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Evening star., 1925-01-12
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New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
J'afnirs
Russell X Erwin
Bootleg Rum Purchased
 With Counterfeit Bills

Philadelphia, Jan. 2S.-GoVern- ment agents declared last night that Philadelphia bcpteggers were buy ing counterfeit $100 bills from New York gang for s30 each and using them to purchase liquorr and that many of the bills had found their way into general circulation. The statement was made after the arrest of man giving the nome of John J. Goodman, who was alleged to have rendered a jeweler 30 of the coun- terfeit bills in payment for a $2,765 diamond ring. Goodman, who the police declared has a long criminal record, was held by a federal com- missioner in $5,O00 bail for court. He told the authorities, that he had received the bogus money in pay ment for a truck load of whiskey he had brought here from New York. He declined to reveal the name of the person who bought the whiskey. More arrests are expected both here and in New York, the government agents said.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
New Britain Marine
 On His Way to Haiti

Paris Island, S. C.. Jan. 2S.-The little republic of Haiti in the West Indies will be the temporary home of Tony Stepanuk, of New Britain, Conn.,, who left here recently with a detachment of U. S. Marines. He will probably remain in Haiti sev- sral months before returning to the United States.
 Tony is 20 years old, was born in New Britain, and is son of Mr. Samuel Stepanuk, BOT Church street that city. He joined the Marine corps at Detroit, Mich, last Novem- Der and was stationed at Parris Is- land some time before embarEing on a naval vessel for Haiti, where he will be attached to the First Brigade of Marines.
 Detachments of Marines have been on duty in Haiti since 1915, when a force Handed there to restore order during a revolution. Peaceful condi- tions now prevail, and most of the sea soldiers are stationed at Port all Prince, the capital. Athletic sports, moving pictures and entertainments help to vary the regular military routine.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
Mum to Defend Title
 Against ZbySzkO Feb. II

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 2S.-Wayne tBig) Mum, will defend his newly won wrestling crown in finish match here February II ith Stanis- laus Zbyszko, former worlds cham pion, it was announced today. The match originally was scheduled for Chicago. February 3, but was can celled when Billy Sandow, manager of Ed (StrangIer) Lewis from which Mum won the title here recently, brought an injunction suit to re- strain Mum from being billed as champion. Cancellation of further stage appearances for Mum also was announced by Gabe Kaufman, manager of Mum. He said Mum had been enjoined from appearing as champion in several states.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
Estimated Income of
 City for Coming Year

The estimated city income for next year from sources other than taxa tion is:
 State of Connecticut, school cnu- meration, $39,0OO; evening schools, $1.5Oo; library and apparatus, $500; penalty tax, s1,O00; tax on bank and insurance stocks, $17,000; physical examination of children, $500; Con soIidated School District, s29,O0O; town clerks office fees, SS,OO0; po- lice court. s1S,00O: city court, $1,- 0G0; fines and costs at county jail, s1,0OO; building permits. s4,oO0 in come from city property $1OO; charities department, sT0OO; health department, s3,0OO. police depart ment, theaters, s5,500; Licenses, s. zoo; halls, etc, $500; subway de- rartment, $1,250; town deposit
 $500; school fund, s@00: interest on bank balances. S10,000; personal taxes. s5O,OOg; street sprinkling S1O,OOO.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
BORG TO SWIM IN U. s.

Arne Borg, Swedish merman and the second highest scorer in the 1924 Olympic swimming races, arrived in this country yesterday to compete in the National A. A. U. champion ships in San Francisco in April. He will not compete in any meets prior to these competitions, he said, ow- ing to clause in his contract with the San Francisco authorities which specifics that he must compete there first. He said he would rest two months before starting training. He will spend 8 few days in Chicago then start for the Pacific coast where he will be the guest of Err nest Brandsten, coach of the Stan ford swimmers, a strong personal friend.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
BUDGET OF PARK BOARD
 SMASHES ALL RECORDS
Sum Sought, S102,S72, is Four Times as Much as Appropriation 9his
 Year.

