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Score Is 36 to 20 — Juniors
Best Sophomores by
14 to 13.
The fast traveling Norwalk High
school quintet scored the third con-
secutive victory last evening when it
defeated the strong Alumni team by
the score of 86 to 20. The game was
very close until the last. few minutes
of play. when the Highs showed he
benefit of Coach Clifford's fine teach-
ing and piled up point after point.
In the preliminary game the Junior
class team defeated the Sophomore
cla- team by the close score of 14 to
to 13. The result of the game was
always in doubt.
In the big game the High school
flashed the best game of the season
against the much heavier opponents.
As a basketball game it was a. line
football game. The game was very
rough. and numerous fouls were call-
ed on both teams. The West .wenue
lads won. chicfiy on account of the
.0 work of Captain Frank and Skidd.
“Jake" had his eye on the basket and
secured four field goals 31‘" 10 .foul
goals. Frank's foul shooting kept'the
locals in the lead throughout the
game. In the first half the Highs led
by one point. Skidd secured all: field
goals for a total of 1?. points. The
Alumni played a fast game but could
not seem to get going. It was the
second game of the evening for the
Alumni. as they played the prelimi-
nary game at the Armory. Hanlon
led in scoring for the Alumni nilntet
making three baskets" “Zone" Burns
and “Ty" “food were the other lead-
ing scorers of the "grads." each se-
curing five points! “Lawry” McMa-
hon the star of last year's team, was
held to one basket by Frank.
In the preliminary game the result
was in doubt until the last minute of
play when \Vehle roped in a double
decker from me side lines. giving the
Juniors the same. Champion and
Wehle were the stars of the Juniors.
while Dcitz and Draheck were the
stars for the "Sophs."
Preliminary Game.
JUNIORS.
Player. G. F. Pts.
“'ehle. rf ............. '2. 0 4
Champion. rf......... 1: l 5
Ward. if ...... ........ 0 0 t:
Flewellen. c ..... . . . . . 1 0 i
Sallick. rg. . ......... . 1 1
O’Brien, .‘g............ 0 0 0
A— —— .—
Tc t: ‘ . .............. 6 z 14
SUPHOMORES. '
Player. G. P . Pts.
Foster, rf ........... . . 1 0 z
Drabeck. if ..... 2 0 1
Deitz.c ...... .........2 0 0
Donohue.rg... ....... 0 0 3
Buckley. lg,........--- 1 _1 .-
Totais .............. 6 1 13
Referee—Holmes.
Timera—Laude r.
Big Game.
N. H. S. FIVE.
Player. 3.1”. Pia
Holmes. rf ...... . ..... - 0 "
Fineson. lf....... ..... 1 n ..
Orlins. ll ........ '. . . . O 0 3
Champion. lf ...... . . . . 0 0
Frank. c ...... ...n... 4 10 1s
Skldd,rg............ 5 0‘ 16
Mebamed.lg........... 0 0
Bresev. lg n 0 '1)
Totals ............. 13 10 36
N. H. S. ALUMNI.
Player. .. G. F. Pts
Hanlon. rf ............ 3 0 6
P. Burns. lf...........2 1 5
McMahon. c .......... . 1 0 2
Wood. rg ..... ......... 2 1 b
F.Burna.lg...........1 0 2
Tota‘m .............. 9 2 20
Fouls—Alumni: P. Burns. 1 out of
3: McMahon. 0 out of 1: “food, 1 out
of 3; F. Burns. 0 out of 1. High
school: Frank. 10 out of 13.
Timcb—Lauder.
Scorer—Sentinel.
Referee—“End Whipple.
Hunters Without
Licenses Given
Special Favor
Unlicensed hunters who would
otherwise have been unable to hunt to~
day. have been aided by state game
wardens through special arrange-
ment with the Fish and Game Com-
mission. Fees which should have been
placed with the town clerk before noon
Saturday were accepted by the game
warden and their deputies Saturday
afternoon and yesterday and are to be
turned over to the town clerk this
morning.
The term of all 1922 licenses ended
at 1?. o'clock Sunday night. but be-
cause it was Sunday, the season
actually ended Saturday at 12 p. m.
County Game Warden Wilbur F.
