New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 10, 1925, Page 8

331 NURMI WINS BUT FAILS TO SET R ettt ECORD — FRENCH WHIZ COMIN MERIDEN FLASH — INDUSTRIAL CIRCUIT GAM FOR TONIGHT — PARKER SUCCEEDS DOOLEY AS DARTMOUTH CAPTAIN — CONNOLLY RUNNER.-UP IN Y TRACK MEET — OTHER ITEMS 1 HALL ROMPS TO VICTORY IN EXPERTY STRESS “¥” ALL ROUND ATHLETICS Clips Tl B 0ROl ‘PASSIN[] []F []”] Half Mile Mark—Con- nelly Is Second and Third Is Toss-up Between De- lano and Peterson. record | ond BERLENBACH WINNER VIA THE KAYO ROUTE i i Stops rankie Maguire of Williams- port in Fitth of Ten Round Bout fen ¢ \ Baird Beats Smith and The Sheik Scores Kayo Parker, Ta Captain at Dartmot replace wir elected 1925 ed from colle Jinjured in a fall Last fall sis ing as tackle won hi mention by Walter Cam his letter as a track showing as a shot p Jarker's KAPLAN K. O. WINNER Wilk Feb. 1 Phil Kaplan of P out Vic Hirsch of Chicasc ninth rour their ten r last night. it tiatsasiateststiszasandiatd ! NEED OF ‘FORM' But Nurmi Has a System and| Form All His Own The form The experts in every sport stress “DANNY’ MURPHY Once Great Player Also Was Excellent Soach golf pro insists on the proper stunce, grip and follow through, Iamous track coaches, in passing | out instructions to their runners, | impress on them that they must be | on their toes. A flat-footed run- | simply impossible. | liowever, it is an Interesting, also | unusual fact, that many of the| world's greatest athletes throw form | to the winds, 4 coming | il | Nurmi, world's greatest distance | runner, runs practically flat-footed and has a hip wiggle that is contrary | to all, ethics of running. Nurmi's Style Baftles Coaches Famous track coaches of thi | countryare unable to offer any ex | planation for the great success that las crowned Nurmi's efforts, despite his lack of form, as they sce it Just a freak style, there is Charley Paddock, | greatest sprinters of al tim 1dock finishes with a e that reminds you of a broad jumper taking off. I"orm experts scoft at the manner in which the sensational Californian | tape, vet Paddock insists | finish has been the de- | clding factor in many a closely con- tested rac Going to another extreme, we find | that Marold Osborne, the outstanding high jumper of this country, dives over the bar more than jumps. | Literally he dives into space, feet foremost, does a body roll as he is | going over the bar and usually lands | on his feet, although his stylc hitting the dirt s ner, (BY DILLY EVANS) 'The other dq story that Dan the wires carried a | v Mur Athletics hy would not be with the the it Da out of the picture as y Murphy has assisted in directing the play Game's Best Coach 1 most of his the coacher's box a player, T i ) A strategy at third base. Ordinarily the passing of a mere majors wonld oc- wsion only passing comment, but ot Danny Murphy | While ¢ popular chap | with his m, also other American clubs, opposing crs will say “Amen” to his de- it Danny Murphy was the Marconi of baseball when it came to grabbing information out the air. As a| cctor of signals of the opposition, | he had a shade o has ever been por Better Than Radio When one thinks of detecting or Is of the opposition, the act with dishonest m However no such ever be made stem. Danny ] anytl cliarge inst the Murp pulied the iperior it times. ¥ intelli- wus the Three remarkable athletes, Paddock and Oshorne, pions, yet it rating depended entirely on form, it wouldn't be very high. in| tood be- | it because of a ce he posscs e at all do it? Danny that day question = TForm Runs True in Golf g rhaps, more than in any form runs true, There way 1o get the best r Iy close observance as N cher's box., the turn on When he called defini v hook; ults and usu all, that's just what it | the rules produces them, Ther ity nee pret of is a sameness to the follow | of most of the stars; a ma- use the same style on the and, while the grip and differ a trifle, they are fun- me, o greatest golfers of ed Ray, famous ,» had a style all his own who won the national open was played at Toledo, tracted a big gallery by he got his v to diagnos: cach piteh [t ba hand of the the f the system on to explain that ten g he tee distance 10 with exa is they do ed M g that distaner usual follow t Ray cast rough, pe- When e swing both feet an almost in- You insist most golfers his ke the ground mistake it pitche me how o on d the t turne anation for his un- 1t's best suited for would be better of reasoning was fol- more in f the piteher, aps it A feat firmly ¢ 1o enable lowed ba in him to g ® i his q r Greb Unique Ring Figure, i the find some of battlers lacking in the of the boxing W middleweight cham- iy unorthodox. ol (a g r of legs, em gliding in utter confusion of his tp Esessor of a it his There is a oves at no style, with Wise Stunt Fails won a his orl the ring o recently re zinal most ionsly yet