New Britain herald., 1924-10-16
s e a Xii n 2 of Sports

, or - P OrtS f|! Sssssssssss ssssessssesss ! The Eastern league now seems in little dhfficulty. Worcester is like ly to quit.
 While not in favor of gambling, | nevertheless one cannot help but envy those who took the short end of the Newmarket race yesterday. The Aga Kahn's Charley's mount, the one on a 100 to 1 shot, romped home a winner.
 Trinity plays Union Saturday and the team is reported on edge for the game.
 The Eastern league grounds in Hartford have been secured for the game between Hartford high and | stuyvesant high of New York. The bowling season now Is well | under way with the, pin crashers knocking them for rows at the Rog- CTS, Casino, Commercial and Frater- nal alleys.
 Lafayette will have another for mer Pittsburgh star as coach this year in the person of Herbert Me- cracken. He succeeds Dr. Suther- land, who takes Glenn Warmers place at Pittsburgh. McCracken had big season last year at Al egheny college. 'T
 Catching almost every game for Washington, Muddy Ruel, rated the Lest catcher in the majors, lost 20 pounds during the season. He weighed 155 when he reported in the spring, 1855 when he finished. Coach Bob Zuppke of Illinois is one of the most successful coaches in the country. His pet bit of ad- vice to his field general is "when in ioubt as to what to do, punt"
 Coach Burt Ingwerson, who suc- reeds Howard Jones at Iowa. is fac ing tough schedule in his debut as Big Ten football mentor. Iowa plays five conference games with Michigan, Illinois Ohio State, Min resota and Wisconsin. Another inn portant game is with Pat Pages strong Butler College team.
 Eddie Collins, rated by many ex- oerts the greatest second bascman of all time, says that as a collegian at Columbia he preferred playing football to the diamond sport.
 Captain Koppisch. the outstand- ing star of the Columbia varsity, has tshrice been honored as team leader. He is the big hope of Coach Percy Haughton for a successful season.
 Norway is changing the name of its capital from Christiania to Oslo, hut we still have Peckinpaugh, wambsganss, McGillicuddy and Pici- nich in the American league.
 A Colorado woman, vo,celess for four years, recovered her speech in an auto accident, and we suppose her husband immediately put up the victrola and radio for sale.
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 There might be some argument as to who is the greaRst third base- man. but Miller of the Mats, In his world series work, certainly made it easy to pick the worst.
 Goslin lived up to his name by naking a goose out of the Giants "itchcing staff.
 One thing you can say for Walter Johnson. He produced more tears in the world series than any trage ,1ian we know of.
 Its baseball fever waning, Wash 1nrton is now preparing to settle down to a quiet winter of senatoria investigations, more Teapot Dom' scandals and a lot of political argu ments.
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 Our Capital City waited quarte of a century for a pennant winner But they've been waiting hundred yeats and more for vot and haven't got 1t yet. What the need is Bucky Harris in congress.
 People who oppose capital pun ishment will change their minds 1 they catch the guy who invente' crossword puzzles.