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Evening star., 1927-02-23
MILLER WILL REFEREE.

When Catholic University and
Ma " boxers face Saturday night at
Annapolis In a seven-bout meet Heinie
Miller, local referee, will officiate.
Evening star., 1927-02-23

F Farrell.
Yankees
to three
Evening star., 1927-02-23
LEADS GENEVA ELEVEN.

BEAVER FAILS, Pa, February %
R.-Al Maglisceau. varsity tackle,
has been elected to. captain the 1927
Geneva College foot ball team.
Evening star., 1927-02-23
Catchers Take Punishment.

Silver Flint Of the old Chicagos
and Doc Kennedy Of the old Clevelands
probably had the most battered and
misshapen hands that ever were at
tached to ball player on earth. They
were catchers.
Kennedy did not have a perfect joint
on either hand and his fingers bent
both backward and forward. Some
afternoons they bent forward and the
next day they would bend backward,
because they had been knocked out OF
their previous alignment. Time and
again he stood behind the bat with
the blood streaming from his fingers
and without q word OF complaint. He
couldn't be hired to quit.
Silver Flint had many Of his fingers
broken at the second joint and as they
had turned at right angles to the low
er joint by not being set properly,
his hands always resembled rakes.
One day when he was standing in a
Evening star., 1927-02-23
Fingers Are Battered.

But no mater WneIneT tue odli was
a bounding rock or dead one, nngers
got awfully battered in the old days.
There were no gloves. The modern
invention, which projects the hands
with such a thick and soft covering,
had not been discovered. Ball players
stopped everything with bare hands,
or tried 10. Bones were broken and
flesh was cut to the bone. 1t was
common thing to have two fingers
split apart when some hot liner came
sizzling between the fingers OF an IN
fielder's hand The pitchers never
tried to get the hot ones for fear
they would injure their pitching
hands. That was sensible because
good pitchers were as hard to get IN
those days as they are now.
Catchers received an awful oeating
from the ball. Even before the catch
err moved directly behind the bat,
there was some punishment in the hot
fouls that tore behind the batter, but
when the catcher was asked to stand
under the bat and take punishment
without glove protection he got 1t
good. A boxer in a prize ring was
no better off when trying to defend
himself from the blows Of his
adversary.
The first men who essayed to use
aything resembling the gloves OF tne
present were ridiculed. They had
started an innovation which was like
any other innovation In sports that
did not appear to have anytnlng
heroic in connection with it. Those
old chaps gloried in their crooked
fingers and their misshapen hands.
The earliest attempt at a glove was
to cut down an old buckskin affair.
one of the kind that was common
out in the Middle West years ago
when father tackled the job Of shovel
ing the snow. off the sidewalk. The
fingers were sheared away and the
ball player then had what he con-
sidered to be glove. The first use
Of the catcher's glove, the big pillow
that is in common use now, resulted
in one solid afternoon OF hooting for
the catcher who used it. Maybe he
was Charley thinner of Cleveland. ;
Evening star., 1927-02-23

RIMITIVE base ball was played
l. with a ball as lively as the
base ball of today and also
i with a ball that was very much
deader than the ball OF today.
The old bounding rock was llVeiier
than the ball that is in use now.
You could throw it to the pavement
and it would bound twice as high as
a base ball of today will bound. Yet
the batters of old-times failed to hit
that ball much farther than they bat
one today.
A great deal ~of talk about hvely
ball and big-batting is CUFF. Whether
a ball is lively or dead you've got to
hit it in the center to get anywhere
and if YOU hit it in the center you
must know how to reach the pitcher.
Probably he doesn't pitch very well
If you can smash it in the center all
of the time.
Evening star., 1927-02-23

Smithfields, leaders of the Athletic
'lub League. are TO tackle the Ahepas
onight on the Convention Hall drives.
The Greeks. although not so far up
III the race, are expected to give a
good account of themselves.
Charley QUAINT and his Internal
Evening star., 1927-02-23
With the BowLers

