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New Britain herald., 1927-12-17

The New Britain Basketball team q Connecticut State l.-ague match at the Stanley Arena tonight. This will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. New Brit ain having nosed out the Capital City quintet by the score of 2S 10 23 in all overtime period in a game in Hartford at the opening of tho league play.
 Since that time. Hartford lost two other games but the contests were merely repetitions Of the one with New Britain in that the Capital City team lost both by small margins. One especially stands out as one of the best games in the league so far. It was the battle between the Yam kees and the Bristol Endees which went two periods overtime before Bristol won by q two-point margin. Then Hartford sprung the sensation of the league by being the first team to beat the Atlas of New Haven, considered the strongest quintet in the circuit. The Yankees turned this trick last Tuesday night in Hartford by the score of 3c to 29.
 Tonight, the Yankees will be doubly anxious to take New Brit aims measure. Besides the keen riv- airy existing between the two teame, nothing would please the Hartford players more than to set the hard ware City team back in the race for honors. Followers of the Cap,- tai City team claim that the "breaks' of the game were responsible for New Britain's first victory while fans from this city who witnessed the battle. claim that New Britain clearly outplayed the Hartford team.
 The question of doubt will be set- fled tonight when the teams clash in this city. New Britain is up with the leaders in the league and the To- cal players are also anxious 10 con- tinue the winning streak started when they defeated Waterbury twice in two games.
 Hartford will lineup with Torrant and Murphy at the forward posi- tons, Hurley at center and Guber- sky and Friedman at guards, New Britain will throw its strongest line up with Sloman and Rubenstein at forwards. Zakzewski at center and Leary and Sturm a: guards.
 The Landers and Stanley Works girls teams of the industrial league will meet in the preliminary game to decide third place fin the stand ing. Both stand tied for the posi- ton and tonights game will send one up the ladder and the other ono down. The preliminary will start promptly at o'clock with the mail contest being staged at g o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
REACH CRISIS ON
 DRAFT ARGUMENT
New Baseball Body May Be Or 6aniZed Among Minor Leagues

New York, Dec. 17 P,-Organiza-
 ton of d new baseball body by the
 bigger members of the minor leagues was foreseen today as a possible climax to the draft tangle between
 the minors and majors.
 While the conclave of the big | leagues here this week agreed to terminate the draft law now func- tioning if the minors so desired. baseball men considered this move was an initial step towards an i'm pending break in the ranks of the minors.
 The five minor circuits which had operated under the modified draft arrangement with the majors are understood 10 be opposed to ending
 relations with the majors while the other leagues in their association,
 not as vitally concerned in the player situation, are willing to break the agreement.
 Under the modified draft, the In tcrnational league, American asso- 'IilIOH, dtilIt NotN9', " I''NN''i S'''' Three "1' leagues entered into sep arate contracts with the majors for the disposal of players. These leagues. it is underst ood, contem- plate bolting their present minor affiliations and assembling into new group if the other minors in sist on abrogating the minor-maior agreement.
 Should the minors carry out their announced intentions of terminating
 the minor major pact, this would
 automatically place them outside the
 jurisdiction of Commissioner kcne-
 saw NJ. Landis and the big leagues,
 situation which would be unwel-
 come to the leagues of higher clas-
 sification in the minors.
 President Harry A. Williams ot
 the Pacific Coast League in state
 ment from Sacramento emphatically
 denounced the Dallas action in re-
 gard to the resembling of the modl- fled draft and asserted any break
 between the minors and majors 'ls
 unthinkahle,'
 John Conway Toole, president Of the International League which operated under the modified draft. reiterated his contention of the Dal- las meeting that as far as the small minors are concerned 1t is only an equitable policy for the Class IA clr-
 cults to function on the same basis lS inc small minors.
 The minors have until Feb. 10 decide upon what course they want to pursue. At that time, their repre- sontatives arc to make known q dct- mite stand to Commissioner Landis
 and the major league moguls. Pos sibility of their retraction on the Dallas resolution seemed unlikely in-
 asmuch as the vote for dissolution
 Of the minor-malor agreement was on three to one basis.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
(BY NEA SERNICE)

