New Britain herald., 1927-07-09

New Britain. It h the old time
 ringer" game best known to the
 boys of yesteryear. In the center of
 the ring are placed 13 marbles in cross formation. The boys shoot with an agate. With tho advance
 ment of the sport and tho necessity for accuracy and for . taw that will respond to the players efforts to follow" draw" '.reverse." or English" agates have been pro- duced which are to the marble game what the ivory cue ball Is to bil- lizards. As an indication of this: When Cartelli lost hts prized shoot- CT at Atlantic City a Herald reporter hurried him to nearby novelty store where the stock Of agates was looked over. Dominic. expert that he is. tried his thumb on nearly a score of shooters taken from dinfer- ent boxes and finally selected one as far superior to the rest Instead of costing a penny. nickel or q dime, the Jaw cost 50 cents! Cartelli's thumb had proved far more accur- ate gauge of marble accuracy than the eye of his escort.
 How To Shoot 'Em
 In the ringer game, the boyB must knuckle down on the outer line of the circle and shoot the agate at the "mibs" in the center of the ring. If he is successful in knocking one or more out~h may shoot again. if not his opponent takes his turn. If the agate remains in the center of the ring his opponent may win the game by knocking the agate out of the ring. The boy who gets seven is the winner.
 With so simple set of rules and seemingly so few plays that can be made it does not seem at first glance that the game would be capable Of attracting more than passing attention. But Atlantic City was treated to a demonstration of expert play by every boy in the tourney and Dominic Cartellt was no exception. Dominic can shoot q. marble out of the ring and with remarkable accuracy tell where his agate will stop: he can draw" the agate Into position behind another marble. follow 1t straight or at an angle. whichever maneuver is r1ec- assary to insure .ad ditional marbles.
 AS an evidence of the heights to which the marble game has been raised it is necessary only to say hat a partial list of the awards xiv. n to the boy who won the Spring. Eleld, Mass. title includes & radio. travelling bag. the use of Rolls Royce car and driver for week and $1,500 education fund. Teddy Walag, the lucky boy, selec- ed from among these and a score of other gifts a small music box 'laying two tunes, to take with him o Atlantic City. In the quiet of Grants Tomb while a sober-faced md - serious-minded guide was Ironing out the story of the tomb md of Grant, Teddy's music box played "The Chocolate Soldier" as In accompaniment, much to the dis- gust Of the guide.
 Dietician for Champion
 The City of Akron, Ohio, sent a. 'eporter to be an escort for its hampton and dietician to mako 'ertain he would be properly fed. New Britain's champion had no [ietician and over the unavailing 'rotest of the Herald reporter who ccompanied him the ii year i'd champion had for his meals a, Jill of fare, of which Thursdays 'reakfast, the articles of which are isted, is an example: Cantaloupe. orn flakes. scrambled eggs and oast, griddle cakes. huckleberries nd glass of milk.
 The boy from Winston Salem, N. /. had several gifts from home. >ne was carton of cigarettes. He 'as surprised to learn that Dominic 'artellt has never smoked and has 10 desire to do so. In the locality f his residence smoking among oys is very common. he explaineds
 The entrant from Louisville, Ky, ad not been defeated in a single anne and was about to play the oy from Lexington, Ky. who he ad previously met and defeated. yhen the Lexington boy found hi. hooting agate had been lost. Sid >elly. the Louisville marble king howed true sportsmanship and emitted his opponent to use one f his shooters-and Kelly suffer- his first defeat.
 During the week of the tourna- lent the marble champs are guests ] boardwalk hotels, having every and accommodation of le most afluent guests who visits tlantic City. Every attraction at 1e resort is at their disposal, ex- enses being paid by the newspaper the tournament.
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