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New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

Jim Thorpe Is recorded as one of the greatest of all athletes because he was a superb football player, q baseball player good enough for eX- perience in the major leagues and a track and field star who made the record for the Olympic pentathlon and dcCathlon.
 George owen was one of liar wards most celebrated athletes be- cause he won nine letters in three years of varsity competition in foot ball. hockey and baseball and three freshman numerals.
 Other noted athletes like Christy Mathewson, Eddie Collins, George Sisler, Mickey Cochrane and Frank Frisch starred in football and base ball and any number of baseball players have been equally proficient at hockey and baseball.
 But perhaps the greatest of all the versatile stars is Lionel Conach, CT, starring now with the New ' Yorl' Americans hockey club. He has { record of having been better at more sports than any other athlete
 He was recently selected as tine greatest Canadian rugby player oi all time in a survey conducted by q Canadian newspaper.
 He was good enough at baseball to play a season as a regular witt the Toronto club of the Internationa' league.
 He was an amateur wrestling champion of Canada, heavyweight boxing champion, good enough tc go four rounds in an exhibition match with Jack Dempsey.
 He was a great lacrosse player and a hockey player so good tha he was known as Canada's "Hobcl Baker" when he had been playing only a year or so.
 He is 27 years of age, six fee two inches tall and weighs o0t pounds. His athletic career Startej at the age Of 16 when he won tn, 125-pound wrestling championship Of Canada.
 He tired Of the wrestling gam, and turned to boxing and eventual ly won the light heavyweight cham pionship in 1918 at Ottawa. Grow ing into a heavyweight, he attract cd notice when he boxed a four. round exhibition with Jack Dempsey ,,, |, in 1921. He made such a goot showing that Dempsey recommendet q professional career in the ring fol him.
 Conacher's baseball record k singular. For four years, from 1917 he played amateur baseball with thu Toronto llillcrests, 8 star team, bu he abandoned baseball and turned to lacrosse. where he became a star
 He had no intention of going bacl to baseball until he received al offer from the Toronto 1Nternationa league club. He accepted an' played one season, being one of tn very few amateurs who steppc, from the amateur diamond into class A league and made good.
 His greatest records were mad as a rugby player and his knowl ,dgc of tho game brought him position as assist2nt football coac, this year at Rutgers Universi1 where he specialized in the ins'rUc tIon in lateral passing.
 He is still in his prime and prob ably can hold his own in any 0 those many branches of sport.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

After q two weeks vacation. the hard working Stanley Works team will return to competition in a game against the Corhin Cabinet Lock tcam According 10 the way both are playing so far this year, they ap- pear to be evenly matched. Dusty fans have been picking Fafnir and Landcrs as even bots and they prov cd to be this in the game last Tues day night. Next Tuesday two more teams from the Stanley Works and Corbin Cabinet Lock will fight t out. Tn the final game of the night Corbin Screw plays Stanley, Rule X Level
 At present Corbin Cabinet is In third place. r. the Stanley Works wins if will put Cabinet, New Britain Machine and the Stanley Works in a triple lie for the place.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
Li,I,Ie LAST NIGHT

'g 7.. }..H. ...aI if.,ss
 N,a York - Sid Ferris, New Nu.E &aa rom Phil McGraw Dc 'ya. 1a. ErGr. Flowers. New Ho- re.jo, ". y. won from Lou Paluso, SfIl .g'.g City. s. Bobby Burns, N"w ! }orE ds'"a'cd Frankie Fink Texas, s. Jack Du.jy. Toledo, won from M#1ty Mario. Nv York. s.
 Tampa I,l. -- liJ Ben Pound Nv York. won by q technical Seoc.nu from Joe White. Tusa- ioose A.a., a. Mickey Fcder Canton O.. won from Bernie Irwin, Tulsa. D'.la lH.
 San l'rauciHco - Vince Dundee Baltimore, and Joe Vargas, Fresno Cal, drew, 10,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
LEAVE FOR TRAINING

