New Britain herald., 1922-06-26

xuSN up0Ftlh8 WIIlcf, o. Ddley of the World, gives Jack Britton a chance to hold his welterweight title, in the bout with Benny Leonard tonight.
 . .Johnay Weissmuller, the Chicago sxiHmink sensation, established an- other new record yesterday, covering the 22o yard distance fire style, in two
 minutes 1s 2-6 seconds.
 Jim Thorpe has found the offer iuss of the Bridgeport pitchers hard to solve in the last two days. On Sat urday and again yesterday, the Big CAief failed to hit safely. ...
 Jim Clarkin's Senators as g result of the wonderful spurt Of the last two vekks. has jumped into third DiAeA in the Eastern league standing.
 Robert W. Tiny Maxwell, Phil aAeiphia sporting writer. and fam GUS for his work as an official in big football samss, iA company with an- etAer Philly writer, was riding in an 4utoth 6bile last Saturday. that figured ih . crush. Both men were badly hurt.
 Jack Dempsey's arrival at New York, and his attitude toward a bout with Harry Wills seems to indicate that ere long. the wires around the country will be burning up the news of biS match having been arranged
 Quite good sized crowd journeyed to St. Mary's field yesterday after. noon, anticipating game betweer the kaeeys and the Accos of Bridge. port. They were disappointed.
 Walter Hagen, winner the of Brit ish open golf title, will be rendered 2 l testimonial dinner next Saturday at the Westchester Rye Country club. l Grantland Rice, the sporting writer | will act as chairman of the reception | committee. : Golf experts writing in the big Eng fish dailies, give Walter Hagen plenty of credit for his accomplishment in | winning the British open event, last week.
 Keefaling, owned by Greek, train- cd by an American, and ridden by an Englishh1An, won the Grand Prix de | Paris race at Longchamps track yes terday.
 Norwich, hailed a few weeks axo as the king of the three year olds, has met his master. For the second time In week. Whisaway, owned byI Harry Payne Whitney, defeated Sam Blocks Kentucky Derby winner on at IAtonia.
 The Navy oarsmen rule the favor lte to cop the regatta today on the Hudson river course at Poughkeep- sic.
 Among the local fans who will at- tend the Britton-Leonard go tonightI lrt Thomas J. Devine. James J. Daly, Thomas F. Butler, Edmund Cadrain md James Sullivan.
 |. Manager John Tobin of the F. & F. coYbin tean,, receivedvA Q telephone metsage. yesterday from the manager of the Stafford Springs team, cancel Ing the scheduled game in that city. The Corbin team will play thesFed- Prals of Hartford next Saturday after noon at Walnut Hill park, and on { Sunday the Lockmakers will go to ( h6illdale.
 
 Gerry Crean, besides pitching fine brand of baseball for the Chester sam last Saturday, contributed a hit V the eighth inning, scoring two runs md winning the game from the Say b4bok nine. He whiffed IA of the opposing batsmen.
 The Kaceys will practice at o'clock tomorrow night at St. Mary's 4eld.
 Jack Lash, and a party of friends, ' eft this morning for New York; to 6 lttehd the Britton- Leonard bout to- I night at the Velodrome.
 A year ago this time, the fans were / salfing Ruth, the Babe, now some of hem refer to him as Boob"
 Two really great champions meet { onight at the Velodrome, New York, n IS round battle, when Jack Brit s On, welterweight title holder, will de- end his crown against Benny Leon- I lrd, lightweight king. It will be de- C ,ision affair. C Both men have hundreds of follow ITS in this city Britton, former local ,oy is fast reaching the age in life, c vhen an athlete begins to show the V Affects of Father Time Being a clean c wing ring performer, Britton may be t lble to stand off the Hebrew, and re- t ain his title. t There is one noticeable thing about a onights affair, that the New York c rfiters have not gone plumb loco V ,ver the bout. There have ben several ? 'ttvs of experts given that the affair oems up like, the ring version of the lance of the seven veils." while an- il ,ther alluded to 1t as a mo hit con- l. est"
 Britton has everything to lose and | to gain in tonight's affair. If lt loses his title it goes to Benny, Fhiie on the other hand victory will 'sring him nothing but prestige, and lvaha h1v smnoe adAed dollpps In fke