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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
STATE SOCCER
 PLANS COMPLETE
Annual Meeting Elects Officers and Gets Ready for Big
 Year

Bridgeport, June 24-The annual gen. eral meeting of the Connecticut State Football Association was held here Sun day.
 The reports showed that the past sea- son had been a good one, both in affilia- tions and financially.
 Schoolboy soccer came in for consider able discussion. Bridgeport adopted SOC cer in the schools some seasons ago and President Scholefeld reported that in New York State alone 60,0O0 boys were playing the game, and a resolution was adopted to get it in all the schools.
 The election of officers resulted as fol- lows President, J. Miller, New Haven vice-president, J. A. Drake, Hartford treasurer, E. Eversheld, Bridgeport; sec retary, Joe Booth, Bridgeport; delegates at large Mat Patton, South Manchester G. Hedgecock, Stamford; J. Clark, An sonia.
 James E. Scholeheld, the retiring pres ident, was accorded rising vote of thanks for his services during the past season and the association wished him every success in his new office as secre- tary of the United States Football Asso- citation.
 Previous to the association meeting the State League was III session and getting some one to stand for president was the chief difficulty. Joe Clark, Timson and J. A. Drake turning 1t down. H. F. Ack- er1nan was finally nominated and elected. The following were elected: President, H. F. Alderman; VlCe-preSldent, Joe Clark; SeCretary-treasurer, Joe Booth ; delegates to association, Mat Patton and AmberleV
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
Cowler Having Big
 Time in Germany
English Boxer Knocking Them Cold in Hun Land Since
 War.

Tom Cowler, the English heavyweight who made his home in St. Louis, Mo-, for quite time, has been stirring up the boxing fans of Germany of late Since the war the Berlin sports have taken to the boving game and big crowds attend the matches
 Tom Cowler made a hit there in an exhibition bout and was matched to meet the German champion, Hans Breitenstrat- ter. CoWler stopped Hans in five rounds and was then matched at the same place to fight Erminto Spalla, the Italian cham pion, whom he defeated in 10 rounds It was a good match and put Cowler in right
 Then came the brother of the Italian champion Giuseppe Spalla-who chal- lenged CoWler to battle and the match was made. Tom also upset the younger Spalla, stopping him in seven rouns. Over 10000 attended the match in Der lin. Spalla was hoored 10 times before he was prevailed upon to quit. Now Cowler is back in London challenging Bombardier Wells, Joe Beckett and Frank Moran. The latter IS in America but will return to London in the fall, when he will be matched with either Carpenter or COWler.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
BASEBALL
 STORIES

Many a path that leads to the home plate is paved with bases on balls.
 
 A minor leaguer isn't judged by his association, but by the work he does in it.
 Babe Ruth admits he'd rather be a four-ply guy than to hit 700 in mere singles.
 St. Louis Americans have. released Pitcher Nick Cullop to the Louisville A. A. club.
 F1agstead is a valuable ball play CT and can fill in at an inf1eld or outf1eld position.
 Government officials have not yet made any pinches among the millions of baseball dope users.
 The Mails arrived in Cleveland this spring. The left-hander has a special delivery stamp on his offerings now.
 
 Chief Poolaw was not good enough for the Southern league, but he is quite a big Indian In the Western as- sociatiOn.
 Any man who has filled out an in come tax blank ought to find the job of figuring a batting average com paratively easy.
 Big leaguer scouts will now hie forth to Wilkesbarre, Pa. Harry Williams, high school hurler, pitched a no-hft, no-run game.
 Hughie Jennings size-up of Ty Cobb's Tigers is that they'll finish, Onetwo-three Hughie once was con- sidered a good guesser.
 The Des Moines club gave Pitcher Glenn Meadows his unconditional re- lease Pitcher Fred Delbern has been put on the voluntary retired list
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
TEXAS LEACUER
 AND ITS ORIGIN

