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New Britain herald., 1923-02-03
 
eaking of Sports
BY eLkhkis ;

New bfitain Boys club, which IS makr Ing a great record on the court this season, Is scheduled to tackle a tough opponent tonight when the Champions of Waterbury will show here. The game will be staged at the Center street gymnasium,
 With the matching Of Kid" Nap. Ian of Meriden. and Al shuhert Of Bedford, Mass, the fans of eonneeti- cut are in store for great mill, The boys will probably throw mitts at each other next Thursday night al Meriden.
 Nearly two years ago Kaplan ana shubert met at Hartford. and the Meriden cyclone was given a decision which. 10 many. was one of the most unfair verdiets ever awarded. If any thing. draw would have proven far more satisfactory. The official who rendered that decision has never since worked in q bout. to the best Of the writer's knowledge.
 IL will be greatly improved hoy that Shubert will tackle next week. While the whaier is going inc just now. the concensus seems 10 be local- ly that Louis will be the winner.
 one thing must be said of the Meri- den promoters. that when they put on a show it Is n real one Hartford pro- motors would do we'll to pattern after them.
 The ediet issued by William Null doom. chairman Of the New York state boxing commission, prohibiting q bout between Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills puts quite a crimp in the chances of Tiger Jack and the Black Panther ever meeting.
 The New Britain High school bas- ketball team continues to pile up vic tories. The present quintet looms up as one of the best in years. to be ready for the skids, he comes through with splendid bout. thus dispelling the fears that he is through
 
 The State Boxing commission held | a meeting this afternoon at Hartford. | Nate MathaG, New Haven High school boy will play with "Rube" Oldring's Wilson, N. C., team next season.
 The Winsted Kaceys threw quite scare into the Atlas camp last night at New Haven. With only three min utes to go, and the score deadlocled, three field goals by the Atlas brought a victory, 31 to 25. The game was played at New Haven.
 Dave Shade of California and Eddie Shevlin. boxing instructor at Dart mouth college. will meet in the ring It Boston tonight. The winner has oeen promised a bout with Champion Mickey Walker.
 The Travellers Girls basketball team defeated the All-Meriden Girls team tt Meriden last night, 16 to z. Boston College basketball team de- eated Trinity at Hartford last night 70 to % JohnHy keatjnp cf this
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03
NEW BRITAIN TEAM
 BEATS MIDDLETOWN
Losing Streak Is Brought to q
 : ClOse-Bis Game Tonight

The New Britain basketball quintet snapped eat' ei lesins streak last night at Middleiowa,s defeating the |, N, C, A Of that place. ss 10 2s, The game was last and interesting affair throughout, with New Britain nearly always holding the upper hand in the contest,
 kildufr. Tyndell and Restelia, prov. ed 10 he triple threat lhat was tas much for the "" back eauft men. On the other hand Ginsberg and Eel. letter were bniwarks on the defense for the New Britain quintet.
 In the closing minutes of the game, the Middletown five made a stubborn attempt 10 wresi a victory. The score al the end Of the first half was New Britain is. Middletown is.
 The summary;
 New Britain Mililleiown kilduft ........,. Spear. ', Carlson
 right forward Tyndell ...... C. Carlson. Fountain
 leit forward Ginsberg ..,'.......,f,.. J. Carlson
 
 right guard krttcila .......s.. ....t,...... Iahiil
 left guard
 Score: New Britain 2s. Midiletown Y. NJ. c A. 23; field goals. Kiiduff I. Tyndeil 1. Pelletier 1, Restella 1, C. Carlson 3. Fountain 1. J. Carlson 2. r. Carlson 3. cahiil 1: foul goals. 1'yndell 2. Spear 8; referee. Danny Ahern: timer. Dave Ellison.
 Hartford Vets Here Tonight. With the same faces in the lineup that downed the Middletown Y. M. c. A quintet last night. the New Brit ain five will encounter the KY team of Hartford at the State armory to- night. With the visitors will be number Of players who have played here numerous times in past seasons. "Yump" Johnson, Hap Harmon, Dutch" Leonard and that peerless pair. Bill Dwyer and Tim Cronin. Sir is having a great season. at present being the top scoring player | in Connecticut.
 Showing Good Teamwork. The form displayed by the New Britain team last night was particu- srly satisfying to the fans that &C., the team to Middletown. ryndell is fast working in with the other members of the team and now hat a good jumping center has been secured in Harry Ginsberg. it gives he club the opportunity of showing real class.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03
IN. B. H. s. MACHINE
 WINS IN TWISTED
Defeats Gilbert H. s. Basketball
 CTS by Score of 30 to 22

