"11111 11111111
033% Tidugs‘ Expected of 11h DI-
in; Getting baseball Sims-
lia'is Tested Sweet fruits at 11c-
tary'vflmlis 11m Sensible of
‘,
Wmufflls‘fub‘ i
NEW YORK, Feb. ELL-One day last
11.11.1191- Wit :11 the Giants
’irwir'norfit John McGrnVV split up (1
pr); 01’ cronies.
.1(.i.~' to iouis'lld
imam-.1- (an (tr-liver.
’1i1at pair of ctonies (V .11 none other;
than Rube Schauer and Ferdinand;
schush lW'in-i' ;
:f'ffiii.;-[1( tailed 1119‘
. ':'-.h.uei (1215 sent to the. Louisville'
5.11.1 Schupp “as told that
He'
( (pitttttis
'11 \1“\ gutting his last (hart-co.
.nust 1:1 1. 11 11.1110 vood or it would bei'“
hack to the (.111 and uncut timber
tu!‘ hi5. '
thorn that tinn- ou ,Fcrdi.n Sehupp 1
(oi who (.1 himself. I'p m/th'e time
1.0 was handed (hut memorable ser-
.;'..111 Hedi" hu‘ti taken life 111.1 more
lillill anything else. The
1::- (1111211.; were going: bad
youni: (-xist-
.. 3.1--
! i
.
in! ('11.
1' :1: 1.' ‘ 15.2111 ' in his (Luv,
11,;-
(was (11 11::-
.‘ioi?1';1'.'r virnightcnmb out his
ord.r things on :1
club. 21nd th-hupp came to
(11'
= (11'
11: l:'.'-
hilttst‘ll.
Win-n Facile first broke into the:
111,- i(:~:1;..;«- 1.1- 11:11,.- :1 "cocky" youtlm
Tilt» lint-11' .1111 11:11] :1 curve hall and he
iiiiui to iirivc sour-10:10 watch him
(tr-my, But when ho got under fire“
’11'
11.: box.
McGraw’s Best Bet.
it is surprising to think back and
111-1111 the foot that liiis carefree
'o:.11;_:.trr played a very prominent
part in the world’s rccord 111113;; of
”(if-Nth scored'by the-Giants; that.
' .‘.(~ “1V4 Soul to the wound six times
1.1:11 pitchotl‘six straight victories of
the twenty-six scbred by New York;
that he was never relieved in'ono of
his six guinea nml‘thot he won four
of them by- (he rhutout route. But
that is ex:1ctly wlmt Fertile Schupp
. it: and today he is looked upon as
.110 of the 111081 valuable young pitch-
‘ 1 .14 in the big leagues.
1 t crtuinly he is the best but McGt‘aW
11:11.1 .and great things may be ex-
't'ctod of him during'tho coming sch-
:on. for he has learned how to pitch‘
1,1111 he has tasted the sweet fruits .
victory and fame. From now- on,
Elm-(lie- Schupp will look at pitching
1111' the New York (limits as u very "
3.3.0118 business and be will put-ev
(if-tiling: 110 bus into every game.
it was Sc-liupp. by the way, who
Nailimi the Giants 011 their record-
'(ralting string of victories. and it
(111:: Sohunp who pitched the twenty-
n. ;« name.
in the string: of 111x victories won
‘1." Stintpp he allowed the. opposition
1out seventeen hits and only three
runs _ 1h- ailou'ctl two of'tJiese runs
Ir. the Pittsburgh Pirated on Septem-
l-or 18. and the other lonely tally we.“
made 11:: Brooklyn in the first game
t'fé‘gltll‘bel‘ '1'.
1115 silt iictorios came within " n
..rr-.t(.h of twenty- on(- days and the
games be won Woio the first, seventh
lyre-21th sixteenth (twenty-first
twnity sixth the Giants'
(string. "'1 ,
More is Scbupp’s record for the rec
run-breaking series, and it is one of
Vzhici: he may well be omud:
First game, September 7'—-Ncw
Tosh. =i;_ Brooklyn. 1. two hits.
and
in
. Seventh unme.‘ September 13-New
YOrk. .3: Cincinnati, 0; three 1111's.
