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Evening star., 1928-12-21

The Blick-Gallagher controversy, re-
gently aired before the Maryland State
Athletic Commission, in which Wash
ington's promising young heavyweight
unsuccessfully sought TO have the
prominent Washington sports promo
fer's contract as his manager nulllfled,
has had more light thrown on it.
Comment on the case, penned by a
Baltimore sports writer and reprinted
nv The Star, included discrepancy IN
figures that tended to place the mana
ger in a rather unfavorable light This
was bought to the attention Of w. A..
Biggs, the scribe in question, with the
result that he made correction with
tho following in his column in the Bal
timore Sun:
John S. Blick of Washington, mana
ger of Marty Gallagher, District of CO.
JlImbia heavyweight. claims that he was
dome an Injustice in this column re-
Gently when it was stated that testl-
I1nony at hearing before the Maryland
state Athletic Commission showed the
Contract between Gallagher and Blick
provided the fighter was to receive only
IS per cent of the purses for which
gallagher fought and $25 week.
What Contract Shows.
CODY of the contract between Gal
3acher and Blick is submitted by the
latter to show that the fighter was to
receive SO per cent instead of IS per
cent of the purse. The paragraph OF
the contract in regard to the division
of money follows:
In consideration of the athlete
(Gallagher) rendering the services
specified in paragraph one and
granting the manager the option OF
his further services as specified IN
paragraph two, the manager agrees
To paw the athlete $25 per week Tor
the period commencing June 81,
1927, and ending october %. 1923.
and so per cent of all sums OF
money received in excess OF S2,6OO
per annum derived By the manager
from any and all of the services
the said athlete may render here
under, after deduction Of all train
ing expenses and railroad and
steamship fares that may be IN
CURED by the athlete and his trainer
in the performance of the athletes
duties hereunder. and the manager
Evening star., 1928-12-21
.HEYDLER DEFENDS
IDEA FOR REFORM
Predicts Merits of Innova-
ton Ultimately Will Cause
Its Adoption.
BY BRIAN BELL.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n 1Ew YORK, December 21.-John
Arnold Heydler, president of the
VI National League, believes in the
4 old saying, If at first you don't
succeed, try, try, again. He has
not abandoned his idea of having a
batsman for the pitcher and thinks that
eventually his proposal may find place
in the game of base ball.
II still think it's good idea" said
President Heydler. And I'm not alone
in this position, either. I have had
basketful of letters indorsing the sug-
gestion."
1--WE may not be ready for it now, but
have thought that we may yet get
around to it.
innovations are slow to catch on. /
remember that there was tremendous
uproar when an order went out that the
pitcher must keep his foot on the rub
Der. The pitchers had been starting
their deliveries away round to one side
of the pitching rubber, giving a cross
fire effect to every pitch.
Pitchers said they could not pitch II
they had to stand on the rubber and one
would have thought that the game
would just about be ruined. The late
Harry Pulliam, president of the National
League at the time. said the order would
SLdIlQ anu IL GApCL1CllCC III tAlC OPAAAlS
exhibition games showed that 1t would
not work, it would be rescinded. When
the plan was tried it was found simple
and no effort has been made since to
have the pitcher hop all around the in
field
"As a tine-saver alone, the plan of
having the pitcher relieved Of batting
responsibilities would be worth while in
my opinion. Now a pinch hitter is sent
In for the pitcher, and may be If he is a
left-handed batsman the opposing man
ager will decide to counter with left
| handed pitcher This takes both the
pitchers out of the game. If the relief
pitchers are warming up in corner of
the outfield as they do in some parks,
the new man has to be summoned,
sometimes with a wild waving of arms
and shouting The pitcher finally is
brought in and the game resumed. And
then when the side is retired the whole
thing is to be done all over again.
Figures showing how many pinch
hitters are used in season for pitch
ers are amazing.
"I am not discouraged at the failure
of the rather revolutionary plan of
having batsman for the pitcher to be
enthusiastically embraced by both the
major leagues as its first proposal.
Base ball will go on and If there is a
place for the scheme 1t finally will be
adopted"
Evening star., 1928-12-21

