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New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
FEW HOLDOUTS LEFT
New York Teams Have Nearly En- tire Rosters of Players Ready To start Training Grind

New York. Feb. 25 P--Basc- Iban Loldouts, financial sluggcrs Of Ithc winter league. were reduced to q llnnre handful of stars here as the three ma aJor league clubs of ta2 metropolitan section made prepala- Itons 10 send their regular squad5 Ito join batterymen and recruits In the southern training camps 'onhor- TOW and Saturday.
 Announcement by Grover Hartley. Giant catcher, that he eXpcctcl 10 como to terms with Manager Mr- C;raw at Sarasota today found Jaef Scott and Virgil Barnes. pitchers, land Frank Snyder, catcher. still dis satisfied. Ross Young and Irish | Mcusel outhelders, and George k"l- Ilv. first baseman. have not yet turn ci in their signed contracts, put terms offered them }1y the club are acceptable. the officials believe.
 Capitulation of the Brooklyn Rob ins 10 Outtieder Zach Wheat's de-
 manl for a $1f,000 salary, still
 leaves Milton Stock, slugging third lhascman, unsigned. Stocks salary
 has been increased however, and
 Manager Robinson expects him at Icamp next week.
 The Yankees. having granted sa'' 'ary increases, in spite of the failur'
 of thc team 10 deliver last season
 experienced little difficulty comln+ Ito terms with their men.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
SUZANNE MAY PLAY
News That Nice Tennis Club Plans To Build Additional stands Brings Hope To Followers.

Monte Carlo, Feb. 25 Pt-~Tho news that the Nice Tennis club has
 ordered %n,000 francs worth of lumber and other material with which to build new stands on it's
 courts has raised the hopes of some
 of the tennis dovotccs here that the
 club believes Suzanne Lonelon will enter the singles competition there incxt month. Suzanne has said that she would play no more singles matches until the St, Cloud tourna- mcnt in June, and thus far she has made no announcement that she has changed her mind,
 l Others followers Of inc game point
 to the fact that Helen Wills, the l American champion, is entered in |the singles at Nice and that her i popularity has made her q drawing icard of tho same calibnr as Suzanne
 and that possibly the Nice club off
 cials are keeping this in mind. In
 an event both the French and Amer ican cham pions are entered in the women's doubles at Nice, and this
 alone doubtless will mean large attendance at the tournament.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
.HANDBALL TOURNEY
 STARTS ON MONDAY
Sharks in Three Glasses to Enter
 Competition on Courts

The annual (slngloD "N" cham. pionship hunlhnIl tournament will start Monday, March 1 and will end tho first Wr"l, in April Last year l30 men entered the tournaments in the three classes, Henry prrsscl Nln- rng in the first class. Howard Rehh in the second class and Walter In tcrspnn in the third class.
 Only two classes known aS Gloss IA and Class E will be promoted this year and the play will be known aa handicap elimination tournament, The rules governing tournament are as follows:
 Each match will be the best two out of three . point games, Points made will will he added to handi- caps, Players in both classes will receive handlraps according 10 their ability. Games must he played within the week after assignment or the committee will srt q date and anyone failing to appear al time set will forfeit match.
 Gold medals will he awarded to winners in both divisions and silver 10 runnrrsup.
 Men eligible to play in Class X tournament arc: II. Drcssel, F. In- torspan. J. Hergstrom. F. Mag, S
 Mag, F. Cnterspan, C. Cook, C. Skin nor, ". Greenst"in, r. Walthers. w. i Walthors, F, Walthers. F, Brady F., i Loomis, II, Stcarns. J. Began, J. Ro- gan. C. Hawkins, J. Contaros, II. i Hornkohl and D. WaskoWitz
 Men eligible 10 play in Glass F 1 tournament arc; ", UntorSpan, C., 1 Anderson, V Uraddon A. Levitt Q, 1 Freeman, T. Grove, F. Root, I. 1 Rachlin, II. kutschor. F. Walker,
 Parker. IT, Milkowitz, F, Strong, C. 1 Miller. M. Doherty. ]. lcuheck, C,
 Swanson, 4. SideroWf, A, Scott. A, | Middlemase, J. Daley. HorWartf. W. 1 1'itzcll, l.. Hunter, 0. Sahrhacher, \. ! C;albraith C. RosonsWcig, w. Eet%, i A. StoWcll, !. Olander nassford, 1 Montgomery, J. Tnttles, s. Donnclly,
 !. Walton.
 Bert Loomis. chairman of tho
 tandhall committee, is In charge of
 the tournament.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
FINISH ATHLETIC MEET
Total of t19 Boys in Tour piN'S'onS Complete Series of Events at h' VI. (. \.

