | 1 asked Hildebrand what he thought of CQobb, If lie came up to all the advance stuff he had read on him, In this connection 1 ex- perience of George IHildebrand, Amer- jean league umpire., He came from the Coast league and broke into the majors as my partner. | ' =i It (N) » 15 ershurgh, (1°s) 3 Batteries: Striker, Lueas, Smith and | O'Nell, Philips, Valdes, Dietzei, Moore | and Jackson, Boston Washington 4, Tampa 2. Tampa, Fla., April § “1 should say he did,” replicd Hilde- brand, “why that it is hardest game I ever had in all my life. That one guy gave me more tough decisions today | than I had all Jast season in the Coalt Jeague, Quite a tribute to Cobb and the part base running plays in the life of an umpire, | 4 Washington Tampa (F, atterics (BN 8 1) M s 1 berry, Joyee and| Salder, Vaubel, Ca- {#arcs and Phipps Bostom 10, Dallas & Dallag, Te Seven Naval Crew Men Put Into Second Boat April 5. —Drastic Academy crews by Coach Gle moved fromy’ this afters Ruffing, iullerton, Ifowe, {and Picinish, O'Nefll; Williams, Gres- sot, Itoberts and Lingle,“Adams. A , (T) 12 St Lonis 13, Milwaukee 6 Palmetto, Kla., April b, { n . P 13 19 2 (A A S | 4 Dyer, H. Bell and Walker, Ma, Naval Annapolis, ehanges in the continue to be made don, seven men being the first to the second bo noon as the result beating re celved by the varsity from the stitutes yesterday. Shicke, been working at bow, was varsity oarsmen saved moved to No. 5. The eluded the moving of Captai fin to the second boat, while replaced Powell as varsity stroke. Louis (N.) Auker tteries Hhaney, Einault Viek: a #iib- y has Ross a1 . Browne 5 Shreveport 5 April 5 < port, La., - Khrey Q.1 Sher Lyor Lack (A (1) 1 Wingard and Collins wiands, g RICE William TILDEN Vs Cubs 11, Amarillo 11, S, 0 Amarilla, Tesas, Apri 1 3 Dowle, Amarillo Hig lake artis v Drink Up, Boys! It ecliation of v Lo i e are drinking in these Volsteadian days serages they used to sip in pre-prohi- t least that is the opinion of Dr. T. M. Price, offi- the District of Columbia. Excessive drinking ¢ contends, and still is, 1 RS than the lx e stuff fc more posoncu bition time cial chemist always was inj prious, | 0 HHHLLHSHSLEBHLLEHHL LAY L9HHLLL 8,508 MANOLEUM TO FIGHT FERGUSON AGAIN APRIL 14—FIRPO CONCLUDES HIS RING CAREER TONIGHT—HERMAN CLAIMS HE HAS MATCH WITH FULTON FOR APRIL 11-SHUGRUE FAILS IN COME-BACK—FINAL BASKETBALL. GAME TONIGHT § tand was the $SLHSHLLHLOLILHHL LS E 85590508 POTVITEOVE " PPV PPPINPE: HERMAN CLAIMS HE 13 T0 MEET FULTON [Plainville Heavy Says He's| - Matched for April 11 | Italian Jack Herman has heen | matched to fight Fred Fulton in Min- | |neapolis, Minn,, on April 11. The ticles were drawn up yesterday b tween the managers of the two bat- |tlers and the big Itallan who ha been staying in Piainville during the |winter, will leave on Monday for the| western city, | | The Italian was scheduled to figit | in this city in an exhibition hout last | | Monday, but owing to the fact that | {he was called to New York for a.con- | fereice with his manager regarding the coming bout, he.was unable to {carry out his plavs. Ttalian Jack has been training con- istently though lightly all the time Ihe has been stayidg in Plainville and |right now he is in the pink of condi- 'tion, He weighs over 200 pounds and | feels that be will be able to stop Ful- | !ton if he is given an opening at all. Fulton is one of the toughest men | |with whom Italian Jack has been matched in some time and |’ {the fact that the big boy has not met | any contenders in the ring recently | may slow him up a bit, but he feels that he will show up to his best ad- vantage in meeting the big westerner. ! Fulton will be in*his own territory, |but Itallan Jack, tickled that the | |masch