New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1926, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURD AY, OCTOBER 23, 1926. The Former Middleweight Champ Fails to Rally From Anaesthetic—Sur- geons Had Removed Small Bone Splinters From Nose. Atlantic City, N, J., Oct. 23 Harry Greb, former champion of the w sanitarium private afternoon following a minor opers § tion for the remo of fractur bones from his nose, an injury s fered in automobile two weeks ago | oc !\ a . Greb, o1 patient of Dr. MeG - al of a e bout three Immedi- ately followi 1 ¥ hiome In Pit he mobiie acc his plunzed o3 wound from £ S9N Te RIH0 i Wi . 2 imnroperly. He returned to Atlan- % tie City, primaril ve his eye p treated. Examin proved that his nasal passages be ente : opertion for 1 ‘. fractured bones in his nose “The opers*ton was started un- der local anaesthesia,” said Dr. Me- & ern, “and later d its & was supplemented k. & oxide and oxygen He left th operating table in good condition at §:30 last At ten o'clock this morning his heart be- stimu- o'clock rapidly grew rtion of gan to fail and despite the admini lants until he died at 2:30 this afternoon.” A COLORFUL FIGHTER Pittsburg, Pa., Oct AP Death claimed the “Windmill* of the prize ring yeste . when Har ry Greb, of Pittsburg, former mid- dleweight champion of the world, succumbed in an Atlantic City hos- pital after an ope n for a broken bone in the nose News of his sudden ned, Pittsburg, for the here last Wednesday 15 10 be £ in good health, and expressing a de- ¥ sire to go into tr: for another ¢ siege in the ring. Greb, the only ¢ hoxing champion ever turned out by this city, was idol of sports fol- lowers. o v S death s ¥ Greb spent 13 years of inf g activity in the squared s Born | E 32 years ago In Pitt Greb i first donned the gloves prelim H boy under James “Red” Mason i During the war, he served as & g naval boxing instructor. Greb barred n in his figh * the top, frequently giving more than (; a 50 pound advantage to his oppon- : ents. With the i Dempsey G every leading heavywelght of the § style in the v | ing and windmil of his gloved § fists—eaused opponents no end of \ trouble. They could not fathom fast moving Greh's onl like for t mana keep the gym battles, BOWLING MATCH There will he a s night at 8 o'cloc cial Rowli HAlantent tion rep Mfg. Co., the Commereial ain for a suits irse Bill Howard of N bowl zo of W alleys to MULDOWNLY Mer 1 of N Taven d ated Mulde Ite fon Co. ) 00l 1 tiloal Tant | 5 and 14 \ 14 WEST ENDS PLAY The postponed g SUNDAY cir last rollers will 1dition of A PRO FOOTBALL A WORRY The new s out th nfession, football will be consi pro con by the b ore 1} opening of anc T magnates a rom pleased that many of their star plavers are also dabbling in football, { B ramiaaiais it e s R e e e e s s s s e e i et e o HARRY GREB DIES AFTER UNDERGOING AN CPERATION a3 et s o B0OS, CATCALLY FEATURE BOUTS, Gritical Crowd at Amatenr Boxing Show A critical erow ed last eve- 5 he State on Arc s 1 a chant of | first fight last strug: s from the 1 decisions tand con awarde | I ion fight, the | t to Hall | looked . Ior fifteen minutes the its disapproval and busi- | he old stand stopped un timent died down when U + formality of an- next hout d sent | of Middletown out to and distinctly ont | battle | HARRY GIER ncing Paul Cro: knocked down first round of his 'M GGNFERENEES ash customers, when Frank managed to an n of Middletown in 2 pound class. Although bat- | he Two “Big Leagues” O WESEETT | amets untis the tast ‘and stagea a | vicious comeback in | sion. This | heartlly by the crowd, fon favoring the game t a comeback, last ses- | was booed | public opin- lad’s hard try decision Golleges in Action ®) — The bat- Dunn of ams in the two con- clean r ra Drake's Intersec- |y, o0 "tpat smacked of professional- lonal with Mississippi and Notre | ygm hy jtg fast work and defenee, | ato the Big Ten! cavanaugh got the decision ‘and | 4 program of | carned every point of it that today | The only New Britain boy of the | int in the! gay Joe Sabiek went ont ainst Dick Wilson of New Haven and out- | n was sold | F pointed th m City figl kick-off with | good fight. Both lads did best ern's new stands | and the work in the ring was fast wed away dreds. Tt appeared | and furious throughout the melee, that the count of the crowd at the Charlie Anderson of New Haven Towa-Ohio game would pass 50,000, | got the decision over Jim Noe, Hart- | and