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New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

Rochester, N. Y.-"sandy" Sic fcrt. Pittsburgh, and Mike Conroy' Rochester, fought a draw QO roundsD
 Newark, N. J.,-sammie Vogel New York, defeated Dick Conlon' Altoona U2 rounds.)
 Pittsburgh-Willie Davies, Penn svlvania nywoight champion, beat Wee Willie Woods, champion Of scotland CO roundsl. Vic Brog, Pittsburgh and Teddy Esterbrook, Niles, Ohio. fought draw lO rounds,)
 Phnadclphia-BiIly Wells, of England won on a foul from Sailor Friedman, Chicago G rounds) Maxie Rosenbloom, New York, beat Rocky Smith, Battle Creek l0 rounds.l Tex McEwan of Canada, knocked ont George Gcmas, Phila- delphia 6 roundsD
 Clevcland-Benny Bass, Phila- delphia, knocked out Al Corbett, , Cleveland tonG round) Marty Burke, New Orleans, beat Tony Stebcnau, Buffalo (S rounds)
 Mobile. Ala.-'Big Boy" Peter son. New Orleans. won a decision rom Harry Fay, Louisville, Ky. GIG roundS.)
 Hartford, Coun.-Jack Sharkey Eoston. New England heavyweight champion. knocked out Mexican Joe Lawson, Columbus, Ohio e rounds.) New York-Jo~ Click, New York won technical knockout ovcr Ruby Stein. New York c rounds). Eddie Anderson of Wyoming knocked ou ] Spencer Gardner. Newport, R. [, q r0und.) Harry Wa'lach. New York, bent Billy Kennedy. New ! Orleans Go roundsD
 Mason City, Iowa-Claude Drury Columbus college student, ou'point ed Jadkie Conway, Minneapolis c rounds.)
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
YANKEES WILL RE
 NEW TEAM IN 26
Assault Will Be Built Around
 Babe Ruth
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New York, Jan, l9 Rf-Stopping from thca depths of disappointing 1925 race with but a mere handful Of the veterans who swept 10 the 1923 championship. a new Yankee team will fare forth 10 the American league pennant hunt this year.
 The powerful hitting machine which triumphcd three seasons ago has been dismantsed and rebuilt with recruits. But its greatest gun re- mains-Babc Ruth, the rrpentant and crstwhilc king of sluggcrs, pre- pared by long spell of indoor train ing to win back his home run laur- uls will still be the handspring Of Manager HuggIns' attack. Joe Du- gan at third base and Bob Meusci in the outtleld Nare the only other veterans, exclusive of the pitching corps, who are left in the cast Of 1926.
 Roger Peckinpaugh and Everett Scott, brilliant shortstops, have pass ed from the fold, In the position Ithry filled, Huggns expects 10 dis Iplay his new Salt Lake City star, Irony I.azerrc, another home run hitter extraordinary. WaIly Pipp, veteran first basemnn, has been sold to the Rods--the niche he onco nned 10 capably will be occupied by Lou Gchrig, one of the finds Of last year.
 The club still has Aaron Ward for second base, bat he is on the marker and not likely to start the season IThe Yankees have been negotiating flor Marty McManus of the Browns to take his place. If they fail tt get McManus, or some other out standing player. Mark Kocnig. who played for a brief period at snort
 stop last year is expected 10 tak' . over the assignment at the keystone base. Dugan at third will round ou
 the intic,d.
 The outfleld of 1925, which offere' TO place for Whitey Witt, now 0 the Robins, will be kept intact. II addition to Ruth and Meusel. Hug gins will have Earl Combs. one 0
 bis best hitters last year. as well a
 Ben Paschal.
 Another veteran star who seem
 ukclv 10 hear few calls 10 duty l
 Wally Schang. Schang was sup
 planted as regular catcher last yea
 by Benny BcnC ugh, but Higgins l , still dissatisfied with his receivers. ]
 he is unable to swing a deal for l catcher-Bnngough is expected t continue as first string bacFstop. The Yankees will take south Wit them in the spring the largest squa :, of aspiring recruits from the minor thcv have ever carried to trainin camp. and HuCgins is hopeful Of de . vcloping one or two pitching depend .ablcs. He has Waite Hoyt and Bo , Shawkey on the market, but has thu :, far hcen unable to dispose of either Sam Jones, Urban Shocker and Her = Pcnnock are expected to be retaine as regulars.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
LEGION TEAM ID
 MEET DYKES HERE
Quintet Will "ShOot the WorkS' Against Hartford SpeedbOyS

