New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 11, 1924, Page 8

S AR LA Rt 5 FIGHT FANS' EYES TURN TOWARD JERSEY CITY WHERE WILLS AND FIRPO MEET — U. S. AND AUSTRALIA PLAY IN DAVIS CUP | TENNIS — GIANTS RESTING AT TOP OF N ‘Giant Rooters Expect Easy Time In LeadingThe National League McGraw Outfit Win|n:"c Plays, Double-Header When It Counts Most — Marberry Pulls Senat- | ors From Hole After il hiits, o; sacrifices, stolen base, Dykes, Galloway; double Harrls, Pock and Judge; laft on hington 11; Philadelphia §; base off Zachray 1; Gray 0; struck eut Gray 6; umpires, Connally nd: time 1:48. SECOND GAME) WABHING A Neely Harris o It Goslin, One Is Lost. pekin Mo New Tork, Sept. 11.—The waters of the flood have receded and the Giants' ark rests peacefully today upon the tepmost hill of the Na- "‘ tional league. Giant rooters, out on | deck, predict fair sailing for the rest of the season. But as the Harlem Falls the Po- tomac rises and threatens to flo Washington off the dry dock occ pied for the greater part of fou seasons by the world champion Yankees. ke A dove bearing a double-branch | of victory came to John McGraw yesterday and before the day was | over the National league champions hud strengthened their position in first place to one ful game and the | Rraves were drowned under 22 to|{ 1 and § to 1 waterfalls The Giant total in the first contest established a major league record for the son. In the first game, as though freed from long confinement, the Giants gambeled and cavorted. Frank Frisch got six consecufive hits and rarrowly escaped tying the straight record made by Robinson in 1894. Brgil Meusel celebrated his return from the hench with five hits. Hank Gowdy, Frisch and Young swung for the circuit. In both battles the winners made 36 hits for 56 bases. MeQuillan allowed the Braves only seven- Wilhert four blews in the second and Barnes |Jone and Huntzinger held them to seven in the first. Brooklyn sailed smoothly as Ear- hardt won his fifth straight game, allowing Philadelphia only five hits in the 5 to 1 Robin victory. But thé double win_of the Glants per- mitted them toNdraw another half game away from the Rebins. Stock fielded brilliantly. The veteran Babe Adams repaired the broken boom of the Pirate ship and steered it safely from the tur- bulent waters of the Mississippi with 4 3 to 1 victory after allowing the Cards only five hits. The Reds ham- mered Jacobs and Keen in the first innings for all of their runs in the 6 to 3 win over Chicago. pitched well. Rain continued to fall in Boston, Wei keeping the Yankees idle, but Hug-|» gins watched Washington rock in at storm at Philadelphia. The lcague leaders retained thelr advantage of one and one-half games over New York, but sprung a leak which re- sulted in the loss of the first game, 2to 1. by Marberry Won the second 6 to 5 after Mogridge weakened in the Hoopar E. Colli Ww. Cellin Dauss, p . Stoner, p Winge, cf gridge, p Marberry, p . Galloway Hefmach, d strike © Mocker in L010 tice, Peck, S, erking (2), Dykes Iy, Galloway; 002 00 Harr three ba stolen lnses Rice Simmans; let on base Philadelphia 10; base on i oft Meeker 2; struck by Hildebrand and Connelly; time 2 = ) o > scoo5024 wloon AB, s, p . Donohue | ol M aton it 8; b }in iDaus 5 fr Heroic work at the pumps Sheely; [ 000 110 Thurston, 054 120 0 Crouse, Win- Kamm; home double plays, Ka left on bases, ( ases on balle, off 7 land and Owens; time NATIONAL LEAGUE NEW YORK -8 BOSTON 1-0. GAME) Fight Summary Principals—Luis Angel Firpo, the Argentine, vs. Harry Wills, New York, negro heavyweight champion of the world. Place—Boyle's thirty Jersey City, N. J. Time—Main bout 10 o'clock daylight saving time. If rain threatens, men will ce called to ring at 8:30__o'clock. Gates open at 4 o'clock in the after- noon. ‘Weather — Fair and cooler. No rain indicated by weather bilreau, Length rounds—with refer Jer: Time of rounds—Three min- utes each, with one minute in- iermission between each round. Purse — KEstimated about $300,000, of which Firpo's share will be $175,000. Esti- mated attendance 60,000, Esti- mated receipts $700,000, acres, of bout — Twelve no decision by e under the laws of New ATION | The eyes of fistiana will be trained on Boyles Thirty Acres, down in Jersey, tonicht when Firpo and Wills fight it out for the privilege of meeting Jack Dempsey for the world’s cham- pionship in heavyweight fistic circles. A battle of fists rather than science between the two big men is expected and it is freely predicted that one of the two is liable to land long before the scheduled end of the fray. The weight of bone and muscle CHEST .. NORMAL 44in EXPANDED 49in GOLFERS PLAY INPRACTIGE GANES Preparing for International Matches Starting Tomorrow New Yonk, Sept, 11.