i‘
only Misha- is one fighter. who ’ in
mi afraid to unlit. lint-a cleaned
no
weight: in this notion; Milk. M? II
going to try his nun in twenty round
bouts at New Orleans, Ila-tally when
all the Humble llgltt M!"-
but in" It
foi‘ may WW0! some of the more “1me “int
a boxer begins to attract a little at- Many N“ “huh" Cities ’3 t
teution be carefully avoids the labor
and risk of
Mtske
long distance 11111111.
is going to face Gunboat
Smith early next month in the Cres-
cent City. This should not‘be a par-
ticularly hard task for the conqueror
of Jack Dillon. but Miske, in his en-
thusiasm. has been doing so much
fighting of lute that there is danger
of going stale. Jack Dillon was the
promoter's first selectionfbut as ex-
per-ted,-
tused. 1
Whether Dillon is going back or
not, 1115‘ evident that he has
greatest respect for the St. Paul man.
Endurance is Miske's long suit. He
neter seems to tire. no matter how
the alleged man killer re-
the
Water 1109' water (theatr—
1‘ c.1111 langerRegular‘Sltatlts‘I
- Seem to Jim Short and Long
Distance Fellows Stopped
Lap...
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.——Foiiowers of
fish";
throughout the country are prepar—g
111.1; to enjoy the best season that'
dim “water dogs" or “human
1 11111i111ming has ever seen.
Year by year the large cities of
the country have been increasing fa-z
cliitics to accommodate those who
find their best f01m of recreation in
1he water. until today up-to-tiate no-
(.151 the going. and there is no doubt‘ cunmotiaiions in the way of both in-
lhat he would outlast Dillon in a
{una- fight 1Itnci would have a very
:zood chance to score 11 knockout.
U'ilPFs Miske
giant Fred Fulton 01 can induce 1195‘
Darcy to take him on, there will
few good‘matches in sight for Miske
after he has taken the measure of
Smith. In the few short months
since he first made his appearance
lll‘ New York he has gone right
1i11ough the list of the lighter heavy",
weights and now he must either tnkeA
11 chance with the giants or box
turn matches with
' 1111s defeated.
Apparently Miske has been im-
1111111111611 with Fulton’s size. for he
admits that he is not ruddy to 111111
it up, with the tall than from Minnes-
1.111.119 would 111111. to meet 11111111111,
111011111. but the latter can see 1111 pro
fit in km encounter with the new star.
After what happened to 115111.11 in his
1‘9-
match with Jack Dillon he is satisfied.
to confine his efforts to meeting the
big fellows who are only less slow
and slumsy than 111111111111. 1
4311111111 111111111 tutttw
.11 111111111111~~.1'11111
i’llll1Ailbll1PlilA, Fab. LI—I—Atno'n
.1‘111111k.the1Athetlcs' ce'ttterJfleldor,
1 119 refused to accept n contract: for
52,500 offered him by Connie 11111111.
.1 1111 unless \Muck increases the bid
tic \"i‘i play as did A. Frffl'tklll} Bak-I
or, with the Upland club of the Dela-'
11111911 (‘nunty league next season. ’3
$111,u11k at his home in 1111111111111
Pro. said: 4‘1 11111 in no sense a holtl
«111:, nor has the Pl111'ers‘l1‘raternit3
anything: to do with this. matter. M1.
Mark has had me for six years and 1
am willing to play along at the same
91'11131 $3, 000, which I lune received
in my last contract. I hate been
‘l'tuthtul and think that instead of cut
ting 11.19. i should be granted more
money than in the past. But ii i get
‘what I receiicd last season, i will
sign. otherwise i am going to play
1.11- anoiher club. \
“I abked Mack to trade me to some
club that would be willing to pay 1110
$11,000, but he refused to do so. I am
in 1113' prime as 11 plxyer, and i will
risk the opinion that there is no reg;
‘1 ttlar player’in the big leagues who is
gctung less money 1111711 ”I, received."
MITCHELL‘ADVOCATES CHANGE
. iN RULES.
Apparently the powers that be in
baselall or
- are seriously bent .on improving the
1111173111: end of baseball.
no means whereby the curves “and,
specdcf the pitchers maybe 1111111111
capped the. tendency is ‘togtui‘n "to:
wart" rule changes which 1111111191
111111 physical playing. conditions"of
tin: regulation field.
‘ ’Prcsldcnt Tenor of the National leu-
' gu‘c and Charley Iflerzog, Fred Mit-
when. now manager of tire cubs.
comes out with a new suggestion
Catt}: them the batter gains nothing
and sauna 1111111 ‘a‘vbase. In other
agrees to face the‘
be '
rKnowiné‘ of
In addition ‘th .
