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New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
MARY BROWNE CAN
 BEAT HELEN WILLS
Howard Kinsey Thinks Prof@-
 sional Has Improved Game

New York, Feb. 2 (UP)-Mary K. Browne, playing in the form she showed against Mile. Suzanne Leng- len during the tour of c. c. Pyle's professional tennis troupe ought to be able to beat Helen Wills, for mer national amateur champion in straight sets, in the opinion of How ard Kinsey, one of the star mem- bers of the company.
 Next to Mile. Lenglen, sincerely believe that Miss Browne is now the greatest woman player in the world and in giving this opinion I am talk ing only tennis and not using pro- paganda. I think unbiased critics who have seen Miss Browne will agree with me-" Kinsey said.
 Miss Browne has been playing marvelously," he said. Her many engagements on the tour against Mile. Lenglen worked an amazing improvement in her game. Trained into the finest condition the speed and pace of her game increased and her back hand has become beauty. She can now shoot the ball down the line as we'll as cross court from both sides"
 It is interesting to recall a con- versation the writer had with Miss Browne before she took the court for the final match against Mile. Lenglen in the Fren h champion ships last summer.
 "I welcome this chance" she said "even if I lose two love sets in record time. She is the greatest ot all tennis artists and I want to know something about her game. l can learn more about it in two sets of actual competition than I could by reading all her books and watch ing her from the stands for a year. Kinsey. in explaining the steady improvement in Miss Brownes game explained that she had been prom ised bonus for each match in which she won four games from the French star. She won her first bonus in Portland and In several other places she succeeded in win ming more than four games.
 Tn Tampa" Kinsey said, "to- ward the end Of the tour she had improved so that she came within point Of winning a set but failed"
 Kinsey said he felt that the pro- fessional tour had been of benefit to the game as they played in so many places whera tIp fans Dpvar- had been able 10 see a group of ranking "so-called international stars" as he referred to his company.
 He also had some nice words to say about Mile. Lenglen and the way they were received by the pub lie.
 Pyle is now working on plans for a tour of Europe, Australia and Janan and Kinsey said that the on. tire troupe as well as some addi- tions were considering the trip.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

Toledo, Ohio-Chick suggs, New Bedford, Mass, beat Jimmy Mendo, Philadelphia. (12).
 Des Moines, 1a.-Lou Rollingnr. Waterloo, Ia., beat Mike Augustine. St. Paul. G0). Teddy Murphy. and Elmer Leonard, Des Moines, draw, GO.
 Jacksonville, Fla.-Tim ODowd. Louisville, defeated Joe (Kid) Peck, Rockford, H.. G0).
 West Palm Beach, Fla. - Benny Touchstone, Tampa, beat Homer Smith. Kalamazoo. Mich, Go).
 Fresno, Cal.-- Mickey Walker, middleweight champion. scored a technical knockout over Mickey Wallace, Reno, New, (3).
 San Antonio. Texas-Jimmie Me- Dermott, Chicago, and Kid Pancho. San Antonio, draw, G0).
 Note-No Taylor-Mayberry match at Indianapolis last night.
 Los Angeles-Ace Hudkins, Ne- braska, defeated Billy Alger, Phoenix, Ariz., G0), Billy Harms, Oakland. won over Charlie Long, Omaha, (6).
 Denver, Colo.-Harry Galfund, New York, knocked out Speedy Moulden, Omaha, (H. Johnny Clin- ton, Brooklyn, defeated Jack Kane. Chicago. (4). Kid Carter, Boulder, Colo, knocked out Battling Ski, Omaha, (3).
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
League Standing

A sensational one-point victory by the F. 6 F. Corbin team over the Corbin Screw five in the Industrial league last night and victory by the Russell & Erwin team over the Stanley Works, made another tie for the first place in the league stand ing between the Screw Shop and Russwin teams. The Russwins had little difficulty in disposing of the Buttmakers but the battle between the Corbin quintets was one of the best and most exciting games of the season.
 Russwins Win
 The R. & E. team smothered the Stanley Works outfit under 57 to 30 score. The Lockmakers started off fast in the first half and had a lead of five before the Buttmakers could dent the score board. For a time, the Stanley Works made bid for the lead hut the team never could get to tying position much less get ahead in the scoring.
 As the half progressed "Nibby'' NybOrg went Wlld on the HooT, shooting seven field goals and a single foul. These baskets. aided by three by Joe Luke. gave the Russ wins a lead at the end of the half of 30 to IS.
 In the second half. both teams scored frequently and the game was one of the largest scoring games of the season. The Russwins climbed steadily away from the Stanley Works. The defense of the Butt makers which has been almost air. tight recent, "fivvered" last night and the Russwins went through al- most at will.
 Pelletier and Murphy with four baskets each, led in the Stanley Works scoring record and played a sweet floor game. Nyborg, Joe Luke and Morelli were the big points for the Russwin team while Gelazy. a substitute, rang up two pretty baskets in the short time he was in in the second half.
 Tho epnra.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
MIGHT MAKE DEAL
Miller Hugglns Still Hopes To Con- plete Trade of Players With St. Louis Browns.

