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New Britain herald., 1925-07-25

noon.
 I found him sitting on the front porch. He refers to it as the piazza. He was busy playing with his two grandchildren when l in troduced myself and made known my mission.
 "Glad to know you. Sit right down. Make yourself comfortable" was his greeting. Old Jake said it as if he meant it and the grip of his hand made me | positive of the fact. I know now why Sullivan says Kilrain gave him his toughest battle.
 AS he released my hand, l stretched the fingers several times and after the numbness had dis appeared, made a count of the digits and was pleased to find the total of five.
 Quincy, Mass gave to our coun- try John Quincy Adams, second president of the United States, but the town folks of historic Quincy seem to take more pride out of the fact that Jake Kilrain is one of them,
 kilrain's great frame has lasted well but the legs that carried him through so many gruelling battles arc beginning to fail him,
 If l had a good pair of legs I could whip lot of the dubs that are getting big money nowadays for posing as fighters"
 With the exception of a pair of caulifiower cars Ililrain carries few scars 10 bear mute witness 10 his many bare knuckle battles.
 His hair is thinned and white as snow. His eyes are clear and there
 is still a snap 10 them. tribute to good living. His voice is husky but strong.
 How old are you, Mir. Kilrain ?"
 I asked. Later I learned that he
 was more touChy on this point than q cranky old maid. Getting no re- sronsc, I remarked: You must bo all of 60." llf Fdbuu'Gs II WAS q SOIl or a sroWl and made i, evident that the grand old man of the prize ring had no desire 10 discuss his age.
 From one of his old cronies l afterwards learned that Kilrain was just 66 years of age. He was born in Greenport, Columbia, N. Y, Feb 2, 1859.
 { Don't ovsrest and live the out. 2 door life as much as possible" i. - 1Iilrains only prescription for long . life and good health.
 He practices what he breaches
 He takes a daily hike regardless O
 the weather. Mrs, Kilrain, lookini 1: far younger than her famous bus 7, band, usually accompanies him. Q Around the home, his two grand . children, Cecil and Jack, sons O SS lakes son, William, are his constan | companions,
 . They are the greatest sparrinj V partners I ever had" said Kilrain 5 "A round or two day with then keeps me fl. They never seem {, 7; tire"
 Q Here's some inside stuff. No yari . would be complete without it. Xii o rains real name is John JosepI I killion His parents did not ap oo prove Of fighting and he adopted e somewhat similar name 10 hide hi
 Identity, It stuck 10 him throuEl ) his entire career,
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
CITY IE.AGUT UMPIRES

The umrires in the City League are assiEnod to games this afternoon at Walnut Hin park ss follows: pia- mond No. at . o'clock, Campbell and Mallory. Diamond No . a' o'clock. Nnonan and Ross; Diamond No. at { o'clock. sautt.r and Ma her.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
nnANEs MN AGAIN

The Braves beat the Fremont Giants yesterday by inc score ot " to 9. The battery for the winners was Nansini and lttilito, The Braves would like 10 hear from any team in the city averaging from l4 10 lG years. Phone SEP and ask for Michael Carloni
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
HARD SHEDDING
Howard Ehmkc of Boston Red SOx Finds It Tough Going During The Present Season.

Boston, July 25 Howard Ehmke of the Red SoX is finding the sled ding pretty rough this season. Of late he has been defeated quite reg ularly, although in justice to the lanky hurler it must be said that all of his whippings cannot be blam- ed on his pitching, or lack of it,
 Several times he has hurled low hit tilts that should have been good enough to insure victory but his mates for the most part have been unable to get him runs to win.
 The other day at Chicago Ehmke let the White SoX down with eight
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
SULLIVAN 75

safeties, good for three runs. The Fohites could garner just one coun- ter off Ted Lyons, however, and the result was another tough beating for the elongated boy.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
GOOD ATTRACTIONS
 SLATED TOMORROW
Fans Who Stay Home to Be
 Treated to Good Baseball Games