A budget of slO2,S72 which is nearly four times as much as allowed this year, will be sought by the park board for next year.'
 Items include an appropriation to provide for needed improvements in the small parks about the city; s5,- 900 for a tool shed in the Willow Brook park and like amount for tool shed in the North End park; s7,5OO for a bungalow in the latter park to be rented to the caretaker; 8 dock. boats and extension of the new road to connect with Carlton street, at the north end park, $5, S00T s17,000 for construction and main- tenance of a swimming pool in Will low Brook park; $2S,000 for two ten- his courts, baseball diamonds, a gridiron, playground and field houses.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

The fans certainly were well pleased when the hard working
 Jimmy Murphy got a basket. This
 was his first field goal of the season.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
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FATNIR'S LEAGUE

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New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Billy Evans points out Muddy |7uel will have to handle all kinds of deliveries next summer. E$% This Is the first inkling we had that Ruel
 plans to be shipping clerk.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
CULLOP GOES TO TANKS
 TO TRY OUT AS HURLER
'ai Year Old st. Louis Heavy Hitter Going On Training Trip With
 New YOiik.

By Tho Associated Presa.
 New York, Jan. 2S.--Ilenry Gull lop, tho 24 year old St. Louis boy who has been playing first base and the out1eld in the Western league because of his great ability with the stick, will be taken to St. Peters, burg, Fla, by tho Yankees as pitcher.
 When Cullop was with the Omaha Western league club. Manager Hug gins, it is understood, gave instruc- tions to play Cullop at first or in the ioutlield for tho sake of determining his fitness for these positions. The mite manager of the Yanks is anx- Iions to uncover 6 star to jump into Wally Pipp's shoes when the vet- eran shows signs of a slump.
 Culop has been great hitter in the minors. For this reason he was taken off the pitching end of the he hit .3i1. He worked as pitcher that season for Madison of the North Dakota league. Since that time he has been 1inging for Tulsa, Des Moines and Omaha. While with Madison he pitched 30 complete games in addition to romplng in the outfield for 40 games. Last season Cullop was in 121 games at first base in addition to playing the outfleld ard pitching occasionally.
 | The Yankees claimed Cullop in 1923 but left him at Omaha for fur ther development. Last season he batted .322, clouting out 40 home runs, 46 doubles and eight triples. He stands six feet, weighs 196 pounds and bats and throws right handed.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
FIRST CLASS PASSAGE
Line Inaugurated Between Euro
 pean and S. American Ports.


 Buenos Aires, Jan. S0.-A line of one-class passenger ships devoted exclusively to the transportation oi emigrants has been inaugnrated be- tween European and South Ameri- can ports by German steamship company. The first ship of the line to arrive here brought 1000 Ger man and other Europeans to Brazil and 1,e00 to Argentina.
 The ship provides first class com forts and convenicnceS for the third class price. She has $50 cabins, ac- rbmmodating two, four and six per- sons each. with salon; smoking room, library, reading rooms two baths. She is a motor propelled ship with a speed of l5 knots.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
CORBIN LASS|ES LEADING BOWLERS
Take Two Games From Girls
 From Falnir'S

F.. X F. Corbin Girls team con tlnued their winning streak on the '. M. C. A. alleys last night by taking two from Fafnir Girls and going Into the lead with six straight wins. No high strings were regis tered, but the consistently good average of all P. & F. players keep them always in the front.
 North x Judd girls surprised their admirers bytaking two from the Russell and Erwin combination, thus taking themselves out of the last place and stepping up two places in the league going above +. & E.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
LILLE AND LUoUE

