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World Champion Celtics dis-
3 electritying speed and won-
,, ability at making baskets do-
we "the‘Norwnlk Red Man in
A second exhibition at the M'-
thls year by a. 53-24 tally. The
rock quintet gave the locals a
pro severe trimming than in their
review. oncountér. The cynic start-
.ivitiioui the services of the=popu—
lar “301mm” Bockman the highest
Twirl ' :ulirssimml basket'tosser who
" .m ,misfortunc missed the
- lac-climax: however. arrived
’doutake part in the second half of
iris? contest and helped‘Jhe‘ World
, e
cal quintet were to 'defeat their
‘. highly touted adversaries. McMahon
shooting a beautiful basket from-
'mld-noor. which’hrought the Red
Man toiiofivera to their feet. McMa-
hon turned in a. good game at his
Vposition - holding Holman to six
points. while the Red Men captain
Media the same number. _“Big"_‘
George Smith. Indian come:- out-
played Lopchik. the elongated cen-
,ter of the visitors. the Norwaik pi-
v62 doubling the points made by
I Lopchik. Arming the double deck-
irs.made by Smith was it. beatulful
Yuck hand‘toss. The majority of the
Idol! Men points were made on son-
sational tries being unable to break
,tlirough the strongdefense of the
Celtles and as a result being compel-
; *6 to shoot over it. McMahon and
Smith vim-e tied for scoring honors
Zor‘the’Noz-wallc combine with eight
points each. Point getting hornors of
the visitors were likewise even with
Burke and _Beckn1an the heavy
scorers with 10 points each. It is
interesting to note that both Beck
teen and Burke playedoniy half of
v a‘gaine with their team yet were
thehigfihe scorers. '
In the first half the local started
0! in winning fashion on McMa-
hon’s toss and another spectacular
bask t by Smith but litter the World
:Cha ions came to life and drop.
936 in basket after basket and be-
fore the period ended were on the
long end of the score. 21:12.
_ In~tho closing half of play the
V deities showed the, local court‘- tol-
. lowers why they are at present the
"Champions of the world by running
up s high score. ..
Jr; the preliminary game the Ar-
mory. Five ramped away with the
Athletics from Bridgeport by a 42-
12. The local military quintet dis-
played the best form of theryear and
‘held the visitors to z baskets.
r The scores.follow: ‘-
‘ Not-walk Red Men
G. 1". Pts.
lath-niece”-
mhuwioou
Referee Charles Mahoney.
’L'opchik. c.
Burke. R. G. .........'.
ammm‘wsm
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F‘i‘te'De-
12"
Leonel-(1.11. G. ....2..."
Dohnert. L. G. ......._‘...l
:I "one
SleSaa
TOTALS ,
THE PRELIM GAME '
- ' Armoryl
. . , G. F.
Fm“. R. F.»--o.--osegs ‘
Ireland. L. F.‘.....‘....... 8
Montage. ....|.....‘..... o
Bi-otherton,~C. ........... 1
Heme. 3. G. 1.
Sheehan. L. G. .......... 8,
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TOTABS 11'
- . Referee Charles ~ Mshoney.
Athletics
. o. 1". ml
Connors. R. F._.........
Dunn. R. F.
E. Roper. L. F. '._.........
Level-y. C. ........’......
Coyle, R. G. ............
Kulrnan. C. ..........'....
Near-y. R. G. ............ o
Heine. L. G._ i
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To'r'ALs
H
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SPORT BRIEFS
,"Abe" Herman. former Colgate
infielder and later signed with the
Boston Braves, hasboen‘sold by the
Worcester clug .ot the -Eastern
League tOIthe Albany club of ’the
same league for a reported sum '0!
33.500. Herman is a natural fielder
with a. wonderful arm but his hitting
especially. against curve bails. ‘has
been weak. Herman started in C01-
gate as a. catcher but later was
shifted to third base when the-in-
field needed bolste’ring.‘ .
John'F. (Chick) Meehan. former
Syracuse University football coach
who recently signed to guide the
football destinies at New York Uni-
versity. once had ambitions to be-
come a professional baseball player.
Moehan went south in 1920 with “the
Boston Braves as a recruit outfielder
but although he produced in the
field he could not wield the bat em-
cienily enou h in child big league
pitching an rathn than be dele—
gated to thiminors he quit the
game. *
Chicago track fans'dwait the Illi-
nois A. C. indoor meet Friday night
for confirmation of a story that
Paavo Nurmi ,th iamous Finn.
breaks established recepts of r'uu-
ning form in his record smashing.
