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New Britain herald., 1927-06-02
LINDY's PLANE ARRIVES

Southampton. Eng, June 2 Up
The Spirit Of st. Louis, Lindbergh's
transatlantic monoplane. arrived
here today from Gosport, where 1t
was carefully cased by mechanics OF
the Royal Air force. Commander
Kirkpatrick. U. S. N. and several
assistants will load the plane on the
U. S. S. Memphis when she docks
here tomorrow morning at / o'clock
preparatory to going to Cherbourg
pick up Captain Lindbergh satur.
day.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02
HARDLY!

We had mackerel for breakfast
one morning recently.
My small boy was spreading jelly
on his bread, and putting mackerel
between two slices.
What are you about?" ] asked.
Mother, can't a boy make a
Jelly-tish sandwich" he answered,
Mrs. Robert j. Hardy
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02
BLAZE IN AUTOMOBILE

Damage estimated at SIS was
done by fire in an automobile owned
by Ralph Neistat OF IS Grand street.
Hartford, on Hartford road near
Ibelle's corner shortly after mid
night. Neistat was driving in the
direction OF Hartford when the blaze
started, a cigar or cigarette having
ignited the upholstery. Co. No. Z
OF the fire department was called to
the fire at 1924 o'clock, by still
alarm.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

Let's Make a Clean Sweep Of EN-,
Folks!
The socioligists agree
The Sums must 60. they're right
say We,
But why not throw the "glums"
out, too,
Folks who find fault with all we
do,
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

The South African dental me-
chanic who won a fortune as the re-
rult OF Call Boys victory got his
story in all the papers all over the
world; but unfortunately the thou
sands who did not win fortunes
tailed to get any mention.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

That Long Branch earthquake
than the one experienced in New
Britain recently. So far as we are
aware, no stone Is being quarried
along the New Jersey coast.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02
The Ninny!

Mrs. Clyde: Here are some in
tcresting recipes dear. Do you know
bow to make coffee souffle?"
Mrs. Bingham: NO, but my hus-
band makes it souffle every time
he drinks it,"
Bernard Senie
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02
Member Audit Bureau u Circulation

Tho A. b. c. 10 4 national organization
which furnishes newspapers and adver-
tisers with a strictly honest analysis OF
circulation. Our circulation statistics are
based upon this audit. This insures pro-
lection against fraud in newspaper dis
trbution figures to both national and
local advertiserA
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

1t was foolish of that old Greek
TO use a lantern in searching for
an honest man. He had only to sign
notes to prove his point.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

A Provincial is any citizen of New
York or Hicks Corners, who thinks
any other town you might mention
is too far from any place.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

His Little Joke

Clerk: 1.-THE way men are buying
straw hats makes one think that the
country is flooded with money"
Fun Shop Editor: Maybe it is
drowning men catch at straws. you
know
Sunny
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

Haven't They
Druggist: This tonic will make
hair grow on a billiard ball."
Fair Shopper: Il thought all bill
lard balls had hair on them-my
husband says that he often misses
his shots by a hair"
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

You can pick the American before
an ancient ruin in Greece. He's the
one whose face registers a sense of
duty.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

The Herald 10 on sale daily In Nes
York 1t Hotal!ngs Newsstand, Times
Square: Schultz's Newsstand Entrance
Grand Central, A2nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

Ball bearings make cars run faster.
Bearing balls with chains is about
the only system that will make them
run slower
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

Progress: 1776, Who was his dad
1886, What can he do? 1927. How
much has he got?
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

In the school OF experience. you
graduate from the third grade by
purchasing a used car.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

Pay jurymen s25 day and you
won't find SO many good men dodg-
ing service.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

At times we fear primitive man
came from the apes at the vigorous
suggestion of the apes.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

The Wind: '1'm not egotistical,
but now tina. straw hats have come
in I've got something TO blow
about"
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

Middle class: The one, that crooks
a dainty little finger while drinking
from a cup.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02
TELEPHONE CALLS
Business Once So. y2S
Editorial Rooms 80. 9c6

The only profitable advertising medium
In the City. Circulation books and press
room AIways open to advertiserA
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

Americanism: Feeling competent
to run the country: wondering how
in the world to handle the boy.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

You see little evidence Of class
feeling except the general glee when
a millionaire is sent to Jail.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

