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New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
ANNUAL HAND BALL
 TOURNEY ID START
Burt Lo0IniS Has Plans All Set to Get Singles Going Friday

Bert Loomis chairman of the T.. NJ. C. A. hand ball committee has completed arrangements for the annual singles hand ball tourna- ment which will start this week Friday. He expects that approXi- mately 80 men will compete in both classes. The tournament is divided into two classes to be known as the first and second classes. The tournament will last until March l..
 The program is as follows: The tournament to be known as the Challenge Singles Handicap Hand Ball tournament. Men entering will be rated according 10 their ability.
 Any member who wishes to com pete and whose name is not listed on the bulletin can enter upon re quest and will receive his handicap from the committee.
 In playing a game the man with the handicap starts the count with lis handicap.
 Contestants will arrange their own games as to date and time and winners of any match will report the score to the main desk.
 X man can challenge any player not over five places ahead Of him counting his own position.
 When player defeats a man ahead of him they will exchange positions. that is, if No. defeats No 1 five goes tO No i No i goes Hto No. position. Y. M. C. A. rules gre posted on the doors of the court and will govern the play. The best two out of three games will de- tormine winner Of the match.
 When a player has been defeated by one ahead of him, he cannot Chal- Icnge that player again until he has played two other matches.
 The first eight men finishing March 1 will enter the elimination tournament,
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11

ceived by Joe Jasper to his finger while playing with the National Guards, the P. & F. quintet fell down badly and kept in the rut for several games. The team expects to come out of this with a bound tonight and the members say that the New Britain Machine will be deeper in the hole after the game.
 Following the battle between Lan- ders and the Corbin Screw team last week. R. S5 E. is in for a tough tussle tonight in meeting the Green and White. Landers has been showing more and more strength in every game and tonight tho team hopes to tumble the Russ wins from the tie with the Screw shop for the lead.
 Johnny Saxe has his men all set for a hard battle and he predicts that the team will come through with sailing colors to deadlock the league lead once again. Technically the Corbin Screw is leading the league but only through virtue of having played one more game than Russwins A win for the Washing ton street crew tonight will place them back in tie again.
 The first game of the evening will start promptly at s o'clock with the second contest following closely after. Dick Dillon will referee and dancing will follow.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
DELANEY WILL NOT
 FIGHT IN PRELIMS
Jack Dempsey Will Be Held in
 Reserve by Tex Rickard

New York, Jan., II LP}-The two right bowers" in the heavyweight deck, Jack Delaney and Jack Demp- sey. apparently will not be played until the critical tricks of the game are involved.
 Although Tex Rickard, the prin- cipal dealer of the pack. would like 10 shuffle Delaney in with the rest of the cards, it is increasingly evil dent that the preliminary plays will be made by Maloney. Sharkey. Der lenbach, Hansen, Paolino, and pos sibly. Young Stribling, the Georgian who has outgrown his schoolboy and light heavyweight days.
 Rickard has already decided to hold Dempsey in reserve. He re- gards the ex-champion as ranking next to the ace of the pack. Gene Tunney, and plans to discuss with him here in a few weeks a pro- posal to meet the winner of an eli imitation series.
 Delaney, meanwhile. looms as the Nlll deuce Ol lllt ttCh, HIS uldld- ger Pete Reilly would like to stick with Humbert J. Fugazy. Richards promoting rival, but that would mean losing a chance to lift Tun- ney's crown. The outcome is likely 10 be q compromise in which De- laney consents to meet Maloney or Sharkey, the winner to face Dcmp- sey and thus determine Tunney's chief rival.
 Delaney's manager already has started and eloquent campaign to establish the French Canadians heavyweight claims. He points to Delaney's knockout victories over such fighters as Flowers, Berlen- bach, McTige and German. Fur thermore. to dispel any notion that Delaney is not heavy enough, Reilly has put forward an up-to-date set of statistics, showing that his charge has gained a dozen pounds in the last year, and promises to scale about 1855 when the outdoor season starts.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
Bare Fist Battles
 Of the Prize Ring
CHAPTER TEN

Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Tnc)
 l pulled lot Of clever tricks on some of the men I met on ny barn stormiug tour with Billy Madden, my manager, but l sure got mine in Philly.
 A man often took his life in his hands when he invaded a town where there was lot of pride in the local fighter. If I went in and slapped him silly l usually had 10 watch I didn't get brick bounced off my skull by the fallen fighters brother of idolizer.
 The modern Jack Dempsey gives me and q lot of the other veterans laugh when he talks about his Shcl- by fight with Tommy Gibbons. Jack claimed the first TOW in the arena at Shelby had a lot of guns in it and that hc was afraid some of the cow boys would shoot him if he hurt Gibbons. Why that's the bunk, He should have gone through what we had to-
 remoWbDr well one December in 1885 l was playing Philadelphia. bull McCarty q rugged, rough steve dore, was my opponent. The house was a McCarty house from top 10 bottom. l looked over inc bowling mob and told my manager Billy Mad den we were in a tough spot He said he didn't need the information. He knew if.
 Bull McCarty came into the ring and he brought his gang with him. They eyed me susplciousIy and said they had heard all about my barn storming tricks and were going to sit tight and see that nothing hap pened 10 their Bull McCarty.
 McCarty was tough fellow us figured him to be, but he didn't know 8 thing nbout boxing. lie started the first round very cautiously. eye ing my seconds all the time and I had chance 10 smack him quite lew times before he woke up.
 In tho second round he started
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11

whaling away with looping rights and lefts. I stood off, speared him with my left and cracked him on the chin with a hard right and down he clattered.
 I was surprised at the lack of disturbance in the house. I thought the whole gang would pile into the ring after me although l had knock ed him out clcanly. I was walking slowly to my corner when Madden shouted a warning at me.
 "NIy God. look out, Jack" he screamed.
 I turned to see McCarty's father swinging a heavy chair down on my unprotected head. I tried 10 side step but-blooie--it crashed and l went completely out.
 EDITORS NOTE-In the next chapter McAuliffe tells how the blow of the chair affected his bran and how he fought four rounds with Jack Hopper with his mind a total blank.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
HALL IS WINNER
 IN 100 YARD DASH
Morales Is Leading Entries in 21
 Mile Channel Swim at Y

Howard Hall of Berlin came in first in the 100 yard dash staged last night at the Y. NJ. c. A. gym nasium in the first event of the an- iors.
 Hall was about to hang up his track shoes last year but could not resist the temptation to make an other try this year. Though not as fast as in previous years he was fast enough to clinch first place last night in the event, covering the distance in 13 seconds, fiat, consid- cred good time on the small but difficult "Y" track; second, J. Spring, Paul RakowsN and Henry Hopp, 1S.3; third. Litke, 13.4.
 Leads Channel Swim
 Four of the 15 entrants in the 21 mile channel swim plunged in yesterday for the first half hour period with the following results; At the end of the one half-hour period Morales covered 145 laps equivalent to 1908, approximately IS miles; second. J. Nimro, IA laps, 1.52O yards, 7-S of a mile; third, Mortgreh, 92 laps, 1.226 yards, almost 3-4 of a mile. and fourth, Braddon, 46 laps, SIS yards
 Ready for Hartford
 Coach Morales has lined up the following boys for the Junior "Y" swimming team, which will meet Hartford this week: Kloiber, Peter son. Wright. Ritter, Franks, Mika- lauskas, kastencuk, Lamberg, Spencer and Murphy. Coach Mor- ales, graduate of Harvard, who has been a member of the Cambridge varsity team, has organized one of the strongest "Y' swimming teams in years. The local group will meet Hartford next month in aquatics and water polo. The team is made up of the following men: Fred Bergquist, John Ericson, Henry
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
NATIONALS MEET MERLDEN
 ENDEES TOMORROW NIGHT
Silver City Bringing Record Crowd of Rooters With Them-Guards Were On Short End of Score in First Game-Locas Anxious to Get Back On Even Terms-Burritts to Meet Eagles in Preliminary Game-Dick Dillon to Referee Both Contests.

