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31.0 sand lots of ii estport. How was
‘ifii cit known in Bridgeport in the’ 705
election. James O’Rourke, of this city,
7 when informed by
O‘Rourke and play: .1 first has?“ 101
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VVBU-STON, Feb. 15': «Timothy ll. Blur
mane, former president of the New
fitngland and Eastern baseball lea»
goes, vice president of the National
Bomd of Professional Baseball clubs
'ul baseball editor of the Boston
filobe, for thirty years, dropped dead
4: a theatre last night. He was 65
care of age. Mnrnanc was a protes-
“glottal player fou- flt‘teen years be
lore he began writing on the game.
fit}. was one of the most widely
baseball reporters in the coun-
when he played many games in this
the ior111el'Enrste1'n League president
The. Telegram of
the. veteran newswriter's death last
night, spoke of the days when he and
’5th appearance in this section was
with the Osceolus of Siratford. He
played shortstop at the. time, and
(idiom-lie did the receiving for the
1121111. lle'luter went to Middletown
1.1th O'Rourke and played for the
Mansfield team of town in 1872. He
domed the Boston Reds with
the teun1.Hc also made a ttip to
iurope with the Reds and plaved a
wries. of gamcn 11 ith the. old Alb.
letics of l’hiladelphiu. This tlip
iz‘flload was made in 1874. After re
lilting 110111 the diamond he helped
tinifillikt‘ «he \Ncw (England dengue.
and for many years wuu presidenfol
lie was iresident
ot the Eastern nosociulid‘h utter the
rurlpt‘r between the Eastern nnd'Notv
il.1lalund lcugucu, and retired last
war. Dun O’Neil, the present presi-
dent of the circuit succeeded him.
COACH PENN. ELEVEN
. "'-“’"."
signs Contract to Dith Quaker Col-
legiano Next Susana—Agreement
Will Be Void in Even of ‘1'
War
1‘ t’ " 21’! l .1‘
PHILADELBHIA, l1‘eb.8.-'l‘he renp-
pointmcut of Robert» C. s'l'ohv'eli as
coach of the University of Pennsylvan-
in football team for next season 11...:
ratified by the university authorities
yesterday. For the first time. in the
history of athletics at Pennsylvania
tl'e contract of a coach contains a
war clause to the effect that the‘ngme:
11: out will be void in the event of war
1 :1
between the. United State's and any ”
other nation.
K. O. K. A. WINS.
The Knights'of King Arthur bark
ctbutt team defeated thesmmford
11.11”: G A. inst night. on the form
0: ‘11 comt b1 the. scale of 18 to 17.
:‘Thls was the best game that. has been
atayed 011 the Knights lloo1 this y'etul
3:.l11alken won the. game. by his 11c-
chratc eye at the foul line. Moran
:“111'1'ed for the losers, getting three
field baskets from the middle of the
four and dropping in three fouis.'Ti1e
ilinuup:
11!. O. K. A. Stamford.
Arlen . ..... . ................ Stevens
Left Forward
It. ht'aiken ............... Gibson
V Right Forward
Murray ................... Brennan
5' Center ‘”
Vi". liniken ............... Wethereil
. ' Right For'md
Cooper ...................... Moran
Left Guard
field Gouls-il itiulken, 3: Mutiny,
- Keeie1',.;2 Stevens, 1: Gibson, V1:
1’? ('herell,
1‘ this, R. Malkln, 4; Moron, 3. '
. lefome, Connors, Stnmford.
n.
TQNlGHT’S BOUTS.
Gemge Ab, er vs. Joey Conngily, 1.;1
tadrtywowéns vs Kid Lahore, flow-
out McRae 1... Young (1.1.11.1... and
Pat Mcarthy vs. Joe White. at Boa-15
3011.
1:01. Moira vs Tommv (11119011540 . ..
1 iipndsV at Milwaukee .
Cull Morris vs. luck Dmnpsey 15
a
1 111111111 at Murray, Utah.
It“
,1
Lotti and bobby Gilhridr
101k:
at New
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1: Moran, 3; Brennan, 11
Ted Kid Lewis vs Kid (31-11195. .Vluck ‘
1111 run 111
101 11111 1111111
Princeton M flay: Illumi-
ate boil; Milne for train-
illg Smell in Vogue-Carnot!
