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New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
MAJORS ID TALK
 OVER DRAFT PACT
American and National Baseball
 Leagues in Joint Meeting

New York, Dec. 15.-tPAPassing through their annual meetings with out the least sign of discord, the Ma tional and American leagues turned to their joint meeting here today to consider the draft pact sponsored by the minor leagues.
 Indications from the major league moguls portended the passing of the draft agreement which would be in accord with the wishes of the minors. However, just what terms the majors would dictate to the minors in the event a new contract is proposed was open for specula- ton.
 Following a conference between Commissioner Kenesaw M Landis and representatives of the minors, 1t was announced that the draft prob lem would go over to the joint meet ing today. The minor leagues are represented by John H. Farrell, secretary of the National Association of Professional Baseball leagues, H. J. Weisman, president of the East ern league. and w. G. Bramham, president of the South Atlantic asso- citation, Piedmont and Virginia leagues
 The American league meeting yes- terday was confined to routine mat ters with the 1927 pennant officially conferred upon the New York Yankees. President E. s. Barnard was formally installed in office. Frank Navin Of Detroit was chosen cepresident and Charles Comiskey, president of the Chicago club, was elected to the board of directors, along with Ava Bradley, new head Of the Cleveland Indians, Jacobs Ruppert of New York and Robert Quinn of Boston.
 Comiskey's return to the board was due to the absence of Ban John son, retired American league pres ident. who was Comiskey's bitter opponent.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
MCBRIDE BEST PLAYER
Former Syracuse Star Chosen as Outstanding Performer in the National Football League.

New York, Dec 15 R)-Jack Nc Bride of the New York Giants, for mer Syracuse star, has been selected as the outstanding player of the Ma tional Football League for the 1927 season by Jack Reardon, New York football expert and gridiron official Reardon places Mcbride at full back on his All-Star Professional eleven, with Ernie Meyers of Duluth and Playboy Llewelyn of Green Bay, Wis. at the halves, with Benny Friedman of Cleveland at quarter back.
 The rest of the lineup follows: Le, Hubbard. Giants; It, Owen, Giants; Lg, Connaughton, Yellow Jackets; C, Traitor. Chicago Bears: Rg, Fleish- man, Providence; Rt, Ed Weller, Chicago Cardinals: Re, Ray Flaher- ty, Yankees.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
Eastman Will Hunt
 Big Game in Africa

New York. Dec. 15 Ht-Gcorge K. Eastman, 73-year-old president of the Eastman Kodak company of Rochester, sailed today on the Der engaria for his second big game hunting trip to Africa.
 He was accompanied by MT. and Mrs. Martin Johnson, naturalists and big game hunters, and his per sonal physician, Dr. Alfred D. Kaiser, of Rochester.
 Last year MT. Eastman hunted through Central Africa, where he shot five lions, killed 0 charging rhinoceros and many species of smaller game. In British East Africa he was a guest at Paradise Lake of the Johnsons. who were said to have devoted more time to shooting big game with cameras than with rifles.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
League Standing

The New Britain basketball team will travel to Waterbury tonight to meet the St. Joes quintet of that city in a Connecticut State Basket ball league game. The New Britain team holds one victory over the Wa terbury team having handed it a trouncing in New Britain to the tune of 49 to 20 last Saturday night.
 Waterbury had an off night and showed rather poorly against New Britain and for that reason, the local players are taking no chances of be- ing too confident in stacking up against the same team tonight Me Namara, elongated center, it is ex- pected. will be in the Waterbury lineup tonight. He failed to get into the game in this city Saturday for some unknown reason and this somewhat affected the play of the entire team. He should be able to get the tap on the local pivot man and this should give Waterbury an advantage that should not be held lightly.
 The Waterbury defense will prob ably consist of Sheehy and Wagner. Sheehy is an old favorite with the fans of the state and he is an eff cient basket guardian. Paired with Magner, former University of Penn sylvania star, the New Britain for wards should experience difficulty in getting by for clear shots. "Heinie" Darlington and Dunn will probably fill the forward positions and these two always spell danger for the op- position.
 Waterbury, on top Of everything, will be playing on it's home floor and this alone should give the team a de- cided advantage over New Britain. The hall in use there is the old armory which is also used for roller hockey. Basketball games are staged inside of the hockey netting and to teams unfamiliar with the surroundings, this proves to be handicap.
 New Britain will present its usual strong lineup of Sloman and Ruben stein at forwards, Zakzewski at cen ter and Captain Sturm and Leary at guards. Travelling as it is at high rate of speed, New Britain will en- deavor to keep up the good work. A win will put the team in a favorable position for q drive to undisputed occupancy of first place.
 The Hartford Yankees will oppose New Britain in leage game at the Stanley Arena Saturday night. This will be a grUelling test for both teams as the two quintets are travel ling at a rapid clip. The Yankees only Tuesday night in Hartford handed the New Haven Atlas it's first trimming of the year and there will be plenty of fight in the game Satur- day night
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
COstes and LebriX
 Continue Air Voyage