%WENTY-EIGHT exhibition games
have been scheduled to tune the
Nationals for the big business
they must take up when the
American League opens its base
ball season next April. A score OF m mtne
contests are to be with CLUBS OF tne
National League. Five outfltS OF tHe
senior major loop will be encountered IN
the engagements that are to start Oh
March 10 and conclude April IA.
Sunday dates figure Importantly III
the schedule. 1t will be the IlrSC yea1
in which the Nationals will play games
on this dav at their training camp IN
Tamna. Fla. Four Sunday tilts are 10
he staged on Plant Field, the training
ground of the Washington CLUB
These big dates have been assigned
to the Tampa team Southeastern League
end the Braves. Reds and CardlnalS Oi
the National League. The Nationals VIII
leave their training ground IN F1orloa
for only four games before breaking
camp and heading North. On the way
I'D from the Gator State. the ciup WIN
get into seven battles, then play TWO
here and wind up its eXhloitlon series
with a brace of matches in New 1olk.
AS has been the case the past four
seasons. the Nationals will go into
series with the Giants to end their eX-
hibitions. In all, seven clashes WIN
John McGraw's club are slated. Inc
exhibitions here and those IN new YORK
will be with this outfit.
Minor league clubs to be encountered
bv the Nationals, in addition TO tampa,
are jacksonville of the SoutneaSCeIll
League. Birmingham of the Soutnern
Association and Montgomery OF tnA
South Atlantic League.
-1aNn en11pS1TlO
follows: =.
March 12-Braves, at st. Peters
March IA, 15-CardinaIs, at Avon
March 16, II (Sunday)-Braves,
at Tampa, Fla.
March 21-Dodgers, at Clearwa-
March %. "A (sunday)-Reds, at
Tampa, Fla.
March 80, 80, 81 Sunday
Cardinals, at Tampa, Fla.
April /, 2, 3-Tampa, at Tampa,
ApriI 4-JacksonviIIe, at Jackson
vile, Fla.
April 5, Birmingham, at Bir-
mingham, Ala.
April 7-MOntgomery, at Mont
gomery, Ala.
April S-Giants, at Birmingham.
April 9-Giants, at Augusta, Ga.
April 10-Giants, at Charlotte,
n. C.
April II, 12-Giants, at Wash
ington.
April 13, IA Sunday at
New York.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
LOUGHRAN TO GET
CHANCE AS HEAVY
To Fight Man to Be Chosen
in Costly New Edifice
in Windy City.

NEW YORK. December 21-Tommy
Loughran will get chance to compete
for the heavyweight title after all.
Loughran will appear in the open
ing show of the new $7,000,000 edifice
erected by Paddy Harmon in Chicago
on a date to be selected between Feb
ruary Is and March Is. The contract
calls for Harmon to produce the best
heavyweight opponent available or for
felt the sum Of $50,000 should he fail to
do so.
Those who think Tex Rickard has all
the leading heavyweightS tied up are
due for surprise when Harmon ol-
vulges the name of Loughran's OPP
ponent. All this talk that no one will
risk a falling out with Rickard is
wrong. 1t is not at all certain that Tex
will have it all his own way when it
comes time to select those who are go
ing to strive for the title vacated by
Gene Tunney. Harmon has bigger
place. and with the backing of the
1000 millionaires identified with the
stadium corporation-who are ready to
, match dollar for dollar with any pro-
moter in the world to secure the serv-
ices of the leading heavyweight to meet
Loughran-he ought to give the re-
doubtable Tex more than run for his
money.
1t may not be amiss to mention the
fact that Jack Dempsey has signif1eo
his willingness to appear on the open
ing card Of the magnificent sports pal
ace, and Paddy Harmon may be hold
ing back the interesting statement that
Dempsey has signed until the proper
time to take advantage of the full force
of publicity now that it is definitely
known that Loughran has signed to
fight under his direction.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

and sometimes hazardous, but there Is
plenty of room at the top. The supply
Of f1rst-class umpires is not enough to
supply the major leagues and scouts for
the National and American leagues are
busy during the season watching the
umpires in the minors. The umpiring
end of base ball is not the least de-
sirable opening in the profession. The
umpires do not get as much money as
the star players, but they last longer
and as Tim Hurst said: "You can't
beat the hours"
Evening star., 1928-12-21
new OPENING PLAN
OPPOSED BY M'GRAW