Tweuut game, September'18——New
ark, 2; Pittsburgh, 0: three hits.
Sixteenth game, September 20~New
2Y5”! d; Chicago, 2; six hits.
' ' , 1 "wenty first
'-
11111-19; 1'-St [outs 02' (am hits.
TOHAY.
u—“L...
Wife, But He's N'oti' 'for' One—.-
lie 131111111911 tb Emilio”.
Ni“? Smirk, Feb:
l
i
1
1
i
1
were at ‘g
“o 5 cut one of these; .-
ennd gave the othcri
me the kind 01 a (all down that onlyi'
iut'g‘ot his t'ttt'vt's retained ltisi
1 «1.1111191 and was often (ltiV'en frontl
great '
game, Septembet 2"«4 ,
91111-511111 promo September 28-
HID M’COY CALLED New NAME 1 '
19. 34110111111111 ‘
bacilli 'uoyer . M10111? '- -
"1. think no 11111113.-
111111 1111111 ,
(11111111111111l
Team Standing.
Won Lost Pct.
(”ham No. 4.. ..2 . 0 1.090
101131510. 1 ........... 2 1 .750
.-.v'.'-.1n..-No. G ........... l ] .110.)
‘itam No. 3.. . . ..1 1 .500
l'lcuu N0. 2 .......... 0 1 .000
loam No.13 ........... 0 2 .000
Team No.1 Wins.
Team No 1 captained by W. O.
McLean stuck the indlan. sign on
'1‘ch No 6 captained by Lawrence
Paul in (1 (ontinuation of the
oou‘ in}; tournament at the South Nor-
etli 0111111111”me made the
Sight“ single. 108. Freeman Light
from: 11011 with 104, folloned by cap-
tuini-‘sul. (if Tcnnt No. 66; with 94.
’1he highest string; was made by Earl
Faker with 269. Tennis two and six
W1” play tonisrht antl'teétnis two and
tides: will bowl Tuesday night. On
Thursday Team No 4 and. Teen) No.1
2'1 ((111 11'0“]
Team N0. 1.
\l' 0. 1.117.11'111. ...88 69 {10 2-17.
Stephen Points ...79 SS 73 ‘ iO'
,1)r.- E. 11. low-9.; 79 77 69 225
1 Earl iiflifdi‘ ...... 10$ 81 Sll 269.
Totals , ....... 3.1.11 315 312 981
Team No. 6.
t- it. Paul ...... 81 iii) 94 255
meon 1 ight . 81 74 101 250'
lI‘ Hutch ........ 70 81 73 224
J. 11 Olvuto'.1(i..72 75 85 “11"
"Totnls ........ 304 310 356 971)
“‘4 ~~WM
NEWARK TURNERS DEFEAT NEW
YORLt TEAM.
The Newark Turners defeated (hf.
111‘ the 11.1111111111111 01111an, by the
score of 29 to 20. The lineup war as
follows: ‘
* Nev. York Nernrk'Turners
Sullivan ................. .. Sbecluin -..'
L. F. , U-
Dondt-ro ............ Beckmon
R'. F.
'Gricbe Leonard
." " ' 'C.
Messer . ...... .......... Norman
' L G. ,
Fit-111'..........1.............Murray
‘ R; G.
Referee. Word Brennan.
HITTlNG THE MAPLES.
' The weekly high score 'on big plus
it the Notwalk alleys was captured
last week by Bob Downs, with (1
Score of 212. Chester Meeker got the
11114.“. duck pin "score with 146.
'Games for the city championship
this week—Tuesday night. lndepend
(nts atNorwalk; Palace at Rooney's.
Friday night, Norwnlko and Independ-
enthTigers (it the Palace.
