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New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
WILL SUE H0RNSBY
Betting Commissioner Claims That Rogers Owes Him S9O.300 for Race Betting Loan.

St. Louis, Jan. 14 P-Refused a formal recognition of his claim, Frank Moore, Fort Thomas, Ky, betting commissioner, today planned court action against Rogers Horns by. member of the New York Giants and former Cardinal manager. Moore claims Hornsby owes him s90,300 for money advanced on race horse bets a payment on an apart ment house, and other items
 The betting commissioner return- ed here yesterday with his attorney William Burkamp of Newport, Ky. bearing an itemized list of his claim but had no success in two confer ences with the baseball player and his attorney, William Fahey.
 The latter In a statement saying that Hornsby denied owing Moore any money. classed the betting com missioner as a hero worshipper who, to make friends with Hornsby, declared him in on lot of bets Hornsby knew nothing about" Fa- hey said it was his opinion Moore had lost and expected Hornsby to pay losses incurred without his knowledge.
 Burkamp replied that his clients answer would be In the form of a court petition.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
AARON WARD IS POINTED
 FOR WHITE SOX BERTH
Veteran Yankee Second Baseman Will Fill Place Made Vacant
 by Eddie Collins.

New York, Jan. 14 Rl-Aaron Ward, veteran second baseman of the New York Yankees, today was pointed for the White Sox infleld gap left by the departure of famous Eddie Collins.
 In a deal between New York and Chicago teams yesterday, Ward passed from the metropolis after 10 years of service with the Ruppert club, going in exchange for Catcher John Grabowski and Infielder Ray Merchant.
 The trade was looked upon by baseball men as strengthening both clubs. The catching department of the Yankees was considered ailing by Manager Miller Huggins, Benny Benough. who was expected to do the heavy work last year, and Pat Collins. both had arm trouble. In Grabowski, a strong armed receiver, Huggins believes he has obtained a remedy for this shortcoming.
 Merchant probably will be used as a utility infielder, since Lazzeri's brilliant playing last season leaves small hope for him to win a regular berth at second base.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
MUSIC IN FOOTBALL IS
 CALLED VERY IMPORTANT
Browns Football Coach Says Melody Put the Iron in His
 '1ron Eleven"

New York, Jan. 14 R-Music ap- piled the iron that sent Brown Uni versity's Iron Eleven" through is football schedule undefeated last fall, in the opinion of Head Coach De Ormond "Tuss" McLaughry.
 Music is all important in foot ball." he told Brown alumni at their annual dinner last night. "The plays themselves depend on rhythm and timing and unless you have a singer or two on the squad you have tough job keeping up the morale.
 McLaughry said the fact that his Iron Eleven" played through the Yale and Dartmouth games and through the greater part of the Har- yard game without a substitution was not premeditated The men were so carefully handled, he said, that they were able to thrive on the game and stand the test without in jury or i'll effect
 T give Dave Mishell much credit for our victory over Dartmouth" he said, and then explained that it was Mishells singing while on the way to Hanover that supplied the psy- biological effect necessary for q win over the Big Green.
 Brown, said McLaughry, plays football for fun. We did all our hard work during the first two weeks of the season." he said, and after that merely spent practice ses- sions in polishing up on details. That is the way the game should be played. More games are lost in strenuous, strength taking, practice session, during the early days of the week than are lost on Saturday aft ernoons"
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
Ancient Rivals to Stage Court Battle on Local School Gymnasium- Capital City Hoop Tossers Have Not Downed Locals on Home Floor for Five Years Game to Be Started at o'Clock-Red and Gold to Seek Its Fifth Straight Victory of Season.
JOE DUNDEE TO FIGHT ROBERTS AGAIN TONIGHT
Baltimore Battler to Attempt to Wipe Out One e-Round Knockout
 By Tacoma Boxer.

