New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1929, Page 23

;Speaking of Sports There is & strong possibility that New Britain will have professional prize fighting in the near future it tentative plans now being formed by Manager Frank McDonough of the roller hockey team, materialize. He has been interested in the promotion of fights for some time and s think- ing seriously of taking a whirkat the game. He has been considering the in- troduction of wrestling here with bouts featuring Sonnenberg, Lewis, Malcewics and other leading lights in the game around Boston but New Britain has been such a miserable center of attraction for the pachy- derms that no one cares to take any great chances with the mat game. McDonough stated last night that he has several connections in the boxing circles of the New England States that would bring to this city the best of talent in these parts. He would bring all the former amateurs who are making the grade in the pra ranks here, among them being the popular boys from Waterbury, Hartford, Springfield and other points hereabouts. Although the snow is falling fast, we certainly ~ feel llke taking a chance at a head-wetting by taking off our hat to Barney Doherty. When one considers that some seasons ago, Barney stood in. his position and stopped the great Dickie Pierce, one of the greatest players of all time at roller polo and then last night, after getting up from a sick bed, he put up such an exhibition as he did against Steve Pierce, Dickie's son. The hairs on our head are not old enough to remember clearly Barney's work in the old days, but we take the word of numberless old- time fans who can clearly recall the veteran’s work in past season's that he never in all his experience as & polo player, put up the game that he put up last night. When Steve Plerce meets a better man, he knows it and he is ever ready and willing to admit it. Last night after the game, he paid Barney one of the greatest tributes of all times when he said, “I'm not blow- ing my own tin horn but T don’t be- lieve that there is another halfback in the game who could have made me look as bad as I did tonight. Relieve me, T was in great shape and there wasn't anything the matter with me. Barney was simply 8o much better than I was that I couldn’t do a thing." Giving credit where it is due is one of the signs of greatness and Steve Plerce. can certainly be classed as & great polo player. RBarney certaimly made up for the time he was forced to lose and dis- played that he is an invaluable man in the defense of the New Britain team. Too much cannot be said about his game last night because we are convinced that Barney alone won the game for New Britain by stopping the Albany offense. The Stanley Arena will certainly be jammed tomorrow night when the Renaissance Iive of Harlem, N. Y., makes its first appearance of the season in this city. This starts the New Britain team off on a really tough schedule. ANERICAN LEAG ONE-RING CIRS York Yaskows Again _ Ceater of the Stage Chicago, Jan. 25 UP—With re- vamped infields, more or less uncer- tain -outfields and likely looking new comers among battery men, the American league’ this year assumes the aspeet of a one-ring circus with the New York Yankees the ring- master. Although the off-season was pro- ductive of deals designed to improve the varieus clubs it remains to be seen whether the changes have been for the better. On paper the trades seem to bave struck & more even balance among the entries. The weaker clubs seemed to have been strengthened while the first di- vision teams' activities in the mar- ket apparently have not bolstered their lineups to any great extent. The New York Yankees have picked up promising rookie pitchers in Ed Wells of Birmingham, Gordon Rhodes of Hollywgod and Floyd Van Pelt of Montgomery, but they will enter the race with a revamped left side of the infleld, an aging out- field and an uncertain pitching staft that crumbled mear the close of the 1928 season. Mark Koenig will probably be shifted to third with either Leo Dur- ocher, the fast little second baseman, or Lyn Lary, Oakland Rookie, get- ting the call at shortstop. The Philadelphia Athletics have added four rookie southpaw pitch- ers and Summa, a veteran outfield- er, between the seasons, while the 8t. Louis Browns' acquisitions con- sist largely of hurlers and rescrve material. The Browns made & big play in coming up from seventh to third place in one season but they were 19 games out of first place last year when the Yankees nosed out the Athletics. Dick Ferrell, Columbus catcher, made a free agent by Com- missioner Landis, is the real impor- tant addition to the