New Britain herald., 1922-09-16
ON THE FIRST BOUND
wITR CLERKIN.

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 New Britain baseball fans will get touch of that world series feeling tomorrow, with the third and final game Of the kaceys.Corbn title bat ue at St. Mary's field At 3 o'clock when his majesty the umpire, calls play ball, the field will undoubtedly be thronged with thousands of fans.
 The present series has created plen- ty Of interest, and the fact that the previous battles have reen dicided ir overtime play. has strengthened the followers Of both clubs, that their favorites will cop tomorrow's import ant diamond argument.
 Neither 'eanl fo.ds the other cheaply, and the players are on edge 10 so forth to do battle of their lives. speaking in baseball sense.
 McCormiek, probably realizes chat Tn opposing Wolf, he is meeting worthy foe, and this also applies to Wol!, in opposing Mccormick.
 Many of the loca; football adherents will be on hnnd tomm row morning al Sf Mary's field when Captain Eddie Barnikow, ana his New Britain team Will have workout.
 If Jack Midgeon and Bill Sweeney ever meet in the ring, the greeting VIII be very different from that of MT. Gallagher and MT. shean."
 Two things of interest to sporting fans are scheduled within week, viz, the opening of the football sea- son, and the closing of the Eastern league.
 The Boston teams have taken care of filling the cellars of the American and National leagues this season
 Patrick r. Burns, in our opinion one Of the best judges of baseball players and teams in this section picks the Yankees to win the flag in the John- son circuit. MT. Burns believes the Hugmen are mGch better off .l. the pitching department, for the crucial games from now until the end of the season.
 Slim" Politis Is reported as having received an offer to play football with a Hartford team this season.
 Some of the local boxing fans are Of the opinion that draw would | have been a good decision in the | Kaplan-Shu bout at Meriden on Thursday night.
 The Grand Circuit races at Syra- ! cuse were called off yesterday on &C., count of the poor condition of the ! track. The horses are on the way to Columbus, O., for next weeks meet.
 The race for the home run hitting championship is again tied Yesterday at Philadelphia Rogers Hornsby got two circuit clouts, bringing his total for the season up to 37, and tying Ken. Williams of the Browns.
 Kid" Frisk, bowling with the Rogers Recreation alleys quintet at Hartford last night, turned in a fine | nights work His score Of 1858 in the opening game aided greatly in the vic- tory for the locals over the Charter Oak alleys five. The match was decid- ed on pinfall. H. G. Taylor of Tubee Island, Ga won the tra pshooting title of the United States yesterday at Atlantic City, defeating Mark Arie, of Cham paign, Ill. The first practice of the season for the Empire A. C. football team will be 1, held at 9:3O o'clock tomorrow morn- { ing at the Newington Road grounds. | All of last years team are requested ! to be on hand and any candidates de- [ siring to play with the Empires, are l requested to report to A. Nyborg or r H. Rittner. Those of last years team, e who will probably play again this sea t son are W. Anderson, F. Dobbs, A. { Nyborg, Stohl Carlson, Strohecker C Sepel, Mooney, Saxe, Scheidel, Lind < gren. Krause, Puppel, H. Nyborg, I Dunnigan and Bober.
 A few hours after he had won the American fyweight championship, Rancho Villa, the Filipino who de- l teated Johnny Buff on Thursday night, S was challenged to box for his new f title by Indian Russell of Harrisburg, C Pa. | The Yankees and the Browns open the most important series of the (