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New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
DEFEATS
curtin IN GARDEN
Jersey City Boxer Refuses 10 Con-
tinue Bout Alter Claiming Foul

Newt York. Feb. iT.-An unsatis-
factory ending TO one OF the most
spectacular bantamweight bouts seen
here since the revival OF boxing gave
Carl Tremaine Of Cleveland q knock.
out victory over Irish Johnny Curtin.
popular little Jersey City boxer. in
the sixth round Of a scheduled twelve
round battle at Madison Square
Garden last night. After minutes
and seconds Of the sixth round Cur
tin sank TO the floor OF the ring. his
face writhed In pain. and claimed
foul. Tremaine had driven q long.
sweeping left hook aimed at the body.
With the punch Curtin gasped and
sank TO the floor. He regained his feet.
and. throwing his arms about the
neck OF Referee Patsy Haley. chung 70
the ring official 10 save himself from
falling, The crowd OF about $4,000
persons which paid S4I.295 In net re-
ceipts TO see the battle. was In an up
roar.
Divided Opinions
Opinions among the critics at the
ringside was divided as to the legally
OF the blow. The opinion OF the crowd,
likewise was divided. Some ut the
ringsidc declared the blow was foul,
others said II was fair. Referee Haley
was undecided. He assisted Curtin to
his corner and called for DIR. J. T.
Walker. official State Athletic Com
mission physician. DIR. Walker found
no indication of a foul on his super
fetal examination and 80 instructed
Haley. Then Haley caused 1t to be
announced that he was compelled un-
der the circumstances, TO award the
contest to Tremaine. r'yt
II saw no foul blow struck" said
Haley after the bout. There was
nothing I could do, therefore, but
award the bout to Tremaine since
Curtin had stopped boxing"
The crowd took the decision with
expressions Of feeling. There
was no outburst of 'disappro.al.
Rather the crowd gave itself over to a
of acclaim for Ire
maine, who was the brilliant victor In
the battle as far as 1t went. The spec
tators also gave rousing cheer for
Curtin because of his game showing
in an uphill struggle.
Tremainc Clearly Outpoints Rival
While the bout lasted Tremaine
to the satisfaction Of
one of the largest crowds the Garden
has held this season that he was
clearly Curtin's master. He subjected
the little Jersey City boxer to severe
Commandment Of rights and lefts to
the face and stomach as openings
themselves. Tremaine boxed
,ooly. and battered his rival in ansat-
.ack in which sharp lefts to the face,
wicked left hooks to the face and
body and vicious right crosses and
lrives to the jaw, head, face and body
)erplexed Curtin in every round but
he third Through it all. however,
Curtin carried On grimly, evidently IN
he hope that be could survive his
ival's blows and later drive home al
lunch which would turn the tide off
,ettle. Tremaine. however, gave no in
iication of weapying up to the time OF
he abrupt ending of the bout.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
GLENNA WINS EASILY
National Champion Over,yheIIns Miss
klotz TO In Final Game of Palm
Reach Tnt,rr,ov

Beach Tourney.
Palm Beach, Fla. Feb. 17.-Before
a gallery of SOC persons, Miss Gienna
Collect, youthful Providence national
and eastern womens golf champion
won an easy victory and the Palm
women's golf championship title on
the Palm Beach club links yesterday
afternoon. She defeated Miss Dofo-
thy Kiotz of the Indian Hill club,
Chicago, and Z, ln the 18th green
without having lost a hole.
Miss Collects golf equalled any that
she has ever played in the opinion OF
scores of spectators who have seen
her in other tournaments She was 7
up at the turn and made the first nine
holes in 80 strokes.
Miss Collett won the first two oles
and by splendid second shot on the
third hole halved It in 5. Miss lIlotz
drove her tee shot into the rough on
the long fourth hole and by attempt
ing to overcome her opponents ad-
vantage of long drive took four
shots to get back on the fairway, after
which she picked up. Miss Collect
ASoi'y Nio'o LIE %1u-ydIu lVtH Hoie,
and was only 20 feet short of the
green with her tee shot on the 220-
yard 18th hole. n
In addition to winning silver van.
ity case Miss Collect won the gold tro-
rhy known as the Flag,er cup, which
must be won three times to become
the players permanent property. IT
has been won twice by Miss Bessie
Fem and Mrs. or. Feitner
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
CROSBY H. S. FIVE WINS

