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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
Delayed PIanting

On account of the unusual warm fall the planting program generdilg recofrme nded has been upset ana new lines have been recommended There are always exceptfons 10 cer tain i-ufes that must be considered in Ahy program of constructive en- deaE0p There is no fixed rule that cafl ba adhered to and fixed rules always fall under actual practice. The ANercfs4 of common sense must be the rule in any endeavor and the more common sense the better the ultimate results.
 There has been a great clomor to plant owing to the open winter, certain things that under ordinary conditions are generally planted much later In consequence of which many things have been rushed Tn that were better planted later and there will be much disappointment in the resulting crop. It is generally a good thing to be early but there is such a thing as being too early for some crops, and in a season like the present, the fault Is everywhere present. All stuff ought to be dormant and there Is generally a period when plants reach this con- ditioA but to know when this occurs is hard to visualize or even recog-
 
 rarely gets to too late to plant if done under correct methods of pro- ceduTe.
 Lessons From the Freeze
 We wanted and expected freeze and we finally got it but we did not anticipate the disastrous effects that would accompany it. l have lived In Birmingham for the past s3 years but have never witnessed such havoc wrought by sleet or glaze storm> Great trees have been utterly wrecked and ruined with the weight of Ice. Many have been stripped of all their main branches and some have been torn up by the roots and then thrown down to the ground as though a fierce cy- clone had passed through the city. Nature, a force that can never be reckoned with has done it's work and and we stand around in awe of the havoc wrought. The same nature, however, will repair the damage in its own time but 1t is up to human forces to assist nature as it should. The present catastrophe shows the folly of our system of planting street trees, Not many trees planted at the proper distance have suc- cummed to the present ice gorge, only those that are crowded in our streets in an insane fashion have suffered. It Is the habit of our southern tree planters to so crowd our street trees that they grow un- natural, consequently the upper branches are not well formed and easily succumb to any considerable weight of ice. All cities ought to establish a law fixing a reasonable and proper distance for street trees and then we could avoid the tragedy seen in Birmingham today.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
International League
CREDITING PITCHERS
 IS NOT ALWAYS FAIR
Present Method Of Figuring Winning Twirler Ofttimes Discrcdits
 Good Hurler

Chicago April 27.--Who gets credit for winning the ball game?
 That is the college yell of fandom any time some relief pitcher is sent into the game with an unusual sit uation existing and emerges the vic tor.
 Ofttines it seems that the relief pitcher is credited with win when the twirler he pinched for should get the credit.
 In piling up a winning streak a pitcher often gets many breaks to help his record. Last year Eddie Rommel turned in one of the most remarkab ble pitching feats in the history of the sport winning 27 games with a seventh place club,
 Tn order to make such a record Rommel was favored with the breaks, He scored perhaps 10 wins in games in which he acted as relief pitcher, often pitching but an inning or two to get the credit for winning the game.
 There is no intent to distract from Rommers great work, simply a de- sire to show how easy 8 pitcher often wins to make up for some of his tough defeats
 It Is questionable if any pitcher won as peculiar a victory as did Cliff Markle of the Cincinnati club last sea- son. He pitched only one ball, yet re- ceived credit for the victory.
 Couch had started the game against Brooklyn. At the beginning of the ninth the score was tie, at all. The two batters were retired. The next three hit safely, scoring a run that put Brooklyn in the lead. Markle relieved Couch and pitched one ball to the batter who grounded out retiring the side. Cincinnati won the game in it's half of the ninth. Certainly q soft win for Markle and hardly just one.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
HIGH SCHOOL CLASH
 WITH MERIDEN SAT.
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fifth place In the batting order,
 Bill" Watson is considered the likely choice for the right field posi- ton although Plarski may be sent in there. Watson, who Is veteran from last year. has on numerous occasions proven his worth as fielder, His inability with the bat has been his hold back until this year he started betting them.
 The team from the home of "Kid" Kaplan will go out on the field with the usual Meriden determination to win. Whether they win or lose they will realize that they have been in a battle when the game is over. Cap tain Barcavich will probably pitch for the Silver City boys. According to re- ports from Meriden he was the hero of the opening game against the Louis High school of Southington, With the score ' to 4 in favor of in the seventh inning the Meriden captain went in and pitched and batted his team to an IS to z win.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Promoters Go by Plane
 To Sign GibbOns-Dempsey

Chicago, April 7.--Negotiations for a championship match between Jack Dempsey and Tom Gibbons, the st. Paul challenger, at Shelby, Mont, July 4, will be resumed here tomor- row with the expected arrival of Jack kearns, manager of the heavyweight champion. Kearns will meet Loy Molumphy, representing American Legion posts of Montana, and Mike Collins Sof Minneapolis, who is asso- ciated with Molumphy in promoting the proposed contest. Molumphy and
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
CHANGE IN YALE VARSITY.

