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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
WESTERN COWBOY BLOODIES
WALKERS NOSE BUT CHAMP
IS EASILY HIS SUPERIOR
PLAINVILLE- IORRINGTON
GAME is SIT FOR SUNDAY


The Plainyille baseball team will
meet the strong TorrinFton sggreEa-
ton on Roekwell's Field next sunday
In what promises 70 be one OF the
best games OF the season, The Plain.
VILE aggregation started the season
on with a bang against the Alpha
Fields colored Stars OF Hartford last
Sunday. and romped away with a
sweet victory 10 the tune of . 10 2. Al
no time were the colored boys press
ing the town team, although they
were showing a good lot OF speed In
their fielding.
strengthened considerably for next
weeks battle. according 10 an an
nouncemnnt by Manager Roy French.
A number OF heavy siuggers will be
added 10 the roster and the perma-
nent lineup will be chosen after next
Sundays game.
The team will be seen for the first
time In their new outfts OF gray with
maroon stockings and hats to match,
and the fans are preparing TO turn out
In large numbers to witness the first
real battle OF the season. A good
number OF fans turned out last Sun.
day to witness the game. but the
weather and the uncertain looks OF
the sky served to keep many more
away.
Games are being booked for the re-
OF the season with some OF
the fastest teams In the state. Among
those who are arranging for games
with the Plainville aggregation are
the Norwich State SAM torium team,
the Middletown Kaceys, Winsted
Colored Giants OF New Ha-
ven, Norwich town team, Willimantic
and several others in and around
Bridgeport. Manager French is ar
ranging a schedule and he hopes to
be able to publish this shortly.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
LUTHER LEAGUE OPENS UP
FOR SEASON ON SATURDAY
Bristol ForestSille Team VIII Clash
With Last Years Champs ut Ellis
Street Diamond.

The Luther League baseball season
will officially open on Saturday when
the New Britain team clashes with
the Bristol Forestville nine at the
Pioneer diamond on Ellis street at 2
,. m.
This should be a good game, for al
though New Britain won the title last
year, Forestville was the runner UP,
and strengthened this year by several
Bristolites should be even stronger.
On Friday night the Lutherans will
hold a final practice on the Ellis
street grounds.
Following is the league schedule:
May 19--Middletown at Hartford.
Bristol at New Britain
May 26-New Britain at Middle
town. Hartford at Bristol.
June 2--Bristol at Middletown New
Britain at Hartford
June s--Mddletown at New Brit
ain. Bristol at Hartford.
June 10---Hartford at Middeltown.
New Britain at Bristol.
June 23--Middletown at Bristol.
Hartford at New Britain.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
Padsett, Veteran of $50
Ring Battles, Knocked
Down Twice For First
Time in His Career
In Prelim. Tunney, Fight.
ing Eight Rounds With
Broken Hand, Earns
Newspaper Decision.

Chicago. May i7.--Miekey Walker
OF Paterson. n. j.. the worlds wei.
terweight champion. won In q 10
round bout last night but In Cowboy
Padsett OF Dolores. Colo. sneoun-
tered a veteran able 10 assinilate all
the punishment dealt out and bore In
for more.
Walker knocked Padgett off his
feet In the FIRST and fourth rounds,
the first upsets for the westerner In
nearly $50 ring battles.
He fought as II Infatuated after the
knockdowns and, rushing the cham
pion to the ropes. bloodied his nose.
but was unable 10 get home telling
blow. At the end Padsett was trying
hard to fight back but Walker was
easily his master.
Gene Tunney OF New York, Amer
lean light heavyweight champion.
broke his right hand In the second
round OF 10-round bout with jim
my Delaney OF st. Paul but fighting
with his left hand. scored so
heavily In the late rounds newspaper
men gave him a shade victory.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
From One Of Best to One Of The
Worst, is Career Of al. Mamaux

New York, May 1.-THE passing Of
AL. Mamaux, veteran Brooklyn pitcher
from baseball's big top recalls a
career that reached suddenly the
topmost heights OF brilliance only to
have its star dimmed as quickly as
by series of misfortunes.
After hanging up sensational
record in college ranks, Mamaux was
signed by Pittsburgh in 1918 Two
years Of seasoning ripened him for
a brilliant campaign in 1915 when he
won 81 and lost games. ranking
third in effectiveness among National
league moundsmen. An operation for
stopped his streak
month before the close Of the season
but the following year he showed only
slightly less ability winning Fl and
losing 15.
From a place among the leading
boxmen to the bottom OF the ranking
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
TRADE SCHOOL WORKING
HARD FOR TWO Big GAMES
Go to Torrington Next Wednesday and
on Saturday Play College Props
In New Haven.