Smith and his deputies will be on the
Li‘firtvfii‘fco—ta“ "Fro—m1 WWII“ W wntr" ’ "
have not observed the formality of re-
newing their registration with either
the town clerk or game wardens
The penalty for hunting without
having a renewed license is the same
as without any other manner of
license. One man taken in the eastern
part of the state .for killing game
without a license was not only given a
fine but I fail sentence of 30 days.
“Then were more birds in .Connec-
ticut this year than in the past six, or
seven years." declared Superintendent
John Titcomb of the Fish and Game
Commission when asked last night
whether the season had been a suc-
cessful one. He said there was no
noticeable shrinkage in the number of
shore of upland birds. “A greater
number of pheasants were liberated
this year than ever before," he said.
Kramer Gets Police Job
Frank Kramer. former world's
champion cyclist. was nominated yes-
terday as Police Commissioner of East
Orange. layer Chane- H. Martens
made the appointment. The job ear»
sins as m‘larr.
m
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rieinga Successful , rapeze
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mm GUARDS
In the first game of‘ a home-and-
home series. the Red Men Big Five
went down to defeat before the tempo
Life Guards by the score of 21-15. In
the preliminary game of the evening
the Red Men Separates defeated the
fast Park City A. A. of Bridgeport in
one of the fastest preliminary games
seen in Red Men's Hall this season.
The score of this game was 26-20.
The Life Guards brought over a
fast team and flashed some fine team-
work that dassled the Red .‘ten. "he
game was fast and furious through-
out. The local team was only able to
score onefield goal during the con-
test. but tossed in a total of 13 fouls.
The visitors made seven field goals
and seven foul goals for a total of 21
points.
Clancy was the star for the Red
Men. and was the only player on the
local team to toss in a basket. He
also made three foul goals. Court and
Mason each tossed in four fouls. Ed—
ward Quinn. who is on the basketball »
squad at Yale. was the outstanding
star of the Westport team. He played
a. great floor game and hlso led that
team in scoring. Schofield. the left
'guard of the visitors, put up a fine ex-
hibition. The Red Men were handi-
capped by the loss of Meeker at cen-
ter. who, at the present time. is ill
with a severe cold. 0
The preliminary game was fast from
start to finish. andrthe Separates had
to travel at Top speed to score a win.
Jones only played half of the game
for the Separates. as he played a full
game in place of Meeker in the main
event of the evening. During the half
that he was in the contest he tossed
in three baskets. Smith. the left
guard. also made three baskets for a
total of six points. Innocent was the
uptstanding star, for the Bridgeport
team. and tossed in four baskets. '
Charlie Mahoney of Bridgeport
again refereed the games in a man.
ner which was pleasing to the many
fans who attended the contests. Danc-
ing took place after the games.
0n next Monday evening the Strat-
ford American Legion will be the op-
ponents of the Red Men. They will
bring over a large delegation of root-
era with them. They are planning on
running a straw ride to this city on
that evening.
The scores if thdgames:
Preliminary Gama.
RED MEN SEPARATES.
Player.
R. Smith. rf.......
Wood. vf.........
Jones, c ......... . . . . .
Cavanaugh. rs-c.
Sheehan. rg. ..........
Smith. lg ......
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Totals ............. 1
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Ghotto. rf ........
Innocent. if .
Rogers, c.............
Glynn, rg.............
Grant. iK....-’........
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Totals . ......... . . ..
Referee—Malioney.
Main Game.
LIFE GUARDS.
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Player.
Lauderback' rf. . . . . . . .
coo-n.
Carlson. lf............
E. Quinn. c...........
Schofleld. lg ....... ...
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RED MEN.
Player.
Court. rf ...... . . .
Clancy. if. . . J. . . .
Jones. c...'...........
Mason.'rg.........-....
Blackman, lg ..........
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Totals ............ .
Referee—Mahoney.
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p NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-—William H.
"Wee Willie'_' Keeler.‘ one of the-most
famous of old-time baseball players.
died at his home in Brooklyn. He had
been a sufferer-Strain heart disease for
more than two years: _~
Keeler was one of the greatest bats.
men of all time.’ He first became noted
as a great hitter while playing in the
outfield with ‘ the .tamdus Baltimore
Orioles in thenlneties. Several of the
records he set while with that,_organi-
zation. thrice a pennant winner of the
old National league. remain unbroken”
Other of his 19 .years in the majors
were spent with the New York and
Brooklyn Nationals and the New York
Americans.
