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New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
RAIN NPOSTP0NES
 TENNIS TOURNEY
Annual Invitation Play to Be
 Started Today

Southampton, X. Y. Aug. 9 tP}-- The annual invitation tennis tourna- mcnt slated to start here yesterday. was postponed on account of rain until today. The first round matches will begin at 9 q. m.
 The following Americans are seed ed in the draw of G4 entries: Will liam T. Tilden 2nd, No. 1; George M. Lott. Jr.. Chicago. No. ?; Lewis x. White. of Austin Tex, No. 3: Dr. George King, of New York. No 4: John Doeg of Santamonica. Cal. No. j: Cranston Holman. of San Fran cisco. No. 6.
 Rene Lacoste and Jacques Brug- non of France. Were placed on a separate list in that order.
 The complete draw follows:
 Upper half: First round-William 'rilden vs. J. Van Allen, Melvin Par fridge vs. John Van Ryn, M. E. Beals vs. Y. Ohta, H. c. Some Ns. Louis Thalheimer, Cranston Hol- man vs, Bobby Sellers. Frank Bon- neau vs. Hugh G. M. Kelleher. Frank Shields Ns. Horace Orser. Winner Allison ys. Clarence |. Griffin, Lewis \. White vs. Louis Heyden. Nat w. Niles vs. Norval Craig, Elon II. Hooker vs. Brainer F. Whitbeck Jr.. Jose Alonzo vs. Miles P. Baker. Vel Ter B. Evans ys. Ned Herndon, Ben Gorchakoff vs. Berkeley Bell, John Barr vs. r. M. Lcnhart, Ludlow Van dcvcnter Ns. Jacques Brugnon.
 Lower half: First round-George Lott VS. Herbert l.. Bowman. T. Toba Ns. Carl Grey, sam Fitch vs Sandy Weiner, ogden Phipps vs Kenneth Abel. pr. George King vs. W. Thomas. Elmer Griffin vs. Dr. Carl Fisher. Fred C. Baggs vs. Ar mand l.. Bruneau. Jack Garretson vs. P. l.. kynaston, Julius Seligson vs. Allan Herington. Don Strachan Vs. Everett Smith, Dr. William Ros- cnhaum vs. Ed. ". Policeman, Lionel Ogden vS. Rene Lacoste.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
LEGION SCHEDULE
Program of Games in the Semi final and Final Games of State Boys League.

Tie schedule for the playoff in the American Legion State Boys Baseball League has been announced by the committee in charge in Dan bury. The games will be played during the sessions of the annual state department convention to be held in the Hat City" on August IS, 19 and 20.
 The New Britain team. winners of the championship in this district, will meet the Danbury team Thurs day morning. August IS at 10 o'clock, while New Haven will play Watertown also in the morning. In the afternoon, the winners of the two morning games will draw to see which one will play Taftville.
 The final game to determine the state championship team will be played Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Then will follow the interstate com petition in the preliminaries to the national championship play. All games will be played at Lee Field in Danbury.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
tBY BILLY ENANS)

One outstanding pitcher very often can keep club in the pen nant race. The Chicago Cubs have such person in Charley Root.
 During the first half of the season he registered l , victories and per haps saved 10 others in relief roles. He is one of the few pitchers in the majors with a chance to win 30 games, an almost unheardof feat in these days of the animated baseball.
 Last season the superb pitching of tories made Cleveland a strong pen nant contender. This season lhle has shown a complete reversal of form and the Indians are well down in the second division. Pitching means much.
 It is an interesting fact that Char ley Root. like George Uhle. came from the sandlots to the big show without any previous professional experience. Unlike Uhle, it was about four years before Root def nitely arrived.
 Seven years ago q scout of the St. Louis Browns saw Root doing his stuff in amateur circles at Mid dlctown, Ohio. He signed him. Re garded as not quite ready, Root was shipped to the Terre Haute club of the Central League for seasoning.
 Root spent the seasons of 1921 and 1922 doing his best to please the Terre Haute folks. He had req sonable success, since he had mark better than 800 for the two years spent there.
 The scouts then pronounced him ready and he was recalled by the Browns in 1923 He tarried for one season in the American League al though given but few opportunities to prove his worth He was usually dropped into some game that was hopelesslv lost. The records for the year charge him with four defeats and no victories.
 During that season I umpired per
 