_ (111 Thursday morning at 10 o'clock,
the Norwaik newapaper men“ will 'roll
a match game with the uptown bank-
ers tit-the Norwaik alleys. Duck pins
will be bowled.
mount-on RESIDENCE "
WINDSOR. Feb. 19.411111010111101.
residence on Stony Hill was burned
last night with its contents including
many valuable antiques and point-
logs The (and loss is‘ estimated at
about $15, 000. The tire is believed to
have started Tram on overheated
chimney.
l The place was owned by the estate
of Miss Elizabeth .Crompton. Miss
Kote’ Crompton and their brother
William. Miss Elizabeth Crompton
died some time ago. and the surviving
brother and sister had occupied the
house. 7 _ .
\.x
1.111111 1111-1 1111 1110111~ 111111
' 111118181111
NLXV" YORK, Fb. 17.-A6£d'r=
Mina] announcement ’i'hufia‘l‘kt!
,i. "as been soléc‘te
011'. 111111.; any of the Nationu
Tennis Tournament to be oiQ'
West Side (lub, Forest 111119,
officers of the United Na
Lam. ’I‘rnnia Association stét
.111 elicit is to be. mad..-
gt‘oup the big tournaments so
pt 1:}. (rs may compete for the ,
double-'1' championship and the ' ,
.11 singles’ championship in meow;
e31 pet 10d that can be alloted W9;
3.11.110: to both evgnis. .. ‘
bits' championship is to 110- MW
in one tournament.
Lungd'ood, it. 1% felt that. , »
amusement will find favor M ..
’iariy with players tmm the ‘
huddle «vest ‘who might not,
81111111 811018
idioms; and Gossip '
13v- IRISH
> Now that basketball has been disc
continued in nanomy, the up 0011....
management has decided not to run
[elective Robert 111.111orehouse}u ..
0'55"!“ W0 young boya, Gabrtei Hor-' Without question, however there atcf
"WW :5 M3919 street and “mi" MC" mony Danbhry fans who Would like to:
311111111110 place. Saturday mm ,5“. the game
paving with the railroad Signals.
«
”Jilleigilt Champ 0:1 Signs for a
ten 111.1111 Scrapoitb the tits
sultan—~11“ to be lick! it!
1932115 fora new electrical plant in ‘
the Second District are now being
01 'course, only the most ’ pre-
1111111131) work can lit-“(lone becausia
the site for the plant has not been
This will be done
soon find no doubt, Norwalk will see
mother improvement in this city soon
if Vv‘rcb it can well be proud. A fav-
otah‘o decision in the proposedsstreet
fighting proposition is expected daily
by the commissioners.
it is expected that a -
He 111111191 of automobile .‘JUCIE‘B for a return bout between
brought the boys to the police Bta'imaxe the trip to .Noruaik truth the' Charley Pitts“, the Bridgeport tight.
tic", where they were given a. talking; halting;
to and released. Louis is only 12"
years old and Gabriel is
so cued as at. . . , . .
' y ; ".(‘i'flit and Battling hum of this C1iy,
' :the holder at the state title, hava
'icm Thorpe “ill be on hand to ref lbcen signed. The bout will be' held
Friday night in the Music hall and.
is scheduled to go twelVe
After last reel-12.1.1111 Detnsey will referee.
“1111 both of the men in excellent
.. :1 1V iconic one. i condition this bout should be a cor-k
T0111 will 11-16-11-- ',111 games in Nor '. '1 in theid last matth Kunz had the
of 1he.big shade over Pitts. "this was '"lsrcnd the time that 11 long M
“meiummnti the tennis circuit 111ml
Moreover. by fixing the (late
{singles on Auguest 30. about
rest is- allotted io‘rogain thfl
best fOill] tint“! $131111 V'l tile 51111111101113
"'tou11mmcnts that
'cnauipiouship
"erec tonight’s contest.
. ('0'11'? nous to ovuv foliowm of the»
Another of a series of pretty rob-
59”“ Whm'h have been committed divptav of reftt ting, ’l‘hoipt 5 return;
in. end around Norwalk. occurred Sat-4w 1111- m ‘(1 will b
when Miller’s machine
:liop on Wafer street was broken into
and tools of much value were taken.
The intruders left no clues behind.
them and"an investigation is being
made by the police.
robbery within a month:
':':11;11 in th 5 city.