He was not a batsman of the slug-
ging type such as Ed Delehanty, and
the later “Pop” Anson. but-was a
pioneer in the art of place hitting, the‘
philosophy of which he explained in
the simple and now famous utterance
"hit 'em where they ain't."
While with Baltimore, Keeler twice
led the National league in batting. in
1897 with .432. a. mark second only to
Hugh Duffy's .438 in baseball annals,
and in 1898 with .379. His greatest:
year was 1897, his feats that season
including six hits in one game and
records of 199 one-base blows and hit-
ting safely in 44 consecutive games.
both of which still stand as the major
league high‘ mark. His total hits that
year. 243. also stood as a National
league record until the past. season
when Rogers Hornsby. great second
sackcr of the St. Louis Cardinals. es-
tablished a new standard with 250.
The nearest approach to his consecu-
tive game hitting was made last season
by George Sisler of the St. Louis
Browns. who reached 41 before going
hitiess. _
Over a tretch of high seasons. from
1894 to 1901.. Keeler hung up two
other unique marks. scoring more than
100 runs and rapping out more than
300 hits in each of these seasous. By
gathering 211 safe blows last season
Cobb equalled Keeler's hitting mark.
but the Detroit star's record was not
made in consecutive seasons.
National league records show
Keeler's life-time batting mark. for 19
years to be .305. but for 14 seasons.
from 1893 to 1905. inclusive, when he
was at his best. his average was close
to .360.
Keeler was born in Broklyn. March
3, 1872. He played his first major
league game September 30. 1892. with
the Giants, who secured him from
Binghamton. N. Y. The following
year he played with the Giants and
Brooklyn. From 1894
patrolled right field with Baltimore. 9.
team on which other stars were John
McGraw. Wilbert Robinson. Hugh
Jennings. and Joe Kelley. He returned
to Brooklyn‘ln 1899. the Dodgers wine
nlng pennants that year and the next.
He was with the New York Yankees
from 1903 to 1909 and signed in 1910
‘ with the Giants. who released him the
same year to Toronto. That year
marked the end of his major league
career.
Iii health. coupled with flnanicial
misfortune, some years later brought
Kceler's circumstances to low ebb.
and in 1921 he was aided by a joint
gift of 85.50.0' from the National hnd
American leagues.
Bud Taylor Knocks Out
Vogel in First Round
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Jan. 2.——Bud
Taylor of Terre Haute. Ind.. bantam.
knocked out Benny Vogel of Milwau-
kee in theflfirst round of a scheduled
ten round contest here yesterday. A
right to the jawY-‘ended the bout two
seconds before thsvbell would have
brought the round to a close. Taylor
led from the start.
Louis Lavell of Anderson. claimant
of the Indiana lightweight champion-
ship. knocked out Jack Curley of Cul-
ver in the fourth round of a scheduled
thrln round bout with a blow to the
c .
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NORWALKBEAlS
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Battery 0 Defeats the-Nor-
Walk A]! Collegians.
Showing the best form that the,
have displayed this seasona‘tha Nor-
walk Big Five basketbaflmm
the Iuwood Dairy mam a
neat trim " _ symm~zer‘4s-ss.
In thep ‘ f .-as‘me‘the Batteryc
teamflofeatod tile Norwalk All-Collo-
slans by themcore of 89 -19. -
Thebig same was one of the best
Played on the local court this season.
The visitors started the game on with
a rush, and were the first to score. but
this lead'was soon overcome by the
locals. At the endzof the first half the
sooreistood 21—11 in favor of theBig
Five.- The second half ofv.the game
was also very fast, but the localmby
some great playing stayed out in front
until the final‘whlstle blew. During
this part of the game Eddie McMahon
was put in for Mullen. and managed to
toss in one basket during the short
time he wasflin the game.
Guarnieri and Brotherton were the
leading scorers for the local team.
each'of these players made 13 points.
Mullen also tossed in five baskets and
two fouls for a. total of 12 points.
Smith. the little forward was the out-
standing star for the visitors. This
speedy little ’player made six baskets
during the game. Fallon of the InS'
wood team also played a. fine game.
The visitors had a'defense which puz-
zled the locals at the start.
The preliminary game was another
victory for‘the Battery C flve.‘ This
game started off as if 'it was going to
be a. hard fought contest. In the
second half of the game the Battery
team ran away from their opponents.
and - piled up point after point.
