New Britain herald., 1922-06-30

The Pirates and the St. Mary teams will clash tomorrow afternoon at Walnut Hill Park in one of the best games of the season. The Pirates last season beat the St. Mary's nine al most at will, but they are due to meet different aggregation this year. as the St. Mary's lineup has been great ly strengthened by the addition of four new players. Both teams are out for blood The game will be played on Diamond No. 2 and will start at o'clock
 Walter Hammond, former manager of the Pittsfield club of the Eastern league, has been sold by the Pitts burgh Pirates to the Kansas City team of the American association.
 President John Conway Toole, of the International league, yesterday is sued statement that the league is in good condition. and that there is no foundation that one or more clubs are looking around for new cities in which to locate.
 | champion, has accepted the terms for a bout with Danny Frush at Ebbets field, on August IT.
 Bill Bailey, an American league veteran. has been sent to the Houston club of the Texas league by the St Louis Cards in exchange for Ray Plades, a second baseman.
 Steps are being taken in New York to conduct placard campaign in the interests of Joe Jackson and Buck Weaver. former members of the Chi cago White Sox. who were blacklisted from organized baseball, for their al- leged connection with the 1919 scan- dal.
 George Ward of Elizabeth, N J., shaded his fellow townsman, Mickey Walker, in 12-round bout at New ark, N J., last night.
 Leonard OBrien, shortstop on the William varsity baseball team for the past two seasons. is critically ill with typhoid fever at his home in Black inton, Mass
 Golf adherents at New York planned a great welcome home for Champion Walter Hagen, Jim Barnes and Jock Hutchison today, from Eng land, where the trio played fine golf in the British open tourney, at Sand wich.
 Once again reports have it that Manager John J. McGraw of the New York Giants was on the losing end of a fist fight. Most everybody who reads of these affairs are used to hear ing of such an outcome when Muggsy gets mixed up in fracas.
 Louis Kid" Kaplan, of Meriden, fought a much better battle last night against Lieutenant Earl Baird than he showed against Kid Wagner of Philadelphia a few weeks ago.
 Sammy Waltz. of Hartford, will re- turn to the ring tonight, meeting Charlie Elkins at New Bedford, Mass.
 James H. Curtin. Jack Lash and Clarence Keeley attended the kaplan- Baird bout at Bridgeport last night
 The passing of William Mahoney, formerly of this city, which occurred Wednesday night at Waterbury, is be- ing mourned by thousands of friends and acquaintances, who had the pleas Nr Na was an ardent sportsman, and was always on hand when the Brasscos played at home. His keen wit was enjoyed by the fans, and his good natured riding of the visiting players, occasioned plenty of pep in the grand stand as Brassco park.
 Gerry Crean will occupy the mound for Chester against Deep River on July 4th.
 Bill Brennecke, is having hard time convincing many persons that the tearing out of the front of the Rogers Recreation building was not done to give him a chance to remove the boat he built in the cellar of the structure.
 The P 6s F. Corbin team will practice tonight at Walnut Hill park.
 Jack Dempsey's formal announce ment that he accepts the challenge of Harry Wills, the colored fighter, will probably pave the way for another of those battles of the century af- 1y