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New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
TROOP FOUR AGAIN WINS
BOY SCOUT CHAMPIONSHIP
Winners Have Never Been Defeated Since Formation of
Council-Score 81 Points In Events Held-Fierce
Battle For Second Place With Troop 20 Nosing Out
Troop Is of St. Mary's Church-New Local Record
Thought to Tave Been Set

secured the potato relay and over
the top race for the champions, tho
teams making no missteps while
their opponents slid in the wet grass
continually. Wilfred Sheehan's time
in the dressing race the fast mark
of l minute and So seconds. The
fire building and string burning was
abandoned because OF the rain.
The summary:
The events and winners were al
follows
scoutcraft: Troop 4. First Con.
gregational church. first: Troop 2.
First Baptist church. second: Troop
Is. st. Mary's church, third.
First Aid: Troop Z. American
Legion. first: Troop 20. Lincoln
school. second: Troop 9, First Bap.
list church, third.
Friction Fire: Troop 3. Trinity
Methodist church, first; Troop 1.
First Congregational church second:
Troop 20, Lincoln school. third.
/ Morse Signaling: Troop 9. First
Baptist church. first; Troop 20, Lin.
coin school. second: Troop Z, Ameri.
can Legion. third.
Semaphore Signaling: Troop 4.
First Congregational church, first:
Troop Z, American Legion. second;
Troop Is. st. Mary's church. third.
Knot Tying: Troop 4. First Con.
gragational church, first: Troop 9,
First Baptist church. second: Troop
Z. American Legion. third.
Dressing Race: Troop is, St.
Mary's church, first: Troop 4, First
Congregational church, second:
Troop 20. Lincoln school. third.
Pacing: Troop IS. st. Marys
church, first; Troop 20. Lincoln
school. second: Troop II, Stanley
school. third.
Signal Tower: Troop I, Plain.
Vile. first: Troop 3, Trinity Metho-
dist church, second; Troop 20. Lin
coin school. third.
Verbal Message Relay: Troop 4,
First Congregational church, first:
Troop 9, First Baptist church,
second: Troop IA, Stanley school.
third.
Human Obstacle Race: TrorI
IS, st. Mary's church, first: TroG
20. Lincoln school. second: TroopAF,
First Congregational church thizdH !
Potato Race: Troop 4, ~
Congregational church. first: 1roE
20, Lincoln school, second: Troop ,
South Congregational church, third. ,
Over The Top: Troop 4. First
Congregational church. first; Troor,
II, First Lutheran church. second
Troop IS. st. Marys church. third.
The officials were: Starter. Lione,
Depot; Judges. Scout Executive,
Oscar A. Erickson. Dwifht Skinner.
Walter Bacon, Edward Stanley. Neil
Mcdowell. Jr.. Charles Morgan.
Harold Tratnor and Edward Hines.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
BATTALlN0 MAKES
first PRO START
National Amateur Champion
Meets Otto Goldberg Tonight

Hartford, June 6-The first open
air professional boxing show Of the
season in Hartford is set for to-
night at the Hartford Velodrome
this opening outdoor shot" OF 1927
furnishing two interesting incidents:
the admittance of all ladies free and
the professional debut of the sensa-
tional, amateur featherweight, Bat
Battalino.
Baseball magnates long have set
aside Ladies' Days when the charge
is eliminated for the fair sex. but
Homer Rainault. who Is promoting
the pro shows at the Velodrome. is
the first, as far as known. to admit
ladies without charge to boxing
shows.
The star bout tonight will find
Harry Ebbetts, the Brooklyn Terror,
pitted against Bobby Brown OF
Lowell, who recently defeated the
clever veteran, Paul Doyle.
Ebbetts is a hard hitter as 43
knockouts in 5S bouts will testify;
Harry carries real punch which is
why he is one Of the best box office
magnets in New York.
In the semi-final, Steve Smith
Of Bridgeport will clash with Sammy
Offerman OF the Pacific Coast, boy
who is campaigning now with sue
cess in eastern rings. This Is down
for 10 rounds.
Battalino will make his first ges-
ture as a professional against Otto
Goldberg OF New York. VINO has met
number of well-known boys. Sid
ferris chief among them. This bout,
which will 60 on just before the
semi-final. will be four rounds-,hls
distance being prescribed under Con-
nccticut boxing laws for an amateur
making his first trip as pro.
Two 10-round preliminaries Will
open the show.
In one, Matty Mario of Staten Is
land, will meet Johnny (kid) Blair
OF Utica, and in the other "Spud''
Murphy, of Springfield, will battle
Irish" Tommy Jarrett OF New Ha-
ven.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
FALCONS DEFEAT
SPRINGFIELD team
Locals Register Ninth Win Of
Season at St. Mary'S Field

