New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1927, Page 9

* g ) 4 . Speaking : of Sports ¢ POCVIIPPTIINEITIIIIIIGYD Manager Clarence Lanpher, in search of basketball attractions for the fans of this city ,is dickering with the Baltimore team of the Ameri- can Basketball League and the origi- nal Celtics of New York. These three teams are considered the three best attractions in- the country in basketball and it ap- pears than any of them or the en- tire three can be secured to play in this city in the near future. If attractions such as these are secured, the guarantee they would demand would necessitate the rais- ing the price of admission at the state armory. This is against the po- licy adopted by Manager Clarence lLanpher in the past, but because numbers have inquired why teams like these have not shown here, the local manager is thinking about bringing them. The price of admission would be raised either to 75 cents or a dollar for these games and it is a question whether they would be supported. The Celtics are world champions in the professional game and if this team 1s brought here, one half of the game might be played under amateur rules and the other half der professional rules. the Washington College five, | Tommy Dolan was unanimously | chosen manager of the baseball team of the New Britain Police De- partment yesterday at a meeting of the members of the regular force. This is the third consccutive time that Dolan has been chosen for this, It speaks well for the efficiency with which he has attended to the de- tailed work in connection with his position and the members of the de- partment team look forward to a successful season again under his di- | rection. Fred Blanchard took the first | Booby prize in the North & Judd Bowling league at the | matehes held | 1ast night. 'HANLON DEFEATED BY LOCAL GUFIST {Soccoli Leads League Leader Set | Back at Elmore Parlors | | Dominick Soccoli of this city, rep- resenting the Eimore Billiard Acad- emy in the state pocket billiard championghip tournament, furnished |the upset of th he defeated “Packy” Hanlon Hartford, leader in the race for the {title in one of the best games seen at Neil Murphy's emporium this year. The scor: of the match at the end was 100 to $3 in favor of the opening | at the Casino alleys' e second round when | of | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY WITH THE BOWLERS CASINO AL LEYS NORTH & JUDD LEAGUE Spury Stanley Doherty Abano Toley Andrew Neverick noz Bruls Deegan Kiley Shay Rich | Gorman Maloney Huck Newman ullivan aore Blanchard Carlson PALACE ALLEYS S BIBLE C “White 81 Semmona Durn Brill Lindberg Groat Clarkson Melander Denny Howarth Fearnly Army right Davis 498 490 COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Farmers Milk Co. Cook Gulger Perkins Burnham Thompaon si— 13— 237 307 Scotty T . Thompson Nelson 8chick Richter Sheppard 457 464 Exlde Battery Co. 93 1§ 430—1351 Nap Borth Puppe Crowlay Hayes Pate Dobrowolsky Frank Alex §9— 285 100— 309 500 491 4 Parker & Buckey Co, urman 91 107 10 -y o < BATTALING FIGHTS ONHARTEORD CARD | Bick of Worcester Simon Pures | o Battle at Foot Guard Hall 1927. IN §PORIS A dillen_g_dollar. a fighter and scholar, Gene Tunney is the chap 0f authors & plenty. from Shakespeare to Henty. Hed vather vead than serap 2.—Worcester Hartford, Feb. is | sending the pick of its amateurs to | the Massasoit A, C. amateur show at Foot Guard hall Thursday night, the Bay State city sending a six m to meet the best of the teur boxers of Hartford and vicinity. Two interesting bouts loom as ti Worcester boxers come to Hartford; one will find Bat Battalino, Connec- ticut state featherweight champlon, pitted against Harry Devine of Wor- cester and the other will bring to- gether Ray Hogan, hard-hitting | Terryville youngster, and LeRoy | Carley, Worcester welterweigh | Interest in the visit of the Worces | ter team 1s divided with the appear- | ance on the card of eight or ten | light heavies and heavies, Waterbury sending four. The indication is at least four bouts between the big | boys. | The Massasoit club is staging this show after a two wecks lay-off. The entry list for Thursday nights show; 126 pound class; Bat Batta- lino of Hartford; | Worcester. 