They understand he runs with body
erect and his feet touching the track
flatlyfrom ball to heel. as against
the American idea of body forward
and toes down and heels off the sur-
face. Nurmi will appear in a. mile
and thrc-e quarters race against Joie
Ray and \V’illie Ritoia with the
avowed intention to wreck three
more of the doughty little Ray's ruc-
. ords.
Jess \V’lilard. former heavyweight
pugilistie champion. is training for
another contest with Jack Dempsey.
who laid him low at Toledo. Ohio.
toMeet Ugo Frigerio
NEW YORK. Jan. 15.——George
Goulding,’ Canada's greet pedestrian
who held sway in the ,Olympic
Walking events before Ugo Frigerio.
of Italy. stepped into the centred
the limelight. is in town.
The Maple Leaf champion. re-
garded by many as the greatest
walker of modernédimes. cornea
this way with'the comeback bee in
his bonnett. [Gem-gs. who. he! not.
been incompetltlon sinoe'the World
War. is out to regain supremacy in
the be?) and toe game.
Neither has Goulding picked a
soft spot fei- his, return to the field
in which. a bit over a. decade ago.
he reigned supreme. George will
bump into Frigerio. the Ohmpw
cbmpion. andour own Bill Plant.
in races. on succeeding nights at the
Millrose, AA . carnival—races that
should furnish the foot-raring'hns
with a kick nearly as potent as that
engendered. by the amveisnoe at
Dave Nurtnl ‘n,tlia running events.
Govldtng blew into town. trorn
Toronto. on Monduv running and
lost no time in donning his track
tons for a spin on the. Seventy-tint
Regiment track. Jim Cru-udian was
at it again yesterrlav and piano to
nor]: amiss boards at Tout once
overy day ‘trom now on
' Looks In Great Nil-pa
Gnulding‘s first workouts here
have belied the reports from the
North that he has gone ba ik considfi
erahly. George bears the stamp of
a mm; in fine condition. Though no
did not attempt to make time on
Monday or yesterday. Goulding
moved with much oi his old dash.
RECORD CROWD
, TO SEE NURMI
RUN FRIDAY
CHICAGO. ‘Jan. lS.——Anxlety to
witness the first Western appearance
of the Finnish running marvel Poem
Nut-mi. has created such a demand
for tickets to the third urine! in-
door handicap track and field games
of the Illinois Athletic Club next
Friday night that for the first time
scalpers have been taking a hand in
the distribution of tickets to a track
meet here. Only 6000 persons can
attend the meet.
At Nurml's request the feature
race. in which he will meet Jole Ray.
L A. C.. distance crack. and Willie
Ritola. another Finn. will be at one
sites to try for new indoor marks
for the mile and a 11th end throe-
quartcrs as well as a. mile and a
quarter all of which are held by Ray.
Dempsey's, however. Jack owns-ll
Los Angclcs hostelry. Willard has
authorized architects to plan an
eight story. 250 room hotel in Holly-
wood to coat 3500.000.
“Fighting is kids“ play. any way."
said the giant Willard. "Dempsey
{or the championship. This time it
will he Willard's‘ hotel against
can maizr more money in a hotel
any day than in a ring."
Canadafs“ G rent e at.
and three-fourths miles. Nurrni do. '
has demonstrated that a good fighter -
- Anna-y
baskets
, ‘5 I ‘b
“ Cslmn.18_
BYVNOW E. 880“
When Manager Tris Speaker of
the Indians blow into Cleveland the
other day tor a final conurence with
President Bern regarding the
team before the players begin .to
trek south the roster o! the Club
showed Just tour members -, oi the
great team or 1920 waiting for the
word to start another year's‘grtnd
with the team. '
These four were' Pitcher Uhle.
Outfisider Charley Jamison. Short-
stop Joey Bowel! and, Homer
Spoke hirnseit. True. George Burns.
who played first part of the time in
1920 is now with the club but he
departed for other fields a couple of
years ago sud later rejoined the
O! the tonne-ho have stood -ths
test of time Jamie-en's use. is the
most interesting. In 1919 the Indians
and Athletics cooked up I. trade. The
,
0
Both. The Athletia wanted a slug-
ger. They agreed to trade Larry
Gardner and Pitcher-rumor Myers
for him. The Indians were hesitant.
so Connie Mack volunteered to
throw in Outflelder Charley Jsmiss»
on" "to boot."
Jamieson had hit an average of
.303 in 1018.1!“ fielding was fair.
He had never hit .300 with the
usckmen, or with the Washington
club. where he got his big league
start. He seemed destined to slip out
shortly.