 Root pitched from one to six in ninss. He showed me a corking good fast ball and q fair curve. I was surprised when the Browns parted with him in a trade with Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League. He looked far too promising to be- cast adrift in the minors.
 Two big years with Los Angeles in which he won 21 and 25 games respectively. stamped him as posi- lively ready for the big show He was recalled by Chicago at the close of the 1925 season.
 In his debut year with the Cubs he registered IS wins. r defeats. An improved curve with a good chang" Of pace and the same old fast ball of the St. Louis Browns days, made it apparent that he was soon destined 10 star in the National Lrag1le.
 The season of 1927 seems 10 be the big year. His fine pitching has supplied the Cubs with confidence in their real ability. The way he is travelling he should win 25 games and may reach the % mark.
 How interesting this all must be to Manager Dan Howley of the St. Louis Browns, What q valuable acquisition Root would be to the now leader Of tho club in his efforr 10 rebuild the team.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
AWAIT DRY WEATHER
Entrants in National Public Park Tennis Tournament Hope to start Play Today.
Play Today.

St. Louis. Aug. 2 LP-Twcnty- seven players who hoped to get off on the first round of the National Public Parks tennis tournament here waited for a drying sun today to put the courts in condition.
 With plenty of time to spend, the players and officials of the tourna- m"nt have tentatively formed an or ganization to be known as the Ma 'ional Public Parks Tennis associa- ton which they said was designed 10 permanently sponsor the annual competition.
 The association will petition the united States Lawn Tennis associa- ton for official recognition.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
POSTPONE CONTESTS
Game, in Rotary Boys League of Tomorrow to Be Played Friday Because of Track Meet.

The two games scheduled in the Rotary Boys league for tomorrow afternoon at Walnut Hill park wilt be played on Friday afternoon a, the same time instead of tomorrow. The contests have been set back because of the staging of the an nual playground track and field meet at Willow Brook park in the afternoon.
 Games scheduled for tomorrow are as follows: Willow Brook vs. Washington and Burritt vs. Smith.
 The two games in the Rotary Boys league scheduled to be play ed yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Walnut Hill park were post poned when a driving rain storm soaked the diamonds just prior to the starting time. Paradise Park was to have met the '. M. C. A. while the Boys club was scheduled 10 battle Nathan Hale. These games will be played at Walnut Hill q week from Friday.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
BOSTON RED SOX HAVE
 WON SIX GAMES IN ROW
Gain Another Victory By Joltng Tgers-Cleveland De- feats Senators Other Games Played In Nation al Or American League - Rain Forces Postpone ment of Five Contests - Chicago Cubs Remain Three and Half Games Ahead In Race.

By the Associated Press.
 The fast travelling Red Sox have run their winning streak to six games. The rejuvenated Bostonians gained another victory in their drive to climb out of the American league cellar by jolting the Detroit Tigers yesterday, 3-2. A home run by Harry Heilmann and doubles by Waner and Gehringer provided the Detroit runs. Boston put over the winning talley in the third when Myer scored from first as Regan's grounder rolled through Gehringer to the outfield. Shaute scattered the seven hits he allowed Washington and Cleveland won easily, 6-l. Walter Johnson held the Indians scoreless for the first five innings and then weakened.
 No other games were played in either the American or National league. Rain and wet grounds forced the postponement of five contests.
 The Chicago Cubs remained three and one half games ahead in the National league race and today had a double header planned with the Brooklyn Dodgers, from whom they won 12 of 13 games played. Joe McCarthy's team is beginning to look like the strongest in the race. The Cubs chances. however, probably will be decided on their next road trip. If the team can return to Chi cago still in first place it will have the drop on it's competitors as Chi cago will play 20 of it's last 26 games at home. The showing of the Cubs at home is unsurpassed in the Ma tional league.
 By a freak in the schedules. New York will be without major league baseball for two days. The Yankees have left on their third and final western tour: Brooklyn is at Chicago and the Giants do not open up their home stand until Thursday. The Yankees will be gone for 22 days, re- turning to New York August 31 for a game with the Red SoX.
 The Hugmen hit out for the road in an enviable position. Even though Washington should continue its pres ent 500 gait through the remainder of the season and the Yankees win only 19 of their remaining 47 con- tests. the best the Senators could do would be to tie for first place.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
League Standing

