New Britain herald., 1925-04-06


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 Pitchers will be needed by the Pirates however, and they may find 1t hard to get a man to supplant their old giant southpaw Slim Politis. u.+
 Proving that good bicycle rider is just as fast without all appendix as with enc, Ali Goullet, veteran of six-day grinds, who recently re- covered from an operation. yesterday rode g. sensational race to victory in the one-mile handicap at Newark.
 Promoters for the Italian milk fund boxing show at the Polo Grounds, June 12. announced last night that negotiations for a Mickey Walker-Harry Greb middle weight championship fight were nearing completion. Another title fight In the making for several days will be closed today, Tex Rickard said last night, in signing af Louis (Kid) Kapian and Edouard Mascart. champion featherweights of Ameri- ca and Europe, respectively. 7
 Better care for maimed and weary jockeys is provided in improvements just completed at the Belmont Park race tracks. In addition to new quarters for riders, including show srs, lockers and a retiring room with sots, q fully equipped hospital has oten erected.
 A new champion will be crowned tonight In high schoolgirls'. basket ball when the cagers of Struthers, Ohio, and Hampstead, l.. l., meet in the final round of a national elimina- ton tournament at Hampstead! The Ohio girls eliminated the two-year champions from Guthrie, Okla, Fri day, while on Saturday Hempstead's entry scored over Burlington, Vt.
 Intensive training will be started this week by Vincent Richards. Olympic tennis champion, who plans to regain his 1924 form byshedding several pounds of surplus weight taken on during the winter months. He hopes to condition himself for the north and south championships April 13.
 Connie Mack is up for reelection among the American league notables this year on southpaw ticket. Con- nis is willing 10 stand or, fall, or both, on the pitching genius of one Lefty" Groves.
 Groves came up last fau from lack Dunn's exclusive and high toned baseball school, of Baltimore, wearing 8 price tag of si0o.6o0 and is the gaudiest object dart on dis play in the spring camps this year. If all the hysterical sentences brewed by the baseball writers con- corning the hidden past and prom ised future of Groves were laid end 10 end they would reach from here 10 gosh-knows-where and half way back again. .@ EF
 The hot dog addicts and peanut crunchers of the land would like to see Old Man Mack ease back into the championship scenes again.
 The last time the gaunt Cornelius had his leg astride winner was in Isfl when the Braves came up from nowhere and bounced him for four mofbid inquests in row.
 That was back in the days when "Alexander's Ragtime Band" had the harmonizers by the ears, and a one-piece bathing suit was curi- oslty and Volstead was just a ward politician, with no particular enem- les among the white-aproned gentry. Having tried all the quick cures ;nown to medical quackery, the thin Eonnie has resolved to go back 10 he old family formula and try to in with ball players.
 .--------.------A--- FORMER BOXER ARRESTED
 Albany, N. T., April s.--Gerald 1 Jerry Williams. formerly of Boston | boxer was arrested last night | charged with holding up the proprie- tor of soft drink establishment and | taking s2T. He was released on sto,oU0 bail for hearing later. Three other men arrested with Williams could not be identified. Williams is scheduled 10 fight sammy Goodman of New York, here Thursday night. Dancing Every Evening