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Evening star., 1923-05-10

Gen. Evan NJ johnson. l.. S. A., re-
tired. who returned from Europe on
the Majestic. Tuesday, is at the Hotel
AStOr. in New York. for a few days
/ cfore coming to Washington.
Evening star., 1923-05-10

\ dance under the auspices of the
entertainment committee or tnc
Womens city club, will be given in
the clubhouse, - Jackson place, on
MHN 81. at 3::3O pm.
Evening star., 1923-05-10

Az long as man has sense enough
to mind his own business and does
it he Will never have occasion TO
occupy Il padded cell.
Evening star., 1923-05-10

col. and Mrs. Adam Shaker have
lctt Wa&hinGtnn for visit OF several
weeks. and are stopping in New
York, at the Hotel Astor, before go-
ing to Atlantic city for ten days.
DR. and Mrs. Louis 7. Cassidy of
Norwich. conn, are visiting the lat-
Evening star., 1923-05-10

Rear Admiral Robert s. Griffin,
L. :. ". retired. has gone to New
York. and is at the Hotel Astor for
Il few days.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
MAY BREAK TIE IN
 VOCATIONALLEAGUE
New Britain and So. Manchester,
 Leaders, Play Tomorrow

The local Trade school journeys te
 South Manchester tomorrow afternoon
 te cross hats with the trade school of
 that city, This game will have an i'm.
 poTtant bearing on the championship
 af the northern section of the Neea-
 tional School league, Al present these
 two teams are tie with two victories and no defeats each, The Silk City
 team has a fine record Of II straight
 wins while the locals, playing over a
 harder schedule have won four and
 lost three, In their seven games the
 locals have piled up Ts runs to their opponents s6 and have secured & hits to their opponents a3. That an extra
 fast game may he expected is gained from the fact that South Manchester recently defeated Meriden 2k-0 while the locals defeated Meriden ssri, The locals appear to he little in advance of the Silk City boys in the infield and box while the other positions are about an even choice. The locals have recently shown their ability to take advantage . of any breaks and have also displayed a good knowledge of inside baseball. The infield has round cd into n piece of well oiled maehin- cry and is now one of the best which ever represented the school. It is probable that Andeen will toe the rubber and when going good the op- ponents' hits are as scarce as hens teeth. The local nee has had n good rest and now is in first class shape. vettorello and Tolli arc also ready 10 be rushed ont should an emergency arise. The student body is going lo0Gt strong and a special car has been chartered for the trip. Assem- plies have been held and enthusiasm Is at high pitch. The locals will | make the trip full Of confidence of | heir ability to bring home the bacon. The local traders will step to the plate n the following order: Vettorello. IT,, 'usari, sb; F. Anderson. ob; Herold. f.: Capt. Anderson. 1b: Andeen. D.: iulikowski, ss.; Vance, if. Miller. c.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
Weiss Park Bouts Will 1n- clude Kid Kaplan vs. Babe Herman-Eugene Criqui Also to Be Seen.

There will be two rival features on
 the fight card staged by the Weiss
 Park A. c. at Weiss Park. New Haven,
 on July 3rd. the night before" The
 fifth meeting of Louis Kaplan and
 Babe" Herman, will, of course, be
 the magnet that will compel the at-
 tention of the public in the first place | but running it a close second in drawing power will be the appearance of Eugene Criqui, featherweight champion of the world. on the same card Since his knockout of Johnny Kilbane, the gallant F'renchman has been touring New England and every where has been greeted with tremend- ous enthusiasm. , In practically every town he has entered, veterans or ganizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars or the American Le- zion have turned out to welcome their former comrade- in arms Criqui has been feted, banqueted and paraded. and it is hardly likely that New Hav- en will fall down on the job, when this real war-hero arrives in town on the 3rd, in fact preliminary talk of a big welcome to be given the French man by New Haven veterans, rein forced by delegations from other Con- necticut cities, has already been heard and plans will doubtless be an- nounced within the next few days.
 You can't keep a good man down" says George Dwyer. who comes pret ty close to being Connecticut's great 1 est matchmaker. and who is just now busy with arrangements for the Rap | Ian Herman card to be staged at Weiss Park. New Haven, on July 3rd. The enforced cancellation of the Dun dee -Tiplitz show cost the Weiss Park | 4. c. plenty of money but the part | ners are undiscouraged and are con- fdent that the excellent array of talent booked for the 3rd will draw a crowd that will more than square their books.
 Don't worry" says Louis Kid" kaplan, there won't be a sixth fight" MT. Kaplan makes this remark in all and sincerity and he re- fers to the ancient and honorable 'eud that exists between himself and Babe" Herman, the dark-skinned oattler from California. Kaplan and Herman have met four times to date
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New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
By The As.ssia.sa Pres.

