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Before another crowded house the
Sixth Company defeated the crack
Yonkers teem. of the former Hudson
.Riv‘er muse, to rue-“Mlle of 26 to 22
The High school game, which was a
big attraction, last night, resulted in
the students carrying off the honors, by'
a score cf 31 to 7. ,
The playing of Harry .Cahiil,’
. evening, was in line with that of prev
vious games. In addition to the play-
ing of (‘ahill Young Tom Domes came
through with some heavy scoring at
critical moments in the 1mm part of
the game. Dagoh play ed his usual
strong game against Lamb, the idol of
the big leagues.
Glinton and Roach again appeared in
Norwalk uniforms, last evening, and
their all-around work had much to do
with the.:final result.
The first half ended with the score
standing 8 and 3. The playing was
fast and furious, and :both teams 'were
trying hard to turn the tide of the bat-
tle in their favors. Caiiill and Dordey
cage-ii the sphere tWioe in this session
for 'Norwnlk, as did Ernst and McMil-
ten for Yonkers.
The second half opened with both
teams trying hard to land the leather.
After a few minutes of furious playing
(.‘aptain Dorney came through for a
goal. Cahili managed 'to drop a pretty.
goal. to be followed ‘with another by
Captain VDorney. Norwallt'g lead was
soon overtaken by goals (by McMillcn
and Ernest. The score was now tied
at 131-14 and the crowd were pleading
for Norwalk to break the ice. Up to
this [putt of the game all the scoring
for Norwaik was done by Dewey and
(‘nhllL and by McMillcn and Ernst for
Yonkers, After a hard struggle Roach
manage-'1 to rage the hull, this being his
first. surcrsst‘ul try. Dorney scored
again. giving Nor-walk n 4 point lead,
but the score was soon tied again by
goals by Lamb and Ernst.
McMillan again managed to cage the
spheic to be quickly followed by Ful-
.ll'f‘. Roach again evened up the score
by two sensational shots. Willi the
score tied at this stage of the game.
and but three minutes to play, Capt.
llorncy again broke the ice. with bwo
urtisutionul shots and brought a vic-
tory to Norwnlk that will long be re—
membered. E
Norwaik. 26. Vonkcro, 22.
I‘..Inton ..................... .. Ernst
itlght lotwlrd
tin gun ........................ Fuller
I oft forward.
t‘uhill ....... . ............ McMillan
Condor.
Knuth ...... . ............... Lamb
night guard. -
”.l)ornny............ ........... Koch
heft Itunrd
(tools ‘‘‘‘‘ (lumpy. 7; (Zahlll. 3;
If: McMillan. h; Ernst,
flaunt). i.
’l‘hEg Alumni quorum of Norwailt
Iiinh when] appeared on dim Armory
court. lust night, in their ”pity can
that. ‘with the student 'Ii'i‘o, in which the
‘liighn finally gained a big lead in the
Roach.
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latter part of the some. lflooring than3
scarce iii‘ the first llnlf until the very
«Willi. For many minutes the more
Eatorey was breaking up the’
last i
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name gave Jack Aiken a free throw on
which he made good
The Highs Were cov ering so well and
Alumni-
passing so frequently that the latter
team could. only score once more Iron:
the field. Three throne by Greenwood
and Martin Were successful and gave
the ell-Highs I "points for * the half.
High school was there: with 19.
The'hudience was Worked up a bit
over the hot playing that prevailed In
the first half, and the fans seemed
equally divided in their paritsanship.
When theEHigh sclmol players drew
away in the second halt, the cheering
quieted down considerably. It. was the
best game Norwalk High has put up
to date, perhaps the first in which they
have started out to hustle. from the be
ginning. They seemed to show as
good form last night as the crack totem
a lively time with each, other. Jack
McMahon and O'Hara led in scoring.
with five and six baskets ‘Mpectiv’eiy
For the Alumni team, Francis Mar-
tin excelled.
The lineup.
Norwalk H. s. «N. H. 6. Alumni!
F. McMahon ................ Martin
Right forward.
J. McMahon ......... Greenwood
Left forward.
Storey ................... Ferris
Center
O‘Hara . ..... ....I’ ..... lreland
Right guard.
Aiken ..................... Abra-hams
Left guard.
Goals from fieldwFrsnk McMahon,
2; Jack McMahon, 5: O’Hara, Ii; AI-
ken, 2; Marin) l; Abrahams. i.
