New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1927, Page 8

JOE HOWARD WINS SENSATIONAL BOUT FROM JOE STURINO—CAPACITY HOUSE SEES OPENING OF GIRLS’ INDUS NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1927, 99 TRIAL LEAGUE. § —NATIONAL GUARDS BATTLE BROOKLYN A. C. FIVE OF WATERBURY—TWO GOOD GAMES CARDED IN CHURCH LEAGUE | 9900000900900 009¢ CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE THE REASON | NATIONAL GUARDS BATTLE WATERBURY TEAM TONIGHT Local Basketball Team to Meet Tough Title Contender. At State Armory—Teams Stand Even in Games - Played So Far — Brooklyn A:. C. Walloped New Britain in Waterbury By a 42 te 24 Score — Bur- ritts Play Middletown in Preliminary. JOE HOWARD ALMOST OUT SWINGS TO KAYO STURINO Connecticut Middleweight Champion Wins Most Thrill- ing Battle Seen Here — Hogan Fails to Appear Against LaPera — Johnny Clinch Scores Decisive Victory Over Charles Romano—Joe Zotter Knocks Out Pat Shea in Two Rounds. Staggering to his feet after being knocked down for the secord time in the second round and all but out on his feet from deadly punches sent in by his opponent, Joe Howard, middleweight amateur champion of Connecticut, beat Joe Sturino, New York “Iron Horse” to the punch and knocked him out in the feature bout of the Mohawk A. C. amateur tour- nament at the state armory on Arch street last night. The bout was the most sensational ever scen in this city and had the scrowd of 2,000 or more fans up on their chairs, delirious with excite- ment for the four minutes and 50 seconds it lasted. Howard has been sent down from terrific body and face punches, twice for the count of nine in the second round and Stur- ino, a Killer In looks and actions, was “measuring” him for the' last blow, when, with that fighting in- stinct that comes in those foggy mo- ments, Howard through the haze of benumbed senses, dimly saw his op- ponent and swung. The blow landed on Sturino's “button” and Sturino landed flush on his face where he strove might- ily to rise but cauldn’t get to his reet, ziving Howard a victory that helonged only to the man who hit ANNUAL MEETING OF TENNIS BODY {Controversy Over Standing of Richards Beging Again Philarelphla, Feb. § (M—Rival forces were drawn up today for the annual meeting of the United States | Lawn Tennis association to tug at the thorn of professionallsm in the | | side of their organization. | A nation-wide controversy over | the proposed ranking of Vincent | Richards among America's leading 11926 amateur players has opened |the 0ld wound. On one side stands |the national ranking committee, which has held that Richards who joined C. C. Pyl*'s professional ten- nis troupe last fall. Is entitled to |a place near the top of the list be- | cause he completed the outdoor sea- son as an amateur. l On the other side s the executive committee of the association, which | t *none but amateurs such rankings are of-| | maintains tha |at the time G00D GAMES MARK LEAGUE OPENTNG {Girls’ Teams Play Before Ca- pacity Theong of Gourt Fans League Standing w Stanley Rule ... 1 Landers American Hoslery P. & F. Corbin Corbin Screw [ N. B. Machine 0 Girls' basketball returned to New Britain last night when the Girls' Industrial league opened its season at the Y. W. C. A. before a crowd which filled the gymnasium to capacity. So many enthusiasts stormed the “Y, W."” that soon after the first game had started orders had to be given to stop tne sale of tickets and those who came late were turned away disappointed. This large attendance was treated to two games as close and breath-taking as any which the men from the local factories have played, the first game being won in the last ten seconds of play and the nightcap being anye body's victory until it was almost over, X Stanley Rule Vs. N. B. Machine Mary Jarnot's field goal in the st ten seconds gave the Stanley | Rule team a 10-8 win over the New Britain Machine quintet in the sea- |son's opener. It was a flerce game and a rough one, with the teams evenly matched. The Rulers showed better passwork but hurried their shots as the Machine guards closed | in about them. The losers, on the other hand, made better use of the [ first. ficially approved shall be ranked.” The knockout came after & min- | rpe executive committee expects ute and 60 seconds of the second)in, support of the Middle States round but those five minutes Were | gsociation i their stand. While the most exciting that ould be iM- | (o ranking committee looks for agined. Every punch in the