New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
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Who remembers the good old autunnal days when world series games were completely dominated by master minds:
 Judge Landis got lost in the down. town streets of St. Louis the other day. ... From what We can hear a few of the baseball magnates would like to lose him all together.
 Jack Dempsey repeats there was nothing of color about his fight with Tunney. -. Unless. of course. you mean those two black eyes he got.
 The business Of cheer-leading has been introduced in professional foot ball. ... This looks like an insidi- ous attempt on the part of the col leges to Kill the paid sport.
 Grover Alexander was kicked off the Cubs payroll right into the middle Of pot of world series gold, thereby demonstrating the utter lack of sentiment in baseball
 Mickey Walker staged comeback the other night and knocked out Shuffle Callahan in five rounds. ... Mickey, obviously, is using stronger perfume these days.
 St Louis used to be known as the city without a flag. =. Since prohi- bi closed all the breweries it has been. or ought to be. known as the city without jag.
 The hunting season will not open in earnest until November when the old grad will start hunting around for five seats on the fifty yard line for the home coming game.
 It takes all sorts of curiosities to complete an antique shop, including those freaks of nature who sleep all night in front of a ball park waiting for the gates to open.
 They say there is a lot of Scotch in Old Man Alexander which prob- ably explains why he is able 10 tighten up with so much effect ,a the pinches.
 No the foregoing is not of our origination but we heard it and thought we'd pass it On.
 After reading the headlines ia the | newspapers fans in every corner of | the country may come 10 the con- 1! clusion that St. Louis was satisfied | with it's teams success.
 High school fans will have their ! first opportunity to determine New l Britain's chances with Hartford in | the game here Saturday against | Commerce High school of Spring field.
 Last Saturday the Springfield | team defeated the Greenfield team | by 5 10 0 score. The week before | that the Greenfield team took Hart ford High school into camp. Spring field is inclined to underrate the | Red and Gold team according to re- ports from it's papers.
 Great interest Is being shown in the Sharkey-Wills fight at Ebbets' field tonight. CIV are going 10 break down and confess that we think Sharkey will win. There's our pre- 6icton and we're ready for the razz ii we go wrong.
 Sharkey is a young man who has a lot of speed for his weight. Age and lay-off should slow up the dusky battler.
 The large crowd that nearly taxed the capacity of the state armory on Arch street to view the amateur bouts last Friday night should be increased this week after the fans present tell of the snappy show put on by the simon pures.
 One can pretty near figure on get ting his moneys worth at one of these fights.
 Here a hot one just off the Springfield Unions Sport page: Red Grange scored one touch- down and Eddie Tryon, former Suf- field and Colgate star another in the l New York Yankees 19 to 0 victory over All-New Britain BEFORE 50,- 600 PEOPLE here today. Tryon's score came after a dnsh of 25 yards in the first period Some crowd. II Thompson will again be in the lineup of the All-New Britain foot ball team in its game with the