("he r1cvipt3 of the Jackson-Wll-u
«(1 bout .11. 1111.- Harlem Sporting club,
Jackson is said
(chart 'be'en guaranteed at $1,000 and
\‘l-‘ullace received $1100.
, Bridgeport's clev-
Vvalk (luring th'.
51151111 with the K' ‘I(( 1.11.111 (:‘i Zilnr'ch .1. ‘ l'mnbury.
' .Chmlcy declared that he vyould be!
' .1 able to knock Kunz out, had the bout
scheduled to '30 to a couple oil“
it was a ten
We shall have o-chnnce to see
t‘ot'w'alk games-ore not the roughest whether Pitts makes good his boast. '
Young Mundy ,ot’ llanbury and Joel
ill-iifl'llltlii court, us (11110 Old-”11h? fansi [1111011 0! Stamford have been signed
.1111- for a ten round Hem-final
.11 popular fellow in Norwalk‘ and ‘31-;
Ways .pt'tts up a good tight.
Moody is rather unknown in this sec-'
tion of‘the country. but the reputation
VV‘hhh proceeds him from the “Hat"
' ‘li)'\\'n' makes him look good.
opening bout
‘3' inc Gibbons or this city, and Bat-
This is the sixth gnnio betVV'tcn the INPWMR ’qurn " [K911
.crs and the Munhuttun 1111 Stars yes- ,1o'unds more.
”3111:. shows that
i'1;.1tl1(,11'1.('53_'i.'t
'mzttt'hed with Young
dt'lphie. ,at the Olympia A. (1..
Mayor, of Phila-
Tlm New York" boxing commission
The boys W“! KO wil' ofliclully decide this
whether or not At McCoy can box
Les Durcy at the Garden. on March
John Wesuiantel or the Broadway
wub' insists thnt: he has the ,first
icnll on McCoys serVice for a bout
' with Jack Dillon.
MGRA-w Lit-(mo uh:
_I\1('.1'ulifi‘e is now train-1 soME-YOUNGSTERS.
1111'. prone to believe.
:111'~nh,.:t1(1('121:1 i'ur the fight to
1 Funny night had been
r :15 '1. Mir-1111811 i0 lrish.
Willi J00 A'shnteztd out of the game
Notwalk loses the (trance to display
flier wonderful teamwork, which has
been the means
lntrd-eurned' victorv this season.
’1111111~ i that .101: Will 5.1011 be able to
not. into the 1::th-
John Moll-run
100.1111; team as he clotted
*— \ son of 1916.11111 John is one
Jack Denisey, the ever populdr and
square referee. will be the third man
"' “WNW trflaining 10' in the ring at the boxing show onl
' for his bout with Pitts. '
to get in perfect condl~
"$1111, but 11.0 champion thinks he can
(to it alright.
money he needs to (friend for play;
\
1'11th
'md the expense llGCt
(haw n‘trmvd and will torccthe fight 1
Tiu- Wilkositurn (mm which (V 1111 1.1,: all the wm lie. hasn't many wins
.ppcnr in Nnrv. .11'. one \.' 90k from: 1'! his credit, but hits 11113511 out up a
the followinttigoz' .11: setup
“11111011qu it out of tho bt-st bouts of the oven
'l‘ln‘n is the ag-
.—
llzmard wrestlers trimmed the Col-
utnbiu mat. men
some or 24 to (1‘. The egg must look
pretty to Harvard.
Saturday, by (no wouldn't think that 31!"
The rer'ulor Vvt-eltlv dance was held but 'mb' w1il
in the Town Asntmibly hull, Saturday '
New York team yesterday afternoon ,_ .5 'lC't'M'qu and MWMN‘
1:10,, nation whhli hud intro
(11'1:1'.~ (lnuuplonshlp lust your.