bout|,,cxing from the New York State meant a knockdown and the entire | ;55005 (50n and delegates from the spectacle was an example of two| i yect. punishing punchers standing toe to toe with each punch meaning a knockdown. Both men went down for a count in the first round. Howard caught Sturino flush on the jaw and Stur- | ino went down. He shook off the *cob-webs” and came to his feet. He | danced around out of harm's way and then came down with a terrific | overhand right and Howard hung on | to him, out as cold as stone. He went to the floor but got up again and although he had.8furino again *going West,” the bej ved him. Starting out in the econd round, Howard wsas in trouble from and after a count of nine, Howard got to his feet, Sturino jumped in to finish him and with a powerful | right chop, sent him reecling to the | canvas again. | Once more Howard took a count | of nine and staggered to his feet. Sturino used his left to tilt Howard's head up for the last blow when un- expectedly, Howard let the finall blow of the fight go and Sturino landed on his chin and remained there unable to get up. Howard | was 8o far gone that when Sturino | fell down, Howard stumbled over | him and was barely able to get to the other side of the ring. Frank LaPera of New York, flash- ing a beautiful attack, scored a technical knockout over Joe Bard o1 Hartford in the 155 pound class. Ref- eree Joe Wurst stopped the fight in the second round to save Bard from further punisiment. Bard was no match for the New Yorker. He was substituting for Ray Hogan who tele- Phoned to the promoters of the Mo- | hawk A. C., late yesterday afternoon that he would not be in New Brit- ain to meet the New York battler | because he had developed a cold. The immense crowd was sorely dis- | appointed over Hogan's failure to show last night. Johnny Clinch, New Britain amateur ace, meeting the toughest boy in his career, defeated Charles! Romano in three rounds, having a wide margin on points for the vic- tory. They fought at 136 pounds. Romano knockéd out Ray Hall in Hartford last week and Joe Zotter in South Manchester Wednesday night, but he was unable to even hit Clinch last night. Joe Zotter, New Britain, won b a knockout from Pat Shea Hartford in the second round. They fought at 140 pounds. Zotter show- ed a lot of speed and a great deal of hitting power and knocked Shea | ahcad until just before the erd of | down for the count before he fin- |the half, when Arena had a scor- | ished him. Shea was taken to hi corner and was out for 10 minutes | before he could be brought back to consciousness. Pancho Villa received a very close and unpopular decision over Tony Pagoni of Springfield in their bout at 138 pounds. The affair was called a draw after the third round and Villa was glven the decision after a slashing fourth roun Many were of the opinion that P: goni had won. Johhny Mastro of Hartford, re- ceived the decision in four rounds over Tony Korman of Springficld in the 122 pound clu Korman apparently had ly won the fight in the three rounds, but the judges disagreed and the bout went four rounds, This decision was received with boos and c: s, Charles Pepe Sprin glven the decision over in three rounds in the class. Pepe scored an over the local boy. D2l Pouliot in the curtain open- or at 110 pounds, took the decision from Ted Gauthier of Springfield in three rounds. Th was little to choose hetween the two except that Pouliot landed cleaner and harder blows. A capacity crowd which jammed tho armory to the doors witggssed the card of fights. The next night in the tournament will be held by the Mohawk C. at the state armory two wecks from last night. A government Inspection of the military companies stationed attho armory on next Friday -night, pre- vents the use of the hajl next week. [ o boys He ‘flrst time in his career that he has| the | start. Sturino knocked him down | Should friends of Richards win | by the association today on the basis | of this three victories over William T, Tilffen last year. It will mark the | held the No. 1 position. Defeat of the attempt. On the other hand, is | xpetced to result in the elevation | of Tilden to the top for the seventh successive year. | Several amendments to the play }Ing rules were on the calendar of | | the meeting. Chief of which was a | change to permit the use of spiked shoes at all turf court tournaments. No change was expected in the !'schedule of important championship | events which prevailed last year. The Davis Cup challenge round again has been tentatively fixed for September 8, 9 and 19 at the Ger- mantown Cricket club, Phoiladel- phia, while the natlonal men's| singles championship again has been sloted for the West Side club of Forest Hills, N. Y., starting the week of September 12, TRADE SCHOOL HAS VERY GLOSE GALL Barely Noses Out Comets i, County “Y” League Game County “Y” League. N. B. Trade School § N. B. South Church 6 Plainville N. B. Comets . Kensington s Wapping Com. Club 1 Wap'g Y. M. C. A, 1 167 Manchester ...... 