By The Associated Press,
 Great Falls, Mont, June ss,-FFos- poets Of holding the Jack Dempsey Tom Gibbons heavyweight champion ship fight al shelby July {, today rs- valved around Jack Kearns, manager Of The worlds champion who returned to Great Falls bringing with him Jim Johnson Of Shelby treasurer of the American Legion committee premet- ing the battle.
 Dan Tracey Retires
 The resignation of Dan Tracey. pioneer Great Falls mining man and hotel owner, from the position as the business end Of the light cast dark shadow over the situation with the prospect Of meeting the final si0o,000 installment due Dempsey oa his ssnn.hn0 guarantee very remote. Tracey resigned last night without warning, He said he hnd heen unable 10 make any hsadway toward collect- ing the si7,oo0 subscribed by Great Falls business men to complete the second sio0.0n0 installment paid Dempsey on June is.
 Neglected Own Business ''I felt that I was neglecting my own business" Tracey said today. 'and could see no prospect of doing the show any good in Shelby. My princi- pal business was to collect the sl7.ooo put up by Great Falls men and I did not see much chance Of collecting 1t.
 Tired of Waiting
 The tickets are not all in although l understand that s500,o00 worth of tickets have been reserved. but could not get check on the tickets or the money. simply got tired of waiting around and doing nothing and nes- lecting my own business
 Johnson Promises Money
 Mayor Johnson of Shelby who al-
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New Britain herald., 1923-06-28

1 Carey insists that all ball players should be good base runners. There's nothing difficult to study" remarks Max. Just get your lead. watch youi pitcher and then go."
 That's all Max does. He gets a big. ger lead than anybody In the Nationa league. And he goes" He has madt study of this particular branch oi the game. The fact that in 5S at- tempts to steal base last year, he was successful 51 times, gives you some idea Of Carey's ability.
 Must Get Big Lead
 Its all in the lead and breaking with the start Of the pitch" explains Carey Great speed is not essential to be a good base runner, although it helps. You must use your head as well as your feet"
 Carey does not belong to the fence busting class of hitters. He is more of scientific batter than a fence- buster. He crowds the plate. chokes the bat and just aims to meet the ball with solid crash.
 Carey's early plans were to become a minister. as he attended Concordia seminary in St. Louis in 19oS-1909. However, joining the Seminary's ball team, he was urged to give up the for baseball and he entered the professional field in 1909 with South Bend in the Central league. starting out as a shortstop.
 In 1910 he shifted to the outf1eld and he has been there ever since. He Is one of the few batters who bats ef- fectively from bc..l sides of the plate.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28

