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MONDAY, JANUARng .
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BROWN scnoor.
BEATS CENTER
BY 3021 soon;
Semi-final Is Won by Second
Team Over Wilton
Y. M. C. A.
CENTER GIRLS ALSO
DEFEAT GIRL SCOUTS
Saturday Afternoon Games ‘
At Armory Drew Big
Attendance.
’l’he basketball team of the Center
Junior high school Went down to at-
feat before the Brown school of Hart-
ford Saturday afternoon at the
Armory by the score of 30-21. The
semi-final game of the afternoon re-
sulted in a victory for the Center
second team over the Wilton Y. M.
C. A. The score of this game was
83-7. In the preliminary game the
Center girls scored a victory over the
Holley Troop of the Girl Scouts. by the
score of 14-10.
The main game was hard fought
throughout. and.the fans were kept-on.
edge until the final whistle blew. The
Brown team took the lead shortly af-
ter the start and were never over-
taken throughout. the contest. al-
though the local team came near going
to the lead several times during the
game. '
Valvo. the‘right forward of the vis-
itors was their leading scorer and
tossed in three baskets and five foul
goals for a total of 11 points. Guer-
rieo also played a flue game during the
second half and made five field goals.
during the time he was in the game.
DoPasquaic, the left guard of the
Brown team was removed from the
game during the second half after
four personal fouls had been chalked
up against him. His place was taken
by “'clls. '
Eddie llont was the leading scorer
for the Center team and tossed in
three Vileld goals during the contest.
Pritchard also played a. fine game. It
lokcd as if the local team had an at-
tack of stage fright. for they did not
play up to the standard shown by
them in other games this season.
In the semi-iinal game of the after-
noon the Franklin Seconds walked
away from the “'ilton Y. M. C. A.
They went into the lead right at the
start and continued to pile up the
points during the contest. The Center
flashed a line passing game, which
completely baffled the \Vilton lads.
"Bossy" Brotherton. the center of
the Center team was the outstanding
star of the game. This lad tossed in
Devon field goals for a total of 14
points, and he also played a fine floor
game. lie looks like a fine player and
lhould make good material for the first
team of the Center school. Skldd also
played a. line game for the Centers.
Lindstrom was the star for the Wilton
team and made all of their points.
In the preliminary game the Center
girls had a hard time defeating the
Holley Troop lassies. This game was
nip and tuck from start to finish. Miss
Shepcrd was the star for the Center
team and made four baskets and one
foul goal for a total of nine points.
Miss Cancy also played a fine floor
game and broke up many of the 1-101-
ley teams plays with her brilliant
work. Miss Young was the leading.
scorer for the Scouts. Margaret Jarvis
played a fine floor game. .
A crowd of about 600 people at-
tended the games. and made the
Armory ring with their loud cheering.
Before the game started the students
of the Center school marched around
the Armory singing school songs. it
was a beautiful display of schoor
spirit. and the students were’ loudly
applauded by the rest of the fans who
attended the game. Center had the
Armory decorated with their banners
Ind pennants.
Professor Cochran refereed the
main game and his work received
many fine compliments from the
fans. This is the first time that Mr.
Cochran has appeared at the Armory
this season in the role of referee.
The scores of the games follow:
Preliminary game.
CENTER GIRLS
G. F. P.
Shepcrd,rf............ 4 1 9
Neubaucr.lf........‘... 2 1 5
Lnther.je.............0 0 0'
Abuscato.rc........... 0 O 0
Caney.rg.............0 0 0
Bhilepsky.lg...........0 0 0
Total. ............ .. 6 2 14
HOLLY TROOP
G. F. P.
Young. rf.............4 0 8
Stanley.lf............. 1 0 ' 2
Polzcs.jc. .............. 0 0 0
II.Jarvis.rc...........0 0 0
Wing.rg ...... ........ 0 0 n
Adams,1g............. 0 0 0
Totol ............... 5 0 10
Referce~Miss Good. ’
Semi-final.
