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New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
SIGNALS CONFUSING
American Practice of Calling Plays by Numbers Has Disastrous Re suits in French Play.

Paris. Feb. 20 tPl-Tootball sig nal-calling in numbers is an estab- Hshcd practice on American fields but it is an innovation in France, Adolnhc JaurcguY the 'Red Clranen" of French rugby, att"m1t- rI ii rpcyulv and with somewhat disastrous results in the match vMcl. lis team lost 10 Scotland.
 Heretofore the captain always called ihc plays "in clear" with the result that the opponents generally -o. tho ianr on the attacking rrrurhmrn. hurdlrd or broke throuah tho line and brought down ih. player with th" hall.
 Signalling in figures went along smoothly for 2 few plays hut in inc heat of tue match, th" half-hark~- m Eurou m rngry one of tn" half- D.rNs ,r,s tlp, ).alI in play for there ,S no Quattrr-rack-forgot his lines
 Jaurorrv c7j}rd out: "--5-%-' or some auth mn lhcrs.
 TonIldor,d, thc haf-barh look un at Inc captain, and in 8 tone of lovurieht disgust, replied:
 "Rusy, number is busy"
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

New Yoril-Tommy AIilIigan Of Scotland, dcrfatcd Jack ZIlic of Pittsburgh. Go). sammy Vogel outpointed Billy Petroll, Fargo, x. p., GOD Tommy Freeman, Hot Springs, Ark, beat Joe Simonich, Butte, Mont. Gh).
 Datroit-Clartnc Rosen, Detroit, debcated Bobby Eber Canadian bantamweight champion Qo1
 East Chicago, Ind.-Pete Sar- miento, Philippines. beat Archie Bell. Chicago. Gol.
 Hot Springs. Ark.-Pete Firpo, Detroit, knocked out Bobby Cole man. Memphis t). Eddie Murdock. Oklahoma City, beat Jimmy Rich. Fort Worth.
 Tampa-Datio Fuentcs. of Cuba, defeated Tommy Milton, Toledo, Ohio G0). Harry Forbes, Akron, Ohio, won from Al Zimmcr, Clcve- land 00D
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
AL7ROCK AS FUNNY
 IN PITCHING DAYS
Washington Minstrel Pulled as
 Much Comedy Then as Now

Chicago, Feb, @o P,-TWenty years ago, Nick AltrocN, the minstrel of baseball, was about 10 set out on the training trip of the most cpochial season in his playing career. l He was q member of inc pitching staff of the Chicago White sox, inc "hitIoss wonders" but q rcsourceful, lrainy and fighting ball club.
 The famous comedian of the Washington Senators was just as funny in those days as he is now. Nick was tho idol of inc small boys on the south side and when he strole into the coaching box he nev- CT failed 10 get q hand.
 Altrock carried his share of the pitching burden in the race of 1906, lin which the Sox won the flag after T sensational fight. The Cubs won i, the National league pcnnant and ithesc two Chicago teams battled it tout for the worlds honors. with the Sox the yictors.
 Ii was in this worlds series that .Altrocll rose to his greatest height as h pitcher. There is legend about tho big series of that year, 10 the effect that Mr. Comiskey. owner of Ithc White SoX, Uuizzcd his boxmen before the first game tn get q line on their mental and physical con- Idition. According to tradition, most of them did not feel so good, That is, all except Altrock. When Nick was questioned. he said 1T feel great and if you put nc in thcro today, #TII trim those fellows sure"
 Whether this is true or not, AL trock was the pitching choice. When his name was announced as the SoX 'hurlor the astonishmcnt Of the fans could not have been greater if Mir IComlskcy had decided 10 pitch the game himself. Everybody thought line Fig Moose" Ed Walsh. star lspifball iron man, would get the Ecall.
 But Nick went in and he pitched fhe best game of his life Altrock Iln1liGcl Tn lO InOilhFN oIllhtS "i' Ithat afternoon. He was too busy lcft-handing the hard hitting Cubs Into submission. The string of right handed hatsmcn in the Cubs line Inn. the great Chance, Stcinfcldt, Tinker, Evcrs and others who were figured to murder southpaw pitch ling, simply rolled over and played .doad
 The White Sox lived up 10 their Ircputation as light hitters, collect ing but two runs but that was enough to win, IS the Cubs found Altrock's pitching too tough, ana scored but once.
 In q few seasons Altrock's left arm lost ifs effectiveness and failed to hnfflo inc American leaEnc slug gers. He then did q stretch in the minors. Clerk Griffith brought him back into tho big show as q coach and comedian.
 The Washington club pays Nick salary. but the fans in all of The cities of the American loop get biz laugh out of his comic antics, He now has an ablo comedy partner in Al Schacht. also q pitcher oi coneiacrhaBc ability in other days
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
MOST IMPORTANT GAME
 OF COUNTY "Y" LEAGUE
Plainyille, League Leaders, Clash With South Church Reserves,
 second Place Team.
County League Standing

