davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
NOW DENIES THAT
 HE WAS FL0GGED
Tampa Man Says Masked Mob
 Made a Mistake

Tampa, Fla, June 21 P-William F. Sullivan. motion picture operator. who with his wife, Florence Sullivan, was abducted Sunday night by a party of four armed men, declared today that he was the victim of a misunderstanding
 Nursing minor bruises inflicted when he was roughly thrust into a machine which was waiting when he left his work, Sullivan denied that his abductors had flogged him and said he did not know any of them. He was released when the men dis covered that they Tad seized the wrong man, he told officers today.
 Sullivan was seized shortly befcre midnight last night when ne was leaving the motion picture theater with his wife and a friend. Richard Nosti, Nosti who attempted to inter- cere was knocked down with q re- volver and left on :he street before the men seized Sullivan anu hls wife.
 The couple was carried to the woods northwest of the city where Sullivan said he was released ana told to walk homa. Mrs. sullivan was carried back to town and re- leased, she said.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
DIPLOMAS REFUSED
 TWO MEDICAL MEN
Tufts Withholds Certificates
 From Students

Medford. Mass, June 21 R-Two Tufts college students who had ex- pected to be graduated at yester- days commencement were without degrees today
 Thomas J. Lalor. jr., of Millville. failed to get his from the medical school because he will not be 21, the required age. until July 13.
 Isadore c. Zwerling of Brooklyn, N. Y.. the second man to fail to receive diploma, was not gradu- ated, it was said at the college, be- cause he had allowed his mother and sister to sleep in his room in a college dormitory last Friday night in contravention to one of the institutions strictest rules.
 Zwering was said to have told President John A. Cousens that his mother had been taken i'll and he had suggested that she stay in his room rather than return to their hotel in Boston.
 Despite petition signed by mem- bers of the senior class, Zwerling was not reinstated in time for the commencement. It was announced that his degree had been post poned."
 LaIor took his situation philo- sophically despite the fact that his degree, which will be mailed to him on his birthday. will come one day too late for him to take the state medical board examination on July 12. He has started an interne- ship in 8 Springfield hospital and plans to try for his state certificate at the next test in November.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
B|NGHAM'S SON H0N0RED AT YALE Is One of Four Winning Awards
 at Commencement

New Haven, June 21 tR The highest honors in Yale college and Sheffield Scientific school were awarded at the graduation exercises in Woolsey Hall today to Alfred Mitchell Bingham of New Haven. John H. G. Pierson of New York city Martin Augustus Mayors of New Rochelle, N. Y., Harold Thornton Lyman. Jr.. of Hamden, and James Oliver Flower of Pittsburgh. Pa.
 Bingham, son of United States Senator Hiram Bingham, won the De Forest prize of s1oo. awarded the senior in Yale college "who shall write and produce an English oration in the best manner"
 To Pierson went the Alpheus Henry prize. of $500. awarded the Yale college senior ''adjudged by the
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21

faculty to have done the most for Yale by inspiring in his classmates an admiration and love for the best traditions of high scholarship" and the Warren memorial high scholar ship prize awarded to the candidate for the bachelor of arts degree who has the highest rank in scholarship. Pierson had first rank stand in all four years of his course.
 The Russell Henry Chittenden prize. of s100. awarded to the can- didate for the degree of bachelor of science who has the highest rank in scholarship, was won by Mayors. who maintained high standard throughout his four years.
 For proficiency in the field of cleo trical engineering and especially for initiative in research work. Lyman was awarded the Edward o. Lan- phier memorial prize of s1Oo.
 Flower was awarded the Chester Harding Plimpton prize of s75 and a medal, awarded to the Shelf sen- for who. in character. scholarship and general ability, fulfllls best the qualities exemplified in the life of
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
Twins Trying to Break
 Albany-New York Swim

Catskill, N. Y., June 21 UP)-- The Zitenfield twins. Bernice and Phyllis, 13, who are swimming from Albany to New York arrived here shortly after 2:30 today after a four hour trip from Athens.
 The twins, attempting to break the time for the swim made by Mrs. Mile. Gade Corson. Channel swim- mer, and Mrs. Lottie Schoemmel. left Albany Saturday.
 yacht, on which they rest be- tween four hour swims. accompanies them. They are well ahead of the schedules set by Mrs. Corson and Mrs. Schoemmel, who swan only during the daytime, while the twins are making one stretch in daylight and another at night in each 24 hours.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21