A VETERAN bowler, handing out
~ little encouragement to a
"A youngster at the Coliseum re-
4 4 Gently, said few things that
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
0. S. Bennett Injured
Bringing Boat to Dock

Instant decision and a leap saved
0. S. Bennett, of the Union Laundry
Co., of this city, from being seriously
injured while maneuvering his IS
foot cruiser into the landing at Say
brook Point last Monday. Bennett,
who is considered a very skillful nav
igator. attempted the feat of bring
ing his boat up to the landing and
tying up without outside aid. AS he
headed toward the dock he throttled
the engine to a slow speed and hur-
ried to the deck of the boat in order
to throw line over the bit on the
dock. AS he leaped back to grasp
the engine lever heavy wave made
the boat lurch, Unexpectedly throw
ing him heavily. tearing several liga-
ments Of his ankle. Regardless of the
intense pain he managed to crawl
along the upper deck and succeeded
in reaching over just in time to avert
a serious crash, and to swing the
boat into a perfect mooring. He was
hurried to his home here and re-
ceived medical aid. An X-ray dis
closed several seriously torn liga-
ments, which will probably prevent
him from carrying on any of his nu-
merous activities for several weeks,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
Electrician Winner in
Debate With Plumber

At the regular weekly meeting of
the kiwanis club this noon at the
Burritt hotel Arthur Berg gave a re-
port of the annual convention held
recently in Memphis. All the de-
partments of the work for the en-
suing year were outlined by the
local representative to the meeting.
Stanton Ashley and Sturman F.
Dyson gave two selections and the
meeting closed following a debate
between Harry Billings on why
I'd Like TO be a Plumber" and Will
liam r. Fem ON why I'd Like to be
An Electrician" A competent board
of judges composed of Donald GAIT
ney, Howard Y. Stearns and A. ],
Leventhal gave the verdict to Bill
lings although Stearns, In a scath-
ing danunciation of the present day
system of judging debates, support
ed Fem strenuously. Points in favor
of the two contestants were based
on ability to remain away from the
truth, to tell the most antiouated
jokes and to show apparent lack of
preparation.
The loser, Fem. was informed
that he would be required to pre-
sent the winner with section of
lead pipe. He acquiesced readily,
muttering something about wrap
ping it around his neck" President
joe Ward presided.
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$4,000 MORE CARS
Than A YEAR Ago
CONTINUED from First Page)

on December 81, 1926.
An interesting fact Is that there
is approximately one car for every
five and half persons in Connecti-
cut. Last year the ratio was ap-
proximately one car for every six
people.
The increase in registrations will
be this year. it is estimated, about
five per cent, as compared with four
and a half per cent last year.
Percentage OF Fatalities
The statistics further show that
the percentage of decrease in per-
sons killed in 1926, automobile acct
dents over 1925 is seven and a half
per cent.
The percentage gain, however, in
persons injured in 1926 over 1925 is
is per cent. The amount of prop
erty damage in 1926 showed an inv
crease of 1913 per cent over 1925.
The other increases in 1926 over
1925 were as follows:
Convictions, 20 per cent; suspen-
sions, four per cent; complaints, "a
per cent; registrations per accident,
11.3: general accidents seven per
cent. Statistics show that the popu-
lation of Connecticut per person
illed in automobile accidents, in
1926 was 3,646 and the population
per person injured 157.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
GObs Shout and Cheer as
They Watch Jack Sharkev

New York. July 20 (UP)-Jack
Sharkey came to his gymnasium
atop Madison Square Garden and
worked out for the last time this
afternoon. preliminary to his fight
tomorrow night with Jack Dempsey.
Sharkey was full of ginger and
had a broad smile and a quick re-
tort for each friend who greeted
him. He was plainly eager for the
fight to begin.
He devoted his time to light exer-
else and then was given a rundown
after which he returned to his suite
in hotel nearby.
One hundred and fifty sailors
from the Brooklyn navy yard were
the chief spectators at the workout.
They shouted and cheered when
Sharkey came in and all maintained
they were putting their money on
him.
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Marjorie Morrill, Moves
Ahead in Tournament