New York. Jan. 14 P1Pugllistic dynamite that blasted the immedi- ate championship aspirations of Joe Dundee a few weeks ago will be planted in front of the Baltimore challenger once more tonight at Madison Square Garden.
 A flve-ounce boxing glove, wrap ped around the husky right hand of Eddie Roberts from Tacoma, Wash, will carry the explosive into action, with Dundee attempting to escape the one-round knockout de- feat he suffered in his first gamble against the charge. The battle, fixed for ten rounds, marks the supreme test in Dundee's title drive, observ- CTS believe.
 Although ring history reveals few fighters who have been able to come back after similar reverses. Dundee's previous impressive record has made him a favorite Followers of the Baltimore man. explaining his knockout as probably due to a slow start, maintain that if he survives the dynamite in Roberts right hand during the first two rounds tonight his ring generalship should carry him to a decision.
 Welterweights also will mix in two supporting ten rounders, with Meyer Cohen of Holyoke opposing Willie Harmon of New York and Jock Fleming trading swings with 1 Nick Testo of Troy. N. Y.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
HANDBALL MATCHES
Two Y. M. c. A. Teams to Meet New Haven Tomorrow Afternoon Swimming Meet.

Burt Loomis and Tom Grove will take two Y. NJ. C. A. handball teams to New Haven tomorrow afternoon in dual competition with that as sociation. Dressel and Unterspan will play in doubles and singles matches. Loomis up to the present has not decided who shall be on the second team.
 The finals in the local doubles handball tournament will be played M next week. The Fred Unterspan- Jerome team eliminated the Loomis- Bassford team in two straight games. 21-15 and 27-21, and will play the Dressel-Crowe combination for the " doubles championship.
 The Hartford Y. M. c. A. is send ing down it's junior swimming team tomorrow afternoon to measure strokes with the local " junior team. Diving. swimming and relay races will be on the program. The following boys twill represent the local " under the supervision of Coach Morales: Kloiber, Peterson, Wright, Ritter, Franks, Mikalauskas, kastencuk. Lamberg, Spencer and Murphy.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

Pittsburgh - Willie Davies. Chal- eroi. Pa. beat Carl Cavelli, Canton, Ohio. Go).
 Tacoma, Wash. - Fred Lenhart. Spokane. beat Charley Belanger, of Winnipeg, (6).
 Clearwater. Fla. - J. L. Sullivan. New York knocked out Tommy Flynn. Memphis (2).
 Fights Tonight
 New York = Joe Dundee, Baltte more, vs. Eddie Roberts, Tacoma. (1o). Willie Harmon. New York vs. Never Cohen. Holyoke Mass. Q0). Wilkes Barre, Pa. Pete Latzo. Scranton. welterweight champion vs. Sammy Baker. New York Gn>, No title involved. Chicago Shuffle Callahan. of Chicago ys. Wolcott Langford, Chi- cago (10).
 Milwaukee. Wis, - Pinkey Mitch ell vs Tommy Freeman (10).
 Peoria, III. - Joe Lehman. Toledo vs. Carl Augustine, St. Paul G0).
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
DEMPSEY TO MEET
 TOURNEY WINNER
Ex-Champion Not to Hold Out
 for Return With Tunney

New York, Jan. 14 PAJack Dempsey has yielded to the demand of Tex Rickard that he submit his title comeback hopes to at least one test fight. according to the for mer champions eastern representa- tice. Leonard Sachs.
 Dempsey will string with Rick ard" said Sachs, in announcing to any bout other than a return match with Gene Tunney Sachs said Jack would get in shape to take on the survivor of Richards elimination series, involving Jack Sharkey. Jim- my Maloney, Paul Berlenbach, Pao- limo Uzcudun and possibly Jack De- laney
 Although Rickard has held sever al conferences with Delaney's man. ager, Pete Reilly, terms have not yet been reached for Delaney's partici- patton in the race for the next heavyweight championship battle.
 Rickard will insist that the next challenger agree to conditions un- der which the Madison Square Gar den promoter will have exclusive rights to his services in the event that he lifts the crown from Tun- Iey.
 I'm not going to be caught again." said Tex, referring to the difficulty he had in lining up Tun- ney. "The man who gets the shot with Tunney will have to agree to box for me. I did not start this way of doing business. but. if others do it, I must protect my interests"
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
TORRINUGTON FIVE MEETS
 LOCALS IN RETURN GAME
'. M. c. A. Quintet to Meet Team That Almost Handed Them an
 Upset Last Week.

