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New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
H0PPE THREATENS
 ID REGAIN TITLE
Veteran Cue Artist Trailing by GA Points in Special Match

New York. Jan. 6.-fPl- Willie Hoppe and his famous cue have come back under the magic strokes of master hand to threaten the brief supremacy of the young Ger man star Eric HagcnlaCher
 For four hours and a half Hagen lacher duelled with the veteran New York player last night in the first 800 point block of a 1,5O0 point match for the worlds 1S.2 balklinc title. And only by a sensation finish did HaSenlacher, the defending champion, nose ont the former title holder by a slim margin of 64 points, 300 10 436.
 Spectacular runs of 1O6 and IF saved HagenlaChcr from q defeat which gave early indications of be- coming rout. Hoppe, playing masterly open table billiards. raced away 10 a commanding lead by pill ing up a magnificent run of 14S in the opening frame after the title holder had stopped at 19. This gen. erous advantage he held virtually in tact until the eighth frame, when Hagenlacher emerged from an un- certain start to reel off the two long clusters which put him out in front.
 Handicapped by bad position. Hoppe was forced to spend most of the late hours of tho match in his chair while the champion was click ing off the winning points, but his clever manipulation of the worries carly in the game indicated to ob- servers that stirring battle is in prospect before they reach the end of the final block tomorrow night.
 Hagenlacher's strong finish was concluded with an unfinished run of 2S which will give him the first turn at the table tonight. He required II frames 10 complete his string. post ing an average of 45 5-11 to 43 6-1O for Home.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06

sox and its alleged payment to the Tigers.
 ?. The theft Of q bases in four games by SoX players. which R,H berg thought was indication that the Chicago base runners were not being watched very closely.
 3. The belief by Risberg that De- troit pitchers didn't have much on the ball"
 Oscar Stanage. who caught the four game series for Detroit, ac- knowledged somewhat sheepishly that the theft of q bases in four games with him behind the bat was not unusual"
 Had No Knowledge
 Players or former players. who testified they had no knowledge of any money changing hands in either series were Donie Bush. Ty Cc.~ Howard Ehmke. Bennie Dyer, Kid Gleason. Harry Heilmann, Eddie Murphy. Bobby Veach, George liar per, Fred Nicholson, Dave Danforth and George Burns.
 Ty Cobb said thst he had played in nearly 5000 major league ball games, not one of which, to his knowledge was "fxed".
 Most of those who took part In yesterdays hearing were asked to return Friday when other witnesses including, probably Bill James and Chick Gandil, will testify. There was no session today.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
PRELSSER HEADING SCORER
 LN CHURCH COURTLEACUE
Has Total of 39 Points to His Credit-Leads Hewett
 By Nine Counters-Morey and Bell Slightly Be-
 hind Second Place-Oscar Larson Heads League in
 Gazing Counters From Free Throw Stripe League Will Resume Play Saturday After Holidays

Gustavc "Goody" Prcisser. for ward of the St. Matthew's German Iuthcrans, is leading the scorers in the Inter- Church basketball league. which will resume play at the Y. M. C. A. Saturday night. "Goody" has scored 39 points and has a nine Trinity Methodist forc-court man, who is in second position. He has made r. field goals. tho most of any man in the circuit, but his foul shooting has been poor and he has sunk only four ont of Is chances.
 The South church forwards, Will ton John Mercy and Clifford Harold" Bell arc right behind Hcwett with 27 and 24 points, respectively, with Paul Braddon, Methodist center. a point behind Bell. Ted Vessels, South church pivot man. is sixth, being followed by Oscar Larson of the First Luth- crans; kermet Parker, South church guard: Alden Hcwett, Demings younger brother and forward mate; and Frank Arburr of the Blue Army.
 Oscar Larson of the Swedes has shot the most fouls, eight. but he has had 16 chances, more than any other player in the league. Accurate work from the free-throw strip has also been done by Billy Preisser, Parker, and Merwin Johnstone.
 The South church has rolled up the highest point total. 93, and its 41 field goals are the most made by any team: the team is the best balanced. and all five regular have scored in every game thus far. The First I.utherans top the foul shooters with l3 successful shots.
 Otto Barta of the South church has had the most fouls called on him. nine, while eight apiece have
 been called on Arnold Reckert of the St. Matts and on Parker. The Methodists have committed only 22 fouls in three games and have the cleanest record of any team.
 The league will reopen Saturday night after the two-week lay-off made necessary by the holidays. The St. Matts will seek to make 1t four straight when they take on the Center church. while tho South church and Blue Army will fight it out for second place.
 The individual and team records follow:
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
ASKS REINSTATEMENT
Buck Weaver, Appearing In Latest Baseball scandal, Declares His lnnOCcnSe In 1919.

