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New Britain herald., 1925-02-02

 
NATIONAL LEAGUE HAS
 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Celebration Begins In New York Today At Broadway Cen.
 trai Hotel. |
.v Tbs Assooiatsd Press.

By The Associated Press.
 New York, Feb. 3. - The Na- tiontl league opens its jubilee cele- bration today at the scene of its birth, the Broadway Central hotel. where nearly 50 years ago a little group gathered to establish and regulate the baseball championship of tho United States" Today's ses- sion will be just a gathering of the ''boys' who fought through for that ideal and many of the old time favorites are expected to attend.
 But many are gone and many oth- CTS are unable to travel, and yet there are some who are so actively engaged in business that a holiday at this time Is out of the question. Reminiscence will reign and there will ocme forth the stories of the baseball pioneers and comparisons between the days when the ball lots wore pastures and the modern age of great stadiums.
 Tomorrow the magnates of the oldest baseball league will enter into their winter business session. which is expectedto be rather tame meeting in comparison with that of a few months ago when they were called upon to take stand regard ing the commissionership of Kene- saw M. Landis.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
SHEYLIN AND RYAN ON
 TUESDAY NIGHT CARD
This Will Be Star Bout in Hartford at Foot Guard Hall Tomorrow
 Night.

A big crowd of local boxing enthu- siasts are going to Hartford tomor- row night to take in Rorty and Gal livan's show at the Foot Guard hall where Eddie Shevlin, New England welterweight champ and boxing in- structor at Dartmouth, meets Paddy Ryan of Pittsburgh, whose record is yet to be marrei by defeat. This bout should be a humdinger, as both boys are clean, fast boxers and harJ hitters.
 Following a good four found pre- liminary, there will be two other fights on the card. iOne brings to- gether Young Mulligan, conquerer of Kid" Lewis, and Gaivanni Saler- no who claims. the bantanlweight championship of Italy. Billy Kline of Norwalk will swap punches with Frankie O'Brien. the clever and pop ular Hartford home town boy.
 The curtain raiser is called for S:36 and looking them over, it seems as though the fans were in, for a good evenings show.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
JOIE RAY SAYS HE WILL
 HANG UP HIS OLD SHOES
Famous Chicago Flicr Is Anxious To Get Job As Coach, He
 Announces

Boston. Feb. 2.-Joe Ray, who Saturday night won the Hunter mile race at the B, A. A. games, announc- ed here Saturday night that he was anxious to retire from active anna teur competition and would seek a position as 0 track and field coach.
 In connection with Rays breaking of the Hunter miles record, 1t was learned that the survey of the track showed that the course measured five feet over a mile. The B. A. A. officials learning of the mismeasurc- ment in the middle of the meet, changed the starting line in the two mile special race in which Paavo Nurmi ran, advancing the mark five feet. The extra five feet affected slightly Rays time of minutes l5 l-5 seconds in the mile as well as Willie Plants record breaking time in the 5000 meters race against the Italian, Frigerio.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
(BY BILLY EEANS)

Can Rogers Hornsby equal, better yet, beat Ty Cobb's greatest feat?
 When Hans Wagner led the Ma tional league for four consecutive years the baseball world marveled.
 Then along came Ty Cobb.
 In his second full season in the majors, 1907, Cobb showed the way to the rest of the American league batsmen
 For nine years he performed the remarkable feat of leading the swat ters in the league presided over by Byron Bancroft Johnson.
 Cobb had set his goal as 10 years in a row but Iris Speaker spoiled his fond hopes in 1916 by topping Cobb 15 points, Ty being the run- nerup.
 Cobb Only Temporarily Halted
 However, the Tyger star was only temporarily halted for he resumed his batting ways in 1917 and for three more years led the American league in batting.
 Twelve firsts and one second, nine firsts in a row, is some batting achievement.
 It seemed that Cobb had set one record that would stand for years if not all time. Perhaps it will.
 But now we have Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals flashing across the horizon.
 Last season, when Hornsby batted .424, he>set q new modern record for the majors, topping the best that Cobb, Sisler, Wagner Lajoic or Heilman ever offered.
 Has Chance to Beat Cobb
 In winning the batting honors of the Natonal league in 1924, Hornsby broke Wagner's long standing record of four in row.
 Hornsby is the outstanding batter of the National league, if not the majors. For five consecutive years he has demonstrated tho fact.
 The star of the St. Louis Car dinaIs has pretty much outclassed his field every year. his margin being about 30 points on an average.
 Hornsby is still very young man. Barring injury he should be able to see many more years of service al his best
 Of the present-day battors he is the only one that has a chance tc equal or better Cobb's record of being the premier batsman of q major league for nine consecutive esasons.
 Hornsby has an idea that he will turn the trick.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
C'rescents
TRACK MEET TONIGHT
Hall anl Connolly Will Make Effort To Break The 220-Yard Dash Rec. ord at The "Y."

