New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1925, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1925, e e PSS —— GEORGIE DAY LOSES FAST BOUT IN HARTFORD —MULLIGAN'S T BOUT—COBB’S BATTING COME-BACK SENSATION OF BASEBALL - - - - - -1~ 1 - .o o, D e — YALE BULLDOG RETAINS ITS BASERALL HOLD BY NARROW MARGIN=BA25%’§%SUI%R%IR NEWSBOY FOOTBALL DEBATE i ONLY ARGUNENT Big Blue Athletic Teams Just Manage to Struggle to Top in Majority of Athletic Meets, Discusses Unastal Incidents of Season (BY BILLY E THE UNUS asked me the other day © most unusual happening under my observation last | A lot of things can take place in 154-game achedule, so 1 begged right to take the question under rent. T realized it required tructive ble thought to be properly P It s possible for any department play to create an unusual hap- pening in baseball. Pitching, field- and batting are perhaps the most important factors, As I mulled over the many events of the past geason two batting feats came back to me as the most re- markable happenings of the season Batting feats would lack a certain After the first vote of the audi- |Amount of color unless they had en a 204 to 200 decision Pabe Ruth and Ty Cobb up in de, a recount re- 'heém. The two I have in mind did tally to 215 to 200 votes | Killing a Jinx or of the affirmative. Cobb's batting rampage was stag- = affirmative side of the ques- °d &t Bt. Louls in early May. The was upheld by Stanley J, Os- |TYBETS, away to a poor start, were , Harvar nager, Jos- |in the midst of a terrible slump {clded the intercollegi- |€ph McGlone, substitute quarterback ‘:"'1:";'!!h'.v arrived for a session with ate A. A. A. A. crown to the South- |00 the Harvard team und Richard \the Browns, ern California e the gridiron [H. Field, managing editor of the | ' ad been out of the game teah, beaten by Penn and Princeton |CT on. On the negative side were |OfT Some time becauss of illness, Al- M HEAL Y EaT dropped rom |William Cunningham, football writ- [though not ready to play, he decided the pinacle it had held for two previ- | of the Boston Post and former |!0 Bet into the lneup in an effort i Yoisa Dartmouth football player, Thomas |t break the losing streak. o offest these reverses, D. Blake, & coach for Harvard's sec- | “The club can t be any worse with Tale's rowing ma kept up its|2nd team and varsity scout, and Ma- ;'"'”"D there, so I'm the centerfieldér victorious &treak, while the Eli|jor Frank W. Cavanaugh, Boston | ,'(1.: remarked Cobb as he hand- swimming and golt teams regained football coah. Dean Edward ¢4 me the lneup. e e e s {ded, f" ] m not ):lx"‘mg my weight,” con- lapse. Hockey, indoor polo and water | Osborne opened the debate e L SO ST D polo honors also gathered 'saying that football was a great ‘l"”_v"' my old style at the bat. You again while the swordsmen |game but was faced by th ev -,,‘l‘f’f"“ when I was doing my best chared fencing laurels with the newspapers, alumni and the general Pating my grip called for my hands bl Hias |to be widely separated. he papers have brought foot- Foolishly I have been holding ball to a point where it is not easy |POth hands at the extreme end of the for e team tolwinl onilloeel gra bat in order to get a full swing at " he said. is an over- the ball, 5o as to get all possible dis- ch results in football 'ance to my drive greater publicity than | The bell rang for the game to questiol start and Cobb journeyed back to the alumni expends any amount of | "ench to select his favorite bat as to get a good football team Well 4s two or three others that he there i8 a wing tendency by |alWays totes to the plate, : public to judge colleges not by | | Feats of Cobh lemic \ding but by teams.” That was May 5. All Cobb did inningham, referring to the con- |that afternoon was to make six hits tars in the h W Deprecates S0 ,‘.( d T ent Over-Emphasis on Intercol eesslon of seve less than the tot Blue a year agc right behind with titles. Track and Football Yale's heaviest seth ~ame in two major sp: tootball, in addition to v -idual titles lost and cross-country ru [ tarck forces y in { tion ) were in golf whi however, by were Ell s Invaders Successful | The unusual success of invading talent from other ctions of th country figured sor at in the roads made upon Yale's leadership. Besides th which enable Southern to repl the Elis as track red Lam precht of Tulane came up from the south to take the golf crown which Dexter Cummings of Yale had worn for two previous seasons. University of California, by romping off vietor | FIGHTER OUTDO - o - ) - . . -, -. R EAM ENDS HOME SEASON SUNDAY —WALKER SIGNS FOR TITLE YEAR-—OTHER LIVE SPORTS ITEMS OF INTEREST TO READERS o s Coach Picks Trio of Dartmouth Men for His Choice Harlow Names Oberlander, Sage and Parker—Puts Slagle of Princeton At Fullback —Tryon Selected o - - - o 