The Torrington Y. NJ. c. A. bas- to taking a game away from the To- cal team last Friday night, plays here in return game tomorrow night. This makes the local team S seventh game this season. having to their credit five wins and one de- feat.
 Next week the local players jour ney to New London to play the first game in the state tournament for the state title.
 In addition to the "Y" game to- morrow night two Church league games will be played also. The first game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p. m. Torrington and New Britain will meet in the second game at T:30 p. m., and the final Church game will be at 9:3o p. m.
 The lineups for tomorrow are as follows:-
 New Britain Torrington M. Luke ............... Eaters
 fLlSHL OTWdTu Nyborg, Bengston Winzler, Mclean
 Left Forward Demarest, Luke .......... Relmer
 Center ArbOur IlaSuetH
 Right Guard Saxe, Yankaska ........... kunzlg
 Left Guard
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
LOND0S UNDER ARREST
Greek Heavyweight Wrestler Charg- ed With Larceny By Fraud Or Memphis Merchant

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. II P>- Jimmy Londos, Greek heavyweight wrestler. was held in jail here today on a warrant charging him with larceny by fraud, trick. scheme and device"
 The warrant was signed by Mike Casserosa, Jackson, Miss, merchant who alleged that Londos and two other men, Jack Ross and Joe Nel- an alleged "fixed' match to have been staged at Jackson, Miss. The match. Casserosa said. was never staged. Police are searching for Ross and Nelson,
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
COUNTY Y LEAGUE
Two Games are Scheduled to Be
 Played Tomorrow Night In the Senior Loop.

Two games in the Senior County "Y' league have been arranged for tomorrow night. The South church will play the Mapping Community club Seconds here at the Boys club at 6 o'clock. while the Trade school will go to Mapping to play the Y. M. c. A. team there. Both local outfits are we'll out in front, while the Mapping teams are down at the bottom of the league. so two New Britain victories are imminent. The Trade school will be handicapped, however. by the absence of Captain Henry Rockwell. the leading scorer of the league, who will be working and unable to make the trip. His place will probably be taken by Benoit, second team pivot man, who has done good work with the reserve five.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
BILLIARD MATCHES
Several Interesting Games are Stag ed in Glasses at Rogers Parlors on Church Street.

Several interesting matches were staged in the different classes of pocket billiard and plain billiard players last night at Rogers Billiard parlors. Two games were staged in Class A, two were played in Class B and one match was finished in the billiard tourney.
 In Class A, Washer defeated Chef 75 to 69 and Cook defeated Hacker 75 to 36. In Class B, Broski defeated Wallace 75 to 43 and Dickinson de- feated Pepin 75 to 59. In the billiard match, Nelson downed Miller in a thrilling match by the score of 75 to 61. The two men were even at the 50 point mark.
 Postponed matches in Class A are: Chef vs. Driver, Roller vs, Greek. Roller vs. Mashie and Greek vs. Driver. Postponed games in Class B are: Dickinson vs. McGregor, Pepin vs. Witzke, McGregor vs. Witzke and Pilarski vs. Teddy.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
MARY GARDEN BETTER

Chicago, Jan. If Pl-Mary Gar den was reported better today though still confined to her bed with tonsilitis. Reports that her failure to appear in the production of Car men" last night were occasioned by a disagreement with Giorgio Polac- co, conductor of the orchestra, were denied on her behalf. and also by the opera company.
 Miss Gardens physician said her temperature vas 102 yesterday but nearly normal today. Friends ex- pected her to be kept in bed at least two days longer.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
VA zERBURY FIVE PLAYS
 GUARDS TOMORROW NIGHT
Locals Battle Atlas of New Haven in Elm City This Evening = Brass City Team Forms Strong Com- bination of Hoop Tossers- Darlington and Sheehy Well Known to New Britain Fans-Burritts Meet Hartford Rialtos in Preliminary Game.

