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New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
KANSAS BouT POSTPONED
yEcntini's Flea of Illness is Upheld
 Ky Commission

New York, June 2S.--The scheduled bout between Luis ticen'ini, Chilean lightweight, and Rocky Kansas, Buff falo veteran, which wes 10 have been held Monday night at the Queens boro stadium. Long Island, has lsen postponed until July ii. it was an- nounced yesterday by Matchmaker Lew Raymond, after the state athletic commission. at it's weekend meeting, had satisfied itself that Nieeniinis ciaim Of illness pas genuine. nr. John paly. a commission physician, subjected the Chilean 10 an examina- iion which disclosed that Nicentini was suffering from stomach trouble, it was announced. Subsequently the club authorities notified the commits rion they would hold no show on Monday night.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
TANKS BREAK LOSING STREAK
 WINNING TWO FROM RED SOX
Chicago and Cleveland Change Positions - Pittsburgh Continues National League Spurt-Reds Beat Cards Twice-Rain Prevents Other Scheduled Games.

New York. June 2s.-Pent-up Yan- kee wrath. reused 10 the breaking point by SIX straight defeats. vented itself upon the Red Sox and today the New Workers again occupy third place from which they were recently busted by the Bostonans. The worlds champions come back was registered in a double victory over Fohl's men by the decisive score of l2 to and 10 to 5. A grand total of 25 hits sup plemented by six Boston errors, en- abled the humiliated Hugmen to start their drive back toward the top of the American league. Seven Red SoX pitchers failed to stop the visitors re- lentiess onslaught
 Chicago and Cleveland also changed positions, the White Sox beating St. Louis while the Indians bowed to De- troit. The windy city crew now are tied with the Browns for fifth and Speakers tribe trail both by eight points.
 The sox owe their upward climb as much to the ineffectiyeness of Sisler's tNlTiSIs ds ID lhtAI uhh Dltis4Nt t power, scoring four runs on four hits, three passes, q sacrifice, an error two stolen bases and a wild pitch. The final count was 3 to 3. Manager Sis Ter did his best 10 staye off defeat with four hits.
 Whitehill had a slight edge on ghaute in a battle of moundsmen and Detroit chalked up 1 to 0 victory over Cleveland. Rigney's double and Haney's single accounted for the lone run.
 The Philadelphia clash vss prevented by rain.
 Pittsburgh continued it's spurt to- ward the head of the National league procession at the expense of the Cubs. IL was the Pirates third straight win over Chicago and their firth victory in a row. While Cooper let the Bruins down with two singles his mates ham, meret three opposing boxmen for F hits which they converted into A 9 to triumph, 4 one handed catch by Cuyler featured.
 Cincinnati kept the smoky city az rregation within hailing distance by taking two from the docile Cardinals, 5 to 3 and 10 ?. Dickcrman's exeel- lent relief work did not offset sher- dels poor start in the first game and neither Bell nor stuart was ablo to oountersct Dyer's wohbly take-off in the second, Rousch garnered four hingles, including home in the open ,s.
 
 Brooklyn Philadelphia tits were .aUrl aH a, aa.aupt ,4F raAv
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
HORNSBY CONTINUES TO BE
 NATIONALS BEST IUGGER
Already He Has Equalled Hans Wagner's Record Jamieson Leading Ameri- can League With Babe Ruth Second and Old Ty Cobb in Third Place.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Chicago, June 2S,-Rogers Hornsby, batting champion of the National league and star second baeeman with the St. Louis Cardinals, is out to es- tablish new National league record by leading the circuit in hitting for the season approaching the half way the season approaching the haf way mark, is continuing the pace he eet at the opening, He is slappiig the ball at .397 clip, according to aver ages released today from games through Wednesday, Hornsby has equalled the famous record of Hans Wagser, who led the National league hatsman four consecutive years in 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909. St. Louis player led in 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923. Nagner's best mark was .ss0 and Hornsby bettered it with .401 in 1922.
 Snyder, New York. is closest to Hornsby with .SSS. Wheat Brooklyn, follows with .SS0; Kelly, New York, ,376, and Fournier Brooklyn. .s51. The latter now has 14 home runs "Hlle bdpe hutn, Champlon nome run hitter. has IS.
 Other leading batters arc;
 frsch, Now York, .S4s: Grigsby, Chicago, .34S; Hartnett. Chicago, SS6; Bressler, Cincinnati, .32s; Rouech, Cincinnati, 1925.
 In the American league, Jamieson ot Cleveland is leading the pack with ,3G2, followed by Babe Ruth with .36n and Ty Cobb Of Detroit third with .St5.
 Ken Williams Of St, Louis is edging towards the top with an average of .349.
 Other leading battere.
 Boone, Boston. .3bs; Falk, Chicago, .35i: Goslin Washington, .Si9. Har- ris, Boston, ,347; Meusel New York, .5iS.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
IN IN
JERSEY CITY SEEMS
 LIKELY AS CHOICE
Wills-Firpo Fight to Be Held on
 August 30