total of 1I9 hoys in four dl\l- s,ors namely Juniors, High School rmrlovrd "A" and Employed "B
 nave finished their schedule oi events in the annual "" all-around athletic tournament at the T. M. C. consisting of track and field events promoted. Standing broad ump, running broad jump three standing broad jumps. running hlgh lump, l2 pound shot put, target throw. 50 yard dash. 75 yard dash 1ni ward dash GO yard potato race seo yard dash, 20 yard dash and A" yard run. ,,-.
 The following boys won highest bnnors in their divisions and will re- rrtve medals; Junior livision: first r Kloihcr. aO4 points, second Gala ii lS2 points; third, Knowles i-S 1-2 points. EmplcEed "B' di- vision; First. Norton. 196 points, snrond. Brrkowitz. lSs points; third Nnert lSa l-2 points, Employed "A" division: First, r klopr. li' no,nfs. second. Armenia, l42 points: 'htrd Zoter. l32 points. High School division: First, Vessels '- points: second, May, 4l points third, Bcrkowitz, 5s points.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
EDDIE PLANK GOES
 ID GREAT BEYOND
Baseball World Is Shocked at
 Passing Of Once Famous Pitcher

Gettysburg, Pa, Feb. o5 CP(-- Death has claimed another great baseball player of hy-gone days Eddie Plank. one of the greatest left handed pitchers of his time. He died yesterday, three days after he had been stricken with paray ysis and only four months after ChriSty Mathcwson, his right handed rival in several worlds series battles, had succumbed 10 the ravages of tubcr- cuiosis.
 Plank vos 5l years old. Dr, J, r. Dalby. his physician, said that sixteen years Of strenuous work will Ithc Philadelphia Athletics and on" season with the St. Louis Federal league club had left his heart in q weakened condition.
 Tho Plank home was drlUgcd to- day with tocgrams offering con- dolcncrs to Mrs. Plank and her ten- year-od son and paying tribute to l Eddie. The messages came from all parts of the country and from per sons in all walks of life. Gettys- burg residents, who held Plank in high esteem, not only because of his baseball achievements, but as q citizen. called in person 10 express their sympathy.
 Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, where the great port -sidor won his fame as q pitcher was visihly affected by the Incws of plank's death. Reports from thc Athletics training camp at Fort Myers, Fla, said,
 "T feel like q father must feel when he had lost son." said Mack Amy words l can voic" will no' describe the shock that ! have sLf' frrod. My heart goes out in sym pathv 10 those of his family who anryiyc him. The world has lost z fine, clean sportsman. Eddie was one of tho smarlcst left hand pitch CTS in baseball He was master 0 the cross-iiro delivery and that wal one of his big assets
 Thomas s. Shibe, president Of th' Athletics. and Ira Thomas anc Amos Strunk, former teammates 0 Iplank. spoke in similar vein,
 "A great ball player in his da' land Invahlc character, on" o Gods nohlcmon," said Mir, Shihe. ' lam rrlr>od beyond power of eNpros siou.'
 Many baseball mon arc eXp"ctft hrrc for the funeral services, whirl will he held Saturday afternoon iron the First Presbyterian church. m
 body will lie in stat" from ] nn'i
 clock, after which brief scrHic"
 will he rouductrd by tho Rev. W. (
 Robinson. intcrmcnt will be priVai in Evergreen cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
JONES AND HAGEN AGREE
 ON CONDITIONS OF MATCH
National Amateur r~~- Profcssio"-- Champions to starts - i:olc
 Play on sunday

