The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-27

Shades of O'Donnell Abool Joe Stetcher, the heavyweight wrestler, he of the scissors-ho1d fame, had his hands full the other night at the wrestling tournament held in New York, when he met Leon O'Donnell, a French heavyweight wrestler. Whats in name? '. Rumor has it that Boston College is son, as the Bost-ing boys play too rough.
 The unconditional release of Joe Gedeon, second baseman of the St. Louis American League club, was an nounced recently by Business Manager Quinn Gedeon testified before the Chicago grand jury that he bet on the worlds series in 1919 after receiving information 1t had been fixed" Every club in tn majors waived on Gedeon, Quinn said.
 The Amherst Williams game, Satur- day, was the last appearance of Benny Boynton in Williams uniform. He has not lost a game to Amherst since starting h1s college career.
 
 Ed. Konetchy first basenlan of the Brooklyn National League team, has re- turned ihs signed contract for the 1921 season, 1t was announced. The only others signed so far are Manager Rob- inson and Ivan Olson, shortstep.
 After Northwestern University's $ football team had held Notre Dame scoreless for the first quarter in Satur- days game, the visitors threw in the first string men and later added Gipp, the sensational halfback to the lineup, winning the Western Conference aggre- gation,53 B to 7. It was the third victory thIs season for Notre Dame over con- ference team, Purdue and Indiana be- ing the other victims.
 Johnny Evers is to be the recipient of homecoming banquet at Chicago on December to celebrate his engage ment as manager of the Cubs. Judge Landis will be asked to act as toast master.
 The Detroit Tigers are to get another pitcher, and all Michigan knows they need 'em. Bert Ellison, inhelder, has been sent to San Francisco i'll exchange for Call, youngster who did fine work in the Pacific Coast League last sea- son.
 Pete Herman, bantam champion, has ignored several good offers to box in the bouts in Madison Square Garden. Tex Rickard is making strong effort to .getstlerman into the ring with Jack CbarLaxy Toe I .ynch
 Formation of Big Four," com posed of Dartmouth, Syracuse, Penn sylvania and the University of Pitts burgh, is being argued.
 Yale's varsity eleven will lose by graduation Tim Callahan, Fido Kemp ton, Thomas Murphy, Jack Dilworth, Leon Walker and Johnny Acosta.
 Box Maxwell, who refereed the liar vard-Centre game and the Yale-Prince- ton battle at the Bowl last year, says the Crimson could have won by 5O points as. we'll as nine.
 A plan to boost the price of Yale Harvard, Yale-Princeton and Harvard Princeton football tickets to $5 apiece for next season Is now under serious consideration by the football manage ment of the three universities. It IS also a part of the scheme to restore the price of admission to undergrad uates to 50 cents.
 ssNutsy" Nutter lead the Weissmer in slugging with an average of .3o4 10 points below Roy Grimes, the league leader.
 His Nutlets also copped the run-get ting honors, crossing the platter lOs times during the season.
 They say Georges Carpenter can hit, but he is one of two men who were able to put the K Q. on Bat LeVlnsky
 The presence of Len Rowlands a Madison Square Garden recent, brought recollectiOns of Les Darcy, a great a boxer as the game ever saw and as persecuted man as misfortun ever frowned upon. Rowlands wa matched to meet Darcy i'll Milwaukee but the Australian, broken in heart ant spirit, fell prey to the dreaded pneu monia and died in Memphis hospita three days before the scheduled con test.
 Darcy bore all the earmarks of bein the greatest fighter sent out of Aus tralia since the days of Peter Jackson and Bob Fitzsimmons. He was just il the flush of young manhood, with ! roseate ring future in front of hin when he was cut down by the Grin Reaper His passing was pathetic. Tn boy died far from his home and friend in an alien land, with the shadow of disgrace that was totally unwarrante hanging over him. Fate seldom dealt more cruel blow than was delivered { poor Les Darcy-may he rest in peace
 A persistent rumor going the round of the fireplace league deposed "Cae tus" Cravath as manager of the Ph1ll1e and put Mike Kelly, manager of the 5 Paul team, twice champions of tn American Association, in his place. F. Baker, president of the Phlllies, wh is in Kansas City would not affirm C deny the rumor. It is said that Ora yath is sure to be retired and 1t IS als reported that Arthur Fletcher, tn former Giant, who went to Philadelphl in exchange for Dave Bancroft, Ws offered the place He declined, posslbl recalling the fate of Pat Moran an Jack Coombs.
 The Montreal A A. A. is plannln to hold a big international skatin championship in Montreal next Febru ary It is the hope of those behind tn