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New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
amateurs
fight AT DROME
Interstate and Inter-City
Matches on Card

Hartford, Aug. IA four-man
amateur boxing team from Philadel-
phia headlines the card to be Of
fered at the Hartford Velodrome this
evening by the Massasoit A. C.
In addition to these invaders from
Philly. more than thirty Connecticut
and Massachusetts amateurs have
filed entries. including eight of the
big boys, assuring the fans OF at
least three bouts between light
heavies and heavies.
Lucien Lariviere OF Waterbury
will be unable to meet Joe Bard be
cause OF a damaged hand and Bard
will be pitted against Eddie Provost
of Holyoke. who holds a decision
over Lariviere; this should be one
Of the best bouts of the night,
Fans will welcome the return of
Mickey Roberts after a weeks lay
off Mickey being a prime favorite
because of his whirlwind style of
milling.
There will be at least twelve bouts
with the first going on at S:15. La
dies will be admitted free and Tasil-
los band will play.
The entries and pairings for the
interstate and inter-clty bouts fol-
low:
Interstate bouts
147 pounds, Pinkey Kaufman,
Hartford; Neil Mclaughlin, Phila-
delphia.
145 pounds, Billy Taylor, Hart
ford: Adner madison, Philadelphia.
1873 pounds, Ray Hall, Hartford;
Vim Nanneto. Philadelphia.
1875 pounds, Mickey Roberts Hart
ford; Red Gadsby, Philadelphia.
Inter-city bouts
165 pounds, Joe Bard, Hartford;
Eddie Provost, Holyoke.
1871 pounds. Johnny Krock Mer-
den; Harry Ryder. Hartford,
120 pounds, Al Cromack, Union
Vile: Johnny MAESTRO. Hartford,
lis pounds, Johnny Gusto, East
Hartford: Paul Stafnaick. Holyoke.
And there will be at least four
other inter-city bouts with the boys
chosen from this long list of entries:
Gerald Emard, Holyoke; Pete
Roberts. Teddy Darr, Pete Corona,
Dan Doran, Vim Deccacio, Tom Or
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
|RED SOX DEFEAT
| prison GOLD S0X
Local Crew Downs WetberSheld
Nine by II to 4 Score

The Corbin Red Sox baseball team
defeated the Connecticut State Pris-
on Gold SoX Saturday at the Wcth-
ersfield institution by the score of
IL to 4. The prison pitcher after
going along in great style FOR five
innings, weakened and the local club
started a flock of base hits that
brought them the victory.
Al Blanchard started on the
mound for the New Britain team.
With one out in the first inning, the
prison third baseman walked. Patrus
obligingly threw wildly TO first to
catch the next batter and both
moved up peg. Two runs scored
on Fitzpatrick's error on the first
bascman's bid for hit.
In the second, with one gone, the
pitcher hit to left field for two
bases. He was caught on fieldcr's
choice at third on the short stops
liner to short. Two hits inside OF
the third base line counted two runs.
Here Soule took up the pitching
burden for the Sox. Getting man
on second and one man to third was
the sum total of the prison teams
attempts to score until the eighth
when the right fielder counted and
scored on the pitchers second double
of the game.
In the sixth inning, Soule opened
after Patrus was out, with pass.
Huband singled and Riley doubled
to left. Soule counted and Huband
went to third. Constable Huber
then drove a sharp hit through short
and Huband was in.
In the seventh with two out. shy
der walked, stole second and scored
Patrus on Patrus' hit to center.
The eighth saw Soule hit twice IN
the frame. He opened with a double
over the right field wall to start
rally that gave the Red Sox seven
runs. Riley followed him with
walk and Huband was also passed.
Fitzpatrick also received free
ticket. Then errors by the left
fielder and shortstop and singles by
Snyder, Patrus and Soule, ac-
counted for the avalanche of hits.
The summary:
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