Chicago Jan. ( lP- Baseball fol- lowers today were discussing the possibility 0, T new investigation of the 1919 world series scandal. as a consequence ot George Buck" Weaver's request for reinstatement in baseball.
 Weaver one of the eight Chicago White SoN players barred from the game in connection with the 1919 disclosures. asked Commissioner Landis for rcinstatcmcnt when he appeared as witness in the current baseball Investigation. The com- missioner prom sed to look into it.
 ''l don't feel that l owe baseball anything, but baseball owes me something. ask you now for re- instatemcnt' Weaver said as he left the stand.
 Drop mo q line ahout that. Buck" Landis said, and I'll take the matter up."
 If Woaver's case is reviewed it was believed by some that the whole affair might again come under scru- tiny. Weaver has maintained that he was iplocent of any Wrongdoine in the 197 scandal.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06

south Congresational-Barta g.. Barker S, Vessels [, Bell 6, Mercy 1 -34
 Blue Army-Nelson 6, Arnurr 5. Johnstcne .. F. Johnson 1, Walther 1. D. Swanson 1--25.
 Trinity NJ. E.--P. Braddon :. 4. I'cwett 3, Beers 5. D. Hewett 2, Fonsler 2. Heinzmann ?, Y. Braddon ,. Semmcns 1-22.
 Center Congregational-B. Clark 2. Howe 3, Bradley 3, Dohrenwend .. Brown liz First Lutheran-Hallin 4, Floodin 2. O. Larson 2, Nordgren 2, II. Carl
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New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
Rare Fist Battles
 Of the Prize Ring
1 Ky lack NIcAMliffe ]

1 Copyright. 1928. NEA Service, Inc. ) | Then followed exciting days and i nights for me on the Bowery.
 Jack Dempsey took me under his wing and got me interested in a big amateur tournament at Nadden's saloon. He entered me at my re- quest in the lightweight class.
 was so dumb l thought the light weight class was the lightest divi- sion in the tournament l weighed only 11S pounds.
 My first opponent was Mike Lcary and there were several prominent characters connected with that open ing fight. For one thing, the referee was Charley Mitchell, the English heavyweight. He was just after fighting and knocking down the great John L. Sullivan and he was quite drawing card.
 Then Mike Leary brought Charley Norton. the pretender to the light weight crown. along as his second. Norton and Dempsey renewed their feud and Dempsey took off his swell clothes and got into my corner and Norton was across the ring. The two seconds were snarling at each other and Dempsey said things to him that would make any man fight but Nor ton was wise enough not to get too nasty.
 Well, Leary and I finally went at it hammer and tongs, At the end of the scheduled three rounds Mitchell called it a draw and ordered an ex- tra round. And there l was. only fight an extra gruelling session with a 140 pound opponent. Dempsey was yelling bloody murder at Mitchell for favoring Leary but I went the extra round and won Mitchells decision.
 My next opponent was J. J. Me Ginty. who later became a New York policeman. This fight Mitchell again called a draw and I had to go an ex- tra round. Madden finally interfered and said I was too light to be doing so much slugging with the big fel- lows and he gave us both a medal.
 At this time the x. Y. A. C. and the Pastime A. C.. two Of the leading amateur clubs in the city. got into a big war over the conduct Of the diff ferent amateur tournaments
 The amateur tournaments I fought in were considered legitimate as no money was paid the boxers and the price of a schooner of beer was the only admission.
 But soon they began charging ad- missions to cover expenses and the war broke out and out of this fight was born the present A. A. L.
 Editors Note--In the next chapter McAuliffe tells how he beat up vicious opponent so bad a conductor would not let him ride on the car. fearing he might claim he was in iured in q railroad accident, and how McAuliile whipped the first boxer he ever saw wearing silk tights
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
Managers Meeting Monday.