The American Legion basketball team is going 10 shoot the works Thursday night in an effort to either make or break and for that reason the management has secured the Hartford Dixies whose rep" Is well known in this city and the state for the opposition Thursday night
 The Legion five has conquered the southington PeXto five in the first game, lost to the Hartford Crcsccnts In its second start; trounced the St Mary's five Of Manchester last week and this week, will stack up against a really high grade team. The spcedboys haven't had the breaks this year and through this fact, have dropped six or seven close games. The Hartford crew. however, know Ing that the Legion five it fast gain ing prominence about the state as a quintet, will come here Thursday night determined to add another victory to its list.
 Looking over the chances of the local five to beat the DiXies, one finds many things In the favor Of the Leglon team. The players who make up the New Britain five are all youngsters full of pep and fight and each man compares favoraby with the members of the Dixie squad in playing ability. Then. the Diues rely mainly on their fast pass ing. game and have always played on a larger surfaced floor than the Y. W. (. A. gymnasium where the Legion five Is right at home. Again the Legion quintet trounced the St. Mary's five from Manchester while the Dixies were able to beat them by the skin of their teeth by a 4a to 42 score.
 Coach Harry Ginsberg did not feel at first that his team was ready just yet to take on such Q strong combination as the Dixie team. but because of the showing made by the team In its last two games, his am bition has been to meet the best the state can offer and If the at tendance is enough 10 even pay eX- penses, a schedule which will in olude the Meriden Endees, Bristol Endees. Holyoke Phantoms and ether fast teams about the state with probably a series for the city championship with the National Guards near the end of the season
 It is understood, although nc official announcement 10 this effec' has been made, that if the proposi ton at the Y. w. (. A, loses none! this week like it has for the frs three attempts. the Legion commit tee will abandon attempts 10 max the game go in this city and tn team will take 10 the road.
 record crowd, however, Is eE pccted to turn out for the game ant many are of the opinion that atte' Thursday night, the fans of the cit! will know that there are two lead ing teams In this city that are abl' to 20 against the best teams in th' Etate.
 The Burritts will play the pre- liminary game probably against tn National Guard Reserves ant "Chick" Hayes will referee. Dancing will follow.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
Loomis-Racklin Team
 Eliminated in Match

The Loomis- Racklin hand ball team which has been going along unlcf,ated the past month met their Waterloo last night when they tried their skill against the s, Mag Hawkins combinations. Hawkins has been playing hand bah just four weeks and put up stellar exhibition with his partner Sammy Mag, Looluis and Racklin lost two straight games 10 them 15-2i. 12-2l.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
ANOTHER CHARITY SHOW

Although Promoter Tex Reckard was confronted with a deficit of ap- nroximately $11,000 after the Christmas fund bouts, he has con- sented to stage another charity boxing show. The event will be held March 1, for a Bronx hospital which must receive 50 per cent of the receipts, under ruling of the state athletic commission.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
Six Quintets Tied for
 Basketball Leadership

Chicago, Jan. 19-Six teams of he Big Ten are tied for leadership in the western conference basketball race as a result of Illinois topping Michigan into the defeated class, 3l 10 29, at Ann Arbor last night Anon. the leaders, Wisconsin has a slight advantage. by reason of hay. ing scored more thaH the other five in it's three games. Indiana's bril- 1 liant play 10 defeat Northwestern s9 10 31, hut the Hoosiers in the 505o division ahead of Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
I,rERrnIIEGIATE LEAGrE

An international intrrco.l"2'a'" hockey league is the p'an o' Con nie smythe, Toronto university coach. Smyhe has already dis cussed the project with HaTnrd Yale and Prince'en, and proposes that a fourth college from 'h" United states be added, with Nc Gnl, Toronto. Montreal and Queens, representing Canada
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
Reserves Show Speed

For the first time this year the Boys club Reserves showed real teamwork. and the improvement was enough to give them a 33-2S win over the southington Lyrics, composed largely of Lewis high school players. During the first half the Reserves passed all around their guests and led by 2l-12, but in the closing seconds of the final per iod the Lyrics staged fast rally which fell just short. Leonard An derson's shooting and passing was a feature, with Wrinkle, Link, and Yankowitz doing neat work. E. Nel- son was the scoring star of the { Lyrics. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
EIGHT INVITATIONS

