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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07

BY the Associated Press.
It's sad tale today, mate, en-
titled THE Trials and Tirbulations
OF the Pittsburgh Pirates"
The Pirates fought their way
through one OF the hottest cam
paigns in National league history
last year and emerged victorious by
a narrow margin. Then they suf-
fered a humiliating defeat in the
world series at the hands OF the
New York Yankees, American
league champions. bowling In four
straight games.
They won the pennant and lost
the world series with kiki Cuyler
riding the wood most OF the time"
During the winter Xxi was traded
for Sparky Adams so that a gaping
intield hole at second base could be
plugged up.
This accomplished, DOME Bush
mite manager of the champions, sat
back in an easy chair and faced with
confidence the 1925 campaign. Look
ing over the field the experts decided
ing favorite to repeat.
Now the experts look bad but the
Pirates look worse, after dropping
their fifth straight game yesterday to
the New York Giants, II to 8. the
Pirates were imbedded more firmly
in sixth place.
The champions have had their
share of injuries but the chief diff
Guilty has been with the pitching
staff, Traynor, Grantham, Wright
and Adams all have been out of the
game at one time or another but
that did not hurt half as much as
the failure Of the moundsmen. kre-
mer, Meadows, Hill and Miljus won
So games and lost 80 last season.
Meadows, suffering from sinus trou-
BILE, has not appeared in big league
game this year. The other three
have been beaten % times and won
only II.
The Giants pounded Fred Russell.
Johnny Miljus and Joe Dawson for
seven runs in the fir@t inning yester-
day. The victory put McGraw's men
only two games back of the pace
setting st. Louis Cardinals.
The Chicago Cubs, led by Hack
Wilson. hammered out II to
victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers
Wilson got four hits, including his
goth and 21st home runs
Rain washed out the rest of the
days major league card.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07
Three Killed in Crash
OF Plane in Bolivia

La Paz, Bolivia. July R1Three
persons were killed yesterday when
a passenger plane Of the Lloyd Aero
Bouviano company crashed while en-
route from Santa Cruz to Cochab.
amba.
Those killed were Sonora Raquel
de Fores, wife OF a member OF the
Bolivian congress: pilot Bernt and
Mechanic Schwab. The three year
old daughter Of Sonora de Flores.
Maria. and Sonora de Flores sister.
Senorita Judith Velasco we're tn
jured.
Several men who were working on
a farm near where the plane was
wrecked said that the plane was ev-
identity having motor trouble as It
circled about as II seeking a land
ing place. Suddenly 1t went into a
nose dive and crashed near Chacas.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07
Jack Pickford Resting
Better in HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood, Cal, July 7 R,-Jack
Pickford, film and stage actor. who
is i'll In a hospital here, was resting
easily today and was expected TO
be able to return to his home in
a few days.
The brother Of Mary Pickford
suffered a heart attack late Thurs
day night and for a time fears were
expressed that he would not recover.
Later. however, Pickford responded
to medical treatment and gradually
rallied. Physicians declined to reveal
the exact nature of his illness.
Pickford, who formerly was the
husband of Marylin Miller of foot
light fame. had not been in the
best Of health OF late, Aim friends
said. He returned here recently.
after resting up out Of town in an
effort to build himself up.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07

dClphia Athletics and Peck TO Harris
to Judge spelled two pennants for
the Washington Senators.
This season another smoothly
functioning second base combna-
ton is threatening to double play
the Cincinnati Reds into the Ma
tional league pepnant. Ford to
Critz to Kelly had accounted for al
most 100 double killings in the first
quarter of the season and there is
no telling what kind of record
they will be able to make before the
season closes
The Reds do not depend entirely
upon their double-play combination,
however. as the team has fine
pitching and good hitting but the
spectacular work of Ford. Critz and
Kelly has inspired the whole team.
Ford was nothing but an ordinary
shortstop until he got working with
Critz. who is the greatest defensive
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07