Howley team. He may get the regular receiving berth. Walter Johnson is counting on & lot of young pitchers and.Buddy Myer, bought back from Boston for fAve players, to make his first year at Washington a success. The “Big Train” also will have an infleld certainty and he is growing old. | The Chicago White Sox have their |usual cavity at second base with ne promising prospect. Second base is not the only problem facing Man- ager Lena Blackburne. He has nine aspirants for the outfield, a weak catching staff to bolster and the im- provement of Bill Cissell at short. In contrast to the White Box, Bucky Harris is going into his first year as manager of the Tigers with few “ifs.” Bucky is a great manager with & new club and although his tentative lineup lacks the outfield punch, characteristic of the Tigers for 25 years, he has a hard working pitching staff strengthened by the Cleveland ace, Uhle. M#th of the club's success, how- ever, depends on Schuble at short- stop and Roy Johnson, the young west coast outfielder. What Roger Peckinpaugh does with the Cleveland Indians depends on his new outfleld. Tavener at shortstop will help the Indians, but the club needs a seasoned first base- | man and pitchers. The Boston Red S0x believe they made an excellent deal in getting rid of Myer for five Washington players, including Gaston, & pitcher. problem, Joe Judge being the only |~ a-na 100— 345 ar9—1222 09— 283 103— 288 S1—1813 Negrini 102~ 314 Mazzali Btonl Peterson Buckholts Riemer . Lea Garafeno Givard Conlino Rymza Warner Cadrain . P. Negrini Gorman Kroll . V. Negrini -1 20— 99— 54— "— 255 270 293 Williams Joe Liss Kenure . John Liss Makouski “ws §29—1524 INDUSTRIAL LEAGUS Landers, Frary & Clark Davis 100 1 Goodrow Kloss Siefel Tronosky Charmut Kenney Neverick Walker Dahlstrom Josephson Bell ... Gieciviek 104— 104 95— 302 Heinzman Wilcox 550 American Puper O'Connell Yung ..o Rassmussen Duplin Johnson Josephwon 324 325 Redente Khaefer Ward Howarth Happeney Symanoski Dobbe .. 555—1651 Cusack Kasprow Haines Foote Gacek 105 110 109 17 26— 391 4 5 Fafnir Bearing Co. Zucehi 103 13 [und favored him to win the heavy- 0 | complaining when the going gets ‘| papermen from all over the country PASTRIBLINGTD |RENAISSANCE - WATCH SHARKEY Will Stady Style of Boston Gob tt Madison Square Tonight New York, Jan. 25 UM—A chubby little fellow with the soft drawl of the southland is peeping out from under the brim of his black derby today at things fistic In the big towr. Tonight he will sit at the ringside | in Madison Square Garden and turn | his entire attention on Jack Shar key's efforts to bruise K. O. Christ- ner—and vice versa. The little fellow with the slow smile is “Pa” Stribling who raised his boy to be a fighter of such pro- portions that Little Willie is now | oné of the leading heavywelght con- tenders, one of the principals in the Battle of the Palms Tex Rickard planned for Miami Beach on the night of Feb. 27, “Pa” came all the way north from the Florida resort to scout Sharkey, and Christner, if necessary. But with the preliminary scouting over and nething left to do but wait for the fistic pineapples to expiode tonight “Pa” has time to dwell on the prospects of a record gate, at |Miami Beach and the enthusiasm for fights in general and Young Strib- ling in particular. he south,” he said, “is just find- ing itsel? athletically. 'We had the groatest football team in the coun- try last fall in Georgia Tech. Bobby Jones and Watts Gunn have thrilled the section with their golf and Ty Cobb made baseball fans of thou- sands. Now Young Stribling has come along to take his place as the foremost southern representative in the boxing world. “The Sharkey-Stribling match will be one of the biggest sport events in the history of the section and the boy must uphold the prestige of his predecessorn. Georgians, and es- pecially the fans of Macon, will move on Miami Beach almost to a |man. There's never been anything ltke it down there, “Florida never had but one big fight before and that was when the sport was practically outlawed. | Thosc fans haven't had a real| chance to yell. since Jim Corbett stopped Charley Mitchell in Jack- sonville years ago. “You know, southerners are more {sentimental than northerners or westerners, and we consider that | this fight is something of a memo- | rial to Tex Rickard. Tex was the | men who guve ‘the hoy' his chance | weight championship. won't forget that.” “Pw’* Stribling fecls that Sharkey should beat Christner tonight and of course believes that the Boston sallor man is nothing but a “set- up” for his son. is ‘eany to hit, {and no better Stribling. “Sharkey has a habit, t00,” said | “Pa” “of turning