' By NEA fies-vice
NEW YORK. Jan. s—Jnjuries are
often the turning point in the career
at many pitchers. 'lhat is, certain
pitchers reach stardom after ipJuries
seem to have threatened to end their
career. ~
Take Jeo Bush for instance. He
came back after trouble with his arm
which hept him out of the game for a
year. Losing much of his speed as a
result. he invented the fork ball.
which was largely responsible for his
success last year.
injuries to the pitching arm. as a
o.torce the twirler to work more
with his brain and depend less on his
natural resources. ‘
An accident .early in his pitching
career caused Carl Mays to suffer
much pain 'every time hethrew a ball
overhand or sidearm. He went to the
\hnderhand ball as a last resort and de-
veloped one of the most deceptive de-
liveries in the game.
Urban Faber of the White Sox and
Shocker of St. Louis are two other
stars who are much better pitchers
since suflering injuries that for a time
slowed them up. Instead of depend-
_ing entirely on their great speed or
sharp curve. they now work on the
batter, mix them up. hence are boubly
eflective.
Red Men Hope
- to Win Tonight
The Red Men will try to pull out of
their present slump this evening. when
they stack up against the American
Legion team of Stamford. The. Red
Men have been defeated in their last
three starts. The Stratford five is one
of the best teams in this section, and
have been going at a fast pace during
the last few weeks.
There will be a change in the local
teams line-up this evening. 'Ciancy
will Jump center. and Mason will take
Clancy's place at forward. "Spot"
Dagon will make his first appearance
of the season and will play one of the
guard positions. The Indians’have put
in some hard practice during the past
week. and will be at their best tonight.
In the preliminary game the fast
going Red Men Separates will stack up
against the Westport Big Five. The
visiting team will have some of the
best players in Westport in their line-
up. After the games dancing will ta
place. Charlie Mahoney will referee
both of the games.
The line-up for the main game fol-
lows:
Red Men
Court . . . . . . 3
Left Forward
-Mason .................. Williams
Right Forward
Clancy. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . Anderson
Center
Dagon ............ Hotels
Left Guard
Blackman . . . ........... . .
Right Guard
Miss America, Speed
Boat Makes 75.43
0
Miles an Hour
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Jan. 8.—-Gar-
field A. Wood of Detroit established a
new international salt water record for
dual motored speed boats yesterday
when he drove his Miss America I at
the rate of 75.43 miles an hour in the
channel or: Long Beach. near here;
.Stratford A. L.
.o...s.o
. Flood
Gene Sarazen and
Partner Lose in
Coast Golf Match-
SACRAMENTO. Cal. Jan. 8.—Wa.l-
ter Hagen and oJe Kirkwood defeated
Gene Sarazen and Jock Hutchinson.
one up on the Del Paso Country- Club
links here yesterday, in what was de-
clared to be one of the most sen-
sational finishes ever made in a 86 hole
kl- scored per game.
”nary/bitten.
by m Service
WW. Jan.
srewondgringssto the‘ stains o!
Clyde Milan. who tits Na-
tionals last season. _
Will linan‘_ be with the National!»
next season? If he‘ does remain with
the club will he be as useful as he
was before he tried. the { .
job?
l-Seldom have veteran players. who
have tried managing. prospond on
the same club-after being reduced_ to
the ranks. No; donbpthofisilure of
Milan to be reappointed was some-
what of a disappointment. .
Many will argue that no manager
could have done any more than he did
with thg ”Washington team of last
year. Possibly Milan feels the. same
way about it. If he does. he will
hardly relish being demoted to the
ranks without getting a more thor-
ough trial.
While Milan is nearing the end of
his playing days, he would fit in very
well in the outfield of several Ameri-
can League clubs. Possibly he may
figure in a trade before the opening of
the season.
'Russ Smith Tops
Red Men Scorers
Russ Smith and Captain Roy Jones
are having a close race tor honors as
leading point-scorer for the Red Men
Separates. To date Smith leads his
team mate by three points. and is
doing some sensational shootingto
maintain his advantage.
