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New Britain herald., 1918-04-17

copyright 1918. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
Editors Note: This is the 4Sth
chapter of a series of articles which
Mr.. Corbett is writing on John L. AS
! knew Him" 1t relates many here
tofore unpublished incidents in the
life of the great warrior. The final
instalment will appear tomorrow
Some men retire from their chosen
field of endeavor, and pass from with
in the rays of the spotlight for all
time. But no SO with John L.. He
loved the fight game as no other man
loved it. Every big contest that was
staged in America from the day that
he became a warrior until the day Of
This death, found him at the ringside.
He was an enthusiast over boxing
and one OF the keenest Judges of
lighting men in the country-except
where an Irish fighter was concerned.
It ever was his belief that good
two-hsted Irishnan was the peer Of
sany other style of battler. And be-
cause of that favorftisn John I.
sometimes went a bit awry in his es-
! Inmates Of Irish fighters. But, on
1.-THE whole, John l.. knew a real fight
Ter when he saw one.
The champion of champions had
no patience with the present day
lheavyweights. Jess Willard never ap-
kpealed to him as a great fighter.
John L. often classed Willard as "a
EJoke". Wizards lack Of aggressive
ness angered John l. and the fact
that Jess wasn't knocking out foes in
Ehe first or second round of each
hight nyst1fied him.
why, If I'd have had that fellows
height and weight in my prime, I'd
have taken on two fighters at the
same time every night in the week.
sand whipped both of 'em."
And John L. was about right!
Ring methods of the present day
angered John L.
"They don't fight nowadays-all
they do IS hug each other" exclaimed
John l.. just a short time before his
death. The ring rules call for three
minutes of fighting but about ninety
nine per cent of the o-called fighters
now defraud the public that pays to
sec 'em battle. They fight only about
80 seconds in each round; the other
two and a half minutes are spent in
hugging each other.
"Clinching is unavoidable at times
but this business of clinching a dozen
times in each round-well, that's
cowardice. Looks as if the boys are
afraid to fight each other--afraid Of
getting hit. And yet they call them
selves fighters.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
HERzOG AGREES 7O|
PLAY WITH BRAV
Holdout King and Club OWn|
Arrive at Terms for Peace

New York, April 17.-John J.
Graw's handmade steam roller, VIII
has raised such ruction with the |
tional League fields for a decade
more, will be left intact for amor
successful JOY ride down the line
1918, unless Uncle Sam commando
some Of the essential parts for his
war machine. The greatest men
toward a possible disruption of
far the best ball club in the Tey
circuit was avoided when Charles q
coin Herzog decided to be good a
play with the sadly disjointed BRAY
Until almost the very last min |
the disgruntled farmer of Ridg
Nd, and former team captain of 4
Giants threatened for the Giants :
the trouble that it is possible for
mind to picture. Herzog evider1
held the whip hand in a most
usual business deal and seemed
termined to exact the last ounce
his advantage. In some way Her
was Influenced from his fell purpo
The inside facts of the settlement \
probably never be made public.
It is significant, however, that
adjustment Of the differences betweA
Herzog and the Boston National 81
was made, or rather announc%
shortly after a conference betwe
Harry y. Hampstead, president of b
Giants, and Percy D. Haughte
president of the Braves, in this ei
which lasted until early yesterd
morning. 1t is generally belieI
that Herzog forced the Natior>
League parties directly Interested
his future into a settlement in full !
his terms.
Had n Boomerang Clause.
Herzog was enabled to exert u
usual pressure upon his past and prd
pective employers because of strf
ing lack of business foresight on Il
part of his late employers. VII
the cantaloupe king came from CD
cinnati to the Giants in the mid-se
son of 1916. he wheedled the M
York club into signing him $10,0y
| contract, covering the seasons
1917 and 1918, with a clause inset
STIMULATING that he could not be sd
or transferred to any other eli
without his consent. ~
This Especial right clause was d.
tined to prove g. boomerang to
Giants. Herzog fell off badly in j
play in 1917, following an accident I
a local station. Because of allegt
illness he took French leave of Il
New York club toward the close
the pennant drive of last year. Ha !
feelings were engendered when
was suspended without pay by til
management. Herzog returned to hI
team to participate in the worlds q
ries with the White Sox. During tn
classic he and McGraw came to 4
open breach. 1t was evident thei
that Herzog would have to go.
At the annual National Leaga|
meeting in this city last Decembe
Herzog got wind of the fact that M
Graw was negotiating for his releas
to another team. He sought out tn
Giant management and issued an ult
matum. He demanded that he 4
traded to one Of three rival clubs
Cincinnati or Chicago or Boston.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
Dugan Gums No-EIit Game.

