New Britain herald., 1927-05-04

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 Bat Battalino is destined to turn professional in . month or 70, ac. 'ording to the information that we ave received from a very reliable ource. He will fight . few more yhts as an amateur but, as Is evil ent, he believes that competition in >e simon-pure ranks wilt be very sarce for him in the future.
 Bats appearance in this city to- rDrrow night to be introduced for th first time since he won tho na- tinal title in Boston. will mark ppbably his last appearance in this ely as an amateur. He has been hNhly honored in Hartford and 1t 1s,nly right that New Britain should h~e . share in giving him the pludits duo him.
 His record of four knockouts in te four battles in the champion slip tournament has never been e,ualled in Boston. and he proved tt be the sensation of the entire tournament.
 We were told yesterday that Bat taino would never get by in the professionals because he has no sdence. The critics said the same thing about "Kid" Kaplan. but Kap-' lm won the featherweight cham ponship of the world and Billy Gib- sen predicts that he will be the next lightweight champion.
 Fight fans are wondering when lilly Wallace. who scored | knock ost over Kaplan last December, will meet the Kid" again. Billy Gib- Stn will either get Wallace into the ring with Kaplan or he will chase him out of the ring.
 Kaplan declared after that knock. out that he would chase the next fighters he met out of the ring. He is making good that promise. His work against vaccarelli in New Haven Monday shows that he Is go- ing to waste no time with any op- ponent.
 KAplan is bound to meet Sammy Mandell who holds the title of lightA weight champio at tho present time and when he does, our bet will be on the Meriden battler. We have always believed, though many will disagree with us. that Kaplan is the greatest fiighter people in this sec- tion of the country will ever see.
 Slowly but surely Connecticut fans arc awaking to the fact that Kaplan is g lighter though the scarcity of the applause given him in New Haven last Monday night. shows that he hasn't yet gained any great popularity.
 Tho Falcon baseball team will practice at St. Mary's field tonight at o'clock.
 Manager Dan Killarney of the All-kensington baseball team an- nounced today that he had secured Bucholz to pitch the opening game against the Falcons Saturday after noon. Bucholz was poison" to the Falcons last year.
 The Remington team will play the West Ends of Willimantic in the Thread City Sunday afternoon.
 It certainly was a pleasant break in favor of tho New Britain High school team to have Al Havlick come through So strongly IS a pitcher.
 Al was the tough luck athlete at the school last year when he just fell short of . place on thu regular basketball and baseball teams.
 Hard work this year brought him a regular position at forward in basketball and a regular position either in the outfield or at pitch in baseball.
 Stanley Partyka will be used on the pitchers slab against St Thom- as seminary Thursday afternoon.
 DENY VICTORY CLAIM
 The Tigers A. c. baseball team deries that the Mount Pleasants de- feated them according to 8 story published. The claim of tho Tigers