Speaker move him a chance to
allow his stuff. In :6 games in 1919
Junie hit .358. the next year. play-
ing 103 games in the club’s drive to
the pennant and.world‘s champion-
ship. Jamie hit .819 and his fielding
mouse: the greatest'bits or gain.
ening in the league.
He has hit over .300 over . since
and now ranks as one o! the best
Sport _;
“If?!"
The Celtics .
Wo- Inh-
0 O
_ The Celtic. played rings around
the Red Hen last evening. The
world champs ‘are certainly a great
combination and it is a rare treat
tor local basketball tens to be able
to'watch’thcm. pet.
Wm MININ-
dsy ove‘nhg when the Celtics .
dosh
‘What will Eddie
when the .Coinpo wetland-sand
the Red use Leis-b in their annual
series. . Eddie has been playing with
both teams this season. ‘
taln of tho Red Hen.
O - O O
m “Earp” Ireland 0! the
Five mum-eye on
. lost“ in
and WHO!!! m
guest‘s”. W.otarflgem
?‘ tuna-mam the lightweight
cbdrnpioaorltho world. will an-
‘5‘V’lt'i0RY50V‘lllST’:
'Plsyingone of the .xsstest games
over witnessed~on;a local basketball
court. the Yale and Towns Five. inst
night swunped' the quintet repre-
senting~the stutter-d American Le-
gion team has tone ,0! til—ii. The
”...“.wss“ well opined with . Tony
Mbrukenandl “Beef? .Carisoo- carry-
snd 8- pointy» respectively. ~“7 ham"
may was allegiududed in though
point“ moraine. aiming for the
locus? ering.nine,.counters. f ,
The Legionv‘tem wui‘onable 'to
_ . lousls‘and ass
result: every“; potnt-~that"they. were
awardedzwu mn‘bydlnt afghan]
work on their. part. The score :“ ,
, _ a g 1
Polioruhegrgii... .; . ,3 o.
Kaunas. .. 4 . 1,
A. atoms-g .fs ; , z
.....‘4" ‘0!“
01st and Cement of.
’ Norwalk’Fans
mt AND Tom
in; away the scoring honor-i with 1: ,
.r ‘ break through the Madeleine,
_ thatyrssputupbytho
Jndians wanted it? dispose‘ot Bobby ball hawks in the business.
c—I—— . .
Special
Intarcstto
ti
0.00.an
sound“. to the public his plans for
thomtureibstswdlye. Bonny
hu'hiuud that= 0 may hang up
boung gloves quit. the ring be~
fore some one knocks nun out tron:
under his title.
I
» Tomorrow evening Madison Square
Garden will be packed to the doors
when Jack Delaney and Tiger Flow-
ers step into the ring‘to‘ do their
monster of the Bridgeport‘tssm in
the Eastern legals. 7
unsc- um.
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. In the preliminarygunm
mory Five. the soldlen lost out all;
«whorl battle by a at to trace
”The score: ‘ .
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Player ' Fd. G.
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Beatififi': to
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'probably be admitted by both the
'«msht. in East?
FEATHL‘Ri WEIGHT.
2 a
1
Will TryHlsLuck at
126 Pounds ‘After
I‘Earnlngv Fame '23
STAMFORD. January 15.——l!'ad-
die Mack. who on Monday night
weight class. at 126 pounds. as the
main attraction on Joe Chimbole's
indoor boxing carnival. has getter
strut his stuff and do it in”: way
than!!! please the folks out from.
' i
mourn!
Popular well known Bridgeport
exponent of the gentle art or cook
who is slated to meet Eddie flock.
well known Btmtond lighter in
the main bout or ten rounds at the
Stamford State Armory on Steam
evening. .
flock in his recent meeting with
Young Mulligan heron although
many people discredit his fouling,
the Norwalk boy. lost ‘ e at his
prestige u a drawing and his
opportunity-of regaining: his (allow-
inc. depends $11131!!!th the \sboir- .
in: that be will make spin-t suave
Smith. the ‘flucky Bridgepm bat-
tler. who has a string 01 victories
over 0 number of boys whose names
are "totally godp" throughout both
New York and Connecticut.
Ray Bliss. Mack's manager. is
confident that his protege will be
able to show the local toll:- mt he
is as good in the featherweightclnss
as he was while lighting under the
beaten banner. Bits in a slate-
ment issued a few days ago gives
u: Mack’s apparent failure toshow
in his recent lights that he spent tool
much time in the gymnasium. which
was not necessary and which will
.1
lighter and his manager. .
