New Britain herald., 1924-02-12

The Panther management is getting excited over joshings relative to mol getting Q game with the Broad A. c of Hartford and says that 1t ha: been trying to arrange game but tc no avail.
 While no desire to start a contro- versy is intended, nevertheless there's a misunderstanding somewhere.
 The management of the Broad A, c. says about the same thing, but adds that after an initial conference several weeks ago he has heard nothing from the Panthers.
 At the time it was explained that the Partners found trouble in secur- ing home games because they could not always get a floor The same thing bothers the Broad A.. c.
 Since then however, the Broad A. C. has been surprised to read of a number of home games by the Pan- thers.
 To bring the matter to a head, if the Partners desire to get game with the Broad A. C., they may get in touch with Assistant Manager Ring at the Herald office, or may phone him in Hartford, 4565-2.
 Tracey Ferguson of Northford, is sought by Pittsfield fight promoter for bout in the Massachusetts city the 25th of this month, according to his manager, Dennis McMahon. The Berkshire club would pit Ferguson against Vince Coffey in a ten-round bout at 152 pounds.
 It is probable that McMahon will accept the offer as Ferguson is not to appear on the Madison Square Gar den fight card Friday night. Tho Northford boy was scheduled to meet Paddy Flynn, recently of Boston. but now located in Gotham, in a six round bout but theg were withdrawn.
 Fergusonihas met Coffey before and holds decision over his rival but the latter is anxious to gain n victory over Tracey so Pittsfield is trying to sign them up.
 For the first time since he became national figure in golf, Bobby Jones, holder of the open championship, is engaging in matches at the winter re- sorts. Usually Jones plays little golf during the "closed season."
 Earl Canan Aa,aeiaa'g rider, and Layerne Fator, not many degrees back of Sande in skill, are both conditioning horses belonging to the Sinclair-Hiidroth stable at Jobstown, N. J.
 Young Stribling, the Georgia | schoolboy light heavyweight, is de- vcloping 8 fine right hand punch. | Heretofore he depended mainly on a left hand attack. Against Billy Shade in n recent bout he used his right al- l most exclusively,
 Johnny Buff, formerly nyweightl champion of America and bantam- weight champion Of the world, has started training again in the east with | a view to staging a fistic comeback. |
 They say this Young Berlenbach of New York, who has scored so many consecutive knockouts that the sta- tisticians themselves lost count, is the | hardest hitter the middleweight divi- sion has seen since the days Of Stanley kctchel.
 And Berlenbach is a one-handed | hitter, pure and simple. All his knock outs have been scored with his left hand. He docs little or no hitting with his right.
 The middleweight division hasn't had hitter of real class since Ket- cheis time. Before Ketchel was Bob Fitzsimmons.
 Harold Smith, year ago considered q coming champion in the bantam weight class, is now through. Smith hurt his knee in a bout with Danny Ice. The injury refused 10 respond to treatment, and Smith had to give up the game. He had prospects of making s5o,00o in the ring when hurt.
 American league fans will regret the passing of Mike Menosky. The former Boston Red Sox outfielder was just eccentric enough to be interesting and he had a big following over the cir- cult
 Paul Berlenbach, young New York is said to be one of the hardest hitters fin the game. Berlen- bach is soon to box Young stribiing in a six-round bout at Madison Square s-s-s-s-s-.-s-s-s-s-s-s sss-s-s-..-s-s-.-.---ssss H-u A HH~L~ R..~