“Tommy Connolly,
Great Pitcher ——
BOSTON. Jan. 24.—-lf the dope
the experts. the men: wno
mark. Boston's lone representat
‘on the list or Red Sex-regulars
”to t‘make the grade"
been carel'ully nursed
couple of seasons gett
'1" and amateurisms ironed out
his baseball system.
Sure To Make Fame
along the!)
from as a. great pitcher some do
is a remark that has been
many a time when; the
have been discussed. Only a sh
time ago none other th
Connolly. the veteran
umpire. a. m
know all there i
qualities of a. pitcher, wa
remark that all Fulcrton nee
make him a real big league
the knowledge he was consi
regul
able at being used in turn.
Fulcrton isn‘t. the only Boston l
at prrsent on the ranks of the S
for John
bury will I») one of t
will battle for an outfield berth.
Fullerton is the only real
ester
80):.
s heard
(led
Curt's home is on Noddio island
East Boston
i‘ at 117 Falcon Street,
where he lives with
That's where
call to San A
training camp for the Sox this yc
Found in Gotham
The pecular part of his case
that even though he was
lc Arts lligll School athlete.
pretty mlI‘Il
that school}-
a Red Sox as
actIVItics llnr because
he was a Boston boy and
extra consideration.
his ninth
of the
onl’itlcd
He was ill New York “hon he was
Gotham pitching
picked up. in guy
for a semi-pro team.
Curtis quit school in 1917,
the lure of going to war began
get Young America's blood. Av
tion was \vhut he desired. But at
a number of unsuccessful attem
to get. into th
he was 18 at the time-he Went
to shipyard work.
It was in 1919 before he got clear
until May of that year
again and not
did he resume baseball from wh
the had left off at so
himself out with Jeff
man Oval in Gotham.
1m: Jeff and Eddie Holly. scout
were great friends
Tesreau was keen for the tall-good-
for the l'.«-d Sox.
” looking and graceful young moun
to the Sox. This was done and C
tls “us flIfllll‘II to a contract.
wasn‘t to rt-port to the Box but \
to go South the following sprin
'i‘hat being settled. Fullerton
poned that one week he had n. sp
tiny and learned that he could go
30b pitching in Philly. and
though the team desiring: a
Wi‘al thn llouse of David bewhisk
loge and “out to work.
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’ Nit-k “'nx 'l'uo Lair.
The sight of the
handsmne youngstrr
the 1.).l1IiISi't'rlilIllIy must have m
a peculiar right. At any rate,
only l4"l‘\'tl’l to :u-w-ntuntr: Fuller
and his work. which that. day h
in the midst
ho “I lit. \\IlI"Il “:lMl't Inna.
llcld up tllr‘ gulnr.
Ho Ilillkf‘tl no god. Ill fact. that
Niel: .\ltrock. who was present in
the capacity 0! scout for the \V’ash-
ington tct‘tm. made up his mind that
he must get “(‘urt" for the. Senators.
llo ('hzlsvd Fullerton for a day be-
fore ll‘scovcrlnq the Itcd Sex already
had his ”find."
“Cur!" was farmed out to Toron'to
after being lnokml over at
Springs in 1021. but was recalled" 11
September. lie has bcrn with
team since.
lie got more chance to work last
v
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it
.
i your than ever before. and “114149
V g”, ,-.,
successful enough to b
year to convince that ho is all)
ready to declare himself.
of those played. last year by the
~thnn it was to the more harde
4 veterans For example. Curt hook-
ed up in a. pitching duel one day at
st. Louis with the grmt Ur
Shocker and though he had the best
at the tray and the Browns didn‘t
“Ct an earned film. the Sox lost
gum. through greasy tings rs.
. During the ’23 season he pltc
an; three bit game, two four
4
' did the so: win for him. So it
“‘ Am that the work of last year's
pitchers should be judged some
" way than by games won
n is six feet tall
about 170 pounds.
WV - m- ’
‘. ‘5 lot
W” fitter he season closed.
