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New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
INSECTS TO STRUT
over boys CLUB
Fleas, Coolies, Bedbugs and
Lice in Volley Ball League

Insects ver'nin - are swarmins
all over the Boys club, but, far from
attempting to drive them out, the
club authorities have organized a
voley ball league among them. For
the insects are nothing more obnoX-
ious than tho four teams in the sem
Tor vollcy ball league, which opens
ing this circuit will be the Fleas,
Coolies, Bcdbugs, and Lice. This
sport has been a great success among
the seniors and older inferno diates
at the club for the past two years.
and another season of holly parti-
san competition is looked for. The
makeup of the teams is as follows:
Cooties--Pete Silva, capt: John
Compagnone Mike Paiuch. John
Silva, Carl Boehnert, A. Zabohon-
ski.
F'leas-John klev capt; Henry
schmarr, Isadore Levin, J. Jacun-
/ ski.
Bedbugs-Nick Gill, capt; Super
! intendent Dwight skinner: A. Mar
kavich, Albert Benjamin. S Cabay
s Puzzo.
Lice - Joe Gotta, capt; Physical
Director Ray Anderson; assistant
Superintendent Ted Stalk; J. Boukas
John Gotowala, John Wasnik.
| Tomorrow nights games will bring
! together the Coolies and Flcas, while
the Bedbugs and Lice will also
battle each other.
| A meeting will be held Thursday
night to get the senior baseball team
under way. The clubs nine was
! fairly successful last year and hopes
TO do better this summer: II has
some good material and some savage
hitters, but is making no predictions
/ this early.
| The first and reserve teams will Be
banquetcd this evening in the club
gymnasium, with the officers of the
/ club directorate and loyal rooters
present as guests. Gold basketball
watch charms will be presented 10
the seven members of the first gum
tct. After the dinner. which Will be
served at o'clock, there will be ex-
tenn porancous speeches. games and
| dancing.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
BOSTON PROSPECTS
APPEAR brighter
Braves and Red SoX Both Show
ing Much Improved Form

Boston. April II LP>--Two rejuve-
mated major league baseball clubs
from this city were ready today to
open the season with hopes and
prospects brighter than in several
years.
The Red Soy were on their way to
Washington for tomorrow's clash
with the Senators, a smarter and
faster lot of lads since Big Bill Car
rigan came back to manage them
after a ten year vacation from Or
ganized ball,
A livelicr training season than
they have seen in many a spring has
brought the Sox to form that has
left little doubt In the minds of fans
and experts alike that they will be
pcnnant contonders who must be
taken seriously.
Carrieans chances with the 1927
sox depend largely on his pitching
staff. Slim Harriss, Fred Wingfiold.
Charley Ruffine. Jack Russell and
Whitley Wiltse are his best twirling
talent and some Of their carly work
has given promise of lettering by
far their 1926 performance.
The Braves too have bad consid-
cradle new blood infused into their
ranks, an Manager Dave Bancroft
season here tomorrow with Brook
Ign with confidence which the
Tribes leader has not always felt.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11

point before midsummer.
Ray Schalk has had plenty OF
trouble with Chicago White Sox.
what with injuries and failure OF
his talent to flash as smartly as he
had hoped. McCarthy's cubs. the
Chicago entry in the National
league. are doubtful quantity,
too.
The Boston clubs have shown
little to make the prophets see any
thing but second division for them.
and the same may be said Of the
Philadelphia Nationals. The best
baseball seers, in fact. suggest that
Philadelphia will have a first and
last place team-the Athletics win
ming in the American and the Phil
lies sleeping in the National leagus
cellar.
Weather predictions are more or
less uncertain, although the word
for the west was that rain would
hold off until about shutdown to-
morrow. The temperature will be-
moderately cool. the forocaster said,
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
SEQUIN ACTIVITIES
Ten New Members Accepted at
Board of Directors Mceting-1m-
prOycmCnto Are Voted.