The Stanley Works baseball team Will play it's last regularly sched- uled game in the New Britain In- dustrial league tonight at 5:3O o'clock at Walnut Hill park when it battles the New Britain Machine team on Diamond No. 1. The Butt Makers are tied with the P. & F. Corbin team for first place in the league and they have an oppor- tunlty to go into the lead by half d game by winning tonight.
 The New Britain Machine team should prove to be a tough oppo- nent in this, one of the most criti- cal games of the season for the Stanley Works. A loss for the Laks street team tonight would put them down a peg in the race for the league pennant and would be a se- were blow to their victory hopes
 Without a doubt, Scott will oc- cupy the box for the Stanley Works tonight while Erny Anderson will throw for the Machine Co., Scott has been going at great pace in the Industrial league all season and with his mates working hard be- hind him, he has scored a goodly number of victories.
 Anderson has proved to be a source of annoyance to many of the teams in the league during the sea- sons play and although he hasn't had the support or the hitting strength behind him that other pitchers in the league have had, hs has always given a very good ac- count of himself and he proves to be d dangerous opponent for all opposition.
 The second game of the night will be played on Diamond No. 2 between the Union Works and the Stanley Rule & Level team. The Union management postponed the game with R. & E. last Thursday night because several players were not available but these have re- turned and the team is all set to make a second last attempt to win a contest in the league tonight.
 Both contests will be staged at 5;S0 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
RAIN STOPS GAMES
Teams in Inter- Church League tn-
 able to Stage Contests Because of

For the fourth time in succession rain interfered with the Inter- Church baseball league last night, and the three games scheduled to be played at Willow Brook park had to be postponed. The Trinity Metho dists took their game from kensing- ton as provided when the latter team dropped from the league. but the other teams could get not games worked off The situation is becom- ing desperate Only six nights of play remain before the end of the season, and there are now IS post poned games to be played off. Some teams have been idle for so long that their teamwork viii be far ,In- der par when they play again-the South church has been unable to take the field since July 15 and others are almost as badly off. Play offs of postponed games are being arranged, and managers of the teams are requested 10 inform the secretary of these in advance
 Another attempt 10 play will be liltie I lludS, "h'h iouf EdilltS are on the books. The First Lutherans have hard task before them when they play the Stanley Memorial nine on the grass diamond" The First Raptsts and Swedish Bethany com bination will meet on Diamond No ?. Diamond No. will be the scene of action between the Center Congre- gationalists and Evcryman's Bible Class. The St. Matthew's German Lutherans and south Church will go out fin the jungl"' and play off the game which was rained out on July %
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
PLAY C0LLEGlANS
Falcons To Tackle Strong Diamond Aggregation From Providence Next Sunday.

The Falcon baseball team will play the Collegians of Providence at St. Mary's field next Sunday after- noon. according to an announcement by Manager John Cabay today. The visiting team will be composed most- ly of members of the Providence college varsity team with several of the Brown university men on the squad.
 The team has had a long streak of victories during the present sea- son and according to advance in- formation, will be one of the strong est teams to face the local aggrega- tion in this city.
 The Falcons will practice Friday night of this week in preparation for the game.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS

Including Games of Aug. SN By the Associated Press.
 National Battlng-P. Waner, Pirates. .3S1 Runs-L. Waner, Pirates, sl. Hits-P. Wancr, Pirates, 165, Doubles-P. Waner, Pirates. 2o. Triples-P, Waner, Pirates. r. Homers-Williams. Phillies, g, Stolen Bases-Frisch. Cardinals, 30 Pitching-Benton, Giants, won g. lost 3.
 American Batting Athletics, .3g3. ituns-Ruth, Yankees. 110. Hits--Gehrig, Yankees, 157, Triples Manush. Tigers, IA Homers- Gohrig Yankees, g.. Stolen Basee-Sisier. Browns. 23. Pitching-Hadley. Senators, won 10. lost 2.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
PRINCE AT MATCHES
Wales is Expected to be Spectator at International Polo Clashes in WcStbUry.

New York. Aug. o--(Pl-The Prince of Wales is expected to be among the thousands who will wit ness the international polo matches between the United States and Eng land. Starting September 5 at the Meadow Brook club in Westbury, \ Y.
 The royal box is being completed. The field will have q seating capa- city of more than 40,000 persons.
 With the lineup of America's Big Four already determined and the British -in-India selection imminent, players Of both teams are at the intensive period of their training. Practice matches will be held every day this week,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
GAME IS POSTPONED

The game in the Junior City league scheduled between the American Legion and Y. M C. A. teams last night at s o'clock at Walnut Hill park, was postponed because of rain. A date for the game will be set at a conference between the managers of the two Omtflte.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
GIRLS PLAY TONIGHT

The game in the Girls Industrial Baseball League. which was post poned last night because of rain, will be played tonight at 6:30 o'clock at Walnut Hill park. The North X. Judd girls are to meet the Stanley Works.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09

z-Baited for Marherry in 7th.
 zz-Batted for Burke in 9th.
 Cleveland ono no- on1 4. Washington oo1 eno oo
 Two base hits-Ri"e. M, Nesy. Autry. Echfodt' fonsecH. Tllre base hit--Autry. uouole p'aEs- Bluege to Harris 10 Judge: Marperfy to Judge to Reeves to Judge stolen base-McNeely. Sacrifice Fnnset.a Left on bases Cleveland &. Washington !. Base on balls-Off Shaute ;. Johnson Marberry ,, Burke l. Struck out-Rv shaute g. Johnson 1. Marberry 3. Hits orr Johnson in 1-3 inning. Ma.be,rv l Tn 2-S. Burke in 2. Hit by pitcher By Johnson tJamiesom. Losing pitcher -Johnson mptres-Owens and Orinshy Time-l:iS
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
Ttoals
N-Batted TOT StuEtf m NH,
 Xx-Batted for Wnodali in 9th.