The National Guards will step out tomorrow night at the state armory in this city to even up matters with another team which beat them this season, the Meriden Endees. A tougher battle has not been and is not expected to be seen on the To- cal floor this season because of the intense rivalry betYeen the two quintets, especially after the game in Meriden a few weeks ago.
 Coach Jack Curry of the Silver City quintet has his charges all ready to tumble the Guards a sec ond time. It would be the sweet est basketball dish of the year for the Meridenites if they could beat the Guards in another game on the home floor of the New Britain team.
 The Guards went to Waterbury last Sunday and took fine pasting at the hands of the Brooklyn A. C.. team. Captain Kilduff and the rest of the men on the team say that this doesn't mean a thing with re- gard to the game tomorrow night because they are out to win.
 The Silver City squad Is a strong one and the reserve material is eX- ceptional. Coach Curry may use Silverman and Murphy at forwards, or he might send into the game the
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11

two men who helped beat New Brit ain the last time, Cook and Bissell. He has McNamara and Waddell for the center position while Red" Lingner and Fat" Hafner will compose the guard section.
 The complaint of the Guards after the game in Meriden was that the contest had developed into a rough house and no basketball was played. Such will not be the case tomorrow night as Dick Dillon will be the 11th man on the floor and no game gets too rough with him calling them.
 Manager Clarence Lanpher of the Guards feels that his team is all set for the battle. With Rubinstein, Sloman and Taylor for the forward berths, Reynolds and Carl Restelli for the pivots and Captain Kilduff. Sheehan or 'Butsy" Sturm for the guards, the locals will be we'll forti- fled to throw back the worst attack the visitors can send in.
 The Burritts will play the Meri- den Eagles in the preliminary game. The local team defeated the Silver City aggregation in their last meet ing and hope to repeat tomorrow night. The first game will be start ed promptly at s o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
HARTFORD TO HAVE
 AMATEUR TOURNEY
We'll Balanced Card to Be Held at Foot Guard Hall Thursday

Hartford, Jan. 11.-Foot Guard hall, historic home of the ''Feeters" {. will be the scene of another well bal anCcd amateur boxing show Thurs day night when large entry list of this states best amateurs and q four man team comes this way from Law renee, Mass. 10 swing into action against Connecticut's best amateurs.
 In addition to this stiff opposition from the Bay State, the fans Of Hartford and suburbs will again be able to sit in and relish at least four bouts bearing on the heavy men. The large turnout of fans to see the heavy boys in action on the Massa- chusetts clubs last card has advised the club of the fact that the 'heavies' are in style.
 Bat Battalino and Roy Hogan will meet some of the stffest compcti- ton Of their career when they face two of the quartet from the Bay State.
 The complete entry list to he clas- sifted sor Thursday nights show fol- lows:
 A four-man team from Lawrence. Mass, Bat Battalino Roy Hogan, Al Schooner the promising heavy of East Hampton, Mona Lusa, Herman Fink, John Pctrlzzo, Eddie Mack of WethersGeld, Ray Strong, Adolf Donorifo. Eddie Read, Joe Lenz, Ray Taylor and Billy Martin of Terry vile, Pat McCavanaugh Jim Der nardo, Jim Malangurgi, Barney Youseman. John Mercy, Art Pol lowitzer, Ray Hall Paucho Villa and others
 En'rys for Foot Guard hall tournaments can be had from Ed. Hurley E Frederick street, Hart ford.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
|BOYS' CLUB WINS
 SEVENTH STRAIGHT
Leland A. C. Team Of Spring. field Victims by 34 to 22 Score

The undefeated Boys club quintet swept over the Leland A. c. of Springfield, Mass, last night to it's
 seventh consecutive win, conquering the Bay State team by 34-22. The club played somewhat below its us-
 ual form; it gained an early lead but then lost it's momentum and could not increase. it's advantage, the Le- | lands forcing the battle all the way and keeping the home team in con-
 stant danger.
 Joe Goffa started the scoring with a field goal and followed by sinking one out of three free losses. Kley added a double counter and Kras- zewski cut through for pair of | floor shots. At the end of the first
 quarter the club led by 10-0. The game was If minutes old when Mo- Gowan made the first points for | Springfield. and the half ended
 with New Britain in front by 1S-6. Gill and Klcy started the third quarter in proper fashion by bring ing the count to 22-6, but then l Brooks and McGowan scored. The third quarter found the club ahead 1 by 27-11, but the visitors rallied sharply in the final session. After l Kraszewski's foul MCGowan punk l cd in a long one. Kraszewski scored
 on a neat shot, but McGowan Tipped the ball through from the side of the
 court. Lynch added one point and ! MCGowan, who was running Goffa off his feet, brought the count to 1 30-1S. Patenaude made good q Com- | plimentary shot. Goffa went out on fouls. McGowan broke away yet again and it was 30-21, with the clubs lead melting rapidly. The home team made a determined stand
 at this point and llley and Zapatka counted on fast-passing plays. Me Gowan's foul in the last minute was
 the final score of the game.
 The work of McGowan, leading scorer of the Springfield Triple Alll- anCe league. featured the game: GCf-
 ia kept him to one basket in the
 first half. but in the second he broke away frequently to score from all angles and would have made 1 even more points than he did had not tough luck whirlcd several of his shots in and out Of the hoop. kraszcWski played his best of the year for the winners and sank five | difficult shots. kley made several | brilliant scoring plays and was the ! main cog in working the ball ! through the airtight Springfield de- fense. Gill and Silva excellcd in floor work. Patcnaude worked hard for Springfield; Brooks babbled at Avery continually and was frequent l. ly warned to keep his mouth shut. | A return game will be played in | Springfield on Friday evening, l March II. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11

