New Britain herald., 1924-08-07
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 The managers of the Bosses. the Pirates the Falcons and the corbin Red sox meet tonight st the ', N. c. A, to discuss the possibilities and probabilities of 8 city series this fall.
 Tomorrow night the Falcons will practice sI st. Mars's hsid,
 Next Monday evening the New Britain Gaseo team will 70 to Bristol to play the Bristol Gss Light com- pany's team at Muzzy held,
 Manager Jim Lynch is going over with his strongest lineup. fearing the Fell City boys may turn the state leaguers lose on him, or something,
 James is also trying to book game with the Springfield gas company.
 The New Britain outlaws 20 to Meriden Sunday for rame with st, stanislaus.
 Yesterday. despite the hot sun. Luis Firpo did a i've mile run and then jumped on the sealea
 Luis knocked of i've pounds during the afternoon. now being down to the dainty weight of aas pounds.
 Luis does bit of running every day, but a good portion of it is be- tween his camp and the restaurant. 1t is reported.
 If there's one thing Luis likes bet ter than money. or at least almost as good. it's a square meal.
 The Kensington team goes to Meri- den Sunday for the first of q three game series with the Meriden Mo- hawks.
 The second game will be the fol- lowing week in the village.
 Kensinyton also is dickering. for three game series with the Besse- Lclands
 Dazzy Vance yesterday not only hung up his 18th victory of the sea- son. but incidentally famed an even ten.
 That's how bad the heat wave was.
 Some people win believe anything --even the claims of fight promoters that his boy is second Terry Me- Govern.
 The High school football team works out tonight.
 One good thing about the opening of the football season Is that 1t makes the explanation of black eyes much | easier.
 Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht was re- gently beaten in British race. Tom easily Is the Joe Beckett of the yachts men.
 It is reported that Carp's next fight | may be with Slattery of Buffalo, but whether Georges will lose on foul or | in the regular manner has not been announced.
 This has been a bad season for pests-the boil weevil, mosquitoes, etc. -and now comes the threatened comeback of Mike McTigue.
 The American league dope sheet now seems hopelessly muddled.
 Detroit evened the series with New York yesterday when rain stopped the game at the end of the fifth inning, with the Tygers leading to ?. De- troit drove Bush off in the first in- ming and hammered MamauX who succeeded him, for three more runs before the game ended. Ruth made his 36th home run in the fourth. It was his third in the series.
 Also, yesterday the Browns took their fifth from the Washingtonians and cut down. the distance from the eaders, but three and half games now separating the sislerites from the Tanks. Hollis Thurston. star White SoS pitcher, after having hung up rec . ord of 10 straight victories. was final ly stopped by the Yankees the other day Thurston's sensational string in cluded triumphs over practically every club in the league. Michigan's 1924 football team will help to dedicate three stadiunis this . fall. It will be guest of honor at the opening of the Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan Aggies' gridirons Four Michigan residents have been elected to lead Maize and Blue ath- etic teams next year. They are: Jim Brooker. track; Buell. Quirk. golf; | Doc" Dillman, baseball, and George. " Hasgerty, basketball. Herbert Steger ( ,f Oak Park, Ill.,, native son excep- V ion, will pilot the eleven. Paddock in Berlin Gives F
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