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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
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MARLIN A. (. BOUTS
 FLIVERED AFTER FIRST GO

The second attempt by Promoter Jack Maher to stage another of his fstic tournaments, proved a flat failure, ow- ing to the inability of the big bout to go through. Of course 1t was no fault of the bustling Heckamus that Murphy was fouled, or that Freddie Seigel turn ed in one of his worst nights, but never theless boxing got an awful wallow, and it will be up to "Oshie" Kra1l to put things right, when the Moose stage their coming bouts on March 12 in Music Hall.
 The big bout between Willie Murphy and Bobby Joseps started slowly but took on impetus as the rounds went by.
 In the eighth round Josephs, who is a hard puncher, started a right from somewhere along the edge of the can vas and the wallop failed to approach left thigh. The blow buried the edge of a safety cup deep into the thigh and paralyzed a nerve. The Staten Island bearcat winced and was sinking when Referee Dave Fitzgerald and Joseps assisted him to his corner.
 Murphy Is no staller. He was hurt, and hurt painfully. Fitzgerald gave the fight to Murphy on a foul. Josephs, who unquestionably is innocent of any intent at hitting low, apo1ogized to Murphy and the crowd filed out of the Arena. Murphy, with his manager, Eddie Harvey, left town later in a still crippled condition.
 Up to the time of the foul c1out neither Murphy or Josehs had extended themselves. Joseph was obviously not putting all he might have into his punch es, while the Staten Islander was puzzled by Josephs style of defense and was continually being tied up in knots. No doubt the proceeding would have been lively if the match went the limit.
 The semi-hnal was more or less of an intermission with Freddy Siegle and Young Angelo doing most of the rest ing.
 The worst part of the bout was that it went 10 rounds Siegle, nobody can deny, IS fine boxer. As a defensive fighter he ranks high, but as far as forcing a fight or going out and doing some real damage Freddy IS very rank.
 Dissatisfaction with the bout was shown by a chorus of wierd cries and whistling, but this was all wrong Siegle and Angelo were sincere in their efforts, they were doing their best and it wasn't good enough.
 In deciding the S1egle-Angelo bout Referee Fitzgerald should have given decislon as he stayed with the bout till the finish, when he hoped out of the ring without committing himself in any way and any person who cares to argue about who won still has the privilege.
 The opening bout of the evening, six-rounder, between Mickey Danse of Waterbury and Collie Pleines of this city, was the saving grace of the card. Tracy Ferguson was originally billed to oppose Danse, but was far overweight. Pleines was called out of factory on a two-hour notice and stepped into the ring and fought one of the finest battles of his career. He pasted the tough Brass City boy from all angles and 1t Is safe to say that Mickey must be either affected with flat feet, or is minus any sense of feeling, for he did not topple over once, to the surprise of Collie P1eines and the multitude of roaring fans.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
Harvard to Ask Changed Rule on
 Forward Pass

Cambridge, Mass, March 4.-Har- yard university's voice at the forthcom- ing meeting of the football rules com mittee will be raised only to favor the suggestion that a forward pass blocked behind the line of scrimmage becomes anybody's ball. The committee i'll charge of gridiron activities here to- day agreed that the playing code is satisfactory as 1t stands, but that it was inclined to favor P. D. Haughton's suggestion to curb somewhat the for ward pass.
 Mai Fred w. Moore, graduate man ager of athletics, was instructed also that the Harvard authorities are agree able to such other minor changes as may find favor with the committee. The proposal that playing periods be regulated by number of plays instead of by the watch was drowned upon.
 The suggestion by Maj. C. D. Da1y, head coach at West Point, that the football rules committee call conven- ton of coaches officials and graduate managers shortly after the close of the seaosn, instead of waiting until spring to consider changes, is consid cred good idea at Harvard.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
Yale Depends
 on Freshman to Win Track Games

