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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
COMMANDER ROSS
 LEADS IN ENTRIES
 FOR FAMOUS DERBY

Louisville, Ky. Feb. 25.-Commander J. K. L. Ross, the Canadian turfman, has 10 candidates for the Kentucky Derby, according to a preliminary an nouncemcnt of the Kentucky Jockey Club here Harry Payne Whitney, the New York iurfman, and E. R. Brad ley of Lexingtor, each have seven. The Whitney string is led by Tryster and Prudery. Edward F. Sims of Middle town, k..'., has four. including Leonardo II, and W. J. Salmon of New York, three, includirg Careful
 H F. Sinclair of New York, the an nouncement indicates, will depend upon Inchcape and Grey Lag. T. w. OBrien, of Chicago has nominated Plurlbus. Former United States Senator Johnson N amden of eNrsailles, Ky, has paid the fee for Rangoon, while C. w. Clark, the Montana mining magnate, and H. C. (Bud) Fisher will rely upon United Nerdie and Muskallonge, respectively.
 Announcement of the full list is awaiting advices from turfmen now i'll California and i'll Cuba, who are ex- pected to make nominations. Those made by mail will be accepted, if post marked before midnight. February Is, the date when nominations closed.
 The Derby, fixture at a mile and a quarter for three-year- will be run at Churchill Downs, Louisville, May 7. The stake will carry $5O,OO0 in added money and is expected to net the owner of the winner approximately S4OOOO.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
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FULL BEGGED SHIP RHINE Is ENTERED
 FOR OCEAN RACE

Boston, Feb. 25.-Entry of the full rigged ship Rhine, a Clyde built clipper that now bies the American flag, in the transatlantic race for the King Albert cup next summer is the subject of negotiations between the owners and yachting interests here, 1t was learned this week. The owners, most of them Boston men, have agreed to sell the ship and a syndicate of yachtsmen identified with the Eastern and New \ Ork yacht clubs is being formed to finance the project. Plans have not matured but those interested said that they thought they would go through.
 The Rhine, 2,500 ton windjammer, has a record for speed. Built for the Coolie trade in 1886, she has made many fast passages. She made the run be- tween New York and Buenos Aires in 59 days and her logs show notations of 17 and Is knot speed frequently In a race across the Atlantic those who plan to sponsor the Rhine believe her great spread of sail will jam her through faster than any other sailing vessel ahoat.
 John B. Fallom, a yachtsman of prom incnce ill New England waters, who is a part owner of the Rhine, said that If the project developed he will be a member of the syndicate and will sail with tie ship i'll the rare.
 The Rhine is now laid up at this port with her main deck damaged by a re- cent fire. She registers 1,650 tons net, IS 257 feet over all and built of iron.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
Sports ot
 All Kinds
 in Brief
CRANE MAY BREAK YALE RECORD
 BY GAINING PLACE ON , TEAMS
Now Equals Mark, Excelling at Football, Baseball, Basketball, Swimming.

Will Paul Crane break a Yale record by winning membership on five athletic teams He already has equaled a rec ord winch IS held by only three athletic stars, that of having won membership on tour teams, and he has a year and a half to perfect his candidacy for fifth. lie has been a member of the Yale foot ball eleven, baseball nine. basketball five and the swimming team.
 The strangest part of his candidacy IS that an accident which crippled him for his favorite athletic specialties, football and basketball, led to his equal ing the record of membership on four teams.
 Crane was a member of three teams i'll his freshman year, playing halfback on the eleven, left field on the nine and forward on the five. In all cleverness and versatility marked his play In fact, only these qualities could have earned hlm a place on any one of the teams, tor he was one of the Ightest athletes on any of Yale's regular teams.
 In the fall of 1919 he played a bril- liant football halfback, but was shelved during most of the season by a badly bruised knee which, however, allowed h1m to enter the game against liar yard. He finished the season, however, with permanent injury, which was re-opened i'll the middle of the baseball season, when he was winning a reputa- ton as the best base runner and the most brilliant outfelder of the nine. He starred as forward of the basketball five between football and baseball sea- sons.
 When the last season opened in foot ball Crane was ordered to keep out of the game because of his permanently weak knee, and for the same reason he has given basketball wide berth the present season, but lie has developed his summer pastime cleverness in the fancy dive and won the event in Ya1e's junior promenade meet against Wesleyan.
 He was entered as Ya1e's second string nominee, but finally defeated both his Yale teammate, John Pollard, the intercollegiate champion for the event, and the two Wesleyan entries. He may yet prove Gale's leading fancy diver of the season.
 Crane IS a clever gymnast and hockey player and as likely as not may turn up another season on one of these teams. If he does he will have attained mem bership on five of the teams which compose Gale's annual sport schedules, something no athlete in all Yale history has done.
 In 1879 Oliver Thompson of Pitts burgh, was a member of Ya1e's crew, football, track and baseball teams. In 1905 Tom Shevlin was on Ya1e's foot ball, baseball, track and basketball teams, while Dr. Albert Hayes Sharpe, now the Yale athletic director, was a member of Yale's baseball, football, basketball and gynnastic teams in 1900.
 Crane lives in Montc1air, N. J., and prepared for Yale at Andover Academy, where he took part in half a dozen branches of interscholastic sport, his football, halfback play and his baseball lefthe1d game being especially brilliant
 It Is expected that his injured knee will allow him to play baseball the com ing spring, but he will never attempt football and basketball again.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
RIGHT AWAY CLARKE
 GOT TEBEAU'S GOAT
Former Pirate Manager Tells
 Yarn of Early Days.
Fiery Pat, First Baseman for Louis vile, Lost Temper When Teased by Recruit and Chased Him
 Clear Around Bases.