St Petersburg, Fla, Feb, .i Lr~~ Bobby Jones, national amateur golf champion and Walter Hagen. na- tlonal professional champion, today agreed upon conditions for their = hole match beginning at Whitfield club, Sarasota, sunday and finish ing at tho pasadena course on March ', Several ground rules of both courses were altered for the occasion,
 At Whitfield the local rule has been 10 tee balls falling in q wide sWail which runs in front of the ninth and eighteenth greens, and in front of the first and ninth tees, In the Joncs-llaEen match, however, the balls will he placed everywhere as they lie.
 A local Pasadena rule has been 10 lift out 10 the fairway when a ball h0s been hooked into tho rdlmcttoes and incnrring penalty of Il stroke by so doing. In tho big match. how ever. the player will drive q second hall from the ter. and if he so se- lectS, may play his first ball. Other wise he will play his second ball with loss of distance only, Hagen visited the Pasadena course yesterday for practice and declared he "fclt better than ever" follow
 ing his recent illness which forced him 10 retire from the Lakeland tournament. He intended to play another practice round today 10 en. able him 10 form decision about entering the Tampa tournament, starting Friday.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS
Aouatic Events To lG Hun Otl At Y. M. (. <. Pool starting NrNt Week For d Month.

The annual all-aronnd a4Natl' championship contests in the boys division of the Y. NJ. C. \, will start next week. the first week in March. Last year. IT. Lambcrg won the ,itIe as an all around performer in inc "Y" pool in the jun!or division. W. Becker coppcd the honors in th' employed "E" class; r. Vessels was nigh man in the high school class and F. Socinsl5y was crowned rhail- pjon of the employed "A division,
 The tournamcn, will last a month and the physical department will promote the following events; rlunge for distance, lap bark stroke, 1 lap hrrnSt stroke, l 'Hr ~jd" stroke. . laps free style, i la1, free style, ? laps back stroke and fancy diving.
 The Toys group games 'oHr0a- mcnt will start for the employed "A and High school classes on FriIaH March 2 and for tho juniors and employed "A" and 'B" classes on Saturday, March Q, SIX teaI'lS VIII be organized In the junior camp four in the employed "R" class, four in the employed "A" class and two In the High school class. Thes" teams will compete weekly starring with basketball in the first week, hockey in the second week, Noi!"y hall in inc third and indoor baseball In the fourth and last, Tn" point scoring is as follows: IA point TOT every member on the team present five points for winning event: three noints for inc losing team. The team scoring tho most points in its diNis- ion at the end Of the month will h" declared the champion outfit.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
KAPLAN.PETROLLE BOUT HEADS GARD
Hartford Fight Show One Of
 Best Ever Planned in State

