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New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
BASEBALL TEAMS
START PRACTICES
Leading Clubs Of City Begin
Work in Earnest for Season

The baseball season has started in
earnest in this city today with sew
cral OF the leading teams of the
city gong out for practice sessions,
some of them for the first time. AL
though the season OF games will not
he started for q few weeks yet or
until the weather is considerable
wards shaping up the various mines
viii be pronounced from now on.
The Falcons We're out this morn
ing at 10 o'clock at st. Mars field
and a thorough drilling Of the
squad was given under the direc-
ton of Coach Frank (Chuck) Wo-
Jack. A likely looking aggregation
Of candidates reported and from
present appearances, the team will
have as strong. il not a stronger
lineup this year than last. Manag-
or john Cabay has already started
booking games for the coming sea-
son and he expects to bring to this
city some of the best diamond at
fractions in the state.
The Corbin Red Soy got going to-
day at Walnut Hill park. The Sox
were reported to be about to dis
pand but following meeting called
by Manager John Tobin during the
week. the players al voted to con
tinue for another season. The on
thuslasm shown at the practco scs-
sion gives an indication Of what the
team plans to do during the sum
mer months. Several queries for
games are already in the mail and
Manager Tobin who will again han
die tho reins OF the team this year
will be able TO start organizing a
schedule in another week.
The All-konsington baseball club
has issued the first call for candi-
dates for Sunday afternoon. Man
ager Dan Malarney is optimistic
over the outlook for this year and
he promises the fans in the Paper
town a stronger team. If possible
than the one which bore the colors
Of Kensington last year.
The West Ends are also getting
into harness these days in prepare
ton for a strenuous campaign ir
the City league. The team last year
made it n good race bit after get
ting an early start now. will make
its mark more plainly during the
coming months.
Plans are in the works to get the
Orioles. Rangers and many other
clubs In the city started and from
present appearances. New Britain is
not going to lack for baseball this
season.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
Restricting Dribble
Approved by One Coach

Elkins, w. Va. April Is Up
Restriction of the basketball dribbl-
to one bounce win materially i'm
prove the game, in the opinion of
sam Henderson, coach of the Davis
and Elkins College team.
stopping the drbble will not
hinder any well-coached team" he
said. because the dribble is only
worth while and proper when a man
is open, going into the basket, COM
ing out of squabble or getting
away from a guard. Definite system
is what is making basketball SO
popular. The new rule will improve
the game
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
TANKS DISCOVER THAT
HITS DON'T ALWAYS WIN
Athletics Come Through to Hold New York to to 8
Tie in 10 Innings-W ashington Senators Again De-
feat Red Sox-Phllies Set Down Giants-Prates
Again Scutte Cincinnati Indians Trim Cleveland
Indians by 3 to Score.

t the Associated Press,
The humping New York Yankees.
after their first setback in the cur
rent American league season, real
zed today that base hits alone do
aot win ball games.
Nine runs and Il safeties couldn't
win for the Yanks against Fhiladei-
phia yesterday when bit Of the
home towns lese maieste crcpt into
the ranks OF Connie Mack's clouters.
As result the Athletics. after two
severe defeats, fought out Wild GO
draw with Higgins men in a ton
inning scrap that see-sawed back
&ud forth In favor.
Four pitchers toilei FOR each
'amp at one time or another and all
looked pretty much alike. sammy
Hale clicked off four nice hits for
he AS and almost in self defense
aausht 4 whizzias liner from Lou
Gehrig's hat in the eighth that would
have broken up the game and prob
ably Sammy's head If h had missed
Il,
Tho Washington senators, with
iris Speakers bat muted, climbed
Al. over The Boston Rod Son again
) 20 ., ana stayed right up az tn"
bead Of The league procession with
the Yankees. Each teen has won
TWO vic cries and lost none. Hollis
Thurstou. in his first Washington
appearance, turned in q clever hurl-
ing exhibition, holding Boston to
Cour singles. Cleveland had but one
Zig inning against Chicago hut it
was enough to give them the con-
fast 81. petroi. and st. Louis were
rained out.
Two upr.sinss featured the day I'm
the National Tongue, which Phila-
lelphia overcoming the Giants to
6 and the Boston Braves troUnciue
Brooklyn to 3. Pittsburgh Pirates
kept the lead with a record Of two
wins and no losses by scutting tn"
Cincinnati ship gain, to ., but the
little favored Braves now are foun!
in second place. \ digging spot
for team picked by the experts to
finish among the also-rans.
The Boston victory was due in
large measure TO the cool hurting
for Foester Edwards sorrel-topped
Dartmouth graduate. who only two
seasons ago was pitching to the tune
Of "wha hoo wahs' rolling through
the Hanover hills, The Dodgers
found him for only six hits. Jack
Scott, erstwhile member of the Clan
.IcGraw. was Il mystery 10 his for
mcr mates in the Philly victory
whil. four Giant twirlers all looked
dixie to Mclnnis's followers. Chilly
r-"Gther prevented the st. Louis
chicago contest.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
BY Billy EVANS

