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New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
.NUNN AND LEWIS
 AT LOGGERHEADS
Former Seeks to Prevent Latter
 From Using Title

Independence. Mo-, Jan. o4.--An application for an injunction to pre- vent Ed "Strangler" Lewis, former heavyweight wrestling champion and his manager, Billy Sandow, from in tcrfering with his rights as world heavyweight champion was filed in district court yesterday by Wayne c'Big") Mum, who won the title from Lewis at Kansas City on Janu- arv 8.
 The petition alleged that Lewis and Sandow violated contract en- tered into with Gabriel Kaufman, Munn's manager prior to the title match, by advertising Lewis as champion and "intimidating" per sons who seek bouts with Mum.
 The contract was signed December IS, the petition stated and provided that match should determine the title in two out of three falls.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
MAKES NEW RECORD
Johnny Weismullcr Cups Full Sec ond on World Mark For the t5O Yard Free Style Race.

Chicago, Jan. 24.--Johnny Weis- muller, Illinois A. C. tank star, clip ped a full second of his worlds record for the 150 yard free stye event by making it in 1:25 2-5 at the dedication last night of the west side Knights of Columbus club house.
 Conrad Mila, Illinois A. c. set 7:O7 as a new American record for the 300 yard back-stroke, against the T:4S 2-5 mark held by Robert Hosie of the Brooklyn Y. M. C. A.
 Ethel Lackie set a new American record of 1l5 1-5 for the 100 meters free style event In 75 foot tank.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
Boys Club VOlley Ball
 League Starts Tonight

The Boys club volley ball league will get under way tonight at 730 o'clock, when the four teams, picked from the seniors and larger inter mediate boys, will clash for the first time. Superintendent Dwight Skin ners Farmers" will be across the net from Physical Director Raynard Andcrson's "Cottonpickers," while Bill Fresen's Cowboys" will ride against Abe Aranson's "Eskimos." :" Each team is composed of six men, and the boys are all on their toes for the start tonight The league will go two rounds and last six weeks.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
PITTSBURGH PIRATES WILL
 PRESENT CHANGED OUTFIT
Reconstructed Team Con- prised Chiefly of High strung Youngsters Se- lected to Finish We'll Up in Front.
By Tho Associated Press,

By The Associated Press,
 Pittsburgh, Jan, 24. --- Radically reconstructed SIS a result of their disappointing 1924 showing and with q new inheId, composed Of ligh-strung youngsters, the Pitts burgh Pirates loom as q potentially strong, but uncertain entry in the coming National league race.
 Most observers pick Bill McKech- mes carew to finish well up toward the top, and John McGraw. man. ager of the New York Giants, has asserted he looks for his strongest opposition from the Pirates, but other experts are skeptical of the clubs prospects.
 The Pirates figured in the most sensational trade of the winter sea. son when they sent three veterans Charley Grimm, first sacker; Rabbit MaranWlle, second baseman, and Wilbur Cooper, southpaw pitching ace-to the Chicago Cubs in eX- change for George Grantham, sec end baseman; Al Niehaus, first sacker, and Vic Aldridge, right handed twirler.
 The relative advantage of this wholesale transaction have aroused keen debate, but Mckechnie believes that added youth and speed fac tors he already possesses in abund- ance-give him the edge In the ex- change.
 The Pirates will go into the race with plenty of outf1eld strength and a fine pitching staff as their chief bulwarks. Under present plans, Max Carey, Carson Bigbee, Hagen Cuyler and Clyde Barnhart will patrol the outer pastures, probably reinforced by Grantham. who held down the keystone sack for the Cubs last sea- son but is expected to be transform ed 10 regular outtielder.
 The intield is the Pirate question mark. Grimm, at first. will be re- placed by young Niehaus, q new conner in the big show. Reports from the Southern association, Nel- haus' old stamping grounds, indicate that the youngster is a good fielder and q sensational batter. At second Eddie Moore, a sensation in his de- tut last year, will succeed Rabbit Maranville. The shortstop post falls to Glenn Wright, who, in 1924, hls first season with the majors, broke tho record for assists and drove in Ill runs, Harold Traynor will be at his old stand at third, Traynor un- derwent an operation for the remov- al of his tonsils at the close of last season, and reports from him dur ing the winter were that he was in good condition.
 The pitching staff, in addition to Aldridge, will be made lip of such stars as Lee Meadows, John Morri- son, Ray Kremer, Emil Yde and Fabe Adams. Two promising re- cruits also are on the list. Kremer and Yde made good last season, their first with the Pirates.
 The young pitchers may suffer through the recent release of Walter Schmidt, veteran catcher, and q val uable aid in the training of recruit hurlers. In the catching department however, the Pirates have two of the best receivers in the league in Earl Smith, former Giant and John Gooch.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
INN IS BURNED

