Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 27, 1922, Page 3

i un in senior class In the Y gym dur- i, past six weeks came to.a close \ ANERICA 10 SDND FED AND TRACK TEAM 10 SWEDEN New York, Dec. 36—An American track and field team will compets in the Bwsdish international -athletic games at Gothenburg Dext summer. Tentative acceptanice of 'an imvitation recently received was announced today. by ‘the Amateur Athletic unlon. The sise of the team and other detalls are being arranged. 'ne"l‘}nmd States might send & team of about twelve, in addition to three loading swimmers. Also, it might be. aug- ménted by some members of the combin- »4 Harvard-Yale team which will meet the Oxford-Cambridge squad in an inter- natfonal intercollegiate track meet at the Queen’s club, London, early. in July. ‘Postponement of the Gothenburg games for & week not only would permit the |y, American collegians to compete against Oxford and”Cambridge, but also to par- tiopate in the English amateur athletic assoclation championships. The Ama- teur Athletic union team also would en- ter the English champlonships. That the United States would require » strong team to make a satistactory showing at Gothenburg is admitted by A. A. U. officials, as the leading. per- formers of Scandinavia and other Hu- ropean countries are entered. An extensive program of sparts cover- Ing three months, has been arranged, to celebrate the tercentenary of the clty of Gothenburg. The sport competitions will be under the patronage of King Gus- laf V, and authorized by the leading ath- letic assoclations of Sweden. The schedule Includes: Lawn tennis, covered courts; golf, track athletics, motoring; swimming, l&wn tennis, open courts; wrestling, bi- INDIAN BATTERY MEN TO GO'TO HOT SPRINGS Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 28.—The vet sran batterymen of the Cleveland In- dians will report at Hot Springs, Ark. for preliminary work and a course 0 the baths before proceeding to _the spring training camp at Lakeland, Fla., it was announced yesterday. Pitchers Coveleskie, Uhle and Sher- rod Smith, the latter acquired from Brooklyn the latter part of last season and Catcher Steve O'Neill will report _at Hot Springs, Feb, 10. The remain- der of the batterymen will report 4t Lakeland March 1, one week ahead of the remainder of the squad. Eighteen exhibition games, including 12 with National league teams i Flor- ids, will be played between March 15 and April 15, when the Indians break camp. The first will be with the Cin- cinnat! Reds at Orlando, Fla., March 15. the National league team playing a re- turn engagement in Lakeland on March 1. Other games are: ' March 30, Cardinals at Bradentown, . Fla,; March 22, Cincinnati at Lake- land ; . Lakeland ; March 29, Phillies at Leesburg; March §1, Braves at Lakeland; April 3, Braves ~ 8t -St. Petersburg; April 6, Toronto at oAl Atlanta; April 7, Milwaukee at Troy, ,~ April 8, Mobile at Mobile; Apr! 13, 14 and 15, New Orleans at New Orleans. GERMAN TENNIS LEADERS HOPE TO PLAY IN AMERICA Berlin, Dec. 26.—Lawn tennis leaders in Germapy are holding out to their fol- lowers the hope that German represent- atives will again be allowed to enter ti- tular contests in the United States next year. They state that the American ten- nls authorities regarded the past sear jon as too soon after the war to resume these relations; but that among former neutral countries there is an Increasing fesire for German competizion. International matches with Spain, " “Holland, Denmark and Sweden were re- vived to & large extent during the last year.| The results have moved the Neth- sriaadish Lawn Tennis Assoclation of Holland to approach sports circles fn the sutente countries With a view to pitting competitors from the latfer against Gor- mans on neutral courts. g In the wake of several important matches played by Germans in Spain the past few months, Nuremburg aggrega-~ “lon has now scheduled a Spanieh tour for Jenuary. Contests will begin at Barce- lona_Jan. 6, to be followed by matches in Madrid, Seville Bilbao and Santander. WEST VIRGINIANS LEAVE FOR RETURN TRIP San Diege, Calif., Dec. 26.