diamond, meaning that Il ball club
to be good must hay" a good
catcher, a good second bascman
and good center fielder.
Every great team has had a great
second baseman but a great second
haseman is not always a great pivot
in double play, 1t has been rare
comparatively when q great second
baseman was a great individual and
a great combination man on a
double play. Hornsby is one who is
not and so is lFrisch.
The value Of double play COM
bination was shown by the famous
old Chicago Cub machine with
I Tinker, Evers and Chance, a COM
! bination of double killers that has
passed its name down as a trade
mark for that play.
Barry to Collins to Mc1nnis was
the killing combination of the ia
nous 100000 intield OF the Phila-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07

second baseman in baseball. They
have established the fastest work
around second base in the ma jors
and in Kelly they have not only
good big target but the best arm
in the league. The work of Kelly
may be overlooked in the attention
given to the starter and the pivot
man but he was a WOW double play
man when he was with the Giants
and when he had no such help. He
is as good pivot man on a double
play as he is on the finishing end
as he proved once In one OF the
greatest plays of worlds series his
tory and he can start them as we'll
asIany first baseman OF all time.
There will be arguments, Of
course, about the greatest double
play combinations OF all time, but
Ford. Critz and Kelly are going
after the record and you can't get
behind records.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07
MANY EXPECTED
IN GOLF tourney
Plenty Of Activity Planned at
Shuttle Meadow Club

A big field of golfers is expected
to tee off today in the best selected
nine In Is tournament at the Shut
tie Meadow club. The weekly event
being staged this afternoon allows
each player to use his full handicap
and during the season, this sort OF
play has proved to be more popu-
lar than most of the events listed.
Besides the individual event
marking the feature of the week.
end, the twilight tournament of ~
holes Is also to start today. Players
entering this evening must play their
rounds after o'clock in the after
noon and their best card for any
day during the week is to be turned
in.
Players must not necessarily play
their weeks allotment Of golf on any
day but the rule which prohibit any
OF the entrants from playing prior
to I o'clock will be rigidly enforced.
Players can play every day in each
week in attempts to better their
scores and the best score made on
any day in the week can be turned
in.
The ideal weather of July Fourth
will probably be duplicated this
weekend and Shuttle Meadow
should be the mecca for those fol-
lowers OF the game who would ra-
I Their play golf than eat. That Shut
! tie Meadow has a great number OF
these Is more in evidence this year
than at any other time in the his
tory Of the club.
The competition this year is grow
ing keener with every weekend and
before the season is entirely over,
some tournaments rich in rivalry
are expected to be battled out among
the members.
Alan Sweetser is back in town
and will be here for almost all the
summer. He plans to get back into
tournament play without any delay.
On his trips throughout the middle
west, he found plenty of time in
which to improve his game and as
soon as he gets his bearings again
on the Shuttle Meadow course, he
should make things hot for all con-
cerned.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL.


There is something with an in
stinctive kick in ball game when
the leader of the intielders up a
pair of fingers and shouts-"1wo
down, everybody! Two down.
1t means that the biggest part of
the job has been done and with two
batters of the opposing side retired
the momentary crisis has been
passed in the average case.
Getting two men of the batting
side is a happy relief for any ball
club and getting two on the same
play is regular joy. And when
a team develops combination that
can kill two as easily as one and
makes a hibit of it it has the fun
damental foundation OF a great
team.
1t is an Old adage that the power
of a ball club is shown by q line
drawn through the middle of the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07
WYkOFF STARS IN
OLYMPIC TRIALS
California Youth Is Hero in Meet
at Harvard Stadium