From foul line—«Aiken, 1; Green
wood, 1; Abrahams, 1.
Refei'eeL’W'llliam Ranch.
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NEW YORK. Jan. ll.~—Sevcral lm~
portnnt changes have been made in the
appointment of the various standing
committees of the Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States. Gustavus
T. Kirby. president of the body, do-
cllnevd to name any representatives
from the Rocky Mountain Association
on the ground that the mariners of
that body justified such action. Anoth-
er qurpriao was the droppit'k of ldvere
oil 0. Brown, president of the Chicago
A. A, and a former president of the A.
A. U.. from the championship commit
toe, placing in his stand Id. (3. mm,
president of the Cedtral Association.
Brown was criticised by come of the
officials o Ithe union because of his rlli
inns at the Water polo championthtpo
In Pittsburgh lostiwlntor. Mr. Kirby,
however, acknowledged his splendid
work in behalf of, tho association. and
said that Mr. Brown retained member-
ship in the board of governors.
James m outlived was renamed
chairmen of the championship commits
tee, «while in» smoothies are Barton 8.
Weeks, of the Metropolitan Assault»
tlon: George F. ‘inlitumf the lliddlo
Allfllltlll‘hdmlflfltfll: Thomas 1?. lino:
shied 2-1 in liver of the High schoéiw
II octagon by Jeokltcilishon Ind a
foul most by limit Greenwood account
has for those points. The duals be
tween Greenwood lurid O'Hara. and
Audit Molinhonpnd Ireland, turnidhed
eliciting moments. hate in the hall
tillers mite my for titres pretty
stints, m of them made as he was
. Inciting towns III. «lonesome:
Aurthur This McMahon brothers
each not It contours intermission or.
and Mount iii. habit. of the New illne-
Ianu'tnnocietiou; iii. 0 my, of his“
Central Ammonium: J. b. mutual
‘thc flouthorti Pacific AIMiIItlou,mid
H; w. museum. at uni northern no
Isolation n.
Uni
. pounds ringside Both men said to“?
' carefully and declare themselves today
of last season. Aiken and Martin had 9
' is giving up its fraternity house to the
I. u. commas,
JilE lilEll Mill, [Eliiil
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AI I33 Pounds Ringside III New
York ciiymiioih men are In
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NEW YORK, Jan. 14. —-Joo Rivers,
the Mexican lightweight, will make his
first appearance in this cityfionigh‘t in
a match with Beach cross at 133
they would surely make this welght.
their failure to do as involving a for
felt at 31‘, 000 in tacingfiross, Riv era
is said to meet one or the host boxers
in the lightweight class in the east,
and the hardest right hand number in
the country. Both men have trained
In line condition. Rivera will receive
$4,000 for the bout, while Cross is to
have 27% per cent. of the grassro-
ceipts.
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GRIFFITH GBUI’LETEII
AIIMIEEIEJITS F08
SPEIIE Tillllllll
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va., Jan. H.
--Clark Griffith, manager of the. Ween~
lug-ton Americans, It was announced
today, has completed “arrangements
wherebv his team will engage in their
early spring practice here. The deal
use made possible by the Delta Chi
Fraternity of the University of Virgin-
‘I.ashlngton players for, one month.
Griffith will have 86 men In his sound,
the batteries reportlng March 1. the
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Hill Eilllii EllillEll
JIIIinIamiers New Boss 33h;i
that Pennant Is this nature lie
Winds lip Inflow York
, ammo. Jan. “annoyances
here .ifor New .York, recently. Trunk
Farrell. owner of the New York High
leaders, had another llllk with his new
manager, Frank Ea. chance. at which.
details .for the beatnik training trip to
other matters pertaining to the club a
Chance asked Farrell a great
players and those on the reserve 115;,‘
but no definite plans to line up the
team will be made until the spring
training trip is begun.
Chance has unlimitodconfldence in
his ability to make thelh'ew York
Americans a winding aggregation.
“1 will win thc‘pennant for you
before I get through in New York, "
Chance said to Farrell. “That may
sound like about statement to malts
at this time, but I ask you to re
member my momlse."
Chance has received full authority
in the management of, the team, .60
that if he should failhc will have
nobody to blame except himself.
Farrell declared today that he
woulddlo everything possible. to aid
Chance. Chance expects to manage
the team from the bench. although
he may get in the game if he should
consider it necessary.
