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New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
FLETCHER SELECTED TO
 MANAGE CLEVELAND TEAM
Four Big League Outfits Now Are
 Fixed for Managers Next
St GSoIl.

New York. Dec. $ iF}- Selection of Arthur Fletcher as manager of the Cleveland Americans hes filled out new pilots for four major league clubs in l@2S.
 The other appointments. announc- cd previously, ind Bill Mckcchnle directing the dcstinics of tn" Card nals, Jack Slattery al the helm ol the Braves and Burt Shotton guid- ing the Phillics.
 Flctch,r's appointment by Gensr- al Manager Billy Evans of the h. diaus at Dallas yesterday met with the approval of Miller HuEgins oi the Yankees who is attending thu" baseball Confab there. Fletcher was coach for the Nauks during the last canpaign but his assuming the man agrrship of the Indians was agree able to Higgins.
 FlctChcrs first professional game was in 1907 with CollinSrill", lnd'' inc town where he was born years ago From 1909 10 1920, Fletcher gained fame with the Giants as one of the best shortstops in the leagne. In a deal for Dave Bancroft, fl'tch- cr went to the Phiilies, where ne played short until the opening o' the l4gg campaign when he was made manager of the Phils. He was plot of Philadelphia up to the close ol the 1926 season. after which he was signed as New York coach.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

The former champion Is in great is out to moasur" Record in the first round if possible Johnny Walker one Of the best 155 pouHlals in thn business, will be the opponent Of Harry Srcgho Srorhe was formerly a member or the Boston team and he and Walker well know each other. Both look for | Eruclling batch. Jack Ecnault will face Johnny Clrcb and the local boys hopes of winning are bright.
 A card Of l- bouts ha5 been pre- pared by th" officials of the Mo hawk 4. (. and every one of them appears 10 b. a good locking match, From the entries r"c"Iv ], there VIII bc plenty of punches thrown during tho evening pnn bout especially has taken jo tho popular fancy and that is the bout carlod between Joe big r1l Of Waterbury and Ray Taylor of TerryN,lu Both boys are ken for victory and ai,houLh piEuHl holds the fayorit- oFrr his opponent Fay Ior should prove to he d tough GUS toner.
 Waterbury, Hartford, Now Britain and Bristol will all ho represented on tho cGrd and these ln'nr-city matches should mnE" tho tourna- ment ono ot the b,st of tho year,
 Tho first bout will take place al $40 o'clock with the others follow
 Ing in lose orIur
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
LAMAR AND F0URNIER
 AGAIN WITH SAME CLUB
BaSgb ball Shifts in Majors Has Reunited Two Old Time
 ClubmateS.

New York. Dec. 8 tP) - Baseball shifts in the major leagues have re- united two former Yankees players after a lapse of a decade.
 Outficldcr Bill Lamar, newly ac- quired by the Newark Internationals, will be in the same lineup once again with Jacques Fournier, first base man. Both played with the Yankees of 1918.
 Surrounding himself with votcr- ans, Manager Walter Johnson hopes to revive a p"nnant winner for the Newark club. which has had only one championship in the lntorna- tional wheel, back in 1913.
 lndor the ownership of Paul Flock, newspaper publisher. the Ncwarll entry looks forward 10 q new lease of life.
 Fournicr had played with five ma- lor league clubs, tn" White SoX, Nanks, Cardinals, Robins and the Braves. He broke into the big leagues with the White SoX in 1912.
 Last season, Connie Mack of tn" Athletics sold Lamar 10 the Sena- tors. Lamar held out for a bonus which vas refused. President Clark Griffith suspcnding him instead. La mar has been in pro baseball for l3 vars, serving the Athletics. Red SoN Yankees. Robins and Senators. II" also played with the Haldmor" and Rochester 1ntcrnationals and the To- lcdo and Louisville American asso- Ciatiou clubs.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
TABS QUINTET ID
 PLAY PLAINFIELD
ConquerOrS of New Britain Team
 Here Again Saturday