The Falcons registered their ninth
win OF the season when they de-
feated the strong Wico's OF SPRING
field in an abbreviated game OF six
innings by q five to one score. The
locals were in good hitting form,
rapping out nine hits In the six
stanzas of play. frankie Sheehan
led the Falcons with triple and a
single. "Starhead" Budnick sent out
two safe blows. Both infields played
snappy ball. Good stops by the In
fielders were turned into double
plays, each side having two to its
credit. Klatka made a great stop Of
Murphy's line drive and doubled up
Peterson at first unassisted. Willie
Wojack Knocked down SOME hard
drives in the second inning that
were neat plays. Murphy and Peter
son did good work for the Wico's.
The Falcons hit in the pinches In
the first and second inning with men
on bases and ran up an early lead.
Fischer was on the mound for the
Falcons and pitched a steady game,
allowing but five scattered hits.
Russ also hit the ball hard. He
crashed out two hits in two times at
bat.
The Falcons took the ieai IN the
first frame. Willie WoiacN reached
first base on an error. "CEucky"
sacrificed him to second. Sheehan
drove neat single into right field,
Woiack scoring.
They pushed two more across In
the second. 81 Budnick walked.
klatka sacrificed. kredar shot a
screaming double into left field and
Budnick tailed. Fischer bounced a
hit off Morley's glove. pushing
kredar across the plate.
In the fifth the Falcons hit the
hall hard and drove across two more
runs. Fischer sent out his second hit
of the game. Willie Woiack singled
and "Chucky" famed. Fischer was
caught off second on a snap throw
by the catcher. Sheehan hit long
triple over the centertielder's head,
Wojack scoring. Sheehan crossed
the plate on "Starhead" Budnick's
single.
The Wico's nut across their lone
run in the fourth. Kondelka singled
and went to second on a passed
ball. Peterson pushed him along to
third and he scored as Murphy was
being tossed out at second. The
summary
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
AMATEUR boxing
At CAPITOL PARK
Boston and Providence Fighters
to Meet Connecticut Boys

Tonight another high class
amateur boxing bout will be held at
Capitol Park. Hartford. the home of
amateur boxers. with first class
program of 10 bouts furnishing the
fans with 80 rounds of fast boxing
with the leading amateurs of Of
Boston. Providence, Bridgeport, New
Haven and Hartford taking part.
\ new outdoor arena has been
erected at Capitol Park that will seat
over 1000 and every one Of the seats
is a ring side seat 30 arranged that
every blow struck c-a be seen from
any part Of the arena, You will not
the front row will have to tell what
took place. All OF the seats are ele-
waited forming one of the best of the
smaller outdoor arenas in New Eng
land.
Reserved seats will be free to the
ladies who are turning out in large
numbers for the fights at the local
park. The card includes many stars,
featuring Ray Strong and Oscar
Bergstrom, who put up 81 great fight
last week, as both have filed entries
for tonight's card. The arena is as
light as day with a canopy OF lights
flooding the entire arena.
Following the bouts all the attrac
lions will be running at the park,
including the Giant Roller Coaster,
the big circle swing. the scooter and
the whip as well as many others that
will furnish amusement for the old
as well as the young. Ample space
for the parking Of cars is furnished.
Major Ed Gurlcy and his celebrated
New York Jazzers will furnish music
between the bouts. Capitol Park Is
located at 900 Wethersfield avenue,
the home of clean recreation. Every
other evening during the week. in
Guiding Sundays. dancing and NOV
ing pictures are featured free with
the price OF a single admission OF 10
cents to the park. A most wonderful
place to spend the day with the
family. The finest swimming pool In
the east is also located at the park.
Capitol Park is the next best place
to Coney Island. A fine grove for an
outing for schools or organizations.
H. ~
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
HARRY Koran TO
RIDE IN HARTFORD
Former New Britain and Bristol
Bike Stars in Meet