/. When was tho second match
game of baseball played?
2. When were baseball uniforms
first worn?
3. When was the first extra in
ming game played?
4. What was the date Of the for
nation of baseball's first league?
5. How many cities were repre-
scented?
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15

IN
NOTED HORSES TO
RUN IN PREAKNESS
Forty-Seyen Stables Represented
in $4,000 Event on Mays

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''''''i''o'o & @'p'' - i'ie MY
i've thoroushpreds' including every
three year old colt and FLY OF con-
sequence, are nor,:,,ated for the
o-,oco o,,.a,.,,z
'''''''' may o. A'' 'i9I " loiiiih-
atoms shows 'orty-s1ren stables are
represented.
william Du Pont las named the
Satrap, tor which he paid 100000
IN England, and his illly Fair Star.
\ quartet OF this years stake WIN
nerS appear on the llst-Th" Sea-
gram stables sir Harry: William
l'aniclS JustiE" r.: h. K. Bradleys
300, ana war Eagle. owned by Ned
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
PLAYERS PUNISHED
FOR F|ST|C MELEE.
One Hockey Star Barred From
Lea6ue-0thers Are Fined

AhOHtl tdi, ApTll L D VIZ one
player has been barred from the
National Hockey league, another
suspended for month at the start
OF the next season. five fined and
others threatened with drastic pun
ishment because OF rough play and
| a fstic melee that followed the
final clash of the Boston Bruins
and Ottawa Senators in the Stanley
series at Ottawa Wednesday night.
Acting on referees reports. pre-
scented formally to him last night
President Frank Calder OF the
league banished Billy Coutu, Boston
defense man, from the circuit for
striking Jerry LaFlamme and
Billy Bel in dressing room after
the match that gave Ottawa the
world professional hockey cham
pionship. Hooley Smith, Ottawa's
aggressive right wing. was set
down for a month and both were
plastered with fines OF 500.
Fines of $50 each were meted out
to Lionel Hitchman, star OF the
Bruin defense, and George Boucher,
Senator's captain, because of match
penalties they drew for fighting
during the game. Jimmy Herberts,
Boston relief center, was fined $50
for attempted intimidation OF an
official. Smiths punishment result
cd from his attack on Speedy"
Oliver Bruin right wing, in the
final minute Of play Wednesday
night.
The actions Of others alleged
to have been implicated in the dis
turbances after the game are sub
iect to further investigation and
will be dealt with by the board of
governors at its next meeting"
President Calder announced last
night. He also declared that all
fines will be taken from the play
ers' shares Of the playoff series and
will be turned over to charities in
Boston and Ottawa.
| President Calder. who was a
spectator at the game and wit
messed the bruising struggle,
jammed with hot headed play and
rough body work. delayed his &C
ton until he had received the re-
port OF his referees, he said, SO
that his action on Offenders in the
game itself would coincide with
penalties meeted out to the attack
.ers of LaFlamme and Bell, who
reported that Boston players had
rl1fa1 hnr in thair lrlSSir,r ~
room following the contest.
Almost while President Calder
was taking this action. President
Charles r. Adams, of the Bruins,
gathered his team at a luncheon
here last night and distributed
The awards were divided according
Ito each players value to the team,
and length of service. and are in
addition to the shares which the
men are entitled to from the pro-
cecds of the first three games OF
the championship series.
Hitchman, who was fined $50,
received a bonus OF Sl,40o and
Herberts, taxed for a similar
amount, was awarded 1000. Percy
Galbraith, adjudged the most val
liable player, received $1,000. Cap
tain Sprague Cleghorn, Harry Oil
Yer. both wing men, and Eddie
Shore. defense star, drew $1,000
apiece. Coutu received but $500.
Other awards We're: Hal Wink
Ter, goalc, $3.50: Frederickson. de-
Tense. $3.50. stuart, $500: Billy
Boucher. $500; Harry Meking, $3.50,
and Tom Murray. trainer, $3.50.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
HOPES TO PLAY AGAIN
Ross Young OF New NOr. Giants
Wires Manager John McGraw
Tat He j. Getting Well.