An idea of how well the Tabs basketball team compares with the All-New Britain team of the Connec- tiCut state Basketball league will be had Saturday evening at the Y. M T. X. X B, society hall when the plalnfield quintet which last Satur- day nOsed out the All-Ncw Britains by q two point margin will be the Tabs opponents.
 Members of the north end team are hopeful that they will revenge New Britain for it's loss last week by defeating by a decisive score, one of Connecticut's leading profcssion- al teams.
 Last Saturday, the All-New Brit ain team fought hard battle with the Plaintield team and was defeated in the final minute of play. The Tabs are confident of victory since the members have found themselves and a great deal Of team work was exhibited in the game against the Meriden lnsilcos at the Tabs hall Saturday.
 Knowing that it means a repufa- ton for them if they defeat the Plaintiold team. the members will go into the game fighting. As several ombinations were worked success fully against the Insilcos, it Is prob- able that the lineup will not be definitely set until after the practice game with the Landers, Frary X Clark team Of the industrial league tonight at ti-, society hall
 The following men will make mp the roster of the Plainfcld team: "Whitay" Bernot, formerly of Brooklyn, Boston and Baltimore of the American Basketball league; Brusso. who played whirlvind game in this city last Saturday; Roy Dissinger, formerly Of the University of Pennsylvania, Johnstown. Pa. Big Five champions for 5 years; Leo Normandin. formerly of the New York Celtics; Madden who has play ed on the best teams around Hart ford and rated as one of the fastest players in the Philadelphia league of last year and Stavinitsky, speedy center.
 Preliminary Game
 The Polish American club of Thom psonvilln will be the attraction that the Burritt A. C. team will have as it's opponent in the preliminary game. The Burris suffered defeat last week but tho players have been working hard under the direction of Manager Saunders and they are con tidcnt of returning 10 winning form.
 Dick Dillon will referee both games and dancing will follow.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
$4C,C00 in Purses for
 Golfers in Florida

Miami Beach, Fla, Dec. tIP)- Approximately S40,00o in prizes will be given professional golfers who spend the first thrc" months of the 1928 season in the south at their paStirnc.
 Starting New Years da" with the Miami amatcurpro meeting. the season will continue over q three months period, closing with the north and south tournament at Pine hurst. \. C.
 The schrduel of open tournaments included Miami open, at Miami: Florida open, place unannounced; international four ball matches, at Miami: Nassau open, at the Baha- mas; Texas open. at san Antonio; Atlanta open. and north and south open. at pinchurst.
 The biggest cash prize Is sl2.oOO to be divided at the Atlanta meet. The date has not been announced.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
ARMY IS BACK IN
 LEAD IN LEAGUE
Church Bowling Teams Score
 UpSets During Week Of Play

The Army moved into the lead in tin" Inter-C Church bowling league this week when the St. Matthew's Ger man Lutherans collapsed before the louble onslaught of the Bach Male chorus, During the past two weeks the new leaders have plodded along and been content to take two out Of three cames.jn each match rolled at the Palace alleys. but the St. Matts struck q disastrous snag in the Bach five and dropped five out Of six games to them within a fortnight. The present standing shows the Ar my leading by one game.
 Third place is now held by four deadlocked teams-the Orchestra, First Lutherans. Navy. and Bach chorus. The latter two teams pulled up to q level with the former pair by good bowling during the two- week period. The South Congreca- tional church is but one game be- hind this quartet. packing seven teams within the space of ] F games of each other. The old league rec ords still stand. The standing and records.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
Basque Woodchopper Is
 After Reinstatement

Sew York, Dee. 8 P-Paulino 'zcudun, the Basque wood chopper, i:, seeking permanent reinstatement from the New York state athletic commission preparatory to arrang ing a transforming tour during the winter months.
 In anticipation of favorable ac- tion by the boxing fathers, Pauline plans 10 stage his first bout in Philadelphia, on December 26. His next engagement is down for Janu- .ary 9 in Pittsburgh and aftcr that he proposes to box in Cleveland and Detroit. His opponents have not yet been selected.
 Pauline was rcinstatcd only for his recent fight with Johnny Risko after drawing a suspension for fall- ing to meet Phil Scott, British heavyweight champion.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
LOCALS ID PLAY
 WATERBURY FIVE
New Britain Basketball Team in
 First Home League Game
League Standing