Melbourne, Australia, Dec. IT, and the United States has her Sarde and her Fator, but Australia be- lieves she has in old Bobby Lewis one of the worlds greatest jockeys.
 Certainly his record is the most srgular of any jockey riding on any international track.
 Lewis is 49 years old. He Is re- ruted to be worth over a million dollars. He has ridden the winner of the Melbourne Cup four times and to Australians the Melbourne Cup stands on the same shelf with the wreaths of the English and Kentucky Derbies.
 Old Bobby made of himself q na- tiona hero this year when he won the big race on Triyalvc, q six-to- one shot, and in giving him an ovation the 100000 spectators paid tribute to a pair that won more than $lo0.oOO in purses during the season.
 In addition to winning the Mel bourne Cup, Lewis and 1'rivalve won the S35, 900 sydney Derby, the s25,ooo Sydney Derby and several other less important races and purses.
 There was a long stretch of c3 years between Lewis third and fourth Cup victories. He won his third victory on Sylvanitc in 1904. and. in the meantime, almost a gen eration Of young jockeys came and passed while the old veteran con tinued to keep his place at the top of the winning lists.
 Being the possessor of q fortune that assures him a life of ease when he hangs up his boots, Lewis friends frequently have urged him to retire and avoid the chance of being in jurcd.
 T am still young, why should ] retire." he asks.
 ''Race riding is not q business or profession with me. l. is rccrea- ton and away from the track ! would not be happy.
 Happiness means moro to me than money. And also I want 10 be on few more cup winners before l quit"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
SCHAEFER FAYORITL
Young Jake Expected To Wrcst the 1S.2 Billiard Title From WclItcr Cochran. Champion.

New York. Dec. IT Up)-Young Jake Schaefer, challenger, was fav- Orcd to wreS. the 1S.2 balliInc bil- Hard title from Wcllter Cochran, champion, in their l,500 point championship match al Hotel Penn sylvania. starting Monday night.
 Cochran has been playing bril- liantly in practice, compiling a high run Of Gil in one session. but bill Hard critics do not believe he will Inc able to offset Schacfer's steady play.
 The last time they met In 1921 Schaefcr was champion and Gosh ran challenger. Schacfer won 1,500 70 1888.
 Many billiard fans look for several records 10 be broken In the coming match.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
INTERNATIONAL MATCH
First Event of Its Kind In Several Years To Be Held At Philadelphia Racquet Club.

Philadelphia, Dec. IT Rl-An in- ternational court tennis match, the first to be held in this country in several years. will be held at the Philadelphia Raquet club ill Febru- ary. Joseph W. Wear. chairman of the athletic committee. announced today.
 The opponents will be Jock Sou tar professional at the Racquet club and Pierre Echebaster, a young French star. Opening on February 20 with four sets, the match will consist Of the best seven out of IS sets. Four sets will be played Feb mary 22 and the remainder on Feb ruary 25.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17

players will have an opportunity to increase their leads since these teams will again see action next Tuesday night. The Newmatics will play r. x F. Corbin and the Uni- vcrsals will play Fafnir Bearing company.
 P. &a r., Corbin's s have lost the last two games and are anxious to win back laurels at the expense of the New Britain Machine team. The lat ter is confident that it will begin a winning streak now that 1t has gain cd confidence through q belated victory.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
MORGAN RETAINS
 WORLD'S GROWN
Wins Bout on Foul From Joe
 Click in 14th Round

