New Britain herald., 1922-08-05

S@sseo ~ Hlo buCCebIul recovery frsh . recent operation. Bill Is able to be put again, and Is rapidly re- gaininG his strength.
 The Corbin team will display their baseball wares at Meriden tomorrow meeting the Meriden Cutlery company team. Jimmy Chalmers will draw the pitching assignment.
 If the Elm City Giants are as clever in Kidding, as they are reputed to be, 1t will be interesting to see what occurs when Slim" Politis opens up on them.
 Local boxing adherents are discuss 1nk with interest the Wagner Ka plan bout at Meriden next Thursday night. It is estimated that several hundred fans will witness the so.
 There is possibility that g series between the New Departure team of Bristol and the Kaceys may be staged 'it this fall.
 William M. Johnston, the clever little Californian tennis player. judg- ing from the form he displayed yes terday in defeating R. Norris Will Hams, in the final of the tourney at Seabrtght, will be a worthy foe for William T. Tilden, 2d, worlds cham pion, If they clash in the near future Pouilley, the French amateur. cham pion, failed yesterday in his attempt to swim the English channel. Who's next?
 "Snooks" Dowd. who jumped the Albany team early in the week, has made peace with the management, and was scheduled to play his old po- sition today in double header against Springfield.
 Jack Bentley of the Baltimore Orioles, who has been sought by many of the major league clubs, created quite a sensation yesterday when he jumped the club. t Hilton Belyea. 37 years old, of St. Johns, N. B., won the mile and the quarter mile sculling races in the Na- jt.onal association of Amateur Oars men at Philadelphia, yesterday Once again hats must be doffed to vet eran.
 Eddie Hart of Waterbury. who offi- ciated as umpire in the Nutmegs-All- | Hartford football game last fall, has been signed by Manager Jack Flynn | of the Worcester club. Hart will | cover the initial sack.
 Judge William F. Mangan was in i happy frame of mind last night. The reason is attributed to victory ! on the links at the Sequin club yes- terday over pr. Thomas Kelly of New confident that he will soon be num- | bered among the list of victors over the popular judge.
 Eleven home runs were belted out | in the major leagues yesterday.
 Bill Brennan has arrived at Mich igan City, Ind, to commence training | for his bout with Jack Dempsey on Labor. Day.
 Bugs Hersche, a former Interna- tional leaguer, pitching for the Hornell, N. Y, semi-pro team, turned in his 18th consecutive victory of the season yesterday, defeating the Bath, N. Y, team.
 The Boston Americans have pur- chased Pitcher Fowlkes from the Memphis, Tenn, club. The reported purchase price is S10,000.
 Tickets are out for the annual base ball game between the local police de- partment team and the Meriden de- partment nine which will be played at St. Mary's field on Wednesday, September 6. The first game between those two teams will be played in Meriden, Wednesday. August 30. A series will decide who holds the In lian Sign on the others. The local team is practicing every afternoon when the weather is favorable.
 Pitcher John Scott who figured in the trade that sent him to the Reds for Rube Marquard and Larry Kopf, and who was internationally re- leased short time ago, has been signed by Manager McGraw or the Giants.
 Tommy Loughran, who recently gave Harry Greb an interesting ring argument, has been matched to meet Gene Tunney, at Philadelphia on August 24.
 Frankie Jerome, the New York bantamweight, who Roger Mcdonald of this city, proclaims as a cham pionship possibility, is hot on the trail of Joe Lynch for. a match.
 Down Meriden way there is con- talk being heard anent the Kaplan- Wagner bout on next Thurs day night According to the Silver City fans. Wagner will just crumple up when Kaplan starts after him. He will have 10 be an entirely different Wagner than the one that pasted Louis good and plenty in their last meeting.
 Jose R. Capablanca, the Cuban, holder of the worlds chess title, de- feated J. S. Morrison of Canada, in the tourney at London, yesterday.
 Kenny Hisert, of Olympia Fields, won the western junior golf cham nib n shin vest erdaY at ChicaRn dA-