davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
DIRECTORS BACK
CHICAGO AS SITE
Chicago Looms as Probable
Choice for Title Bout

Chicago, July 80 Rl-The pros
poets for Chicago's selection as the
Dempsey-Tunney fight site doomed
brighter today on the heels Of Tex
Richards announcement that the
board of directors Of his Madison
Square Garden corporation had wir-
ed its support of his judgment.
Richard, shortly before receiving
the telegram, was Informed that a
petition for an order restraining him
from use of the Soldiers Field sta
dunn would be withdrawn, removing
another obstacle and leading him to
remark: I'm sure happy man to-
day for it certainly looks like Chi
cago has captured the big fight"
The petition had been filed by j.
Kentner Elliott, an attorney, who
said that in view of public favor for
the fight the action would not be
pressed.
Tex said that unless other un-
foreseen developments arise the big
battle would be staged at Soldier
Field on September Is, and he add
ed that he already had received Or
ders for s1So,oOO worth of tickets.
500, 900 of this amount coming
from the big bankers and business
men with whom he held fight con-
ferences yesterday.
The promoter put his stamp of
approval on the stadium site after
going over the place with the South
Park board engineers who would be
given the task Of arranging for the
additional fight seats.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

some unfriendly feeling existing be.
tween the Babe and myself. That's
all hokum. We're great friends.
Babe has helped me 4 lot and we're
both trying to do all We can to win
games"
No one can deny that Lou and the
Babe are great friends. Do you
know Ruth's favorits dish Is picked
cells and that Lou makes every ef-
fort to supply the Babe with his
favorite dish every time he goes
fishing! Lou, you know. spends
many an afternoon after games fish
ing.
That brings in the Lou Gehrig
other than tho one every baseball
fan in the country knows. It's he
Lou Gehrig who loves to fish. who
loves picture shows, who works at
some laborious task during the win
ter months to keep himself in shape
Of the Lou who's not In love with
any girl unless you'd call baseball
that girl!
There are no girls In LOUIS life,
that is no one steady girl who
might monopolize his time. OF
course, like every other attractive
young man who can manage an oc-
casional daee, Lou has one. But as
for being in love-well he's in love
with baseball and that's all.
Lou Gehrig should be star in
baseball many years TO come If the
care no takes of himself plays any
part in it. During the winter
months he seeks no white-collar Job
he worked in a garage as a help
er last year-because his theory is
that 1t is easier to keep in shape for
five months than 1t is to try TO take
eff so pounds in five weeks. LOUIS
the type that would take on plenty
pounds l6afing. He even abstains
from lunch to fight off fat!
Lou doesn't like crowds. He is
seldom seen loafing around the lob
by OF a hotel when he is away from
Gotham. What does he do?-goes
to picture shows and walks and just
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
|GEHRIG IS QUIET
| and UNASSUMING
Loves to Fish and Walk and
Help Win Pennants

By NEA Service.
New York, July 3o-Just a quiet.
unassuming chap devoid Of any he.
roic pose. His great interest In life
is to help the New York Yankees
WIN the pennant again this year.
That's Lou Gehrig. the smuggling GEN.
sation Of the year.
This man known as Lou, whose
big bat has doomed SO steadily and
SO pleasingly for the Yankees this
season. is the most talked Of young
ster In baseball today. Especially
since that big bat has been booming
out home runs at a pace that threat
ems to wobble Babe Ruth off his
home run thrcne.
Lou, strange to say. doesn't par
ticularly care whether that bludgeon
sizzles out homers or singles.
ITS base hits, regardless. Of what
type they are, that will win the PEN
nant this year." he claims.
"Tha'S what all OF us are trying
to DOWN the pennant so We can
get in the world series."
You hear a lot of talk about
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
Tourists to Canada to
Have Ninety Day Stay

Ottawa. Ont. July 80 P)-Tour-
lists from the United States here
after will be permitted to remain
in Canada for period of 90 days,
instead of 60. This was made known
last night after a conference be-
tween officials of the customs de-
partment and DR.. P. E. Doolittle.
president of the Canadian automo-
bile association.
Hector Carruthers. president OF
the local automobile association.
who attended the conference, stated
that through the extension the
tourist would not be put under any
kind of obligation. He merely has
to go to the nearest collector Of
customs and convince him that he
is a bona flde tourist.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
.SWEETSER OUT OF
ALL TOURNAMENTS
Will Play Golf Only for The Fun
Of Il in the Future
BY JIMMY POWERS