Derby, April 27.-Hector Prud- homme returned to the Yale varsity crew yesterday at No. '. displacing the veteran George Ellis, who was tried out yesterday. The first and sec ond eights raced over the two mile course, the second crew being given four lengths lead, but the first over- took them at the mile and a half and won by quarter length.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

'onn out when winning run was scored.
 xflan for Scott in 9th.
 HBatted for Hoyt in 9th,
 fRatted for Mays In ath.
 tf7an for Harris in sth.
 New York ,.,,,.,.,,,,,,,,. 100 00i 0oc--t Boston ,,,,,.,..,,..,,,..,. goo iio 0ol--.5
 Two base hits shnnks, Pieinich. Harris; sAcrihees Burns, Ruth; double plays, Fcws'er to Burns: Ward to Pipp; Fewster to shnnks to Burns left on bases. New York 2. Boston iN base on balls off Hoy, a oN Ehmke (. struck out. by Hoyt B. by Mays 1. by Ehmke (, by oDou l; hits, off Hoyt In innings. on Mays in 3 innings, of Rush in Ia Inning; hit by pitcher. by Mays iHarrisD winning pitcher ODoul. losing pitcher, Rush; umpircs owens and Nalin: t'mc. goo.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
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St. Louis.
34 & 13

sHornsby out, hit by battod ball.
 xBstted for Abrams in Sth
 Cincinnati ...s............. goo 0f0 0fO--4 St. Louis .................. 0On 500 11x--S
 Two baso hits. Roush 2, Clemons2. Blades Bohue, Myers; three base hit. pihelli. sac- rifce, Sherdell. double plays. Hargrave and Caveney; Sllerdoll, Freigau and Bottomey left on bases Cincinnati 1a st. Louis . bases on balls, off Couch 2, off Abrams i; struck out by Couch {, by SherGell g. hy Abrams hits, off Couch in 4 fnniAEa of Abrams In innings. of Benton i in inning; wild pitch. Sherdell; losing pitcher, Couch: umpircs, Moran and Finneran; time, l.55.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Two base hits Bancroft 2. Boeckel. Frisch Cunningham; three base hit, Meuse' ; double plays, Conlon and MrTnnis. Mar quard. Kopf and Mc1nnis: left on bases New York 4 Boston A. base on balls, off Nehf G off Marquard A. struck out, hy Nehf 1; hits, off Nehf in innings, of Ryan none in inning, of Marauard l2 in ' 2-3 innings. off Oeschser 1 in Is inning: winning pitcher, Nehf: losing pitcher Mar auard: umplres, Mccormick and Hsrt time, 1f5-
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Senator's 2. Athletics i

Washington, April 27.---1'wenty-two thousand fans saw Washington cop the opening game of the season from Philadelphia yesterday, to 1. With tho score tied in the seventh, Zach ary who pitched the Nationals to vic tory, hit for three bases, only to he put out later at the plate. Evans how ever, scored during the inning on q single bv C,nslil,
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

auested to be present. The team will play the unionville town team at Tnionville on Sunday. The truck will leave fromb in front of the Tabs hall at l.s0 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Detroit.

Two base hits, severeid, Gerber ?. Haney; home run, Williams; stolen base each. H Hellmann. sacrifices, Robertson. Shocker: double play. lIaney 10 Pratt: left on bases. St Louis :, Detroit g; base on balls, of Shocker 2. off Collins { struck out by shocker !: hits, off Collins in l-3 in nings. off Francis 2 in 2 2-5 innings: hit by pitcher by Collins tMcManus. Fosterl ; winning pitcher, Shocker; losing pitcher. Francis; umpires. ormsby, Dinesn and Hil- dehrand; time, 2:is
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Pirates I. Cubs 2

Pittsburgh, April 27.--Pittsburgh made it two straight from Chicago by winning yesterdays game, to ?. The Pirates knocked Osborne out of the box in the second inning. After four runs had been scored and with the bases full. he was relieved by Dumo- yich who retired the side. Stauffer, 9 Pittsburgh boy on the Chicago, team. pitched the last two innings. Score:
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Red Sox j. yanks [