| The retirement Of Fred Clarke. ono
 or the greatest outfeldsrs in the his
 tory of baseball. was deferred. as hs put it: Until l can And capable successor"
 A mighty hitter for If seasons dur ling his career with the Louisville Colonels and the Pittsburgh Pirates Clarke felt himself reaching the rag ged edges in 1909, but he was forced to "hod on for several more years. His successor had not arrived not until the spring of 1911, wben Max Carey was brought in from the South Bend club of the Central league.
 There's a boy who will wear my shoes next season." remarked Clarke to Tommy Leach, Honus Wagner George Gibson and other Pirate stars. He's good enough to take my place right now"
 Little did Clarke dream that 12 years later Carey would remain in the Pirates outfield and continue to make good Clarke's glowing opinion of his worth, a real star.
 Clarke, brilliant outfielder him. self, did not want to turn his ter ,itory over to a misflt. And he didn't Max Carey deserves high place in the ranking of great outfielders.
 He's Great Base Runner
 Carey has become the successor to Bob Bescher as the National Leagues greatest base stealer. He has never Cobb's remarkable season of 1915, when Tyrus pilfered 96 sacks, put annually he tops the National eaguers for stolen bases.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
AZHLEHCSAND TANKS OPEN
 SERIES TODAY THAT LS TO
 DECIDE WHO WILL BE FIRST
Pittsburgh and Cney Start Contests For Second Place in National League-Giants Win Ninth Straight Game in II Inning Slugging Mateh-Ameriean League Has Day of Rest.

New York June 2sTwo series of absorbing interest open in the major leagues today at the Tank stadium between New York and Philadelphia for first place in the American league and the other Forbes field between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati for second place in the National league.
 The Reds but two games behind the Pirates while the Athletics only five behind the YankS The Pirates four and half games behind the Giants.
 The Giants their ninth straight victory yesterday l5 to in II innings Up against serner stuff than that however the Pirates have shown good fom yesterday marking their fourth straight victory St. Louis to O. Philadelphia fell victim before Brooklyn. 15 to :.
 It open day in the American
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
St. Paul Offers Kearns
 S2O0,000 for Big Battle

St. Paul, June 2S.-Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, has been offered a $200.000 fiat guarantee. with the privilege of per centage of the gate receipts, for the Dempsey -Gib- bons fight in St. Paul, if the pro- motors of the Shelby fight are unable to make good their contract. Jack Reddy, matchmaker of the St. Paul Boxing club, has wired Jack kearns this offer, according to a special dis patch to the St. Paul Dispatch yes terday from Great Falls, Mont.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
CORBINS PLAY SUNDAY
Will Go Down to Tvoryton to Play the Team in That Town-Pitching Choice Has Not Been Made.

Although the game scheduled for Saturday in Taftville has been can celled, giving the Corbin Red Sox an open date, the game on Sunday in Ivoryton will be played and a stiff scrap is expected. Ivoryton has a good club and recently has trounced the All-Insurance nine of Hartford and the Middletown Kaceys. The Red Sox will leave Sunday at 12:30 p. m.
 Manager John Tobin has not de- cided on his pitcher and says that he is all through with working his twirl- CTS in rotation. Hereafter he will have them all warm up before the game and the one who shows up the best and appears to be in best form on that particular day is the one who will occupy the mound.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
IES7ERYEARS W SPORT
TPn Years Ago.

Ten Years Ago.
 Manager Tom Jones had announc- ed in San Francisco that articles had been signed for ten-round bout be- tween Jess Willard and Al Williams Of Cleveland. at Reno. Nev, July 4.
 Twenty-Five Years Ago.
 The engagement Of Fred Clarke. manager of the Louisville Colonels. 10 Miss Annette Gray of Chicago, was announced in Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
EIGHT GOLFERS IN THIRD
 ROUND AT WASHINGTON
Four Eastern Cities And One Far Western Municipality Are Rep
 resented Today.

Washington, June 2s.-Eight golf CTS representing four eastern cities and one far western city went into the third round of match play today for the national public links golf cham plonship.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
Standing of the Clubs

Games Today Syracuse at Toronto. Newark at Reading. Buffalo at Rochester. Baltimore at Jersey City.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
How They Line up
 in Four Leagues
National League
Yesterdays Ife,

Yesterdays Results Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 0. New York IS. Boston [. GID. Brooklyn Is. Philadelphia 5. tothers not scheduled).
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
"THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FOURTH" TO
 SEE FISTIC FIREWORKS IN NEW HAVEN

Failure again threatens the Demp- sey title bout as the third installment of s1o0,oo0 due Monday is not in sight.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28

Games Today New York at Boston. St. Louis at Chicago. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28