By tho Associated Press.
They are still waiting for one of
the National league leaders to crack
but the first day of August found the
select group Of three making way
for another serious contender--the
Giants.
While the Pittsburgh Pirates were
Idle yesterday the Chicago Cubs
moved to within a half game of the
leadership by downing Philadelphia
1875.
Charlie Root hung up his 18th
pitching victory of the year while
Pruett and Decatur of the Pills We're
ineffective.
The Giants made it four out of
five games for the road trip to date
by licking the Cardinals IA, after a
typical late innings rally.
A home run by George Harper
with the bases full in the eighth
transformed tight pitching duel in
to a slug fest. The Cards scored a
run each in the 6th. 18th. Sth and 9th.
But Virgil Barnes frightened up in
the pinches and halted several
threatening rallies.
When the Cincinnati Reds broke
even IN a double header with Brook
lyn they ran their winning streak to
1S victories in the last 20 starts. Gin
cinnati kept a half game ahead of
the Dodgers. The Ohioans took the
opener So. and dropped the second
81 In ten innings. Adolpho Luque
had the better of Jess Petty in the
first game. although Brooklyn outhit
its rival Ford, Cincinnati shortstop,
booted away the second game when
he fumbled Statz's drive with a dou-
BILE play in sight.
Horace Lisenbee set back the De-
troit Tigers, 7-2. in the only game
played in the American league.
Washington pounded three Detroit
pitchers for 10 hits while Lisenbee
was holding the opposition to five
safsties.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
League Standing

The Burritts moved out into sole
occupancy of first place in the City
baseball league Saturday afternoon
when they won their game from the
Rangers in easy fashion and the
Pirates fell before Lefty" Haber.
Haber received some aid from the
other West Ends, but it was his
Bill Cormier in the fifth inning with
the score 81 against his team and
held the Pirates scoreless for the
balance of the game while in the
seventh frame he won his own game
with a long home run smash to CEN
ter field. 1t was the first defeat of
the season for the Pirates, and they
protested the game on a decision
made when Havlick hit into the
crowd in the next inning. The pro-
test will be decided upon at the next
meeting of the league officials.
The Tabs. bolstered by three new
players, won their first victory of
the year, avenging their former loss
at the hands of the Speedboys. The
Burritts murdered the Rangers in a
facically one-sided game.
West Ends 4. Pirates 3
Lefty Haber's potent bat and ex-
cellent pitching proved too much for
the Pirates, who went down before
the West Ends by 4-3. Cormier
started on the hill for the winners
and pitched fair ball until he was
relieved. but at two critical juno
lures he weakened and allowed the
Pirates to get to him when there
were men on the sacks. One run
came in the opening inning, when
Weir singled and stole second,
Smithwick made an error, and
Beagle shot a safe hit over the in
field. III the third Weir was again
safe, this time on Hinchey's error.
Cormier passed Beagle. but Yankas-
kas smashed triple to left center
to bring in both runners and make
the score 80.
The West Ends came back in
their half and manufactured a run
out of a pass to Earl and hits by
Cormier and Recano. Cormier lost
control in the fifth and was relieved
by Haber, who held the Pirates to
one hit for the rest of the game and
sent them back in order in most in
nings.
Williams had been pitching splen-
did ball, but in the seventh inning he
4 60 toll p+. 81 of
walking the first two men to face
him. He frightened up and was able
to retire the next two batters, but
then came Haber. determined to win
his game. He did. He walloped a
screaming liner to center. the ball
Just clearing Yankaskas' upflung
glove and rolling under a bench.
where it defied "Yank's" efforts to
retrieve it.
In the eighth, with two down, AL
Havlick drove terrific smash to
left field, the ball striking in the
crowd on Diamond No. and SEEM
ing good for certain home run.
But the ball came back surprising
ly soon and Havlick had to scram BILE
back to third. The Pirates claimed
he should have been allowed to
score. alleging that one of the crowd
had picked up the ball and handed
it to Red" Campbell, thus cutting
off the run. Umpire Lynch held the
runner at third, basing his decision
on agreement between the team
captains before the game. This was
to the effect that a base runner
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
TABS BEAT WATERFOWL
Kensington Juniors Hand Visiting
Team Complete Whitewashing in
League Game.