Providence, Jan. 24.-The Holly wood inn, located on the post road at Hillsgrove and near the old Hills grove race track was destroyed by fire yesterday. The estimated loss is s6o,000 and the owner, Thomas Me Grath, Providence iewelry manu- facturer said it was about half cov- cred by insurance. The fire is be- lievcd to have been caused by de- fcctive wiring.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
McTigue and Villa to
 Fight Out on the Coast

New York, Jan. 2i,-Before leav- ing yesterday for the west, Jack Root, Los Angeles boxing promoter. announced he had obtain agree ments with Mike McTigue. worlds light heavyweight champion and Pancho Villa. worlds fiyweight champion, for heir appearance in two matches each on he Pacific coast this spring.
 Agreement with McTigue was reached here, while Root said he had received assurances of Villas appearance from Manila, where the Filipino is now staying.
 Opponents for both fighters win be picked from coast talent. One Of McTigue's battles will involve his title, Root says.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
G-I-A TEAM WINNER
Captures Deciding Basketball Game in the Series At the Elihu Burritt Junior High Contest.

In the deciding game of the series the S-1A room team defeated the sic room team, score 16 to Il at the Elihu Burritt school gym in hard fought game yesterday. Ehe older team started with a rush and scored seven points before the eighth graders got going. Points were rolled up in rapid succession and then forged ahead and kept the lead until the final minute. The size of the ninth graders hampercd the younger boys. The older boys showed much improvement since the first game. The eighth gradtrs had their shooting eyes as each played scored at least one point. The summary;
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
$. R. & L. Girls Capture
 Two at Y. M. C. A. Alleys

The postponed games in the In- dustrial Girls Bowling league were played last night at the y. NJ. C. A.. alleys. Stanley Rule & Level girls captured two games from Skinner Chuck Co. and The Stanley Works maidens divided two games with the Nnlcan-N. B. Machine combination. The high rollers for the evening were Miss II. Mcclure and Miss E. Linn with a 90 each.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24

That John McGraw Of the Giants is still dissatisfied with his pitching staff is evident by the signing of John Wisner, star of the Rochester team. of the International league.
 Wisner bestcd Burleigh Grimes of Brooklyn in an exhibition game last summer and immediately McGraw grew interested. Wisner was once the property of Pittsburgh, also was passed up by Detroit.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
THAw BASEBALL MAGNATE

Martinsburg, w. Va, Jan. A. Stockholders of the Martinsburg club of the Blue Ridge baseball league have eelcted Harry K. Thaw of Pittsburgh a director it was an- nounced here. After his release from Philadelphia sanatorium. Thaw purchased a colonial estate about fifteen miles south Of Martiusburg. He visits this city frequently.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
HEYDLER WILL AID
He Promises His Assistance in Get ting to Bottom of Baseball Scan- dal.

New York, Jan. @4.--Full coop cration with the New York district attorneys investigation into the De- -O'Connell baseball bribery scan dal was promised today by John A. Hcydlcr, president of the National league, upon his return from Chi cago, where lie attended q meeting of the advisory council.
 President Heydler said he would put every resource he had at the dis poeal of the probe and expressed willingness to testify himself if oc- casion required it. "The bribe rcVela- '' $ first were made to Heydlcr by
 UT Fletcher, Philadelphia man. .,r, after the latter had been ad- vised by 1leine Sand, of O'ConneIl's $500 offer to the Philly shortstop.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
MERIDEN TEAM HERE
Silver City '. M. H. 4, VIII Give Nat Reserves Battle in Pre- liminary Game Tonight.