N-Batted TOT StUEtf m NH.
 xx-Batted for Wnodall in 9th.
 z-Ran for Hofmauu in 1th.
 Detroit 06O loo o1h-2 Boston 021 GOO 00X--2
 Iva base hits-Warner. Gehrinpcr. Thre base hit-Regan. Home run-Heil- mann stolen haSes--Mc cManus. Shaner, Todt. Sacrifice--Ruffing. Double plays Neilmann to Neun: Rothrock to Nyer to Todt. Left on bases--Detroit 6, Boston ,. Base on balls Off StOnar l Ruffing 1. Sturck out-By Stoner 1, Ruffing l. Hits Off Stoner in innings. l in l. Hit by pitcher--By Stoner tMyer,; by RUi ling (Neunt. Losing pitcher Stonrr. Um- pires-Dincen and Nallin Time-1 ;49S
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
Fights Tonight

Army Air Service experts say that 90 per cent of airplane accidents are directly traceable 10 human error and only 10 per cent are due to me Chanical defects.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09

STANLEY WORKS TO PLAY
 NEWMATIC TEAM TONIGHT

Butt Makers to Put Up Desperate Fight In Last Game of Season - Schedule In Industrial League Ends On Thursday Night-Union Works to Meet Stanley Rule In Second Game-P & F. Corbn Team Slated to Battle Fafnrs In Final Contest.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09

The cost of living in England ls lower than a year ago.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

By the Associated Press Ruflalo-'rommy Loughran, Phila- delphia. defeated Benny Ross. Buff falo G2).
 Fights Tonight New lork-Tony Canzoncri vs Eddie Anderson G0D.
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Action Expected
From Amateurs

Strong competition is expected IN
Saturdays amateur league games.
With the schedules rapidly drawing
to a close, the teams in the ma
iority of the circuits are closely
punched and some fast ball is looked
to as the nine makes the
final gallop down the home stretch
Saturdays complet program:
CAPITOL CITY. LEAGUE
Mormon VS.. L P and L.. FIT. Harrison.
Polk Milk VS.. FIT. Harrison at Fiversioe NO.
st1Ttz VS.. Thos. Madden at Riverside No. g..
FRATERNAL LEAGUE
CLASS A
q A. !. Tire VS.. Printeds at Riverside NOT
Capitol Diaries VS.. Armory at Riverside
sahara :. arotto vs.. Hornaday Milk at River
000 Cooperative LEAGUE
GLASS A.
Roberts Milk VS.. E. C. Atkins at River
FIRST Baptist. vs. shinola at GARFIELD No. 3;
Ni'ei'''' BIG SIX LEAGUE
GLASS A
Illinois Central VS.. Press Assistants at
Fletcher Savings vs.. Van Camps at Rho
dius No. 2.
Seventh Christian VS.. State Highway al
Brookside No. 2.
CITY LEAGUE
GLASS A
Link Belt VS.. st. Johns at Garfield No; z.
S. I, g. W. VS.. K. OF G. at Rhodius No; l.
U1ited, Brethren vs. Emerson at Jameson
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
CLASS A.
Central Christian VS.. Memorial at Willard
Zion vs.. Victor at Riverside No. 10.
Riverside VS.. Woodruff at Riverside No. 5.
MANUFACTURERS LEAGUE
GLASS A.
Freshmen VS.. lockwood at Garfield No. /.
Tuxedo Baptist VS.. Talge Mahogany at
Spades No. /.
Drop Forge vs. Rub-Tex at Riverside No. 8.
ALL-BAPTIST LEAGUE
Southport VS.. Beech Grove at Southport.
Garden VS. Tuxedo at Mars Hill.
Temple VS.. Westview at Bridgeport.
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CoIumbia's Victory and Bill
TiIden's Defeat Provide
More Evidence.
FIsTIc FANS WONDER
1927 Apparently Poor Year
for Luminaries.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
United Press STAFF Correspondent