147 pound cla | Hogan of Terryville; Leroy | Worcester. Roy Harry Devine of | Carley of | pound class; Jim Martin of Terry- ville; Bill Morrissey of Worcester, 118 pound eclass; Ray Strong of Hartford; Leo Patroni of Worcester. pound class; Eddie Reed of Hartford; Ero Peterson of Worces- ter. 108 pound class; Eddie Camp of Hartford; Vern 'Clrmi(‘r of Worces- | ter. i 'Bare Fist Battles Of the Prize Ring CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE (Copyright, 1927, NEA Service, Inc.) | Then came the famous boxing | carnival at the Olympic club in New rleans—the greatest boxing carni- val ever held. | The first night I defended my world’s lightweight championship against Billy Myers for a purse of $10,000. The second night George Dixon land Jack Skelly were matched for | for a purse of 87500 and the world's championshu at stake. The third night John L. Sullivan | and Jim Corbett were matched for |a purse of $25,000 and the world's championship at stake. In that memorable week, begin ning Bept. 5, 1892, Rkelly and good | old John L. were tumbled into a heap and T alont retained my crown and was not knocked out. I went up to the Maine woods to | train. I knew that Billy Myers tough and 1 serfously started in to fit myself. Then I heard something | that made me sort of take things Dick R about 15 pounds over weight. . was | oche, Who was backing me, | came up to see me and saw I was | his best chances by dancing out and trying clumsily to box prettily. I always maintained that Luis Firpo has a more effective natural style slugging and throwing punche: in his own effective way than he ever will learn by boxing. That's how he nearly beat the modern Jack Demp- sey. Roche put me on the scales one day before the fight and I was 10 pounds over. He went into a rage. “I know Myers better than you do,” T replied. “If he leads to me tomorrow and tries to box I'll knock him dead and it won't be a long fight. I can take of 10 po'nds and still be strong enough to whip kim.” Roche was very nervous on the eve of the fight. A Editor's Note—In the next chap- ter McAuliffe begins his descrip- tion of the famous New Orleans carnfval that ended up in Sullivan's unexpected knockout by Corbett. WILL MAKE GOOD George Stallings, manager of the Rochester International, says Shorte stop Rothrock, who played with his ‘lub last year and goes up with the Boston Red Sox, is a finished big leaguer and will make good. Tried out last fall, he hit .294 in 16 games. DR. PAULINE He ! Wil | Mystify You! “My God, Jack,” he says, “you'll! never he able to make the weight | | and this Myers will kill you if you | do.” Hardware City star. The game was well-balanced and close from the start. Hanlon open- ed up with a rapid fire run of 25, He |missed a long corner and Soccoli followed him w.th a run of 17. Fol- S 7 7 . |lowing these outbursts, both players | The National Guards will play the |citt10d down for the tough grind to Brookiyn A, C. team at the state'poach 100, armory Saturday night. The Brook- | Both displayed great skill in play Iyn team handed the locals a severe |ing “safe” and caution was the by- pasting in Waterbury a couple of ward for the night. The fates seem- weeks ago, taking the game 42 toled to decree that high runs would 24 and the Guards are out to wipe |he cut short by either a scratch or Jensex Dunkerley Judd Meade Ripple :’::;n;:\rrirksnn 5 (By NEA Service) | List of heavy entrants to be paired | fo v e R New York, Feb. 2.—Gene Tun- |after weighing in on Thursday night: ney's first ring appearance will be| Herman Fink, Henry Bell, Joe Bard, in defense of his title, meeting the | Tony Balesano, Lem Jefferson and | winner of the Tex Rickard heavy-{Jim Aleandrl of Hartford and| “Don't worry, Dick,” I says, “he's | weight tourney, Tunney will con-|vicinity. Jack Kelly, Bill Kelly, Les | trying to learn how to box—can you tinue his vaudeville engagement for [ Bowen and Stan Ketchem of Water- | imagine that?” | 2 labout 10 more weeks, then start|bury. 142 pound clase; Art Pollo-! And I had a good laugh and light work in preparation for the|witzer, Charley Romano and Joe| Roche thought I was crazy. The big open-air bout Rickard is plan- | Brichtwood of Waterbury. 