Most every fan nows a "Texas leaguer,' when he sees it drop safely just back of the inheld and out of reach of the Outfelders, but few know the history of the expression.
 According to J. Doak Roberts, presi- dent of the Texas League, and man of lifetime's experience in professional baseball, the expression originated in the early eos when a disgusted Syracuse pitcher gave vent to Good Lord! An other of those Texas Leaguers!" when "Scrappy'' Bill Joyce, third in a row of three Texas League graduates, dropped short safety back of the Syracuse infield
 The story antedates even the veteran Roberts, but this is his version of it: Emmett Rogers, "Scrappy" Bill Joyce, and Arthur Sunday, three famous play CTS well remembered by all of the old timers, were members of the 1889 team of the Houston club, managed by John McCloskey. They were the first Texas Leaguers ever sold to higher company, netting the sum of 400 as a total pur- chase price.
 The trio were finished stars, past mas ters i'll the art of bunting and placing hits. The story goes that in their first game in bigger company they faced O'Brien of Syracuse Rogers placed a hit over the infeld, and the Syracuse de- fense moved in, expecting Sunday to bunt. Instead Sunday chip-shooted the ball and 1t dropped just out of the reach of the shortstop, who could not get 1t back in time.
 Joyce, too, was expected to bunt, but he followed in Sundays wac, dropping
 x1 I-.x x1. Rogers.
 It was then that OBrien voiced his hall :"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
FIGHT FANS GET
 ? ANOTHER LEMON
Bogash-Barthe1d Match at Bridgeport Proves a F1ivver of
 Worst Kind.

Bridgeport, June 24.-Louis Bogash of this city scored technical knock out over Soldier Barttield in the third round of their scheduled Is round bout, Monday, when his opponent ap- pealed to Referee Terry Lee to stop the bout, claiming an injury to his arm.
 Bartfeld declared that he cut his arm in the second round and it was noticed by spectators that the arm hung apparently helpless by his side during the latter part of the second session. Shortly after the third round started, Bartfeld requested Lee to stop the bout.
 An examination of Bartfeld's arm following the bout could not uncover any apparent physical injury, and an N-ray will be taken In the mean time Bartfeld's end of the purse will be held by the olcal boxing commits sion.
 In the semi-hnal bout, Bud Weafer knocked out Steady Steadman in the third round
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
LIVELY BALL IN USE DESPITE BAN
 OF SPORT LORDS

Admitting that a lively ball is in use, even if not intentionally, bosses of the national past!me arc now looking for measures to curb excessive hitting. if the American League will concur, the National League IS willing to come to the help of handicapped pitchers by permit ting the use of resin on finger tips.
 Veteran pitchers, suCl as Fred TOney and Slim Sallee, have maintained 1l:c bar rlrg of resin an unWarranted measure in as far as its use to dry damp fingers and get better grip on the balls is concerned. Ban Johnson, president of the American League, recently admitted the new ball IS lively but he quoted the statement of the manufacturers that 1t was the result of the use of a better grade of wool, that gave he sphere more reSilenCy, rather than an intentional desire to make 1t go farther
 Players have maintained all along that the ball was livier, harder to pitch and more difficult to handle.
 Bill Killifer, star catcher of the Chi cago Cubs, said recently there was no doubt the new balls had more life.
 One of the new balls hit squarely will either ride out of the yard or line down the infeld too hot to handle,'' he said. I've seen balls driven through the in field too fast to be seen., Increase III hitting is not due entirely to the ban of freak deliveries or the new pitching rules: Pitchers who never used any kind of tricks are being hit just as hard as the ones who used to use emery, resin and other prohibited substances. As the ball is harder to handle, so it IS harder to pitch. It seems to take more effort to get fast one across and more to get a hop on it."
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
Can't Be Fined For
 Unlicensed Still
Moonshiner Gets Away on Techni cality in U. s. Court
 Here

Bridgeport, June 24.-Judge Edwin s. Thomas of the United States district court, in decision received here, grants Ia motion to quash the one count in an in- dictment against Gabriel E. Finke of Danbury, charging him with operating a still without a license.
 Finke was arrested last September and indicted by federal grand jury. He pleaded not guilty when arraigned and his counsel moved for the quashing of that part of the indictment charging him 'With violating the law requiring all stills to be registered. On the ground that it is no longer effective since the passage ,of the Volstead Act.
 The decision of the court has a far reaching effect. Many persons have pleaded guilty to the manner of indict- ment to which Finke took exception, and have been sentenced to jail.
 The Finke action partakes of the aspect of test case, affecting over fifty per- sons now under indictment in this state on similar charges, 1t is said.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
40 TO1 SHOT IS
 CLASSIC WINNER