ward from the Virginia Capes kept the America in it's hangar at Roosevelt field yesterday. The weather bureau announced that there were no signs of clearing be- fore tonight or Wednesday morn- ing. As soon as the weather man gives the word, however. Byrd said he is ready to start.
 Part of the food and fuel SUD- plies have been stored aboard. and additional supplies can be taken on at short notice. A take-off tonight or tomorrow morning was consider ed probable.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21

not suggested. Thompson is presi- dent of the Bridgeton Aircraft Cor poration. located on the Lambert-S,. Louis flying field, where Lindbergh brought his silvery monoplane down to earth after his flight here from New York last Friday.
 Colonel Lindbergh has shown in terest in the proposed airplane manufacturing company, although Thompson does not expect the avia- tor to make a decision at this time to go into the enterprise, personally
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21

need vacations.
 The local committee will be an- nounced later with neg.s of the local progress of the campaign for vacation homes.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21

Chester Harding Plimpton, Ph. B.. 1914, who was killed in the world war.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21

Discontinued numbers from reg ular stock. Formerly 2Sc to 35o copy-3 copies in package. - oD'x. oo1 "Wednesday eaaSsss 9c
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
LOUIE JONES IS 1 STAR OF TOURNEY
Excellent Score Brings Team
 Victory at Shuttle Meadow

Louie Jones with Charley Flaw
 kins, Jack Loomis and Bill Hall rar away with first place in the bes ball, four ball golf tournament a the shutte Meadow club Saturda, afternoon. The foursome had a leaG
 over its nearest rival of sever strokes.
 Jones was the Bobby Jones of the match. He came through with a score of 75 while his mates seemed to be out for exercise alone. Haw- kins, Loomis and Hall swung clubs but Louie did the scoring and all the work.
 The trio had big handicaps which helped them come through with de- cent scores, but Louie. besides hav- ing low handicap, also had SUD- porters who are accused of having fallen arches and as everyone knows, a malady of this kind is worse on a golf course than Val Floods traps
 Immediately the word has been passed that the handicap committee will go into session to deliberate on whether Jones has twice too many strokes on his handicap mark.
 The entry list Saturday was small but select.
 Yesterday, the weather couldn't fool the hardy golfers at the club A heavy mist kept falling and threat ened to turn into a downpour at every turn of the course, but despite this, the never-say-die were out playing the course in the morning. The course was slowed up 8 great deal and as a consequence, the scores were higher than on Saturday.
 Mrs. Russ Germond is apparently cut to give the women of the club a run for the honors in the fall She and Russ were out yesterday afternoon and judging from her play. some of the "duffers' at the club, including her husband. could benefit from watching her work. She has no lost motion such as sizing up the ball and wig-wag- ging her club before taking off. She merely walks up, aims and shoots far, straight and true, It would be hard to beat her drives and the rest of her game yesterday was equal to her first shots.
 Wednesday morning the caddies at he club will battle again in the sec ond of the caddy journeys of the year. Eddie, winner of the first ourney. is all set to defend his aurels but the appearance of the short course in the rear of the cad iy house attests to the fact that he $ going to have some tough opposi- ion.
 Every day on the short course, here are some hotly contested matches and every second has been ievoted to practice. The battle will oe on Wednesday morning.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
CHICAGO CUBS LEADING
 LEAGUE BY THREE GAMES
Pirates and Cardinals Pressing In Race For Pennant- Giants Take Both Ends of Double Header From Cincinnati Pittsburgh Downs Dodgers - Tanks Again Fall to Cleveland-Hgers Swamp Senators Athletics Hit Hard to Beat White Sox.
6y the Aseoeiated Presa.

