The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-04-17

from some of the modern champs If
they were told that $500 would be the
even split ron a worlds series. Well,
that's just the sum per man that the
famous old Baltimore Orioles and the
no less famous Cleveland Indians re-
ceived in 1896, when Baltimore won the
entire four games. Can you imagine
what the old timer thinks when his
thoughts go back to such stars as
Brouthers, PETIT, Bonner, McGraw,
Jennings, Keller, Kelly, Brodie, Robin
and pulling down the price of modern
suit of clothes for winning a worlds
title?
"Jigger" Mccarthy and his Irish
American A. c. has completed his card
for the night of the 23rd inst. The
"Jigger" has "Chic" Brown and Jimmy
Duffy down for IL rounds, as his star
bout. This is not the Jimmy Duffy of
Lockport, who has been going down
for the count in nearly all of his bouts
in the east.
Well, the Atlas boys proved them
selves the best in the state, and GER
tainly deserve great credit for the won
derful showing made. They went
z
and as Louie Cominsl<y says
"A bird in the bush, can I sell you
a suit ?"
Although Ya1e's swimming team was
most sensational in the sense that it
won most of, its contests, the baseball
team has proved itself sensational also,
in that it lost nearly all the games on
its Southern trip.
Jerry Cornell, the former player
manager of the "White Wings, is to
manage the Winsted team this season.
Emmons Bowen, the New Haven boy,
and former Holy Cross star, has been
farmed out to the Rochester Interna-
tons by the New York Giants. EN-.
will be back with the "Jints" before
the season closes.
Manager Barrow of the Red Sox is
anxious to add Del Pratt and Ping
Bodie of the Yankees, to the Boston
club in order to increase the batting
strength of the Red Sox, while Hug
gins has made overtures which involved
Oscar Witt, confirmed holdout.
Catcher Wally Schang, the most
notable holdout of the spring, is de-
handing contract calling for $1,000
more than he received last season, &C
cording to report.
Not only has Pat Moran satisfied
himself with naming the pennant win
ners in the National league but he is
making plans for the worlds series, in
which is included the scene of battle.
On July %, an off day, the Cincinnati
Reds play an exhibition game with the
Cleveland Indians at Cleveland. Moran
says he wants to get acquainted with
the Cleveland ball park, in preparation
for the worlds series next fall.
Can it be the Miracle Man is Joking
With Carl Mays, the leading under
hand pitcher of generation, and real
worlds series artist; Bob Shawkey,
who has held up the Yanks' staff the
last two years; Jack Quinn and Ernie
Shore, only pace behind the first
named pair in effectiveness, and George
Mogridge and Herbert Thormahlan,
pair of fine left handlers, Miller Hug
gins should be able to cop" the rag in
the American league, now that the
famous "Murderers Row" has been
strengthened by Ruth and Lefty O'Doul.
Franklin Burns, the popular feather
weight of Jersey City, won his fourth
battle since his comeback to the hight
ing game by decisively outpointing
Dutch Brandt, a Brooklyn feather
weight, in eight rounds at the Hamll-
ton A. C., several nights ago. frankie
has host of admirers in New Haven.