The most important game of the Hartford County "" basketball league will be played tonight at the Boys club when the Plainvillc '. M. C, 4. team, now holding first place. comes over to meet the local South Church Reserves, who are right behind in the chase for the title. Plain1 file defeated the New Britain boys when they met in the neighboring town, but since then the Reserves have won six consecutive games by large mar gins and are prepared 10 battle to tho limit on the occasion of this second meeting. If Plainvile wins. it virtually gives that team the championship, while q victory for New Britain will probably entail & tic, for these teams are the class of the league and have had no trouble with the occupants of the lower positions.
 New Britain will be somewhat handicapped in players, Wilks be- ing missing and May probably on the sick list, Mercy and Bell will be at forward berths, Captain Vessels at center. and Osborne. kilduff. Washburn and Potts in the guard positions. Plainville ex- poets 10 use it's full strength. Mar tin, Miller, Ray Schwab, Bergen and the redouhtahlc Freddy Smith. who must bo stopped if New Brit ain is 10 win.
 On Monday night the locals will make another trip to Simsbury 10 1 play North Granby. This team has been causing some trouble in the league by its failure to make dates, while it also drew the ire Of several teams by insisting on forfeit when one of the recent snowstorms pre- vented Collinsville from playing it. The New Britain North Granby games in both rlaces were post poned from their scheduled dates, but the upstate management has accepted the offer of the New Brit ain management to play both con tests off as a double-header Mon- day night.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
BULL" LOWE STAR GRID
 MAN PRAISES LOCAL TEAM
Former Exeter and Lafayette Player Was With Frank ford Yellow Jackets Last Year-Thinks All-Ncw Britain Eleven Was One of Best He played Against During Winter is Member of the Coral Gables, Florida Squad-Works in Boston.

Bull" Lowe, former Exeter and Lafayette football star and probab- fly one Of the most extraordinary 'gridiron men playing professional football. paid compliment to the All-NeW Britain football team the other day while talking in Florida. to resident of this cify. Lowe played against the New Britain eleven on two occasions as a mem Der of the Frankford Yellow Jack cts. the last game being played in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day last year.
 Lowe said that tho All-New Brit ain football team was ono Of the against. He was especially loud in his praise of Bingham and Bean. ends on the team and said that he could not say too much about the work Of Barnikow and Connors in the backfcld. He also lauded the work of Humphrics. local guard, 10 the skies and said that he would be able 10 make some of the best pro- ! fessional teams in the country.
 Following the last season with the Yellow Jackets, Lowe went 10 Coral Cables Florida and played with the eleven in that city. This outfit had the distinction of beating the New York Giants on which team were seven former All-Amcrican players
 Tim Callahan. former Yale star manager of the Coral Gables eleven and his assistant, Charles Walsh, New Britain man, depend a great deal on Loves opinions about play CTS and teams and in this way, the New Britain eleven received good reputation along the entire eastern seaboard of the United States.
 Lowe served during the war in the United States forces in France and as reminder Of that great lstruggle, carries a piece Of shell from the German guns. in his body. Tt Is considered remarkable that hc is able to play football. In the fall season, he plays somewhere near Boston where he is attached to the ISpauld!ng X Co.,. Athletic Goods lcompany. The concern allows him a vacation during the winter months in order 10 allow him to go to Flor Ii ida to play football.
 His opinion of the All-NeW Brit ain team is q compliment that is really worth while and he made if lplain that he was sincere in his words Of praise. There may be a chance that next season when the All-New Britain team is again formed for the fall campaign, that Lowe will be member of the local lGlcvcn. He is Q much sought play
 ar and is rated much higher thar Harry Stuhldreher, flashy quarter back of the Hartford Blues of last jseason.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
INCREASE PRICES
Field Spectators at French Horse Races Will Have to Pay Three Francs Instead of Two.

