New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
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 ''Dick" Dillon believes "a penny il a penny" Saturday night. as is tho custom, some of the boys with plenty of money were showing their gener. 'osity by throwing pennies on the floor during the game. One happened to come to a stop at Dicks feet, and the alert Dick seeing the strayine coin picked it up and carefully mak. ing sure it was not counterfeit took it back to Hartford with him to helr swell the Dillon bank account
 "Mert" Taylor had special incen- five to play. neat game as he was member of the opposing team, the Naples of New Haven, two years ago More than one sigh escaped the Maple manager as he saw his ex-star tossing them through the basket
 Sheehan junior, brother of the it. lustrious Snowshoe, gave good ac- count of himself when inserted into the Ranger lineup. Although rather plump, the boy is there.
 Barnett, left forward and captain of the Ranger basketball team, is gifted with an exceptionally keen eye and it will not be surprising if in the future he appears with faster com pany as he has before.
 More indoor golf schools have been opened this winter than ever before : in the history of the sport. Many noted professionals who formerly went south for the winter are re- in these schools. One of the biggest of it's kind in America is in Chicago, supervised by Bob Macdonald, siege gunner of the links.
 What is probably the most repre- sentative stable of high-class harness horses in the country is being main- tained in Syracuse by Tommy Murphy Grand Circuit star.
 Murphy has a string of 3s horses in training and most of them are top rotchers. Nineteen are trotters with records, and 16 of this number have earned marks below 2:1O, while eight are in the select 2:05 list.
 
 These include Rose Scott, 2:00%; Mrs. Yerkes, 2:02h; Pearl Benboe, 2:OsA; czar Worthy, O3h; Holly rood Leonard, 2:0S%: Etta Druien. 2:04: Mary Anna. 2:0ih and Clyde the Great, 2:04a.
 Coach Meanwell has been tutoring Wisconsin basketball teams since 1912. During the 12 seasons he has guided the court destinies of the Badgers his proteges have romped off with three championships, besides disputing as many others. In 1922 Wisconsin also tied for second place, while in 1915 and 1917 it finished in a tie for third.
 Harry Lunte. former member of the Cleveland Indians. now with Rochester in the American Associa- ton. was tho only player in that organization to take part in every game in which his team participated. When in the American League Junte was the original hafd-luck guy, injuries putting him out Of it every time he got a chance to show.
 The leading colleges of the east arc said to be considering an umpire sys- tenn for baseball that will be along l the same lines as that employed by the major league. A veteran big l league umpire will be the chief, and | he will select and assign the other | umpires, as we'll as working the im- portant games himself.
 Recently the report got around that | Jim Jeffries. former heavyweight | champion of the world, was broke"
 This is not wholly true. Judged by | modern financial standards in the | heavyweight division Jeff may lie comparatively broke" but he is not exactly flat.
 Jeff has 100 acres of good land out | west in his wifc's name and the land | has an appraised value of s2500 an acre.
 Messrs. Dempsey and Leonard s----.=..-=.-