New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1925, Page 8

i B M. canil, one of FLYING FINN SETS ANOTHER RECORD — NATIONAL GUARDS SUFFER AWFUL DEFEAT — SOUTH CHURCH CONTINUES A WINNING STREAK — JOIE RAY IN FINAL EFFORT TO BEAT FINN — RITOLA, VETERAN, SHOWS NEW SPRINTING FINISH—OTHER SPORT NEWS § RAY CHALLENGES NURMI TO MEET HIM IN THE MILE RUN * OFF S R 20T 116 Pitchers and Catchers Going With Squad Wants to Meet Finn Satur- day Night, Claiming That He Will Surprise World With His Showing New York, Feb, 5.—Paavo Nurmf, | whose conquests have startled the | track world, las been challenged Jole Ray, with his back to the wall, his name was writtel | =g oston, Ieb, 5.—With a roster of opposite many ecord the advent of the marvellons Finn, al- |lkely looking recruits and with his books, Yet regulars reporting themselves now n offers |in fine condition from the & pOrtion iy jyries and ailments that last year He would decimated the team, Manager Dave Bancroft of the Boston Braves will take the advance guard of his ba ball squad, 16 pltchers and catehe to St. Petersburg, Fla., on February 20 for the opening of the spring traiiing season. The remainder of the squad will report on March b. Christy Mathewson, president of the club, and Emil Fuchs, vice-president, are expected to visit the team therc. Most promising of the new players Welsh, outfielder, secured attle in the Pacific Coast for players and cash said to nt to $50,000. Welsh, a big, ungster, hit for .242 in 164 games last season. Other rookie ontfielders are Erwin Sperber, lat out to Shreveport, La,, last year and recalled at the end of the season; Herbert Thom purchased from | Daytona in the Florida league, who reported in the fall and showed promise as a lead-off man; Francis Wilson, star of the Toston college outfield Jast year, who Joined the team after the Holy Cross game in June and worked his way into the regular lineup by the end of the scason. Davis Har By The Associated Press, bafore tle Chica and free to fight for the return o of his hard won laurels. regain the mile record The challenge to Nurmi came in the form of a letter to Chalrman Hugh Hirshon of Wilco A. C. meet sehed for Saturday night and carried Ray's withdrawal from the special 3000-meter event, in which the Olyr champion promised to ec the last n owned by Ra Ior the in his career the hlond flier Ahat he be permitted to na tions for a ra ia Nurmj 1| inned ory step of trom that 3000-r Saturday and league undoubtudly meet Ray's deme is time, accord- ing to officials of the Wilco club which m that E Kirby of Clornell will be the only man to wor- ry the marvel from Kirby will he running indoors for the first time this winter Ray's letter After due consideration, T have decided to ask you to withdraw my entry from combined meter and {we 1 am ask- ng this, hr of the fact that in this way the op- portunity of meeting Nurmi in a race at vour gam dacision in this connection is two-fold. IFirstly, T have heen train- ing for some tims for the mil tanee, and I believe that T can safely gay that T am now r mile fastor than I ever have career, Jort ason, 1 opinion that i meter and o day night, ¢ 13t regiment, that new world's records for both the 1600-meter distance and the mile distance. Py g this, 1 hope 1o prove to the track fans of the United St that my own specialized rac will refuse to rope. low yonr 3000~ o mindfu s, from Greensboro, S. | also will be given a tryout. Bill | nningham and Ca Stengel, se- | cured in the trade last year that sent | ; Southworth to the Giants; Les- | ann, traded from Cincinnati; | t I nd Ray Powell, are men looked to for regular out- service. | Among the new pitchers, William rcus, a former southpaw member | of the Boston college team, is con- | sidered by Dick Rudolph, pitching | coach, as one of the team's best prospects. Joseph Ogrodowski, sent to the Braves h#the same man who ¥ recommended Joe Genewich, was a . run as fast or f T semi-pro star in 2 ., last than Paavo Nurmi. 