Hall and Connolly will attempt to break the present 22O-yard dash record made by A. Bottomey in 1923 at the "Y' track meet tonight. The present record is minute , Is seconds. A year ago during the an nUal contest, Hall travelled the dis tance in minute 5 3-5 seconds and as he has reached top form and run ming better than ever this year Hall will undoubtedly equal or better the present mark.
 The 12-pound shot put will be conducted this evening. No one as yet has been able to better C. Holm- quists' record of 42 feet 3 inches during the past 10 years.
 Hall is leading in the number of points made with S2 points; second, Connolly, 72 points; third. Delano, 62 points; fourth, Depia, 61 points.
 The final events of the annual track and field contest will be con- drcted next Monday night, February
 9, consisting of SS0-yard run and 22O-yard dash.
 Ii is well to remark that of the % athletes that are competing in this meet only three can win medals. Re gardless of whether they can win or not these other IS or IF athletes con. tinue to stick because they love the sport, besides helping them to keep a record of their performances and physical ability yearly 4
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
40 RED SOX. WILL
 GO ID SOUTHLAND
Lee Fohl Has New Candidates
 for All Positions

Boston, Feb. 2.--Bolstered in al- most every position by promising youngsters as result of trades and thorough combing of the minor leagues. Lee Fohl. manager of the Boston Red sox will take his entire squad. numbering about 10 men. to New Orleans, the sox new training grounds. on March 1.
 Last year, according to Fohi, an attempt was made to finish in the first division with a varied assort- ment of old timers with few years of good baseball still left in their systems. The attempt failed. After leading the league for a short time, the pace became too strong. This year youth will be given the prefer ence in every department.
 With this end in view. Doc" Pro- thro, third baseman, was secured from Washington in exchange for Mike McNally. previously obtained from New York in trade for How ard shanks. According to Bob Quinn. president of the club, this youngster 'can hit 300 in any league" Danny Clark was traded to San Antonio for Ewel Cross, a fine lnfeld prospect, and a cash consid- eration. Ernest Vachs, outfielder, bought from Dallas in the Texas league, hit for 1854 in 127 games there last season and stole 26 bases as well. M. T. Conley, third base
 man from Bay City, Mich, hit over 800 and is highly recommended. | William Rogell, second baseman, secured from Salina. Kansas led the Kansas league in run getting. liar ris and Todt. heavy hitting first baseman, and Ezzell, Lee, Geygan and Wanlbsganns of last years in. field, will provide competition for the newcomers. With Vache in the outfeld will 1 probably be Ike Boone, last seasons
 find, and Ira Flagstead. The latter
 pair arc fictures despite the declara-
 ton, of Quinne that no man on the , team is sure of his job, not except ] ing himself, if better men can be se- cured. Danny Williams, a fine lead off man. who finished the season
 with the Red Sox after coming from
 Mobile, will probably see much serv- : ice.
 | The passing of Steve O'Neill to the New York Yankees for the
 waiver price will place the brunt, Of , the catching of Heving and Picinich,
 his understudies last year. Stokes. youngster brough from Mobile will 1 be tried out. | The pitching staff will be strength, | ened by the addition of Rudolph
 Kallio, righthander from SaIi
 Lake City. J. W. Keefer pitching
 for Bay City, Mich, won 19 games
 last season. One of the best pros poets for the regular staff is Fred Wingfeld. righthander from Chat.
 tanooga, Tenn, who joined the team
 last last season and pitched fou l games, winning two and losing twC close contests. Lee Fohl. plans t'
 give him thorough tryout J. r Woods, Charleston. West Virginia
 was recommended 10 Fohl by
 friend who saw him pitch in tn
 south. A scout saw Charles Jamie , son, q college baseball coach, pitcF ing Saturday ball and was so i'm pressed that Jamieson will maj
 the trip south.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
lNTERCOLLEGIATES TO
 START ANEW SATURDAY
Yale Plays Columbia and Cornell and Pensy Clash in This Weeks
 Games,
By The AsEocIated Prees.