Santiago, Chile, Dec. 15 R}-Dicu- dome Costes and Joseph Ecbrix first flyers to make a nonstop flight across the South Atlantic, plan 10 leave here Monday or Tuesday for New York.
 They will fly from here 10 La Paz, Bolivia. Then stops will be made at Lima, Peru; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Borgota, Columbia Caracas, ,Nenezu- cla: Panama, Guatemala, Mexico City. New Orleans, Washington and New York.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
TWO NEW CHAMPS AT SAME WEIGHT
Boxing Association and N. '. Commission at Lo6gerheadS

Toronto, Ont. Dec. 15.--tPt-The Dominion Boxing fraternity looked askance to the rival pugilistic au- thorities of the United States today to clear up the chaos arising in the settlement of the flyweight cham pionship of the world.
 Frency Belanger Of Toronto bat ties Ernie Jarvis of London for the title vacated by Fidel LaBarba next Monday but he will not be univer- sally acclaimed as the New York State Athletic commission will recognize the winner of the News boy Brown-Izzy Schwartz fight in New York tomorrow night as the champion.
 The National Roxing association, opposing power 10 the New York commission. has sanctioned the Tor onto bout as titular go. As Belang- CT defeated Brown who fights for the crown in New York and Frankie Gcnaro, another recent contender for the flyweieht laurels, the back CTS of the Canadian boxer are at q loss 10 follow the line of reasoning of the New York body.
 To add 10 the muddle, the Nation- al Boxing association regards the Brown Schwartz affair as New York state championship alone, To settle the dispute, the Toronto fol lowing is promoting a drive to have the winner Of the Brown Schwartz bout oppose tho victor of the Be langcr- Jarvis tussle.
 Since his appearance in main events, Bclangcr has been victor in II encounters, winning nine Of them by knockouts.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

Cleveland, Dec 15-Fate often plays queer pranks in ones career. There is no doubt but that Dame fortune had much to do with shap- ing the career of Roger Pcckin- paugh, newly appointed manager of the Cleveland Indians.
 An indignation meeting held by the New York Yankees. in which Peck, being entirely ignorant of the event, played no part, caused his passing from the New York Ameri cans at time when he was rated the most valuable shortstop in the American league.
 One of the two Pullmans engaged to St. Louis offered the setting for the Yankees to give vent to their feelings, give Pockinpaugh the col~ lege yell and hang crepe on Miller Huggins, then managing the Yankees.
 That was during the season of 1921. Despite the fact that New York won the pcnnant that season, all was not well within the ranks of the Yankees. There seemed to be a lack of discipline and few of the players seemed to have the proper respect for Manager Huggins. Peck inpaush was one of those who did.
 So tense was the feeling against Huggins that a group of players, more than half of the squad, met ill which Peckinpaugh had his berth, to take action to overthrow the Huggins dynasty.
 The consensus of the rcd shirts was that Huggins must go and that Peckinpaugh should succeed him. It was decided that on the return of the Yankees to New York. the mat ter would be taken up with Colonel Jake Ruppert, owner of the club, and if he didn't acccde to their wishes the team would go out on a strike.
 It is just possible that some of the boys might have been under a stimulating influence other than aqua pura, but, regardless, such action was taken.
 As is always the case, the affair, supposed to be kept a deep, dark secret, leaked out. Instead Of Hug gins walking the plank. Peckin- paugh. who had no part in the in surrection, and who was innocent of the entire affair, was the victim.
 Without going into the ifs and why's of the case, Colonel Jake Rup- pert decided on quick action. AL though he had nothing against Peckinpaugh, he was strong for Huggins and figured if Higgins was to succeed, it was best that Peckin- paugh should 20.
 It was this state of affairs that caused New York 10 enter into a three -corncred trade that brought Scott of Boston 10 New York and sent Peck to Washington. It wasn't a bad break for Peck at that, since he shared in two world championships in Washington, get ting a winners and losers share of the money, amounting to something like S10,OO0 extra.
 Had not the popularity Of Peckin- paugh caused the New York players to swear allegiance to him instead Of Huegins, he would have missed those two world series at Washing ton and possibly the big opportunity that is now before him, manager oi the Cleveland Indians.
 l At first Dame Fortune seemed tc
 have been very unhnd to Roger
 PecIinnauGh in causing his passing from New York, but all is well thai | ends well. Now it seems the desire of the players that Pcckinpaugl
 should be a manager has had its ! reward in his new job
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

