New Britain herald., 1924-05-14
.II CITIES HAVE
 MARBLE CHAMPIONS
Some of the Players Whom a New BFitainite will Hect Chosen

To-Day inc actual play which will
 lead to the se!"4tion Of th4 marble
 caunpion. boy or girl un1rr 1, years
 Of age, of New BritaiI is started
 with the first of sc. ;e., of school
 cNtnts. In each school champioh
 viii be piclla l 'um the tntran;s now
 in. Then there will be several matches
 between the different school winners
 until finally some one player has
 beaten all Of the others. That play
 or will be designated champion of
 New Britain. He or she will have all
 expenses paved at Atlantic City for
 one week. June 1 to by the New
 Britain Herald and the Junior
 Achievement Foundation, together
 with companion to be selected hy the winner. There the New Britain
 champion will play against the cham
 pion of 60 other cities for the cham
 pionship of the United States. To such players who are not schcd-
 ulcd to play at once, the Herald ad- yises lots Of practice, on any and all occasions. so that he or she may be at top form when the time for the matches come. The same advice is rendered to the school champions who are picked in the next few days, so that he may be in good shape during the inter-schOol matches, We want a good player to represent the city at Atlantic City,
 b Five more cities today announced their marble champions and five more boys are sure of that Atlantic City trip via the marble championship. They are:
 Jay Thompson. If, first city cham pion to repeat by again winning san Diego championship.
 Alfred RyZman, IA, Denver.
 Stanley Hudoll, Syracuse.
 Dick Talley, 1S, Washington.
 James w. Crowley, i3, Wilmington.
 With these five, eleven cities have now picked their city champions to compete in the great boy and girl cassis in which 60 marble champions will meet for the national title in Atlantic City during the first week in June.
 Jay Thompson. who is the first 1928 city champion 10 retain his titlc won san Diego's championship in two games. The second game was decided by one marble, Thompson taking the last mig and the title.
 "T know how Jack Dempsey felt at Shelby, said Jay after tho battle. 1 He was eliminated in the first round in Atlantic City last year. but l promises a better showing on his second appearance.
 Alfred RyZman, Denver champion, ! will come from A mountain peak to . the sea shore to fight for the national . honors. Alfred comes from the city i that sent the praycr-book champion | to the national meet last year. and he | did not forget the value of prayer in | himself. I
 Alfred prayed and practiced t1 win | fnt weeks" said his mother. Mrs, John | Ryzman, 10 whom he ran with the . news of tho victory, "f am glad he thought of me first when he won."
 A score Of boys, who fcll before Alfred's perfect aim fin the semi finals, carried him on their shoulders after lis victory His sportmanship in the inals won the crowd. His opponent, lervous after six grnelling games. was fred and tagged out Alfred insisted n waiting for him to rest, then took jim on.
 Syracuse hopes 10 add the name Of ;iitney Hodeli 10 the Juvenile Hall f Fame. Hodell won the Syracuse in two straight games, " knocking out his opponents taw ach time with a deadly shot from ing side.
 IL took eight games 10 decide the yracuse championship, and in the iehth stanley got a total of ss migs, aying his seven opponents only IS 1lgs between them
 Dick Talley had more difficulty for the city finals Of Wash 1gton. than in winning the cham ionship of tho national capital. There ere four nnalists and all were off 1rm at inc start. Dick Jagged behind, ntil two alleys had been shot out, len got two on a long shot, and pick | of five without stopping.
 The second game was short. Dick ad struck his stride. He used the imc steam roller, ring-clcaning tac- cs. and finished the match in half a ozcn shots all around. Dicks father nd Washinrtons 1923 champion. lion Darnr. will train him for the utional tourney. Wilmington, Delaware. is sending q hstlinr champion 10 Atlantic City. Whenever Inc faced a hard shnt. Jim rowley puckered up and whistled. \ 4-s l. F