New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-02

Tonight is the night on which the
Falcons are to decide on the Falcon
Corbin Red Sox series. Managers
Tobin and Veniski talked matters
over in the Herald office Monday
night but Manager Veniski stated
that he would talk 1t over with his
team at the weekly practice tonight.
He will then notify Manager Tobin
tomorrow of his decision.
Kensinston will fly at the Corbin
Red So again next Sunday in the
second game of the series between
these two teams. Corbins won the
first to 0 but it was tight game.
Kensington made a great comeback
last Sunday to beat the Falcons
after being swamped by the team
two weeks before than and Manager
Buckley expects his charges to do
the same thing to the Corbin Red
sox again this coming Sunday.
The biggest entry in any OF the
one-day state golf tournaments
played at Shuttle Meadow yester-
day. In the morning fiat 100 en-
tries teed off but in the afternoon,
this rose to 121, the largest entry for
any of the events this season.
There were a good many Of the
members of Shuttle Meadow entered
in the play yesterday. but q. T..
Swift was the only one to place in
the winners column. Most Of the
favorites of the club failed to come
in in the prize qualifying ranks.
Val Flood has another one for his
book this morning because of the
many high compliments paid him
yesterday by the state golfers on the
condition of the greens at Shuttle
Meadow. They were so lively that
this In a good measure accounts for
many of the high schores turned In.
Not many were coming in under SO
very consistently.
The battle between Johnny Sill |
and Sam Smart, both of Wethersfield |
for the first prize for low gross was
a beauty. Sill's card was as follows:
Morning. out. 546 443 554-4o; In,
435 334 544-S5. total 10. After |
noon. out. 634, 1853 553-SS; In, ABS
344 1855, total rs. Smart's card read: |
Morning, out, 645 S44 $3.50; In
544 343 354-35. total "a. After
noon. out, 545 543 $3.50; In, 525 |
34S 556-3S, total II. This gave Sill
$50 for the Sc holes and Smart ISL.
The battle between A. c. Sweetser
and r. S. Howe in the Presidents
Cup tournament was also a spec
tacular match. Sweetser had to give
away IL strikes to Howe and at the
same time, he played 81 holes. He
wen out and played 36 In the state
tournament and then came in and
played Howe IS in the club play.
Sweetser made a game fight at the
last hole. After being dormie four,
he won the 18th and 10th and then
Just Tipped the cup on the 18th to
lose the match.
Next week on Wednesday. the
Connecticut Senior Golf association
will stage its annual tournament at
Shuttle Meadow. This will bring to- :
gether all the players who are some |
what advanced in age. No one can
enter the tourney who is under SIS
years of age. II
[ On September Is, which will be a
week from Wednesday, the last one {
4 ny tournament of the Connecticut I
Nitate Golf association will be played {
at Sequin. This will be the final
match of the year and it Is expected {
that probably the largest entry list :
the year will play.
Following that, the season will be |
officially closed although there will ,
(. = many more weeks for the de- |
voices Of hte agme to follow their ]
sport before the weathed conditions c
become such that they will have to $
lay the clubs up for the winter.
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