 New York, Feb. 2.-Basketball in the Eastern Collegiate league, inter- rupted by the midyear scholastic questionnaires, will resume Saturday night when Yale encounters Colum- bia in New York and Pennsylvania and Cornell clash at Ithaca.
 Figures may rattle about in the cellar during these contests but Dartmouth and Princeton will re- main tied at the top of the league, having no games scheduled in the circuit this week. The Tigers have outstripped the five from New Hampshire in the matter of points scored against opponents. with s2 in three games against 76 for the Green And Princeton leads as well in de- fense, only 45 enemy points aving been permitted.
 Picken of Dartmouth and Carmack of Penn lead in individual scoring with 19 points each, Carmack having participated in one more contest than has the Dartmouth onward.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
Commercial Bankers
 Start Billiard Meet

The men of the Commercial Trust Co. are planning to start tourna- ment with 12 entries. and their schedule of games will be announced each week as well as the results of each game played at Rogers.
 As soon as the tournament is over they will challenge the best there is in any of the other banks.
 These men are all well known and will put up some good games. These games are to be played at o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
RESERVES WINNER
 OVER MERIDEN|TES
Score Was 2S-24 and Game Was
 Fast Throughout

The National Guard Reserves de- feated the Meriden Y. NJ. H. A. at the Armory Saturday night by a score of 2S to 24.
 The game started fast with Meri- den drawing first blood, Cohen get ting a long shot. Cohen scored again on a fine push-up shot. The visitors rolled up eight points before the Reserves got their machine working. McGrath broke the ice for the Reserves with a pretty basket from mid-court. The next few minutes were full of action. The quarter ended F to 6. with Meriden in the lead. Listening to a hot lecture from Captain McGrath. the Reserves fought hard in the second quarter to overcome Meriden's lead. With the applause and "Thata Boy" of the crowd the Reserves played fine ball. The half ended Is to 13, New Britain leading.
 In the second half the Meriden Y. M. H. A. came on to do or die. Goldner, the lanky center. was the leading lady. The Reserves, not to be outdone, played hard and fast basketball. This half was full of action, The Reserves kept the lead for the rest of the game although the score was tied at one stage of the game. With 45 seconds to go and New Britain leading 26 to A, Meriden made frantic efforts to score. McGrath, however, came through with a neat basket, putting the game on ice.
 Cohen, last years Meriden High captain, and Goldner played best for Meriden. For New Britain Me- Grath was in fine form. Sanders and Finklestein's floor work was pretty to watch. Zietz, Mcriden left guard, is a deaf mute.
 Meridcn !. NJ. H. A.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
|PELICANS CLIMB PAST PAINTERS
'NOW Lead Intermediate Circuit
 at the Boys Club
Intermediate League

Amid an afternoon of surprising upsets, the Pelicans emerged at the top of the Boys club intermediate basketball league by nosing out the Panthers, who had been in first place until they met up with the deter mined lads bearing the name of the large peaked bird. The Pelicans have been living up 10 this name lately and have been storing away a great quantity of games in their ca pacious bills.
 The Beavers sprang a none too welcome surprise party on the Cres- cents, while the tailenders, the in- harmonious Harmonies, upset all the dope by winning easily from the third place Pawnees.
 HarmOnies Win
 The defense put Up by the liar monies was the feature of the con- test between that team and the Pawnees. the latter team being held to one field goal, made by the eter- nally grinning Andy Kobela. The winners, led by Berg, slipped in four double-deckers and took the game by 10 to 5 count. The score:
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
S1 Is Total of New York
 Auto Victims for Month

New York, Feb. 2.-According 10 the report of tho National Highway Protective society, made public 10 day by Colonel Edward S. Carnell president, Sl persons were killed by automobiles and motor truck in the state of New York. including New Yo-k city, during the months of January past.
 IT. New York city alone 40 per. sons were killed by autos and motor truck during the past month and three persons. occupants of motor cars were killed at highway grade crossinsA
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
DISAPPOINTED AS
 NO RECORDS FALL
Boston Fans Fail to EnthuSe
 Over PaaY0 Nurmi
py. Tho Associated Press.