Paris, June 24,-Roi Beige, 4o-to-
 one shot, won the French grand na-
 tional steeplechaSe at four miles one hundred yards. The stake carried with it POO, 900 francs.
 All but two of the 10 entries either fell or refused to take the jumps. Master Bob came in second and Heros XII, the odds-on favorite, was given third place.
 Heros XII refused to take one of the jumps, but was taken back by his jockey and cleared the barrier and then was ridden lame in order to take third money.
 Jockey Parfrement, who rode Heros XII, was' set down by the stewards for the remainder of 1921 on all the French race courses because of his ride on the favoritc in the race.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
CANADIAN SALES TAX
 PROVES A "BLOOMER'

Washington, June Achievement warehouses, urged by Populists 30 years ago, was favored by President Kent, of the Passaic (N. J) Merchants bank at a meeting of the neWly-formed stable money league.
 The meeting was attended by ecOno- mists, bankers and lawmakers. Instead of hOOting the PassaiC citizen, as was the custom 30 years ago when a so-called "beWhiskered populist" spoke, MT. Kent was elected vice president of the organi- zatiOn.
 His most sensational statement was the proposal to take the money value out of gold.
 He favored plan to establish govern ment warehouses wherein could be de- posted iron, coal, cloth, wheat, leather and similar commodities that are suscep- tible to storage without undue deteriora- ton within a limited period.
 The speaker said there are strong movements abroad at the present time to establish such warehouses i'll order to take the control of vital products out of the hands of certain classes of middlemen.
 "The number of commodities selected should be small enough to keep scheme simple," said the speaker. It should be large enough to guard against any violent effect, upon the value of the aggregate due to failure in the crop such as cot ton, or to crop failure in a geographical section, such as a readily imaginable case in which the south might have very bad year in cotton, tobacco and grain.
 "A suitable composite unit should be constructed, peraps with reference to the average consumption of a normal family for a year. A certificate should be issued upon the deposit of due proportions of the chosen commodities. The dollar should then be defined in terms of the unit aggregate of these commodities and of fractions of the unit'
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
GAS COMPANY APPEALS FROM
 CUT IN RATES

Bridgeport, June 24-An appeal from. the ruling of the Public Utilities Commission by which their gas rate charge is reduced from $2 per 1000 cubic feet to ST per 1000 and their service charge from 50 cents to 35 cents was filed in the superior court here by the Danbury & Bethel Gas & Electric Light Company.
 Citizens of Danbury appealed to the public utilities commission some time ago, asking reduction of the rates and after number of hear ings, the commission granted their application.
 According to the plea made by the gas company in their appeal the re- auctions are unjust and unreasonable,
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
TANKS SIGN UP
 SIX COLLEGIANS

New York, June 24.-The New York American League club an nounces the signing of six collegians, five of whom are pitchers.
 They are Pitchers Delphia Bisson- cite, left handler from Georgetown University; Ralph Knight, former Brown University captain; M L. Thomas, Penn State; c. K. Murray, North Carolina State; Charles Car roll, Trinity College, Durham, N C., and Outtielder "Hinkie" Haines, fo1mre Penn. State footbal and base ball star.
 Murray has been sent to the Ro- chester club of the International league under an optional agreement and Carroll to the Richmond club of the Virginia league.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
Baseball Notes