Nana2eTS' Meeting Monday.
 A meeting of the board of man. agcrs has been called by President George H. Hamlin for 7:30 o'clock Monday night at the Y. M. c. A This will be an important session, being the first one since the bowling and basketball leagues swung into action. Two teams have not yet paid their assessme ents for last sum- mer's baseball. and this matter will come up for discussion. All man. agers are asked 10 make an effort to be present
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
IN FEW GAMES

Jake Slagle, Princeton's great halfhack was in but few games dur ing the 1926 football season. Injuries kept Slagle out of the lineup just when he was expected to prove of biggest help to the Tigers. It was his last year on the team.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06

was made regular by lIornsry and thrivcd on plenty of work. Last season he was a prominent factor in the winning of the pcnnant and world series by the Cardinals. He was voted the most valuable player in the National league, the highest honor conferred by that organiza- ton.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
iy ths Asso-iated Press

B. 'ha Asso-iated Press
 Mlnneapolis-Harry Forbes. fo- Iumbus. O., beat Sammy Rather Minneapolis, G0). Lou Rollingor. Watrloo, Iowa, and Mike Mandell. St. Paul. draw, GOO Dick Daniels Minneapolis, knocked out Ernie Drew, Minneapolis, (D.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06

looks to be the best that has been put on in this city.
 The referee for all the bouts of the night will be Joe Wurst of New Haven, A. A. [. commissioner. Be
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
(BY NEA SEREICE)

N'I v l1.t tfIsIN IF-IsT
 St, Louis, Jan. 6.-Catcher Bob O'Farrell, recently appointed man aser of the St. Louis Cardinals 10 succeed Rogers Hornsby, inherit5 the toughest job in baseball. There isn't anything for O'Farrell to shoot at but the pennant. He must win with his world champs or be con-
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
si1ercl a failure.

sidercl failure
 O'Forrel's rise to sudden fame in the baseball world reads like fiction Three years ago he was second string catcher 10 "Gabby' Hartnett, then starring for the Cubs in the role of home-run hero as well as catcher.
 Traded to St. Louis in 1925 he
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
FOR STEALING HONORS

Washington and Chicago put up a great battle for base stealing honors in 1926. The Mats finished in front by q solitary swipe, getting 122 steals to Chicago's 121.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
MAY JSE TWO TEAMS

Coach Eddie McNichol of the University of Pennsylvania. may be forced to use two basketball teams on account of their extensive sched- ule.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
 
RLSBERG GIVEN THE LIE
 BY FORMER BALL MATES

Diamond Oucast Object of scathng Denunciations By 26 Players - Called "Pig" and "Liar" - Still Sticks to His Story - Other Black Sox' Fail to Substantiate Swede's Story-Accuser is Held On the Stand For An Hour-POOl Was Raised.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
First Lutheran
Personal Fouls.

St. Matthew's Lutheran-Reckert 8, w. Preisser 5. G. Preisser 1. Lanz 4, klopp 2, Litke 2, w. Suess 2-27.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06

cause of the censure which descend cd on the head of Frank Portell who refereed the last Gouseman-Io bout, the officials of the club dcci,,- cd 10 engage the New Haven man for the night. Portcll besides is fighting for the state lightweight title on January Il.
 The first bout of the evening lo- morrow night will be started prompt ly at o'clock and the others will follow closely after. \ record crowd is expected to turn out ror the fights.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
AMATEUR SENSATION TO
 FIGHT HERE ON FRIDAY

Ray Hogan Terryvie Terror" to Appear in Star Bout - Ray Hall to Meet Jimmy Moe His Conqueror Agai1,--Barney Youseman and Joe Zotter in Re- turn Match--Johnny Clinch to Swing Into Action Again This Week-Other Bouts On Star Card.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06

So that he will have the benefit of the advice of an experienced veteran. the St. Louis club has Gigned Bill Mckechnie. who won a world championship for Pittsburgh in 1925, as O'Farrei's assistant.
 His fate as successor to the popu- lar Rogers Hornsby is in his own hands. All he must do. is deliver
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
Three Rca sons

The commissioner. nreesing Ris- hhrs for his reasons for saving tho SnV-Detroif series WIS Thrown" ioHrned that Risherg haees his charges on three logs.
 Q The rsieinr of 1ll by the
, 1927-12-23

AS usual at this time of the year a lot
of seaweed is washed up along the water
front. This stuff has an awful smell and
makes that part Of the town a place to be
summed. However, if this seaweed be
taken up and dumped somewhere it i'll
not tax the oIfactory nerves as it is doing
, 1927-12-23

To afford a last chance to those who
may have failed to get off their Christ
mas mail to St. Thomas a special dis
patch of LETTER mail for St. Thomas
will be closed today at 500 p. m. via
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, 1927-12-23
LOCAL
The Industrial Band will give a concert
on the wharf tonight.

