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New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
STORM SURROUNDS
 LEAGUE MEETING
Mystery Abounds Over Status Of
 Ban Johnson

New York, July 8 R-With President Ban Johnson and Ameri- can league club owners converging on this city for a special meeting today, the storm signal was flying again at the mast head of the league
 Whether Johnson is to be asked to rAtire or to be allowed to con- tnue in office until expiration of his term in 1885 at s40,000 year. nc one would say. A cloud of secrecy surrounding the entire affair added credibilty to the prophecy of an ap- preaching storm.
 Coming east from Chicago as fast as the Twentieth Century could car ry him, the man who has dominated the American league throughout its 27 years of life was uncommunica- tive.
 T will explain everything at the meeting tomorrow" he said last night at Cleveland.
 Will Harridge. his secretary. ar rived on an earlier train. Every club owner was here or on the way including Phil Ball of the St. Louis Browns, who is understood to favor Johnson's retention as president.
 Col. Jacob Ruppert of the Yan- kees admitted a possibility of John- sons continuance in the active presi- dency after being relieved of the du- ties of the office after a controversy with Judge Kenesaw M. Landis last winter, might come up at the meet ing. But he scoffed at a report that Edward Barrow. business manager of the Yankees. was being consid- cred as a successor to Johnson, to- gether with E. s. Barnard, president of the Cleveland Indians.
 Johnson's promise to "explain everything" was seen in some quar- ters as an indication he might yield to the insistent demands of i'll health which has caused him to spend five of the last 12 months in hospitals and voluntarily relinquish active duty.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
KENS|NGTONP PLAYS
 THREAD CITY CLUB
South End Team Is Primed for a Hard Battle Sunday Afternoon

The All-Kensington baseball team will meet an extraordinarily good team in the feature game at the Percival avenue grounds Sunday aft ernoon when the West Ends of Wil- limantic cross bats with the South End club.
 The visiting team is rated. outside of the Riverview club of Norwich, as the fastest team in the eastern part of the state and with kensing- ton presenting a lineup of wallop- ing stars. a battle royal is in pros pect. Besides Grip and Belser. the kensington team has Hooks" Fitz- patrick on first base and he is the one balancing power that has made the club fast one.
 Charlie Yale who started for the first time last Sunday, will proba bly, draw the pitching assignment Sun day. according to Manager Dan Ma larney. Yale injured his arm last season and was under the care of a fllS lOl .i louS tIillt' lIlS NoI K last week shows that he has lost none of his cleverness.
 Sulick will be behind the bat with Joey Fitzpatrick at first. Belser will be at second, Joe Kania at short and George Fields at third. The out field will find Mccormick, Grip and Mckeon chasing flies and hits.
 The Willmantic team has an ex- ceptionally strong team. It lines up as follows: Tew c, Smith, Farrell or Pospisil p, Haggerty 1b. Rabinowitz 2b. Hart ss, $. Heller 3b. Kegler If, A. Heller cf and II. Heller If The three Heller boys are former Brown University stars and lettermen in baseball.
 The game will start promptly at 3 o'clock with Ripper" McKeon umpiring.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
TO PLAY
 TWO FAST CLUBS
Go to Norwich Tomorrow and Meet Westheld Here Sunday

The Falcon baseball team with two hard games over the weekend will finish up preliminary training tonight at the practice session at 5:S0 o'clock at St. Mary's field. The team goes 10 Norwich to meet the Riverview club of the s's.te hospital tomorrow and then meet, the West field Athletics at St. Mary's field, Sunday.
 The Norwich team is Che of the strongest semi-pro clubs in the state and it bids fair to make a strong drive for the state mythical cham rionship. The team has strong lineup and heavy artill, " of hit ters. The Riverview club will lineup as follows: Normandin, ss: Moore, of; Mills, If; L, Dugas, If and p; Sank, 3b; Liberty. 2b; Tickle, 1b; Belair, c, and West or Jones. p.
 Manager John Cabay will use either Lefty" Haber O. Farmer" ;ucholtz in the box agalnst he Nor. wich team tomorrow, while the rest of the lineup will be the same as has been carrying the team through the present season.
 The Westfield team which appears here on Sunday afternoon. is consid- cred to be one Of the fastest base ball clubs in the Bay State. The team has an exceptionally fine rec ord for this season and last year will be remembered as the club which handed the locab. a 3 to trimming.
 The team will carry the following roster 10 New Britain: Berry, Of; J. Clark, 2b; Miller, ss: Fitzgerald, If: Sadowski If: D. Clark, 3b: McGov- ern, 1b: Tutties, c; and Jazhyn or Szynanczyk, p.
 The Falcons will leave from the club rooms for Norwich tomorrow at II o'clock. The game on Sunday will be started promptly at o'clock with Herbie Sautter and Larry Man gan officiating
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
TENNIS SCHEDULE STARTS TOMORROW
Torrington Team to Oppose New
 Britain on Local Courts 7