The local trade school baseball nine
is putting In week OF extra hard
practice in preparation for two big
games for next week. On Wednes.
day they journey to Torrington and
cross bats with the High school nine
of that place. This team recently de-
feated Hotchkiss school---a feat
which no High school team has done
for years. The following Saturday the
local traders have their biggest game
of this season when they meet the
Collegiate Preparatory school of New
Haven at the Elm city. The Prep"
boys have lost but one game this sea-
son and that to Yale freshmen, so
win will be a big boost for the To-
calls. Scholastic difficulties have made
some changes necessary, but in prac-
tice they have worked out extremely
smooth.
Capt. Anderson and Eric Anderson
have been shifted to their old posi-
tons second and short respectively
and Bulmahn, a southpaw has been
placed on the initial sack The latter
lad, who is developing fast both in
the field and at bat, is expected to
surprise the critics when seen in &C.
ton. The outer garden patrol will
consist Of Conlin in left, Herold in
center, and Nelson in right. Andeen.
KAMA, and Vettorello are all ready to
take a turn on the rubber while Mil
Ter will do the backstop work The
locals are exceptionally we'll fortified
with good substitutes this season.
The game with st. Thomas sched-
uled for last Saturday. which was
won by Jupiter Pluvius, will be played
June 9th.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
Home Run Leaders

list was Mamaux's fate in 1917. His
arm went bad and he won but 2
games and lost IL.
Sold to Brooklyn in 1918 Wilbert
Robertson. Dodger pilot, worked pa
tiently to restore Mamauxs effective
ness and In 1919 and 1920 ne dis
played some of his old cunning aiding
Brooklyn to capture the pennant in
the latter year. But his arm again
troubled him in 1921 when he did not
work full game all year. Last year
he worked but one complete game.
This year his pitching arm was
slightly injured as a result Of being
thrown when the ship on which he
was bound for training camp collided
with another boat In the New York
harbor. He failed to round into con-
dition and the Dodgers released him
outright to the Bridgeport club of
the Eastern league.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
Grimm Keeps u Up.


Charles Grimm, Pirate first base
man. intent upon establishing a new
record for consecutive games hitting,
got two OF tho four hits allowed yes
ierday by long John Scott OF the
Giants and now his string II 2s.
The Giants took the rubber game
OF the shortened series from the Pr
ntes. TO 2. and now take on Gin
olnnsti which should not be too much
trouble 20 the New Workers. The
cincinnati-P Philadelphia game was
postponed because OF rain giving tho
Reds a clean sweep OF two game
series.
st. Louis comes TO Brooklyn today
with the earmarks OF being the
strongest OF the western National
teams at this stage, having taken
three out OF four from Philadelphia
and two out OF three from Boston.
They dropped bitterly fought IA
inning struggle yesterday to Boston,
to 6. Southworth's home run win
ming for the Braves.
The Chicago Cubs swing into the
last lap OF disastrous tour. opening
against Philadelphia today The
Brooklyn Robins trounced the Cubs
again, to ., making It three out OF
four.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17

New York May 1.-THE Cleveland Indians and Detroit IT,
gers the strongest pair of the American league
making hay while the cold sun of miserable May shines
While the New York Yanks and Philadelphia Athletics, who
lead the invasion Of the junior circuit gathering
and points nearly every roll of the ball. the two strong western
teams are falling To give the Yanks tusse when they
Cleveland and Detroit should be playing winning ball
but neither is.
The Yanks and Athletics kept winning yesterday the for
beating ST. Louis to and the latter the Indians to
The openings of the Washington Chicago and Boson-Dero
series prevented by the weather.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
boy CUBS WIN TWO
Defeat All Saints and the Elihu Bur-
rift Junior High School Teams Same