Chance spent the day receiving
congratulations from friends. The
messages once from all parts of the
country. He will lea-re here for his
muse orchard In California on Sat-
others alweelt later. The team trained
here‘lu‘t year. ’ ' '
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CHICAGO, Jan. lt.-—it was reported
here early today that Jack Johnson. no-
gro iiriloiightcr, accompanied by his
«white wife and two negro frieudii, was
on a train bound for Toronto Canada
Johnson Is under :30 000 bandits tonn-
pcar In the United. States DiItrict.
Ing violations of the "Mann Act.“ The
puglliot's bond was supposed'to klep
him within the state until his trialo.
Johnson is sold to have told friends
that he intended taking a trip to To
route for a couple of dive. Johnson
anouncod sometime ago that ho had
rocoivad after» to fight En Russia, and
the opinion was ventured theatre may
be intending to sell VIII. unlit“. United
stator flannel my cold he had no no
thorny to stop Johnson oven If he III
on his way to Canada;
Jack Johnson. negro heurywollilli ilillit
FIGHT FOB JUchlAflY GONE“?-
Mnofore the various ludnhip pussies
this state of (lountiuut caustic
solved by the legikiot’tmthminust
who settled the manor of filming I.
{History committee or tits manure
and marrow“: to be It «merry lit.
L the indict“; mindful”
odmh' or Antoni ’ ‘
Court. to uncover to Indictments obnm'
mimic canon. Minn, Jul. it. ...?
urdoy and ”will report for duty in
New York iiit'rebmw‘ 11.
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Ill E E iHE BUUNlRY
Arrested In Baltic creek While Enrouie to Intention-Under Indict-
ment for Violation oi “Mann Act”
illstgwus taken off strain bcrc’cnrly
today by the local police and is being
held pending the arrival or Chicago
nutliorlties, who requested his dOEOIl
tion. Johnson was accompanled by
his wife and two negro frlcnth.‘
According to the lmi office". he
admitted that he was on his way to
Toronto. The puslmt is being detain-
ed at the home of a negro friend.
Juhnuoussitl he did not wish to VII)
late any of the terms of the bond incur
lnxfiila ”1303th in United Stories
District Court and oinlpiy Intended to
Inc to Toronto to consult with Tom
'omohiil c this union because of his rule
in It proposed tight with AI Palm. in
Paris. ills claimed than sine
Bermuda were discussed, along with ,
welfare. ' 5.
many questions about, the regular?
MW, Welsh. in. but that wait till.
English Baker’s Right to Light.-
Weight honors Ilouhtod— ile-
clam lie Knocked on All
Woigasi and says liaison For "
‘ tallied ‘
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Freddie ' ’Wcish, According to Eng-
lish sporting papers, has proclaimed
himself lightweight champion 0f the
world. 'says the New Haven Journal
V'Courier. Welsh in a long signed state
ment in one of these papers declares
that he Is the first Briton to earn a
clear right to the title since Kid La~
vigns won it from Diélt Burg-e on
Derby. night, 186. at the National
Sporting club. Lavixne, the Ameri—
cdn champion, knocked Burgeout in
seventeen rounds and «thereby won the
world’s lightweight championship.
With considerable ingenuity Welsh
shows why he has recovered the title
lost by Bursa. In the first place he
recently defeated Matt Wells for the
championship ,of Gmt Britain and
the Lord. Lousdale belt. Subsequent-
ly Welsh got a hard earned decision
over Hugh Mohegan, champion of
Australia, in 20 rounds. at the Na
tional Sporting club or London. On
Thanksgiving day of 1911 Welsh re
ceivcd a. verdict in 20 rounds over
Willie nimble at. Vernon, Cal. w
the latter was calledupon to take the
place or Ad Wolgnst, then champion
who had suddenly been incapacitated
with an attack of appendicitis. ‘ I
Welsh doesn‘t base his claim to the
world‘s title because of his victory
over Ritchie before the latter had
beaten Woigust. But he says that he
to firstly entitled to the championship
when Battling Nelson as titleholdot
positively refused to meet him. He
tries to streamed his argument with
the surprising statement that on Jan-
uary 18. 1908. In a private bent in
Lurkins' gymnasium, Milwaukee. he
actually. knocked out Walnut in two
rounds, a font that he agreed to snip-
presc at the earnest request of the
man who recently surrendered the
title to Ritchie.