The Kensington Tabs handed the
Watertown team a embarrassing by
a to 0 score in a Western league
game played at the Percival ave-
nue. grounds in the south end Sat
urday afternoon. Joe Mccormick
literally stood the visitors on their
heads during the game and it was
through his excellent work in the
box that his mates We're able to
score a clean-cut victory.
The game was a pitchers battle
with the Watertown brother battery
of Maxwell and Maxwell working
nicely. Watertown got only three
hits off Mccormick while the Ken
sington pitchers struck out eight
men and walked one and Kensing-
ton got five hits while Maxwell
struck out six men and walked
three. Kensington punched their
hingles in the sixth and eighth in
nings to get their total Of runs. The
score by innings.
Watertovn. 0 0 0 o o 90
kensington 0 o o 0 0 2 x
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

lando, Pat Shea. Joe Valento,
Adolph D'Onfrio. all of Hartford;
John Swabski, Meriden: Billy Nc
Corkingdale. Holyoke: Art Pollowit-
yer, East Hartford; Sylvia Premier,
Holyoke; Walter Gorham. Meriden;
Joe Palansky, Joe Schwartz. Col
chester; John Mckenna, Tariffville.
The Mascot shows are growing
more popular all the time and there
was record ringside gallery last
week despite the heavy rain. 1t is
predicted that more than 5000 will
see the bouts tonight.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
TWINKLE STARS WIN.

The Twinkle Stars baseball team
defeated the Speedboys by the
score of % to 8 last week. The
Twinkle Stars would like to play
any team in the city averaging 10
to g years Of age. For games see
Henry Pawtowski of Cleveland
street.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

Two base hlts-Gadomski. Zaleski,
Rose, Plurim. Three base hits-Kuklimski,
Zaiko, Rose. Home runs-Rose, Piersou,
Umpires-Lynch, Mangan.
Tabs 8, Speedboys 3
The Tabs finally won ball game,
downing the Speedboys by 60 in a
tight pitchers duel between McNa-
mara and Richtmyer. The victory
was largely due to the work OF the
three new players with the Tabs,
Mcnamara pitching what would
have been shut-out ball but for er-
rors behind him and Grace coming
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

Three base hits-Yankaskas Havlick.
Home run-Huber. Umpires-Lynch and
Mangan.
Burritts 20. Rangers 4
The Burritts had no trouble in
burying the Rangers under a 20 to
4 score. This game just served to
give the winners a chance to swell
their batting averages. In the fourth
inning the Burritts sent 1G men to
bat and scored II runs. The game
was called in the seventh by an
agreement between the captains of
the teams.
The features were the hitting of
the entire Burritt team and Blau-
velts great running one-handed
catch of Zaikos hit to left center
in the fifth.
Luty and Zaleski were the hitting
stars, each connecting with four
safe blows. Johnny Rose also used
his bat to advantage. He made three
hits. including a home run, a triple
and double, in five trips to the
plate
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
TO SELL POORHOUSE

South Denis, Mass, Aug. 1.-(UP)
CONSIDERED no longer necessary,
this towns almshouse will be auc-
toned to the highest bidder Satur-
day. For some time. the almshouse
has had but one inmate.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
KENSING10N WINS
Dan Malarney's Crew Hands the
Taftville Town Team An 8 to 8
Beating Saturday.

Dan Malarney's All-Kensington
baseball team took the measure of
the Taftville town team Saturday
afternoon in Taftville. the score be-
ing to 8. Joy Fitzpatrick. acting
captain for the day. kept the team
popped up all through and Taftville
thought so we'll OF the club that the
management Immediately signed
Kensngton up for another game
next Saturday. The summary:
.c.YA
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

The Laurels are scheduled to
meet the Y. NJ. c. A. team in the
Junior City league tonight at G
o'clock at Walnut Hill park. Both
teams are fighting to get a foothold
in the race and both will be out to
win tonight,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

should receive as much as he could
get on a hit into the crowd. The
Pirates protested the game.
The fielding feature was q rum
ming catch by Yankaskas as he
sprinted around the foul flag Of
Diamond No. 2. The box score:
WEST ENDS
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
BASEHALL'S BIG FIVE

Rogers Hornsby, the only big five
member to see action, got one hit, a
single, in five times at bat.
Speaker was idle because of in
jury. Ruth, Gehrig and Cobb's
teams did not play.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

adams cut. hit by own batted ball
Philadelphia 900 01O 400
Chicago 400 05s oOx-12
TWO base hits-scott (o), Hartnett
IN. I. Wilson. English Home rum.
Wilson. Losing ptcher-Jruett. Umpires
-Reardon, O'Day and Moran. Time
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

x-Batted for Deveiros in 9Th.
Detroit 600 020 0o0-2
Washington 02O 400 10x--7
Two base hitsHRice (2) Judge, Wood
Ill. Three base hlts-McNeeely. Losing
pitchsr-Holloway. Umpires MCGOWAN,
Hildebr1nd and Ormszy. Time-1:4s.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

