New Britain herald., 1922-05-09

The Ladies' City League will bowl this evening at Rogers Recreation all ley. The games each week are be- ing watched by big crowd of inter- ested fans and fannettes.
 The Herald team has been greatly strengthened by the addition Of Robert Russell, former varsity pitcher for the Yale nine. He will play the second sack for the Typesetters this season.
 New Britain will be well represent cd at the ringside at Meriden Satur- day night, for the NKaplan- Wagner bout. Geovgie Scarlett, a local lad will show his wares In the preliminary with Young Leonard of Wallingford.
 The Pittsfeld Hilies will again be the attraction at the Hartford ball park tomorrow afternoon. .
 A number of the players in the Eastern league hailing from the South, are complaining about the pres ert brand of weather. Many Of the na- tives also have kick about it.
 The Giants open their first western invasion today at St. Louis. with a three and a half game advantage over the runner up, the Cubs. Manager Me Graw's outfit looms up as a mighty hne choice to repeat this season in winning the pepnant.
 A number of the star whist players of the city are planning to enter in the big tourney to be conducted at the church of St.iJohn the Evangelist. for four nights commenQng next Thursday night until the oburney is completed The best point maker will be adjudged the city champion, and will be awarded gold emblem.
 The Yankees and the Red Sox Of the Traut and Hine Bowling league will clash in a match game tonight. There Is an intense interest being manifested in the clash between Tommy Donlon and Jack O'Neil, winners of the booby prize on several occasions during the past season.
 The news Of the killing of Bud Bal lew, the pistol expert last Saturday in . duel with the chief of police at Wichita Falls, Texas was read with in- terest by Patrolman Michael J. Cos grove. According to Mike. his son Tim othy Coserove, '. s. A. was once call cd upon to prove his hooting ability in a match with BalTew. The match was the outcome of an argument as to who was the best shooter in the vicinity, and the army boys cleaned up pretty well, when Tim Cosgrove easily outshot the champion.
 Walter Kopf, local boy who was farmed out to Newark by John Me- Gra~, manager of the Giants is slated to go to the Oakland, Cal. team of the Pacific Coast league. He left yesterday to join the squad.
 Walter was signed up by McGraw who saw much promise in him. He was farmed out to Newark, but when he went to report it was found that there was no place available for him. 50 the Newark management sent him back to McGraw. McGraw then re- leased him internationally, but he was immediately signed up by Brooklyn and sent to the coast
 He has the makings of a great ball player according to the big league scouts who have seen him play, but McGraw didn't have any room for him. Some day John McGraw may bewaiI the fact that he didn't hang on to him.
 Of goes the lid in the Hardware City Industrial league at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, when the Herald team crosses bats with the Adkins Printing company nine. This will be the first game of the season for either of the two teams, and it should be a hum dinger from the minute it starts until the last of the ninth