3 6 Ignat Muich, a six-foot- “My second reason for withdr “‘:' ery phing 180 pounds, Ing from this race © Wth promise in the few games he finish- the attitude of 1 i ed after reporting late in the sea- neetion with his var MY son from Dover Del,, in the Eastern record will show that for years and ghore league. 3 years I ran distance Bawin Van Brunt, a from one-ha « miles. from East Orange, N. T did not ask {or special opponents, Hartsgrove, who pitched in Maine | spacial condit and last summe be given tryouts, tances. 1 ran anyhody, an¥Where, e regulars on the pitching staft any fime and any distance in be- are Jesse Barnes, Larry Benton J 5 tween the abovebtwo mentloned. T aph Genewich, Timothy MeNamars think that Paavp Nu John Cooney, and Rube Marquard, | the same and think tha who Tas entirely recovered from an | of track fans ee with me, operation that forced him to 1‘.;|w “Having trained Iy for the the team last May. Kyle Graham | one-mile distance, and g firmly ; l | | nning the in my entire m of the yvour combined 1 -mile race next a irack such I can establish s ¢ wtur- 1s the (DY BILLY E | “At the last world series {mext to Babe Ruth in the at Washington and New York. { Babe Ruth has few if cmotions. A ball game is [ball game with the Bambino He takes his three healthy in 4 pinch with the bases ust L EOK showed has to loaded in 10ES, the sacks empty. | “You cither hit it or you don't.” is the Dabe's logic, “and ft's time enough to start worrving when you fail to come through.” In the first game of 1824 world series you will remember that |Walter Johnson was beaten after a {bitter 12-inning struggle. Ruth viewed dy at semi-pro 4 George special the i b Fred Lucas, and Tke Kemp saw some convinced that my next performance serviee last season. Joseph Ratch. at the Wileo games at this distar elder, southpaw, who finished the will result in new world's figures, T on with Worcester in the Eastern fee| that when I next meet Paavo 1e after recovering from an op- Nurmi I should 1 1ething 19 eration for appendicitis that cost T 5 Meh nin g . ot last | Vit nder which him a place on the Braves' staff last | it spring, will go south again. Bbnditions 7 Draves will depend nd e ars, George O'Netl and race mo listance nothing ¢ for most of ths Sooid r th € Philli osto hillips, Toston REMARKABLE SPRIATING from Hutchinson, Kas., an 1be Ruth was twice a “bust” be- Now FEW STARS SHINE Even Ty Cobb Was Somcthing of a Flop In His #hree Chances To - Scintillate, New York, Feb. ball player ~As a rule, star s never play up to form catehing. |18 world series. Ty Cobb, greatest ball player of all €. was more or less of a flop in on Fran Nurmi is : i bson, the Edward licns car Siemer, will he given tr came through. Even in his 2 infiel year he fanned in the deciding are Morpls Burrus, ha tting 8ame, with the bases filled, when a first baseman from Atl .+ |long fly would have tied the scor Hunter Lane, ho recalled |or a hit won it from Pittsfield in gue; | Steve (O'Neill, who goes Har from the Rocky | Yankees next season, is or . and William Mar- [tion. O'Neill had his best vear in who starred for Mobile Jast 1820, when Cleveland won the pen- nant. His work in the series was e regular infield of last year, | sensational. first, Manager| Manager Wilbert Robinson of the Bancroft at shortstop with rnest Brooklyn club, the contending team °tt and Bob Smith, aiternating that scason, a great catcher in his third. Bancroft is agaln well [day, recently remarked anent s operation, made nee- |O'Nelll's work for Cleveland in th f' early senson world geries agalnst his club that kept him out of the game play in | | | | Among new Former “Plodder” Develops