IN
HABER KNOCKS PIRATES
FROM CITY LEAGUE LEAD

West End Relief Pitcher Holds Opponents Scoreess and
Hits Home Run With Two Men On Base-Burritts
Slaughter Rangers and Go Into Lead-Tabs With
Three New Men, Turn About and Win First Game
Of Year From Speedboys.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01


xx-Batted for Soluble in eth.
xxx-Batted for Sherdel in 9Th.
New York 600 900 AL
St. Louis 600 O0l ILL.,
Two base hits-Douthit (e), Topercer.
Three base hit-Frisch. Home runs
Terry, Harper. Umpires-McCormick
KLEIN and Mclaughlin. Time-2:19.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

Totals 20 s Q ~ II
x-Batted for Petty In sth.
xx-Batted for McWeeuy In sth.
brooklyn 600 020 600
Cincinnati eco 200 02X-G
Two base hlts-Carey, Hargrave t2).
Three base hits-LuGue. Losing pitcher
Petty. Umpires--Rigler, Jordan and
Hart. Time hours.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
NEW YORK

Two base -Hargreaves. Three base
hit--Dresen. Umpires-Jorda, Hart and
Rigler. Time--1:i5.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
GIANTS NOW A SERIOUS
p CONTENDER FOR REMNANT
Chicago Cubs Move to Within Half Game of Leader
ship BY Downing Philes - McGraw Clan Beat
Cardinals - Cincinnati Splits Double Bill With
Brooklyn Dodgers-Senators Defeat Detroit Tigers
In Only American League Game Played

Luque p ......., . 0
Totals IN ~ -
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01

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Two base Lits--Grip. Fitzpatrick. ,
kama. ITmpires-Murphy and Mccall
New Britain herald., 1927-08-01
Burritts 20. Rangers 4

Three base hits-Yankaskas Havlick.
Home run-Huber. Umpires-Lynch and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-13
Crack Soldier Team
Will Meet AlI-Stars

The crack soldier team of Camp
Meade will meet the Washington
All-Stars at the American League
Park Sunday, at o'clock. Speed
Hammond who worked so impress
sively against the Richmond In
dependents is slated to toe the
mound for the locals.
All members of the team are
requested to report at the ball park
Friday and Saturday for short work
outs. Tots Long. we'll known minor
league third sacker, will continue
to hold down the hot corner for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-13
CIRLSSPoRI|
GOSSIP
By "Jerry" Martin

Fair students of the National
Cathedral School will compete in an
exhibition meet this afternoon on
Mt. st. Adams. The girls will COM
pete for individual and class honors
in q demonstration Of the physical
training work conducted this year
by Miss Margaret Boegenreif. the
physical training director. Wand,
dumb bell. and Indian club drills,
military marches and folk dances
will complete a long list Of athletic
events, which will be held on the
grounds adjoining the school at 4:20
o'clock.
George Washington University
coed athletes will be rewarded for
their prowess in all branches of
sports at the school at the annual
May Day fete which will be held in
Rock Creek Park tomorrow after
noon at 8 o'clock. Cups, letters,
blazers, and all other rewards will
be presented and the managers and
captains OF next years teams viii be
announced.
Competition for the University
Cup win close then, when the
winner win be announced. So
far. EFTnyntrude Walden a lead
ing with 1S1 points and her
nearest opponent In Louise
Omwake. who has collected 124
counters. This cup Is awarded
annually to the coed who col
lects the highest number Of
points during the school year in
athletics.
The George Washington Univer.
sity tennis squad will meet the
American University team In a
return match this afternoon at 8
o'clock on the Monument courts.
The @ Street lassies took the first
encounter.
Eastern High sharp shooters
wrested victory from the Western
High School rifle team yesterday
afternoon when they shot score
of 955 to the 909 of the girls across
the creek. Venturs Jarrett. OF
Eastern, did the high scoring OF
the match by turning in a target of
1872. Three of her teammates tied
second by scoring one point less
than she did.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-13
Golfers Should
Learn Stynrie
Shot, Euans
BY Charles (Chick) Evans, il.