The Cubs, one OF the city's Junior
baseball organizations, are an ambi-
tious crew for yesterday they took
on two opponents, and handed both
defeat.
In the first game they downed the
Elihu Burritt Junior High team 17-9.
Salmon. their pitcher, famed three
in one inning. Baker and Darrow
hit hard, while for the losers Weston
and Mccarthy did we'll. The score:
r. h. e.
Cubs ....... 900 III 200--17 81 2
f. B. S. 80, 0o3 1871 100 10 8
Over the All Saints the Cubs won
14-2. Makowsky pitched this game
and held the All Saints In the palm
of his hand. Hits by Houck and
Salmon featured, while Kupec. Baker
and Hopkins fielded we'll. The score:
r. b. e.
All Saints :. 900 200 900 2 l.
Cubs ....... 1913 900 o5x-14 Is O.
The Cubs nov have won five out
Of six games and want to arrange
other games, es,acially for Friday
and Sunday. X. Saunders, Tel. 1925,
Is the manager.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
Talk of Dempsey-FirpO
Bout in South America

Buenos Aires, May 17--Juan HONS.
who said he represented Tex Richard
has arrived in this city TO see whether
It would DE possible to stage bout
between Jack Dempsey and Luis
F'irpo here.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
Pirates Release Twirler
Oeschger to Flint Team

Pittsburgh, May H. - Pitcher
George Oeschger today was released
under option by the Pittsburgh Ma
tionals TO the Flint Mich, club in
the mint league. He 10 a brother OF
Joe Oeschger Of the Boston Braves.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17

Games To-day.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
COLLEGE BASEBALL

Harvard s, Lafayette Z.
Syracuse 5, Clarkson /.
Colby 8, Springfield /.
Holy Cross 4, Yale 0.
Boston College s, Tufts 4.
Lowell Textile is, Clark 8.
Cornell-Colgate (rain).
Brown 8, Trinity !.
Villanova II, Muhlenberg 0.
Princeton 10, Dartmouth 4.
F. and NJ. 8, Swarthmore Z.
Bowdoin ii, Maine /.
Georgetown 5, Navy 0.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Falls

Cleveland. o.. May II. - Eddie
Rommell held Cleveland to six hits,
half of which went to Jameson yes
terday and the Philadelphia Athletics
won the first game of the series, s
n a
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
The Standing.

Games Today
Washington at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
New York at st. Louis.
Boston at Detroit.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
How They Line up
in -Four Leagues
National League

Yesterdays Games
New York 9. Pittsburgh 2.
Boston :, st. Louis 6. "a innings)
Brooklyn S. Chicago 2.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, rain.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
New York 4. St Ioris 1

st. Louis. May II. New York
scored four runs in the sixth inning
yesterday and defeated ST. Louis, 4 to
!, In the first game OF the season be.
tween the two teams.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
Eastern League

Yesterdays Games
Hartford 8, Pittsfeld 2.
Albany 2, New Haven 0.
Other games postponed wet grounds
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
CleveIand.
sBatted for Morton In 7th.
xRaA4ad Car crnIth In OH

xBatted for Smith In 9th.
Cleveland .................. 900 900 600
Philadelphia ............... 900 003 I10--s
Two base hits, Rommell, Perkins. Speaker
home run, Weloh: stolen hase. McGowan
sacrifices, Wambsganss, Sewel: double
plays, Rommell, Perkins to Hauser; left on
bases, Philadelphia s, Cleveland IL; bases on
balls, off Rommell 2: hits, off Coveleskie
In 2-3sinnings, off Morton In Ia
innings, off Smith In innings: struck
out, by Rommel 2, by Coveleskie s: losing
pitcher, Coveleskie; umpires Dineen and
Nallin; time. l.44.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17

STRONGEST TEAMS in WEST
SHOWING LITTLE AS YANKS
RUSH TOWARD THE REMNANT

Cleveland and Detroit Missing Great Opportunity to Gain
On Leaders-Athctics and Hugmen Both Win
Giants Take Rubber From Pirates - Philles Drop
Sensational Game to Boston In l4th Innng-Cubs
Drop Another.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
International League
Yesterdays Games
Baltimore 8, Toronto 0.
Other games postponed, rain.