to referees and The south Sharkey, he says, | and is no stronger boxer than young | tough. + Well, ‘thc hoy' is pretty smart in taking advantage of things like that. We just hope he does that once. He'll be a gone Sharkey. “The boy doesn’t care who referees | the match either. Sharkey is just as safe against prejudice in tho south as he would be in New York. They'll boo him it they don't like the way he fights and theyJl boo Stribling | too. | “No onc with any sense would | want to steal a decision with news- at the ringside. I've always found that a poor decision against you reacts ultimately in your favor. You APPEAR pared to Avenge Two Team Has Same Roster As In Former Years—! Record Crowd of Fans One of basketball's greatest at- tractions and one that is well known to followers of the game in this city, will be seen at the Stanley Arena tomorrow night when the Renais- sance Five of Harlem, N. Y., colored champions of the world, clash with the New Britain quintet. The visitors have appeared in this city for the past two seasons and their prowess is well known to all who have seen them in action. The team has been travelling at a fast pace all this year and in its two ap- pearances in this section, it lost an carly season game to Bristol and then handed the strong Meriden En- dee outfit a lacing in the Silver City. The team retains the same roster as in preceding years. Cappy Ricks, Fiall, 8aitch, Jeukins, Mayers, Slo- cum and Sanders are all playing FIVE WILL HERE TOMORROW Colored Champions of Basketball World to Meet New Britain Quintet at Stanley Arena — Visitors Pre- Defeats of Last Season— Expected to See Game. great ball this year and they will |team up tomorrow night against the |locals. Banders, lanky center is one of the attractions on the team and {he has his shooting eye all peeled for the New Britain basket. | The Renaissance team was de- | feated twice in this city last scason jand the team i3 out to avenge| | these losses tomorrow night. The New Britain quintet expects one of | the hardest games of the year and for that reason. the squad went through a practice scssion at the | Stanley Arcna last Wednesday night | | The team looked great in the work- out and it is generally felt that °t| will be back in form againsa the colored champs. | More serious crimes in England are due to betting than to any other single cause, GOLFER FROM JOPLIN FAYORED IN TOURNEY Horton Smith Clips Six Strokes from Par tn Preliminary San Amtanio Event. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 25 P — Horton Smith, the youthful fast- coming pro goifer from Joplin, Mo.. became & favorite to win the $6,500 Texas open, which starts today, when be sheared six strokes from par 71 in a preliminary event yes- terday. Smith's €5 tied with that of George Aulbach of Boston for low | pro scores in the warming-up event. One hundred and forty-seven golfers were scheduled to partici- pate in the initial 18-hole rouad of the main event today. Paired in threesomes, indications were that the last starters would be caught by darkness before negotiating the Breckenridge course. Cyril Walker, Paramous, N. Y., whose extremely deliberate play caused & commotion on the coast where he was checked out of a tournament for refusing to let other players go through him, was sched- uled to get away in the middle of the day. After another 18-hole round to- morrow, the field will be reduced to the low 64 acorers, who will com- Espinoss, Temmy Armess Ed Dudley, Antony Masere, York: Billy Burke, Pert Chester, Y.; Frank Walsh, Appleton, Wis, and Tris Speaker, the silver-haived diamond star. 3 A cold wave threatensd 30 sweeq the course today. Rain has marved i the last two annual tournaisents. FIGHTS LAST MIGHT By the Assoclated Press Jackson, Mich.—Johnny Riske, Cleveland, outpolnted Tot Jacksem, Washington Courthouse, Ohie, (10), Mason City, Ila.—Rescoe Hall, Mason City, outpointed Jackie Ham. mer, St. Paul, Minn., (10). MAY HELP COACH MEENAN Al Lassman, glant tackle ef tha New York University eleven last season, may serve as an Assistant coach to Chick Meehan nest fall., HOPES OF NORTHWESTERY Rut Walter and Tom Warns are expected to be the wutars of the Northwestern track team this year, Warne is & sophomore pele vauiter, They’re All Here.... at the Globe 44th ANNUAL CLOTHING SALE The slims and the stouts— The longs and the shorts— The regulars, of course. A wealth of variety—all the sizes— smart patterns—superb tailoring. You Can Buy --- A $65.00 Suit or Overcoat for. A $60.00 Suit or Overcoat for. A $55.00 Suit or Overcoat for. A $50.00 Suit or Overcoat for. A $45.00 Suit or Overcoat for. A $40.00 Suit or Overcoat for. A $35.00 Suit or