Cambridge, Mass. July Pt-The
ranks OF the American track and
field brigade. thinned out by the first
of the final tests at Harvard stadium,
wheeled into the deciding trials to-
day with Il new and youthful hero
of sprintdom at their head-1 9-ycar
Old Frank Wykoff of Glendale, Cal
ifornia
Wylloff emerged from the opening
days battle of speed, courage and
Drawn with an assortment of hon
ors few runners have ever known.
Within the space OF four hours of
competition lie Won four 100-meter
races, up to and including the final.
in Olympic equalling time of 10 50
seconds, capturing the National A.
A. L. championship and running into
the ground the greatest collection of
sprinters Uncle sam has ever as
scmbled on one and the same after
noon.
In what Lawson Robertson. Olvm-
pic head coach and other officials
characterized as the greatest sprint
ing performance they have ever wit
messed, this rugged, curly haired
youth showed his heels to every
rival in sight, beating nearly two
score opponents of championship or
record holding calihrc.' Through a
succession of hnart-t.sting struggles
that cracked the stamina and speed
n IN a 4 it 1a big
&c" on Wyl5off's jersey never trail
ed He won all of his four races
decisiyely, " lille such aces as Char
ley Paddock. former worlds cham
rion. Frank Hussey, New Iork's big
tavorito. and George Simpson, Ohio
State fash, were eliminated.
Wykoff, running like a scared rab-
bit. won the final heat by good
yard with Bob McAllister, New
York "flying Cop a surprising
second, Henry Russell, the lanky
former Corn>ll star third and
( Claude Bracey, rangy Texan fourth
ALI thereby clinching places on the
team that sails next Wednesday for
Amst crdam. Holland. and the Olym-
| pics. Jimmy Quinn of Holy Cross
| and jackson Scholz, New York a,
! e. veteran. finishing fifth and sixth
! in the final. also were assured OF
! herths. at least on the tn0-meter re
! lay team if they failed to do any
! better in the 2en-inrter tryouts this
| afternoon.
Paddock. N the baby-bluc striped
| outfit that has become as famous as
/ lis leaping finish. struggled gallant
! ly 10 come back but was shut out
| in the semi-inais in Il heat that saw
| Quinn. Scholz and Sracey leading
| the blond Californian to the tape in
| stirring hnish. Husscy. winner OF
| tho eastern trials and a prime choice
to win among many experts. was
eliminated in the other semi-tinal.
" Mich saw the breakdown and COL
lapse Of Simpson. The Ohio State
, dior. after two fine preliminary
races. pulled a muscle in his left
leg and barely staggered 70 the fin
ish before spra Wing to the track.
Chef Bowman, the defending nation
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07

al champion, whose comeback also
has signalIy failed this year. was
put out in his first race.
The Olympic record of 10 So was
equalled in eight of the u 100
meter races. with Wykoff touching
the mark four times. Bracey twice,
Simpson and Quinn one each. The
remarkable part was that none OF
these niors succeeded in equalling
Paddock's worlds mark OF 10 20
seconds.
Wykoft's triumphs In the big
sprinting parade dominated the
opening days events. which other
wise were of preliminary character.
At the end OF the wedding out pro-
cess which left trail of upset5
and shattered hopes in ten events,
the eastern talent led the intersec-
tional struggle with "a places gain
ed. The far west, however, in ad-
ditiop 10 furnishing the chief indi-
Nidual sensations. was close behinl
with ] 8 qualifers while the middle
west boosted Is. the south five,
southwest three and Rocky Noun
tain area one. These figures include
the six tinalists of the 100-meter
dash.
The feature performances OF the
qualifying trials came in the no
meter high hurdles. in which Ross
Nichols. trim Stanford star, equaIed
the worlds record of 10 As sec
onds in the semi-tinals; the broad
Jump. tn which Ed Hamm of Geor-
GA Tech set the pace with o re-
. narkable leap of 25 feet, 2 SIS
inches, to outclass all rivals, includ-
ing the worlds record holder. De-
hart Hubbard; the shotput, which
produced new star in Herman
Blk OF the University of Washing
| ton, heaVing the iron ball dis
| tance of so feet, 3 IA inches as
, the Pacific coast cleaned up four
OF the five qualifying places; and
| the Soo-meter run, in which Hahn
| OF Falls City, Neh,, and Boston.
demonstrated he is in top form by
again beating the American record
| without being pushed in the slight
est
Contrasting with these brillian Mt
f"a> were the upsets that sent
faNorltes hampions and record
holders tumbling out of the picture
Bowman, the former Syracuse star,
was the first to fall, in the 100
meters. followed by Dan kinsey Of
( The Illinois A. G.. the 1924 OLYMPIC
champion, in the 11o-metcr hurdles.
bud Houser OF Los Angeles. the
! VA Olympic discus champion.
staged a comeback to lead the
plate tossors with a mark of ISL
feet. l "a inches but his fellow
/ Californian, Eric krenz of Stanford,
holder of the intercollegiate discus
title. failed by wide margin to
! qualify. krenz, however SCENE /
sure of obtaining a berth among the
/ Shot-putNrs although the best he
! could do was fourth
The stiff breeze and slippery turf
! ruined the hopes Of a flock OF jaNe-
! lin throwcrs. including the big ten
( champion and outstanding fayoritc,
/ Wilmer Rinehart Of Indiana. Pine
/ mart WIS beaten by over Is feet.
| the mark of the leader. Arthur Sa-
ger of the Boston A. A.. who did
200 feet, inches. but the Indiana
ace did no better than 1873 feet
8 IL inches yesterday
John kuck. credited with beating
the worlds records in both the
shot and iavelin. qualified IN the
weight tossing but was way on
form with the spear and was elimi-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07

