The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11

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 And Frank is mer1y speaking the thoughts of the multitude. Iris Speaker holds the record for the greatest number of two-baggers in a single season-53 in 1912. The Syracuse team was scheduled to play the Williams a week ago Sunday and arrived here with a remarkable array of talent, but the rain prevented the staging of the contest. The Syra- tains i'll its lineup, Sunday, inlluding Harry Robertson, captain of Syracuse the past season, and one of the, premier ends of the country. The Williams are, also planning to bolster up their team a bit for the struggle and are out strong for a de. cision over the York State stars.
 Bob Fitzsimmons was middleweight champion of the world from 1891 to 1898.
 The terrific pace set by the foreign riders in the six-day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden, Monday night, caused the retirement from the con- test of Frank L. Kramer for many years champion bicycle rider of the world. Willie Spencer, Kramer's part ner, was allowed four hours to team up with another rider. A football is from 28 to 28H inches long and from 221S to g inches through.
 John Barsha, the star line smasher, and Bill Rafter, captain of last years eleven, are two other Syracuse univer- sity notables with the team. Then there is Mike Purdy, the ex-Brown quarter back and teammate of the great Pol lard.
 The signed contract of Grover C1eve- land Alexander, star pitcher of the Chicago Nationals, was received at Cub headquarters several days ago.
 Neal Ball, premier second baseman and captain of the New Haven cham pions, may not be with the Indians next year, says Dame Rumor. Neal has re- ceiVed several tempting offers from baseball 'magnates in Oklahoma and Neal would like to play down in that section.
 Hamilton of the Philadelphia Ma tional League team holds the record for the greatest number of runs scored i'll a season-1o6 in 1894.
 Louis E. Stoddard of this city has been selected to play with the Amer ican polo team which will go to Eng i,, effo the international trophy.
 Joe Tinker, former shortstop of the Chicago Cubs, former manager of the Cincinnati Reds, and president of the Columbus, Ohio, baseball club, has signed a contract to manage the Or lando club of the Florida State league for next season.
 Harry Hinchman of Toledo, who for Is years has played second base on various teams of different leagues, has been sgined to manage the Chambers burg team of the Blue Ridge league in 1921
 The Giants won the worlds cham pionship in 1905, defeating the Athletics four games to one.
 The recognized worlds record for lifting weights-with the hands alone is 1,584 pounds, held by H. Leussing of Chicago.
 The largest number of runs ever scored in world series game is 17- Athletics 12, Chicago 5-in 1910.
 The Washington Glees football team and invited guests celebrated the wind up of the season with a banquet at the Hotel Taft this week. The affair was held in "117," famous as the Yale room of the hostelry, and was attended by every player and over 50 invited guests and friends of the team.
 Harvard and Indiana University football elevens will meet at Cambridge next year i'll the first game between representatives of these two schools h. diana has accepted Harvards invitation, scheduling the game for October 8. No return game was scheduled
 Chicago plays Princeton at Prince ton October g, making two intersec- tiona1 conteSts between Western Con-