New York, Feb. 2 P-Miller Huggins, manager of the New York Yankees. still hopes to complete a deal with the St. Louis Browns, he said today. The Yan ,e pilot, all though intending to bid high for the services of Ty Cobb, former Detroit manager, would prefer to see Cobb sign with St. Louis if he evades the New York net, he intimated, in the hope that the addition of Cobb would release available trading ma terial in the Brownie outfeld.
 A deal whereby pitchers Sam Jones and Walter Beall were re- ported offered St. Louis for outfleld- CT Cedric Durst and a pitcher, fail ed 10 materialize last week.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
Russell & Erwin

Personal fouls-Carfson 2, Ander- son, Pelletier. Murphy 3, Abramo- wicz 4, Nyborg 3, Whitman ?, Swan son 2, Rakowski, Morelli 3, Sake 2. Free tries-Carlson, Anderson 3, Pelletier g, Murphy 5, Flis 3, Nyborg 6, Whitman 2, Swanson ?, Luke 4, Morelli, Sake 2. Score at half time R. & E., 30, Stanley Works, IS. Referee, Dillon; Timer, Mullin; Scorer, Crean.
 The P. & F. Corbin team took a critical game from the Corbin Screw team by the score of 26 to 25 in the second and feature game of the evening. The Screw Shop led by the score of 25 to p until after IT min- utes of the second half had been played when baskets by German and Luke brought the winning points for P. & F.
 The P. & F. team started off in fast style. German registered a field basket after 55 seconds of play. Micky Luke followed at 1:2O with another. Then Vetrano circled around and with a flashy shot, count ed two points for his team. The teams played ferociously until the four minute mark when again Ve- trano came through with another sensational basket and tied the score at all.
 Jasper broke the ice at 4:4o with a foul goal but a pretty basket by Darrow put his team in the lead at 5:10. The Screw Shop spurted here and Jacobowicz scored a field goal, his only one for the night. German at the II minute mark scored from the free throw line and Vetrano sank a foul at the 1915 mark. Jas. per after a hard minute of play, sank field goal for P. & F., but Luty, with a spectacular long shot, made the score II to for the Cor bin Screw.
 Vetrano broke through once again. playing the best game of the season and scored anothe. pretty field goal, making it IS. Luke broke through at this stage and got a basket. Ve- trano followed with a foul shot Then Hoist succeeded In getting
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02

A New York state champion, Connecticut state champion and knockout king from the metropolis will be the features on the weekly card of amateur fights to be con- ducted by the Mohawk A. c. at the state armory on Arch street this city Friday night. Joe Sturino, known in New York as "The Iron Horse and Joe Howard, state mid dleweight title holder, will be match ed in the star bout of the tourna- ment and greater battle could not be imagined.
 Frank LaPera, New York welter- weight champion, will trade punches with Ray Hogan of Terryville.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
(BY JOE WILLIAMS)

