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Evening star., 1927-05-07

ing II per cent decrease from the
corresponding period of 1926.
New England's building and engi-
neering contracts in April amounted
TO S42 SO 900 This total represents
decline, of per cent from March and
of per cent from April of last year.
New England is still a little ahead of
last year in building contracts. The
total let during the past four months
has amounted to $l27.125, 400, an in
crease of per cent over the CORE
spending period of 1926.
April building and engineering con-
tracts in the Pittsburgh district (west.
ern Pennsylva mia. West Virginia. Ohio
and kentucky amounted to S84 416.-
500. This was a 33 per cent increase
over March and 81 per cent increase
over April of last year
Central West Decrease.
April contracts in the Central West
were a bare , per cent under the un-
usually high March figure and 81 per
cent over April of last year. Last
months contract total for these nine
States illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wis
consin, Michigan Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Nebraska) was
S165. .190 900
Construction started last month in
Minnesota, the Da5otas and northern
Michigan amounted to $9.268 900.
This figure showed losses of II per
cent from March and 16 per cent from
April of last year,
Building and engineering contracts
let in the Southeastern States uhe
Carolinas, Georgia. Florida, Tennessee.
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and
louisiana during the month of April
reached a total of $44,877.S00. This
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
NEW 7OURNEYS 10
 BE STARTED SOON
Two Eand5aiI Leagues Have
 Been Formed at |. M, (. A.

Two new doubles handhall leagues
 10 bo known as the American and National, will start play at the Y.
 M c. X. on January ', The Na-
 tional circuit has bccH completed
 and tho American lacks only q few
 teams to fill out thc roster.
 Tn" lineup in the National league
 is as follows: Hawkins Strong,
 Dunn- Mangan. F.. Mag -Waskowitz,
 HcarnS- Roche. Grc,nstcin-Contaras
 Audorson-L"Witt F. Wal;h"rs-Ro- gan. $. Mag-DaIcy. Drcsscl-CroWe
 and llrGStrom-rcrakos.
 The captains in the American league are as follows: r. Brady, c.. Peterson. W. Nelson, G. Crcan, C. Parker F. IIibbard, l.. Norcn, II. , Iiornkohl, II. MilkoWitz. l.. NogcI and C. Collins. They will select their partners from the following ! list: F.. Conlin, C. Talncr N. r. . Dohcrty, r. .Arata, <. NeNorick, J. Sexton. C. F.. Root A. Grocnberg, I ! Rachln and g. Marshall.
 l Speculation OH h" probable win
 Hcr in the National i'aguo is rife tnycH before tho season begins. Many ] favor the Dunn -MargaN comhina- { tion 10 come through though others claim Dunn's partner can stand
 only two gawcs. r.. Mag and Was kowif7 have many packers while 1 Hawkins and Strong stand well in itho lists only predictions are many : that the team will blow up when the
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
MANAGERS TO MEET
;Niual Plans For Intcr-C Churcb Bas',- cihall League To Be Made At Scs- sion Tonight.
sion Tonight

l-inal plans for the 1ntcr-ChurCh basketball leagu" will he made a' a meeting of the board of managers at 1,%u o'clock this evening at tn" Y. N. C. A. A final ch"ck-up Of entries will b. made q schedule will n" drafted. and pl"ycr lists will hc banded in. The l"HCuc will open on saturday night, January :. and will play on succeeding Saturdays, tn" first game each night starting at 7:i5 o'clock.
 The leaGr" has five teams d"iin- itely lined up, and efforts are being made to bring in the St. Matthow's $ German Luthcrans or Center Con .-racationalists 10 complct" a six team loop. At least four of in" teams now entered will be among the strongest which the circuit has seen in its two years Of existence, and the prospect is for fast and close league. A full attendance Of interested managers is hoped for this evening. when things will be cleaned up in as short time II" possible and everything made ready for the start of play.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
JOINS GARDEN CLUB
Gene 7unncy Given Membership in Exclusive Gathering Known as Richards MilliOnaiTeS.

New York. Dec. 20 (uP)-The boxing worll viewed with some amusement and q modicum of ap- proval today inc election of Gene Tunncy as member of the eXclu- sivc Madison Square Garden club, otherwise known as Tex Richards "6o0 millionairos."
 The heavyweight champion was accepted into membership in the club whose members occupy the front seats at all the matches at Madison Square Garden in consider ation of his social and financial standing in the community, James |. Bush, vice president of the Equitable Trust Company announced.
 Tunnny will return 10 town next week to be ono of the guests of hon. or at dinner given by tho Madison Square Garden club 10 various worlds champions, including Bobby Jones and Babe Ruth.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
So. CHURCH WINS;
 LIGNS VICTORIOUS KensinSton Smearel by Leaders
 -ChurCh Breaks Its Jinx
Intermediate Standing.