Paris, Feb. 20 tP}--When the bu- gle calls the horses 10 the post for tho first race of the 1926 turf sea son in March, track followers who have been watching the running from the field for the sum of two francs tabout s cents) will be call ed upon 10 pay three francs.
 The Racing Societies have decid- cd to raise the prices in the field, while the grandstand and paddock prices were left undisturbed.
 There was much opposition in the City Council 10 the increase.
 This little franc will make all the difference in the world in the attendance. said City Councillor Le Trocquer. Most of the small play CTS will remain in town and bet with the clandestino books. Thus the percentage accrued to the State and City from Pari-Mutuel betting will also dwindle."
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
GOLD SKATES DERBY
Eddie Myers and Charles Jewtraw Among Prominent Stars Entered in Skating Meet Al Toronto.

Toronto. Ont, Feb. 20 R-Eddie Meyers of Now York, and Charles Jowtraw of Lalo Placid, N. r.. are among the prominent entrants for the Gold Skates derby tonight which features the Canadian na- tional speed skating championships.
 Meyers won the mems final in the mile last night and qualified for most Of today's closing events. Miss Leila Brooks of Toronto continued her sensational skating by coptnr- ing the women's races at 440 and $50 yards.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
HULLIGAN BEATS ZIYIC
scotch Wcltcrwri%ht Earns His
 Chance Al The Crown Worn Ky
 Mickey Walker Through Victory.

%cv York. Feb % P-Tommy Nlug.n. tto wcncrwrtght from Scotland who is credited with the British tit)e is in linr for chance at tlp worll championship.
 Nnn2an. once oufpoin'od by Jack Ziyic Of Pittsburgh, turned the tll1es in a tcn-round encounter in Madison square Garden Inst night, fit a bout ai,,rtjSrd IS deciding the 1ogIcU cout,uIer for Mickey Walk rr's crown. The New York boxing commission has minated that fhe winner will hc recognized as Walk CTS next opponent.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
ENTER BIKE RACE

Freddie Spencer and Bohty Walthour have signed 10 ride in the March six-day bicycle race at Madi- son Square. They have teamed many times and may ho together again. In December they finished third. Walthour's injury. suffered in Chicago. yesterday, IS not cN- rectei 70 keep him out of the New York race.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
National Guards