The Separates have. won eight out
of nine gamerplayed—with six victo-
ries in a row as the big shot of the
season' I record.
Look over the folowing dgures.
covering the activities of. the team in
the games played to date:
INDIVIDUAL SUMMARY
Games Goals Fouls Pts
SmithR...-....D 20 9 49
Jone. sac-eoooes 9 20 8 ‘6
Cavanaugh ..... 9 17 3 87
Sheehan........8 16 1 81
Smith.L ....... 9 14 2 80
Wood. ......... 7 10 I 38
GENERAL SUMMARY
Games played. 9. Games won. 8.
Consecutive games won. 9. Games lost.
1. Percentage. .889. Total points
scored to date. 216. Average points
24. Total points
scored by opponents. 162. Average
points scored by opponents. 17. Bos-
tries. 24. ,
RECORD '10 DATE
Red Men Separates. 20. New York
Bloomer Girls. 19.
Red Men Separates, 82; 'Wilisms A.
C. 15. ‘
Red lien Separates. 18: Sterling‘s of
Bridgeport. 17.
Red Men Separates. 13: Sterlings of
Bridgeport. 17.
Red Men Separates. 37; Shea's Prep.
School. 21.
Red Men Separates. 21:51am:
Triangles. 19.
' Red Men Separates. 2; Devon
Vikings,0 .
Red Men Separates. 29: Pirates of
Stamford. 25.
Red Men Separates. 87: All-Colle-
gians of Stamford. 16.
Red Men Separates. 26: Park City
A. A" 20.
Braves Will Arrive at
Training Camp
on March 12
ST. PETERSBUBG. Fina Jan. 8.—
The Boston National Leaguebasebail
club will begin its spring training here
March 12, according to. information
received last night by a local hotel.
where the Braves had made reserva—
tions for fifty men. George ~W. Grant.
prosid,ent:.,Fred Mitchell. manager. and
Edwin L. ’Riley,‘ Secretary. will arrive
with-the first contingent. The Braves
best ball match.
will remain here four weeks}
‘ or many Evans
HEN batters are in
every possible
means to hill of!
the so-caled jinx
jinx that is pur-
suing them.
won'y
A few take the situation good-natur-
edlymcepting it as a part bf_ the
Some b a t t e r s
terribly
when they slump
‘~«
_ ing'thg I
‘imonts on this
"m m is me most «mast. football players.
stars”
courts;
kets from door, 96. Baskets from free
memos-
16m, 1 have heardimany argu-
point.
Ball players maintain that Mil
put a claim. in for their UPON-i: tennis
dbdll‘ PM" “'9 m
have the most dimcnltone' as along
some the oarsmen end I! “I“ "OUT“
body is wrong and that mung-.11...
get .ilrstp
In view of this vast dilerence of
Nate 1;. Hall is interesting.“ Bis opin’u
ion should count because Hall 3is’ one
of the most versatile men _I ever heard
ct. He hubeenmore or lessofs
m in mtg. netball. baseboll.
basketball;
ety..
WssBsrvardGridsur.
the varsity b.1995 and 1906.
ThatwasinDanmx-ieyfsdaa ,f
People rave about Hink’en ,“the
shadowy end." who played“ end‘ for
Yale and played it extremely well
while never weighing more than 150.
but Hall. playing the same position
and also quarter for Harvard. weigh-3
ed never more than 145 and it is
doubtful if the great Hinifey ever seal
ed as low as that.
Aside from football. Ball also star-
red in several other sports at Bar-
vard. baseball, boxing and swimming.
. After graduating from Harvard.
Hall took up rowing and won a berth
on one of the leading amateur sights
in the East. Since leaving college
he has also added golf and billiards
to his attainments.‘
In billiards he won. his greatest
fame. for in 1917 he captured the na-
tiona‘. amateur clumpionship at 18. 1
balkliue.
Rates Billiards Men.
A man with the versatility of Hall
should be able to give some informa-
tion on the subject undu' disco-ion
and here It is: . ,
"Billiards is the cruelest of all
sports on the player because it de~
rounds the most. perfect co-ordinntioa
of the Ohm and mentsl'facnlties.