x-Ba,ted for Koural in 9Th.
Brooklyn Of. l0l 003-- 5
Chicago 0c5 Ola ll1-l4
Two base hits: Cuyler, Mcguire. Ri
conda, Bissonette. Three base hits; Beck
English. cuyler Home runs: Wilson .,
Herman Carey. Losing pitcher: Petty.
umpres' Gugley. Stark and Phrman.
Time 2:1S.
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NO MORE Rig FIGHTS

After losing $4,000 on the recent
Walker-Hudkins fight. Promoter
Jim Mullen says he Is through try
ing to give Chicago fans champion
ship fights.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07

Totals IS 8 "a y o
z-Batted for Burke in 9Th.
zz-Ran for Rice In 9th.
Chicago oUe 1TN hel-9
Washington I'll ooo No4-s
Two base hits: West, Faber. Hayes,
MetIler. Cissell. Clancy. Bluege Rice.
Barnes Three base hit. Reeves. Winning
pitcher: Adkins. Losing pitcher: Castor.
Empires Gssel. Campbell and Owens
Time: 1856
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07

Great Britain's postage stamps
have been printed by only four diff
terent firms since 1899.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07

SLIPPING PIRATES LOSE
FIFTH STRAIGHT CONTEST

Giants Measure Corsars BY, an II to Score Pitts
burgh Team Keen Disappointment After Last
Years Showing-Chicago Cubs Hammer Out II to
Victory Over Brooklyn Dodgers - Washington
Senator's Rally in Ninth to Down Chicago White
SOX.
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Games Next Week

III above games ended the first
halt OF the schedule. and next week
vii be taken up with playing OF
postponed games. On Monday eve
ming the Everyman's Bible class viii
play the First Raptiste on Diamond
No. and the St Mats Will tackl"
the Trinity Methodists on DiamohI
No. ?.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-22
Five.Year.Old Boy
Loses Big Fortune
by Judges Ruling

Detroit, Nov. r. (AP) - Five
year-old Dode Alfred Boyer today
was legally disinherited from shar-
ing the benefits Of $780, 900 trust
fund created by Joseph A. Boyer,
multimillionaire adding machine
manufacturer, for the child, in the
belief that he was q grandson.
In a decision in suits to disinherit
the child on the grounds that he had
been falsely represented by Mrs.
Laura M. Boyer, daughter.in-law Of
Joseph Boyer IS her son, Circuit
Judge Arthur Webster voided the
child's birth certificate Is Joseph A.
Boyer III, and held he was not
legally entitled to the benefits Of the
trust funds.
The decision in effect, means the
loss Of millions to the child, now the
adopted son of Laura NJ. Boyer.
Myron L. Boyer brought the suits,
one to expunge the name o. the child
from the birth records Of the state
as his son, and the other to disin-
herit him, following discovery . year
ago that Dode was not his real son
The discovery was made through q
nurse, Miss Mabel Barrett who ties.
titled today that the baby represent
ed as Boyer's had been taken by her
into the Boyer home when it was z
few days old. She said = physician
had ordered her to take the infant
there and told her Mrs. Boyer had
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-22
ADVERTISEMENT
Who Is Your Skinny
Friend, Ethel?