o excep- the Snvder, Unusual Speed at Linish tain leagu of His Matches MecInnis will be on has ords si plc games mo after from Finiand scor merican ossary board tra sprint i weight to ) ower of hiS jim Tiern famed cou 1 r Twice ) Americar he has been ond place . BRENWECKE WIKS by ury, for| “His all-round serfes was casily the greatest catch- ing performance ever delivered An for world series. To me he was the out star, ne player who possible t ing of the series for Clevel, the 1 ter part of the y veteran second s has 1 leaving a stand e keyston ing new ga made post. Olympic e the sprint to break 0 the Western Union pight, Paavo Nurmi's course migh Bave been changed Ritola has becn kno { Fel followers us char 19 Year Old Lowell Welterweight Local Champion Pin Cracher Takes Knccks Out Maritime { Hartford Opponent In Siate In Halifax DBout. ue Match, vear old welte anc « tho Lowe asg., #and meters longer t k Hunt, maritime champion, in @ last night, winning six out of erdinarily allotted i and ond round of their 10-round Bine games, averaging 104. His op- NS who have sce o me et nilgnt Ponent's average wWas one point bet- {8 action severa that 1s making one of The scores itola would win a race from three hes when he five miles, provided ! New fnleash such a final dash a e herty's third win in b showed Tuesda he came to Dr. Thomas Cahill of New Haven Is Dond New Haven, Feb. Th knocked he state es believe his typi vilided with the Englander's right. It was Fla- | many starts Halifax several since weeks It was renorted ast might arrangements under way to have sherty of Glace Ray th Halifax after the fight were | St. Petersburg, | ter Hagen, Rritish open erday won the unoffici | go!f champlonship when he {ed Cyril Walker, Americ: { champion, 17 wp in their 7 mateh played at Miami and St ersburg —Wal mpion world's defeat open hote Pet- the 5.~Dr the Fknown physicians, died suddeniy last | might at his home, 261 Winthrop| & avenue. Dr. Cahill was rs of | b age and a Medical s P was for som Pexamining surgeon here for the v ®tan's Lurcau. He was the son ke late Colonel Thomas W. Cahill, the old Ninth infantry, © famous el war regiment. ( in a fort- '3t in Maannn city's bes S CHALL 3 1s, former 135 pound now manager of Phil 125 pound Waterbury boxer, | is out with a -challengt for any boxer who wants to meet his man. Mise,, “ Feb, Homer He bars none in his class and would | Hazel, football star on Rutgers like to get onto a card in New|lege football team. has signed to Britain or vicinity. Reynolds’ »d- Mississippl |dr»>.-- €5 Spring street, Unioa City. | cleven for 1336, ne Mike Reync wrestier and HAZFL TO COACH Tackson coach the first nine inpings 'date?” 1 Measure | University | Babe'; BROOKLYN Johnston, r{ Daubert, 1b . Myerscf ...} Wheat, If ——tmenaBegy Cutshav, 25, Mowrey, 3b ... Ol cccsco—son “One out when winning run Roston . Brooklyn . oBoY/ GOES THERE of play in a matter-of-fact manner, not especially interested. i Babe As Washington tied up the game, sending it into extra innings, he be- | gan to perk up. thing had happened to stir enthusiasm, | Apparently some- up the When neither side scored in the tenth inning, the Babe began to shift around {n his seat in restless manner. a decidedly bBecomes Enthused | As the eleventh session finished hout either club breaking the tie, be showed positive signs of being | 1 was curlous as to what t was all about. At the start of the twelfth inning, which proved to be the tinal one of the game, T decvided to start a con- versation which would enable me to find out why Babe had suddenly be- |the same nonchtlant manner as with come so interested after his laconic attitude of the early innings. “It's turned out to be a whale of a game, Babe,” I remarked. “I should say it has” he replied, “and 1 hope the Nats win it this inning. At the worst