ey the Associated Press.
 New tension has been injected in- 10 the National league race. The Chicago Cubs were in first place to- day by a margin of only three games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. St. Louis, in third place, was only four and one-half games away from the leaders, and the New York Giants. standing fourth, spotted the Bruins a five and one-half game margin. Despite the fact that the schedule favors the inspired Cubs there are many possibilities ahead in the final stretch.
 The Giants and Pirates both gain ed on the Cubs yesterday New York took both ends of double header tron- Cincinnati, a-s and s-l. Leslie Mann's pinch hit in the ninth inning of the first game decided the issue. and his home run in the second game with runner on base was enough for the second victory.
 Pittsburgh pulled game out Of the fire from the Brooklyn Dodgers. Wright's timely clout in the ninth sent Kiki Cuyler across the plate with the winning run. Hill and Doak hooked up in tight pitching duel and Hill would have scored shut out had not Grantham let throw from Gooch go through him to cen- terheld.
 Cleveland made Is two straight from the Yankees, Willis Hudlin rescuing Buckeye in the fourth in- ming and coming through for 7-4 victory. It was the third straight defeat for the Yankees.
 Babe Ruth played only one in- ming. and after he had singled he retired, saying he had hurt his back.
 The Detroit Tigers strengthened their hold on second place in the American league standing by hand ing Washington an ll-4 beating. Haskell Billings, recruit collegian, held the Senators we'll in hand after the second inning. while Horace Lis enbee, the Washington ace, was bat ted hard.
 Philadelphia batted three White sox pitchers hard to gain an 8-e de- cision. The Mackmen used three pitchers but Sammy Gray, the last to be called upon. stemmed the Chi cago threat.
 St. Louis and the Boston Red Sox met in an argument over last place. The Brownies got into the 400 class by winning both ends Of double header, 50 and 4-3 and chilled the Boston hopes of ever getting out of the cellar.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
TEAMS TO BATTLE
 FOR LEAGUE TITLE
Stanley Works to Meet Corbins
 at Walnut Hill Tomorrow

The final chapter in the Industrial Baseball league for 1927 will be written at Walnut Hill park tomor-
 row evening at 5:30 o'clock when the Stanley Works and P. &F, Cor bln teams meet to decide which shall be crowned the champion team of the circuit. Both ended the sched- ule for the season tied for first place necessitating an extra game to decide the pennant
 The battle will be staged on Dia- mond No. Lat the park and battle" IS the right title to have given this contest between the two leading clubs in the Industrial league. Both fought hard fights against the other teams in the league and neither stands an out and out favorite to Win the game and the league cham p1onshlp tomorrow night.
 The Corbin team will depend on
 Huggle" Carlson, pitching ace. who brought the team through it's most critical games during the season. The Stanley Works crew will be playing behind Walter Scott, big right handler, who faced most of the teams in the circuit and brought his crew through to the top position. On the surface, it looks like scintillat- ing pitchers battle with the team that has the right punch at the right time, to be the champion.
 Both clubs will rely on the line ups that brought them through the season just closed, Jack Schroeder will be Scott's battery mate for the Buttmakers. Parsons on first, Grail on second, Green at short and Pelle- tier at third will form the infeld while Snyder, Gaida and Budnick will constitute the outfield.
 Jack Wright, hard hitter Of the league, will be the backstop for the l Corbin team. Bates will be on first, 1 Mlcky Huber at second, Patrus at short and Jasper at third. Matteo, | Prelsser and Jackson will form the P. & r. outfield.
 Both clubs are ready and fit for battle. They both have their back CTS and the largest crowd of the season will surely be on hand.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
WEST ENDS
BurrittS 3, West Ends 2

Two base hits; J, kania, 3, Leety 2. J. nuui'le1, saeflfice hit; J. Budnick. um- pres, Lynch and Manean.
 Burritts 3, West Ends
 The second game was one of the pest played in the league this sea- son, In the opening inning the win ners scored twice after the first two men had been retired. Doubles by Rose and J. Kania coupled with a single by Stanley Budnick gave the Burritts these runs.
 From then until the ninth Haber Kept the winners we'll in hand and did not allow runner to score al- though the Burritts threatened on several occasons. Red" Campbell smashed a single off Roses glove Tn the fourth, reached second on 2 passed ball, and scored when Haber poled out a double.
 The next scoring came in the sev- enth. when the West Ends tied the score. Basil opened the frame with double to left, moved to third when Huber grounded out to Stan ley Budnick, and scored when Kania, threw wild to the plate after field Ing Geo. Campbelrs easy grounder.
 In the ninth Luty started the in nlng with a double and went to third when Bruno Kania beat out a bunt after Zaiko had walked, Gadomski then singled to right. scoring Luty, and the game was over. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
HELEN WILLS FAVORED
 TO WIN TENNIS TITLE
Sport Followers Figure Former, Champion Will Easily Con-
 quer Big Field.