Perhaps it is we'll to lick the kid
for lying, but you may be spelling
a good author of resort literature.
Nothing Is perfect. and the most
ardent nature lover cusses with most
vindictive satisfaction when at last
he swats a fly.
Lindbergh's record will stand for a
while-not because other men are
less brave, but because miracles of
luck are few.
Roosevelt called jefferson least
capable president we ever had. Mr..
Roosevelt died some years ago.
Our little book review for today:
The Cheerful Cherub. by Rebecca
Mccain pascal Covici, Chicago, s2).
Jingles and sketches, witty, cheerful.
The kind of book people buy to give
away. seldom to keep.
Correct this sentence: "She's been
run Just enough to get broken in
said the dealer, land these are the
original tires"
Copyright. 1927, Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

The rattlesnake and mosquito warn
before they strike. but an approach
ing bill collector seems as innocent
as anybody else.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR YOUR WANTS
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

ASK Us ANOTHER!
Ask Us To Write Limerick
About Anybody Or Any Incident
And Well Do It!
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02
EactsondFuncies
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Commonest example Of verbosity:
Bad cold.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02

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ain ~ Second Class Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-02
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02

BY the Associated Press.
~ ITTSBURGH, September q
DOME Bush and Joe Nc
Carthy are agreed that the
Pirates and the Cubs will fin.
ish one-two in the tightest
National League race in many
years. But naming the runner-up
is something else again.
Says Bush of the Pirates: "Joe's
got great club and we have to
beat them to win. The Giants
don't brighten us much, while the
Cards may scare for while. It's
the Cubs, / think, and it will be a
pretty fight down to the finish"
Says Mccarthy of the Cubs: I'VE
have only one club to fear. The
Cardinals and the Giants may
make a little trouble before it is
over, but you can gamble all the
tea in China that the Pirates will
be the ones to hang on to the bit.
ter end and chase right up to the
wire"
Before their teams went into the
game yesterday that landed the
Pirates on top of the league stand
ing by a single point the rival
pilots told newspaper men how
they thought their own chances
were shaping up and how they
viewed their friendly enemy"
I'VE haven't been going so we'll
lately" said Mccarthy. but that
doesn't say that we won't be in
there at the finish. We just came
off a bad road trip East, but it is
the first bad one we had We
made two good ones, and in the
way of percentage two out Of three
is not bad. Right now we are
wabbling bit, but home scenery
and home crowds should help us
a lot in the final drive"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
TWIN BILLS WITH MACKS
FOLLOW SHORT SET HERE
Rain Yesterday Adds to Philadelphia Series That Viii
Get Under Way Monday-Sore Foot Will Keep
Harris Idle Several DAYS.

of any put forth by members of tn
wabbly cast. yet +, would not give uI
Now he will have to stand by Will
the others toll, and perhaps this ed
forced idleness may help him regal
his batting eye and strengthen hiI
for greater efforts afield.
Scan Des MOines Catcher.
Coaches AL Schacht and Nick Al
rock rejOined the Nationals yesterda|
at Philadelphia. These two had bed
in Des Moines to provide fun for tn
fans at the Tuesday game there an
also to look over Catcher SprinZ
the Des Moines club. who had bed
recommended to President Clai
Griffith.
They reported Sprinz as a like
looking receiver and a strong throweI
but had little to say concerning N
hitting ability. Schacht declared TIL
the pitcher employed by Des MoinI
was so wild that Sprinz had to l
particularly active behind the bat
handle the heaves.
1t is rumored that the Red Sox Ia
their eyes on the Des Moines catchd
too, and already have made overtur|
to the Western League club. Hot
ever, the amounts so far mention1
have failed to tempt the Des MoinI
ownership and more spirited biddid
for the young receiver is expected
the near future.
For the tits here with the Red sd
Manager Harris probably will emplj
Hollis Thurston and Horace Lisenbj
on the hill. Lisenbee has pitched Id
than three innings in nearly II
weeks. while Thurston has not bed
worked oyermuch recently, so the|
hurlers should be quite fit for stard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
u YEW YORK, September g.
N Rogers Hornsby discussing his
base ball playing code. his
4 ideas OF leadership, attitude
toward the game and the fans,
leaves the distinct impression that ne
comes of the same school that turned
out John j. McGraw-or peraps 1t
was McGraw that started it.
At any rate, it may explain why
II is generally understood that Nc
Graw will turn over the full reins OF
leadership to Hornsby when the gray
haired veteran decides to retire. he
has given Rogers a pretty free hand
this season a number of times and
the results haven't been unsatisfac-
tory.
"A lot of people have the idea that
McGraw is hard-boiled," Hornsby said,
''but they have him all wrong.
Probably they got the notion be-
cause Mac is decisive and forceful in
the way he does things. He gives or
ders and expects them to be followed.
He doesn't do any seCond-guessing. II
a mistake is made on his orders, the
player isn't blamed.
81 would rather work for McGraw
than any other man in base ball be-
cause / realize, and so do all the other
players. that he's forgotten more base
ball than we know.
No Friction on Club.
'"There isn't any friction on the
club, either. You hear stories about
wrangling in the clubhouse or on the
bench once in a while. They're bunk.
We may not always work smoothly,
but there isn't any argument over
who's running the team or why.
You know they think I'm hard
boiled too. They said that of me when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
RIALTO NINE LISTS FOUR
CONTESTS In THREE DAYS