Fred Clarke, former manager of the Pirates, was a visitor at the minor league meeting, at Kansas City re- gently. Fred told a story on himself that has been printed before in a garbled form.
 It happened when Fred first broke into the majors at Louisville. He was practically a kid and thought every body had it in for him. So he played hard and viciously, stepping on the toes or heels of the first sacker or the other basemen as he circled the sacks.
 The Pittsburgh club went to Cleve- land, where Pat Tebeau was playing first base. Right away Clarke got Te- beau's goat. Pat kept waxing mad der and madder at the rough work shown by the recruit.
 At one stage in the battle Fred knocked a dinky grounder toward Pat. The latter, smiling, yet gritting his teeth in rage, waited for the ball. It reached him about the time Clarke did, took a bad bounce on a stone and went over Tebeau's head
 Pat never paid any attention to the ball, letting 1t go unmolested. Instead he tore around the bases after Clarke,
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
QUEENS BEST NO
 MATCH FOR YALE
Three Bouts Stopped With Cana dians All In-Eagan
 Wins Easily.

Amercian boxers represented by the Yale boxing team, decisively defeated the best that Queens College, Canada, could produce in the Yale gym, last Saturday before 1000 spectators, many being women.
 Joseph Coulon of New York Athletic Club was referee and stopped three of the bouts, giving the decisions to Yale men in each. These were in the 175- pound class, when Eddie Eagan far out classed Ludgate of Queens; i'll the 158- pound class, in which Smith of Yale battered Day all around the ring. and in the 135-pound class, i'll which Schu- cite of Yale outpointed Taylor of Queens decisively.
 Colgate, 1ale, struck a low blow in his match with O'Conor and the Cana dian was awarded the decision. The only bouts to go the limit were in the 115 and 125-pound classes. Holmes of Queens defeated Newman of Yale on points, and Pryor of Yale earned the decision over McMi11an of Queens. The summary:
 1l5-Pound Class-Holmes, Queens College, beat Newman, Yale, on points.
 125-Pound Class-Pryor, Yale, beat McMillan, Queens, on points.
 135-Pound Schuette, Yale, beat Taylor. Queens, on points.
 145-Pound Class-O'Connor, Queens, beat olgateC. Yale, on foul by Colgate.
 158-Pound Class-Smith, Yale, beat Day, Queens, deicsion. One round, 2 ute.
 l75-Pound C1ass-Eagan, Yale, beat Ludgate, Queens, in one round, l min minutes.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
ALL TARGET TITLES
 MUST BE APPROVED
 BY NATIONAL BOARD

Trapshooters are determined that the word championship shall stand for something-that sportsman who pulls a wicked trigger when shooting at clay targets and wins a title, shall have all the honor and recognition to which his performance entities him. With that thought in mind the general committee of the American Trapshoot- ing Association has ruled that:
 The use of the word championship in connection with any competition of registered targets is prohibited, unless special sanction is granted by the American Trapshooting Association"
 This rule naturally will result i'll drawing the line bit finer as to what constitutes a titular event. However, the shotgun men will have chances galore to win championships which have been sanctioned by the governing body of the clay target sport. As a matter of fact there will be no less than 174 official individual championship titles at stake in the United States, Canada and the Canal Zone in 1921.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
FOREIGN CYCLISTS
 THREATEN MASTERY
 OF AMERICAN RIDERS