Atlas National Guards Pite ....,.,,...,,..,,, Reynolds
 right forward
 Botwinick ..,...,..,.,..,, Taylor
 left forward
 Hor"ltz ..,..,,+....s'' kcSlClIl
 center
 IupCIshy .'.'t..s ''.... ..,.'' Filt 'lHIi
 right guard
 Gfeenperg ,,,.,.,,,,,..,,, hlidul
 loft guard
 A record breaking crowd of hask- etball fans will be on hand at the state armory on Arch street tonight to witness the third game between the Atlas quintet Of New Haven and the National Guards five Of this city, Both teams have hooked up twice before with the Atlas coming out on top in both encounters.
 The last game played in this city between the two resulted in q win by 40 10 31 score for the New Haven team and Manager Bailey and Lanpher have not been satisfied that either team showed clear su- periority over the other and for that reason. the Elm City crew wishes 10 come back to this city for the game tonight.
 IL goes without saying that the New Haven crew is confident that they will beat New Britain decisive ly in tonights contest, The Atlas have been travelling along at q hot pace this year and are we'll ahead in the quest for the state title. The team will have its regular lineup in at the start and with these tosscrs in action the Guards will have 10 step some to keep up with them.
 Confidence is all that New Britain has as far as tonights game Is con cerned. Since the team took upon itself 10 play real basketball last Saturday night, Coach Billy Dudaci feels that there is nothing 10 it but victory tonight if the players how 10 the line again this week. The set back in Springfield Wednesday hasn't dimmed the Hardware City players ardor any and they are out 10 take tonights game if they have to lose every other game this season to do it.
 A win over inc Atlas is inc one thing the Gnards want and if that wish Is gratifcd tonight, Manager Bailey promises 10 give the local team an opportunity of tying inc score with his charges at som" later date before the season is over. U this is done, then New Britain has q big chance to cop the state title hS beating the Atlas three times in row and the majority of inc fans ir this city feel that tle Guards can do if.
 Coach nu,lack will start his best combination in tho game tonight and every man will be instructed to watch his opponent. The man-for' man defense will be used with Shc"- han and kilduff the two guards having the assignment nf stopping Pite and Botwinick. This is q iol in itself. but the fans here are de- pending on Sheehan and kilduff tr come through. Taylor and Reynolds will take care Of the scoring end oi it while they will have Carl Restelli who has boon going great guns thi! season. in inc game at all times tt sneak in his usual quota of baskets The National Guard Reserves vii Disy the ufrliminarV cOntcS against the Forcsivllc town team The first game will start promptly at s o'clock and the big game vii follow. Dancing will he enjoyed Dick" Dillon will he the 11th mar on tho floor tonight.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
CHANNEL SWIM ENTRY
Suzanne Wurtz Former Champion Swimmer Of France Will Be Candidate to Cross This Year.

Paris, Feb. @0 R-Suzanne Wurtz, former champion swimmer of France, is the latest woman can didate for the English Channel swim in 1926, which probably will be the banner year for the number of at tempts ever made 10 cross tho fish bowl"
 Madomoisclle Wurtz will start from Cape Gris-Nez and will have as d companion Madame Jane Sion, who came within q mile of the Dov- CT Cliffs in 1925.
 Madcmoiselle WurtZ has won the swim across Paris"-ahout fifteen kilometers down the Selne-thrce years in succession.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
NEW ROWLING LEAGUE

A new s o'clock Commercial league will start Monday night at Rogers alleys with six teams enter Mohican Bakers Rackliffe Bros, Swift & Epson, Exidc Bat tery, Edman Milk Co, and N. E. Lumber X Coal.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
PLAY FINAL GAMES IN
 CHURCH LEAGUE TONIGHT
South Church and LuthCrans Clash and BlucbrJS Meet kcnsing-
 ion COngrCgatiOnaI