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dee. 24 tA}- Bat tcry men Of the Pittsburgh Pirates will leave Pittslhrrh Feb, IS for paso Rohlcs. Cal. where they will start spring training on February %, 1t was announced today. The balance ot the team will enraiu February 2i arriving at Paso Robles four days later. The first general practice session will be held on Feb,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

New York - lay Grove, wolter- weight, was suspended for 60 days ny the New York boxing commission for fouling Pal Silv"rs in a recent match. It was the most severe pen alty the commission could give.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
League Standing
Atlas Beat Yankees

Atlas Beat Yankees
 The Hartford Yankees were beat en by the New Haven Atlas 2S to 2l in a fast game played in New Haven last night. Cohen, Silverman and Friedman were sent out Of the con- test on personal fouls. This fur ther increases the lead of the New Haven team In the league.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

 
WAlLINGFORD IIOCKEYISTS
 TO APPEAR HERE MONDAY

Conquerors of Waterbury Quintet to Oppose New Brit an-Locals Play in Borough Saturday Night and Monday Afternoon - Duggan and Earl Pierce are Among Fastest Rushers in the Game - Hardware City Five Out to Win Three Games Over Holiday Last Nights Game.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

Plnehurst, N. C, - The Fort Bragg Reds won the annual fall polo tournament by defeating the Bragg blue team, 10-4.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

When hockey teams are sued for STO0,0UO and stars of the ice game sold up or down the river for sums of $15,000 and over it seems about time to admit this winter game to the big business circle in sports, alongside boxing and baseball.
 When q hockey star is sold for about the same sum as such q base ball lumlnary as George Sisler it may be taken for granted that the gate receipts arc sufficient to justify such big league expenditures.
 Hockey crowds and gate receipts, as Il matter of fact, have rivalled those for boxing at Madison Square Garden. where two clubs in the Ma tional Hockey league make their home stands. Playing two or three times d week, these teams regularly draw crowds of around 15,o0 and frequently more. Boxing has diff cuity touching that figure once a week, ring followers apparently are willing 10 pay four or five times as much for their seats as the hockey fans.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
Standing

Games Tonight
 New Britain at Wallingford
 Mcriden at Waterbury.
 Last Nights Results
 Meriden 9, Wallingford 6.
 New Britain 4, Holyoke l.
 The New Britain Roller Hockey team started it's campaign for con- secutive wins last night by defeat ing the Holyoke Giants { to l. The game was fast all through with Alexander featuring with his floor play and his keen eye.
 New Britain held ihe Holyoke team scorelcss for two periods and for most of the third session when Art St. Aubn broke through to 4nake the only tally for the Paper City team with a few minutes of play left.
 Both teams vaded through the first period without denting the scoring column but in the second period. Alexander shot in three for New Britain and put the locals in a safe lead Before the session was over, Boucher drove one from the side of the rink through Love green's legs
 New Britain flashed pretty pass ing attack that had the Holyollc team dazed from the beginning Brown Muirhcad and Blomt played a whale of q game on he defense. The summary.
 New Britain HGiyohc Alexander Hart Boucher St. Aubin Mgirhoa1 Jean Brown Nrriull Blount I0frgry,u
 First Period
 No score in urls' nemod
 second Period Goals Won bv Gagged hy Time New Britain Alexander f5.25 Now Britain At.y7nH.r 1.it Now Britain AI,xgndar a.5u Now ljri,an Boucher 2:ii
 Third Period
 HolyoGa Sf Auan fq.aa Score: New Britain {, HuIya.. |; rushos, Alexander 8, Hart 8; stop., Blout G4. Lo}ter.en 4u; r..r.. NcDou1ld.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

New York -- George Caul.o rr Columbia university, won inc lutar- collegiate foil bouts held at tae New York A. C. Forty-siX competitors representing Yale, Harvard, UHrt- mouth. Cornell New York wvur- sity. Columbia, Penn and HomHon competed.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
Tl) DISCUSS GRID
 RULES NEXT WEEK
Football Coaches to Recommend \ Elimination Of Changes