East Hampton, N. Y, July 20
NJP)-Marjorie Morrill,, of Dedham,
Mass, who won the New Jersey
tennis title this season, today moved
into the second round of the wom-
ems invitation tourney here by de-
feating Marjorie Thorn of California.
The scores We're: Go. &c, 7-5.
Edith Tough, California, defaulted
to Mrs. Helen Pollak Falk.
Eleanor Goss defeated Mrs. Roger
Griswold. of Boston, finished the
match 6-3, having won the first set
Go before rain halted the play Mon
day.
Genevieye Fox, the South Hamp-
ton player, won from Sarah Mclean,
New York, 60, SO.
The former coast star, Mayme
Macdonald defeated Mrs. Philip
Hawk, West Side tennis club, 60,
CO.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
ON POLICE BLOTTER

Walter Verrier Of 226 Whiting
street reported to the police last
night that boy who said his name
was John Larson of Booth street
was riding a bicycle on the sidewalk
on Whiting street annd ran into Mrs.
Verrier and her two children, injur-
Ing the former.
Isldore Kabula Of Ill Lawlor
street reported the loss of his bicycle
In front of the New Britain Market
on Main street.
Mrs. Gould OF IS Wooster street
complained that someone threw acid
on her dog. Officer Fred Wagner
Is Investigating.
The & P. store at the corner
Of Carlton andn Allen streets was
entered last night and about 50 in
chage taken, according to report to
the police. Entrance was gained
through the rear window.
Hattie White of 1875 Oak street
complained to the police that a dog
owned by a family living at 81 Oak
street bit her.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
ECHO OF OLD MURDER

Woman Sentenced Back in 1895 TO
Life Imprisonment in Michigan
Wants Full Release.
Detroit, July 20 R-An echo of
an 1895 Detroit murder was to be
heard in curcuit court today when
Edward c. Moran, an attorney. filed
a petition askink the formal release
of Mrs. Nellie Pope. sentenced to
life Imprisonment for alleged COM
plicity in the Ratchet Staying of her
husband, DR.. Horace Pope, a dentist.
DR.. Pope was found dead in his
bed. Police turned from a robbery
theory with the arrest of Mrs. Pope
and William Brusseau, the dentists
young office assistant. At the trial,
Brusseau swore he conspired with
Mrs. Pope to kill the dentist for his
insurance. Both were given life SEN
fences.
Later Brusseau on his deathbed
swore that he alone killed DR.. Pope.
The dentists widow was paroled
from the Detroit House Of Correc-
ton where she had been imprisoned
II years.
She was parolled to officials Of the
Salvation Army and since that time
has been living at the Salvation
ARMY Home, practically a recluse.
Her beauty of former days faded, she
has grown uncommunicative and un-
sociable, but the attorneys petition
declared a friend will guarantee that
Mrs. Pope, now 10 years old, will not
become a state charge.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
Sixteen Persons Killed
In Storm Over F0rm0sa

Taihokua, Formosa, July 20 (UP)
Sixteen persons have been killed
and q hundred injured by . storm
sweeping southern Formosa. The
storm began Saturday and has not
slackened. Some of the islands
richest sugar districts have been
devastated and 1t was estimated the
Formosa sugar crop has been dam
aged Is per cent.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
HUNDREDS after
fight TICKETS
Crowds Throng Offices Handling
PaSteboardS