. The New Britain Tennis club team Will start the season play tomorrow on the Lincoln courts when the Tor. rington club will come to this city in the first tournament of tho state competition. The local club is hook- ed up for nine tournaments for tho season and an interesting campaign is promised the fans.
 The tournament season, opening tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock will be continued through until the last tourney in September. Besides these meetings with outside clubs, several attractive tournaments have been planned for the members in this city with equally attractive prizes being offered to the winners.
 The schedule as outlined by ths committee is as follows:
 July 9-Torrington at New Brit.
 July 1G-Hartford at New Britain, ain.
 July 2s-East Berlin at New Brit. ain.
 July 30-Doubles tournament for New Britain Tennis club members only. Prizes will be tennis supplies.
 August 1S-New Britain at Beaver Hills.
 August 27-Beaver Hills at New Britain.
 September 1o-New Britain at Hartford.
 Open-New Britain at Torrington.
 Open-New Britain at Meriden I. NJ. c. A.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
FINNEGAN VS. SMITH
Boston "Honeyboy" Meets Bridge
 port Boxer in American Legion
 Show At West Springfield Tonight.

West Springfield, Mass, July & "Honeyboy' tinnegan, sweet hitter from Boston, will face Steve Smith, the battling Bridgeporter in the ring here tonight in q ten round bout un- der the auspices of the American Legion post of this place.
 A new arena has been constructed opposite the Eastern States cXposi- ton grounds and the Legion post plans to coXduct bouts about every 10 days during the summer. Some good fig ITS have been lined mp and West Springfield expects 10 become a Mecca for Connecticut valley boxing ans.
 In addition to the F'innegan Smith bout tonight the card includes an eight roundor between Georgie Day of New Haven and Joey Couley of Boston, as well as three other matches.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
|PEXTOS PLAY TWO
 CLUBS THIS WEEK
Southington Team to Battle PlainYlle and Middlet0Wn Teams

The Pexto A. C. baseball team of Southington is slated to play two games over the weekend meeting AllPlainville tomorrow and Middle town on Sunday. The Plainville team will battle the Central league leaders on Saturday afternoon in Southington, while the Pextos will invade Middletown for league clash on Sunday.
 The Plainville crew. headed by the veteran Eddie Goeb, will essay to tumble the Pextos from their high pinnacle. The team boasts the class of baseball talent in the neighboring town and the interest being shown in the game portends the revival of the intense rivalry that used to exist between the towns.
 Southington will meet a different team Sunday in Middletown than it has met in previous league encoun- ters. The Recreations have signed Les Manning as the twirling main- stay and several other positions on the team have been bolstered up.
 Lindstrom will probably pitch for Southington against Plainville while the veteran Dutch" Leonard will take the mound against Middletown. Leonard and Lanning should hook up in a nice pitching duel that will make the contest real one.,
 Southington at present leads the Central league and 1t is the ambition and aim of the other teams in the league to tumble the team. A loss for the Pextos Sunday and a win for the Meriden Insilicos would put the Meriden team in first place.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 Leading the National leagus by a single percentage point, the Chicago Cubs today faced the tough task of holding out against the Pirates they dcthroned.
 Their 2 to l victory over the Buc- cancers which gave them the lead yesterday was pitchers battle well worthy the two top teams 1t brought together.
 When . shower interrupted the game in the ninth the Pirates were in the midst of a rally that threat ened the Chicago lead and Cub SUD- porterr were not sorry when the score reverted to the eighth inning. to end the Cubs winning streak which has run to eight games and to win back the lead. In the last three game series between the two the Pittsburgh club came off on top and repulsed the challengers for a time.
 In another hard fought battle be- tween keen rivals, the Brooklyn Robins defeated the New York Giants by 3 to threatening to push them out of fourth place. End in ga four game Giant winning streak Robins made most of Dazzy Vance's steadiness in the pinches to win although out'lit to f.
 Two intersection duels which marked the days play went to the western clubs by wide margins. Hard hitting gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 12 to 1 decision over Boston and the Cincinnati Reds an II to vic tory over the Phillies. The Cards previously had lost six games in a row.
 More hard walloping appeared in the Detroit-St. Louis game, the only contest carded in the American league. Fourteen Tiger hits to 12 for St. Louis gave Detroit the edge and the game by 9 to ,.
 The Yankees who lead the Ameri- can league by something over mile were felled by the Toronto Leafs of the International league by II to in an exhibition game. Better to get that loss out of our system when it doesn't count" was the philoso- phical attitude of Higgins and com
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
(BY BILLY EVANs)