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-22

over three years until President
John Adams in 1889 decided to ap-
point Wednesday, May 8. rs the
time for national Thanksgiving.
Observed In Spring
May must have been a little too
warm for turkey and pie, for the
next year President Adams set April
Is. President Madison proclaimed !
Thanksgiving day ir each of the
four years he was in office, and he
was a consistent Thursday man, but
selected a different month for each
one: the third Thursday in August,
1912, the second Thursday in Sep
TENDER, 1913, Thursday, January
IL, 1914, and the second Thursday
in April, 1915.
No more Thanksgiving proclama-
tons were issued for Al years. Then.
April 10, 1862, after "signal victor
les" President Lincoln recon-
mended to The people of the United
States that thanks be given at their
next weekly assemblage- in their
accustomed place of public worship.
President Lincoln also proclaimed
Thanksgiving days for Thursday,
August s, 1863, the last Thursday
Of November, 1863, and the last
Thursday of November, 1864.
Regularity Starts in 1870.
The holiday really began to jog
along in an established order in
1866 when President johnson began
naming the las. Thursday of Novem-
l.
years he was in office. Beginning
with the proclamation Of 1870, that
date became generally accepted as
the official Thanksgiving. Two
days were set apart in 1876, the CEN
tennial year, July and November
80. There was also an extra Thanks
giving, April 30, 1889, the day
marking the Tooth anniversary Of
the inauguration of George Wash
ington.
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thanksgiving and rejoicing for their
first harvest which had yielded we'll.
In October, 1921, Governor Bradford
ordered three-day feast and cele-
bration to which Chief Massasoit
and other Indian friends were in
vited. Many believe this to be the
first Thanksgiving from which the
modern celebration dates but the
records at the library Of congress
do not show that there was any
special religious service during the
period Of Teasing.
The first Thanksgiving day after
the United States became a nation
was Thursday, November Is, 1889,
and was proclaimed by George
Washington. The next Thanksgiv-
ing day was Thursday, February 10,
1895. From that time on the day
followed an ,erratic course, hurdling
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-22

throttle levers on the dash instead
Of the steering column, only the horn
button at the steering wheel, long
chrcme-vanadium steel springs, 20
by 4.5O tires, chromium-plated radi-
ator, motor meter on the dash, and
a headlight control switch at the
drivers left foot.
The price range for the new Chew
rolet passenger car is from $525 to
1925. at Flint, Mich, while that for
the old four-cylinder car was from
$495 to $715. The new sedan, how
ever, is to be sold at the same price
as the old-$675.
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four exhaust and three intake ports,
a fuel pump instead Of the conven-
tional vacuum tank. an accelerating
pump at the carburetor to feed extra
fuel into tho manifold when the
throttle is depressed suddenly, high
er gear ratio, fixed focus depressible
beam headlights. adjustable drivers
seat, and solid steering shaft.
In addition to these features, re-
markable in small, ow-priced car,
there are such novelties as a new
type camshaft, heavier crankshaft,
grouped dash instruments, spark and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-22

Flint, Mich, Nov. 22.-(NEA)-
At practically the same price as the
four-cylinder automobile it replaces,
the new six-cylinder Chevrolet
springs many additional surprises
upon the public.
A list Of the innovations intro
duced with this model, which will be
ready for distribution January l.,
runs the gamut Of practically all the
improvements to be found on the
higher-priced automobiles. Such, for
instance, are:
A high compression motor, smaller
bore and stroke for higher power,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-22

obtained the child from 4 girl in
Windsor, Ontario.
Admitting the deception, Mrs,
Boyer said she smuggled the infant
into her home and represented him
as her son to satisfy her husbands
desire for q son to "save her home.
She is now estranged from her hus-
band.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-22
George Washington Proclaimed
First Official Celebration
in 1889

Washington, Nov. 22.-(AP)-
Not all Thanksgivings have fallen
on Thursday, as many have sup
posed, and the first one was not
named by Governor Bradford in
1921.
Records at the library of con-
gress concerning the big day Of
pumpkin pies and turkeys reveal
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-22
THANKSGIVING DATE UNSETTLED
UNTIL 1886, LIBRARY STUDY SHOWS

enlightening facts concerning the
origin and erratic leaping about the
calendar of this old holiday which is
popularity supposed to have been as
stable as the sun.
It's origin can literally be traced
to the Land Of Canaan for in the
book of Judges is told of the harvest
celebration in "the house Of God"
and this later appeared among the
Hebrews as the feast of Taber-
nacles."
Pilgrims Observe Day
After the Pilgrims came to Amer
lea they established a time of