New York, July 30LJess Sweet
ser. former British and American
amateur champion. is through with
tournament golf-not for this sea-
son alone but for all time.
One Of the games most belliger-
ent and spectacular stars has finally
decided definitely to follow the ex-
ample OF another great player, Miss
Joyce Wethered, former women's
champion Of Great Britain.
This writer, missing Jess at the
y. S. open at Oakmont and hearing
that despite his recovery from his
illness and the fact that Re was
shooting well in minor meets, jour-
neyed up to Siwanoy and stumbled
on an eyebrow-raising yarn.
Remember the Harvard football
star who caused such a fuss when
he excoriated the grid sport and
said it might be all the world to
its mother but it was just pain
in the neck to him?
Well. here is Jess scoring modern
golf. sorrowfully quitting the COM
,petitive field he once loved so well
because 1t has degenerated from a
pastime to grim, blood-and- flesh
business.
You fellows who play for the
fun of it do not realize how lucky
you are" Jess explains. You can
not begin to imagine the strain OF
championship golf. You go out for
a friendly twesome or foursome and
with a few exceptions, all is laugh
ter and conversation. That is as IL
should be.
IF you have a new club, you try
1t out during the match. If it fails
you. you have done little to iniure
your reputation as a golfer. It is
just another shot gone wrong.
you may lose the hole as the
result but 1t Is unlikely there will
be any headlines in the newspapers
about it next day.
When a champion, or one who
has been a champion, plays over a
links for the first time he is ex-
pected to lower the course record
Every shot has to be studied care
fully, and no mistakes must be
! made, for every eye is on the
champion. II he fails to shoot bril-.
liant golf, there is much to dc
about it.
ut is not worth it. The strain
takes all the pleasure away from
the game.
championship golf is not recrea.
ton: it is hard work.
II have stood beside my ball and
felt perspiration oozing from every
pc:e-1nd the weather would mo-
necessarily be hot, either"
1t will be remembered at thi!
| point that Jess nearly lost his if
from an illness that grew NOR.
acute following the strain of hi:
| gallant battle in the 1926 British
] amateur championship.
II hope to play golf indefinitely
| but no more OF the big league stuf
for me. There is less fun in tina
! sort Of golf and I'm going to tr,
! to get all the recreation ! possibl,
| can get out of it-but I'm not goins
, after anything else.
| II may play In a few tournament
| but will be playing to amuse my
self. The major meets are out n
\ far as I'm concerned. Miss joyce
Wethered of England has the SAM
mellow philosophy, it seems. I cal
see now where she is right.
| Colt was originally intended t,
be fun: I'm going to keep it So"
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
ROTARY LEAGUE
Washington and Paradise Park
Teams to Engage In Feature Clash
Monday Afternoon.

The real clash Of the season in the
Rotary Boys Baseball league will
take place Monday afternoon at
Walnut Hill park when the Wash
ington team. champion outfit of the
circuit last year, and the Paradise
park team. leaders Of the circuit at
the present time. meet. Both teams
are eager to score win over the
other and the game is considered.
because of the standing. one Of the
most important Of the entire year.
The teams have been playing good
baseball during the year. Paradise
park hasn't lost a game yet while
Washington was defeated once by
the Nathan Hale team. This game,
however, 1t is understood. will prob
ably be given to Washington because
Of the fact that Nathan Hale used
players over age. No definite an
nouncement has been received on
this score yet. e,
The other game to be played on
the schedule Monday afternoon will
bring Willow Brook and Smith to-
gether. This also will be an excit-
ing contest.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
Seven Found.Guilty of
Chasing Negroes Away