New Britain teams have some tough opposition to contend Nith tomorrow for the spice of the week end, and many of the best teams in the state will be met by Hardware City hines and 1t is expected that they will bring home a majority Of wins for their packers.
 Falcons vs Manchester The Falcons probably have the best attraction of all on tap at St. Mary's field tomorrow afternoon when Herman Bronki's Red Man from Manchester come her seeking the scalps of the local boys Bronk- ie's team is playing host to the Fal- cons in Manchester this afternoon and they will be herein return game tomorrow. Bronkie has one of the classiest aggregations in the state banded together In the SILK Town and it wouldn't be surprising to sec the locals fall twice before this powerful aggregation. The Fal- cons know what they are up against however, and they will be on their toes every minute of the game.
 The teams will lineup as follows: Red Men. Massey 2b, Bronkie or |Janes Sb, Wilson ss, St. John of, Laug If, Edgar If, Balsreper 1b Matchet or Waters c, Warner Thompson or Burkhart ?. Falcons, Jervis If, Kredar cf, J, Kania 2b, lSheehan If, Klatka lib, Wojak ss 2iegler 3b SulIeck c, B. Kania, Ja' goloski or Walsh p.
 Rangers vs Wiilimantic
 Manager Arahamson of the Ran gers baseball team has arranged tc have the Willimantic team play f home and home series, the first ol Iw hich will be played in this city to- MOTION afternoon at the Ellis stree' grounds.
 Coach Jack Argosy has hi' charges all tuned up and in tln' fettle and the local boys are out tt win after pretty long layoff. Int following players will show thei1 stuff against Willmantc: M. Argos! Sb; Salmon p; MCKnerncy ss; Ar gcsy 1b; G. Hamlin p; Simon Of YankaSkas 2b; Seifel If: Benke C Kelly If; Chant D; Swanson, Jo' Argosy and Wonders. Coach Argos. will pick his lineup according to tn way the players show up tonight a practice.
 All Kensington will have a strong aggregation against them tomorrow afternoon at the Percival avenu grounds in Kensington when tn Cardinals of Hartford meet the boy from the South end. The Hartfor team is rated as a strong aggrega ton and should give the Kensingtol team a good run for their money The kensington team is expected | show better stuff tomorrow since will be the first game the nine ha played under the guidance of Jame McCabe, coach and player manage
 The Cardinals will have eithe McMahon of the Catholic universit nine or Cheridan as catchers an either Maloney or Coomer on tn = firing line. kensington will us c Fields in the box and Mckeon be E hind the bat,
 Red Sox On Road
 The Corbin Red SoX will meet tf Stafford Springs nine in that tow tomorrow afternoon and this shoul l be a WOW of a game. The SoX mak | Ithis an annual visit and wit | Lefty" Buckland in form, thei | should be nothing to it. The Sc have been showing better and bette in practice and the packers of Il | team expect another win tomorrow
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
Totals 30 3 il

1-BatIed TOT sceIl M 8In' . New York '..,..........0o0 o1o O00--1 Boston .....r.,,,.,....OO IlO OO&-3
 Two base hits--Rurrus, Kelly, Young. Three base hit-Bancroft. stolen bases Gautreau, Walsh. sacrifices-F Felix. Pad gett @, southworth. Double play Kelly to FrIsch. Left on hases-New York S. Boston z. Base on bals-oh Benton l.. HIts--of Scott II In ', off Wisner in l.. Hit by pitcheF-by Wisner tHarris). Struck out--by Scott 1, by Benton 2. Wild ritch--Scott 1. Losing ritcher-Sco umpires-IIart, o'Day and Pfrman. Time isl.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
CHURCH LEAGUE
 RACE TIGHTENS
Stanley Memorial Moves Nearer LutheranS., ,Meth0diStS Win
Church LengIIe Standing