Now York. April l5.-tPl--Ross
Young, brilliant Giant outfieldcr
u1w seriously Ill in Il Texas hospital
refuses to be counted out Of this
seasons pcnnant struggle.
The base ball world months ago
gave up hope of Ioung's return
ported near death. But Young wired
Manager McGraw in Philadelphia
yesterday that he was improving
steadily now and hoped to reioin
the team soon.
II hope for Young's sake and
for tho sake Of baseball that his eX-
pnctations viii be fulfilled" Nc
Graw said
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
RETAIN TROPHY

Edmonton, Alberta, April lie
The Edmonton commercial grads
today retained the Seit2 trophy, en-
blematic OF the women's basketball
championship Of the world. They
won a SO to "A victory over the st.
Louis Peotz undertakers here last
night in the second game OF the
series. The grads won the first con-
test 33 to 10.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
FALLS FROM WINDOW

New Haven, April 15.--iPl--Mar-
raret Di Palma. 8, is In a critical
condition az Grace hospital suffer-
ing from injuries received when she
FELL from second story window at
her home last night Her skull and
one arm are fractured and she Is
suffering from other injuries.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
THIS TELLS TT

!. Five years after the first
game. baseball came back with an
other match affair on June 3, 1851.
2. The first uniforms were worn
at this game.
3. On June II at Hoboken, N.
knickerbockers defeating Washing
ton 22-21.
4. 1t was formed in New York.
Jan. %, 1857.
5. Twenty-Five clubs were repre-
sented in the organization.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
SOCCER GAME SUNDAY

The secound round OF soccer for
the Protective Cup between the
Hartford Thistles, state league
champions, and the Manchester
team will be relayed at Charter Oak
park Sunday afternoon. The kick
off will take place at O'Clock with
Andy York Of Torrington as referee,
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15

Games Today
New York at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Boston.
st. Louis at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cannes Yesterday

Philadelphia 9, New York 6.
Pittsburgh 6. Cincinnati 2
Boston 7, Brooklyn s.
st. Louis at Chicago, postponed.
cold
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
LEAGUE STANDING
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NysA

'"H'NS INStVIN"S
Philadelphia 9, New York Q.
Called in 10th, darkness.)
Cleveland 5, Chicago ..
Washington 5. Boston ?.
Detroit-St. Louis, rain.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
The Standing
Games Today

Games Today
Philadelphia at New York.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Detroit at St. Louis.
Boston at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-28
BINGHAM CONCLUDING
 HIS SURVEY OF CHINA
Leaves Nanking for Shang- hai-Finds No HOstil-
 ity to Foreigners

Hankow. China. June 2s R- Senator Bingham of Connecticut left today for Shanghai after two weeks spent at Ranking and in this city, interviewing the Chinese nationalist leaders and acquiring first hand knowledge of conditions along the Yangtse valley.
 Upon leaving Senator Bingham stated that he had virtually complet- ed his tour of China and was almost ready to balance accounts" and draw his conclusions regarding the whole Chinese question.
 The senator's investigation here was most thorough. He walked through the native city and at vari- ous times interviewed Eugene Chen. foreign minister of the Hankow re- zine: Michael Borodin. the Russian who acts as adviser to the Hankow government and Madame Sun Yat Sen, widow of the founder of the Cantonese nationalist movement. At Ranking he interviewed, among others. General Chiang Kai-Shek. military chief of the Nanking na- tionalist regime.
 Senator Bingham is said by the nationalist news agency to have found no indication in Hankow of the bolshevism and anti-foreignism against which he was warned before his arrival.
 T walked through the native city" he is quoted as saying, 'and did not feel the hostility popularly reported"
New Britain herald., 1927-06-28
SONS IMPRISONMENT
 SHOCK TO PARENTS
Grichtman's Father and Mother Not Told of
 Arson Case