New York, Dec. 24 tPl--While q few intorsectional arguments are being settled on the Pacific coast fields, football coaches of the nation will gather in New York next week to put the code of rules 'on the gridiron."
 There Is every indication that the members of the coaches association will take q rather decided stand on several points,
 First of all they are expected to urge greater representation from their ranks on the roster of the na- tiOual rules committee. Secondly, they are likely to recommend the elimination of several changes made in the rules this year. among them the new lateral pass regulation and ! the removal Of the goal posts ten I yards back of the actual goal line. q Neither Of these changes. many Of the coaches feel accomplished any outstanding good.
 1 If the uprights are moved back. why call them goal posts?" Clark { Shaughnessy, coach at Loyola col | lege, New Orleans, argues, they be- | long at the goal line, if they belong , any place"
 Gilmour Dobie Cornell's veteran mentor and Knujc Rockne of Notre ! Dame very likely will contribute to ! the debate. They arc of different types but both hold the general opinion that the gridiron game is in danger Of being Ovcr-re regulated. While the coaches are having their private argument, the point of view of the rules committee itself may be put on record in the annual report of tho chairman, Edward K. Hall, to the convention Of the Ma tional Collegiat" Association.
 Changes in the rules this year 1 frankly were designed to give the 1 offensive more of a "break.' The l evidence is still to be found q means | by which teams will be induced 10 { try pass or rush, instead of kick.
 for the extra point after touchdown.
 Moving of tn" goal posts ten yards 1 behind the goal line failed 10 ac-
 complsh this.
 It would seem that the rule
 makers either must resign them
 selves to use of the kick for the
 added point or eliminate the extra
 marker altogether.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

Omaha, Neb - Creighton mtyar- sity defeated the Oregon Apai,s. r to 1G. for the second time iu tu.r two game basketball series
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

Bethlehem, Pa. -- A. Austin Tat was announced as head football coach at Lehigh university for 1928. He succeeds Percy Wendell
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

New Tori, - Tho American Foo,- ball Coaches assocjatiou will mood at the Hotel Astor to Gi-v-es ttr future oi the game and 10 draw up the playing code for 1928.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
SPORT TtHLCGD.,

By -'-a United Press
 Minneapolis, }llnn. - Tn" NoDrr Dame basketball '"w continued ifs winning streak by 8,f~tug tar Min nesota university team, 2s to is.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
lI0iyohc
New Britain
l ii'~t Period
No score in I"hs- period
 second Period
Third Period

Holyoja St AuiHu f9.aa
 Score: New Britain {, Iruya.. |; rushos, Alexander B, Hart 8; stou.. Blout G4, Lo},graen 4u, r...r.. NcDouald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
AIRPLANEAIDS
IN SEARCH FOR
CISCOBANDITS
Relatives Are Held In
Case Charged W.
Giving Aid to Men
AS Posse Scar hes

GRAHAM, Tex. Dec. %, R-An
airplane entered the searcn for two
fugitive Cisco bank robbers today at
room when NJ. 7. Gonzaullus. Texas
ranger sergeant, took off from here
to reconnoiter the section where il
is believed the desperadoes are hid
ing.
The man hunt by Ranger Captain
Tom Hickman up to noon had failed
70 find any trace Of the two fugi-
tives.
No contact with the men, one Of
whose original confederates Is dead
and another in custody, was made
during the night but posses guarded
all roads and bridges in the south
ern part Of Young county. This
morning an acre by acre search was
undertaken by the officers. Young.
Stephens and Eastland county Off
GERS were participating in the search.
The rangers brought with them a
couple Of machine guns but these
were not needed.
Heavy rains and a dense thicket
last night conspired with the ban
dts to elude capture. Trackers dis
covered that the fugitives had
crossed the river four .imes yestsI :
day but rain blotted out the trail.
Late last night the two bandits at
tempted to steal an automobile
from a farmer ana were frightened
away.
Late last night charges Of acees-
sorry after the fact were filed in
Callahan county against DR.. J. 7.
Continued on page f4ve.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
Secretaries Fly
To San Antonio

