New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 2, 1925, Page 8

BORG WILL ENDEAVOR TO SHATTER RECORD TONIGHT — EDDIE ANDERSON SLATED FOR STATE LEAGUE CONTEST AT'CASIN.O— A. L. A. RECORD FOR FIRST SEASON IS SATISFACTORY — JUNE 12TH MATCH BRINGS TOGETHER TWO OF GAME'’S FASTEST BOXERS YANKEES JUMP JINX, ALSO UNCLE ROBBIES DODGERS Hugmen Trounce Brooklyn‘ 13-11—Alexander’s Hit“ Wins for Cubs in 10th—| Pirates, Indians and| Tygers Win Their Games ~—(Coombs and Shanks Each Get Four Hits. the season's ball victory a feat for dlamond toil over a 1 ball eelebrat Tt waa in this 1 ger Huggins cl terday's four administercd Rrookly: Tenn. by 7 inx is Mana- consider ye defeat isive Dodg Nashville, th y of 10 to Rejolcing was not erder 50| cause the Am ed up the abundant total rives. But Huggins gely aceepted nem most powerful ithused hec t accomplished nand pitel 1) for hitters, Afte n had started a rig and pitcher against the team, he T pented at the end of the second in- rhardt from the ering Manhattan fire. Green and two southpaws, followed ., but they fared no better, ion of Huggin clouging went to Howard Sh Bafl Combs each of whom ¢ d up four hits. A charley horse compelied Ruth to early, but not until he had collected a douhle and a triple, while Bob Meusel inserted a two-hase blow and a home Ward was the only regular o f. satisty a base-hit feat. New York Giants today will open a four day Memphis team of the Memphis, Tenn. American leagu ning and rscuad F idle yes- series wit Southern league at 1 Sox 3 1o 11| def Tohl fore was h JFullerton saw Mobile, Ala, forced to use fi yes the open. Fu innings, cou avily thre was | Ross followed I 1 Kallio was b fonal . Pete multi- ped out th ofiting by Joe O Pirates Defeated. : o —_The were const the Vernc first game geles pitc s An- ! run 1 am the on was 6§ to the mou 1 in the Is Win Again. With W 1gto om New Or tors play th Harris is nc Washington Apr 2 today, sing s the heir games s have th the course proach to eran pitche to be expecicd in the ease | o1der pitchers, and he ts sata to be confident they will be ready when the scason opens. Alexander Wins For Cubs, Chicago, April &.—A five to tie in the tenth inning of the Chica g0 Cubs-Oukland game at Oak yesterday with the hases full was broken when Geever Alexander singled and scorcd Wels and McAu- ley and gave the @kbs the game, 7 to The series wihn Oakland, to be ended with a double header Sunday, be the last in California for the They will then invade Kansas City for four games, Red Faber and Hollls Thurston dil a thorough job on the mound for the White Sox at New yesterd, The Pelicans were beaten 19 to 4. rston appeared to have completely recovered from a recently sprained ankle, Cold For Cards. St. Louls, April 2.—An April Fool's Day prank of the weather produced a football atmosphere for St. Louls major buseball teams. The Cardinals copted the joke and with it a game from the Seals, 10 to §, at San Fran- cisco. The Browns, apparently dis grunted, lost to the Cincinnati Reds, | 7 to 4, after leading in six of nine innings at Jackeonville, Tla., Hornsby, Bottomley and received the individual honors in the ind a snappy double Sherdel contest, ¢ Haines, Gonzales and Muel- | ler halted a prospective rally of the Hornshy's contribution was three solid singies in Bottomley drove a homer over the right field wall in the first inning. ol's part in the vietory was hing composed of fast and slow Sherd ! A cold wind blew the Browns no good, although it was the heaviest hiting contest of their exhibition tour to date, Ernie Wingard had the Reds beaten, 2 to 1, until the seventh when, spurred by an error by Jean Rob on, inficlder, the Reds leaped ah A L A, BROKE EVEN FOR SEASON n S Won Five Games Out of Ten:m Against Strong Quintets °d its current schedule n with the Judeans Tuesday’ split ¢ in the season's winning five out of the te mes played. e first 5 or 6 ¢y experimental, en in each o was the e offe ding an effe until mgh ga mes were main- new faces wers me. Kaminicky, pivot around , whoni &: tive scoring partner, of Jasper were 1800 two promising pl shown by re- sults of the last four games, win- three out of the four games and averaging four goals Bucherri and Knapp 1ly when called upon. ere as for- g a defe 1 be desired, ably led by Arburr and A. I. A, had the ning played. me apiece, fitted jn perfec and Y sisted when nee olitis. At