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New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
Rare Fist Battles
 Of the Prize Ring

Copyright. 1927, NEA Service. Inc.
 l had the lightweight champion ship of the world handed to me on a silver platter.
 Jack Dempsey heard that had turned pro. He was so impressed with my showings that when he de- cided to 20 into the middloweiGht class he simply sat down and wrote q declaration handing the title over to me.
 l felt pretty cocky-the light weight champion of the world,
 l guess il is the only case on rec ord of anything of the sort happen ing, but I defended it against all corners and retired undefeated. A man cant do any better than that, can he?
 Madden then started me on a tour of the country. This Irish manager of mine was a great guy. He man. aged John l.. Sullivan. and the way hn put old John l.. across was every bit as crafty as tho Jack Kearns and Tex Richards of today.
 Paddy Ryan was heavyweight champ, managed by Richard FOX of the Police Gazette. Fox would not consider a challenge unless q $1ooo sidc bet was posted Madden and Sullivan scarcely had Sl between them. let alone 5000. So Madden started working up publicity for his fighter and arranged to tour somc- thing like the one he arranged TOT me later.
 He startled the country by an nouncing that John l.. Sullivan would fight any man in the country ' and guarantee to knock him out in : four rounds WITH GLOVES. ! Up to that time TO one believed q man could be knocked out with the gloves. They all thought it had ! to come from bare knuclllc. In ! fact, they used to scoff q bit at the ! "sparrers" who used gloves. 1 They used to smear shoe blacken- i ing on the gloves and two men would spar and at the end of the round the black marks left on ihc body by the shoe blackeninS was used to count the points.
 This type Of sparrins brought out types like Young Griffo, Wht | couldn't dent cup custard but he could stand on his cap, drop his arms and keep his facc out of tho way of the best puncher.
 John l.. was the first 10 score knockout with the gloves, although h" seldom used thom. He retired un l beaten under the London rules, be , cause the only time ho lost was t' i Jim Corbett and thon he wa: , hampcrod hy gloves
 { Editors Notc-1n the next chap tor McAuliffe tells Of the harnstorm
 ing tricks used hy Madden. black
 jacks wieldcd from behind stage
 hack heel punches and other joh
 pulled on the hicks on their tour.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
LOCAL TEAM BEATS
 BULKELEY QUINTET
Zaleski and McGrath Go on a Shooting Spree During Game

Frank McGrath and Captain Mario. Laleski of the New Britain high school basketball team went on a shooting spree in the game with the Bulkeloy high quintet and their team scored a 31 to 22 victory over the Hartford team on the latters home floor yesterday afternoon.
 These two Red and Gold men made q total of 22 of their teams 31 points Each made II. MCGrath did his best work in the second half, filling the hoop with four field goals. His total of five for the entire game gives him the lead in the. number Of points scored from the field.
 The gymnasium resemblcd the large gymnasium of the Weaver high school and like the Weaver game he boys experienced much difficulty in getting used 10 the floor. In the first half the team appeared bit off color but in the final period of play the New Britain team found it. self and pulled away to a. big lead on a great offensive drive.
 Defensively the New Britain team showed up to perfection. The large crowd spoke highly of the work of the New Britain team in it's all around play. Four baskets Were
 made by the Hartford team. Two
 were on long shots by Carlin, Hart ford guard.
 On paper the game might have looked to be one-sidcd affair. but il was very much the opposite until near the end The Hartford team tried hard to win the contest and at
 one time in the carly minutes it led New Britain to ,. The score at half time was 13 to s.
 New Britain was better in it's foul shooting department than it has been
 in any game previous. Out of 1 at- tompts seven were successful. Zalt ski got three out of five: Sowka got
 three out of four; McGrath made one out of one; and Carlson got nothing ont of one.
 During the latter part Of the game some of the second team went in. Fred Saunders took McGrath's place
 at center; McGrath and IaleEki played forward; and Alex Zaleski and I.andino played guard. Provj- oEsly Zchror had played center and
 Carlson had substituted for Haylick
 2, forward when the latter Was hanishod for four personal fouls.
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New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
PHAN7OMS WIN BY
 FORFEITED GAME
Play FedeTalS Instead Of South-
 ington Team and Win