Brotherton was the outstanding star.
and made a total of 16 points. Hess
als'o‘played a. fine game for the Bat—
tery flve. The Collegians showed that
they had not played together before.
They made severalbad passes during
the contest. With a. little practice this
team would make the soldiers step at
s. fast pace to defeat them. Lawrence
McMahon was the star of the Colle—
gians. and made two of the greatest
baskets of the evening from near the
center of the court. Tarlov also played
a fine game. After. the game dancing
took place. The music was furnished
by Gail's Pep orchestra.
The score of the games:
Preliminary same;
BATTERYC
G. F. P
Hunt.rf...............4 1 9
Hesalf...............5 -0 10
Nauman.c.r.......... z 1 5
O'Hearn.rg .........0 0 0
Brotherton,lg ......... 7 1 15
Total...'........... 18 3 39
G. F. P
ALerOLLEGIANS
_ 'l G. F. P
Makinudvsfldfsoos-ss-a'o 2 ‘ 1 5
Burns. if ."...“'a..;.....'. 1 ’ 8 5
McMahon.ltl....--.... 1 0 2
Tailor,rg‘..............2 0 4
Hanlon.lg..,......... o 0 0
Total .............. 7 5 19
Referee—~Frauke.
Main game.
BIG FIVE
' . F. P.
Guamieri. rf ........ 6 1 18
Mullen, if .....'........ 6 z 12
McMahon.lf........... 1 8 2
Brotherton.c ......” ..6 1 18
Kelley.rg....j.......‘.. 1 2< 4
Lonchak. lg..‘......... 0 1 1
Total ...... ........719 7‘ 45
INWOODDAIRY
G. F. P.
Smith, rf .............. s 8 15
Driscoll.lf ..............0 2 z
Ford.c.......'........2 0 4
Huber,rg............. 1 2 4
Fallon. lg ssss-u--.a...‘ 8 11
Total .. ............ 13 10 36
Referee—Brotherton.
- Tim—Al Canevari.
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Ambassador Harvey—New York Tri-
buns.
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If a player who has put the
penis
again before it. has been touched by
another player, what happens?
y The ball goesto an opponent out of
bounds for such 'an offense on the
part of the player putting it in play.-
_ "AGAINST WALD
If the backboards are placed direct-
ly against the wall are players allowed
to run up the wall and shoot for goal?
. Playa-s, have no such right when
the baskets and backboards are'so lo-
cated. The moment the player. runs
up the wall he is out of bounds. '
HUGGING BALL.
If a player having possession of the
ball hugs it close to his body is it re-
garded a foul?
a foul.
guarded so plays the ball, it is regard-
ed as a held ball and put in play by
being tossed in the air.
POSITION
When the ball is being put in play
at the center of the court. by the te-
feree tossing the ball. what; positions
are the other players required to
take?
The other players make take any
position they desire. provide} they‘ll:
noway interfere with the jumper.
Schools May Have
Physical Director
It is rumored around at the present
time that it will not be very long be.
fore the local schools will have a
physical director. who will also act as
coach of the various teams at the local
high school. ,
There is a. man residing in this city
at the present time. who is well quali-
fied to take such a position. This man
is Avid IQellander. who at the' present
time is acting as coach of the Battery
C basketball team. He has shown
what he can do in basketball by the
fine team which he has turned out at
the Armory. He is a graduate of the
Heydrlck School of Physical Educa-
tion. He has acted as physical and
athletic director at the following in-
stitutions: Pratt Institute, Blair Acad-
he was athletic director at Camp Rarl~
tan. one of the large army camps.
which the government had during the
war.
At the present time he is consider-
ing an ofior from the North Dakota
Agriculture College to act as Assistant
Athletic Director, but, in talking to. a
Sentinel reporter. he' stated that he
would much rather remain in this city
if he could find such a. position as that
of physical director of the local
schools. He is Confident that by de-
voting a large amount of time‘to this
work he could turn out winning teams
at the Norwalk high school.
Jack Sharkey‘Gets
Draw With Tommy ‘
Gerard: at Trenton
TRENTON. N. J.. Jan. z.—Jack
Sharkey of New York and Tommy
Gerard of Newark fought twelve fast
rounds at the Arena last night with
honors even. Gerard showed a dispo-
sition to do most of the leading during
thevfirst five rdnnds and was success-
ful. . Sharkey's oflensive in these
rounds was mainly in savage rushes.
for which be carefully waited the op-
portune moment. In the clinches Shar-
key proved the more effective.
