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New Britain herald., 1926-06-28
L0GALS SECOND IN
 STATE TRACK MEET
Waterbury Takes First Place h Annual '. M. (. \. Events

New Britain entering only six men to Waterbury's 21 In the State Y. NJ. (. A. Track and Field meet rast Saturday gave the latter rub for tirS honors. Had Bliss Clark's rain been In on time and Vernon Read showed ur. the shot put event %voaid have baeil won by New Eri'a!& as both ncave 1t 45ft. and 'ls winning pnt Saturday was few 'nchcs over 4o f.
 As New Britain had no entries fer tho shot put ard pole vault Waterbury secured enough points rom tJ4Se :wo events to give hnr. rHs rha:npionshlp. New Britain t4pfursd ons first, four sechnds. and t're ;!''ri place: Waterbury, four -i-ns. tNo seton3s and four thirds: Bridgeport two firsts: Stamford. 'wo :trstB and two thirds; Westrori. hres secoads and one third; New iiaVep. one third.
 Oar aea!v the local runner was pIted sgainst. Nicholson the Nation al IS Mile Champion in the mile aad TWO mue events winning third place IR the mile and second place in the two mile. In the two mile event tIealy measured strides with Michel son for the entire distance and these two nearly lappcd the whole field. Nicholson breasted the tape 55 ft ahead of Healv.
 Kick of New Britain with a two yard penalty won second in the 100 yd dash. Allison of Bridgeport Ieading him by inches to the tape. Connolly captured second in the 22o yd. sprint with fourteen running for ftrst honors, Approximately Q athletes competed.
 Surmary. Mile Run. first Michel son. Stamford; second, Root, West port: third, HeaIy, New Britain: Time. 447 Is. Shot put. Rice, Waterbury, Marggrsff, Waterbury, third Sniffon, Westport, 40 fl. 3 inches. 100 yd. dash, Allison, Bridgeport. first, lick. New Britain, second; Lynch, Waterbury third, il seconds. o20 yd dash, first Phalen, Waterbury; second Connolly, New Britain: third, Keneally. Water bury; time g seconds. Two mile run. first Nicholson, Stamford; sec ond, He1ly. New Britain: third Rus sell. Stamford. Time 10 minutes IS seconds.
 Running high jump, first Clark, New Britain. second Kick. New Brit ain: third Margraff, Waterbury, , f. 5 inches.
 Pole vault first, Day, Waterbury; second. Noble. Westport; third Rice Waterbury. 10 1t. 6 inches.
 Running broad jump, first Keneal- ly. Waterbury; second Daly Water bury: third Beson, New Haven. Distance. % ft. , inches.
 One half mile run. first Allison, Bridgeport; second Root, Westport; third. Russell, Stamford, Time 2 minutes, l6 seconds.
 Score by teams.
 Waterbury Y. M c. A.--Tlrst 20 points. New Britain Y. NJ. c, A. -Second IS points. Stamford Y, M. z. A.--third 12 points. Westport Y. N. c. A.--Fourth 10 points. Bridge
New Britain herald., 1926-06-28
Race Riots Result
 In Calls For Police

New York, June 9S P}-Police re- serves were called out twice yester- day to quell disturbances in Pros pect Place. Brooklyn, when alterca- tions between white and negro resi- dents developed into near riots.
 Three white men were injured in the disturbances and four negroes were arrested. Women and children entered the fracases, tossing sticks and stones from roof tops.
 The trouble is said 10 have re- suited from ill feeling caused when negroes moved into q white neigh borhood.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-28
COL. HOUs sE ON TOUR

Halifax. June 28 Pl-Col. F, M. House, who was confidential adviser Ito the late President Wilson. arriv- .od in Halifax yesterday on the steamer Celtic. He has been on q tour Of Europe and the east He said he would stay in Nova Scotia for an Indefinite period. Mrs. House and her companion, Miss Denton, accompanied him.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-28

port Y. M. c. A.-- Fourth 10 points, New Haven Y. Nj. c. A.-Fifth 1 point
New Britain herald., 1926-06-28

You Don't Pay More for this credit ex- tension-the low prices are the same as for cash
Evening star., 1926-12-28
RY sol, METZGER.
BALL