New York. Dec. II JP)-There might have been q new junior light weight champion today, but Joe Click of Brooklyn struck one low blow too many in his title match with Tod Morgan of Seattle, Wash. the titleholder, last night at Madi- son Square Garden and Referee Ed die Forbes disqualified Click in the 10th round of a scheduled l , round bout.
 The fair-o -or-foul controversy was started all over again as a result of Clicks tactics, for some 5000 fans started yelling, How blow" as early as the second round and kept it up until the referee formally waved Click to his corner and saved the 1S0 pound title for Morgan.
 Corporal lazy Schwartz of New York, defeated Newboy Brown of Los Angeles, Cal, in the 15-round semi-fna and acquired possession of the worlds fiyweight championship in New York state at least.
 Schwartzs early lead won the fight for him as Brown finished strong and was punching more accurately and effectively in the final rounds.
 Faced with the loss of his title. Morgan disregardel the foul fighting of Click and put mp one of the gam est exhibitions ever witnessed in q New York prize ring.
 Down in the resin for three counts of nine, eight and five, each time from a questionable blow which was struck near the foul line, Morgan came up every timo to fight back at Click with all the strength in his weary body. Only Morgan's fighting heart kept him on his feet while he was suffering from Clicks ripping body blows.
 The crowd was in a turmoil at the end and Click had to be escorted from the ring by a squadron of po- licemen. From the second round on the crowd was one with Morgan and they gave him a tremendous tribute ;t5 he was helped to his feet and his hand hoisted in victory.
 I'm broken hearted because it had to end this way" he said as he lay on his back in the dressing room, plainly suffering intense pain in his middle region. Click hit me low three times before the referee final ly disqualified him.
 Frank Churchill, Norgan's mana ger, said never again would be al low Morgan to enter the ring with Click.
 Hes the dirtiest fighter ] ever saw" Churchill said. He should have been disqualified in the second round when he hit Tod below the belt
 Click couldn't understand why they had taken the title from out of his very hands.
 "1ll never pull on another pair of gloves if that blow was low" he said. Tt was a left just below the heart and Morgan tried to catch it between his arm and body.'
 Joe Jacobs Clicks manager, call ed it robbery.
 My hoy was fighting @ hard clean fight and had no right to be dis qualified"
 There was no doubt that Click had Morgan licked. He cut his face up badly and had the champion groggy Cn several occasions. although his low punches. putting with his head and other questionable tactics un- doubtcdly weakened Morgan consld- erahly.
 When the end came, Click had won six rounds. Morgan three and four were even. In the second. Morgan tcok count of nine and in the fifth he took d count of five and q count of eight, the bell ringing just as Tod staggered to his feet.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
INJURED IN GAME
Leo Bourgault, Defense Player For New York Rangers, Will Be Lost To Team For 10 Days,

New York, Dec. IT Pt-LeO Bourgault, defense player for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey league. will be lost to his team for at least ten days as the result of collision with Res Noble of Detroit on the ice here.
 Bourgault is being treated for q severely bruised nose which will probably require an operation, Rangers officials said today.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
: FBRASkA WANTS WILCE

'. ilc the "Down Town Managers ass iation' was banning Dr. Jack Wllce, football coach at Ohio State. the University of Nebraska offered him the post Of athletic director at a rIyatly increased salary, He may take the job next year.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
GOT WINNERS x54OO

Alexander Alekhine, who recently defeated Joseph Capabianca for the worlds chess championship. recejv- ed s5400 as the winning purse. He will not defend his title until 1929.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
o BN7ANQu BY o OFFICIAL WITH IN
MERIDEN MAROONS TURN
 TABLES ON LOCAL FIVE

Silver City Roller Hockey Team Breaks Into Win Col umn After Six Straight Losses-New Britain Goal Tender Features Through Work - Brown Plays With Injured Eye-Lundervile Stars for Winning Combination - Hardware City Team Goes to Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
MAY GET NEW COACH

There is A rrmor that Moray l.. Eby may succeed Burt lngwerscn as football coach at the University oi Iowa.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
LIKES CREW PROSPECTS

Rusty" Callow, new rowing coach at Penn. is extremely satis- fled with rowing candidates at his school.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
Third Period

New Britain Alexander S:l5 New Britain Alexander G:07 Stops-Blount. 93; Purcell, e. Eushcs-Williams, 6; Alexander. 6. Fouls-Mulrhead. Brown, Blount' Alexander, Williams, lunderille, Morrison. Referee-Lush.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
League Standing

