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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Yankee Owner Says
Carl Mays Will Be
With n. Y. Next Year

New York. Nov. 16.-The question
What is to become of Carl Mays p
which has been agitating baseball
circles for the last week with ru-
mors that he was to be sent to the
minors denied by equally unveritied
reports that he was to go to the Gin
cinnati Reds. appeared to be settle |
today. Colonel 7. l.. Huston, part
owner of the New York American
team has announced that Mays will
remain with the .anks.
1t has been reported that waivers
have been asked on the submarine
pitcher. with a "gentlemen's agree
ment" among the American League
clubs that no claims would be put in
and Mays would go to the minors.
Another report stated that the Reds
had blocked the move by expressing
a willingness to take Mays and that
the waivers We're then rescinded.
Without denying that an effort
had been made to send Mays to the
minors, Colonel Huston said:
"Ive got two bets want to make
about Mays I want to bet first of
all that he will be a member of the
Yankee ball club next year. Then l
want to double that amount and bet
Carl will win at least % bail games
for US. That's all I've got to say
about this case"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Moss Gatherers Beat
Out Life Boat Crews
Coast Championship

Cohasset, Mass, Nov. 16.-Moss
gatherers when they are not life saw
ers men from the Scituate shore
today held the cup that stands for
the championship in boat racing
among the p life boat crews that
make up the Massachusetts Humane
Society's volunteer coaat guard or
ganization. Bending their backs to
the oars. as they do to get the moss
from the rocks in the daily race with
the tides, the Scituate crew beat out
the fishermen who form the Glou-
cester crew, the yachting profession
ais who are on call at the Marble
head station, and the lobster men of
Cohasset In the stiff scrap over a
quarter mile course. in which the
Gloucester men gained the lead,
with Marblehead. winners last year,
second. Captain Chris O'Neil pushed
his Scituate hearties ahead in the
last 100 yards to victory by three
feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
COburn All Primed
For Bay State Clash
Especial to Kennebec Journal

Especial to kennebec Journal
Waterville, Nov. 16-After hard
scrimmage on Thursday afternoon
the Coburn football squad is all
primed for their Massachusetts trip.
This afternoon 10 players accompaR,
led by the coach and manager will
leave en- route for Saugus making
the trip by autos. They will stop at
New Hampshire State college Friday
night, being the guests of one of the
frate"nities- Saturday morning they
will go to Lynn where they will find
their uniforms and equipment at the
Lynn Y. NJ. c. A. it being shipped
from here to that point. 20
The team should bring home
victory if they play the kind Of a
game that was played last SATURDAY..
The following players will make the
trip. Capt. Simpson, Mcleod ana
DOZENS ends, Adams and IngrahaIl
tackles; fielder, Drummond ana o.
Brien guards: Mathers and BoWe
centers, Moran and Goldberg, quar-
ter backs: Wescott, Mittlesdorf and
Shanahan, backs. ST..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
SKOWHEGAN
Jess Wizards Return
To Ring Fails Impress
Western Sport Writers

Los Angeles, Nov. 16-Jess Will
lard made his first public ring ap-
pearance last night since the day
three years ago, when Jack Demp-
sey wrested his heavyweight boxing
title from him. In the opinion of
sport writers the big Kansac failed
to show championship form.
The former champion boxed two
exhibition bouts Of two rounds each
with Tom Kennedy and Joe Bonds,
Los Angeles heavyweights, as the
feature Of boxing program at the
Hollywood American Legion stadium
for the benefit of the Assistance
League for Ex-Service Men.
Willard received a rousing recep.
ton. His two opponents, although
large men. looked small beside him.
Kennedy made the better showing.
swinging four or five hard rights to
the jaw. but Willard merely smiled
and retaliated mildly.
Willard was quick on his feet and
his rapid sparring, as one writer ex-
pressed it, gave one the idea he was
not far from being in fair fighting
trim
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
BOXERS ALL SET, FOR AUGUSTA
BOUTS TONICHT--NET PROCEEDS :
FOR BENEFIT AUGUSTA BASEBALL

