New Britain herald., 1925-06-05
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It is Eumored In sport circles that paavo Nurmi is likely to return to he United States in . few months despite his announcement that he would never como back here again. Alan HelfYerich. star half miller of Pennsylvania. who beat Nurmi to the iape in his ,ast race in this country, Is authority for the statement.
 The Pirates held a snappy prac- tice at Walnut Hill park last even. ing. A number of rough spots ia the team were ironed out. The Cor caire will travel to wauregan Sum- day to play the town team there. Manager Ken Saunders is looking for twirler to work in the game.
 The Falcons have the feature of the week.end carded with the Her. rups none of Hartford scheduled to appear Sunday afternoon at St. Mary's field. Fans here will re- member that in 1923, the Herrups trimmed the Besse-Leland team two games and last year they broke even In two-game series.
 The Herrups have been burning things up in the Capital city and they will show the class on next Sunday Manager Saviski of the Falcons has said that because the fans were treated to such a poor ex- hibition last Sunday with the Colored Giants of Hartford here, lie would be sure of getting good ball clubs for the weekly games.
 The dusky team from Hartford vas we'll press-agented but as a ball club, they might be able to beat the Nathan Hale school nine. This was no fault of the Falcon manager and tane from now on will be assured or good attractions at the North End field.
 The flatware team of the Landers inter-department league boasts of the best one-armed player in this neck of the woods. He is Thomas Basil a former high school player. ana, take 1t from the players, the boys with the two fms take off their hats to Tom, who stands high both n batting and fielding.
 The High street team. the baby plant of the organization, sports a classy little nine with the "old fox" Pete Fusari, on second base and Preisser. the pitcher, and McCabe, irst base. formerly on the high school basketball team, three threats on any team.
 The P & F, Corbin team has put in a bid to be the sixth team in the City league. This combination is one that will develop some good players and will be managed by Clarence Coons, Without doubt the team will be entered in the league.
 The Falcons have a sweet team coming here Sunday, when the Her rups Of Hartford will cross bats with the local boys on St. Mary's dia- mond. The Herrups are among the Lest semi-pro teams in the state and will give a good battle to the Fall cons at their meeting Sunday
 Who said baseball was dead n New Britain? There are so many teams in town that it seems like old days to hear of them playing. Every night in the week some team is playing, while on week-ends there aren't enough diamonds to go round tor those who want to settle argu- ments.
 Jim Lynch's Gascos kept up their Hinning streak by defeating the P. & r. Corbin office nine at Walnut Hill park yesterday afternoon. The score was 10 and the winning run was brought in on Carl Restel- las single Carl got a home run that went over into the other dia-
 
 able to score before the ball was sent in. Barnes also connected for solid smash that brought him around the circuit.
 The Cubs defeated the highly touted Speedboys yesterday after noon by the score of 5 10 3. The
 
 the contest. The feature of the game was the theft of home by Harkins of the Cubs. The choice of Fred Zehrer to be captain of next years New Britain high school track team. is popu- lar one. The family of Zehrer start ing with the brother, John, one of the best football players ever turned out at the school, is one that is rec ognlzed in athletics.
 The City league will start off on Saturday. June 20. Managers of five teams were present at the meeting last night and entered their teams for the trophy which will be offered. If the spirit displayed by the boys last night is to be taken into account, the league will be one of the best, ever organized. Tonight on Landers Recreation field diamond. the High street team and the Printing department of the inter-department league will play the last game Of the first round of the league. Tuesday evening of next week the league leading Flatware and Trade Shop teams will battle - ----=-s-s@-@ Ball Game or no
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