The New Britain Phantoms took q game by forfeiture from the Southington Boy Scouts last night when the Southington team did not send notice of non-appearance with in the time limit Set by the Junior County "Y" league. Next week the Phantoms will take on the Farm ington team at the local Elihu Bur ritt gym.
 Unable 10 play a league contest. the Phantoms tackled the Federals and won from them for the second time this season. The Phantoms started off fast and piled up seven i points before the Federals could | get started. In the second quarter the Federals spurted and came
 within two points at 11-9. The , Phantoms found their stride in the
 third period and rushed away to l 2S-l4. Bucherri led Federal at ! tack in the last quarter. Cohen and Berkowitz starred for the winners, while Bucherri, forward of the Lan-
 ders Industrial league team. was the i whole works for th2 losers. The ! summary:
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
SCOUTS MAKE MISTAKES
Ray Nrcmcr. star Pitcher Of Pitts bura'h Pirates. Is Exception That Proves R;l!c
8v %E.A Service

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 New York. Jan. &. Ray Nromor, star pitcher of the Pittsburgh pi- rates, by his fine showing last sea- son. proved that the major league baeclal acouts can make mistakes.
 He was the most effective pitcher in thr lcague last .fcar. In tho 1925 world series with the Washington club. ii w7a krcmcr's snperh p!tch- ing th9t eventually returned the Pittsburgh the winner.
 For eight years krcmor toilri with much succcss in the Pacific Coast I.caguc as q member of the Oakland. Calf, club, but the scouts couldn't see him.
 After winning 25 games in 1928. Pittsburgh made a deal for him and during ,le past three years he ha9 hocn one of the pitching mainstays Of the club.
 Krcmer was ripe for inc big show long before given the opportunity He was 2G years old when he made his debut with the Pirates.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
LARGEST PRESS BOX
Navin Field, Detroit Has Section to Accommodate 800 Writers and Photographers

Navin Field. Detroit. has the largest press box in the major leagues-and the highest. The box crowns the second tier of the grand stand and can accommodate 500 sport writers and telegTaphers.
 The box was added to tho park equipment few years ago when il appeared that Ty Cobb would give Detroit another American League pennant. President Navin wanted 10 be ready to accommodate a large press representation. He is still ready.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
BROKEN CHEEK BONE

State College. Pa, Dec. 22.-Tho unusual injury Of a broken cheek bone almost prevented John P Roepke, Penn State star halfback from continuing his college career He was laid up with the fracture and infection but recovered and has just been elected captain for 1927.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
SIX BIG WINNERS

New York. Jan. S.-Here are the official figures for the past racing season showing the six biggest win ncrs on the turf. They are led by Crusader, who copped s1G6,OS3 and followed by the others in this order: Boot to Boot, sl14,920; Display S1O4,420; Carlaris, S100.375.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
II>uING CONTESTS

Fishing contests az" popular among th" Japanese residents Of Maui, ono Of the larger Hawaiian islands Teams Of given number of men fish an asreal numher Of hour7, the team catching the largest rumh-r of pounds of iiqh viNning S.Vcr cups sometimes are offered as trophies,
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08

New Britain spurted caging four field goals and two free trys.
 Winzlcr and Reimer starred for Torrington. Micky Luke breezed through with five field goals and Nyborg three. All the local "Y" players played ball so there was little choice as to which particular player on the team starred.
 Though the local team won, the Torrington crew made the boys step on the gas to win for up to within few minutes of the termination of the last half. it looked as if the local five would be in on the short end of the score:
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08

Playing under girls basketball rules, the Central NJ. E. five of De- troit is recognized as the national champions. What is more, the De- troit stars are not one whit afraid of defending the title. In fact, they
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
New Britain Y. NJ. C. A.
TorTington '. M. (.

Final score; New Britain %, Tor rington 1T.
 Referee, Gannen: scorer. w. Ere sen; timer, Sandstrom, Time: Two ten minute and two minute quar- tGrs.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
Phantom Subs Win.

The Phantom Subs defeated the Interiors, 16l1, in fast game with led at half-time by S-7. but the Phantom reserves rallied to win out in the last quarter. Was featured for the losers, while all the winners played well. The summary:
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New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
GUARDS START CAMPAIGN
 TO WIPE. OUT TWO LOSSES
Meet Plainfeld At State Armory Tonight - Visitors Beat Locals in Game On December - Manager Lanpher to Use Strongest Lineup in Battle-Team Noted For Its Size and Speed-Burritts to Play Kosky's Co-ops of Hartford in Preliminary