The Augusta Athletic clubs first
boxing show will be staged this
evening in City hall. Augusta, with
the first bout boys in the ring at
SIS sharp. Both main bout lads
are now in the city. frankie Quill
arriving on the early evening train
last night, while Billy Woods came
in on the early morning pullman.
All Of the boxers selected for this
initial show are we'll known in Maine
and New England, and fans in their
comments during the week have in
dictated a due appreciation Of the
efforts of club officials to give them
an Al exhibition. The club has. done
it's best and it is now up to the fans.
To those who perhaps have not
followed the organization and pur-
poses of the New Augusta Athletic
club, it may not be ont of place to
state that, the club seeks first Of all
to provide fast and clean boxing the
coming winter, using only boys of
known reputation. Should the first
few bouts prove satisfactory they
will be continued, and all net pro-
CSSuS Will US ullllZcu d pdoSp1ii
fund the coming season.
Thus it will be seen that not only
will the fans get full value for mon
ey spent in attending the boxing
cards, but will also be contributing
toward another "Millionaire Baseball
team in 1922
Everything is ready at City Hall
and an efficient usher force will ham
die the crowd with dispatch. An
effort will be made to bar all dead
heads" and to this end four firemen
in uniform will guard the side and
back exits.
Tickets will be On sale at Pack
ards. Augusta. Arata's, Hallowell and
Eastman's, Gardiner. until 6 2. NJ,
after that hour at City Hall. Come
or over and see a classy scrap to-
night-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Yankee Speed
Dismays Others
In Boxing Circles

Berlin, Oct 2s.-Boxing has be-
come so popular in Germany that the
American system Of matinee pro-
grams has been adopted. Some
10000 fans" crowded the Sports
Palace at each of two recent bills,
and it was stated the demand would
, have been even greater had 1t not
been for the fact that the bouts were
staged in the evening and many
suburbanites We're kept away by the
difficulty of getting midnight trains
home.
Americans here are interested in
the outcome of challenge which
Hans Breitenstraeter, Germanys
heavyweight champion, had lodged
with an American boxer, Samson,
who provided the sensation of the
evening in his Berlin debut recently.
Samson is reputed to have been
sparring partner of Jack Dempsey,
and to have made good showings
against such fighters as Tom Gibbons
and Kid Norfolk.
Samson surprised the spectators by
showing a speed and an aggressive
ress greatly contrasting with the
sluggish maneuvers of the native
talent. Although twenty pounds
lighter than Hugo Podzuhn Q15),
Bavarian Of considerable ring eX-
perience in Germany, the American
knocked his opponent down so often
in the two opening rounds that the
latter's seconds saved their fighter
from the other eight rounds by
throwing in the towel. Breitenstrae-
ter who was at the ringside, imme-
diately issued a challenge to the
winner and it was accepted.
Americans who attended this pro-
gram found highly amusing two
other bouts on the bill. In one OF
these a f1abby. 159-pound boxer who
has become somewhat of a local fav-
orite, as German pugilistic standards
go, put up a comic-opera opposition
tc q lighter man, engaging many en-
thusiasts who had been expecting
stiff battle After stolldly stalking
about the ring for eight rounds with
little or no guard to ward off q rain
of punches which lacked knock out
effectiveness, the favorite bluntly
walked over to his corner, giving up
the fight He was greeted with a
bouquet of roses from an admlrer.
A Dutch boxer, understood to have
a fair reputation behind him. figured
ir the windup as a substitute for the
Italian Spalla, who was prevented
from appearing because OF illness.
After keeping the audience and a
huge German opponent inapatlentiy
waiting ten minutes for him to enter
the ring. the Hollander appeared. at
tended by an imposing retinue of as
sistants His opponent handed sew
eral stiff blows early in the fight. and
there after the visitor fled in panic
from one corner Of the ring to anoth-
err until the towering German caught
UP with him long enough to secure a
knock out in the first round. The
crowd sympathized, laughed, and pro-
tested in turn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
PANCH0 VILLA
oUTP0|NTS ABE
COlDSTE|N AT n. Y.