that throngs throughout | ford colored fighter. The fighting wid-west would approximate | wasn' flc but 1t was fon. | hard and both men were letting the claret stain up their gloves before | ! the final bell tolled out the fight to 5! Anderson. This, among other deci- | sions received plenty of booing. They | | weighed 142 at the ring. -| Johnny Mastro and DPete Robert { both of Hartford came out in what | promised to he the feature fight of the evening but which slowed up at 1o final ro the still far Blg lot casicr to knock over hut prov- 1 a tough nut to crack and forced the fighting all the way. The fight went to him in the end and for once the decision was not hoor the Mich » invasion * Rockne | prank Wilson of New Haven and d as Paul Terzo of Hartford camo out squad | to do | for the 142 pound P t n the Wild- | class, Both men tried hard at liant streak | put 1 Ten horizon. Minne- | pounding grithout trying very hard sota was at home to Wabash in the | although he got in several hard gnes other non-conference tilt of the | including one of those rare “off-of- lay the-ropes slams. In the end he Mississippi's e with Drake | burlesqued the whole affair and drew a ma | Des Moings, 1 hen the decision went to Wilson | the crowd gave Terzo a bouquet of | | razzes as he stepped from the ring. | ~The final bout was hetween two | George Walters of New | jor share of er-sectionals, as favorite, The | Okla home their encounter with | Haven, colored, and Frank Chevers | Texas Christian university at Jrort | ©f Hartford. The fight went to Wal- Worth 7. ters after he had carried the fight- | In the q t of Valley confer- | iN& all the way. The referee asked enca - for another round but Chevers re- Nebrask was a favor- fused the honor thus drawing th ite over Kansas, Missourl over Towa Sthlatat larzest amount of vocal abuse vet | : 2 Kansap he- | cistored top tha evenlng. The men fies over Oklahoma, and Washing. | ToBistered for the evening. weighed in at 179, and the fighting s not exactly 'BABE RUTH OFF ON BIG VAUDEVILLE TOUR NOW ton of §t. glven an ouls and Grinnell were ven ranking. | ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN KEYED UP FOR BIG GAME Today's Sports Event of Biz This Postpones Hls Salary Contract Ten Conference Betng Hell st Talk — Other Sports News of Ann Arbor Interest. , closing his barnstorm- | tour on the diamond next week, will train behind the footlights for his §150,000 contract talk with Jake | Yankees. A vaude- > weels will pos Babe up by tter of years standing, ichigan . Ruppert of tl ville tour of twel he hig ipted liron stage of Both squnds none r over ; 5 h discussed salary inerease un- . Iitor s (con: L nUSIlc nctsastisnit Y ol | t hich, thers is 4 | til February, sire ultimately bha e sl : Coaches for college chess teams con- t time in | For the fi rive ton history, a mentor for the game has been enga to tru twel G candid in studied art of grappling with little wood due in s Tiger 10lino, Pyrens v York next month to tangle 3 Aton thels ] challenging host around it Gene Tunney’s throne. The Basque { I & hooked passage ! o Atrcs on a steamer | \ecardi Zuppke 1 likety ! fvely nd 1 youn ke hands with me, i i oday unney? You made me a rich Knapp and n unditified s D Ambre d A B ne Tunney us the world's list and it 1s a ful i ight champion became t i in a traffic jam on Broad- | up, 500 on you he explaine way. “I won when yu beat Dempsey Chicago Grid Plavers = e the handshake was grant Sing as They March On - Condid for 1 oothall team | Le New York today to &t 'Ghicags. ara| vive th edom of Pitisburgh, arned that 4 ¥ must In- | reception, Tunney l¢ among the | br is not so poor as he | 5 » gridiron. A. | 1 week in denying his | A the m 1 engagement. Mary Garden, m opening | g from Europe, announced y 1 singing “The wouldn't mind marrying him a | of " which only lett | may sing = ¢ was an Impressive | Jimmy Dehart, Duke university 1 honored eustom | coach, in New York with his blue | o impering | Devils playing lumbia university onto T p and down | today, was involved in a trade of | | mmy signal | coaches. Denart eoached Washing- | But the local humor- | ton and Lea last scason, The pres little ear for | ent Washington and Lee coach is s has been full of [ J. . Herron, who coached Duke | last year, Both are form ity of Pittsburgh players, e “old man's” singing | (Dartmouth, All | merely 1. Young Mastro look-,: . I man to | tormation, the | slim HIGH SCHOOL WINS OVER SET-UP ELEVEN——AMATEUR BOXING BOUTS DRAW RAZZ FROM CROWD WHEN SOME DECISIONS ARE ANNOUNCED—GREB’S DEATH COMES WITH STARTLING SUDDENNESS—BABE RUTH STARTING VAUDEVILLE TOUR—BRIEFS DECEPTION NECESSARY TO ‘EASTERN GRIDIRON |HEAVIES SHOW LITTLE TO WORK THE FORWARD PASSES {HES NGT SNAPPY _ STAMP THEM AS CONTENDERS £ PAGE HOUDINI!