Ten new members We're accepted
at the meeting of the board of d.
rectors Of the Sequin Golf club,
held at the clubhouse Friday eve
ming. They included Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul w. Francis: II. l.. Stewards.
William r. Bedard. Fred II. Young.
C. w. Deeds, J. G.. Mccarthy,
Charles J. Marks. Kenneth p. APP
plegate.
Several improvements in build
ings were recommended by S. 6.
Pierce and r. j. Ross of the grounds
committee. and voted to be carried
out. They include enlargement of
the caddie house. alteration in the
boys rest room and the construc-
ton of an additional barn for the
tractors and other machinery.
During the afternoon the club
president. NJ. c. Manternach. with
number of the directors, includ
ing DR.. w. NJ. Stockwell. Everett
r. Smith, John W. MacMorris and
the club professional, Louis Chap
petta. played the course and all
We're highly enthusiastic over its
excellent condition.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
BRAVES vs.. HARVARD
Crimson to Play First Game With A
Major League Opponent Since
Year Of 1916.

Cambridge, Mass. April IL Lre-
Memories II years old were stirred
today as Harvard prepared to take
the field against the Boston Braves
in the first game that the Crimson
has played witha Major League op.
poncnt since 1916.
The last game saw Harvard topple
the world champion Red Sox. 10 in
a stirring encounter in which the
famous Eddie Mahan, pitched the
Crimson nine to victory. Fred
Mitchell was coach then. and he Is
now, and 1t was under his direction
that the lowly college team shatter-
ed the pride Of the famed infleld
which had won two successful world
titles.
Mitchell believes that the present
Harvard nine is the best the Grim.
son has had in years.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
national GlIA'nS
TO attend feast
Players 10 Be Guests Of Man.
a6er at Banquet in Meridsl

The National Guard basketball
team will celebrate the winning of
the state championship tomorrow
night with banquet at the Old
Colony inn in Mcridcn. The play
crs on the quintet win be the
guests of the manager. Clarence
Lanpher. The feast VIII also mark
the end OF the season and the
breaking OF training for the indi-
vidual players.
Besides the banquet. an enter
tainment program will be prepared
and furnished for the night The
affair was to have been held in
Merden Saturday night but was
called off because of the latcncss of
the hour when the Guards-Insilico
game was over.
Manager Lanphcr has also made
plans to present each member Of
the team with a gold basketball
suitably inscribed, rs a mcmento
of the excellent campaign carried
through this year. These have been
ordered but they viii not be pre-
scented tomorrow night because
they viii not have arrived in time.
The players will get together as
team for the last time at the
banquet, it is thought this season.
but next year. most of them will
be back with the Guards again
provided everything goes we'll with
them during the summer season.
Sloman will remain in New
Britain. He is employed at the
Stanley Rule & Level plant here.
BUSY Sturm will resume his oc-
cupation in Hartford whore he has
Travelled from to take part in the
games during the year. Ruben
stein stated that he expected TO 20
back to Syracuse next year where
his old team will be assembled for
Che next season. Manager Lanpher.
it is expected. will make him an
offer 10 stay in this city next year
so that he will be with the squad,
With the close OF the present
season. Manager Lanpher has al
ready cast about for team for next
year He has made no definite
plans. but he will start work RICH.
away in assembling candidates for
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
(BY BILLY E.NANS)

Fate plays some mighty peculiar
FRANKS in the world Of sports.
often, literally overnight, some ath-
lete Jumps into fame. only to have
his light snulfed out almost as
quickly.
Consider the case of Eddie
knockout Roberts, wcltcrwcight
fighter, hailng from the state of
Washington.
On December 4th, 1926. Roberts.
little known except on the coast,
met Joe Dundee. the boy who had
stopped Mickey Walker and gcner-
ally considered the one fighter sure
to beat Champion Pete Latzo. when
ever he got a chance at the title.
Dundee took the bout merely as ex-
pense money, to cover trip he and
his manager made to the coast as a
sort of q vacation.
Roberts. to the astonishmcnt of
Dundee, walked right out OF his
corner, hit Dundee on the button
anu DlillLH'''I MN ~ Ii'l'iIN III N4'
first round that the referee stopped
the bout. Dundee has always in
sisted he could have wcatherod the
stormy as well as fatal first session.
That one punch made Roberts a
national figure, a puGili"tic big shot,
It got him a return bout with
Dundee and real money He lost q.
close decision that didn't hurt his
prestige any.
On April 4. 1927, Just four months
after Roberts became famous by his
Joe Dundee knockout. he met Al
Nello Of Boston. Roberts probably
gave Mcllo no more thought than
did Dundee, Roberts.
Almost in The. same manner rs
Roberts stopped Dundee, did Nello
upset the ring dope by knocking
ont Roberts. Tho bout lasted Just
two minutes, washing away Roberts
fame as quickly as he had arrived.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
MANY CRITICIZE
rule ON DRIBRLE
Backward Step" Is the Way
Coaches Describe Action