Crew lily Quit Race
Hopes of the stewards of the inter-
ctllegmle rowing. association, which
covexns the annual Poughkeepste re-
gatta under the new plan of a three-
1uile. “varsity race instead of a four
suim event were shattered last week
by '1 statement by Dr. Spaeth, crew
(oath at Tigertown.
l"1. Spaeih takes the occasion to
criticize the l’oughkeepsie regatta,
not so much from the distance of the
main trace, but from the point of
View of commercialism in rowing. He
down the practice of Cornell, Colum-
bin and Pennsylvania in sending crew
squads to Pougbkeepsie for the.
month’s training before. the race each
your, and contends that rowing
ceases to ho u collegiate recreation.
but appl‘uiltfilt‘i-i something very near
protcrsloniulisnu Dr. Spactit is cel-
tain in his declaration that bout races
should be rowed in home. waters dur.
lug the college year and in the at-
111u11:l1ere of the. university and under
contml of university authorities.
Are Wondering,’
Now that tho stewards have decid-
ed on June 21 as the date for the'hu-
nunl regatta. and have cut the four:
mile race to three miles. oursmeu at
Cornell are wondering if the univer-
pity faculty will give them the cus-
tonun'yileuvcn of absence to go to
the Hudson for preliminary practice.
An unusual situation has been cre-
ated at Cornell this year by the two;
weeks' delay in the opening Me
utmei city. Commencement has been
1111 back two weeks because of this
mail“. 11nd. tlnul nominations 101
the second term have also been posh
1.1mm for the cam? length of time.
The hunt dov of examinations comes
on June. 21, the. date. of the regatta»
the “Hit tlmc iii history, that such 11
coincidence butt" occurred. The faculty
connulttco on student ntl’nira was 011-
ponci to holding tl1e"rcgntto on that
date just becnune of this coincidence.
it in now understood that it will rec-
otums nd to the. faculty that no leaves
of absence be granted to any stu-
dents. .
Couthot Send.
If this recommendation were .‘M‘
ccptni Cornell could not ‘u'éh‘d a. slit-
giecrcw to the Hudson. It is hardly
probuble that. such drastic action in
the case of the common will be tak-
en. More. likely the onrsmen will be
allowed to tulle their "cxams"“ut
.‘raining quarters, but. at all events
'1he. onrsmcn will not be allowed to
‘cnvo until instruction closes. which
this your. will. be about. June 10.
“not against the big fellow.
shootout
Ash-cad Initial, and Others lin-
oblc to ital Free Throws cause:
loss, 28 to 11
Owing to their inability to net free
throws, and also handjcapped by an
injury sustained by Joe Ashme'ad,
Norwalk took a walloptng from the
Danbury quintet in the trailing city,
last evening, to. the tune of 28 to 17.
The surprise of the evening was
sprung on the locals when Leo Ma-
lone; Norwalk'n crack center was an.
nounced as the pivotal man of the
Danbury aggregation. Malone after-
wards stated that he did not know,
Opinions and Gossip
BY IRISH
l" a: has far reaching results. For
it e first time in history o war clause
was inserted in a coach‘s contrach;
Thi‘s is the experience of Robert C.
Foiwelt, reappointed coach of the
1").versity of Pennsylvania. His eon-
tmct will be void in the event of war
between the I'nit‘ed Shift; and any
01 ha nation. i
‘ *0" .
it“ Connecticut. should pass a law
similar to that of New. York state
-by which all armories would lifelon-
ed to athletic games, basketball in
Norwalk will be killed tor the rest
until he. had boarded the train in
New York, yesterday afternoon, that.
l‘nnLury last evening. Leo intimated
to would not have consented to play
with the Hatters, as leadily an he
did.
‘tiunbury put up a much better
'“ gumo on her own floor than she did
in Norwuik. Schoen, the local star
“of tho. Danbury team displayed grout
.oxm during the evening, and suc-
t-cedrd in scoring ten points on Mike
nmoiuk. Roach, Norman and Mo
lone .ulso‘ helped out considerably,
out llu‘hu, the second locnl Dnnbury
player could not seem to get going.
JLo Asiuuead. suffering from a boil
on his right arm, was unable to put.
up his usual great game. and the
N111 walks suffered from this to 11 can
gain extent, inasmuch as the usual
“11911" was lacking from the captain.
Nut Holman jumped center against
Malone. but could not got a field has-
Mike
Smciick and “Ecky” Calder did most
of the scoring for the Norwalk team.
'l'n'cntu'ntx fouls were called on
l)11ubury,be ifurry Wallum, who ref
"rec-Vi the contest, and Norwalk suc
needed in raging but seven free, éhots'
thubury netted tequouVls. 9.11",ch
twuiih two trick.