Boston, April 27.--Boston opened its homo season yesterday by defeat ing New York, , 10 1, the winning run coming in the ninth on double by Harris and a single by Burns after New York had tied the score in the final inning.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

Collins were due to arrive here to- night by airplane from Minneapolis. Molumphy started in his plane from Shelby Wednesday morning, stopping at Minneapolis today to pick up Col lins. The Shelby promoter has a cer- tified check for s110.000 to post as a guarantee that the contest will be held.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
--@ Philadelphia.
.Bs.ted for Bishop in 9th

"FHtted TOT bIsHOV m dtH
 Brooklyn ..........,...,,. i2o o35 0ol--t4 Philadelphia ...........,.. 200 900 O2o--- {
 Two base hits. High, Sand, Deherry, Bar ber Neis. Parklnsoui home runs. Williams High; stolen bases, Ring, Olson; sacrifice Barber; double plays, lIoSe (unasssted) ; Mokan to Parkinson; Parkinson to Sand to Holke left on bases. Brooklyn ], Phil adelphia Q; base on balls. off Rcuther 9 off Behan 2, off Bishop 1; struck out by Rou ther ), by schrieber ?, by Ring l, by T'ehsn l, by Bishop 2; hits, Ring in ? 2-a in- nngs, off Bchau in Ia innings, off Bishop l in . -3 innings, off Routher | in innings off schreher in 3 innings; wild pitch, Ring winning pitcher, Rcuther; losing pitcher, Ring, umpires klcm and Derr; time, e;Q4.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
NeNertlifls.
Yale Pitchers Are Easy
 And Tufts Pounds Out Win

New Haven, April 27.--Tufts walk ed away with an easy victory over the Eli nine here yesterday afternoon. The score was l5 to Q. Loose fielding and bad pitching were largely respon- sible for the defeat. The visiting team pounded Hartnett for Is hits in the first four innings. Home runs by Hickey and Hutchins were fea- tres of the game. The score by in- nings follows:
 Tufts ... 4213 20 2 0--15 IS 3 Tale ...a.. 30 Q 0 20 2 D. 9 93I
 Batteries; Kroog and Roach; Hart nett, Hickey and Mallory and Damn.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
'Batted for IIauser in 9th.
 Mah.lirpfnn.

'''''''is'''l NNV hlH IUNs-1
 Two base hits, Perkins Dykes. Judge; three base hits, Tanhary: stolen base. Judge; double plays, Zachary to Peckin- rauga to Judge: loft on bases Pbilsdet. nhia IF, Washington 2, baso on halls, off Zachary 6, B. Harris 2 struok ouf. bv Zachary 2, hy D. Harris 2; hit by pitcher, by R. Harris tRrcl: umptres Bva,t4 Holmes and Conually; time, zoo.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Cards &, Reds 1

St, Louis, April 27,--After going hitless for three innings, Couch was found for six safctics including two doubles. and st. Louis defeated Gin cinnati in the second game of the scr les. The score was to I.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
 AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Loses

Detroit, Mich, April 27.--Detroit was vsnquished by the Sisler-less Browns. to 2, here yesterday. The attendance, 3s,ooO persons, was 5000 greater than the previous record opening crowd.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Indians 2. White Sox 0

Chicago April 27.--Stanley Gov eleskie pitched sirtight ball in the pinches yesterday while Cleveland hit Faber opportunely and shut out Chicago 3 to Q, before an opening day crowd Of approximately 3o,ooo.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

May 29, the night preceding the an- nual 100 mile automobile race. The boxers will weigh in at 116 pounds at o'clock the afternoon of the bout.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Pittsburgh.
.Rafted for pumoyich in 7th,

'Rafted for Dumoyich in Tth.
 yBatted for Stauffer in eth, Chicago ,,,..,.,,.,........ GOO 100 0i0--e Pittsburgh ,,,.,..,.,,,..,, 0in 600 9ix--7
 Two haso hits, Miller 2, O'Farrell, Grantham, Weiss: three base hits, Stats. friherE; sacrifices Carey. Tierney; double play, kelleher and Grimes; loft on bases. Chicago 2. Pittsburgh 10: bases on balls off osborne l. off numoych 2, off Adams g. hits, off osborne i in inning. none out, in second, off numovich , in ! innings. of Stauncr in innings: umpires. Quigley and Pfrman; losing pitcher Osborne; time l:57.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Chicago.
o3 sRatted for Fabnr in sth.