New York, Feb. 2.--Boston may well wonder why all the words have been written about the middle dis tance champion of the Olympic games, Paavo Nurmi. The metropolis of the northeast on Saturday night saw him for the second time in two races fail to establish world rec | ord--which is extraordinary, If not disappointing. ...-
 Flashing into competition that has led him to Chicago, Boston and New York with an attack that swept all before 1t, the Furious Finn" either has relented in his hacking at the figures of little Joie Ray, of Chicago. Americas best, or has suf- fered the punishment of over-train- ing.
 The turning point came on Fri- day night in the annual games of the Morningside A. c. in this city when he ran mile to victory. It was a hollow conquest. for his op- ponents were those same sons of Finland who have been part of the , great ones act several times since he came to the United States. Un- less they are handicapped, these men of the Finnish American A. c. Human Prim, Gunnar Nilsson, Au- gust Pager and Louis Tikkanen-i provide only the background for Nurmi. They themselves realize that they cannot give him worth while opposition. Yet the same men entered the lists in the Boston A. A. meet.
 The Finn, however, is expected to face Ray again on Saturday night next in a 3,00O-meter race at the Wilco A. c. contests in Brooklyn. Eddie Kirby of Cornell, first of the Americans to finish in the S,000- meter event at the Olympics, will be another starter, his first indoor ap- pearance of the season. Verne Booth, former Johns Hopkins star, and Will liam Cox, Mercersburg academy flash, also are entered. Kirby may be the man to offer a surprise. The others have tried and failed. Races Tomorrow
 Nurmi faces two encounters be- for entering the Wilco games the Western Union meet in Madison Square Garden, Tuesday night, and the Newark A. c, races tho follow ing evening. Neither event is ex- pected to furnish real test and his heart is set upon running two miles in nine minutes or better in the Will co "3.000," which would eliminate another of Rays records and al. most take the Chicagoan out of his tory. Nurmi will continue to the two-mie mark at the end of the race.
 Ugo FTigerlo, of Italy, champion walker of the Olympics who has been defeated twice by Willie Plant, the American title-holder will have opportunities to redeem himself in all three meets in New York and vicinity this week.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
Park City Golfer Sets
 New Record in South

Miami, Fla, Feb. 2.--Henry Cuici, 19 year old Bridgeport, Connecticut professional. negotiated the eighteen hole municipal golf course in 65 Sat urday, five strokes below par, estab fishing new, course record. Th' old record was 67, made by Mix, Brady of the Wingfoot club. New York, in the recent Miami open ,oi,- nament.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
CHAMPION BOWLER
Jimmy Blouin of Chicago, Wins World Title in Competition With Detroit Star.

Chicago, Feb. 2,---Jimmy Blouin, Chicago, won the worlds champion ship in bowling here Saturday night when he defeated Joe Scribner De troit, the final scores being Blouin 17,70S, Scribner 16,5S4. After a per, feet game performance Saturda. Blouin rolled steady game and in creased his lead in both the after noon and evening games.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
BOXING GLASS AT Y'

Jack Watson of Hartford will start
 aching the members of the " in he manly art of gi!n aud take th', .vcning. The following members will attend the first session of tho class F. Bixy. E. Johnson, F. Ginsberg. J. iiirkham, F. Berquist, C. Cavallo and E. Johnson.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
FIarinonies
f'awnecs
Referee-"Sheriff" Aronson.
 PeIicans In Front

The boys with the commodious williams took close game from the Panthers and displaced them at the top of the league standing. At the end of the first half the Pelicans were on the long end of to l score, but the Panthers got under way in the final periods and made things hot, the Pelicans barely squeezing through to to s victory. Raku- tls and Wilk were the high scorers, while the Pelican guards held their men scoreless. The score:
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
GLASS B TOURNEY
4 Dozen Entries Arc Already Chalk ed ID in New Circuit at Rogers Rooms

Rogers Recreation is starting a Class B billiard tournament with a dozen entries. Four prizes are of- fered,
 The standing in the Unknown Partner league now is:
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
Tclicans
Partners
Referee-Anderson.
 Crescents Defeated

The Beavers kept away from too close proximity to last place by talk ing a rather one-sided game from the Crescents. They had an to' lead at the end of the first half, but let up in the second half and were content with a 14-11 score. Bianchi. Michalowski and Appell starred on the offense. The score:
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02

Everybody is praising the classi- fled ads for they do such efficient work.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02

Game results Saturday:
 Billiards; Brisk 100, Muldowney, 1.
 Pocket billiards: ScapeIatti 75, Heisler 51; Noonan 75, Savoie 61; Grace 75. McNeil 64.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
COMETS EVEN SERIES
Take Well Played Game from the Junior Leaders at Y. M. c. A. Saturday--Score 2S-6.