011-. no,l3(111ny ilurtz.
ably won't haye another chance to? ""0"" are. only three bouts sched-
As- arrangements 1'01 the tight
__._. 11311 to be made on short notice it
'i .11 Questions and the lite Gunrdsi (Va .11.- thought that it would be better
(Vould like to thrush out their nrmt to have two long bouts and noe pre-
liminary. George ~Hopkins-will hold
l‘ttin‘rhn'tl (110 11111111". When the Giants take '1
Martin Suring's there (v11-
tbnn a dozen young magic
squad, and probably more hill
of the time will has .
in looking over young1 1111:th
(1111115111 what this Glaiils hill! '
3.0 out them in the race (1%
'v ' ~r,‘
'l‘iu,l \nlo basketball team beat the
"1111111:in of Pennsylvania in a‘fasl
. .lt". Sniurttay. by
....._.
Jliunrs training quarters are in the:
thr- score of 27 Won-rick hotel.
intent for the championship 0! West-
. .on‘ the urinary floor in a' pre-
'l‘lio local manage -
mom will undoubtedly give the Wcrtt-1 GOTHAM TENNIS MEN
ipanerg 11. chance.
April 11 has: been decided as the ;
S1. me boxcto are busy while others 91 «mug dwy- -tn both the baseball 1 (1a.;
11113:. so'em to. get :1 start. ' '
iiuur ury game.
ENTER SEMI-FINALS
'Iho pitchers licGraw
son! 11 for :1 trial the Middt
on rVillc: Whitey; a big
noun Waco: iilorisctte, tr
Pt‘f‘rs Boxes", MARTIN
i
BURY TONlGHT. ~ LA'RRY W1'LL‘IA'M3' MAY 50X
carPEY mew
Voc'hell and B'auférd Held-t origin
and Smith In Third Round of “:mu
bloc. in National
Chompldn‘chl'p Tourney.
NEW YORK (Nb 16-On1y oxi’c
match was decided in the. national in:
door tennis championship mummcnt
bechuse of the poor light.
third round "of tbe'dOutIies; S. Howird'
' and Abraham 3113111010; Ji'l.
New York. defeated A. S. Cragin and
king Smith, itegimental champion! “
. 5-7, 745. 6-2. The winning. pair gained
homer! in the (1 ml- final round
Benjamin H. Letsou the national
boy champion. was compelled to de-
fault to A. 8. Crash: in the singles be
cause 01111111118. 'Cragin meetsfinean
Mathey; csptainot the team that-will"
visit'the' Pacific‘cocat next month, for
the“ semi-final;
Jmtniy Storoy hung up five field‘
i souls against the Swurlhmore College
i'quiutct. linturtltiy (tight. ‘
L‘evincky'c Spartrlng Partner Expectii item to make any such showing as?
to Secure chance to Obpou lrlcb‘i this “hen he carrots with the Norwalk
' Fighter in Empire shorting Club clinggtegntlon on the local court
Many, flirt: 'Wi‘ll.‘Tttl‘tb 'ln-Show at Indoor T'en'tfll
Seilertt’c Armory'l’t 'Whl‘cn Park
City Lightweight Will About.
Bridgeport will send? e'lttrge'dele-
of boatingr fans
his. (-V'vnlng'to watch Charley Pitts.
1111- Park City lightweight 'box-Jo'bm
'13- Martin of New York in- the star
hffifl of ten rounds at. Settert's ,Ar'
_ Pitts finished his training
Saturday ant-11100111111 is in splen-
did condition for the bout. .
it Pitts manages to outclaas Mar
1111;, he will move a. few, pegs higher
in 11111 lightweight dating, on the‘New
11.019; str'ylter; unsetnhi~
from Morgantown"N:" C1}
Tie" Way, who was villi:
the greater pint of 1916.”-
McMillan, Norw walk's new pivotal
,(k oi no \vpitchers Mt:
man who-will make. his first unbear-
unce with the local quintet this even-
tie, to tho r-tmion of Mike 8111011011.
Mike is a good picker.
Larry Williams, the husky spar»;
of «Billing Levinsky‘,
may be selected to oppose Jim“Coftey.