The Meriden MaroonS, last years champions of the American Roller Hockey league, after six successive defeats. managed to nose out the New Britain quintet last night in a hectic battle on the Silver City rink. The Meriden team was hard pressed to snap it's losing streak as in the closing minutes the Hardware City sharpshooters. Alexander and Bou- cher sent a bombardment at Pur- cell that threatened to tie the score and throw the contest into an over time period.
 Bill Blount, local goal tender, gave wonderful exhibition of cage guarding in the first two periods that brought him salvo after salvo Of applause from the spectators. His former teammates literally pepper ed him with shots and drives from all angles and Blount was equal 10 the task. He had a total of a3 stops to his credit while Purcell had e. The aMroons jumped away to Q two point lead in the first period when Lundervile and Williams scor- ed. Bib" Boucher tailed New Brit aims first point near the close of the period leaving the score to 1 for Meriden.
 Lunderville bounced goal past Blount early in the second stanza and then to make matters worse, New Britain lost it's only score on fouls Alexander. however. hit his by crashing a neat drive past Pur- cell. Williams and Pierce of the Meriden team, however. crashed two in for Meriden near the end of the session and the Maroons led 5 to l.. Meriden's attack was shattered in the last period through the spurt of the New Britain team. Alexander hooked a short range goal in eight minutes. Meridcn then lost goal on fouls After six more minutes. Alexander set to drive in the tying got clear of Meriden's guardian and the score stood to 3.
 Just in the closing minutes, New Britain worked the ball to within a few feet of Meriden's goal, but with Alexander set to drive in the tieing tally, Williams just tipped the ball and got it out of danger.
 Lunderville starred for Merldcn with Blount taking the honors for New Britain. "Gid' Brown played during the game despite his injured eye.
 New Britain meets another tough contender tonight when the team travels to Waterbury. Waterbury appears here Monday night. The summary;
 Meriden New Br'tnih Williams ................. Alexander
 1st Rush
 Lunderville ..........-... BoucAer
 ond Rush
 Plerce '....'.'.. -'"'' N'N
 Center
 Morrison ..............''' pro" Il
 Halfback
 Purcell ............ .'''''' i''Nt''''
 Guard
 First Period
 Goal Won by Gagged by liihr Meriden LunderViile l:'V 2 Meriden Williams '''' 3 New Britain Bouchef 70
 second Period
 Neridcn I.underyille 500 New Britain Alexander 1905 s Neriden Williams 2:hl Meriden plerce l'o-
 Third Period
 New Britain Alexander S:l5 New Britain Alexander 6:01 Stops-Blount. 9S; Purcell, e. Rushcs-Williams 6; Alexander. U. Fouls s-Muirhead. Brown, Blonnt' Alexander, Williams, lund"rNllle, Morrison. Referee-Lush.
 JnkJITO NnD MIECT
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
HARTFORD YANKEES PLAY
 NEW BRITAIN TONIGHT

Capital City Team Anxious to Score Victory Over Locals-Hardware City Quintet Won First Game in Overtime Period-Visitors First Team in State to Down New Haven Atlas-Strongest Lineups to Be Used-Landers and Stanley Works Girls in Pre- liminarv.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17

Stops. Bayer 4o, Hill cS. Bushes. J. Peresrin 6. Boehle 1. r. Fusari 9. Foul Gazzinser. Referee, Me Hiernan.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
VERY FOND OF SPORTS

9igli. famous tenor. admits that he Is very fond of all athletic sports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

on one more occasion If Michael Scott
had not pulled a miraculous play
against him. Scott had pitched to the
lower right-hand corner Of the green.
He had 40.foot putt. which had to
climb the 10.foot incline In front OF
the cup at an angle OF As degrees,
The cup was Is feet beyond the rise
Scott almost holed his putt and halved
the hole.
When I saw Sweetser recently at
Asheville, n. c., he was looking In
splendid shape again. He has been
playing Is holes daily and practicing
putting religiously. Visiting Bobby
Jones' in Atlanta during the Winter,
he observed that master at work on
the green and noted some details he is
trying TO incorporate in his own game.
His putting may improve. but his
niasilie niblick. now reshafted many
times and well bolstered with tape.
must continue to be the big gun of his
offense..s
He expects to play in the National
Amateur next Fan, his only tourna.
ment Of the year. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

BY the Associated Press.
TT there was any apprehension In
the camp of the American
Olympic committee as a result OF
Winter OF disputes and splits
in its ranks, 1t has been chased
away bv the firm and vigorous organ
ization established this week to carry
on the tremendous task of selecting,
eouipping, transporting and housing
the array of more than 300 stars who
will seek athletic conquests behind the
dikes of Holland next year.
"UncIe sam will put his best foot
forward at Amsterdam" In the opin'
ion of William c. Prout OF Boston
nresident of the committee and CHIEF
figure In laying the framework Tor az
comprehensive an Olympic program
as the country has ever decided upon.
For the work of putting this program
into effect, Prout has united men
prominent in business and public lie
as well as the heads of all the gov.
errling bodies of all sports that Will
figure in the competition abroad.
1t has taken only the preliminary
accomplishments of the Olympic com
naittee to convince observers that the
withdrawal of such organizations as
the National Collegiate A. A., National
Amateur Athletic Federation y. NJ
c. A, western Conference and Unite
states Navy will not handicap the
faarshaling of the Nations foremost
athletic talent.
These five bodies withdrew from the
Olympic organization after defeat In
q spirited contest with the Amateur
Athletic Unions forces over questions
of policy, voting power and control of
international competition, but the
door is still open" il they desire to
return and play the game" accord
ing to Prout
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
JESS YIELDS THIS CLUE
WITH DEADLY EFFICIENCY
Accuracy in This Phase of Game Has Much to Do
With His Success Links-Has Only
Slight Edge on Won Elm.