American riders have finally met their masters in the bike game, and un- less more new talent IS developed on this side of the pond the European con- tingent will have the game seWed up for several years to come. The Ameri- cans had monopoly on the game, draw ing down the big money for years past when such riders as Root, Fogler, Nor an, Magin, Goullet and score of others shared the fruits among themselves.
 The foreigners were usually out numbered i'll six-day races, and the best that can be said of them is that they were good pluggers, but outclassed Not so today, however. BrocCo, the famous Italian, showed them the way in the last race, and Piani made them step at Newark last summer. Egg, Persynn, Miguel, De Baetes, Van Hevel Vandenberg, Van Nek and others gave the Americans a merry time Ill the De cember race, and the newcomers, with Garden race under their belts, will be better than ever ill the March 7-12 grind.
 After a conference with Tex Rickard regarding the talent to be contracted for for next months race, John M. Chapman, who will manage the coming event, said:
 II look to see the foreigners draw down most of the big money i'll this country for several years, unless our youngsters develop more rapidly. Hun dreds of good men were developed on the other side during the war with their bicycle corps, and when the big muss was over they entered competi- tion, and the last race showed the re- suit of it. There were dozen of them that looked good, and will be better next time"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
SPORT COM MENT Some Pertinent But Still More Some Imperti-
 nent.

The athletic committee of the Moose are working hard to make a success of their smoker which is scheduled to be held at Music Hall March 12. The matchmaker has a list Of battlers which are being considered and expect to make an announcement shortly which will make the fight fans sit Up and take notice.
 Juniors out with the bats and balls around the city last week are now prac- tcing control with snowballs, and the brown derbys are the targets.
 Now that Yale has an "Angell'' to lead them the other colleges are i'll for devil of a time.
 The Junior league composed of teams from the different parishes throughout the city is now holding the center of the stage at the Knights of Columbus Club on Orange street.
 The Railroaders and the local Kaceys who recently hung Up a few records in rubber ducks for the bowling fans of the state to keep shooting at for a little while at least, are due to lock horns again at the kacey alleys. The Rail- roaders took the first sereis as well as a lot of real ''jack' and the kaceys are out to even up matters.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
NAVY MEN DISPUTE
 SWIM TITLE CLAIM
 ADVANCED BY YALE

Annapolis, Md, Feb 25.-Recent publihsed statements from New Haven to the effect that the Yale swimming team has no serious rivals for inter collegiate honors this year are contro- verted here. It is insisted that the Naval Academy has a better team, ac- cording to the actual record of per formances, and probably would win from Yale in a match of regular inter collegiate events.
 Unfortunately, the teams will not meet this year. Last year Yale was re- garded as the champion, and the Navy was inclined to concede 1t, though the midsfipmen won all seven of their matches. Every effort was made to se- cure a match with the Yale swimmers, but the management at New Haven showed no interest in the matter
 There appears to be no doubt of the ability of Sinclair, the Academy's swim ming wonder, to win from any college man in races of from 100 to 220 yards. Gale's champion at the longer distance is Marshall, who has done the course in 2:32, and who, according to the Yale correspondent, '.is apt to break the re- cent intercollegiate record of 2 :29 estab- lshed by Sinclair of the Naval Acad- emy." Since that performance Sin clair has cut the figure twice-to 2 :27 4-5 against Pittsburgh and to 2:25 Is against Columbia.
 In practice Sinclair has done the hundred i'll 55 2-5 seconds, and his effort from now on will be to establish a rec ord i'll competition better than the 56 2-5 seconds, the intercollegiate record. now held by Nollmer, Columbia's crack of a few years ago. Emory, the captain of the team, has done the distance i'll ex- actly the latter time. Jelliffe, Hale's best man at the distance, has not done better than 57 Is seconds.
 Though Yale has a marvellous relay team for 200 to 250 yards, with four or five swimmers, the Navy appears to have the edge in this event also 1ale's best time for teh 200 is 40 4-5, while the Navy four has done the 16O-vard III 10 3-5 seconds, more than three seconds better than the intercollegiate record. Again calculating time shows the performance of the Navy swim mers to be a little better.
 It may be explained that the Navy pool IS 20 yards across and that of Yale to swimming ill multiples of those difficult. By next season the midship- men will have the use of splendid new pool, with dimensions for the course at either distance
 Two events are conceded to Hae1. | These are the distance plunge, in which the Naval Academy has never made much of a showing, and the fancy div ing, which it has never taken up.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
BREAK ATTENDANCE RECORDS
Fist Fight Between Giant and Philly Players Was Pleasing News
 to President Brush.

