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New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
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 BY "GRAVY."
A PAIR OF PROMINENT BOXERS WHO DIDN'T DELIVER THE
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BY "CRAVY.'

This is the birthday of a couple of promising western lightweights who at one time looked like coming cham pions, but who didn't deliver the goods Jimmy Potts, who did most of his scrapping in the Northwest and in western Canada, was born at Somerset, Wis, thirty-six years ago today, and Bud" Anderson, who was hailed as one of our rising young men a couple of years ago, arrived in this world at Vancouver, Wash, on the eighth of April, 1888.
 Potts started fighting in Minneapo- lis and other Minnesota cities and made quite a local reputation. In his first five years in she ring he was never whipped, except for once losing a decision on d foul, and by l9o5 s Minnesota friends thought they had discovered a future champion. In the latter year Potts went to St. Lotus and fought Maurice Thompson, the Dane who had twice defeated Stanley Ketchel Potts held Maurice to draw in ten rounds. Jimmy then went to Milwaukee and defeated an other distinguished Dane, Cyclone Johnny' Thompson. Potts had ms first experience at the receiving end of q knockout punch at Indianapolis in 1906, when he was put away in the ninth round by Willie Fitzgerald, the Irish lightweight. That was the only time in his career that Potts was knocked out, and the only time he was decisively defeated.
 In his subsequent career Potts fought many of the best lightWeights of the Northwest. He took part in ;t number of battles in Calgary, Ed monton, and other cities of the Can adian West as well as in Minneosota and Wisconsin cities, and the worst he ever got was draw. Potts re- tired from the ring in 1911, although he afterward pulled "comc-back i with fair success.
 1 Arthur Anderson, better known as Bud" had a phenomenal rise to pu- ! gilistic fame, and a drop that was
 Irisher started milling in his native town of Vancouver, Wash. about six
 years ago, and of his first eighteen 1 battles he won all but two by knock
 outs. Tommy Mcfarland, George | Memsic, and other fairly good mer fell before his failing fists. Buds
 early fighting was all done in Wash ington and Oregon, and he had nearly
 half a hundred battles under his bel l and had never been defeated wher
 he decided in 1913 to go to Los An
 geles after bigger game.
 Sammy Trott, the Ohio German
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
TORPEDO IS AIMED
 AGAINST THE NAVY
Hidshpmen Show Poor Form Against
 Yale and are Beaten.

Annapolis, Md, April S.-1ale won at baseball from the Midshipmen yes terday by 6 to : in eight innings of poor baseball. The navy lads hit Watrous harder than the visitors touched up Blodgett, but they fielded in poor shape, and lost their chances to score by weak base running and failure to hit at opportune times. The one feature of the game was Reilly's scoops and underhand throws. The score:
 r. h. e.. Yale .............. 111OlO02-6 D Navy ............ O2OOO102-6 , Batteries: Watrous and Hunter; Blodgett and Hicks.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
COSTELLO COACH AT
 MICHIGAN COLLEGE
Meridcn High school Athlete and Georgetown Star Going to Uni
 yerSity of Detroit.

It was learned last night that Harry Costello, GeorgetoWn'S great athlete, who halls from Meriden, had accept ed terms rendered him to coach the University of Detroit teams this com ing year and will sign d contract in day or two. Costello will coach football, baseball. and track at the Michigan school, and those who know his ability which was shown during his four years playing on the Hilltop will congratulate the Detroit school.
 Costello, comnonly known as Nine point Harry" coached the Univer- sity of South Carolina eleven last fall and turned out one of the best gridiron teams in the history of the school. While at Georgetown he played his four years on the eleven and during his last season led the team. The Georgetown idol has re- ceived many good offers from colleges and universities to coach football. but to date had turned them down with the intention of following up his law work. The terms rendered him by the University of Detroit were promptly accepted.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
COFFEY EARNS RIGHT
 TO MEET WILLARD
IrShman Makes Hamburger Steak
 Out Of Norris.