center the of 11 Holst and Huck Jevelopi ree centers in lowly and friction among carly games, the effective and ! Baseball Dope Book Teams Tudeans Middletown Waterbury on R 1 Meriden € anity Hi R Middletow Higganum Boys' Club W of Hartfc im 18,000,000 Gate in Four Yearsin N. Y. 0w | wpite the semte $921,- state etic tely venue i figures also sl 00 has been moters as w esta |and employes. among pro- i awnare Anderson vs. Orsini at Casino Alleys Tonight Anderson w bow! Or i rd at the ( Hartfo average Monday nd | Orleans | three trips to bat. | 1a hardtime | Fight Shows : S VAKUBOWICE LEADS RESERVES’ SCORING {Bays' Club “Seconds” Have Fine Year; Win 19 Games — The Bovs' club Reserves this year Nad a keason almost as successful as that of the heavier “firgt team,"” {Winning 19 out of 22 games and piling up 674 points to thelr oppon- ents’ This was in addition to the team's capture of the pennant In the triangular league with the | Meriden and Bristol clubs, and {StAmps it as the fastest combination of its slze in the city. Although averaging only about 124 pounds, the Reserves met and defeate heavier teams again and agaln, win- ning by their superior passwork and Eeneral team play, which swept their |opponents off their feet and allowed [the Teserves to win by hig scores. The record Mark Twains, Hartford Center A. (., 8. Manch, . uth: Chureh : ones, Hartford scents, Bristol ..... {—Laurels 8 Maneh, . Libertics, 8. Manch. e —Lewlis H. 8. 2nds, South'ton . }—Crescents, Bristol .......... S1—Lewis H. §. 2nds, Southton. 2 uth Chureh ... :eeeees West End Res., Terryvile , ~Bloomf} . Alumni State Trade School ... eomficld H. & Alnmni .. “armington . A. €., Unionville ..... . 8. 2nds, Routh'ton 14—Ramblers, S. Manch, 4S—Center A. C., S. Manch, . 19—Ramblers, 8. ) Captain Andy loutfit in scoring, piling up 101 field goals and 11 fouls for a total of 213 points, Jt was a common sight to see Andy dodging underneath the arms of a mucli*larger guard and flashing under the basket to score, for he was |fast in spite of his lightness and small size and constantly outplayed bigger men. Charley Bigge worked well with him at the other forward | position and led his mates in foul shooting with 22. Pete Zapatka, Abe Aronson and Pete Sliva took turns at center and all did well, fvith Za- | patka the best on the oftense. Guards | {Dave Lipman, Jake Parparian, Bill Tresan, and Pete Sliva held the opposing offense down consis- tently, no team scoring more than 26 points against them, The scoring record (not ague games): including | | vakubowicz | Bigge Zapatka | Aronson | Lipman | Parparian Fresen Sliva | Wink Hubay fudm STRONG MAN HERE | Polish Sandow WIll Put On Program | of His Stunts at Turner Hall This 42 Evening. W Makemiak, a famous |strong man, wrestler and boxer from | |Poland who has been exhibiting ‘ffars of stres h in this country, will {perform at Turner hall tonight. H!; {not only issues a wrestling or boxing | Jinge to any person, but inssts {that he stan ady to hack it up. ‘ Maksmiak's strong man 14‘1!5‘ is to show tonight inflvvi"{ heavy piece of iron bar| bending an iron nd his ck. lifting a score and other stun |eha his wrist, Makes Its Appearance signs of the arrival of the eball season of 5 were evident with the departure of the major league plavers for their training pe. but that the season has sure- arrived is now certaln with the appra nce of the first schedule and or. As usual, it is The Dope Book. published by C. €. Spink & Son. St. Louis, Mo., publishers of 1 News." of this book this year vhich fans will welcome, is the ap- pearance of practically all the minor cdules in connection with = dates given day by ention is also devot- records established eAr, nsiderable space heing o details covering world series je statistics. Among ures are a special section od 1o complete blographies of ars of the major league teams T ons on how to score. Com- plet s of major league teams. 'm\n\t' ¢ height. weight, age er interpsting information all major league avers, etc. ca ecial att roste about |East and West Cross Bats In an Ice Hockey Game Piit Arnril 2 The east both presented teams—will cross clubs né Garden here the v irgh cn the fce at Doguc tomorrow night in }.!f'nl'a of games to decide the 182 hockey championship of the United States The ams are the | Fort Pitt Hornets, which won the chompirnshlp in a recent series with the Bosto A. A, and the # Jackets, whe an- title feating T series. re the na IMAILS EXPECTS lan understanding manager. |lcaguer even when he | the mile in 1 and | by | WIN 25 GAMES IN COMEBACK EFFORT WITH CARDS WALTER *. Stockton, Calif., April 2.