lflnlty M, F. .,,.. .200
 The Stanley Memorial Church league team moved within one game of the leaders last night by dealing out an S-1 beating to the White Army, After two scoreless innings of fast playing the winners put over run on a hit and q wild throw over second. The White Wings re- taliated by counting in precisely the same manner. The boys from out east then went on a rampage and smashed across four runs, the losers defense crumblirg under the savage attack The three more runs gar nered in the sixth were just so much salt to the winners.
 Carl Iittner pitched fine game 1 for tho Stanley Memorial church, allowing only four hits and being &C., corded remarkable support, partic- ularly by Fred Rittner at short and Hamin in left field. Hamin also led the attack, lining out four safe ties and being safe the fifth time on a fumbled grounder. Thomas, of mo- hit fame. was given little backing by his infeld, mary hits falling safe through the sloWness of his team mates. Linn and lverson put up 8 good game.
 The lineups; Stanley Memorial, Hamlin, lf.: Williams 2b,: F. Stohl,. Sb.; II. Rittner. C.; Smyrk, if; c. Linn, 1b.; r. Rittner, ss, Sandberg, cf. c, Rittner, D. White Army. C. Linn, C.; A. Thomas, D.; Frisbie, 1b. Surko, 2b.: w. Daris ss,; Hoff- man, Sh. Iverson, lf,; H, Thomas, rf.; V. Davis, Cf,
 Score by innings:
 R.HE. Stanley Mem. Q 1 4 Q n-8 12 White Army q c 1 0 0 0 0 0--t II
 rmpire-Parker.
 Winner at Last
 The Methodist Center church game was turned into a sugging bee, the Methodists finally pulling out on the long end of q 21~14 score, The Congregationalist had but six men on the field, so that a Met hodist hit to any quarter found hole. Everybody hit hard no player getting less than two hits. Pease led the winters attack, while Stockman was the big noise for the losers
 . In spite of thelr handicap the Center church looked. at one time as though it would win, but the Meth odists soon changed tlis appearance by smashing out 12 runs in one in- ming. It was the first victory of the season for the Methodists. The line-ups-Ccntcr church, E. ! Clark, D.. Stocllman, lo.-ss.; Lock- ,, wood, ss,-1b.; Bradley, C.. Beach. f.; Heininger, If. Methodist church. Cline, lief; Bauvelt, D.; Hoffman, 2b.: Allison, C.; Shephard, h.; Hanford, rf.-lf-Sb,; Pease, 3b.-p.; Semons, ss.: Moore, If. Score by innings:
 R.H,E. . Center ......3 6O311 i 1--14 17 l Methodist ...512022 22Ox-21 27 9 Umpire-Frederic = The Bluebirds and Lutherars will play off their rained-out game Mon- day night. On Tuesday they will meet the Stanley Memorial team, while the White Army faces the Lutherans. Friday will see the q South church and Methodists bat q tling and the Center church opposed f to the Red Army. The pospned !, Red Army Stanley Memorial game i, may also be played next week; il will be a corker as these teams are \ both fighting for second place,
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
Totals
CHICAGO
Totals
K Battcd for Cooper in Tth.
 nn4InA fnr RNsh in Qlh

x-Battcd for Cooper in Ith.
 xx-Batted for Bush in 9th. Cincinnati ..1g0 0O0 0N0-1 ! Chicago ,,,....,.,.....oNo oop w.
 Home run-Pinell. Sacrfice-Iiartnett Double rlays--Maranyille to Adams tc Grimm; Careney 10 Crit2 to Holte,s Left on base-Ciucmnati 1o, Chicago s. Base ON baIs--oH Luque 2, Cooper 1. Struck out-by Luque ', Bush 1. Eiits-oh Cooper in z off Bush in 2, Hit hy pitcher hy Cooper (Roush), Losing pitcher Cooper, Umpres-Quigley ana hlem Time-l :45,
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
FLOWERS BEATS BOGAsH

Aurora, Illinois, July 25 Pl- Tiger Flowers of Atlanta, won a newspaper decision last night in a 10-round bout with Lou Bogash of Bridgeport, Conn. Flowers had an easy time In every round. Both weighed 165.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
PHILADELPHIA
 n ID II
Tntal.

X-RHtted for ENmke m VIN
 i-Harrss out Sth, hit by own hatted hall.
 Boston .,...,,...,...- .oN" """ "U'-" Philadelphia .,.,..,,,,VlO oo' c"N-'
 Two base hit--IamaI. Home run-- sim rleng. stolen hase--tialowaY Sacrifice --Blshop Double plays-poolN. Galloway and Poole; Ice, Wamhy and Todt. Left on bases -- Boston ., Philadelphia t. Ease m hals-on Harriss ,. struck out - hv Ehmke 2, hv IiarrisS l. Tnpir"s- Nanln and Ormsny, Time-l:35,
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
Wasllington-Boys' Club