* (BY DE" OBERLA America Halfl The forward a threat, is greatest scoring weapon. Formasty the fory as used as a pla rt, as a trick play, hurled promiscuously at some ing target. ing the ball. to hls opponents’ secondary de what he plans to do and the: turn have the opportunity to the eligible men bearing the upon them, ard pass never of the last re- as a gamble fleet- He has telegraphed fense y in oover field Thus it ie easy for the defensive himself and the pass. C { quently it is not difticult for h make a spectacular interception dash on for a touchdown. The passer should make a rapid strid keep low, and the ball concealed as much as pos- | sible by turning his body away | the scrimmage line. After the same fashion, if a is to he attempted from & passer should he play with as much tion as possible. A fake run, this obje The cssential purpose of a losure is 1o deceive the se offense. It is desired to them out of to bring them up c expecting a line thr The new additional per ds for each incompleted p me series of downs afte alled places a preminm the combination and perfecti three important factor: 1—Slow disclosure of the p! 2 timing be 2—Perfection in ser and receiver, 3— l'rvvi\mn in exceution. Many Leade\s to Shift In the Big Leagues New' York, Oct. open scason for major leagues. ~This In all probability siv big A clubs will have | uext season, Alrcady three heads have fallen McKechnie of Pitishurgh, Fletcher of P Louis, adelphia and It is a certainty that Lee Tohl will The fans de- of the | be let out at Boston. mand a new deal becau: poor showing of the Red Sox. Ty Cobb is likely to retire has even been hinted that Speaker may not return to nd. STAR OF YANKEES Herb Pe two victories in the put him in for 1927 He deserves it, southpaw is th ent winner among the left ha of either league. world MACK LIKES BERRY Charlle Berry, former la College football and baseball star, | will be back with Connie Mack next season. A year with Portland has made a big leaguer of Berry, Univers- | should be a big aid to the A's catch- ing stafl. keep the recciver between position as much possible and the easiest method is se to the line Ity of five | gers in the nock's big year and his line for a fat contract | for the most consiat- fayette onse.- im (o v and | tew | have from pass kick or al | fake drop kick or punt will achieve slow cond- | briy ss in | r one upon | L) on of tween | is the | and it | is Clev series, anders who Leo Daley Johnny lost to weight Dundee's share held up pending the decision, i DARTMOUTH DETERMINED s T0 MAKE IT 4 STRAIGHT Big Gireen Team Has Not Los Haryzrd Since the Game in 1022, bied in {wo opening contests. The famous Dartmouth passing game that failed to alize at New Haven was reported to be , while Harvard was akened by the today's te mittedly as the Crimson's most forward last wee in readiness for ! who had been regarded | effective 5But Few Choice Morsels for the P[AYIN[E STRENGTH De Ko s Noting o Fans Today Willingness and Monte | Sl L } STIL[ IS ARHUEI] Munn’s Lack of Ring | “New York, Oct. 23 (P—Today's| S Experience Glaringly football menu held but few choice ] v ton vnstern gt oo 0CKETS OF Each League Will g piniiea. ‘ 1 decisive | | {revealed in many conflicts, declsive —_— I New York, 00t 28 ()~ o ot ictories ere f cast by erities in (By Billy Evans.) the younger school of heavyweight half-score game involving major; Discussion o the relative merits | pugilists today found their prest elevens. Navy, Dartmonuth, Yale 'Of the two major leagues will con-|lowered as a result of an all- tinue as long as baseball is played. |h The partisan National I rooter will offer you a score of rea- |sons why the senior organization is | st {the superior. The American League upporter will present just as many lin rebuttal. | As a maiter of vyweight boxing perform son Squarc Gar while a third sred rthur De ah of Ital v York, regarded as a pr prospect, showed little is little {2 courageous heart against a | q | Columbia, York U Washington and | Jefterson, West Virgini Princeton, Ar 1y, New ind Penn. ruled heavy season results fons of vic- ‘~\]\;m among others, rites, with early ng strong indi thers Absence of games betwoen teams | OF Mo difference between the playing | rific atta by Jim Maloney of AR a1 for the |SIFength of the two hig leagues. Boston. A I De Kuh was falls |mythical eastern championship di-| ©Oné vear it may seem as if the|cr and heavier, he was helpless bee verted major interest to Harvard's|Pendulum had swung slightly in fa- | fore Maloney, going down five |desperate attempt to recover from |YOF of the National. The next year!