New Britain herald., 1922-06-29

Jeremiah J. Coffey of Fremont , street. an intimate frien1 of Jack Britton, spent some time with the welterweight champion at New York on Tuesday, the day following his bout with Benny Leonard. MT. Coffey says that Britton. shows plainly the effects of the foul blow, that caused him to go to the floor just before Leonard whacked him while he was down.
 Driscoll, pitching for the Gas com pany team against the Herald nine on Tuesday afternoon gave neat ex- hibition of twirling. The Church street boys located his slants for only three safe drives.
 Erickson, the initial sack guardian for the Gas company team. is proving ! tower of strength to his team. His fielding is excellent, and he is also Showing improved form with the bat.
 Neil Prior, a student at Holy Cross, has joined the Herald force. and was added to the baseball team right off the reel. Prior did well in his first start with the Herald team in last Tuesday nights game. ~
 Charlie White of Chicago, was awarded a newspaper decision over Johnny Dundee of New York, at the end of 10 round bout at Rock Island, In., on Tuesday night.
 
 Three members of the Albany club of the Eastern league sweatt, Tamm and Dameron; are reported as having jumped the team, to play outlaw base
 Art Fletcher, shortstop of the Phil lies baseball team. has been indef1n- itely suspended by President John Heydler of the National leagu Flet- cher had an argument with Umpire Mccormick at the Polo Grounds on Tuesday.
 Mile Lenglen. the French girl ten his star, showed plenty of stuff in winning her first game in the Vim bledon tourney yesterday
 Things must be going bad in the Eastern league, with four players Jumping their clubs in a few days. 4 Red November won several dol- lar for local bettors at Avon yester- day afternoon. The horse finished third in the first heat, then went out and captured the special event.
 Christy Mathewson. who seems to have won over the deadly t. b., open cd a new league in the Adirondacks yesterday, by pitching the first bali Blk Six looks very good, which will De good news to all sportsmen.
 Another veteran shares with Jack Yritton, the spotlight these days. He is Walter Johnson, of the Senators The smokeball artist blunked the Yankees yesterday. It was his third successive shutout.
 Steven Stepanian, a former New Britain High school athletic star, who has been attending the Grove City
  been selected by the board of educa tion at Charleroi, Pa, to be the di- rector of athletics in the High school of that place.
 George Duncan and Abe Mitchell will sail soon for America, where they will give golf exhibitions for three months.
 Kate Hal furnished the thrill ct the Cherry Park track yesterday, by pac- iHe a mile in POT IA in the 2.12 event, in the first heat. Hazel keust- Aer however, won the race in two straight heats, the second and third. | She was handled superbly by Pitt man.
 Some talk is heard around the | city, concerning q bare listed hght which was held last Saturday night. | According to the reports, there was biz crowd on hand, and the affair had | tome of the appearances of repulat- ed boxing event. with the sale of tickets, referee, handler, etc.
 The Corbin baseball team will hold | | practice tomorrow night at Walnut l Hill Park The team has hard schedule ahead. On Saturday the Fed eyals of Hartford, with Lefty Sayres on the mound, will oppose the Lock- makers at Walnut Hill park. Sunday ithe locals go to Milldale and on next Tuesday night, the Park street team will clash with the Vikings at Walnut Hill park. ------
 William J. Sweeney. one of the leading golfers of the Shuttle Meadow club. turned m scores of S1 and 70, in the state championship tourney at shenecossett club links at New Lon don yesterday. 'I'ilt' finished ninth