The National Guards in the Sat- urday night basketball game at the state armory in this city, will play the St. Joseph's T. A. B. team of Waterbury. The visitors are bring ing to this city an array of basket ball stars that will compare with the best teams seen here this season and the Guards will be extended to the limit to win.
 Tonight, the Guards are playing the Atlas of New Haven in the Elm City. This IS tough tussle for the locals as the Atlas have been travel ing at fast pace in it's recent games. Pite and Gubersky are agaln regular members of the team and New Britain will have to travel to take the measure of the New Haven Hebrews especially on their home court.
 The Nationals went to Waterbury last Sunday and took a fine pasting at the hands of the Brooklyn A. c. team of that city. St. Joseph's Tabs are rated away ahead of the Brook lyn team. If that is the case, the Guards are in for a very warm scs- sion.
 The visitors will have Burns and Darlington at forwards. Both of these men. especially Darlington, are we'll known to New Britain bas- ketball lovers and their ability is recognized statewide. McGran, g. newcomer in state basketball ranks plays at center and his work is of high class order. Sheehy, who have battled New Britain teams for a long number of years, and Fibre. one of the guarding sensations of the state. will be in the back court.
 The'Guards will have tough bat tie tonight and another following to- morrow night. Sloman. Rubenstein and Taylor are all reported in ine condition while Reynolds and Re- stelli will do their part at the pivotal position. Captain "Tedders' kilduff, Johnny sheehan and Sturm will form the local coterie of guards in both games.
 Preliminary Game
 The Burritts will play the Rialtos of Hartford in the preliminary game tomorrow night. The local team will attempt to come out of the slump 1t has been experiencing in it's last few games. The Rialtos ihave been stepping along at a fast pace, having five-point victory over Kosky's Co-Ops and if the Burritts are 10 step out and take this team, they will have to. show more stuff than they have lately.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
NEW PRINCETON DEPT

Princeton, N. J., Jan. 14 PlA Apartment of Oriental literature was created yesterday at Princeton University by action of the board of trustees. Harold H. Bender, who has been a member of the faculty since 1909 will have charge and the personnel will include Robert Will liam Rogers, visiting professor of ancient literature, and Philip K. Hit t. formerly of the American univer- sity of Beirut, and now assistant professor of semitic literature.
 Among degrees awarded yesterday was: Devauy De Lancey, Brandon, Vt, Master of Arts.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14

 
|S0CC0LI SWAMPS
 l GR|PP0 IN MATCH
Local Boy Downs Opponent by
 Score of 100 to 28

Dominic Soccoli. representing the Elmore Billiard parlors in the state pocket billiard championship tourna- ment. met Frank Grippe, Middle town entry in the local rooms last night and handed him one of the worst beatings recorded in the state league so far. With little trouble. he defeated the Middletown cueist 100 to 2S.
 Soccoli hopped into the lead right at the start of the game and remain ed there all through the match. He was shooting in excellent form. fol- lowing his policy of playing "oir' when the layout wasn't ripe for a run or a cluster.
 It wasn't so much a case of Grip DO being in poor form but 1t was rather Soccoli's uncanniness in leav- ing almost impossible shots that gave the New Britain boy such a wide margin of victory.
 Soccoli clicked off runs of 20 and 19 for the high marks of the game, while Grippe couldn't get an open ing for any big clusters during the night Soccoli grouped the balls to widen the breach between him and his opponent on every opportunity, and 1t wasn't long before Grippe realized he was in for a terrific beating at the hands of the Hard ware City cue artist.
 Soccoli, seeing that his opponent was we'll subdued. let out with every thing he had in the last inning and he reached the century mark and the end of the game by an unfinished run of 32. This was Soccoli's first match in the second round of the tournament and judging by his form last night, the league leaders are go- ing to find him hardy stumbling block in their quest for state honors
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
TRAINED WINNERS
Juan Torterolo of Argentine Piloted Horses To Immense Stakes Dur ing 1926.

Paris, Jan. 14 Pl-Horses trained by Juan Torterolo of Argentine dur ing 1926 won stakes worth 2,200,000 francs more than any other trainer on the French turf. Torterolo has built up a reputation at Chantilly even greater than that which he en- joyed in Buenos Aires.
 He has trained winners for such owners as the Aga Khan, Senors Saturnino and F. De Algaza Unzue, Simon Guthmann and J. A. Fernan- dez. He developed during the year. Biribi and Madrigal, which figured in most of the French classics and which may be added to the list of great after-war horses, such as ksar, Epinard and Massine.
 Torterolo has never yet won the Grand Prix-Biribi finished second in it last year-but with eight crack three-year olds entered for the blue ribbon event of the French turf. He has great hopes of putting winner across in June.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
MEETS ITALIAN CHAMPION
Phil Scott, British Heavyweight, to Battle BartaZzolo in 20 Round Bout.