New York, April Slim Coffey, the Roscommon giant, defeated Carl Morris, the Sapulpa mammoth, at the St. Nicholas Athletic club, last night, in one of the fastest and most sensa- tional bouts between heavyweights, seen in this city since the days when Fitzsimmons, Jeffries, Ruhlin and Sharkey fought at Coney Island.
 Coffey outboxed Morris in every round except the third and possibly the sixth, and in the last two sessions had the big Oklahoma man so tired that single we'll directed punch would have settled the bout then and there.
 With Carl staggering about the ring, blood coming in streams from gashes on his right eye, nose and lips, Coffey was so wildly excited at the sight of a knockout, apparently inev- itable, that his terrific swings went wild. and Morris. one of the gamest men in the ring, weathffered the storm. In the final round Cofey was almost as weary as Morris, and the two giants wrestled and reeled about the ring with neither being able to set himself or crushing blow.
 The largest crowd that ever squeezed its way into the St. Nicholas rink was on hand when the main bout went on. Men and boys hung from every rafter and outside. on Sixty sixth street, a showing, pushing crowd stormed the doors, giving the police reserves all they could do in the way of preventing the entrance from being inundated.
 "Loidies" Were There.
 Several women entered just before the star bout of the evening. and thelr appearance was the signal for wild bursts of applause from the crowd. One of the feminine devotees of the boxing game held her fur boa about the lower part of her face, a la harem. seemingly in the belief that she would escape recognition
 There was a fifteen-minute wait after the men entered the ring, as 1t was folund that the gloves provided l were too small to fit the giants hands.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Flanagan Allows Two Hits.

Charlottesville, Va, April S.-Pitcher Flanagan held Cornell to two hits and Virginia made it two straight victor ,ies from the Ithacans. Russell also twirled splendid ball for the. New Workers. In the third inning he re- tired the side on strikes. In the fourth Berkley's drive was too hot for Mel lon. White drove a liner to short which Bills knocked drown, but too late to catch the Virginia Captain at first. Phillips bunted, and on Rus seTs throw to third to force Berkley. Mellon dropped the ball. F. N. Smith then singled to center, scoring Berk- ley and White. In the ninth Gordon walked, went to second on fielders choice. and tallied on Bills drive to center. The score:
 r. h. e. Virginia .. 0O002OOOO-2 6 2 Cornell ..... 000OO0oO1-1 5
 Batteries: Flana gan and Erdman; Russell and Clary.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Tired But Good Enough.

Baltimore. Md, April S.-Notwith- standing the fact that they only re- turned home in the morning from hard Southern trip, during which several long railroad jumps were. made, Mt. St. Joseph's college ex- perienced little trouble in defeating Fordham, ' to 1, Rube Meadows as cended the hill for the local col legians and pitched a masterly game. In the early innings he was invisible. but in the seventh he weakened per ceptibly and in the final three innings the visitors got to him for five hits and three runs. Fordham played a good game, but could not connect with Meadows offerings at opportune times. Carroll was easily the star for the visitors, getting a single, double and triple out of as many trips to the plate. The score:
 r. h. e. Mt St. Josephs O210O13O-7 10 5 FOrdham ....... 000100210-4 ' 5 Batteries: Meadows and Morgan; Collins and Conway.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS.

SBen Brain, champion of Eng 2 Hd in London. Brain won the
 by defeating Tom Johnson and died undefeated. He sative of Bristol and in his Ms a coal miner. After mak- sputation by whipping other *he became a pupil of Jack e ex-champion, and soon de Into a great fighter. In 17S9 ] to London and defeated Tom he giant porter, who was a Aof the Prince of Wales. The ! the Bristol man onquered the Tinman, and was then
 with Tom Johnson. the
 n. After beating the latter
 Id the title unchallenged until len he was matched with Will the Coachman." The match Folk place, for Brain soon fell soon afterward. A sonumental slab was erected grave, but it has long since fred.
 -Jem Mace, long champion of 2ld, born at Beeston, Norfolk, Jimmy Potts, lightweight born at Somerset, Wis.
 -Arthur (Bud Anderson 2ght boxer, born in Vancouver,
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
JOE WOOD 1

smoke king" is passe. The seasons of 1918 and 1914 were disastrous ones for Wood, and though he has re- lgiously tried to bring his pitching arm around to it's old time form for this season he has notben able to get any results from the recalcitrant member. Joe will be carried along with the Red Sox this season as an auxiliary infielder, and Manager Car rigan is in hopes that he will develop into a topnotch inner gardener.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08

Boston, April Slow fleeting is short years ago the mantle of fame fitted snugly and comfortably on the shoulders of Joseph Wood, the then king pin of the Boston Red SoX hurling corps. In 1912 Joe compiled an enviable record through the season and, as a crowning glory. went into the worlds series and beat the Giants almost single handed. Now the
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Chaplin Makes Good Early.