1. N Colgate’ W ot e ES FICTIO New York, Dee. 8 (P—Dartmouth places three players on the all- selected by Dick ad football coach at Col rs trom the opinians rvers by pleking Sage Dartmouth end, instead of his te mate, Tully. Harlow's selections follow Ends—Broad, Brown, and TALLERIND LOSES, " ROSENBERG ALS) Two World Titles Lost fo Goast Fighters San Francisco, Dec, 3 (A) — Two eastern title holders came to grief before Pacific coast boxers la night, one losing his crown. Tod Morgan, a Seattle with a long reach and hard hitting lity, annexed the junjor light- weight crown by scoring a techni- cal knockout over Mil Ballerino (of Bayonne, N. J, at Los Angeles. | Charley (Phil) Rosenberg, N York, bantamwelght champion of the world, lost a decision to Cali- fornia Joe Lyni of San Francisco, at Oakland, but not the title, both men fighting over we Ballerino opened assault and gamely the attac to throughout, but boy, with eight reach, punished him verely, and the DBayonne slugger's seconds threw a towel into the ring near the close of the tenth round. Bal- lerino had taken one count of nine, tnother of three, and was groggy vhen his aides called a halt. Th champlon weighed 129 3-4 pounds nd the challenger 128, The Lynch-Rosenberg go was <lashing affair for ten rounds, w the title holder slightly the aggres sor, but Lynch’s two handed coun ter attack had much to do in giv- of most obs MeMilan ck—Gra — Oberla n ] Quarterb Halfk mouth, a rult Ilinols Dart 8 \ HOREWANS WINS FROM SCHAEFER Gops 182 Tifle by 1,500 (o Chicago, 3 hilliard cue, at 18.2 won Dee B ) — Edou master of world's billia from young to 1,405, de setting run of former champion effort to retain scoro was: mans 500. Play blocks begar 1 pion ba the line youth e *MUSHY” WAS A TICKE] SCAPING NeWssoY his despe crown the in te th Schaefer has a chance to re that the win- loser within a condition of his ap- He p to quit beeause ision of Referec a terrific to carry llenger western with tried the cl the north inches longer e he period : ar ious FouenT A ORAw WiTH TRE MIGHTY “ACE" HUOKINS, SoME CRITiCS | GIVING " MOSRY champion got of! making only 84 turns at the table d off \ SPOTLIGHT STOPPING MoRAN 8y, AL world He played e had a mar ¥ set a record in run for billiards blocks when s and at the t a record for (BY DAN THOMAS) i NEA Service Writer) Los Angeles, Dec. WO years ago “Mushy” Callahan was a young newsboy who picked up conelderat side money by ‘“scalping” ticl nd selling boxing magazines front of local fight arenas | Today, others are “scalping |tickets—with “Mushy's” name printed on them in big type—and others are selling those same maga- zines—with “Mushy's” picture the cover, Callahan gained national recog- | nition by knocking out Pal Moran, I catest lightweights of 'ho in 15 years of ri s was never off his feet. | Moran fought every at puncher (i ) sto bro- also added several | dareq Benny Leonard to knock long list of batting | out and smiled at the former chan plon's efiorts. He laughed at t dreaded fists of Charley White, Le Tendler, Bobby Barrett, Jack Zivie, Pinky Mitchell and Tommy O'Brien And Calla} elebrating | 2 matter of Inches on a drive by |twentieth birthday, ;u. “_:“ : ’,y,j:‘,‘, n Paschal prevented four in a row | for the count of ten in third round. It was the eeccond time It is a rather pecullar colncidence | “Mushy” had knocked out a box atting feat should have |who had never been down 1 t the expense of Sam |He stopped Russle L s the pitching s [ Dakota in t & American league three short kg, T times at bat, ie hit T ¢ runs into the rather t ficld stands, ce circuit drives ted the mod- orn home run record, He failed by inches to get a fourth homer, the ball dropping just inside the en- closure for a double, He also made Wo sin Those with ! both tennis titles, added to the havoc created by the The Navy 1l and that iken footl responsible for Unive two time var: classic four-mile sie. This achievemer s in | oot liked he s and o the was t by the ! islaiand three home runs, a double two singles gave Cobb a total nark of 16 for a new modern record. t ndergraduate, He deericd sp practice it cut on time for examir fall practice a 1o it ’ on | : | sure was stepping some for | ran of 20 cam gns. How- he came right back the next organized detracted Harvard other cc editor of the Crimson s liked the ges to win e |al ltime, . The best pre- |paty) four, held by Ruth | nd several others, Cobb not only t streak by more th ried off tory for the besides agair rthern ague. take the ou produced the try w the ba pionships, the men 1d s profcssional tstop | a game makes eight | 1 can stand but ing of lacrosse 10 vard ¢ sor polo ti lividual cross ton golt glory quered Yale to Swat Record other unusual happening in- ree successive home runs in g, tying the record. Only I coun- for and rong who are butt of