Surprised and shocked at re- ceipt of notification of the trouble into which their son plunged him. self, the parents of Leo II. Gricht- man of 154 Lyons street, this city, who was sentenced in superior court last week to not less than one nor more than two years in state prison on the charges of arson, drove from New York to New Britain in the darkness of Sunday night, to ar range to visit the young man.
 Mr. Grichtman being a musician in New York theater, it was neces- sary for him to work until Il o'clock Sunday night, but immediately after the close of the performance. he and his wife started the trip. reach- ing New Britain early yesterday morning. The sentenced mans wife had written to them giving them their first information of the case, although the arrest was made sev- eral weeks ago. They found it hard to believe and were quick to take steps to determine the possibility of helping their son.
 A New Britain attorney arranged for the couple to visit their son at the prison without delay, although it was not the customary visiting day. The warden consented when ap- praised of the unusual circum- stances surrounding the request.
 Grichtman pleaded not guilty to the charge but after the evidence was presented, he changed his plea to one of guilty and was sentenced. The arrest followed a police investi- gatton into a fire in his drug store at 391 Main street, Hartford, on April 6, 1927, and information rela- tive to the case was withheld from his parents in order that they might be spared the worry and suspense of the interim between the arrest and the trial.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-28
.CARTELLI CONTINUES
 TO PUT UP BATTLE
Wins Seven Out of Thir. teen Games in Marble
 Tournament
Special to the Herald)

Atlantic City. N. J.. June 2s-, Dominic Cartelli, l year old marble shooting champion of New Britain, Conn.,, who is here under the auspices of the New Britain Herald. continued today to put up a stub- born contest for the national marble contest. He won four games and dropped three, making his standing in the Northwestern section, repre- senting New England, z won and 6 lost
 The scores today were as follows:
 Echhorn. Lawrence, 9: Cartelli, 4; Eichhorn 6, Cartelli 2.
 Lundy. Boston. 8. Cartelli 5; ,Lun- dy ?, Cartelli II.
 Walag, Springfield, 2, Cartelli il; Walag 1. Carteli 1e; Walag s, Car tell 5. Cartelli is the only boy who has defeated Walag.
 Cartelli's favorite shooter, an am- Der bead. with which he moved down all opponents in the New Brit ain marble tourney last month, is no more.
 Just before the opening games of the fifth national tournament on the sands of Atlantic City yesterday. Dominic lost the valued mooney" while running through the sands to take his place in the line of battle. He was decidedly discouraged and this may have contributed to his generally nervous condition as he went into the opening games and Clarence Eichhorn of Lawrence had rather easy time taking the first two games. Dominic recovered his shooting eye in the second game of the series with Teddy Walag of Springfield and captured that con- test. Walag has been generally con- sidered as a potential champion and the boardwalk expressed considera- ble enthusiasm as the "Peewee Champion disposed of the boy from the City of HomAs" When Samuel Lundy. Boston entry. came on as Cartelli's third opponent the New Britain lad had his shooting eye peeled and the marbles flew out of the sandy circle.
 At the close of the play yesterday afternoon Dominic stood tied with Clarence Eichhorn for second place. each having won three games and lost three.
 Win. lose or draw in the marble tournament Cartelli is logical candidate for pie eating champion o fthe marble shooters of the United States. After a meal of generous proportions at his hotel last evening he glanced at the menu and called for "cocoanut custard pie." When the cocoanut custard was disposed of he asked for apple pie and then ordered once more but he was halt ed in spite of his protest that three pieces if pie was nothing at all"
 Dominic Is one of six boys in the (Continued on Page 1s)
New Britain herald., 1927-06-28
WOMAN FOUND ON FLOOR
 WITH GAS TURNED ON
Mrs. William Newton of South Main Street Says She Fell
 Opening Jet.

Mrs. William F. Newton of 225 South Main street was taken to New Britain General hospital about 6:3O o'clock this morning suffering from gas poisoning.
 Mrs. Newton's husband is employ ed by Nathan Google of 513 East Main street. This morning she was found unconscious on the floor at her home by members of the family. who discovered an open gas jet in the room.
 Dr. Nathan B. Jaffe was called and ordered her removed to New Britain General hospital. where she was found to be suffering from gas poisoning. Mrs. Newton told Dr. Paladino that she was seized with a falnting spell and fell. knocking open the gas jet.
 At noon today the woman's con- dition was reported as mot serious" !"
New Britain herald., 1927-06-28
Yale Scholarship Is Given to
 McCrath, Star At High School
New Britain Sons of Eli Select Student Who Won Nearly Every Honor at School.