The lineup and. score:
Norwulk linnbury
rim-dick - ......... ‘.‘ ...... - ...... H 111111
R. F.
(‘olrer .................... Norman
1... F.
Holman .................... Malone
C.
Ashmead ........... . ...... .. Roach
R. G.
llairlgnn .....'. ..... ...... S’choen
L. G.
Field basketd~Dnnhury. Schoeu. 3;
Notman, 2; Roach, 2; Malone. 2. Non
walk, Calder, 2; Smoiick, 2; Harri-
:an, 1. Foul goals-Danbury, Hahn,
3; Norman. 2; Malone, 1; Schoen,'~lV.
NorwalkySmolick, 2; Holman, 12;
linrrignn, 3. ' '
And it is very probable that for stu-
us spectators no leave of absence
will bc wanted at nit.
m
,
' l-Jrky" Cuidm wants to step lively
, if he wishes to maintain his scoring
leadership of the Norwalk quintet
much longer. Nut Holman is now
ehooting the fouls, and Mike Smolick
is camping on "Ecky's" trail.
"The only" Chris Leonard. will have
:mothcr chance Monday night, to
now to local fans, that he is the
‘tzt'cutest pivtotnl man in the game
vtoduy. We don‘t cmy Chtls lilo job.
(tents who Seek to attend the regatta'
one “KVID” LESS TO cousloan
'NEW YORK. Felu.8:‘—Ted Lewis is
Jack Britten, the welterweight chom-
ipion. Lewis proved he has a knock-
out punch by putting Kid Groves away
in the ninth '10th.
While on a business trip through
the middle west, Leo Malone signed
a contract with the Scranton team of
the Pennsylv‘onia State league. This
action effectively kills any chances
Which might have developed of Mn.
.itone's action again appearing 1.th
Harvey will
Norwnlk. "Stretch”
p1. hnbly play with Norwnlk Monduy
evening. .
Norwalk was to be the opponent ofI
that had he. hen nwar of this fact 5 is quite a team.
i
clamoring today for another crack at.
of the season. There is quite a likeli-
hood that such a law will be passed.
_ ...»
The :zirls' basketball team of N. H.
Thank vou. Yes,
that have won several victories this
Which team is more than
The latter couldn’t
loud 1.1.111...
5%.115011
the boys have.
utt'ord to form one.
imp it up.
......
There were but few hockey'gfimes
ihir year in this city. The good old
smut seems to be losing its hold on
the public. And it is one of the clean-
est. of games. both for physical and
mental development.
—-Q-- .
More snow?
111111 131111
Besides having one of the best,
teams in the Fast, representing her:
in basketball circles, Norwolk also
111111 unions her Wy‘hosketball as-
unit“ one of the boot playing courts
in the country According to players.
who have pcrfmmed on practically
evciy floor in 11113 East, phere his
hu‘stretbnll ts hinged. tboV ,bjoprotk 111'
”mi: court. 111. many 13.111.th of
theiu. The floor to practically mnew
rue, and in constructed of the heat
ing space is regulation ' width and.
length mod the rafters which support
the roof are plenty high: enough for
auccessful shots to be made within
-uny practical shooting. distance. in
hi‘ldgeport, Colonial hall la‘ the scene
of all basketball gnmcs,Vpiayed by the
wreck Blue Ribbons. Anyone who
has ever been in Colonial 11.111 knows
its size and condition, which to say
the least. is not the moshthot could
he.- deaired. Stamford 1.1:. a nice
...»... ...—...
- ton
'lant year would prove invincible if
maple, double thickness. The play- -.
. in m no special credit to fit account
Six months can make a difference
to anybody. it was not more maul
'.h...t when W illie Jackson was a third
late scrapper, drawing about. $25 a
bout He worked himself into the
‘Eccc—nd class 11d Johnny Dundee
ifell tictim to him Now he only
hunts $4,000 to go ten rounds or 45
pet cent. of the house.
.4...
We wonder why Battling Kunr. 111111
never bcn able to draw down a $4,000
More. Seminar though he might.
A champion and does not. receive as
mucl- as other wrappers who are
mole popular.
......
Haven't heard anything further
about a gymnasium for N. H. S. No-
brtiy got nerve enough to start an
agitation for one? It is the thing
that would put Norwalk on the 'ath—
ietic map.
“...... ,
Moving pictures on Sunday in this
city would most certainly kill base.
bull. Such 11 bill is now before. the
let; i-luture.