Boston, April 17.-Mays of Boston,
just missed a no-hit performance yes
terday, holding Philadelphia to one
scratch hit, in handling which Shean
slipped
Boston won, by a score of | to 0, in
the last of the ninth on Mc1nnis's dou-
Bile, followed by a fielder's choice play
on Whiteman's bounder, which retired
nobody. McInnis then scored on SCOTS
single The Score:
Philadelphia 0oooooOo0-4 1 l
Boston .000O0O0O1-1 0
Perry and Perkins; Mays and
AgncW.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
TELLER ROLLS 173.
Naugatucl< Duck Pin Star Rolls Ex-
ceptionaI Score Against Stone.

Naugatuck, April 17-FTed Teller
Of Naugatuck established a record for
the season here yesterday afternoon
when he scored 173 in a single string
in state duckpin bowling tourna-
ment match. The local bowler took
five out Of nine games from Stone Of
Waterbury.
Tellers record is believed to be
one of the largest match game marks
ever made. Stone, in the two-men
tournament in Waterbury last year,
made q mark of 1870.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
TURNER TO MEET CHIP.

Bridgeport, April 17.-Big Chief
Clay Turner, the Indian light heavy
weight, will meet George Chip Of
Newcastle, Pa, in the star bout of IS
rounds to be staged under the direc-
iton of the Union Boating club,
Bridgeport, a week from tonight.
Turner will substitute for Harry Cireb
of Pittsburgh who is seriously i'll IN
a hospital in his home town.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
LATEST FROM WATERBURY,.
porting Editor:

Sporting Editor:
Last year as you know the Sacred
Heart Juniors Of Waterbury won the
championship of the state. Kindly
put this challenge in your paper. We
challenge any New Britain team be-
tween the age of 16 and Is years, st.
Mary's and st. John the Evangelist's
in particular. Address all replies to
w. Gaughan, Box 1912, care of The
Randolph Cloves Co., Waterbury,
Conn.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
PARK FOR BASEBALL
City Authorities of Paris Grant T
mission to Americans to Use i
dc Boulogne.

Paris, April 1.-THE handsonl
Fois de Boulogne is likely to becom
the principal baseball field aroun,
Paris. The city authorities hav
granted permission for the use of tn
unimproved space in the great par
for three diamonds to be used b.
the American expeditionary fore
league in Paris.
Another diamond will be provides
by the racing club at Colonies.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
FREDERTCkS WINS AT POOL.

George Iredericks defeated vii.
liam DAILY at pool last evening in the
D. J. Donahue tourney, score 100 to
81. Three players remain in the
tourney for first place Fredericks,
Marty WEIGH and Henry Maikluski
Welch and Maikluslly will meet to-
morrow evening.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
BOWLING RESULTS
Corbin Team Wins Three Straight
Games From the n. b. Colts
Landers Girls Lose to Male Quintet.

The P. & F. Corbin regained some
lost ground in the Factory Bowling
league last evening, when the New
Britain Colts were routed for three
straight games. Erickson copied the
high single score honors with 100 and
Carey bagged the high three-string
total score with 500. In the other
games on the Aetna alleys, the
Landers, Frary & Clark girls team
was beaten by a picked male team.
The scores:
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
Robins Lose Opener.

