New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
s e a kin g of Sports

! Of ; p o r s #| t..tsttttst.tt,t.,..tt.,,,,,t,,ssst, Mrs. Florence Knapp. secretary of state In New York. says she has been besieged by requests for free tickets to boxing shows since the recom- mendation that the pugilistic sport bo absorbed by her office. But haven't got one for myself. yet" she adds.
 Veterans Of the turf rival the "an- cients' of other sports fin matching tho achievements of youth. Johnny Callahan, ono of the oldest jockeys on the track. rode three winners and two third place takers yesterday at Miami.
 The driving power of two husky arms failed to equal the throwing skill of one yesterday In the Yankee training camp at St. Petersburg, Fla, when Babe Ruth was caught at the plate after hitting one out of the lot"
 The New York Giants have re- ceived ono umpire, who calls balls and strikes to his own satisfaction without fear of contradiction. Man ager John McGraw officiated at a game between the first and second teams yesterday at Sarasota. and not single bat was thrown.
 Letters of acceptance have been received by tho uniteds States Golf association from the complete team of eight amateurs invited to repre- sent this country In England next summer In tho Walker Cup matches. Bobby Jones, national champion, vas tho last Of the players to for ward a favorable reply.
 All the successful big league man. agers have not at some time in their career been star players. There IS Bill McKechnie of tho world cham- pion Pirates. for instance.
 During his days as a big leaguer, McKechnie was never regarded as regular. He was just sub inielder most of the time filling in at third base.
 In the American league for years 1t has been customary to let star players take whirl at managing. Five of the clubs in the Johnsonian circuit are now directed by outstand- Ing stars--Sisler at St. Louis, Speak er at Cleveland. Harris at Washing on, Cobb at Detroit and Collins at Chicago.
 Never a star as q player, MCKech- nie. in his third year as q manager won a pennant and q world series.
 Boston university had q rather odd record on the football field in 1924. It played six games. winning only one. It counted but l2 points all season.
 The sole victory was obtained over Maine, GO. Holy Cross, Brown, Army, Harvard and Dartmouth whipped the E. |. eleven. Holy Cross was the single foe. failing to gain q ahutout. Holy Cross won, l6-7.
 dartmouth piled up the largest totol--3S. Brown was close behind with 30, Boston did it's best work against Harvard, holding the Grim. son to lS-0 count
 We s"o where Jimmy Goodrici, lost q fight tho other night. Jim my will be remembered (by close friends and relatives) as the former nominal lightweight champion.
 This is the time Of the year whnr teams like the Boston Red SoX arc just as Important as any champion, ship outfit.
 America seoms to be losing tI prestige as an indoor tennis noWcI If IL isn't one thing it is fire Quently another. as Col, Socrates s' aptly phras"d it,
 Don't mind if your next 7oo nciShhor thinks youre Quenr.... Everybody in Dayton laughed q the Wright brothers.
 Australia refuses 10 enter q ten his team in the Davis cup matches .... This is unquestionahly 8 rH hukc to American headline writer who refer 10 them as "Aussies."
 Of course there is one nice thin about being a slx-day bike racer ....It at least saves you week room rent somewhere.
 Two American women golfers ac ccpted eight bisques from Masse aud Comrston and were defeated ...."The biscuits were probabl badly cooked" comments Mir. O Goolty
 Ono of the Cubs new players is song-writer, q banioist and USE SULPHUR ID