+—
Three shots rang out: three red-
sktus bit the dust! three ponies dosh-
..cd by ilderesnl Develop your man-
tat powers on some of these exciting
scueu dram
“Lu. ‘__._,_
over the probable outcome. of such 11.
content. Many fans hold to the oping
that the tyrant. combination of
12.9 players were again united into
one team. Others, \however, believe
5115! as faithfully, that the preient
Nor-walk quintet would give. Joe
Dreyfucs and company ,the "trimming
of their young lives. in 'ludivim
tours, the Shoepshoad Buy quintet
run' huvo the edge on the locals, but
Nomnlk‘malo'rks have taken a big
Jump since. tbeV grout Vileudtng defeat
The wonderful. team mi. of the. pres
ent Nornnlk team would probably
dccl'lt: the tlnul issue.
According to n; ‘Danburv accountiof
Munduy (night's Vh'orwal ‘ltmbury
11111110, either George Norman doesn't
sumt‘ lit very strong with Dunbury’
spot: writers. or said scribes were
not informed Specifically on tho clev-
cr torwnrd's playing. George came
of the game. . ,
. 4_ .
“Stretch" Harvey seams to be go
1111: just as nicely in Bridgeport this
scuton ,as he did in Norwaik last
float in her armory, and Danbury,
graduated into a regulation court. in
11 cry ,somctimes under very awk
wool conditions. Muny. basketball
mum. in and around New York, can.
not compare with theNorwalk court,
for condition and slam. All, thingr
considered Norwalk certainly» seems
to be \ch1 provided for in all depart.
mentu of the 313111 indoor 3111119..
r—O— '
Norwulk fans are still hoping that
:1 name c2111 be armnged between the
locals, and the oraclc‘Sheopshead Bay
quintet, before the close of the pres-
on’. season. The relative merits of
both aggregations ore topics for
much discourse among local follow-
wary battled which hove been fought
doting the present season has alsoiwmge "Stietch" an honors he might
team on the basketball court.
former years, however. backethuli'ln.
Ihmbury was played in Seiferts ar- "
1c.nr Norwulk fans will never be-
, “'9’"
Nothing definite has been decided
..n the proposed Notwaik— Wilkes-
Dunc game. if negotiations should
fall through, an open date would be
the tesult. What a. chance. for Sheep;
hand Buy. .
+-
hnrnena for the Norwalk Jasper: con.
tent, Monday evening. Tom’s return
will be welcomedshy thoviocai‘fans
who were not greatly tmpreassed.
with Frank Hill's work of bust. Mou-
day night V U . . 7,
31'} years in Pttmfleld, he was to be-
. Pittbfield getting back into any lea.-
Toni Tharp. will be back in the;
Q; and othcr 1-331; teams in Bridgeport. on February 23,- Fred Coleman is the:
ON BALL PARK. ,
SPRINGFIELD, ‘ 'eb. 15,- John A.‘
letter owner of the Pittelleld fran-
chisee; in the Eastern association mice.
boll league, ban given up hie sublensei
on Wahconah baseball park and thel
fill“ Milli 80m
(heater Pittsfleld bn;;et..1li ...usocia Willi": 31339 Bonn: Comssiolh
tton will soon turn back the lease ti . u can hi" PINK! 0f “rt.
Levi D. Case, representing the heir. . . 535
cf the George W. Burbank estate.‘ Cities
This means that if Plttsfleld can get
into a league, Mr. Case will have the ’ ' .
~ HARTFORD, Feb. 8.——Once m ‘
letting of the baseball grounds, in-
stead of the association. :1, bill is befo1e the General Assembly
The property" lease was brought to (“”1119 a boxing commission. Hut-
101d people were behind it. Up this
11...); they will not ht them 11111“? 'V
the kind of boxing exhibitions Wth V ,
are permitted in New Haven uni! '
flitttigcport, and Hartford sports 1m
11111: 101 these 1mg settos which are 1
ery 110w and then stir the two lilrgau-V 1‘
cities.
The bill creating the commission »
was introduced by Senator Koppr .
man, Democrat of Hartford, and it
ha (1: .hearing today before the 11m.
ciuxy committee.
Senator Koppleman was on hand to
tell the committee what. a fine thing . ,.
it would be for the state if such :11
commisuion were created. All the»
exhibitions could be suporvised anti
; kept in control At the some time this
Ispotts could have. their fun.
i
i
from Fred M. Ostcyee some years ago
by the association formed for that
purpose, and a subiease was given to
Mr. Zeller with the understanding
that he pay all the expenses and re-
tain control of the property for 5qu
time an be furnished league baseball
In case he continued league baseball
come owner of whatever holdings the!