Games Today Detroit at St. Louis. Boston at Washington. Chicago at Cleveland. Philadelphia at New York.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
International League

Yesterdays Results Reading 9, Newark 5. Buffalo 2, Rochester 1. Toronto 8, Syracuse z. (13). Baltimore 6, Jersey City 8. (1st). Baltimore 6, Jersey City 4. (2nd)
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
SchOOlb0y Tennis Title
 Won by LOOmis Player

Philadelphia, June 2S.--John r. Whitbeck of the Loomis school, Wind sor, Conn.,, yesterday won the national interscholastic lawn tennis champion. ship on the courts of the Merion Cricket club by defeating Charles Wat son of Phillips academy. Andover Mass. The scores were 6--3, 4--6 6--3, 6--3.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
Millions Use It-Fine for Hair! Mot Sticky, Greasy or Smelly

A few cents buys jar of Hair Groom" at any drug store. which makes even stubborn. unruly or shampooed hair stay combed all day in any style you like.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants Sill Win.

Boston, June as,-New York made it nine straight wins by defeating Bos- ton yesterday. ib 10 s, getting seven runs in the lith inning.
 New York,
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
Eastern League
Yesterdays Results

AcStcIuuS . Htsulus New Haven g, Albany 5. Waterbury 10, Bridgeport 5. Hartford 8, Pittsfield 4. Cst. Hartford 16, Pittsfield s. (2nd). Worcester 12, Springfield g. Gst) Worcester 4, Springfield 1. (2nd).
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
 
Frantic Efforts Are Being Made
 To Raise $lOO, ,OOO That is Needed = To Assure Scrap on 4th of July

DempseyGibbons Bout May Flivver As Final lnstalment Due Champ is Nowhere in sight-Gibbons Willing to Fight For Nothing and Jack is Ready to Go It For the s20O,O00 Received But Kearns Insists in His "Pound of Flesh"
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28

Twelve players from eight cities who have been eliminated from cham pionship play in the public links tour nament were competing today in the third round of a special event held at the Columbia Country club.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28


 Two base hits. Jackson 2. Meusel. Cum ningham, Bagwell; three base hits, Ford: home run Young sacrifices, Young, Frisch, MeInnis 2. Benton; double plays Frisch to Kelly, Bancroft to Frsch to Kelly. Ford to McInnis, Ford to R. Smith to McInnis. Marquard to Ford to McInnis; left on bases, New York 10, Boston 10 base on balls, off Scott l. Ryan l. McQuillan 3, Benton 2, Gonewich 1; struck out, by Scott |, Cenewich 1; hits. off Scott in innings Ryan 1 in 1-3. McCullan ? in 4 o-3. Mar quard II in 6 1-3 Benton in 2, Gene wich : in 2 o-3 hit by pitcher, by Scott (Feiix); by Benton (Young) winning pitcher McQullan losing pitcher. Gene wich; umpires, Quigley and Pfirman; time 2:25.
 Dodgers 15, Phillies 5.
 Philadelphia, Jun e 28.-Brooklyn
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New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
YESTERDAYS HONfERS.

YESTERDAYS HOMERS.
 Young, Giants coco. 1 Neis, Dodgers ..... 1 Johnston, Dodgers ... ........ 1
 Home Run Leaders.
 Williams, Phils ........... 20 Ruth. Yankees ............ 14 Williams. Browns .......... 10 Miller, Cubs ...... g Hauser, Athletics .......... 9 Tierney, Phils ........... 9
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
Standing of the Clubs

Games Today Albany at New Haven. Hartford at Pittsfield. Worcester at Springfield. Bridgeport at Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
American League

Yesterdays Results (No games scheduled).
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
I0WuN III
 Rnslan

Total ............52 IS 2l g i6 x-Batted for Scott in sixth. xx-Ran for snyder in sixth. xxx-Ran for Gowdy in sixth.
 Rosfon
New Britain herald., 1923-06-28

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New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
Dodgers 15, Phillies 5. Philadelphia, Jun 28.-Brookly