New York. July 20 (UP)-Al-
though Jack Dempsey and Jack
Sharkey won't begin their fighting
until tomorrow night, the public be-
gan its battle today.
1t was the battle for tickets
around the offices of the Madison
Square Garden corporation.
Hundreds besieged the ticket win
dows, begging for tickets and being
told that all the good seats were
gone.
They tried to wheedle, begged, de-
manded to see Tex Richard and used
every ruse they could and left with
either tickets calling for seats, far
back in the stands or none at all.
At ticket brokers offices the
scenes were much the same. but Oft
en- the results were better, albeit
more expensive.
While an investigation of ticket
speculation was in progress in fed
eral court, the spectators were do
ing thriving business, judging from
all indications.
The New York Telegram said one
of its reporters sent to investigate
ticket sales found plenty available
from spectators from IS to 800
each for $3.50 seats.
In addition to the public demand
for seats, there were 400 newspaper
men from out of town arriving dur
ing the day, all to be furnished with
press seats.
To the layman today's weather
was not reassuring. being humid
though not as warm as a few days
ago. The sun showed through the
clouds weakly now and then but the
weather forecaster promised excel
lent weather for an outdoor fight
all day tomorrow.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
Argentine Press Hits
At "American Attack"

Buenos Aires. July 20 (UP)-The
encounter between American marines
and General Sandino's forces at
Ocotal, Nicaragua, was characteriz-
ed editorially by La Prensa today as
"a North American attack on Mic
araguans."
The incident, the newspaper said,
must be considered either as an act
of war against regular troops or the
assassination Of bandits"
1.-THE secretary of state explained
they were bandits" La Prensa said.
- means that individuals without
judicial attributes or police powers
applied penalties on death on their
own account in country where
they are intruders although the
power of their forces makes them
think they are peace markers"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
DISTRIBUTORS RAPED
IN GAS Price inquiry
Continued From First Page)

price locally are In many cases much
greater in amount than are those
granted to retailers in Massachu-
sets from the tank wagon price
there.
THE committee is of the opinion
that the distributors in hits terri
tory are maintaining a tank wagon
prce In excess of what may be justi-
fed. in comparison with that main
tanned in its neighboring state.
THE committee findings. following
its meeting with the retailers and
distributors. are now being formu-
lated and a report will be prepared
for Mayor Weld shortly.
Meanwhile the retail price of
gasoline continues to fluctuate as the
committee finds that 1t can be
bought in the vicinity of New Brit
ain for as low as 10 cents per gal
Ion including the tax and most sta
tons are now selling it for from zoe
to 22c per gallon. Preferred Gus
toners are receiving, in some in
stances even more advantageous
prices"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
FORGERY LOSS 5000, 900, 900
Is Fastest Growing Crime In L. S.,
Says w. T. Barnhart

Atlantic City. N. j., July 20
Forgery is the fastest growing crime
of this country, causing an annual
loss Of 3200,000,00O, 1t was said here
yesterday by w. r. Barnhart. vice
president OF the National Surety
Company, New York, in an address
before the Atlantic City Rotary club.
He urged business men not to
leave cancelled checks, check books
and other documents bearing their
signature, around offices and to
compare check stubs with paid
checks at least once a month.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
AIR PASSENGER KILLED
Machine Lands On Roof OF Build
ing; Pilot Is Diving.

Brockport, N. Y. July 20 R-A
passenger was killed instantly and
the pilot seriously hurt last night
when an airplane crashed on the
roof of a building here. The dead
youth was stephen Peters of Brock
port. Peters, who was IS years old
died of a broken neck.
Roy Hylan. the pilot. from Rouse
Pottridge field, Rochester, was be-
lieved to be dying, in Rochester
hospital
The plane had been here several
Gays taking up passengers. Several
hundred persons witnessed the
crash.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
Republic Iron and Steel
Gives REGULAR Dividend