the same diamond, starting at 1870
o'clock.
TalkOma Tiger and Kennedy A. c.
mines are scheduled to play tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock on Kennedy's
diamond. Tiger players are asked to
report at 1870 o'clock at the District
line.
ID. c. Engineers challenge Arlington
Bearcats, Marlboro. Alexandria Cards
and other unlimited mines to a game
tomorrow and Labor day. Call r. E.
Hurley, Adams 5577.
Tremonts, who are tied for the lead
ership of Petworth League, desire a
senior or unlimited foe tomorrow. Call
Pete Ciango at Columbia 9214-W be-
tween and o'clock.
Metropolitan Police nine has use of
the Terminal diamond tomorrow for
o'clock and wants an opponent. Call
Manager Spiess at No. Police Sta
ton.
A Labor day game is sought by the
Arlington Bearcat manager. Call Co
lumbia 5346.
Hume Spring diamonders would
book for a Sunday game. Call Man
ager Roberts, Alexandria "a.
A foe for Saturday is wanted by r.
T. Keane Seniors. Call Manager Mike
Freschi, Franklin 2S07.
Bill Sanderson is carding games for
H. 4
teams are challenged. Call Franklin
1856.
Police lost 9-tO-3 decision to Pull.
mans of Terminal Y League yester-
day. Pullmans scored all their runs
in the first two innings.
Manager ROsen is seeking a Sunday
game for Capital Juniors. A Monday
fray is also wanted. Call Lincoln
S55-J.
Midget teams seeking games should
call Bill Myers of Sterling Midgets at
Franklin 10430, between $50 and Z
o'clock.
st. Martins and other midget mines
are challenged by Pole Midgets. Call
Atlantic $751;.
Weekday games with Peewee mines
are wanted by the Live Wires. Call
Lincoln 6475-W.
Rex Peewees claim the District title
of that class after wins over Sham
rocks, 1876, and Waverlys, 11-3, yes
terday.
A flve-run rally in the second gave
st. Peters Midgets 7-to-2 win over
Calhouns yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
SLUCCER LIKES METHODS
OF PILOT HE MAY SUCCEED
Star of Giants Warm Advocate of Managerial Plan
Pursued by Veteran Leader-Thinks Mac Has
Forgotten More Than Others Know.

