New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-03
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At last The city has provided a
rubber home plate and new bags for
the bases at the Walnut Hill park
diamonds.
As an umpire, Artie Campbell is
giving perfect satisfaction. He's
quick and reasonable on balls and
strikes and also on the bases, and al
ways shouts his decisions so they can
be heard.
Also, Artie insists on the players
keeping on the Jump.
Kalazia, the Independents catcher,
Is certainly sweet little player. He
has a line that confuses the batter
and helps his pitcher. On top of that.
he has an unerring Judgment in pick
ing the batters' weak points.
He's also got a neat whip to the
bases.
Williams, the Independents pitcher,
looks pretty good.
Tomorrow's city league games. are:
Fafnirs and Cardinals and Rangers
and Berlin at p. m. and at o'clock,
and Independents.
Hoyt pitched nice game for the
tanks yesterday and the team won 4
and q This puts the Yanks far, far
in the lead. ri
The Reds, by defeating the Pills
20, advanced into second place in the
National league.
The Giants maintained their posi-
ton by defeating the Pirates 81. The
champs got the breaks when two
Pirates were nipped at the plate.
The Athletics lost their 18th
straight game yesterday when the. Ty-
gers won to 5.
The Senators took two from the
Browns yesterday SO and 2-1.
Yesterday was the hrst time this
season that home run was not reg
istered in either the American or Ma
tional leagues, although all the clubs,
with the exception of Brooklyn and
81. Louis, we're playing.
One Of the favorite maxims Of wise
men is that dishonesty never pays.
II is also well known that every rule
has It's exception and in the case I
am about to discuss dishonesty seems
TO be very good money making
proposition for a certain person after
all. In the case Of Joe Jackson, for
naer putfelder of the Chicago Aneri-
cans, an unlawful deed has made
some money for him. jackson was
among the players who were literally
thrown out OF organized baseball after
their dealings with gamblers during
the world series of 1919, Today he is
making about $500 day for playing
in an independent league in Georgia
and offers are coming In from all
over the state for his services or
games with the team he is member
of.
This does not mean however that
Jackson did right or that he should be
allowed to play with organized teams.
1t is too bad that players who stand
a chance to advance have to associate
with him for this association auto
matically suspends them. ANY player
working for Charley comiskey. owner
OF the Chicago White Sox.. and doing
what Jackson did should not be al |
lowed to play again., for the "Old Ro-
man" is regarded generally as a good |
magnate to work for and fair toward |
his players jackson helped throw a |
shadow on the games good name and |
no matter what team employees him |
they are aiding IN continuing his |
black work, started four years ago.
The Shugrue brothers of Water
bury, Johnny and Willy. are getting |
ready to do battle within the hempen. |
Johnny is going to battle Chic Brown !
of New Haven at the Elm City the |
18th. Willy Is going on the same card |
with Steve Smith of Bridgeport as his |
opponent. Johnny recently recovered |
from an operation for hernia and is |
reported At to enter into a bout with
Brown. In addition to fighting Brown
he is hooped up for q bout with Jack
Bernstein, junior lightweight cham
pion, at Madison, Square Garden, New
York, early in September.
Luis Firpo, the SHINES of South
America in addition to being a pugi-
list is apparently getting wise" to
himself. So are the sport writers of
New York. So is everybody else. Per-
haps as q result of everyone develop !,
ing such an amount of brain power a
Dempsey Firpo fiasco will be thrown
onto the scrap heap for at least a
year-as 1t should be.
Baseball fans of Boston must have
been greatly relieved when they learn
ed the news yesterday that the fran
chise Of the American League club.
formally changed hands and Harry
Frazee. late owner. is now out of it
for good and all. Frazee has wrecked
the club in a thorough manner, leav-
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