In the preliminary at the Armory tonight the National Guards Re- serves will play the Meridcn Y. N. H. A. The Reserves are keeping up their policy Of bringing down none but the best teams in the state. Eager to make up for last weeks defeat, the Reserves will be in the game to do or die. The lineups: Reserves Meriden Knapp, Diner ...,,, Levine, kaplin
 Right Forward Finklestcin ..,........,... Kolbin
 Left Forward
 Center Zeldon .,......... Alderman. Zietz
 Right Guard Sanders ......... Cohen, Feldman
 Left Guard Beagle.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
London Police Winners
 In Bouts With French

Paris, Jan. 24.-Boxing Boobies Of London's police force took five bouts out of seven from fstic Plies" of Paris finest last evening in the pres ence of the British ambassador, the prefect of police and other digni- taries.
 Today representatives of the two forces will meet in a rugby match, which it is conceded the French may have a better chance of win ming.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
Lewis Camp Says It's Prepared

Kansas City. Mo. Jan. 24.-Com- monting on a petition filed by Wayne ("Big"D Mum, claimant of the worlds heavyweight wrestling championship, for an injunction against Ed C'Strangler") Lewis, Billy Sandow. Lewis manager, said here yesterday that he was prepared 10 fight Munn's claims to the title in every court in the United States.
 Sahdow said that he had prevent ed a match between Mum and Stanislaus Zbyszko February 3, in Chicago, by insisting that Mum had not valid claim to the belt, which, he said, Lewis will continue to hold. Mum, he declared, cannot claim title honors until he has again met and defeated Lewis
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
TO COACH NEBRASKA

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 24.-Ernest D. Dcarg, assistant football coach at the University of Illinois, has been elected head football coach sat the University of Nebraska, the Nebras- ka athletic board announces.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
Suzanne LengIey Is
 Again Out of Game

Nice, France, Jan. 24.-Suzanne Lenglen has been obliged to suspend her activities on the tennis court for several days under doctors orders. She is suffering from a strained ten don.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
WOODFORD WITH MATS
Former Sufficld Flash and Dusty League Player Substituting With Locals.

Les Woodford of Bristol the for mer Sufileld prep school flash and at present playing with the Stanley. Rule and Level company team in the Dusty league has been temporarily hooked on with the National Guard outteld in place of Harold Weir, who is out of the game with an in- jured leg.
 Woodford will be with the locals tonight and will take Kilduh's place at guard. or that of Sheehan, should either of them leave the game.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
FLOWERS DEFEAT
 WAS BIG UPSET
Billy Evans Also Discusses Other
 Sports Events
(By Billy EIvans)

The knockout of Tiger Flowers by Jack Delaney upset another fistic sensation.
 Flowers, after run of sensational wins, including a knockout of for mer MiddIeweight Champion Johnny Wilson, was a two to one fayorite.
 The s,. .o Delaney put an end to the long list of knockouts that Paul Berlenbach had hung up.
 Berlenbach lasted four rounds, Flowers only two.
 Apparently Flowers has glass jaw. In the last four years he has been knocked out six times. Kid Norfolk, recently knocked out by Tommy Gibbons, twice turned the trick.
 Had a chat with Steve O'Neil, the veteran catcher, the other day. He's looking great.
 O'Neill was recently purchased by the New York Americans from the Boston Red So&. He goes from q near taiIender to an almost pennant winner.
 The purchase of ONeil followed in the wake of the trade that brought Pitcher ShocEer of the St. Louis Browns to New York.
 Shocker is spitball pitcher. Wally SchanF, who did most of the catching for the Yankees last season, doesn't like to handle spitters. Re cei'ing Shocker will be one of O'N"iIl's jobs,
 ONeill is 15 pounds lighter than last year and says he hopes to show the skoptical that he is far from through.
 Getting chance with the Yam kees is great break for me-" says O'Neill. It's great team and d great city to play in. I can amost hear the tinkIo of world series dough, now"
 PaaVo Nurmi is unqucstionably one of the most remarkable athletes of all time in any sport.
 Hes a supor-man if there ever was one. If he keeps on breaking records there won't be any need of getting out any athletic data for 1925. It will be all about Nurmi.
 I'll wager some Of the New York fight managers regret the Finn isn't 8 ring sensation instead of d track phenom.
 With his seeming ability to per- form every night and win, he would soon make promoters and managers wealthy.
 Getting a champion fighter o per form in defense of his title twice d year is real feat. Yet Nurmi takes d chance almost every night.
 It will be surprising if Tex Rick ard doesn't capitalize the athletic ability of the great Finn in some way before he leaves our fair coun- try.
 Nurmi, and he should know, save the Americans adopt the wrong system to develop distance runners.
 According to the Finn, our athletes and trainers first seek speed and then try for endurance.
 Nurmi insists that speed is the secondary consideration. You must first develop endurance, often re- quiring years of training.
 After fitting ones self for the task, speed is the next thought Nurmi insists every runner has a certain pace that will get the best results. This he must determine for himself,
 Nurmi's method was carrying a watch to time himself and thereby finding out his best pace. With this knowledge. it is possible for a runner 10 rate himself accordingly.
 The success of Nurmi certainly makes it lOok as if ba boJ tb, .;,l.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
\. B. NIachine.Vulcan.
Stanley Works.

