New Britain herald., 1922-08-15

ball team requests all members of last years team and all candidates for thii
 seasons eleven. to report this evening
 at I o'clock at the corner of Eas
 Main and Olive streets, Many import
 ant matters concerning the coming
 season will be disc cussed. Frank McConn, manager of thu
 Kaceys baseball nine. left for New
 York city yesterday on his annual va.
 cation. Larry Mangan. last year man.
 ager of the basketball quintet Is ir
 charge of the team for this week
 There will be no game at St. Mary,
 field this Sunday on account of the
 meet of the post office clerks, but tho
 local team will probably journey out
 of town. Many nattering offers have
 been received by the local manage. ment and after last Sundays victory teams about the state are beginning to look the locals over.
 | Nom Begley since returning to the Norwalk lineup, has been going like a house afire. Nom claims that he can always play better ball out. or town than he can in town and judging from the manner in which the Norwalls boys are after him, heis prety well thought of.
 Joe Fitzpatrick's arm is slowly com ing back. For time 1t was feared that i the local boy was done as a baseball player, but with the excellent care that he is giving his southpaw these days, no serious damage will result. Doctors say that his wing is affected with nervous trouble due to over work. butthat with care, 1t will be all l right again.
 A number of local athletes are en- 1 tered in the field and track meet in | Berlin this Saturday. The event will | be staged under the auspices of the Bolton kasica Post of the American Legion. A number of queries have been received in this office as to whether the local ex-servicemen will be allowed to compete in the events So far we haven't heard.
 The St. Louis Browns have pur- chased two pitchers. recruits, from the Southern fields. Thomas Rich of the Cleveland club of the Appalachian League and Harvey J. Thompson, a semi,pro of Chattanooga, are the youths in question.
 The lowly Philadelphia team turned the tables in Pittsburs yesterday fos the first time this season. The Phil lies seemed to be acting the part of t Santa Claus to the Pirates in all other games this season and were able to register their first victory against that club yesterday. Maybe the Indian Sign is off them now.
 Third Baseman Eddie Foster who cameto the Red SoX two years ago from the Washington Americans has been release4 to the St. Louis Browns by the waiver route.
 Transfer of the annual regatta of the New England amateur rowing as- sociation from the Charles river to Lake Quinsingamond, Worcester, on Labor Day, was announced today by the executive committee of the as- sociation.
 Jim Long, catcher for the Oklahoma City Western league has been sold to the Chicago Americans for fall deliv- cry.
 A most peculiar play came up in a game at Greenwich, O., a few days ago. With runner on first, the batter hit td short center field. The center fielder dashed in, and taking the ball on the first hop, touched second in time to force therunner and then sho the ball to first to head of the bats- man.
 Jim Kendrick, semi-pro baseball player of Waco, Texas, and star out fielder from A. aM M college in 1915, has been signed by the Cleveland h. dians and will report at once Ken dricl hit 30 home runs in semi-pro circles this summer.
 New York state now recognizes Dave Rosenberg as the mddleweight champion of the world Dave is just | a poor outsider in almost every other { state in the union.
 Babe Ruth may get into the Yankee | lineup against Detroit today. His in- jured leg felt so much better, that, even against the advice Of his doctors hemay play. Past performances of the Babe against authority gives one the that he is contrary enough to do anything that he is told not toh do.
 Johnny Dundee and Danny Frush will battle tonight over the~15 round