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: TONNEY TRAINING | FOR NEXT FGHTS | | » d [ p king of Sports 99280005 | Following 1 12y Rule Gir Landers last nig arisen ovy carly in teams. \ersal finished and the tie game should not son between the ing With Serious Work | r Recano of the Unt- ’ the schodule is| New York, March 7 (P—Gene {Tunney may have his social obliga- <o Sucal Obigations Not Intrfr-| WITH THE BOWLERS ROGERS ALLEYS 77— 89— 208 51 165— 459 Ahlson 23— Olashaw 98— 270 296 179— 585 8- 275 | f MERIDEN TEAM TO OPPOSE NEW BRITAIN IN PLAYOFF Silver City Hockey Quintet Appears in This City To- morrow Night — Hardware City Quintet Bows to Hartford by 7 to 3 Score — Bill Duggan Shines Through Flashy Floor Work — “Rube” Williams Plays Stellar Game on Defense — Locals Now in be played. He claims the champion- | $hip on the strength of the fact that bis crew has won cight gaines, lost owe and tied one Coach Jimmy Murphy of the Stan- ley Rule team and ach P Coons of I. & F. Corbins arc ©d to him und claim the be played. oppos- | game should A meeting on the question will be [of an held next Iriday evening at which | time the question will be thra If it s decided that th | , the contest will be next T 1 night, in probability, ot The men's league will hegin a Sat- hedule this week Stanley playing Corbin Cabinet Loek, sked our opinion in question and the claims of intercst in zue, we would | nse would dic be plaved off. We have been 1 the argument vithout regard to cither manager or withou the outcome of the le ¥ that comr bat the tic on m To our minds, i » thing as no cont me, no decision i reachod and thereforo no game can be counted, | o make the schedule complete team's nding should show Fames plaved, that the total of | wins and losses should amount to the number of games on the sched- | ule. | tie contest is the In a tic ach 10 - | At the present time, Landers anid Stanley Rule show one game S n the other tewms because 110 game. Therefore, 1n order bave the standing complete, game should be played base- | matt stan Tie games in major league ball are all played off uo what effect the€ have on th | ing. It is a common sense ruling nd should hold in the local basket- oill league, | Representatives of the teams en- ered In the New Britain Automobils Roller Hockey leaguc will mect to- night at § o'clock at the headquar- | ters of the 8. & M. Motor Sales l‘u.1 | . “Bib” Boucher, wife of | > New Britain hock team, iome in New n this ci FIGHTS LAST NIGHT New York —Bobhv Burns, New i York, and Phil McGraw, Detroit, | draw, 10. on. i Portland, Me.- N. B. A, flywei impion do- | feated Duke Menard, Biddetord, Me., | 10, | |time, this is a sample dally schedule {shadow-boxing and sparring tions to fulfill while spending most | of the winter in Florida but the heavyweight champlon is not allow- ling them to interfere with prep- [arations for his fistic engagements in the summer, The picture of Gentleman Gene, | as Lrought back from Miami Beach by the big gymnasium and muscle man, Artic McGovern, is not of an {athlete in repose on the sands but | 'nergetic young business man concentruting upon the plans for one or two deals this year In left hooks preferred. “Tunney is close to fighting shape right no training regularly and {thoroughly,” sald McGovern. “Like Babe Ruth he knows the value of | 'all-year-around competition. Gene | is within three rounds of his best fighting weight now. He doesn't vary that much the year round, he told me." For those who may be skeptical of the way Mr. Tunney puts in his verified by Mr. McGovern: | p and dressed by §:30 or 8:45, regularly, after going through a serics of setting up exercises. Ring workout, rope skipping, with one or more of his camp mates. Hearty breakfast, about 10:30,/ the first of only two meals on the | daily schedule. | Attends to correspondence and | other business until about 1:36. | Afternoon diversion, usually golf, chaupion's only sport hobby cutside the ring. | Dinner at ahout &, social activity iring in time to insure reg- t of at least § hours. rules for health and ndition are far from com- followed by | before ular Tunny" proper « »li “If I were passing on to hoys and young men," Gene told McCiovern, I would urge them to | o these four main things—exerclse | consistently and properly, regulate | tlie daily schedule, ecat wholesome ! food and avoid stimulan i These are the champion's rules. | He neither drinks nor smokes, he { doos not use even coffee or tea. Two | quarts of water are part of his daily | diet. While he is in training camp | before a fight he drinks two quarts | of milk dail | The opinfon abroad that Gentle- | man Gene has become “high hat” | since assuming champlonship stature | is not shared £y Professor McGovern. ¢ “I think some of the boye do| Gene an tnjustice in spreading that | idea,” sald Artic. “They do not un derstand him. ander and never will be. Neither has he any airs around promote his personality and he champion has never pull- 1 any of the ‘How are you Kid stuft, accompanied by the old slap on the back, just for effect. That may be why some of the boy. to | Goodrow | roco or reading |¥ 11 I ene is not a professional glad- | Cellar. Meriden .. Waterbury . Hartford . New Britain ...... 