The Wants are scanned by thou sands, many of whom are prospec- five purChascrs.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24

There is a way to make realty productive, add 10 its earning and return better dividends on the in- Want Ads will do it.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24

The success of Nurmi certainly makes it look as if he had the right system for distance running.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
Sic

Referee-J. Sadie. Scorer-Finkelstein. Timer-ZuCker.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24

Apparently Flowers has glass jaw. In the last four years he has been knocked out six times. Kid Norfolk, recently knocked out by Tommy Gibbons, twice turned the trick.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-24

Getting chance with the Yam kees is a great break for me-" says O'Neill. It's great team and d great city to play in. I can amost hear the tinklc of world series dough, now"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-17
SHENANDOAH TO FLY
OVER INDIANAPOLIS
Naval DirigbIe Will Be Seen Here in Daytime Either on
Sent or g.
Sept. z or 3.

the first week in September was
announced by the Navy Department
today.
The trip has been arranged so
that the Shenandoah will fly over
State fairs in progress am Colum-
bus. Sept. 3; Des Moines, Sept. a.;
Minneapolis, Sept. 5; Milwaukee,
Sept. 8, and Detroit, Sept. 6.
The cities will be visited during
the day with the possible exception
of Des Moines, where the ship will
ARRIVE late in the evening.
The route of the fight is from
Lakehurst TO Philadelphia; Wheel
ing, GAINESVILLE, Dayton, Indian
apolis. Lafayette, Springfield, ST.
Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis,
Menominee, Eau Claire, Black River
Falls, Wautoma, Oshkosh, Fond du
Lac, Milwaukee, Kalamazoo, Battle
Creek, Jackson, Ann Arbor, De-
troit, Toledo, Sandusky, Cleveland,
Akron, Youngstown, Clearfeld, Lew
isburg, Reading Lakehurst.
Stops for re-fueling will be made
at Chicago and Detroit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-17
SCHOOL BOND
WAY sM0OTHED
No Opposition Expected
From Taxpayers.

The Indiana Taxpayers Associa-
ton will not oppose bond issues
for approximately $1,O5O,0oO for the
West Side and Jefferson High
Schools, as proposed in the budget
for Indianapolis schools for 1885,
1t was indicated today.
Harry Miesse, association secre-
tary, told William H., Book, busi-
ness director of Indianapolis schools,
that he would not oppose the issue,
Book said. Miesse refused to COM
ment upon the question.
The Taxpayers Association in the
past has opposed vigorously any in
crease in the tax levy for Indian
apolis schools.
The proposed budget recently ap-
proved by the board in its tentative
form calls for approximately $10.-
100000 and is now to be printed
and distributed for public inspection.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-17
TRACTION line
RECEIVER SUES
SERVICE BOARD
Fletcher Savings and Trust
Asks Bus Line Decision
Be. Vacated.
is SOUGHT
New Complications in Beech
Grove Fight.

New complications in the Beech
Grove traction-bu bus fight arose today
with the filing Of a suit by the
Fletcher Savings and Trust Com
pany, receivers for the Beech Grove
Traction Company, against the
public service commission, asking
the commission order of Aug. z,
granting South Side Motor Coach
Company the right to operate bus
line, be vacated and set aside.
Ask Injunction
The suit further asks the commits
sion be perpetually enjoined from
Frank Stuck, Gilbert Mcfarland and
Matthew Rutledge, owners of the
bus company, are made co-defend-
ants with the commission, the suit
asking the three be restrained from
operating busses to Beech Grove.
Several weeks ago the commission
denied the South Side Company
petition to operate a line to Beech
Grove on the grounds that two Of
the owners, Stuck and Mcfarland,
were members of the Beech Grove
town board. When the two resigned
from the board the commission re-
voked it's decision and granted the
permit.
C. F. Schmidt in the meantime
purchased the traction company. His
bid for the property contained the
proviso that no bus line was to be
operated.
No Notice Alleged
The suit alleges no notice con-
cerning the new order was given.
The suit was filed in Superior Court
Three by Robins, Elliott, Weyl &
Jewett, attorneys for the trust COM
pany.
A group Of Beech Grove citizens
presented a petition to Governor
Jackson last week protesting action
of the commission in granting the
bus line permit. The Governor said
he had no jurisdiction in the case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-17
Super Crook Awaits Moose
in Secret Cell Under
Heavy Guard.
BY Gene CoIln