The New Britain basketball team will play it's first home game in the Connecticut State Basketball league | against the Waterbury team at the Stanley Arena. Saturday night. Fri i day night the local team will meet the Atlas of New Haven at the New ! Haven Arena in another league con- ] test.
 1 New Britain made an suspicious i entry into the league last week by i defeating the Hartford Yankees in an overtime game and because Of l the closeness of the scores of all l games played in the league so far | this year. the team will have plenty of work to do Saturday night. The Waterbury team. combina- l ton of the pick Of both the Brook lvn A. C. five and the St. Joseph s 1 team of last year, IS one of the strongest in tho circuit. Already tn" 1 Brass City quintet has tumblcd the Mcridrn Endens by a close score and | although the quintet also lost one contest. the defeat was matter of only q few points.
 | The lineup Of the visiting aggre- eation is studded with the names ot favorites of q few years back ana on taking the floor, it will look llke the whirlwind team developed in the Brass City a few years ago. Billv Dunn and Heinie Darlington will be at forwards with McNalnafa' who rates as one of the best centers in the state, at the pivotal posl'lch' NIagner, former |. of Penn. star and Sheehy. ono of the most clever ball handlers in the game Will De at cuards. Wall and Grady. both or whom are well known to local tans will make mp the reserve strength
 With this team facing II, N'W Britain will have to travel at top speed every minute. The deieat su'- fereds at the hands of the crafk Plainfeld crew at the arena last Saturday night Is considered by many 10 be the best thing that couId have happened to the local team De- cause it is bound to make the p'dA CTS work all the harder to win ihcir league contests.
 New Britain's lineup will contain inc names of all of it's first strlnS rlayers at the start. Sloman ana Rubenstein will be at forwards "i'n Jimmy Zakzewski at center ana Captain Butsy Sturm and Leary at guard. Hoist. Cassidy and klldnlf will form the reserve squad.
 New Britain stands tied with Ne" Haven for first place. each team having won a game and lost none and Friday nights battle will be a sizzling one. The New Haven crew is q strong one having Pite and lCohcn at forwards, Trupin at cen- ter and Gordon and Chadys at guards.
 The preliminary game Saturday night will be between two teams from the Girls Industrial league. The main contest will get under way about 2 o'clock. Dancing will fol- low
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
Standing
Last Nights Results Holyokc :, Meriden s. Waterbury 2. Wallinsford ?.

The New Britain roller hockey team will meet the Waterbury quintet in an American Roller Hockey league contest tonight at the Stanley arena on Church street. 4 double feature is being presented to- night in the appearance of the citys best amateurs against the pick of polo players in Merden.
 The Brass City team is one of the strongest in the league following tho Shakeup after last Saturdays meet ing and New Britain will have to travel at top speed to win. The rush line will have Davies and Harkins as an offensive machine. Davies is as fast as any rusher in the game while Hardy, thc veteran of the league Of l 6 years ago. has lost none of his ability as player Red" bonnclly will be at center with Bar. ney Doherty. also 2 former star in days gone by at halfback and Jetts at goal.
 New Britain will present against this powerful combination its first line team of Pierce and Alexander at rushcS, Boucher at center, Muir. head at halfbacll and Rlount at goal. Since It's reorganization over the weekend, the local quintet has not been going so well. It lost it's first two starts, one last Monday night to Holyoke in an overtime battle and another on Tuesday night to Wall lngford. and the team is due to break into the win column tonight.
 The amateurs to appear in the preliminary game tonight include the l'usari brothers, Jack and Pete, Jimmy Clinton, l.aWlor and Red" Bayer. Lawlor is former halfback with the New Haven team while Bayer. until recently was goal tender for Holyoke. Jack and Pete Fusari have appeared ill the league as ex- tra men several times so far while Clinton last year was a member of the Meridcn team.
 The crew will battle the pick of Meriden's amateurs and the pre- Iminary game is expected to be . battle of parts. Most of the Silver City players have appeared here in games with other teams this season and their ability is well recognized.
 The first game will take pace at s o'clock with the second contest get ting under way about 3 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
SEEK REVISION
 0F DRAFT PACT
Minor Club Owners Threaten to
 Terminate Agreement

Dallas. Texas, Dec. S LN-Pro- league draft agreement was the out standing question remaining before the National Prof Ssionai Baseball association at the final sessions of it's convention here today.
 Discussion Of the draft rules yes torday brought threats from some minor club owners to terminate the agreement, Arguments finally center cd on how long the agreement made seven years 1Co was intended to run. One faction contnnded it was supposed to terminate this year. while another group quoted q section of the pact indicating it was 70 re main in effect during the life of kenesaw Mountain Landis commis- sioncr of baseball.
 Under the present agreement. minor clubs can be forced to sell promising players. under certain conditions, to the majors. or clubs of higher classification.
 Several minor leagues never have accepted the draft pact. Due to q shortage ot players, however, these circuits have been forced 10 accept men from the majors under the draft conditions.
 The draft problem finally was sub mitted to a committee for discussion and presentation today in the form of a resolution
 Questions of salary limitation, options and bonuses also precipitat.- ed long discussions.
 Recommendations for increases in Class B, C and D leagues waS another subject before the constitutional committee.
 Under the proposed new schedule Class E leagues would be permitted to pay up 10 s4,500 and would be fined S3,500 for violations of the rule. Class C would enjoy S3.200 limit and face S2.500 fine for viola = tions while the limit in Class D would be S2,700 with a fine Of S1,5o0. Class A leagues are permitted to set their own salary standards under the constitution.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

