New Britain herald., 1925-01-09
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Fast games In the Saturday after- pon league are predicted for the '. 0. A. tomorrow.
 The Goldenrods of Winsted. who eat the locals badly last year, VIII aye to step pretty fast tomorrow eht to even keep in the running Inc Mats are out to even matters The preliminary game brings the rescent Juniors of Manchester here play tho Guards reserves. Yale varsity oarsmen began their Dason's indoor work today. Hartford High plays Bridgeport at r,dpenort tomorrow. The locals lay St. Thomas in Hartford. The Atlas of New Haven and the pringfield Y. M. H A. are near an rreeement for a game, with Hart ord as the battle-ground.
 Maurice Brocco. Italian six day licycle race star. will get $l,poo av for riding in the Chicago race ex, month. His transportation rom and to Italy will be paid' along with training and all other ex- ,enses while he is in America, max ne Brocco's compensation the high st ever paid a rider in Chicago 3rocco already Is a man or wealth.
 Joe Riggert, veteran outfielder TOT Et Paul of the American Associa- ion has been sold outright to Tulsa M inc Western league. Riggert nav become manager of the Iuisa Hub, although Marty Berghammer' st. Paul second baseman, also IS Angllng for the position.
 The newest team mentioned as possible possession of Walter John- Son, the Washington Americans star ,urler. is the Salt Lake City club or he Pacific Coast league. BOD ,rown. Vancouver. B. C., sportsman ,as indicated he would like to pur- ,base the club and remove 1t 10 Vancouver, taking in Johnson as pither a minority or majority stock ho,der Johnson remains in Los angeles angling for a coast league club.
 Three tank records were set last bdybt in the first of series of meets | held by the Illinois A. C., at Chl- ,aeo. Johnny Weismuller, holder of numerous world marks, swan fifty wards free style in 22 4-5 seconds against his former record of e3 s-5, and made the one hundred meter free style in 5S 4-5 compared ,o his former mark of 60 4-5. Con- rad Mila clipped :O1:o4 S-5 from the record of 1859 2-5 in the $50 yard hack stroke made by Robert Hosey at Coney Island in May. 1924.
 paayo Nurmi increased to thir- teen the total worlds records to ms credit when he outfootcd Jole Kay and Willie Ritola at the Flnnish- American games. The phantom Finn holds more worlds marks TOT internationally recognized distances than any other competitor. Ills outdoor records are for 1,5OO' 2'oOo, .0Oo. 5000 and 10000 metres, and one three, four, five and six miles His new indoor marks, the first he has ever hung up, are for 1,5OO and Oe0 metres and one mile. Nurml' only rival in this respect, rccoro books show, is G. E. Larner, famous British walker, who established ter worlds records from 1904 to 1sOs that still are standards.
 The New York Athletic club five man bowling team came close tc topping a worlds record this weef when it. spilled the ten pins for three game total of 3,366 or al average of 1,122 per game. Int worlds record of 3,497 pins l. credited to the Rochester team il the old New York State league made in 1913. The American bowl ing congress record was hung III last year at Milwaukee by th' Nelson Mitchell five with @ total o 3,139.
 The three mile walk will be on of the features of the Millrose A. A track and field meet at Madison Square Garden on January 2S, WILL Igo Frigerio. Italian, and Georg Goulding of Canada prepared for strenuous evening. Willie Plant who won the two mile event at tn lrinnish-American games. will com pete as will the Austrian of Olympi lame, Mike Fejcte. Frigerio is tn world champion and Plant the bes in America.
 Charlie Hoff, Norwegian pol vaulter, who holds the world record will be unable to compete in tn Millrose games at New York tn latter part of this month. Hoff, ncwspapcrman, was unable 10 obtai permission from his athletic organi zation to cross the Atlantic.
 Lists for the Matron staken of in Wcstchestcr Racing association, flo two-year-old Allies, closed recent with 2S6 entries, 4S more than
 year ago. There is an added valu of s5,000.
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