New Britain herald., 1926-07-28

Jlntuy CllnCn or tnlS Clly made an impressive entry into the profess sional ranks last night when he won his battle from Bill Cunningham of Hartford at the Hartford velodrome. He not only won his fight but his margin was so wide that there was no question about his superiority over the boy who could give him a rub in the amateur ranks.
 It was a different boy who. step- ped out last night than the Jimmy Clinch of amateur days. He has de- shifts fast on his feet and his blows were landing even though Cunning ham had the reach on him.
 It is almost unbelievable that a poy like Clinch could improve so much in short time. It speaks well for his handlers and for the manner in which they are bringing him along. There isn't any doubt of 1t but that Jimmy will be called on again pretty soon.
 Two teams cannot win the same baseball game and we have here this morning two different accounts of a game played yesterday between the Oriole Juniors and the c. c. c. Juniors at St. Mary's field. One story claims a victory for the Ori- oles Juniors by to score and the other states that the Oriole Jun iors lost to $. There is something wrong somewhere and unless the managers of the teams can agree oil who wins a ball game, we would suggest that they keep the results out of print.
 A question arose in connection with the FafnirNew Britain Ma chine game at Willow Brook park last night as to the final score. As the matter is explained to us. the score stands to in favor of the Fafnir Bearing. It seems that the Fafnir team was batting last and in the inning which proved to be the final one, they went in and with one man out, counted five runs, making the count II to 4. It was so dark that the umpires decided that it was useless to try to play any longer and the game was called before the inning was finished. |. In this case, the score then stands to 4. The team which is leading in a game does not have to take it's last bats and an inning is finished only when three men are out. If the Fafnir team was behind in this frame and the game was called, the score would revert back to the pre- yious inning. AS it was last night, the game is finished when the New Britain Machine Co.,, had finished its inning at bat.
 One of the most amazing surprises of the year was sprung yesterday afternoon by the Smith team when It defeated last years champions, the Paradise Parks in the New Britain Boys league. The Smith team last year was a doormat for the rest of the league and at the start of this years play appeared to be weak. fThe team has improved in a won Yderful manner since the opening Rgame and is now a strong contender Flor league honors.
 The Corbin Red Sox are playing \ [the Aetna Fire team of Hartford to- Knight at Willow Brook park in the first appearance of the local team in this city this season. The Hartford Fteam has a wonderful record for 'the present season and it also has ,strong lineup.
 The team has been playing in the NIndustrial League of Hartford and .only the other day was barely nosed but for the championship. The Cor ,oin Red Sox have been enjoying one 'of its best seasons and expects to ,3op victory tonight.
 Fans who are .speculating on the ,,ity championship play which starts t week from next Sunday will have ,n opportunity to size up the Sox in Feal action tonight, and from pres mt indications there will be a large .rowd on hand to watch the game.
 The Kensington team played 10 tie with the Sons of Italy at the Iensington grounds last night. The lower end team is shaping up for a ieal battle with the Falcons and Red
 OK in the championship series and his city is due to see some of the
 est baseball 1t has seen in years.
 It is seldom, if ever, that three Aeams so evenly matched as are the
 orbin Red Sox, Falcons and kens- lgton engaged in league play for he championship of a city, but that what is going to happen when the
 championship play opens on August
 Fans in this city are about evenly
 ecided about the series and there
 Fill probably be lot of the long
 reen placed on the favorites. Kens-
 agton has large number of back
 IS, but their numbers do not equal
 he Falcon cohorts, while the Red
 DIX have big share of favor from
 le fans. Those who are able to de-
 de the city championship before it
 played, are certainly crystal
 lzers of the first magnitude.
 To us it appears that the three
 ans are about as evenly set now
 they could possibly be. Judging
 ;om the play during the past sea-
 n, the three teams have met some
 the same state outfits and they
 ,lve both won and lost to them.
 he quality Of the scores in each of
 e games is evidence enough that
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