New Britain herald., 1926-04-19
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 Shs cool weather 0. the past few weeks. taking the place of the usual be!my days of spring, has kept the diamond fans from becoming enthu- sastic over baseball and bowling hold: oa strongly. The following leagues arc still rolling at Rogers Recreation alleys: Commercial iesgIs, New York New Haven & Htfttcfd Railroad league, Junior league, Universal, Stanley Works, Industrial, Service and Kensington.
 Eddie Anderson is holding his form in :hs state drci:pin league and after sevHral sensational victories last week. vaulted into first place in tho standing. Eddie Ia the defending champion this year and by the way ia Is rolling, 1t appears that he Is Waniing to make q drive at the championship again this season.
 jJa takes on a tough customer at the Casino alleys tonight when he meets Laskorltch of New Haven in q state league match. Laskeyitch is fourth In the league standing and is ahle 10 give the best Of them tough rug in match. Anderson Is bowling at the top Of his form and his packers are banking on him to some through tonight.
 Johnny Hayes, the local boy who is the shining light of the Lchigh baseball team, starred again in de- feat Saturday when he belted out two safe hits in four trips to the plate. These two were the only hits registered by his team.
 Nrerwln Jacobson is playing regu- larIy with the Brooklyn Dodgers and a porusal of the box scores shows that he is making the grade. Last week, Merwin htltcd out two hits in run though he himself was caught In a pickle between third and home.
 In yesterdays II inning game phia hy q 70 score. Jacobson played right field for tho Dodgers. He secured one hit, a two bagger in thro@ trips to the plate and nlado three putouts In the field. His hit didn't bring in any runs hut it +r,f in I,G ",.il l,r MorWin is out to make the grade this season.
 Jacobson is Up against 3 tough opponent for the outlicld berth in Iht person of Dick Cox who is q good hitter and q mighty sweet out fielder. Cox, to he frank about the matter. has been i'll during the spring training and he probably hasn't hit the form that he should hoy" yrt. Jacobson is f filling in nicely for him, however, and the longer Merwin stays in, the better clanca he has of making it go.
 Adam Sulick. the New Britain l'oy who is making T bid for a "7;"h"r's berth with the Hartford Eastern league team, is showing up well and 10 date hasn't been let down hy Si Mcdonald. round pilot O. tho Capital City team. Sullick is z yoln~stor and has many friends in t1is eft" who will be anxious to sec him make good inahis his first at tempt at professional baseball.
 The Eastern baseball league opens lis play Wednesday afternoon with tho eight teams in tho loop doing th'ir act before eager fans. Hart ford will open in Waterbury; Snringdeld will be nt Albany; Pitts field will play Providence and Bridgeport shows at New Haven.
 Thursday will he opening day at tic II "tford lot with Waterbury playing q return engagement there. Saturday afternoon, the Hartford team will again be at home play ing New Haven. The team will be away next Sunday.
 Monday nights fight in Hartford ia certainly drawing moro interest than any boxing bout in q long tine, especially here in New Brit ain. Almost everyone who has ever seen boxing match, wants to see Delaney in action and George Null 1 ligan and his staff will have their 1 hands full trying to handle the big crowd that will be on hand to watch the go. tonn"Cticut's premier fghtor, Jack Delaney. known in private life | as OliFa Chapdelaine, will be pitted 1 against King Solomon of New York, | recently of Panama. Delaney is the ', hest looking man in the ring. this i meaning from standpoint of l beauty and Connecticut fans are surc hat Il" is thc best looking 1! fighter in his class. looking at him from Q. standpoint of boxing ability. |
 His opponent Monday night, though he is not T contender fori any championship. is q willing and :, aggressive fighter whose sole am- 1 bi'ion will he to put Delaney out of | the way. should he he able 10 do this, Solomon would loap 10 the tor !, of the heavyweight rinks in repu'a- lion rlone. This fact alone sufficcs {, 10 give ,- Q fans.assurancc that he i,