NEW YORK, July l.-Columpla S
surprising victory in the intercol-
legiate rowing championships at
Poughkeepsie, coming after an I'M
expected string of early season up
sets, contributed more evidence that
this is a poor year for champions
and big stars.
Bobby Jones lost his American
open championship with display
of anything but good golf and thS
odds are against him when he de-
tends his title in the British open
tournament. With more practice
he may be in better form, but the
law of averages, at least, will be
against him.
Mrs. Molla Mallory, the American
tennis champion, was defeated at
Wimbledon by Betty. Nuthall, the
child wonder of the British courts,
and Mrs. Kathlene McKane God
free, the British champion, also was
beaten.
Tilden Also Fails
Bill Tilden, former world cham
pion. failed in his attempted come
back in Paris and Wimbledon and
his failure to reach his old time
form puts the Davis Cup in Jeop-
ardy.
Yale lost the first boat race to
Harvard in six years and was also
beaten by Princeton. Washington,
a rowing power of similar rating in
the Far West, was beaten by Cali
fornia in the Pacific Coast cham
pionship race and was second to
Columbia at Poughkeepsie. The
Navy, which had been well-played
favorite all season, also had heavy
fall by finishing very poor fourth
in the big championship.
Southern California, which had
been dominating the intercollegiate
track and field, also was bumped
when Stanford won the title, but
the Coast still has claim to merit
in the possession of the track cham
pions and the second and third
crews.
Sport Fans Wonder
With all those upsets, sports fol-
lowers are beginning to wonder If
Gene Tunney is on the way out OF
the heavyweight championship. Fol-
some reason, hard to explain, Tun-
ney never has been highly re-
garded champion.
His victory in Philadelphia last
year was attributed to the belief
that he wasn't so good and that
Dempsey was terrible.
Dempsey and Sharkey are now
training for fight that is expected
to make the winner logical chal-
lenger for a championship match
later in the season. If the winner
should make a great fight, especially
Sharkey, Tunney might go into the
ring with the odds against him.
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With Seni-Pros
and Amateurs

Dady A. c.s will play at whitestown
meet at 1913 oliver Ave, at noon. A meet
ing will be held at 8 p; m. a game is de-
sired for July II. Address Basil Flint, at
the above address.
The newly organized American Shoe Re
builders will play the Y. M. S. nine at
GARFIELD Park Sunday and the Riverside
A. AS at Riverside Monday. Rebuilders
with a revamped lineup OF former high
book games with fast State teams: Write
3737.
Fideltis have an open date Sunday and
are holding a park permit for Garneld
Park Strong city clubs are requested TO
call Drexel 52Se-R and ask for Mike.
Oak Hill NJ; AS. will play ct Helmsburg
report at the corner at 10 a. m.
Acme A. AS, local semi-pro team. is
without a game for Sunday and would like
TO hear from some fast State OF local
club. Last Sunday the Acmes downed
the Dady A. G.. to I. Hurt. Acme piteheE'
The manager Of the Uniyersals is asked to
get in touch with the Acmes. For games
call Belmont 3l40-R and ask for Bill.
indianapolis Cubs will play the River
side A. AS at Riverside diamond No. at
3 p. m. Sunday. Last Sunday the CUBS de-
feated the Tigers. TO 3. The Cubs have
with fast teams are wanted. Address W.
L. Deatrick. 1914 River Ave, or call Bel
mont O809
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Walker Still Wears CrotDn

rise no more. The bout was sched-
uled for twenty rounds.
About $4,000 persons paid 100000
to see the fight.
Archie Bell, American bantam
weight, outpointed Kid Pattenden
of England, ten rounds; George
Cook of Australia obtained tech
nical knockout against Ted Sand
wilma of Germany in three rounds.
Teddy Baldock and Johnny Cuth-
bert fought a six-round draw after
the main bout.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-01
MEET IN FINAL MATCH

Katherine Wolf and Jack Roberts
advanced into the final round of the
mixed doubles in the city tennis
championship tournament Thursday
by defeating Dorothy Stephenson
and Julius Sagalowsky in straight
sets, 6-3, Ga.
Roberts and Miss Wolf were to
play Lou Adams and Bud Marley
in the final match today.
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More Members
for Fed Body

The membership of the Amateur
Athletic Federation. of Marion
County, recently organized her, has
been augmented by all indianapolis
city recreational centers. Jesse Nc
Clure, recreation director, and Rob-
ert Nipper, in charge Of Fairgrounds,
have been elected on the board of
governors of the A. A. F.
The ffiliation of the various recre-
ational centers will make a number
of swimmers and other athletes
eligible for competition in the A. A.
r. events.
A special silver cup has been
offered for the first recreation CEN
ter swimmer finishing in the river
swim July 10.