1 6§ 167 | The New Brita'a Trace school had | its closest call in the County “Y” | | League last night but finally sub- | dued the New Britain Comets by 21-17 and took its eighth straight | league game. It was the hardest| | Bame the school had played and for a good deal of the time it looked | as if the league leaders were at lost to be defeated. They railied in the third quarter and clung to the lcad 1.000 857 667 429 333 200 0 i 2 4 6 4 6 | her mates {n the last period. | all pretty ones, and succeeding on | few free shots they had than did the winners of their many. Julia Sinkiewicz dropped in a shot lafter a minute of play, but a long | | effort by Anna Marley tied the score |at the 5-40 mark. There was no | | more scoring until Anna Simmons {sank a goal at the start of the sec- ond period, and again the Rule shop their fight to have him ranked first | tied things at the 5-40 mark when |noses and thick ears are the mode Ruth Paul dropped In two fres shots. After about five minutes of play in the third period Mary Jarnot scored from under the basket and dupit- cated the feat an instant later. S Klewicz made a foul, and Simmons added another when Jutia Dombrow came into the game and talked to There was only a minute to go when Sin- Kiewicz shot a fleld goal to tie the score, but Jarnot was rushed back into the game and flipped in the swinning toss almost with the whistle, The summary: Stanley Rule & Level Fld . 0 Paul, rf Morley, 1f Jarnot, ¢ ... Dombrow, ¢ ... Kelly, rg .. Dashner, 1g . w = Fl 0 0 0 0 0 R chine B New Britain M; Kenzier, rf . Simmons, 1f Sinkiewicz, ¢ ... Peck, rg Renurd, Ig . comHo wl Personal fouls—DMarley 1, Kenzier, Simmons, Peck 2, Renurd 3—T. | Technical foul—Jarnot. Free tries— Paul 2, Marley 2, Jarnot 3, Dashner | 2—9; Simmons, Sinkiewlcz—2. Ref- | erce. Nate Avery; timer: Mullen; | scorer: Parker. Landers vs, Corbin Screw The blonde bobbed head of Nell| Sartinski dominated the second game, which was won by Landers over the Corbin Bcrew team, 16-12. Miss Sartinski scored 14 of her team'’s points, making six fleld goals, | the two free tries she was awarded. Madeline Mascolo played a fine game for the Screw Shop and was| given good aid by Valeria Slysz, and Jennie Bianis, but they could| not stop Sartinski. The game was faster than the first at the start.| but slowed toward the finish. Slysz opened hostilities with a| | field goal after two minutes, but 30 | seconds later Sartinski started and made two floor shots, Doris Kil-| bourne's bringing the count to 6-2, | gained then. point of the first quarter, so clos was the guarding. The Comets kept ak and the count was tied 8-8. The school gained | points in the third session and hung | grimly to this lead in the fin: | ene, | cif-setting the Comets' points with scores of his own, Arena and Rock- | well led the winners' offense. with | Frost holding two men scoreles Augustino was best for the Comets. | The summary | New Britain Trade School. | Fld. FL Richtmeyer, . 1 | at Ttl. rf 6 Beauchemin, Johnson | Johnson, Ig New Augustino, rlson, If, Needham, Landino, g g Personal | Are fouls Frost Tham oul—Carlson r Arena i Reid 4, Gibson. 3 Augustino Dandino- Free tries Rockwell Technical | —Richtmey e Timer— Schoper. | orer—I pping ¥ | The Wapping Y. M. team | was scheduled to appear and meet | the Kensington Boys' club hut did | not show up. Referee Gibson theres | fore declared the game forfeited to Kensington. 5 Augustino’s field goal was the only | four | Rockwell finding his eye and | . | Mascolo, rt Needham | Corbin. Mascolo made a foul, but | Sartinski's third basket made the score 8-3 at the quarter. In the second period Mascolo and Cather-| | ine Snetro were good for field goals, nd the former made another after | Sartinski had scored, so half-time found the tally at 10-9, Corbin. | Biannis tied the score at 10-10 after two minutes and 43 seconds of play in the third quarter but Car- tinski dropped in a complimentary | toss and followedswith a field goal. | Mascolo's basket made it 15 as | the period end The only score| in the last qu as another foul | by Sartinski at the four-minute mark. Coach Nesta shifted his | lincup considerably in this session | and all the subs proved themselves. | The summa Corbin Screw | Fld, . ol rter Snetro, 1f . 