Hartford, June 6.--Connecticut
will have a special interest In the
weekly bike meet at the Hartford
Nelodrome Thursday night because
of the presence In a feature event
of a New Britain boy and another
rider, whose family formerly made
its home in Bristol.
Harry Koran is the New Britain
ite and the star he will meet in a
special sprint race is Willie Fem,
Jr., son OF the famous Willie Fem
Of bike racing Of 20 years ago who
was Bristol man.
Koran is riding in fine style on
eastern tracks this year and he and
Fem should make an evenly
matched and holly contested race.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
RAIN STOPS GAME
Good Will Club Of Hartford is Lead
ing New Britain Blues to O
When Dcluge Starts.

The baseball game yesterday at
Willow Brook park between the
New Britain Blues and the Good
Will club Of Hartford was rained out
tai City club leading 3 to 0. Tho
Blues were in the midst OF rally
when the storm broke.
The bases were loaded and It ap-
peared as II the Blues were out to
either tie the score or 60 into the
lead. Lefty" Anderson had six
strikeouts to his credit for the four
frames. Harry Deegan In center for
the Hartford team showed excep-
tional speed on the bases.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06

Troop 4 Of the First Congrega-
tional church slashed through the
rain and wet grass to its 18th con-
secutive city championship in the
18th annual Boy Scout meet held
Saturday afternoon at Walnut Hill
park. This troop has never been de-
feated in title competition since the
council was formed. and. although
the members who took part this
year were the smallest who have
represented the troop in a number
of years. they combined speed and
headwork to run up 81 points, al
most double the amount scored by
any other competitor. The troop was
in charge OF Scoutmaster Leon Brad
ley and Assistant Scoutmaster ker-
met Parker.
The struggle for second place was
fierce one. Troop 4. after gaining
the lead in the semaphore signalling.
was never again headed, being we'll
enough balanced to maintain a
steady point-making pace which
carried it out in front. The other
troops killed each other off and none
got anywhere. Troops and 9 did
we'll at the start but faded, while
Troop Is and 20 did not get under
way until too late. Troop 20, To-
Gated at the Lincoln school, did not
score single first place. but it piled
up enough seconds and third TO
finish second in the meet. lone
point ahead of Troop Is of St.
Mary's church.
The final standing was as follows:
Troop 4, First Congregational
church, 81; Troop 20. Lincoln school,
"a; Troop Is. st. Mary's church. 80 :
Troop ., First Baptist church, &c:
Troop Z. American Legion, 10:
Troop 3, Trinity NJ. Z. church, 13:
Troop l Of Plainville. s; Troop IA.
Stanley school. s: Troop II. First
Lutheran church. 5: Troop 2. South
Congregational church. 3. Cups
We're presented by Commissioner
Charles E. Morgan to the three VIM
ners.
a special cup was also awarded
to Troop l of Newington, located at
the Newington Home for Crippled
Children. This troop was unable to
enter the competition, but it had or
ganized drum and bugle corps
which played during the meet and
| received tremendous ovations from
the other scouts and the numerous
spectators. Commissioner Morgan
sprang a surprise by presenting a
cup for the musical entry and for
good work done during the year;
Senior Patrol Leader Patsey Haley
was carried up by Acting Scoutmas.
ter Frank Broadman and received
the trophy.
| The rain which came up durine
the meet prevented quick time in the
late events. but what is believed tc
be a new local record was set in the
friction fire making by the entr,
from Troop .. Troop 9's Morse mes.
sage and that Of Troop 4 in the
semaphore were both perfect. Troor
As knot tying team finished thirG
but was given first because the Other
teams had tied knots incorrectly. lr
the verbal message relay this trooI
was almost the last one to finish
but it has the correct message
while the others had hopeless jun
bles.
The Troop Is pacing team did 6
fine piece of work. being only three
inches out of :he way on an s7-foo
distance. In the signal tower the
favorites, Troops 4 and Is, bott
tumbled and failed to- place, Troor
Of Plainville coming In as an alb.
lsolute outsider to win with beauti.
fully built tower. Sureness Of foot
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
ROVE,RS WIN GAME