Imhnrt IInuh"n, German sprint star. has already received eight in- sIfainns 10 run in this country. al though limited 10 four appearances by athletic authorities in his native land Requests have come 10 him to run in Philadelphia, Boston and California. among other sections,
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
GRAHAM IS EAVORITE

Bushy Graham of Utica, N. Y. has been made a favorite over Cali fornia Joe Lynch for their ten round bantamweight fight at Madison Square Garden Friday night. Lynch impressed New York fans by his first eastern workout yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
LOOKING FOR GAMES

Troop 20, Boy Scouts basketball team would like 10 arrange for games on the road and would like 10 hear especially from the follow ing: Boys Club Reserves, South Church Reserves Trade School Sec on1s, PlainviIle Y. M. c. A.. or any other team in this city averaging between 1Io and 120 pounds. Ad- dress communications 10 Manager Tom Maloney, 419 West Main street, city. or phone S196W between 6 and [ p. m.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
BICYCLE INVASION

An invasion of French bicyclists is imminent. So says Ernest Ohrt American coach, who returned from Paris yesterday with word that Fri Color road riders who carried off Olympic honors are coming here 10 display their skill Ion | course over a rough country.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
ROBINS SIGN PLAYERS

The Brooklyn Robins have signed all but seven of their players for the 1926 National league race. Zach Wheat, who received s11,00O last year, and Dick Cox. regular outfclders, as well as Milton Stock third base, are holdouts.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
The summary:
Boys Club
Unllnowns, East Hartford

Personal fouls: Gill 1, Zapatka 1. Parparian 3. Gofta l. Gotowala 1, Levin 2--12; Thayer l, Wilson 2, Cronin 2, Kelly 1-6. Tries for goal: Gill 4, Zapatka s. Parparian 1, Gotowala 1--12; Mead 6, Thayer 2, Wilson ?. Cronin 1. Kelly 5-16. Referee Avery; timer Curtis; scorer parlSer
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19

Personal fouls: Saunders, Barnes, E. Morin ?, F. Morin, Zaleski Tries for goal; D. Hewitt 4, Landino, zaloski Referee, Cassidy; scorer, Mcclure.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
Boys Club Reserves
Lyrics. SouthingtOn
Personal f6uls,
Anderson

rompagnore 1--2: Judd ?, Walsh 1. Tonasctti l--4; tries for goal Winkle .. L. Anderson 2, Pac "; Iudd -; referee, Avery; timer Curtis; scorer, Fresen.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19

England has 100000 new pas senger automobiles on its roads this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
MISS SPALDING TELLS
OF DISTRICT DUELS
Fight of Honor Between Two Mem
bers of Congress Described
to Society.

Members Of the Columbia Historical
Society, meeting at the Cosmos Club
last night, were carried back to the
days when quarrels were affairs OF
honor, SIR" and gentlemen settled
their grievances with powder and shot
or the sword blade rather than with
documents and lawyers.
Miss Myra L. Spalding, through the
magic Of historical episodes, recounted
in q manner which made real the
thrilling days of yore the incidents
leading up to the famous duel between
William j. Graves, a Representative
from Kentucky, and Jonathan Cilley,
a fellow member of Congress from
Maine. fought in Washington the
afternoon of February "a. 1898.
Her paper, the last of a series of
three delivered by her before the So
ciety under the general topic of Duel
ing in the District" was replete with
names and data and with intimate
details pertaining to the actual en-
counter.
Her previous papers dealt, in order,
with the Barron Decatur duel and the
affair between Clay and Randolph,
and her narrative last night. in addi-
ton to detailing the specific incident
Of Graves and Cilley, bore out the
main purpose Of the papers, which
was, as she said
I'm the treatment of 'Dueling in
the District I have attempted to re-
cord the duels which have occurred,
their cause, progress, their outcome,
their effect upon the social and politi-
cal life of the Capital, together with
the various attempts of Congress to
legislate dueling out of existence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