0 Game Tonight Meriden at Waterbury. Having suffered two defeats so | far in the playoft for the roller | hockey championship, the New Brit- | &in team will be hard placed tomor- | row night to defeat the fast travel- ling Meriden Maroons when they appear against it at the Stanley | Arena. New Britain lost a game | which was all wrapped up in hard [luck to Waterbury here Monday |night and then took a 7 to 3 trim- {ming at the hands of the Hartford |team last pight in the Capital city. Meriden and New Britain playe jone of the most exciting and sp |tacular games on record in the hi tory of the sport in Meriden last Friday, night. The Hardware City blanked the Silver City contingent 3 to 0. Tomorrow night's game ishould be a duplication of this « {counter. GENTS' INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Landers Davis Peterson Zaleski Hatnes Plotroskt Cusaci Anderson Bell Charmut Neverirk 100— 301 100— 310 428—1402 Lose to Hartford “Wild Bill" Du 327 | Bristol star, now 5 | Hartford team, was the thorn in the side of New Britain's contingent last night. Going scoreless throughout [the contest, it was Du s floey |work that emabled his mates tc shoot in the points that gave Hart ford its victory. The defeat puts New Britain de- 27 84— 33 |eldedly in the eellar in the 109 89— 31iiang §t will be a hard 548 s ! for the home club if orke {the running for the champions! 108 91— 300 ) “Rube” Willia. continued i sensational defensive gawe in e 280 |contest and he covered Alexandor 80 well that Issie found onl onal opportunjtics to “hnt I excellent defense of the ¢ Dot 201 City combine upset all of New Andy in's chances. Clark . Weleh scored the Lon : { : 5 inight when he took —Z |Jean and snared it in i and 5 Stanley Rule erstw) Knowles member of the Runa Wrighe Myers Kania eyd 127 1o0se for a shot i point or the local team. Beford Welch had added s 101 1other to Hartford's total. Hartiord 180 |scored the only goal of the second 11 period, 35| Then in the last frame, — {ran wild. St Aubin scors 45— vov times and Jean once whils o8~ guz | Brifain, in a desperate rally ne 79— 156 |Close, managed to get two $6— 170 {through the quick ey of Alexs #8160 { The summary: 8= 1741 Hartfora New Britain . < |Weleh, Dugzan . exandoer First Rush he LADIES' INDUSTRIAL LE: landes Clotewskl in obe Myrentt Aarsa Hartfors New Perachy Crock R, Aubin Boucher | Brown veooee... Muirhead Halfback : .... Blount " doal Hartford New Britain Alexander Hartford Welch Second Period Harttord 8t. Aubin ‘Third Period Hartfor St. Aubin Hartford vean Hartford St. Aubin Hartford St. Aubin New Britain Alexander 1:00 New Britain Alexander 4:30 Score: Hartford 7, New Britain 3. Rushes: Welch 1, Duggan 6, Alex- ander 6. Stops: Jette 32, Blount b5, Joul: Jean. Referea: Rorty. Welch 100 150 110 17 RUTH AT IT AGAIN Home Run King Starts Busting Them Out of the Park in Workout With Yanlees. - Petersburgh, Fla., March 7.— The busting Babe is at it again, “orsaking his golf spree, Ruth donned a Yanks' uniform vesterday nd whacked out a home run to Crescent lake. He thumped five other tong drives 0o, which would have been good for four-baggers in any tall game, \ty-one homers or bust” is the atehword far the great Ruth in the S campaign. He slugged 60 last | son “Wouldn't say ne," Yerkees $70,000 8 rather see 1 ta right than Anyway, ther replied the gtar. “The faps hit one homtr‘ doubles 1o left.” more in it | in this home run rucket," he | n had a galiery | sfied with his per- | inee piate, he took a ! 1 at his old trade in the box and ' in to T00Kivs for fif- minnutes. FIGURES IN CAMP A\von Park, Fla, March 7~ Svivester Johnson, eteran right "y 1y Imin o Rochester are sures in the Cardina) camp their work In sterday’s regu- | lar-Yannigan game in which the | first Kiring men wers defeated 7 to | Johnson looks like a regular ad- 1on fo the Cardinal mound statf. | Irvin was found for only six hits i the four innings he toiled, READ AERALD CLASSIFTED ADS think (1. 