The following hand ball players have been placed into the first class: P. Braddon, G. Anderson, F. Brady, c. Hawkins, J. Rogan, E. Strong, E. Walthers, W. Walthcrs. P. Walthcrs, w. Grcenstein, B. Loomis, H. Stearns, E. Mag. S. Mag, F. Unter- span, II. DrCsscl and J. Hergstrom. Second class, J. Daley. H. Demarest, P. Perajkos, A. Siderowf, T. Grove, NJ. Doherty, G. Heizmann, H. Kuts- cher, II. Milllowitz. l. Rachlin, E. Root, w. Bassford, c. Miller, G. Col lins, A. Levitt, II. Hornlohl. J. Contaros, F. Noren, G. Swanson, D, WaskoWitz and J. Walton.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
League Standing

Two more good games are in store for the fans who are following the fortunes of the Industrial basket ball league every Tuesday night at the Y. NJ. c. A. Bitter clashes be- tween the teams have been the or der for the past several weeks and tonight's contests will be no cxcep- ton.
 Tn the first game, the cellar champs the New Britain Machine Co. quintet will endeavor to get into the winning column at the expense of the champions of the league last year, the P. & F. Corbin five. The title holders of the past season, haven't been going at all In their last few games and because of this the Newmatics hope to make them tho victims of their first win.
 On the other hand, the members of the Corbin team headed by their coach, Judge Harry Ginsberg, claim that they have been in an unusual slump. Starting with the injury re-
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11

Urban, Peter Rakowski, Sanstrom, George Heinzmann, Martin Conlin and John Andrukiewicz.
 The water polo team is made up of the following men: Fred Ber- quist, John Ericson, M. Johnstone, Sanstrom, V. Squillaciote. M. Con- lin, G. Heinzmann, Sanstrom and Andrukkiewicz.
 Larson Wins Contest
 In the senior foul shooting con- test last night. Oscar Larson, who formerly played on the Landers team. caged 20 out of 25 trys from the free throw line. He put in 13 consecutive ringers during the con test before he missed. Ives was second with 12 out of 25 and Nishan Deordorian third with 10.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
WON'T DEFEND TITLES
The United States Will Not Take Part in Tennis Championships At Olympic Games.
Olympic Gaucs.

New York, Jan, II DP,-The United States. winner of all five Olympic tennis titles in l"24 ut Paris, is not likely 10 defend amy of them in tho international slm,s at Amsta rdam in 1928 because of the dates selected for inc next Olympic competition.
 Under the schedule recently de- riIet upon. the Olympic tennis championships next year wiu take place August I 10 12. This would interfere with the national cham pionships and Davis cup schedule, always well under way by the mid- ale Of August, and prevent inc sending Of fop ranking stars abroad.
 Vincent Richards now a profess sionaL anal Helen Wills wcn he mons and womon's einel,s titles at Paris ia 1921.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
CARPENTER ON STAGE
French Boxer Declares That He Does Not Plan to Abandon the Ring For the Drama.

Paris, Jan. II PN-Georges Car pentier is going on the stage, but he has no intention of abandoning the ring, L'Auto today quotes him as de- claring.
 "Whether I adopt the stage as a profession or not" said Carpenter, depends on the results, but in any case I will not abandon boxing. l cannot renounce the sport which is dearest to me and I shall certainly fight again, but I shall continue to act until the ruling passion again captures me.
 T will make my stage debut in Paris at the Palace theater as the star in a piece called A Very Sport-. ing Review"
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
TRADE SCHOOL LEADS
Local Basctball Quintet Is Firmly Established in First Place in County League.