|times in the first rownd and threa t disastrous start in gridiron | it M2y appear as if the Americ times before the second round wes Signs of steady improve. | has a scant edge. half completed. e referee then ¢ e been apparent at Cam. Since both leagues recrnit the | stopped the bout. Maloney's pers [bridge in the last two weeks, but |Players from the same sources, it fs| formance was impi |Crimson supporters held only dim | easy to see why the standard should _ Monte Munn, althouzh he won hope that Horween's players %ould | 11Ways remain much the same. in the seventh round when Carl {stop Dartmouth. *Series’ Proof. Carter was disqualified for not ex- erting his best cff s unable {0 add 1o his knockout string. Car- 3 duing Brown wa s confidence of readily sub- | slightly shaken to- Perhaps the last three world serfes offer the most convineing proof as to | by fho loss of Dwight Fish- | the equality of standards in the ma- '-* Showed no disposition to place ck, briliant cnd. The converted | jor himselt in hitting distance of the arterback, who had a big hand in| In each instance the series went| °N8 arm of the Nebraska football s Dartmouth last week, |the limit, seven games, the winner | [0YeT and Jield on whenever ha fored a y bruised knee which | being decided because of some lucky | CO"4 £et himself close enough. |may keep him on the sidelines for |hreak rather than marked superior- -LMIN'S lack of ring experience was |two weeks. Lee Mallory, brother of jity or play. made more glaring by the {actics a 1o Yale captain, was expected | “In 1924, Washington beat the New | ©f 1S opponent. [to get 1 s assignment. York Giants because two balls bound De Mave of Hoboken and A rcorganized Princeton feam ed over Third Baseman Lindstrom’s | S20Y Seifert of Pittsburgh fought faeed Lehigh, with Caplaln Johnny |head, just as he was about to make | & DFiSE draw and Yale Okum, of [Davis in the lne-up for the first|plays for what scemed certain outs, | NC¥ YOrk. won a decision from time this season. Jake Slagle. The following year faulty play by | DO TAWson, Alahama negro. |triple-threat backficld star, will be | Peckinpaugh at short, coupled with |, 'l the bouts were scheduled for !absent, however, ten rounds, the fact that the Washington fielder. Army, powerful lost several fly balls in the murky and unbeaten candidates for titular atmosphere, sent Pittsburgh home honors, anticipated no difficulties in ! the winner. . lisposing of Williams and r;o.:tnnj In the series of this vear, two er- t to University, r ctive!; but a close |rors at a eritical spot gave St. Louis struggle between two crippled teams threo runs, just enough to win the loomed in the meeting of Penn deciding game by a one-run margin, State and Syracuse. Each series was a thrill to the Pennsylvania and ational (olleglate ! Swimming Title Meet Crack swimmers of the National Collegiate Atlletic association, rep- resenting universities in all sections of the county, will compets for team But in the course of its develop- Navy, pointing for revenge next finish, and individual championship hane ment it now has reached the stage| Oct. 23 (P— weck against Michizan for the ors n the new University of Iowa it is used as an integral part : % overwhelming defeat of 1825 pool at Jowa City, Aprll 2 the attack, o A Big reat noml Xar“ varently held a distinct edge over Yale Captain’s Honor ¥ T}rn- team title will be decided for In other words, it fulfills mouth upon' & Harvard | oo sater Miave was/indicatt ! 