New Britain herald., 1922-08-12

M The Corbin team will travel to Mid dletown tomorrow afternoon, to play the Independents of that town. The locals have been defeated once this season by the Independents.
 II A local boy will wear the usiform of the Middletown team against the I.ockmakers tomorrow, in Phil Bloom, who is playing whale of game. It was mainly through. Blooms hefty etiekwork, that the Independents put across the victory other Johnnie To- bins charges two weeks ago. II record crowd is expected to wit ness the battle between the Kaceys and the American Chain company team at St. Mary's field tomorrow afternoon. The Bridgeport team has always proven to be & fine drawing card in this city.
 When the next boxing card Is ar- ranged in this state. 1t would be J fine thing for the matchmaker to se- cure Jimmy Proto of New Haven and Young Silverberg of Ansonia. The bout that these boys put up at Mer- i4sn on Thursday night will keep the fans talking for some days.
 The bout between Johnny Dundee. the 13o-pounds champion and Danny Frush, of Cleveland, will be staged next Tuesday night at Ebbets Field, at Brooklyn. Frush for time was travelling along at rapid clip. until he stacked up against Johnny Kil- bane, the featherweight champion kilbane just rocked the Cleveland boy to sleep, like he has 50 many other aspiring contenders for his title.
 Besides being joke champion, Johnny Wilson is somewhat of a joker. With any number of chal- lengers seeking his crown, the mid dleweight titleholder comes forward with the announcement that the man he wants to meet is Harry Greb.
 Dave Danforth's return to the big show was brief one, the Browns management having announced that the pitcher who cost the club eleven players last spring, is going to be re- leased on option.
 The bout between Billy Miske and Fred Fulton, scheduled last night at St. Paul. Minn., was postponed on ac- count of an abscess on Fulton's arm.
 The followers of Kid" Kaplan, the sensational Meriden featherweight. would like to see him in action with Johnny Shugrue, of Waterbury. While | the Brass City boy seems a little too heavy for Rap. the pride of Donnie McMahon's stable, would make it in- teresting for Johnny.
 After watching the big improve ment inE the boxing of Kaplan, one cannot help but hand Charlie Pilking- ton some credit for the manner in which Rap handled Kid Wagner in last Thursday nights go.
 Pilkington will get chance to pick | up some dough tonight, when he faces | Nick Foley in. a bout at the Queens I boro A. C., New York.
 Over in Bristol last Wednesday, a baseball game was staged as benefit for Bell City man suffering from broken leg. The contesting teams were the New Departures and the Old Timers Judge Malone was on the mound for the veterans. After pool ing several of the opposing batsmen with his slants, Judge was heard to remark, they did not do that in my day"
 s1oo,ooo worth of baseball property was slightly damaged yesterday when Willie Kamm, the San Francisco in- helder, purchased by the White Sox Tor the above amount, was laid low when hit on the head by pitched ball.
 The Worcester club has made bid ' ,f $500 for Jim Thorpe, the famous Indian, suspended on Thursday by ! -larkin and CoYey. Jim Clarkin, : however asks s1, 900 for player who V s of no service to his team.
 The Detroit team headed by the l.. T treat Ty. Cobb. aRill play at New Ha- :, zen on Sunday on August 20. The Clean, N. Y, semi-pro team las opened negotiations for the serv- ces of Jim Thorpe.
 The New Haven f1remen defeated I he smoke eaters of Hartford, 5 to 2, 1 yesterday afternoon at Yale field. V Albert Novak, of Bridgeport, has | ,een secured IS the gol pro at the { Neatogue club, to succeed George f
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