—~Mémbers of the British and American teams are at the Garden City links practicing for matches, . beginning tomorrow, which will decide the year's interna- tional team supremacy in golf, with the cup donated by George H. Walker of St. Louis as the prize, In response to a call by Robert A, Gardner of Chicago, for the American téam to report yesterday, eight of the 10 members appeared, The absentees were Chick Evans of Chicagoe and Jéss Sweetser of New York. Swaetser sent word that he would appear today, and Evans also is expected to be on hand. Dr, O. F. Willing of Portland, Ore,, the sensation of fast year' matches, went out on the course be- fore daybreak’by himself getting the range of varkous holes and prac- tising pitches to the heavily trapped greens, which Francis Ouimet thinks will be the deciding factor in the match, as the Americans are prone to the piteh shot in contrast with the run-up of the British, Later Dr. Willing and W. C. Townes of Pittsburgh played a prac- tice round with Jesse Guilford of Boston and Bobby Jones of Atlanta. Jones had trouble getting the touch of the greens. He appeared with a set of shallow-faced wooden clubs in contrast to the straight-faced bludg- eons he was last seen with in the north, Max R. Marston of Philadelphia, rational champion, and Jimmy Johnston 6f St. Paul, western cham- pion, played a mixed foursome with Miss Edith Cummings of Chicago and Mrs: Quentin F. Feitner of New York. After practice at Garden City in the morning the British team went over to the nearby Cherry Valley links. They have decided not to ac- cept invitations to the Wills-Firpo fight tonight lest they have finade- quate sleep before the matches he- gin tomorrow. Four two-ball foursomes will be played tomorrow and eight two- somes Saturday, all at 36 holes. §23,000 IN PRIZES behind one of those punches is graphically depicted above.| Dimensions are given of both men. Look them over and choose your favorite. Faker Who Decorated U. S. General Jailed Otto, the Belgian Koepenic while representing himself as a special en- | voy for the king of the Belgians, { decorated n American general in the prese = of his troops & ob- lenz some ti ago, has been sen- tenced to six months in Zjail by the Paris correctional court on charges of swindling, theft, fraud, riding on a railroad w ut a ticket and other minor offe 5 | Paris, Sept. 11.—Stephane day Countess Szechenyi Not Suicide Says Family Budapest, declaring did not take her own life, as report- has been lssued by the Szech- family. A dispatch from Geneva on Tues- 1id Countess Gabrlella Szech- 1 shot h nation of an unhappy Archduke Eugene, one of the Austrian armies on the | Italian front in the World war. enyi h Sept. 11.—A statement that Countess Gabrieila died from apoplexy and gram, In addition If as the culmi- affair with commander of stake., There and the 2:04 FOR GRAND CIRCUIT New York State Fair Has Six Events Today—Nine On Cards For Tomorrow. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 11. — Six events, with a total value of $28,200, are on today's Grand Circuit pro- to the Empire State stakes, there will be the governor's | stake for 2:12 trotters, with half & dozen contestants for the $5,000 is the lleutenant gov- ernor's stake for the 2:03 class, the Onondaga pace for three year olds, pace, the Syracuse, DAVIS CUP TENNIS SINGLES STARTED Combination of Last Four Years Broken Up Philadelphia, Sept. ,11.~—America today begins a new chapter in its lawn tennis history when with the breaking up of its successful combi- nation of the last four years it seeks to resist the efforts of the challeng- ing Australians to carry away the Davis cup, symbol of interndtional team supremacy. Tennis experts gathered from all sections of. the country at the Ger- mantown Cricket club, where the two singles matches opening the afternoon, regard the supplanting in the singles of William M. Johnston, of California, the veteran teammate of William T. Tilden, national cham- pion, by the youthful Vincent Rich- ards, of New York, not merely as the result of the outcome of this year's play, but also as a bit of forechand- edness. The experts, pointing to Richards' paying record, including victories in the Olympic singles and doubles, a triumph over Johnston in the East-West matches and a five set battle with Tilden, and empha- sizing the difference’ of about ten