Lehurst, Miss, July 80 Pl--Seven
entered pleas of guilty here yester-
day to charges of conspiracy in
connection with the driving of sew
eral negroes from the city and were
fined 500 and given jail sentences
of 80 days, the sentences being sus-
pended.
Fourteen men were arrested in
connection with the driving Of ne
groes from the city two weeks ago.
after a negress had run down a
woman and child with an automo-
bile. The remaining seven arrested
will be tried soon.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

abnormal rip roughened the ball
with the nail on tho thumb Of his
pitching hand. which he kept saw
edged, also that he picked his
pitching hand with a solution that
enabled him better to grip the ball.
None of these things were ,ver
proved and today Danforth. who
has slipped seme, Is still pitching
Winning ball In the Southern Asso-
citation.
game he pitched against New York
to prevent alleged doctoring. He
lost that game al but allowed only
three hits. A triple by Bob Meusel
Of the Yankees followed three bases
on balls.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

trying to hit the ball as Danforth
pitched attempted to learn what
trickery he resorted to in throwing
fast bali past them.
1t is impossible to convince any
batter, either in the majors or min
ors, that Danforth didn't get. the
break on his fast ball through doc
toring it. They all insist he is a ma
giciain, not a pitcher. Yet, no one
ever authenticity exposed his meth
DDS of alleged trickery. although
scores of solutions have been offer
ed.
Danforth achieved his greatest
success as a pitcher solely through
the use of fast ball that elusively
lodged the swing of the batsmen.
II was said he loaded the seams.
loosened the cover, because OF his
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
EPIC BATTLE COMING
Golf World Awaiting Meeting Of
Bobby Jones and George Won Elm
Next Month.

Chicago. July 80 R-A clashing
Of mashies fit to be heard around
world 10 in prospect next month
when George Won Elm of Los An
geles defends his national amateur
title and Bobby Jones seeks to re-
gain the crown he lost to the Call
fornian last year.
The Olympian battle Is made a
probability by the extraordinary
scores the two have registered in
their most recent rounds of golf.
Jones' record score Of 2s5 in win
ming the British open championship
at st. Andrews for the second time,
averaged fraction over II strokes
to the round, and with those four
circuits OF the difficult links. he
completed ten successive games with
an average of II even, but Won Elm
has just played IL rounds on the
severe North course Of the Los An
geles Country club with an average
Of under 20.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
GIRLS DUSTY LEAGUE
Rain Prevents Playing Of Scheduled
Game Between North & Judd and
Machine Teams

Rain prevented the playing Of the
game In the Girls Industrial Base
ball League last night between the
North & Judd and New Britain Ma
chine Co.. teams. The grounds were
soaked and 4 date will have to be
selected on which the game can be
played.
Monday night at $50 o'clock. the
North & Judd team is scheduled to
meet the Stanley Rule & Level crew
and this clash is expected to be one
Of the hardest fought battles of the
league so far. Both teams are ready
for the fight and there will be plen-
ty Of excitement when the game gets
under way.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
THE MYSTERY MAN
Pitcher Dave Danforth Still Is Thorn
In the Side of All Opposing
Teams,
BY BILLY EVANS

BY BILLY EVANS
Pitcher Dave Danforth, now with
New Orleans, continues to be the
mystery man of baseball.
Since Dave broke into the Ameri-
can League years ago with the Phil
adelphia Athletics, he has been a
thorn in the side of opposing clubs,
regardless of Nthe leagues in which
he has played.
AS a member OF the Chicago
White Sox and the st. Louis Browns
HIS selection as one of the pitchers,
Immediately started plenty Of argu-
ments. The rival players instead OF
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
LEAGUE STANDING
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday
Cleveland s, New York 4.
Boston s, st. Louis 2.
Chicago 6, Philadelphia 1.
Washington s, Detroit 1.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

Games Today
Reading at Jersey City.
Newark at Baltimore.
Syracuse at Toronto.
Rochester at Buffalo. (2).
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
Tho Standing

Games Today
St. Louis at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
Detroit at Washington.
Chicago at Philadelphia,
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
Games Tomorrow

New York at St. Louis.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
BLUES WIN TITLE
Team Of Boys From IL to IS Years
of Age Champion Outfit OF WASH
ington Ground.

BY taking two out of three games
the Blues. team composed of boys
from II TO Is years OF age who have
been most regular in their attend
ance at the Washington playground,
won the ground championship yes
terday. Both games were hotly con-
tested ones in which the Reds. an
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
Games Sunday

Games Sunday
Springfield at Albany.
Pittsfleld at Providence.
Hartford at Waterbury.
Bridgeport at New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday
Chicago 5, New York 4.
Pittsburgh I, Brooklyn g.
St. Louis 6. Philadelphia 8
Cincinnati Boston. rain.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

Efforts will be made this year to
have 4 team whose members re-
side In the vicinity Of New Britain
because OF the fact that practice
will be held at least once week
and every player will be required to
be on hand for the workouts.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
Games Tomorrow