Princeton, N. J., April S.-Prince- ton hit the ball hard with men on bases and defeated Colgate, to l. The visitors were helpless before the pitching of Chaplin, a sophomore, who made his first appearance as a Var sity twirler. He held Colgate to six hits and kept these we'll scattered. Douglas carried off the batting honors by driving in five of Princeton's runs. In the first inning, with two men on bases, the Tiger first baseman tripled. In the fifth his double sent three more runners across the plate. Capt. Greene also figured largely in Prince ton'sc hitting. Colgate scored the lone run in the third inning, Chaplin passed Dwyer, who went to second on Stewards sacrifice and scored on Ed gerton's single. The score:
 r. h. e. Princetos " 2O0003002-7 9 ? Colgate " OO1O00O00-1 3 Batteries: Chaplin and Kinsella; Hicks and Reid.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08

Jimmy Johnson, the matchmaker Of the club. finally dug up another pair, fand Jim and Carl stepped to the cer- ter of the ring. while Billy Roach, the referee, gave them instructions.
 Cofey's weight was announced as 200 pounds and Morris came in at FPS. The Irish boy looked lean as q greyhound, hile Morris showed q roll of fat about the waist but was it notwithstanding.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
BASEBALL RESULTS.

At delphia--Athletics ?, Phil lies 0.
 At Washington. D. C.-Catholic University 3. Johns Hopkins 1.
 At ncinnati-Cincinnati 1, Detroit 8.
 At Louisville-Boston Americans 3, Louisville 1.
 At Atlanta-Atlanta ,, Havana Reds 0.
 At Chattanooga-Clevel Ameri- cans 10, Chattanooga 2.
 At Birmingham-Pittsb Nation als 10, Birmingham 2.
 At Washington-Holy Cross ., Georgetown 2.
 At Nashville-Chicag Nationals 12, Nashville 1.
 At South Bethlehem--Lehigh ,. Syracuse l.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
|H. s. ALUMNI
 HEATS HARTFORD
Cl'y XTiCAIng Crew Takes .0i Series, 43 to 29.
Britain A&Iigh SchoC

Few Britain Ss3Iigh school ketball team defeated the &alumni at the West Middle #n in Hartford last evening, 1.-The game was fast and at Sgh but highly interesting #at. Hartford individualism #l strongly with the team he local representatives and Z was much less. New Brit Ry its team play. The local &ssed expertly and swept the N five before them with ap- #se. Often the New Britain Id lose hard earned try for Het after passing the ball he entire Hartford team the the court.
 Ebrd Makes Strong Start. eral minutes after play had kd, neither team scored. Stgren of New Britain fouled hin Harmon made good his
 Allen added a field goal % %derson scored for New Brit h a few minutes New Brit # the lead, but Hartford re- scant precedence and, aided ue's four baskets, at half R2-1S. In this period, Hult-> cling at top speed colfided am which knocked him flat. #es were not serious and haV- revived he pluckily resumed
 opened the second half ul goal and Hartford start safe with 8 five point lead.
 alumni team work, which bused the regulars to fall. curbed Hartford's scoring E and dashed their hopes of Hultgren shot four field md four fouls while his col ensel, annexed q like num- zskets to his credit from the Donahue dropped in lone r Hartford while Hultgren swith another to complete Britain total,
 n Starts Roughhouse.
 kho had been playing a fine
 Hartford, seeing his team elessly trimmed, resorted to sz ics tc stem the flowing tide Bwont on the basketball court. he first adversary who came ach was made the target of sic blows until the local man hsp on Allen and throttled pts to fight. Dick Dillon
 the scrappers and elected hn the game. Seigrist fin game in Moody's place but % chance to break into the coring fame. ltepanian's star Shot. '. An made the most spectacu- It of the evening when he #nly from the center of the
 would be difficult to choose
 of the New Britain team han played remarkab bly, well.
 whole team to develop pass the New Britain five dis e best passing seen in some ubstitutions availed Hartford the second half and New epaired home an easy vic cup:
 S. Alumni Hartford Alunlni Dodge, Allen, Elliott
 Right Forward
 Co .... Harmon (c'
 Left Forward.
 ....... Donahul
 Center.
 Allen, Johnson
 Right Guard.
 eigrist .. Whitney TouhS
 Left Guard.
 Left Guard.
 Iry:
 1:. E. H. $. Alumni 43. Hart nni 29; baskets, Hultgren 9
 Anderson, Stepanian, liar Dodge ,, Donahue ,, Allen Sets, Hultgren out of 15 @ bne out of 1; Stepanian, none e; Harmon, , out of 10; Don out of |; referee, Dillon hite; time of halves, 20 min oint awarded New Britain; arded Hartford; attendance
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-19
Canada S New Contingent