either got half or he won. Three.
fourths of the time he won.
Most of the contestants had trouble
at the thirteenth 1t measured only
12S yards. but was nasty proposition.
Shallow pits edged into 1t all around
It was long and narrow The front
part of 1t was low, rising almost
abruptly at the center to Il height of
or 10 feet. There was then sec.
ton of comparatively level surface,
after which the ground sloped off to
pits at the rear. On the left was Il hill.
Confident at Nasty Hole.
The cup was always set near the
center. If you pitched short. and your
ball dropped at the front Of the green.
you might just as well be in a trap.
If you were past the cup too much, you
found the pits at the rear.
Wind complicated matters. III it
was head.on it took a stiff No. iron to
get on. If it was at your back. just a
touch with the masie-niblick sufficed.
Most of the time, in last years
struggle, the wind was from the right.
The correct play was to aim the ball
toward the pits on that side and let
1t drift in toward the pin. A ball
played to the center of the green
nearly always found the traps at the
left.
Plainly only a master with mashie
niblic could approch this hole with
complete confidence. Sweetser was
that sort of master. While others took
tours and fives at the thirteenth. he
steadily gained his par. Once he scored
birdie two.
Luck was with him when he played
Francis Ouimet. He made mistake,
but he got par anyway.
This mistake was not made. how.
ever, with his mashie niblick, Jess
error was in selecting the wrong club.
He misjudged the wind and took out
his mashie, the result being that he
dropped his ball against the hillside
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
u. S. NOW ON FIRM BASIS
FOR DRIVE ON OLYMPICS

1.-THE o. mpic committee wants the
cooperation OF all interested in anna.
teur sport, whether they actually
have governing authority or not" he
declared 1T now has the united and
unqualified support of all controlling
bodies. IL any Of the other groups
desire to help, we will be glad to have
them. IL they do not, we are sorry,
but that won't prevent any athlete
from having has chance to gain a
place on the strongest team America
can muster"
In spite of all efforts to develop dis
lance runners, it doesn't appear likely
that they will jeopardize the suprem-
acy of the Firms and Swedes in the
longer races at Amsterdam.
Lloyd Hahn, the mile champion,
will be a formidable 1,500.meter con.
tender. but beyond that distance there
appear few Yankee contenders for the
Olympic crowns now held by Nurmi
and Ritola, with Wide of Sweden and
Peltzer of Germany to be figured on.
Our life and temperament isn't
suited to the development OF distance
men," prout points out. Few of our
runners are willing to undergo the
rigorous self-deniai and training that
makes for endurance. We have too
many other things to do. Speed Is
our fetish"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

number Of entries in it's tournament
this year, although several other clubs
contemplate some form of restriction
by handicap or otherwise. Chevy
Chase will adhere to its plan of per.
hitting only visiting golfers of il han
dicap or under TO compete in the
Spring event. Club members with any
handicap rating are eligible. The plan
has now been in effect at Chevy Chase
for three years.
Columbia, according to George P.
James, chairman of the golf commit.
tee is definitely against any restric.
ton of entries in that form, believing
that the club should be allowed to
have as many guests as it desires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ INEHURST, n. c., April g.
Il Playing over a water-soaked
course, George voigt, Wash.
4 ington, today won the united
North and South amateur golf
championship. He defeated Eugene
Romans, Englewood, n. j., schoolboy,
4 and 2 in the finals. which had been
pared down from SO to IS holes be.
cause of a driving rain that fell
throughout the morning.
The committee in charge of the
event decided to permit an. 1S-hole
match to decide the event because
Romans faced the necessity of getting
back to school Monday morning. This
would have made it necessary for
him to forfeit to Voigt If there was
no play today.
Homans started today's match bad
". He lost the first and second holes
when Vcigt scored par on each. He
took the third with birdie 3 and the
Fourth with a par to even the match.
The fifth was halved, but Romans
went / up on the sixth when Voigt
was In trouble. Voigt eyened 1t on