acknowledgement Betsy" at $40
pm.
Keith's Santa Claus" Eddie
Leonard, vaudeville, at 2:15 and 8:15
pm.
Earle-Eddie Foy, vaudeville, con
tinuous 1870 to IL pm.
Strand teppin' in Society,"" must
cal presentations, continuous 1890 to
/ pm.
Gayefy-"White Cargo" drama, al
$40 and S:15 pm.
Mutuai-"Stone and Pillard." bur
lesque, at 2:30 and 500 pm.
Columbia - THE Magician" at
1870 am. 1880. $3.50, $50, 1880 and
$40 pm.
MetrOpolitan--"Mid night Lovers -
at 11:40 am, 1886, $40, 5:35, 7:45 and
$50 pm.
Palace-"E verybody's Acting" at
1880 am. 1915, 2:3O, 4:25, 5:45, 1850
and 9:05 pm.
RialtO-"The Mystery Club" at
1925 am. 1:15, 1925. Sis, 1925 and
$40 pm.
TivOli-"For Alimony Only" at 1925,
AIS, 6, 1850 and $40 pm.
AmbassadOr-''The Waning Sex" at
6:15, sos and 10 pm.
Wardman Park-"Cabinet of Dr.
Caligari," at and pm.
Central-"The Four Horsemen Of
the Apocalypse" at 1890, 2, $50, 5,
$50, 8 and $40 pm.
Lincoln (colored)-"Risky Business, y
2 to IL pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
ASK NO REDUCTION
IN electric RATES
Commissioners win Urge
Congress to Maintain
Present Charges.

Congress should make no further re-
duction in electric street lighting
rates at the present session, the Dis
trict Commissioners decided yesterday
in adopting a report of Maj. w. T.. X.
Covell, senior Assistant Engineer Com
missioner and Public Utilities Com
mission attache, which showed that
the average rate in Washington is far
below that of other cities. The street
lighting rates were cut per cent by
the commission recently in connection
with the general reduction in all cleo.
trio current rates, giving Washington
an average rate per lamp below $40 a
year.
Mai. Covell explained that memo
randum on electric current rates, pre-
pared by b. Mckay Bachman, Stats
tician of the Utilities Commission,
showed that the average cost pel'@lamp
in the District during the current cal
endar year was $21, as compared with
an average cost per lamp of $51 in Is
other cities, Including some munich
pally-owned plants.
"As a result of the earnings of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. during
the year of 1926" Maj. Covell said in
his report to the Commissioners, 1T
has been possible to reduce electric
light rates again for this city. AL
though the existing street light rates
are not unreasonable, it was felt that
it was proper to apply part of the
reduction to them. AS result, street
lighting rates for the District of Co
lumbia for the calendar year of 1927
will be reduced per cent. This has
been agreed to by the electric power
company, and as n result the City of
Washington will have very advanta-
geous rates for the coming calendar
year. The average rate per lamp will
be reduced below $40 year.
"In view of the report of Mr.. Bach
man and the per cent reduction eff
fected by the Public Utilities Commits
sion. it is felt that there should be no
further reduction by Congress Of the
street lighting rates in the District of
Columbia during the present session
of Congress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
CIVITAN TO PROVIDE
CHRISTMAS BASKETS
Club Will Send Yuletide Goodies to
Needy Families in
Capital.

Decision to furnish not less than
100 Christmas baskets to be distrib-
uted to the poor people of Washing
ton on Christmas eve was reached
at luncheon of the Civitan Club in
the La Fayette Hotel yesterday. J. N.
Swartzell, chairman of the special
committee in charge of furnishing
the baskets. reported that large sum
of money has already been raised. but
that more is needed for that work.
A program Of music was rendered
by s. T. Papas on a Spanish guitar
and a Hawaiian guitar, respectively.
He was accompanied at the piano by
Mrs. Papas.
John Wildensteiner, who won Sec
ond prize in the Civitan-Juvenile Gar
den Club contest conducted by the
Civitan Club, was given So for COM
hitting the Civitan creed to memory
and reciting it at the luncheon.
Thomas M. Stearn, president of the
club, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
STREET CONTRACT LET.
Hamilton Grading to Be Done by
G. B. Mullin Co.