Waterbury, Feb. 17.-Crosby High
school, Eastern scholastic basketball
champions, defeated st. Johns Mill
tary Academy of Maniius, N. ", last
night 32 to 20. Crosby led from 10
to IL points throughout most of the
game, but in the last quarter the New
York quintet scored six field goals
and two fouls, coming within three
points of the home team. 1t was
Crosbys ninth consecutive victory and
the first setback of the season for st.
Johns.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
Spea king
of Sports
In cLEaKIs

hSlbaii Auihtet covered itstlI VIII
glory last night, in downing the Hart
ford High school team at the State
armory, II was a good contest and
the better team won,
Fred Hunt, former coach of the
bridgeport High school athletic
teams, was In this city today on bust
ness. He called on Postmaster VII
liam y, Delaney and other friends
here,
Jack Lash has received a postcard
from August Peterson, the star back.
field man OF the New Britain football
team last season, announcing his re-
cent marriage. He IL now with hls
bride at Washington. ID. e.
| The Middletown, Winsted and Hart /.
ford volley ball teams. will play here
In the state Y. NJ. c. a. sectional vol.
ley ball tournament on March 10. The
New Britain team will be captained
by IL. C. Dressed.
A basketball game between the
winners OF the Saturday Afternoon
league at the Meriden Y. NJ. C. A.
and the Pirates OF this city, will be
held In the near future.
A meet between the track teams
OF the New Britain and Meriden Y.
NJ. c. A. will be held within the next
three weeks. Captain Bottomley will
be in charge OF the New Britain.
A volley ball match between teams
representing the New Haven Meth
odist church and Trinity NJ. T.. church
of this city will be played at the New
Britain Y. NJ. c. a. on March 8.
The Eagles of the New Britain
Boys club will journey to Waterbury
next Thursday night to meet the Bea-
yer A. c. of that city.
Romeo Roche, the French Flash.
of Holyoke, Mass, was awarded the
decision. over Red" Chapman of Bos-
ton in a 1c-round bout at Holyoke
last night.
The state boxing commission will in
all probability issue an order at the
next meeting, prohibiting licensed
boxers from engaging in bouts at |
club smokers.
George c. Cassidy coach of the
New Britain High school basketball
team, made his customary appearance
on the playing court at last lights
game with Hartford High.
Wesleyan and Williams will have
the second basketball tilt of the sea-
son tonight at Williamstown, Mass.
Heard while coming out of the
State armory last night: "Seventy-five
per cent of Charlie Miller's charges
won tonight from Hartford High"
The Colgate basketball team defeat
I'd Trinity AZ to 22 in a rough game
asst night at Hartford. Johnny Keat-
ng of this city registered four field
goals for the defeated team.
The New Brta q High school bas-
team Va play the Meriden
High school five in the Silver City to-
light.
Carl Tremaine's victory over Irish
Johnny Curtin at New York last night
places him right in line for bout
With Joe Lynch, king of the bantam 5
Weights, I.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
MARS TO BOX IN HARTFORD

Hartford, Feb. Jimmy Mars,
the aggressive Long Island City
featherweight. and Kid Kaplan of
Meriden, were matched today in a
12-round bout on March s. An eff
ford will be made to get Pepper Mar
tin to meet the winner.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17

Carl Tremaine's victory over Irish
Johnny Curtin at New York last night
places him right in line for a bout
with Joe Lynch, king of the bantam
weights.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17

A basketball game between the
winners OF the Saturday Afternoon
league at the Meriden Y. NJ. c. A.
and the Pirates OF this city, will be
held In the near future.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
BOWLING SCORES ON
CHURCH ST. lanes
What Timber Toppers Did in Last
Nights Games

The results of the bowling matches
held last night at the Rogers Recrea-
ton alleys and the Casino alleys were
IS follows:
COWi,IS SCREW CORR. LEAGUE.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17

A meet between the track teams
OF the New Britain and Meriden Y.
NJ. C. A. will be held within the next
three weeks. Captain Bottomley will
be in charge OF the New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17

A moving picture producer Is re-
ported as stating that none of his
pictures this year will have an un-
happy ending, which makes an un-
happy beginning.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12
New York Day Day
BY o. o. M'INTYRE.