- . CENTER SECONDS r
G. F. P.
Bkidd.rf W5 0 10
Gregory. lf............ 3 1 7
Miller-.110 o o
n.Brotherton, c ....... 7 0 14
Bernard.rg...........0 0 0
Hoers.lg.............. 0 0 o
nun-gee. lg............1 0 2
Total 16 1 33
WILTON Y. M. c. A. ‘
l ~G. F. P.
roote.rf.............. 0 0 o
Donner. lf............n 0 o
Lindstrom.c..........3 1 7
D. MacNamara. rg 0 0 0
J. MacNamara, lg ...... 0 o 0
'Total ............... 1 7
f Reredee—Brotherton.
Finalgame.
BROWN
. ‘ G. F. P.
Vuno.rf...............3 5 '11
muio.lf............"1 0 2
Quarrieo,lf........... 5 0 10
I c..--.-...-....1 1 ‘ 3
.78...’.......1 o 2
“12.13..;......1 o ' 2
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Brotherton. c ..........
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Anderson. lg ..........
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Referee—Cochran.
BILLY EVANS
SAYS
Is is possible for an infielder to be
too fast on his feet?
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The case of Joe Evans. recently
traded by Cleveland to Washington
rom ts such a tion.
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Evans came to the Cleveland club
as a third baseman of great promise.
Very fast and the possessor of a. fine
arm. he seemed to have two very nec-
essary requisites for a. star third
sacker. '
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Playing third base for Ckveland
Evans met. with only fair success. He
was inclined to be erratic. One day
he would look like a. second Bill
Bradley or Jimmy Collins. while the
next day he would be very ordinary.
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Evans’ greatest fault was over-run-
ning ground balls. Bemuse of his great
speed he would veryoftcn come in too
fast on ground balls, often over-run-
ning them, and getting himself all out
of position for a throw. This was par-
ticularly true on hunts.
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Evans was made over into, an out-
fielder. and a mighty good one. It is
said his failure at third base never
set very well. His sale to W'ashington.
with the word of Clarke Grifllh that
he will be used at third. has caused
Evans to change his mind about re-
tiring to practice medicine.
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Frankie Frisch of the Giants is a.
very fast man—the same type as
Evans. I‘risch has been a big success
as an infielder. Frisch fumbles a ma.-
jority of the ground balls that he
handles. often due to over-running
them, but his fine arm makes up for
any time lost in fumbles.
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Joe Evans is convinced that he can
make good as an infielder. The suc-
cess of We Frisch has sattsiicd
him on that point.
ECKERSALL RANKS
WONDER QUARTER . .
OF GRID SPORT
Who is the greatest quarterback in
the history of football?
There is a. real problem for you. In
modern football the quarterback has
more or less lost his identity— he is
just a. back.
In the old days the quarterbat‘
handled practically every pass from
center. prior to slipping it to some
other player for a thrust at the line
or a run around the end. It was a
real job. '
Old-time fans and players of the
west lean to Walter Eckersaii as just
about the greatest quarter that ever
trod the gridiron. And justly so, be-
cause Eckersall was even more than a
triple threat player—he ’could do
everything. ' .
Eckersall was fast. a. clever dodger.
and a. brilliant man in an open field.
Besides all these assets he possessed
a 'real football head. 0n defense he
was a. hard sure 'tackler.
He once turned a. trick on the
mighty “Willie” Heston which no one
else ever accomplished, bringing Hes-
ton down from behind aftzl the Mi-
chigan star had broke loose into an
almost clear field. with Graver,” ln-
terferenCe. Eckersall. the only bar-
rler to the goal line. crashed into_the
W'olverine runners. spilled ’Gravér and
then brought Heston to the' turf.
That play still ranks as one of the
best individual defensive efforts in the
middle west. -
Twice during his football career
Eckersall booted five field/goals in a.
game. and against Wisconsin in 1904
he took the ball‘ from' the kick-
off and dashed 105 yards through the
entire Badger team for a touchdown.
Walter Hagen Captures
Texas Golf Title
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Jan. 29.—
Walter Hagen. American holder of
the Texas Open Golf Championship
here yestefilay when Bill Mehlhorn.