Canada's second ovcrsens contingent
is going to the front The departure
OF the troops IS 50 silent that although
everybody knows II, nobody knows H.
Any one YOU meet in Montreal. from
your cab driver or your hotel porter.
UP or down will tell YOU that so many
men left at such -and-such n time. and
so many more are going at this hour
or that bu, the newspapers simply
announce that departures Will occur
soon and then remain silent until the
troops are landed safely on the other
side
There were from 10000 to $4,000 men
in the first contingent, and the second
contn gent Is about the same size. The
men in training are eager to get to
the front, and the heavy losses o.. the
Canadians In Flanders have ,:uducs-
t!onably FASTENED tho dispatch the
second contingent. The Canada. Pa
cihc Railway steamer MetaEaIna. COM
mandecrcd when she reached Montreal
on her maiden voyage, carried away
some 1000 including division Of
nurses and doctors. last Thursday.
That is, II left Montreal. Whether II
VIII go directly 10 the British Isles
or delay somewhere en- route only those
In command known.
More troops are expected 10 leave
ais week. The government is under
stood TO have Communicated all British
ma!lsh!ps coming into the port. which
seems 10 mean that from seven TO III
teen transatlantic liners nave been
ordered as transports II IS under
stood that whatever OF the second con-
,inScnt still remains will be headed
toward the war zone within two weeks.
Announcement OF the officers 10 COM
mand this contingent was made from
Ottawa last week.
The third contingent is being re-
cruited. and at least one artillery squad
is at drill IN the Champs de Mars,
behind the Montreal Courthouse The
Twenty-fourth Battalion, Victoria Ser
vice Rifles. is complete and ready to
start. The recruiting OF new SER
vice unit to take its place is already
contemplated.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-19
SHELL BLINDNESS

one OF the many medical surprises OF
the war Is the phenomenon u tempo
rary blindness following ,he explosion
OF she'll. blindness not due &c direct
injury but apparently ,C conclusion a
writer In tho London Lancet discusses
by she!l conclusion 10 "A man after
more or less prolonged fatigue due TO
marching and exposure in the trenches.
CONSCIOUSNESS Is lost for a variable
time, says the writer. but often not
SO far as to prevent automatic move
mcnts. so that the man may wall IN
dazed condition 10 a dressing station.
At this stage. IL would appear the
nor docs the memory retain any record
o! the phase. Blu, tho man is instan-
taneousiy struck blind and this may
be associated with deafness. loss Of
smell and taste. The eyes are found
TO be watering freely and the lids tend
TO keep tight shut. After tho lapse Of
week or two they become less ten
der. and then on examination II is
found. very often that the eyes are
quite normal. By this time, too. some
sight has been recovered. and light can
De distinguished from darkness. The
patient gropcs about, but curiously
enough does not seem 10 stumble up
against objects in his path: vet II is
found that his field OF vision is re-
stricted. indeed TO degree which
seems scarcely consistent with the
avoidance of obstacles in walking
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-19
Killing an Old Superstition

DERHAPs this war will serve some good
purpose after ALL even if that be but
the final eXtinguishment OF a few amiable
but particularly foolish supersttions. One
execution of this character is performed by
an English observer at the recent battle of
Ypres. who says that despite the almost con-
tinuous discharge of thousands of cannon. in
Guiding many antiaircraft guns fired from
both sides the sun continued to shine bright
ly and no rain fell.
The old theory that heavy cannonadng
produced rain is yet in full bloom-or was
until recently. II had the approval of peri
patetic persons who ambled about the country
with a mortar and bombs with which they
guaranteed TO end any period OF drought
Faith in the efficacy of their processes was
furnished but not oblitera ted by the suspicion
that they conducted their experiments with
more regard to the Weather Bureau than
they were accustomed to admit. and fired only
when they had some other reason than belief
in their apparatus to expect that rain would
follow its discharge
But no rain fell through all this terrific
cannonading at Ypres, although many of the
rif1ed guns were pointed at the clouds. That
ought to settle it.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-19
"The Ecmnle of The SncCics"

