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The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
BRITISH AUTHORITY
ON SWIM MING TALKS
Says Americans Are Far Ahead
of All Other Nations.
Our Style of Crawl Differs In Many
Features From Brtish-Posftion
Of Body Is Higher, Affecting
Action OF Legs.

One of Great Britains leading
aquatic authorities, w. J. HOwcrOft Of
Garston, secretary of A. S. A. and
amateur coach to the recent Olympic
water carnival, analyses the methods
which succeeded at the international
meet In a manner which may prove
very valuable. He says:
II gladly comply with your request
for my views concerning the swim
ming competition at Antwerp, though
there Is so much to tell that | must
necessarily conf1ne myself to the sail
ent points And I will start by saying
without reservation that at crawl and
back crawl swimming you are far far
in advance of Great Britain and other
nations.
I'm many features your style Of
crawl differs from ours. The position
of the body is higher in your stroke,
and this naturally affects the leg ac-
ton. In your style the feet and lower
legs do not come out Of water in ours
they do. We favor what you call a
six beat thrash of even scope while
your contestants usually introduce one
or two wider kicks per cycle Of move
ments. Your arms recovery is slower
than ours, easier and much nearer the
surface. Also you bend the arms at
the start of the recovery and we swing
them around in half circle. You
straighten out the arms for the entry
and we bend them at the catch to en-
ter directly over the center line of
progression. These, I think, are the
noticeable differences. may add
that we intend to give your style
very thorough and exhaustive trial.
"In our respective back crawls there
is only slight difference. All your
devotees keep the head rather high,
claiming it allows them to plane, but
we believe this position causes the
legs to sink and drag. We teach
head back poise, level with the surf
ace, so that the feet are high and come
out of the water In threShing. This
may lose some leverage, but it mimi
mics water resistance and there is
forward impetus from the downward
impact of calves. AS our best expo
nents are under seventeen we will have
to wait awhile before attempting to
draw conclusions regarding the rela-
tive value of these styles"
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
PROSPECTS GOOD FOR
FAST 1921 SOX TEAM
Third Stacker and SIugging Out
fielder Chief Need.
Pitching Staff Is None Too Strong
With Dick Kerr and Red Faber as
Only ReIiabIes-Bib FaIk May
Be Developed

What of the White SOx team for
1921? The outlook is not discOuraging,
by any means. When the Hose have
such masters as Eddie Collins, Ray
Schalk Dick Kerr, ShaunO Collins, Ne
mo Leibold and others to start with.
Some positions will have to be
strengthened, notably, third base, short
stop and the slab. However, McClel-
Ian, the recruit shOrtstOp, who has
been with the club two seasons. may
fill the bill, writes Malcolm MacLean
in Chicago Post.
It is in the pitching, none TOO strong
this season, where the SOx will have
to have considerable aid. Kerr has
developed into a star, and Red Faber
still should have years of good work
left. But no club can go along with
but two regulars.
Hope rests on Hodge and Will
signs of major work. Hodge pitched
one really great game, when he held
the Tigers to two hits.
Comiskey has other slabberS on his
list, recruits of promise. Payne, who
was a sensation in the Western league,
is one of these.
At least one hard-hitting outfelder,
possibly two, would come in mighty
handy, but they are hard to find. In
Leibold, Strunk and Murphy the club
has three excellent hitters-all Of them
left-handers, by the way-and the first
two named are good fielders. Murphy
Is a bit unsteady on fly balls.
Unless the Sox can gather in at
least one high-class right-handed swat
ter, they may switch John Collins, who
was a 300 man last year-tO the gar
den and try out Bib Falk or JOurdan
at first.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
TENNIS VICTORY
BRINGS OUT TRUE
SPORTMANSHIP
Australians Prove Good Losers
When American Team
Captures Cup.

Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. T.
After an absence of six years, the
Davis cup, representing worlds super
lorlty at tennis, returned to the United
States just as 1920 went out, thus add
ing another championship to the 1aure1s
of America for the year.
William T. Tilden and William M
Johnston the star members of the
American team, took the doubles match
from Norman E. Brookes and Gerald
l.. Patterson in a four set match by
and copied the cup.
Added to the two victories scored by
the Americans in the singles it gave the
Americans the necessary three victories
out of the five matches.
Patterson, who was defeated in
straight sets by Johnson in their singles
match, was in much better form in the
finals, while Brookes did not play SO
WELL seeming to have lost much of his
stamina in the exacting singles match
with Tilden.
While disappointed in the downfall of
the Australians, the spectators did not
fail to recognize the brilliant play of
the Americans. Each spectacular play
of the challengers drew rounds of ap-
plause from the stands and when
DIOOkSS anu L dllSI SOIl Jumped over the
net and shook the hands of their con-
querors, the applause continued for sew
eral minutes.
The visitors and the vanquished left
the field together being forced to battle
their way through an admiring. throng
that paid individual tribute to the high
craftsmanship that had prevailed
through the tournament,
Tall Tilden and Tiny Johnston were
popular vctors, while the veteran
Brookes, the hero of tennis in the antip-
odes, was given most generous dem
onstration.
From a standpoint of attendance and
from the good feeling and genuine
craftsmanship that prevailed through
out, the tournament was a great success.
When the two Americans were max
ing their way slowly through the crowd
to the clubhouse Tilden was slapped on
the back by an enthusiast and told:
well, if we can't keep the cup we
don't know of any one we would rath-
er have take it."
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
BIG FORTUNES
LAID In TIMES
OF DEPRESSION
Courage to Hold On When Things
Look Black, Needed
Now.

Napoleon once said: "A general Of
ordinary talent, occupying a bad posi-
ton, and surprised by superior force
seeks safety in retreat; but a great cap
tain supplies all deficiencies by his cour-
age, and marches boldly to meet the
attack"
The quality most needed by Amer
lean business men d year ago was eau
ton.
The que ,ity most needed today is
courage.
Did you ever reflect that most of the
great fortunes in America have been
made by men who courageously held on
when others were giving up? Often
they salvaged weaklings and the assets
thus acquired later became of great
value.
In paniclly times the strong, by their
courage, become stronger.
They have vision to look beyond the
immediate clouds. They have faith that
the sun will shine They know that de-
preston will give place to prosperity in
this land of unfathOmed resources and
energy and enterprise and enthusiasm.
Henry Clay Prick, who recently died
leaving something like $125,OO0,OO0
largely for public purposes), laid the
foundation for his fortune when the
panic of 1873 stampeded the men inter-
ested in the infant coke industry. Prick
boldly persuaded Banker Mellon of
Pittsburgh to lend him $4,000, and with
this he bought the interests of his part
ners and others who showed the white
feather. They thought he was fool,
for was not coke then selling under
cost of production? Within few
years Tricks coke properties were net
ting him a profit Of over a million dol
lars a year.
One by one Carnegie's early partners
deserted the steel ship at times when it
appeared to be sinking. Little Andrew
stuck to the bridge undaunted. In his
recently issued autobiography he tells
how he tried to persuade various associ-
ates to hold on but how they saw
nothing but ruin ahead. He never
doubted that the sea would become
ca1mer in due course. And when it did,
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
FRED WELSH EXAMPLE
OF HUMAN" FIGHTER
Former Champion Was Friendly
to Ring Opponents.
While Champion He Was Smart
Enough Not to Engage in Contests
Where Referee Was Empowered
to Render Decisions.

Here's another story concerning the
human fighter. It concerns the little
Englishman who for several years held
the worlds lightweight championship,
only to lose it to Benny Leonard, pres
ent title holder, writes Ray Pearson in
Chicago Tribune. Welsh was one of
the smartest fellows we ever had in
the ring; not alone a smart wielder of
the mittS but a smart thinker. He
made boxing a business, or in other
words, he played the game, just as
many glove men do, simply for the
coin that is in it,
But Welsh wasn't constructed like
most other fighters. For man who
reached the top rung of the ladder he
was rather frail in construction Fol-
that reason he found out early in his
pugilistic career that If he was to get
anywhere it would not be through abil-
ity to take it," as they say of a scrap
per who is able to assimilate punish
ment.
The art of cleverness was the thing
that Welsh set out to perfect, and he
accomplished that purpose, as was
demonstrated when he became cham
pion Of 'em all.
While Welsh was champion he was
smart enough not to engage in con-
tests In which the referee was en-
powered to "rant decisions. Therefore
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
SUPREME OPTIMIST OF
AGE GETS HIS REWARD