1 | Petersan, o P | Stysz, rf 1 jlh’\wi ig. 0 . o 0 Collina, 1g = Lynch, Urban, Peterson, Slysz— artinski, Draver. | chnical foul, Mascolo 6, 11; Sa Avery; Parker, Personal 2; Kilbourn | Baylock | jaska. Tree t tro, Elysz 2, BY 2. Referee Kha- inski 2 timer, Mullen; scorer, | of spectacular knockouts every fight It was still 4-4 at the half.| |all this scientific balderbosh runnin’ |in the papers about diet—carbohy- i experts eredit him. Y BY JIMMY POWERS New York, Feb. 5—Corned beef and cabbege made him what he is today—I hope you're satisfled. Ever since Michael Francis Mec- Tigue started his sensational spurt fan in the country has been chirp- ing, “Well, I'll be blowed, the old | son-of-a-gun has been hiding behind a pair of boxing gloves for 14 years —how come?" And down the line wherever flat | you hear an echoing chorus of mys- tifying “how-come: “Corr-r-rnned beef and cabbage, me bi",” comes the ready answer of | this grinning, rejuvenated Celt who | | will be 40 years old next fall and | who is out there at night slashing, | tearing, ripping vicious rights and lefts to surprised youngsters’ chins— | | a complete metamorphosis from the | sly, cautious, roller-skating fox we | all knew so weil. | Dr. Jekyll used to eniff a mys- | terious powder that changed him {Into Mr. Hyde. Michael Francis pulls his chalr up to a steaming dish of “red mike and | violets,” as that famous dish is| known in the quaint patols of the | Bronx. “I'll tell ye, me lad,” he says in answer to my question for the low- down on his change, “I used to rade drr-rates, caloric values and notro- genous foods. “Begorra, all my life I used to nibhle away at lettuce and such like a faint-hearted rabbit. After Delaney bate me T sispind- | ed trainin’ fer awhile and ate meats and built up energy and a fightin’ spirit. Now T feel like.a lion and there’s not a bit o’ blarney in that, | 50 help me Hannah!” i Mike is now matched” with Jack | Sharkey. A championship bout with | Jack Delaney is brewing. The red- faced, freckied old Mick who once held the light-heavy crown has bat- | tled them all for years with but onc lone knockout against him. | What an intercsting career he has had, polishing it up to date with a dramatic and savage knockout of | Paul Berlenbach in four rounds. No one sat down once in the Garden that nigh Mike is one of & brood of 18 chil- dren. He was born In Killmonaugh par- ish, County Clare, Ireland. His REAL age s 30. He met Jack Brit- ton when he came to America and he followed him everywhere. He spent long hours n a gym emulating Britton's lightning left that could stab a Tole in the eve of a needle, Watch Mike closcly in action and you will see the resemblance to the old master, Remember what a treat it was to see Jack turn sideways and lash out with a rapier-like left? Mike has the same trick down pat, “I used to pride meself on bein’ called a boxer,” says Michael, *now all T want to do is flght, All Trish- men can fight. But it took me 40 years to find it out!” STRONG CONTENDERS Pete Latzo, Welter Champion, Has More Formidable Opponents Than Any Other. New York, Feb weight Champion Pete I 20 seems to have mo formidable contenders seeking his crown than any of the other titleholders, The announcement that Benny onard, retired as light-weight mpion because of his inability to ke the weight, intended to retutn — Welter- to the choice list Latz n defense of his crown, die Roberts, who tecently sur- prised by his knockout of Joe Dun- dec, must be given gerious consider- ation. Dundee, despite that unexs ed reverse, is still in the running. en there is the Scottish cham- Jock Fleming, who recently ar- in this country and is under the able management of Charley Harvey, who handles most of the Euronean performers. If Latzo can wade through long list of welter contend must be regarded as a real pion Latzo is a hetter fighter than most There have been welter champions with mere clever- must face plon rived the he cham- | Hunter mile, ONE OF THIRTEEN GWLDREN, McIGUE- {AD PLENTY AD OfF EARLY TRAINING- (RTE: .. SUDDENY FINDS HIS KO. WALLOP? STARS ENTERED IN HUB TRACK MEET Biggest Athletic Spectacle in Years to Open Tonight Boston, Feb. 5 (P—Tonight's thirty-eighth annual track and field classic of the