New Britain herald., 1922-06-19


 . practice at z o'clock tomorrow eve
 ming at St. Mary's field. Manager McConn has arranged to have the team practice on every Tuesday and Thursday night during the season. Rain prevented the game between the Annex of New Haven and the kaceys at St, Mary's field yesterday afternoon.
 Benny Leonard will enter the ring next Monday night for his bout with Jack Britton, weighing 1SS pounds, according to the champions handlers. Tufts college students were so elat- ed by the victory of the baseball team over Harvard last Saturday, that in the evening a celebration was held in which John Harvard" was burned in effigy. The assistance of the police and firemen was secured to put an cnd to the celebrators' pranks.
 Walter Hagen seems to rule the favotite among the American golfers, to cop the British open golf title, in the tourney at Sandwich. England.
 The turf followers got a big sur prise last Saturday, when Norwich. the wonder horse, was decisively beaten by Harry Payne Whitney's Whiskaway. at Aqueduct track.
 Tommy Boyle, former local nan, now making his residence at Brook lyn, N. r., was in this city yesterday. In speaking of the coming mill be- tween Jack Britton and Benny Leon- ard, MT. Boyle said that Jack has many followers who predict he will beat the lightweight champion in the mill next Monday night.
 Up in Hartford, the fans are all singing the praises of Jim Thorpe, but let the Indian fall into a slump. Oh, boy, what a difference there will be.
 A young son of Pete Fusari, shows great promise of equaling the great record of his daddy on the diamond. we hear.
 The matchmaker of the Earl Baird Kid Kaplan bout, has perfected his plans for the next meeting of the boys on Thursday, June 29. Kaplan re- gently won a referees award over the lieutenant, but in the next bout, the Meriden boy will have to watch out.
 Lou Bogash, of Bridgeport, has $oh t4 afrn of New York, at the Park Coty on July 24.
 The Waterbury club has sold Pitch CT Pierotti to the Pittsfeld Hillies.
 Tiny Etten, hurling for the AL b4ny team of the Eastern league, held the Fitchburg team hitless yes- terday.
 Charlie Boynton, of Waco, Texas. a brother of the famous Benny Boyn- ton, bids fair to outrival his kin, in athletic history at Williams college Charlie has attained his letter in | three sports at the college, and still | has another. year to attend college.
 Yachts owned by millionaire sports i men were turned over to the use of the Yale and Harvard oarsmen yes terday. The Blue crew used Harry Paine Whitney's Whileaway, and the owned by Harold Vanderbilt, was rendered to the Crimson boat men.
 Luis Angel Firpo the South Ameri- :, can pugilist, arrived yesterday at his home in Montevideo, and was tender :, ed a wonderful reception. Luis said he expects to meet the winner of the Toe Beckett Frank Moran bout, which { will take place in London. American followers of the sport should at least { De glad of this fact. 1
 Leo Brick" Kane, of the Hartford Seators with an average of 1885, is ! eading the hitters in the Eastern ( eague. f
 The French tennis team, Cochet Ind Borotha, defeated Tegner and Nurm, the Danish team in the Davis up doubles match at Copenhagen, Denmark, yesterday, scores 3-6, 6-2, '-6, 1O-S and 6-2.
 Kenneth Williams socked his 17th ( homer yesterday, getting the smash t if Ed. Rommel's delivery in the sec $ ,nd inning, with the bases unoccu- ! ,ied.
 Bill Dudack, the former High chool and Georgetown athletic star, las arrived at his home in this city rom Oklahoma, where he has been oaching for the past year. Bill will r robably play baseball at Malone, N. | z, this season. ( Billy Miske, of St. Paul, Minn., and i Willie Meehan, of San Francisco, Cal, Jill meet in a 10-round bout at Ok lhoma City, Okla, on July 3. f Three boy caddies, walked for Ii c avs from Birmingham, England to n England, in order to wit q ess the golf tourney for the British s pen title. h The work of the Hartford team tt uring the past week. was the sen ation of the league. The Senator's .arted the week by beating Water s; ury and ended it by trimming New is .aven. a. -