The Int"r-ChurCh Basketball league will close its scaSon tt ihc Y. NJ. (. 4. tonight with 8 pair of fast games. The two leaders will clash in a game which will be hot 'y contcsted in spit Of th" fa" that the pennaut is already assured jor the First Lutborans. Tn" South church is burning for rcrcngt, h1N- ing lost a tight hattl" wien the two ttums met previously, and W,ll give its b"s' vy,u r,ouEh Il victory means nothing m0rn than saJisf"r- ton. The Sw"dcs will b" without Hoist and Nybora, but they ha1~ d,- velopad soma n,w stus 10 i'll their places
 Th, saroul game w.l, mtrg fin" bluc Army and k"u$iu4ion jug,th'r The Blurbirds were troun"-1 Wl"n -hr teams met bYioro. hul they IaNc strengthened th.if uur-up s]n~a thon an1 arr going 70 uaA. things ln,5 resting frr th EIu' Awny.
 A post-stason s.ri,S is lu r"~- nert l,tW.n th, Sv,l.- ami 'H" 1uthcran church in Iiar'for3, ca#m- pions Of tho hagm m~ in 'n,r r'- sprctiyc cities, This will mol hr Iun by the loaEue. hut Will h" handled hy tn" two teams in ples-
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
ENTER IN MARATHON

Fifty-fve hardy runners Will par tiHipate in the Brooklyn Queens c0-mile marathon next Monday, with prospects Of plenty Of ice and snow along the way-or plenty of slush.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
ALL -M|DDLETOWN
 OPPOSES LEGION
Local Basketball Quintet Meets
 Tough Customer Tonight
All Middlctown American Legion Keating ......,........... Jasper
 Right Forward MCCabc ................. Luxe
 Left Forward Leonard ,...............'.' lioiSl
 Center Slurm ''.'.'.'...'.'' '''''' Alpuil
 Right Guard Carlson ................ oarroZza
 of Guard
Left Guard

Carlson ............... Cdrr0ZZ1
 Left Guard
 The American Legion basketball quintet of this city will play its sec ond game tonight in Middletown stacking up against the All-Middlc- town crack combination that so far has an even break with the Ma tional Guards. Tho locals arc con- tdent that they will cop the victory tonight although they realize that they are up against as tough team as has been met this year.
 The Middletown team boasts of q number of veterans who are still basking in the light of stardom and the five, besides being heavy and fast, is d crack floor working com- bination that will make the Le- zion crew step all the way, The locals will be on foreign floor for the game but they expect to be all over the stage fright they suffered upon taking the floor in Bristol against the Endees.
 Coach Harry GinsbcrE has his charges all primed for q hard battle i tonight The boys went through ! their paccs at thc '. w. (. A. Thursday night and they are show ing all the pep that has characteriZ~ cd their play all this season, Coach Ginsborg has said that he will start | his usual combination in the game with Bclscr and Nyhorg waiting on the sidclines for their call, This method of play has a comparatively l fresh team on the floor all the time, MiddletoWn, however, is especially 1 fortified with reserve strength. Billy l DWycr. himself, one of the best basketball players in these parts usually gets into the game for Mid l dletoWn and his work is of the high. i cst order. Arburr and Carrozza will | have their hands full in keeping tho 1 Middletown forwards from scoring { while Sturm and Carlson will also have tough session holding Micky Luke and Joe Jasper in cheek.
 It will be a case Of the Middle. town players stacking up against q ! tlrcbrand of speed in the Legion to. night. The locals want to win this game bad and each man will play with that in mind Johnny Mannioa who is almost as strict as Dick Dillon will be calling them on th' floor and this assures the locals O q fast and interesting contest.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20

 
NATIONAL GUARDS PLAY
 ATLAS QUINTET TONIGHT

New Haven Team Has Two Wins Over Local Team New Britain Out to Win the Third Game-Elm Cyites Have Strong Combination - Man-tOr
 Man Defense to Be Used During Game-Record Breaking Crowd of Fans Expected to See Contest
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
IoMIing SIanlling

The four leaders in tIt Inter- Church Bowling league continued on their merry way ty taking 'hrac straight agcms apiece this week. The MethoIists krpt In first pac" by dumping the German Eap'is's, while the Blue Army stayed in the race by doing inc sam" win Ken sington. The Sou'h church took three in q row when tbr ll'd Army did not appear With tvo weeks or play I,G', the race ari'aig to hn between thr Melrodia's aud Hue trD7v I'm, SfHu1iDg-
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
HIGH SCHOOL PORTING
 TO NEW HAVEN CONTEST
New Britain Quintet Playing South Manchester Team At Local Gynasium Today