e ciforts of featherweight 1itlc fame througl cties ring it s int some ¢ acked it MASGART VS, KAPLAN Frenchman Agrees o Terms and is Coming Here to Pight the Kid On March 20, —=The g Ed sporting pa- ouard Mascart's Tex with champior has cabled a lout Square Gar- Loses to Pierce and Play-oft | 0f th I and Third Prize Will ake Place This Evening ZIVIC IS WINNER t Pa., Feb Pittsh knockou in t —Jack Bondy h round 0-round here fight cs to an lisqualified by ared that he knee w rgh hout was dec hou iently io a blow s floor hin ing disqu a wid BOB LEGENDRE BPOAD H. M. OSBORNE HIGH JuMPR (/[%c O CHARLES R. PROOKINS 220YD LOW HURDLES Three World’s Records Shattered YEAR -NAME 1923 Brookins 1924 Osborne 1924 " Legendre 1925 290 25 207 220-Yar By ART CARLSON Yvery year usually finds at I outstanding performance by an | American athlete in track and field competition; an effort de luxe where- | in a new world's record is created. As the seasons specd along old | marks Here and there they attered on the cinders and turf 1t makes little difference. tumbles after another until it would seem that fust about the maximum of accomplishment had heen reached. And then, bang! — nd marks are blotted out un- er of the thin- 1 Trio of Real Performers king into consideration only the | 15 stand nts such as go to| make up mect, one finds that during the j two ther have been three what might termed extraordinary performant track and field One of these, ast one fall. the hombardment st rd ey | collegiate st seasons he on of course, was the sensational mark hung up by € ley Brookins while competing f: University of Towa in 1923, ins negotiated the 220-yard low hur- in the remarkable time of 23 1-5 seconds, breaking the former ure by two-fifths of a second And not only that hut in lishing the feat, Brookins smashed a record that had withstood tost | of time for a quarter century. For it was back in 1598 that Alvin Kraenblien of the University of | Pennsylvanfa hung the forr mark Beats Broad Jump | the Olympic games | Robert Legendre, o luminary at George towr erdty, leaped feet 6 inches in the run- ning broad jump. And in so doing, red the old record set hy N Gourdin of Harvard full threc inches, third reco by Har i athletes vy Brook- estab- of a up hor wd At st mer, in 1321, by a reaking eflort | . abnost the best nce made feats of the § horne, high jump. broad jump. And they by a trio of remarkable at Each Is Versatile Athle For Brookins, besi| ber-topper par exc run the ! and events in close t horne and l-round perform the decathlon last year, setting a new world's mark, aind Legendre placed third in the penthathlon against a great field of Europeans Who will b through the ord? In what even will it be Those are interesting qu tions as the coming campaign ap- proaches and rs. at to hreak 0 a new rec- And s season? nbor Jlished t fow BOBBIE GARCIA WINS Baltimore, Md., Feb., 10 Garcia of Camp Holabird awarded the decision over Lew Mayrs, of Baltimore, at the end of 12 hotly contested rounds here last night that Kept the in state excitement from beginning to end. Mayrs, g begl used his advhntage but was out by the more experience The men X Bob was crowd oft to some generalled are fea EVENT rd Low Hurdles High Jump Broad Jump | Giants in STOOD 25 Years 10 Years 3 Years 299 299 6 ft. 814 in, 2 NEW 23.2 s, OLD 23.6 s. 6 ft. 75-16 in. 25 ft. 3 in. 297 5 ft. 6 in. 3FEATSIN 23-24 TRACK GAMESIIE RAY B} BEATEN IN RACE Larrivee Bests Him in Three Quarters--Nurmi Wing Portland, Me., Feb, 10.—The fail- uer of Paavo Nurmi to break the world's record for the 3,000 yard run and the defeat of Joie Ray in the thr (uarter mile special race were the outstanding features of the second annual track meet of Harold T. Andrews Post, Americah Legion, held here last night in Exhibition building. Although Nurmi won his race cas- fly the more than 3,000 sport en- thusiasts who cheered him on to victory were disappointed when he falled to go through with what had been announced as an attempt to break the world’s record for the 3,- 000 yard run, held by W. G. George, of England. The record,is scven minutes, 58 1- seconds, Nurmi, winning easily, made the distance last night in cight minutes 14 2-5 seconds. His competitors were Sul- livan, of Colby college, Whitticr, of Bowdoin and Ludvell, of Fort Pre- ble, Jole Ray, of Chicago, star distance runner of America, finished third in the special threc-quarter mile event, after alternating in the Ilgad with Leo Larrivee, of Hely Cross, the winner. Jimmy Connolly was sec- REDS GOING SOON Cincinnati Team Starts For the Or- lando Training Camp Two Weeks From Next Saturday. Cincinnati, Feb. 10.