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 21.-Agita-
ton for a change in major league
schedules whereby the opening series
would be intersectional in character
finds no proponent in John McGraw,
doughty pilot of the New York Giants.
For years, the major leagues have
opened their seasons with intra-Sec
tional games, that is, East against East
and West against West. Some base
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON. Mello, Lowell, Mass,
outpointed Vince Dundee, Baltimore
U0).
CINCINNATI Herman, New
York, won over Eddie Anderson, Cody,
wyo., foul (3). Billy Sullivan, Cincin-
natl, outpointed Sailor Bishop, Louis
vile go.
MACON. Ga.-Young Stribling, Ma
con. knocked out Don Pancho Castana,
Tampa, Fla. (2).
McKEESPORT, Pa.-California Joe
Cans, Gary. Ind, outpointed Dominick
Profio. Pittsburgh Q0).
Evening star., 1928-12-21
MATS TO PLAY FIVE
OLD LEAGUE CLUBS
Giants, Braves, Robins, Reds
and Cards on Preseason
Training Schedule.
RY John B. KELLER.

bI JUItN ID. NBLA1AlAN'
~WENTY-EIGHT exhibition games
have been scheduled to tune the
Nationals for the big business
they must take up when the
h,,erinay, Tnap1le CpenS its base
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Umpiring Has Improved.

President Heydler thinks one of the
greatest developments Of base ball is
the umpiring. There is no comparison
between the umpiring of today and yes
terday, he said.
I'm the old days." commented the
National League executive in rem
iniscent mood, "only big man had a
chance to become successful umpire,
that Is, man big in stature.
He had to look down over the
catcher to see the ball and decide
whether it went over the plate or not.
The idea of following curve was not
known then.
Nowadays a little fellow can and
does make a good umpire. He follows
the ball and If it curves he sees 1t.
There are great umpires. big and
little, but size Is not the deciding
factor"
Umpiring base ball games is difficult
Evening star., 1928-12-21
SKI TITLE DATES SET.

CHICAGO, December 21 R)-The
national ski championship for 1929 will
be held at Brattleboro, VT, February 20
to %, the National Ski Association of
America has announced.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-04-19

We will Saturday. April W. Sprague Avenue oppost
evening
Electric refrigerator. You welcome. Souvenirs
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06

unto Set our hands and seals, and executed this certificate in triplicate. this 18th day of February, 1928. Nicola Laraia, Effisio Anselmo. James A. Spinetta. Angelo Tomasso. Antonino Di Mauro. Girolamo F. Tranchida, Joseph Gaeta, S. Gerard Casale. Henry F. Diana. D. D. S. Harry Battistoni and Vincent F. Mendillo, NJ. D.
 State of Connecticut
 County of Hartford
 On this 1Gth day of February, 1928. before me personally came Nicola Laraia. Effisio Anselmo, James A. Spinetta. Angelo Tomasso. Antonino Di Mauro, Girolamo P. Tranchida, Joseph Gaeta, S Gerard Casale, Henry F. Diana. D. D. S., Harry Battistoni and Vincent F. Mendillo, NJ. D., to me known. and known to me to be the same persons described in and who made and executed the foregoing organization certificate. and they severally duly acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
 lSigned,
 JOSEPH CALIENDO. Notary Public.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
 ORDER OF THE. BANK COMMISSIONER ORDER FOR HEARING
Hartford, March 9th, 1928