”w Hing that he's in great co
on. He’s all ready to
in work right now. as a matter
. 'lias attended experlm
‘- -n or cement.
should
known. is to hit any where near the
fine to come into his own this year
after having
ing the drink-
“Tllat bay Fullerton will be heard
heard
Red Sox
on Tomlnv
American
on who certainly should
s to know on the
.tar was
dercd
ar pii‘hvr and that he was cup-
".ligcs" Donaghue of Ito:-
he many who
but
“bran
" who is listed as a. regular Red
he is now awaiting the
ntonlo. 'l‘ex.. the sprint;
a Mechan-
being
(it a star pitcher (or
tram. he didn't become
a. result of his school
fact
when
at branch of service——
hool. lie hired
Tesrcau's
Bears. which played on the Dyck-
man he had working for him. So
he asked liddiu to recommend hlln
in all the work he could. It so hap-
cxen
in ilcr
ed outfit. he. hustled to Quaker Vil-
snmoih-frlv
ado
pencd to he very brilliant as long {is
for rain
ll
about it. still he had a good enough
out ‘
It “as even more discouraging to
him. a. young pitcher. to see games
boatell away as were the majority
7 es and one in which he allowed
'17 five hits and not a. one 0! these
‘ In order
me more ,weight on him. he
I "time in the Maine
portively SurVe
HUI FULLERTON T0 . .
MAKE coon WITH RED so
Veteran American League
Umpire Says Youngster Will Develope Into
Twirled at One Time‘for
House of David Team
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Imperative” luexpemm,
”I. In: and and
MANY PITCHERS
WITH GIANTS
McGraw Will ' T a k e
Large Squad South
With Him N e x t
Spring
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-—.\lanagcr
McGratv will have at [Twit Sarasota
training camp of the Giants this
spring a lull score of pitchers from
which to select his pitching stait
for the coming championship season.
This number may be increased 0y
another boxman, a free agent who
is being negotiated with.
This is, the list: Nclif. “'utson.
)lcQuillan, Ryan. Oeschgcr. Jon-
nard. Bentley, Virgil, Barnes, Webb.
Dean. Lecte. lluntzinger. Gearin
Greenfield, Malone. Mann. tosner.
Stoner and Baldwin.
It is a collection of veterans of ex-
perience. and the pick of *llegiuns
and minor icaguers. No manager
ever had a more promising squad
from which to make his selections.
There are but a very few. three at
the most who may be considered as
raw rookies.
All of the college men were in
big demand by major league owners
and managers .the stars of their
class. Those from the minors are up
to the same high standard and high.
ly recommended by experts.
After going carefully over the list
we are convinced that McGraw will
be enabled to pick at If‘ah’t a hall
dozen who will fit in to become
coming stars. \V’e have no fear or
the Giants not having a pitching
staff that will not hold it own, even
with the Cincinnati Reds.
The three catchers. Snyder. Aili-
snlith and Gowdy, are experienced
coachers. and with Florcnor. will
compose a catching staff of
ability. one much stronger than the
first string man behind the final. 1
he played grand ball against
Giants last season.
GIANTS SIGN
“in many
side of this town.
iL-s'wcre Lewis Vv'llson from
Virginia League; pitrivr
or the same league:
and Southpaw Joe Little,
of Amherst College.
Most of the (lianls’ rookie.-
fold
Irish
and
gulars still without the
the latter category are
sci. llilly Soutlnvorth
Young. uutiiclders;
shortstop; atchcrs
and Edith Ainslnith:
thul- Neil.
Dean and Hugh McQuiilan. >
Of these only Dean
be a holdout.
pitcher has returned his
Frank
pilitilru‘
Quiilan. who lives in Astunu. L.
has has his contract for more than
a week now. and the fact that Hugh
has not signed it makes 1r. look as
it he was dissatisfied will. (he terms
of the document. Aside from these
two. no Giant lloldouts have yet
loomed on the horizon. and it .ooks
as it McGraw will have no more
trouble than usual in’lining up his
players.
One of the newest and most pow-
erful cameras for airplane photo-
great
Giants have had in many years or
-since liogcr Bresnahan was their
am banking largely on Ainsmith as
the
' UP ROOKIES
The latest haul of the Giants'
drugnct is live rookies. The most
prominent in this batch Ms Masses
Solomon. llrst baseman and outfield-
cr from the Hutchinson Club r! the
\Vt-stern Association. Mules was
one o! the heaviest hitters in the
Southwest last season. lie should
followers from the east
The other rook-
the
Kent
Grecnpcln of the Portsmouth Club
\Vultcr Kelly
iormeriy
are
row signed. but there are many rc-
In
Tvicu-
Roan
'i‘rzuis Jackson.