New York, April II Up - Crit
cism of the action of the joint
basketball rules committee In re-
strlcting the dribble in the amateur
game TO a single bounce came
from many quarters today.
Dr. James Naismith, who invent
ed the game 35 years ago, declared
the rule change was decidedly a
backward step. The dribble. he
said. had been one of the most
spectacular features of the game.
THE dribble in the game as
played in the west has not brought
on excessive roughness," he said
when told the committee made tbs
change ito eliminate roughnesS
and to encourage team play" DR..
Naismith is professor OF physical
education at Kansas university and
q life honorary member OF the
committee.
Or. Forrest c. Allen. coach OF
basketball at the same university.
said he believed the committee
has been unnecessarily alarmed
about contact in the game and are
wrong in trying to do away with
it Take away legitimate contact
and combat from any game" he
said, land you take away much OF
its virility.'
Johnny Murphy, basketball coach
at tho University Of Rochester
himself a veteran player, declared
the change would rob the game OF
much OF its spectacular and lndi
vidual play and would give the
taller player distinct advantag"
Lew Andrcas, coach at Syracuse
university, also felt the chang
would slow up the game.
The new rule was adopte
unanimously by the committee ii
annual session here Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
Church League Managers
Hold Session Tonight

4 very important meeting Of the
Inter-Church league board OF mana
gers will be held at 1880 o'clock this
evening at the Y. NJ. c. A. The
finishing touches will be put on the
basketball season, it being probable
that a game between the champion
South Congregational church and
an all-star team will be arranged,
and preliminary plans for baseball
will be made. A meeting called for
last Wednesday had to be abandoned
because Of small attendance, and
President George II. Hamlin has
been making great efforts to have a
full board Of managers on hand thi4
evening.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11

Sturm were their usual efficient
selves.
Taylor furnished the thrills Of the
night with two very spectacular
shots from the far side corner while
Sheehan gave a cute demonstration
of sloWmotlon shooting by drop
ping one cleanly through the hoop
from the center OF the floor. Johnny
also proved that it was no fukc
for him TO shoot shots like the one
with which he tied the score against
Bristol because he duplicated the
exact shot in the first half Standing
away over on tho side, he dropped a
shot clearly through the hoop.
BubHns'cin and Sloman worked
nicely though they were not forced
to cXtend themselves. Zakzewski
played a whale Of "A game all
through the session. The summary
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
FIGHTS TOMORROW
Sammy Mandcll Receivers From In
lection and Will Stage Match
With Johnny Valdez.

Tucson, Arz., April II Up
Sammy Mandell has sufficiently re-
covered from an infection caused by
rope burns to permit continuation of
his western exhibition schedule. The
lightweight champion was sent to a
hospital here following his fight last
week with Jackie Fields at Los An
geles He was released last night.
He plans to stage his match with
Johnny Valdez Of Oakland here to-
morrow night,
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
Bristol Endccs
Mcridcn E.ndces


Guards-Insi!cCs
The National Guards had rather
easy time OF it with the fnsilcos in
the final feature OF the night. The
Meriden team showed little team
work and the individual efforts Of
the men on the quintet only served
to pave an easy way to victory for
the New Britain team.
The Guards used every man on
the squad in the game and each
demonstrated that no matter who
was used at any time during the sea-
so. there was little choice between
any OF the players when it comes to
floor work or shooting.
New Britain started the scoring
and with n field basket by Ruben
stein and foul shot by Kilduff, the
locals had three point lead. This
vas evencd up by Hurwitz and
Druehl of the Insilcos but that only
served to set the Guards going. The
New Britain team soon piled up a
lead O. seven points making the
count II to 4 In their favor and the
score at the end OF the half was "A
10 6.
Tho second half saw the New
Britain team put on burst or speed
Clever pass work time after time
brought rounds Of applause from the
fans and tho pass work and the
close guarding of the locals held the
Neriden team to n minimum of
points.
The Insilco players got Wild In
their passing after a time and the
Guards steadied down. The lnSilcos
we're strengthened by the use of
Hurwitz, Evans and George Guber-
sky of the New Haven Atlas team,
but these players didn't make much
difference In the final outcome.
The Guards played like they play
ed the greater part OF the season.
Zakzevski and Restelli divided
honors at center while Sloman
Eubenstein and Taylor did neat
work at forwards Kilduff, after a
layoff for n few games. slipped in
three baskets and played whale
OF a game on the floor. Sheehan and
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
GIRLS TEAMS BOWL