New York, June 2S-A definite an- nounccment is expected from Pro- moter Tex Rickard immediately fol- lowing the end of the democratic national convention that he will con- duct the proposed heavyweight cham pionship elimination bout between Harry Wills, New Orleans negro, and Luis Angel Firpo, South American giant, in his arena in Jersey City on Aug. 30. This date was announced yesterday by Newton A. w. Bugbee of the New Jersey State Boxing com mission, as the date on which the bout would in all probability" be held in Jersey City. Commissioner Bugbee's announcement followed conference with Platt Adams, New Jerseys chief boxing inspector, who has been in communication with Rickard.
 From another reliable source it was learned that Rickard has definitely decided on this date and will hold the bout Aug. 80. unless unforeseen devel- opments interfere. Rickard, how ever, yesterday refused to authorize an official announcement of the date until after the convention. In the meantime the promoter aud Inspector Adams are continuing conferences for the purpose of pcrfecting plans for the proposed bout.
 Commissioner Bngbee also an- nounced as the Wills-Firpo bout leads to championship fight the promoters would be permitted 10 charge the maximum fee of s25 for admission. plus the tax, as provided in the act passed by the legislature at its last session.
 The question long in doubt as to whether the New Jersey commission would sanction mixed bouts was set- tied by yesterdays announcement
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
Firpo Signs to Battle
 Harry Wills This Fall

Buenns Aires, June 2S.--I.uis Firno. th" Argentine heavyweight fehicr, and Juan Hons. representative of vsr I'ickard. tesietday afternoon signed the preliminary contract for g fight between F'irpo and Harry Wills, the American negro. The bout will taka place in New York or New Jersey sometime around September 3u. I-n- der tho contract Eirgo Is guaran nteei slh',eoe. "ith an option Of s7 and q taif per cent or the gate re,eiptS. There has already been deposited in Bueno@ Aires Tor F'irpo s2s.oao. and the remainder is 70 be deposited her. J" days before the Sight is to take place. Firpo nill sail for the United Z atss not later than July 5.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
t1iisoy Win

Chisox. June 2S.--st. Louis pitchers were wild and ineffective yesterday and the White soN won. 10 8, Jacob son made a home run in the second inning. The ScX batted around in the fourth, scoring four runs on four hits, three bases on balls, a sacrifice, an error. two stolen bases. and a wild pitch. MrMnnns. St. Louis second sacker, and r.. Collins for the White sox both had busy days. McManus 10. and Collins eight chances without erring. The score:
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
BENDER IS RE.ENG.Grp
VIII C0ath fhc Navy Baseball Team
 Again Nesf Yrar

Annapolis. Nd. June zs. - The naval academy athletic official have engaged ''Chief' Bender. the v-eli- known Indian pitcher of several years back to c8ntinu" as coach Of inc base hali nine Fender assisted with the naval nine for short time toward fine rios" Uf fbe season 0f 1928 and was head cgach during tfe whole of las' sfasoH. which ended with 3 tic- f"ry over the military acaIemy. Itn- der ~as successful ih sieveicrinF ore cf The beet riHes which has ever rep reaented The naval academy.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
Belgian Olympic Team
 Winner Over Argentina

Parts. June 2s. - me Bsirian Olympic foiis team defeated ArEsn- tina to-day by sl touchss 10 SC. Each team won eight matches. SD inc de- cision 7ss made on the number of touches
 France dnfeate1 Denmark easily. l4 matches fo z
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28

run Meusel; sacrifices. Jones, Holman; dou- bic play. Wamby to Harris; left on base, New York s, Boston II; base on balls, off ahawkey .; Jones 9; Murray 1; Fullerton l. Fuhr 2i struck out. by Shawkey 2; Jones 2 Murray ] Fullerton l; Workman 1; hits ,G ShawkeN s in , 2-3 of Jones in 1-3: If Murray II in Is, of Fullerton in 2-S If Fuhr 1 in eS; off Workman in 1-3; 1f Ruifing in ]; hit by pitcher. by Mur-
 ay tRuth, Duganl; winning pitcher. Mur- ray, umrires, Dineen and Morarty; time
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
sErS TINNEy BOUT DATE.
Curiry Says Carpcntier Match Win
 Be staged July 22 or 23

