New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
SECTIONAL GAMES
 IN BIG LEAGUES
Eastern Teams to Meet Western
 Clubs Until May 21

| New York May 3 (UP)-OpeninR
 intersectlonal games in the two ma
 jor leagues will be played tomorrow
 with the Boston Braves and Pitts
 hurgh Pirates staging a prelude to- day.
 The eastern clubs in the National
 league will remain in the west for l7 days and the western clubs in the
 American league will play in the
 east until May Hl,
 The results Of these games should throw considers. l. light on the real strength Of those clubs which have
 displayed unexpected carly season
 strength. Amor" these clubs are ! the Cleveland Indians. St. Louis ! Browns. Cincinnati Reds and Brook
 lyn Robins.
 It will he interesting to sec how
 the Indians, who have won more games than any other team in the
 American league, fare against the
 Yankees and Athletics. or the 13 games won by the Indians. six were from inc disorganized Detroit club and four from the none too strong | White Sox.
 Tho Reds lead he National league | in victories with eleven, having beaten the Cardinals five games, the 'uhs tour and the Pirates twice. ] Jack Hendricks may have gathered Ia lot stronger club than hn has been given credit for and the opening | ScrIfS bct J. may turn out to be one of the most important early season clashes in the | National leacuc.
 The Giants and Reds play four games opening tomorrow and Gin clnna'l will have 3. fine chance to prove just how st one if is this sea-. son. Red Lucas, Carl Mays. Eppa RlXey and Adolfo Luque having been giving the Reds some of the best pitching in the National league and II IS this staff, aided by Pete Dono- hue. providing ha can regain his old form, which may carry the Reds far in the race.
 Sammy Mandell of Rockford, H., lightweight champion. begins train ing today at orangehurs. N. Y. for h. defense of his title against Jim my 'Baby Facel NcLarnin in a. IS round bout at the Polo Grounds, May l7.
 Benny Leonard. former light weight champion who retired unde- feated. will aid Nandell in train ing. Leonard, who it is rnmored may return 10 the ring to fight the wclterHeight champion Joe Dundee. in anxious to find out just how far he has gone back before he definite- ly decides 10 return 10 the ring. Mandcll has been made 8 6 to 5 early betting.
 Arnold HorNeen. the capable foot i ball coach at Harvard university, 1 may realize the benefits of two years Of sound coaching with the Crimson his fall. Harvard football was me- thing worse than bad when Horween took over the situation two years ago. The change has been slow, but the Crimson showed flashes of good football last season and the in- dications are that Harvard will boast a winning team for the f1:~t tims in years in 1928.
 In naming his assistants for 1928, Horween has picked man who should help him no little in Charles J. Hubbard, 1920 Harvard captain and All-America star guard as as sistant line coach. Duke Dun, for merly Of Michigan. again will serve as head line coach.
 Chuck Carney. former Illinois star and end coach last season. will be unable to assist HorWeen this sea- son because of business demands. His successor will be named later.
 Jack Dempsey and Estclle Taylor may appear in The Big Fight" a play by Max Marcin and H. NJ. Gropper under tho direction of David Belaseo opening in July. Jack Delaney drank a glass of beer every afternoon after training prior to the Sharkey fight. Archie Comp ston has accepted Macdonald smiths challenge for a 72 hole match hore this summer: Helen Wills practically has recovered from her cold and may play against the Dutch at Amsterdam May 2? Teddie Lyons and Moe Mcrg did not ac- company the White SoX east because the pitcher is ill and the catcher has an injured finger. Sam Gray has won five games for the Browns. Frankie Frisch tops both leagues in stolen bases with six.