130 pound | truth is, & man who has a natural | ning. class; Ray Taylor of Terryville. 135 | unorthodox style like Myers kills | shingion College five and | 2 nore teams are strictly| amateur rule teams so they would be great attractions here, . Ceorridan % St Johnson . Basso Dahlberg . Raber Adamitls Goodwin Esmorel Steele Keiton il Augustine 563 4431285 | 4851393 out this defeat. e | ters will bring a strong combination of players with them | as the team is very anxious to malke | it two out ¢f three from New T . The Guards beat the Brooklyn team in this city earlier in the sea- son by a score of 25. i The vi: The Atlas team of N is duz to play here a week from | Saturday night and this will be a gam» that wiil bring out every fan | in this ci | Haven | Plans ere perfected for the staging | the henefié games at the state | urmory or I'ebruary 16 for Tim ! nin and his femily. The tickets for the game will go on sale tomorrow. They wil' he 50 cents each. The zames will he between the National ard: and the Meriden Endees and | the Pristol Endees and the Meriden | Insilicos. As additional features the | Dunn-Naily Trio of Hartford and fie Serenaders of this city will furn- ish an entertainment at the rest pe- 1iads and the Paragon orchestra, do- | nated by William I'. Dobson of the | Paragon on the West Hartford road, | will furnish music for dancing. ! of | A benefit night was held in Hart- ford last night for Tim Cronin and a total of $272.50 was realized for the former court star. This with what will probably he made on Feb. ruary 16 at the state armory in thi city, should made a tidy sum fo Cronin’s family. | A feature sport will be held Sun day, Yebruary 6, at Highland L Winsted, when automobile ra the ice will be run off. Those wish- ing to enter cars in these events should telephone Winsted 375. No | entrance fo equired for conte tants and ¢ are welcome. The | ts will be held under the aus pices of Hose Co. No. 2 of the. Win- sted Fire Department. Five New Britain boys will appear tonight in Manchester in an amateur boxing tournament. They are John- ny Clinch, Joe Zotter, Eddie Lewis, Joe Cote and Dill Pouliot. The amateur card at the armory Friday night is a_sensation in the ranks of the simon pures of the stute, The officials of the Mohawk \. C. have been fortunate in secur- ing two New York state champions as the headliners for the tournament. To match Matchmak se boys up properly, J. J. Whaler has signed | up Joe Howard, Connecticut middle- | welght champion, and Rag Hogan of Terryvil dubbed the Terryville Terror. the top of his form | Over three | dian Institute of { mile course. Annual f | worla's a mean tie-up. A remarkable thing about the mateh the steadiness of both the contestants. Neither Soceoll nor Hanlon missed any opportunity of scoring, Soccoll, however, was at He completed L number of pretty kiss and carom shots that brought long applause from the large audience gathered to iteh him, Next Tuesday night at the Elmore, coll will meet George Hammill of These two are neck and win for fourth wi Ko Waterbury. neck in the race and a either one will give him place with a possible third. NDOOR ACES IN GARDEN TONIGHT Track Stars to Compete at Mill-| rose A. A. Games New York, Feb. 2.——Indoor aces ! from every colony in the American | track kingdom will answer the bark- | 3 ng guns of starting officials in lllc| classic games of the Millrose A. A. | in Madison Square Garden tonight. hundred athletes, cream f track and field talent, have mus- tered for the 33 program events. Th colors of 22 colleges Will be twined about the batons in 18 re- ¢ races. Chief of which bring to- gether the crack squads of George- town and Notre Dame at a mile and the speedy half mil of Doston | College, Columbia, and Haskell In- Kansas over a two- atures of the meet, the Millrose *60 for the Percy B. Haughton trophy, the Rod- | g. amaker mile, and the , all have drawn classic man W spring & field. Mob MeAllister, national 100 yard | ars ago, will subject | s {0 the acid test against | | the strongest field he has yet faced apion five his fleetn in his “coma hack” bid this season. Although victor in five straight dash events, the former “Flying Cop” must toe the scrafch time this year a gregation of stars as Loren