—The West. Virginia University football team, which tefeated the Gongaza University eleven of Spokane, Wash.,, here yesterday 21 to 13, left early today for Los Angeles on wiy to Morgantown, W. Va., where school will re-open Jan, 3. The team plans to visit San Francisco before starting for the sast. The contest yesterday witnessed more forward passes than have been seen in Southern California this season. The West Virginia mountaineers attempted Afteen passes, of which eight were com- pleted. The Bulldogs completed 14 out of 37 attempted. ‘West Virginia made 16 first downs and gained 136 yards from scrimmage, Gon- taga made 13 first downs and 93 yards by rushing. THREE ATHLETIC BODIES MEET THIS WEEK ‘New York, Dec. 26.—Three national or- ganizations concerned with athletics will hold annual meetings in New York tbis week. %he Physical Research Association | tioipants. Alex Charnetsiki won first with 234 polnts. Al Grebe, second, Rel- land Harris, third, Barwell third and Herb Charetski fourth. Medals were awarded to the first three men. HOCKEY LEAGUE ANNOUNCES ITS WINTEE SCHEDULE Pittsburgh, Dec. 26—Willlam §. Haddock, president of the U. S. Ama- teur Hockey association tonight made public the schedule for the eastern group of the league. The season opens January 1 with the Boston Hockey club opposing the Victorias of Boston. The closing games will be played on! 7. ‘The schedule includes: January 6, Haven vs Boston H. C., at Boston; 19, St. Nicholas vs New Haven at Haven; Jan. 12, Boston H. C., vs. Haven at New Haven; Jan. 24, Haven vs. Boston A. A. at Bos- Feb. 2, New Haven vs Philadel- phia at Philadelphia; Feb. 3, New Ha- ven vs St. Nicholas at New Yori; Feb. 10, New Haven vs Victorias at Boston; Feb. 13, Victorlas vs New Haven at New Haven; Feb, 20, Canadian vs New. Haven at New Haven; March 2, Boston 5 Haven at New Haven; March 7, New Haven ve. Canadian club ow York. McGEAW DENIES RUMOR ABOUT GIANT PRESIDENCY New York, Dec. 26.—John J. McGraw, manager of the world champlon New York Giants, declared today there was no truth in reports that he was considering, ac- cepting the presidency of the National Exhibition company—the Glant corporar tion—and retiring from active manages ment of the club. He admitted that Charles A. Stoneham, president, had asked him recently wheth- er he would be willing to accent the pres- idency, but he said he had not taken the question seriously, and that he did not believe Mr. Stoneham had put it serfous- y. The company recently re-elected its old ofticers—Stoneham, president; Mc- Graw, vice president; Judge Francis X. McQuade, treasurer, and James Tierney, secretary—and McGraw sald that so far as he knew these ufficers would function throughout the coming year. MICHIGAN FOOTBALL STAM 18 BURIED WITH HONORS Ypsilanti, Mich, Dec. 26—High offi- cials of the state and the educational world, as well as gridiron stars of this and other vears gathered today t pay the last honors to Bernard Kirk, star football player of the University of Michigan, whose death resulted Saturday from an automobile accldent. The funeral was held this morning at the home of Kirk's parents. Acting as Thonorary pall-bearers were Dr. Marion Leroy Burtoni, president of the Univers- ity of Michigan; Governor Alsx J. Groes- beck ; James A. Murfin, regent of the uni- versity; Coach Fielding H. Yost; Con- gressman George P. Codd of Deiroit, and Congressman C. Michener of Adrian. Members of the 1922 Michigan fcorball team were active pallbearers, BALTI] WANDERERS WIN- l FROM PLAINFIELD TEAMI Friday night at the Community house, Planfleld the Baltic Wanderers basket- ball team added another game to their long string of victories by defeating the Plainfleld five by a score of 28 to 20. This coming Friday the Baltic team will play the fast Pawtucket team at the Bal- tic gym. For the preliminary Friday night the Baltic Bantams challenge any team with a reputation, - YANKS HAVE RELEASED KILLINGER UNDER OPTION New York, Dec. 26—The New York Yankees 'announced today the release, under optional agreement, of Glenn Kil- linger, infielder, to the Atlanta club of the Southern association, and of Gor- mer Wilson, southpaw pitcher, to t Bridgeport club of the Eastern leagu Killinger, former gridiron star at Penn State college and an all-American backfleld choice in 1921, was recalled by the Yankees at the end of last sea- son from the Jersey City club of the In- ternational league, with which team he vlayed most of the Season, SWIMMING ASSOCIATION ADOPTS LIFE-SAVING STANDARDS| New York, Dec. 26.