c. c. Richardson and J. W.. Bell,
Of the Brownsville and San Reniko
chambers Of commerce respectively,
became the flying secretaries Of the
Rio Grande Valley shortly After
noon Wednesday. when they took
the air for hop 20 San AntonIo.
They followed closely upon the
heels OF the big Ford plane carry.
ing Mrs. EvanRelire LindberRh.
mother of Americas air hero.
The two secretaries are making
the San Antonio trip oa business
connected with the establishments Gf
. Valley office "a that cltw. They
will look over two EiteH that have
been submitted 20 the Valley and
make q general survey cf the prae-
ticability Of the situation
Their ship was pilcted by
Skoet" Perkins. OF McAllen. Thoy
will remain in San Antonio and fly
back here Thursday.
II the Valley office ~ eatabllahed
in San Antonio it will be in some
prominent downtown location and q
competent individual will ba secured
e remain IN charge % Il. II will
be stocked with an exhibit of mli
Valley products, and literally sup
piled with folders.
The matter of such an office wam
broached no n recent meeting of the
secretaries of all chambers 90 eom-
nercE IL this section. and the mat
ter lis now before the boards of d.
reetors ot the various organizations
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
Girl MISSING
INCALIFORNIA
STARTS HUNT
Paroled Convict Made
Promise of Wealth
To Get l1-Year-Cld,
Officers Are Told

OAKLAND, Calf, Dec. %. CPf-A
new manEunt, with the alleged kid
naper OF m ll-year-ola gIrl as quar-
~, spurred police into activity hefg
today before the California puDlIn
had relaxed from the excitement OK
the kidnapping and murder 0t -
yeGr-c.d M-rlan Parker In 100
angeles.
1ae missing girl is Eselyn SmitA.
Ga-snter OF -. anu ..-.s. rnnl ~
Smith Of Oakland. .Ar. Smith yeAler-
day swore out q warrant eharg MT
Robert l.. AIcLlellGnd. ~. q pareled
convict, with having stolen the girl
from home on the pretcnSe th-t Iln
mother, described as q wealthy Easa-
Gena woman, would adopt her and
furnish employment for her fatler,
who has been out OF work and III.
AcClelland's mother, the wife OF
Pasadena gardener. denied that she
is wealthy, and said she knew ncGh-
ing Of her sons plan TO take the
Smith girl. Mrs. Jessie McClellRnd,
the ex-convict's wife, and mother az
his two sons, who Ia also a PasA-
dena resident, said she had rot seen
her husband in nearly three years.
Before taking the Smith girl. Me-
Clelland gave her father q check fer
Sl25 MS an advance payment ON hsa
work, but the check turned out 70
be worthless.
Police learned that Mcclelland had
borrowed the automobile from hia
landlady supposedly for o. trip 10 San
Jose. Detectives stated that Mcclel-
lands bank balance amounted 10 lana
than 81, against which he had issued
several checks besides the one given
Smith. Mrs. Smith reported the casa
TO police when McClellard failed tn
keep . promise that he would send
her telegram from Pasadena.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
HEARING FOR
NEDICO HELD
Husband of Dead Wo-
man Gays Ops alton
Performed

