New Britain herald., 1925-05-27
Speaking
 of Sports

H Assssssfssssss,su ssssssssHHsansssssn Louis Bosash certainly sang his swan song last night In his battle with Tiger Flowers tho Georgia negro. The Bridgeport tighter, once | the idol of the Bridgeport fans, was overweight and In poor shape and | he took the worst beating he has ever received in his long ring career. It Is said that not even Jack Delaney can raise any hopes in the hesFts of the Bridgeport fans 50 long has Louis been in the limelight as the best representative from the Park City.
 Louis Bogash was at one time qmops the topnotchers and his downfall should be great lesson to all the youngsters coming up from the ranks He never trained in ear-s nest for his bouts and for last night. he put in two weeks of hard work, ,% It was reported. Statements from sis camp repeated that he was get- ting down to weight but just taking of boundage does not get the wind and stamina needed for a bout with a man like Flowers,
 Bogash followers were pinning their hopes last night on their idol 10 land a knockout blow because : they realized that wit hthe soft living that Bogash hss been following the past few years, he would never be able to step around fast enough to win on points. Flowers last night, didn't give him a chance at all, but danced around him, hitting him at will and easily getting the decision. If Flowers was a sl,<ger, Louis, in all probability would have been down for the count.
 The worm turned yesterday when the Boston Mats took a double head CT from the high and mighty Giants. Boston .- sprung the surprise of the season yesterday. Fans can remem- Der when it took the same club two years to win two games from Mc- Graw's clan, but there apparently is a different spirit with the club this year.
 The judge hearing the appeal of Zbyszko to enioin Ed (Strangler) Lewis from calling himself wrestling heavyweight champion of the world said something yesterday when he said the place to decide the argu. nent was in the ring and on the mat TtRzbyszko wants to stop Lewis from claiming the first honors, the place to, do 1t is on the mat in a match with him. This will decide the issue in decisive manner.
 +s Paavo Nurmi failed 10 even wir hha special half-mile race with Alar Helffrich, Penn State runner, las night in their special match at th' Yankee stadium. He leaves tomor TOW for his home in Finland and Tet Meredth's mark of 10 years stand ing remained unbroken. Nurmi ha waged one of the most strenuou campaigns ever heard of in thi country and track fans can we'll dol their hats 10 him as the greates runner Of all time. He took the hes and gave the best and there va uone to stop him. He probably ha burned himself out considerably b his constant activity and strenuou work.
 Predictions are rife that the bi 10 supplant the present boxing com mission with one-rnan commissio will pass. Action will be taken o tho measure by the state legislatur in a short time.
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 The. Russwin X Erwin shippin department defeated the Packin room at indoor baseball at the Wi low Brook park y yesterday by tn score of IT to 9. The batteries fc the winners were Groman and Cor way and for tho losers, Eean an Snyder.
 The New Britain High scho, baseball team took tuck in the sai of the state championship hopes ( St. Thomas Seminary of Hartfor yesterday afternoon when the loc boys defeated the Hartford nine 19-innipg contest by the score to 2.
 Johnny Grips perfect peg fro center field in the last half of u 9th inning saved the day for Il locals. He chased after two bal ser into deep center field and whi one run crossed the pan, John caught the pill, whirled and thre for home to catch another rum
 who was trying to score. Had got home safe the score would ha
 been tied. Grips throw sailed clea ly and truly towards the platter al
 the runner was caught with abo
 10 feet to spare. This was the real
 sparkling play of tho game.
 Berg. the Seminary twirler
 served better fate than his tea
 mates gave him. An error in (
 fatal 10th paved the way for his q
 feat and the Sliminutive twirler W
 taken from the game.