Although Yale's track team has been regarded far from an intercollegiate championship combination, its two mile relay quartet has defeated all corners during the indoor season, while its freshman one-rnile team has also won its class events Both the varsity and freshman squads contain more than . hun ired men.
 Coaches Johnny Mack and Billy Oueal who developed the relay teams, regard the two-mile combination as the fastest on the track. They look for a splendid showing in the Penn relay games next month. tIs members in clude Ted Hil1es, E. w. Siemens, J. F.. Coxe and Tom Campbell It has de- feated Harvard, Columbia and Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology The freshman one-mile team, composed ot won its chief honors in defeating the Harvard freshmen in the Boston Ath- letic Association games February 5.
 In special events Tom Campbell and Landon have been the individual stars, Campbell having beaten Hal Cutbill, the Plying Parson,' in the 1,OOO-yard special in Boston February 9. Landon, holder of the Olympic record for the running high jump, has continued his spectacular performances. In the Guar anty Club games he narrowly missed breaking the worlds record at 6 feet 31z inches. Human, the freshman hurdler, defeated Joe Loomis of the Chicago A. A. in the Guaranty games.
 Yale will close it's indoor esason in Louisville March 12, and the A. A. U. championships in New York March 19. Next Saturday the varsity relay team will race Cornell and Syracuse in New York City.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
Sports of All Kinds
 in Brief
HERZOG OUT OF
 BIG LEAGUE FOR
 EVER, SAY RULERS
Buck Cant Get a Job Anywhere as Gates Are Closed
 Against Him.

New York, March 4.-Charley Her zog, released internationally from the Chicago Cubs recently, this week sought an audience with John A. Heydler, president of the National league, to learn why he cannot "get work" in the league.
 "Practically every team in the league needs an infielder, especially Philadel- phia and Cincinnati, and yet Pm facing the closed gate: 1 want to know the reason why" Herzog said.
 He admitted that his game was off" last season, but blamed it to physical ailments, which be claimed have been cured by an operation.
 | put the proposition up to two man agers to take me South with them at no expense to them and see what I can do,' he said All I asked was contract if i convinced them I could still play. But they ignored me. I think after giving most of my life to major league baseball I ought to be gwen the same chance that an ordinary rookie gets"
 'Ierzog has had two berths offered him 1n the American Association, two Ill the Pacific Coast league and a man. agerlal position in the International league, if Newark is able to buy the Akron franchise.
 Il want to play in the National league to clear my name above all things" he declared.
 Herzog believes he has been black balled by the cI;1b owners as a result of the tale Rube Benton told last sum- mer that Herzog had offered him $500 to throw game against the Cubs in Chicago.
 Herzog denies 1t and claims Benton did it out of revenge for some trouble they had on the Cincinnati club.
 Heydler says the league holds nothing leased from the Chicago Cubs because the management thought he could not play ball well enough for the $1O,OOO salary he had been getting. The Cub officials say the same thing.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
INDOOR MEET AT
 ARMORY PROVES
 DELIGHT TO FANS
Revival of Athletic Games Under A. A. A. Brings Many
 Fine Matches.

Indoor track athletics came into their own at the Second Regiment Armory last Saturday evening when the Connecticut A. A. A. staged the first indoor track meet i'll this city in over a decade.
 There were IA events on the program which began with a 40 yard dash by schoolboys and wound up with the Will son Co. winning from the Hardness Memorial in the tug of war.
 Yale had representatives in a num- Der of events and also staged a relay race between Academic and Shelf which was won by the former in fairly good time.
 The 4O-yard dash for schoolboys was won by Charles Sanderson of the Worthington Hooker school, with Grodske of Orange street school sec ond, and Greer of Dwight third.
 In the 40-yard industrial, Higgins of Hardness, crossed the tape first; Baker finished second for the N. H. Clock Co., and Malley of the w. R. A. land ed i'll third.
 The 4O-yard open was captured by F w. Pease of the Crescent A. C. of Hartford with Gallagher and Higgins of the local Harriers second and third, respectively.
 In the school boy relay Scranton school finished i'll the first position close ly followed by the Sacred Hearts and Warrington Hooker in the order named.
 Hardness again carried off the honors when Karl Norm breezed home a Win ner in the Industrial one-mile run ln 5 min. II sec. Second and third places went to La Flame and Rudin both wearing the colors of the Geometric Tool Company.
 The handicap of 40 yards given to C. o. Hilles of Yale was too much for the other entrants to overcome and he was awarded the race, with M. Skane of the Bridgeport High, in second place.
 The YD Club and the American Legion hooked up in relay of SOO yards which promised to develop into a hot1y contested race. Carton of the YD's finished his heat a scant yard III front of Wilson of the Legion, but two of the Legion runners who followed, suffered spills and the result was walk away for the YD boys.
 Bridgeport, Hartford and New Ha- ven met i'll a relay for high schools. The local boys were outclassed at the start and the race developed into pretty match, which was won by the Capitol City boys.
 Richard Landon of Yale won first honors in the high jump, the feature event of the evening, with mark of six feet two and three-quarter inches. The Yale star also made an unsuccess- full attempt to hang up a new mark when the crosspiece was placed at feet, 434 inches.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
 SIGNED FOR MOOSE
 FISTIC CARNIVAL