,..,,.,.,,.,.,... 200 n01 N0n--3 Chicago ..............,. GOO GOO N00---n
 Two base hits, Wamhsgsnss, Johnson sacrifices, speaker; double plays Lutzke to Nanhsganss tn Guisto; left on bases Cleveland I, Chicago s: bases on balls off F aher j, orr toveleske 1; struck out, by CoNeleskje 2, by Faber .: hits off Faber s in innings, off T. Blankenship none in inning; umpires, Moriarity and Rowland; :; losing pitcher, faher; time, 1:i5
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Speaking g of Sports s

Many a baseball player jumps into overweight on his spring board.
 Meriden is waiting with the big stick for the New Britain High school baseball team tomorrow.
 Go down and take the stick away from them boys.
 From schoolmaster to the big leagues in few short years.
 That sentence sums up the career of "Wid" Matthews. slated to play right field for Connie Mack's Athle- tics.
 A few years back Matthews was a small town school teacher. playing baseball as side issue. Now it's diff ferent.
 Matthews was with Milwaukee in the American Association last year. He had big season, and Mack on the lookout for outfelders, decided to take a chance.
 The recruit is slight of stature. Looks more like college student than big leaguer. He bats left-hand- ed, is very fast and mixes them up at the plate. He can drag, bunt or take a healthy swing, as the occasion de- mands.
 Matthews looks like a fine pros. pect" says Mack. He is intelligent and that goes long way. He is troublesome at the plate. He waits out the pitcher and keeps the opposition in the air trying to figure what he intends doing. In all probability he will lead off for me"
 Babe Ruth's grand total of home runs now is 199, with two this season,
 Everett Scott, Yankee shortstop, has now played in 99i consecutive games and the 1000 mark looks pret- ty near. q feat never before equalled on the diamond.
 KerT Williams got his third homer yesterday, putting him one ahead of Babe.
 Weather permitting, the Corbin team will practice at the park tomor- row afternoon.
 On Sunday, it is expected. the Pi- | rates and the Pioneers, recently or ganized, will have a practice game at st. Mary's&.
 NcTigue will sail for America on May !.
 The Luther League baseball team | will hold it's first practice tomorrow | afternoon at the Pioneer grounds in | Ellis street. Officers will be elected at this time. This team lot but one game last season. Nelson, Bjorklund, Berg. Wolfe. Parsons. Carlson, Frisk. Hil- strand. Bincke. Ahlgren. Ahlquist and others are asked to be present to- morrow.
 St. Msry's Baseball team will prac- tice Saturday afternoon at St. Mary's and all the players are re-
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
QUINTET HOLDER OF
 UNIQUE GOLF HONOR
First Amateur Ever to Win
 British Open National Title

New York, April a7-tBy the As soeisted rressl - Francis Ouimet Of Boston, veteran star Of the American golf team now seeking laurels In Ems" land holds the distinction of being the first amateur to win the national open championship. He accomplished this feat in 1918 when but a youth ot @o years. Two other amateurs, Jerome Travers and Chick Evans have since won the title the former in 1915 and Evans in 1916,
 Tho Brooklinc star won inc natlondl amateur title from Jerome TraNers in 1914 and was runner.up to Evans in 1920 He captured the western anna teur championship in 1917 and held the French amateur title in l9l7' held the French amateur title in 1914, He won both his singles and doubles matches in the Walker Cup play in this country last year defeating Aylm- CT in tho singles s and and paired with Jess Guilford winning in the doubles from Tolley and Darwin also by and :.
 His Greatest Feat
 Ouimet's greatest golfing feat was his victory in tho open championship at Brooliline in 1913 when he finished in triple tie with Harry Ncrdon and Ray. professional masters of Great Britain. Each had 72 hole score of 304. In the playoff the American youngster outplaying his famous Eng fish rivals with all clubs. Turning in a card of 72 to Nardons v and Rays TS.
 The Woodland crack is the only member of this years team who par ticipated in the two previous major American invasions of British links those of 1914 and 1921. On both oc- casions he found difficulty striking his real stride and was eliminated by comparative unknowns in the British title event,
 A steady dependable player, Ouimet is an expert with hrassie from close tics and noted for excellent work on the greens.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
Dodgcrs IA. phiIlies 1