was made, says he will beard | the lion in his den. | He has icarnel a great deal since Yale Captain Is Young. Stribling Also is Golfer | . | Versatile 2 B 677 STRIBLING CHARLIE O'HEARN Charlie O'Hearn, famous Yale ath- lete, will captain the varsity baseball® team this year, O'Hearn is also a star at football and hockey, Young Willie Stribling, v crowned light heavyweight pion” also shoots a wicked game golf. You sec him here nattily JOHNNY SHUGRUE LOSES IN' COME-BACK EFFORTS THREE WORLD RECORDS SMASHED BY SWINMERS Ilinois A, C. Incidentally Captures Meet With Total Credit of 82 Points, Jimmy Cooney, Holyoke Boxer, Cap- Age Restricts Activitics and Ohjoction tures Decision in Slow Worcester of “Paw” Arc Ignored Chicago, April #~~Three world's records and a national wark wers broken in the finals last night of the National A. A, U, men’s senior indoor vimming, relay and or polo | ehampionships, won by the Hlinois A. | . with 82 points, The Olympic club, San anecisco, was second with 18 points, John Fariey, 1. A, €. broke world's record for the 100 yard breast Pl 1:07 1.5, as compared with the old mark of 1:09 3.5 Robert 8kelton, 1. A, C,, set a new world record in the 220 yard breast stroko by trimming 3-5 seconds off the | old 5 mark. { A world's record for the 440 yard | backstroke for women was broken by bil Bauer, 1 By Board finds it beneficial, fger, Jack figures that he will know that he expected to be matehed with of condition, Fulton Lins heen out of Bout—Jbhn Not in Form. {Fulton means a great deal to Ttalian “the un- jdressed in the act of playing an iron |his second and last mccting with cham- | shot to the green, Stribling uses golf ;Firpo and as Fulton somewhat on of |as part of his training routine and |the South American's style of a slug- how to work his points against the e |westerner, He has been through {some hard paces in training within the SIX ROUNDS IS LIMIT e et dosprrg b oo OF STRIBLING IN N. Y, [someone up on the taaaer to pugiim * 1%{and he figures that a few days of fin {1shing work will have him in the pink the ring as long as the Italian and the imany friends whom Italian Jack has made in this section will wateh lis progress with interest, A defeat of Jack and he hopes to put thmeugh several bouts ift this state in the near |tuture, providing he can sccurc a li- cense, New York, April 5. — William (Young) Stribling, Macon, #ehoo]+/, Loy light-heavywheight, must confine hiz hoxing in New York state to six {round encounters, the state athietic {commission deeided today in refusing | yyarman was originally slated to ap- the request of “Pa" Steibling, 18 | oap 1y peveral bouts in this state, in- manager, to match his son I a 12 1oyging an exhibition here a week ago tound hout at an Olympic fund be Sontay BIENG. 36 BId et ABODSE: [fit show here, Stribling is only 19 |howecer “sines he was unable 1o se. years old and the state boxing cure a state hoxing commission i prohibits hoxers under 21 from com- |conge, due to some disagrecment be- peting in exhibitions of more than $iX tween himself, his New York man ager and the commissioners of the two sta Woreester, April Jimmy Cooney of Holyoke won a close decision over Johnny Shugrue Waterbury Jast night after 10 slow rounds. Both boys re apparently off form. Cooney tip- 4 the scales at 137 pounus and hugrue at 136, The Holyoke bey did most of the leading, and Shugrue showed skill fn blocking, but Jimmy got his blows through often enough to carn him the points necessary, The crowd was with Cooney all the way, Both lwt-] tloms wird wild, missing punch after | oo panch | tn retusing waive the law, Inl"hr‘"-:* n:;;\4v:-“‘-1:1:]‘1‘v i*_'r:i"]'h;;"' Chalrman Geor Rrower said the sy g | commirsion did not wish to