Hartford, March 9th, 1928
 The Bank Commissioner hereby orders that hearing on the appli- cation Of the Citizens Industrial Bank. New Britain. for a certificate Of authority to do the business of an industrial bank as defined in Chapter 1o6, Public Acts Of 1919. as amended by Chapter 57. Public Acts of 1923 and Chapter 9a, Public Acts of 1927, will be held before the Banking Commission in the rooms Of the Bank Commissioner on Thurs day. March 29. 1928, at 200 p. m.. and it is hereby ordered that notice of said hearing be given by publish ing copy Of the Organization Certi- ficate filed in the office of the Bank Commissioner and of this Order at least once each week for three sue ccssive weeks before said day of nearing in the New Britain Herald, a ncwspap per published in New Brit ain, and by leaving a true and at- tested copy of said certificate and this order with the New Britain Ma tional Bank. City National Bank. Commercial Trust Company. New Britain Trust Company. Burritt Mutual Savings Bank, Savings Bank of New Britain. Peoples Savings Bank. and Fidelity Industrial Bank. all located and doing business In said New Britain.
 (Cippta5l r Y Cbipnee
 BANK COMMISSIONER
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06

gratitude. It was a moment with Amity-one of those neVer-to be- forgotten moments when a Heller needs friend Likewise, as the laugh gained Amity's good will, if incurred both Tonys and Billie BroWne's displeasure. Just another proof that you can't please every body.
 It was not so much Ann NcGuf- fy's laugh that hurt Tony as it was that Mike Sweeney appeared to take lt as a cu", for her laugh rang out immediately after Ann's the gur- slins, ripping laugh that always in Nlted laughter from others.
 IplOmacy-or lack of humor- kept the face of Nita Ravelle Sc verely straight Jill wondered which if WAS. She had spoken to the woman from Chicago on various occasions, but Nita Ravelle had never invited either friendship or sociabil- ity, although sine had seemed friend iy and sociahle to other women.
 (TO BE CONTINIED)
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
CHATTER NNTN

Haven't you k"pt any sort Of memorandum 9" he asked cycling Ter as if she had suddenly developed some strauE" mann"risn, or out l1ndish growth. "Dilnt you keep any data on what you drcW checks for'"
 He was. in actual truth. really aoubtful regarding her sanity. How could a woman spend all that money and have no better wardrobe than his vii" puasossod2 The mos "N- pensivc thing eh' owned was fur coat that had cost S-o0. And sh" hadn't bought any i"Wclry, " ere had she reddled out over tf'y-fiy" hundred dollars in six mopths'
 Why Jih didn't tell Jack the truth that she had bought clothing. food shoes and other things of actual n"- ceseitv for scores Of poor children m Ellison; had paid the mortgag F. on the hon,- of Jake Connolly who had been stricken with rheumatism; that
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06

poration shall be known is The Citizens Industrial Bank
 Second. The place where it's princi- pal office is to be located is 25@ Main Street, New Brit ain. Connecticut,
 Third. The amount Of it's capital stock is to be One Hundred Thousand (s100, ,O00) dol lars, and the number of shares into which the same Is to be divided is One Thousand, of the par value Of One Hundred Dollars Each.
 Fourth The name, residence and post office address Of each member of the corporation are as follows: Nicola Laraia. Elm Hill, Newing- ton, Conn: Efiisio Ansclmo, 412 W. Main St. New Brit ain, Conn: James A. Spin etta, 1854 Corbin Ave, New Britain. Conn: Angelo Tomasso, 40 Common wealth Ave. New Britain, Conn. Antonino Di Mauro, 34 Lafayette St. New Britain, Conn: Grolamo F. Tran chida. 16 Beaver St. New Britain. Conn: Joseph Gaeta. 107 Arch St, New Britain. Conn; s. Gerard Casale, PIP Main St. New Britain, Conn: Henry F. Diana. D. D. S.. 476 Main St, New Britain. Conn. : Harry Battistoni. GIG East St., New Britain, Conn. Vincent F. Mendillo, M D., 99 w. Main St, New Britain, Conn.
 Fifth, The Subscribers, the mem- bers Of the said corporation. do, and each for himself does, hereby declare that he will accept the responsibili- ties and faithfully discha1 ge the duties of director therein if elected to act as such when authorized by the provisions of Section 394S of the General Statutes Revision Of 1918.
 In Witness Whereof, We have here
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
LENA BENDER
HENRY CHARLEs BENDER