Johnny—Green of New York out-
polnted Tommy (Kid)'Murphy of this
city in an eight round semi-final.
which was fast. '
N _ . ino Boxer -
' ’es Brooklyn Thrill
Another Filipino boxer got into the
center of the stage yesterday afternoon
and saved the day for the Broadway
’ Exhibition Association. Brooklyn. The
announcer said the latest arrival was
George Nulgns. but. as the 0111ch in-
- terpreter was absent. it was impossible
to verify it. His style was anenigma
to Herman Ship. and. although the
boxer with the seafaring name got the
decision of ,the judges at the end of
six rounds. the victor had a stormy
voyage. Nuigna set a hot'pace from
start to finish. It looked for a time as
if the Filipino would sink .the ship, but
the craft weathered the gale and
landed safely in Victory Harbor.
featherweight. battered Daverones so
s'everely that Jones! seconds tossed in a
towel in the seventh.
Deal for May Not Yet
Closed, Declares Barrow
Ed 3...... said last night that re-
ports thattbo Ydikees had closed the
deal with Vernon‘for Jake my. the
73 left header. were. to say the least. pre-
mature. ”We have notchmpletod the
'eeteus-ofune Monaudldo not
know where the impression developed
that we had obtained‘lday.” Barrow
However. is quite likely that the
deal will be closed within the next few
days. May alreadmes got more at-
, tention than Ruth got when'he came
to the Yankees.’
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play from out of bounds touches it
Hugging the ball is not regarded as
When a. player who is closely
emy, Freeport High School. Middle~ .
town high school and during the war ,
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_ TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1923.‘
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his coming bout with Willie Angelo to
be held in Stamford on. January 1:.
Be is out to defeat Angelo this time.
C O 0
Eddie .Ginty. the Danbury light.
weight, won a decision over Young
Maroney of Waterbury last Saturday
evening in a six-round bout.
. o o o
It came near being curtains for
Ginty in the first round. when he was
knocked down twice. In the‘ second
round the Waterbury fighter broke
his hand. but refused to leave the ring.
During the rest of the fight Gintyphad
things pretty much his own way.
C t 0
It was rumored at the Eastern
League meeting that Neal Ball would
be back in the Eastern next season. at
second base for the Pitt‘sfield team.
0 t 0
Billy Gilbert. who managed the
Waterbury team last- season recently
slgned a contract to manage the Den-
ver team. Gilbert at one time played
on the New York Giants.
0 I O
The Eastern League ball teams
seem to have a great deal of trouble in
keeping managers. It. is very seldom
that a. manager stays over one season.
0 O 0 '
. Bob Kinsella. who played the out-
field with the Waterbury team last sea-
son. will be with the Salt Lake City
team in the Pacific Coast League,
when the next season rolls around.
o o o '
Gus Gardella. who played with the
Plttsfield team last season is a very
much sought affer' player for next
year. It is very doubtful if the Pitts-
fieid team will let him go»
0 O 0
Jim Therpe may not be seen in the
Eastern League next season. He .is
asking quite a large salary and none
of the clubs feel as if they can pay his
salary.
O O O
The New Haven Baseball team his
...—av
Young Kim: is working out daily for let most of their
meeting— on to the Swing of 1:.
“Spart' Barrage
Chat and Comment of Special Interest to
Norwalk Fans.
star players of last
season go to other teams'aner Wei;
is planning on building another win.
her for next season.
0 O O
The Danbury basketball team will
open their season against the siren--
New York Triangles on Thur-sag;
Swenson and George Smith in their
evening. The team win have Norman,
lineup. They will also have Georg.
Schoen and Rosso from that city.
0 O 0
Manager Sherwood of the Xomalk
Big Five is going to try and arrange 3
series 0 {games with the Hatters. Th1.
series would surely bring the crowd
out.
The Norwalk Big Five looked bells;-
last evening than any time this season
so far. They flashed some fine team:
work during the game.
a I 0
Both of the McMahon boys were
seen in action at the Armory last 5e...
son. They have one of the best teams
that has appeared on a. local court in
some time.
0 O I
Mullen can be seen most any after.
noon at the Armory, taking his daily
work-out. He has that court down 20
perfection.