years in his age and that of Tilden beginning of the setting up of Amer- of the famous Davis trophy. Eighth Meeting. Australia and the United States have met in the Davis cup challenge round since the trophy was donated by Dwight F. Davis in 1900, Aus- tralia winning four times and America three. Gerald L. Patterson, lengers. In the singles today Patter- son meets Tilden at 2:30 p. m. in the opening match, while O'Hara Wood and Richards ryect at the conclusion of this contest/ Conditions Not Too Good. Prospects for good playing con- ditions were not encouraging. The courts, protected from recent raine by waterproof coverings, were re- ported in good shape, but the weath- er this morning was unseasonably cold and a strong wind was blowing from the southwest. Defenders and challengers were on the courts yes- terday for final workouts and all were reported in good form. Four singles and one doubles match will be played, the' cup going to the winner of three contests. The doubles, in which Tilden and Johns- ton will meet*Patterson and O'Hara Wood will be played tomorrow and | the other two singles on Saturday. | Five matches will be played regard- | less of whether either team wins three straight. George W. Wight- man will be the referee. challenge round will be played this and Johnston, professed to sec the |, fca’s future machinery for defense This will be the eighth time that captain of the Australian team, and Pat O'Hara Wood, will play in both the singles and doubles for the chal- AL STANDING — WASHINGTON SPLITS EVEN — INTERNATIONAL GOLF GAMES TODAY 5 Giant White and Negro Meet in Squared Circle This Evening Something Of Primeval In Firpo-Wills Bout —1,200 Police And Firemen To Keep Or- .der — Both Predict Victory. New York, Sept. 11.4yThe primi tive lure of combat will center thé attention of a large part of the na- tion tonight upon the arena at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City where Harry Wills and Luis Angel Firpo meet in a 12-round heavy- weight battle with a match against Champion Jack Dempsey as a prize to the winner, h The fight is scheduled to begin at ten o'clock daylight saving time, but, if rain threatens, will be thrown ahead as carly as 8:30, Fair skies, however, are promised by the weath- er bureau. Tex Rickard has apparently won the legal semi-final to the engage- ment. Judge Ryan of the United States district court at Newark will act this morning on an application for a bench warrant asking the ar- rest of Firpo on a charge of Viola- tion of the white slave act. Ring followers were certain that the lat- est attempt 40 prevent the bout would fail. At Jersey City The principals went to Jersey City This morning to remain until time for the battle. Wills was accompan- fed by his wife and manager, Paddy Mullins, who, with Jeff Clarke, will act as his advisers during the bout. Firpo's chief second will be his trainer, the veteran negro, Dan ‘Washington. The most colorfut crowd which has attended a fight , since Jack Dempsey knocked oft Georges Car- pentier in “The Battle of the Cen- tury,” in the same ring three years ago, is'expected to witness the fight. The Prince of Wales and British sportsmen now in this country may be added to the usual cross section of American life, including an in- creasing number of . women, Who compose the typical fight crowd. Dempsey, himdelf, monarch of fis- tiana, will head the battalion of champions, ex-champions, high lights and dim lights of present and past in pugilism, who gather for the ma- jor struggles. Sale of Tickets The circus-day scenes which at- tended the Carpentier-Dempsey af- fair will be repeated outside the pine saucer. Cordons of police will be thrown for hlocks around, tick- ets will be sold from 16 wagons, mounted officers will scatter curious crowds, concessions men will bark their invitations. A temporary jail ana hospital have been erected with- in the enclosed radius In all, 1,2¢0 police and firemen will be on .haan 2 Hudson River tubes, railroad trains, electric lines, buses and priyv- ate cars will disgorge humanity at ninth and left the winning run on | Bostor base. Gray puzzied the Senators in the first. Detroit's winning streak of seven games was interrupted by the White Sox who slammed five pitchers for 19 hits and a 12 to 8 victor: Thurston held the Tygers although hit freely. St. Louis and Cleveland were not scheduled. | AMERICAN LEAGUE WASRINGTON PRILADELPHIA 2-5. (FIRST GAME) WASHINGTON AB. H. PO. A. MeNealy, ct A A Liébold, ef n L . ., Harris, 20 8 T 0. Nk 4 7 Rice, rt BY. THE WAY Goslin, 1f ., Judge F":?"'"» i It is scarcely necessary to announce that The Herald will give its customary good service on the bout tonight, service that the New Britain public has come to expect, and which The Herald is glad to give. If you are interested in either Wills or Firpo, or both, the megaphone man will keep you in touch with the little argument in Jersey by reading the latest communiques issued through the Associated Press from the ringside to The Herald office direct. If the wife does not approve of prize-fighting and insists on keeping you home just slip the youngster of the family a few cents and have him tele- phone 925 or 926. We will try and tip him off how things are going in language that even a youngster can under- stand. The showed that Otto, | passing him off variously as a son of Ma nck, nephew of a car- dinal, a licutenant aviator, a Russian | student, and so on as circumstances | dictateg, operated all over Irance. The prisoner had a picturesque as | career. When onl cars of age y the Ger- America has successfully defend- ed the coveted prize since it was re- captured from Australia in 1920, twice against Australia and once against Japan. In all this country has won the cup eeven times and Australia six. the arepa. Other news of the na- tion will be halted while the fight is in progress. Radios will be tuned in. Not since the democratic con- vention will the American public give its attention so completely to cne subject as to this modern ver- sion of a Roman holiday. The principals—Luis Firpo, Wwild Bull of the Pampas,” Prices of admission—$2.20 to $27.50, including war tax. X Ages—Firpo, 28; Wills 32, s . A-Bi SR SH B0, £ Weights—Firpo, 218 pounds; e 0 Wills 215 pounds, Yirpo, 6 feet, 2% inches; Wills, 6 feet 2 inches. Referce—Danny Sullivan. Preliminaries — Charley Me- Kenna vs. Miguel Ferrera, four which carries a value of $2,500. | |There is also the 2:15 trot for a | purse of $1,200. The chamber of commerce stake, carrying a prize of $10,000, for 2:08 pacers, will be held over until to- morrow as will the western horse- man's stakes fn both divisions. A card of nine rac starting at 10:30, according to present plans, will | Joe Siivani vs. Carl || g30ine ho joined the Be Soap should mever be rubbed on- |close the meeting on Friday, The Johnson, four rounds: Bill Tate || zn0 fought in Flander Y 1to white siik. | weather promises to be showery. vs. John Casanova, six founds; || as thrice wounded. It was partly| ! Joe Stoessel vs. Jim Maloney |5 consideration of his fine war rec- six rounds and Charley Nash- [ 4q that the court let him off with ert Mike Burke, -eight || 1ight sentence. rounds.s | WOOD WILLING TO TESTIFY By The Associated Press. Manila, Sept. 11.—Governor Gen- ral Leonard Wood, has announced that he would proceed to Wash- ington early next year if the sen- ate committee called upon him to DOjpasiinadeyeay testify regardifig Philippine affairs. mans during their invasion of Bel gium amd condemned to dea “The The role of Captain Cook in the Th “Pageant of Empire,” at Wembley,4 ¥England, was filled by a direct descendant of the famous explorer. (Continued on Following Page) BRIGGS e Ain’t It a Grand and Glorious Feeling? ed for Ye NEW - AND, IT SEEMS HE TELLS HIS STENOG, WiTH WHOM HE CAN SPEAIK FRANIKLY AS HE HAS HAD HER FOR A LonG TIME = © AND SHE SAYs ALL RIGHT SHE'LL BuY THEM = - AND You MEET AN OLD PAL To WHOM You TELL YOuR. SAD TALE, AND HE SAYS HE CAN cix IT FOR You, AS HE HAS BEeEN IN THE SAME BOAT WHEN THE WIFE ASKS You Ty STOP IN A CERTAIN STORE AND BUY FOR HER ONE PAIR PINK SILK BLOOMERS, SI2E 36 OH- MARIA \‘7"_/—/ ome rur Young and i left on basex, New | AB. R H PO A E ase on halis, of b 03 3 o |Genewich 6; off Yeargin 1; oft McQuillan | Lamar, it ... wck out, by MeQuiilan 3; by Yeargin | Miller, rf ....... 0 Genewlchi 9 In 41-3; off Year- | Haaser, 10 00000 7 ol 8 sing pitche Simmons, 1 and W PHILADELPHIA BROOKLYN 5 PHILADELPHIA 1. : PHILADELPHIA Totals w2 AB. E. ! x—Batted for Zachary Washington Philadelpbia CASINO tinued on Following Page) BOWLING and 3 THE PINK Sitk ND - AND - IN THE MEANTIME BLOOMERS SIZE You WORRY ABovT IT, NOT KNOWING JUST WHETHER ~AND THEN A BoY BR N A PACKAGE CASINO BILLIARDS 83 CHURCH STREET Next to Hotel Delaney BOWLING, BILLIARD3, AND SKEE BALL Bowling and Billiards were n ver more popular than they are today. Our equipment has been thoroughly overhauled and we are now ready to serve you. CASINO — BOWLING AND BILLIARDS — CASINO Now is the time to get your League started Your AL 'S GOING Te MAKE GOOD CR NOT GR—R~AR-§AN Clofi»l;-moos