New York, April 17.-Or< exceed
Engly simple way Of beginning an
4opening days baseball game is to tell
the score, which was to in favor
5of the Giants. Of the panorama Of
Rpftching. the kaleidoscope of hitting
hand ffelding and the fulminations of
sfanatics, those are secondary to the
fsurpassing fact that Mister McGraws
celebrated and gentlemanly Giants
|got off on the right foot.
4 The Lord put Brooklyn on the
wrong side of the Bridge, but it has
lra1nained for the New York National
II ,ea guers to keep it there in the mat
|+er of innumerable baseball scores.
IFrom Kings County to the Borough
|of Manhattan came the gray-sulted
wa 1,riors of Your Uncle Wilbert Rob-
linson. From Flatbush TO Harlem
rode thousands of Dodger incurables
10 storm the. Polo Grounds pattle-
#nents and wrestle with the 1ntr1ca-
Eies of the new war tax.
y The score:
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
Alexander No Enigma.

st. Louis, April list. Louis
opened the National League season
here with a to 2 victory over Chi
cago. The locals hit Alexander hard
and timely, pounding out nine hits
for a total of seventeen bases, while
Meadows held the visitors scoreless
until the ninth, when a rally Melted
two runs.
The usual flag raising ceremonies
preceded the game, added to which
were a parade and a concert by the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Band. Colonel George K. Hunter,
commanding officer at Jefferson Bar
racks, threw out the first ball.
Manager Jack Hendricks, who ap-
peared yesterday as a major league
pilot for the first time, was given an
ovation. Charles Eollocher, 8, St.
Louis boy now with the Cubs, was
presented with a watch as a gift from
local friends.
r. h. e.
Chicago .... .000000002-2
st. Louis .20OO1100x-4 3
Batteries: Alexander and Ktllifer;
Meadows and Gonzales.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
sCHAEFER WOUNDED IN ACTION

HaH1aN N. s, April l7.-Frlt7
Schaefer of Halifax, former amateur
100 yard champion of Canada, has
been wounded in action and is in q
hospital at Gamers, according to add
vices received here yesterday. Ha
was shot in one foot
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
schneider ALLOWS
PIRATES one HIT
Reds Big Hurler Works in Mid
Season FOrm-Other Results

Cincinnati, April 17.-Schneider's
superior pitching, mbined with cost
| ly errors by the visitors, enabled
Cincinnati to win the opening game
of the season here yesterday from
Pittsburgh by a score Of 2 to 0. One
hit was all that Pittsburgh obtained
off Schneider and there was never
a time during the game when they
seriously threatened to score. Cooper
also pitched good ball, allowing only
three hits. He stumbled at first base
In the seventh inning while covering
q throw, fell and wrenched his ankle
SO severely that he had to be car
ried off the field
Cincinnati's two runs were scored
when Groh reached first on Cations
wild throw, went to second on L.
IMagees sacrifice and scored on
sRoushs single. Roush took second
on the throw-in, went to third when
RMcKechnie dropped a throw and
3Bcored on Chase's out.
The score
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
Standing of Teams.

Games Today.
Brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago at ST. Louis.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Washington 7, New York 5.
Boston 1. Philadelphia 0.
st. Louis 6, Chicago /.
Detroit VS.. Cleveland Grain. }
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
Phils Down Braves.

Philadelphia, April 17.-Mayer
was Philadelphia's star perform err
yesterday in the seasons opening
game, which the home team won
from Boston, 5 to 2. He allowed two
singles, one of them an infield
scratch, in the first seven innings,
and in the seventh started the bat
ting onslaught which clinched victory
for his team. He tripled to deep CEN
ter with one out, scoring on Ban
croft's single.
Mayer had Boston shut out in the
eighth, when two consecutive fun
bles by McGaffigan allowed Pinch
Hitter Bailey, who had hit safely, to
score. Konetchys double, Smiths
single and Conway's sacrifice fly
scored a run for Boston in the ninth.
Mayer was presented with a floral
horseshoe during the fag-raising
ceremonies. Mayor Smith threw out
the first ball
The score:
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
BROWNS RELEASE MoUYNE,AUx.

ST. Louis, April 17.-Vincent Moi-1
yneaux, pitcher for the ST. Loui,
Americans, has been given his uncon
ditional release. He was obtained
from Villanova college last year. -
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
Standing of Teams.
Games Today.