The Rovers A. G. baseball team
trimmed the y. NJ. c. A. Juniors
at Willow Brook park by
the score of II to 9. Harriss and
Rye pitched for the winners. The
Rovers challenge the Outlaws, YAM
kee Juniors and any other team
averaging Is years of age. Tele-
phone 3o0S-3
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06

Third row, Coach George NJ Cassidy Harry slade, sub
tute George Cherpack substitute; Edward Hnchey short
stop Thomas Weston second base Joseph Bacunas manager
pitcher; Fred Saunders, substitute Wilton Morey pitcher
Ernest Kop substitute; Anthony Caro- outed and catch
First row. Joseph Charow left field; Stanley Payka pitch
and oued Marion Zaesk catch and pitch; Captain John
Matus third base Albert Havick pitch and oueld Gabriel
Bromberg first base; and Joseph Meehan substitute
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
Totals
CINCINNATI

x--Rese grounded out fortea eishrdl
x-Batted for Fitzsimmons in sth.
Two ont when winning run scored.
Hs-Batted FOR PlcinIch In ath
xxx-Bated for Wanninger in 9th.
Cincinnati ........ 900 s11 nO2-Io
Two base h!ts-Tyson. Henry, Zitzmanr
Ppp 2 Bressler. Winning ptcher-Lucas
Losing p!tcher-McQui,ian Umpires-
Jorda. Rigier and Hart. Ime-c:50.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
ST. PAUL'S WINS
Kcnsinqton Entry In Western Base
ball League Hands Strong Water
willie Team q Trimming.

The St. Paul's Tabs team of Ken
sington handed the strong Watervllle
club a trimming in a Western Con-
necticut baseball league game in
kensington Saturday by the score OF
10 to s. The youngsters in the south
end, though ragged in spots in the
field, hit the ball hard for total OF
16 safeties and overcame the "blobs'
in the play.
The game was tight affair up to
the fifth inning with the score stand
ing 3 to 2 in favor Of the kenslng-
ton crew, From then on. however,
the lower end boys came through
with enough hits and runs to top
the visitors at the conclusion OF the
game. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
PITCHER WINS GAME

Benny Slepski Of ~ East Lawlor
street, by his great pitching per-
Romance Saturday. defeated the
Tigers II to 1, He allowed one hit
and one run. In the third inning
he hit a home run.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
B.ASEBALL'S BIG FOUR

7
Ruth hit his seventeenth home
run OF the season and a single in
four times up. Hornsby made sim
gle in three attempts. Speaker hit
for a double and single in three
trips, Cobb was idle for the second
successive day. Avera ges:
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06

x--Batted FOR Wintcrhalder in 9th.
z-Hackarth oat, hit by batted ball.
PcXtos .............0 coo 90 O00-1
Sacrifice Hits--Lunderville Ziegier ..
tmpire--Campbell. Time of game 05.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
Totals
Totals