HtNht IbEINbEN Superior Court, State Of Connecticut Naunty of Hartford, the second day of March. 1928.
 SECOND ORDER OF NOTICE
 Upon complaint in said cause brought 70 said Court at Hartford. in said Coun- ty, on the first Tuesday of February 1928, and now pending, claiming a di- vorce. 1t not appearing 10 this Court that the defendant has received notice of the pendcncy of said complaint and 1t appearing to this Court that the whereabouts of the defendant is un- known to the plaintiff. ORDERED that notice of the !nstitu- ton and reuAoncy of said complaint shall be given the defendant by publish ing this order in The New Britain Her. ald. newspaper published in Ne" Britain. once 2 week. for two successive weeks, commencing on or before March 10. 1928.
 By the Court. RAYMOND c. CALNEN, Assistant Clerk Of said Court.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
STATE. OF CONNECTICUT CERTIFICATE OF ORG
THE CITIZENS INDUSTRIAL BANK

Know all men by these presents:
 That We, the undersigned Nicola I-araia, Eflisio Anselmo, James A. Spinetta, Angelo Tomasso, Antonino bl Nauro, Girolamo r. Tranchida, Joseph Gaeta, $. Gerard Casale, Henry F. Diana, D. D. S, Harry Battlstoni. Vincent r. Mcndillo, N. D.. all being persons Of full age and citizens of the United States, and a majority of Us belng residents of the State of Connecticut, do hereby as- sociate ourselves together for the purpose Of forming an Industrial Bank, under and pursuant to the laws or the State of Connecticut. and for such purpose we do hereby. un- der our respective hands and seals, execute and duly acknowledge this organization certificate in triplicate, and specifically state as follows, to wit:
 First. The name by which the cor
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
READ THIS FIRST:

Jili Justin. ultra m odern at 20, and adorably pretty, starts out on a moon-lit night in August. accom- pained by her brother Tony, to at iend q harvest festival in their home town Of Ellis'on. w. Va.
 The two run into an automobile aold-up. Jill is kidnapped by band is, and Jack Stuart rescues her and ,eturns her to her home,
 IT is the old, old story revamped. Jack stops for a visit, and remains 10 wed the lovely Jill. and three years later twin boys and a girl haye come 10 bless their houl l@-and Lard times, too.
 Then comes the Great Chang. stuart and Tony Justin buy q tung- .sten mine on q tax title. and sell q folrth interest for s100, GOO to Pat Sweeney, millionaire from Chicago, md the father Of Mary, whom h. ll4s nichnamed Mike" a typical }apper. but a ''sqUare shooter as .en her enemies admit.
 Jill Stuart and Mike clash at their Hrst meeting. when the wife thinks her Jack" is too much interested .a Mike, who, sensing her animosity takes pains to feed the green mon- ~1pr," This. and q spending orgy ana a fling at society, bend amicable citations between Jack and Jill.
 Jack comes home one day, after pending the night in the hospital H here he has submitted to a blood Iransfusion operation, unknown 10 Jill, Through misunderstanding, he believes that Jill has been away all night. and accuses her of spending he time with a dancing professor And Jill in turn. hints that Mike has kept Jack from his family. Jack leaves the flat. is picked up by Mike in a weakened condition, and 's returned 10 the hospital in a dead faint.
 Father Ryan questions Jill as tc her whereabouts the night before and is satisfied with her answer Others. however, including the maid. cling 10 first impressions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-29
Dragon Of Klan
Admits Attack on
Smiths Religion

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Oct. 2s.-tR
James A. Conner. grand dragon Of
the Arkansas Realm Of the Ku Klux
Klar who was criticised by Governor
Alfred Z. Smith in his Oklahoma City
speech a month ago today made pub
lie a letter he said he had sent to
Gov. Smith outlining his reasons for
opposing his election to the presiden-
cy.
Conner was criticised by the DEM
ocratic presidential candidate for
writing a letter TO a delegate TO the
Houston convention asking the dele
gate to oppose Smiths nomination
because he is a Catholic.
In his letter to Gov. Smith, Conner
admitted writing the letter and re-
iterated his opposition to Smith be-
cause of his religion.
81 did not and would not oppose
you wholly upon your religious
views" Conner added, however, were
il not for the fact that your religious
views are so inseparably connected
and attached to the Roman Catholic
hierarchy which represents a view
point hat is largely un-American."