the stigi life vanaugl In several b 1itle opened by say- debate 1 had been so clev- | rate | titled more “'be- fo. He last in sympathy due either to the ir n of its editors, wonde h with the In the past y dropped a decision, h Ace Hudki “wildeat,” but x local papers ga eusel hit the next | in the fightl o the left ficld stands, | Edaie first | who 1s we 1 pitched | country board in right cen- |try | On four pitched balls Bahe Y’.u'h,‘ | ok and Bu the Yanks made tl Ruth hi: t field fence, d a great doesn't on its owr five him a the edge r ball p t Ge n's anager, throughout the ller of boxers, is my Good- E cham- fter ook the the e can dominate day s to carry It was protably the t ball of all fc into the pounds d he wi covered q Heatat | for Goodrict my | It the match is > was the | probably will few months. |2 to 1 favorite. to add that Gray's next stopping pl Shower baths | Tt s needle A be within At the ORDAINED CLERGYMAN PLAYS PROF. FOOTBALL - seemed to have everythi the Yanks start to g short of murder. i‘Grange Runs Wild in Game With St. Louis | ! §t. Louls, Dec. |Grange, performed I nere y hen hi Rev. Charles Urban Now Decldes to 3 (P—“Req Turn Attention to Other football ry Louis | Rartford Basketball Outfit Wil Be Sports cago Bears | players, to a 1 pelly § Opposition for the National Guard S0 savictory jover:| the Do Outde Boys Saturday Night downs, | He gained §4 Walker to Def('rlrl;inis Title Again Y Deo Kochansky Is Winner In Furious Combat c. 3 Johnny Ko- DIXIES DEFEATED WYCOFF ELECTED Ga., Dro. 3 (P> ta Captain | Tech 'gold hoop tossers. ing him the edge. Lynch took two rounds, Rosenberg one, with seven even. The San Francisco boy's most spectacular work came in the sixth round when he staggered the New Yorker with a hard right to the jaw. Roscnberg weighed 121 1-2 and Lynch 122. Other Fights Last Night Los Angeles — Henry Wallack New York, won a decision from Ad Cadena, former lightweight champion of the navy. Oakland ition. The hig stopped by a failure in an attempt at a long bank from the sall at side rafl to the at end rail. was e re match, though 114 be played | timistic about the team this year, us i he is confronted with a green squad The squad is large, but is composed ot boys who have only natural abil- He expects to train three teams, each of which will play together at all times. Since the first part of least season | the coach has lost the following Dick Gorman. Henry Zehrer, Har- old Deloin, Nashan Deardorian, “Pat” O'Brien, “Ernie” Neipp, How- ard Belser, Willlam Darrow, Grip and “Lefty” Haber. This Feb. ruary he will lose Politis, Scully, La cavafl Gennette, Gourson and Vet rano through graduation. The probable lineup until Febru |ary will be! Politls, center; Gennetts land MecGrath, forwards; Scully and LaHar, guards. HOOP TOSSERS AT HIGH SCH00L OPEN WEDNESDAY Alumni Aggregation Will Be First th, ity. return That Red and Gold Is to Tackle. The New Britain high school bas- ketball team will open its season next Wednesday afternoon, when “Petey” will bring his lumnl team to play the red and The first school be played next Friday against the Weaver high school team of Hartford. Both games will be played at the school gymnasium., Saunders has collected an array of good talent for his team. Follow- ing 1s his iineup: Gierochowski, cen- ter; LaHar, Belser and Darrow, for- wards; Gorman, Zehrer and Haber. uards. The three forwards are now going great in the factory league. Last vear Belser and Darrow were the 1d forward men, while 0 13 1 59 1-2, on Fresno iddleweight, (eight rounds). Harry Labarra, Paul ightweight, beat Mike Siegel, Oak- land, (4). Johnny Green, New Y won from Pedro Villa, Manila ban- tamweight (4). Leo Chevelier, San | Francisco heavywelght, defeated Jack Ziegler, former amateur heavywelght champion of Ger- many (4). Santa Fe, N. M. — Johnny M Coy, El Paso, won a decision over Henry (Kid) Pacheco, Santa Fe (10). San Francisco — Mason Griffin San Jose welterweight, beat Step” Watson, Oma over rage Saunders POCKET BILLIARDS ‘nldowney Still Leads and Other Games Are Listed For Tonight in Class A game will liard tourr |Davis, a Lineman, Named Captain at Princeton Princeton, N. J, Dec. 8 (A — John W. Davis, Jr., of Brooklyn was yesterday elected captain of the 1926 Princeton university foot- ball eleven. His election completed a decade during which linesmen have held the exclusive rights as on the team during the leaders of Princeten football teams. 1 1923 seasons. “Zip"” Davis won his letter during his At this moment it is hard to tel! Zehrer and Dick Gorman were mem. | sophomore year. He played guard whether the eport p: bers of the 1924 team | regularly on Princeton’s champlon- or Illinois will miss Red Coach Cassldy is not a bit op-|ship team this fall. \mosv_ next season. 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