New Britain herald., 1924-04-03


 Hanlon of Bristol and Soccoli of this city at the Rogers billiard parlors Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. These two are fighting for third place in the state tourney.
 The Kaceys and the West Sides okay the concluding game in the Hartford league tonight. They arc fighting for second place.
 The Central Board of Basketball of- ficials will meet Sunday afternoon in Hartford to organize for the coming year.
 A 12-round decision bout between Rancho Villa, flyweight champion, and Carl Tremaine, Cleveland ban tamwcight. here April g was ap- proved today by the Cleveland boxing commission. No permit for the show will be granted, however, until the full card of four bouts in approved.
 James l.. Jeffreys. former heavy weight champion of the world, has returned to the hempen square, but as manager. not as a fighter. He will manage Tommy Richards, heavy weight, of Van Nuys.
 Services of Allen Elliott, first base aspirant of the Chicago Nationals, will be lost to the team until July or Au- gust as a result of a broken ankle suffered in a slide 10 second base against the Pittsburgh Pirates at kingman, Ariz, yesterday.
 There is a letter at the Herald sports desk for the manager of the Pirates baseball team.
 The Kaplan-De Marco fight in Waterbury ought 10 attract good sized army of fist fans,
 Abe Goldstein, the new bantam- weight champ is to take up law. He is following the usual course or champs in taking up everything ex- cept fighting.
 Babe Ruth has been i'll with tho walking flu. If the pitchers don't walk him the doctors do,
 The football rules committee has decided to eliminate the mud tee as H non essentlal--yet the cheer leader stays on. How come?
 News dispatches yesterday said the Prince of Wales had gone away 10 recupcrate after his most recent fall It seems that his nibs might even things mp bit by letting his horse ride him at intervals and reserve the throwing process.
 You may recall that for months last season Charley Jamieson, the In- dians' leftficlder, was in the thick of the fight for the league batting cham pionship.
 At one time he was lending the great Ruth by nearly 30 points and as late as August he was but 12 points behind the pace-setting IIeilmann. Then suddenly he went Into a mys- terious slump, and dropped steadily back, finally finishing with .Sfb mark.
 The critics explained the slump by saving Jamicson had been hitting over his head. and that was generally &C., cepied as the truth.
 The fact was, however. Jamieson developed a stiff neck following a somersaut catch and this stayed with inn for weeks. affecting his swing and timing to such an extent that he was unable to meet the ball solidly.
 When he finally recovered he was foo far back to catch up with the lcnjcrs.
 For an that the Connie Mack dis- player in inc league and this spring Ie stands out as formidable chal- icngcr fo rthe batting championship. Hank U'Day says if he can get by thtrc more years as umpire he will be ready to retire from active service. in that case Hank is entitled to q liirlong pension from inc National l. taEne for services rendered.
 Tho New York Celtics certainly de- acrtc ilic title of worlds professional i,askct,,ai champions Playing on an average of fise games a week dur ing the season, the Celties won li4 Of their 1gt games. an average of .9f2. Most Of the games were played on foreign floors.
 Stanley Harris. the 27-yesr-old Washington manager. is the youngest team leader in the majors.
 T'y an odd whim of fate, two Of Harris most promising rockies" are well beyond the S0-year-old mark.
 One is Joe Martina. highlander pitcher who came up from New Dr. lrans. Martina has been pitching for II scars. Yet Harris thinks he has enough stuff 10 stick. The other ancient rookie is Thomp- son Prothro. who is 10 start the sea- son at third base, the weak spot on