New Britain herald., 1924-04-01
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 Charley Quigley leaving the Higl school. via the non-vaccination route will leave a big gap to be filled in tn, track team. The rangy track man wa almost a sure bet in the events fo Which he was slated to be entered.
 The Hartford Dixie again defeate. the Y. NJ. Fl. A. S2 to 26 last night ant removed the slightest vestige of doub as to whether they are deserving O. the Hartford city title they won las week.
 H Harry Herbert is being mentioned as spud Drew's successor at Trinity.
 Hlnkey Haincs. former Penn State star and last season with Hartford i. again slated for the minors. The Yankees are to farm him out since hi. work with the bat has fallen away below par.
 F'ido O'Bricn of Hartford beat Foote Of this city six games to three in Hartford last night. This was the opening of the state. individual tour ney
 Incidentally Foote ran the high single of the match. was 8 mark of 127.
 The Berlin boys are tosee a boxing . bout at Foresters hall on April 1T. Tho bout however, is not town town af- fair but is being matched by Meri- den man.
 Johnny Dawson and Lester Gade at 114 pounds, Kid Fitz Young and George Wright at 1S5 pounds, and Jimmy Mastriano and Eddie Palmer at 120 pounds are the Meriden bat tiers. There is possibility that Jackie Pilkington and Bill Cunningham will meet again in one Of them far-famed battles.
 Gross announced also that pair of ring shoes will be given the win ner and blue worsted trunks will be awarded to the defeated.
 Jack Dempsey has signed a movie contract tota ke part in ten thrillers it is announced from the west.
 Ty Cobb says this will be his last year as player and the pitchers hope so. Cobb was a star when Niagara was a mill pond. but he's still harder to fool than widow with a purpose. Ty was ono Of the first ball players to experiment with the hazardous science Of thinking.
 Cobb used 10 startle the buyers by dashing from first 10 third on an in- field tumble. When he wasn't doing this he was going all the way home. He was nrder to figure than a cross eyed woman driver in traffic.
 Oid-iimers used to call Cobb lucky stiff. Experts wrote pieces for the papers saying he was mcro flash in the skillet.
 
 All Of 'eli were as right as usual. Cobb was lucky like Edison. Morgan. Chaplin and Mfrs Joyce. Tho young man simply had a swell line Of gro- | ceries and he was always prompt with deliveries.
 ------.-- Cobb has lasted longer than a donble.dccker toothbrush in North l Carolina hermit's shack. Genius is a sturdy bird. II takes moreihan light | tap on the Van Dyke 10 send real talent kicking.
 Baseball has never known more daring or color base.runnor.
 smart crackers used to say. yen- rngs lad q great ball club in Cobb. They could have gone four furlonss farther and said Ban Johrfson had a great league in him.
 IL will be long time before tho game develops a second Cobb, and then it will bc just that--a second Cobb. You've see the first and only. Manager McGrsw Of the Giants nays Frankie T'iisch is going 10 be more valuable than ever this year. He has learned 10 slide feet first, which will enable him to get more out Of his great speed.
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