This story indicates that the
champion Optfmist of the age
has been found. A bunch Of
St Paul players jOurneyed to
Saltwater to play game
against a team made up of the
inmates of the Minnesota state
prison. In the game one of the
convict players laced out cou
pie of long hits. He was using
one of a st. Paul players bats
and was highly elated at the
execution he was doing with it.
In the showers which the play
erS Of both teams took together,
the convict went to the owner
of the bat and said:
Say, pard, I would like to
buy that club of yours. I've
been promised q trial in the big
sticks when l get out and If l
had that bat I'd be optimistic
about my chance Of making
good"
How long are you in for?"
asked the visiting player.
"Fifteen years." was the
reply
Another convict, Overhearing
the conversation, growled out of
the corner of his mouth: "He
is some optimist, you ought to
give him the bat"
The cheerful convict got the
bat.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
$4,000 STAKE AT BELMONT
Westminster Racing Association An
nounces New Features and
Remodeling of Others.

Belmont park will be the scene of
the richest stakes on the American
turf within the next few years. August
Belmont, president of the Westchester
Racing association, announced that the
Belmont stakes will be a $4,000 guar
anteed event, that the Futurity will
be remodeled in a way to make 1T the
richest twO-year-Old prize in the world
and that new stake weight for age
at two miles. to be known as the
Jockey Clubs Gold Cup
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
JACK DUNN is NOT WORRYING
Manager of Champion Baltimore Team
Has Signed Nearly All Of His
Crack Players.

With virtually his entire team signed
up, the same players who won the
championship of the International
league for the Orioles in the last two
seasons and the inter-league series
with the st. Paul American association
club this fall, Jack Dunn, manager Of
the Baltimore club, is not worrying
about next years baseball problems
His team very probably will train at
Goldsborough, S. c., next spring, if
some improvements he desires in the
club are made.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
FOTHERGILL is HARD HITTER
Bloomington Player Leads Three-I
SIuggers With Mark Of .333-
ZeiqIer 10 Second.

Official records of the Three l base
ball league for 1920 reveal eight bat
ters over the 300 mark. Fothergill
of Bloomington led with 1872 and Zeig-
Ter of Evansville was second with 1923.
Other 300 batters were A. Smith,
Rockford B. Smith, Rock Island En-
DRY, Moline; Dunn and Thompson,
Bloomington; Reinhardt, Cedar Rap
ids
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
NOT TO REARRANGE CIRCUIT
Change Proposed in Three-l League
Blocked by Lack of Funds at
Dayton, o.

The chance for an Ohio division in
the Three-I league, which has been in
the minds of those who want to re-
arrange the circuit is gone with the
information from Dayton that it would
cost $4,000 to provide a new park,
the old one being no longer available,
and that there is no chance Of financ-
ing the project.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
MIDDLETON is TRACK COACH
Former Mentor at Providence Tech
nicaI High School Named as Sue
cessor to Archie Hahn.

A w. Middleton, for five years
coach Of the championship teams
turned out by the Technical high
school, Providence, has been named
successor to Archie Hahn as head
coach of the Brown University track
team. A half-miler himself, he has
achieved notable reputation In
Rhode Island and is looked upon by
the Brown athletic council as @ man
who can develop Brunonian material
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08

No sooner had the worlds baseball
championship pennant been tucked
away than Manager iris Speaker of
the Indians hied himself to the wilds
Of Canada on hunting trip. In the
photograph Manager Iris is shown
holding up a twenty-six pound muskel-
lunge he captured in Rice lake, near
PeterbOro, Canada. Leslie Nuna-
maker, catcher of the Cleveland team,
and two Of Speakers Cleveland
friends accompanied the Cleveland
manager on the hunting trip.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08

1t didn't make the least bit of differ
enee whether he was beaten in the
ring, as long as he wasn't knocked
out; there was no chance of the titles
being taken away from him.
There were any number of times
that Welsh was beaten by wide mar
gin in no-decision bouts, from which,
had decision been permissible, a new
champion would have emerged.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
DODGERS Who Have Siuned.