Two of tho biggest disappoint- ments of the recent baseball season were Uhle of Cleveland and Luaue of Cincinnati. Right up with tho leading hurlers in 1928, the Indian and tho Red enjoyed anything but successful campaigns last year. Crt- ties expect them to get back Into their real form again this season. however.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Ibf changing q meow back to a roar. Nurmi's visit to the United States las caused a tremendous revival in rack interest but one of the leading Authorities claims that his coming ! sSill react against the game in this |,ountry in that tho records will be lowered to such an extent that breaking one will be beyond the bower of American endurance and
 Consequently cause a lapse in inter- pst, He further argues that interest
 n track is maintained by the possi- pility of seeing some youth shatter ER record.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Walter Johnson claims the coast nagnates gave him the run around sa Stili, that's one way to get into Eondition.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
PRESENT
 STRONGER LINEUP
(Continued from Preceding Page)

terial includes the veteran Frank Welch; William Baswell, formerly of the Boston Braves, drafted from Galveston, Texas; and Walter French, former army star recalled from Shreveport, La.
 The advance guard of the Athle- tics consisting of the batterymen, will leave for Fort Myers, the new Florida training camp site, on Feb ruary 20. Ten days latter,the regu- lars will begin the trek southward.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
ONE OF REST

One of the best track and field feats of the 1924 season was tho record breaking leap of Robert Legendre, former Georgetown star. Legendre cleared 95 feet 6 inches at tho Olympic games last summer. His jump beat the old mark by three inches.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
MINOR STARAOUITS

Fort Worth, Texas. Jan. 2S. - Clarence Kraft, star hitter of the Fort Worth team of the Texas league and home run king of the announced today he had quit baseball and would enter the auto mobile business here. Last year he batted .S4S and made 55 home runs.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
Elihu Burritt Team Wins
 From the All Star Five

The 9-C of the Elihu Burritt Junior high school took the All Stars into camp last evening in the school gym. The ninth graders winning by the score of Is to 14. Beatty and Mucke were the aces for the win ners while Truman and Mangan were the leading point gettcrs for the losers.
 The line up:
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Bobby Cruickshaw. rated by some sport experts as one of the ten lead ing golf professionals of the United States, has been granted six weeks leave of absence by the Twin Hills Country Club at Oklahoma to parti- cipate in the British open champion ship in June. Crpickshank's Okla homa contract becomes effective Anril i.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

In spite of his long lay-off, he has kept in fine trim and was the fastest man on the floor Monday night, being really too fast for the rest of the, speedy club team. His passes were too hot for even Mike Luke to handle, but when the rest of the team has accustomed itself to him 1t ought to go even better than before.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
BOTH HIT SAMIt

McNeely. Washington, and Lamar, Athletics, two recruit outficldcrs last season, busted the old agate for the same average-.S30. McNcely was in 4S games and Lamar in S7.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
REAR ADMIRAL DIES

Louisville, Ky. Jan. 2S. - Rear Admiral G. A. Bicknell, 7S, U. s. N,, retired, died. in New Albany, Ind, yesterday. Mrs. Anna Sloan Bick- nell, his>widow, a daughter, and a son, who is minister in Washing ton, n. C., survive.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
Filed Foul Pts
STARS ON COJRT

Ralph Moon" Baker, Purple football star, is hanging up quite a reputation on the basketball floor this season. Bakers clever all round play has featured practically every game in which his team has participated.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Frederick W. Rubien, secretary of the Amateur& Athletic Union, has cabled Italy Seeking blanket per init to enable Ugo Friger1o, ltaly's Olympic champion walker, to com- pete in more than two meets in this country. Under the present permit Urgo is allowed to walk only in the Milrose A. A. and the Boston A. A. meets. Frigerio also cabled asking for permission to compete in the Morningside A. C. games in the 102d Engineers armory Friday night.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
SKATERS LOOM STRONG

Ohio State basketball quintet is being picked by critics as one of the most dangerous contcnders in tho Rig Ten this season. The Buckeyes have a veteran aggregation with Miner and Cunningham as the out standing stars.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
Associate of Edison
 Dies in S8th Year