W. H1 is ii that fighting woman puts ND
w sitter fight than any man? The
female sex is popularity supposed to be the
peaceful sex, but this is poetic delusion
For tenacity of purpose, for unalterable deter
mination. for refusing 10 bend to the will of
the powers that he. woman has II all over
man. II usually takes a whole community
-ta beat an indignant woman
ThS fact Is beautifully illustrated by a
recent case al Wichita Kans Mrs Susie
Kinseders husband John Kinseder; ran y
saloon in Wichita. At least he tended the
bar for Susie kinscdcr was the actual nro-
prietor by divine right OF being the better
man. 1t was model saloon in all respects
and the excellence OF the free lunches served
there was acknowledged and appreciated
throughout the Whisker State In tho ioy
Gus days of old. when Wichita was wide omen
the Kinseder place did a most profitable bust
ness. Eight years ago. however the State
Forced Wichita 10 clean up and ali the saloons
except kinseders became a thing OF the mast
HUT Kinseder's, owing TO the fighting shirt of
Mrs. Susie, remained and continued IN do
business.
II. She was arrested time and again hut i,
Was almost always her husband who was son,
10 jail. Mrs. kinscder would be released
only to take down the shutters again and
mass drinks over the bar. she has the record
tor the number of arrests Tor selling rouor
Oh Kansas.
x But she has given in at last. af.cr Gcb,
of eight years. Notice has been served -
ufsmiss the appealed case OF the state 81
Kansas against Mrs. Susie Kinsedcr. Tho
Ehutters will be put up for good. for shc
HAS agreed never to sell liquor again
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-19
Advice to the Riggs Bank

IF political aspect has been injected into
Il the case of the Riggs National Bank. of
Washington. against Secretary of the Treas
nry McAdoo and Comptroller of the Currency
Williams-as one OF the counsel for the bank
avers-the responsibility lies at the door OF
the plaintiff and not at that of the officers
of government who have been made defen-
dants in the suit.
Long before the Riggs Bank entered the
courts with its complaint il had been active
in efforts to discredit the administration of
the Treasury Department 1t had through
that preliminary campaign the co-operat ton
of its New York associate. the National City
Bank, and OF the lotteries OF high finance in
which these institutions revolve.
The countercharges made by Messrs. Nc
Adoo and Williams against the Riggs Bank
and its controlling minds do not make pleas
ant reading They include misuse Of the
. banks funds. in speculative enterprises. and
perjury on the part OF at least one of its
offcials. They charge an intimate relation
between .bhrk and government, under pre-
avious administrations, that will he dsquiet-
ing until it is disproved
s.. To such disproof the bank had better adj
dress itself. II is not, considering all the
circumstances OF the case, particularly happy
in the role OF an innocent and suffering dove
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-19

,,unhIhE was illustrated not long before the war
u ,,h OUT by the triumphant landing on the
ISL coast or cargo OF German rifles and
ammunition for the Ulster rebels to whom
Sernan diplomacy seems to have looked to ma le
n.e"' hritain helpless. Arms and ammunition
"ie vi concentrated value. and could easily be
sSlhusEled In by fast small steamers approach.
ailS INC coast after dark. varying their route.
GU using many different ports, One might be
uasEed now and then by chance torpedo. but
me loss would not be serious Eumiliatng as
'i,s hRht be to Britannia. IL would remove the
snicl excuse which has been urged for attacks
l nisrchant shipping. and to a great extent il
M"uiu destroy the motive. To starvc Britain
by cutting off food supplies is at present more
possioie than the starvation o! Germany.
'eFhihe which so much hollow rhetoric has been
oHpehueo II munitions OF imported
WIN tho skillful efficiency which Germany in
r'nsiahds place would give 10 the matter tho
submarine campaign would quickly lose much
OF It's value and drop 10 the level %! random
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