Mickey Travers and Joe Currle ot New Haven in the main tilt, Collie Pleines of New Haven and Mickey Danse of Waterbury in the sem1-flnal and Young O'Leary, also of Waterbury and George Proto of this city, as a cur tain raiser, Is the card which the Moosers have announced for the box ing exhibition which they are staging Tn Music Hall on Saturday evening, March 12.
 The last time Currie and Travers met was in four round exhibition before the Columbus club a short time ago. As a result of this little affair quite a bit of i'll feeling has developed. They have been clamoring for some time to get a chance at one another over longer distance, and now that the Moose have given them their musch sought after opportunity the fireworks are sure to go off with bang.
 The Moose pulled winner when they shared Mickey Danse and Collie Plelnes for a six round bout in the sernl-f1nal, as every one who saw the slam-bang affair the two boys staged at thelr last meetirc will surely be on hand to see them resume hostilities next Saturday night.
 Danse, the idol of Waterbury fans, IS sorely disappointed over the result ot his battle with Pleines and could have fared better financially by waiting a little later for a return bout with Collie, but when the matchmaker ot the Moose offered him a place on the card he jumped at the early chance to redeem himself in the eyes of the fans.
 Young O'Leary is being picked by the .,,;ea o,,ae ;r, he hattie with George Proto, and say that when the two start swapping punches in their eight round battle Georgie is surely going to be in on a warm session.
 "Oshie" Krall, the Williams A. C.. all-star athlete, is the matchmaker for the bouts, while John Heck Maher has been secured to referee. Popular prices of one and two dollars, includ- ing war tax, is the charge for the "A rounds of real action, and the show will start promptly at SIS.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04

ATLAS COP SECOND
 GAME WITH KACEYS
Beat Waterbury Five in Hard
 Fought Game With Overtime.

Before the largest and most enthu- siastic crowd which has ever assembled to witness a basketball game in this city the Atlas succeeded in copping the sec ond game of the home and home series from the Waterbury Kaceys but not until an overtime period of five minutes had been played.
 The game was replete with thrills from start to finish and the Brass City boys, who brought along the largest delegation which has ever followed a team to this city, were given as many opportunities to exercise their vocal chords as were the Atlas.
 At the start of the game the Atlas produced a dazzling brand of basket ball which took the visitors completely off their feet and succeeded in rolling up l2 points before the Kaceys hit their stride, but by a game uphill battle the kaceys managed to cut down the mar gin of points separating the two teams and when the half way station was reached the score stood IA to 10 in the locals favor.
 The second half opened with Rahm and Bailey making some spectacular shots from difficult angles, giving the Atlas followers the impression that the game had now been put on the ice, but some clever floor work by Sheehy, com bined with the classy shooting of Carol and Dunschott again cut down the lead of the locals, and few minutes before the finish of the game McNamara and Carroll each tossed i'll basket and the game ended in tie.
 The overtime period resulted in a see saw affair, first one team in the lead then the other until the Atlas finally forged to the front and won the game by the score of B to 27.
 This victory places both teams on even terms and arrangements for the third and deciding game have not yet been completed but an announcement is ex0ected ShOrt1v
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
BOBBY MCLEAN
 AFTER ICE TITLE

New York, March 4-Tentative ar engagements for series of races to de- eide the world championship title for professional speed skating were an- nounced this week.
 Oscar Mathiesen of Norway, the title holder, has lot answered the challenge of Bobby Mclean, and the promoters here assert that Mathiesen has retired from competition.
 Mclean, who is training at Philade1- phia, will meet Everett McGowan at St. Paul, Minn, March 8, and Noal Baptie, Canadian champion, at Winnipeg short 1y after that date. Then he will race Arthur Staff, who is considered the American champion, in Philadelphia, Boston or Pittsburgh about the middle of March McLean's manager says that if Mclean wins the series he will have a clear claim to the worlds champion ship.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
Wants to Return to Baseball.