Boston Athletic Asso- clation awaited but the opening gun to start what sport followers pre- dicted would be the most spectacu- lar games ever sponsored by the or- ganization. For the first time in its long his- tory, every event save one, was to be an invitation seratch -ffair with- out the customary handicap. Spurred by the outstanding suc- cess of local athletes at the Millrose meet in New York this week, hope ran high that many of the most coveted events would go to wearers of the B. A. A. colors and those of neighboring colleges. This was despite the fact that practically every iarge college in the east except Princeton had sent its pick of track and fiell stars. Lorne Murchison was booked for his first defeat in seven years, with Al Miller, Harvard sprinter, favored to capture the event. Llyed Hahn, who walked away with the Wana- maker mile in New York, was scen as the likely winner of the fauous the oldest fixture on the program. The Keith Memorial 660 yard run will sea Alan Helffrich of che New York A. C. last year's victor., closely presed by Cecil Cooke of Syracuse Univetrsity while Ray Dodge of the Illinois A. C. was favored in the 1,- 000 yard special. Leo Lermond, sensational two miler, was entered in the Willlams three mile. Boston college -vas favored to show its heels to all comers In the great intercolleglate two mile relay and E. M. Wells cf Dartmouth was installed as favorite in the high hurdles. Paul Harrington, the only athle: to set a world's record at the Mill- rose games, was expected to top all comers in the pole vault. Sabin Carr of Yale, intercollegiate champion WELL HENARY, | WHAT To GIVE CLOSE T wnewi. SO THAT ONE -~ PER-~FECT- LY BEAUTIFUL DON'T You T oLD BAG YOU'VE GoT LOGKS, TERRICLE ness and stiffer punching power, but few with greater all-round ability than Pete has, and Laddie Meyers of the Chicago A, A. both of whom have done bet- ter than 13 feet were other entries. A championship field was enter- ed for the runnig high jump includ- ing Harold M. Osborn and Charles Major of St. Bonaventure’s college. The games were scheduled to start promptly at 7:45 o'clock. PREDICTS VICTORY French Trainer Warns United States That Middle Distances Will Go to Trance. “We will come 80 close to carry- ing first place in the 6,000 and 10, iUOO metres race at the 1928 Olymp- i¢c games in Amsterdam that we would like you Americans to name the second,” said Jerome Labite, chief tralner of the track and field |which s to gepresent France in Hol- |land next year, The statement came |immediately after Roger Pele of |Clermond Ferrand had won the six |mile cross country race from Rene (Marchal of Paris in the good time of 30 minutes, 16 1-5 seconds, over irnln soaked roads. “We can't win the marathon, that we know,” Labite continued. “Likely it will be won by one of these north- ern countries, but we will give any country on this round earth a whale of a fight for the middle distances." DELANEY GOLD MINE Light Heavyweight Champion Cost Pete Reilley, His Manager, Only $800. New York, Feb. 8 — Jack De- laney's victory over Bud Gorman and his establishment in the heavy- welght division is another instance where cheap contracts have led to |a gold mine, Delaney cost Pete Rellly, his man- ager, $800. He has already earned $200,000 and is still going strong. Jack Kearns got Jack Dempsey's |contract for nothing in the back |room of a Frisco saloon, Jack Shar- |key never cost Johnhy Buckley a {dime and he has made a small for- |tune already and 18 gunning for a DOWN AND BOUGHT You I THINK (TS e |£100,000 bout with Tunney. That Guiltiest Feeling JuST DIDN'T KNOW You “TILL | SAW THAT OLD WORN OUT GOLF BAG IN THE \ WENT RIGHT THO GANES GARDED N CHURGH LEAGUE §t. Matts Meet Trinity M. E. and South Plays First Lutherans Trinity M. E. . A. Hewett St. Matthew's G. Preisser .... Right Fo Lenz, Litke ces Left Forward Klopp's...... D. Hewett P. Braddon W. Prefsser ................ Beers Right Guard Reckert ... woe Left Guard E. Preisser, Becker, Brannon, substitutes. South Cong Bell ............... Flodin, Fresen Right Forward Fengler, V. Left Forward Wessels Barta ....... 