15 first e Sines Hetmect etiaio s ¢ gate. ere was {n ation, how. attained fon of a dependable ground- ! pjoyen e e Is Place in Picture national promineres ia 1ass, 1ancd aining play. This growth suc- o o ssis sulle S pman ; ale athletic captaincy carries | fore only individual places have |ceeded because of the recognition ©f Making it four straight. Not cal pon to stop @ daring over- with it a signal Nonor—the”right to |been countéd and mo 1oiats sosey of three important factors, slow since 1922, when the Crimson head ; “?"’"5‘1 ““"’I' ers conse- | be photographed leaning against the [by teams, disclosure of the play, perfection in victorious 12 to 3, have the l‘1 nt ; ’EOM' r\n‘n he m‘n‘w as a|old wooden fence. Although the ! Pavid AL Arisibinmter, Towa seime timing between the passer and re- E iors suc :)’ ’"\‘r ]?s‘ o NavyiafRdetense for |fence disappeared many years ago |ming coach, who is in charge of the ce and precision in exccution. Prietoniona e Mie Eanfe e DU betore | CAPtaIns of today still are “shot” in {tournament, expects an unnsually Hoe tkomn L en ol N R e R e {large entry list from the East, mid- have yet to co-ordinate these t Dartmouth reigned favorite but [n¢ fane of oo In each photograph of the lead- (dle-west and Pacific coast. attainments. its defeat in the Yale bowl lastDuke making its initlal inv ers of Old Ell teams the grass in| Nine events probably will be in Gotham to oppose Columbia, New |front of the fence is By slow disciosure, T mean that ' Saturday while Har was trounc- | SOtham | ateays the cluded on the program. The tenta- | the forward pass ould begin ‘ing William and Mary had a chas- ‘\onf V_nmrsny and Rutgers Jm:k!ng same; il is never cut and no lawn |tive list is 30, 100, 220, and 440 cxaclly as a_running play. The |jening cftect on the Green backers, [ {h°lF annual conflict, and Tord. mower was ever run over it The yard free sivle, 200.yard brenst first movements of the backs should The same circumstances gave Har. DAM tangling with fhe moleskin- |reason is that the men are posed In |stroke, 150-yard back atroke, 300- {correspond to the first movements 'varq nope, for last week's victory €124 Sladiafors of Washington and a photograph gallery where there is |yard medley relay, 200.qard . relny O & rushs AT e S e BT T & section of the genuine old \nlo;flnd faney diving. It is disastrous for the passer to * the Crimson had been hum-| I7 other games, Vest Virginia op- |Wooden fence. A photographer's| | fall buck immediately upon receiv- posed Wet Virginia Weslesan, Pitts. |mat to represent grass is placed on Channel Swimming Code burgh faced Carngie Tech, Wesleyan |the floor. |1ocked with Amherst, and Holy Cross | confronted Western Maryland, 'American Jockeys Are Second on British Turf Now Is Being Planned A Channel Swimming assoclation | is being formed in England to draw up a code of rules goveraing Chane at- Three Mainland Teams | o The race for second honors on the | nel swimming. Alfred Jones, loss “’4 To Play in Hawaii | French turt for 1926 is a neck and | founder of the Webb Memorial at Football fans at Honelulu are |Reck affalr between the American |Dover, pointed out that all recent 1 looking forward to seeing mree‘mckus Frank Keogh of Kentucky, | successes have been achlsved by linesman. mainland football elevens in action |and Matt McGee of Sheepshead Bay. | swimming from Franco to England, SR fon_the local gridiron this season. |Semblat, the crack Erench jockey,|While only two persons, Sullivan DUNDEE EXONEPATED The University of Hawaii team has such a lead in the number of |and Burgess. have rivalled the feat Sacramento, Cal, Oct.. 23 (M- [will meet the University of ~Utah | Winning mounts, that he is practic- |of Captain Webb in swimming from ter, was exonerated by Wil Hanton, boxhg commissioner, of en- Christs tering his recent bout in which he junior light- ampion with a broken arm Tod Morgan, of the purse Dundee, veteran New York team December 18, and the Univer. |2lly certain to repeat his 1925 suc- { England to France. sity of Texas team will play here {ces« Keogh fs inclined to take on| He euggests a world's channel and New Year's day. Ne. |Wwelght and finds it more and more swimming trophy be offered to tha gotiattens are 1nder way for a third |difficult to ride in handicaps on |one who succeeds in swimming from oleven to play here December 4, | horses carrying light imposts. England to France under the pro- The Hawail foothall players will et posed code of rules, and that tha was |not invade the mainland this season, Nebraska i the only one of the|{trophy be held until captured by {but are planning a trip in 192 United States having no funded debt.|another aspirant. liam 'Golf—More Fun / € r9th R Y. TR R E < \ WV AG By BRIGGS /" D | [ OH You HELEN! on MY STARS |0 SN'T THIS SILLY I'VE HAD TEN $0 FAR AND — THINK You | ARE PERFELCTLY \ TERRIBLE ' j