The Meriden Girls bowling team
in the state league, coached and
managed by Fred Teller one of the
stars of the individual mems league,
will bowl Rogers Recreation Girls
here tonight. This should be an ex-
citing match as the two arc even in
the standing and tonight's battle
will decide which will step into the
lead
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11

Colorado College, which had A
most successful season In the
Rocky Mountain Conference this
past season, is seeking other grid
fields to conquer. They have ap-
preached Tulane for a homc-and-
home agreement and are also after
games on the Pacific coast and with
Missouri Valley teams.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
Mcridcn TnSilcos

Score at half time: New Britain
IA. Insilcos S. Referee. Coyle.
Preliminary Game
The preliminary game which
made the third played Saturday
night, saw the Meriden Pawnees de-
feat the Mcriden Eagles "a to II.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11

next year. With the championship
won in the season of 192G-27. the
Guards will be out to win again
next year,
New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
LOCAL SWIMMERS
BEAT WATERBURY,
Y. M. c. A. Team Takes RonoTS
at Local Pool 40 to %

The New Britain swimming team
defeated the Waterbury swimming
team in the local pool Saturday by
a score of 40 to o.. New Britain
took four tlrsts and the relay while
Waterbury took only two first places.
The final results are:
Relay
Waterbury New Britain
Holloway Parker
Little Bergquist
Archambault Andrew
Couch Urban
Points 0 Points 5
80 I'd. Breast Stroke
Waterbury New Britain
Thompson 3rd Rakowski list
Feldman End
Points l Points
40 I'd. Free Style
Waterbury New Britain
Holloway list Parker 5rd
Archambault md Bergquist 4th
Points l Points s
200 I'd. Free Style
Waterbury New Britain
Couch 3rd Morales LIST
Andrew End
Points 1 Points
40 I'd. Back Stroke
Waterbury New Britain
Holloway LIST Feldinan End
Urban 3rd
Points 5 Points 4
Fancy Diving
THOMPSON End Parker LIST
Bergquist 3rd
Points 3 Points 6
100 I'd. Free Style
Waterbury New Britain
Archambault End Morales list
Little 3rd Wright 4th
Points 4 Points 5
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-14
sToCk CHATTER

NEW YORK, \. Y, Dec. I4.-fPl
Stock prices moved irregularly
higher at the opening Of todays
market. Abitibi Power. Green Can
anea. Colorado fuel and New York
Central each opened about a point
higher, and small fractional gains
were recorded by General Motors.
General Electric, U. s. Steel and
Montgomery-Mard. American Can
and American Steel boundaries each
reacted a point.
Profit taking developed in large
volume soon after the opening but
the offerings were we'll absorbed.
Buying orders embraced a broad list.
with more attention paid to the
railroad shares. Metal shares con
tinued to respond TO reports Of
trade improvement, international
Nickel and Tansue and Williams
quickly mounting 10 new high
ground. Public utilities which have
been rather quie. lately on rumors
of a congressional investigation
also developed several points OF
strength. Pacific Coast common ran
up five points in the first few min
utes OF trading. Curtis Airplane,
Dawson Chemican. New Haven rail-
road common and "Kateyr preferred
all reached new high prices. Ameri-
con Steel boundaries was one of the
outstanding spots. falling back 8
points on realizing.
Foreign exchanges opened steady.
with demand sterling quoted around
$4.S7 1915.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-14
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. n. T.. Dec. III
The cotton market opened firm at
an advance Of p 70 "a points. active
months quickly showing net gains of
81 70 81 points on brisk buying
stimulated by relatively firm cables
and unexpectedly large figures on
the consumption of line cotton in
this country for November.
The advance 10 1880 for January
ard 1888 for May met a good deal
Of realizing and much southern sell
irg. however, and prices eased of
20 to % points from the best before
the end OF the first hour.
The volume of business tapered
off somewhat later in the morning.
but there was further buying on the
bullish view OF the domestic con-
sumption figures. Talk Of a slightly
better stop demand was sufficient 20
absorb offerings. After selling off to
1927. or within Q points of yester-
DAYS closing quotations for January
deliveries. the market rallied n few
points. with the active months show
irg net advances Of about rs to IL
points at midday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-14
POLOIST HAS
BROKEN SKULL
Berlin, Post Player
Hurt Here Sunday
Afternoon