Tm‘n'mendafiiifi 01‘ changes made‘ 53' ‘ A I
‘311101 and outdoor natatoriunts
A1 ding room f01 millions or swim
more are in use
Milli)‘ of the inland cities have to de-
pend cntt‘lreiy upon artificial 5100111
1.11 uphold the sport, but there are
pro- ‘
\‘tl-utrr, will be watched with inlet:
e111 by followers of the ‘bumau 11:11”
this summer, and effort: are to be
node by those who will be in charge
111-1 tets to bring these stars togeth-
er Some of the fastest swimming
1'1111 seen in America at distances all
the way from the century dash t0‘the
1.1. o-mlie swim rue being predicted
1011111 31181111 11111
111111 1111111 111111111
Oarsmen Expect Lou and Bust
; 8911111111.»?qu coat! (loungesi
M 11ySen1t Besttmv EasltoCom- 1
pate 1n Poughitaem Race:
’1 lit. rowing schedule, insofar as the;
‘l13g (vents ate concerned has been
tritty definitely mapped out for that
‘coming season, leaving only the Na»
1111111111. Association of Amateur Oars-
mrn to assign its annual fixture and
11111 a date at the coming meeting of
1
t
i
1
1
Opinions and Gossip
BY IRISH
Why don‘t the business men of this
town get interested in establishing a
public gymnasium? There can be no-
uoubt but such a place would be
greatly patronized and the employeesl
of the town, as 1well as the amplifiers,
Would be gratly benefited by it: Due
in; the day time school pupils could
have the use of it and at the night
dime, the working people would be
able to have the use of it.
.4...
The Battier claims that he was not
dam-ti when Kelly floored him Tues-
day night. If he wasn't. he had
oueht to be for the floor came. up
‘nnd waited a peach of a crack.
.9...
lunboet Smith and Jack Dillon
ha 1e been signed to go the limit at
1'0 rounds in New Orleans on Feb“
my 7. This should be some scrap.
., __.__
Benny Hertz has a pretty looking
Janene of hustling Clliflfl both larva, the (3)001111‘9 committee [(1 beheld in t‘l'hlnfz‘l given him bV Louis Bugash
and 51111111;
in- tally of flesh and salt water. and‘
At‘tc growth of swimming is surprisw‘
ing
17.
'liu season will open with the dual
A 1111c. between Yale and University of!
that me located in incl ‘01" “ilk 0" Saturday “'31“ March it 1 mack lightweight front Bridge-
port.
_._.
E Wear: of New York city was
(“IV a few ymg ago New York. ‘ 1‘11111syivaniu 01" the Schuylkill ”V9? ‘l(l_:l€d yesterday "15 (uapfaju of Co).
3011.11 alone lutd'facilitics for conduct-
111'; swimming tinccls. Now ahnost
.wuy largo city in the country can
11111190,;111 aquatic moribund 111lmor~olty
Hotels are becoming a common thing.
Cami a Sensation.
in the swimming world, but 1917
with the rise of'1women swimmers
certain to place many sensational
mermaids 111‘. the limelight.
.7 1 111111111 the most sensational per-
r1111. Tcddv C‘nnn of New York. Calm
1101ed his womb in contests hold
in the East last wason. but his
:c‘uevcment i1! 11111111111111 the wonder-
l‘ul Perry McGillivray. of the l. A.
in the 220 yard event, and win-
pulp front 11111111111 Vollmef 111 the
.1111111‘1y. has earned for him the title
of American champion. Vollmer has
"1 111111111911 of world's records to his
t“£dll,_ and up to. the time Teddy
man, has 11 more powerful stroke of
was generally hailed as America’s
3:) s! all-mound swimmer.
I'Vclltner and Cann work differently
i'1 the water, for Volimcr titles 11
stronger kick» while the youngster.
'11111, has a more powerful stroke of
he arms. Conn is a giant in size,
11111 is powerfully built. .
Longer Distance. Marvel.
but New York cannot claim all of
the stars by any means. for out on
1hr fur coast, they have many stars,
among whom is 11 lad who ranks with
tine best. He is Ludy Longer, the
upcr‘rnculnr distance “fish" from Los
Augeics.
distances from the quarter
.—
to the
11111.1 first water.
l-‘antzer is the most brilliant ions-
(11 dance outdoor performer over de-
vclttpcd in this country.
inning the coming season Longer
\11ll devote more of his time to pool
Humming, and with his powerful
build and the smoothness he shows
in the water, swimming experts de-
tularé that" he has a bright chance
(“111111. lichillivr-ay Longer and
got“ -‘\-1 1-.. 1..-...:.; .1.