Snyder
Ar-
.loe chchizur. \Yilqull‘l
is .tnosn to
The Lou'sville star
cor-tract
to McGraw with a. request that a.
larger salary iigure be named. Mc-
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PIRATES NOT ‘
, ArnNSYANs
Pittsburgh Owner Says
He .Did Not Seek
CPS
PITTSBURGH. Jan. 24l—Bamey
Dreyfuss. owner 0: the Pirates is
taking to heart the inference that he
was outbid by the Giants and Yank-
ees respectively in the sale of “hay-
land Dean. pitcher. and Earl ‘ bs,
outfielder. by the Louisville C nels.
.
John McGraw carried off. the
Southern pitching star, and Col Rup-
pert the slugging outfielder. it has
been the general impression. because
the. local magnates made the best
offers fq’lhc two American Associa~
tion prize beauties. ,_
At the time at the purchase of
Dean and Combs, it was not definite-
ly known which teams had been in
the lIt‘ItI for their services in addi-
tion to the Giants and Yankees. but
later it was reported that Dreyfuss
haul been after them. ’
Some time later. Barney was quo-
ted on the sale of the pitcher and‘
outfielder. and his remarks had the
puckcring flavor of sour grapes.
“\Vayland Dean is much too inex-
perienced for big league company."
said Barney.
“liurl Combs has a. very poor
throwing arm as the. result or a
basketball injury," added Barney.
These statements were made with-
out his actually admitting that he
had sought the pair.
Now from Pittsburg comes the
"Inside" story of )vhy Barney never
even made an offer for Dean and
Combs.
It is related that Cap. Neal of the
Colonels. visited Pittsburgh before
the New York clubs made their cx~
pensive purchases and was closeted
with Dreyfuss for 9. ions: chat. It.
is said that the. Cap told Barney that
he intended selling Dean and Combs
and asked him whether he wanted
them. After a. short talk the Pirate
't)\\'ll(‘l‘ is said to have turned the ot-
ter down without any terms having
been mentioned.
The tale goes on to say that Neal.
who had been scout and assi
secretary or the I’itsburgh club be—
fore going to Louisville. had actuai~
ly “steered" his former boss ol'l‘.‘ Dean
and Combs. “"hereforc Barney's
curt belittling of the ability or the
twooAFTlil‘. Mellraw and Ruppcrt
had bought them for a total of
about $129,000.
COAST CRITICS
EXPECTING JIM
TO BUST FENCES
Star Louisville Play-
' nessee meant little at the time to
‘ anyone but Geers. It fired him with
Coast
in that circuit.
graphy is operated automatically by
an electric storage battery.
rush DAYS
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next season.
is con;
Blakesley's thirty six.
the coast league, has both men to:
mortise mule ?-wg.v met-
@«me FOUR. plans (A) A
Jim Blakesley.
Jim Blakesley. an unknown
minor league baseball a year ago.
is expected to bust up the Pacific
League fences something
terrible when the campaign opens
Blakesley.
.chhitn Lesysecserqrstirtiéfiithd
minor league fans by comin with-
in one home run clout of feeding
the league in circuit smashes. Jim
McDowell won the homer content
by collecting thirty-seven against
in
With
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By NORMAN E. BRO‘VN
On January 25. Pop Geers gran.)
old man of the lfght harness racing
game will be one‘more year "young—
er" That day will mark the seventy—
third milcfione in a life devoted to
horsmracing. And he will celebrate
that milestone by giving over .he
usual time lie allots each day to
preparing for another big year on
the track. ‘ '
For Geers. at the age when men
who have led lives of comfort and
comparative leisure feel they have
earned a. rest Get-rs is "just. getting
interested" in a. game that has eu-
dangcred his life many times.
Over titty years ago Gears climb-
ed into n. sulky behind "Little
have" and when the finish 0? the
race came ‘t‘ound himself Winner in
a horse race for the first time in his
life. The race. staked down in Ten-
the longing to win more.
No statistics give a complete list
of Geers victories and the notab
horses he has driven since then—-
unless it be Pop's own books. But
he has driven record breakers with-
out number and has won millions of
dollars in purses. Many of his horses
however. have been the property of
other men who turned them over to
him to train so he has amassed no
P c. ans IS ONE {YEAR “revisions"?
AND READY F0. R1ANOTHER_
x . , ' .
Pop Geers in a characteristic pose.
such a. sum himself. He is. however
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CAMPAIGN
comfortably fixed.
