New Britain herald., 1925-08-10


 The Orioles have been fighting hard to keep their standing but the Ran gers have been coming on like whirlwind and Saturdays game put them In the lead for the first time.
 The Dragons are coming along fast and holding their own and at the present time are sitting pretty in second place, tied with the Orioles.
 P. & F. Corbin exchanged places with the Burritte and are tied with the Falcon Reserves for third place, The Burritts have slid into the eel lar. A
 Tomorrow afternoon at Walnut Hill park will see the clash of two teams in the Boys league that have been setting things atire in the cir cult which is being sponsired by the New Britain Rotary club, The Washington and Paradise Park teams will battle it out tomorrow and a large crowd should bs out to witness the clash The Smith team will play the Boys club in the other same of the afternoon.
 The Washington team Is undefeat- ed so far in tho league while the Paradise Park team has lost only one game and that to Washington. Large number of the fans who have been following the league play, pick Paradise Park to win tomorrow.
 Three more dates are left in the City league, making three more Sat urdays of play. Tt appears in this wlndup that the Rangers have the harder schedule to meet. The Ra . gers next Saturday play the Drag ons. the following Saturday they meet the Burritts and on the last Saturday, they fight tho Falcon Re serves.
 The Orioles meet the Burritts, Falcon Reserves and P. X F. Corbin respectively in the three remaining games. All in all, the race will be the sweetest ever sen in City league.
 The league will close on August 29 while the Boys league is scheduled to close the day before.
 September will see football usher- cd in by tho All-New Britain foot ball team. Around September 20 is the date set for the first game and baseball will be forgotten.
 Hopes are being expressed that the managers of the leading baseball teams in the city will be able to find some way to hold championship series and settle the question for this year. The time is slipping by and if they are to do anything, 1t must be done soon. The sports writers did their best, but as they are not interested outside of seeing the title settled for this year, it is up to the managers 10 settle the dis pute among themselves.
 The news from Georgetown uni ,ersity that Herbert kopf of this city has been selected as assistant to the head coach there will be re- Ceived with great satisfaction by his many friends. He was captain of the Washington Jefferson team last season and showed the way to many on the gridiron. Press notices of the games ill which he took part always carried something exceptional about the local boy.
 Rain spoiled at least two contests in which local teams were concern cd, The Corbin Red SoX was head ing the Collinsville team and the Falcons were out in front in the game against TaftyilIe when the showers came and stopped play.
 AllkensngtOn managed 10 finish he game with the Norwich State Hospital nine but it was sorroNf ful nine that came away after the game vas over. Kensington is on the skids during its past few games and no reason can be given for it. Yester- days team, however, was the best hall club that has been seen at the kensington grounds this year and it ~ as no shame for the kensington Wcam to be on the losing end
 Kensington through errors, how ever, gave quite a few presents away in the way of runs and this counted in the final score.
 The Church league games will he finished up this week, providing the weather is right. The league pen nant is settled already with the Swedish LuthcranS being on top. They will cat at ike expense of the other teams in the league sometime in the near future.
 The postponed playground meet will be held Wudncsd sday afternoon at Willow Brook park and the young sters who will take part arc all het up over their prospects of winning in the events, The program as pub lished last week will be run off at Memorial field and records are sure tn fali because of the qualifying marks made so far
 The kaplan- Herman fight in Wat  erbury on August g7, is drawing the interest of all followers of the box ing game. An the metropolitan writers and the leading newspapers in the east win be represented at the ringside and without a doubt. many celebrities will be present.
 Choise seats for the bout are go-