The CafQS are being Snumed roughly In the National league.
 Whether he wears red or white sox, Harry Hooper can still sock the apple.
 Jim Dunn, owner of the Indians, admits he has the best team in base ball.
 Dopesters who picked the Yankees to win are offering to sell out with no takers.
 Infielder Carl Schmehl has been released by Cincinnati to the St. Paul A. A. club.
 Jimmy Burke is an assistant manager, not a coach.
 The White Sox have signed Francis Pratt, shortstop of the University of Alabama nine
 Bill Rumler, barred from organized baseball, Is handling an independent team in Minot, N. D.
 Walter Johnson's smoke and Babe Ruth's swing make g home-run con- bination in any park.
 Indianapolis A. A. Club has pur- chased Pitcher Johnny EnZmann from the Philadelphia Nationals.
 Eastern league critics are begin ming to refer to Arthur Irwin's team as the Hopeless Hartfords."
 Cleveland fans are taking Owner Dunn at his word They keep balls batted into the stands as souvenirs.
 Bill Donovan has accomplished some thing with the Phillies. even though they haven't been winning regularly.
 Cobb's Tigers are still showing the same new spirit that chara acterized their opening games with the White Sox
 The tax on sporting goods Is making a lot of male stenOs and ribbon clerks out of embryo Ruths, Dempseys and Ttldens.
 Pittsburgh will have to build a bigger park if the Pirates keep on winning. The Smoky City is a good town for winner.
 GOldie Rapp gets the first part of his name through having a half pound of yellow ore battered in his doctor hymans.
 The Rice market has gone up since Sam went on 8 rampage with the Washington club and started to hit homers.
 Nal Barry, who played ursl Ivr Hartford last year and acted as cap tain of the team, won't p'@ for Arthur Irwin.
 Manager Hugh Duffy Of the Red Sox says he has real star in the League 1nfelder
 Ralph Doyle, former Holy Cross College third baseman, Is expected to join the Springfield Eastern league team for trial.
 Babe Ruth will never be arrested for speeding on the base lines this year not unless he limits himself to about three meals a week
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
OBEDIENT WILLIE.

The teacher wanted some plums in order to give an object lesson during school hours and calling one of the small boys, she gave him 10 cents and dispatched him to the fruit stand down on the corner.
 "Before you buy the plums, Will Ham," she cautioned, you had bet ter pinch one or two to -7aSe sure they are ripe"
 Little Willie fitted away Soon he came back and smilingly put the bag on the teachers desk.
 "Oh, thank you, Willie" said the teacher, taking up the bag. "Did you pinch one or two as l told you to do?
 Did F" was. the gleeful response: "I pinched the whole bagful, and here's your 10 cents. ."-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
Still Owner in a
 Hurry, Asks Fine
Judge Thomas Accommodates Him By Holding Special Session
 of Court.

Hartford, June 24.-To accommodate a desire of Peter Ennis of Putnam to pay a fine, Judge Thomas of the United States court held special session of about ten minutes duration Saturday and accommodated Ennis by fning him $350 and costs Ennis did not come to Hart ford yesterday with the intention of pay ing a fine. He wanted to collect $500 leash bond he had put up following his arrest He had not been called for trial and thought that the government had de- cided not to prosecute him, so he called to collect his $500.
 He said that he did not want to have to go to South Norwalk for a hearing and was going to plead guilty anyway As Judge Thomas happened to be i'll Hartford, Assistant District Attorney Daly, willing to accommodate, asked the court to give Ennis a special hearing.
 We don't know whether Porky Flynn bothers with ia knockout schedule, but if he has one he is ten years behind 1t.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
SOLDIERS WON'T BE USED.

Seattle, June 23.-The national guard will not be used in strikes, de clared officers of the national guard in convention in this city.
 President Short, of the State Fed eration of Labor, was given this as surance after he addressed the con vention. Delegates told the trade unionists that the new form of or ganization of the guard preclude4 it's use for any purpose other than na- tional defense
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
DEMPSEY NAMED
 AS CORRESPONDENT

Pawhuska, Okla, June 24.-J ack Dempsey, heavyweight champ1o,nn, was made a correspondent in a d1- vorce suit filed here in district court by F. R. Boulanger, an Osage In dian In his petition Boulanger al leges his wife, Lilly, has been carry ing on "clandestine correspondence with one Jack Dempsey ot Los An geles, Calif.", and claims to have let ters written from Dempsey to her. The case probabl ywill come to trial in September.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
Fitzpatrick Named
 Athletic Director

Boston, June 24.-Jimmy Fitzpat- rick of Mcriden, Conn, who in recent years has kicked footballs and pitched baseballs in a manner to baffle oppon- ents of Boston College, will try to teach the young idea at Portland High school how it is done. His appoint ment as athletic director at the Maine school was announced as ef- fective after he is graduated from Boston College next week
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
REJECT OPEN COVENANTS.