John T. Brush the late owner of the Giants, was one of the wisest men who ever handled a ball club. One Saturday, when Charles w. Murphy was acting as Brush's secretary, the former was watching a Giant-Philly game over the ticker.
 Suddenly Murphy exclaimed: Isn't this terrible?" He showed a section of the tape to Brush in which a Giant and Philly player were reported as being engaged in a fist fight.
 '"Terrible nothing" replied Brush to the astonished Murphy. "Tll bet they'll break all records for a Monday at tendance there Monday"
 Brush was right, as 1S,OOO cash GUS toners were out next Monday, many attracted by the hopes of seeing nn- other tistic battle.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
MOOSE PLAY XY'S
 SUNDAY NIGHT

The game which was scheduled for last Thursday night between the Naples and the Moose was postponed until later i'll the season, but the Moose an- nounce that on Sunday. evening the crack X \ team which holds two de- cisions over the Atlas will be the at traction. The Moose have played and beaten this team before this season, but owing to an injury to 'A.ump" John son, the real star of the team was 'un- able to play. The team will have two new men when it lines Up against the Moosers while the Court street boys will use the same lineup and expect to emerge with a victory
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
FORWARD PASS HERE
 TO STAY, SAYS HALL,
 OF RULES COMMITTEE

A statement recently issued by E. K. Hall, chairman of the American Intercollegiate Foot ball Rules Committee, indicates that it will be difficult to pass any new forward pass regulations.
 Changes i'll this department of the gamep have been sOnsored by Percy Haughton and have been indOrsed by Keene Fitzpatrick and Nelson Poe, '97. On the other hand, Mir. Hall holds up the suc- cess of the 1920 season as proof that no innovations are necessary.
 The purpose of the committee, the report points out, has been to eliminate the evils and to pre- serve the best features of foot ball. In order to bring the game up to its present high standard more or less experimentation has been resOrted to from time to time by the rules organization.
 However, the statement goes on to say this experimentation" was practically concluded and the changes i'll the rules finally com pletcd in 19l6 Since that time there has been no substantial change in the rules
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
ATLAS PLAY WATERBURY
 KACEYS TONIGHT


 The Waterbury Kaceys will furnish the opposition for the Atlas over at Music Hall, tonight, and as the Brass City boys have decision over the locals a real battle is sure to be uncorked for the courtball fans
 A large delegation of fans is ex- pected down from the Brass City and the local Kacey boys are sure to be there in large numbers to cheer the Water bury brothers on to victory The Atlas are certain they will send the Kaceys back home with defeat and have been practicing faithfully ever since the game was arranged
 As the rivalry between. the two teams is very bitter the game is sure to be hard fought from whistle to whistle and the banner crowd of the season is ex- peCted to witness the contest
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
TWO FINISH MATCHES
 BETWEEN BIG GRAPPLERS

A twin feature ot heavyweight wrest- ling will be presented at the 71st Regi- ment Armory, New York. Monday night. Stanislaus Zyszbo, the giant Pole, is to grapple Charles Peters, and ArmOs Laitienen, the Finnish champion, will engage John Pesek. Both matches will be to a finish.
 The winners of these two contests will be matched for future date They probably will be Zbyszko and Laitienen, who have won all their matches since coming to this country. The series of bouts is calculated to develop a new foeman worthy of the attention of Champian Ed "Strangler" Lewis
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
SPEAKER FARMS
 OUT PITCHERS

Cleveland. Feb. 25--Pitchers George CykowslSi. Cleve1an-, sand-lotter, and Russell Ellison, University of Ca1ifor- mia, have been farned out by the C1eve- land American league baseball club to the Joplin team of the Western league. This is said to be the last pruning Man ager Iris Speaker will do before the first squad leaves for the spring train ing camp at Dallas Sunday Eleven pitchers and three catchers will com prise the party.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
ERASMUS STAR
 AT MERCERSBERG