establish .h' trained less than a week for the srecedent hout. Caoney had the hardest punch | Aribling announeed he would ENQrS SUsypeve. not allow his son to compete In six {ronnd bouts and told the commission {he would not take out a license in {this ‘state on the basis permitted, Promoters of the Olymple show on April 29 had sought to match Etrib- ling with Mike Burke, New York light heavyweight, for 12 round contest, Did Not Eahibit Here 19 law to Tremaine Backs Out of [ E¥D Contest With Villn "r\; . €. relay toam st a new national A, A, U with 3:41 245 in the 400 yard relay. The former mark of 3:42 was held by the I. A, Al White, Leland Stanford, high apring board diving champion, #uc- cessfully defended his title HEAVYWEIGHT BOUTS ~Negotiation betwesn mplon, and mwcight, when Tre rthe amount American 1o Cleveland, April tor a bout here April Pancho Villa, flyweight Carl remaine, local ba were cancelled yesterda maine declined to box of money offered. The gion is trying for a substitute for Tremaine to box Villa in the main hout of the show, which will reopen the boxing game here. Billy Gibson Announces s For Murchison Plans to Go In for Stiff Training New York, April 6.~ Loren Murchi won, of the ewark Athletie club, tional sprint champlon, announced yesterday he would train for 1the Olympic tryouts under the direction 18<hole round of the qualifying event ©f Carl G, Anderson, Newark A. C. in the annual North and South ana h, He denled reports that e teur golf tournament, pastponed bes Would piace himself under the tute. vause of a rain after A wuddy nine. lage of lawson Robertson, head holes had been negotiated, wi Olympic track coach, at the played today, weather permitting. of Penneylvania The end of the first 18-holes Thurs- rebison explained Y Any, found “Buek” Merriman of much eredit for his suceess jo Ander Waterbur: leading with @« son and intended to rely on the 19° seore of pla ter's eoaching wntil ¥ had gained a bunched within nine strokes of him. (place on the Olrmvic am. Tunney-Carpenticr-Gihhons Lilmin- & e 9 Steibling also declared - hi s Care | A ady to meet again Mike IMeTigne, world® light-heavywelght {ehampion, whom the Georglan out pointed decisively In 12 rounds at Newark Jast Monday night, Newark promoters have begun negotiations to bring the pair together for a third time in an outdoor contest June ’ ations Starting in New York New York, April 5.-~Geary pentier, French light heavyweight will meet Gepe Tunney, American light- teavyweight champion In New York or New' Jersey the week of June § and the winner will meet Tom Gib- bons in Chicago, Detroit or Michi City, Tnd., on July 4, was ane nounced yesterday by Billy Gibson, Tunney's munager, after a final con- | ferenee with 1'loyd Fitzstmmons, Ben- ton Harbor, Mich., promot came enst to straighton out the tangis over the Frenchman's engagements The GOLF PLAY TODAY, S=<The finn Pinchurst, N. C.. April 5 GAME Orr1. Univer- DARTMOUTY Athens, Ga., April b.—~Rainy weath- er prevented the playing of the first bascball game between the Dartmouth nine and the University of Georgia team here yesterday. The 1wo teams weduled to meet today. 2 o it he gave Carpentieg-Tunney mateh will at heid at Boyles' Thirty Acres in Jorzey City or t either one of the Metropolitan baseball parke, Gibson et . T Sicrseon it 1e. | That Guiltiest Feeling Nickard =ought the match a an at- | traction for his Milk 1"und show thi summer but Gibson refused to consid. er sueh a proposition POOTE COMES THROUGH Local Bowler Trims Fido O'Brien of in State are WHEN You ARE Tie CHAUFFEUR For A RICH BUT PENURIOUS OLD RAT WHO MAKES You CADDY FoR HIM ON A ColD AND RAW SATURDAY WHILE CERTAIN LITTLE BYSTANDERS REGISTER DISAPPOINTMENT OVER DULLNESS IN THE