Repairs of the wooden wharf or bridge
to the northwest end of the harbor is ur-
gently needed in view of large holes that
make the shipping of cattle there dan
gerous. The animals suffer enough con.
science knows without exposing them to
broken legs, and the shippers pay a tax
for the use of the wharf, so it is 10 order
to ask for some attention to this public
utility.
, 1927-12-23
NV that 2 heap of it is piled up along the
walk for several days.

80 NAVAL RADIO STATION.
DECEMBER 22ND. 1927.
Courtesy 81 The Associated PreSs.)
Los Angeles.-The great man hunt for
the man identified by the police as the
fox who killed Marjorie Parker. subsidized
somewhat on Wednesday and it was re-
ported that the suspected slayer had teen
captured. There was little but circum
s~tantial evidence behind the report. how
ever, which gained wide c~redencp The
police fasly denied all such reports aud
continued their search for the stayers.
Mexico City. Colonel Charles Lind
bergh awaits the arrival Of his mother
who is speeding by airplane to Mexico
City so that she may not be separated
from her son on Christmas Day while
Lindbergh is l0ing bis pertlns interesting
the MeXicans in aviation by taking all the
b gh government officials for flights, The
Chamber of Deputies is debating on how
they can make the flying Colonel an hon
Orary citizen.
San Antoni0.-Mrs Evangeline Lind
bergh arrived at Kelly Field here at one
thirtyseven %. M. Wednesday for a stop
of several hours before starting for
Brownsville enr0ute for Mexico City to
spend Christmas with her son Charles
a.. Lindbergh. Leaving Tulsa, OkIah0-
ma, seven forty five d. m. Mrs. Lindbergh
and her party landed at Love Field, Dal
las. at ten fifteen and spent t@orJyhve
minutes taking on fuel. The party pX-
poets to spend the night at Brownsville
and proceed to Mexico City Thursday.
johnson City, IIl.-Seven miners were
trapped by an explosion in the Cross
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MExICANs PATROL BORDER.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, December Fl
R).-The international border, from
the Pacific Ocean to the eastern border
of California, was patrolled by force
of armed Mexican deputies, assisting
American officers in the apprehension
of the murderer of Marian Parker.
The force was. deputiZed today by
Alfonso -Pellgrin, secretary to Gov.
Abelardo Rodriguez of Lower Cali
fornia. Pellegrin announced he had
covered the entire length of the 1885,
mile boundary.
The border riders are in almost
constant touch with one another
through day and night signals. Where
highway parallels the border, the
guards are using automobiles. In
other places horsemen are on duty.
All are heavily armed.
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S-4 RESCUE WORK RESUMED
AS TAPPING SIGNALS CEASE

every device which experts could de-
sire to help. them get air and food
| to the imprisoned, but which only
could be employed in calmer seas.
Included among the new contriv-
ances brought to the scene today was
one by which divers said they could
| in fair weather bore directly into the
hull of the torpedo compartment for
attachment of a hose line to carry
food and air from the ships above.
When ''finis" is written to the story
of the Ss4 there will have been added
to naval annals tale as dramatic as
any that adorn the history of a GEN.
fury and half of heroism at sea.
1t will be the brief yet poignant
record of the entombed survivors
of crew of 40 who slowly suffocated
beneath the icy waves of a storm
dashed ocean while a rescue armada
stood helplessly by.
An iron hammer clenched in the
hands of the victims wrote the story,
the international code of dots, and
dashes laboriously spelled out by the
rude implement transmitted it, and
the ears of divers poweriess to aid
and the sensitive microphones of a
sister submarine captured 1t for pos
terity.
The quality of-the sound itself told
more subtly than words the progress
of the long, slow. pitiful struggle
against death in that sealed torpedo
room, whose water-tight doors snatch
ed the six from instant death only to
deliver them to the torture of suffo-
cation. ~
. First Sounds Sunday.
If was Sunday afternoon fIaf the
SIS first detected sounds from the
ocean floor, where, 105 feet below. the
shattered S-4' was slowly sinking into
the bottom ooze.
The sounds were strong and reso-
lutte. Signals from the S-4's oscillator
brought prompt response. Soon after
ward Thomas Eadie, the naval diver
who was first to locate the wreck,
jCyfully verified the fact that life
still existed in the torpedo compart.
ment of the dark huIk ~
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Continued from First Page)