—The Cincin- nati Reds will go to the Orlando {training camp two weeks from next Saturday with its present roster in- (tact, there being no further deals, ,trades or purchases in prospect. This announcement was made by Pesident 'August Herrmann last night on his return from the league schedule meeting at New York. The members of the tcam are {signing up more rapidly than usual, he sald, and most of the regulars are already In line, There are a few Tioldouts, one or two of whom are making demands for more liberal e eeeeeeeeed CONtracts, but Mr. Herrmann expects Brief Sketches of Famous Stars e resiitD FRANKIE RISCH New York Giants Sccond Baseman Born — N 1808 York city, Sept. 9, leagife career — Joined 1919, coming direct from Fordham university, where he starred in hoth bascball und football. (Also used at third base.) Outst 1g feats—Ratted 1922 world s and .400 lassi Lases (Considerc fastest in the game.) Major 471 1 in 1923 in 1921, runners '4:’ of LOT OF SAND ik—Through the Sahara’s worst sandstorm I have come to thee, Nellie The sheikess—Aye, thou must he Washington Columns. The she Todolph, sure- Iy a man of grit!— % HARVARD BASEBALL | Cheek' May Devote His Entire Time | (o Foothall Cambridge, Mass,, leb, 10—~ ‘l)u!ph Cheek, regular catcher on Harvard's varsity bascball team, may be lost to the team this season (because of the unsettled football situation at Cambridge. As cap- tain of the football team Cheek will devote his energies to spring train- ing in that sport, it was said. | Whe candidates reported yes- terday for battery positions in the first practice of the scason Cheek |was devoting himself to javelin practise on another part of Sol- diers field. As a freshman he was a point winner in the discus, jave lin and shotput vents, and he keeps fit with the field sports in the foot- |ball off season. | | Miss Browne—I frankly am looking for a hushand. Mrs, Grecrie—So am I “But T thought you had one.” 0 1 have, and T spend most of my time looking for him."—Answers admit T H'Lo CARRIE oLD GIRL- " GLAD, Tolc o S =it SURE" LOOK C,cau) CARRNE - ELL THE SHOW 1S GOING % - St T ANY ‘all to be on hand to go south with the team. | "Horsemen Attempting Come-back in Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Feb. 10.—Expon- ents of the turf arc attempting to restore horse racing in Oklahoma Two bills to that end, one legalizing the pari-mutuel system of betting and vhe other providing for a racing commission of five members ap- péinted by the governor, were intro- duced in the house of representatives yesterda Horse racing has been oitlawed in the ate for about ten years, SLICK TDEA First Yearling—It took me weeks to learn to ride a horse, Second Yearling—And what you get for your pains? “Linfment.”"—RBucknell Belle Hop. six daid DON'T GET CHEW! Young Lady—TI'm having trouble with my ear. Have you a spare plug? Farmer—Sorry, miss, T don't chaw, but T got an old cigar ye kin have— | Rutgers Chanticleer. | DUSTY LEAGUERS INHOT CONTESTS Leadership Stands Chance of Changing Tonight the Dusty league run up against some stift op- position tonight ut the Y. M. C. A, Bym and the leadership s very like- an uncertainty for many a day to come. The speed of these games is causing no little comment among the wisc-ones m the baskets ball world, P& K. Corbin s scoy likely to meet a tartar in Fatfnirs o the first games as Hal Corbin's lads are all primed to wipe out their defeat of last week by the Stanley Workers, All the Fafnir team, including Weir who was out of condition last week, are in tiptop shape, and the fi works will start when Harry Gins- berg's first five appear on the floor, The second game will bring the fast traveling Landers lads who lead the league with P, & 1% Jorbin, and Russell & Erwin together, The R, & E. team showed a wonderful game on the “Y" court last Satur- day against the All-Stars and a simi- lar exhibition tomorrow night will gpell much trouble for Charlie Cook's green-clad lads, The addi- tion of Joe Luke to the R. & M. quintet gives them a well trained and speedy player, Standing to Date - P. & F. Corbin .. Landers .... Fatnirs .. Cor, Cabh. Lock . Stanfey Works Stanley Rule ... RRussell & Erwin OIRLS 10 MEET I PAST NATCH TONIGHT e Rule Shop Misses and the Fafnir Tair Sex to Fight It Out On Alleys The Stanley Rule and Level team have a chance to go into the lead in the Industrial Girls Bowling Jeague by taking two games at the | Y. M. C. A. alleys tonight. Fafnirs will be their opponents and these girls are all primed to give the Stanley Rulers a sct back and go into a tie for third place with them. The other game of the evening will be between the Vulean-N, B, Machine combination- and the 8- sell & Erwin lassies, R. & E. have | just one victory to their credit, but # will be surprising if they do not lcarry away both of the games from the Vulcan-N. B, Machine combina- tion, Standing to Date ¢ P. & ¥, Corbin The Stanley Works Stanlcy Rule & Level North & Judd THIS DAY AND NIGHT Educated (affected by moonlight) —Somehow—you're different f{rom other girls T have known. 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