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. IL
Here in the Weathersfield prison,
guarded as has been No other pri-
soner and surrounded BY a secrecy
to which even his lawyers have been
pledged, Gerald Chapman, the
super crook sits absorbing the
great PHILOSOPHERS of the world as
his name once more is flashed across
the nation.
While the sinister and powerful
arm of his former underworld con-
nections was striking vengefully in
little Indiana countryside, Chap
man was accidentally carrying on
his study of the romance poets and
the entire school of philosophers,
his favorite being Schopenhauer, the
immortal pessimist, and Anatole
France, the ironist and nationalist.
|. Chapman has been imprisoned in
what is known as the hospital Sec
ton" The exact location of his
cell has never been revealed, nor
has the exact nature of his daily
routine.i A recent inquiry elicted
from his attorneys that they had
been requested to give no informa-
ton on such subjects.
Does Not Work
These bits of information, how
ever, have trickled out:
Chapman, listed as federal
prisoner, has not been put to work
in the prison He has been getting
most excellent care and his health,
delicate at the time of his trial and
conviction, has heen improving.
He gets exercise daily, but quite
secretly. After the ball game in
the prison yard, this lone figure gets
the run of the yard for an exercise
period. A special guard is statioed
over him in the prison, and personal
responsibility for Chapman is placed
upon him.
Chapman has been studying with
unceasing energy. Also he has been
doing considerable writing. He is
said to be working on his own me-
moirs, which are expected to be
ready about the time that he will be
hanged-unless a new trial or ex-
ecutive clemency interfere.
Will Not Die Christmas
But, it is authoritatively said,
Chapman will not die at the Christ
mas season recently set by the Gov
ernor. His attorneys say definitely
that action of some sort will be
taken.
I'm spite Of the unusual precautions
which officials have taken it is not
unlikely that the underground wire
less systems which operate myster-
| iously and dramatically within
prison walls have carried to Chap
man the message that Ben Hance,
the farmer at whose house Chapman
had hidden and who turned informer.
had been slain by Dutch" Anderson
and Zone Arm" Wolfe.
1t was not thought that Chapman
harbored any great grievance against
Hance and his wife, for the Indiana
farmer, while a witness against the
super-bandit, was not an unfriendly
witness. He had persistently told
newspaper men of his fondness for
Chapman and had said he did not
believe Chapman had any part in
the Connecticut murder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-17

John L. Naylor, of the advertis-
ing department of The Times was
named advertising manager today
to succeed the late Tracy Ellis,
who died last June.
Naylor has been connected with
The Times advertising department
for sixteen months. He has been
connected with Scripps- Howard
newspapers for more than three
years. Before coming to the
Scripps-Howard organization he
was advertising manager of the
Lexington Ky) Herald I'd was
connected with the ADVERT sing de-
partment Of the Marion Qnd)
Chronicle. He is "a graduate of
the Marion High School and at
tended Wabash College.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-17
HE HASN'T SUFFERED AS
| HAVE STATES WIDOW
Woman, 10, Who Holds Note
for $4,000, Her Lifetime
Savings, Believes Full
Sentence Should Be
Served.
BY John L. Niblack
Times Staff CorresDondent

KENTLAND, Ind, Aug. II.
Sentiment of people here, folks
who knew Warren T. McCray
as a lifelong neighbor, is
divided as to whether their
former townsmarr should be
pardoned by President Coolidge
after serving fifteen months of
his ten-year term.
Perhaps a majority of the resi-
dents of this beautiful little city,
which glorified in the farm of the
Ex-Governor near by, and which
watched him go forth to rule the
State only to land in a Federal
prison as the result of an alleged
gigantic fraudulent note scheme in
volving more than $1,000, 900; hope
''Warny," as every one here knows
him, will soon be back among them.
Blow to Church
Take Charlie Roe. for instance.
Charlie is one Of the trustees of the
Presbyterian Church
"Oh, my! How do wish Warny
could come back right away. /
tell you it has been a blow to The
church since he went away. He
was superintendent of the Sunday
school and biggest contributor of
the congregation We can hardly
get along without him.
mo matter hov busy he was,
Warny always had time to be on
hand Sunday morning. And the
kindest-hearted man! He wasn't a
hypocrite, like thev say. Circum
stances pulled him down.
"Of course, he dill wrong, but I
feel toward him jus ike he was my
big boy, and he has suffered agonies,
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