‘I 'll111 your 1916 was a brilliant one
fauna in the country In the young: 1.:
His marks over various}
two-mile swim prove him a star of;
Without a doubt.‘
at least some of, them ',to star in some of the shorter wants:
w—u—v ”Wm-NW W..— .-
mmty mews are expected to meet.
ltihcr on Apri'h or it the cham-
ri. 1. ship of the Pacific (‘oast betwren
he University of, Washinnton, Leland
S11111iord 111111 University of California
Will be V‘FVf‘tl and the winner will in
all probability come East. to‘ the inter
Acoli' 1.111111 legatta at Pou .l1kct1psie
11t$11,000 for expenses in case its crew
wine the race over the California
court-e.
(Continued on Eighth' Page)
’llilllNB Alli MAPlES
All lACllllil 111111111111
--.1—.-_.~.
The office team of the Norwntk
The & llubber company league want
111 pieces with 11 crash last evening,
and the result was that the labora-
tory team won three straight names
on the big plus, and moved up ac
cordingly in the icngue race. For the
inst two Weeks. the laboratory team
has been making a great-break to
ovi—rtome the lead of the factory com-
l-tna'tion, which went into the lead
when the season opened. By ~ti1eir
rout. of the otllcc team last evening,
the "lab." players showed that ilicy
11111 111111111 11 strong 11111 (or 11115111111
honors before the race is ended 'l‘ln1
facurv hunch had better look to its
playing if they intend to stop the”
At-nrushlng laboratory when the two
,tcnnia meet in the near future. Last
night: scores were 1111 follows'
A ‘1 Office.
{hunt .. ............... 126 106 11.3
\1'oroenu......1 ...... 90 1141 134
A‘Aoall‘. ......... ' ........ 172 100 141
‘1‘ chm ....... 1 ...... 312-11 156 174
t ".11. 512 503 565
Laboratory.
flimrns .91 .............. 239 189 149
ituhsell '.1 ...... . ..... .114 130 151
1111111111111 ........ T ..... 137 166 11111
Kt'nlz .1 ............ ...129 '171 147
619 650 588
..-.-............. ..-_
team on the local court.
that some speedy flve will be signed
I‘I'HAEAW Chicago and 913- LOWS 1‘1“] 4' l‘lnludelphia on April 7 Easter neil liInivetsity moss country team
3 A “1‘1, 011 the (111115 0;, (up PaoificA 14.11111d11:, nhen the first and second},If next season
men he already' .
A liasnubeen able to prove his sanity
Kelly told the Bat-tier Tuesday
night that. if the latter developed a
right uppercut and a good sidestep
blow, he would become a world beat-
er. ’Nuit‘ said. If you don’t. stop,
AK11111. will have to buy a new but.
~0—
Perhaps the reason why public
Aldehhment feels that Harry Thaw
should be kept shut up, is that he
gagain by escaping from the authori-
ties of the state.
_._._
Now that Kunz has met and'defeat-
Aed Harlem Eddie Kelly. we imagine
that he will break training. What
fools some men are. This is meant
for sarcasm. '
.4...
‘lfal Chase, leading batsman of tin
lNational league for 1916, yesterday
signed a twoyear contract with the
“intinouti team. By the way. Chase
is 11 member of the Baseball Players
Fraternity.
4..
Willie Jackson, who recently hand-
cd Young Dundee his first K. 0.. is
"mug to try to repeat the1 dose of
Eddie Wallace in New York “on Feb
Album! 16.
« {lil-
it it- possible,
it .SAAAAAS:
that Not-walk may
'i1 w t he services of!
“VG to do 1thon t 101111 that such an excursion would be
ltslliic {0th even brighter ‘prbspcctsA A"“ Washington crew 1““! H promtaeA Toni Tlto1p.3lvlondny evening. Thorp11
has a basketball game to referee at
Col" .atc, and if he cannot ‘get a sub-
gtttute to take his place for the Col-1
legc game, he will be unable to ref-
ctcc the Norwalk-Danbury contest in
tlz‘. 11 city. it is hoped that the Now
1111111 will be able to 1111111 satisfac-
tory arrangements in rernrd to the
college game and ,uppeur Norwaik
t in In big game such as Monday night'rA
111111.111.- promlscs to blather-13 is nest
of '1 good man to blow. the 1111111115.,
. .4“ ‘
Smce the collapse of the interstate
League in Connecticut, George Smith,
the Stamford “phenom" has been tak-
ing an enforced layoff from the game.
'[It will not be long however. before
we 111:1 1c. cw lands 11. berth on some
fast. quintet. . .