Hartford. Conn. Feb. 95---A hoX- ing card that in point of attractive r"sh puts into the shade any ever exploited within the states domain is on tap for the local state Armory next Monday night when the ton- n"cticut A. C., newly Iormtd orgnnl- 2ation, is ushcred into the business Of boxing promotion.
 Every bout shapes mp as one of real merit,
 In the piece |" resistance, Louis "ki1" Kaplun, holder of the feather. weight diadem, will unleash the fury Of his attack against the thuiding fists of rugged and hard hitting Billy Pctrolle aptly labeled the Fargo Express"
 1 This bout. set for l9 rounds, toJs the hill with the amazingly fast Chick Suggs, pointed 10 by Tex Ricknrd as the leading bantam weight in the game, scheduled for the semi-tinal against the aggressive Jackie Syndcr Of Brooklyn. The scmi-tlnal will be over the lg.round 1 distance.
 Added 10 these two bouts, both of real quality, will be two oightS. In 1 one of these the rising Eddie I.orf will take on the speedy Goorgie Da in battle that promises to hril f over with action.
 ri, 1lr,, l,f,t '1pI these two boys and they are expect cd to put on q vigorous clash that will win the loud hnrrahs and hug zahs of the fans.
 Lord, who has been riding on the top wave of success since he placed himself under the management of Dinny McMahon, may find himself shunted from the victory path. as in Day he will come face 10 face with thc best hoy he has met in his bud ding career. Day has greater eN- prricnco on his side and perhaps greater speed. but Eddic's followers think that his surprisingly good strategy and busy working left hand iwill suffice against the rushing tac- ties of the New Haven buzz saw.
 There is no little interest in this lmclcc among Waterbury and New Haven fans, who are expected 10 be represented at the bouts in bis num- ;berS
 The lil-liftcr will find new fac' to state fans answering 10 inc name of Harry Goldstein of Boston. Gold stein. toutcd 10 the azure skies as " coming hywoight champion. will hat- tie Ruby Bradley. the colorod slip oj a fighter from lIolyol", who ha, been making q fine showing in stat' rings. This go, like inc Day LOT, mix, will also he of Cight-roun1 du ration unless the kayo punch gets q its deadly work. Bradley sl0Ult rrove capable of bringing out th' best ability that has made Gollst"h bc so highly regarded by hoXins critics and fans Who live in the CitN of Culture.
 Kaplnn and PctrolIe have plunge into the busy period of their tram ing programs. The former is soinE . through the paces at Meriden WhcM , today he is 10 be joined hy Jacl,i' : Snyder, one of the somi-fnaists
 petrollc is priming himself for tll' } ibattIo at Springfield and there i - working with the oalncstness Of fighter who realizes he has grea
 chance of beating Kaplan with th'
 prospect that he might do so by va,
 of q knockout. not 10 be scolfcd at Tough and vigorous as is kaplan. h. f will be fclled if Pctlolle catches hin on the vital spot.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
HOPPE IS BEATEN
Veteran Bjlliardist Loses Special 1S.t Match To Young Jake Schac- fer in Chicago.

Chicago, Ill.,, Feb. % P)--Y Young Jake Schaefcr's ability 10 uphold tl1" billiard playing traditions of inc family has been further demonstra- ted by his defeat Of Willie Hoppc at the veterans specially of 1S.1 halk- line. Already the 1S.2 champion. the victory marks him as undeniabie contender for the 1S.1 crown.
 When the two finished l50n- point exhibition match last night Schacfer was ahead. 1,500 10 i,1l5 HopNc, for 20 years champion at the game, ruled as favorito when play began Monday.
 The play was preliminary to ths forthcomingaHoppe.Ho .Horemans cham. pionship match. Schaefor will chal. lenge the winner.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
KANSAS VS. CLICK

New York, Feb. 25 LTN--Acccpt- ance of bout between Joe Click of New York and Rocky Kansas of Buffalo, x. Y. for the worlds light weight title at Braves field, Boston. carly in May, was announced yes- tnrday by Clicks manager, Harry Alberts. Alberts said Click had been offered $30,o00 as the challeng"r'S end of the purse by Tom Goodwin, Boston promoter.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
SOCCOL| PLAYS AT
 ELMORE TONIGHT
New Britain Cueist Stacks up Against Elm City SharpShoOter

Domnlck Soccoli. New Britain tn- try into the state pocket billiard championship tournament, will meet Police Of New Haven tonight at the Elmore Billiard Academy iH Il league match. Soccoli has been playing wonderful billiards in his last few games but has been run Ling into the toughest of luck. Last Tuesday night ho lost to ErkrS al- though he had th" Derby cuclst 99 to so, Two scratches lost the game for him.
 Tonight, Soccoli meets q tough customer who, although he is not near the top Tn the standing, has re- ceIved some close sotbacks in the play SO far. Soccoli expects 10 beat the New Iiaventr tonight.
 The standing of thc players in the league including last Tuesday night s games, is as follows;
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
CHOOSES WALTER HAGEN