Contract for the grading of Hamil.
ton street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets was awarded by
the Commissioners yesterday to the
G. B. Mullin Co.. the low bidder, who
quoted price of 35 cents a cubic
yard. The Commissioners also award
ed contract to the Kirwan Engineer.
ing Co. of Baltimore for the instaila.
ton Of a heating system in the stables
of the District refuse division, located
between n and o and Ninth and Tenth
streets. The company's bid on the
project is $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
THE EVENING STORY

Good Mrs. Blake dared not look at
| Edward for fear OF laughing. Their
visitor settled herself back in her
rocker with an air of resignation.
Edward began. slowly. impressively
with the present book we enter
the field Of the dstinctively modern.
There is no precise date at which we
take up each of the successive stories.
but the main sweep OF development
has. TO do in each case with the nine
teenth century. We shall see At once
that this is a time y Of rapid prog,
ress and OF great 'h.arentiation. We
| have heard almost nothing hitherto of
SUCK sciences as paleontologN, geology
anil H1eteorology. each Of which now
demands full attention"
ON and on he read. while The faith
fu, cock licked away a half hour.
/ three-quarters Of an hour. ono hour.
\ heavy perspiration not from heat.
eor the room, was Of comfortable
tenn peratur beaded the face of their
guest.
y guess Id better he going" she
broke ont ~ last desperately. II guess
tina; book ia al right, but II amt just
my kind Good-hy to YOU. Mr.. Ed
| ward good by. Mrs. Blake.
Edward went with her to the door.
You must come again." he invited
her cordially. my aunt and | will stay
closely at home We enjoy reading SO
much"
Two DAYS passed without the fatal
summons Al the back door. On the
third il came. Edward answered it..
again armed with the formidable
book
NO" the visitor would not come in.
she had Just run over to ask Mrs.
lol, CHI
man. she had big notion to change
hers
Assured by Mrs. Blake who had
come to the door that she liked him
very much. considered the milk he
supplied her very good, off their
visitor scuttled.
she came to see if the coast was
clear" Edward laughed. But the
hook scared her off. She didn't want
another dose
Three days after the knock sounded
again. Again Edward. armed with his
book. answered 1t.
mo, I won't come in she said in
answer to Edwards cordial invitation
II haven't got time. I'm going to
move tomorrow. and just ran in to
that YOU and Mrs. Blake here"--Mrs.
Blake had come to the door--''are the
only decent folks in the neighborhood.
like neiGhhors. and there amt no
neiChbors here but YOU two. All the
rest lust shut the door in your face
But YOU treat me fine. I'm just glad
you've got Your nephew to live with
YOU You both loving books SO hearty,
and if you ever come to Pierce street
it's way on the other side of town. he
sure to look mo up. Good-by and God
bless you both"
And off she Scuttled.
Edward. YOU are n genius" Mrs.
Rlake laughed This is better really
than anything | have ever seen on the
screen
frIJE, E,\Dl
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-11-12
SEES LABOR PARTY
Soon Real Power in Great
Britain

By International Labor News, Service.
Montreal.-The Labor party will
be in real power in England after the
next elections, ready and determined
to take important additional steps
on the road to the new social order
toward which the country has been
moving more or less steadily the last
25 years, F. O. Roberts, minister of
pensions in the Macdonald labor gov
ernment, declared in an address here.
Illustrating the differences between
the main body of the British labor
movement and the left and right
wings, Mr.. Roberts said that if the
chimney of house was found to be
in bad order, the policy of the labor
party would be to repair the chin.
ney, whereas the communists would
tear down the house, and the ex-
treme rights would wait until the
house caught fire.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-11-12

ginning early in 1927
Smoked fish trust" agrees to dis
solve, following action against com
bination by attorney general of New
York state.
Cancellation board recommends that
no increase in wages be given con-
ductors, trainmen and yardmen of
Canadian Pacific and Canadian Ma
tional railways.
Two hundred silk mills in Japan
close owing to slump in silk prices;
many other mills expected to reduce
production.
Eight officers and members of Car
penters' Union indicted at San Fran
cisco on murder charge in connection
with killing of "open shop" carpenter
Accidents on steam railways in
1925 caused death of 6,766 persons
and injury of 1877 ,435, interstate COM
merce commission reports.
Former Premier Lloyd George de-
scribes British coal strike as great
est crisis since the war" and argues
that the government would be justifi-
ed in taking over mines.
Increased efficiency of the $4,000
conductors and trainmen on Eastern
railroads warrants the 20 per cent
wage increase they ask, Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen tell arbiters in
and roads.
Ninth congress of the Swedish Ma
tional Federation of Labor, at Stock
holm, passes resolution to support all
efforts to effect the ratification by
Sweden of the Washington Eight
Hour Day Convention.