The signed statement OF q dying
woman, $40 in marked Bills, alleged to
have been paid for the performance
ot e ci'riiaal operation, and Z Colts
automatic pistol alleged 70 have been
left IS security until the bill was
paid, were the exhibits brought out IL
the examining trial Wednesday morn
ing Of Dr.. George 5. Stell, charged
with murder in connection with the
death Monday night OF Mrs. Lucille
Watkins. The death Of Mrs. Watkins
IS alleged to have been caused by q
criminal operation.
An autopsy Of the body was made
Tuesday BY Drs. K. E. Isom and J. q
Church OF Brownsville. The boy will
be sent 10 ST. Louis, the former hole
u the Matklns family, "Wednesday
night.
i. /. Watkins, husband Of the de-
ceased woman, was Placed on the
stand ~ the beginning OF the exam
ming trial. he stated he hEG asked
DE. Stell 70 perform an operation
upon the request o. EI5 wl4e, and thai
the doctor agreed TO 40 50. lie testi-
lied that the operation was performed
IL the office OF the doctor about
o'clock Sunday afternoon, Dec. Is.
Watkins also testified that he
agreed 70 pay Dr. Stell $50; that hC
paid him $40 ar the time and gave the
doctor Colts pistol as security fol
the remainder.
On the night Of December Is, Mrs
Watkins became III, and her condi.
ton gradually became worse. the wit
ness stated. DR.. (. +. Eisman was call.
ed . few days later and removed the
woman from the tourist camp cottage
where they were living, 70 the Mercy
Hospital, where she died az 9:s5 p. "a
Monday.
Sunday night Mrs. Watkins signec
E statement IL the presence cf Coun-
~ Attorney Harry Faulk, her HUSBAND
and others, stating that the operation
had been performed.
According 10 the testimony OF the
husband. after Mrs. Watkins had beer
taken 10 the hospital and authorities
took I'd the case, Mr.. Watkins, &C
companied by his brother-in-law
o. 3. Steele or Olmito, went 70 the
office Of DR.. Stell where he paid tbs
remaining $40 os the account with
marked bills and received the pisto
left as security.
On cross examination Watkins stat
ed ne had been married niEe years
the ceremony being performed ~
Hillsboro, Ill. in November, 1913. arc
that Mrs. Watkins was the nothe,
Of two children, girl years Of age
and beg IL years.
After their marriage they resider
in ST. Louis until about two months
ago when they came TO the Valley.
The entire morning session Of th'
examining trial. whicE is being hslt
before Judge John ! Kieiber, wa
taken up with the testimony OF Mr
Watkins. The state summoned sew
erai other witnesses whose testimon.
i expected 90 he given during t.
afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
PIONEER OF
VALLEY DEAD
Lorenzo Saenz Dies at
Home IN Mercedes
Tuesday

MERCEDES, Dec. 2s.-Doa Lorenzo
Saenz, ags 81, pioneer commissions
'of Hidalgo county, and for ever half
q century prominently identified
with the Gevelopmeat Of the Valley.
died at his home IN Mercedes Tues
day afteJnoon at 3 o'clock. Funer-
u services viii be held at the Cath
Ole church here ~ 9 q. m. Thurs
day, and interment will be made in
the CamPacuas Park cemetery.
Don Lorenzo Saenz was born In
Matamoros IL 1855, and was educated
in France. He was united in mar
rlage to- Donna Sostenes Cano, who
still survives him. he was a member
Of one Of the Oldest Spanish families
on the lower border, ard - one
time owned practically All the area
now embraced in the western part Of
the Mercedes tract azd the Llano
GFande tract.
he was appointed county commits
sioner o. Hlc-lgo county shortly a.
ter the county was organized, end
served il that capacity severaI
years. Later he was again elerte1
commissioner and served two terms.
Re established his home st Progreso
on the Lllno GranGe tract where he
conducted q large mercaltile bus
mess until 1916, when he moved 10
Mercedes. lie was the cwner OF q
large store in this city when he died.
The deceased IS survived By his
widow, an adopted daughter. Mrs.
Ama6or Fernandez OF Mercedes, sew
eral grandchildren and 4 number ~
nieces aid nephews. His brother.
Jesus Saeuz. died in Brownsville
several years ago.
Fer almost half a century Don
Lorenzo SaerE controlled the larg-
est acreage held by any one indiviG-
ual in Hidalgo county, the holidays
CT tie Saezz and Can0 families.
Practically all of this has been par
titione5. and during the latter years
az his life he was actively engaged
In the mercantile business. building
up az Progreso one ct the largest
mercantile establishments on the
lower border. which he maintained
ID 70 the tire or the bandit troubles
after which be moved to Mercedes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
CANCSTERS IN
CHICACOSLAIN
Renewal Of Warfare Is
Seen BY Police in
Sl1ootings