I hope it don’t go over 14 Innin “What's the idea of putting a time limit, you must have a dinner {stand long after his swat feats are remarked ONLY HALF OF HUNDRED GOLFERS ARE IN MATCH | = = sose, L - <l omumonoscom~ Foomcumo B LT v =l cssomccscccem wl comsoom~o. {Ran for Hoblitzel in fourteenth 2 4Batted for Gardner in fourteenth I.r'l':l‘n‘: “Naw,” replicd the Babe in evi- dent disgust at my dinner crack. “The ideh is that it will break a record that I prize more than any- thing I have ever done in baseball.” T was curions. What had the Babe done that he regarded as greater than making 59 home runs W1 @ scason, leading the American league in batting or any of his many other feats of swat. “Don’t you remember that inning game I pitched for against Brooklyn in 1916. ry Stith 2 fo 1. Ruth’s Greatest Thrill “It was a tongh game for Smitty to loss but I want to tell the world that the winning of that ball game was the biggest thrill of my base- ball care 7 “Seemed as if I put a whole sea- son’s effort into winning that battle, 14- Boston T beat When it was over and I had won ' there came a feeling that T imagine a guy only gets once in a lifetime, “Just wonderful.” While Babe hated to ses the Nats lose, particularly Walter Johnson, he was pleased it didn't go 14 Innings. The Babe wants that record to only falnt memories. PASSAIC CAPTURES 159TH Passafe, N. J., Feb. Passalc "{gh captured its 139th consecutive BABE RUTH’S BIGGEST THRILL NTSGODOWNTO | AN AWFUL DEFEAT] NEET NORM NOW CORNELL STAR T0 ICE CARNIVAL IS SETFOR SATURDAY Outplayed and Outgeneraled by Kirby — Races - Tonight~Fin_n‘w ferbury Will Have Various 5006 Score by Springlield The New Dritain National Guard team suffered its worst humillation of the season last night when the springfield Y. M, H, A, five hung a £2-26 defeat onto .Ahem in Npring- field, Thus the Springfield boys' rec- ord of not suffering a defcat on their own floor 18 unbroken. Starting oft with: a bang, the Springficld boys quickly took the lead and never .were hcaded, At half time they were in the van by the score of 18 to 10, All in all, the work of the Nats was disappointing and while they managed to stay in the running in the first half, in the second they went to pieces and Springfield ran wild, The work of Wilkov and Dannybuskl as for- wards for Springficld was wonderful, the former hooking six double deckers on Woodford and XKilduff while the latter played a fine pass- ing game, Kigke Feldman also had a fine night, holding Taylor scoreless in the first half, though the Llonde star dgopped In four field soals in the second half, 'The entire New Britain squad was used, but {e no avail. While there is no doubt but that Springfield would have won upd'.-r any type of playing, it can be said however, that the Nats might have raade a better showing had they not run wild on their shooting. 1In this respect practically the entire team was at fault for they all shot wildl; and made attempts to get basket. from almogt prohibitive distances. Long shooting was their glaring fault. The Bpringfield team will be brought down here for a return game on Wednesday evening, Febru- ary 25, Tomorrow night the tea 1 practices for Middletown, Last night's summar; Personal fou!s: Reynolds 1, Tavlor 1, Restelli 2, She n 2, Kilduft 3. Tree tries: Taylor 5. Sheehan 4. Persona! fouls: Weinstein 4, Feld- man 1, Nadler 3. Free tries: Wil- kav 3, Dannvbuski 4, Greenberg 2, Feldman 2, Nadler 2. Tt Dannybueki, 1f. ..o i 6 ‘Walker, If., rg. . b 14 Dramin, rf. . Greenberg, c. .. Weinstein, c., 18. G. Feldman Ig., rg H. Peldman Ig. . Narler, 1g., T5. Totals .o tieee 2B New Britain. Taylor, 1f. .. Reynolds, rf. LaHar, 1f. Restella, . Woodford, Ig. . Kilduft, 1g. Sheehan, rg. Totals Refere: Jackson. Washington Society Will See Walker in Action cetball victory yesterday, defeat- ing Lawrence (Long Island) high school, 69 to 22, The “wonder All Others Who Entered Southern |team™ meets Hackensack high at Meet Yesterday Have Been Lliminated By Play Hot Springs, Ieb. 5.