Philadelphia, Jan. 2S.-Dr. Ma thaniel Shepard Keith, one of the country's most noted scientists and an associate of Thomas A. Edison, last night dropped dead of heart dis ease. He was S7 years old. Work ing 16 hours q day, Dr. Keith was engaged D the moment of his death 1lem of electro-mag- netism .th was born in Bos- ton in was educated as a physicia never practiced the profession. however; and in 1860 es- .tablished himself as a metallurgical engineer in Colorado. He later en- tered the electrical field and invented numerous appliances. He was the author of many scientific works. At 0 recent dinner in New York of the American Institute of electrical en- gineers, of which Dr. Keith was a founder, Mr. Edison referred to him as one of the worlds greatest metal lurgists.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
RING OF PHILADELPHIA

Jimmy Ring Of the Phillics was the wild man" of the National League last season. Ring walked loS batters. He also made five wild pitches.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
SOFT FOR PITCHERS

Stanley Covelesllie proved any thing but tough picking for opposing hurlers last season. In 37 games Covey whiffed the ozone on 32 occa- sions.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul thinks he has outgrown the light heavy weight class and Is at his best as a heavyweight. He says he has great difficulty in making IT pounds and has discovered his best fighting weight Is between 1S0 and 1S5. He is willing, however, to train down to meet Mike McTigue, worlds light heavyweight champion.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
HE GOT NOTHING

Grant of the Browns went to bat l3 times last season. failing 10 get a hit base on balls, sacrifice or any thing.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, na- tional women's golf champion, op- posed Miss Frances Hadiield of Mil waukee in the semi finals of the an- nual January golf tournament for women at Belleair Heights, Florida, today. Mrs. G. r. Stesson of Phila-, delphia, and Mrs. Alex Smith of New York were in the other bracket.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Fired by the superintendent of public safety, then re-hired by the city council. Jack Brophy. Des Moines polreman, walked Q beat in tho jail building while his case was debated in court. While there he arrested a man wanted hy police who was about to leave the building unnoticed. Each day he walked the beat his allotted hours-but the court held he had no civil service rights and he was denied pay.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Jimmy Crowley, Notre Dame half back, has been offered Q position as assistant football coach at the Uni versity of Georgia, and will make 8 decision within q few days, it was announced at a dinner attended by Crowley and Coach Knute Rockne in Chicago last night.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Ray retired from the game to be- come physical director of the Boys club, but he has now broken his shell and will be seen in action for the rest of the season.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Wheaton, H., home of Harold Red" Grange, University of illinois All-American halfback, is raising generation of "Harolds.p Since the towns favorhe son broke into prom thence several babies have been named after him.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Although the name of Eddie Far rell, Pennsylvania baseball captain, appears on the reserve list of the New York Giants, Manager John McGraw said yesterday that Farrell has not signed q big league contract. Farrell is dental student at Penn, where his three brothers, all prac- ticing dentists, matriculated in their college days, He does not have to depend upon baseball for a liveli- hood, but Farrell, according to ma jor league scout, is one of the clev- crest infielders seen in college base ball circles since the days of Eddie Collins. Farrell has promised Me- Graw that he will cavort with the Giants if he elects to follow baseball as q profession.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

The return of Ray Anderson to active participation in Boys club basketball Monday night was almost as sensational as Bill Squire's second debut on the same evening.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

McGreW former right handler i the Washington Senators. purchased from Memphis, and outhelders Frank Fraser from Waterbury, Frank Walker from the Rocky Mount N. c. club and A. Crump. Portsmouth. Va, southpaw.
 The Herald Bowling team con tinues to maintain clean slatein the Bowling league. As yet they have not blemish in their games won" column and their losses are still 1000 per cent perfect.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28
Three more last night.