But there is no use to establish-
ing an alibi after Holiday night's
light is fought out. If Muck falls to
show in the featherweightclass he
is bound to follow the path of an-
other well known Stamford bottler.
who when he first arrived in Suin-
iord was told that “he wasrgood"
and believed it so much that he
started ailing it to every opponent
that he was matched with. Since
the thought qurnbeddod in the!
fighters mind he has fallen out '9!
local ringdom and an attempted
comeback on his part. tailed.
miserably. v V ‘
«Mack has a wonderful opportunity
of regaining loetflsurels on Moods:
evening it he fights with hh old re.
liability but it he fails this timed:
is the concensus' or opinion that
someone .else will _-be wearing the
crown that has kept the sun out for
Mack'- eyes for some time so the
banterdweight champion of the
l
a,
a
a
When
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Bpecisl' correspondent
__O£The Evening Sentinel.
(Copyright. 1925.)
me. In. the W m at ‘
the series which duh- 3. Inner ‘
- 4
01" THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
' nod. mute. .
muslin-on. FM Clarke holds a
piece‘ln the most sauces-tut inan-
agers and the most tumou- players
ct the flattens: hoarse. mail it
layer more who became ce -
{initiator their 'sldil'in ,handllng
lace. and the executive routine are...
but nine. were is sons who dev .
oped-mow than Clarke and
none who surprised the tens more
by his cleverness. Most 01 then:
took Fred tor a bell player 0! tal_
more skill than that which is usu-
ally allotted to men who run hues
and lowerm- for a living. but it
mun» owner of the <Pittsburgh
"ii-11‘ club to ascertain that cum
had th‘e'theory of baseball well ac-
quired and that he know how to
meet outer managers with I. ttoisnu
museu- Oliver.
When Clarke?” made manager
of Pittsburgh oven the baseball crit-
- ion a! Pltmdl‘3h ware astonished
and some or them predicted he
would not make a success in hand-
bag the team because he Was too
yomudmrssbutheymmed
it. what heppuned was exactly the
reverse. Bis youth he retained. oi
oouise. but his mum eupomed.
He would alto chances With his
Players but hadn't not take greater
cameos than those of other man.
users and when he did take a chance
he know why he took it and acted
wmmu., . ,
Be won tour pennants with the
Pittsburgh .nine. Three of them‘
were won in succession in 1801. 1802
That was the Clarke or...
Whmv .baeeboll men were con-
crete Clarke was heralded as the
great young manager in baseball and
the and who would’ouppisnt Anson
and not.
, . 'He‘BWm V.
entrusting-simmer.
WAS ALSO H‘
:‘FiilJR PENNl
Wentto Pittsburgh Quite y
'_ Predicti
’, ans. Made a
' Back AS Player
01.1908 the Pittsburgh. p
Bostons in a post ileum: seg‘
0” 110W and Llicn there lug
on the part 0‘ “flit-1‘ “I10
handling games in luua lo
thisseriel to we WJl’Id ...
doesn't belong there and
309d reasons so; i: should
moulded wlih [he erid “at
803101] won Ihv sent; an
”9"”? “PNDUG .U (be I’ll 2.,
While ll was being Willie,
the termination t: l'iiisua-
tar u 8 Chullullousmp Will.
1906 Pittsburgh was no; a-
Winner and lilo Glam; “a
was deeply ci saw-Jud .5.
still. of the season ol 13.,“
were others in A'll‘bimre
'CIIJ‘ke retained the in...
‘of the Pittsburgh; aim his
extort won 81101312: D‘finam ,.
in 1909. Thai gale nlma
tour All his lllcllnlt. ALer '
nut was won ill-3 I’ll‘tfi‘hurgm
“troll in [\NO WOZIiI Ben“
was lghen conducted undo-m.
.ruies and prcptm ngglmt
Pittsburgh drum-:3 mm:
the career oi isrhe Adamsihg
or, began With that sz-i‘ira. N
the Pittsburgh manager lit:
Pittsburgh plui'vis mam
great a pitch-2r Mime was
came through arms: Daron
conquered the ’l‘igtrs on that
ground.
Clarke did :ioi rive g; .-
until aftei this to in. could ..
a team togeihrr 2m: couzd "
pennant .agaln although he v
the thick oi the tight more,
once. It was not until his on
I! I player bthln in “‘ .
began l0 think (if “’llhdrnm‘
baseball. lie («it to call to
bench manager. H» wanted
on the iicld with 2310 team in
be made up his mini this
ihrough’u a {flour bi also
out.” managvr. but he won n
championships and is the anti
o‘er, except arm, to have that
berito his f‘l‘t‘dli in the \.
