New Britain herald., 1925-08-14

Rain again yesterday stopped all games in the Eastern league. AL though in the early part of the sum mer there wasn't much rain to spoil the schedules of either the big leagues or the Eastern circuit, the weather man is more than making up for 1t these days.
 We hear that the factories in the town are all het up over the indus trial track meet that is to be run off at Memorial field in Willow Brook park on September h. This Is as 1t should be and 1t is expected that the first industrial meet to he held at the new field will be one that will be record breaker. For long time hints have been passed out in thls column that track and field meet should be held in this city and we are glad that soma one has taken 1t upon himself to start the ball arollirg.
 Athletic representatives from the factories will gather in the "Herald' Monday night at 8 o'clock to talk over the details In connection with the proposed meet and at the meet ing. some conception of what the track meet will amount to will be secured when the representatives report on what they might do. Fac tory officials are interested in this sport as 1t is a great thing for the morale of their vorkmen.
 The offices of the factories in New Britain have a good supply of college men who should be able to make some marks in the city. It is said that the marks made at Memo rial field on September will stand as records and that the meet will be an annual affair providing enough interest Is shown In the coming events It Is reported that a mum Der of athletes from the Stanley Works have already stated their in tentions of training for the meet, while Landers, Frary 6; Clark, one Of the leaders in athletics in the city will also be represented in large numbers.
 4 feature of the meet that will he Interesting 10 many will be the open 100 yard dash with the champion ship of the city at stake. This should bring in all the runners of the city because nothing of the kind has been attempted in the city in recent years.
 Beautiful silver cups will be awarded to those coming in first, second and third in the events and these are at the present time being engraved. They will be on exhibit ton In Porter & Dysons window in q few days and those who plan to take part In the meet may have a chance to view the prizes for which they will try.
 This first industrial meet of the city will also have an added feature in a one-mile relay closed to teams from the factories. This will be termed the Hardware City Special" and will start precedent for others to follow. Another attraction will the the 100 yard swim for women and this ought to bring out & large number of mermaids who have been disporting at Willow Brook pool.
 Interest in this section of the country is centered just now on the championship bout between Louis (Kid) Kaplan of Meriden and Babe Herman, Pacific coast battler. Her man arrived yesterday at New Haven where he will do his training preparatory for his try at the crown now set so iauntily on the head of the Silver City battler.
 Boxing fans, however, are not losing sight of the coming battle this month between Jack Delaney of Bridgeport and Paul Berlenbach of Astoria, L. l., light heavyweight champion of the world. This bout is scheduled to come off in the Metropolis on August 2S so that the two dates will not conflict with each | other.
 Fans in this state are confident | that after this battle, Connecticut | will have two champions within it's confines. The majority of the fight fans hope to see Kaplan win from | Herman and pretty near all of them 1 are positive that Delaney will re- peat his victory over BerlenbaCh.
 Jack Dempsey has started active i training in Los Angeles for any i future fights that he may have. One l thing that Dempsey has always done well, is to train and at this | z stage of his career there is no req son why he shouldn't be as faithful as is possible to the grind that means success in the ring.
 Dempsey has set himself in a peculiar position by his dilatory tactics Instead of being the most popular champion of all time, such as he might have been because of the picturesque way in which he polished off those few battlers he met, he has amassed together for tune and is enjoying his money.
 It locks now, though, as if the heavyweight champion has come to that stage in his career where he will have to fight or step down off the throne. Most fight fans believe along with experts that Dempsey when he is right, will easily polish of Wills, though he will not have ss simple time as he had with the Bel h.. hae nd