Br THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1024 ! LATEST Local KINGSTON FAN OFFERS PORTING MANY IDEAS IN LETTER Would Have Public Rink Estab lished--Thinks Tigers-Queen's Game Should Have Been Like T Kingston, Dec, 186. To the Sporting Editor: Just a word or two Mr. Editor regarding _ the recent action of the Kingston City Council in voting $900 toward buying suitable souvenirs for the champion Tricolor teams of 1924. * My view on the matter, and I think it is shared by mapy more Kingstonians {s that Mayor Thomas Angrove and his colleagues around the horse-shoe have let their emo- tion rise to a greater height than the city's financial outlook would cherish at the present time. Kingston is a backward little town industrially but a fine residen- tial metropolis, It is the seat of wisdom, so to speak. The Lime- stone City has produced :a great many public men who have gone out and taken this country and placed it with its feet on the ground and its head high in the air. Likewise, she has produced athletes (hockey, rugby, baseball) who are now mak- ing a name for themselves all over Canada and the U.S. Men like Ray Marchand, Bill Cook, Fat Walsh, Wally Elmer and Dr. Charlie Stewart are a credit to any sport in any city or town in this Dominion. Why did these men leave King- ston? Because the "powers that be," or rather I should say the "powers that were" did not think endéugh about the players they were leading to keep them in Kingston, They simply could not see why they should "get a job," so to speak, for any player. "Let George do it," sald they. But George didn't do it and players like Bellringer and Fred Brown picked up their belongings and left for ambitious cities. Now, to get back to that $900. In the days of the ancient Greeks ath- lotes gathered from all over the country and indulged in thelr games--games of skill and games of strength, What were the prizes? Honor and a laurel wreath, Did the Greek athlete appreciate this wreath? He valued it like those Canadian boys value their overseas medals. To him the laurel wreath was as the Victoria Cross is to that Major Bishop "The Ace of Aces" of the Great War, 80 I adhere to the following state- ment: If each and every one of * ICOY WAS BEAU BRUMMEL OF RING Some Interesting Dope on Former Fighter Now Held on Murder Charge. (By J. A, W.) Kid MoCoy, the former welter- weight champion of the world, who is on trial for the murder of Mrs. Teresa Mors, was at one time looked upon as the Beau Brummel of the ping, although you'd never guess it £0 look at him now. McCoy was very proud of his handsome features and took great pains to protect his face while in the ring. He adopted a stance which kept his head out of danger but he forgot that when he leaned back his "Skating ~ JOCK HARTY ARENA Evenings: -- T ue s day, Thursday and Satur- Afternoons: -- Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day, 3 to 5. Relday Afternoon and Played Here--Doesn's oronto. those good, old Queen's players had been given a $1.60 tie-pin Kingston would still have shown her loyalty to sport, her appreciation of good clean rugby and the honor of the still floating clear in the breeze. Then again the people of Kingston were not privileged to see the final games. We didn't want Balmy Beach but we did want to see those fight- ing Bengals "trampled in the mud." But the laboring class, "the ignoble vulgars" were not consider- ed and away went the game, away went the players and away went the Athletic Board of Control to Toron- to. They won and they returned, unwept, unhonored and unsung. The papers may claim ' great crowds at the bulletins but no one can deny the fact that Kingstonians are getting "fed up" with the "bosses up there" in Hogtown (To- ronto). We want a public skating rink owned and operated by the public. A skating rink (covered) for skat- ing only, with a few hockey games thrown in would be a paying pro- position. In the summer it could be turned into a rink for roller skating. The latter would take well with the children, When we get men in the City Council like Joe Nash, more men at the head of Kingston sport like the late Jock Harty, then will we be able to develop and prosper. ¢Sgd.) 0. WOODS. P.S.