Shreve . La. who tied with him
Saturday for the title with 279 for
the 78 holes medal play. took a. six on
the :leghmenth hole. losing by one
Mehlorn 1nd the title'and the 31.5130.
first place purse. on both yesterday
Job Of MascOtSeriousProposition
Task of Bringing Good Luck to Big Le
BY BILLY EVANS
Are big league ball players super-
stitious?
Take it from me. no class of people
in all the wide world are more so.
The superstition. that seems to fill,
the system of every player the mo-
ment he becomes a big leaguer, crops
out in many peculiar ways.
In perhaps no way is the feeling
shown to better advantége than in
the attitude that the players assume
toward the mascot of the team. whose
main duty is to bring victory aside
from merely looking after the bats.
To the youngster sitting in the
grandstand, the job of mascot certain-
ly may appeal. Arraycd in a. big
league uniform. watching a. big league
game every day and traveling over the
country seeing the sights, looks like a
soft job, the dream of every young—
ster. .
Have Their Troubles.
Take it from me. hoWever, the'bat
boys have their troubles. Don't be-
lieve I will ever forget a. couversatlon
I had with Eddie Bennett. mascot of
the New York Yankees last summer,
while making an overnight jump.
The Yankees were in a slump. had
dropped four in a row. everything was
going wrong. It so happened that lit-
tle Eddie Bennett was seated across
from me at a table in the diner. ‘We
were served at about the same time.
and I noticed he ate but little of the
food he had ordered. ‘
"Something wrong with the food.
Eddie?" I ventured.
"The food is all. right. I guess there
is something wrong with me." replied
Eddie. .
"Cheer up. lgddie. The Yankees
can't loose all of them." I said with a
laugh. .
"Babe hasn't made a home run in a
week. The team never gets any runs
for Bob Shawkey. Every time Scotty
makes an error it means a. run. VV’nito
Hoyt has a. bad inning in every game."
was Eddie's comeback.
"Why ‘worry about those things.
Eddie?" The Yankees mascot. look-
ed at me in a puzzled manner. as if I
might be joshing him. ’
“That's my business. I’m the mus-
cot." said Eddie in all seriousness. "I
am supposed to bring luck. to help
Ruth make home runs. keep Seutty
from making errors. have the team
get runs for Shawkey and no bad inn-
ings for Hoyt."
Eddie was disgustcd'at my failure
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ague Team Not All Roses
UPPER LEFT. \VILLIE HENNES- SEY. BIASCOT NEW YORK GIANTS:
CENTER. JOEY RYAN. ST. LOUXS.
BENNETT. NE\V YORK YANKEES.
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BRO\VNS; LO‘VER RIGHT, EDDIE
to appreciate the importance of his
position. Some idea. of how Eddie felt
can be gleaned from the fact that he
ate only part of his clamor-t. .ice cream,
and he likes nothing better.
‘ Players Are Superstitions.
The St. Louis Browns swear by
their mascot. Joey Ryan. Forced to
return to school in September. he left
the Browns in Cleveland. The team
started on a losing streak. The play-
ers felt that the absence of Joey Ryan
was the cause. so strong was this
feeling. pressure was brought to bear
whereby Joey was permitted to remain
out of school until the close of the
baseball season.
The Browns started to win on his
(return and were. nosed out of the pen-
nant by a single game. \Vhile the
mascot was away they lost three or
four. .t,
.Mascoting/a big league ball club is
a mighty serious proposition if you
will believe the.mascots. and the
ought to know.
Sholz Reinstated
- by A. A. U. Board
NE“? YORK, Jan. 29.——Jackson
Scholz. who won the 70-yard indoor
metropolitan title a few days ago and
hurried to the office of the Amateur
who was suspended Thursday evening
for failure to appear when called at a.
meeting of the Registration Cmnmil—
tee. of the Metropolitan Association of
the Amateur Athletic Union was re-
stored in good standing yesterday. .
On hearing of his suspension he
Athletic Union here ”and explained
that he had not made entry for thc
Fordham games in which he did not
appear. and as this was substantiated.
no reason existed for his suspension.