One of the most difficult deliveries for an umpire to properly judge is deceptive spitball.
 While 1t isn't generally known. a major league umpire. George Hide brand, is the man responsible for the "spitter," which. since it's intro- duction into the game. has been the source of much woe to umpires everywhere.
 Quite by accident. Hildebrand dis covered that If the ball was moist ened at certain spot, thereby eliminating friction as it slides of the fingers in being delivered to the batsman, it would break down.
 When a ball so thrown by him struck the catcher on the chest, missing his hands by several inches, 1t caused much wonderment. The stunt was repeated. the ball again taking peculiar break.
 Hildebrand took Pitcher Frank Corridor into his confidence, who perfected the delivery. after having great difficulty in acquiring control. However. Elmer Stricklett was the first pitcher to put tt over big.
 Getting the secret from Corridor. he came back to the majors with Brooklyn. after lame arm had sent him to the minors and was a big winner.
 Other early pioneers in developing the spitball delivery were Ed Walsh and Jack Chesbro. Having been legislated against, it will soon be passe, as only seven major league pitchers still use 1t.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
League Standing

The Fafnir baseball team defeat ed the Union Works yesterday to 6 in the only game played in the New Britain Industrial Baseball League. The Cellar Champs threw a scare into the camp of the Bearing Makers by rallies in the late innings, but these fell short of tying the score. The Stanley Works-Landers game scheduled to be played on Dia- mond No. 2. was postponed because of wet grounds. It will probably be played tonight.
 Hard Hitting Game
 The Union Works hittcrs got to Jim Havlick, the veteran twirler on the Fafnir roster in the seventh in ming and threatered to tie the score. Several misplays helped them along but the rally was shut off without any material damage being done.
 It was free hitting contest with Fafnirs getting in their l.cks in the early innings. Towards ths end of the game. the Bearing Makers were un- able to solve the slants cf Williams and they just pulled through with a win by the skin of their teeth. How ever, when they did hit them, they hit them hard and in the first two innings the batting order went around completely.
 Both teams scored 'n the first frame. Fafnirs started on single by Iipetz and another long drive by Klatka. For the Union Works, Mc- Knight doubled and came in on Moore's single to center.
 Fafnirs jumped ahead in the second in a slam bang party. Five runs were scored on four hits. Elton walked and scored on O'Brien's triple to center. kroll 'ripled and O'Brien crossed the plate. Havlick went to first on a fielder's choice and two runs came in whol keehner doubled. Williams relievcI Casey in the box and Klatka greeted him with a single, scoring the last run.
 Fafnirs scored two more in the third and another in the fifth. After that, Williams frightened up and it became the Union Works turn to score. The seventh was treir big 1n- ming. Schubert was safe on an error. walked and Williams filling the bases. Zack singled through the box and two runs came in. Casey singled bring ing in two more. In the following 1n- n;ngs the Works threate ened, but their rallies were killed.
 klatka and O'Brien carried off the hitting honors for the Fafnir team while Moore and Heinz"mann were the heavy stickcrs for the Union Works. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
LINCOLN. HANDICAP
Thundering Hoofs of Nations Best Thoroughbreds to Tear up Turf Next Saturday.