The New Britain Roller Hockey team will meet one Of it's most severe tests tonight at the Stanley Arena when it battles the Meriden team In a league game. The Meri- den team is fighting to retain its po- sition at the head of the American league column and after losing to Wallingford the other night, It will be desperate to take fall out ot the reorganized New Britain team.
 New Britain showed up in won derful manner against Wallingford last Monday night but many are skeptioal that it will be able 10 travel at the same rate of speed against stronger competition. Backers Of the team point out that Wallngford, after losing to New Britain here Monday. turned about and defeated Meriden Tuesday night. This, they state. shows that New Britain didn't have any easy road as is claimed in many quarters.
 New Britain will present the same star lineup in the game tonight that 1t did in the game against Wall ingford Boucher, speed king, will take first rush with Alexander as his side partner. Muirhead will play center with Brown at halfback and Blount will tend goal.
 IL is doubtful if Steve Pierce will be back with Meriden in time to play against New Britain tonight. He has been laid up with injured hands and his younger brother, Earl, has been substituting in his place. This has greatly handicapped the teams work because around Pierce was centered all of Meridcn'. plays.
 Earl Pierce is playing first rush with Lundeville at second. Williams is playing center with Morrison at halfback and Purcell at goal. This team is giving a good account of It. self and although it has lost several close games, it will be no easy pick ing for New Britain.
 Preliminary Game
 A IT'liflIldIS Sdhlc VIII tt PAhS = ed between two junior teams and this should furnish plenty of comedy for the fans who get to the arena early. The first game will be played at s o'clock and the second contest going on about o'clock.
 Tie For First Place
 The Waterbury team went into { tie with Meriden for first place in the league last night when if defeat ed Holyoke in Waterbury by the score of s 10 ,. Holyoke had defeat- cd Waterbury the night before and for a single day had sported the possession of first place.
 Al Davies, sensational rush of the Brass City quintet, mashed Hol- yoke's hopes of an undisputed lead in the league in late rally in last nights game in which he caged five goals in quick succession. He was the outstanding playing on the win ming team.
 New Britain has the opportunity of knocking Meriden out of first place tonight although the standing of the local team will not be changed in any way. New Britain stands only a few games behind the leaders and a few wins without any losses will change the entire con- plexion Of the league.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
S750, Annex Makes
 Harvard Law Second

Cambridge. Mass. Dec. 5 P-A s75O,000 addition to Langdell Hall of the Harvard Law School which will make the structure second in size only to Widener Library among the university's buildings, was an- nounced today. A new law library capable of accommodating 900 stu dents at one time and a complete court room with a seating capacity of 500 persons are 10 be features of the enlarged structure.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
MI RCUiSON RALLIES

Decatur, H.. Dec 15 UP-Loren Murchison, famous sprintor who has been in critical condition from spinal meningitis for more than 2 week, was given a fighting chance for life today.
 Phy yicians said Nurchisons rally yesterday after hope had been vir- tually abandoned might lead to ulti- mate recovery. His condition still was critical, however.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
TO DEFEND TITLE

New York, Dee. 15 (UP)-Welker Cochran, 1S.2 balkline billiard champion, will defend his title in a 1.500 point match against Jacob Schaefer, former champion, at the Hotel Pennsylvana beginning Mon day night. Monday nights block will be of 300 points and blocks of the same number will be played Tuesday and Wednesday on both afternoon and night.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
DEMPSEY WON'T RETIRE