New York, June 2g.--1he proposed bout between Gene Tunney. Amer ican light heavyweight champion. and Georges Carpenter. French boxer who formerly held the worlds title, Will be held in the Polo Grounds either July ae or gS, according to Jack Curlcy. who is assisting irs directing Carpenters ring ahairs whils the French boxer Is in this cnilntfN.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
PIRATES IN NrERIBEN

The Pirates of this city will he the guests cf the Meriden Mohawks at the Lewis avenue grounds in that city Sunday. The Mcriden team have heen In winning mood for the past two weeks and Charley Millor's team may look for some stiff opposition.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Nnnhs Win

Boston, June :s,y~-- New York abruptly ended iis 1osinf streak by taking both games from Boston ycs- terday l2 10 :, and 10 to 5. The Boston pitching was ineffective in the first game and its fielding was poor behind Ross ia the second game. Meusel got a home run in the first inning of the first game with DuEan ard Ruth who had been hit by Mur- ray, on base. The scores:
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
GAMES IN CITY LEAGUE.

Three City league games are being played al Walnut Hin park this aft ornoon. Two were called at ?. m, and inc third game will he played at { o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
Jyscrs Win

Cleveland, June 2s. - Whitehill besled shauie in a pitchers battle here yesterday and Detroit defeated Cleveland, 1 to O, Rigney's double and Haney's single gave the Tygers their run.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
S5 10 II o7 10 pnSTnN
Battod for Ross in ,th.


 zz-Ratted for Workman in 9th, New York ......,.,...,0O1 saS Oii-i0 Boston .......,.,.,,....OO OOa 900 020-- 5 Two base hits, Meusel, Witt, Duran. Wamh%, t2l. Harris; sacrifices, Dugan, Hoyt, McuseL McNally; stolen base, Leo, double plays, McNully 10 Pinp Scott to Mo Nally to rpp, Scott to McNally to PIpp; Namhy tn Leo to Harris; left on base, New foIk = Boston G. base on balls off Hoyt {; Ross 3 Workman 2; struck out. bv Iloyt :, hits of Ross 2 in 7 off Workman in 2
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
cLEvtl IND

Two base hits Cobb, HirHey, f.utzke Speaker Harflfires, Shaute FeRster; double plays !. SrwelL foNucr and Burns. lon nt. bases, Detroit O. Cleveland :; bsse on balls of WlitthiA 1 shauts 3; struck out, hy Nhtehiu 2. shhu's 1. hits of sbsu,r in 2, oa Smith I in 2. losing pitcher shauie, uupires, Holmes Rowland ana NAllin; time zAa.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
Vet To Srorc I0O Runs

BN virtue Of his many years in the pnsiime, Wheat leads his league in doubles. triples, total bases and safe hiiss also in games played. He has enc unique record however, and that is, he has yet to score 100 runs in q single season. He went above ihe 90 mark on two occasions, but that was all.
 Only once has Wheat been able 10 crash out more than goo safeiies in a campaign, doing that in 1929, when he made 20l safe swats. His beet stolen base record was 2i, compiled in 1911 and 1915.
 Wheat has been in two world series -i9iG and 1920, hitting .23s in the latter.
 Wheat came to the Dodgers from Mobile in the Southern league. The reported sale price was si goo.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
Best Batting Last Year

Strange as it may seem. the vet eran hung up his best batting figure last year when ha turned in mark of .S75, finishing right behind Horns hy. the leader. Wheat topped the old circuit in clouting in 1913 with .ss5.
 Cp to and including last season Wheat had been in 1916 hir league games getting 2252 hits in 1866 times st hat for an average or .3i0. He made BIO runs over that stretch, tSi sacrifice hits and stole 19s bases. His total base mark was S19n. which in. cludcd $50 doubles, 147 triples and as homo ruus
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28

Both the New York Boston and Brooklyn Philadelphia tits were
New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
ZACH WHEAT

Brooklyn, June 2S,-zack Wheat of Brooklyn, oldest player in point Of continuous service in the National league, is still going at a lively gait.
 This is Wheat's 10th year in the main iamboree. He came up in 1909 and he has been with the Dodgers ever since. Outside of Cobb, Carey and Walter Johnson no player has re- mained on the same club as long a time as has Wheat.
 In Wheat's IS completed campaigns in the big show hc has hit over 800 on all hut four occasions, and on three of those times he was within close shooting of the coveted circle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
BITTER FIGHT ON BOND QUESTION
 NOW PREDICTED
Schools Only Advocates Resent Other Needs
 As Joint Issue
DEFEAT FOR ALL THREAT :,
 UNLESS RIDERS DROPPED
Reports Of Cross Purposes
 Heard Tuesday, Covering Many Groups