3 Hallin Right Guard Parker ... O. Larson Left Guard May, Osborne, Pofts, H. Ericson, substitutes. The league leaders will take the floor again tonight in the Inter- Church league basketball games at the Y. M. C. A. The St. Matthew’s German Lutherans, angered at their one-point -10ss to the Swedes two | weeks ago, will strive to regain their winning ways and trounce the Trin- ity M. E. quintet. The Methodists have not been able to throw their full strength into their recent games, but if they can do so tonight they may be able to earn a victory, but the odds are even then in Yavor of the Germans. The second game will be the fea- ture of the evening, with the South Congregational church and First Lutherans clashing for blood. ‘The South ohurch is tled with the St Matts, for first place and must win tonight to stay there, while the Swedes have come from the cellar by winning their last three games {and are now only one game away from the league leaders. The South church won a 31-26 victory after a hot battle when the teams met he- |fore and the Swedes are out to even jthings up so that another fast and interesting contest is in prospect. SITS IN BACK SEAT ‘Wife of Star Southpaw of Detroit Always Sclects an Inconspicuous Place. Mrs. Earl Whitehill, wite of the star Detroit southpaw pitcher, watches him perform from an in- of the grandstand. Her husband thinks he pitches his best ball wlen !his wife is not in the stands. It | Earl is turning the opposition back, Mrs. Whitehill remains until the end of the game but if he is knocked from the box, she hurries from the stands and greets him at home as if she had not had any interest in baseball that day. She does not want the lefthander to classify his wife as a baseball jinx. Heinzmann | First Lutheran | Eric Anderson | L. Larson, ; conspicuous seat in an upper deck | TEOPOCCPIP National Guards Brooklyn A. C, 'orward Rubenstein . Dunn Left Forward Restelll McNamara Sheehan ' «+. Fruin * Righ Kilduff .... . The National Guards will meet the Brooklyn A. C. quintet at the State Armory tonight in the third game between the two.. The Guards beat the Waterbury team in the first game played in this city and then lost the second in Waterbury by the | score of 42 fo 24. The Brooklyn five will bring its full quota of stars to this city in an attempt to dump the locals for the second successive time. A double win over the Guards will give tha team from the Drass City the dis- tinction of being the only team in the state to hold two wins out of three over the Guards. The New Britain team is all steamed up Dbecause the quintet wants to avoid all possible chance of the Waterbury team winning to- night. The Guards are,making a strong bid for the state basketball title and right now stand ahead of most of the teams in the etate in the matter of games won and lost. The visiting team tonight is ona of the few that stands with one game won and lost with the Guards and a battle of real proportions will be fought on the state armory floor tonight. Many of the fans in this city have underrated the Brooklyn team, but when one considers that the Guards were able to win by only 10_points, 35 to 25 in New Britain and then were beaten by 18 points in Water< bury, it can be seen that the two quintets are evenly balanced. The Burritts will meet the Com- pany B team of Middletown in the preliminary game and this, itself will be a hot battle. The Middletown five beat the Burritts last year and a return game was not played. This gives the local squad the opportunity of evening up the win over them by Company B 1 A The first game will start promptly |at 8 o’clock and the main game will | commence about 9 o'clock. Dick Dillon will referee. © Dancing will follow the games. UNIQUE RECORD Larry Lajole Only Right Handed Batter to Lead League for Two Years or More, (BY NEA BERVICE) Chicago, Feb. 5.—Larry Lajole, who ended his major league career as a member of the Cleveland club is the only right-handed batsman in the history of the American league to lead that league in batting for two or more years in succession. Lajoie topped the DBan Johnson circuit in 1903-04-05. He previous« ly had led the league in 1901 with the fat average of .405. Harry Heilmann, a right-handed batter, has headed the American league batting list for three years, but a year has intervened between each championship. His best mark was .403. ¥From 1905, the last year of La- joie’s reign, until 1921, a matter of 15 years, left-handed hitters finished in front, Ty Cobb topping the list 12 times, nine of them in sucgession. - By BRIGGS WELL~- WELL ~WELL MAUDIE THAT'S CERT'NLY A CHRISTMAS MORNING WHY DON'T You TAKE THIS PRETTY NEW BAG | GAVE You FOR CHRISTMAS 7 THAT / SWELL GOLF Bag- THE FELLOWS AT THE CLUB WiLL BE JeaLovs 'LL ®ET- EWT NO N0 MAUD--~ THIS oLD BAG ENouUaGH 1S PLENTY GooD IN THIS NASTY ROUGH WEATHER «--.c . WHATS THE USE TAKING OUT THAT NICE NEW