Walter Hagen, Americas profes- siona golf champion. is the choice of Archie Compston. English star' 10 win thr British open next sum- mor. Hagen. who has twic" preVi- ously annrx~l '1o foreign title. on Sunday will engage inc American amateur king. Bobby Jones, in the first half Of = hole match on two Flg ida courses.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25

The schedule for the remainder of the nIaying season is announced as follows;
 Thursday. Feb. 25 Hammill Bristol Ns, Pohrop' NC" Haven. Grippo, Middle,own ys. Sigler Hartford.
 Erkes, Derby vs. Warren Water bury.
 Hanlon, Hartford Ns. Stone Bridgeport. ,. Police, New Haron ys. SoccoIi New Britain.
 Tuesday. March Grippe, Middletown Ns' Hammlii Bristol. sigler Hartford vs. Erkcs, Derby Warren, Waterbury Ns' iollce New Haven.
 soccoN. New Britain ys. lIan)on Hartford.
 pokroh, New Haven vs. Stone Bridgeport.
 Thursday, Marcht Erkes, Derby ys. Hammll, Eris' tol
 Police. New Haven ys. Sislcr Hartford. .... soccoi. New Britain vs. Warren Waterbury.
 stone. Bridgeport Ns' Gr'ppo Middle,oTn. >. tlarlon. Hartford rs. pokrob' New Haven.
 Tuesday. March Hammil,, Bristol vs. SoccoI New Britain.
 sIgler, Hartford vs, Warren Grippe, Middletown vs, IIonlon Hartford. . Pokrob. New Haven ys. Erkes Derby. N. Stone. Bridgeport vs, Police, Ne" Haven,
 Thursday, March fl siglor, Hartford vs, HanIon' Hart ford ,u warren, Waterbury vs, Hommi'' Bristol,
 soccol. New Britain Ns' stone Bridgeport. ,, Erkes. Derby. ys. Grippo, Middle town.
 Tuesday. MaIch i6 Hammill. Bristol vs. Sigier' Hart ford.
 Stone, Bridgeport vs, N"rro' Waterbury. pokroh, New haN"n Ns' soccer New Britain,
 Grippe, Middl"town NS. Ponce New Maven.
 Hanlon, Hartford Ns hrN'' Derby.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
LEAGUE STANDING
New Britain Machine Team Leading Girl Bowicr~ at tho End of the TIuh Round of Play.

Tho standing of the teams in the Glrl-' Industrial lowing league at rh end of tbn tfth round shows in" New Britain Machine Co, team in first place with a grand average ot 3as. Tho stanley Works is in second and the r, &, F. Corhn team in .hird. Tho sanding is as follows:
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
second Game

Henry lIornkohl, selected 10 cap tain this years "l" representative vollcy ball team, has selected tho following men 10 try out for the &"Xtct and practice every Thursday night in preparation for the state sectional championship volley ball tournament which will be held in this city on Saturday. March c0! Clarence Rosenweig. Paul Brallon. Joe Luke, 4. IT, Scott. Oscar Sahr- facher, A. Galbraith. A. SideroWt and Howard Jones.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
WON'T SUPPORT LEAGUE

Madison Square Garden promo terS will not support the new Inter national Professional Hockey league John g Hammond, vice. president of the corporation. announces, The Garden management will continue to ho "10o per cent with the Na- tional leaguo." he said.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
CLICK MAY GET CHANGE

Joe Click Of New York, sensa- fIonal junior lightweight. may r"- roi,e fhc first chance 10 lift 'he lightweight crown from th" veteran brad of Rocky Kansas of Buffalo W. Y. Click says he has accepted an offer of ssh.0Na to fight Kansas at Braves Field. Boston in May.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
FIGHT TO DRAW