4... . 1
in nearly every~cttynxcept Nor-
,iztyed, the price of admisston 1‘
ycar. has ’taken n Jump. Fifty cents
.11 charged in many New Jersey cities.
and thirty-five cents prevails. else-
whctc. The Norwnlk management
howevenr-has been and is still giving
Norwalk tinned the belt basketbal
"that the country can produce, and
dtn’..- 11‘111 intend to raise the price of
twenty-five cents, which is now charg-
cd. ~
~0—« . ,
No preliminary game has been or
ranzed for as yet, for this Monday
night.
the Norwalk hre companies apparent-
ly have fallen thrmlgh. This leaves
tir- liiontauks to appear as the home
It. is hoped
Jr. to oppose the soldiers in the Man
day "prelim. ”
.9-
Local followers of the game or
nirrao‘y planning that trip Tto D
1
w. m.
. m".-._...._._,..-.-..-——....s.._ .. ...._..
1|1i11~ Norwnlk management
. 1 '11. it ~1
The heralded games betweenl
bill) by special 1111111. They are
ginning to figure 1a little too ctuly.
i hmrcicr, in view of the fact that that;
has not
Ayut announced that a special train]
‘\\l." be r1111 There is no denying the
.popttlar. 'l‘he. enthusiuaim of the
’i‘ants in both cities would be more
Atltorougltly aroused if trips such as
lWOlO made last veer, were again
made a part of the official Danbury
Ncrwalk program. No doubt some
A tr‘iif‘n on this matter will be take”
in the very near future.
A» . 4_
Although they finished second in
the Eastern League race last season;E
the Jasper, P11. team, which will
1 111-111. appearance in Norivaik.
on February 12th, is one that will
give the locals one of the greatest
games of their lives. Composed of
three lark House men. including Jake
Fuller, who at one time also appear-
ed in the locli armory sporting
Norw‘alk uniform; the Pennsylvanian
appear to be muons the elite cln
1n the Eastern circuit this year. N1
walk has 3irim1ned the first bunch 1
representatives from the aleremr
tinned league, and will try to to
the same trick on the second qui
tet to invade Connecticut hailing
{111111 the vicinity of the coal mines
—O——
'1 he following schedule will be play
all by the Norwnlk't‘eam this season
February 51h. Danbury.
1‘1 hruary 12th. Jasper (EEnsterr-
[en .3111? champions of first half.)
l‘tbruary 19th. Danbury.
February'zstn‘. Wilkes-Barre (1915
16 champions of Pennsylvania Le.-
cue)“ 11
March 5th, Blue Ribbons.
March 12111, Blue Ribbons.
{Arrangements now being
p‘ctedi ' ‘ ~
COAX}
' fairness.
"111111-1119 ranks of the best playera,i
Other Sport Nevis
0n Patio illnlli
ruin. snclt sporting events nndfllil re
111 the best players appelri‘
at the club able unwilling to bid ti
<1 price for their services. Sud. .
MAIEUR mu :1 stmation would be intolerable.
I -. “Sport for sport’s stake" is a goal 1
311.111 to follow, and the Executivn ,.
lrrnn Heads liost of Players —1 “0"1'11‘1111 should he supported in 11111
. emit to apply it {111 all ti t in.“
Support of Executive Comm tteei 1111111.. me °
of “I s- "I l. T. A.
for these reasons we emphaum“.
inticrse the proposed amateur am1
me 111 and recommend its adoption
submitted.
NORWAUA HAGAA SCHAAAil
.1111 open letter in suppo1t. of the
pioposed. amateur rule in tennis is
10111 being sent forth to the members
cf the United States National LawnA
Tennis Association over the signa-
tures of Robert D. Wrenn, former‘
President of the association, and ofA .- 80“ M
seventy-odd men prominently identi-l MBA A, t
tied with the sport in various partsA
of the count1y. The letter makes a, Hal-1y w Blake, principal of
plea for the passage or the “”0 that Nuwaik High school, who is so doe
111 ‘ll be presented by the Executive A131 interested in athletics, today an»
Committee of the tennis association pounced the schedule for the autumn
at the annual meeting in this CAU’A season, which, according to the fol‘fij
Friday, Feb. 9, and points out that al casts will be one of the most 11111111:
compromise argrecment such as has 1‘95“” to loyal N H S fans of any iii
been suggested would serve to sung pears to come. I
“1‘11“? 3 prirlleged class. A Eleven games have been booked, ini-
the browsed‘ (tuning contest with the best. aha
The main point of ‘
rule is that it will bar men engaged l1ggest hxgh schools in southweafel'fi
in the sporting goods business from' Connecticut. Norwalk High action!