|, Before a erewd of about 400 stu, dents the N. B, II, s. basketball team defeated the Gilbert High school team of Minsted in that town last night, 80 to 2a,. The upslaters managed to hold the Hardware City i've fairly even in the first half. but in the see' and half the Red and Gold clearly autplayed the home team. Reynolds starred on the offense with four held goals and six from the free throw line. Weir and Grip showed up well on the defense.
 After several minutes Of hard play Ing the home team broke the ice with a foul goal. A field goal for New Britain put the visitors ahead. The score was soon eyened np again on n foul goal. Thus the lead gagged back andforth until. with the score II to II. the New Britain machine got going and ran up an IS to II score before the half ended.
 The home team started the second half with a determined rally to tie the score. II came within two points Of the Hardware City quintet when New Britain started its scoring bee again. Every time the winsted team would get a point New Britain would ges two. IL was at this stage of the game that the Hardware City team showed its great offensive power. ringing up field goals with monotonous regular ity. "Howie" Boiser went in and con- tributed his share by making n field goal.
 The game ended with New Britain leading 90 to 22.
 Tho summary:
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03

Boston College basketball team de- feated Trinity at Hartford last night s2 to 22. JohnAy Heating of this city scored eight points for the Hartford team.
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Senator's Lose 94-Polo
Grounds Will Be Ready
for Opening-When Done
Will Seat $4,000 Fans.

New Orleans, March 23.-Taking
advantage of the fine weather which
prevailed here yesterday for the first
time in a week, the Yankees held a
three hour drill which closed with the
first game in the long awaited series
between the Regulars and the
Rockies. The Regulars captained by
Wally Pipp, emerged with a victory
over the Scrubs, who were led into
battle by Babe Ruth. The game
went seven innings and the score was
to 3.
Sam Jones started in the box for
the Regulars and worked for three in
nings. The only run made of of
Jones was scored by Ruth. The
Rockies leader poled a home run
over the right field wall in the first
inning after two of his mates had eX-
pired. Jones was nicked for u hit
in the second and another in the
third but no further damage resulted.
Waite Hoyt opened on the mound for
the Rockies and pitched three in
nings. Like Jones' Hoyt yielded a
run in the opening frame, when two
hits and an infield out gave the Regu-
lars a tally. In the second and third
innings, however, Hoyt, using nothing
but speed, held the Regulars under
his spell.
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MOST COLLEGE FOOTBALL STARS DO
NOT SHINE ON BIG LEAGUE TEAMS
Even Famous Jim Thorpe Was Only Minor Lacquer Up
in the Big Show-Aldrich and Legore Were Good
But Never Signed Up With Majors.

In line with the customary inability
of college football stars to get by on
major league ball fields, it may have
been poted that Glenn killinger is to
summer with the Atlanta Crackers,
while Hinkey Haines, a more or less
illustrious team mate of the great
killy at Penn States, is arousing no
savos to acclaim on the occasion Of
his third trial with the Yankees. The
question of why the leading figures of
football should show comparatively
slight aptitude for the diamond even
when giving 1t their complete interest
and attention, can be answered sinful
taneously with this one. Why is water
SO wet? Briefly, the reason in both
cases Is identical--there is none. Yet
many of them have shown enough in
college baseball to be deemed worthy
of a trial in the majors. The most
famous illustration is that of Jim
Thorpe said by many to have been the
greatest football player of them all.
James stuck on for years with the
GIANTS, Braves and Reds because he
showed unusual ability in all respects,
with the exceptions of a marked in
epititude against curve-ball pitching
In other words, he was just minor
Lacquer when all was said and DONE
Another case is that of Johnny Mo-
Dame, who received brief trial with
the Detroit Tigers last spring. A third
is that of Howard Berry, All-Ameri-
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THE SHEIK TO MATCH HIS
MITS AGAINST FERGUSON
Mcridcn War Vets Boxing Tourna-
ment Features This As Main
Bout Monday.