Chicago. July (P - The thun- dering hoofs of the nations best thoroughbreds are to tear up the turf at Lincoln fields Saturday when the $25,000 Lincoln handicap, fea- ture race of the summer meeting. is run.
 From the east and south horses have come to face the best in the west. with the country's premier jockeys ready for leg up on the cream of the thoroughbreds.
 The handicap entry list reads like Who's Who of the turf. in- cluding such names as Hydromel, Kentucky Cardinal. Jock, Chance Play. Princess Doreen, Rolled Stockings. Boo, Rhinock, Display and score of others.
 The jockeys include Earl Sande, Johnny Maiben and other notables of the turf
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
Hold Meeting to Plan
 Industrial Track Meet

The managers of the Industrial track teams in the city will meet at the Y. M. C. A. next Wednesday night, July 13th, to discuss plans for holding the annual Industrial track and field meet at Willow Brook park in September. Indications are that the New Britain Machine, Lan- ders, fafnirs, Stanley Rule & Level, and r. X F. Corbin will put in teams. Other industrial plants will undoubt- cdly come in soon.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
THE REFEREE

Who was the first player in the majors to get 100 hits this season . w. H. T.
 Paul Warner of the Pittsburgh club.
 What was Gertrude Ederle's time for crossingfhe English channel last year?-B. NJ. S.
 She swam across in 14 hours, 42 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
HELEN COMING HOME
Miss Wills Expected to Take up Residence at Forest Hills to Re- gain National Title.

New York, July R - Miss Helen Wills is expected to arrive here one week from today sailing from England with her mother to- morrow on the Berengaria.
 Returning with the Wimbledon singles tennis championship and a share of the doubles title. Miss Wills will take up residence prob ably at Forest Hills. N. Y. and at tempt to regain her national cham- pionship there the week of August
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
MEET IS POSTPONED

The scheduled triangular track rect between Hartford Waterbury and New Britain Y. M C. A. track teams. scheduled for tomorrow at Willow Brook park, has been post poned. The local team is practicing for meet with the Hartford crew on July 23.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
MORE PLAYERS HURT
Pittsburgh Pirates Suffer Two Ad.
 ditiOnal Casualties in Game
 Against Chicago Cubs. ..

Pittsburgh, Pa. July 8 R - Tho Pittsburgh Pirates. who held the National league leadership for 45 days despite injuries to several players, suffered two more casual ties as they dropped the leadership to the Cubs here yesterday.
 Hal Rhyn, shortstop. injured his leg as he slid into second, while Johnny Morrison. of the pitching staff, is temporarily out of the line- up with a bruised hand, suffered in a fall at his home.
 Kremer, Cuyler, Wright, Traynor. Harris and Aldridge have been among the casualties of the present season, while Earl Simth. catcher, Is still under suspension for a re- cent tiff with Manager Bancroft of the Boston Braves.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08

N-Batted for Decatur in sth.
 NJ Ratted for Pruett In 9th. Cincinnati .........o .oO2 300 ll4-l1 Philadelphia .......... 900 900 00i- 4
 Two base hits-Dressen 2, Hargrave Lucas. Three base hit-Leach. Home run-WalEer. Losing pitcher-Willoueh by. Cmpires-Klem. Mccormick and Nc LaugElin. Time-1:4S
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
PITTSBURGH

x-Batted for Dawson in Sth. Chicago 900 no Oo-e Pittsburgh ......l00 OOO OO-1 fCalled in 9th. rain.)
 Two base hit-Wilson. Sacrifice Rhyme. Umpres-Hart. RigIer and Jor- da. Time :73.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
NEW YORK
Tnfals

1-Batted for Songcr in 9th.
 xy-Batted for Ciarkson in Stl
 xxx-Batted for Ott in Sth.
 sxxx-Batted for F. Thomas in 9th. Brooklyn ..............U .UO2 0ln OGG-r New York ......0OO 00D 11O-o Three base hits-Herman. Rousb. Home run-Partrldge. Losing pitcher-Sonccr- Emrires-Wilscn. Pfrman and Qwglcy. Time-o:os,
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08

 
FAFNIRS NOSE OUT UNION
 WORKS IN CLOSE CONTEST

Cellar Champs Throw Scare Into Camp of Bearing Makers Stanley Works-Landers Game Postponed On Account of Wet Grounds-Church Street Az. gregaton Shows Surprising Strength Against Opponents-Rally In Late Innings Falls Short of Tie
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
RASEBAII'S BIG FIVE

By tha United Press.
 llornsby, the only member of the famous five 10 see action, made q single in four times at bat.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08