the amateur ranks. The letter as' 1. member of the Southweste
511111 forth shows the names of thirty- Connecticut Interscholastic baseblt
-‘ ‘1 M‘W Yorkers. anion" them W“ Alcaguc, consisting of several team
“am A Larned, K111] H. Bohr, FredA 11h, schedule follows
[311.125, F. T. Felinghuysen, llaymondt Wednesday, Ami
l). Little, Theodore R. Peil, Clarence Milford
C. Poll, Charles E. Sands and Mal— Fljday' Apr“ 20; Ansonia, at
colnt D. Whitman. There are three, 5.1m,“
signatures of Massachusetts tennis Wednesday April 2; Greenwich,
1.119 from Maryland. sevemNumamI
fmin Missouri, the name of Dwight Wednesday ,May 2;'
11111:;11, however. being missing fmmA Nunalk
this State:fo1u from Minnesota, six: Friday May 4-, Danbury, at Dan-
1‘. 1.111 Pennsylvania, eight from Ohio,1 1,“ny
18; Mtttorlt,
(1:1
Stamford, '11:;
111111 fourteen from Oregon Wednesday, May 9; Bridgeport, if
'l‘ht letter follows: lNcrwalk. '
1111'. the undersigned, are 1111111111111 Friday, May 11; Stamford. at Stoma-
n accord with the amateur amend. (1:11,
11114111 proposed by-lhe Executive com‘ Wednesday, May 16: 'Ansonia, 3' ‘
mittee of the United States National 11111rv1alk "'
:11 ’i‘tn-tts Association. We believe f‘r' nay, May 25: Danbury, at Nurt-
its adoption is essential to tho main-1 11.11111. 11.1
31111111 11 of the present high standards 3 \11 natty, May 28: Bridgeport,
11f tennis. it is based on plain prin~ P11igepoit.
1111111211 or good spectsmauship and 11.111111); 11111.,1;11111111‘111..111I11i1'
And it is needed now. The font . , , ... .11.... "
it will be seen that 1111111111111 iii
MI.- fortunate in playing t
0111 1101111 enough last Spring whenA 11111-111 propottlon or her games 233
the amendment was first drafted, hast home. Thug will 1111 'better support
since spread rapidly. if it is not; no 11111111 be secured. The early
checked many more leading players: of the schedule necessitates; ,
11'111 soon be in the business.'~'l‘l1el practice and cveryuue should '
1111.11 who plays in hit-1 spare momentsi .. (.111 and help. if the suppor‘ 11;.
1'nnrot long compete with the man‘A iiwrc can l1e little doubt iii
who is given several months off ev-l 1 1 l‘onrd of Estimate would 1111311:
1111' year in which to develop his, ~ large enough 'to 111111111 gyro.
came. The opportunity for a player. 1 busy.
to gain such an advantage should ‘1 -—~---———-
nct b/ permitted.
1.1.11111‘:;:.:m.::.1:1:1;;; 11:51:. is WAGNER l0 - ‘j
' 1113111111 1111
the tennis goods business to con-
tinue tournament play. but would bar"
men who hereafter enter such busi- 3
nes‘s. We disapprove of this substi PITTSBURGH, 112111. 1.—-'I‘he salary
lute because it would create a small (‘1' '1‘11111111 \‘A’nttner, famous shortstop
ot‘ the Pittsburgh National Dengue '
,tonr 1, will feel the hide pencil oi:
rettenchmenti this liaison, President;
H
an union of the sporting goods houses
privileged class of the very men who
have caused the unfortunate sit"
tion we are trying to eliminate. The
amendment as proposed by the Ex- “rcyfuss' min ,1 here NEW
ccutim‘ Committee gives these. men nicht. Wagner jg, understood {6"
mute than a year to enter other em- cctvc ”0.000 a your. The ‘I’lra '
ploymcnt. Requiring them to do sofmeH. refused ,0 indlcvlc how m h
is not harsh discipline, fof there hasA ~ . would be ebOppedmff. .
:1l12111ys been a strong feeling in thci “[1 think Honus understands flté
association against players entering. matter perfectly," said President.
this business, as those affected well1mpvmss -"In fact he invited a 119;
knew. 1 1111111011 in his 1915 salary, but Vol
"flying traveling expenses 0‘ play rci‘usé‘d to lower the figure than
11.. 1° compete in tournaments A”! we tel that others and not he s ‘
1xitibit1: on matches for which ‘gute be subjected to a cut 11
teccipts. are. charged will eventually “dimer has not yet signed a 60.1.
”no for 1917.
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