New York. Aug. 22 P-Judged by the concensus of the hundreds of sports followers bound for For est Hills, N. Y. today, Helen Wills will be queen of the tennis world again when the 4oth annual wom- ems national championship comes to a close next Saturday.
 After having been forced to re- linquish her national title last year because of an appendicitis opera tion, the California girl. with Wimbledon conquest behind her, will take the courts today against field of 64 players, comprising one of the greatest arrays of talent that has ever entered the tournament.
 Probably the most formidable of her opponents is Mrs. Molla Nal Tory, the defending champion, who yesterday added to her various vic tories this year the eastern title, gained at Rye at the expense of Mrs. A. H. Chapin. of Hyannis, Mass
 Others who will take part in the tournament include Miss Helen Jacobs. the California school girl; Eleanor Goss Joan Fry, Betty Nut hall, the English sensation and re- cent conqueror of Miss Jacobs; Eileen Bennett, Kea Bouman, the Dutch girl who holds the French women's championship; Mrs. Cha pin, Mrs. Kitty McKane Godfree, captain of the British Nightman cup team; Penelope Anderson of Richmond, Va, Mrs. Hazel Hotch- kiss Wightman and Mrs. John N. Hill.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
VACCA VS, LA BARBA
Bridgeport Batter to Meet Worlds Flyweight Champion Tn Los An eeles TomorroYy.

Los Angeles, Aug 22 LP-Johnny Nacca, Of Bridgeport, Conn, tvo times victor over Fidel La Barba, worlds champion fyweight, in non- titular bouts, is the favorite to make it three straight when the pair come together here tomorrow nigh,
 La Barba has signifed the bout would end his ring career, a uni versity education apparently being q greater inducement to him than the honors of 8 boxing crown.
 The 112-pound title will not be at stake La Earba and Vacco both q aighed around 1t7 today.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
TABS LOSE TWO
Kensinston Juniors Are Defeated By St. John and St, Stanislaus Teams of Meriden.

The Kensington Tabs were de- feated twice over the week end los St. Johns team of Meriden to s and being beaten by the St. stanis- laus team of the Silver City yester- day by a to 4 score.
 Yesterday the Tabs outhit the Meriden team but their hits were not punched. Finally in the seventh, kensington tied the score only to have Meriden come back with two counters in it's half of the stanza giving them enough to win.
 Slim Politis pitched a nice game but errors helped to defeat him. The summary;
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
League Standing

The Burritts came through their
 f1rst hard test in the City league on Saturday afternoon at Walnut Hill
 park by winning both ends of a oouble-header from the West Ends.
 one of their two rivals in the City baseball league. In the first game
 the defending champions battered
 three pitchers unmercifully and pill
 ed up a 16-0 score before the West
 Ends finally called for quarter at
 the end of the sixth inning. Seldom
 has the park witnessed such a dem
 onstratlon of long distance hitting.
 and the largest crowd of the season lined up along the baselines, hord
 ed under the tree in right field, and
 banked on the tennis counts-saw remarkably powerful attack in full play. The second game was an en- tlrely different affair, Bruno Kania and Lefty Haber hooking up in a pitchers battle which finally went to the Burritts by 3-2 when Gadom- ski hit safely along the foul line with the bases loaded and one out Tn the last half of the ninth. The West Ends, claiming that the ball was foul, protested Umpire Mike Lynch's decision, and a meeting of the league will be held Wednesday night at the City hall to take action on the kick.
 The Pirates, while losing half game ill the race. kept within reach ing distance of the Burritts when Everett Williams had the better of Jaglowski in another hurlers' argu- ment and turned back the Tabs on the short end of a. 3-2 score. This game was played under protest by the Pirates, who claimed that Jag .owski was ineligible, but the pro- est was withdrawn when victory was ! on. The Speedboys climbed out of the cellar and tied the Rangers for | 'ourth place by defeating that team. l Is, Richtmyer finally winning an- | her game in spite of continued from the breaks of the game.
 Burritts 16, West Ends 0
 The Burrittss defeated the West Ends a double header Saturday afternoon in City league games at Walnut Hill park, the games being IS greatly contrasted as two games ould be. In the first contest, if it ould be called such, the league lead ITS were conceded victory at the nd of the sixth inning, as the score t that time stood 16 to o. The sec nd game developed into fine ltchers' battle between Lefty" Ha- er and Bruno Kania. The verdict vent to the latter by a score of 3 0 2.
 From the time Gadomski hit the rst ball pitched by Blanchard for a Wo base hit until the last Burritt 'as retired in the fifth there was lever any doubt about the outcome # the game. The osers had but our men reach first and only one 'ent any further, this being Haber, 'ho reached third. Roses pitching vas extraordinarily effective.
 On the other hand, the Burritts damned the ball to all corners of he lot, each man on the team get Ing at least one hit. Of the 16 hits ollected by the winners, seven were oubles. Many of these would have cen good for more bases but for le ground rules which limited hits l nto the tennis courts in center and , it field to two bases.
 Joe Kania connected with three { oubles in this game and two more I the second. One of the hits went lear over the tennis courts as did
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