Among the list. of arses he has
driven these names stand out prom-
inently:
Hattie Hunter. his first real
champion and a. pacer of unknown
breeding.
Annie W. 2:20. his first grand
circuit pride.
Hal Pointer. Brown Hal. Robert
J.. Nightingale. St. Frisco. The Har-
vester. 2:01; Anvil. Dudrc Archdale.
The Abbott.
Napoleon Direct, by the way.
brought Gecrs his cherished ambl-
tion. Through close to a; hail cen—
tury of driving he had longed to
pilot a. horse a mile in less Lfin
two minutes. In later years he had
seen other mEn turn the trick but
the distinction was denied him un-
til the Napoleon horse steppod the
mile in a quarter or a second under
that _mark.
ltidcntally. the work of Napo-
leon Direct interested Geers train
the fact that I’Op had trained Di-
rect. liul. sire of Napoleon Direct’s
sire. Wt’aitcr Direct—or Napoleon's
grandpa. _ -
And to Geers' credit must go the
truth that in the fifty odd years
that he has raced against all condi-
tions and under all kinds of tempta-
tion not once has there been‘ even
a hint that he was connected with
anything of! color. .
Stove league.
0
Spring training next month.
0 t 0
Cincinnati is the team in the Na-
tional lcagup‘ that should give the
Giants 30mg trouble. They will be
stronger this season than last year.
O O U
The Reds have a fine pitching staff
with Luquc. Donahue and Riscy. all
of whom are considered stars. Carl
Mays the Yankee castot’i’. has been
added to this list. Carl may be able
to fool the batters in‘ the National
with his undernend ban and no a nig‘
help to tilcr Reds.
‘ e e 0
Jackie Mays. young pitcher Irom
the Cost league. has also been adisied
to the Red staff. He was considered
a. wonder out there and should
make the grade in;the National. '
, . . . , , s , 7 ’ '
s "’
The team in both leagues are to
prevent the Yanks and Giants from
staging the World Series in New
York City next rail. So it an be
seen that. both New York teams will
have hard sledding.
n a o '
The Yanks are almost sure to re-
- Sport Barrage
Chat and Comment «if §pecla1 Interest to
Norwalld-Fans.
Br Delta 9. Downs
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next
peat in the American league
season. They will have the same
pitching staff that carried them
through last season and which is
better than any in the American
legaue.
0 0 O
The same infield that was used
last season will again grace the dia-
mond for them. This may be the
last season for Scott and ipp in that
combination. as both of cse players
are slowing up.
0 0
Lou Gehrig is the young player
that being sqoomed for the posi-
tion ' “'ally Pipp on first. Gehrig
looks like a real ball player and
should developginto a star in the
big leagues.
fie. Big Encloolsedllkc5~n9w
rcsm’last'évenlng when they trotted
out on the floor with Mike Driscoll
and Fallon in their lineup. Both of
these players put: up a wonderful
game.
A. series between the Big Five
and the Red Men would be real in-
teresting now. Managers Sherwood
and McGerrie should get together
and talk- matters ovw
. whom Fred Fallcr con
1‘
#8.
MANYSTARS
. INIIUB MEET
Earl Johnson of Pitts-
burgh Conqueror, of
\Ritola Will Compete
in Games
BOSTON. Jan. 24.—-—-The conquer-
1 run at the
011 '0: Willie Ritola. wu
Knights of Columbus ga s Satur-
day evening in Mechanicsf.’ ll. Earl
Johnson at Pittsburgh is the man in
question. is holds the National A.
A... U. live-mile championship. and
he won it last. fall in Chicago while
beating the famous \Villle Ritola. tor
the honor. Johnson will run in the
two-mile race Saturday night.
- \Vithout question he is the leading
Yankee firmer at from 6,000 to 10,-
000 meters. At the Stadium -tour
years ago. when the big Olympic
tests were being conducted. John-
son was brilliant. He is the man
quered in an
epochal contest. Falter defeated
Johnson after running him every
It is un-
toot of the 10.000 meters.
usual to find a. race at that distance
where the lead changes every few
yards. and the boys were going it 88
it every sQide was to be their last.
Johnson was whipped that day
and many thought therace killed
both lie/and Fuller for the, Olympics.
Neither has been a great deal of use
in an athletic way ever since. John-
son needs some qualification how-
ever. He came back with a. bang last
fall. He ran the famous Ritola;
whom so many have mourned into
the cinders at. Chicago. “'iilie is
good. but Johnson is better.