The bounce pass is master
piece when properly used. But to
pass in the game has been more
misunderstood. 1t is employed
solely to pass the ball to a team
mate when an opponent is block
ing the way. One such occasion
is from out-of-bounds.
The bounce pass is made by
showing the ball forward with both
hands, much as one makes an
underhand pass. The control de-
pends upon the wrists and fingers.
1t must be bounced so the receiver
will get it about waist high.
Princeton's championship five of
two seasons ago used it most ef-
fectively as an endline out-of-
bounds pass on offense near the
basket. The play was worked
much in this way, as the illustra-
tions and diagram show. The
Princeton out-of-bounds man (No.
81 faxed a high pass to one of his
men-the signal for the play to
start-then quickly brought the
ball down and passed 1t by q
bounce pass to the man they
counted on to be free. The dia-
gram tells the story.
At the start of the fake over
head pass, No. 2 would cut for the
basket, just missing the opponent
of No. l. His opponent followed
him. No. l also started toward
No. 2, but turned and took the
ball on a bounce as he ran toward
the basket. 1t was a well executed
and successful play with a fine
follow up to a rebound, should one
occur. with No. and 3 on this
job.
Copyright. 1926.(
Evening star., 1926-12-28
AUTO RACE TO LIMIT
USE OF GAS AND OIL
By tho Associated Press.

PARIS. December 28.-French
automotive engineers are working on
cars to be entered in the "consump-
ton test" a new event which the
racing committee of the French Auto.
mobile Club has added to the grand
prize meeting program to be run at
the I4inas- -Montlhery speedway next
July and 3.
The race, at 32 laps, or about 250
miles, is open to all machines ire
spective of size or form, the sole
condition being that the consumption
of gasoline and oil, including the oil
in the gear box, must not exceed "a
kilograms (97 pOunds). Prizes amount
ing 10 100, 900 francs will be awarded.
AS in 1926, the grand prize proper
is limited to cars with an engine ca.
pacity not exceeding 1900 cubic cent?
meters, with forced feed If desired,
| maximum weight being $40 pounds.
Single seaters are permitted. The
| distance is 4S laps, or about 372 miles.
A third event, over a distance of
! 125 miles and open to all automobiles
| irrespective of cylinder capacity
weight. consumption or body, is ex.
! pected to produce some sensational
| speed performances.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
FOOT BALL MEN PAID,
SAYS COLLEGE HEAD
BY the Associated Press.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, December
2S.-Foot ball players. at West Vir
ginia Wesleyan have been receiving
pay. indirectly, amounting to nearly
$500 a man, DR.. Homer E. Wark
president of the college, said in let
ter, made public, to alumni and
friends of the college. explaining re-
cent changes in its athletic policy.
DR.. Wark in his letter recounted
criticisms that West Virginia Wes-
leyan as a church school was not liv-
ing up to it's pretensions.
"It is well known that foot ball has
been commercialized. The players
have been receiving pay in the form
Of tuition fees. books, rooms and
board" the letter said.
This has amounted to nearly $500
per man this year. Every one
admits that the system is bad. They
say, however. it is a common practice.
But il 1t is wrong let us face the facts
as Christian men and do our best to
put athletics on a better basis. The
board of trustees has declared for
voluntary athletics in Wesleyan, and
as soon as our present obligations are
discharged we shall put them on this
basis.''
The letter gave as the most COM
pelling reason" for the change in pol
icy the declaration that Wesleyan was
refused membership in the North Cen
trail Association of Colleges because
of our athletic practices"
DIR. Wark suggested a playing
league among colleges of West Vir-
ginia to put foot ball upon a right
basis In this State" and added that
If this cannot be done then Wesleyan
should desist from intercollegiate foot
ball altogether. Next years schedule
will be played as arranged, he said.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
ONE MAN MAY RULE
BOXING IN new YORK
BY the Associated Press.


ALBANY. n. Y, December 2S.--
Control Of boxing in New York State
by one man was foreshadowed today.
Gov. Smiths recommendation for the
abolition of the present three-man
commission has been approved by the
Republican-controlled legislative re.
organization commission.
If the governors recommendation is
accepted by the full Legislature,
which is considered highly probable,
one of the most powerful bodies in
pugilisrn will pass into history. For
at least half dozen years, the COM
mission, now headed by James A.
Farley of New York, has welded a
heavy stick in ring affairs, attaining
such power that it's rulings have
affected the sport in every section of
the country.
On the commission with Farley are
George E. Brewer, attorney and Dem
ocrat, and William Muldoon, famous
trainer, former wrestler and sports
authority. Brower's term expires
next December 81, but the other mem
bers of the board still have one more
year to serve.
Among the innovations which the
present commission has brought to
boxing have been the licensing Of
pugilists, their managers, trainers and
seconds; compulsory defense of cham.
pionships against outstanding chal-
lengers, timing OF the knockdown
count by watch and prohibition of
smoking.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
PENN'S SPORT ARENA
READY IN FEW DAYS