CHICAGO, Ill. Dec. 2s.--CFp-Two
men were dead today in what police
believed was q renewal OF gang war
fare, following q holiday truce.
A volley OF revolver shots greeted
Charles Miller, beer runner, as he
started to leave Dob's Lone Tree
Tavern on the northwest side.
shortly after midnight. He died
without speaking. The men escaped.
About an hour later, q man was
hauled in to q hospital by several
companions who dropped him on the
floor and left, telling a nurse they
were going for his hat and coat.
They did not return. The man
who died soon afterward, was iden-
titled as John Davis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
To Plead Guilty
Hickma1cm a SSeYtS

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. Is
CFl-W.lliam Edward Hickman, con-
fessed kidnaper AID slayer of Mari
an Parker. Los Angeles school girl
wants speedy justice.
But not too speedy" the youth
fastened 70 add 70 his statement
made 10 newspaper men In his cell
in the county jail. He explained
hat he had thought he w-s TO De
rushed right through trlal yestsr-
cay.
Hickman declared he had no inten-
tion OF pleading not guilty 70 the
charges Of murder and kidnapping on
which he had been indicted.
"Ill plead guilty and stand by
NV confession regardless OF what
this Kansas City attorney engaged
bv ny mother advises ne 70 CO, nc
SAID.
Hearing Delayed
Soon after his arrival a. the eoun-
Nv IAN here yesterday. Hickman WAS
taken into court for arraignMent ol
.Ee murder and kidnaplng charges.
On motion OF District Attorney asa
Aeyes. who told the court ne haa
been advised that an attorney re-
tained by Hlckman's mother IN Kan
sas City TO defend him was enroute
here. the arraignment was post
poned until Thursday.
Despite Hickman's denial, mem
bers of the district attorneys o.
lice declared they would not be
surprised II the accused slayer q.
the girl pleaded not guilty when the
time came for his arr@i Enment.
Although Hickman's confession
made u Les Angeles officials re-
turning him here from Fendleton'
ore. where Ne had been captured,
&atd ~ kille4 the small girl By
strangulation. County Autopsy Sur
reon "A. r. Wagner last night de-
clared that his exam nation % the
BODY indicated that the death Of the
child was not due primarily 70 this
cause.
Fright Caused Death
The belief was expressed By Dr.
Wagner, 4 next door neiBh5or "a
the Parker girls family, that she
died ~ fright and exhaustion. tie
said she was Of 5 nervous tempera-
ment and that the body indicated
that she had not eaten since the
time 81 her kidnaPing and PROBABLY
had not slept.
When her captor applied the
towel about her neck, she realized
what was about 10 happen and hef
heart stopped as the result oi
fright and exhaustion. the autopsy
surgeoo said he believed. He said
there were no marks o. confusion
OF construction about the neck oi
the girls body and the lungs were
not congested.
When returned 10 his cell after
his brief appearance N court hlck'
man fell into . sound sleep. He was
sleeping when . deputy sheriff came
for him 20 take him 70 the i6entifi-
cation bureau. As the officer shooA
him 70 waken him Hickman started
up apparently terrified, then faint
ed. Il was q few minutes before be
was revived.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
Scouts Pump Lungs
Of Boy Shot; VIII Die

HOUSTON. Tex. Dec 2s-tP-
Artificial respiration which has
continued for four days still held
the spark Of life in the body of
Milton Russ. 1s. as Boy Scouts We'd
nesda5 raised and lowered his arms
70 pump air into his lungs.
Young R1ss was accidentally shot
in TIE back last Saturday at his
home in wharton The bullet lcdx-
ed IN his spine and paralyzed his
lErR muscles.
Physicians today said his condi-
tion was hopeless He was con-
scious bat complained that the
efforts 10 keep him alive worried
him.