—“Fans— wateh Walter Mails this year} ror”(i" ds?r.w;)'l win at least 25 games f e St. Louls Cardingls he's go- ing to be the most surprised man in the world."” Whliter Mails xpeaking. And the hig eccentric soutkpaw—"¢The Great Mails” they call him in the Coast League—is back in the majors posi- tive that he'll be a star for several years at least. And Adon't get the idea the fans can ride Malils from the stands. Nefther can the coaches tease him until he chucks away a lead and is rushed to the showers, “I'm totally dgaf on the ball field nowaday says Walter. “Apd the fact that T took part in over 60 games in the Coast League last sea- son, turning in 23 wins, shows I've still got the stuff. “They've classed me as tempera- mental for years—some charitably call it colorful. T've been rated a hard man to handle. Let me say my troubles in this respect haven't been due entirely 1o Walter Mails. Most of it was managers' lack of under- standing. “I was an idol in Ohio after T pitehed Cleveland fo a pennant in 1920, When I reported back in the spring they expected a win ever time 1 pitched regardless of the in- jury to my back., They began riding me that-made me sensitive. T lis- tened to the gibes of opposing coaches. That was when T needed “Tri Speaker told me T was a hig sent me back to the coast. T knew it, so I started to get my mental attitude 2 good as my throwing arm. T did—and that's why T am going to be one of the big figures in baseball from now on “Now that I'm with Branch Rickey, there is nothing to it. He's a keen judge of ball players, a stu- dent of human nature, and the man to bring the best out of Waiter Mails.” Captain Hal Turns in Fast Time in Workout °.--Captain oney- one | the | | Louisville, Ky.. April Hal, black son of Blgek Wavering, yesterday turned i of the most impressive trials of spring training seagon at Churchill | Downs. Breaking at the eighth pole, the Kaiser-Howard Kentucky derby candidate stepped the first quarter in 23 4-5, half in :49 2.5, three quar- | ters in 1:15 galloped out He pulicd up | scarcely blowing. Critics pronounced his tria m':(h‘ more impressive than that of Lee| O'Cotner last Mond: when the Cal- lins colt shaded one filth of a second | “Captain Hal, one of the « | orites for the derby, was three years old today. His haif brother, Black Gold, won the derby last year. Hal's mile | DEMPSEY GIVES SHOW Heavyweight Champfon Boxes Three | Rounds in Los Angeles in Connec- tion With Fleet's Ficld Day. Los Angeles, April 2. — Several tLousand sailors and civilian sport fans saw Jack Dempsey, custodian of the heavywelght boxing title, = box three rounds with J.ee Moore, light- weight, in an exhibition bout staged at the coliseum here yesterday in connection with the United States battle flect’s athletic field day. | Perhaps the most popular dish on | the menu was the catch as catch can bout between Dempsey and Bull | Montana., Dempsey finally heéaved the Bull through the ropes after ten minutes of what was called wrest- ling, and was conceded the victory. 3ud THouser, University of South- ern California, weight man, fur- nished an unexpected thrill when he hurled the discus 147.7 feet, better- ing Jim Duncan's world record of 145 fect 91 inches for throws from 1 seven foot circle, | Arne Borg Will Try to Shatter Record Tonight | Chicago, April 2. —Arne Borg,| veden's Olympic star and Euro. pean free style swimming champion will attempt to shatter the record for the half mile event in the Illinois A. C. pool tonight in connee- tion with the Central A, A. championships. Two title cvents, the women's plunge and the men's event, will soon he competed, each with a heavy entry list. HORSE WAS SICK San Diego, ( April 2.—Chil- howee, Kentucky thoroughbred and heavy favorite in the betting in the Coffroth handicap run at the Tia Juana track last Sunday, was suf- fering from a “congestion in the lungs or bronchial tubes” the day of the race, a statement issued by his owners, Harry and Ernest E. Hart, said last night (SN'T THAT WONDERFUL + |Woman Driver Killed As Auto Overturns Apri Mrs. FEdith 204 Co four other pass the car she at Scofi to Norwalk | who were aleo e curve too fast malke Coroner Joh wi Ci areful Flirtation Is All Right, Says Judge { New York April he legality of circumspect flirtation was upheld | 1ast night by Magistrate Bernard J. | Douras who deciared that a man without fear of law, vided no word Is epoken, and physical interference used.