WasninStOn-SoyS Club
 The Washington team through the excellent pitching of Chodukie- wicz, midget star twirler of the team, came through with win to send the Boys club team out of first place yesterday Afternoon at Wal nut Hill park. The boys from the north end of the town sent the East Main street aggregation back on the short end of a 12 to score.
 Chodukiewicz put in one of the finest games ever delivered by a junior leaguer. He held the opposi- ton down 10 10 scattered hits and even when his support seemed to waver. he pulled himself out of some tight holes. He had eleven strikeouts to his credit and only his catcher failed him on two other oc- l cssions, two more whiffS would have been chalked up to his credit. He passed only one man during the entire game and himself got three | bingles out of five trips to the plate and himself scored two runs besides ] driving in two more.
 The Boys Club, rated as one of the strongest teams in the league, never headed or even tied the Washington crew. Scoring two in the first, four In the third and two in the fifth, seventh and eighth. the Washingtons piled up a command ing lead. The Boys club scored one in the second, one in the fourth. three in the sixth, one in the seventh eighth and ninth, but they could not deliver the punch needed to tie the score although at times they had enough men on the bases to do the trick.
 Pac started to do the twirling for the Boys club, but he was wild and he gave wayto Schmarr. The sor of a popular father twirled neat ball, but allowed hits at critica moment which spelled defeat fol his team. His support was ragged al times also, although he played fine game in the field himself.
 Bog1ansky and Chodukiewic2 were the heavy hitters for the win ners while Bogdanski and the lit tie twirler turned in some fielding gems. Anderson, Pac and Garro swung mighty maces fo the losers while Kulas. Wasnick and Garrc shone on the defense.
 The summary:
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
Totals

Washington ..,..,....304 02O @Gx-l2
 Two base hits Choduiewicz. Psc, Garro, Schmarr Three base hit Bogdanski, Sacrifice hit-pomaiu. Bases on balls off Fac ,. achmarr 4, Chodukiewicz l. struck out-hy Pac 1, Srhmarr 5, Chodu- kiewicz II. Left on bases Washington s, Boys Club 2. Passed ball-Andreson Meskowsky 4 Balk-F Fac, Hits off-Pac 2 in o-2. Srhmarr In 5 <. Wild pitch -Dhodukiswica, Umpire parrow, Timc of game-c:i5,
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
BOSTON BRA YES SPOHlNG
 AMBITION OF JOHN McGRAW
Beaneaters Slap Wrench Into Giants Machinery Pittsburgh Strengthens Position By Trimming Cards-Mackmen Win While Washington is Idle Chicago Cubs Lose to Cincinnati i-Detroit Trounces White SoX.

6, Reinhart In 2 Wld pitch Rhem, Morrison. Winning ptchsr-Morrison. Losing pitcher-Rhem, umpires-Riger and Mccormick, Time .5l.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
WASHINGTON ENDS
 FIRST PLACE TIE
Beats Fast Boys Club Team in
 Play in Rotary League
Standing Of League,

The play in the Boys league yes- terday resulted in an upset in the Washington and Bays club game and finally a win for the Smith school against the Burritt team, sending the Smith boys into third place in the league, Tho Boys club by their defeat at the hands of the Washington team slid into second place while the Washington and Paradise Park teams remain tied for first place with perfect averages.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25

New York. July 25 R)-John Mc- Graw's ambition for his fifth straight National league pennant is being spoiled by the Boston Braves cellar champions in John Heydlers circuit. Against the three leading clubs, Pittsburg. New York and Brooklyn. the Braves have played better than 800 baseball in the last series with these clubs.
 The Braves yesterday tossed a wrench into the Giant works by skipping a 3-1 defeat tag on the metrepolitans. while Pittsburg i'm proved its rating by flashing the Cardinals 10 the mast. 5 to 3. To- day the teams stand:
 w. l.. PC. Pittsburg .... 52 S4 .60465 New York .... 53 37 .5SSSS The Washington Senators, slowed up by the Yankees Thursday, rested yesterday, and the Athletics took advantage of this lapse in the pro- gram to cement more firmly their position at the peak of the American heap by whitewashing the Boston Red sox s to 0. Today the Amer ican league leaders stand:
 W. l.. PC. Philadelphia .. 5s St .65l6S Washington ... 57 32 .64044 While the other clubs have a slim mathematical chance of over hauling the leaders in each league, the race has virtually narrowed down to a two-team race in each instance. The Dodgers, third in the National wheel, are more than 100 percentage points behind the lead CTS, while the White SoX, third in the American league, are more than 125 points astern the leader.
 Rabbit Maranville, playing his first game as manager before home fans saw his Chicago Cubs trail a flying red comet 3 to i. Brooklyn and Philadelphia. additional National league entries, were idle.
 Ty Cobb's Detroit typhoon con tinued its squirt for first division rating by trouneing the White So1 6 to 4. This gives the Bengals a tie 1t Fa,, g1, 1nr
New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
Totals
DEIEDIl
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ThtnLE