l Kaplan, the Russian, may never wir the lightweight championship of America, which happens to be the goal he has set for himself, but whatever develops he deserves some thing more than kick in the pants from the Olympian Gods of the Fight Racket.
 Louis Kid kaplan is the feathered hero of one of those rare stories of the ring which portray the princi- pal character spurning gold and wearing rags for virtues sake-one of those old-fashioned "mellers" that used to thrill the boys on the tan shoe and bow tie circuit.
 It runs something like this in three acts, an epilogue and an exit march, and kennel of hot dogs. Who's next, gents!
 ACT1
 Louis Kid Kaplan stepped on the scales one fine morning in Meriden, Conn. (you should see the fine mornings they have in Meriden. no foolinD, and noted with dismay his weight had leaped to 13S pounds in the naughty nude. At the time he was the sole and exclusive custodian of the featherweight championship of the world. To continue as such Louis Kid Kaplan realized the ne- cessity of scaling down to 126 pounds. This being impossible. with out the amputation of a leg, an arm or his rich Soviet dialect, none of which he cared to divorce. Louis Kid Kaplan decided to advance au- tomatically to the lightweight d. vision.
 ACT2
 Louis Kid Kaplan and his then manager, Dennis McMahon, about this time were called to a confer ence requested by well-known and wealthy manager of prizefghters. Was it true that Louis Kid Kaplan had outgrown the featherweight di- vision? Was 1t true that he was determined to fight in the future as lightweight? Was 1t true that he had casually cast aside a $200,000 title as If it were so much tripe, without even going through the motions of losing it?
 Louis Kid Kaplan and Dennis Me Mahon admitted the charge on all three counts. The fight manager was stunned. This was contrary to all the chaste scruples and finer principles of the sport. There was better way to do the thing. The manager would match Louis Kid Kaplan with a certain featherweight in a championship bout. Louis Kid kaplan could weigh anything he wanted to, but it would be an- nounced from the ringside that he had weighed in at the featherweight limit.
 !. Louis Kid Kaplan would then pro- ceed to lose and In return he would be paid s50,000 for formally hand ing over a title that he had to give Up anyhow. What could be sweeter? !? But Louis Kid kaplan and Dennis McMahon wouldn't do 1t. They preferred to stay on the level.
 ACT 3
 Months passed and Dennis Me- Mahon peddled 90 per cent of his in- tarest in Louis Kid Kaplan to Billy Gibson for s7.000. Gibson had made Benny Leonard one of the greatest lightweights of all time and had brought him to the world cham pionship. Dennis McMahon rested content in the knowledge that his protege could not be in more com potent hands. So it was that Louis Kid Kaplan passed to Gibson and the Broadway ballyhoo started--a ballyhoo that had as it's immediate objective match with sammy Man dell for the title.
 EPILOGUE
 A part of the ballyhoo was a
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02

Games Thursday night in Class A are Washer vs. Racker; Cook vs. Mashie Chef vs. Driver and Roller vs. Greek; Glass B, Pepin vs. Me- Gregor; Teddy vs. Witzke. Mo. Gregor vs Broski, Pepin vs. Bro- ski, McGregor vs. Teddy and Dick inson vs. Teddy; billiards. Chef vs. Onorato, Sake vs. Onorato. Miller ys. Saxe, Nelson vs. Scar, Miller vs. Knapp and Sake vs. Chef.
 soccoli of the Elmore Parlors will play Gregor of Rogers in a state league match at Rogers to- morrow night.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
PRAISE FOR SHEELY

While he rates Sisler and Chase as superior to First Baseman Sheely of Chicago, all-round ability consid- cred, Eddie Collins says neither could handle a thrown ball as pro- fciently as does Sheely, who pulls down the high ones or scoops up the low ones with equal ease.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02

Dixies
Whippets Whip Panthers

The Whippets stepped up to within a game of the Dixies by trouncing the Panthers, 22-9. Jer- wis, Sartinksy and Normant were the high scorers for the Whippets, with Ferony doing most of the work for the losing side. The Summary:
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
BILLIARD MATCHES AT ROBBERS ROOMS
Games Are Played Off in Tour
 naInentS in All Glasses

Games in the pocket billiard and billiard tournaments being con- ducted at Rogers Recreation rooms were played last night. In Class A, Cook defeated Washer 75 to 45 thus going into first place. Chef defeat ed Greek 75 to 45 and Roller de- feated Chef 75 to 43. The standing:
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
Personal fouls-Jasper 3,

Personal fouIs-Jasper 3, Luke, Paris 2, Jacobowicz 8, Vetrano, Dar- row 2, Zaleski 3. Free tries-Jasper 4, Luke ', Paris, German 2, Jacobo- wicz 8, Vetrano 4, Darrow 2. Score at half time-P. & F. 14, Corbin Screw Is. Referee, Dillon; Timer, Mullin; Scorer, Crean.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
AFTER THE CHAMPION

Billy Wallace, who overnight be- came big card in the fistic game by his knockouts of Kid Kaplan, former featherweight champion. and Cuddy De Marco, says there will be new champion If he ever gets a shot at Sammy Mandel, present titleholder in the lightweight class. That's one guy l can lick" says Wallace.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02

In Class B Pilarski defeated Wal lace 5 to 56; Witzke took first place by defeating Dickinson 75 to 46. The standing:
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
P & F. CORBLN NOSES
 OUT CORBlN SCREW FIVE