® On this ground he dismissed a charge of disorderly conduct against M a clothing salesman who night on Broadr who testi fied that as him. pro- no was arrested Rium had “grimaced pedestrians Ay women passed | You' D THINK 1T WAS IN THE NEXT RooMm (T'S 3o PERFRCT \! || Yov Dis first of &) may fiirt by wink, gesture or grim- | |hard fought games, Tere! Hows THaT ? [ How DID To GET S0 CLEAR AnND ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN IS Philadelphia, April 2.—~The junior lightwelght crown today rests on the head of Mike Ballerino, of Bayonne, N, J., by virtue of a declsive victory over Steve (Kid) Sullivan, of Brook- lyn, the title-holder in a 10-round bout Jast night. The judges and referce were unanimous in awarding the victory to Ballerino and when the declsion was announcoed the fans roared their approval in an outbreak of cheers that continued a full min- ute, I'rom the opening round until the the final gong the fight bristled with action, Ballerino carried the battle HERGSTROM TOPS HAND BALL STARS Wins 6, Loses 1-Dressel Wins 3 and Loses 1 Twenty-three tournament games in the three divisions of Y. M. C', A, singles handball contests have been played off during the past ten days. There have been a number of shake- ups lately. Men who graced the top positions have been defcated. Some have gained first place to lose it again in a few days. Flve matched games were pulled off in the first division with the following results: Hergstrom defeated two men yes- terday, Henry Dressel during noon hour, and E."A. Mag at supper hour. The match between Dressel and Hergstrom went the full three games Hergstrom losing the first 12-21 and winning the second and third 21-17, 21-15. E. A, Mag gave Hergstrom a hard battle, winning the first game 27-25 but losing the remaining two games to Hergstrom 21-17 21-15, Bob Loomis was taken into camp twice, losing his first match to Hergstrom 21-9, winning the sec- ond 27-26 only to lose the third and deciding game 27-26. Bob, not sat- isfied, called up his uncle, Bert Loo- mis, desiring action immediately. ministering a crushing defeat in two games stralght, 21-13 and 21-17. Howard Stearns, not to be denied, staged a comeback when he defeat- ed little Sammy Mag in two warm games, 21-12, 21-18. Howard is happy once more and from all re. ports is looKing for the physical d rector's scalp. Howard Rehm cap- tured the top position from Joe Ro- gan of the second division fn three 17-21, 21-12, 21-17. Players in the third divislon swung into action in great style yes- terday, playing three matches with lowing results: Scott defeated A. well W. Unterspan vated M. P. Doherty 27- 26, 1-21, 1-8, 21-12, Individual standing and number of watches won and lost: First Division Won Hergstrom . Dressel E. Unterspan F, Unterspan H. Stearns B. Loomis E. Mag ... 8. Mag .. R. Loomis W. Greenstein ... Second Divisign ‘Won Lost 1 J. Contaros I ABSOLUTELY PERFECT ISNIT T [ WHAT DID You DO ) HAPPEN T TineT!? and | Bert speedily accommodated by :ul—l Scott defeated A. Siderowf, TAKEN FROM ONE HEAD TO ANOTHER Mike Ballerino Wins Junior Lightweight Champion. ship By Decisive Win Over Sullivan to the champion in every round, concentrating his attack on Sulli- van's stomach, but occaslonally landing a stinging blow to the head. In the first round Sullivan lifted the challenger off his feet with .several right crosses to the chin, but he was up in an instant. Again in the sev- enth the champlon smashed through Rallerino’s defense to land a- dozen well-timed blows to the chin, but they did little damage, Ballerino. fairly smothered Sulli- van in the last three rounds, main- taining a relentless body attack which the champlon was unable to check. H. Rehm .. Perokas . J. Regan R. McCutcheon . . Third Division Won .2 | | A, Séott | T, Crowe . W. Unferspan . M. Doherty A. Stowell . A. Siderowt NEW SCORE IS SET Mary of 3,023 Pins Is Attained by Five Man Team in Buffalo Bowl- ing Bee. Buffalo, April 2.