Players who have signed Brooklyn
National league contracts for 1921 are
Wilbert Robinson, manager; H. G. Dur
ham, pitcher; Louis Ferry, pitcher;
Harold E. Goldsmith, pitcher; Harry
E. Hagemann, pitcher, and Ivan NJ.
Olson. infielder.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
SWimmlnu at Nest Point.

Swimmers of the military academy
at West Point are to have a compe-
tent coach this season and water
sports will be fostered. Several meets
are being arranged and it is probable
that college water polo will be among
the sports featured.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
HARDING GETS LIFE
CARD IN TYPO UNION

President-elect Warren G. Harding
now is an honorary life member of the
Marion (Ohio) Typographical union,
No. 675. He was voted to membership
last Monday night at meeting of the~
local
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08

Patronize THE LABOR PREss advertisers.
Labor's paper.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08

The union label makes woman the
strongest as well as the gent1est of
Gods creatures.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08

The Hartford orders of Birth Abra-
ham have strenuously protested against
the proposed Sunday blue laws and will
send representatives to Washington to
fight them.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
RAKER.TES

BAKERIES
Chamberlain, "The Cruller Man." 147
Temple St.
Mory's Darker System) Bakery 1872
State St.
BANKS
Connecticut Savings Bank, corner
Church and Crown SITS.
First National Bank, 4O-42 Church St.
Mechanics Bank The, Church and
Center SITS.
Merchants National Bank, State corner
Chapel.
National Savings Bank, AS Orange St.
New Haven Savings Bank, Orange cor
ner Court St.
Union & New Haven Trust Co., The,
81 Church St.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08

AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES
The White Motors Co., 266 Crown St.
AUTOMOBILE TIRES & TUBES
A. E. Alling Rubber Co., 1913
Church ST.
Orange & Elm Tire Co., So Elm St.
Save 1919 to 500. Central Automo-
bile Tire Co., Cor. College and Crown
SIS
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
CONG. LONERGAN IN
NEW YORK HOSPITAL

According to information received
from relatives in Hartford, Congress
man Augustine Lonergan is recovering
rapidly after his operation for appen-
dicitis at the New York Hospital in
New York City. Congressman Loner-
gan has been in the hospital two weeks
and underwent an operation last Sum
day. He will return TO Hartford as
soon as he is able to do So
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
AUTOMOBILES

The Howard Company, 229-2oO Boule
ward, near Kimberly Ave.
The White Motors Co., 266 Crown St
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08
FLORISTS

FURNITURE
Billiards., o1-97 Orange St.
w. B. Hall, 458 to 40 State, near Elm
St.
S. Stein, 81 Broadway.
Boston Furniture Co., 821 and 823
Grand Ave.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-08

AUTOMOBILE GARAGE
The Howard Company, 228-26O Boule-
ward, near Kimberly Ave-
New Britain herald., 1921-11-29
THE MEDDLER.

"Ycs'" said Turkey Proudfoot "Ycs-if you see anything funny about them. For my part I couldn't laugh at them if 1 tried to. The mere thought of plunging into cold water almost gives mo a chill" ...
 "Why don't you tell the geese that it's dangerous for them to swin in the duck pond? 2" the rooster asked Tur- key Proudfoot. "Tcll them how it al- most gives you a chill just to see them set out for the pond. Ask them to keep out of the water
 Turkey Proudfoot drew himself up to his full height, spreed his tail, and looked down at the rooster with great disdain.
 Ask" he exclaimed, 'I never ask anything of anybody. I'll have you know, sir, that l give orders, And when l give 'em I expect folks to obey them.'
 "Good." cried the rooster gayly. He was really shaking in his shoes and didn't intend to let Turkey Proudfoot know it. Order the geese to stay away from the water. Command them to stop swimming. If you don't you'll have a terrible chill some day when you see them set out for the duck pond. And you don't want tc be i'll just before the holidays
 That's true" said Turkey Proud foot. "I don't want to get a chill and be ill." And then he turned suddenly upon the startled rooster. Look here." cried Turkey Proudfoot. "l' seems to me that you are giving me orders"
 Not at all!" the rooster assured him. No, indeed, You're mistaken
 Don't tell me I'm mistaken.' Tur- key proudfoot bawled in an angry gobbly voice. I'm never mistaken
 "Oh, certainly not" said the roos' ter, who was bold as brass with most of his neighbors, but very mild Wltf Turkey Proudfoot,
New Britain herald., 1921-11-29
BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAlL!EY