—Lifesaving stand- ards recommended by the fmomanl Red Cross today were adopted by the American Swimming association at its annual meeting. Edgar S. Martih, representi 5 ng the Boy Scouts of America, was elected as president of the swimniing association for 1923, and' a committee was pame: to establish standardized ana improved conditions for tank aquatics, Ugo Frigerio, the Italian ‘walker, ] is to visit America, thould prove s by drawing card at the indoor meets, Thy Olympic champion is said to be one of !Ll::c]:m"olhe!l hikers that ever hit the _*\l i feets on Wednesday, the National Cel- |- logiate Athletic Assegiation on Thursday and fhe National Amateur Athletic Fed- eration gathers Friday for its first ane nual conference. Interest in the N. A. A. F. mestiag W centered upon. the tion's plans to develop & nation-wide campalgn for par- ticipation in sports and games, a task ac- cepted at the request of the war depart- ment. Formation of state units to carry out the organization’s program has been anpounced as the Lasis for conducting the work. 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The pennant will be SPORT WORLD BRIEFS It is doubted if the New. York box- ing commission would issue a permit! for a Jack Démpsey-Jess Williard cham- plonship fight {in_Gotham. - Women for the first ‘time Wil be’ rec- the Tlinols’ ' Athletic: ' club meetings, when the organisation "holds sunm:J ual track and fleld mget at an, .26, A high jump have been carded for women. Jos Wood, assistant baseball coach ‘at| Yale, will come to New. Haven Aty yard dash and| mg Boosters will have ‘to change name to the Blatters. Moose Fuller, the Waterbury spitball- er, is anxious to shake the dust of the Eastern league from his feet. Moose has applied to the Waterbury club ‘!oer. Bave given is le think T am - entitled isfer.” ‘Hartford would shed . no tears if Moose _migrated. He was always a stumbling/ block for-the locals. Denver, a West- ern fighter, has’ in ‘Murphy made his debut last year when he defeated Al Norton, but was to return home a short time becayse. the, welters around here their |- hook ‘up with Sammy Marino, Johnny Reisler, New York feather- weight,. will joufneéy -to_ New Orleans, Jan. 16, ‘where he is slated fto trade wallops with Joe. Matianga- in ‘a 15 round_setto, 4 | Gene Tunney, former light = heavy- weight - champion of “America. and Jtm- my Delaney of . St. Paul . becn matched - for. & 12-round-decision -bout at Oklahoma. City on the night of Jan. §. /it was announced by = Promoter “Dan Lackey. 4 . £ - sFrank -Moran, the sturdy Pittsburgh heavyweight, will be given anothe chance to make good in' Europe on ga Saturday night, when he to- clash’ with _the ‘French fighter Nilles- in. & scheduled -20-round bout at the Winter Stadtum-fn - Paris,” France. - e Eddie Mead says the word. George Calza, Italian: champion, will meet George Kotsonaros, Greek wrestler, apd Achmed Noory. Turkish matman, next’ Thursday night ini Boston.. He will haye to throw each man onée [n order to Agcording to Attorney = Welsemian, _Brassco director, he cannot locate Bron- formally awarded at this time to Bill Donovan's champions, who had rather an | Miss Dora. easy ‘time ‘last season gathering in the much-sought bunting. A Curtls High- school of New York, who aTe undefeated to date, and are contest- ants in a New York sggte scholastic bas- ketball . league, are traveling through Bridgeport. and New Haven on a trip through the New England states ag far 1as Boston during_ the holidays. BOLTON . The Community Miss Helen R. Bowen, teacher in the Center schol, is spending the week &g her home in Westminister. Miss Lillian Switzer, teacher in South school, is at her home in § field for the vacation. W. H. Rouse, who is_teacher in South West school is in Middletown the holidays. § ¥ Mrs. Louise Isola and Mr