New York, Nov. 16.-Pancho Villa,
Filipino holder of the American n.y.
weight championship. went out Of his
class tonight and feated Abe Gold
stein. New York bantamweight, in a
l5-round contest at Madison Square
Garden. Villa received the judges de-
cision after decisively outpointing and
outpunching his heavier rival
Villa forced the fighting from start
TO finish. shooting over wicked left
10 the head or body as he weaved in
and around his opponent with cat-like
agility. He drew blood from Bold
STEMS nose early in the bout, had a
wide margin during most of the in
fighting and in the last few rounds
staggered the New Yorker with his
rushing attack on several occasions.
Goldstein landed few effective punches.
He seemed content to let the little
brown man maintain the aggressive.
occasionally shooting over hooks to
the jaw that failed to have any dam
aging effect.
Villas title was not at stake. The
agreement for the bout called for the
principals to make 116 pounds where
the fyweight limit Is 112 pounds. The
Filipino as result conceded five and
half pounds to his opponent, enter
ing the ring at 10. while Goldstein
scaled 115a.
Villa by his victory evened the score
with Goldstein. Several months ago
in one of the Filipino's first bouts in
this country he lost a popular decision
to Goldsten in a 12-round match in
New Jersey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
COAY SQUAD IN TOP SEASON =.
|. FORM HARRINGTON BACK IN ]:
LINEUP MERCHANTS BACK 1EAa

The merchants of Augusta v,,.,
unanimously to stand bacl, of thu ~.
football team Saturday in their cl.y
with Skowhegan for the champo,,s~
Of Maine. The vote expresses -
will towards the team and apnrs%,s
ton Of its efforts this season
reads as follows: Voted, thar
following expression be made 10 ~,
student council and members of CD
High school football team: The Ns1
chants Bureau of the Augusta. CbsSa
Der Of Commerce publicly acknowlea,..
it's pride in the splendid team whs~s
represents Cony High school this q
son and its appreciation for the favasII-
able publicity which this team \.
brought to Augusta. our city. N
pledges it's membership to loyal sprI
port Of the team and the school, TI1.
vote was passed by the execrais
committee or the bureau. ~
1t was also voted to raise a funa'h
provide for a brass band, same to
used as the students may direct A.
first 1t was suggested that a banon,.
be given to the members of both team, \
at the Augusta House directly arr,
the game, but it was found, after lgp,
distance communication with Shown.
gan, that this would be impractical Ne
the Skowhegan team had already plan.
ned to leave by 6 O'Clock. ~lb'
AS still more practical way IN
which to express their appreciation ~ 4
the team the men voted to pay for Tia \
transportation of the eight sets "a
bleachers from the high school field /
to local people and as a good way,l,
show hospitality to our visitors TbG I
funds of the athletic association wifi
not have to be touched for this pun.
pose, which will be much appreciated I
by the finance committee. FN
A letter will be sent to the Mel. Z
chants asking them TO decorate Their (
store windows in honor of Cony al.
little placards in red and white viii
be distributed for window use. IS
1t was also suggested that tF
stores close for the afternoon butt
was pOlnleu Out tllol uSld HdS OUT |
grown the time. when stores can be
closed for anything but national hell.
days, as many people not living in Az. /
gusta and not in sympathy with Local
events, but whose patronage means
great deal to the prosperity Of the city, /
would be greatly Inconvenience ~
such closing, especially where they
have no notice of the closing. {"
Then, too, there are many patrons
Of the stores who are not interested
in football, whose right to 90 shopping
in business hours cannot be disregard
Cd The stores handling perishabe
merchandise have learned from exN
rience that such goods are frequeptly
lost because of an interruption of busi.
ness.
1t was voted to recommend to The
members of the bureau that as far as
possible every clerk who desires 70
see the game be permitted to go, and
that the merchants themselves taketn
the game and root for Cony as far as
practicable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
JAY
SPORT
CHAT

