New Britain herald., 1922-07-13
ON THE FIRST BOUND
-WITH CLERIlIN-

Joey" Fitzpatrick, we'll knowr
 baseball pitcher and first baseman
 will leave this city Friday morninl
 for Orlando. Fla, where he has signed
 up to play first base, Joe was SC,
 cured by the Orlando management
 through the good offices of Jimm,
 Burns of Meriden, former Connecticut
 League player. for whom Fitzpatrick
 played first base on the Merlden team
 last year. This is the first time that
 "Hucks" has made an attempt to play
 in professional league ball and a host
 of friends in this city will wish him
 well when he leaves.
 N The new baseball team which wal
 started by a number of baseball play
 CTS In this city who have not been connected with any teams this season
 seems to have been more of a myth than a reality A number of the men
 who were to be signed up on the
 teams have declared that they are
 not going to play because they don't think that there is room in this city
 for more than one team.
 There has been some talk going the rounds concerning a series of games between the Kaceys and the Corbin teams. Followers of both seem to be eager to find out which team Is the better and maybe, later in the season, series will be played to determine who are the city cham pions Neither of the managers of the teams has said anything about the matter.
 Bill O'Leary and Carl Johnson trolley conductors, came into town with biz sized catch of pickerel and perch the other evening. They made their haul at Twin Lakes and judging from the size of the string they had, 1t is one of the best catches of fish that has been seen this summer. When the boys got in. they passed them around to their fellow workers, and many good meal of fish was had during the past few days.
 Wallace Knapp, the young Collier catcher who broke his leg while play ing in baseball game in Plainville some time ago, is getting along very well at his home on Arch street. The young backstop will be able to get around in another few weeks, it is expected.
 Owner George Weiss of the New Haven club, has denied the report that Frank Woodward the star of the Profs pitching staff, will be sold Ito the New York Giants.
 Many local golfers will afford them selves the opportunity of playing over the Shuttle Meadow club course next "Wednesday, when a tourney will be held for the Fresh Air Camp Fund.
 When Jim Clerkin removes the old rubber band from the b.r. he sure does spend money with an apparent reckless abandon for him.
 Two games are scheduled in the s12o league at St. Mary's field this evening. The Nutmegs will meet the Redwoods and the Columbias will tackle the Glendales. In the Twi- light league, the Dodgers and Colo- nials will play this evening.
 John O'Brien, supervisor at St. | Marys playgrounds, has arranged a | field day for the boys at the grounds tomorrow afternoon. On the ath- letic program the following contests vill be held: 75-yard dash obstacle race; broad jump and high jump; pole vault and putting the shot.
 Manager John Tobin of the Corbin baseball team, has arranged a prac- tice game with the State Trade school i nine at Walnut Hill Park tomorrow evening.
 The Meriden Cutlery company team, with young Ed. Walsh. son of the former pitching star of the White Box, in the lineup, will play the Cor pin team at Walnut Hill Park on Saturday afternoon.
 That the New York boxing com $ mission will not stand for ''any : monkey business" is indicated in the I lction yesterday of suspending Joe s lynch and Johnny Buff. The men T lad some sort of an arrangement of s financial nature, whereby Lynch : vas the loser. Benny Leonard and Lew Tender re both in training for the bout at 3oyles Thirty Acres' on July 27.
 Billy Kopf yesterday secured one S it in the Braves-Prates game. The T peal boy was at the midway sack b He took four fielding d hances without a misplay. A crusade against betting has been \ tarted by the authorities at Chicago. 40 men were taken into ustody during the Cubs Giants game. The Syracuse football team will 1 rain for the coming season, at E Island, on Oneida Lake. Trying to prevent the Leonard endler bout at Jersey City, on July