New Britain herald., 1926-05-21

N ford Eastern league baseball team, hotly denies the reported story that Si Mcdonald will be replaced as manager of the Hartford team by Andy Coallley, Columbia coach. Me Donald, himself has heard nothing of the reported change. he states, and he will continue to do his best with the material he has.
 Local fans who have seen the Hartford team play this year. feel that Hartford's biggest failure is in the pitchers box. The team lacks, sadly, an adequate pitching staff and without one, no team can hope to make much progress. There are several places on the intield that could be filled to a better advantage, especially first base. 'Chucky' No- iak wasn't good enough for Hartford last year but he was much better than the present occupant of that position on the Hartford team.
 linn Lynch came in this morning 10 tell us of the Gascos-Rule Snop game last night. He refused to make T comeback to the statements ol lack Hartnett about the game De- tween the Meter Readers and the Landers team the other day. Jim inst said that the teams will play an other game and he thinks 1t Will De 2,;s +,,rn +o crow out loud at Hart nett.
 The Gascos had a wonderful time hitting the pill in last nights game Barnes and Kopec laid on the apple for circuit drives and there were nlcnty of triples and doubles nam rnnred out on both sides. A strong wInd blowing across the field mace the outfeIders miss a lot or pallS they would originally have caught
 The Corbin Red Sox and the Ne" Britain Machine teams will hleSl each other in a snappy workout gsn,n tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. Business Manager Jonn Toh,n stated today that he will prop- ahlv have an important announce nent to make the early part Of ne\' week.
 Lacking over the entries in the Industrial league which starts plaS a week from tomorrow. don [ pas over the I.ahders crew very Iigh'F With Eddie Goeb. Ray Begley ana lefty" Haber in the outtleld, 'hf team starts off with a hard hitting classy fielding outer garden defense Then Joe Fitzpatrick and MlchN Rucberri are two of the 1nteldcr' who will give all the teams some thing to worry about.
 The Fafnir crew is keeping pre''' ,,,iot on the makeup of its lineup hit we have heard that Jim HaFllc' is out to cop the pennant and h' uiu have q classy bunch of ball 'oss ars on the lot when the league opens Work on the baseball diamonds q Willow Brook park is proSressln n. rarid,v and the diamonds there VII nrobablv be ready for use by mex Saturday.
 The High school track team VII he entered in the Yale interschoIas'' meet in New Haven tomorrow an although the locals don't expect | win. the team members nope | make q good showing in the pom co,uOn. + will he an impresslN team that travels from this city | Vale field tomorrow 10 meet the ath latos Of the other high schools the state.
 This is one of the best things tha has happened 10 baseball in year' Rutb was certainly sincere when II tried 70 get into shape for baseba and the results he has shown tn year already prove that he is base ball player to he numbered anon the greatest. He is hitting not onI home runs. but he is playing a sta game in the oulfleld. covering h position in wonderful style. His h; with singles, doubles and triples alS has helped the Yankees to stay first place in the league.
 Better feeling in the Inter-Churc leaere will result from the deefat