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breakfast with Chic Sale the comk Will Hagan there
a
Miami write quo l: Il have white breeche
The thrifty tried
liner and they
To lunch hars and baked and Fred
better
and better until knock-kneed.
All dinner the Club
Brooke Johns all had silhouette maker proes
Home late and
whispers
Nks dope the
side tells who is high the that fights in New
York himself hop heada smoker of Three times before
have heard this
Them whispered producer
fallen poppy that mentioned
lost his physical His checks Och hue and he has
been having cratic moments of late.
Broadway
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a atmosphere of mistrust deadly.
This, however, gifted the
found scholars the literary world today physical wreck and unable
800 persons America of habit forming drugs
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Pacific of the Poa NegChare Chaplin nupals Mr.
with him. Wisely perhaps
Hollywood before His the
made Broadway laugh almost as much as Will Rogers.
pedestrians They used leap from white faced fear
while crossing the streets but resenng the careless nfe
shown them forceu Near DemonOs
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Copyright 1929 BY the Mcknight Syndicate Inc)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12
FATHER AND SONS DIE
Gas Explosion and Fire Claims Three
and Wrecks Plant.

Eastland. Tex, Feb. 12.-Three
members of one family are dead as
the result of a gas explosion at the
plant of the Magnolia Petroleum
Company at Olden. four miles north
east of here, last night.
The dead are Homer Cox. A. and
his two sons, Wesley, a. and George.
8 years old. They were brought to
an Eastland hospital following the
explosion severely burned and all
three died Sunday morning within a
few hours Of each other.
Wesley Cox was firing r boiler, To-
Gated near the gasoline storage tanks
and loading racks, and it is thought
that the gas fumes from the gasoline
tanks were ignited by fires in this
boiler. causing the explosion.
The explosion set fire to eight tanks
of gasoline. destroying 10000 gallons
and wrecking the tanks. The fire
burned Yam { o'clock in the evening
until d O'clock Sunday morning.
About a hundred feet from the burn
ing gasoline was a tank containing
"a carloads of naphtha and on a near
nv track were several cars of casing
head gasoline, but the flames did not
reach them.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12
TAXATION WITHOUT LIMIT

The trainers of the Texas constitution
were far-seeing men. They incorporated
in that document many safeguards
against possible governmental excuses.
Among those safeguards is maximum
rate of taxation. The limit fixed by the
constitution has been reached. But the
state government is in financial distress,
and how can it solve the problem with
out running afoul of the organic law!
Perhaps the trainers OF the constitu-
ton anticipated that if the state govern
ment should get itself into such a
dilemma it would reduce its outgo
Doubtless they figured that the material
development of the state would be suf-
ficient to yield, under the maximum tax
rate allowed, whatever additionalrevenue
the state government might actually
need from time to time. 1t is hardly
likely that they anticipated what has
taken place in these latter times-an in
crease in governmental expenditures out
of all proportion to the increase in the
states population and material wealth.
Least of all, one might we'll think, did
they foresee such attempts as are be-
ing made nowadays to put at naught,
without literally violating, those parts
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12

