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Evening star., 1926-01-08

\ few years ago a metropolitan
newspaper reporter visited Oldtown.
Me. Near Oldtown is the home "f
the Pennbscots. the Indian tr1be I"
which Sockalexis belonged. On
bleak island in the PenobScot RiNer
is the burial ground of the Penobscots
and in this cemetery rests the podN
of the once great SockaleNis.
Great While He Lasted.
He reigned for brief spell as
have said, during the nineties. None
of his dav could compare with him
a. a. hitter. fielder or base runner.
Sockalexis dropped dead a few
wears ago and was buried with a few
rites The grave. when the reporter
visited it. was covered with grass,
knee deep and the cross which had
been put there to mark the restinS
place of SockaleXis had tumhied
down. such is the grave that glory
led SockaleXis to.
SockaIexis was developed at Holy
Cross. \ Jesuit college in Worcester
He was a picturesque figure and had
much athletic prowess. While most
other athletically inclined Indians
take chiefly to foot ball and track
and field sports. SockaleXiS clung to
base ban. After some time spent at
Holy Cross he travelled West 10 Nolrt
Dame. STAYED there for a brief term
and then signed a contract with the
Cleveland team, known as the Spiders.
This team was managed by Patsy
Tebeau when SockaleXis became Il
member. and among his teammates
We're Cupid" Childs, Mig Cuppy,
Chief thinner. Jesse Burkett, Ed
Mcke can "Chippy" McGarr and
Jimmie McAleer.
Drinking was not a novelty in
those days. few ball players were
total ahstainers, but when SockaleXis
Joined the Cleveland team he did not
drink. As a matter of fact, strange
for an Indian, SoCkaleXis had never
tasted liquor in his life.
His first trip around the circuit
was a tour Of triumph. A distinct
novelty in base ball. for there had
been no Indian players in the big
league before him. he was a heavy
drawing card and he made good i'm
mediately A remarkable runner, a
keen Judge OF a fly ball. with a sure
Evening star., 1926-01-08
VINEZ AND TERRIS
TO BATTLE TONIGHT

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January S.-Lucien
Vinez. lightweight boxing champion Of
France, tonight meets Sid Terris of
New York In l0round match at
Madison Square Garden. NineZ has
lost n decision to Charley Rosen since
coming to this country, but the veteran n
of 43S ring battles has not lost prestige.
as many boxing critics asserted that
he had outpointed RoSen.
ferris for time was considered the
logical successor to Benny Leonard
crown. but he failed to enter the New
York state athletic commission tourna
ment last Winter. Terris appears to
lack a knockout punch. but Is as FAST
as any man in the division. The win
ner of the bout will be selected for the
proposed tournament for the Tex
Rickard diamond studded belt.
Evening star., 1926-01-08

They called it the Northeast Temple
League. taking the name nom the
drives where they hold forth. Ana
that bunch at Twelfth and II streets
northeast certainly stages some inter
astiup matches The league is not
without its stars. but ii is composed
mainly of young players. Probably itS
age avera ge is the lowest of any CIR
cult in the city-but its plnspllllhS
average most decidedly is not.
Matches in the Northeast Temple
league are hot affairs. even though
the contendinC teams do not happen
TO he among the circuit leaders.
Evening star., 1926-01-08

Foot ball began in the colleges and for
more than 80 years has been develop
ing a tradition wholly collegiate. So
IL pro foot ball finally relegateS the
college game to subordinate position
In the calendar of sports ii Will be
due to rea sons that have no analogy
TO the plight OF college base ball.
College Game Is Safe.
As a matter of fact professional foot
bah will never harm the intercoile-
giate game in the least if the college
authorities keep their heads. The
empty seats that have marked recent
professional foot hall games have but
. empha sized the plight in which the
mercenary Sridiron cause has found
itself this sea son.
The huge attenda nee. mainly of curl
osity seekers. that filled the Polo
Grounds when Red Grange played
and fzzled there is said TO have
pulled the pro game in New York out
Of hole Nearly 1000 attended that
game. If the same teams had played
next daN. or week later. il is fair
assumption that there would not have
been 900 present.
The weak prop supporting pro foot
bal is the necessity OF playing lot
Of games within a short space, if
money is to he made. Flesh and blood
cannot stand this. Again, dazzling
specialists are a necessity ii adequate
gate receipts are to be realized, ana
every one who knows anything about
foot ball. knows that seven times out
stuff only when openings are made
and the way ahead cleared for him
bv Young men who are willing to
sacrifice themselves for their colleges.
Evening star., 1926-01-08
CHISOX-GIANTS MAY TOUR.

