New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-12-14
S p e a kin g
of Sports


Kid Kplan of Meriden won handily
over Allentown Johnny Leonard last
night, but at the same time he looked
far from champion form.
The Kid no doubt did his best, as
he always does, but the long, long
layoff he has had has not done him
any good.
If the Kid expects to climb faster
he'll have TO fight more often.
But here arises the problem: TRY
and get 'em TO fight
Trinity faces the Yale basketball
team in New Haven tonight while
Wesleyan opposes Franklin Marshall
at Middletown.
Meriden's High school is in the
throes of heated argument relative
to awarding monograms to certain
players who were on the football
team this fall.
Coach Coffin has declined to award
letters to several sophomores and
loud has been the protests.
II is expected however that the
student council will back the grid
mentor and take his stand that the
second year men ought TO have more
experience before winning their COW
eted letters.
Hartford will sec its first battle of
heavyweights in many years when
Dan O'Dowd of Boston and Young"
Bob Fitzsimmons. son of the only
Bob" or ring fame, meet in the main
bout of the Star Athletic clubs pro-
gram slated for the Church street,
Auditorium, Tuesday night, December
Is.
The nearest approach to ID heavy
battle In the local ring was the Bat
Ting Levinsky-Clay Turner affair,
produced by Dan F'laherty several
years ago.
Another fight that Hartford may
land is the return engagement be-
tween Cooney and Romeo Roach,
both Holyoke boys. The pair fought
in the Paper City not so,long ago and
cooney climbed out of the ring a
winner by close margin. Since then
efforts to remateh the pair have fall
en- flat but IL Is said that the manag-
ers OF both battlers would agree To
staging a return battle on neutral
territory.
Their first fight drew the largest
house in the history of Holyoke's fis-
tic doings and IL is estimated that
close TO $50 Paper City fans would
make the trip TO Hartford If the boys
were matched in this city.
Young" Leonard. who has taken
part In two OF the most furiously-
fought battles staged in Hartford I'm
many seasons. those with won"
Manolian has been signed for the
semi-final affair. in which he willl
meet Billy Woods, the Manchester,
N. H.. veteran who. on his last ap-
pearance here, received the verdict
over Tracey Ferguson.
\ boxing kangaroo cannot be |
Knocked over on account OF his tail. |
ENidentally It's up TO English Joe |
Beckett TO improve on his present
physical equipago.
The South American boxing fcdora-
ton has presented Firpo with a hand
some pink diploma. Probably the
frugal Luis will have II made over
into a Sunday shirt
boxing diploma doubtless is an
important document. Probably II
entities the holder 10 the privilege of
naming the hospital to which he
wishes TO be carried after a fight.
Philadelphia sport writer's an
nounco the discovery OF second
Dempsey.
It's safe TO say that aside from hav-
Ing two legs and arms, and a couple
OF cars. and walking upright, the ac.
tual resemblance is not striking.
The West Point basketball team
has not lost game since December
~. 1921.
A news clipping tells OF New
York girl athletes who holds the Il
record for the 16-pound shot putting
contest.
It's a safe bet she is not likely 10
be greatly annoyed by any sheik suit
ors. III