Games Today.
New York at Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Cleveland.
st. Louis at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

New York 6, Brooklyn 4.
Philadelphia 5, Boston 2.
Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 0.
St. Louis 4, Chicago g.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-17

Grimes and Miller; Tesreau, Ander.
son and TeSreau.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
PRESS COMMENT.
THEIR BACKS TO THE WALL.

seWith our backs To the wall, said
Field Marshal Haig in the special order OF
the day addressed to the British amy IN
France and Flanders, every position must
hc held To the last man. There must he
no retirement.
This il paraphrase of Joffre's famous
message to the French troops on the eve
of the Rattle of the Marnc. The hour
has come la advance at AL costs and die
where ymI stand rather than give way.
II is no new experience for either british
ar French soldiers Ia bc hgii'in with their
backs to the wall against the German
advance. That is the way the British
cxprdtionarv force fought IN August,
1914. from Mons to the Marne. and while
beaten back every day its lines We're
never broken That is the way the
French fought throughout those dcpress-
ing weeks that preceded the great victory
at the Marnc II is the way they fought
at Nerdun when the issue again trcmhled
In the balance.
To-day il is not merely tho British army
in France and Flanders that is fighting
with it's back to the wall. Civilization is
fighting with its back to tho wall France,
Great Britain Italy, the United States,
all the free nations.
The crisis following the great German
offensive is acute, but 1t only empha-
sizes Il situation tha existed before thus
drive was undertaken and whic VIII
continue 20 exist until the might OF Ger
man military power is broken and crushed.
We have not grasped the meaning oi thus
struggle until we realize that all the sell
governing peoples until the very end OF
the war are fighting with their backs to
the wall ~ New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
Don't Like Their Own Medicine.

According to a dispatch from harris
ruhe 10 the Frankfurter Icitung the
Chamber Of the Grand Durhy of Baden
last week adopted a resolution requesting
the Imperial German government u en-
icavor to obtain 2 general agreement ior
the cessation Of hostile air rad< on places
outside the zone of military operations
Tho people Of karlsruhe do not like this
Kind 81 warfare.
Ia, il Was not until they had thclr own
experience with this peculiar kind oi
German .frghtfuncss that the people
81 karlsruhe protested 80 doubt they
read with great glec of German aerial
raids on London amt other places IN Ing
land and on nltIcn>lvC French towns.
But when enemy rcprlSals become IN
order. and their city was sclcctcdfor scv-
oral hostile air raids they became practi-
,allv acquainted with the horrible results
of the evil war method. aud NOW they
ask for iumunIty
karlsruhe d capital ut he GRAND Durhy
ot Baden. city 81 nearly hundred
thousand population. >ituated about fifty
miles from hc French border i was
immune from air attacks unll The patience
of the British and frcnch became en-
haustcd by The numerous manifestations
of German brutality and thcn i was
selected for rcpri~al- Il has had enough os
them
Germany began this brutal and AMI
natural form ol warfare, and il j. pca-
SURE 10 note thsa ,hc German people
after having had -omc effective doses Of
their own German medicine. are ~" be
ginning 10 cry enough But when Germany
stops. u viii hc limc enough ior her
eneInlcs 10 adnn1 annther nnLLcN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
LESSONS OF NATURE.

The time Il near when Nature appears
il its lovclra~t apparel Looked at with
p loving heart il has AZ much religion III
It as the RcattudeS II Is Gods express
sion Of beauty and beauty occupies a
high place IA ones faith So. MANY ~
the pulpit texts should hc from tins
divine revelation There are many teNts
IN the l}ihir that ono would not want 70
preach about. but thcrr j. hardly one
from the hook oi SprinRiimc Il l>
the divine love cvcrywhcrr, II flower
grass tree -ky h.rd cloud. hrrczo
and sunset Stand still and consider
the wondrous works oi God. SAYS the
Bible
Religion util improve hy getting more
of nature III lt and men VIII improve ty
loving ID >ay~ Cowpcr Nature l~
but namc tor IN effect whose cause .
God II one takes thc golden rule with
hlm he can cct to Heaven by following
the path that leads among the flowers and
the woods This should be und 'rStood,
for il pIritics the heart and hrings about
the upward look There is less hope Tor
q man who docs not rcad God 5 own word
in hls works Ohio state Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
Splendid Resistance.