Frank J. McGrath, who prior to his graduation from the Senior High school last Friday, received almost every possible honor a senior could obtain. was given another honor to- day when the New Britain Yale club voted him the annual one-year schol- arship at Yale.
 McGrath. who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. McGrath of 45 Griswold street, won more honors as a studer- at school than any other athlete in the history of the institu- ton. He was awarded the annual William r. Burns memorial emblem, the highest honor an athlete can re- ceive at school, was elected president of the senior class, the Senior club, and the Alpha Iota Epsilon frater- nifty. and was captain of the basket ball team in his junior year and the track team in his senior year.
 He plans to enter the Yale Con- servatory of Music where he will continue the study of voice. He had been studying voice with James D.. Donohue and is one of the foremost soloists in the city. He is a mem
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New Britain herald., 1927-06-28
PLIERS WIFE FEELS
 SURE HE'LL SUCCEED
He Always Wanted Such a Chance, Mrs. Hegen-
 berger Says
/ a \ \vvFtT"I

Boston. June 2s R)-"It has al- ways been Albert's wish to accom- plish something like this," said Mrs. Louis Hegenberger, wife of Lieuten- ant Albert Hegenberger, who was watching from this city today reports of the start of his flight to Hawaii with Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland.
 Tt is because of that wish that I feel he will do it."
 Mrs. Hegenberger, a native of this city. as is her husband, is visiting her mother and her stepfather, John E. Lindberg. With her are her two children. Albert Carl, z. and Robert Francis, 3.
 Her mother lives in the only house on Castle Island in Boston harbor, where she cares for the foghorn. Her stepfather is on leave of ab- sence from his duties as engineer on the Nantucket lightship.
 Mrs. Hegenberger came here from McCook field, Dayton, O., where she bade farewell to her husband.
 He is making the flight, not r. she remarked. "I deserve no atten- ton and in fact wish none." She was in constant telegraphic communication with her husband be- fore the hop-off.
 Lieutenant Hegenberger was born in South Boston on September 30. 1895. After graduation from the Mechanic Arts high school he took an engineering course at the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, spe- cializing in aeronautical engineering.
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New Britain herald., 1927-06-28
LOCATING HAWAII
 IS NO EASY TASK
Steering for Island Is Difficult
 Navigation Problem
TEN VESSELS ARE IN PATH
Have Been Instructed to Give All Possible Assistance to Pliers Who Are to Make Long Pacific Jump. Honolulu Plans Welcome.

Washington. June 2S (UP)- Finding Hawaii in an airplane is a difficult navigation problem, aerial navigation experts said today in dis cussing some of the obstacles.
 Crossing the Pacific to that dot of land is different from crossing the Atlantic where a whole continent lies ahead as Col. Charles Lind- bergh pointed out in a speech here advocating extreme care in naviga- ton on q Hawaiian flight.
 Has Practiced Jobs.
 That Is the reason the two army fliers, Lieutenants Lester J. Malt land and Albert Hegenberger. spent several days in testing their instru- ments and practicing the difficult navigation job. The late Command CT John Rodgers, who almost suc- ceeded, spent several months prac- ticing navigating.
 There are three outstanding diffi- culties in navigation, which, work ing together against an inexperienc- ednavigator. might take him hun dreds of miles off his course. They are:
 Various Difficulties. Wind drift The force of wind, which throws even ships of course, will take an airplane far afield. It is estimated wind blow ing 25 miles an hour would shove an airplane 25 miles off course in an hour. There must be continual checking against the wind-drift. 2--Speed of flight. Because oi the speed of an airplane, navigation is made much more difficult than on g ship, where the navigator has time to figure his course carefully. 3-Lack of space in which to per- form the mechanics of navigation The quarters of even a large air plane are cramped. In his nortf pole flight, Commander Byrd los' the use of his bubble sextant wher 1t dropped from it's stand and was broken.
 24O Chances of Error. Furthe hermore there are 240 possi bilities of error in every navigation computation, so that all data mus be carefully checked.
 Knowledge gained on the Hawai- ian flight will aid much in perfect ing Instruments, which at the pres ent time are not many and not al ways dependable. The most usefu (Continued on Page l3l