New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-07-21
Spe a kin 6
Of Sports


Merwin Jacobson ran into a pack
\ OF hard luck yesterday in the game
/ between Brooklyn and Cincinnati.
/ He let in the winning run when1
Christensen singled into right field
h and Jake" fumbled the ball. Other
/ iwisc he played great game, get
II ting two hits out of five trips to the
plate.
This is the first error that Jacob
son has made this year and al
though it was a bad one. it was more
a break of the game than anything
else.
We have letter here for the Fall
cons and Manager Joe Neniski can
have it by having someone call at
the sports desk.
Yesterday afternoon in the Boys
league at Walnut Hill park, the
Washington team brought on a !
pitcher, a new addition to the
team. who is better than any other
young twirler the league has seen IN
is two years of existence. The
| youngster, Lipka, by name. just
missed 3. no-hit game when Lefty
Cohen and O'Brien belted out twoI
safeties in the last half of the ninth.
Willow Brook, starting the season
! with the weakest team in the league
came through yesterday to win its
first game against Smith in 10 in
! nings. to 5. The boys from the
south end were determined to come |
| through with a win and they played
| their best and that was enough TO
win.
The American Legion team showed
I'D strongly against the Gascos at
Walnut Hill park last night al
though they were defeated, which
is natural, by Z to score. The
youngsters stood up against the fast
ones heaved over by Johnny Shee-
han, like old timers and they have
given the members of Eddy-Glover
post an inkling of the brand of
baseball they will turn in whr they
start off on the conquest of Legion
teams throughout the state.
The inter- city contests will be
started pretty soon and New Britain
will be in the thick of the fight for
district honors The team that wins
the district honors in this section
will go to New Haven to play for the
championship of the state there and
later on the winning team will be. in
Washington and still later in Phila-
delphia.
Jimmy Clinch, ace of New Britain
amateur fighters. will step out in his
frst professional fight at the new
velodrome in Hartford on Tuesday
July o7, against Bill Cunningham,
one of his most bitter simonpure
rivals. The local boy went as far
as he could in the three round bouts
and now takes it upon himself to
step into the squared circle to test
his strength and skill against the
Boys who are paid cash for their eff
OTIS.
There are many in this city who
are wondering IL the local boy will
make the grade. We think he will
md we will be pulling for him all
he time. He is just starting in the
eaid ranks of pugilism and he is
meeting a boy who Is anything but
stranger to him. If hard work
,.iII 60, IL;
1linch will go up the ladder fast.
The managers of the three leading
cams in the city will meet Friday
vening at $50 o'clock in the
Herald" office to discuss details in
onnection with a city championship
ontest this year. The time is ap-
,roching when the teams will be
ut to see which one can claim the |
championship of New Britain and
he managers are taking it upon
themselves to start early. Just what
he procedure to be followed this
ear will be, will be decided on Fri
ay night
Manager Pat Buckley of Kensing
on, Manager Joe Venislli of the
alcons and Manager John Tobin of +
he Corbin Red Sox will attend the v
neeting They are very anxious to \
let going so that the fans of the q
ty will have a chance to see their v
pcal teams in action against one p
Mother and although the competi- Il
on may not be started for a time n
st. it is surely none too early to get g
ping. c
Although the managers will not
. scide until Friday night just what
hey are going to do, the sentiment -
eems to be in favor of three "
am league with the outfit that has r
he highest percentage after stipu- +
ted number of games have been II
aged being declared the champion G.
the city. r
The managers have in mind get l.
ng a home and home series with Il
New Departure team in Bristol -
ter the local affair is cleared up
I'd If this comes through, we be-
Eve the real natural of base
Ill series will have been hit upon.
b
The managers are showing wis ~
pm in getting together so soon be- 81
use last year the championship b
ries was barely out of the way be- y,
re football was started and once b
fall sport gets under way, base of
n has To take q bacl< seat l.
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There still remain two other pi
mes TO be played in the league. II