The Comets even up the series with the Junior Leaders of the Y. M. c. A. Saturday by the score 2S-6. Horton and Levy of the winners &C., counted for 16 of the teams points.
 Larson, Bell, Mucke, played best for their team. The lineup is as fol-
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02

Referee: Hewett, Rehm. Scorer: Mercy.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
Angeli Star Player

Both teams played better and faster ball in the second half and the replacing of Mulens, who had failed to show anything in the first half, by Angeli was good dope for
 (Continued on Following PaEe.)
New Britain herald., 1925-02-02
NIeridcn !. NJ. H. A.
New Britain

Referee: Clyde Waters.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-19
BALL LESS LIVELY SAYS -.
M'CRAW; GIANTS DOUBT IT
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-In spite of
the fact that John McGraw now claims
the leaps of the much discussed "rab-
bit BALI have been shortened by
changes in its manufacture, champions
in both major leagues today owed to
its sprishtly hops firmer grips on sec
ond place from which to strike at the
leaders.
Under n fusillade of clouts which
drove two pitchers to the showers,
Washington mounted to within a sin
gle game Of first place in the Ameri-
can by trouncing Cleveland, Z to 4, as
the pace-making Athletics took the
count from the Browns. Z to 6. Wal
ter johnson held the Indians safe until
the ninth when he retired in the midst
of threatening rally checked by Mar
berry.
The ball took even bigger hops for
McGraw's own men. As a matter of
fact, it hoped clean out of the park
under well-dirccted blow from the
bat of Emil Meusel in an eighth-in-
ming rally which did not, subsidc until
the Giants had piled up six runs to
beat the Cubs. to l. and hold the
Pirates lead in the National to three
full games. The homer was MeuseIs
seventeenth of the season.
At Chicago, however, various teams
that have playCl the White Sox are
talking about the balls being kept on
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-19
COCA COLA'S SOFT (
BUT NOT A1ACO[A

HE might sound like soft drink,
but, brother, he is far from soft"
This is the concerted reply Of ten
Cuero, Texas, batters to remark re-
Gently accredited 10 Manager Bob
Coleman Of the Bears. Pilot Bob was
speaking of the unusual name of young
Herbert Agricola, Flatonia finger,
who worked out with the Bears during
their recent home stay.
The Cuero players replied to Mr..
Coleman after % Of them had faced
Agricola in 15-inning scoreless battle
with Flatonia Sunday. OF those 81
men who faced this promising prospect
only six managed TO connect safely,
and only two of them reached third
base, A total Of the Is took three
healthy swings and drifted back to the
bench.
Muecke, veteran Cuero hurler, who
opposed Agricola, was just as stingy.
however, so darkness halted the con-
test shortly after Z o'clock without
a run having been scored. Muecke
allowed four hits and struck out is
batters.
This is the second extra-inning score
less game in which Agricola has en-
gagged during the last month. On July
10 he locked horns with Zapalach.
Schulenburg pitcher, and they battled
16 innings without a run crossing the
pan.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-19
CITY TENNIS MEET
SET FOR OCTOBER

In order that the field may be en-
tirely representative, it has been dc:
cided TO postpone this years city
championship tennis tournament until
the first week in October.
Several of the city's star METERS,
including Clifton Wilkinson and
Lucian La Coste. are at present en-
gagged in various Journeys through
the north and east and probably will
not return before the latter part of
September.
The meet will be held, as usual, on
the courts of the San Antonio Country
Club. Leon Walthall, who fosters the
annual event, announces that there
will be no junior division this year
and probably nothing in which women
may participate. Female METERS of
the city so far have not displayed
enough interest in the meet to receive
consideration in his plans, Mr.. Walt
hall said.