--The ¢l 36 holes of the South Central open found neing golf about ene-half of the 10 nce to get in'the In the first 36 holes yoster- day a confident crowd of {onals and amateurs came and saw but the course of the Hot country club conquered in many stances, The half-w3 ; ment left John Black, Wi sas; Harry Cooper, Dall nd Al Watrous, Grand Rapid Michigan, professionals, tied for tournament today only golfers en. tered with a cha money. Springs he tourna- Hackensack Frid cond hand market in 1 PBritain — look at the Herald classified ads. Strictly fresh cges, 65c Russell Bros. —advt Washington, Feb. 5.—Members of the Congregsional Country club wil be glven an unusual treat toniglh with the appearance of their fash |icnable quarters in nearby Mary land of “Mickey" Walker, welter 'weight champlon, in an eight roun hibition bout, with “Jimmy’ Waterman, navy boxer. Walker ar- |riw~d here last night and was the guest of the club to local sport writers. onor at a dinner given by Breaks Another Record By The Assoclated Prese. New York, Feb. b—~Eddie Kirby, product of Cornell, whi will be pitted fagainst Paavo Nurmi iw a 3000-me- tre race Saturday, appeared to be running an exceptional race in the mile and one-half event at the New- ark A, C. games last night, yet his time was fully '19 seconds slower than the record established by the man he hopes to conquer in Drook- Iyn at the Wilco C. meet, « Kirby might have Improved hie time to some extent, for he was con- tent to trail Andy Craw of New York ,until three laps from the end when he assumed the lead gnd ran away | from all opposition. Out of doors, in the 300-metre| team race at the Olymplc games last summer, Kirby was the first Ameri- can to finish. Three Finns and two Britons were ahead of him, and the leading Finn was Nurmi, Willle Ri- tola, running for Finland, followed| | His celebrated countryman across the | line. Then came C. MacDonald and | H. A. Johmson of Great Britain and | E. Katz of Finland. | Nurmi, from what he has shown | since his arrival in America, 15 as | much at home indoors as he fe.on the cinders, which leads to the con- clusion that Kirby will have trouble following the flying fect of the peer- less Paavo. The Americah has an | opportunity to eee his intended vie- !tim in action last night—a race .in which Nurmi shattered the mark for 4000 yards set up by the great Eng- lishman, ~Alfred Shrubb, 20 years ago. The Finn made the distance in 10:55, but falled to reach the end of 2% miles in anything like the time established by Willie Ritola, at Madison Square Garden the night be- fore. Loren Murchison, a member of the home club, was the outstanding star of the Newark meet, winning the two | short sprints over Harold son V. Schol?, and winding up the night by running anchor in a victory for his club over four other organi- zatlons which included the Boston A A { Willie Plant, America’s champion { walker, suffered from a cold and left the two-mile race at the half-mile mark. As Ugo Frigerio of Italy, Olympic champlon, now visiting the United States, was not among those present, Phil Granville of Canada had the field to himaelf and won eas- tly from scratch. Nurmi in eclipsing Shrubb’s out- door mark, was timed at the 4000- metre distance in 11 minutes, 55 3.6 {seconds, ¥hich will stand as a rec- ord for that distance there being no previous figures. Dartmouth’s Winter ‘Sports Begin Today Hanover, N. H, Feb. &.