--That $900: would help King- ston's O.H.A. team this season or the C.0.B.L. baseball team next year, Editor's Note: We do not take issue with Mr. Woods in -any way and thank him for his letter. But the following facts might be quoted: The City Council granted aid to the C.O.B.L. team in 1924 and to the Kingston City League, Later in the geason further aid was given to the 4th Hussars. The present council hag shown a disposition to help out sport In every possible way and Mayor Angrove has been largely re- sponsible for this attitude. How- ever, thé fang may judge for them- selves and Mr. Woods has brought out some good points, "KID" MeCOY body was an open target for the other fellow's blows, One mdn who took immediate ad- vantage of this pose of MoCoy's wad Jack Root, a fairly good fighter of that period. They met on April 22nd, 1903, at the Metropolitan Ath- letiec Club in Detroit, and MecCoy-- we mean Selby--took a severe lac- Ing in every round but the first. The fight was a ten-rounder, and McCoy wag floored more than a dozen times during the bout. So anxious wae the Kid to retain his good looks that he left his body wide open, and in the second stanza Root thudded a right into his mid-section which floored him. McCoy {immediately cried "Foul!" but the referee, Bat Masterson, ignored his claim and be- gan to count, The ex-champ got to his feet again just as the round end- ed. From then on Root battered, mauled, whammed and walloped Me- Coy from pillar to post, keeping a steady tatoo going on the Kid's ribs which kept him rising and falling. Repeatedly McCoy raised the cry of "Foul!" but the referee took no no- tice and Root won the decision, McCoy had a hard time making the welterweight limit and was a much better fighter ag a middle He fought several middles, light-heavies and heavies, and some- times won, too. He fought Joe Choynski, a 165-pounder who had beaten Jim Hall, Joe McAulifte, Aus- good old Ontario Strand would be | OUT OUR WAY GENERAL REVIEWS By Williams fa = MA- MR. MAVBRY WAS GONNA, THROW "THEM ALL NTH RueR FL HADN' OF HAPPENED T BEEN RIGHT TRERE AN AST WM FOR THEM. WASN T LUCKY THO MA 7 US HAPPENIN TBE RIGHT THERE ? NEWS Olympia Tube Skates The same model as used by the world champions in France, member of the and they are another AUTOMOBILE Family and every one knows they are the best Skate made. DON'T WAIT | but get your Hockey Boots and Skates now as we have your size and can match your pocket book. Treadgold Spor 88 Princess St., Kingston. ing Goods Co 'Phone 529 name was Norman Selby, and he was born in Rush county, Indiana, on Oct. 17th, 1873. He stood 5 feet 11 inches and 160 pounds was his best fighting weight. McCoy's favorite blow was a left hand "corkscrew'" punch to the jaw, At the start of the wallop the palm of the hand is held upward but when the striker's fist nears his opponent's jaw the hand is turned quickly over 80 that the palm is facing the floor. This adds force to the blow and also makes it much harder to guard against. McCoy used this blow very effectively and won many of his greatest fights with it. Petes Stay Down, Though Peterboro defeated Park- dale the club has decided not to ac- cept the O.H.A. recommendation to play in the senior series this season, but will inktead drop back to the intermediate ranks and accept a bye, a group for the Petes to play in not being available without {imposing some hardship on the other clubs, due to Peterboro's isolated location. The O.H.A, was notified yesterday of Peterboro's decision, which means that the intermediate runners-up of last season will not play any sche- duled game until the second round commences the first week in Febru- ary. The Petes will endeavor to ar- range exhibition games to keep the players in condition, "Bib" Falk's great Hitting has killed off the idea of his going back to pitching for the White Sox. Outside of Eddie Collins, the vet- eran Harry Hooper is the best paid man on the white sox team. THE NUT CRACKER By Jos Williams Ball Players in Paris, Jackson: So this is Paris! MoGraw: Naw, you poor tripe, this is a movie set for the Battle of Shiloh and you can expect David Wark Griffith here any minute now. Gowdy: Well, how'd you boys like the Latin Quarters? Kelly: So far as I'm concerned they can keep 'em. An them francs, too. I never could savvy foreign money anyhow, Jennings (giving Rodin's master- plece, The Thinker, the up and down): I don't know what he's thinking about but if he was a base-' ball man he'd be trying to figure! whether to pitch high or low to! Ruth. Young: Where do they get this stuff about the French being eccen- tric? They look all right to 'me. Frisch: Well, don't forget they, thought Carpentier could beat] Dempsey. Picinich: Aw, this bunk. I taxied five miles to see some Apache Indians and they weren't nothing but hard-boiled bums that needed a shave. town's the Guide: And to your left, gents, is the greatest of 'em all, Notre Dame! Falk: Brother, you said a page full, but don't let anybody tell you PAOVO NURMI Illinois couldn't give em a battle. Cvengros (ordering his third crem de menthe): What I can't under- stand is why you guys have all these statues of Napoleon III. There was only one Napoleon. Waiter (in his Cedar Rapids French): Whaddamean, there's only one Napoleon? Cvengros: Why, Napoleon Lajole; now there was a bird who could hit all kinds of pitching and.... - Ruel: I think I'll go down to the Louvre and see Mona Lisa. Clancy: Well, if she's anything ike those French janes I saw at Maxim's last night I wouldn't walk across the street to see her balance a ship's anchor on her left eyebrow. Guide: And to your right, gents, is the Eiffel Tower, the highest thing in France. Mostil (registering lofty scorn): That proves he never tried to buy a silk shirt in this town. Guide (passing historical square): And right here on this very spot King Louis XVI lost his head. Faber: Bet anything the girl was one of those dizzy blonds from Zieg- feld's. | SPORTS OF ALL SORTS i The late Percy Haughton was also a star at racquets, and was twice holder of the national title. Young Stribling, schoal boy prize fighter, is cheer leader at the Uni- versity for Boys at Atlanta. Cyril Tolley, British amateur, de- nies he intends to remain in Ameri- ca and enter the business world. Walter Hagen was born in Ros chester, N.Y., and his boyhood ambi- tion was to be a taxidermist. Freddie McLeod of Washington and Bobby Cruickshank of New York are two of the smallest pros in golf. ; Duncan and Mitchell, Invading British golfers, will compete in the Texas open championship, Feb, 12th, 13th and 14th. George Duncan is said to be the most consistently long hitter in golf. Papyrus, great English horee, has been retired to stud, after finishing second to Tersina in his last race. The Nationals need a couple of young southpaws to replace the ag- ing Zachary and Mogridge. George Bisler may decide to again winter in California, He started his comeback there last year. Brandes Phones ... Embassy Phones Needlephone Phonograph Unit Just a Little Different. re MAY WE Suggest you give Radio to the Radio Fan for Christmas. Holtzer Cabot Loud Speaker ......sveeeescssscesss $15.00 THE RADIO (Over Watts' Flower Store) 'Phone 1740w. vw re as i I "Tie Him up to His Home" The pride and pleasure of a Man in his home is enhanced by House Coats, Dressing Gowns, . Smoking Jackets and Tuxedo Coats--the luxuries of Home and Fireside. House Coats--we show at $8.75 to $12.50 Dressing Gowns ............$11 to $20 With everything else for dress wear in har- mony for the occasion. de luxe. These are oifts OPEN EVENINGS -- - 213 Princess New Athletic Park. Belleville, Dec. 18.--Chairman T. P. J. Power of the Parks Commis- sion told the local Agricultural So- ciety that the new park for athletic and agricultural purposes will be ready for next autumn's show. For several years Belleville Fair has been dormant, awaiting the pur- chase and preparation of new grounds. Needs Infield Strength. Stanley Harris intends to make every effort possible to bolster up his infield for the coming season. In Mike McNally he gets a clever field- er but a weak hitter. Harris says he is looking for flelding strength, Some Swim, Of the five men to swim the Eng- lish Channel, Sebastian Tiraboschi, Italy, covered the distance from Calais to Dover in the shortest time --16 hours and 23 minutes, Phone 362w. George VanHorne Still Howling. "We're off to win the Canadian championship in 1025," was the cry at last night's meeting of Varsity gridders, As'a starter they elect- ed Ross Somerville president. Well, here's hoping. Anything you know that will help those aristocratic ex- Presbyterians to make up their minds not to pull the intercollegiate out of the Canadian finals will help. And then you know, Leadley is leav- ing Queen's, and it was only his fleld goals that beat Varsity this year.--Telegram, London is soon to have a glant hotel of 1,000 rooms, bulit and equipped along the lines of some of Canada's big hotels, and within five years the British capital ex- pects to see work begun on another super-hotel which, according to present plans, will have 3,000 rooms and be the largest ia the world. ' A A AA ANANSI SNA ANNA WATCH FOR THE OPENING OF FRONTENAC BOWLING AND RECREATION ACADEMY LTD. ~ HARRISON BUILDING, PRINCESS STREET ELEVEN OF FINEST BOWLING ALLEYS IN CANADA ; Special Provision for Ladies. P. J. MORAN, Manager.