Baskets By Luke and German With Less Than Three Minutes to Play Win By One Pomt-Fierce Battle Waged Between Teams-Russwin Quintet Wins and Ties For First Place - Large Crowd is in Frenzy of Excitement.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
NEW YORK AMA TEUR STARS
 TO BATTLE HERE FRIDAY

Champion and Knockout King-Joe Howard Con- nectcut Middleweight Titleholder to Oppose Joe Sturino-Ray Hogan of Terryville to Be Matched With Frank LaPera-Johnny Clinch to Be on Card
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02

In the billiard tourney, Kask de- feated Scar 75 to 35 and Scar lost @ second match to Chef 75 to 2S. | The standing:
New Britain herald., 1927-02-02

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Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-12
Chicago Gunmen
Renew Warfare

CHICAGO, March 12.-Gang
warfare, quiet since a peace pact
was signed last fall, flared again
overnight, and today three men
including an underworld lieuter-
ant-are dead.
Two of the men, Frank "Lefty y
Koncil, lieutenant for Joe Salts,
one time gang leader, and Charles
Brubeck, were ambushed by several
gunner at a lonely west side spot.
Their motor car was riddled and
bodies of the two men were found
several hundred feet away.
The other man killed, Benjamin
J. Schneider, dealer in Sacramento
wines, was slain by gunman who
accosted him III front of the Schnei-
der residence. Schneider had left
a list of known gunmen for police
to question Gin case anything ever
happens to me.
Last nights outbreak of gang
stersm was the first untoward Incl
dent in Chicago's underworld since
last fall when leaders of the two
factions of beer runners met and
formed peace pact.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-12
FINAL PLANS FOR
RACE EXCURSION
ARE COMPLETED
Big Delegation Expected
To Go From Valley for
COffrOth Handicap.

Final arrangements have been
completed for the excursion Sunday
to Tijuana from Imperial Valley.
The Coffroth handicap, carrying the
highest purse Of any turf event in
the country, $4,000 added money,
will be the attraction at Tijuana
and it is expected that about 200
residents Of the valley will make
the trip.
The s. d. & A. railway has
worked out every last detail to
bring about comfort and conven-
fence to the passengers on the tour.
Equipment will arrive in FL Centre
this afternoon and will be sent to
Calexico tonight, ready for the start
at 1880 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The train will arrive in Ell Centre at
7:45 0 clock and will then start roll
ing for the race track.
'We want everyone to enjoy this
trip ID. c. Ramsey, local official
of the San Diego and Arizona road,
said this morning. "We have done
everything possible to provide com
fort. Meals will be served on the
train to those who care to dine,
breakfast, luncheon and plate
dinner.
1.-THE train will arrive in Tijuana
in plenty of time for the races and
we hope to make the excursion one
Of the most successful ever con
Quoted by this road. Those not
wishing to attend the races may
continue on to San Diego, the train
arriving there about 1870 and leav-
ing about 4:30.'
The weatherman has promise, j
good climatic conditions for the big
day at Tijuana and report from
the track is to the effect that the
horses are in fine condition and in
dications are that it will be q fast
track for the event.
The best horses in the countr.
have been working out at Tijuana
for the last few weeks in prepara
tion for the big event Sunday and
indications point to spirited con
test. The race will carry close t6
100000 for the winners.
Reports from Brawley show that
reservations have already been
made for more than 25 persons or
the special train. At Holtville j
G.. Gresham will head a party of /,
while many Ell Centrans have made
reservations. Calexico is to send q
large delegation and from all in
dications the special train will carry
plenty of race enthusiasts to IL
juana tomorrow.
Those intending to make the trip
are urged to provide themselves
with enough silver to make the cor
rect change at the box x-office of the
race track, to avoid delay in obtain
ing change as admission is paid for
in silver.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-12
Mexican Child Is
Drowned in Ditch

Angelina Nogales, four year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfredo
s. Nogales of Brawley, was drowned
in the Brawley Main canal late yes
terday afternoon. The little girl
fell into the water near the Brawley
intake. while playing with some 9TH
er children, and the body was re-
covered by the father three hours
later. 1t had drifted several miles
down the stream and was found
west of Calipatria.
An inquest into the death of the
child was held in the undertaking
parlors of Oh. E. Lemons, coroner,
this morning and verdict of acci.
dental death by drowning was re-
turned.
The father is an employe of the
irrigation district and resides near
the canal at the point where the lit
tie girl fell into the stream. She
had been playing about and as she
ran along near the edge of the
stream she slipped and fell into the
water. The other children rushed
into the house and sought help but
before it arrived the body had been
carried down the stream.
The body was brought to Lemons
undertaking parlors in FL Centro
where a funeral service was held
this afternoon and burial made IN
Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-12
NEVADA DESERT
GOLD STRIKE IS
REAL BONANZA
Lumps of Pure Ore Are
Being Dug From New
est Mecca for Miners.
BY United Press Leased Wire