"If there-ire 1.000 touches in play-
ing billiards a. player must be able
to hit No. 428 exacil‘y' or fail. I!
there is an element of moral 00!!!“
are in sports billiard,- "cakes tin
highest demand upon it. I used to
that you and it bn‘ the
opinion .‘th'e thbuglit amped by ‘
swimming. boxing. golf. ‘
bowling. billiards. tennis and yachting. , .
Surely there is versatilltw and va'rl- V
Hallwasa good football player.-
Bewasusedatendandquarterby:
come out of. important_
rwet with perspiration.
ordination. but there are
billiards. Also. there is a
. billiard
matches~ with my ”clothes wringing
"Golf is‘bec'ond to billisrds in on.
respect. Golf demands ‘perfect coo
not as.
many shots in golf as liters are in
dance
for-m bonuses shots in golf.
\‘
v
/
"Baseball makes one physical de-
mand on a player than any othe
sport and basketball themost. Noth-
ing approaches basketball for physical
demands. It asks more from ~the
heat. lungsand leglthan any of the
others. I would say that f toall ‘-o
the next hardest. but at that talc;
does not tax the physique any:
than rowing." 3 .
Refine
JUMPING 1'08 BALI-
When the centers are Jumping for
the players after the whistle has been
blown. jump out of the circle and try
to outs-uses his opponent by being in
a position to receive the tap? ,
A player jumping from center has
a perfect“ right to do so. presided he
does not leave the circle until after
the ball has been lapped. -
P08!!!0N,
What must be the position of other
players. when two players jump Rom
center or elsewhere on a ball tossed
by the referee? ‘
Thu is no definite on‘ for the
other player! on a 11-41.me
have a perfect right to assume an!
.73..
the uni from the circle. may one of .
’ ~ EastAvenue
The East Avenue Methodist basket-r
ball team wept‘to Stamford last week,
where they were defeats! by the Stem-
fordY. M.C.A.Trianglesbythescore
in.
,,_.s (we. g
of 108-3. ".
field; no game
"T'TRIANGLES
G.
Leidom rt coo-osoonooo 9
Hahon. l: seeseebsseelt 9
Hem.c"..'.........l..’u‘20
King. 1" ’ees'ol'GOO-eo‘berl 11
Perdreaux,lg.......... 3
. ‘ ., 3 ,.g_
Totals.......‘....... 51
NORWALK
3. Carpenter. 1'! scene... 1-
Vs.das.lf.............. 1
Oth soonesssosoooososo
Wu............ 0*
KCarp'enterJgnuunz‘
position that does not in by why in-
terfere with the jumpers.
part of the game. -
He goes about his wot-k in his us-
ual businesslike manner.
failure to hitwauses most players to
slump in all department df the game.
but not Collins. ‘ -
getting slump that befalls Ir- player
ting the bail pretty well. but; 09%
getitsafo. Almitmm
I
of some wilting fielder. ' ~.
Instead of getting discouraged
unsucspted themwnllyt
mambmummmbfi
4.,
Wiihtwodowniniho‘
‘1
came to‘tho means the sun‘s-a
mum. mum not
. turnouts aflaeml‘...
As a' rule.
SeveralyearssgbCollins:ymsina .-
veryso‘often. Romanian-
drive would go directly intoé‘flie bends" ,' ' 7
of thenmoIhaummiutmifiu
r, V. -'
Tow. .I:Ibl...?‘.‘.. ‘
\ Re
The Stamford team scored a total of
51 field goals and one foul goal. The
East Norwalk team was held to four
baskets. Help. the Stamford center.
was the outstanding star of the game
tossing in ’twenty. Meta from the
was played under
amateur rules. which was s1 guilt
handicap to the Norwalhi team. .
The score of the game follows:
1*. . P.
o 18
13
o w
1 2:
0 4
-1 103‘
515‘. ‘ P.
o 8
'0 ~ 2
o ' o
0 ~ 0
-o ‘ 4
i o s
v
and the advent of Jess Willard from
the sunshine of California are sched-
uled for New York today. Big Jess is
heavyweight boxing crown that .this
1919 and is so arriving aiew days be-
expeeted frbm the coast.
views with boxing critics this agt'or-
noon in preparation foria confeuneb
with 'i‘ex Rickard. the promoter. who
also is expected to comeback to town
later in the week from Columbus. 0.