San Antonio, Tex, March 4-Dave Davenport, former star pitcher of the St. Louis Browns, desires to return to baseball, he has written his brother Claude, a pitcher trying out with the New York Giants here. Davenport would join the Detroit Tigers if possi-
 Along i'll January the Waterbury sport writers discovered that there were few men on the All-Waterbury team whose ability as football players was well recognized throughout the state so we suppose that sometime next summer they will find out that a real classy basketball team sporting the col ors of the Waterbury Knights of Co., lumbus has been playing there all win ter.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
URBAN'S VERSATILITY LANDS TWO VICTORIES FOR HIS ALMA MATER

Boston, March 1.-The verastil- ity of Luke Urban, Boston Col 1ege's star athlete in four sports, was called upon last Saturday to assure his college of two victor ies. Urban combined the quail ities that have made him a star in football and baseball to act as goal keeper for the Boston Col lege hockey team in the rubber game of the series with Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology.
 Although until two months ago he had never worn skates or played hockey, Urban's opponents were able to score only single goal in 45 minutes of play. This job done he was bundled into a taxicab and 10 minutes later was on the floor as a basketball play CT in the game between Boston College and University of Maine. In his IS minutes of play in the last period Urban scored four goals from the field and two on tries from foul.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
Kentucky Derby Bring Out Big
 List of Entries

While the strength in three-year old material of the stables of Harry Payne Whitney and several other Eastern horsemen IS conceded, the conviction Is growing everywhere that the best of the Eastern candidates for the impend- ing renewal of the Kentucky derby, race that will have an added money value of $50,0O0 and a gross value of between $55,0O0 and $60,0OO, will have to run better than this, or her, figures If he, or she, Is to beat the best of the candidates of the stable of James w. McClelland. Since the McClel1and stable moved to Hot Springs, Ark, in December, the West has appropriated 1t for its own.
 If one of the McC1e1land three-year- olds manages to win the great race of the first Saturday of May at the pie turesque Churchill Downs. the running of which will be witnessed by between 5O,OOO and 75,000 men and women from all parts of the continent, the West will rise up and proclaim its victory. MT. McClelland IS Kentuckian. So IS Edward F. Simms, proprietor of the Xalapa thoroughbred stud of Bourbon County and importer of the $2500O0 Prince Pa1atine and of Nagofo1. MT. Simms' interest in the McClelland stable Is registered. Mr. Simms and his business partner, Harry Oliver of Pittsburgh, started Prince Pan, son of Prince Palatine, under their own silks in last springs derby renewal.
 The McCle1land candidates for the coming derby-Leonardo II, Muleiber and Ben Homme- under the eye of Kimball Patterson at the Oak lawn course, of Hot Springs, where the late Charles T. Patterson, Kimbal1 Pat terson's oldest brother, galloped Omar Khayyam in the winter of 1917 for his victory over Ticket and Midway, all were smarter two-year-olds last season than Prince Pal was the season before last. They are coming on splendidly.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
GEORGES CARPENTERS
 MANAGER TO FIGHT

New York, March 4.-Francois Des- camps, manager of Georges Carpenter, challenger of Jack Dempsey for the worlds heavyweight championship, i. gong to do little fighting himself
 According to Sporting Life (Lon- don), the dapper little manager of the Frenchman is to return to the ring. His opponent will be Fernand Cuny, well known professor" and manager of Paris.
 Carpenter will act as his managers s manager. and second.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
BUDDIES TO WELCOME
 GOWDY TO GALVESTON

Galveston, Tex, March 4.-"Buddies" from the Rainbow (42nd) Division will welcome Hank Gowdy to Galveston, according to an announcement by Adrian Levy, commander of the local post of the American Legion.
 The lanky catcher of the Boston will arrive with the first contingent of Manager Mitchelps players, probably March 7. Tentative plans of the local Legionaries contemplates a reception or a smoker in Gowdy's honor.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
Sherry Magee Signs Contract