Cleveland at New York.
Detroit at Washington,
(Other clubs not scheduled)
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
FIRE IN sCHUpACK BUILDING

Deputy Chief Barnes and Driver
Robert Smith responded to . call
at 1904 last night to the Schupaek
building at 1913 Main street. whore
a quantity of paper was burning In
There was no damage, but consid-
cradle smoke resulted.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
PITCHERS GET GOING

Dan Howley is greatly pleased
over the manner In which his
pitchers have been going the full
route lately.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
The Standing
Games Today

New York at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday
Jersey City s, Reading 2.
Rochester, Buffalo (postponed).
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
EASTERN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday
Waterbury 3, Hartford 1.
Albany 2, Bridgeport !.
Springfield Z, New Haven
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

One Of the biggest complains
with regard to football In this city
in past seasons has been that the
price Of admission has been too
high. With dollar flat being the
price to be charged this season.
both the fans and the promoters of
the team should enjoy successful
season.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

other group Of regular attendants 1t
the ground. gave the Blues . run
for their money.
The Yirst game played Friday
morning was an even contest until
the fifth inning when the Blues came
to bat and scored seven runs. N
the second game played in the aft
ernoon the Blues walked away with
the bacon by "a score. The morn.
ing score stood 81. Sam Cspodice.
pitcher on the Washington hardbail
| team. put over some nice PLAYA for
the Blues and In a large way vas
responsible for the Blues victories.
The winning team will be present
ed with a watermelon Monday morn.
ing in recognition OF Its champion
ship. Lineup for both games:
Blues-Hubay c. Capodice p, Kae-
zynski IS. Todzia 1b. Stiff %, Irish
II, Budlentz CT. Kitiak RI.
Reds-Depia c. Corcoran p. Curry
10 IS, Dagola lib. Miller %. Pandol-
TO If. Marine CT, Cherpak RI.
Morning game
Reds .,,.... u 0 oil 40 OF
Afternoon game
Blues ......... 0 2 1 1 1--9
Reds .......... 0 0 2 0 o D 81
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

Manager Daley has set about to
organize a team and the entire de-
tails Of organization will, it is ex-
pected. be completed by the end
OF next week.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

One thing. that Promoter Peter
Perakos insists upon this season is
that the charge of admission at the
gate shall be one dollar and no
more. Women this season will be
allowed in at the games for so
cents and boys will be assessed rs
cents at the park.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
Pittsfeld- Providence, rain.
The Standing

q. Games Today
Waterbury at Hartford.
Providence at Pittsfield.
Bridgeport at Albany.
New Haven at Springfield.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

With the seating capacity Of Will
low Brook park enlarged to ac-
commodate 10000 people, there
should be more interest than ever
in football this year.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30

= Negotiations are already in pro-
gress for games with the New York
Giants and the Yellowjackets of
Frankford, Pa. and the deals will
probably be closed this week.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-30
Speakins
Of Sports

Although the weather still is
baseball weather. Manager Edward
J. Dailysy Of the All-New Britain
football team has started prepare
lions for the coming season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-15
MAIL, SMILES
 : GO TOGETHER
Softly Spoken Words Also to Greet Public at
 P. O.. Windows

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-Softly spoken words and smiles must greet the public at post office windows.
 Reminding postmasters that this is. the season when temptations to get gruff are great. John HI Bartlett, Second Assistant Post uastor General declared today that the public has right to feel when dealing with the Gov ernment. it will be accorded the greatest courtesy and good na- ture. Window clerks, he in- structed the postmasters, must speak softly and smile
 Men having direct dealings with the public" Mr. Bartlett said. will be selected in part for the suitability and their work so organized that they will not be subjected to such long per- iods of work that this quality will give way to sourness and gruffness.
 Bartlett invited the public to report to postmasters all in- stances of discourtesies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-15
CHILDREN GET LESSONS
 IN BERLIN TRAFFIC LORE