He rates with the wt“; ....
Nation-.1 League manasm
' '(In his next article Mr.
0! Frank Chance. one o! ...
u,
and "others or the old time school in
autism mm to. arts:- the ma.
JASK
Evidence in
Punch Proof Shortens Odds ——
. Knocked”0ut
Wadi“
Jamaica Kid
NEW YORK. Jan. iii.—Jsck De.
laney‘s pugiiisttc stock is on the rise.
«A! the'tlme his patch with Tiger
Flowers. scheduled for Madison
Square Garden on Friday night. we!
announced there were not so many
use fascia! hiechnnces to win. but
imthrlsut winders there has been
a shift- in opinion. Though Flowers
still rules aunt-ohm. the odds are
nothing Elke-along ' they once
were. and it seems no bio that by
the time the middlbweight steps in-
to the ring the Bridgeport boy will
be” on choice. ,
. Oue'thi'ng that has helped to boost
Delaney's chances. in the opinion of
the ranksnd' tile otisndorn. is the
publicity “lethal been given to the
knockouts scored against Flowers in
the put. Little was known by the
average an about Tiger's early his-
mfi when so desired into promin-
ence'by topping Johnny Wilson at
ths'narden drew weeks ago. But
wheu‘the sharps beau towiig unto
his record they discovered that he
hsd‘been flattened by such men as
Panama-Joe ..Gaus. Sam Luigi‘ord.
Kid Norfolk. Lee Anderson‘ and
Jamaica Kid. ‘ 1
. Th “knockouts occurred before
this; ‘ Wilhe‘fhhul‘. he is to.
day but MJIIOV that when he .3.
lath the ritht “spot he is eligible
“for...” on the canvas and is not
family any means. However.
Wanna. back» and ‘m iron:
nostotfitbe-teilows who bowled his:
soundness ‘mowers is a dispen-
ser knock outs hlmult. , bovine
drdpped“eleven'of’blsf‘lbst W
Wm ......s....m_
hf ..ini, weight
,0! March. If 1’1“)
» Garden.”
Gfeetoet National League
GAINS FAVOR
w. WITH THE BOXING F
Records That Tiger Flowersls ;
Has ?
By Panama Joe Gans.
Norfolk, Lee Anderson
of it. If he rushes ax mullet
dm-l‘ W‘llson be wul EH 5:
prise. Delano)~ is 11‘. shalt-IO":
full twelve rounds ai Ml.“ ‘
“301' is. if nee-sear}. i“
boxin fifll‘fin : .1 flufijt‘t‘tfi
8- dly with L.:."l"i Estriuge '1
v ...
8"”;1-l: Tiger- xxlii finish-111:1
0! (our rounds," saw “31
I‘m not much of a herms r ‘
self. I usually corn-.11. misl-
8 box 0! cigars or a hm. ‘1‘
not I gambling mun hints.“
doesn't like for me 10 mm
11's a matter 6' prilli‘lpIP “I
Be is a devout churchcoei‘s
mam gnmhlhu: .-- u‘il Iundw
"But I stand rwmi) to {visit
some“ real mm: 5 ' his ,
lsney, no doubt.
m“. but Fltmnr; ,
something be D"\'.'.‘ so?! “I“
flouting that Mr vors “n ..
Delaney. making ;:
first of the year .. to
“Flowers is t‘n‘r: :othshe
new knockout, rm . Alwilr‘”
them to shoox :lz. balm .
ILODPOd three l‘i‘llmvs .rnd
Billy Britton. Jon, thma N's
O'DO'Wd. Delanm uiil be”;
have booked in. T15" nd
more bouts this month 89
him to flatten his man in
would make EF‘\”'il in 0:1;
II that works out as i haw ‘
the rest of them ran 5:0 \I
to tie that mark. 4‘“ he
bouts this infinity “3 Will:
lentowo Joe (31:33“ _
. ‘ a ‘0 | ‘
$3: figmmehum 31 PW.
. , .la
"The Tiger “‘III into! r5 1
{Hill
out the liom
‘ ‘nve , reel movie--
start l'ixhting again
My tor him by then “‘2
Dick and put that mailC
‘ There will not he mm" d' '
between
flowers. Each will '
‘MM of 168. one way 0"
Either 0! these follow
’uilddfiweignt limit
'MQW. Each would
m‘ ‘ * ’Chgmpion ' ‘
1“etlieclsion. but 1‘1""
N . geflhuflsstio about 5“”
Norwalk Chronicler