was managing the Cardinals last
year. / don't do any kidding around
on the field, If that's what they mean.
when I'm out there, it's all business.
II like McGraw's methods. 1t
wasn't difficult for me to adjust my
self to the Giants style of play. The
game is the same. When Mac puts
confidence enough in me to let me run
the club at times, 1 attempt to follow
out his plans just as though he were
on the bench"
Must Accept Jeers, Too.
There was a minor league player
once widely known for his ability to
boot 'em one time and pull a dazzling
play the next. He was always uncer-
tain. One day he made particularly
brilliant play that pulled the fans out
of their chairs, cheering.
Take off your cap" said a team.
mate as the applause continued.
Nothing doing" the player respond
ed. ''One day they want you to take
off your cap and the next to take off
your uniform"
Hornsby has the same attitude
"One day you are a bum and the
next a hero" unused Rogers. ''The
crowd never bothers me. l know that
the jeers follow the cheers.
Il seldom pay any attention to the
stands unless somebody gets a little
too personal. Nobody will relish any
personal abuse.
Fans Entitled to Squawk.
But my idea is that they can yell
all they want to just so they pay their
money to see the games. That's bust
ness. If / pay to see a show feel I
have right TO criticize it. If the fans
don't like the game they are welcome
to squawk, so far as am concerned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
GREYHOUND RACING
GROWS IN ENGLAND
By the A Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 2.--Horse rae
ing promoters have become alarmed
at the startling. spread of interest in
greyhound running competitions,
which already has affected the attend
ance at horse races.
Dog racing is so much cheaper in
every particular that the horsemen
fear horse racing more than ever is
to become a rich mans game" and
that the middle classes will turn their
attention more and more to dog COM
petitions. out of which they get all
the thrills of the galloping ponies at
only a fraction of the cost.
As an indication Of the rapidly in
creasing popularity of greyhound rae
ing these attendance figures at the
White City. London, have been given:
June 20, &c. 900: June %, 25 900; June
25, &C, 900; July 2, $4,000; July q, 3d.
900: August 8, $4,000, and August 10,
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
THREE FRENCH MARES
TOBE SOLD AT AUCTION

LEXINGTON, KY, September Up.
Three French mares, Queen of the
Blues, Farme de Mais and Laramie,
belonging to Pierre Werthheimer, no.
ted French sportsman and owner of
Epinard, will go under the auction
GERS hammer at sale to be conduct
ed here, probably in connection with
the November season.
The mares were sent to this coun-
try to be bred to Epinard. which APP
peared in series of international
races in this country several years
ago and which lately has been stand
ing at James Cox Brady's DiXiana
farm here. Announcement that they
are to be sold was made by Ken
Walker, secretary to the Kentucky
Sales Co.. which conducts an annual
Fall breeders auction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
RICHARD A PROMOTER
OF BOUTS Fl YEARS

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 2. - Tex
Richard tomorrow will celebrate his
twenty-first anniversary as a boxing
impresario.
1t was on Labor day, September g.,
1906, in the little town of Goldfield,
New, that he promoted his first box.
ing venture-the fight between
Battling Nelson and Joe Cans for the
lightweight championship.
Richard estimated today that that
first fight drew a gate something like
$2,930,2S5 less than the approaching
Dempsey-Tunney fight will draw, the
exact figure being $69,715. OF that
gate Nelson and Cans split a 1000
purse.
Richard said he already has written
two checks for 100000 and $35 900 to
two of his minor aides in promoting
the DempseyTunney bout
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
CHICAGO TO GIVE TUNNEY
AN ORGANIZED WELCOME
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~HICAGo, September 2. : The
mayor. the city council, the
4 American Legion and civic
~ leaders were banded together
today into an official welcom-
ing committee for Gene Tunney, world
heavyweight champion.
There was on the program a parade
from the railroad. station to the City
Hall, to give Chicagoans a chance to
glimpse the man who is to defend his
title against Jack Dempsey at Soldier
Field September %. Some key-to-the-
city ceremonies at the City Hall were
arranged to take. only short time.
Then Tunney was to look over the
city and go to his training quarters
at Cedar Crest Country Club. he has
been training at Spectator, N. Y.
Tunney is comparative stranger
in Chicago. His only fight appear
ance here was four years ago, when
he won a decision over Jimmy De-
laney in a semi-windup.
Jack Dempsey preceded the cham
pion here by two weeks and already
Is in training at Lincoln Fields race
track.
Dempsey yesterday boxed three
rounds with a trio of partners. He
devoted his time to perfecting a de-
dense against left-hand leads and jabs,
but he pleased the crowd of fans on
hand when he occasionally let go
with some of the punches he hopes to
land on Tunney.
Fans are paying $1.10 each to watch
Dempsey train, but Tunney has said
the public can watch him free. He
will find his camp at Cedar Crest SIM
liar to his camp in Spectator, except
for isolation and elevation.
There is plenty Of woods and water,
with a rolling country round about
suitable for road work. Although
slightly farther from Chicago than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02