—Dart- mouth's 15th annual winter carnival wlil open here today with the arrival ! of #pecial trains from New York and Doston and the beginnihg of the in- tercollegiate ski meet with a cross ~untry race in the afternoon. Enowshoe races will be held to- orrow together with a swimming 1eet with Rutgers. Yale will open aturday's sport ecredule, faving the reen on the hockey rink. 8ki jump- ng competitions will close the inter- ollegiate ski events with visitors, Williame and McGill university offer- ing the chief competition. A basket- ball fame with Hagvard will end the " aports program. Mdvie of a Man Minus a Front Tooth DENTIST INFORMS PATIENT HE wiLL HAVE To BE WITHOUT) FOR A WEEK TooTH place with 143. MacDonald Smith, | Francisco; John Golden, Pater- N. J., and George Christ, N. Y., followed within fo! rokes of the lea in estab! course record of 68 v noon negotiated six birdies him none for the day. Cooper u rang up nine birdies and Watrous and Golden were credited with eight 3 Smith had two eagles to add to a collection of five birdies and Christ accounted for one e and six birdies. Crack amateurs found the going rough, but Charles J. Hardy, Jr, of New Orleans and Char! llum of Hot 8prings, retained a good to finish among the prize winners. Ran son Rochester, et e ROLLER SKATING Afterncen and Evening. WALLET RINK Jester's Hall Arch St. SEES WoMAN FRIEND APPROACHI AND HEPES SHE WON'T SEE HIn-. MEETS FRIEND WHD ‘HAs A FUNNY S TORY ¢ To TELL ~-BUT Swe Doms AND TALKS HI3 ARM OFF TRIES To AVO\D MEETING FRIENDS AT END OF WEaw DASHES BAcik To DENTISTS OFFICE | (Boots) | Lever, Johnny Rawlings and Jack-|g.po p ay TEETH HEARTILY AT OALY ORDINARY JoKkes | Skating at Park i kating Sports The Waterbury Chamber of Com nierce and park department have united in the second annual ice var nival to be held at Hamilton park, Brass Clty, on Saturday, No en trunce fee is charged and no charg: is made to spectators, The follow. ing events are slated: 2 M- Waterbury_ Republican-Americai silver skates Derby: ¢ Lvents: Closed to residents of Waterbury and ueighbering towns. Junior events: (boys and girls under 16 years) 440 yard dash—boys. 440 yard dash—girls, One mile relay raco—Grammar school boys. Senior events: Halt mile race for men, One mile race for men. Half mile race for womecn City relay championship, Republican-American Derby clas- slc—one and one-half milgs (open to residents of the atate) One mile race for state champion- ship. i been given.) 4P M~ (Exhibitlon by world's champion fancy skaters) 1. Mr. Meyer: Spirals, dance steps, spins, loop-salchow, fleld fig- ures, jumps. Intermission— > 2. Miss Bergfeldt—Mr. Meyer IMield figures, jumps, dance steps (tc music.) From this program Miss Bergfelgt and Mr. Meyer recelved the title “Mordkin and Paviowa of the fce.” Intermission— ~ 3. Miss Bargfeldt—Mr. “Swedish Mazurka.” Everything skated in correct Con- tinental style. 8 P. M= Grand march in costume, Meyer: Repeat the afternoon schedule of Meyer and Bergfeldt, 9 P. M. Fancy skating couples champion- ship. (Open to residents of Connec- ticut.) Judges—Supt. of Park . W. Har- rison, Mr. Bog Mayer, Miss Bergfeldt. 10 P, M, General skatin BOB FISHER RESIGNS | Harvard Head Coach Since 1919 Re- | tires to Devote More Time. to. His | Business. v | Cambridge, Mass., Feb, 5.—Roberi T. (Bob) Fisher, Harvard head foot- Lall coach since 1919, has retired from Crimson athletics to devot+ more time to business, it was an- nounced by the graduate advizer committee last night. The commit tee has recommended no one as ) {to succeed him it was stated. Fisher, it was disclosed, had s a letter to Chairman Henry Penny packer, of the Harvard athlatic con | mittee, asking that he be aot con | sidered for football coach in 1i: {The committee accepted his dec it was stated, and adopted resol: tions praising Fisher's record whi at the helm on Haryard football. - $trictly fresh eges, 65c¢ Russell Bro: —advt, BumMPS INTo ANDTHER FRIEND WITH FUNNY YARN IN= LAUGHS 8 /8 (First time this event has ever ' b th 1o iy to it Ly ou b si¢ th pa in D