—With only twe | hundred more teams of the 2,200 entered to bowl in the five man event of the A. B. C. silver jubilee tournament, the acore of 3,023 pins <‘m up as high mark last night by | Weisser's Blue Ribbon of Buffalo wil] likely carry off the champlion- | ship in the major competition of the | international ten pin meet - being staged here. The Weissers were the first to set up a 3,000 score. They reached the peak with team singles of 959, 11,006 and 1,058, Frank Caruana's Whissel Lumber Co. five, also of Buffalo, went into second place with a total of 2,987 pins. . The Caruana team bowling under |the name of the Pollack Posters | Prints, last year won third place in |the A. B. C. Competition with a | score of 2,999 ping and in a local | tournament last year established an | A. B. C. single game record score of | 1,240 for which © the congress {awarded gold medals. | Two man and individual event | bowling yesterday failed to produce {any scores good enough to class jamong the ten leaders. The leaders and record marks now are: Five man event: Weisser's Blue | Ribbons, Buffalo, 3,023, High singles: [N, Y., 1,069, | Two Man event: | Detroit, 1,288, High Single: | troit, 525, | TIndividual event: brock, Jersey City, 703. High singles: D. Devito, Chicago, | _All events: J., 1,906, High score ‘of tournament: A. Blagi, Schenectady, N. Y, (five man), 288. | Schenectady, Mills-Scribner, Mills-Scribner, De- H. Mahlen- E. Feihl, Newark, WINS BY KAYO Dalias, Texas, April 2. — Kid | Pancho, San Antonio flyweight, knocked out Joie Epstein of New York, in the second round of a |scheduled ten round hout here last I ntgnt. {It Happens in the Best Regulated Families o4 ISN'T IT SiMPLY MAR:-R-RVELOUS, THAT! ~ ( V JusT MQUED IT A TRENTY ) WEENTY BIT ‘ To SE€EE IF | CouLD MAXE ( T BETTER Now) ALONE CLEVER BOXERS IN JUNEL2TH MATCH Both Tunney and. Gibbons. Are Fast Wih Mitts New York, April 2.—Clinching by the Polo Grounds A, C, of a light heavywelght match between Gene ‘Tunney and Tom Gibbons, effected vesterday, wlil bring together on June 12 in an open-alr battle at catchwelghts two men who liaye at- BY GEORGE | NEVER HEARD ANYTHING So PERFECT AS tained pugilistic distinction ‘along the same lines, Both bogers are Irish-Americans, have demonstrated cleverness topped by a finishing punch and have been cohsistently successful against the foremost men of thelr division, Gibbons is the older and more ex- perienced of the two fighters and earned unparalleled distinction two years ago of belng the first man to g0 the 16-round limit with Jack Dempsey. While Gibbons falled to stand off the champlon sufficiently to litt the title, he retalned his s feet throughout the contest much to the surprise of ring critics throughout the country. Glbbons {s now 36 years old and has fought 97 ring battles, scoring 42 knockouts, winning nine by de- cision, drawing in one, losing three and appearing in 42 no-decision encounters, One of his matches was declared no-contest, Tunney has faced 56 opponents, scored 26 knockouts and captured 15 battles by decision. He has lost one bout and has taken part in 13 no- decision affairs. Tunney also has seen one engagement declared no- contest, JUNIOR GUARDSMEN WIN IN MERIDEN BY 83-25 New Britain Team Noses Out Silver City Rivals In An Over- time Game 10 Swedock's Meriden Eagles dropped a stirring overtime game to the strong New Britain Nationa) Guard Juniors last night in the pre- liminary engagement at the Merider Community bullding, 35 to 25, Politis, New Britain's stellar righ! guard, was an ofiensive thorn in the side of the Eagles, scoring seven classy field goals. It was this boy's shooting that kept his team strongly in the running in the second half. The scores: Fagles Field F McGuire, rf. .2 8. Curylo, Ifs . Wieeh, c. Hirst, c. rg. Markowski, Johason, rg. Deguerre, 1g. onl Pts. e 8 N. B. Guard Jrs, Field TFoul McGrath, rf, 1g. ... Finklestein, 1If, Gerry, c. Politis, rg. Saunders, Pts. 1 b b 4 9 8. Totals . 3 Score by halves: Eagles N. B. Guards Jrs. ..... Referee—Eddle Hart. Periods — Four ten-minute quarters and one five-minute overtime period. 5 16 9—2% 14 2185 OLD TIMER DIES San Francisco, April 2.—George A Harting, who for many years acted as timekeeper at champlonship box- ing matches, died here yesterda after a week's {liness. He was 7 BRIGGS JusT THINK O IT<- ALL “Tie WAY e FRO M Lougyfl' You CAN'T IMPRoOVE ANYTHING THATS PERFECT I'tL PRoB'LY HAVE A HECK OF A TIME GETTING You COULDN'T LET IT IT DACK AGAIN, CouLD. You © (4 ( T &b S