Minneapolis, Minn., March 4.-Ed Dyohe of Pueblo, Coy, who pitched for the University of Colorado last year, has been signed by the Minneapolis American Association baseball club, 1t has been announced. The signed con- tract of Sherwood Magee, former out fielder with Columbus, has been re- Ceived here
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
STRIKE-OUT MARKS
 IN THE OLD DAYS

John c. Clarkson, famous o1d-time hurler, in his first season in a minor league, struck out 418 batsmen in Al games. Eddie Knuff, pitching for the Memphis club of the Southern league in 1886, famed 39O men in 39 games. John (PhenomenaD Smith struck out 211 batsmen in the 20 games he hurled for Newark of the old Eastern league in 1885. These are the only records of pitchers doing duty in minor leagues who have a record of striking out an average of 10 men per game.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
FORDHAM OFFERS MORE CANDIDATES
 FOR BIG LEAGUES

As Arthur Dev1in, formerly third baseman of the Giants, starts his third successive year as baseball mentor at Fordham, fans of the Bronx institution are watching developments with greater interest than usual. At the end of his first year at Fordham Devlin recom- mended Frank Frisch, his star short stop, to Manager McGraw. The result Is now part of baseball history. Just a year later Devlin sent Al Lefevre, the Fordham third baseman and cap tain, to McGraw, who signed up the youngster last June. Lefevre stayed with the Giants for the season. McGraw planned to send the youngster to San Antonio this spring, but Lefevre refused to si1gn with the Texans.
 Fordham fans are conjecturing as to whom Dev1in will choose as his candi- date for big league job this year. Any one of the three Maroon pitchers, Waters, McNamara and Culloton, might look well on many minor league team Waters startled collegiate circles last year by compiling record of nine straight victories There are also Buck ley and Halloran, center and right field CT of the 1920 team, who compared favorably with college outfe1ders in the East last season. Halloran will gradu- ate this June. He is captain of the Fordham nine.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
BLAKE GOES TO ROCHESTER

Pittsburgh, March 4.-Fred Blake, who pitched for the Pittsburgh National league club last year, will be with the Stallings team at Rochester, N. Y., dur ing the coming season. It was announced at headquarters of the Pirates that Blake had requested that he be sent to Rochester for seasoning"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04

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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
HEADLOCK WINS ANOTHER
 MATCH FOR STRANGLER

Birmingham, Ala, March 4.-Ed (Strangler) Lewis defeated Jack Pau liska, Hungarian champion, here Mon- day night in two straight falls. Lewis used the headlock in the first fall and minutes respectively being required.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
OLD CY AT IT.

Denton C. Young (O1d Cy) is going to teach the young idea how to shoot the bali this sprini. He has promised to devote four afternoons a week to coaching the high school squad at New comerstown, O., not far from his farm home.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
VETERAN UMPIRE STILL HOLDS RECORD
 FOR ERRORS

Atlanta, March 4.-Sam La rocque, umpire of the South At lantic League, and perhaps the oldest of all umpires, has signed for next season. Larocque, who once was a player, has held for more than 30 years an unequaled record, and one which perhaps will never be broken-that of hav- ing made the greatest number of errors i'll any single game.
 He rolled up IA fumbles, muffs and wild throws i'll a single after noon, playing shortstop, and no player before or since has ever approached that glorious stand ard
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04

In 1882 Jim Mutrie landed in New York city from Bradford, Mass, with out money but with a scheme. He met John B. Day and made a proposition which involved $500 of John B.'s cash and energy. Truthful Jeemes" Mutrie proposed that they should put a CO., operative baseball team on the Polo. Grounds. From this scheme grew the. wonderful organization known as the New York Baseball Association that now can pay $200,000 for star player.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
HARRY FRAZEE OPENS WAR
 ON BASEBALL GAMBLERS

Boston, March 4.-War on gamblers has been declared by President Harry H. Frazee, of the Boston Americans He said every effort would be made to break up the gambling gangs that have appeared at local baseball parks from time to time. Private detectives will be posted at the gates to prevent known professional gamblers from en- tering the grounds. Legislation against gambling on games will be sought also by the baseball authorities.