New York. July 20 (UP)-The Re-
public Iron & Steel corporation to-
day declared its regular quarterly
dividend of 81 on common stock and
$1.75 on preferred. The common
stock dividend is payable Sept. 1
to stock of record Aug. IS. and the
preferred dividend is payable Oct.
4 to stock Of record Sept. Is.
Net profits for the quarter ended
June 80 was $9SS,115 after deduc-
ton of taxes and interest charges,
it was announced. That compared
with $1,121,43 for the correspond
ing quarter of 1926. The net profit
for the first six months Of 1927 was
s2.O32,536 compared to $2,443,2S2
for the similar period of 1926.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20

The firemen were parading when
word of the blaze was reported and
they fastened here to find the town
hall. the Church Hill Bank of Mary
land. several stores and dwellings
in the block ablaze. Pumping water
from a mill stream some distance
away the fighters confined the fire to
one side Of the block.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
$s,No FOR 1900 BLEACHERS
Park Commission to Recommend
Additional Seating Facilities Ut
Willow Brook Park Athletic Field.

The board Of park commissioners
will recommend to the common
council tonight that authority be
given for the purchase of 1900
bleachers at a cost of $1,000. These
bleachers will be placed in Willow
Brook park and added to $500 ad-
ditional seats which are to be pur-
chased on a note secured by 100
guarantors to bring the seating capa-
city to 10000.
Chief of Police W. c. Hart will re-
port expenses of s20S.21 for his trip
to the International Police Chiefs
at Windsor. Canada. The
sum Of 5000 had been appropriated
for his expenses, and the remainder
will be returned to the city treasury.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
FOG HAMPERS SHIPPING

Boston. July 20 R-A dense 70.
which bound the Massachusetts
coast this morning, held shipping
in the outer roadsteads and resulted
in the grounding Of dredging tug
in the inner harbor. Even motor
lists on the shore roads found tho
fog dense.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
Shortage of Domestic
Servants But q MYTH

Washington, July 20 UP)-The
shortage of domestic servants, of
which the housewife is complaining.
is myth. according to the labor
department.
There is, however, a shortage Of
efficient workers, and the efficient
ones ask wages and employment
conditions which many housekeep-
ers regard as unreasonable, sur
vey by the department shows.
Officials said they found the same
complaints 80 years ago regarding
the scarcity of good servants that
are heard today.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
Firemen's Carnival
Saved Town From Fire

Church Hill, Nd. July 20 R-A
firemen's carnival at Centerville, a
few miles away, last night saved this
town from being destroyed by a fire
which swept one side of block in
the business section. The loss was es-
timated at 100000.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
BARTLETT GIRLS WIN

The girls baseball team of the
Bartlett playground defeated the
Willow Brook playground, "a to 3,
yesterday afternoon. The Bartlett
girls made six triples and II doubles
and piled up most of their runs by
hard hitting. Stasia Stanulonis, the
captain Of the Bartletts. was the star
performer Of the day.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
BIG OLIVE Field

Rome, July 20 (UP)-The 1927
olive field today was estimated at
12,56o,O 900 quintals, which is two and
half per cent greater than the
1926 yield, The regions from Neneto
to Cmbria rendered the best har-
vests,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
WINS TRAVELLING GAVEL

Leading Star lodge, 0. S. of B.,
has won a travelling gavel in a con-
test with other lodges. The gavel
will be presented to the lodge at a
regular meeting Thursday evening.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
ST. THEREsE's SOCIETY FORMS

A branch of the st. Therese
Woman's society was formed at st.
Peters church yesterday with so
members. The society will affiliate
with the recently formed German
Catholic Women's society of Con-
necticut.
The officers elected were: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Philip Bardeck; vice
president, Mrs. Marguerite Gattung:
secretary, Miss Loretta Bielman
and treasurer, Mrs. Henry Schilling.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20

The Pacific ocean was not wide
enough to daunt Lieutenant Lester
J. Maitland, but when the man who
flew to Honolulu was four years old.
he ran home from school like a
scared rabbit. This picture. taken
when the Maitlands were living in
shows the young man In
the Fauntleroy period Of his career.
He longed for school, but became
frightened the first day.