the fumes of powder might soon be float
ing on the air, promptly began to prancc
around like the old sea-horse that he
was. He promptly sent word to the
government OF, Arab Pasha that Arab
must take cognizance of the important
facts that the Quinnebaug was living
in the harbor, that she proposed to con-
tinue lying i'll the harbor and that she
would not get out of the harbor for him
or anybody like him He desired fur
ther to present his compliments to Arab
Pasha and inform him, that if any of
the batteries of the Egyptians or Turks
or any other combination of nations
should fire a shot in the direction of the
uinnebaug he would blow Egypt off the
map. This from the commander of an old
canal boat equipped with smoothbore
popguns.
1t is not Of record whether Arab was
duly impressed, but the facts are that
the Qunenbaug remained in the har-
Dor and that nobody fired at her,
thus depriving her of the chance to cut
loose and blow Egypt clear down to
Capetown. The British kept Arabs
coat tails on fire and lie had no time
to stop and think about Americans. 1t
was after this little bit of trouble that
Kitchener went up the Nile to Khartoum
to rescue Gordon who had been killed
long before.
Now comes a report that there is or
has been in the harbor of Smyrna, an
American destroyer named, the Itch
field, which may be named after pretty
little town in Connecticut or a homely
little town in Illinois. When the COM
mander of this s-dreadnaught re-
Ceived word that all war vessels had
been ordered by the Turks to get out
of the harbor pronto, he went ashore
and called on the Turk In a quiet,
gentlemanly manner he informed Mr..
Turk that he greatly regretted that he
did not see his way to move on, as
had been suggested; he had lost his
magnetic or something and that the
Turk must, of course appreciate the
situation. He then added quietly that
he wanted the Turk to mind his own
blamed business and not go fooling
around with an American warship. I'll
he did, he would have his nose smashed |
all over his fat Turkish face. He then
went back to his vessel, rode her all
around the harbor and anchored where
he had been anchored before.
Which proves that the American naval |
officer is always true to the traditions
OF his service.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12
TRUE TO TRADITION

1t is an old saying that history re-
pcats itself which is but another way of
saving that. in like circumstances, men
act in a like manner. This truth has
been we'll illustrated recently by ship
of the American navy whose commander,
name unknown, has behaved very much
as another naval officer whose name has
been forgotten. performed under circum-
stances somewhat similar.
Many years ago-about the time that
Lord Kitchener was Just coming into
prominence in the annals of the British
army, there was trouble over in Egypt.
A Turk named Arab Pasha had set
himself up in that country in opposition
to the rights of Great Britain and Britain
announced that unless there was d
change in his behavior she would shoot
the port of Alexandria all to pieces.
Arab invited the British to. shoot and
they promptly shot as they had threat
cned to do.
In the harbor Of Alexandria, at the
time the trouble began, was an American
naval officer in command OF one OF those
antiquatcd tubs that we called ships in
that day. Other nations had war YES
sells that were up to the times, but as
for us, we had the old wooden ships
that had been used during the American
Civil War and that was all we did have
This particular officer was in command
of an obsolete craft bearing the name
OF "Quinnebaug \ fine name that was
for war vessel Probably there are
not one hundred people in America, out
side of one particular state, who could
tell whether Quinnebaug is a mountain,
a creek, or a swamp. If they knew what
it is they would not be able to tell where
it is. It so happens however that Quinne-
baug is the name Of a river in the state
of Massachusetts, and it is not much
of river at that. At that it was good
enough for the boat that was named
after it.
This officer in command of the Quinne-
baug thing, as soon as he knew that
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12
Watching the Parade
BY John Pilgrim.

Whenever the Colonel feels a bit
discursive and good-humored he comes
around and picks on me. His theory
seems TO be that if l get plenty Of
good advice ] may amount to some
thing one of these days. Though
that may not be his theory at all.
Maybe his stories are a subtle ex-
preston of his despair.
You young fellows" he said. give
up too easily. You say cant like
a parrot does Cracker Most usual
ly there's a way to do the thing you
want to do. if you just find it."
Away back in the middle ages the
Colonel had job that was just a
job. Nowadays he has salaries and
stocks and bonds. Then he needed
more money than any one seemed
inclined to pay him. The firm for
which he worked laughed when the
Colonel told them he was the best
salesman on the list.
"ShOw us, said the firm. "Thcre's
a savage old gentleman up in St.
Paul who could give MS a lot of
business if he would. But our best
salesman has tried for a year and
has never even SEQ him"
The Colonel wos rebuffed by the
old gentleman's outer guards in all
the ordinary ways of rebuffing. but
he got the lay Of the land. He dis
covered that the old gentleman's
private office was halfway down
the main hall. Four days he tcetered
around the front door, waiting for his
chance. Then the telephone girl
turned her head and at the same
moment he saw the old Rentlcman's
office door was open. He walked
down and in.
81 didn't know what I was going
to say" he confessed. Il had no
selling talk prepared. But / was
determined to make him listen"
As he entered the door he sighted
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12

two bass rods half hidden under a
davenport. The Colonel marks off
the years by the bass seasons. He
began to talk fish. They went to
lunch together. They talked fish for
the better part of four days. Then
the Colonel said goOd-by. He had
not mentioned business. The old
gentleman insisted on knowing what
he had come for.
Not just to talk fl h." he said.
So the Colonel sold him a bill of
goods and he is still buying. Most
jobs can be done. Only some of
them take a little unconventional
doing
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12
1000 DIE ON MARCH
Near East Worker Says Turks and
Greeks Equally Guilty.

