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New Britain herald., 1924-01-03
FAILS, Nine YEARS
LATER COMES BACK
This Is Freak Record Of Strand,
Now With MaCkmen
BY BILLY EVANS

For two months last season Connie
Mack's Athletics startled the baseball
world. His team was pressing the
New York Yankees for the league
leadership
Connie Mack enthused perhaps less
than any other individual over the
success of his team. Naturally Connie
was pleased. but he had feeling that
his team was stepping little faster
than its normal gait.
Il am not satisfied with my outfield.
1t lacks batting strength and doesn't
cover as much ground as it should.
1t is a weakness that ! fear will be-
come apparent before the close of the
season"
Connie Mack SO expressed himself
to me one day on the bench as we
We're discussing the sensational work
of his team. At. that time his club
was about three games back of New
York, which was leading the race
Then the Athletics blew. Two weeks
after Mack had expressed fears for his
Quilted things began TO happen, and
the Athelticse started to slide from a
position of honor in the select four to
a lowly spot in the second division.
Since the close of the baseball sea-
son Mack has made the two biggest
deals of the year, the purchase of the
two most talked about minor league
outhelders Paul Strand of Salt Lake
and Simmons Of Milwaukee. Mack
in securing these two stars of the
minors feels that he has plugged up
the one weak spot in the makeup of
his team.
The career OF Paul Strand reads
almost like fiction. 1t Is story OF the
lighting spirit prevailing over odds
that would have discouraged most
athletes. Nine years in the bushes
after brief trial in the ma jors failed
to break his courage and determina-
ton TO reach the top.
Like Babe Ruth, Paul Strand broke
into the majors as a pitcher Like
Ruth, Strand seems destined TO
achieve his greatest fame as an out
fielder noted for his batting ability.
Paul Strand came TO the Boston Ma
tionals at II years OF age. George
CldlllHkS WIS ildHaEti VI Aii' DiahNH'
Strand seemed TO have plenty of stun,
but control was unknown 10 him. Al
that time Rudolph. Tyler and James
were carrying the burden for the
Braves. Stallings wasted little time
with Strand He was sent back to
the bishts for more seasoning.
Nine Years I'm Minors
Always good batsman, Strand
took TO the outlield when an injury
10 his arm cut down his pitching et-
fectiveness. he met with such sue
cess as an outnelder, like Ruth, he
passed up the twirling game for all
time.
For nine years he has toiled In the
bushes since his brief trial with the
Boston Nationals. Now he comes back
TO the American league heralded as
the best outield prospect in the coun-
try.
Mack feels that the addition Of
Strand and simmons, regarded as the
cream Of the minor league crop OF
outfelders will positively make his
club a first division aggre cation. So
do lot OF other Managers.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-03

brides at the sixteenth and seven
teenth holes, and even par at the
home hole.
This constitutes a record for Jones.
eight thrces and two during one
round. and If It's a record for him.
II comes close TO being record for
the world.
Jones' score for the round. incident
New Britain herald., 1924-01-03

How MANY THREEs CAN YOU MAKE IN is HOLES?|

| Normally golfer is perfectly salts
fed with himself when he gets his
| full quota of three in an 1S-hole
| match. The average course offers two
! three holes on the first nine, and two
en- the second. with perhaps one or
two other holes where a tee shot of
uncommon length will come close to
the rim of the green, thus making
| possible an additional three or threes.
However a golfer is stepping at
high speed when he scores more than
four threes during a round, and this
goes for the stars as well as the
| buffers. Just what is the record, if
any. in this respect we are not quail
fed to say.
! We witnessed one performance of
''threes or no count several months
back and have an authenticated rec
ord of another which we are willing
to accept as extraordinary golf, if not
record breakers. Bob Jones. Atlanta
amateur and present open cham
pion. and Emmett French, an Ohio
professional. We're the two young
gents who put Messrs. Par and DOGGY
to utter rout.
French scored threes on nine of the
is holes; Jones went him one better
with eight threes and two. 1t strikes
us that this is particularly brilliant
golf. If you dissent. go out some
day and try to score nine threes on
the first nine holes at your course.
Frenchs Great Squirt
French, teamed with another Ohio
pro. was playing in a best ball match
against Walter Hagen and Joe Kirk
wood over a new course at Madison,
o. The course is $500 yards long,
and stiff enough test of golf for
anybody. French scored successive
birdie threes at the first third and
fourth holes. The seventh and ninth
are par three holes and he got his
threes there. giving him five for the
first nine. The tenth is a par five
holes and he scored 1t in three, an
eagle. A birdie three at the twelfth,
a par three at the fifteenth and an
other at the seventeenth gave him
total OF nine for the round.
Jones' performance is more than
year old. II was recorded over the
Fast Lake course in Atlanta in
friendly foursome. Every putt was
holed and every tee shot played from
the back tees. This gave the course
a championship distance of more than
$500 yards.
Jones Best Golf
Jones started with 3-2, beating par
at each hole by a stroke. At the
sixth and eighth holes he scored par
threes. This gave him four holes in
threes or better at the turn. lie
scored a par three at the eleventh
and a birdie three at the twelfth.
Next q breathing spell and then a /
New Britain herald., 1924-01-03