CADDY BUSINESS Hartford Five to Four Mal Jor Feot of MHartford ‘h Here. deteated “Fido” O Bria in a state tournament match last night at the Casino alleys, | {winning five games to four. One of | the games resuited in a tie at 106 | score of } rolled the 144, in the gam ™ t ton Cornell Wins Second Game From Generals gto Va., April 5:—Corne two straight from Washir & out an 11 to made it ton and Lee b vietory here characterized merous errors The Tthacans | the first two seven rans, but {ed in the third 3 | Henderson under an avalanche of hits |and sent him to the showers. His 1g||:vrggr\r held the Incais scoreless | until the final inning, whén a trie of | hits, including a tripie by MeMillan | and a four-sacker by Dawson, coupled | with twe errors, netted four runs & o 19 a game by free hitting a woolwigs I amassed got to frames and Gener “hen i COLUMBIA FOILMEN WIN. ’ New York, April 5.—~The victories | of Columbia over Yale and of Harvard | over the Navy were the ontstanding features of the intercollegiate femeing | Hotel Astor yester- victors won . tournament at the “ by ¢ to four Each of the ¢ five match result o contest. L LA N ) mes seore of fAive. \ i mlmu,-.l|||\m/,nmn)1,‘\rl'm‘\\\‘v\\\\-\‘\\-m,,,,,‘\\,_,.....,..v was sctiled in the the | , Which she made ! 4 [3 Laal TWO GAMES TONIGH AND SEASON'S OVER Y. M. H. A. and Their Juniors to Be at State Armory All New Britain. Restelli .. Taylor . Wojack Two games at the armory tonight wind up the local basketball season. The Y. M. H. A. play the All New i Britains and in the prellminary the | Hartford Y. M. H. A. Juniors play the ]]larmony A. A. quintet. ! In the first game the youngsters are playing for what they claim as the state championship, The youthful Hebrews from the ecapital city ha | the title of New England Y. M. H. junior champs. The game presents practically the famous Atlas lineup against New Britain and Sam Pite, the great Yale forward, will be seen in action. The lineup follows for the young- sters' game: Y. M. H, A, C. Pivnick Harmony oo . «iesss Politls ft Forward, H, Pivnick (capt.) % Right Forward, Herman Center, Finklestein Gaursen Goldborg. Left Guard, Friedman, Apter Right Guard. MATGH FOR DUNDEE Junior Lightweight Crown Will Be Meets Gold Stake When Johmmy Jose Tombardo on May 11, New York, Appil f.—Before relin- quishing his role as manager of Johnny Dundee to become matehmak- v of the Cromwell Athletic elub, James J, Johnston today agreed to mateh the featherweight and junior lightweight titleholder with * J Lombardo, Panama featherweight champion, at Panama City on May 11. Johnston's withdrawal as Dundee’s [ manager was done to comply with the 1uling of the state athletic commisgion which prevents any tight manager also |oeting as o promoter or matchmaker, {He also relinguighed management of Harey * Mason, British helder of the Fauropean lightweight title who is now npaigning heee, and Augie Ratner. ew York middieweight, Miss Cummings Decides Not to Play in Europe New York, April 5 -=Miss Edith Cummings, of Chicago, national wom cn's golf titleholder, has abandoned plang to compete this year in the British women's champlonship. This was disciosed yesterday n word re- eefved here from Miss M. M. Ma Varlane, seerctary of the British Lady Golfers' union, America will have at one oprasentative in the title vent, however, for Mise Audrey Vaust, of 8t. Louis, one of the lead ing younger sturs of the Middle West, hae filed her « Miss Cumming: was the only American player in the British tournament last season, R was eliminated in the third round, tonst CRANDALL TO BRIDG n, N. Y., April 5. last night that Corry, r with 11 for Jam arned here (Ty) Cra signed wp oz p lcague and will e Conn.. this morning Howard e