The paddle tennis championship in the 12 to 14 years old class will be decided tomorrow afternoon at 200 o'clock at the Burritt grounds. Singles matches will be staged among the boys and girls for the first two events and a mixed doubles match will be staged as the third will start promptly at 2:15 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
WILLS FIGHTS TONIGHT

Greensboro, \, C, Aug, 22 LP) = Harry Wills, one-time contender Of the heavyweight championship. ana Battling" Clark, former negro vyweight champion of the army, will battle here tonight in an B. round bout II will be the first time Wills, New Orleans negro, has fought below the Mason and Dixon line.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
|SMALLEY PARK IS
 LEAGUE CHAMPION
Paradise Girls Capture First
 Hon0rS in Indoor Baseball

Tho Smalley park (Paradise) girls team has won the championship of the girls playground baseball league with fve wins and no losses. There are two postponed games yet to be played in the league. Nathan Hale is to meet Smith and Burritt is sched- uled to battle Willow Brook. The games, however, have no bearing on the cham pionship.
 The standing of the teams is as fo1lous.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
Boys League

BOys' IeAgue In the Boys league, Nathan Hale and Washington ended the season in a tie. playoff being necessary to decide the winner. This game will be staged Wednesday afternoon to decide which team will win the pen- nant.
 The standing of the teams in the league is as follows:
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
SECOND GAME

II terrapin with HI. F. z 1s7ar carved on the shell was found o, a tarm near Salem, Virginia. H F CaloWell of Roanoke says he remen,- hers carving his initials on the back or tull-groTn terrapin in April, 1875
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
cn RED so TAKE FIRST GAME CHAMPIONSHIP
BURRlTTS POUND BALL AND
 TWICE DEFEAT WEST ENDS

City League Leaders Gain On Pirates By Capturing One-slded Massacre and Coming Back to Win Sec. ond Game In Ninth Pirates Keep Within Reach By Downing Tabs Speedboys Outscore Rangers , and Climb Out of Cellar.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

IotHls 5s IT T 15 2 A-Batted for Connally in 4th AK-Batted for Grouse In Sth AHE-Batted for Cole in 9th Philadelphia .......42o 900 nsn-s Chicago 2o 200 ,n1 o11-s
 Two base h!ts-Karlm, Rommel Hale, Clancy, @. Three base hits-kamm Home runs-Cochrane Ward umpires- Rowland, Ormshy and Connally. Time 2:10.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

tNi SiiltH III 7fh
 -AA-Ran for Rarnhardt in n.h a--Satted for Felix in sth ZH-Hatted for Corgan in 9th. TWO base hits-Travnor. Hendr,cs !tatz; Home run-Granthan7 1rrn,rs. heaFdon' o'Day and Moran. Time z.n5
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
speedboys il, Rangers 8

1e<1IISCIS Q
 The Speedboys piled up an carly lo-o lead and defeated the Rangers by l1-8 despite signs of cracking to- ward the end. Morse Richtmyer pitched steady game all the way. allowing eight hits and flaming II men. and was just as strong at the <Continued on following page.)
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

'u7le out when winninr m, ,, NN~Batted N for Harper in etb III scored. 25.satted for Cantwell in 5,b
 Abatted for Benton In 3t,
 rv M, pase nlts-suketorth. Alien. Ter fy, Nam Three base hit--0,t uass. 1lras-critz, Hornsby. Dressen. yaclsnn 9,,r4 -a1e es-'ofda' Hart and Rigler Tine c,..,. SECOND GAME
 New Fork a .L' loo-f
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

I6yAIB oU IT ZI IT X-Batted for Dugan in 9th. XX-Batted for Benough in e.h -fXH-Batted for Pipgrass in 9th H-Ran for Puether in Eth Hz-Ran for Muesel in 9th New York t-............. 900 400 ooo-4 Cleveland ...............oc0 oc0 0o0 21x-7
 Two base h!t-Buckeye. Three base hit -Eichrodt. Cmpres-Dlneen. Neihaus and Nalln. Tine-1:55.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

Two base hits; J. Kana. 2, Leety, Rose. 1, Haber, l. Basil. 1, rmnires Lynch and Mangan.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
FALCONS

Two base hits; si Budnick, Klatka. Blanchard, orifice. Lolas Three base nlts; sl Budnick. Umpires Sautter and Crowley: Time of game, 2:l5.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
FIRST GAME

z. ''''''''.s-......0o 900 ono ooo-o
 ''' A'uis '.'............20 200 oIO o2x-5
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
CORBIS RED sOX

AZ. R. H. P 0. 4. E. snyder, ft ....,b 0 6