Games To-day.
Baltimore at Toronto.
Jersey City at Buffalo.
Newark at Syracuse.
Reading at Rochester.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
The Standing.

Games Today.
New Haven at Hartford.
Waterbury at Springfield.
Albany at Worcester.
Bridgeport at Pittsfeld.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17

CONTINUED on Following Page).
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17

Single pair Of rabbits can have a
million descendants In four years.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
HESZERYEARS
IN SPORT
Ten Years Ago.

Ten Years Ago.
On May II, 1918, Joe Evers, broth
er OF Cubs manager, signed with
Terre Haute as an infielder.
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
On May IL. 1898. Hughle Jennings.
second baseman for Baltimore. failed
to get hit against Philadelphia, Balti-
more winning, to ).
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
YESTERDAYS HoNrERs

Neis. Dodgers ............... I
Southworth. Braves .......... I
Welch, Athletics ............ /
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
American League
Yesterdays Results.

New York 4, St. Louis /.
Philadelphia S, Cleveland O..
Other games postponed. rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
MAJOR LEAGUE AVERGES
American League

It has practically come down to a dead heat between Harry Heilmann of Detroit and Babe Ruth of New York for leading onors among the patters of the American league. Babe has of late become q nuisance to Harry by logging his footsteps along the statistical track in man ner which shows increasing familiar ity.
 In the middle of the week Ruth and Heilmann were only separated by a fraction of @ point. At present only one point separates the two With the Yankee coming and the Tiger claWing at the air oItener than he has done this season.
 In addition to his heavy stick work ltuth had time to bring home his hundredth run of the season, the first among the major league players this season to attain this distinction. Also he added two home runs to his rec ord, enjoying 9 total of 21, two be- hind his National league rival.
 Kenneth Williams of St. Louis has let it De known that he is not out of the running as he added his twenty only six behind the Yankee Silugger. The others are scattering, with small chance for anyone catching either Ruth or Williams.
 That the two readers will be un disturbed for some time is certain as Speaker of Cleveland has only a percentage of .359, as against .391 for Heilmann. There is is consider able congestion below the manager of the Indians, with two Cleveland players following the pilot.
 The base stealing honors, well IS sacrifice hits, belong to Eddie Col lins, who keeps on adding enogh to keep out of the pursuers' way. He has now S1 in each department.
 Although Cleveland has not cover ed Itself with glory on it's eastern trip it still has a two-point lead in hitting over New York. Detroit, also badly mauled, is third, with St. Louis showing improvement. No one dis putes the lead of the Yankees in fielding.
 New York seems to have most of the pitching talent corralled with Pennoey, Jones, Hoyt, Shawkey and Mays figuring among the leaders There is, however, no record which is iunDTpSgiNp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
JONES AND ADAIR BEAT GODCHAUX| AND HUTCHINSON
Atlanta Golfers Win Exhibi-
 ton Match In Georgia l
 Metropolis as9

ATLANTA, Ga. August 11.--With Bobby Jones shooting two 69's, three under par, the national open cham pion, and Perry Adair of Atlanta, southern amateur champion, today defeated Jock Hutchison, profession al, and Frank Godchaux, southern amateur runner-up, in the first half of 72-hole exhibition match. Jones and Adair won 4 up. Under the double-Nassau scoring system, Jones and his partner scored two points. The third point was wasted when the first IS holes ended all square this morning.
 Jones, in his first match since he won the national open, played phe- nominally. He carried the burden in the morning round when Adair was off his game, scoring S3. Adair inn proved in the afternoon and made q I5-three above par, and one better than GodchauX and Hutenison. Jones, although he registered 69 both times around, would have had a bet ter mark had his puts not persisted in stopping at the cup rim.
 Jones single ball was three up on the best ball of Godchaux and Hutch- ison in the afternoon, six up on God chauX and seven up on hutchison. Best ball score during the morning was 66 and 64.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
National League