NEW YORK. January s GP).-Al-
though admitting that plans for a
South American tour by the New York
Giants and the Chicago White SoN at
the close of the 1926 season were
under consideration. Manager John
McGraw of the National League club
said that arrangements for the pro-
posed trip still were in a formative
stage.
Evening star., 1926-01-08
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.

BY The AssOClated I'rtss.
HARTFORD. Conn.-Charlie Man
ty. New Bedford, Mass, beat Billy
Petrole. Fargo. y. Oak. O2 rounds).
PEORIA. IU.-Billy Shaw, Detroit,
and Norris King. st. Louis, fought a
draw GW Paul Stedman. st. Louis,
defeated Nick Olivia. Detroit iS).
PORTLAND Greg. - Tod Morgan,
junior lightweight title holder, scored
technical Knockout over sammy
Campagno, san Francisco C0.
Evening star., 1926-01-08

pupils TO practice in some pool la1ef
and to arrange another date tor ne
postponed meet.
Washington Recreation League toss
ers will stage two contests this eve
ming The Department of Interior
and the Woodlothian sextets will meet
al : o'clock in the Fifth Street Ar
mory. The Calvary NJ. F.. Church
and the Princess Athletic Club teams
will play at Q o'clock on the Calvary
Church court.
II. Y. =. L. basket ball circuit will
open Monday evening with double
nea der. to be staged on the Peck Me
mortal Church floor. West Washing
ton will oppose Metropolitan Church
and the First Church squad will line
IN with the Bethany a team.
Six teams are entered in tho league
this season. The Second Metropolitan
and the BETHANY teams are new
entrants.
The schedule:
January II. West Washington vs. Metro
politan at Peck Memorial; II, First vs.,
bethany g. at Hine Junior High; 20. BETHANY
vs. West Washington, at Eastern; 20 Second -.
IS. Metropolitan, at Hines Junior high; 70.
West Wsshnston vs. ha Bethany D. pat,, AZ req OK
Mrtropoiita1 ". First. at Metropolitani
February l. Second v. First. AT lt'.k.
Bethany " West Washington at Peck. ,
Bethany b Metropolitan. at Peck; <.
West Washington vs. second at Peck 10.
Bethany r vs First at Eastern TO- Bethany
vs Metropolitan at Eastern Is. West
Washington MeTop"tsn Pac at PecS; secdn md
vs. Bethany b; At Peck ~ TsstropMTlitSnn ts Mdsn
ington vs. First. AZ Metropolitan: p. Beth
any A vs. Bethany b at Metropolitan; 20.
Vest WsshinstoT rs. Bethany B. psrk at Peck
BETH any 4 va. Second. at Peck.
March 3 Bethany vs.. West Washington.
at Eastern 3 Bethany VS.. Metropolitan
at Eastern; 3, Second vs. First: at Eine line
ond at Peck: 3. Rethany VS.. First. AT
Peck: s. Bethany VS.. Metropolitan. at
Peck.
Capitol Athletic Club members will
meet at o'clock this evening at the
studio Of Ruth Bennett, 1901 In
graham street northwest. The coun-
ell will meet at O'Clock.
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one of the sturdiest crews Of regulars
in the game. Reserves again are lack
ing, however, and for the fourth regu-
lar Hendricks does not know whether
he will have Mays in shape With
Adolfo Luque, the National Leagues
most effective pitcher: E,ppa Rixey and
Pete Donohue. the Reds have a fine
first string trio, with Jackie May to
fall back on
Evening star., 1926-01-08
RED LEAVES ONLY HIS II.

1t developes that Red Grange left
only his number, II. for Illinois under
graduates of the future to conjure
with. The sweater which bore the
celebrated numerals, instead OF hang
ing in the university trophy room,
probably will be crammed into trunk
or an ash can
Evening star., 1926-01-08
nal Foot Ball Propaganda Declared Haze Reached Its Crest
FIGHTERS ARE PUNISHED.

HOLLYWOOD. Calf, January s (Ao).
-Sully Montgomery, former Centre
College foot ball player. and Terry
McHugh, New York featherweight
boxer. are under 80 days suspensions
and their purses held up for foulins
last Wednesday night in bouts on a
Los Angeles fight card.
Evening star., 1926-01-08