Overcoat for. Bchenk Warner Murphy Robertson Next Wednesday night, the New | Britains go to Bristol to meet the | Fndees in the first game of a two- | Reeves will be shifted to third base but there will be four candidates for shortstop, two of them converted notice that Paulino fought Tom Heeney twice, won once and drew the other time, but the Spaniard A $30.00 Suit or Overcoat for. game series during the week. On Saturday night, Bristol comes here for the second game of the series. Two weeks from tomorrow, the New Britain quintet meets the Hakoahs of New York. On this quin- tet are featured Nat Holman and Davey Banks, former aces of the Celtics of New York, world's cham- plon basketeers. The following Saturday, three weeks from tomorrow, New Britain in scheduled to play the Meriden Endees, the third game of the sca- son. This contest will settle the ar- guments extant about the state chgmpionship. Richman, center on the Palace Five, who played such a spectacular gkame here last Saturday night, joins the Bristol Endecs tomorrow night as center on the team. All reports to the contrary, Rich- man doesn’t usually shoot like he did last Saturday night. Take his own words for it. He wrote to the Herald asking for a copy of the pa- per containing an account of jthe game, and he ends the missive with these word: t isn’t often that I play such a good game so I would like to save the write-up of last Sat- urday night'’s game.” The Fort Wayne team of the American league will be on an cast- ern tour the latter part of Iebru- ary and there is a probability that the team will appear in this city against the local quintet. McElwain, who starred for New Britain at the beginning of the season, is anxious to come here and he is working. hard for the Fort Wayne manager to agree to terms. Manager (‘larence | Lanpher feels that he will have the quintet here. McElwain will be living in New Haven next year, according to the| best information available. That | means that he will be available for the New Britain team. He told Man- ager Lanpher that this would be his first and only love in the cast, and belicve us, New Britain can use him. Roy Havlick, captain of the South | Church Juniors and a younger brother of the better known Al Hav- lick, has been temporarily, at least, lost to his team. Iioy strained the muscles in his leg and 18 unable to walk, let alone play basketball. MAY TRY A COMEBACK Johnny Buff. famous little fly- weight of several years ago, may try a ring comeback in the next few months. He is coaching boxers in the mavy now. ) second basemen. 'Y QUINTETS 10 GIYE ¢ to Examination of Referee Can- didates Saturday League Schiedule is Off. | Due to the examinations for ref- erces by the central board at the Y. M. C. A. Saturday afternoon, the regular games in the afternoon All of the teams in the league have strengthened up for the second {round and will have a chance to work out their plays Baturday. First Game ‘Tigers. . Kaplan Bear-Cats N. Parretta-Scavillo Saunders Left Iforward. 4 Rakowskl st Davis Center. Balcunis ... . .. P. Parretta Right Guard Hergstrom-8cheidal Left Guard. Sccond Game Panthers. Corsairs. Alvord-Wilks Ferony-Karlonis Right Forward. waa Franks-Mecligonis Left Forward. Center. Valentine-Firnhaber ...... Kochan Right Guard . Ginsberg: Left Guard. CHRISTNER AND SHARKEY MEET IN GARDEN TONIGHT Former Rubber Tire Worker Faces Chance of & Lifetime Agaimst Boston Gob New York, Jan. 25 UP—K. O. Christner, the rubber tire industry's gift to the heavyweight ranks, is confronted with the chance of & lifetime. A knockout victory for him over Jack Bharkey would automati- cally shove Bharkecy out of his match with Young Stribling at Miami Beach. February 27. same time there is more chance that such an upset would es- tablish the Akron rubber worker as an entirely adequate substitute for Sharkey against Stribling. Christ- ver and Sharkey battle tonight in Madison Square Garden. ® Scavillo Salwocki Colwick + Knowles Ference ... ienhard EXHIBITIONS SATURDAY league will be played as exhibitions. | 546—1665 STANLEY RULK GIRLS' LEAGUE Planes Paul =1 . 60 . 80 .61 T 381 . Temple . Burdick Hart, . Brown Schultz 152 156 153 180 1 . Paul . Hazard . Stasky . Dashner Marley .. Gauges M. Fredericks <8 A. Henrickson A. Dennis Low Score Low Score 1 55 v F. Holmes M. Pankonin Al Becker 457 Mallets . loan T. Decey P. Burke 151 didn't get the title shot with Tun- ney. Heeney got that because the | newspapermen thought Tom won both battles. | Young Stribling will start work | with half a dozen sparring partners | in the dog track at Miami Beach | February 1, his father said. 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