New Britain High-New Haven High lineup for Monday afternoon:
 \. E. II. s. s. Nj. II. DdlEo" '..'...'.. ..........'. IlCll right forward
 LdloSkl ................. Nassau
 left forward
 McGrath ..'..........,,. Hutchen
 center
 MalnllS ..,............. Larson
 right guard
 SoWka ................ Haines left guard
 Although the New Britain high school basketball team will battle hard to win its contest with the South Manchester school team at the school gymnasium today al o'clock, the game it Is really point | ing to Is the one scheduled for Mon- day afternoon in the New Haven Hillhouse High school gymnasium in the second of home and home game series with that team. The result of this game will have a very important bearing on the future of the Red and Gold team New Haven was bit lost in the early part >f the game here last Friday. but toward the end it be. gan to find itself and only for the big lead the Red and Gold men had collected in the early stages of the game, the Elm City boys might have caused trouble. The final score was 34 to S1 in favor of New Britain.
 The Junior Varsity team will play 1 the South Manchester second team tomorrow but will not play in New Haven Monday. As this team hal only three more games in their ratf toward 25 straight victories over ; period of three full seasons, it vii naturally give all it can to take the remaining games.
 Dick" Dillon will referee tht Junior Varsity and Varsity game to morrow and the Hillhouse game 1T New Haven Monday.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
INTEREST IN RAGING
Turf Followers Increasing by Leaps and Bounds in England Each Year Statistics show.

Newmarket Feb. 20 Pl-1nterest in horse racing in England has been increasing in leaps and bounds.
 Statistics issued by the Racing Calendar" show that during the last flat racing season 4,690 horses ran under Jockey club rules, this being the greatest total on record In 1897, only 1,l66 horses ran dur ing the season.
 The total value won in stakes In England last year vas 7i5,295 pounds,
Evening star., 1926-04-26
ASh~EI A1sEA ~ OAaAHLA1 ". BURGESS

Thundcrcr drumming he raced over to
watch for Mrs. Grouse. When she
would slip away he would try to follow
her, all the time keeping in the trees.
So II was that in the end he did dis
cover wherc Mrs. GrouSe'S new nest
was. Chatterer fairly hugged himself.
Now" said he. 'all that is neces-
sarv for me to do is to watch until
Mrs. Grouse leaves the nest. She has
when she does go eat. I'll do a little
eating myself. I'll eat those eggs and
she'll never know who did it.
So Chatterer watched from the tree
tops until he had made up his mind
that he knew all of Mrs. Grouse's
movements. He knew how often she
went to the nest and how long she
stayed away. Then he was prepared
to get those eggs.
SO it was that there came a morning
when Chatterer was at his usual
watching place as soon as it was light
enough to see. Mrs. Grouse was sit
ting on her nest quite covering the
eggs. Chattcrer waited patiently. II
was almost time for her to go for
breakfast. At last he saw her look
this way and look that way, to be
sure the way was clear. She looked
NfSi way CANNPbhi6 up III lIlt Tree
where he was. Even had she looked
there, she couldn't have seen him,
for he was we'll hidden. Satisfied that
all was well, Mrs. Grouse slipped
away and almost at once disappeared
from sight under some little hemlock
trees.
Now. Chatterer had thought about
those eggs so long that he just couldn I
possess himself with patience another
minute. Hardly had her tail disap.
peared when he was racing down from
his tree and making straight for
those eggs. He had just reached the
nest when without any warning some
thing knocked him rolling over and
over. Heels over head he went. Such
pounding as he got. BY the time he
managed to get his breath and dodge
behind a tree he was as sore a squir-
rel as ever lived. Mrs. Grouse had re.
turned unexpectedly. Chaterer had
learned a lesson. II was never to be
too sure of anything.
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