Donald Hop" Banker, captain of the Erasmus Hall track team, will shortly join the athletic forces at Mercersberg Academy Banker, who will take Up his studies at Princeton, after leaving Mer- cersberg, is a fine all-around athlete. He played on the Erasmus varsity eleven and was in line for the baseball team.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25

Akron, Ohio, Feb. 25.-Oficials of the Akron baseball club denied reports that the International league franchise had been sold to Frank Shaughnessy of Montreal, Can. Offers for the franchise have been made to the Akron club by Montreal and Newark, N. J.. parties.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
PLAN BOXING FOR JAPANESE
Yujiro Watanabe to Establish School and Will Import American Boxers
 for Exhibitions.

Japan soon will flourish as boxing center, according to Yujiro Watanabe, Japanese boxer, who is on his way to Tokyo to establish a boxing school. He will also have a school at Osaka and will import American boxers for exhibitions later, he said.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25

blazed the bright trail down Broad way and paid the way for flock of "hangers-on."
 The businesslike Johnny Kilbane, with real estate holdings of baronlike proportions, the wealthy Benny Leon- ard and other affiuent champions, have plenty of money and they're holding on to 1t.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
SCHOOL TITLE SWIM
 TO BE HELD IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Feb. 25.-The second annual national interscholastic swimming meet will be held under the auspices of the I. A. C. Thursday night, March }. It is open to all high schools in the coun- try. The silt of events includes the plunge for distance, 4O-yard swim, 1OO- yard breast stroke, 1OO-yard swim, lOO- yard back stroke, fancy diving from a 1O-foot board 22O-yard swim and 160- yard relay for four men.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
IRA THOMAS TURNS TO OIL.

Williamstown, Mass, Feb. 25.-Suc- cess in the oil business, which needs his entire attention at this time, was the reason why Ira Thomas, formerly of Connie Macks Athletics, asked to be excused from coaching the Williams baseball nine this spring, and sent along lack Coombs, a former team mate in the big league, to take his place here.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
SAME TAILORS NOW
 FOR MEN AND WOMEN

Women of fashion who ride astride nowadays patronize the same tallors who turn out their brothers or thelr husbands for the morning canter Tn Central Park. The up to date order IS brooches for all, and the women seem to think the men of the family ought to tnow best where to have them built. So nearly universal is the cross saddle for women that side saddles are no longer made, except to order.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
French, New Yankee, Weeds.

The baseball tour of American play CTS in Japan, including Eddie Ainsmith former Griffman, has broken up. Ten of the squad are headed for San Fran cisco, while 10 have gone on to For mosa and the Philippines. French, the married.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
NAVY WINNER OVER YALE
 TN FENCING CONTEST

Annapolis, Md, Feb. 25.-In a match of mixed swordsmanship foils, sabres and dueling swords were all used, the Midshipmen winning against Yale by II
 bouts to five. Yale, with Mckenzie, Walker and Bishop made its best show ing with the foils, Bishop doing shade the best work. Malstrom, with the sabres, and Hunter, with the duelling swords. were the best performers for
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 25.-Ed "Strangler" Lewis, world champion heavyweight wrestler, will meet Rolando Herac1 Pennsylvania champion, who recently defeated Charley Cutler in a title match, here March 2. according to an announcement by Paul Schwartz, local promoter.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25
FISCHER DRIFTS TO COAST.

X Portland, Ore, Feb. 25.-Bob
 Bescher, outhelder, has been purchased from the Columbus team of the Amer | ican Association by the Portland Pacific league team, 1t is announced. Bescher | formerly played with the Giants and ] other National league teams.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25

Pittsburgh, Feb. 25.-G. F. Pawling, jr., of the Episcopal Academy, Phila- deplua, will take part in the national A. A. U. championship swim here Feb ruary %. Pawling has sent in his entry for the 5OO-yard junior championship event. He is son of c. F. Pawling, former president of the Middle Atlantic Association, of the A. A. U.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-25

Cleveland team, according to President Sanford of the Cleveland Rotary club.
 MT. Sanford said Judge Landis has accepted President James c. Dunn's invitation to officiate.
 The raising of the American league pennant will be a separate affair.