"IIau' Turkey proudloot exclaimed. "Youre getting yourself into a hole, sir! If I wasn't mistaken, then you were giving me orders. And in either case I should have to fight you" This was too much for the rooster. He couldn't grasp what Turkey Proudfoot was saying, He only knew that things looked bad for him be- cause Turkey Proudfoot was getting angrier every moment
 "I say.' the rooster cried. Please don't waste your time on me just now, Mr Turkey Proudfoot! Here come the six silly geese back fron the duck pond. And I'd suggest that you speak to them at once and warn them not to enter the water again"
 Turkey Proudfoot glanced across the farmyard It was as the rooster said. The six geese were waddling around a corner of the barn in sin gle file. Somehow the sight of them made him so furious that he forgot he had been picking a quarrel with the rooster.
 "Ill attend to them" he gobbled. "Ill fix them. They'll be so scared that they won't dare leave this yard again."
 Turkey Proudfoot hurried towards the geese. He didn't take time to strut but ran across the yard with long strides.
 Don't be silly geese." Turkey Proudfoot called. Keep away from the duck pond! The weather's get ting colder every day; and it makes me shiver to see you start off for a swim"
 Turkey Proudfoot had supposed the six geese would be very meek and most eager to obey his commands. But to his great surprise they stopped, wheeled about so that they stood in a row, facing him, and hissed loudly It was not at all the sort of answer Turkey Proudfoot had cXpetced.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-29
AT THE LECEUM

"The Right Way" which was shown at the Lyceum Sunday and Monday proved to be a very big hit as it is something unusual. "The Right Way depicts two different stories of the present times which is very interest ing. Prison scenes such as never been shown on the screen give thrills to everybody. Frank Mackey presents his latest musical comedy success "The Fashion Shop" It has many amusing scenes which will make you roar with laughter. On the same pro- gram The International News will also be seen with some of the Harvard and Yale football scenes. Bob and Bill ad- ventures, and the Snub Pollard com edy complete the program for the first three days.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-29
A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Buddy Cheeks-Sp Sparkling Eyes Most Women Can Have
Says Dr. Edwards, a Well-Known Ohio Physician

Dr. F. M. Edwards for l7 years treated scores of women for liver and bowel ail- ments. During these years he gave to his patients a prescription made of a few well-known vegetable ingredients mixed with olive oil, naming them Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. You will know them by their olive color.
 These tablets are wonder-workers on the liver and bowels, which cause nor nal action, carrying off the waste and poisonous matter in ones system.
 If you have a pale face, sallow look, dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue, head aches, a listless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts, inactive bowels, you take one of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for time and note the pleasing results.
 Thousands of women and men take Or. Edwards Olive Tablets-the suc- cessful substitute for calomel-now and then just to keep them fit. l5c and BOG.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-29

the feature photoplay, and the heltf vaudeville is featured by the musical comedy "The Cinderella ReVue,' a very fine offering with very elaborate costumes, fine singing and dancing. This is one of the best musical com edy acts seen here in some time. The other acts are way above the stand ard. House Peters and Florence Nl- dor are starred in Lying Lips" and the scenes in this photoplay are very unusual, one of the big ones being a passenger ship being blown up at sea. The feature picture for Thursday, Friday and Saturday is Charles Ray in his newest hit, Two Minutes To Co.,"
 Starting next Sunday night, the Palace will present the latest photo play hit, Experience" The cast in cludes Richard Barthelmess and John Mltern (Sheehan) of this city. "EX- perience" as a show was one of the biggest hits in years, and it is cX- pected that the photoplay will keep up it's good name.