ally Was So, nine better than par.
French was not so spectacular in this
respect. His score for the round was
Cs four better than par. An aston
ishing feature In connection with
Frcnch's squirt is that he was able to
score as low as he did, for his card
also showed profusion of iivcs. no
fewer than six, TO be exact.
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Fast Bouts at
Boston a. 4. TOnight

, Boston. March 10--SpenCer. Gard
ner. pride of Newport, H. L.. against
Abe Friedman, New England BAN
| tamweiGht champion.
This is the ring classic the ArmOry
A. a. has billed for lis show at the
Grand Opera House. Boston on Tues
day night. 1t is one of the best
bookings between midget battlcrs
made by n New England club this
winter and is sure to furnish a thrill
ing eng9 cement.
Gardner, heavy hitting, aggressive
fighting man. is one of the chief chal-
lengers for Joe Lynch's worlds title.
This 2o-year-old youth has been
coming to the front at rapid clip
and is Of the opinion he can conquer
any man of his weight and inches in
the well known universe.
1t will be the third time that Card
ner and Friedman have FLASHED un-
der the Pickering calcium. In their
first session. the decision went to
, Friedman after a spirited engage
ment. Gardner then came back and
grabbed the honOrs in the second en-
counter.
Matchmaker George Freeman of
the Armory club has already opened
negotiations with Joe Lynch. worlds
champion. whom he is anxious to pit
against the victor.
Gardner and Friedman Will he
surrounded by three bang up eights.
Eddie Record of Nashua, y. H., will
probably minEle with some high class
light heavyweight in the semi final.
Louis Secare of Boston will clash
with frankie O'Day of Woonsocket.
while frankie Merna of South Boston
will toss punches at Bobby Rocklaw
of the North End.
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New evidence that the faithful
horse is being slowly displaced by
the automobile and farm tractor
comes in the 1924 report OF the
Department of Agriculture on the
number OF farm animals Of the
various classes in the United States
as compared with those Of cores
ponding dates in earlier years. II
shows. says the Trade Record oil
The National City Bank OF New
York. that the number of farm
horses in the country at the begin
ming of 1924 was only l8.263,0O0
against 2l,555,000 in 1918, a fall of
100000. or 1879. in the six year
period.
Even If we go further back. saws
the Trade Record, and compare
conditions in 1924 with those of the
year preceding the war, 1913. the
fall of in horses on farms is 2,304,-
900, or about llee. while the num-
Der of other farm animals shows an
increase of 2,326,000 in the same
period. Even more startling is the
TACT that the stated farm vaIne of
the horses fell of S1,101 100000 in
the period from 1913 to 1924, while
the value OF other farm animals in
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oored Contender Wills Chances Slim for Crack Champ Dempsey
DEMPSEY MAY
PASS UP FIRPO
ROJAS OR SPALLA

New York. March 10 (By A. Ply
The probability that Jack Dempsey
will defend his worlds heavyweight
championship but once this year and
on that occasion against a South
American challenger doomed today
out OF a series of developments In
the years prospective fight program.
Though return match between
Dempsey and Luis Firpo has been
regarded generally as foregone
conclusion, there now is a possibility
the giant Argentine's ambition may
be shelved in favor OF other Latin
contenders. On top of his agree
ment for series Of bouts here with
Quintin Romero Rojas, Chilean
heavyweight, Promoter Tex Rickard
announced he also had signed Err
mimic Spalla, Italian holder Of the
European title who was knocked out
by Firpo in fourteen rounds.
SpallL and Rojas both are expected
in the United States within a month,
according to Richard. The promoter
plans to test them against several
American heavyweights, after which
It successful. they may be matched
10 determine which shall meet
Dempsey. Richard asserted he had
the consent Of Jack Xearns, Demp-
sey's manager, to a fight in the fall
with either Spalla or Rojas.
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To Settle Row
Over Berlenbacl,-
Delaney Match