The Skowhegan right halfback.
here against Cony. Saturday, is said
to have only thumb and one finger
on one hand, and a thumb only on
the other. Lessard lost his fingers in
an accident IN a mill, and his Won
derful handling of a football is the
more remarkable when this handi-
cap is taken into consideration.
The student body, or at least the
man power part Of it, will be turned
out in full strength this morning at
Cony High school, to put the bleach
err sections outside the fence for
transfer to Capital Park. Though
the crowd which will attend the con-
test for schoolboy honors Saturday,
will greatly overrun the capacity of
the stands, they will help the back
rows to see onto the grid. .. .. -.
AS result Of the monster rally
held at Skowhegan, Thursday night.
it is expected that not only will there
be a big attendance by the support
ers of the Orange and Black grid
ders, but that several lively features
will be provided in connection with
their attendance. Word has come
down from up river to watch the
Skowhegan band.
Jimmy COOney, Sparrlng partner
of the worlds champion lightweight
Benny Leonard, will fight AL Shubert
in the main bout at the Pine Tree \.
c., Portland, on Friday night. Lieut..
Earl Baird. who was scheduled to
battle Shubert was injured in his duel
with Jimmy Mars on Monday eve
ming and Sam Wallach, his manager,
has wired matchmaker Frank De-
Rice that the fighting aviator will e
unable to keep his engagement here
until later in the season.
The Augusta Athletic Club which
is really a revival of the old A. c. of
a decade ago. plans to follow the
methods of the old organization in
the disposition of all surplus funds
accruing from bouts to be held the
coming winter. 1t is hoped that
enough will be realized in this way
to do away with the carnival held
every year to provide funds for the
support of a baseball team.
"Brim" Jewett and Jimmy Con-
nellan both now in Augusta, are TAX
ing steps to place fast semi-pro
basketball team in the Capital City
the coming winter. Both are clever
at the game and played on the fast
Portland Independent team in 1919
20. Players that it is possible to get
for the proposed team are Happy
Talbot former kents Hill player who
starred on the Bath A. A. in 1921 ;
Eddie McCauley, Colby grad and
who played last year with Portland
jerry White, alternate center with
Miah Murray's White Bears in 1921 ];
Earl Heal who was captain of the
81 Maine All Stars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Hoover Sculling Champ
Arrested In Connection
Death Man Auto Accident

Duluth. Mimi, Nov. 15.-Walter
Hoover, worlds amateur sculling
champion, was arrested here today on
a. charge of manslauShter in connec-
ton with the death in an automobile
accident of Herbert Seeley, So. of
Madison, Wis. Hoover was released
on his own recoSnizance.
The accident occurred at Madison
several weeks ago while Hoover was
returning by motor from New Or
leans, La, where he attended the Am
erican Legion convention. Hoover
was held blameless at the time by a
police officer who witnessed the ac-
cident.r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Expect Bezdek To Reply
To Phillies Offer Soon

Philadelphia, Nov. 16.-Hugo Bez-
dek, athletic director at Pennsylvania
State College probably will decide by
rext Saturday whether he will accept
the position as manager of the Phil
aCelphia National League baseball
team. according to an announcement
made here today. The following tele-
gram from Bezdek was published
here this morning: '"Received offer
but have not made up my mind as to
whether 1 will give up college work
for professional baseball. l have been
too busy with football. Expect to
SEQ Baker Friday"
Penn State will meet the University
of Pennsylvania in their annual foot
ball contest next Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Return Match With
Sikh Before Beckett
Says CARPENTER

Paris. Nov. 16.-"All this talk
about my fighting Joe Beckett early
or late in January is pure bunk f"
said Georges Carpenter. according
to the Paris Herald.
II repeat that I will not fight any,
body until I have again met Bat
Ting Sikh. I am hoping that the
French boxing federation will allow
him to fight long before his nine
months suspension has expired. !
will be ready again inside of six
weeks, and I think the public will
find its confidence in me well
placed"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Want Dartmouth Columbia
Annual THANKSGIVING Clash

New York, Nov. ia general de-
mand has been made among those in
terested in the football game next
Saturday between Dartmouth and
Columbia that the contest be made
an annual affair here. Officials of
the two institutions are reported to
look with favor on the proposal but
no action can be taken until the close
OF the season. Those supporting the
idea favor Thanksgiving as the date
Tor the contest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Dartmouth Backield
Shifted for Columbia
Contest n. Y. Saturday

Hanover. n. H., Nov. 1G.-The
Dartmouth football team. with it's
backfield revised left today for New
York, where it will meet Columbia
Saturday. Captain Burke will be
back at his halfback position. Cal
der has displaced Harris and Fos-
ter has been moved to fullback.
otherwise the team will be the same
as that which started against Har-
ward and Cornell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Amherst Grid Leader Defies
Docs Plays Every Game