School bonds may be withdrawn from the pending election if general fight among bond advocates develops, |" Commissioner Harrison said in q state- mnet Tuesday, ''Other issues would then be disposed of at present and school bonds voted on separately at . later date,. Harrison said.
 Defeat of the proposed school bond issue vas freely predicted Tuesday in political circles, if the alleged recon mendations of the .subfinance committee for other bonds to be included are not killed.
 Meanwhile bitter fight is looming among the various committees inves- tigating city schools and finances which may ultimately drag in the city com
 This fight will begin when the sub finance committee makes it's report to the finance committee, it is said,
 Conflicting Alms
 The fight will center around the ac- tion of the representative. mass meet. ing. School bond advocates say the meeting went on record to leave out every issue but schools and instructed the committee to investigate them. 7
 Advocates of other bond issues main tain other issues were not definitely discarded. %
 The alleged report of the subfinance committee that $3.00O,000 worth oi bonds be asked and divided between schools, libraries, fire department and completion of auditorium, which leaked out Monday, will be the curx of the fight.
 "Over Step Authority
 Commissioner William H. Harrison has openly declared that the subfinance committee oyersepped it's authority in making such report when it had been instructed to confine its investigation to schools alone.
 Some city hall reports say cna: con. tinual efforts to inIlude other bonds in the school election is comouflage in- tended to defeat any bond issue offered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
REPUBLICAN RIFT OVER DAUGHERTY
 GROWS DEEPER
LenroOt And Shoot Back Up Walsh In Denial Of
 G. O. P. Organs Charge
Ny RAYMOND CHAPTER

WASHINGTON, Feb, 26.-The riff in the republican party which has bee, EEcaused by the attempt of leading ad ministration senators to force Attor ney General Daugherty out of tn, cabinet, is deepening as the disinclin ation of republican leaders in the Sen ate to follow the bludgeoning attack oi the republican national committee be comes more conspicuous, the situation within the party grows more diff cult.
 Further outward evidence of this condition developed Tuesday when Sen atOr Lenroot, chairman of the oil in. vestigating committee, and Senator Shoot, one of the administration wheel horses, came to the defense of Senator Walsh, of Montant. on the floor of the Senate, to support his denial of charges made by the republican national com mittee to the effect that he had spon. sored legislation under which the oil leases were made.
 | Tt is not true that I supported it as the record will show" Walsh as serted. Shoot confirmed this statement as did LenrOot. to whom Walsh ap- pealed for substantiation of his denial The republican national committed attack on Walsh was the direct out growth of the attempt of Chairman John T. Adams to switch from the de- fensive policy of the republicans, and institute hard hitting offensive against the democrats.
 G. Q, P.'s Attack Walsh. Vigorous statements attacking Sena- tor Walsh, former Secretary of the Navy Daniels, and other democrats have been issued by the republican ma tional committee for three successive nights, the first attempt in the repub- lican organization to stand up against the democratic fire.
 This has placed Coolidge in a diff cult position. On one side there is the powerful group, standing behind Daugherty in his refusal tQ quit the cabinet under fire. This {jgroup in- cludes the. republican national commit tee and some members of the cabinet, notably Secretary of War Weeks. On the other side is the other powerful group, headed by Senator Lodge, Ma iority Leader George Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania and Senator Borah, who regards Daugherty as q milstone.
 Coolidge is torn between the desire to stand by his cabinet officer. at least until the charges against him have been proved. and the desire to place the party in the strongest possible position for the coming election. It is not only his own political future that is involved. but that of, all republican candidates who must suffer when the party's standing is impaired.
 Coolidge Fav0rs Daugherty
 At the moment, Coolidge leans strongly, toward Daugherty. He takes the same view as the republican na. tional committee namely, that Daugh- erty should be protected until charges against him are sustained. He is not in sympathy with the proposed subter- fuge,' by which Daugherty would sub init his resignation now to take effect ut some future date.
 The Judgment of the best informed persons here is that Daugherty will not resign until after the Ohio primaries April 20, as hc is n candidate for dele gatc-at-large on the Coolidge slate in that election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
GERMAN WAR LORD
 GOES ON TRIAL
Ludendorff And Hitler Are
 Charged With High Treason ;