TONOPA.., Nevada, March r.
The desert wastes Of Wecpah were
giving up their hidden bonanza to-
day, as Jumps Of ore, almost pure
gold, were dug from the badger
hole, opened up by two youthful
prospectors more than a week ago.
Work on the claims of Frank Hor-
ton Jr.. and Leonard Traynor, who
made the strike and precipitatcd
the greatest modern gold rush III
the history Of the west began late
last night.
More .han l3 sacks of the rich
ore had been extracted today and
was piled high on the "dump',
while armed guards, watching day
and night, kept the curious at a
safe distance.
"I' would be impossible to fix
the value of the gold taken cut at
this time,' Frank Horton, ST., said
Some of it samples $40 a pound
and some Of it $40 pound, but it
is all hand picked and should aver
age high.'
The actual mining operations have
created new excitement and Wee
pah began to assume the proper
tions of a real town today. Work
on several buildings is expected
to be started scon to accommodate
those who cannot make the triI
back to Tonopah each night.
The scene of the original strike il
the mecca for grizzled prospector'
and tenderfoot alike. There is still
plenty of gold rock in sight and the
strike may produce millions of dol
lars
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-12
Lady Luck Rides
With Aviators'

GLENDALE, Calf. March 12.
Harold Lee, of Glendale and c.
L. Peterson, Of Port Angeles.
Wash, were recovering here to-
day from slight injuries suffered
when their Curtis biplane
crashed through a house in the
residential district here late yes
terday.
The accident occurred when
the plane went into a nose dive
and fell through the roof of the
home of Mrs. G. M. Offel. The
woman said she had just gone
into the yard i'll the rear of the
house with her small son when
the airplane crashed and escaped
uninjured.
The two men were taken from
the roof of the house to the
Glendale Research hospital,
where an examination revealed
that they had miraculously es-
capped serious injury. ..
Lee, said to be a former serv-
ice man, was plotting the plane.
1t was Peterson's first flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-12
Radio Station
Plans Announced

Tn an effort to make the proposed
radio broadcasting station III charge
of Frank Bowles and Earl Trey, a
real community interest, instead of
a commercial project, the local
chamber of commerce has agreed
to provide sound-proof broadcast
ing room in the rear of the cham
Der of commerce offices, and a
drive to raise funds for this pur-
pose will be launched Monday.
A committed headed by Pat
Glasgow, and including A. II. Kel'
Ter, Hugh Osborne, Harold Tyler
and Roy l.. Rumsey will call on To-
cal merchants beginning on Mon
day of next week, and will attempt
to sell them radio advertising. AS
now proposed, the plan is to have
a regular announcement from the
station that will announce that
"the FL Centre broadcasting station
is on the air, from its station To-
Gated in the Ell Centre Chamber of
Commerce building, the station
made possible by contributions from
the following merchants: A list
OF those contributing to the radio
advertising scheme will follow.
Members of the committee in
charge of soliciting the advertising
believe it will provide local garage
owners, hotel proprietors and mer-
chants a novel and effective meth
cd of advertising, and at the same
time will make possible worthy
civic project.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-12
LETTUCE MARKET

The total number of ears of let
tucc shipped is continuing to de
crease daily. Yesterday s move
ment totaled III ears and 50 were
ordered for today's loading. I'm
perial Valley shipping point infor-
nation for yesterday maximum 73,
minimum 80, demand limited, mar
ket steady ON good stock. Wide
range quality. Carloads fob. cash
track, Is and 6s, best mostly $l.25.
Occasional car higher. Poorer low
as $1.l0.
Today's markets:
Chicago, So degrees, raining.
Three ears Arizona, 25 California
arrived. 1876 on track. Supplies
liberal, demand moderate, market
firm on good stock. Imperial, wide
range quality, As and 5s, mostly
$2.50-75, best $500, few higher.
Fair to ordinary considerable Shiny,
some mildew, some split heads,
$1.75-3.25, poorer $l.60.
New York, SO degrees, foggy.
Seventeen cars California, l South
Carolina, l Texas arrived. Iceberg
supplies moderate, demand moder-
ate, market steady. Imperial best
mostly $2.75-3. Fair condition So
$3.50. Poorer low as $50.