Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-23

the college that hockey team has
won the varsity D.
Holyoke, Mass, Feb. 22-(AP)-Al
Mello. New England welterweight
boxing champion, gained the decision
| In ten round 60 with Meyer Cohen,
local product, here tonight. Mello
took six rounds: Cohen g and they
drew two. Mello weighed 1853 and
Cohen 14S.
Buffalo, Feb. 22--(AP)-Manuel
Alonzo Of Spain won the singles
championship in the Buffalo Tennis
and Squash Clubs invitation tourna-
ment today. Paired with Eric Worm,
of Denmark. in the doubles finals.
/! however, he went down to defeat in
straight sets before his opponent in
the singles finals. Arnold Jones OF
Providence, who had George Lott, of
, Chicago as his partner.
Monte Carlo, Feb. 22--(AP)-The
opening of the Monte Carlo tennis
tournament today was marked by the
return to the courts of Senorita Ella
de Alvarez, of Spain, after an absence
of several months. and her victory
over Miss Lucy Phillip, Of England,
6-S. 81. The official Handicapped and
; referee, Georges Simond, has seeded
Senorita de Alvarez at the top Of the
lower half of the draw and placed
Miss Helen Willis. the American
champion. at the top Of the upper
half. The Spanish girls playing to-
day was not impressive; she showed
great need of practice. and will have
to improve considerably. observers
think, to reach the finals, for she
must dispose of either Mrs. Satterth-
waite or Mile Contoslavos to do that.
Bruins still further strengthened
their hold on third place in the Ma
tional Hockey League race by down.
ing the st. Pats Of Toronto 2 to 1 in
a sizzling overtime encounter here
tonight. The victory marked the
Bruins ninth win in their last ten
starts. Hitchman drove in the WIN
ming goal after minutes and rs Sec
onds of overtime play.
New York. Feb. 22-(AP)-Boxing
and wrestling earned a net income of
$159, 302.54 for the state of New York
in 1925, according to the annual re-
port of the state athletic commission.
made public today. The gross re-
ceipts Of the commission amounted
to ss22,74s.sS, Of which s179.739.s1
constitutes taxes on shows held by
The sum of $4S,610.eS was obtained
on licenses issued by the commits
sion to boxers, seconds, managers,
clubs and ring officials. Expenses OF
the commission amounted to $63,447,-
70.
Chicago, Feb. 22-(AP)-Jake Sch
aefer today defeated Willie Hoppe,
veteran champion, in the division, IN
the first round of their three-day ex-
hibition match at 1871 balkline bill
lizards. Trailing through most Of
the IA innings played, the present
1872 title holder ran out the $50 point
block with LOO when Hoppe had to-
tai Of 23l. The 1900 point match Is
to condition Hoppe for his forthcom-
ing match with Edouard Horemars,
Belgian, for the 1871 worlds cham
pionship.
/ Gettysburg, Pa, Feb. 22--(AP)-
Eddie Plank, for many years star pit
cher for the Philadelphia Athletics. is
seriously i'll at his home here. The vet
eran pitcher was stricken before he
arose this morning after having gone
to bed in paren1y good health. No
information concerning his illness
could be obtained at the Plank home
or from his physician. but friends of
the family said he had suffered A
paralytic stroke wrich had affected
his left side. He was said to have
been unconscious for three hours. To-
night his condition was reported as
slightly improved Plank. who is 81
years old, retired from the big league
seven years ago. For several years
he was engaged in the garage bust
ness here, but retired three years ago.