MUNICH. Feb. 28.- (By Associated Press. Former Field Marshal Ludep- dorff, Adolph Hitler, leader of the Bararian fascisti, aud seven other de- fendants were placed on trial today for sheis connection with their ssputschn V Of lfsE N0venibe z If Uf tue defendants except one are charsed with high treason s6 S
 At the morning session the indict- ment against the accused was read. The president of the court also read Q statement of the career of Hitler who stood and replied to questions put to him.
 The afternoon session was taken up by Hitler's statement to the court, in which he related his share in the ''putsch." He declared he was not guilty of treason. He denounced the conduct of Dr. Won Kahr, the Bavarian dictator at the time, and of General Von Lossow, commander of the Bava- rian reichswahr.
 After Hitler had concluded his state ment an adjournment was taken until tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
GEORGE RANDOLPH
 CHESTER IS. DEAD
Playwright And Fiction Author
 Succumbs Suddenly

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.---George Ran dolph Chester, author, playwright and creator of number of popular fic- tional characters, among them Get Rich Quick Wallingford," died suddenly of heart attack at his home early to- day. He swas born in Cincinnati in 1869. Apparently in the best of health. Mir. Chester worked over story until late last night, coughing occasionally and mentioning chest pains several times to his wife mad sometime collaborator, Mrs. Lillian Chester.
 During the night a pain near the heart awoke him and after Mrs. Ches- ter had applied liniment. he dropped off to fitful sleep, only to awaken in the morning to call his wife and say abruptly: T love you, dear," and fell back lifeless. Starting as a poor Ohio boy, Chester tried his hand at various things, then became newspaper re- porter, climbing from a lowly post to the uppermost ladder.
 Arrangements for the funeral had not been completed tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
HAZY ON PLAN | TO MORTGAGE ! COURT HOUSE

The suggestion that the board of revenue might mortsAge the old courthouse site for approximately ( million dollars in case it is found impracticable to sell it outright for $1,200, 900, the price set for it sev- eral weeks ago, probably will never amount to more than q sugsestiof', w. B. Copeland, member of the board of revenue, said Tuesday.
 <. He admitted, however, that he had requested Ernest Mathews, county attorney, to submit m opinion as to whether the property could be. mort gagged.
 2 ".The plan of disposing of the s property by direct sale has not been abandoned" Mir. Copeland said. "I just asked Mir Mathews for an opinion on the legality of ,mortgag- ing the property in case the board should deside to do so.
 County officials I0lnted out that many of the same difficulties en- countered in selling the property outright probably would also he en- countered in an attempt to place a mortgage on it. Although it is free ly admitted that no prospective pur- chaser has offered anything like the price asked for it, it js also ad- mitted that, for the sanfe reason, it ! would be difficult. to obtain five sixths of that price in the form of | loan with the property as security.
 Several days ago Mir. Copeland said he did not think the property could be mortgaged or leased, but said there was nothing to prevent the board of revenue from selling it to a desirable purchaser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
LONG ISSUES ATTACK
 ON SENATOR REED
Says He Is Acting To Further
 Scheme Of w. R. Hearst

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28.-Breckenridge Long, former third assistant secretary of state, in q letter to F Greene Ter Till, of Moberly. Mo-. member of the democratic state committee, asserts that United States Senator James A. Reed, is mot a bona-fide candidate" for the democratic presidential nomination. He alleges Reed is acting in furtherance of q scheme of William Randolph Hearst and Charles F. Murphy of New York, and George Brennan of Chicago, to con trol third of the delegates to the, Ma tional convention and prevent the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
UNDERWOOD GIVEN
 AN ENDORSEMENT
Dr. Crumpton Again Expresses
 Confidence In Him
tsTATE CAPITAL BUREAU,

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 26.- Especial. )-Dr. W. B. Crumpton. pres -ident of the Alabama Anti-Saloon league, today addressed an open letter to his friends reaffirming his confi- dence in Senator Oscar w. Underwood's s declaration on behalf of law enforce ment and against the proposed amend ment to the Volstead act to permit sale of light wine and beer.
 Dr. Crumpton reviewed recent utter- anccs by the senator suggesting use .0f revenue cutters Of the government to stop liquor smuggling, his declaration against amending the Volstead act and other things.
 Dr. Crumpton reaffirmed his we'll known position as staunch prohibit tiOnist and added that he felt sure that MT. Underwood, if elevated to the pres idency, will show ability to serve the exalted position with credit to himself, his state and nation