Washington, June 23.-The theory of open covenants, so widely pro- claimed in the closing days of the world war, was rejected by the sen that treaties and nominations be con sidered in open session., except by a two-thirds vote of the senate
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
England's Textile
 Strike Is Settled

Manchester, Eng, June 224.-The cotton strike was settled this week. The United Textile Workers at a joint meeting, accepted the employers offer for a settlement and will return to work next Monday.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
P. O. CLERKS TO MEET.

Washington, June 23,-Oficers of the National Federation of Postal Clerks have issued the call for the annual convention of this organiza- ton to be held in Minneapolis, be- ginning Septepbcr 5.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
WILL COAL OWNERS SCARE?

Washington, June 23.-At a confer ence of coal owners and government officials, Secretary of the Interior Fall warned these business men that "SOOner or later you must find your self in competition with the govern mcnt If you do not cooperate"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24
Sport Notes

A few days ago Babe Adams the veteran Pirate pitcher, celebrated his 38th birthday, having been born in Tip tan, Ind, May 18 1883, and he pitched the first game of his 39th year and scored victory over the Brooklyns. Babe all lowed seven hits in the first seven innings and in the ninth, four runs to the good, he eased up and the Robins punched three hits for their last two tallies. The veteran ended the game by striking out Fly Myers, with Zack Wheat on third. During the contest Babe famed six men and issued only one pass. The famous pitcher has a lot of good games remain ing in his system and is credit to his profession. He sets a good example for youngsters who are breaking into the pasti1ne.
 The question is frequently raised as to how Stanley KetChel won the middle title from any one man. Tommy Ryan, who was Ketchels predecessor in the championship, retired undefeated in 1008 which left the title open to general com petition. Ketchel, Papke, Joe Thomas and Hugo Kelly were the leading con- tenders, and Ketchel by defeating all of them made himself champion Usually when a title changes hands 1t IS due to the challenger defeating the champion, but where champion retires, leaving his title open to competition, a new cham Dionship is established when one of the COntenders defeats a majority of his IT. valS
 Jim Jeffries is going east from his ranch at Burbank, Cal, to take m the Dempsey Carpenter bout. The big tel low still keeps in trim by hauling truck load of milk each morning from his l,OoU acre ranch to Los Angeles, Is miles away. Teffries has a herd of prize winning Hol- stein cattle and long list of customers.
 Welker Cochran, of the three leading American balkline billiard players, IS con sidering going to Europe with Edouard Horemans when the latter returns to his home in Belgium this month. HOremans has been trying to persuade Cochran to go with him for a tour of Europe, Bel gium and Holland during the summer months It is known that they have re- Ceived an offer of a two weeks engage rnent from the Paris Billiard Palace It seems, however, that Cochran wants HOremans to guarantee h1m a certain amount for the tour, and this the Belgium cannot see his way clear to do at thls time.
 Johnny Dundee claims the Italian light weight championship since he put the sphagetti sign on Rocky Kansas.
 Melville P. Dickenson, who will cap tain Princeton's basketball team next year, has been a regular for two years.
 Chauncey Simpson, brother of the famous Bob" is glistening on the Bos- worth (Mo.) high school track team
 Students at Northwestern university will have to swim for their diplomas III future. Its a new athletic requirement.
 President Millerand of France donates a vase to be given the winner ot amateur lightweight championship bouts. In America they give e'en belts.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24

Students at Northwestern university will have to swim for their diplomas III future. Its a new athletic requirement.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24

Chauncey Simpson, brother ot the famous "Bob,' is glistenlng on the Bos- worth (Mo.) high school track team.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24

President Milerand of France donates a vase to be given the winner of amateur lightweight championship bouts. In America they give e'em belts.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-24

Babe Ruth will never be arrested for speeding on the base lines this year not unless he limits himself to about three meals a week