New Britain herald., 1927-04-16
S pc a king
of Sports
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


A number OF New Britain baseball
fans gave the Hartford Eastern leag-
uers the once over for the first time
TINS season at Clarkin field yester-
day. Springfield won a 10 inning
came by 4-3 score, but there were
fewer thrills in it than one might
expect by glance at the score.
Waddy" MacPhee. who is well
known to New Britain sports follow
RS as star football player, is at
second base Tor Springfield Mac
fhee played in the bacllfield with
George Mullisan's Waterbury Blues a
few seasons bach. He plays a fair
game at shortstop and second base,
nut is very gentle with the stick.
Billy Albert, Springfield left field
cr, has lost none of his feetness and
bids fair TO have his best season.
This youngster is one OF the best
outfielders the Eastern league has
ever been able to boast Of and is
probably the fastest man in the cir
dil1llOIl
these qualifications, he is a con-
sistent 800 hitter and Il dangerous
ulan at all times.
Big Nd Schinkel, Hartford left
fielder, is hitting them hard for SO
early in the season. He appears 10
be in fine condition and expects TO
have 4 good season. In yesterdays
game, he dropped a drive that should
have been an easy putout. but his
hitting paid up for the error.
Featherweights fighting in the
amateur ranks, all look alike to Bat
Battalino, Connecticut champion.
This was demonstrated clearly last
night in the tournament conducted
at Foot Guard hall in Hartford by
the Massasot A. c. when Battaino
knocked out Andy Callahan, New
England featherweight champion,
in the first round of their bout.
Callahan, a southpaw. showed
good stuff while he was on his feet
but right to the jaw finished him
and the fight was over.
The question has been raised as
to when Battalno will turn profess ,
sional, If he ever does so into the |
money-making ranks. In the circles !
which are close to the amateur sit /.
uation, it is believed that Battalino !
will remain in the simon pure ranks /,
until after the 1928 Olympics.
He Is entered In national cham |
pionships in Boston the 25th and !
10Th Of this month and SHOULD win .
the national title, he will probably |
be all set 10 become d member of .
The American amateur Olympic |
boxing team.
Pmkey kaufman, the weltcr-
weight, who has been winning con- !
siStently, is planning to turn pro in
the near future. He is about ripe
Tor the big time stuff, he thinks
and his hackers predict that he viii
20 a long way Up the ladder.
The first practice Of the Eddy
Glover post. American Legion base
bail team will be held this after
noon at $50 o'clock at Walnut Hill
park. Coach Larry Mangan will put
The boys through their PAGES rs a
iimhering up exercise for the COM
ing season.
No one could want for better
days than yesterday and today TO
start in the spring work of getting
inactive muscles and limbs worked
out for a hard baseball grind. Local .
teams are taking advantage of the
hallny weather and are getting in at
least one practice session over the
Weekend
The Herald" today is starting
an interesting series OF articles by
Grover Cleveland Alexander, vctcr-
an pitcher Of the St. Louis Cardinals
and hero OF last years world series,
on his 16 years as a pitcher, We
would recommend that all the
NouHSSttiS WHO are interested III
pitching, read these as they appear
from day to day.
There will be Il articles in all
and besides making interesting
reading, they give student pitchers
Il great insight into The clever way
one Of the worlds greatest pitchers
uses his brains in pitching a base
ball game.
MASS MEETING OF
FORMAL PROTESTS