PHILADELPHIA, December z2S.-
Finishing touches are being put on
the University of Pennsylvania new
81 900 900 indoor stadium, with a seat
ing capacity of 10000, to have it
ready for the opening game of the
intercollegiate League basket ball
season with Yale on New Year day.
Although Yale will be Penn's first
major foe on the floor. the Penn Mill.
tary College quintet will help initiate
1t on Friday night. The new struc-
ture has been named the Pennsyl-
vania Palestra upon the recommenda-
ton of DR.. William n. Bates, pro-
tessor of Greek, who pointed out that
Palestra" is the ancient Greek term
applied to the athletic hall for wres-
ting and boxing.
The two swimming pools and fully
equipped gymnasium will be ready
for use late in the Spring, it, was said.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
THREE RECORDS SET
FOR N. |. FIELDING

Three individual fielding records
were broken in the National League
last season, according to the official
averages just released.
Hughie Critz of the Cincinnati Reds
established a new mark by accepting
945 chances and added another by
making 588 assists. C1-itz led the sec
oild baSemen in fielding.
Jim Cooney of the Chicago Cubs
set a new record average for short
stops by fielding for an average of
.e72.
George Kelly of the Giants led the
nr-st basemen in fielding, while How
ard F'reigau of the Cubs topped the
third basemen. Gonzales of the Cubs
was the leading catcher and Clifton
Heathcote, also Of the Cubs, was the
leading outfielder. With four leaders
out of six positions, the Cubs turned
out the best team fielding average
also. Twelve pitchers went through
the season without an error, but the
top honoi-s belong to Fred Fitzsim-
mons Of the Giants, who accepted 50
chances without mistake.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
PROMOTERS HOPE TO USE
BOTH COBB AND SPEAKER
Backers, Discouraged at First by Exorbiant De
mands of Players, Now Take Heart, But Project
Is Regarded Doomed to Failure.

the Cobb-Speaker affair burst forth
upon the base ball public. The third
league promoters figure that with
Cobb annd Speaker to assist them
enough players might be secured to
wreck at least three or four good clubs
IN the two major leagues, and that by
taking that action they would put the
1927 pennant races in such a chaotic
condition that a new league would be
fairly successful wherever competition
would be keenest.
Failure of Project Likely.
Unfortunately for them, that is ex.
actly the program that always has
been attempted in a rival effort
against organized base ball and it
never has succeeded yet The new
league Is just as likely to fail with its
presumably strongest clubs as the
leagues of organized base ball.
Both Cobb and Speaker now are
fighting to preserve their regulations
and if they seek redress through
courts, Commissioner Lands will
most likely be asked to make the de-
fense, and if any further evidence
is necessary, organized base ball will
be compelled to produce it. There is
no reason to believe that the argu-
ment of an alleged trust to control
the game of base ball will have mate
rial bearing on the case, since any or
ganizatioR is privileged to expel or
suspend a member who may violate
its regulations.
The appointment Of Bob O'Farrell,
popular catcher of the st. Louis Car
dinals, ought to be well received by
the st. Louis fans.
The young man is deserving Of his
honors, and his direction of the cham
pions in the 1927 season, aided by Bill
McKechnie, the former manager of
the Pirates, will be watched with in
terest.
The terms of O'Farrell's contract
were not made public, but 1t is said
he will receive $4,000 for his first
year as manager.
tCopyrght. 1926l
Evening star., 1926-12-28
LA BARBA-CLARk GO
WANTED IN LONDON