S-S had been trying for seven hours to
communicate to Lieut.. Graham Newell
Fitch, leader of the valiant six, had
been heard. The S-S was trying to tell
the plucky lieutenant that his wife
and mother were praying for him.
At 11:15 am. the delicate micro
phones of the So recorded vague in
articulate sounds emanating from the
wrecked vessels forward chamber.
What activity gave rise to them.
what tragedy was being enacted there,
remained a mystery. One interpreta~
ton was that the six who escaped the
swift death of their 80 shipmates when
the destroyer Paulding ripped into
their vessel were making a last
desperate effort to save themselves.
But their only possible egress was
through the torpedo tubes, and they
were buried in mud. Were the tubes
clear, attempted escape through them
would have been practically suicidal
The sounds last night did not tighten
hearts of the rescuerS, of. admirals,
abie-bodied seamen. divers and the last
man of the little fleet which had
bobbed up and down in the high dash
ing waves off Provincetown. which in
undated even the most reckless and
kept him from attempting to slip down
to the cold ocean floor to wallow waist
deep in the muck into which the S-4 is
slowly sinking. ,-
Weather Continues Bad.
"At 6 o'clock tonight We heard
seven taps" was the official announce
ment carrying the laconic statement,
Believe may have come from sub.
81. A
repeat nor acknowledge our calling"
Such was the latest message from
Rear Admiral Brumby. who reported
that the weather was bad and con-
tinued bad. Northwest storm warn.
ings posted today made the outlook
even more ominouS
Nothing accomplished all day" the
admiral radioed the Charlestown Navy
Yard. from a fleet equipped with
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Notes of the S.4

BY the Associated Press
Expressions of sympathy for the
submarine disaster were cabled to
President Coolidge from London by
King George. The message said:
am much grieved at the sad dis.
aster to the United States Navy sub
marine Sd, Involving so great a less
or life. and / desire to assure you, Mr..
president. the American people, and
more especially the bereaved families,
OF my heartfelt sympathy in this
national calamity
"All the members of the S-4 crew
believed the ship was doomed said
Mrs. Russell A. Crabb, 20-year-old
Wife OF one of the torpedo men trap.
PED In the torpedo chamber of the
submarine. 'They were afraid of the
boat because of the many minor ac-
cidents she had had. The worst of
these was off San Diego, Calf, last
year. when a valve burst and the
men were on the point of leaving the
snip when help came. l begged my
husband then TO quit the service, Just
as 4 had pleaded with him after the
Sol went down. but he only scorned
my fears" Mrs. Crabb said at Bos-
ton her husband had shown an in
terest in aviation. Dat was deaf to
her pleas that he quit the sea for a
flying career.
A breakwater formed by the rescue
Meet and deluge of oil on the angry
SURF was suggested at Bridgeport.
Conn., by Simon Lake, inventor of
the even~keel type submarine, as a
means Of creating calm area about
he grave of the S-4 to permit diving
operations. The oil would create
what sailors call a stink to quiet
the water and with boats continuing
the rain of oil divers could be sent
down in the calmer seas.
The American Steamship Licensed
Officers' Association wants regula-
tons to govern submarine operation.
The association, from New. York,
asked Secretary Wilbur for the adop-
ton of the following regulations:
THAT surface vessels patrol areas In
which submarines are operating,
that public warning be-, given. ali
shipping in such areas, and that
operating fields be selected clear of
lanes used by other vessels.
Evidence of the feebleness of rescue
preparations in the face of Atlantic
gales was seen at Greenpoint. Long
Island. when a lost pontoon drifted
ashore where a heavy surf was
pounding ii to pieces. The pontoon
broke away from the naval tug Iuka
Sunday night while being towed to
Provincetown. Twelve men nearly
lost their lives when they We're tossed
into the sound as their boats cap
sized in an attempt to salvage the
pontoon. The IL men reached shore
safely.