X jinx of three years standing was broken last evening vhcn th- South Church Intermediate defeat cd the State Trade school. %5-25. Tn a closely contested Intermediate county "Y" league game at the senior High school. For three years the school had held the Indian sign on the church and had won games ouj of six in that time. but last night the church finally broke through and smashed the precedent which had led 10 the belief that it would go down again before tn" Traders
 Tho Trade school started in high gear, Anderson scoring from the
 field in the opening minute. Mercy made q free toss good, but 1t was some time before the winners could penetrate the home teams defense and the Traders led by S7 when the first quarter ended. In the sec ond session Bell made some specta- ' iIdi itLiS 'IiolH anu IAo' h N'ii 6ot away for several baskets, while the school was helpless. The church led by 1S-1l at half time.
 The third period was torrld bat tie, but despite the loss of Cohen on fouls the school crept up on q basket and some remarkable foul shooting by Pond. Finding itself leading hy only H6a3 when thcJast quarter began. the church again cut loose and pulled away from the Traders. who scored but two points in the period. Bell. Potts and Abel
 joined Cohen in the showers during th,s quarter.
 Rockwell led the scorers with 13 points. gathered mostly on short follow-ups. Bells baskets were of the long variety and Morey's were sensational iiips from off balance. Anderson. showing great improve ment over last year, featured for the , Traders. with Pond showing fast noorwork and some uncanny foul tossing. May and Frost starred on the defense. The teams were evcn- ly matched in all departments. the ability of the winners to put in i lengthy shots proving tho decisive
 factor The summary:
 Soutb f'burrb Ju,crtnCIiofcS
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
MERIDEN ENDEES HERE TOMORROW
State League Teams to Clash
 Friday at Stanley Arena

The Meriden Endce Basketball team will meet the New Britain team at the Stanley Arena tomor- row night in a Connecticut State lcaguo game. The playing night has been changed this week from Satur- day 10 Friday because of the fact that Saturday will -Ae New Years Eve.
 The Meriden team has one Of the strongest aggregation in the league and besides this followers of the out fit figure that the Silver City crew has the Indian Sign on New Brit ain. Last year during the campaign which ended with New Britain cop ping the state title in d playoff with Bristol, Meriden vas the only team in the state to defeat New Britain twice. The lineup of the Silver City quintet is considerably changed al. though the favorites of last year arc still with the quintet.
 The play Of the visiting team cen tcrs around the work Of Jerry Con way. elongated center and his pres encc in the lineup has made the Sil- Yer City quintet q threat all through the circuit. The team has a quartet of forwards. all of whom are threats when near the basket Bissell and Cook arc two veterans from last year while Carroll and Griffin arc aces on the court. Stavinitslly. star of the Plainfeld team, is playing 8 guard position with the Mcrider club and the other defense post is covered by either Carroll or Red Lisner.
 New Britain will throw in ifs strongest lineup tomorrow night Sloman and Rubenstein will play forwards with Jimmy Zakzewski a, center. Leary is sure 10 draw an as. sgnment for a guard position while Sheehan and Captain "Butsy" Sturn will probably get into the game some time during the night. Kilduff and Hoist will form the reserve.
 A terrific battle is promised be. cause of the fact that New Britain stands only one game behind the New Haven Atlas for first place Mnriden is anxious to hand New Britain a defeat and hot and fierce fight is expected on all sides. The New Britain team will play in Meri. den on Monday night in another tough encounter making two game: over the holidays. The New Haver Atlas will appear for the first time this year in New Britain a week from Saturday.
 The game Friday night will be pre- ceded by 3 preliminary which vii start at o'clock. The main attrac tion will get underway about o'clock. The referee will be assign. ed from league headquarters.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29