Self-saCritice implies also hours of
painstaking effort day in and day out.
10 the end that an eleven may become
an interiocking unit. Pro players
will not give time and energy 10
;hiS end because the incentive Is lack
ing. Money, it iS true, VIII supply
a certain amount of incentive. bur
the beauty of college foot ball, the
thing that makes it popular. supreme
iS that those involved in 1t are eager
to give that which money cannot buy
are willing to suffer injury, even TO
risk death for an ideal, the nature
and beauty of which pro foot ball
promoters have no conception.
Propaga ndists of the CONNER
cialized game ingeniously, also inEenu-
ously, point out that if college author
tiles wish overemphasis of college
foot ball to cease. pro foot ball Is the
solution. Look they say. to the sport
ing pages. where the box score "l
organized base ball crowd out the col
Iege game scorers This. they allege,
will be the case with publicity con
cerning college foot ball contests
when mercenary foot ball is riding
high.
If this argument proves effective in
mitigating the attitude of college
authorities toward the pro game. then
the science of logic is indeed dead
element in the educational lnStitu'
tions of the land
The whole point about mercenary
snort is that il always is gamble
tn the promotes. Organized base ball
is gamble: so is boxing or any game
you please And pro foot hall Just
now looks TO be the biggest gamble
of
Evening star., 1926-01-08
CALIFORNIA LIKES BOXING.

SACRAMENTO, Calf. January <
(P).-Fight fans of California spent
approximately 81, 500, 900 for the pleas,
ure of watching boxing bouts during
1925, figures made public by the State
Athletic Commission reveal. and Of
this total the commissions share WAS
STAG 769
Evening star., 1926-01-08
ROUNDING THIRD
~Bv Hugh A. Jennings
CHAPTER IS.

wondered how high Louis Sockax would have ranked
had You that
about OF member
Penobcots ball history Tie lasted
but Indian had the brilliant
OF the did
heard opinion that mad
he
Cobb Wagner lao ltornsb any OF the
.hcrrc uho made tho
Evening star., 1926-01-08

pair nf hands, an accurate throwing
arm and phenomenal hitting ability,
in short time SockaleNis was
trumpeted base halls greatest sta.
believe there are still some fans
IN New York City who remember the
first appearance of SoCkaleXis on
Manhattan Island. lie had been well
advertised in the newspapers, and
when the New York Cleveland series
npened the largest crowd that had
ever attended a hall game-iu New York
was present TO see the red skinned
marvel. Interest was heightened
when Amos RuSie. the greatest
pitcher IF his day. was started in the
first game sainst Cleveland to make
more difficult the test OF SockalexiS.
When the Indian came to bat he was
wildly cheered and then the fans
nadly implured Rusie to strike him
out. This attitude is not novel-Babe
Ruth can tell YOU that. Ruth expert
.enCed the same thing day in and daT
out through the season for several
years. | am simply trying to show
YOU that fans have not cha anCed.
even if the game has. They are the
same today as they were 30 wears GO.
and 10 years ago. for that matter.
Rusie Guesses Wrong
But to return IL the game. Rusie
looked over The Indian and tried tu
outguess him. The thing 10 do-that
is. the usual thing-Wuuld be to give
SockaleXis 4 wide fast bail and see if
he would offer. Rusie decided to
cross him up and break his sharp
curve over the plate. SockaleXiS
swung and met the bah on the nose.
He drove it on line over Mike Tier
mans head in center field. and by the
time Tiernan had recovered the ball
and started the relay back to the in.
field. the fleet Indian was crossing
the home plate.
This was an achievement that es-
tablished SockaleXis among ball play.
ers. Rusie had the fastest brea kin 2
curve of his time. | doubt if any
ever broke faster or sharper. The
leading batters of his day could hit
the curve ball only when they guessed
it was coming and were set for it
and even then they had to bat against
Rusie several times before they knew
how TO go after the curve. Here was
this Indian, man who had never sci
eyes on Rusie before in his life. hit
ting the famous Rusie curve for "A
home run the first time Rusie pitched
il to him. | know Of nothing that
could establish a ball player more
firmly and more suddenly. IT did all
of that for Sockalexis in New York.
1Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1926-01-08
GOSSIP

OF Northeast Wash
ineto They we'll they have several
they good
But Fall when
around II
this Northeast boys scurrled
bun bowling
Evening star., 1926-01-08
REDS STRONGER In THREE
SPOTS FOR NEXT SEASON

January SThe purchases
this Winter but Manager Jack Hendricks
~ thinks his will strengthen three positions
hortstop and left hcd
of
largely the
nhnarine tNrle
Evening star., 1926-01-08
American Basket Ball League.