hands tomorrow night. He meets Frank Rychlak of Boston who only last Thursday hayoed Jack Beasley of New Haven in the first round. The quick ending of the bout has proved to be tho hombshell in anna teur boxing iu this state because Beasley, the Elm City colored bat tier, was considered to be unhcata- ble especially since he decislvely trimmed Champion Jack Kelly q lit tie more than q month ago.
 Rychlak hits like a battering ram and it will take all of Kelly's clever ness to eyade his Well-aimed shots. Tho manner in which he polished off Bcasley scoring the first knockout ever suffered by the New Havencr proves him to be a dangerous man.
 Oscar Record will meet Howard anl this should be a pretty battle,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
Phi! Scott Is Halted
 In His Third Start

Cleveland. C.. Dee. > NPD-Phil Scott. neayyvright champion Of E0elaud last night Was halted d second tune iu ais btd for American Hstic houors vhru Johnny I;isho, ot Cleveland, won ;..r decision in ten rounds.
 Scott tool; q terrific hatterIng in the final rounds and Nos knocked down m tta srycnrl lie "as Ur, however without a count.
 Lope T,ror1. Filipino lightweight won on a technical knockout from Stanley Loyaza, lightweight cham r.on of Chile, in the seventh round of the ln round semi-fraL
 Doninick Tctronc, New York ban talnwe. sht. won the decision over Willie smith Of Johanncsburg.
 Al Tlipoii, Now York fcfthrr- weight. won from l'aston Charles, or France m siN rounds.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
ARRAY OF BOXING STARS
 TO APPEAR FRIDAY NIGHT
Quartet of Boston Amateurs to Meet Connecticut Battlers at Tabs Hal-Jack Kelly Faces Man Who Knocked Out Jack Beasley - Howard, Seeche and Clnch to Attempt to Repe Invaders - Card of 12 Bouts PEanned-InterCity Matches.

The greatest lineup of amateur boxing stars to appear this season on any single night in this city, will take part in tho Mohawk A. [. anna teur fight tournament to he staged tt the Tabs hall Friday night when a team of four battlcrs from Bos- ton makes q concerted invasion of Connecticut. Jack Kelly, state mid dleweight chawpion, of Waterbury; Joe Howard former s','" middle weight title holder and Harry Seecho Of Hartford and Johnny Clinch Of this city, arc the Nu'mog State boxers who have been picked 10 set the visiting boys back 2 peg,
 Kelly. according 10 reports, has the hardest task ot them all on his
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
GRID COACHES MEET

Portland, orc.i Dec. ttP)- Representing 10 colleges of the Pa cihc coast Intercollegiate conference. 39 football coaches, graduate mana gers and faculty advisers were regis tered here for the annual meeting of the confcrenc which starts today.
 Tn coming session would be q peaceful one, coaches predict, Ar engagements of games and discussion of eligibility rules will be the main discussions.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
TAYLOR YS. CARLEY
Hartford Weltcrweight Sensation to Meet Champion Of Massachu- setts Tonight.

Hartford, Dec. Silly Taylor. former Hartford high football cap tain, who is sweeping through all opposition in welterweight division in amateur ranks, mets a hard test tonight at the Massasoit A. C.'s weekly show at Foot Guard hall. His opponent will be LeRoy Carley. state welterweight champion of Massa- chusetts. who Is leading a six.man team from the Bay State. Taylor de feated Seeche at Manchester Tues day night. Vic Morley, Pancho VII la. Johnny Gusta. Harry Seechs and Ray Strong will be pitted against the Massachusetts team and there will be several inter-city bouts.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

ha was granted an award for 'un- uslial accomplishments under trying couljtions' by professors on the committee, thus showing that to all ly sin"
 And as an ending Coach Dean Cromwell. his mentor. speaks:
 AS surely as l know my name, I know that next season Lee will break the worlds pole vault record"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
EAGLES WIN GANIF,