BY Charles tChlck) Evans, Jf.
Whether stymies are good golf
IL q much debated question. but
since stymies are played In ma.
tional events they must enter into
the calculations Of a golfer.
6tymies offer q difficult and an.
noying question TO every player
Of golf and find 1t hard to make
any good suggestions with which
experienced players at least are not
familiar. believe / can, how
ever, give some information on
this subject Of interest to expert.
enced players and very helpful to
beginners.
In a previous article on putting
we suggested the value Of the out
stroke which gives a curve to a
ball and allows a player to go
around a stymie. To execute this
out stroke Verdon, who does it
well, turns the face OF the putter
slightly outward-that is, away
from the hole. The face Of the
club Is kept at this angle clear
through the stroke and the mo-
ment the club face comes In con-
tact with the ball you draw the
club sharply across the ball.
All golfers have played base
ball some time or other in their
lives and they understand Civ.
ing the simple curves to q base
ball such as an incurVe and an
OutcuPve. This same spinning
motion which you used to give
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-13
Wide Goes to Texas
For Rice Relay Meet

NEW YORK, May 10. Edwin
Wide, crack Swedish runner, today
is en- route to Houston, Tex, where
he will compete in the Rice relays
in the first race of a nation wide
tour. On May % he will compete
at Los Angeles, on June 10 at
Minneapolis and on June IL at
Chicago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-13
I 81 n 10 R
GLLIBSSET
FOR YEAR

With seven entries already an.
nounced the Capital City Baseball
League is casting about for an
eighth team to fill out its senior
circuit. The teams now in line
are the Freers, who won the junior
title last season.. the Auths, de-
tending senior title holders: Term
final Ice Company, formerly the
Emithfields; st. Martins. Moose,
Falls Church, and Robins.
A meeting of the unlimited class
of the Capital City League will be
held Monday at the Jewish Com
munity Center.
The Petworth Senior League
will open its season Sunday
TremOnts VS.. Sport Marts,
Keanes vs.. TakOma Tigers and
Yorkes VS., KanaWIlas. The
winner Of the Petworth League
pennant will meet the Capital
City champions in a pOst-seasOn
series.
Some of the best sandlot base
ball of the season is being played
In the Colored Departmental League.
In the last battle the Veterans Blu
reaH walloped State Department,
to 8, Fox being the winning
pitcher. He had worthy rival in
Kaiser.
G. A. o., with only nine hits,
scored 13 runs to Interstate.s' in
the Government League. A six
run rally in the fifth clinched vic.
tory.
Judd and DetweiIer defeated
Chestnut Farms in the Mer-
chants League, to 6, in a
slugging duel. The winning run
came in the last inning. Crock
EFT and TWeedale led the win
ming attack.
Postoffice continued to triumph
In the Departmental League, scor.
ing four runs in the last frame to
beat G.. p. o., to 5. Lucas held
G. p. o. to four hits in eight in
nings.
Southern Railway made short
shrift of Railway Mail Service in
the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c..
A. League, score, II to Z.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-13
DIG At Or
FOR GRID

NEW YORK, May 1s.--The ap-
pointment Of William s. Langford,
Of Yonkers, N, r, as an arbiter to
direct the selection Of football Of.
ficials in games for the next two
years involving Yale, Harvard, and
Dartmouth may result in similar
action on the part OF other Eastern
colleges, it was learned today.
Representatives Of a dozen
Eastern colleges have been In
vited by Tad Jones, Yale coach,
to attend q meeting here tOmor-
row night, TO consider the Sc.
lection Of Dictator" to name
referees, uHnplres, and Iinesmen
for important Eastern games.
Indications were today that
LangfOrd, who Is secretary Of
the rules committee, would get
the post.
In the past. rival coaches have
selected their own officials. The
proposed innovation would prevent
any favoritism being shown In the
mater, it is felt.
Representatives of Pennsylvania,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-13

to D baseball will be impaired
to . golf ball as described
above produce the same kind
Of curves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-13

"As long as they keep on
razzing me / will believe that
i am q pretty fair ball player"
says Cobb. "When the Faxxing
stops I VIII know that j am
through"
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The tone Of the message can
be easily overlooked for the
good tidings It carries. 'Let
'em keep on razzing," says Ty.
Il hate to think OF the time
when they stop. That will be
my time to stop for good"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-13
George Dauss Back
With Detroit Club

DETROIT, May 10. George
Dauss, veteran highlander, is back
with the Tigers today.
Dauss was unable to report for
spring training on account of i'll.
ness which confined him to his
home in Indianapolis for three
months.