Ran for Heimann in eth.
xx-Batted for Havener in 9Th.
Detroit ...............o0 DOL 100 1903
New York .............. 600 201 Ok
Two base hits-Lazzeri, Fcthrrgill.
Three base hits-Tavener, Paschal. Home
run--Ruth. Winning pitcher-Thomas.
umpIres-Geisel. Ormsby and Owens. Time
-2:20.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
BOSTON
CHICAGO
Totals

1-Batted for Edwards in sth.
Chicago ..........0 02 90 1sx-7
Two base hits-Enzlish. Stephenson,
Beck Stolen hases-Webb. Wilson 2.
Blake Losing Observation-Disclosures Umpires
wilson. Qui5ley and Ptirman. Time
1850.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
Second Game
BROOKLYN

AiouhISH ...t......-.. luD h'3 0uT-b
st. Louis ...............00 1 0e0 o00--l
Two base hits-Hendricks, Southworth
Botfomley. STATE. Sacrifice-Felx. Wild
pitch--Doak. Cn1pires Mccormick
ana Mclaughlin. Time OF game-1:i6.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06

Two Ease hlts-SChulte ;, E. Miller.
Speaker. Three base hts-Goslin, II. Rice.
Losing pitcher-Braxton Umpires-Dineen
and Nailiu. Time-l.55.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06
O o.
GOOD PITCHING WINNING
GAMES IN MAJOR LEAGUES

Giants Lose to Cincinnati Reds BY 10 to 9 Count
Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Cards Split Twin
Bill-Cubs Whitewash Boston Braves-Browns De-
feat Washington Senators - Yankees Through
Ruth's Hitting, Take Victory From Detroit Tigers.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-06

Bases on bals-off Reeves I. Struck
out-by Reeves 5. auckland /. Passed
ball-fIutand. Tmpire-Campbcll.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-09

tached to the new service policy,
fifty-two representatives were sent
from New York and vicinity, twenty
seven from Chicago, sixteen from
Philadelphia, eight from the Pacific
Coast. and five from Texas. Meet
ings were held in the a~dministra-
tion building of the Cadillac plant
and the General Motors building,
and in the auditorium mt the Gen
eral Motors Proving Ground.
Subjects covered included service
requirements and service problems,
precautions taken in manufacturing
and inspection Of Cadillac and La
Sale parts. duties Of service repre-
sentatives in the field. handling Of
correspondence, service promotion.
management Of parts departments,
flat rate and unifrom price systems,
improvements and developments in
engine design as employed on Cadil-
lac and LaSalle cars. and description
Of chassis units such as axles,
brakes, clutch. transmission, steer
ing gear. steering connections and
car springs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-09

sure a wider market there for Am
erican made automobiles and trucks,
Mr.. Pilch believes.
Mr.. Pilch reports that he en-
countered many amusing and some
hazardous incidents on his trip.
Bandits were frequently reported
ahead on his route, compelling de-
lays until proper military escorts
could be provided. Particular trouble
from brigands was encountered In
Persia. "These BANDITS he says,
generally come down from the
mountains at dusk and rob caravans
Of pilgrims going to Mecca. They
eve rob arayan returning because
they know that the pilgrims have gen.
orally spent all Of their money be-
fore they turn back" he says.
On one occasion Mr.. Pilch was held
up between Shiraz and Bushire by the
reported presence of TO less than
400 bandits ahead but the journey
was continued despite official warn
ings. No attempt was made to hold
UP the caravan although stories Of
the bands depredations were rife
along the countryside. The amusing
part Of this trip, Mr.. Pileh says, was
that the government officials sent
gendarmerie to convoy the caravan
but their ammunition did not fit
their rifles, chiefly so they could not
shoot wild game which abounds in
Persia.
The roads in the Syrian desert,
when there ere any. are often so poor
that should 10 rain, the cars which
compose the caravans become mired
and have 70 stop until the ground
dries up. Mr.. Pilch says. As this
often takes several days IL Is not I'M
common for a shortage of food and
water TO occur. To guard against un-
due hardship to travellers the road
is patrolled by seroplanes in bad
weather and when they find a raw
in distress food is dropped to the
travellers. As il is in this region that
the biblical episode Of Elijah being
fed by the ravens is supposed 10 have
occurred the governments activities
in feeding travellers from the air
have been called a modern version OF
the old story.
Mr.. Pilch reports that In 4 hotel
at which he stopped in Isphahan,
Persia, he requested in the evening
that his breakfast be ready at s
o'clock. The proprietor told him that
this would be impossible, explaining
that the proprietor OF a rival hotel
was 70 be publicly hanged al that
time and that he and all Of his SER
wants were planning 20 attend the
event. Mr.. Pilch went also.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-09
Flames Claim Toll
AS Firemen Fight