By the Associated Press
LONDON, December 28.-Had a new
boxing syndicate here had it's way
Elky Clark, British and European fly
weight champion, would have delayed
his departure for America.
The syndicate planned to bring Fidel
La Barba, world champion, over here
to fight Clark early in 1927, but as
plans did not materialize rapidly
Clark refused to wait. He arrived in
New York December 10 and is sched-
uled to fight La Barba at Madison
Square Garden on January 21.
Before sailing Clark said that should
he come back as world champion he
would. of course, require better terms
to fight Alf Barber for the Lansdale
belt, and in that event the National
Sporting Club will stage the bout at a
larger hall than previously planned.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
Scandal Reuiues Talk of Third League Bob OFarel
HARGRAvE AWARDED
NJ. BATTING CROWN
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORW, December 2s.--Al-
though the National League has de-
cided not to have any hard and fast
rule on awarding its batting leader
ship, John A. Heydler, it's president,
feels that the distinction Of leadership
for 1926, although in some dispute be-
longs to the Cincinnati catcher, ''Bub-
hleS'' Hargrave His opinion is ex-
pected to have considerable effect in
settling the controversy growing out
of this years batting race.
Participating in 105 games, Har-
grave finished with mark of .353,
four points less than his teammate,
Rube Bressler. who appeared, how
ever, in only SO contests.
Some unofficial observers have been
inclined. nevertheless, to rate Bress-
Ter at the top. Others feel that the
crown should go to Paul Waner, the
Pittsburgh star. who batted 1886 in
LA games, but the majority apparent
ly shared the view of Heydler in sup
porting Hargrave.
Seldom has the award of a batting
title provoked as much discussion as
In the National League this year.
Heydler sought to solve the batting
issue by having the league fix a mini
mum number of games which a con-
tender must figure in. This was
shelved, however, because it was felt
no arbitrary limit would work out
SatiSfactorilV
Evening star., 1926-12-28

II team lineup, John Blick now
is giving consideration to
Il Il the choices for the doubles
combination and the singles
sharpshooter that wilT be sent against
the Spinella Brothers Orpheums of
Brooklyn at Convention Hall tomor-
row night in the first block of Wash
ington's initial intercity bowling bat
tie of the Winter.
In all likelihood, Howard Camp
bell, big chief of the King Pin team,
and AL Work. veteran star of the
Convention Hall aggregation, both
of the District League, will carry the
Washington colors into the five games
of doubles to be bowled here Glenn
Wolstenholme, a Convention Hall
luminary and generally regarded as
the individual champion of the city
on the drives, probably will carry the
singles burden.
IheSe three men with Jack Whelan
or Convention Hall and Walter Me.
gaw or King Pin are to do the five
man team battling. Harry Burtner
OF King Pin and Perce Elicit of Stan.
ford Paper CO., both District
Leaguers, will be carried in reserve
with the Washington squad.
Bowling at Convention Hall to.
morrow night will get under way a,
NlSSh' AilS engagement between
the five-man teams, consisting of five
games, will be followed by the dou-
bies. The singles contestants will
conclude the Washington end of the
program with five strings of IL
frames.
The second half of the match will
De staged at the Orpheum Bowling
Academy, In Brooklyn, on January 8.
where program similar to that OF
the Washington block will be bowled
There was no exceptional scoring
last night when the 80 bowlers al
King Pin went through the first round
OF the elimination tournament at the
upper Fourteenth street establish
ment. Goodan led the lot with 81:
Tor his live games, but Wolfe, whc
was second In order at the finish al
the round. had total Of Just sos tc
show.
After last nights effort the SQUAD
was divided into championship ant
consolation flights of 16 each. The
TWO flights will roll tonight. with the
eight high scores in each QUALIFYING
Tor the round to be shot THURSDAY
night.
The two flights with the scores O.
last night follow:
cHAMpTnNsHIn nFV,rcrnN-
Evening star., 1926-12-28
Fights Last Night

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Andre Routis,
France, beat Eddie Anderson, Wyo-
ming Q0).
ATLANTIC CITY, N. Joe Kurp,
Shamokin, Pa, defeated Rocky Smith,
Battle Creek, Mich, on an accidental
foul (5).
NEWARK, ". J.-Ray Miller, Chi
cago, scored a technical knockout
over Mickey Chaplin, Scranton, Pa.
90.
TRENTON. n. J.-Blas Rodriguez,
Mexico. defeated Tommy Dundee,
Camden. N. J. (8).
LOUIS VII l. E.-Midget Mike
O'Dowd, Columbus. won from Pal
Moore. Memphis Q2).
MILWAUKEE. Wis.-Tony Zill,
Toledo, Ohio outpointed Mickey Nc
Laughlin, Milwaukee (S). Joe lawson,
Milwaukee, shaded Billy Drake, Ger
many. Howard Bentz, Milwaukee,
knocked out Johnny Nolles Q).
Fights Tonight.
CFITCAGO.-Midget Smith VS.. Ray
Rychell; Henry Leonard VS.. Joey
Clein; Harry Forbes VS.. Earl Nc
Arthur.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