i The Trade school is firmly placed at the top of the Senior County "Y" league as the sixth week of play
 opens. having game and a half lead over the South church and two
 games over the Comets, the three
 focal teams holding the first three positions. The Mapping Community Club seconds are scheduled to play the South church here this week, kensington is booked to go to Man chester, the Trade school is to meet the Mapping "Y" at Mapping, and the Comets are scheduled to meet Plainvile. In addition to these games a postponed contest will be played off Wednesday night, when Plainvillc, which crashed into fourth place Saturday by it's victory over Lthe Mapping ''Y". will oppose Ken- sington here.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
DROPPED FROM LEAGUE,

The German Baptist church was dropped from the lntor-Church Bowling league at n meeting of the board of managers hcld last night at the Y. M. C. \. The Germans have not been appearing for their scheduled games and if was decided To oust thnmSind raNiY the schei- uJe, The latter matter was placed i'm tho hands of Herbert Carlson and the new schedule will be an uouUcal this week, Another man ogcrs' meeting will he held on Mon day evening. January 2i.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
BAKER WITH BRUINS

Chicago, Jan. II GF - Ralph Moon" Baker, Northwestern uni versity football star who last week turned professional when he joined a Rockford, H., basketball team, has signed a contract to play with the Chicago Bruins of the American bas- ketball league. He will play his first game Thursday night against the New York Celtics.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11

\ Hamburg man who nine years ago confessed to having killed his Wi1r and disposed Of her body in a boiler was recently released by tho lilma1 authorities when il was 'rue and the result of autosuggcs- lion.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
Reserves Run Away

The Boys Club Reserves tramplcd over the Kensington Boys Club Re serves by 44-11, having little diff cu!ty in passing the ball through the game but faulty Kensington defense 10 score almost at will. Kerclejza and Zuiko led the winners success iul offense. with Benjamin and Compagnone keeping Konsington from doing anything in the way Of making points. The first quarter closed with the score S-4 and the first half 1S-i. the club ever piling up basket after basket Henry Clark and Negri were best for the losers. The summary;
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
kCnoingtOn E. (. Reserves

Persona! kerrl"lza 3, Ben amin 8. Compagnoue-G Lrwis-l. Free tuos-- Eynjamin-l; Griffith 2 Malone ,. Nrgri, Wright 2, Ear- u.--S. Ioftreo-ArOHson
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
Leland \. (.
Personal fouls-GilI,

TtrS0naT fOUIs-NlIT, LapdTkl, Key, Silva, Levin, Goffa 4-9; Cor man, Brooks, Springer, McGowan, Patenaude 2-G. Technical fouls Brooks .. Free tries-Gin 2, kras- zewsRi 2, Klcy. Silva f. Goffa S-12; German. McGowan i. Lynch I, Patenaude-l0. Referee - Avery. Timcr-AronSOn. Scorer-Parkor.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
LANDERS FIVE BATTZES
 RUSSNzN TEAM TONIGHT

Green and White Form Threat to Leading Quntets in Industrial Basketball League - F. & F. Corbin Meets New Britain Machine in First Game-Uni- versals Are Out to Tumble R. X E. From First
 Postion-Newmatics Anxious to Win First Game.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11

A fog in the Atlantic ocean is generally about 30 miles in diameter.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11

A lightning flash lasts about one millionth part of a second.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
(RY JOE WILLIAMS

that this here Jimmy Maloney. of the swell South Boston Maloneys, hasn't specll of use for furriners.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-19
DEATH TOLL 9
AT GRAYSTONE
Fireman, Overcome by
Smoke, Dies in Hospital.

With the death of William H.
Weishaar, so, of 735 Lord st., lieu
tenant at Fire Station 30, at city
hospital, Friday night, the death toll
of the Graystone apartment hotel,
Sunday, reached nine.
Weishaar, a fireman for more than
twenty-five years, was overcome by
smoke in the fire and later suffered
hemorrhage.
Weishaar was born here Aug. 26,
1877. He was member of the Zion
Evangelical Church, and belonged
to the Odd Fellows, Red Men and
Pocahontas organizations.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Margaret G. Weishaar; his STEP
mother, Mrs. Annie Weishaar; two
brothers, Joseph and George j.
Weishaar, and two half sisters, Mrs
Mary Towney and Miss Minnie
Weishaar.
With his investigation nearing a
close, Coroner G. H. Keever held to
the theory that the fire was started
by a carelessly thrown match or
cigaret. Keever said he would end
the probe this week.