Amherst, Mass, Nov. 16.-James
Williams of Glastonbury. Conn, cap
tain of the Amherst football team,
who nearly broke his neck last year,
is closing his .footba-. career. wearing
special leather neck gear. which al
most conceals his face. Doctors told
linn last year that he would place his
life in jeopardy e he played again.
Williams has played in every game at
guard this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
No Basketball at
Colby is Decision

Waterville, Me-, Nov. 16-Colby
College will not be represented by
basketball team during the coming
winter. This is the final decision Oh
the Colby Athletic association.
An extensive intra- mural schedule
or tournament will be placed before
the fraternities and respective classes
within a few days by Athletic Direc-
tor G. Harry Edwards, for ratiiioa-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Major League Baseball
Players Cannot Work With
Winter Leagues Rules Lands

Sacramento, Cal, Nov. 16.-Major
League baseball players cannot play
in winter league teams in California
CT elsewhere even though they re-
ceive no compensation, it has been
held by Baseball Commissioner Ian
els, according to a telegram received
By City Manager Clyde L. Seavey of
Sacramento.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
WONDERFUL STUDENT C|T|zEN
RALLY IN SOMERSET SHIRE town
ON EVE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASH

DlSQL at the HdSS mccIiiS dAu "'ii
be sung again on Saturday.
TO THE TUNE OF MARCHING
THROUGH GEORGIA"
Bring on the Cony. team,
We're here to win the game,
You may think you. too. will win,
Well beat you just the same.
All our boys are full OF pep,
You'll have some snappy game
While they are fighting for victory.
Hurrah! Hurrah.
For dear Skowhegan High.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
The score we'll run up high.
When you fight Skowhegan High
You've got some team to fight,
We will fight for the victory.
HELEN HALVES, S. H. S. '23.
TO THE TUNE OF WHEN JOHNNY
COMES MARCHING HOME
Oh we've come down to play with you
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Wen give you surely a lot to do
Hurrah. Hurrah
And everyone will say Look OUT:
The boys will play, the girls viii shout
When Froggie Dionne makes famous
run.
Victorious we've always been,
Hurrah. Hurrah.
In every town. with every team
With Dostie as our coach Well win,
For if we shouldn't 'twould be sin,
And we'll all feel gay
When our team has won the game.
(second ending: FOR our team did
VIII DC poR scti NYE, S. H. S. '25.
TUNE: THE BATTLE CRY OF
FREEDOM"
Our boys will fight today
AS they've never fought before
Fighting for the championship OF
Maine. :,
We will stand by them through all
Either victory or defeat
Cheering for our boys SO brave and
It's Skowhcgan forever!
Hurrah boys. Hurrah.
Fight to the finish with all your might.
While we wave our colorS proudly
With a faith that'll never fail
Cheering for our dear old Skowhegan
High school.
PHYLLIS WHITING, S. II. S. '25. :.
TO THE TUNE OF DIME LAND
Here comes a crowd from Skowhegan'
Maine.
To shout, to cheer, to watch the game.
Fight away, boys, fight away, boys, for
the game of the year.
Victorious with every team,
Today our boys will surely beam
Fight away. boys-hght away, boys.
for our victory.
Chorus
Oh! s. III. S. forever Murray. Murray.
Our football team shall stand above
Cony forever
Hurray. Murray S. H. S. forever.
Murray. we arc winners ever.
DOROTHY NYE, S. Fl. $. %.
TO THE TUNE OF WHEN JOHNNY
COMES MARCHING HOME"
Oh, cheer the orange and black again
Hurrah. Hurrah.
Oh, cheer our husky high school men
Hurrah. Hurrah.
Well put our opponents in despair
And win this game by playing fair,
And well all feel gay
When the team comes marching nome
Well turn Augusta upside down
Hurrah. HulT2h.
Our cheers Will echo through the town
Hurrah, Hurrah.
If one bets on SkoWhegan he wins the
For no one has cquallcd the pace we've
set.
And Wen all feel gay
When tho team comes marching home.
MARY MERRILL, 5. H. S. %.