New York. Dec. @9 DP'-Thc sale or trade of some of baseball's chief iuminarios in corridor conycrsa- tions" at the major league mag mates meeting here has had about the same effect on-urrent big league players as the sound of the axe has on 8 barnyard full Of turkeys.
 If whispered hotel lobby discus sions between rival managers and owners can uproot such fixtures as George Sjslcr, Ken Williams and Heinie Manush. what chance iG there for, the lesser lights" That was the questIon--or one of them. Another was: Who's next?
 The greatest uphoaval appeared to have hit the American lcagu" with few jobs positively safe except those of the New York Nanllc" regulars.
 Not even heavy hitting Is enough 10 save q man from inc drift down. river. it vas evident as Ken Will Hams, outfoldor. was sold by the St. Louis Browns to tn" Boston Rcd SoX despite the fact he hit .%23 last reason in comparison with his aver age Of .3a0 for his previous ten years in tho majors. and incidentally collected l7 home runs.
 Sislcr Hit .321
 George Sisler, the Browns first ba scman and former manager. sluggod .%27 last season. but this which he had averaged in his 1 l previous years in tho big time and he had 10 go Washington got him for about S@5.qoo, quarter of th" rum at which he Was rated q few years back.
 Tho sale of Si-lor and Williams vas 8 part of lho anucunccd plan of Phil Ball, cwncr of thn St. Louis Browns. to completely rcorGdnlZ> his team next year.
 Two more of the Browns stars Elam Van Glider, veteran lrtchor, and Harry Rice. outiicidcr-Wentt to the Datroit Tigers in the trade that brought the Browns Iu Blue. first sacker. and Heinic Manush. slugging outieldcr.
 Manush undoubtedly fell victim 10 a batting slump In foTr years in the majors h. averaged ."&o, leading the league in 1926, but dropped to 299 last season.
 Cards Get Gibson ! Not to be outdone by their Amcri- can league rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals completed several deals buying outright Frank Gibson l Braves catcher, and obtaining : Jimmy Cooney. infcldor. OutielaHr : Johnny Mokan. and Catcher Clar. 1 ence Jonnard from Philadelphia via the trade route with the veteran | Jimmy Ring and John Schulte youthful catcher. as the Cardina pawns Of exchange.
 After serving fho Detroit club for seven years, Johnny Eassler. Ions the Tigers first-etrin catcher. Wa! sent to Toronto, of the lnternationa leagre, as part payment for Red [ Hargrayn, another receiver
 Hugh McQuilIau former Clan pitcher. went away loN river iron the Braves to the Newark Intorna tional lcasrlc club.
 Tho Pittsburgh Pirates cut dow th"ir roster hy two whom they sol
 Emil Ido, southpaw pitching sen ga'ion of 2 few years ago, and Ro spencer, catcher, to the Tndianapoli American Association club.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29

going gcts tough. The Stearns- Roche continuation dceGn't look yc'y strong on paper as both ar" left handed and the matter of who will play the right handed shots is left for the future 10 decide.
 Greenstein and Contaras are doubtful as each speaks q different language. The Perakos and Herg- strom combination have the biggest backing as testimonials galore hay been received attcstipG to tha ability of Pcrakos on the handhall courts. The only drawback for Pete is the unfortunate fact that he picked Hergstrom as q partner.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
MERIDEN MAROONS CLASH
 WITH NEW BRITAIN TEAM
Silver City Roller Hockey Combination Considered One of Greatest in League - Locals Out to Continue Winning Streak Started Over Holidays Hardware City Players All in Good Shape for Fierce Battle Visitors Defeated in Their Last Appearance Here
1.incups

Lincups
 Alexander .............. Williams
 First Rush DOllCilcT ...... Cunutl|uIc
 Second Rush Muirhead ........... $. Pierce
 Center
 BToNn ........'. MoITlSOH
 Halfback
 Blount ................ lurCeu
 Guard
 The Meriden Maroons, considered one of the greatest roller hockey teams assembled in recent years. will meet the New Britain team at the Stanley Arena tonight in q regu- lar American league game. The Meriden team seemingly had 'he league race for the first half of the schedule sewed up when an injury to its star center. Steve Pierce. put 1t on the toboggan and now 1t appears as if the Waterbury team is sure Of first place as the first round of the league comes to q close this week.
  the biggest sensation in the league in it's recent games. IL has scored three victories in it's last four games and seemingly has hit its winning stride. The one loss was to Wallingford and it took an overtime game of seven minutes 10 set New Britain back. The Meriden team will have Will Hams and Lunderville at the rushes tonight 4 pretty race for scoring honors has been staged in the last week between Williams and Davies of Waterbury with the Brass City sharpshooter leading by several goals. Williams will attempt tonight to get into the high light again by pounding away at the New Britain goal.
 The New Britain team, showing in spirit, will be out to beat Meriden if possible tonight. The team has q chance to get away from second place where it has been stationed for some time now and with this in mind, every effort will be made to hand the Silver City quintet a lacing 
 tonight.
 Plans of battle have been talked over among the players and there should be plenty of excitement when the local players start 10 try and bot tic up Steve Pierce around whom the team play of the Meriden aggrega- ton centers. In Its last appearance l in this city. the Meriden team suf-' ferod a defeat despite the fact that Pierce had returned to the lineup. The local aggregation hopes to re- peat this victory tonight.
 A preliminary game will be staged with Harry kieffer holding the lime light. The first game will be started about o'clock with the main at- traction going on about o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Chicago, Dec. 29 LP -- Captain Dick Irwin of the Chicago Black hawks hockey team. whose skull was fractured in last nights game with the Montreal Maroons. was conscious today but in 8 serious condition. Only meagre reports were given out from the hospital. The Rlackhawks' captain collided with Dutton, the Maroon defense man, in the second period. The two players crashed into 2 side wall, falling on the ice. Dutton was unInjured. Montreal won the game, 4-3.N
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
WINTER SPORT OPENS
Three Score Men From 1: Colleges Take Part in Events Staged at Lake Placid, \. Y.