111:1 lrisb heavyWeigm. in the main
bout of" ten rounds at _
Sporting club in New ‘. .1rk Friday
.Arra‘n'giiiiitints for the match
me now undo’r' way.
in (dog ‘at Levlusky's training quar
tern in Stratford. and notwithstanding
York boy' is considered to'be one ofl that he would enter the ring much
{no clevgrcbt perfornmrs‘around' the»
.1 city: He has fought such" clever
.- Mel Coognn,
ring partnot
'Mi'ddletown look ‘
"dither Johnny neckman or Ernie
Reich will not" its running? mate ‘ to
(30f1riz€~l~Ntfi'tnnti' this evening. from
in not much choice“ between the thb
somewhat of 11 veterrin,
catchers who' willbtl‘itl
place on the warm, wit"
There isn’t much albino '
catc hing talent to break 131 ..
;111.r job os'long as Raridén
' Cat-thy don’t bust 3 «10.1111..- '0
tor than his opponent he has no
fear of the Iris flgter.
Williams has fought some of the
Beecher, Dick Peters. Harry Lenny. view-test performers
iStanlcy Yoakum. Packey Hominey lbuut three months ago he fought 3
AT WINDSOR BURNS' and Johnny Dundeeu The ‘iatter 1:1» (alll‘ng bout with Jack Dillon and
the only fighter who has bested ltim into: on' took on Billy M'lskc, the St.
sensationtt'nnd' made a very ‘ '
Both of these
The (lone exports are laying low on
itlie outcome- of tonight’s- contest.‘
mu.- 4-”...—
FORMER' HALL MAGNATE DEAD.
LEFT.- FOS'IZE'R SON
in the ring. .
' ADviCE, NO MONEY
... :.-u...,' the kids in the G1
w '1] lb: :1 player for every 011
infield pontions. showing 1‘. at
is evctlooking no chances
the Cuban first sucker; Young
0111! bascmus from Sherman
Kildufi‘ a shortstoo from 0_
Shopnormho is' a. third ._
In the outfield McGraw-
‘w-ttvo rookies ' "
ithe latter from- Dallas.
amorry. old sprung and sit
'“Don’t Run After Girls in Your Boy-r
hoodfif All the Legacy Young.
. ' Thomson Got -
NEW YORK, (Mb. 17. ~Ge0rge H.
Huber; wealthy museum ouner
real estate operator. didn't 1m. 1111-1
\ George Huber Thomson. ..
any money, but he did leave consid
arable advice. .
“Don't run after girls in your boy-_
Huber-“s legacy to his fos-'
ter sbn in his will.
I‘l'I‘TSSBURGH Feb.19.~Wiiiiam
. aged 70 formerly presidentf
oi the Pittsbutgh National Imgue'
(1..-1.1111111 club. is dead at his home
hem following an illness of one «week.
Mr. Kerr- was owner 02- the Pittsburgh
the Brotherhood League.
lwhich Wad organized by players who
_;h‘sd revoltod from the National Lea-
.jgue-utitii the former organization fall-
ed: He then bccured an interest in
. ' tbe' Nitroual League team, disposing George wants 00511.net advice,
Z .. (Sf-bis holdings in 1900. '
in any o'f'hls recent starts. , _
E cro‘ “table" showing:
lbwneprescnta- fights were in Philadelphia
(1 icst and, ishm‘y (pdrforrhér our!
((01 its along the some.’ lines as Le-
.111: In balm: n defenstve fighter and
1111.11. and consistent iabber.
itivcs of Jose; Willard champion heavV-
weight and Fred Fulton expects to
meet here today to disauss articles
of agreement for a ten- -‘round fight.1t‘-
raid the articles have been drawn
up and that if an agreement is reach
ed the fight will take place in New “1.1 give away that amount at
York city in March or early in April ‘
-—- 0 you want“ $3. 000?
Elks' Fair tonight
mg . ' ' " .
is trying to break the will. - i _ Sentinel Advs. W Tm”
N'OT transact we
. AN' ID (.1146 #01) To
'j ‘ . COME our some ‘rme
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K.-. H6 o'oe'o ‘.
IHAo To (1115;11-
AMOTHER Pane-NT
Nex'r poet-é _.
RUSH UJA‘I OUT HERE ‘
insect—V A Hoetzv, Doc;-
VOU COULD "HAVe (SCH
, lN THE: EUEH‘NQ“,
aim wt'rH -
ONe Stray-(é! .
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