Last Nights Results.
Buffalo. 80 Detroit. -
Brooklyn. 30 Fort WAYNE. l6.
No Games Scheduled Tonight.
Evening star., 1926-01-08

Capitol Athletic Club members will
meet at s o'clock this evening at the
studio of Ruth Bennett, 1901 In
graham street northwest. The Coun-
Gil will meet at O'Clock.
Evening star., 1926-01-08

Clarence Charest appears to be as
much at home on the duckpin drive
IS on the tennis court. Rolling for the
Solicitors against the A. and G. quint
in a recent Internal Revenue Lea que
match, this one EARNED athlete toppled
a set of 365. His bowling was quite
consistent. his high game being l31.
Evening star., 1926-01-08

Base ball originally was played
the thirties. Later clubs were organ
fourishing MANY wears before any &C
Evening star., 1926-01-08

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

to interpret this unusual psycholo- gical drama are Lewis Stone Vir- gtnia Valli and Nita Naldi. The pie turesque carnival in Venice and its lagoons, and French Algiers as it lives at night among it's extreme sites. It is story of women who lie and men who learn the truth too late-a story in which some women sink to the mire and others rise to heights supernal. The story is an adaptation from Robert Hichen's Snake Bite"
 After seeing "The Police Patrol" one realizes that the blue-coated of- ficers are just human beings and not mere official machines. James kirkwood who heads the cast of this production makes a most handsome and convincing officer. The scenes are laid in New York and tell of q policeman's love for a girl who lives on his beat. He is mortified later to find that both visual and circum- Stantial evidence prove her to be a notorious crook.
 Hal Roach's comedy of the spat family in Rubber Neck and the latest Kinogram news complete the program.
 Tonight there is held another country store at which many beau- tiful gifts will be awarded to the holders of lucky tickets.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
200 NEW BRITAINITES AT PORTLAND CHURCH BENEFIT
Entertainment Troupe Takes Its Own Audience Along And Car
 ries Town By Storm.

A delegation of about 200 New Britainites went to Portland last evening where a picked minstrel troupe and other artists produced a show for the benefit of St. Mary's church in that town.
 The local songsters made big hit with the parishioners, their numbers being enjoyed by a capacity au- dience.
 Preceding the entertainment the Y. M. T. A. & B. Fife and Drum corps played a few selections. The show was opened by Mrs. Mary T. Crean who rendered several vocal selections. Interpretative dancing, by trio of pupils of Miss Mary J. Lampone, followed.
 A chorus of q voices comprised the "Haymakers" minstrel troupe. Joseph Haffey was interlocutor and the end men were Jack Kiely, Thom- as Devine, Merritt Humason and Matthew Callahan. The soloists were Francis Egan. James Sullivan, Henry Kristopher Harry Bonney, Merritt Humason. Matthew Callahan. Thomas Devine, Jack Kiely and Jos eph Haffey.
 Added attractions were a buck and wing dance by William Cormier: ex- hbition of the Charleston by Joseph Narnier; nick dance by Matthew
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
"SANDYn AT CAPITOL

Sandy, one of the most popular and wide-read serials ever written, has been produced on the screen by Fox films with one of the greatest casts ever assembled, and will be shown locally at the Capitol theater beginning tomorrow.
 The Keith vaudeville program with this photoplay will offer five good acts headed by Viola Lewis and her company in Personality Plus Melody and Steps" Another feature is the offering of Carl Rosini and Co. in comedy and magi- cal art. Other acts include the Zieglers in a novelty offering; Mat ty Norman, a blackface songster and comedian; and Freeman and Lynn, clever pair Of laugh producers.
 Beginning Sunday night for a four-day run. the big attraction will offer The Blind Goddess" a tale of the New York criminal courts with Jack Holt, Esther Ralston and Louise Dresser featured. As a spe- cial feature for Sunday only, Sally O'Neil will be offered in Don't"
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
JR. ACHIEVEMENT NOTES

Two new leaders have enlisted in Junior Achievement work in the New Britain foundation. Miss Airline Larson will instruct the Locust club, formerly Mrs. Luther Berry's club, and Miss Ruth Duntz will organize q new group 10 be known as the Trinity club, named after her former leaders club, Mrs. E. M. Pratts group.
 The Belvidere club elected officers last night as follows:
 President, Evelyn Blews; vice president Dorothy Blews; secretary, Avis Pascoe; treasurer, Myrtle Ber- ry; reporter, Mildred Hauke.
 The third annual Achievement training camp will be held from June 2S 10 July 8 at the Eastern States exposition grounds in West Springfield, Mass. Ten leaders and 30 club members are expecting to represent New Britain at this camp. Any leaders or club members wish ing to attend. who have not yet filed their application, are urged to report to the New Britain foundation at their earliest convenience.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
HIS PEOPLE" AT LYCEUM