Lake Placid, x. r, Dec. a (CP) The annual intercollegiate winter sports opened today, with some three score men from 12 colleges taking part in the ski jumping, snow-s sho oeins and skating events. Wisconsin is the one western col loge represented. with McGill and Ottawa comprising the Canadian en- trants.
 Wisconsin. with Hans Iroye, in dividual point winner and winner of the Foch ski- jun ping trophy, has one of the strongest teams in the field.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
Duckpin Bowling Record
 Hung ID in Naugatuck

NauraINOF 0aN- " ITI"N NW-T T believed ro ho a u"w state record for duohpiu bowling "as made known her" last night when Edmund Fred ori"ks Of this borough fopplcd pins Tor total of 1Si in a holiday tour n@v in Ansonia.
 In addition 10 establishing tn" ox- c"ptional fine score. Frcd"ricks tied rh" existing state record for single string by knocking down % pins ont Of possible 100.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
POPULAR ATHLETE
Lucicn MiChard, Frances Best Pro- fcssional Bicycle Sprinter, Holds Favor of People.

Paris, Dec. 39 LPl-Lucien Mich ard. Frances best professional bicy- clc sprntcr, Olympic winner in 1924. is tho most popular athlete in France. Rene LaCostc of tennis fame having 10 be content with second place,
 SoIch is the result of referendum conducted among it's readers by "Match''--the largest sporting week ly in Francc-27.S61 voting being cast for Michard. while the con- queror of Tilden and Johnston polled only 26,0S9,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
SIGNS l~ PROFESSION AL

Chicago. Dee. % tp' --- Harry Hampton has signed a contract 10 become the golf professional al the Beverly Country club of Chicago. doscrting his former haunts around Memphis, Tenn,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
\. '. Professionals
Tabs

Score 5t half tune. Tabs, &l; Pro fossionaI Five. II: Referee. Dillon; timer. Sikora Scorer, Butler
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
A
 
SECOND HALF SPURT OF
 NEW WORKERS BEATS TABS

North End Team Decides to Disband Because of Lack of Patronage - Visiting Quintet Shows Little at Start of Game - Locals Lead at Half Time by l7 Poins-Tayor and Paige Show Best for New Brit ain-Final Score is 5l to l9 for Metropolitan Five
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
Lions in Runaway Victory

Led by "Jcff" Dennis and "Toots' Z,mbko. tho Lion \. C. glided smoothly 10 an easy 5e-o6 victory over the kensington Bors' club in a one sided game at the New Britain Roys' club last evening. lt was the third consecutive win of the Lions. who now top the league as the first round closes.
 Starting slowly. the winners grad ual'v gained speed and ran rough shod over their opponents. being 10 inc front by oi-i at the half. Malon" nado kensingt on's only points on sensational long shot and q pretty niny In which he broke through :he Lion defense. Tn tho second half the winners ran amuck. Dennis and
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
South Church Ringers
State Trade Srhoo, Seconds

Personal fouls: Parker. Osborne '. Vessels 3. IT, Wosilus '. F. Nos'luS, pccI--1c. Frliscclla. Eonson. Eicht- mycr Hubbcll 2. ll"isler 2, Nasli"W- ski. Knowles 4. T,anchida-14 {. Fr'' tries. Parker 2, Osborne :. Vessels 4. n. Wosilus %--tf: Fruscclla j. Richtmyer S. IIubbell .. Knowles 15. E"fnrac, Nixon. Timer, Scho- her. Scorer. Rockwell and Ritter.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
Church Ringers Win