Will Young" Leonard, known to
ring fans throughout the state as
THE Sheik" of Wallingford do to
Tracey Ferguson what kid" kaplan
did to Sammy Waltz? That is the
question now agitating fans in Meri-
den and Wallingford. 1t will be re-
membcred that kaplan jumped over
night into the star-bout class by de-
feating the veteran Waltz, when
practically every boxing expert in the
statet predicted that he didn't have
a chance. The same or at least a
similar situation awaits solving on
Monday night when Leonard and Fer
guson clash n the 10 round star bout
of popular priced card being staged
at the Meriden auditorium by the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars. Leonard
is young boxer, admittedly conner
and with long string of kayo victims
testifying to the quality of his punch.
Ferguson is veteran of many ring
battles, stiff puncher himself and a
boxer of no mean ability. Incidentally
the two both hail from Wallingford
and they may be counted upon to
give the fans u real fight to sec who
shall be hailed the fstic king of the
borough. In addition to the star bout
Young Silverburg Of Ansonia will box
10 rounds with Johnny Lucas of
HolyoRe, Steve Smith of Bridgeport
will go six rounds with George Day
of New Haven and Max Maravnick
of Meriden aud Battling Green of
Hartford will hoist the curtain with
four rounder.
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McTIGUE HASN'T DECIDED
WHERE TO BATTLE CARP
Says IL Will Either be in Dublin or
Somewhere In the UnitNl
States.

Dublin, March 23.--(By Associated
Press. mike McTigue told the cor
respondent last evening that he had
accepted an offer to fight Georges
Carpenter, but that 1t had not been
decided whether the match would be
staged in the United States or in Ire
land.
Referring to his recent bout with
Battling Sikh. McTigue said:
"My critics do not realize that
was giving away nearly 2S pounds in
weight to Sikh Neither do they suf-
ficicntly consider the tremendous dis
advantage under which ] labored as
result Of the cut over my eye in the
18th round and the breaking OF my
right thumb in the 18th round. II it
had not been for the broken thumb
there would have been no need for
the referee to award the decision. You
must remember that am not fight
er. am a professional boxer and
prize fighting is not allowed in the
United States" g..
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can back at Pennsylvania, whom Nc
Grow turned loose without seeming
regret. One Wick, who was Camps
All-Amerioan center at Michigan in
1921, was supposed to catch on with
st. Louis last spring, but didn't. The
Cards now have McCurdy, of Illinois,
in their camp, at Mobile. He may
or may npt do. Off-hand, of course,
there may be notable exceptions we
have happened to overlook, For one
thing, Matty was quite backfield
man at Bucknell in the late nineties.
and Frank Frisch was another, at
Fordharn. but SO far as actual repu-
tation was concerned the latter wasn't
known outside New York. In fact,
the writer followed football rather
closely when Fristh was in the game
and wasn't aware that Frank was
alive. fAnother'exception is Eddie Col
lines who played quarterback at Col
umbM in 1905. Eddie, however, was
overlooked when they passed around
the posies. 1t is also our understand
ing, that Carl Lundgren played on one
of the Big Ten Conference teams, but
that may be fancy other than fact. or
recent years we would say that the
best combination football baseball
men in the college were Mac Aldrich
and Harry Legore, both OF Yale. How
ever, neither was tempted by major
league Establishments; hence their
real status as baseball player is un-
known.
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Tampa, Fla, March 23.--Clark
Griffith, president of the Washington
team of the American league, mas d
unique baseball idea that he is bring
ing to the attention of the major
league clubs training in Florida
Griffith is for spring league in
Florida, starting Feb. l and extend
ing over a period of about seven
weeks.
Most of the major league clubs go
south late in February. Griffiths idea
is to have all the major league re-
cruits that. are to be tried, out to re-
port on Feb. l..
: For period of four weeks these
recruits would play a series of regu-
lar scheduled games. after they had
properly conditioned themselves.
The regulars would report about
March / and spend about two weeks
getting into shape. Then during the
last two weeks of March, Just prior
to the teams starting their exhibit
ton tour north, the veterans would
be worked into the various lineups,
giving the fans of the south a chance
to see the stars as we'll as the re-
cruits.
Solve Recruit Problem.
The big idea of such a league, as
explained by Griffith, is that it would
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routine of spring training.
Seven teams are training in Flor
ida this year. Griffith would like to
see eight clubs do spring training in
this state, and thinks it would add
zest to the program if four were
from the American and four from
the National.
East Coast Rivalry.
An east coast rivalry could be add
ed if Palm Beach and Miami were
represented. These two towns have
lately expressed the desire to enter
tain major league club next year.
Griffith feels that such a league
would interest. the thousands. of
northern tourists in Florida during
February and March. incidentally he,
feels it would work as a campaign of
education, that would stimulate in
terest in baseball and greatly help
the Florida State league.
There Is much logic to Griffith's
idea. AS he meets the various man.
ayers now training in Florida he is
putting the project up to them. 1t
seems to- be meeting with universal
favor.
1t has been taken up with Presi-
dent Lang of the Florida State league,
who seems certain that his club own
ers will fall in with the idea.
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HIGH SCHOOL FRESHLES PROVE TO
BE ALL OF THAT TAXING HONORS
FROM NAUGHTY SENIOR ATHLETES
WALKER HAS LITTLE
TROUBLE WIYHLATzO
WelterWeiSht Champ Gets Popu.
lar Verdict in IL Rounds