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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-01
Elect President By Popular Vote

In the belief that any political system which makes possible
the election of a President in defiance of the expressed will Of
the majority Of the people is archaic and undemocratc, the
Sacramento Bee in a leading editorial calls for the abolition
of the electoral college and the direct election of the national
government executives.
What with the unit rule and the two-thirds rule governing
ing by states who twice at least have chosen Presidents-Harri-
son over Cleveland and Hays over Tildren-in defiance of the
votes of the electorate, the people are so far removed from their
right to choose the head of their nation that their right of
franchise has become a meaningless waste of time.
Under our present political system it is impossible for a man
to split his ticket-he can't vote for the candidate for president
on one ticket and at the same time vote for the candidate for
vice-president on some other ticket. He must vote for electors
on one ticket or another in block formation.
Also under the present system it is impossible for any indie
pendent candidate for the presidency to have his name placed
ON the ballot. In Texas it is useless for a Republican to go to
the polls on a presidential proposition. The Republican voice
is so small and still that it is entirely obliterated. In Vermont
Were the people to vote their choice then men and women of
all parties would have equal representation as they have equal
taxation, and the will of the majority of the citizens of the
country would be expressed in action.
The electoral college of course was brought into being in a
day when it was thought unsafe to trust the people with what
was then regarded as a dangerous power. From this groundwork
shrewd party tricksters have built up the gradual elimination
of public participation in national affairs until today the citizen
has the choice only of voting for one or two men hand picked
by a half dozen political despots who, meeting in a parlor, decide
who shall and who shall not have the right to go before the
people for election.
Fortunately there are signs of the awakening of our citizens
To the Importance of insisting on their right of utterance. With
their ears always to the ground the political combine is even
now discussing the possible abolition of the tWothlrds rule in
the Democratic convention. If we can get that reform and next
the killing of the unit rule we will have made at least a start
toward a real democratic rule.
This is the year 1923. The United States has outgrown
bnickeroockers. Its citizens can get along very well without
political bosses to govern them or electoral colleges having the
power or not always the temerity to defy the public will.
There are grapes on sale in WASHINGTON Mnrket. New York. at $50
Echo and answers wat?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-01
GIVING CHRISTMAS

The First Presbyterian Church
Sunday School Of Seattle makes
Christmas for others. So do each
OF her twenty-five branch schools.
In other words. the pupils and their
classes are required To search out all
who may not have a good Christ
mas and provide II for them.
Weeks in advance the pupils and
the workers are put to work visiting
and a~scertaining the conditions of
homes where Santa Claus may not
go unless we make him.
The baskets are then prepared
with everything necessary for a per-
feet Christmas and a bounteous
Christmas dinner. These baskets
are prepared at the church. and the
name of the family put on each
basket. Then machines are provided.
and with each machine some mem
bers of the class. the school and
Session so to that home on Christ
mas Eve with a blessing and the
basket.
The givers OF course receive the
greatest blessing.
Those homes discovered and thus
visited are visited again after
Christmas and throughout the year
and assisted to their feet in order
that they too may next Christmas
be givers and not receivers. In this
way we make the giving Christmas
an opportunity and blessing through
out the year. So ear you and your
school.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-01
Drawing Room Talk.

Drawing Room Talk.
Dentist (proudly showing work. :
The teeth in this case are all from
the mouths of famous literary men,"
Fair Visitor: "Oh, extracts from ia
nous authors, so to speak"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-01

There are grapes on sale in Washington Market. New York. at 81 80
~ crate af So mounds. LANDED If a Fifth A-enre window they sell for
S1fo FER ra~nd. RI Gentleman who grows the grapes gets what?
Echo and answers wat?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-01
Dumb Oar Again.

Guide: "On this floor we have our
company restaurant, where all of our
phone operators eat"
Dan (himgel): Eyes, now where
does the sWitchboard?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-01
Easy One, Next!

Teacher: What is an engineer?"
Willie: Man who runs an engine"
Teacher: Correct. And what is a
jioneer?"
Willie: Man that tunes a piano"