He will make a. “nu attraction
longside Bob Brown and Marvin
‘iick. Experts point.tp Brown as
the tavorite. Johnson’is a. fine run-
ner. He competed in the big “'11-
liams three-mile racerat the B; A. A.
games in the Arena. a few years back
and vvon it. Lie can pedal on the
boards. and he knows he must do
well in every start it he hopes to win
anothg place on the Olympic team.
Brown is a mite stronger and bet-
ter too. than he ever was before. He
is greatest at two miles, and Jack
Ryred believes he will be able to
outleg Johnson at the distance.
Brown ran a great mile race at the
Y. M. C. AJmect.
JOSH, B’GOSH, TO
TRY A COMEBACK
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menu-WINS
’ OVERLYCEUM
Score was 49-25—Fal-
‘ Ian and Driscoll in
Line-up of Big Five
——Battery C Wins
, The Norwalk Big Five last eve-
lng defeated the Hughlin Lyceum
five or New York City by the scoftz
of 49-25. In the preliminary game
the Battery C team won over the
K. of C. Triangles of Danbury by a
19-18 score. .
The. first half (if the main game
was fast. and. at the end of this
period the visitors were leading by
two points. In the second half of
the game. the locals got. under way
and ran away from the visitors.
fui exhibit" n and tossed in several
baskets ring the‘ game. Clark
and Riley starred for the Lyceum
team. Cavanaugh played a. good
game for the Big Five.
hes the‘ games and were well rc-
as both games will go down
among the best 0: the season.
the’ remaIlder ot‘ the season.
REDMENWILI.
Union Hills Unable to
Play —— George Van
Doehern Signed to
' Jump Center
The Union Hill Cascys have ad-
vised Manager McGarrie or the Red
Men that they will be unable
play here on Saturday evening. In
their place he has booked the strong
Victor Five 0: Bridgeport. who de—
feated the Compo Life Guards last.
week. '
The Victors have a. fast combina—
' m1 new“: be strengthened on
fiturday night by the addition or
Masher of the Bridgeport Blue Rib—
bons to their lineup. Fitelson of
the- Y. M. II. A.. Andy Goodman.
Blade and Hart. will make up the
rest of the team. This is one of
the best combinations that can be
gotten up in Bridgeport.
Manager McGarrie has announced
that he signed up George Van Doe-
hern of the Jersey City Police team
who scored, 22 points (himself
against the Indians last Saturday
night. to jump center for the re-
maJnder of the season. This addi-
tion will greatly strengthen the
team.
GROITO‘TEAM ’
‘~ ‘IN’NEW HAVEN
Will Bowl Hejaz Grotto
'_for S t a t e Title——-
' M e e t 3, Bridgeport
Also -
Monker Grotto bowling team will
joumey’to New Haven on Saturday
evening. January 26th. to roll a. re-
turn game with Hejaz Grotto for
the state‘title. ‘
Automobile parties accompanying
the team will leave not later than
5:30 p. to. Games will be rolled off
on the Elite alleys. located in Chapel
street. over the 5 and 10 cents store.
game will be rolled at 7:30 p. m.
Plenty of seats have been rovided
for at ,the alleys to accommodate
Monker Grotto and Caldron fans.
. On Saturday evening. February
2d at the Clifford alleys. Obeh Grot—
to of Bridgeport will come to Nor-
walk to roll a. set ‘0! games. also
for the Grotto title. Three games
will be rolled here and three in
Bridgeportats-later date to be de-
cided upon. , ,
By Al resell
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Fallon and Driscoll. the new corners:
on the local team. put up a wondcroi
About 200 fans turned out to wit-:
paid for their trip to ‘the :armory. . :1
as .
Fal— .
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of‘strength to the Big,Five and will.
be a. great. help to the team during;
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champio
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imitation an
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and “151.319; :- ‘
it. and are a}; "i
features to
team dCVQIOflii- r:
'S'esleyan from
ticed two or lim-
the Yale teal; z:
the advice l{l;1
to the short 12::
Suits of that \1. ’
fight later ’
broke a worli's
town. Cue of :i
‘.'cslc_van tral
a student at lvcfi .
an and. although
IV for \"esknxn;
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Kiphuth c"
fact that. nl
getting a large s
swimmers from p.
because of its run
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championships 2.7". Hut»? d
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