z- Rnttcd for k9mm jn -th
 I,e,roit ....... go0 III WN-G
 Tuo base hts. llo"prr Three base -u.EourLc. Ta'1,. s,nor hHs"s- TaNs. F.. Collins Mju-. Sarr'i"os snclv IaIs. Ta.,~r ''I E7" Wooaal sreeIv. Rno to T7 orer to Rlu". I'tt on hsse--, n.,ago l2 H.'rrr 6 Usso on ral!s-or Lyons 2, W couue 5 ro'I" l. struck cut-nv Lyons | ". 'o'nus l.. ltts-oN V rollins in fc.' Ioy'" i In ,1.s it rv lo'rher-t" '" '"lnns ,Honreri "tH purh-W '"'ne. "in- ,irn rlt-re~--H ro'1us. rWIar,s HI'"o- rrard Ce.lI and NorAu'E Gtm". '>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-19

Japan and themselves. we would be
brought into the war by the demands
of the people OF our Pacific slopes,
just as we were brought into the
World War largely by the pressure
Of the people Of the Atlantic sea-
board.
And, in an odd but obvious fashion.
British opinion, which has more or
less completely abandoned the- old
idea of Anglo-American partnership
in Europe, is coming to regard any
such association as bound to come,
if at all, by reason of common dan
gers in Asia, and l do not think I
eXaggerate when / say they regard
such association as inevitable.
At all events, and this is the point
of main Importance at the moment,
the British discount all menace Of
American Japanese conflict, at the mo-
ment public and official opinion has
become far less pessimistic than one
year or two years ago. 1t sees japan
faced with very great. and absorbing
problems in Its immediate back yard
and sobered UNNECESSARILY by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-19
BRITISH SEE VAR IN FAR EAST
LIKELY, BUT IN DISTANT FUTURE
Espect to Be Inuolred in Any Americana Japanese
Clesh-Fear Possible TOkio-MoscOivBerLin
Combine Menacing Peace.

of organized German military
strength has had it's lesson for Japan
and has materially changed the Jap
anese estimate of the comparative
Importance of military strength.
Hold Fear Ungrounded.
Within the vast circles of its island
barriers, British naval opinion holds
that Japan is now impregnable. But
in the same sense, with Singapore TO
be transformed into A great naval
base, they regard Australian appre-
tensions as exaggerated. The notion
that the Japanese fleet might venture
beyond the circles of its own de-
lenses and strike for Australia seems
utterly Improbable. and. what is re-
assuring, more likely to lead to Jap
LIlese s&sGer Than success were it
actually undertaken.
All of which is another way of say
ing that British opinion does not
look for any Japanese explosion in
the Far East for an appreciable time
and does not fear anything that Japan
might do now excessively. 1t believes
that il it proves possible to arrive
at an adjustment with Germany and
an ultimate temperance of Russia
as a western power, the chief danger
namely, a division CT white races
can be avoided.
Thus in examining the manifest eff
forts of British statesmen at the mo-
ment to bring about peace in Europe
one must see, not alone a Euro
pean, but ma Asiatic purpose, and
che British belief that both Germany
and Russia must be permitted to re-
sumo possession OF most. II not all,
OF what they lost in the East.
See Pacific Power.
Yet il is clear that while the Brit
ish do not expect any immediate eX-
plosion in the Far East, they are APP
prehensive that eventual conflict may
be unavoida BILE, and they are equally
convinced that the possible war will
break out between America and Japan
rather than between Japan and Brit
ain. Looking to the long future, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-19

f. Freeman. d. D., Bishop of Wash
ington, who has left for the Pacific
Coast, where he will address large
audiences, which have invited him to
bring the message of the cathedral.
Washington's birthday, February
%, which falls this year on Sunday.
has been designated as Cathedral
Sunday. and the affiliated churches
throughout the country have been
asked to join with the cathedral in
celebrating the day. The Rev DR..
Arson Phelps Stokes, canon of the
cathedral, will preach in Bethlehem
Chapel at pm. and his serman will
be broadcast by WCAP.
On March special inaugural
service will be held in Bethlehem
Chapel, to which all visitors in
Washington Will be welcomed.