New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
NEW BRITAIN MARBLE SHOOTER SUPERIOR
 T0'LAST YEARS NATIONAL CHAMPION
Cartelli Takes Two Out of Three From Dutch Rob- bins-Mayor Weld to Present Prize and Intro duce Champions.

Dutch" (Howard) Robbins, of Springfield, 1923 marble champion of America, lost two games out of three to Dominic Cartelli, New Brit aims city champ, in Forest Park at Springfield last evening. The games were played as part of the Inter city" marble contest fostered by the New Britain Herald and the Spring field Union. In the Massachusetts city the team of three players was selected from western Massachusetts, since that was the way in which the champions were selected for the na- tional tournament at Atlantic City last June,
 Cartelli not only took two out of three from Robbins. who is still rat ed as among the best in America. but he defeated Danny Gore, cham pion of New England and runner up in the national contest. one out of three by the score of 13-0, and took one from John Kelley, Holyoke champion, out Of three. Tony Altar do, hitherto unheard of as among New Britain's coming champions, dropped two to Robbins, took two from Kelley and lost two to Gore. Frank Zaleski, New Britain's runner up in 1926, was somewhat out of form last evening and los all his games.
 The New Britain boys left shortly after two o'clock in company with representative of The Herald. At Forrest park they were met by R. K. Winans of the Springfield Union. Three official marble rings have been built in Forrest Park similar to those in use at the national tour nament in Atlantic City.
 An audience of about 100 crowd ed around the ringes to watch the games. There was much comment upon the skill of Cartelli, of New Britain, who attracted much atten- tion at Atlantic City. as a 'comer, and several men at Springfield last evening expressed desire to train him for the next national tourna- ment. With the exception of Tony Attardo and Frank Zaleski of this city, the other four boys had met at Atlantic City in June, as had the newspapermen, and the affair took on the nature of reunion as we'll
 The eames started about 4;3O o'clock, the first set being between Danny Gore and Frank zaleski. Al though the prize will be awarded to the boy having the greatest total score, three games were played for the best two. out of three, and in cases where one boy won two straight, the third game was not played.
 In the first set. Gore took two from Zaieski by the score of 1S-O. and. 9-4. Robbins trimmed Attardo in the second game by the scores Of 10-S and 13-0. John Kelly, cham pion Of Holyoke and runner-up in the contest for the championship of Western Massachusetts, dropped the first of the third set to Dominic Cartelli by having his shooter knocked out of the ring, giving Car telli the game by the score of 13-O. Kelly won the next two by the score of 11-2 and 13-0.
 Danny Gore, champion of New England and runner up in the 1926 national contest, took one from Car telli by the score of s5, lost the next one to the New Britain boy who took the entire 13, one marble at a time, and won the third by the score of 12-1.
 Robbins defeated zalesA by the scores of 12-1 and 1S-0. In the sixth game Attardo sprung surprise by taking two games straight from Kelly by the score of S-5 both times.
 Tony's victory was short lived, however, when Gore took two straight in the next game by the score of 10-3 and 12-1.