Capt. Paul C. Berlin. Fort Brown
polo layer, suffered a fractured skull
when his horse fell and rolled on
him during a polo match nj the post
Sunday afternoon. according to in
formation reaching here from the
army hospital at San Antonio, where
the victim was taken following the
accident.
Although unconscious for half an
hour after the spill. the officer was
not nj first believed seriously hurt.
He apparently had fully recovered
within As minutes after the accident.
and insisted on arising from his
bed.
Later in the evening however, he
lapsed into Inconsistencies again
and il was ceeided to take him to the
San Antonio hospital The triF
from here was made BY train, the
party leaving here Sunday night.
When Capt. Berlin failed 70 re.
owe entirely from the effectss OF
the fall, il was feared here that he
had sustained internal injuries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-14
Nation Anxious
For Word of Indy

WASHINGTON, ID. O., Dec. I4.-lPi
The Eyes of the American people
were turned toward Mexico City to-
day and their ears waited eagerly for
news that Lindbergh, the air hero.
hand landed there at the end of his
Washington 10 Mexico City flight.
Various reports came over the
wires and cables telling OF the young
flier being sighted at various points
near Mexico City. but the definite
word that he had successfully COM
pleted his journey was the only word
the nation wanted.
Beginning o o afternoon. eastern
standard time. the mir was filled with
rumors that the pilot had completed
his journey over the mountains to the
capital city of Mexico, but as each
was run to its source il was found
that il was merely a new angle given
TO some earlier piece of incommect
information.
Failure Of scout plane sent out
from Mexico City to sigh Colonel
Llndbergh did not greatly disturb
~Lincbergh's closest friends here who
voiced every confidence in his ability
TO carry through his attempt. The
last definite word or the where
abouts of the Spirit Of ST. Louis
placed il near Pachuca. at noon east
ern time. This point is 30 miles
from Mexico City.
The arrival OF a commercial plane
ct Mexico City threw some doubt on
the report that Lindbergh had been
seen az Pachuca. however. Mexico
officials believed this commercial
plane may have been mistaken for
the American pilot who previously
had been reported flying over the
Tampico-Mexico City route. This cf-
fered the disturbing possibility that
other Mexican reports Of ~Lindbergh's
progress may have been inaccurate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-14
Country Of Wines
Has One Dry Spot

PARIS 1P-France. the country or
wines. has found a dry spot In the
government.
Neither wines nor liquors may be
advertised on the books Of stamps
sold by the government. IL is. so far.
the only official prohibition move
ment thirsty critics have discovered.
Everyone appears 20 be astonished
20 learn of this dry tendency which
finally has been traced down 20 a
small committee in the postal and
telegraph administration which
passes on the advertising on the
xfamn hooks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-14
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. l4.-tPl
The cotton market opened firm on
higher Liverpool advices and a rec
ord domestic consumption total Of
625, $50 bales.
Soon after the start January sold
up 70 1852. March 1873 and May
1892. 3S to 81 points above the
previous close.
The bulge attracted heavy long
liquidation and towards the end or
the first half hour January sold off
70 1882. March 1882 and May 1858.
% to 80 points down from the highs
but still seven points over yester-
days close.
The market Guieted down later
and prices gradually rallied on
trade buying and covering. January
traded up to lS.46, March 1866 and
May 1877. "a points NJ from the
lows and two points above the previ-
Gus close.
Al noon the market was steady
and showed further signs Of I'M
provement Il was apparent that the
selling by tired longs had run its
course.