BERLIN R1-Farm houses, stables
and agricultural machinery were the
victims of flames Illkofen. Bavaria
because the fire brigades from two
rival towns pointed the water hose
ut each other in n fight over turis-
dietion.
In response TO the alarm the fire
brirades Of ~Regensburg and of III
kofen arrived at about the same time.
There was solemn ~Parleying It first,
the crew Of each brigade claiming
that il had the sole right to quench
the fire.
As arguments proved ineffective
the Illkofeners reinforced their point
OF view by turning on the hose
against the RegensburEers- These
replied 10 kind, and soon q merry
battle OF shower baths was nn
Meanwhile the farm buildings
burned TO the ground.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-09
SERVICE MEET
HELD BY FIRM
400 Representatives Al
Cadillac Convention
In Detroit

The largest and most important
service convention ever held BY the
Cadillac Motor company took place
in Detroit September ~, % and -,
attended by four hundred service
managers and assistant manager of
distributors and dealers from every
state in the United States, and from
the Dominion Of Canada, and by
service representatives Of the Cen
eral Motors Export and the Cadillac
companies.
The convention was called by II.
NJ. Stephens, Cadillac general sales
manager, ard was in charge OF Mich
olas Dreystadt, general service man
ager. The recent convention was
the first general service convention
since the introduction OF the LaSalle
last March and followed Immediately
after the int. oduction Of the new
Cadillac. II also marked the COM
pletion of the installation of the
company's new service policy initi-
ated q year ago by which a Cadillac
car owner Is assured, IN any city
where he nay be, the same quality
Of service az he would get in the city
WutIG ne RQANuMGGQ Has CAR
The importance attached 70 the
convention il indicated by the fact
that the service department is an
integral part Of the company's sales
division, entailing recognition by the
company Of the fact that satisfact-
DRY performances Of the car in the
hands of the owner IL Of utmost i'm
p~ortance to sales.
During the three-day session, Of
ficals and leading executives Of the
Cadillac company and Of the Gen.
eral Motors Corporation met with
the men and tours Of inspection were
made through the Cadillac and La
Sale plants and the General Mo-
tors Proving Ground. In addition to
the various phases Of service prob
lens discussed by Mr.. Dreystadt and
members Of his department, import
ant talks were made by the follow.
ing members of the Cadillac organi-
cation:
Lawrence p. Fisher. president;
Lynn McNaughton, vice-president;
Albert u. Widman, works manager;
Ernest W. Seaholm, chief engineer
and other members OF the engineer
ing staff: II. M. Stephens, general
sales manager; w. W. Lewis, assist
ant general sales manager; r. 7.
Ellis, superintendent Of m~anufactur.
ing; L. A. Danse, metallurgist; and
also by Charles r. lettering, presi.
dent Of General Motors Research
corporation; o. T. Kreusser. man.
ager General Motors Proving Ground
and Benjamin Koether, Of the Gen.
eral Motors sales division.
Indicative Of the Importance az.