There have been a lot of minor changes at the top during the last iweek in the National league, but nc one has disturbed Rogers Hornsby at the peak among the hitters. Wheat, out of the game, holds sec ond place, but his teammate, Four nter, has come up with a rush and is now third. Bottomley of St. Louis, Traynor of Pittsburg and Frisch Of New York have also swung the stick with effect. Raush of Cincinnati is pretty far down again, with Young of New York also having his per centage amputated.
 Showing how the pennant wind is blowing, the Pirates have slumped in all-around hitting, while the Giants have increased theirs by two points, four points now separating the two teams. The Pirates have gained two points since last week, the RuccG- neers having percentage of .302 to the Giants .299.
 The Giants have remained station ary in the field, while the Pirates have lost one point. Cincinnati also lost Snade Tn nlttlng; put the Reus are standing pot on their fielding.
 Cy Williams, pursued by Babe Ruth for long distance ciouting, has managed to keep ahead of his rival, his record reading g. Cy has no competition in his own league, as Jack Fournier is nearest with 15.
 Max Carey of Pittsburg forged ahead of George Granthan of Chi- cago in stolen bases during the week, the veteran Pirate having 2S to Granthafn'S 2T.
 The sensation among the pitch CTS was the cracking of sLuque, ace of the Cincinnati twirling corps. Luque went up With a bang, al though his won and lost column Is far and away the most impressive among the National league twirlers. Although he has not worked in as many innings as other campaigners, Ryan of the Giants is at the top of A i.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
Tee, Fairway And
 Green
THE MoUsTACHE PUTT
By CHICK" EVANS

Jack Dempsey employs the beard eq knockout" so now in golf we ap- proach the moustache putt.
 Dempsey's bearded knockout" means that before his boxing matches he allows a heavy stubble of beard to accumulate on his cheeks. This makes him look ferocious; he scares his opponents into a half defeat be- fore a wallop is exchanged.
 So those who have an interest in watching my game at the tourna- ments this year need feel no surprise if l apear with a full, flowing adorn- ment of mustachies. l warn you in advance. l think 1 have tried every thing to improve putting and make 1t perfect and, if the moustache trick fails, l shall conclude that golf would be most uninteresting anyhow with out that painful little uncertainty on the greens.
 But, listen to Judge K. NJ Landis. king of baseball and the terror of crooks when he adorned the federal bench in Chicago.
 evening at a Chicago club. have you ever tried the moustache putt?"
 He explained. He said 1t had been discovered-really known for long time-that the daily shaving of the upper lip affected the eye muscles; that the constant drawing Of the razor across those muscles strained them and caused faulty vision.
 This, knew instantly, was tough blow for my barber.
 The judge recalled that Travis. taking up the game late in life, wore a full beard when he captured the British championship.
 "The fact that you and Ouimet, Jones. Knepper, Guilford, Sweetser and all the rest of you do not wear moustaches proves only one thing. the judge continued. That is, that If you did not suffer from the strain of the razor on your eye muscles your game would be heaps better than 1t is. The young cubs can play such a whale of a game solely be- cause they are young, but by the time a golfer gets to your age, Chick. this strain begins to work it's disastrous effects"
 Is he right? Am I so ancient as that? A fine problem this. Must ] abandon the razor or, keeping It Tn use, wear a windshield and sink puts, on hands and knees. with a billiard cue?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
Leading Tennis Stars
 Drawn For Tourney

NEWPORT. R. l., August 11.-Five of the first ten players in the United States lawn tennis ranking and num- erous others of national repute in-' cluding leaders in the intercollegiate ranking and high ranking sectional stars. were included among the 73 drawn today for the mems invitation tournament which opens on the Casino club courts. here Monday. Vim cent Richards, B. Norris Williams I, Robert and Howard Kinsey, Watson Washburn, B. I. c. Morton, South African star and Carl Fischer, inter- collegiate champion were in the draw. Several members of the OK ford-Cambridge team which lost to the Harvard Yale team here several weeks ago also are entered.
 William M. Johnston, winner of the tournament last year telegraphed to- day that he would be unable to com pete, explaining that he needed a rest. Manuel and Jose Alonzo, Span ish players. are among those who will compete.