Tonight concludes the showing at the Lyceum of His People" the noteworthy tale of New York east side Jewish family who give their all 10 a son who later disowns them tad is brought 10 his senses only by inc direct action of a younger brother who is a prize fighter. Ken neth Harlan in The Sap" laugh provoking comedy drama of a small town youth who suffered from ma- tor1ally-induced cowardice, is the other feature.
 Tomorrows matinee ushers in two ether attractions. One, brought back by popular request, is the fam ous "The Cohens and Kellys," easily one of the outstanding photoplays of the year and not dissimilar from the famous New York show "Abies Irish Rose" The companion drama is Steel Preferred" with William Boyd in the leading role, This is a powerful story of the steel indus fry, with romance, intrigue and big business interwoven into a drama of
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
MORTON MEMORIAL
 BAPTIST SPEAKER
Dr. Klingberg to Deliver Ad- dress at Philadelphia June 6

| Rev. Dr. J. F. Klingberg, super
 intendcnt of the Children's Home, | has been selected by the executive
 committee of the Swedish American Sesquicentennial association to rep resent the Swedish Baptist denomi- nation of the United States and de- liver an address at the exercises to 1 be held on the site of the John Morton memorial building at the sesquicentennial at Philadelphia, Jule 6.
 In making the plans for the cere- monies 10 be held in connection with the erection of the memorial, the cornerstone of which will be laid on
 June by the crown prince of Swed-
 en, the committee, whose headquar-
 ters are at Minneapolis. has chosen representatives of the four Swedish denominations of tho country and it is in this capacity that Dr. King berg will act.
 Campaign Committee Meets A meeting of the American Sons and Daughters of Sweden, an or Ganization recently formed in New
 Britain, will be held tonight at the 1 First Lutheran urch 10 make fur
 ther plans for the raising of $1,500,
 this city's quota of the s1S0,0O0 l fund for the erection of the John i Morton Memorial.
 l At last Friday nights meeting, which was held in I. o. o. r. hall, the first steps n the raising of the local fund were taken and the de- i tails of the general campaign were
 outlined in an address by Prof. i Adolph Benson of Yale college. A
 considerable portion was pledged by
 those present. who volunteered to
 act as members of the committee te
 carry out the work locally.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

relief bill, the house tomorrow probably will conclude reading of the measure for amendment.
 Before vote is taken, the Tinch- CT credit bill and the Curtis-Aswell commodity marketing proposal will be offered as substitutes. Action on all three is expected by the end of the week.
 Other business was on the house calendar today. Approval was given yesterday to the debated provision for an equalization fee on the sales of basic crops. The fee would be levied on wheat, cattle, corn, hogs and butter during sea- sons Of surplus, to maintain a mar ket stabilizatlon fund. A like as- sessment on cotton would be au- thorized after two years.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
AT THE NEW PALACE

The program at the new Palace for today and tomorrow consists of the double feature bill "The Lady Who Lied" and "The Police Patrol"
 Struck down by a horned viper, whose sting is considered fatal, with no one to attend him in his desert location except 8 physician who is q sworn enemy-cau you see any chance of succor for the luckless Horace Pierpont.
 Banish any thought of the nobility of mind on the part of the doctor- he is drink -befuddled and, sensing an old love affair between his wife and his patient, he has only one in stinct, and that is to exact revenge. The outcome of this situation fur nishes a tremendous surprise eli max for "The Lady Who Lied" Prominent in the cast assembled
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

death of Jerome Conlon. of Airmont, N. Y. A complaint was drawn against Klese -Yhen Conlon died of a broken neck after attempting to act as peacemaker between Klese and another man with whom he had an altercatiol in Mahwah last week. A grand jury yesterday dismissed the charge.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Two More Are Appointed
 To Brown Football Staff

Providence, R, l., May 19 LR) - William N. Ormsby of Boston and Edgar Staff of Providence yesterday were appointed members of the Brown university football coaching staff They will be assistants to De Ormond McLaughry, head coach.
 Members of the squad were taken to one of Browns new fields in taxi cabs today.
 With all available dressing rooms at the old and new fields being used by the spring sports teams, it was found necessary to have the squad dress in the gymnasium on the cam pus and then transport the players to the field a mile and a half away. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

Callahan and Gerald Crean, Crean being attired in feminine togs. and stories in the Polish dialect by Will liam Fgan.
 After the entertainment, dancing was enjoyed and refreshments served
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

interest. Some of the scenes are ad- ditionally interesting since they were filmed in one of the country's lead ing steel mills.
 Starting Sunday night the Lyceum is 10 present another of the coun- try's most talked about pictures. "The Volga Boatman." William Boyd has the outstanding role, that of the Volea boatman. It is a stir ring tale of the Russian revolution.