The resistance offered by the French,
English and American forces to the heavy
German assaults on the western war front
are most inspiring Also, they are proving
successful.
For awhile the situation seemed ornI-
nous With their forces largely increased by
the withdrawal of their armies from
Russia, and the release Of German pris-
oners there, the Germans were enabled
to attack in great force and with largely
superior numbers. Gradually the attacked
forces withdrew from advanced positions,
but al no time were they enveloped or over
whelmed They rctreated in good order,
and with discretion, and at the close Of
last week had succeeded ia steInLnlng the
heavy German advance
There seems to be no reason, at this time,
to fear the German advance viii prove
successful 1t has been met, halted, and in
numerous instances driven back. And our
soldiers are taking part in the good work
When We get more nen over there AZ W.T.
viii before long. results viii be vastly
different
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
THE VANISHING PILLORN

How the war docs speed up some
changes which were painfully deliberate
in their movement Few OF us have
failed 10 notice that The process oi the
ages has brought some relief TO man IN
the fashion of his dress.
Slow change has worked It's almost
impcrceptihlc rrlicl in the years since,
especially in the years Of the new century.
The "bilcd shirt became first Jest and
then back number Few and far away
are those who don II in its pristine dis
comfort, except on occasions Of extreme
fornaitv Then tho stiff cuff rclaz"d
and Is now far less N favor, and not IT
All dc rigcur At length the downfall
"f even the low stfl collar mpendcd
the hugh collar having fallen from
grace some time previously Permitted
10 discard ~ least ms waiStcuai IN summer
and vet hc received INTO the prccuci- 1t
cNacting .o5jctv. IMAM began 90 t.nd thc
sources ut discomfort chioHr IA Other
things than his clothing Hartford
i1ult~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
WORKERS IN WAR INDUSTRIES.

Notwithstanding the fact that Britain $
example of effective preparation for war
work WAS highly instructive, we Americans
have been unable, in the words Of Charles
ii Whitaker editor of the Journal of the
American Institute Of Architects, ito
mobilize our social imagination" Mr.
Whitaker recent address before the
City Club Of Chicago, in which he dealt
with the lack Of housing for shipworkers
was exceptionally informing.
Mr. Whitaker called attention to the
amazing labor turnover Of 100, 900 ship
workers at The Atlantic seaboard These
men, after remaining but few days on
the work, departed because they were
unable to find suitable homes for their
families in proximity to the shipyards
''When we went TO war, said Mr.. Whita-
ker, eve started TO build new plants
and stimulate the production of war
supplies, but no one had the Imagination
to look as the social side of the problem
including the building of dwellings for
the workers who were required to man
the plants The government is pre-
pairing to remedy this lack, having
appropriated S50,000,000 for housing
shipyard employees 1t is not unlikely,
Mr.. Whitaker believes, that great deal
more money than this viii be required in
building new communities, since Britain
has spent more than 500, 900, 900 In order
that its artisans may be properly housed.
Chicago News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
IT'S GOT TO BE APRIL.

tits got to be Ap ,cfore it is May"
That's something nther would fre-
quently say
With the ram pcltln' down an the air
full o. gloom.
He thought o the time when the poppies
would bloom,
An IL seems 10 me now through all mo
ments a dread,
lie saw but the splendor that waited
ahead
He never believed IN permanent woe,
Whatever his trouble he knew It would 60,
An this was the lesson that from him |
learned,
The JOY that's worth while is the Joy
that is earned
The view from the top of the hill IS
sublime,
But if YOU would sec II you've first got
to climb
The prizes o life never fall to the shirk,
They 90 to the chap who Is willin To
work
The flag of our country was flung to
the sky
An kept there by men who were wlllln
to die.
They stood to disaster an deaths leadcn
ram
For the sake of the goal that they wished
to attain,
An they didn't Imagine they'd conquer
the foe
BY never once feelin the force Of blow
Stand fast to the purposel Don't whlmpcr
an whine
Because now an then there's bend
in the line:
Some day in the future when war
flags are furled
Wei find new beauty is born to the
world.
We're pledged in the struggle to sone-
thing worth while,
An before we attain 1t our troubles
will pile
There are rough roads TO travel, an
dangers ahead
An sadly we'll read through the lists
Of the dead,
But cling to your fahhl We shall con
qucr somc day.
It's got to he April before Il IS NAY.