Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-31

Buffalo Friday night in q six round
bout as rather an unfmpressive
showing for a man who looms as a
contender for the title.
Walter Stuart Nuthall Of London,
prominent in English tennis circles
for years and for a time honorary
secretary of the Chiswick Park club,
died recently after an operation for
tennis elbow" His daughter. Bet
ty, il the present girl champion OF
Great Britain as the result of her
fathers instruction.
Although Rutgers Is not on the
Syracuse University football sched-
ule, "Cbick" Meehan. Orange coach,
considers the New Brunswick, n. j.,
team the greatest menace OF the
Orange eleven.
In 1923 "Pete' MaeRae, Orange
captain, was kept Oft Walter Camps
AL. American team by Homer Hazel,
a half back. who was placed at end
by Camp. This year John Mcbride,
the great kicking half back. was kept
of the All-American team by the
same Homer Hazel. who was placed
at full back by Camp.
Harold Red Grange, mighty half
back of Illinois. is well on the road to
establishment of a record for APP
pearanee on Walter Camps ALL AM
erican teams. He has been placed
here for two years and has another
season at college.
John Il. Prescott, an Overland, No.
salesman. filed suit yesterday against
the st. Louis American League Base
ball Club for $4,000 for injuries re-
ceived when a foul ball struck him In
the right eye during a game with
Boston July 20 last.
Jimmy Cooney, st. Louis Cardinals
shortstop, set new fielding record
last season with a percentage of 1853.
Joe Tinker held the old mark, field
ing 1858 for Cincinnati In 1913.
Discussing the speed on the bases
of Hans Lobert, Dave Bancroft, man
ager of the Boston Braves. at the
Chicago baseball meeting, told how
Lobert on a transforming trip, once
raced a mustang around the bases,
, the pony being ridden on the outside.
Lcbert. by making the turns faster.
led when rounding third base, but
the pony caught up, and at the home
plate the judge of the race called:
THE pony wins by a nose"
How can that he. Judge. look at
minei' Lobert demanded. pointing to
that prominent feature for which he
also was noted.
Ebert Bloodgood. University of
Nebra Ska quarterback, declared mel
igible for another seasons play, will
take up professional baseball next
spring. Bloodgood said he had re-
ceived offers from the New York Ma
tionals. st. Louis Americans. Seattle
Pacific Coast League team and clubs
In the Western League. He is an
outf1elder and has played two years
on the University team.
New York, Dec. 3O.--Charles a.
Stonetam owner of the New York
Giants, and former broker, must de-
fend the suit brought against him
by creditors Of the brokerage firms
Of Charles A. Stoneham and Com
pany and f. A. Clark and Company
for losses sustained through the fail
ure OF the latter firm, on April ).
1922. Federal Judge Francis A. Win
slow decided today when he denied
Stoneham's application to have the
suit dismissed.
Pittsburgh. Pa. Dec. J0.-The
Fort Pitt Hockey Club and the Ma
pie A. A. of Boston. broke even in a
two game series In the eastern
wheel Of the l.. 8. Amateur Hockey
Association. the Pittsburgh team
winning the final game tonight, 4 to
A. kPaa ~
the first period. and one in the third.
The visitors only goal was made by
Long in the third period.
New York. Dec. 30.-Jackson V.
scholx. olympic zoo meter champion
and the only American to capture
first place III the fiat-running events
at the Paris games last July. will
open his indoor campaign this sea-
son at the Millrose A. 4. games at
Madison Square Garden January q
and IS. It also will mark his first
competitive appearance in the Unit
cd States since his olympic triumphs
which included SECOND place in the
100 meter dash. Stholz has Just ar
rived in San Francisco from the
Orient.
Annapolis, Md. Dec. 30.-Mem-
bers of the midshipmen's soccer
team have elected John L. Fradd of
Manchester, n. H., as chairman of
the eleven for the 1926 season Fradd
has played consistent gains for the
last two years. being fast and clever
In offensive work as well as strong
on the defensive. His position Is
center forward. Fradd will succeed
Miller outside right forward, who
will graduate IN June.
New York, Dec. 30-Tiger Flow
ers. Atlanta negro middleweight who
boxes Joe Lehman OF Toledo here
New Years afternoon, may oppose
lack Delaney. Bridgeport, Conn.
battler, who conquered Paul Ber-
isnbach In match at Madison
Square Garden January is. Nego-
tiations for the contest were said to
be nearly completed.
New York. Dec. So.--Columbia
University today assured itself pos
session OF the chess trophy placed
IA competitioH thirty-two years ago,
by defeating Princeton. 4 10 o. In the
second round OF the big four"
iesruS. the same ecore by which the
New. York institution conquered
yale yesterday, PrtAeeton defeated
Harvard. s to !. n the fret round.
Yale and Harvard we're deadlocked
~ q 70 9 IN the second round. COLI
u,nhia meets Harvard and Princeton