Philadelphia, April 27.-- Brooklyn scoiled the National League opener
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
GENARo TO BOX sCHAEFFER

Indianapolis, Ind, April 27.--- Frankie Genaro, flyweight champion of the United States, and Herp.- Schaeffer of Chicago have been matched to box ten rounds here on
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
NEYERDIDS DO
Stanley Works Bowling Specialists Make the Has-B -Becns Look Even Moro So After Game

The Neycrdids showed last night that they did at least once when they took three straight games from the Has-Beens in q special Stanley Works match at the Casino alleys. The scores:
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

St. Msrys Baseball team will prac- tice Saturday afternoon at St. Mary's playground and all the players are re-
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

Matthews was with Milwaukee in the American Association last year. He had a big season, and Mack. on the lookout for outfelders, decided to take a chance.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

McTigue will sail for America on May !.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

That sentence sums up the career of "Wid" Matthews. slated to play right field for Connie Mack's Athle- tics.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

Many a baseball player jumps into overweight on his spring board
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

A. few years back Matthews was a small-town school teacher. playing baseball as side issue. Now it's dif- ferent.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

Go down and take the stick away from them boys,
 From schoolmaster to the big leagues in a few short years.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

The recruit is slight of stature. Looks more like a college student than a big leaguer. He bats left-hand- ed, is very fast and mixes them up at the plate. He can drag, bunt or take a healthy swing, as the occasion de- mands.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

On Sunday. it is expected. the Pi- rates and the Pioneers, recently or ganized will have practice game at St. Mary's&.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-27

Meriden is waiting with the big stick for the New Britain High school baseball team tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
METHODISTS MEET
S22. .O0O Added to Fund for Retired Clergy at Conference Session in Bridgeport Today.

Bridgeport, April 12.--The New
 York East conference of the Metho. dist Episcopal church began it's busi- ness sessions today after the execu- tive board had met with Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Chicago at the First church. It was voted to add s22,ooo to the fund for retired clergy. The report of the cooperative secre- tary of the board of trustees was &C., ceptcd. This showed grand total of funds of s642,o7o. pr. F. NJ. North, president of the board, recommended the appointment of Dr. H. H. Beat tvs, pastor of the St. Johns church, New Rochelle, N. F., to fill the va cancy caused by the death of Rev. William H. Barton. pr. D. c. Dow ncy. book editor of the conference, and pr. H. B, Munson, pastor of Nos church in Brooklyn, were reelected to the board.
 Dr. William A. Layton. correspond ing secretary of the Brooklyn-Long Island section. was reelected to the office of secretary of the board of Dr. George Elliot, editor of he Methodist Review made an ad- lress on the need of further educa- ion of the clergy.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
HEATING SYSTEM IN
 SCHOOL CRITICIZED
Committee Reports Five Plants in Lincoln Street
 Building

Members of the school survey com. mittee who yesterday visited the Lin coln street school report having found four furnaces and steam heating plant in the building, -a total of five separate heating plants in build ing containing but 10 rooms.
 The inspecting party was headed by Chairman Thomas H. Kehoe of the subcommittee investigating the need of additional buildings, but as some of the members of that group are also on the subcommittee looking into the defects in present school construction, thorough inspection was made, resulting in the finding of what members of the committee say is a very poor system of furnishing heat.
 It is the plan of the committee to bring this matter to the attention of the entire committee when it meets Saturday afternoon to make an in- spcction of the Nathan Hale school on Fremont street. If the committee deems it advisable, 1t is expected that the school committee will be given suggestions as to changes that would meet the approval of the survey group.
 In Saturdays inspection special at- tention will be paid to the combined auditorium and gymnasium used in the Nathan Hale school. since 1t is this type of school construction that the committee will probably recom- mend to the city meeting board.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
Van Sweringen Interests in Cleveland Incorporate New York, Chicago and St. Louis Lines 100000 Shares of New Stock.

Columbus, O.. April 12.--Consoli- dation of five middle western rail- roads under the direction of the Van Sweringen interests in Cleveland, was officially consummated here today when incorporation papers for the consolidated road, which will be known as the New York, Chicago and St. Louis, were filed with the secre- tary Of state.
 Railroads which under the merger arc brought together into one system are the New York, Chicago and St. Louis, the Chicago and State Line, the Lake Erie and Western. the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville, and the Toledo, St. Louis and Western.
 Stock to be issued on the new road will total S105,5Oo,000 to consist of 1,o55,000 shares at S1oo each.