London, Jan. 14 P-Phil Scott, British heavyweight champion. will meet the Italian champion Bartaz- bolo in Albert Hall January 27 at twenty rounds for fo.50o.
 The bout was arranged after post ponement of the match arranged between Scott and Piet Van Der Neer, Dutch heavyweight. Bartaz, zolo defeated Van Der Neer at Milan last month.
 Boxing critics believe that unless Scott wins this fight it will be use less for him to carry out his plan to visit the United States, with any hope of attracting much attention there.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14

John McGraw will have his New York Giants strongly in the running for the 1927 pennant if trying counts for anything.
 Since the close of the 1926 world series, McGraw has put over two big deals that certainly have added much strength to the New York club.
 First, he traded Frankie Frisch to St. Louis for the great and only Rogers Hornsby. outstanding star of the National league, after Hornsby, as manager, had won for St. Louis it's first pennant and world cham pionship.
 Having bolstered up his infield, McGraw, realizing that he must have much impmroved pitching to put over a pennant. winner, set about to get it.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
Hartford

In the battle between the New Britain High school and Hartford Public High school at the New Brit ain High school gymnasium, the Hardware City team will attempt to make it five straight wins while Hartford will endeavor to score Its first victory against a high school team this year.
 It is five years s.nce the Hart ford High school team has been successful in defeating the New Britain team on the local high school gymnasium floor. At that time a brilliant team captalned oy Dutch" Escholtz of Hartford came to this city and swamped the Red and Gold team. The score at the end was S4 to 8. The New Britain team failed to score field goal. the eight points being made by Paul LaHar from the foul line. The lineup that year was LaHar and Landino, forwards; McCabe. center; Weir, Wilson and Mahoney. guards.
 That was the end of discourag- ing season for New Britain. It lost both of the home and home games. Since that time, however, the New Britain team has been on top of the heap. It won both games and the triangular championship during the following year but was nosed out TOT the state title by Crosby High school of Waterbury. ....-....-
 The following year In the season of 1923-24. the team again mad successful record. Captained by Ernie Neipp 1t defeated Hartford twice and won the triangular and state titles. The only loss since the memorable game in 1922 was to Hartford on the state armory floor in the 1s24-25 season. New Britain went into the game overcontident and lost.
 The New Britain team has not lost to Hartford since that game.
 Despite the fact that New Britain in the past few years, has been turning out winning teams. it at- tracts few spectators to the contests. An average of less than fifty see games that have settled the state championship for New Britain. This is of course, on New Britain s home floor.
 In other cities word that New Britain was on the schedule was enough to assure the management of large attendance at the game. It is peculiar that when game IS played at the Hopkins street gym nasium in Hartford the New Brit ain fans outnumber the Capitol Cityites.
 The probable reason for the small attendance in New Britain lies in the fact that dancing is not allowed by the school authorities. Another reason IS that the games are usually played during incon- venient hours. Sometimes the con- tests are played in the afternoon at s o'clock on any week day No night games have been played in this city and few are played on Saturday afternoon.
 This has made basketball anoth CT school sport dependent upon football for its existance.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
IOWA YS. MICHIGAN
Corn Huskers Will Attempt To Keep Up Basketball Winning Streak In Game Tonight.

Chicago. Jan. 14 P-Iowa will attempt to keep Up the winning streak in the western conference basketall race by trimming Michi gan at Iowa City tonight.
 The game originally was schedul- ed for tomorrow night, but it was moved up a day as Iowa is dedi- eating its new s5o0,000 field house hand for the program of sports.
 The Hawkeyes, Illinois and h. diana share the lead, each having won two games without a reverse.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
LLOYD PRIVATE LINKS

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 14 - Har- old Lloyd, movie st2r, has q private nine-hole golf course which Is 1900 yards in length and is considered one Of the most difficult layou.s in the world.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
KEEPS iEM CLEAN

New York, Jan. fl - Golf and tennis fans will be interested 10 learn that in the future manufacturers, following months of experiment, have decided to 'tin" the golf and tennis balls instead of boxing them. It keeps them from corroding and insures desired cleanliness.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14

Teams of seven colleges will wal lop over the boards of the 102nd En- gineers' armory at New York tomor- row night hedley relay at Ford ham University games. The Ford ham quartet will be opposed by Bos- ton College. New York University Columbia, Lafayette, Manhattan and St. Johns.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-14

Chick Hafey, outfielder of the St. Louis Cardinals, may take the trail to the Metropolis broken by his for mer manager. Rogers Hornsby. Baseball men heard today that the Brooklyn Robins were attempting to swing a deal forg Hafey. offerin Catcher Mickey O'Neil in exchange.