Boy Scout flves are scheduled to swing into action again this evening, when Troop 4 of the Center church and Troop 20 of the Lincoln school face each other at the Hoys' club.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

With National Guard games on Saturday night to look over and the
 Dusty circuit on Tuesdays, Larry will have busy time.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Hugo Bezdek, Penn States jovial football tutor, in favor of receiving "Bo" McMillin, former Center col lege football star, into the football coaches association with open arms despite the fact that McMillin en- gagged in professional football before buckling on the harness of coach contract to the rules of the associa- tion.
 q like McMillin," said Tezdek. "l don't know him very well bh 1 think he's on the level and sincere in his endcavor to keep intercollegiate football clean"
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

A glance into the gallery last night convinced some that all the spectators were not as interested in the games as they were in them- selves. There was one group of two girls and many boys at one end of the hall that resembled the well known huddle system.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Friend Larry used to be a regular visitor at the Dusty league games
 but until last night had been con- spicuous by his absence. The boys
 gave Larry a warm welcome last night and 1t is hoped that he will add his genial presence to the as- |semblage regularly from now on.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Chester ("spot''0 Talk, Austin, Texas high school baseball star and brother of Bibb F'alk of the Chicago Americans. has signed a contract with the St. Louis Americans calling for SS,00O the first year and S4,o00 bonus. Falk Is left handler, 19 years old, six feet one inch tall and weighs 172 pounds. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox also bid for his services.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

It has been definitely decided the
 Eof ball will not be changed until [927. %%" Now if France will only
 |nake a decision on the war debt tho country can settle down and enjoy | complete calm of mind.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

John ]. McGraw will take lS
 rockies to the Sarasota camp Of the iiants for spring training. he an- ,ounced yesterday. Included in this
 humber will be Pitchers John Map- ,crs, purchased from the Peris-
 mouth club of the Virginia league; Kent Greenfield. recalled from the
 New Haven Eastern league club; George McGi,ney, New Haven south- ,aw; James Tunney from Holy
 .Cross: John wisner, bought from
 the Rochester Internatienals: Walter
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

An Ohio man bowled 2S hours on stretch the other day. - And low we suppose he is on a stretcher.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

We'll, Well! Our old friend Larry Mangan made his initial appearance at the Dusty league last night. Larry came roofing for tho Russell and Erwin five.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Reports say Babe Ruth is lighter han he has been in three years. *s Maybe those Havana book makers haSe been at him again.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

A writer sets forth that night golf |yas only passing faicy. %"S Ob- |iously he is referring to African
 rolf.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

The St. Louis Browns had the widest pitchers in baseball last ear. l% The pitchers were proba- ,Iy wild to get away from the town.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

We'll maybe Benny Leonard really meant it. +@" He's been retired a whole week now.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Young Arburr of the Corhin team treasures up very well as guard and |a;so can shoot. Playing with the |fashy Paris, this team had two
 guards of which any team may well Do afraid. ..
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

A United States senator is accused ,f bootlegging. *S We feared the profession would get common sooner IT later.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Sattler won the weekly roll-off at | he Casino alleys last night and walked home with SC in his pocket. The following entered: Robinson, Murphy, Stedman, Ward, Paul. Nc Earthly, E. Murphy, Zwick, Thorsten- ben, Sattler, Avery, Rund, Spring, Ferguson, Montgomery, Hayes, |smith, Brennecke, Crowley and
 Mount.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

The Middletown team, which to late has lost but one game this sea |son, comes to the armory week
 rom Saturday night.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

When Harold Osborn, Illinois A. C,
 eaper, sealed that dizzy height of 6 feet, 6 1-4 inches in an exhibition ump at Madison Square Garden last night, he just tickled the cross bar though to cause a slight vibration which threatened 10 send the stick from its lofty perch and ruin a worlds indoor high jumping record, RNhen it stopped quiVering and set l led back to normalcy again, Osborn gave one leap of joy and shook hands all around with everyone &yithin gripping distance.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

If he has done nothing else, MT. Paavo Nurmi has given our Ameri- an runers a fine opportunity to
 ! judy the back view of a Finnish kthlete In action.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

The Lyrics defeated the Hartford |Kaceys in the Hartford city league ast night S2-19. Restelli playing | light forward got two baskets.
 |sheehan played right guard.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

It is predicted the victory of Big
 Mum will make wrestling popular again, < Y f There certainly ought to be law against that.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-28

Hoist is easily the Corbin's star |offense man. Last night he came
 through with six from the field.