New Britain herald., 1923-09-06

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The Fafnir-piFsis game at Walnut
Hin park Saturday ought 10 be worth
seeing,
MOI only viii il decide the city
league championship, but II will serve
as a vent for the bad blood which ex-
lists between these two teams
Game called at $3.50 p. m,
Then on sunday the BesserLelands
and the eefbin Red soK will mix Il
up again.
The baseball season is ending fur
ieusiy, even though the season was
half started before il got under way
here.
Babe Ruth hit his ssrd homer yes
tfrday and again Is tied with cy Will
ilsms, Incidentally this was Hoyt's
tsth straight win over the Athletics.
Although the Giants did not play
yesterday. they erept ahead 10 four
game lead by virtue Of the Pirates de-
fsaiing the Reds-and with Luque
pitching, too.
The Yanks have a thirteen and q
half game lead In the American, 10
there's not much doubt az 10 who will |
be one OF the world series teams
Today's entries at Charter Oak are;
20e pace, 3 heats. si,0o0--Jay Brook,
Bonnie Gill. The Bengal King Able.
Edward Marque. Dixie Direct. Char
ter Oak stake. ?:i2 trot, 3 heats. sio,-
on0-Major Relser. Worthy Son. Julia
Put, Belle-at-Law. Mrs. Yerkes, Cor
don Peter, Dor Cation. Taurida, Well
worthy, Peter VIII Tell, Davenport
Eleanor Guy. Pearl Benboe, 2;0s
pace 3 heats. S4.o00--Walter Me-
Gregor. wilmington. Lambert Todd.
Hal Able. Dixie Direct. Peter Brad
ford, The Great Chance, King Able.
The Boston American League club
has purchased from the Waterbury
club of the Eastern League, outfield-
err John Donahue. who has been bat
ting about 1850 this season.
Harry Greb of Pittsburgh. the new
middleweight champion, has signed
an agreement to meet Jack Delaney
the Bridgeport fighter. In 15-round
contest for the middleweight title
within 80 days at the club which will
offer the best inducements for the
contest.
Worlds Flyweight Champion Pan
cho Villa, the Philippine fighter, will
figure in his next battle at the Haw-
thorne Race Track of Chicago on next
Saturday night. He is slated to go
against Bud Taylor, the Chicago fast
bantamweight, in 10-round bout On
Sept Is Villa will swap punches with
Mike Castle in 10-round bout at
Mass.
1t is not sure thing as yet whether
Champion Joe Lynch will battle Young i
Montreal of Providence, r. l., in one
of the five eight-round bouts at theY
show to be held by Herman Taylor at
the Philadelphia National League .
baseball park OH Friday night. Eddie !
Mead may call off this bout and hold s
off Lynch until the latter fights Joe ,
Burman of Chicago at Madison Square
Garden on Sept. rs. ]
Frank Flournoy, who will stage the
Square Garden beginning on Sept 81,
S at present trying to sign up Charley
White of Chicago to meet Champion
Benny Leonard in 15-round bout at
he Polo Grounds on the night of !,
Sept. Is. Flournoy has White booked
Up, and the chances are that Billy
Gibson will sign up for Leonard.
Jimmy Jones, the welterweight of
Youngstown, O., who was handed the
championship after he V
Won the decision over Dave Shade in D
! 10-round bout in Boston will battle s.
Iicky Forkins for 10 rounds at East e.
chicago on Sept. IA. fl
Civilization is advancing. Here's b
100000 offered for a world peace
'lan, fully one-third as much as was T
for boxing bout. B
F. ]. Buckley, manager of the ALL il
Sensingtons, has arranged for game
ext Sunday to be played at Athletic al
ield, kensington, with the st. Marys d
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