Fort I.auderdale, Fla. Feb. o5 L4' Joe Lynch. former worlds ban tamweight champion. and Pal Moore of Memphis, Tenn. fought ten rounds to a draw hero last night. Newspaper mon at the ringsidG said that it was a draw.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
GRFB Is FANORTTE

Harry Grvb perennial middle weight champion, has been made a two 10 one favoritc over his Chal- longer, Tiger Flowers. Georgia ne- gro. in their 15-round championship fight at New York tomorrow night.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
PESEK BEATS ZBYSZKO

St. Louis, Feb, 25 L19 - John Pcsck, styled the Nebraska Tiger man, won from Starislaus Zbyszko, veteran Polander, in their wrestling match here, last night, tossing Zbyszko in the second and third falls after having lost the first.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
LAST YOLLEY BALL GAMES
 TO BE PLAYED TONIGHT
Commcrcials and Mechanics Nice; And iircmcn and Profcs.
 sionalS Clash.

The last games Of tho annual vollcy ball tournament will be played off tonight when the Com. mercials and Mechanics meet each other for the third and last time of the yollcy ball series. The Com mercials, going down 10 defeat on both previous occasions. are out to- night strong to show the Mechanics that their team is still as strong ns ever and will do all possible to turn in q win.
 Tn" final tilt will bring togcthc. the Bremen and the Professionals.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-25

To have q university full of men is one thing but to make q bo""r out Of any one of the 5000 is oome- thing clsr
 That's Gcorg" Doclior's job, coach of the boxing team at the University of Pennsylvania.
 George boxed iho best of them la years ago and now he IS tryinB 10 make the best ol if. "rhcrc is q world of champion material in the u> erasc college stn- | dent" says George, but the trouble is, in getting it out, and after you get it going 10 make it stay. "Ncry few college athletes will follow up s professional sport career They arc too academic, but should realize their athletics is an 1 important factor if they show any natural ability.
 "Thcy haven't the sef-contidcncv Of a good battlor.
 They fear defeat in most cases l and then feel they have chosen the l wrong lUdu.
 Needs Background
 "Many boys today are paying their way through school by boxing, all they need is the grit the professional fighter has without the educated background,
 Tt takes a smart man to be q gooi man in the ring, The sam2 today is ono of science and an cdu- cation back of his tistic efforts is in- valuable.
 "Solly Montgomery, was quick to realize this and long after he if out of the game he will have the opportunity to adapt his education 10 business which will undoubtedly he q great success with the base he haG to work on.
 "I do not speak of boxing alone but sports in general. This is al age Of the professional, of Grange wrestling, hockey. baseball, ct aL
 "Thc professional football playcI and the baseball player will be over shadowed in the future by tn boxer
 Fought Champs
 George Decker knows well of Wha he speaks. Somo years ago h. boxed q draw with Eddie Hanlon, 0 San Francisco, who had preyiousl, fought q draw with young Corbctt the fcathcrweight champion of tn world.
 Decker fought Harry Lewis, late the Wcucrwoight champion, Bonn YanEer of Chicago, Jack Mcclellan of Pittsburgh, Matty Baldwin c Boston and Frank Klaus. afterward midllcwoieht champion of th world.
 Decker started his career at th University of Pennsylvania on No' 1. 1909, after having fought o1c 500 battles.
 : Since his start at Pennsylvania Il has estimated boxing over 24,oo . rounds with students,
 Two weeks ago George celebrate his forty-fourth birthday by boNir = 1 round for each year of his ago. |. Among the men Decker is tuto ' ing and whom he thinks will brir f the championship 10 Pcnnsylvan ] are Dick ogden, l15 pound clas :. Riccio of the same class; Sam Lev d of the l25 pounders, Norris Brow 135 pounds, Captain Schboker, T. Q pounds, OrloT, 16o pounds, Clar h I75 pounds and Ed flake, of Il t heavywcighths. The last name !, was q member of the varsity foo ,. ball squad during the past season.