New York, March 10-The COntro-
versy growing out of the matching
Of Paul Berlenbach,, New York mid
dleweight, with Jack Delaney. of
Bridgeport, Conn. at Madison
Square Garden next Friday night
despite protests of Newark pro-
moter. will be aired before the state
athletic committee at its regular
weekly meeting tomorrow
Officials of the Newark Sports
mans club for whom Bcrlenbach
signed to fight Jackie Clark of Allen
town, Pa, next Monday night. con-
tend they have prior claim on Der
lebach's services and that his bout
with Delaney violates the New Jer-
scy boxing code which prevents a
boxer from participating in two
bouts within ~ hours.
Plat Adams. chief inspector of the
New Jersey commission, advised Tex
Rickard that as no intliction of the
New Jersey laws had yet occurred,
he had no ground for interference
now. Newark promoters, however.
insisted they would press their
claims and probably resort to court
action to prevent Belenbach from
fulfilling his engagement this week.
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brilliant game at Augusta tucked
away a so victory in their score
book, Conys decisive victory over
Portland showed that they had a
good chance of reversing the verdict
in a second meeting.
Prospects OF fast ice team next
season are very bright. With the
exception of two players on this
years team, all are juniors. To-
gether with these regulars and sew
eral promising candidates, who will
push the regulars to do their best,
Cony should be represented by a
fast group of players. 1t is hoped
that the season willt be earlier than
last year so the players can get onto
the ice in good season. Last seasons
practice was delayed on account OF
poor ice, the first real practice start
ing around January 10.
Capt. Randall and Ellis. who play
ed wing positions on this years team
were certainly on the job when it
came to launching Il fast offensive
attack. Both played a steady game
at defense and showed some fine
team work. Bradstreet and Quimby
at right defense also played a good
game. They put up strong barrier
which the opposing teams found
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Although not having a champion
ship ice team this season, Cony High
has made creditable showing in
this newly organized sport in the
nine games played. Some of the
fastest schoolboy teams in the State
were on Cony's schedule this year,
besides one of the fastest prep school
hockey outfits, Coburn Classical In
stitute. Coburn was successful in
each meeting to nose out a victory
from the Red and White representa-
tives. but didn't have so-called
cinch in doing 1t, for they were kept
on the alert and fighting every min
ute the Cony boys were on the ice
Another good game, when the
Cony boys showed their mettle, was
when they met Hebron Academy on
the local rink. The game resulted
in 20 score. the local boys tying
in the last few minutes of play. The
next meeting between the Hebron
Cony ice sextettee gave the Red and
White victory by score of 81.
One of the best games of the sea-
son was between the fast Portland
high team, when Cony trimmed
them to the tune of 81. Portland
battled Jordan High to a IL tie. and
although the Lewiston outfit in a
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Giants-C Cincinnati
Will Make Yanks
Hustle for Pennant

New York, March 1O-Manaeer
McGraw Of the Giants is Of the
opinion that Cincinnati will offer his
team greatest opposition in the race
for the National league pennant and
that the Yankees should repeat in
the American league without serious
competition.
pittsburgh may be troublesome If
carson BiSbee is able to play steadi-
~" he said yesterday at Sarasota,
Fla. the Giants training camp.
Il would not be surprised to see
Boston finish in the first division
ahead of either tho Cardinals or
Cubs. Brooklyn will need a new in
Held strength to improve over last
year."
McGraw announced that his con-
tract had three years to run and that
he might direct the destinies of his
team even after that period.
The Yankee recruits beat New Or
leans 1913 in their first exhibition
game OF the year at New Orleans
yesterday Charles Olsen, young
pitcher from Dcs Moines, was hard
hit in the first two innings but both
Fred Newberry of Macon, Ca, and
General Arguijo. the Mexican, who
succeeded him in the box, did well.
Lou Gehrig, Harvey Hendrick and
Ernie johnson clouted hard.
The Brooklyn club had a day Of
complete rest.
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LEADING TRACkMEN
OPEN A. |. MEET
| PORTLAND TODAY