Il Nj
i Y Speaker by organized base ball
has given renewed courage to
the promoters of a third major
league"
The moment that Cobb and Speaker
came into the present controversy
the third league promoters became
busy because they saw a chance to
use these star players as managers
of rival clubs in Detroit and Cleve-
land. They figured, of course, upon
the personal reputation of both men
for skill and leadership.
William Tice Mccullough, former
manager of the Fedora: Base Ball
League at Pittsburgh, made public to-
day some of the plans Of the projected
new league. He declared that Pitts
burgh, Cleveland, Detroit and Balti
more already have received charters
In the new league, and that Philadel-
phia, New York, Milwaukee and Chi
cago have applied for the two remain
ing charters in the six-team league.
Base ball men of reputation here to-
day said they knew of no application
being made for a New York franchise
In the proposed new league.
Demands Stumped Promoters.
The third league affair did not
Thrive very effectively after the world
series. Tho men who hung around
the players at st. Louis and New
GEOGRAPHICALLY at st. Louisville
the series was being played, had found
the players willing to listen, but with
ideas about salaries that stumped the
promoters, who had anticipated un-
usual demands but had not expected
they would be asked to. deliver gold
mines or oil wells to make good
The promoters feet grew cold when
they found the prevailing salaries
would have to be doubled if they drew
any number of players away from or
ganized base ball, and on top of that
they would be asked to pay bonuses.
So the third league idea Jagged until
Evening star., 1926-12-28
WILLIAM AND MARY
HAS MANY new FOES

By the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, December
29.--Only two of this years opponents
will be met on the gridiron next sea-
son by William and Mary's foot ball
team.
Two newcomers, Princeton and the
University of Chattanooga, are on
the 1927 schedule, announced today,
while all others, except Syracuse and
Richmond, are teams that the Indians
have met in the past, but were not
on the 1926 card.
The schedule:
September "a, Catholic University
at Williamsburg.
October l, Syracuse at Syracuse;
8, Lenoir-Rhyne at Williamsburg;
Is, Quantico Marines at Newport
News; %, open; 29, Princeton at
Princeton.
November 5, University of Chatta-
nooga at Norfolk; II, Roanoke at
Roanoke; "a. University of Richmond
at Richmond.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
GRIDlR0N STARS LOSE
LUSTER IN PRO RANKS

What half-backs will professional
foot ball promoters seize upon to give
Zest to the next season-provided, Of
course, they see fit to send good money
after bad?
The Grange vogue is pretty we'll de-
fated and Tyron. Nevers and Wildcat
Wilson got little glory throughout the
season.
The past season saw no back Of the
advertising value of these men and
they themselves are by no means the
gate receipt magnets they were expec-
ted to be.
Next season, If they are still in the
game, all the chances are they will be
less.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
STANFORD FOOT BALL
TEAM is -FOUR DEEP"
By the Associated Press.

PASADENA, Calf, December 2S.-
A four-in-one team will represent the
Pacific Coast in the annual foot ball
game of the Tournament of Roses
here New Year day.
The 1926 Coast champions of STAN
ford University, whose opponents will
be the University of Alabama grid
ders, have at least four players for
each position. Halfbacks are the most
plentiful among Coact Pop" War
ner's men. He has IL in that depart
ment alone-enough to an entire
team.
Different types to meet varying
climatic conditions, and dirt and turf
fields, are in the list of Stanford ball
luggers. For dry, fast gridirons
Warner had a set of speedsters whose
feet put them in the class of track
stars. Soggy, wet fields call for the
heavy, line-ramming player.
A glance at the 1926 Cartlinal var.
s1ty squad shows the 48 members
apportioned as follows: Ends. 9:
tackles, s; guards, S; centers. A; quar-
terbacks, 4; halfbacks, IL; ful1backs, A..
Evening star., 1926-12-28

lorraine GULL led the field of IS
that started in the women's elimina-
ton at Arcadia last night shooting
313 for three games. AS at Conven-
ton Hall. the Arcadia tourney has no
consolation section, so only eight of
those who rolled last night will take
the drives tonight. The four survivors
of the second round will bowl again
Thursday.
The eight high scorers last night
were:
lorraine GULL. 313: Marie Frere. 31I:
Elizabeth Ackman; 3o7: Rita Fisher. 2g5;
Leda Amidon. 277; Betty Goodall. 276.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
U. S. BOXERS HURRY HIM
TOO MUCH, SAYS PERSON

NEW YORK, December 2S @-
American boxers are in too much Of
a hurry to suit Harry Person of
Sweden, whose heavyweight title
hopes were dimmed last week by
defeat at the hands of Jimmy Ma
loney.
You live too fast and work too
fast over here" he explains. Your
boxers are always on the go. / could
have beaten Maloney if only he had
given me time. But he was always
in a hurry, refusing to relax