Walsh's story of howl he stopped
Wolgact contains many positive state»
meats; The firiton “ya the was in
Milwaukee training for his first bout
with Pa y McFarland, which took
place there .on February 21. of that
your. ‘Woloh was In the gymnasium!
working lightly on January is ,when
'Wolgaot. who was a total stranger,
suited him to noted the gloves for‘h
friendly bout. it first Welsh liars he
refused to so three rounds In the
presence or half I down persons, in-
cluding Frank nihilism, than “Wot
net’s manom- hove mp1s prevailed
until Just More the first round and?
ad, when. Walnut suddenly let Iiy s
ltoyuioknr for n knockout, mm
in
for 336.000
Chicano detectives were Impacted to
arrive here shout noon.
will not. the influence of Cameraman
. swamp on his wide.
As for, indecision stories of com-
lam ii I: m that mm ”lull
Nowell: inches will be Wick»
to button! Mount». when tile
‘ “de like I in: 3nd Ivor out. for
promises m being circulated. To Insav
ad, Walnut into I load. and than
mud him on the point of the hm
v7lth II t has owing. Walnut
kdcnrdlntv tho llrithh champion"
three Intuition ” ,1 E ,
realm to Within one m,
cpololfud {or Walton's Molt oi"
”widow IInd “heath. Briton
Ina-m dis Its-tutu. twin an he
must caption filth! not» his "
his monologue spiel..which begin .now
.Imdeville circuit -
those slow groumlers. appeared to Me-
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Here's a story ancnt the early th'lhe- ‘
,ball comer of John McGraw thotthe
“little Napoleon" does not relate in
delivering to. crowded. houses on- title
McGraw made his initial appearL
once in professional baseball under
conditions that were far from encour-
aging He was given the first try-
out hy- the mean club of the old blew
Yo rit State league, and was “styled
”to the third bag. chGraw was then a
3mungste’r in his teens. He made his
debut April 1, 1890, an ominous date
for calm, as on that auspicious, no»
canton he proved to be the’ biggest
kind or an. April fool package.
Moot-aw was so small ltlwas im-'
possible to find a suit to come any
where near his measure. It. seemed
to hie-Grow. as he was told 'it, as if all
the world was in attendance on the
day he, appeared at Glenn. ‘ To hrs
eyes it seemed as if he had never be
fore seen so many people. This, of
course, was due to the fact that the
little third baseman was nervous and
that” his mind multiplied the actual
number of the spectators. The noise
made by the crowd also worried Mac
It sounded to him like the prolonged
roaring of a mighty sea.
When the first ball was knocked
down to him he says the noise of the
crowd ceased as if. by magic. and the
ball, which happened to he one at
Grew as if it would never reach him.
Finally, after what. seemed to be an
age. he (ound himself with the ball in
his grasp, and he turned to heave it
over to first base. at which sack there“,
was a player who was the tallest in
the league. “‘ I
The distance to first new appeared
to 111me to be fully a mile away.
and his heart soak within him as he
suddenly thought to himself that. he
could never throw the ball that for;
Yet he carved himself and not only,
did he get the ball over, but he fire-'1:
it several feetmver the first baseman's
head. Every- suocesdlng time the bat. i
was knocked down ‘to lichrsw during;
the l'eat of the game. the managed to
throw higher and higher over the}
head of the man on first.
After the game the manager comes
up to Mac and. patting him on the:
head, told him that he was a nice boy:
and so on, but as a ball player he was
nothing short ’of a front. . Moot-aw
pulled out of Glenn that night and'
went over to Welleville. where he
finished the season. He did so well
that at the and of that year he was
the recipient of eighteen different of-
fers froth managers who were willing
to pity high tennis services.
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The regular monthly meeting
directed; of the Day Nurse "
The committee reported .
on Saturday. that 218t. at the
Franklin school kindergarten
cox, Miss Sally- Cunard ‘
wood. Mrs. W. R. Cortwt‘l
kindergarten or Misses Bel-II
lagoon; ice cream, Mrs. .Vi
candy, Mrs. P. A. Lanefiand Dr.
tier; oranges, Mrs. Kent; calm
Mias‘lHackley and MrsAMu . .
Other gifts to the nursery
Bread and macaroni, Rebekah;
toys, Mrs. Harry Ainswort
Woman’s Association, , 00'
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Mrs. Georges Kendall; can“; :‘
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port; Mrs A. Mossnian. 3rd:
tor: candy, Rowayton ‘ _
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Mrs. W. J. Wilcox. ‘
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