Newark, n. j., March 23.--Mickcy
! Walker OF Elizabeth, n, j., welter-
weight champion of the world. out
pointed Pete Latzo of Scranton. Pa,
challenger for the title, in twelve
round no decision bout in the 11Sth
Regiment armory last night, before
a crowd of 10000 spectators
Walker won, all the way and easily
got the popular verdict, the title-hild-
err administering severe body lacing
to the Pennsylvania aspirant for title
honors In the fourth round Walker
fioored Latzo for count Of three with
q hard left hook to the jaw. Again in
the ninth round Walker connected
with the jaw with his left, staggering
Latzo. The latter rocked on his heels
and ,reeled across the ring to the
ropes, but managed to keep his legs
under him
Had Hot Left Hook.
Walker had all the better Of the
first round and almost upset Latzo
with left hook to the jaw. Walker
also hammered awayaat Latzo's body
and had Pete's left side red Walker
almost dropped Latzo in the second
round. He caught with a right to
law and Latzo Just did manage to
hold his feet as his knees sagged.
Walker punched hard to the face and
body and it was all his round.
walker started off in the same. I'D
and at them manner in the third
round. Walker drove some hard
blows to the head. but Latzo managed
to take them all. Iatzo knocked
Walkers head back with a right up
ner cut L,atzo cut loose with left and
right 10 the fact Walker apparently
was resting. Just before the bell
Walker landed a left hook to the law
and followed it with a left and right
TO the body.
Latzo Goes Down.
Walker fioored Latzo with a left
to The Jaw in the fourth round. Latzo
taking a count of three. The crowd
was in a FRENZY. shouting for a knock
out. but Walker was too excited to
mt the Scranton boxer away.
Walker missed a terrific right by
inches. Latzo was holding on at the
heu Iatzo amesout nrettv fresh in
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Senator's Better; but Need Boxman;
Gibson Aids in Coaching Players
BY BILLY EVANS.

Tampa /, Fla, March 23.--The
Washington Senators will unQues-
tionably present a stronger front this
year than last. It Is certain to be q
much improved ball club.
have various reasons for 80 think
ing. A few OF them are: VI
Roger Peckinpaugh looks N the
best condition have seen him In
years. The preliminary work and
baths at Hot Springs have worked
wonders with him. For a vete gin,
Peck is sure stepping lively. He 10 In
far better shape right now than when
he opened the season last year.
Peck Is one OF the greatest short
stops in the game. He got away 10
bad start last year. Not until the
last two months did Peck strike his
gait look for him to play a game
for the Nationals this year that will
win over his deriders of last season.
No ball club can get anywhere
WITHOUT great shortstop. With Peck
going in top form the Nationals are
far more dangerous The Washing
ton fans should be with him to a man.
Should anything 60 wrong with
Peck. Manager Bush has Gagnon, the
Holy Cross star. to fall back on Gag.
non looks like the making Of a great
ball player<and he isn't very far away.
Third base position that was the
source of much trouble last year.
seems we'll fortified l have no doubt
but that Bush will be able to pick a
capable man for the position from the
talent ION hand. *'
Conroy Shows Well. IN
l was much impressed by Conroy.
He lis big, strapping fellow, who
covers world of ground in an easy.
graceful manner. He has a fine pair
of hands and regardless of how 2
ground ball behaves, always seems to
come UP with it.
One of the most promising young
sters I have seen 40, years is Bluege.
He was with Washington for time
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Best to Ouerrun
Putt, Says Champ