. O O
The high school team is going at lap
speed just now. and will make the
Danbury team step some to score a
win when they met on January 5.
O 0 O
The Stratfard American Legion
basketball team are going to bring
over a. large delegation of rooters.
when they come over to play its Rel
'Men next Monday events-g.
O O O
Johnnie McGraw is now handling
the affairs of the Red Men Separales
along with those of the Red Men Big
Five. Jack states that he will bring
some fine teams here for the prelimi.
nary games at Red Men's 1r"~1l.
it comes to
remarkable bits of
HEN
of base running,
Eu just have to
hand the laurel
wreath to Ty Cobb.
‘ I have se e u
Cobb pull on so
much* senational
stuff on the bases.
that it is a rathc‘r difllcult matter .to
pick out his one best bet in the speed
line. .
During the first two or three years
taht Cobb was in the American
League, he pulled so many unusual
stunts on the bases. that other Ameri-
can League players simply classed
hlm as a lucky stiff who ran wild. ’
That impression. however, was
short. lived. Cobb was really think-
ing Just a wee bit fastes- than the op-
position. and thereby creating many
of the breaks of the game. which was
always referred to as mere luck.
When the Detroit club went to
Cuba in 1911 I was with the team as
umpire. Cobb's fame had preceded
him. A story appeared in a Havana
paper. saying the only sure way to
stop Cobb was to throw the ball one
base ahead of the one to which he was
going.
,. It was w'ritten in a humorous vein.
but three or four times I saw Cuban
players do that very thing to head on
Cobb.
One of the best hits of base running
I have ever seen Cobb turn in. was
staged early in his career. Detroit
was playing St. Louis at Detroit.
Cobb dropped a Texas leaguer into
center field which was fielded by
Charley Hemphiil. As Cobb rounded
first at a job he noticed Hemphill lob
the ball toward second.
He immediately dashed for .that
base at full speed. The ball took a
151.7123
false hop and got away from the sec—
ond baseman. Seeing this at a glance.
Cobb continued on to third. _ -...
The player backing up. ”ion-
to third as Cobb slid into um haze.
the ball getting away from the third
sacker, On his feet in an instant.
Cobb was off for the plate.
Thai throw to the plate had him
beaten a. yard, but by one of his mar-
velous slides he managed to avoid the
touch and was safe.
It certainly was smart baseball. 0n
"f
s. dinky little fly to short center Cobb
completed the circuit. simply because
he could grasp the posibilities at earn
base.
muonao'w: The most unusni
batilngreoondlevermw.
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The untimely death of Berny Kirk,
star endpof the University ‘o: Michigan
football team, coma as a great shock
to‘ every lover of the game.
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It was the irony of fate, that Kh'k.
who not once during his entire foot-
ball career asked for time out because
of an injury. should die as the'resuit
of an automobile accident.
Kirk .was unquestionably the best
end the west, if not the country, has
produced in years. As a defensive
player he was without a peer. He also
was very proficient in handling' the
forward pass. . '
Kirk starred in every game that
Michigan played during the 1922 sea»
son. No one player meant more do
the succes of Ydst's great eleven than
Every critic in the rust select-
ed Kirk on either thef‘Big Ten" or
middle west al-star teams. A great
majorityofthecriucaoftheoonntry
placed him on their Al -American
' elevens. .
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..ap'rha maintain: arm reenli-
smm,mwm . Gspp.
stricken with pneumonia and died.
just at a time when he was the most-
iaiked-about player in the footbafl
world.
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It is a. rather strange coincidence
that Kirk was a member of the Notre
Dame football team on which Gipl’
m. The death of Kirk marlil
the pinning of that once-famous for-
wrd pass combination—Gipp to Kirk-
For be it known that Kirk played a
year at Notre Dame before coming to
Michigan.
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Kirk. like Glpp. died at the height
of his stardom. Both had finished the
greatest season in their football car-
eer, when illness in the case of Gilm-
and an accident to Kirk, took then!
away.
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Kirk contributed one of the featurt!
plays of the year in the game with
Illinois. Receiving the kickoff, Kirk
ran 80 yards through the entire lili-
aois team for a touchdown. It was
the play that-took much of the steam
, out of Illinois.
Kirk will be long remembered by
W, m.ua others who had
sosahlsniaaction. Remark!"
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