New Britain herald., 1923-06-29
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 A crowd of between s0,aAA and sa,r eco saN Washington defeat the Navy at P0ughkeepsie yesterday, Maliins, the stroke on the winning crew, got out of a sick he'd 10 take his place in the shell
 Columbia finished third with syTar euse fourth Then came Cornell and Penn
 The Cornell FFeshies wan their race by three feet,
 The Junior Varsity event went 10 Syracuse,
 White shirts of eaatless fans in the hleaeheFs in Cubs Park dazzle lhf eyes sf hafieFs and umPires, hamper hatsmsn ani cause shady decisions, according 10 the Cincinnati Reds, who plan 70 request officials of the enhs that patrons hs required 10 keep their coats on or wear green shirts, Gem teriieldeF Ransh of the Reds launched a petition yesterday, which was in- aofsed by Manager Moran and Inn pires Finneran and Mccormick,
 President yTeek of the Cubs stated that the background for the hattors might be changed. but that the rest of the scenery would not he interfersd with.
 Harold r. Gill Of Broekion. pitcher for the Holy Cross college baseball club until ha was graduated last Wed nesaay. has signed a contract 10 pitch for the Cincinnati Reds and will join the team in Pittsburgh. G!l was given bonus larger than slS,ooo 10 sign the contract. but the exact figures would not be given out by either him or the agent of.the Cincinnati team who obtained his signature.
 The successful checker player Is the one who is on the jump most of the time.
 Tomorrow's city league games should be good ones too. the Pirates meeting st. Mary's, the Independents and rafnirs clashing and the Rangers and Cardinals meeting.
 The rain stopped what would have been q pretty game last night for both Falcons and the Pirates were out for blood. .
 Harold Weir. captain of the 1923 High school baseball team. plans to go to Troy Conference prep school in Germont next fall. Weir should be a valuable athletic asset to the school, especially on the diamond. He's q hard, safe hitter. a sure fielder and u fash on the paths.
 Beagle. first baseman for the Pi- rates, still bats 1.onc. His team did not play last night Much depends upon his maintaining a high batting average due to an agreement between himself and Manager March. He's to get a bonus-or something.
 The Phils beat the Robins yester- day with rally in the seventh. Five runs off Dickerman clinched the game which was won on Hubbell's double.
 The New. York Tanks triumphed after a hard fight with the Athletics. A really in the sixth, after the Mack men had taken the lead with two homers, did the trick. Pipp drove in the tying run and Meusel's sacrifice fly brought in victory.
 Pitcher Toney held tight in the team getting one run which was enough to win. The Cubs got only safe bingles.
 The McGrawmen made it ten in row yesterday by trouncing the Braves. Jack Scott came back strong and went the whole distance.
 It was an awful game in Waterbury yesterday. The Brasscos lost by the tune to 21 to 6.
 Villa, 7lyweight champ, will meet Kid Williams, former bantam king, at Philadelphia or July 30. They will go eight rounds to no formal decision. |
 Plttsheld lost their fourth straight | game to Hartford yesterday
 Manager Frank Mullen of the St. Mary's team is hot on the trail of the Noice,ess Types and the Keceys of | Middlctown, st. S1anis.aus O. Mcriden the West Ends of Me.iden, the Mill dale, Collinsville or New Hartford l teams. He wants Sunday games out of town.
 Buckland, the Aetna Life Ins. hur- Ter held the Conn. Mutual batsmen to ] one scratch hit yesterday and famed | ' to boot His team won so. Syracuse and Columbia
 Select Crew Captains
 Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 29.- Milton A. Wise, of Lacona, N. T., was elected captain Of the Syracuse crew
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