New Britain herald., 1925-03-30

seems lost without him. .s..
 Incidentally, Saturday nights game was the 1s7th this season that Ref cree Dick Dillon has worked-and he has ten more to go before he hangs up his shoes and whistle.
 Dick has been calling them for 20 years now, and this has been his busiest year in the entire two dec- ades.
 The. Dixies, defeated here satur- day night, TO to Elmwood tonight to play the villagers.
 Torrington plays Oregon tomor- row in the intersohoiastic basketball tournament at Chicago.
 Eddie Sheplin and Rocky Smith, who gave such q great show in Hartford last Thursday night, are not likely to be matched again soon according to the dope from Hart ford n1atchmakers. The matchmak- ers are willing, but the boxers are none too eager to mix 1t up again. Each took terrific punishment last week.
 Red Chapman of Chelsea, Mass, forward with unique claim. lie seeks recognition as rightful holder of the featherweight championship held by Kid Kaplan. He bases his claim on the fact that he got a de- cision over Johnny Dundee a week ago. .u.
 cardio, Chapman's manager, claims that Chapman weighed ih at l262 pounds, within the feather weight limit of 12s pounds, at 3 o'clock on the day of his bout with Dundee. When Dundee heard of this Cardio said, he threatened to run out" of the bout unless Chap nan weished over the class limit. Accordihy6, Chapmans manager sald. he sent the Chelsea boxer out 10 drink milk. and at 3:2o o'clock shere was a second weighing-i in, this lime Chapman tipping the scales at i:7 pounds.
 Chapman was within the limit Of the featherweight class at the of- fcial weighing-in time, and so in defeating Dundee he took over Dun- dee's claims to the title" Cardio said. "state boxing commission cannot make world champions, and Dun- dee, because he is still in cornpeti~ ton, remained champion until he lost to Chapman Monday night. Now Chapman will claim the title because he has earned it."
 The Atlas of New Haven won an overtime game from the Meriden Endees Saturday night S0-26.
 Two New York boxing favorites will attempt conebacks in Gotham rings this week. Abe Goldstein, for n1er bantamwsight champion, on Wednesday will. open campaign which he hopes will lead to a title hght with Charley (PhiD Rosenberg by squaring off against Eddie Flank. former amateur king. while Vincent (Pepper) Martin tomorrow night will return to the ring to face Joe Telmars.
 Competition expected to compel Jean Borotra of France, is34 Vim bledon champion, to display his best band of tennis will be provided in the third round of the national in- door championship tournament to- day. Borotra's opponent will be Merritt Cutler es the ssveath Resi- ment club. Cutler last year extended Francis T. Hunter, forcing Ahs match Into three sets.
 The New York Stats Athfstas eena- mission tomorrow Sali decide whether yehnny Dundee. former fsa- !herweight ehampioa, as entitled to .sstoratiea after his withdrawal rom a match in France with Fred sretonnsi. The French boxing fed- .ration. according ts Chairman Ear ,ey, has failed @ fusnish A letter of details promised h shs bAbisa prS- est.
 The eiessHs of Che Indoor track ,eason Saturday marked khs ternin. ,tion of what experts agree with the greatest New York campaign in ath- ietics annals. Pave Nurmi and Willie Riteia betwsen chem contrib uted more than fifty records at nine- teen different distances. while Joie Ray, Lloyd Hahn, Harold Osborne, Carl Chrlstlernson, Willie Plant, Uso Friserio. Alan Heiffrich and Nelson sherill added new figures to the record hook.
 Babe Ruth's spring training rival | for home run heners, Earl Combs, | urwittinkly deprived his teamrnate | of four-ply shot in yesterdays | sans with Brooklyn, With Earl on first base Ruth smashed one to right | hat would have landed in the | hleaehers at the Yankes stadium. It feil on cinder track. and Combs, believing the ball would be caught, eamped at third base. Babe was obliged 10 content himself with double.
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