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 hllQuu bcuSO0
 left guard
 Tonight at the state armory on Arch street the New Britain Nation- al Guards will take the first step in a campaign to wipe out two defeats suffered during the present court season when they tackle the Plain- field Town team, one of the outfits which was successful in beating them. The game was played in Plainfield under professional rules on December 1 and ended with tho Plainfleld team in the lead 32 to 23.
 Tonight the Guards expect to even up the score. The local team hasn't lost game this season on it's home floor and as the game will be played this time under amateur rules, the New Britain team will be laboring under no such handicap as it did in Plainfield.
 The visitors carry an imposing array of court performers. The fans who followed the destiny of the National Guards last year will remember the Plainfield team as one that gave the local team a hard battle every time it played on the local floor For the most part, the Plainfelders are big and fast and can keep going from one whistle to the other.
 In Normandin and Dessinger the visiting team will have as capable pair of forwards as has been seen on any team that has played here this season. Coupled with Madden and Benson at guards. this quartet forms a scoring threat Of no mean offensive and defensive ability To top off the quintet, Norris at center Is a classy performer and a dead shot for the basket.
 The Guards will use their strong est material to offset the play of the Plainfleld team. Sloman and Taylor may start at forwards, Reynolds at center with Kilduff and Sheehan at guard. or as a last minute switch, Manager Lanpher may decide to use Rubinstein at one of the forward positions with "Butsy' Sturm in the backfeld. Whatever combination goes into the game. the local team will present an almost inpenetrabe | front.
 Preliminary Game The Burritts will play kodsky's Co-ops in the preliminary. The Hartford team is considered one of 1 the best junior teams in the state and only three weeks ago it de- feated the Benton Tigers, last years champions The Burritts will have to keep going at fast pace to take this game but the local boys are pretty confident that they will emerge on the winning side of tho ledger tonight The. lineups:
 Burritts Kosky's Co-ops | Yacobowicz ............. Perednia | right forward l Whitman ............... Larkin left forward | Luty ...-.......... Buckley center
 Gennette .............. Alexander
 right guard E. ZalesN ............... stanton
 left guard
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
invite competition.

invite competition.
 Recently the team was invited 10 play the Grads at Edmonton, AL herta. one of tho country's greatest teams playing under mons rules, who for several years held the title
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
H,r.c,ry ulgl school HIaltrordD

Personal fouls, EHckcl'y: Mack intosh, 5; Pasqnalr, 3; Winchester, B. Nrw Urit,ir; TG,oski, 3; Haylirk, 1; McGrajh, ?; Iahrer, 1. Referee. Maralin; scorer F'engler; timer. ManGan.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
Pllantonls
F'clerals

Personal fouls, Phantoms l. Co., hen ,, Berlowitz l. Ikowitz 3, Le- vine ?, Lipman 1-9. Fedcrals, Buchiere ], E. Cohen 1. Peters 4 Levy 2. Ross 1-10. Free tries Phantoms, l. Cohen l, Berkowitz ?, Levine 3-6. Federal. Buchiere G.. Peters S-9. Scorer. Wolfer; ref nrag T'hpStar
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08

Having had only five weeks of preparation under mems rules the markable Under girls rules, the manner in which Edmonton wac hcsten proved the Central five in- vincible at that game.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
FREE THROW RECORDo

Omaha, Jan. S.-What is thought to be a basketball record was set in Omaha when Grinnel university basketball players made good on 15 consecutive free throw attempts.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
of world champions

' Of world champions. 1 Playing under girls rules. the l Central NJ. E. team finished out in
 front 41-29 but lost under the mons | rules 3G-16. Since total points were to count, Edmonton won 6o-51.
Evening star., 1927-10-02
De Mile Enlarges Studio.

| in the East. 1t will be delivered with
| in, 80 days.
The new stage is the most preten
tious single item. Until recently q
stage OF UFA in Berlin held the record
for size. but this is now exceeded by
the tremendous structure, in which q
football game could be played. with
room to spare. Airplanes even couio
| take off. it is declared. within the
building, which has record over
head clearance of 40 feet.
This announcement reveals the def
mite gathering of momentum on the
huge production program outlined 1ol
| lowing the recent merger OF the DE
Mile forces with Pathe Exchange,
Inc. creating one Of f1lmdom's largest
corporations.
The rushing of construction to the
amount of 100000 in order to avoid
delay in meeting release dates sets at
rest rumors that a lull in work is con
templated at the De Mile studio. The
present activity is announced as the
most intense since the taking over OF
the plant from Thomas II. Ince some
two years ago.
AS an instance of the pressure for
space which brought about this new
expenditure, it is stated that. although
the new stage has no roof nor sides
as yet, Il company has actually started
work on it's floor in order to relieve
pressure on the other stages. This Is
William X. Howard's company, star
ring Vera Reynolds in THE Main
Event" with Rudolph Schildkraut.
Julia Faye, Charles Delaney and Rob-
ert Armstrong.
The construction work is under the
direct supervision Of A. G. Volck. a
member of the American Society of
Civil Engineers and assistant general
manager of the De Mile studio.
Evening star., 1927-10-02