Portland March 10.-The Portland
Exposition building will be jammed to
the doors Tuesday evening when the
first annual indoor track and field
games of tlfe Harold T. Andrews Post
are staged. with over so of the leading
stars of tho country In competition in
addition 10 $50 other ambitious school.
college and amateur athletes. There
are % track. and three field events on
the biggest athletic program ever ar
ranged east of Boston, and the gun
will boom for the first event at IT'S
o'clock
There are 10 relay races on the card.
featured by three college battles in
which Maine runs Bowdoin, Colby runs
Boston University. and Bates meets
Holy Cross, while 10 schoolboy teams
are paired in five relays and the Au-
burn and Portland Y teams in spe-
cial event. as to a couple of midget
Quartets from the Portland Athletic
Club.
In the 40-yard schoolboy dash which
opens the program. there are A. en-
tries from Maine and Massachusetts
schools, and the card concludes with
the Legion Invitation 600" bringing
together 10 of the fastest middle dis
lance runners in the eastern states. In
the mile handicap Joie Ray. most ia
nous runner III America. will start on
scratch with Lloyd Hahn of the Boston
A. A. and the only man ever to twice
defeat the Illinois A. G. crack. George
Marsters, national SS0-yard champion.
and a local boys will start on scratch
in this event.
Other nationally famous stars who
will compete are Fred Tootell in the
shot put; Jake 'Driscoll in the coo;
Walter Mulvihill and Joe Tierney of
Holy Cross in the same event; George
Mittelsdorf Of Colby in the sprint ::
George Lermond of Boston College,
Bob Brown of the Is. a. A. and Rolly
Payne of Colby in the 81 mile run;
Clarence Flahive of Boston College in
the high jump: Francis Bishop of Bow
dom in the pole vault; and Charley
Eastman of Harvard in the shot put.
Director John J. Magee and Benny
Osthucs and Ernie Hendrie of the e.
A. A, who are assisting the local Lee
gion committee, have established head
quarters at the Congress Square Hotel
where athletes may obtain any infor-
nation as TO details.
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advent OF the automobile and farm
tractor. The average farm value
OF the horses, as shown by the Of
hcial records Of the Department Of
Agriculture, fell from $llO.77 DER
head in 1913 to $64.4l in 1924: thar
OF the mule from Sl24.3l per head
in 1913 to $500 in 1924, while the
average per capita value of cattle
advanced from $33.l2 in 1918 TO
$500 in 1924; sheep from $500 Der
head in 1913 to 1888 in 1924. while
swine averaged $3.50 per head in
1913 and 1916 in 1924. Thus the
average farm value per head of the
horses fell off about 4lqs in the
1854 period, that of mules about
$50. while that of cattle and sheep
showed material increases, and that
OF swine practically unchanged.
The reduction in actual number
OF farm horses during recent years.
as shown in the official figures of
the Department of Agriculture. was
in 1913 fall off of about $4,000.
in 1919 fall of 100000, 1920
$4,000. 1921 about 100000. 1922
10000, and in 1928 $4,000. Mean
time the number of horses in cities
and towns also showed a decrease:
the Census Bureau reports the mum.
Der OF horses in the United States
mot on farms" in 1910 at 3,182,7s9
and in 1920 at but 100000.
MaartfSf1A fLn
mobiles in use in the United States
increased from 1.2s3,000 in 1914 "a
Il, 300, 900 in 1923. --.
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LINCOLN BOWLERS
STILL HAVE LEAD
IN STATE LEAGUE

The Lincoln county representatives
retained their lead in the State bowling,
defeating the Waldo team in a match
bowled Friday by taking all four
points. Willis and Pride tied for high
total with 266 and Fallon took high
single with sc. Goodwin of the Waldo
team was high point man, having a
high total of 25o and high single of
100.
Penobscot took all four point from
Hancock in match Saturday at the
"Y." Froberger hitting the pins for
a total of e57 was high and also had
a high single of 95. Taylor of the
Hancock team was high total and sim
gle for his crew with FAC and IS.
Franklin and Cumberland We're con-
tent to split their match. Sheffield
with high total of 2S6 and Winship
with a high single of 90 were high.
Stackpole with a high total of 299 and
high single of 102 was high for his
team.
Somerset lost all four points in
match bowled against the kennebec
pinmen. Weber of the Kennebec quin-
tet was high total man for his team
and for the match with pa, and was
also high single for his team with 100.
Reeves was high total man for the
Somerset five with 251. Reeves. Camp
bell and Honson tied for high single
with 81 all.
Androscoggin left York county one
point in their match. The high total
for this match was PSI, being rolled
by Metcalf He also had high single
for his team with SO. High total for
the York team fell to Weymouth. who
flattencd the pins for a total of 246
He also had high single for his team
and for the match with "a.
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Funeral of Moran
At West Fitchburg
10 O'Clock Today .

