New Britain herald., 1924-12-16
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 Fisher of Hartford and Anderson f this city now enjoy nine pin rad over the Spinella Brothers of brooklyn in their s6OO bowling patch. The Yale basketball team swings lto action against Fordham tonight. The Eli chances look rather blue. Barnikow, Hickey. Hammil and gle are all in the Mcriden basket ,all lineup which meets the National iuards Saturday night.
 Those big husky football warriors vill dwarf, in size. some of the ocsls but
 We'll place our little bet on the . raylor- Reynolds combination for dropping them In, aided by Restelli, md sheehan- -Kilduff for keeping hem out.
 The New York Tanks are trying % get Fred Merkle of Rochester as . coach. Evidently, Huggins does not hold . Freddies famous "bone play against him. It will be remem bered that in the hnal game of one world series Fred, who was a great batsman, hit what would have knocked in the whining run, However, two baggcr was needed to pole in the run and Fred beat 1t for the club house after getting to first. The two base hit thus was not completed and the Giants lost.
 This play was recorded as one of the famous bones of baseball
 It Is said Paavo Nurmi was very much surprised on learning he was not to run against one of the Bryan brothers,
 A charity boxing show in New York yielded s22,o0D for the poor The millennium can't be far away,
 This has been an unusual Deccm- Der, remarks the weather man. '" Come to think of 1t Babe Ruth hasn't been pinched for speeding this month.
 Judge Landls and Ban Johnson have been asked 10 kiss and make m. We wish they'd shut up, anyway.
 There is little difference between baseball war and the other Kind. s'" Both depend largely on gas.
 They're holding an arms barley Tn Rome and we are sstonishcd 10 hear Bonesotter Reese is nov there. The strange thing about the tWo- headed deer seen in the Maine woods was that Battling Siki did not originate the report.
 The midIleweigAt division seems determined to say 1t with Flowers, first name Tiger.
 Flayers in the American Associa- ton next year will wear numbers and bottle tossing fans will be eX- pccted to call their shots.
 Harry Wills was once given away for a hat, If you want to know how the brown derby gag started.
 It seems that after all these years Tommy Gibbons has finally found five letter word meaning fight.
 Covcleskie has gone 10 washing ton to take Walter Johnson's place Try and tie that for optimism.
 Stanley Harris intends to mako every effort possible 10 bolster UT his infeld for the coming season. lr Mike McNally he gets a clever field CT but a weak hitter. Harris says h' is looking for fielding strength.
 George Sister says that he has nt intention of trading Second Basemal Marty McManus. Hos a great bal player and the Browns need him, | the way Sislcr sizes mp the situation
 Manager Lee Fohl says he In tends to start Phil Todt at first bas for the Boston Red Sox next year Todt is a left handed batsman an thrower. He fields the position mucI after the manner of Hal Chase an is regarded as great prospect.
 Every club in the America league, except Detroit, made a bi for Shocker at the recent meeting Cobb and Shockor do not speak q they pass, so the manager of th Tygers wasn't at all interested in tn star pitcher of the Browns.
 Weinert Easily Wins
 In Fight With Sharke.