New Britain herald., 1926-03-13
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 Chall. Wallingford entry in tn, state individual duckpin cham pionship tournament, by his wori against Eddie Anderson Thursda, night at the Casino alleys, toppled ( number of records by hitting tho pins for a score of 166 in one oi The games.
 This not only set a new high single for the state league entries but also broke the existing alley record at tho Casino lanes. The mark is thought to equal any tha, has been made in tho state league tournament. though the figures are not available 10 make this authentic.
 Besides this is an enNable mark for anyone to hit, When a bowler shooting at duck pins, goes over 15o which Is half the mark Of a perfect game, he Is doing some tail bowling and the fact that Chall, In 6 state league match, hit them TOT 166 Is a record that Is liable to stand for the rest of the season.
 Anderson is now standing well down In the league and though the loop is still In its infancy, he will nave to strut his stuff mighty soon If he Is 10 retain his crown. With Harper, Stone, Miller and some of the others in keen competition this year, besides the newcomers in the ranks, Anderson will And the going tougher than ever
 The Philadelphia sports writers are all taking shot at Louis (l{id) Kaplan following his bout with Eddie (kid) Wagner in that city the other night. The bout was re- corded even in newspapers through out Pennsylvania as one i'll which Wagner did the bicycle act all night, fell into olinches whenever he could and held and stalled about the ring.
 But right there, the sports writers in the Quaker City are all pamnlerins away at the Connecticut hghter Instead of taking it out on The man who, in their stories about the bout, they say did the staIins and made the fight a fiasco.
 kaplan, always known even to those who do not like him, to give the fans their moneys worth, says that he tried to fight and that Wagner would not fight with him. We take Kaplan's word for that.
 Gordon Mackay in the Philadel- phia "lnquirer' says that Kaplan is wonderful puncher when "any sucker stands around and lets him punch him." but we wonder If Mackay was thinking of Danny Kramer, Philadelphia's pride and joy until Kaplan finished him in New York. In that memorable battle for the featherweght crown, kaplan beat Kramer to a pulp so much so that tho Quaker City boy was forced to recuperate in a hos- pital for the next week. Anyone looking over the long list of leather pushers that Kaplan l has set down will certainly pick them all for suckers. There are among thom, Kramer. "Babe" Her. man, Bobby Garcia, one of the l toughest in the game; Pal Moran, Steve (KidD Sullivan. Andy Clancy, Johnny Shugrue. Jimmy Goodrich, Jose Lombard. Danny Frush, Billy l Pctrolle, Earl Baird. Allentown Johnny Leonard. Tommy Noble, Billy DeFoe, Lon Paluso and many others.
 These are fine bunch of Suckers for any fcatherweight 10 step into the ring with.
 It Is apparent that Philadelphia ls still sore over the beating, nay drubbing, taken by Kramer at tho hands of kaplan in the elimination tournament in New York. With buL b upuUt, lIc SdIllc sports WflttfS who wrote about Kramers heroic battle. when he was simply out classed and outpunched, viewed the go between Kaplan and Wagner, and their suppressed feelings were let loose after the fight was over.
 Despite the fact that these biased and prejudiced sports writers arc doing their utmost 10 down the fcatherweight champion. Kaplan Is q great littia fighting machine and will continue 10 givo tho fans their moneys worth whenever he is matched In the ring.
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