BERLIN, Dec 15-Berlin school children are being trained in the art of lodging street traffic whirl is daily becoming more dangerous in this city of 100000 inhabitants
 The mysteries of gyratory traf- fife, one-way streets. the necessity to avoid jay-walking and tho meaning of various traffic sig nals are all on the curriculum for which the street car, motor bus and subway authorities have sup piled ample material.
 There will be no more tragedies of lost children" in Berlin. since young citizens at an early age are being familiarized with all a. poets Of modern city traffic Hug traffic maps of the metropolis, F. luminated with tiny electric bulbs. serve to illustrate the dangers of the streets. How to use the auto matic telephone and to assist the old and feeble across the street is part of the training.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-15
GEORGE REMUS CREATES STIR,
 MURDER TRIAL
Is Found Guilty of Con- tempt of Court-Tangles
 Prosecuting Attorneys

CINCINNATI. Onio. Dec. 15- George Remus, bootleg king" on trial for the alleged staying of his wife, was found guilty of con tempt Of court yesterday after noon after he again interrupted his month old murder trial, with . harsh verbal attack upon his three young prosecutors and which precipitated one of the widest scenes of the trial.
 Remus. acting as his own coun- sel. interrupted the testimony of his adopted daughter. born at the first marriage of the wife he slew. 10 argue legal point. and became embroiled with the prose cutors In a heated attack over the indictment of defense wit nesses, Remus referred to the prosecutors as these three nov. ices"
 Judge Chester R. Shook sharply upbraided Remus for his conduct which had produced almost un- rarallelled conditions" and an. nounced sentence for contempt Of court would be deferred until af. ter completion of the murder trial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-15
ELIMINATES
 AUTO TAX IN
 REVENUE BILL
House Makes Change in Measure-Retains h.
 heritance Tax

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15- Two major voting engagements in the House late yesterday resulted Il retention of the Federal inherit anoe tax levy in the revenue b,il and complete elimination from the measure of the sa,cs tax o1 automobiles.
 The vote on the repeal of the automobile tax was 166 to 1i2.
 Tho motion 10 elimlnate the sales tax over the protest of the majority of the House Ways an1 Means Committee, was made by Representative Mclaughlin, of Michigan, Republican member. IIe was supported by number of Republicans and tho solid Demo- cratic membership. Ii is csti- mated that the complete repeal of t'le tax will result in the loss of SS3.000.000 to the revenue bill
 The vote to retain the inherit ance tax levy was 19l to 5J.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-15
Berlin Dust Ration
 Reaches Half Pound

BERLIN, Dec. 15-The daily ra- ton of dust consumed by the av- craze Berliner Is half a pound, with about one thousand cubic feet of poison gas thrown in, says Dr. Meldau, a sanitary engineer.
 According to this expert Berlin is daily showed under by one thousand tons of ash dust, emil ted from factory and dwelling house chimneys. Enough to fill fifty freight cars. he asserts
 The consumption of this dust is the lesser evil. scientists main tain. The dust-laden air prevents the suns rays from penetrating. Especially the ultraviolet rays, whose job it is to kill hostile germs. are weake:1d or complete ly vitiated. Recent grippe epi- denies are largely attributed to this cause.
 Dust in these quantities also causes material damage. IL makes disastrous inroads on iron and stone. while the poisonous gas, puffed out by automobiles. produced ironrust.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-15
COLLEGE BOYS TO
 PLAY FIVE GAMES : BASKETBALL HERE

Five games of basketball, to pc played against the Eagles, Juneau High School and the Juneau City team are asked for by the Alaska Agricultural College in a wire re- ceiyed today by Harvey Barragar from K. w. Abell coach.
 Whether the College five will play their games here on their way south or on the return trip from Seattle is not definitely known, but Abell asked for games on January 12, B, IA. 15 and 1S. to be played against the three teams named above.
 A more definite announcement should be forthcoming within d short time as letter from Coach Abell is expected on the next steamer from the westward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-15
AiRMAN COUNTS MILES
 IN HUNDRED THOUSANDS

BERLIN, Dec. 15-Max .Kahlow one of the oldest and most expert enced pilots of the German Luf- thansa, was feted by his col leagues on the occasion of com. pleting his 300.OO0th mile in the air.
 Kahlow started his career :n 1913 as an army flyer. After the war he turned to commercial avia- tion. His regular passenger flights to London marked mi'e- stone in the development of in ternational traffic.
 Speed of passenger planes has increased enormously of late. A flying record was established by the regular service airplane on the Cologne Halle-Leipzig route, representing a distance of 259 miles, which were covered in loo minutes. an express train requir- ing over seven hours for the same stretch.