The Eagle A. C. basketball team of this city defeated the Iriqnois A. C. of Hartford last night by the score of II 10 20. The Eagles show cd superiority in every department Of the game. The Eagles would like to hear from any team in the state in the 16 to IT year old class. All game must he played on the road. Manager J. Colwick, 200 South Main street
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
G,GHTS lA$1 N2NlGHT&;zE,:Aa S
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 Clcveland-Johnny Risko, Clcve- land, defeated Phil Scott, Great Brit ain, I0). Lopc Tencrio, Philippines won a technical knockout over Stanislaus Loayza, Chile, (O. Dom mick Petorne, New York, won from Willie smith, European bantam weight champion, G0).
 New Nork-Benny Touchstone Florida. knocked out Tiny Jim Her man. Omaha. Neb., (3). Ted Sand wina. Sioux City, la, stopped Pietro corrl, New York, t5).
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

High individual single <N. Wright, Stanley Mcmorial-14S.
 High individual three string - Murphy, F. B. C. Army-357.
 High team single-E. B. (. Army -5Go.
 High team three string-E. B. C. Army-l, ,654.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
TRAVEL BY PLANE
Manager John J. NcGraw of New York Giants Predicts Teams VIII Take to Air Soon.

New York, Dec. s tIp--Baseball teams in the not so distant future will do all their travelling by air. plane, predicts Manager John J. Me- Graw of the Giants.
 Tt is the safest method of travel there is," said McGraw. who has done considerable globe trottine. "I have been up 40 or 50 times. l al ways fly from Key West to Havana. I shall be perfectly willing to trans port my team by airplane as soon as they perfect ships with four or more motors. I don't have SO much confidence in single otored planes V
 McGraw did not indicate how his players felt about the idea,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
ROLLER HOCKEY QUINTET
 BATTLES WATERBURY TEAM

Double Feature to Be Presented at Stanley Arena Pick of Amateurs of City to Play Meriden Stars Brass City Outfit Reorganized with New Haven Men Added to Lineup - Local Crew Out to Win Game Tonight-First Contest to Start at O'Clock
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

A dime that was coined In 17S3 Is now valued at $500.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

Large circus tents cost from s1o,-' 900 to $16,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
NEGLECT CHARGED
IN A|RPLANE CRASH
Two Enlisted Men Accused of
Responsibility in Death of
Commissioned Officer.
By the Associated Press.


SAN DIEGO, Calf, January "a
What is said to be one OF the nrst
general court -martials held in the
Navy in which enlisted men We're
charged directly or indirectly, through
alleged neglect of duty, with being
responsible for the death of commits
stoned officer in an airplane crash, is
now under way at the North Island
Naval Air Station.
The enlisted men who are facing a
general court martial are r.. A.
Hauser, aviator chief maChinist mate,
and G.. w. Sheridan, chief machinist
mate. They are charged with having
been responsible for the condition of
the Curtiss fighting plane in which
Lieut.. Charles o. Ferrenz of fighting
plane squadron 2, battle fleet,
crashed to his death at Long Beach
during the fleet maneuyers of Decem-
Der IL last.
An investigation of the plane, fol
lowing the crash, is alleged to have
resulted in finding that the fiipper
wires of the controls had not been
securely fastened
Hauser and Sheridan are being
tried separately. 1t is understood that
both pleaded not guilty to the
specific charges of neglect of duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
BIELASkI BLAMED
FOR RUM ACQUITTALS
La Guardia Says Under-Cover
Agents Character Prejudiced
Jury Against Prosecution.

By the Associated Press.
A statement that the character of A.
Bruce Rieiaski, Government under
cover prohibition agent influenced
New York jury in its refusal to find
verdict of guilty against the IA de-
PENDANTS in the CoStello-Kelly case has
been made by Representative La
Guardia. Republican, New York, in
letter to Secretary Mellon.
He quoted the Secretary as saying
in a recent letter to the House judi.
ciary committee that the work of Mr..
Rielaski has been exceedingly fruit
ful." that Bielaski had produced
number of trials and convictions, and
that the case now on trial in New
York against the Costello Kelly rum
ring is another"
Pointing out that of the ii indicted.
eight were acquitted, while on six the
Jury disagreed the New York member
declar red he was nov reliably in.
formed that the jury disagreed solely
on account of the character of the
Government witness"
Il take this opportunity. he added,
ito again call TO your attention the
in1Droper use of Government funds by
under-cover men, and the custom of
themselves setting up and operating
places for the unlawful sale of liquor
and the ramifications conducive to
blackmail, oppression and abuse of the
law which has developed from this
vicious system"