f6 ANNOUNCEMENT by Cecil De
Mile of 100000 of immediate
new construction at the De Mile
studio is stated to be the first CUR
IN q strenuous production campaign
to make up time lost on production
through the recent 100000 fire.
The first unit of expenditure is for
the largest film studio stage in the
world, 315 feet long. 143 wide. with
1850 square feet. This is now half
built in the location where a smaller
stage burned six weeks ago. The
ouickness of this replacement. II is
said likewise sets a new construction
record. Foundations for this stage
went into place 4S hours after the
ashes cooled.
I'VE are not stopping with re-
placement of the 100000 fire loss,
either" stated General Manager Will
liam Sistrom. THE demands of our
schedule are so heavy that the board
of directors has voted $20O,oOO Tor ex,
pansion and new buildings. This total
of S400, 900 will all be expended within
the next few weeks to provide for the
heavy schedule of new pictures start
ing Immediately. Chicago The Blue
Danube MY Friend from India, Rip
Van Winkle' and The Leopard Lady
are only a few of the new pictures
which require our present expansion" :"
Mr.. De Miles own new picture, as
yet unnamed, will take its place IN
this list early in the Fall. New dress
ing rooms, further Offices for writers
and directors, new projection and cut.
ting facilities-these are among the
items included in the present expendi-
ture. What is said to be the largest
motor generator set ever built for
film studio is now under construction
Evening star., 1927-10-02
Career of Ralph Ince.

stitute. at Flushing. Long Island; the
Chase Art School of New York and
the New York School of Cartooning,
winning a scholarship at the latter.
But the stage called. and he joined
an East Lynne" company. later ap
pearing in stock in Philadelphia and
a season each with the Richard Mans
field and "Ben-Hur" companies.
When he became enamOred OF the
infant art of motion pictures his
brothers, Thomas InCe and John Z.
Ince. threatened to disOWn him. but
later they were won over. to become
pioneers with him in the development
of the new art.
Among Ince's best known pictures.
with which he has been associated
either as director or leading man. are
THE JugGernaut.' To-day" with
Florence Reed: Our Mrs. McChes.
ney." with Ethel Barrymore; "Tha
Sea Wolf" in which Re played the
part of Wolf Larson; Bigger Than
Ear NUNS Not tor Publication"
Breed of the Sea-" 'Shanchaied" and
South Sea Love" the last five f. 3.
q tNicttiroc
Evening star., 1927-10-02
Renew Old Times.

TWO old-time vaudeville performers
who played on the same bill in
England in 1904 met at a Hollywood
studio recently.
One was w. C. Fields. who is CO.
starring with Chester Conklin in The
Side Show" and the other was Billy
Hart, who with kid" Kennard
brought a trained boxing kangaroo
from the Ringing Bros. and Barnum
& Bailey circus to the studios for
scenes In the side Show"
Fields was doing a Juggling act in
England when he and Hart met for
the first time. Hart was one of the
'Three Fortunes" opening with a com.
edy bar act.
Kennard and Hart, who supervised
the scenes with the boxing kangaroo,
Jack Delaney" have been circus
clown partners for Is years, beginning
their careers together with the Hagen
back and Wallace shows.
Conklin, Fields. Hart and Kennard
talked over circus and vaudeville life
between scenes. Conklin was q clown
with Al G.. Barnes in 1914.
Evening star., 1927-10-02
Logs for Movie Wreck.

4 TRAINLOAD of the largest logs
"A in the entire Northwest is being
assembled at Scotia, Calf, it is SAID,
every big lumber company in that ter
ritory contributing the biggest trees
on the redwood slopes.
When it Is assembled it will be
driven to the top Of a high hill south
of Scotia, the train will be turned
loose and will dash down the hill to
sharp curve. where every car and
it's valuable contents will plunge over
a 60.foot cliff into the Eel River.
This spectacular event will be one
Of the thrills of "The Valley of the
Giants" which is now being filmed
with Milton Sills as the star.
Such a train wreck has never been
staged for the motion picture camera,
it is claimed, and the plan is to make
this stunt the ultimate in thrills. with
the logs, 40 feet long and 10 to IL feet
in diameter, throwing water high into
the air as they drop into the river
below.
Evening star., 1927-10-02
Introduces New-Old Dance.