Fitchhurg. Mass. March 10.-The
body of Patrick J. Moran. manager of
the Cincinnati National League base
ball club. arrived in this city from Or
lando. Fla. late. this forenoon and was
taken to the home of his brother.
Thomas +. Moran. 65 Phillips street.
The funeral will be held from.the Sa-
cred Heart church in West Fitchburg
at 10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon with a
high mass of requiem.
Louis c. Widerig. treasurer. has ar
rived here to attend the funeral as the
representative of the Cincinnati clubs
directors and officers
kilograms Of sympathy and floral
offerings are being received from all
parts Of the country. Condolences were
received from Charles A. Comiskey.
owner of the Chicago White Sox. and
from James ]. tNixey) Callahan of
Chicago. former major Lacquer who.
like Manager Moran. got his first base
ball training on the sandlots in Fitch
burg.
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Final Match in
"Y" Business Mems
VOlley Ball League

The contest for third place in the
Augusta Y. NJ. c. A. Folley Ball League
between the Milkwecd and the Hayseed
teams. each with 10 points to it's credit,
was won by the former outfit, which
captured all five points in a post-series
match Monday evening. The games
were closely fought. however. the
scores being l. to II and Is to 12.
The lineup of the two teams was as
follows:
Mtlkweods-Captain a. b. Sullivan,
+. :. Smith. DIR. Paul Cyr and DR.. l..
$. johnson.
Han secds-Captain Walwrth Simp-
sou. Herbert Folsom. Frank Sprague
and w. l.. Mcdonald
As previously announced. the Grape
nuts team. captained by Arthur s.
Merrill, won first place in the league,
while in second position is the Cauli-
flower quintet. captained by DR.. Paul
Cyr
Tho members of the four teams will
have 4 banquet at the "Y" Assembly
hall on Thursday evening. March 90.
The speaker of the evening will be
William II Hall of New York City.
secretary of the physical committee of
the International Y. NJ, c. A.
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ORANGE AND BLACK
0UIN TET ONLY
Menace TO CORNELL

New York, March 10-An Orange
and Black shadow threatens the glow
of u Comedian championship. From
an unimpressive position in the
intercollegiate Basketball league,
Princeton, spurred on by the leagues
action in sustaining it's protest of a
defeat by Dartmouth and the conse-
sylvania stands today, the only men
ace in Cornelrs path to the 1924
title.
Three difficult assignments face the
Nassau tossers. A Green foe in
vades the jungle tomorrow. A Slip
by the Tigers and the 1924 season
will be stored away in the records
with distinct Comedian glow. a
victory and the eyes of the college
basketball world will focuss on
Princeton Saturday night when the
Tigers face the crucial test of the
season against Cornell.
Pennsylvania, once Il terror in the
leagues ranks. has closed it's ledger
for the season in last position. Yale.
1928 titleholder, a victim of the germ
of graduation, failed to rally with
new color bearers abroad and in or
der to escape n fate similar 10y Penn
sylvauia's must triumph over Column
bia at New Haven on Saturday.
Carrying out the ruling of the
leagues executives. Dartmouth and
Princeton must rc-play their game at
Hanover. The league decided that
Princeton's cause for protesting the
game was justlfiable and ordered the
game replayed in Hanover Tuesday.
March IS, three days after the final
scheduled game of the season.
Cornell, by virtue of its defeat by
Columbia, must carry on to the final
game of the season without Il firm
grip on the title, unless Dartmouth
upsets Princeton's plans TUESDAY.
The race for individual scoring
honors is practically decided, Sammy
Pite. brilliant Yale forward. although
completely smothered from the field
by Dartmouth, added to his seasons
by tossing in ten out of IL free
throws and pulling into he final game
of the season with 81 pints, So points
ahead of Kneass of Pennsylvania,
his principal rival.