New Britain herald., 1922-04-29
ON THE FIRST BOUND
WITH CI.ERkIN-

Jimmy Clinton is preparing to come back strong this season. Jimmy don
 ned the chest protector and the mask
 last season and he certainly made a
 come back. AS catcher, Jimmy was
 about the most finished one there was
 in town. He can backstop and coach
 the pitcher, and he can hit at fair
 rate. He would be a good addition to
 any team.
 The Boston Braves management has filed protest with President John A.
 Heydler of the National league, over the game played yesterday with the
 Giants. It is based on an alleged bone pulled by Bancroft, who stop [ ped between second and third base in the fifth inning and caught a return
 throw from Cruise, the Boston out fielder
 playing a brand of baseball that has the approval of the Gotham rooters.
 The Pittsfeld champion of 1921, will make the 1922 debut at the Hart ford grounds next Tuesday after noon.
 Now that Johnny Evers has shown that they can come back, some of the local ball tossers who seemed destined for the discard, may take one more chance.
 Little has been heard of late from the local wrestlers, regarding the matches that seemed imminent for q time. It was a great exhibition of letter writing, however, few months ago.
 Arthur Ackerstrom, for several years the live wire manager of the Annex base ball club last night was elected manager of the Viking. A. c. team for the coming season. It plan ned to put fast team in the field to represent the Vikings. Owing to the inability to secure suitable grounds the Vikings will play out of town games for the time being. All candi- dates for the team are requested to report for practice at 10 o'clock to- morrow morning at the Pioneer dia- mond.
 The New Departure baseball man agement plans to use Knight. the former Brown university star against the American Chain company team at Muzzy Field. Knight made a good i'm pression against the Hartford Eastern leaguers last Sunday.
 Joe Foote and Anderson will travel to Waterbury next Tuesday night to roll Harper and Teller in the State league tourney. On the following eve ming the Brass City stars will be at the Casino alleys in this city. The local pin topplers will meet Kelly aud Musante, the Bridgeport duo, in the Park City on next Thursday night.
 Billy kopf played a great games for the Braves yesterday against the Giants at Boston. The former loca boy got two hits in five trips to the plate. In the field he accepted seven chances without an error, and he started two lightning double plays.
 Hinkie Haines, cayortins in the out | field for the Jersey City team, went hitless in the game with Toronto.
 This Lcgendre person, is surely a | sturdy athletic performer. Yesterday at Franklin Field, he annexed the | honors for the third time, nuualling the achievement of Howard | Berry. the former Penn all-around | star.
 After fine start in the Eastern | league, the Hartford pennant ship | seems to have gone on the rocks. The | addition of Zip. Sloan, is expected to | add strength to the club.
 George Scarlet, r. D. veteran, ifter long absence from the ring | will don the fighting togs again on | May IS, when he clashes with | Young Leonard of Wallineford, in ,ne Of the preliminares to tho Nag- ler- kaplan mill.