been a popular pastime
NM with the Nationals this sea-
son, so the short series that
is to open here tomorrow
may prove just the tonic needed by
the local athletes to swing them back
into their one-time winning stride
1t probably is well that Bill CARR
gan's bunch will be the opponent of
the Griffith hirelings during the next
two days, for on Monday and Tuesday
of next week the latter will go to
Philadelphia to play two games each
day and that visit promises to be no
picnic.
This impending Philadelphia series
was raised to four contests because
rain yesterday prevented the staging
of a contest in the City of Brotherly
Love. All the Nationals did during
the day was Finnegan. They jump
ed on the train and rushed to Philly,
leaped off only to jump on the RATHER
again and rush back to Washington.
Griffs Drill Today.
In so far as the American League
schedule was concerned, this was to
be a day of rest for the Harris clan,
but Boss Bucky has ordered it other
wise He was to have his charges at
Clark Griffith Stadium bright and
early this morning for a lengthy drill.
The manager still is smarting under
the sting of the IL successive defeats
suffered during the recent trip
through the West and is more than
eager to whip his club into fighting
shape once more.
Harris. though. will not engage in
any of the practice. The spiking he
sustained during the Wednesday clash
here with the Athletics was more Sc
we're than at first thought, and he
may. be out of action for several more
days. When Sammy Hale slid into
the middle station during the first in
ming of the Wednesday fray he cash.
ed Harris left foot deeply and a seri.
Gus hemorrhage followed. So the
manager will have to nurse the foot
carefully for a few days.
At that, Harris was Sorely in need
of a protracted lay-off. His work dur
ing the Western trip was the poorest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
SEVERAL TICKET MEN
LET OUT BY RICHARD

CHICAGO, September 2 @.-Tex
Richard has announced the discharge
from the Dempsey-Tunney office of
several ticket sellers.
Irregularities said to have involved
the asking of bonuses for choice seats
at the forthcoming heavyweight title
fight were given as the reason for the
action.
The promoter took the action, it
was explained, to forestall any sort
of scandal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02

A FOUR-GAME schedule has been
~ arranged by Manager Nate
"A Sauber for Rialto nine this
week end. Walter Reed toss
ers will be engaged tomorrow,
with Mount Rainier booked for Sun
day. Two games will be played with
Hiser's Hyattsville All-Stars on the
holiday.
Gutenberg, B. Sauber and Simons
will hurl for the Rialtos.
Georgetown A. C.. will engage the
Dreadnaughts at Alexandria on Sun
day with all intentions of winning.
The addition of Bonnie April, catcher,
and Bill Werber, second baseman, IN
dicates that Manager Pete Haley
means business.
Three games in two days consti-
tutes the program of Cabin John nine,
starting Sunday with game with Ma
tional Circles at $3.50 o'clock on the
Johnnies' field. Lafayette will be met
in a double encounter Labor Day on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
DEMPSEY'S CAMP WORK
Is BEING BROADCAST

CHICAGO, September 2 P).-Radio-
casts of championship fights have
come to be expected, but the blow-by-
blow account of fighters in training
is new.
Station WIS. Chicago, has started
broadcasting ringside information on
how Dempsey performs against spar
ring partners at his Lincoln Fields
training. camp. The broadcast goes
on the air each day at l pm, Central
standard time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
Fights Last Night

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK-Tiger Flowers, At
lanta. won from Joe Anderson, Cow
ington. Ky, 00). Clyde Hull. Clark,
S. OAK, won from. George kid Lee.
Worcester, Mass, QO). Farmer Joe
Cooper, Terre Haute, Ind, won from
Billy Alger, Phoenix, Q0).
FORT THOMAS, Ky.--Jimmy Hack
ley, Los Angeles, won from Billy Rose,
Cincinnati, QO).
CULVER CITY, Calif-Bud Taylor,
Terre Haute, Ind, won by a technical
knockout from Midget Don Smith of
Salt Lake City.
PASADENA, Ca1if.-Danny Kramer,
Philadelphia, and Joe Diaz, Cuba,
drew, Q0).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-02
CAPITAL CITY MINES
BATTLE FOR TITLES

Capital City League clubs in four
of the nine sections will battle Sunday
with the championships of their re-
spective divisions still in the balance,
while the remaining five groups have
practically crowned their champions.
Disputes over games in Midget and
Insect ranks caused the resignation of
the American team last night and gen
eral mix-up has developed in Insect
ranks. Americans withdrew when
their protest of last Sundays game
with the Ace team was overruled.
Russells were given more time to
show that the Elks used a player
over age in game early in the season.
This protest. if upheld. will give the
Russells chance to win the pennant
without a play-off with Walfords.