New Britain herald., 1923-12-01
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 The Big Ten has retained Griffith as its chief commissioner for two more years, at an increase in salary.
 Football referees and others in the western conference also get an in- crease to SIS per game.
 The New York Giants have signed John Gross, right lander, pitcher formerly with the Blue Grass league
 Hanover is all upset over the prob ability that Jess Hawley, Dartmouth coach, may not return next year. Stress of business may cause his re- tirement as grid mentor.
 Boston College and Holy Cross ,net oa a muddy field today. This is the grand finale of New England football.
 The Firpo- Wills bout is said to be progressing. When is it to be. and where? Nobody knows. If they do they. are not telling.
 A large crowd from this city will go to Meriden tomorrow to see the AlNew Britain clash with All Bridgeport.
 Next Saturday night the basketball season opens at the armory with the strong Co. l. team of Torrington as the attraction.
 Everett Buckingham, president of the Omaha stockyards. although not a college man himself. has missed but three games in which the Nebraska cornhuskers have played in IS years. He pays railroad fare and gives all employees a half day off to attend games.
 Even though Carl Mays is about through, Bob Shawkey slipping and Joe Bush past the peak of his game, Miller Huggings of the Yankees is not worrying about pitching. In Pipgras and Roettger he has two of the most promising rookie right handlers in the country. Another years experience and both will be about ready to step in and deliver. 4
 Picking an all-America eleven this year is going to be one tough job for every football expert who essays the task. Each section of the country has any number of stars considered the best in the game and the critic who leaves them off is going to come in for reams of criticism and make a world of enemies.
 George Grantham of tho Chicago Cubs finished the 1923 season the most talked about young infielder in the National league. Yet in the series with the White Sox his ragged playing cost the Cubs all chances for the city championship of Chicago. Hc was the bust" of the series, and his poor | showing in that event may have serious effect on his play of next sea- son unless he pulls a courageous eomeback.
 omaha's olympics. first profession al football team ever organized in | Omaha, boasts Walsh, former Notrc | Dame: Swanson. Sherer, Shaw, Peter son Sand Hartley. former Nebraska | Cornhuskers, besides other stars Of midwest college.
 Four players break bones in profess sional football game. Proving that professionals do not play with the same ferocious spirit that marks college games.
 Report that Hornsby will play with Cubs is absurd, says Chicago manager, who has d peculiar idea as to what constitutes an absurdity.
 The difficulty Is not in picking the best football team Of tho year but in getting somebody to agree with you. The little brown jug goes 10 Michi- gan again, and we suppose none will begrudge the Minnesota boys a little brown jug, if they feel that way about it.
 The experts announce the discovery of an Indian player greater than Jim Thorpe. e Which shows the ex- perts arc beginning to crack under the strain.
 Someone should tell the Illinois football star who wants Co meet Dempsey that opon-iield running is i not permitted in the ring.
 To college authorities the sport is everything and the winning or losing of d championship means nothing. That's why coaches who fail 10 produce winners are always re. spectfully dismissed.
 Jack Dempsey is said 10 he great 1 marksman and the way he invariably brings down the dollar mark con- sinces Us he is.
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