New York, Dec. 5 P-Jack Dempsey is not going into retirement but plans 10 make another effort 70 regain his heavyweight crown from Gene Tunncy next summer Tex Rickard said today. Rickard said hc had received q telegram from Dempsey from the coast 10 that effect. The New York promoter believes the former champion is still tho greatest drawing card in the ring.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

Mike McTigue. former holder of the light heavyweight crown now guarded by Tommy Loughran, can not break away from the lure of the ring. Despite often reported declar- atiops that he was about 10 rc'lre' the venerable Irishman is now look- ing forward to a match with Jim- my Slattery of Buffalo, N. '. Pro- motcr Tex Rickard has tho bout in view for Q New York show.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
SPORTS BRIEFS

BY the AasOciated Press.
 Charles A. Stoneman, owners or inc New York National soccer team in the American league today denied the franchise was for sale, and at the same time announced the acqui- sition of new players. including Tom my Croft and Arnold keenan, Irish internatione lists. Both are Fall River stars.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
KEATS REINSTATED

Montreal. Dec. l } P)--Duke Keats of the Detroit Cougars has been re- instated by President Frank Calder of the National Hockey league &C., cording to an announcement today. Keats was indefinitely suspended three weeks ago for swinging his stick at an usher in contest at Chi cago.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

Bobby Jones, foremost figure in the golf world, is the latest of the leaders in the sport to endorse the donation of the Walter J. 1ravls memorial trophy valued at S1,OON, offered anonymously for the club whose representative wins the na- tioral amateur championship of golf club champions at st. Augustine Fla, January 1 to January {. The Travis memorial is one year trophy but will become the permanent pos session of any club whose repre- -tntatives win the tournament three times, not necessarily In SucceSslon'
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
HAS COACHED 36 YEARS

John Heisman, who resigned as coach at Rice Institute this year. has been coaching football teams for 36 years.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
INTERMEDIATES YIN
Take Measure Of Celtics in Close Game in Y. NJ. C. A. Junior Bas- ketball League.

The Celtics basketball team in the "Y" Junior league fell before the whirlwind attack of the "Y" Inter mediates last night by the score of o1 10 19. It was one of the closest races in the league so far this sea- son. The results were as follows:
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
LOSE ONLY ONE REGULAR

Centenary, whose football team was undefeated this year, will lose only one regular through gradua- tion.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
Intermediates
GIVES UP KANSAS JOB

Charles w. Bachman recently re- signed as football and track coach at Kansas State Agricultural school.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
FIRST FIG TEN GAME

When Alabama plays Wisconsin next season she will be having her first grid game against a Big Ten team.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

Despite their age and seemingly waning powers. Dutch Ructher and Bob Shawkey. veteran twirlers. may be badly missed by the Yankees Ill another campaign, Harris thinks.
 "The Yankees have some good newcomers" Harris admitted, "es- pecially in Pipgras, a real star. but they will miss Bob and Dutch. They are old hands but mighty valuable in a tough campaign"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
MERIDEN MAROONS EAGER
 TO DEFEAT NEW BRITAIN

Silver City Team Now Tied With Waterbury for First Place in League - Local Quintet Has Excellent Chance of Winning-All Players in Great Shape for Gruelng Contest-Seve Pierce Still Out of Lineup Brass City Sets Back Holyoke Crew.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
WILL BE PLENTY FAST

Gar Wood, famous spcedboat driver, plans 10 build a boat capa- ble of making 90 miles an hour.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
Wilbort Robinson of the Brooklyn

Robins has reached into the Milwau- lloe club of the American AsSocla- ton for Harry Riconda, third base man. who formerly wore the uni forms of the Athletics and Braves. Brooklyn must send three players, still unnamed, in exchange for the third saCkCr.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
AT r IN BY &
NEW BRITAIN TEAM PLAYS
 IN BRASS CITY TONIGHT

Hardware City Basketball Quintet Has Chance to Tie for First Place - Locals Swamped Waterbury Rivals Last Saturday Night - Players Expect Tough Session - Hartford Yankees Scheduled to Appear Here This Week - League Race is Very Close.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
Game Tonight