Murchi- son, Tllinois A. €., Frank Hussey, Bostop College, Tlank Russell, Penn A. €., Al Miller, Harvard, and Jack- son Scholz, of New Yor A crack field, including Lloyd Hahn, Nebraskan miler of the Bos- ton A, A. and Jimmy Connolly, win- ner last vear will shoot for the indoor mile mark of 4-12 held jointly by Joia Ray, and Paavo chanece for for the first| inst such an ag- Knowles Parker Eilison Arnold Tonene Joe John Dick Jim . Kramer C. May Leupold ROGERS AL INDUSTRIAL 1 R. Hoffman Sura Glaenser Martin Sterk 485 Smift Meat Packers 3 95 Mohican Marke! s 81 1 89 3 t 1 LEYS 280 34— 180— 108— 113~ 283 103— 27 AGUE Corbin Ncrew 445 Corbin Cabinet YLock 85 84 Molyneux Gacek .. Witson 124 405 ey Rule & . Bt Ward Stanl, 1038 .92 108 L1035 Wileox Sratnard Wright bttt 438 Level 3 128 85— 98— 2 $9— 515 86— 204 4891545 93— 262 | 89— 267 110— 299 95— 305 89— 275 476—1408 516—1461 103— 309 03— 258 18— 323 103— 301 $10 07—1531 270 309 313 =4 Ts0s—1443 100— 81— 01— §1— 303 212 288 335 "7 Co. 289 292 268 289 303 483—1447 _f“Dan Howley Expects fo Bring 50 | to produce chiefly the morale which BROWNS T0 MAKE BID FOR PENNANT 8t. Lonis Americans Up | St Louis, Feb. 2 UP—A new man- | ager, Dan Howley, and the coaching staft which assisted the St. Louis Nationals to a world's championship last year, will endeavor to push the | 8t. Louis Browns up the column in | the American league this year. George Sisler, last year's playing manager at first base, has signed to | play under Howley this year and ex- | pects the relief from the cares of management to bring back his lost laurels in batting, Sisler's new con- | tract is said to call for $15,000 a | year, with a bonua if his hitting im- proves. With Bisler signed, Howley, who came from the pilot's post of | | the Toronto Internationals, was able | to turn his attention to bolstering the { club in other respects. Owner Phil Ball expected Howley | was lacking last year. And his first | act was to attract Bill Killifer away | from the Cardinals to coach the {Browns. A $10,000 salary was said | to have been the inducement. A fhree-way deal in which the | Browns transferred their second baseman Marty McManus, brought them & southpaw, and two promis- ing inflelders, Otis Miller for short- stop and Bull Bullen, third baseman from Detroit. | The outfield presents the same roster as last year and with the in- fleld rearranged, Howley started | | strengthening his pitching corp, Blaeholder, one of the leading right- handers of the Western league at Tulsa, was added, and Ernle Nevers, | const football star, is expected to be | ready for a regular turn in the box | this year. He was given the chance {to start games last fall and showed | iwell under fire. Eight other veterans of last year's | mound staff will be on hand. Van | Gilder, Zachary, Wingard, Gaston, | Giard, Davis, Ballou and Falk. In | the Detroit deal, Howley turned over | Bill Hargrave, catcher, and to fill his | placae as reserve backstop, he sent to ,"I‘nronto for an old comrade, Steve | O'Neill, former American leaguer. The Browns are making the most | determined effort of the American i league Aubs to land Ty Cobb for what the Georgia Peach has said will i be his final year in baseball as vindi- | cation that he never was involved in | & crooked deal and still retains the |old batting eye. Undoubtedly Cobb, How he keeps it in perfect “Among other things,when young actors come to me for advice, I always say, ‘Take care of your voice, cultivate it—and watch your smoking.” Usually they eye the cigarette in my hand with some sus» picion.” And then, I offer them a Lucky Strike— a cigarette I smoke freely, and have yet to feel the slightest effect on my throat. 've been told that toasting does that for this cigarette. When I smoke ‘Luckies’ my throat is beautifully clear and unirritated,” condition— how he safeguards his throat A ONE of the greatest actors of our day, David Warfield, whose charming, sympathetic voice has brought him fame, gives much attention to the care of histhroat. In smoking, he prefers Lucky Strikes because they give the greatest enjoyment and throat protection Lucky Strikes are smooth and mellow—the finest cigarettes you ever smoked. 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