In sporting circles. it has beeni the
undhrstsnding that Rickard is pre-
pared to stage a championship bout
bemeen Dempsey and Willard early
"this summer. .
If proposed battle is to he
stagegid New York. state. it is under-
stood that some persuasion will have
to be exerted on the state boxing com“-
mission. whose rules prohibit a man of
Jcss' age entering the ringwproviding
the books have Willsrd's correct age.
condition to convince the commi-ion
have to step some to 3
. doctorates-d training?“ “chin: " ' '
co 3. ' - : It looks as it To
Moderated once ‘tbis season.
Sterling A,C. Five of Bridgeport is the
only team that has-been able to take
their measure.
U;
fora mmmuwo
inmrthsvuiousdmshbuldtry
becarefulofwhatyouestand mimgoingtopxmw
you eat.’ ' . 91ng or lair..eld
O 0 I. '
The Strstford Legion will be we Iten “55.3 ew Camp.
stepped only out or their class.
the Separates. is todng in baskets .at
a great rate of speed this season. He
’is the leading scorer at the present
time.
to see Spot Dsgon back in the game
tonight at Red Meu' s hall. Spot hasn‘t
played a game this season. but; it Is
safetosaythathewillgi'veagoodac-
conntr‘of himself tonight.
..
who attend the games at Red Men'
that regardless of age he is in condi-
tion to giro the world's champion the
battle of hisllte. to include Tom 0' Road:
« warm willbs metat the station by York and Joe Muhihill‘
an assembly of promo Conn.
’ " tof FSapecial "
NorwalkF In
ByLeRoyD Downs
hell. would like t
thé Big Fhe 11ml:
Men show a little
evening than they hi?!
of late, it is safe to
. be several change, “Illa f
s . . '
The Y. 1LH A. ‘
ball team of Bridge“...
Battery C team at the V
Wednesday ex elling hare
game this seasoh Till
.been dropped from 333.
basketball squad. 1....
down to business he I I
of the best athletes me
the local school He 3.
ball. baseball and 3
v. does not take the Villain ‘
ously enough.
tsatthehighschoolwhogo
Q g .
We note in one ofm
papers that the Catholic .
Girls and the Dewn Gsh
county. If our memory .
the losses from New -....
Devon girls a heath-1......
son. Thm two teams .
_ around before they stage
for the championship.
‘ I a
Young Mulligan the]...
a pocket edition of the ,,
V Coy. It is too bad that
mned ”a; M We only I191 stay at the game. Be'
The little lighter. but be due
enough work.
0
Jepsou, the rangy Can,
Bridgeport high school
team for the season of 19
the present time playing a .
.with the Trinity College .
8!”.
Russell Smith. the little forward of
The Nomalk Council
entered a team in the stale
Columbus bowling Hague
The local Kaceys seem to 3.
in the sporting field.
C O
eoé
The basketball fans will be pleased
l
Charley Mahoney. the
referee from Bridgeport r
. inadion at Red llm's hall
ing. He is one of the test.
the game.
A number of the. basketball fans
lugs...» wrest the title
from Richard. The group
whoare
'L -' , '_
- 30m 2
'o _ .
NEW YORK. Jan. 8.—Rain’ or snow. ‘
trailing Jack Dempsey for a try foirthe ’7 ‘
Utah miner won from him in Toledo '»
fore Dempsey and his manager are ‘1;
wanna will submit himself.” inter-L f
Willard's advance meats say he is in 3
f gsév ..:.
o
LOVERS.
of good living find here
they seek. They find thef-
perfectly cooked, quickly .
carved nmld- congenial
. and perfect appointments.
that while to dine or sup »
Might of table enjoymentit
extravagance. They find
chance are very moderatei
the service rendered.
savon BETA -'
‘ H m this was
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a ORE
CORNEi
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