The South Church Intermediates will meet the kensington Boys club in league game this evening at the Boys club here. kensington show ed lack of experience last night but expects to do better this time. The church team is rather crippled, with Rockwell's ankle injured and Peck and possibly Bell unavailable. so that several of the juniors will prob ably get into the game. The junior teams of the two organizations will play a preliminary.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
Plainfeld
Tabs

Score at half time, Plainfield 19: New Britain Il; referee, Molloeur.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
State Trade School
Kensington Boys Club

Personal fouls, Cohen. Knowles 8, Frost, Abel 2-7; Griffith 3. Chot- kowski, Wright, Lewis -; free tries, Pond 2, Anderson 3, Knowles 3, Abel, Hubbell-l0; Griffith 5, Ma lone 4. Chotkowski-S; referee, An derson: timer, Schober; scorers Smith and BalSen
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
SPEAKER ID STAY
 WITH WASHINGTON
Manager Bucky Harris Denies
 Veteran Will Be Released

New York. Dec. Is CP-The sup position of baseball men seems to be that the Washington Senators, now that they have obtained the once peerless first sacker. George SisIer, will come to a parting of the ways with Iris Speaker, in order to avoid having too many highsalarled veterans on the payroll.
 In fact it has been somewhat gen. erally predicted that Speaker would be handed his release anyway, on the theory that his usefulness and drawing powers had waned.
 Bucky Harris, however. not only fails 10 share this point Of view but expects Speaker to roam the center field reaches with his customary skill for the Senators next year. Since the youthful pilot of the Sena- tors has q first hand interest in the matter. his attitude happens to be more important than that of the second guessers.
 The salary issue may be stum- bling block. Harris admits this. The Senators most likely will asked the Grey Eagle" to take some reduc- ton in his pay check, In view of the circumstances involved, but even so it would still be financially worth while for Speaker to remain in the capital, particularly since there ap- pears no other opening for him just now.
 It Is a coincidence that the unof- t1cial American league averages show Sisler and Speaker finishing the 1927 season with identical bat ting averages .327-considera below their best years but still good enough to put them inside the first twelve regulars.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

Harris, as enthusiastic over the job of building up his club next year as he was when he first piloted Washington to a pennant in 1924, feels confident he will do his part toward checking another headlong rush to the top by the Yankee bat tering ram. Like most of the other American league men. Harris is bending every effort to strengthen his club and make the race more of a contest than it was last season. Bucky, however, has been in too many tough spots" to be stampeded by the Yankee menace.
 If Foster Ganzel, Southern Asso- citation recruit. measures up to the form he showed last season, Harris expects to have one of the hardest hitting outfelds in the game. Camel walloped the ball around the 400 mark in his few trials and may give Sam Rice battle for regular post in the outer works with Speaker and Goose GOSlin.
, 1927-05-26
increase in the amount budgetted
to the Police and Prison Depart
ment Of Francs 100000.
Proposed By Government.
no, . 7oE7


PRODUCING the money bin said: Mr.
Chairman, IN this bill the Government
proposes that Item 5 ~oder Police and
Prison Department be reduce Nv F"os,
5000 and that Item 10 under Police ana
Prison Department be increased from
Frcs. "A, 300 to Frcs. e, 300, a net in
crease of Frcs 1000. The amount bud
getted for Maintenance under the Police
and Prison Department was based on an
estimated number of f0rty-fIVe prison
ers. The actual number of prisoners
has generally been in excess OF this num-
Der, there being at present hEty-fOur in
mates. Frcs. 1900 additional is requir-
ed under Maintenance to cover the bal
auce of the fiscal year. A saving OF tTcs,
5000 has been made under salaries, due
to vacancies and disciplinary measures.
The amount budgeted under salaries is
accordingly reduced by FTcs. 5000, max
ing a net increase Of the amount budget
ted to the Police and Prisou Department
Of Frcs. 1000. The Municipal Commit.
tee recommends this bill.
2nd Member for C~hristiansted Town
(Cbub8rt) remarked: Mr.. Chairman, |
notice that this money is to be used for
Maintenance under the Police and Prison
Department because we have fifty four
inmates in the Penitentiary instead of
forty five. Perhaps the Municipal Com
mittee can Introduce ONE measure to
suppress crimes and then we will not
have % appropriate more money Ior feed
ing prisoners.
A vote was taken as to whether LIST
discussion should be closed with the re-
suit that 13 members voted for; none
1.+ 3iearesin0 closed