New York. Feb. 12.-BOth Greeks
and Turks were equally guilty of
atrocities during the hOstilities in
Asia Minor, Miss Susane De Orvies
of Dubuque, Iowa. declared Sunday,
upon her return on the Italian liner
Giulia Cesare, after three years as
relief worker in the Near East.
Miss Orvis directed the exodus of
the last group of orphans TO be de-
ported by the Turks from Cacharca
in the heart of Anatolia.
On the way she met a column of
1000 girls, women and old men, being
driven into the interior by the Turks
in retaliation for the Greek resistance
at Smyrna. From Turkish soldiers
she learned that there were originally
5000 in the column and that two
thirds of the depOrtees had strayed
away or died on the two-month walk
over the hot sands.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12
REPRIMANDING THE MASTERS

Both houses OF the Legislature deserve
congratulations for their disapproval Of
the new textbook contracts authorized
by the Textbook Commission at its De-
cembcr meeting One of the two Pope
bills, originating in the lower chamber,
has been passed by the Senate with
amendments acceptable to its author, and
the other seems to have good chance
OF being no less Hospitality received.
If these measures of economy should
reach the governors office he could re-
spond to his own plea for harmony by
signing them. Report has it, however,
that Mr.. Ncff is expected TO exercise
his veto power in this case. But if the
lawmakers should undergo no change
of heart in the meantime, one of the
bills, if not both of them, would prob
ably be enacted in the face of the gov
errors disapproval. Then the Legisla
turc would be due for further applause.
and doubtless the taxpayers would give
a full measure thereof
lust why the state should spend a
million dollars or 50 for new textbooks,
when those already in use are salts
factory to the superintendent OF public
instruction and other educational au-
thorities, those in favor OF the change
have not explained to the public. If
they undertook to explain to the Leg
islature they evidently failed to con-
vince that body. Nevertheless, Gov
ernor Neif is still in favor OF mourning
this expense, it seems; so, whatever
criticisms may be directed at the Text
book Commission cannot but apply to
him also.
That the Senate is disposed to be fair
beyond the slightest doubt is shown by
its amendments to the first of the Pope
bills. There was no question in the
Senatc's mind concerning the undesira-
bilitv OF the new textbook contracts;
if they should be executed the people
would have to bear a needless expense
some OF their money would be wasted
But the Senate, being conservative,
would not abrogatc the contracts with
out giving the textbook companies a
chance to fight for what they might
deem their rights. In short, one of the
Senate amendments provides that the
GOIipdllSo HluSl dPPSal ~ IiiN - -
anv effort to establish the validity of
their contracts. This addition to tn" bill
may be regarded as a measure Of the
Scnate's conviction that the Legislature
has a right to protect the taxpayers
interests in the way in which that task
has hsen undertaken in this instance.
But even if upon appeal the courts
should decide that the new contracts let
by the Textbook Commission were valid
despite the Legislatures resembling or
der, such an outcome would be more
wholesome than the wasting Of the peo-
pies money without legislative pro-
test. Future commissions would be less
likely to let contracts that would gain
for them the reputation OF being cX-
travagant.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12
CAPITOL.
A JOKES
BY THEODORE e. BURTON
L. S. Representative From Ohio,
Twenty.SecOnd District,
Twenty.Second District.

WAS walking to
the House one
autumn day and
i noticed an old,
W h e. h a i rcd
d ky putting
coal into one of
the government
office buildings.
As | passed,
he smiled and
said /:
"Alornin,' scna-
tor"
That flattcTcd
me a little. since
| wasn't a sena-
tor, so l stopped
and asked him his
name.