Thc South Church Ringers won a %c-oS victory from the stat" 1rad" school Seconds in game which fol- lowed tho league affair. The 'h'rrh team gained an carly liz lead and, although threatened constantly and actually tied on several occasions. managed to show the way by 2--l7 nt the half and 10 pull 10 the front In the final quarter. Osborne ana Vessels featured for the winners and RichtInynr for tho school team. Both teams shot fouls eXcolfently, The sum ma ",
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
south Church Intermediate
stat" Trade school

Personal fo,.ls: Bcll 1, Norcy .. Peck. Potts 1. May G-l": Pond Cohen 4. Frost 2. Abel 1. Tranchlda -lo. Technical fouls: Mercy 2' Peck. Potts. Free tries: Bell z Norev s. Rockwell n. Wosilus. May o--1o: Pond :. Cohen 1, Hnhh"i' Anderson 2. Frost 2. Abol-1H Referee. Nixon. TimeD Schob"r .-,.-- ..s s.,-niAl1 .11,A f,a 1.k nr
New Britain herald., 1927-12-29

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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-04
DRIVER FOR EACH CAR

Washington now has one licens-
ed driver for each motor vehicle
that bears a state plate, License
Director C. R. Maybury declares.
On the day that the total number
of licensed ears passed the 400, 900
mark, shooting up to 400, there
were 390.039 drivers carrying this
years permits. The drivers have
been enrolling at the rate of from
400 to 1900 daily since that time.
Mr.. Maybury declares the number
of persons qualified to drive is
far in excess of the number of cars
and therefore a campaign will be
put on to bring in the delinquents.
However the record shows
Approximately 100000 drivers re-
licensed in three months time,
which is considered a fair record.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-04
FLOWER FOOLS THE EXPERT

Experts told the state parks
committee that the rhododendren.
Washington's state flower, would
not do we'll if transplanted during
the spring months. But "A recent
check Of the transplanting done
early this year shows hal $50 of
the flowers have flourished in
their new surroundings. The
parks committee will try to salts
fly the experts by setting out new
rhododendrons along the Washing
ton highways and in state parks
during the next few weeks but il
MISUNDERSTANDING is not completed
this year the work will be resumed
next spring.
Several extensive rhod0dendron
fields have been located by park
officials in out-of-way spots where
the public is little apt to find
them. People who wish to set out
the shrubs will be aided by park
employees who a supervise the
work of getting the plants and can
give advice about setting them out
but cannot pay either the cost of
transportation or do the work
The parks committee is anxious
to help have more rhoodendrons
blooming along the state highways
and believes help can be given by
people who will grow them along
side farm fences Or in their yards.
The parks committee probably will
seed several unsightly cuts and
fills on the state highways before
next spring and make them flower
covered beauty spots during the
tourist season.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-04
Button School Notes
Senior Program.

The senior program given last
Friday, showed thought and tai.
ent on the part of those who took
part.
They gave a one act play repre-.
senting Burton fifty years from
now. Thelma Edison as AN artist
presented several paintings of tn,
members of her class. Out of thf
first pictures stepped Evelyn
Sundt as the Esprit of '2S.' She
touched the following figures witt
her magic wand and when the,
became animated, each put on /
stunt. Margaret Passig played ;
violin solo Kentucky Babe ac
companiod by Vivian Miller at tn,
piano. Beatrice Milligan gave tw'
readings and Frances Ely, repre-
senting a colored woman gave ;
dance. This was followed by ;
piano solo, ''The Doll Dance By
Vivian Miller. AS a concluding
number, Martha Tanimura steppet
from the picture and gave a dance
accompanied by Vivian Miller a
the piano.
The Juniors promise a big sur
Prise next Friday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-04
Mccoy Elected Yell King.

During the rool period Mon
day morning an election was held
by the entire Burton High school
student body for the purpose OF
electing a yell leader. Clarence
Mccoy member of the Junior class,
was unanimously elected to the po-
sition. With Clarence's Beau
Brummel-like countenance before
them to spur them on, the fair
lung wreckers of the school will
probably find little difficulty il
sending fourth lusty shouts via
their vocal chords. We hope that
everyone will cooperate with
Clarence and how some real pep.