Sol Butler. the Negro athlete. who
was also suspended on Thursday for
failing to answer to a summons. is
playing basketball in the Middle “lest.
which accounted for his non-appear-
ance. His case will be heard later.
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bit too strong for the Center team
Saturday afternoon.
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the Center team Saturday. He was
the leading scorer for that team.
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Center school sure had some turn-
out Saturday. There hasn't been that
many out to a. high school game this
season.
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“’0“, Passaic high school won their
100th game Saturday. Over 4,000
people attended the game.
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The “’akeman Memorial basket-
ball team will have to go some to score
a win over the Red Men tonight. The
Southport team has not lost a game
this season.
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The high school basketball team
will stack up against Stamford high
Friday night. The local team has high
ford team.
team. V
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Center school will not lose the ser-
vice of any of their basketball players
by the midyear graduation. This fact
should give them a. slight advantage
over the Franklin team when they
meet this season on the court.
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Wigwam GOMCO
ILL CARRIGAN, a.
dangerous batter.
always at his best
in a. pinch, broke
up a. batting rally
quicker than I
have ever seen a.
player turn such a
trick.
sensational
some fielding
Usually ' ~ ,
player eflective pinch pitching spoils -
a batting rally.
ter. the pinch hitter. .‘:ome to the as-
sistance of the team in the bed.
- I have umpired any number of
games in which a pinch pitcher would
break up a. rally on one pitched ball.
Usually in such cases two were out
and the batsman would be retired on
the first ball pitched by the relief
pitcher. retiring the side. ’
~To Bill Carrigan. in the role of
pinch batsman. goes the credit of
breaking up a. promising rally on one
hard-hit ball.
Boston was playing in New York.
The Boston team was trailing by sev-
eral runs and. din‘t seem to have much
of a. chance when the first half of the
ninth opened. 'Then things began to
happen. '.
The first three men up reached first
in safety. filling the bases with no one
out. Things began to brightr.’ up for
Boston. There seemed to be a chance
to win a. game that apparently was
hopelessly lost.
It was the pitcher's turn to bat.
Few pitchers are good hitters. Bill
Carrigan was selected to act as 'pinch
hitter and break up the old ball game.
.That is’fiust what Carrig'an did. but
with reverse English. Instead of
helping Boston, Bill played right into
ther‘hands of New York.
How did Bill do such a thing? Lis-
ten.
Evidently long before he reached
the plate, Carrigan had decided to hit
the first ball. pitched if it was over.
The ball was a. beauty—right over the
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Eddie Root played a. fine game for}
hope of scoring a win over the Stam- .
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Franklin junior high school basket- is planning on :~ ..
ball team will lose the services of two 3 against the 1'.
good players by mid—year graduation. in series of gum:
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Sport Barrage '
Chat and Comment Sof Special Interest t.
Norwalk Fans.
. By LeRoy D. Downs
The Brown school was just a little [Guard basin-ii . "
call it (now;
should turn c
son.
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ketball li'illll 3":
purpose of y.“
with the Ui.“:il (l
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The Monk-1: ("xv-W-
will bowl this
Alleys. T3,.
bowlers in ilv
by the scone I
Young "Bess-:5"
has a great .‘
star of the C
Saturday (Mir-rum:
the \Vili 7 1:. Li. L‘.
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The Roi ll-
their hands
New Canaan I
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field County.
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Manager MU.
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Professor CC
good Saturda}
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seen on the Arr
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day night w? 1.
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119 Billy Ems
heart of the p2;'».
Carrigan lOk .
ball as the shorzstw,
second to drix-t tin». r
pitcher. instead 0'
cry so that the
back to his pos._
at what seemed .
time.
WHAZZ.
through the spot vnca
have been lovely. Ins-.62
a liner a few feet to
side of'second base. 1
Had the shortstop been i:
Der-1y it would have 1'03?» a {‘3
Instead, he ran dircci‘;.- “is
of the ball. made an casi‘1 ‘- -‘
ping on second reiirtd (“‘3
occupant of that base. and. . :2.
to first, completing :1 till“? p3:
In all my experience :1 1mg
time I ever saw a ling“ E;
into a triple play on me .
pitched.
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