Zone mistake of most golf
ers, particularly beginners, is
that they play safety-f first meth
DDS when they get on the
green's" says Gene Sarazen,
national open champion.
such methods are all right
If you have only a hole or two
to go. and know that by halv-
ing them you can win, but on
the whole 1t is the daring
player who meets with most
success on the greens.
Unless conditions of the
match demand careful play.
never sneak up on a hole, |
always try to sink the putt.
"A golfer should always bear
in mind that he has no chance
to sink a putt unless his ball
travels at least to the cup. That
is why I claim II is far better
to overrun the cup than fail to
reach II.
1T is always much better TO
overrun the cup two or three
feet than to be two or three
feet short. My advice to golf
ers is to be more daring on the
greens. take more chances, and
always remember that unless
you reach the cup you have no
chance to sink your putt"
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BABE POLES OUT HOMER ON SCRUBS;
ROBINS OUTLAY WASHINGTON TEAM
Eastern College Tank
Meet Has 119 Entries

Princeton, March 23.-The seven
teenth annual Eastern intercollegiate
swimming championships here today
and tomorrow have attracted 119 en-
tries, representing II colleges. The
institutions which will be represented
are: Yale, Brown, Rutgers, Prince
ton, Navy, Columbia, City College of
New York, Stevens, Springfield, Penn,
Amherst, William, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Northwestern and
swarthmore.
Prominent contenders for the indi-
vidual championships will be: Jones
of Brown and Jeliffe of Yale, so
yard swim; Balbach of Columbia and
Moser of Princeton, fancy diving;
Breyer of Northwestern, Haselton of
Princeton and Mcintosh of the navy,
440 yard swim.
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BROWN VICTORIOUS ;
Providence Grapplers Win New Eng
land Intercollegiate Wrestling
ChampiOnship This Season,

Championship This Season.
Cambridge, Mass, March 20
Brown won the New England inter-
collegiate wrestling championship
here last night with score of is
points.
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
rology was second with 49,; Har-
ward was third with IL, and Dart
mouth scored eight points.
Harry Bruner of Tech, N. e. A.
A. A. L. champion, retained his in
tercollegiate championship in 115-
pound class, while Captain J. Fred
man of Harvard retained his inter-
collegiate title in the 135-pound class,
and Captain Thomas Dustin Of Brown
won the intercollegiate championship
in the f45-pound class for the second
team.
Captain Rockwell Hereford. M. l..
T. star, defeated Bauman of Dart
mouth in the shortest bout of the
night which lasted but three minutes,
SIS seconds
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THE FAILURE OF LOUIS GUIsre.

Cleveland. March 23.-The failure
of Louis Guisto, Stuffy McInnis' sue
cessor on the Cleveland baseball club
to touch first base, beat him out of
home run and was the probable
reason for the Indians defeat by the
Cincinnati Reds at Orlando, Fla, yes
terday by a score of to g. Had
Guisto not missed the bag by a few
inches the score would have been S
to in favor Of Cleveland as Wamby
was on second at the time.
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MOLIA Is IMPROVING.

Paris, March 23.--tBy Associated
Press) As Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt
Mallory's vacation draws to an end
she is beginning to find her tennis eye
says the Heralds Cannes correspond
cnt. rhe American champ who de-
feated Miss Katherine Mackanc ID,
Us, ca in a hard fought match
yesterday, meets Mrs. Beamish today.
The correspondent asserts that the
tournament is likely TO end in final
round match between Mrs. Mallory
and Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan.
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give the various managers a definite
line on the value of most of the re-
cruts. since nothing is better than
actual competition to discover a
players worth.
Such a plan would eliminate the
chances of cutting loose from young
players who have real promise, but
who didn't get much of chance to
show their worth in the ordinary
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Br,sklyn Wins

Tampa, Fla, March 23.-The
Robins outplayed the Washington
Senators here yesterday afternoon,
winning the game by the score of 9
TO 4. 1t was Brooklyn's second con-
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FRANK ROTH AND JACK Nc
ALL1STER or THE INDIANS LEAD
A TOUGH LIFE. CENTER SHOWS
THEM AT TAMPA SAMPL1NG
SOME FISH THEY JUST CAUGHT.
IMMEDIATELY BELOW THEM IS
GEORGE GIBSON. NATIONAL
COACH. THE OTHERS ARE LIKE
LY WASHINGTON YOUNGSTERS
LEFT (TOP) CONROY, (BELOW)
YARMOUTH. RIGHT (TOP)
BLUEGE AND (LOWER) FISHER.
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