'''' '''uAS sV'' '1l p-p-I- Boston ...............Q0 coo GOO 00l- 1
 Two base hts-Bell, She.de, Welsh, Brown. Three hase hits-Toporcer. Welsh. tmpres-Moran, o'Day and Reardon. Time-1 .47.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
American

American
 Batting -- Gohrig, Yankees, ,399. Runs - Ruth. Yankees. so. Hits - Gehrig, Yankees. ll7. Doubles - Burns, Indians, 30. Triples - Manush, Tigers. II, Homers - Gehris, Yankees. 2s. Stolen bases Sisler, Browns, Is. Pitching Ruether, Yankees won $, lost 1, .ss9. ],
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08

o''e1' lNToI1' ' ITHpIre-MAher.
 Play Game Tonight
 The Landers-Stanley Works game postponed last night on account of wet grounds, will be played tonight at Walnut Hill park on Diamond No. 1 at 5:30 o'clock,
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
tlncluaing games of July )

IIncINIlng games Of July D Ky the Associated Press
 National Batting-Harris, Pittsburgh. .3S9 Runs - Hornsby, Giants, 70. Hi; r. Waner, Pirates, 113, Doubles, P, Waner, Pirates. 24. Triples - P. Waner, Pirates, 14. Homers - Hornsby. Giants, 15; Wilson, Cubs, 15; Williams, Phillies, 15.
 Stolen bases - t'risch, Cardinals 22.
 Pitching Meadows, Pirates won II, lost ., .Si6.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08

Chotkowskt, If .....S "iiiiams, 3b ....4 Il o
 Totals 3s 27 10 2 Fafnirs oI0 ooo-o oH,oh WORKS .... 100 o01 40o-S
 TWO base hits-Klatta, keehner, Elton.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
CHICAGO CUBS GO INTO
 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEAD
Score to Victory Over Pittsburgh Pirates-In First Place By Single Point - Brooklyn Robins Defeat New York Giants-Cards Smother Boston Braves Cincinnati Reds Swamp Phillies-Detroit Tigers Have Edge Over St. Louis Browns.

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Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

Frank Richmond, matchmaker G
the Imperial Valley Athletic Club,
is taking no chances i'll handing
boxing fans of the valley a bunch
of wouId-bc fighters in the card to
|, be presented at the arena Friday
night. Frank has booked only 2t
rounds of battling on the pending
card hut the "a ROUNDS promise to
furnish fans with as much action as
can be wrapped up in one evening S
worth of mitt pushing.
The mair.go should 90 down IN
he annals as one of the best scraps
staged here this season. Joe Cor
doza, popular Culver city battlcr,
will meet Tommy Rios of Los An
gelcs in this ENHANCEMENT. Little
need be. said of Joe s fighting abil-
ity here AZ his tactics i'll the ring
have met with the full hearted ap-
prevail of valley fistic fans. Joh
is slated to meet Billy Algcr in the
main event at san Diego on May
&.
While Tommy Rios has been do
ing plenty of battling furthcr
north he is not we'll known here.
Tommy has been fighting semi
finals in and around les Angeles
lately aud last week turned in IA
victory over Billy Atkinson nt
Hollywood. Tommy is anxious to
get whark at CORDOBA and things
should hum when these two boys
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

don the mtts for their 10 round act
Friday night.
Joe Arcinicga, stablcmatc Of
CORDOBA s who is better known to
fight fans as Joe Cortcz, will ap-
pea. in the scmi.final. Arciniega
fo dght draw with Bobby La Sale
1t Culver City last week. La Sale
will be remembered here for his
tussle with Chepncy Miller IA few
weeks ago in which he knocked the
oolorcd boy all over the ring but
was unable to put him away.
Arcinicga will have plenty Of op'
position for it will be Mike Salano,
none other than Kid Mex, who hops
into the ring to strut his stuff
when the scmi-final is called. Kid
Mex proved TO Calcxico fans last
week that he has lost none of his
ability to handle his gloves when
he met Goozcman. The bout will
90 six rounds unless one of the
BOYS hits the land of nod prior to
that time.
De La Fcuntc of Calcxieo is meet
ing tough opponent in Al Ava
limo of the coast. Avalino boxed
in special event at Ocean Park
last week and scored heavily with
the crowd. Jack Yates of San
Francisco will clash with Jimmie
Milo of FL Centre in the other four
round attraction.
The bouts will get going promptly
at $50 q clock
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21
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