SOUNDING like a combination Of
black bottom and high hat is the
black hat dance, which will come to
the screen with Gilda Gray in her pic
ture, "The Devil Dancer"
This is probably one of the oldest
dances known. Long before the Ro.
man empire was born, in 700 BE-, it
had it's origin in the remote interior
of Tibet, it Is claimed, where devils
are worshiped for gods.
An endless chain of Tibetan scribes
wrote of this dance during succeeding
generations. until today it is probably
much the same as in those dim days
Of long ago.
Evening star., 1927-10-02
|Smith-Arlen Combination

Just what the cleverness of Mr.
Arlen combined with the theatrica
skill of Winchell Smith will produce
Is an interesting speculation. Mr
Arlen has undoubted cleverness, and
his lines will no doubt have sparkle
that will appeal to the intelligence
His Green Hat" would indicate that
the comments on cotemporary man
ners will be quotable and clever, Mr..
Winchell Smith, or perhaps he should
be called DIR. Smith, for he has had
the honorary degree of doctor OF let
ters conferred on him by Trinity Col
lege, was born in the theater and has
q long line of successes to his credit
The combination ought to provide ar
evenings entertainment that will be
interesting in itself and productive ol
both thought and discussion.
Mr.. Winchell Smith has the back
ground for play construction. After
II wears as an actor, he began to
produce the plays of Bernard Shaw.
With this practical experience, which
has been a part of the training OF
most of the successful dramatists
from the time Of Aeschylus to the
present, he began the writing Of plays
He has shown an intelligent compre-
hension Of the new spirit Of the drama,
and in such plays as Lightning ne
has portrayed interesting personali
ties in a way to hold his audiences.
Michel Arlen started as a writer OF
fiction. His stories are a combina'
ton Of sentiment and clever sophisti
cation.
The idea of collaborating on "The
Zoo" began when Mr.. Smith outlined
an idea that he had for a one-act
play to be acted by members of the
Lambs Club in New York. 1t inter
ested Mr.. Arlen so much that he sug'
gested a joint effort, in which the
practical stagecraft should be fur
nished by Mr. Smith and the dialogue
written by Mr.. Arlen.
Evening star., 1927-10-02
Hollywood's Passing Show.
ICHARD DIX returned this week

p ICHARD DIX returned this week
from the mountains, where he
has been growing pair of sdeburns
and a mustache that will set the film
fans buzzing-Patsy Ruth Miller seen
at Coronado last week-Adolphe Men
jou, just as well dressed as ever. on
Hollywood Boulevard - Lois Wilson
having tea at the Montmartre with a
group OF friends-Dick Rosson still
driving around in his orange and sand
colored Cadillac-Lucila MendeZ prac-
ticing dances for scenes in "Coney
Island"-Leo Meehan preparing an
other Gene Stratton Porter story,
"Freckles," for the screen-Mal st.
Clair, director of Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes" surrounded by blondes
Tom Tyler galloping up the western
street on the F. B. o. lot on his IA
nous horse, Flash-two more film
magazines appear on the local stands.
increasing the overhead for the horde
of film extras.
Evening star., 1927-10-02
DALPH WALDO INCE. leading man

pALPH WALDO INCE. leading man
and director at F. B. o. studios.
has many claims to first mention in
motion picture history.
Joining the old Vitagraph Co. in
Brooklyn. n. Y. in 1905, he directed
the first two-reel comedy ever made.
entitled "A Man, A Hat and a Cock
tall" He made the original version
of "a Million Bid" the first motion
picture to be shown in a legitimate
theater, the Criterion. in New York,
and was the first man TO impersonate
Abraham Lincoln on the screen
Nearly every big train wreck ever
filmed was directed by Ince. real
trains being destroyed in the days be-
fore miniatures came into use.
The love of the stage was bred in
Ralph Ince, for he was born, January
Is, 1887. of parents we'll known in the
theatrical circles of their time-Emma
Bremen Ince and John Z. Ince. He
resisted the urge long enough, how
ever to become a successful newspa-
per cartoonist. after receiving a lib
eral education at Kvle's Ni1't"rv 'n