3 he's up-stage. I “There’s one thing you can be of. Gene Tunpey knows his own nd attends to it himeelt. when ho takes it on the Cleveland—W. L. (Young) Strib- | ling, Macon, Ga., won from Chuck s Wiggins, Indianapolis, 12 Phil | bt AW and Guire Low Beore Zwick, Cleveland, and Jacinto Val- | If dez, Philippines, draw §. Ca Charles, France, won on o foul from Joa Lucas, Detroit, 4 Liverpool, England — Ruseeil | Whalen, Chicago, knocked out | George White, Liverpool, 12 | Toronto,\ Ont.—George Fifield, Canada, defeated Sailor Friedman, § Chicago, 8. Eddie 8peaks, Loulsviile, | won from Tommy Mitchell, Toron- to, 8. Allentown, Pa.—Jackis Horner, | Bt. Louls, and Pat Haley, Philadel- | phia, draw, 10. Hagerstown, Md4.—Eddie Bowling, ©Osceola, Fla, and Frankia De| Angelo, Washington, D. C., draw, 8. | Los Angeles—Rud Taylor, Terre Haute, Ind, defeated gnacio | Fernander, Philippines, 10. San Antonto, Tex.—Chicago Cls- | neros, Mexico City, and make Tiasquez, El Paso, draw, 10. Indianapolls — Davy Adelman, Pidladelphia shaded Kid Lencho, | Mexico City, 10. Tommy Crowley, Yittsburgh, won from Jackie Purvis, Kokomo, Ind., 10. Wants to See Hurlers { Working Out in Game Paso Robles, Cal, March 7 (¥1-- Manager Donle Bush of the Pitts- targh Pira in training here, fe that his pitching etaff has had enough work along the sidelines and 15 anxious to see them perform in a game. Rain, however, has kept the Bne- c1neers practically idle for two daye. | Yush wae prepared to split the! £q2ad into two teams today if the | playing field is sufficiently dry. In| batting practice yesterday Ple Tray- ror bounced the ball off the left field fence, _'.ho Jongest hit of the Amateur Boxing | Friday Night, March 9 Y.M.T. A. &B. Hall Leo Larrivier || Wutev:mry : Billy Taylor Hartford | For Unofticial State Welter- weight Title Reserved Seats 75 cents Tickets on sale at Bridgett’s Smoke Shop, State Lunch, Sheehan’s Smoke Shop and Billie’s Smoke Shop. chin, and stays down, it won't be | b lie has neglected o be fit in f mind and body | | ARMY TOBATRE | NAVY ON DIAMOND Baseball Classic to Be Staged at Annapolis on June 2 West Point, N. Y, While the Arm classic is oft the eurrent athletic card, the two government institu- tons will clash on the diamond this year at Annapolis on June 2. The baseball schedule made pub- Ne today by Major Philip B. Flem- ing, graduate manager of mhlvurs[ at West Point, calls for Army to ssle with the New York Glants re on April 9, inaugurating the pening of the schedule. Army has games booked with the, Yankecs, Harvard, Georgetown and FFordham also, but the big contest is the vy game, which will sec two of the cadet varsity gridiron squad in bhaseball togs, namely, Quarter- ave and Fullback Odom. scries of baschall struggles with the navy since 1901, the army has been vietor 15 times against nine trinmphs for the Middte Only two games in the echednle are to be played away from home, the first April 21. Williams Collega at Williamstown, and the Navy game at Annapolis. In all, there are 44 men who will turn out for baseball for West Point. Of last year's players, Browning. re-elected captain, will play second and Herndon who played the first) time last season, will make a good utility man this year. Schepps play- ed bhaseball in his yearling year but last season was operated on for knee trouble. He is now back in form. pps led the Eastern Intercolls. giate circle in batting for a short time two years ago. 8tribling again will be on the mound. He was the man whao brought heme the Navy gimeo two years ago after Navy piled up a five to two lead on the Army. Carns and Schorr are two excellent strong- arm catchers. Umber has appeared before in bascball at West Point but he has been returned to his plebe year after some physical trouble and will play on the C squad. He is a high speed southpaw. ETBALL GAM March 7 (UP)—Two games are scheduled in the eastern intgreollegiate basketball eaguo to- night, Columbla meeging Princeton at Princeton and Pennaylvania play- ing Yale at New Haven. Final games of the season will be played Saturday night. 1S March 7 (B avy foothall {ateswnt Rurke Tienntm Ryt Rehultz . Durkarth Dyckman A, Mitehel) Biania Koerber Gorman Richards Quinn 19— 300 85— 173 83— 171 179 Mostil to Report for 3 Training on March 15 Shreveport, La., March 7 P Manager Ray Schalk of the Chicago White Sox has been assured that Johnny Mostil, outficlder, wil report to the training camp here March 15. 8chalk had expressed uneasiness over Mostil's non-arrival. . Besides Mostil, there are four others unarrived and wnaccounted for, Hunnefield, Falk, Barnabe and Barrett, Schalk expected Falk al- most any time, and expressed lifile concern over the others. In a seven inning practice game ' vesterday Dowdney, William=on and | 'Blenkenship, pitching for the regn- lars. held the second team hitless, CIGAR The choice of men who choose~Quality the regulars winning 7.0. 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