New Britain herald., 1927-05-26


 third base.
 Manager John Cabay thinks he has solved the pitching problem over the two days. He plans to use both Ginger" Cleary and Russ Fischer on Sunday. allowing each man to work half a game and then will use both in the two games on Monday.
 Amateur boxing will start to- night at Capital Park in Hartford. The tournament that was to have been staged last Monday night but which had to be postponed because of rain, will be conducted tonight.
 The tournament at the velodrome in East Hartford will be staged to- morrow night. At this time. Bat Battalino will make his last appear ance as an amateur fighter. He is scheduled to appear as a profession al for the first time at the velo- drome on June 6. His opponent is yet to be picked.
 Ed Hurley of the Massasoit A. c. of Hartford Is planning novelty for the weekly tournament schedul- ed at the velodrome next Tuesday night when he will stage card entirely of heavyweights. Starting with the middleweight fighters at l60 pounds, all classes above will be represented.
 An all-heavyweight card in the amateur ranks is something that hasn't been attempted in this sec ton in some years. but it should be one of the greatest attractions on record among the simon pures.
 He hasn't any plans to announce as yet, but expects to have the card pretty we'll made out by the time the tournament is finished tomor- row night.
 IdlSS DIIuSclI Splhtu the rumor that he was to stage an- other professional card in this city when he stated yesterday that he contemplated no such action.
 Joe Jasper and Billy Darrow were two of the candidates trying out for the Pexto team of southington last Sunday morning. Jasper switched over to third base and he showed a lot of stuff. The local boy is popu- lar athlete in Southington because of his work with the basketball team and he should go big with the baseball team.
 The Elm City Athletic club will stage its first outdoor professional all-star card in New Haven on Thursday evening, May 2s at White City in Savin Rock. In case of rain, the bouts will be held on the fol- lowing clear night.
 The various baseball teams In the city which are to stage games over the weekend will start, it Is expect ed. feverish activity to get in enough practice sessions to take the rust off the players between now and Sunday.
 The constant rain of the past few days has washed out any chances of practice sessions. The junior teams, however. managed to get in their licks during the showers as is shown by the accounts of few of the games played.
 More interest is being shown in the clash in this city Monday after noon between the Falcons and the Bristol Endees than in any baseball game this season. A record break ing crowd of fans should be on hand when these two outfits come to- gether.
 It has always been that the Bris- tol team. rated as the best baseball club in the state for a number of years, ldlleu lO ldhc uOllCe UT aIly New Britain teams and now that the Falcons have a chance to show that they are as good if not the masters of the neighboring outfit, very few baseball fans will miss the opportunity of seeing the battle.
 The Bristol team is fortified with four pitchers, all of them top notchers. The veteran Dutch Leonard who should have taken up ,itching as a livelihood several : years ago, has been added to the staff this year and he will by no means be the least respected itwirler on the team.
 Clyde Waters, the old veteran of many Connecticut league games in years gone by. Is still the efficient backstop and he will take his usual post behind the bat for the team Monday.