Greater Pittsiield baseball club held
at that time. After two years of
Lantern association ball, the league
went out of existence 11an present
tthcie seems to be' little chance of
true. As a result, the. Wahco'nah
baseball park lease is practically
void.
w
CGLGATE FOOTBALL DATES.
mg Yale Appear on Up.
Thomas J. O’Brien, :1 Hartfora ‘
newspapm manhfavored the bill. Ha"
said Hartford could not now enjoy
Slater:J List of Games. what other sections of the slate api-
HAMILTON, N. ‘l'., Fob. 7.—Col- hlff‘iuted because States Attorney
gate :1 football schedule for next; fall Hugh M. Alcorn put a strict interpréo— '
.111 mulled today by the athletic ud~ tat on on the 1.1.. and was ready to?»
visory hoard, consist s of eight gnmes employ the entire. power of Connecti’l
Cornell appears on the Heliedule10u‘» to prevent them. The boxing dom- “
again after a lapse of two ucnsonn mission would make mmngomentin
rep 'aring illinois Buckucil will be' 1' r such events as were thought prop:
pluyeu to: the um time. The ques. 91'.”le fees would oar-oil éxoensess-
tion of a. head coach has not been! H 11.311001!” 0f the 00111180301!
definitely settled, but it is hoped that Temperance league opposed the h!!!
“Larry Bunkhal‘l's services will be He said it was the some old effort in
available agoln for at least a part legalize brutality. He did not think
of the season. The schedule fol. the inteiests of Connecticut required
30111;: on such measure. It was not Cm—
Septcmber noctlcut style to favor Vany such lztp3V
Hamilton: October ,6. Maine, at; The committee asked a attention orV
011.110. 21111.; October 1.3,,Buck11eu up two and did not seem much incliueci
ltnnzliton; October .30.. Cornell RSV to tutor a commission. It. looks on:
"Mun: October 27.131111 at New. though Hartford would still 1...”...
Haven; November3, Rochester Int Ito r-inr for nummelino ,
cheater: November 10. Connecticut‘
Agg es at Hamilton; November 17,:
Symcuse at Syracuse. ‘
WADSWORTH MAY GET i =
1 CHAIRMAN WENCK’S JOB, "lHA( A, Feb. 8.-—-—There to motions. V
ALBANY, “.1, 3,4311,” W. Wade possibility. that Cornell students will
worth 81‘, former congressman andV 110‘ see their crew “00‘ on “IO 3“
father of the United States senator, is can this June in the Poughloopsie w—
mentioned as a possible sucoossm to 3111111 because of the conflict betwixt
Wenck ”chairman of the State 8011- the exanunctloné and date of tin
lug Commission. Mace. Cornell’s final examination
Upstate sporting men are urging the fall on June 21, the date nomad .. .
governor to abandon his demand for a (the regatta, and the student. on:
repeal of the boxing lav ’even wondering 1: the Wars“! cm‘w'
The governor was informed yester- will ho allowed to compete. . -.
day that Mr. Wadsworth would be There 15 an unusual situation ‘1';
willtng to accept the chairmanship at Cornell this year. The opening at.
the commission and would promise college was postponed two weeks in»
1:11;:11:11:32.:111'11: 1.2:: .. ...... ...... .. ......
provision t has made everything two weeks latém
1—“. than usual. This is the first than.
such a conflict has arisen. The fa».
NORWALK ""1: “As itchy committee on student mim‘
ANY OPEN DATES
V1.13 said to be opposed to leave at
iuhsence {or students to see the moth.
Cornell
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CORNELL Wouoanu 3F chews?
WILL so To PoucHKeap‘sl'E
The Pastime A C. baseball team of
Nomlk started preparations for the
coming season at a meeting in its club
rooms last. night The team would ""‘“
like to arrange games with the White 'llto National Athletic Club has tak~
80x, Rosebuds, Athletics. Broolmldes' 6!! out a permit to run a boxing show
i BOXiNG snow on. FEBRUARY 23;;
The Pastimes 1.3.79 many “at.“ on matchmaker. A- number of interem-V
rim Centers? demoted; 111.5 Frankt
1111 in a game of basketball 1b! a
ers of the garlic, and many are theiscore of: 7 to 6 at. Lincoln school, you Downs, 4 Winfield street, E11111 Non
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their home ground open. Clubs wish- ing bouts are being planned. it no
lug games should write to Mdnagor L. not known as yet whether But are:
Kunz will have a place in the'
grain or not; .
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bomb; tltNLH ON THE FORM;
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