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New Britain herald., 1928-02-28

charEes?" Alderman Nair asked.
 Well. hs claims he was ordered to take off his own truck and put on . truck owned by J. Willie MillA" the councilman began. but his talk was cut short by Chairman Warner. who ordered him to 'leave that out" Alderman Nair took issue with the chairman. insisting that the state ment was admissible and proper. However. there was no further dis cussion and Councilman Sablotsky proposed a1 his next witness, former Supt. Kearney, now of Windsor.
 Kearney's wholesale charges. di- rected chiefly against Chairman Towers, precipitated the tnvestiga- ton. Over his signature, Kearney after being discharged from the superintendency. called attention to a wide range of alleged abuses in the department.
 The next name brought up was that of stephen Pirez of 172 High street, who was characterized a volunteer witness" Councilman Sablotsky explained Pirex had been foreman during Kearney's admin istration and that he has expressed a desire to come before the com- mittee to set forth facts which are in his possession.
 Arthur Tremblay of South Main street, another former city em- ploye. was quoted by the councilman as saying he has enough on the board of public works to hang it." He. too. is a volunteer witness. the sixth warder brought out
 The councilman asked that Clerk Johnson of the board be advised that all records, books, receipts. etc. are to be made available at the next meeting, which will take place in the hearing room of the board of public works.
 Chairman Warner announced that all persons wishing to appear at the meeting are welcome to do 50.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-28
HEIGHT WITNESSES | FOR CITY INQUIRY
Public Works Pr0bers to Call Former and Present Workers

Eight witnesses will be summoned to appear before the committee tn- vestigating public works department activities at the meeting. March [, at 8 o'clock, including Thomas F. kearney, deposed street superintend- ent: Steve Pirez. a street foreman under Kearney: Arthur Tremblay, former employe in the city store- yard: James Sposato, foreman in the city yard; Chairman Reginald E. Towers, City Engineer Joseph D. Williams, Assistant City Engineer Philip A. Merriam and Clerk George H. Johnson of the board of public works.
 All of the foregoing names were submitted to the committee by Councilman Samuel Sablotsky of the sixth ward. sponsor of the common council movement to investigate re- ported abuses in the city department. At the opening of last nights meeting. Councilman w. S Warner was elected chairman on motion of Alderman David l.. Nair. The entire committee. consisting of Messrs.
 Warner. Nair, Sablotsky, John A. Larson and John F. Maerz. answered
 the roll call. and there was also sizeable gallery including several members of the council and private citizens.
 It was voted to have stenogra- pher present at all hearings to make verbatim report.
 The first witness requested by Councilman Sablotsky was Foreman Sposato. The councilman informed the committee Sposato was quoted in the Herald several months ago in a series of charges against the board of public works.
 If his statements are correct, then it is proof that this resolution of mine was warranted: If not, we should uphold the board of public works" Sablotsky averred.
 We might as we'll know what we are going to hear. What were his
New Britain herald., 1928-02-28
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-28

full tank, oil and water an my auto- matic handy, l got under way.
 You know tn rest - or most of it. I saw Jack's-Mr. Stuart's- truck half a mile ahead. and speed ed up to catch him. When l was within five rods an just as he had made tn turn at Little Mountain, l caught sight of tn roadster parked by tn side of tn road an slimpsed tn two crooks crouched behind tn hood aiming a machine gun. I real ized instantly that if was to keep them from shooting I'd have to act quick.
 And I did. thank heaven! Hold ing tn wheel with my left hand, I reached under my arm with tn right an jerked out tn Luger. had al- ready shut off tn power an was beginning to step on tn brake when th' Lugcr started spraying tn pair behind that machine gun. l saw one fellow jump and run back behind cluster of rocks. Tn other just fell over on tn cars hood an tn ma chine gun slipped to tn ground. l was afraid If left 1t there tn fel- low might follow an try tn game again. So I took wrench and smashed tn mechanism. Then spoke toto MT. Stuart and that's all!"
 l Not very much-just tn mere saving of a mans life at tn immi- nent risk of her own-that's all!" commented Jack Stuart, feigning a light of speech and manner at odd variance with the huskiness in his voice and the light that burned in his eyes. now resting on the girls face. That light of caressing soft ness Jill had not seen for more than a year. and yet she, herself had once possessed the power to kindle | it!
 Is 1t strange that the feeling of bitterness that had welled up in the wief6 heart on that morning nearly three weeks beore should be aug mented by what she had just seen and understood so well?
 (TO BE CONTINUED
New Britain herald., 1928-02-28
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Evening star., 1928-06-20
LA BARBA PREPARING
TO RESUME FIGHTING
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 20.-Fidel La
Baroa, who retired from boxing while
hyweight champion to enter Stanford
University. Is preparing to return to the
ring.
The plan Of La Barba to seek q come
back was disclosed today when Match
maker Wad wadhams Of the Olympic
Auditorium announced he was attempt
ing to arrange q bout between La Barba
and Bud Taylor Of Terre Haute here,
probably either on July "a or 81.
Taylor's manager has agreed to the
match. but George Blake, the former
champions manager. Is holding of for
better terms. Blake also favors a
warm-up bout for his protege before he
takes on a formidable opponent.
The return Of La Barba to boxing,
according to ring followers. would be
in a heavier class than that In which
he won the title. They point out 1t
would be impossible for him to make
the fiyweight limit of l12 pounds. as 1t
was difficult even In his championship
days, and he has developed consider
ably In the last year.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
GODFREY rs CHOICE:
EXPERTS PICK RlSKO
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. June 20.--Adyised h.,
Tex Rickard to keep on fighting if he
hopes to get shot at the heavv-
weight title, Johnny Risko. the Cleve-
land baker boy, returns to the istic
wars tonight in a l0-round bout with
George Godfrey. giant negro.
Johnny fought his way through
RICHARDS Winter elimination tourna-
ment and ended with slightly higher
percentage than Tom Heeney. who
on July 26. Risko lost a decision To
Heeney at Detroi. before the tourna-
ment started. so the New Zealand
blacksmith plucked the prize plum.
Johnny won but he didn't get any,
thing.
Richard told Johnny to keep on win
ming bouts and perhaps he'd get his
chance next year.
Risko is needing this advice but he's
fighting Godfrey at Ebbets field for
none other than Humbert J. Fugazy.
Richards metropolitan promotorial
rival. Godfrey has been doing all the
serious black menacing" since Harry
Wills was forced into retirement. His
great size and a decision victory over
Pauline Uzcudun. the battling basque.
have made him Z to choice over
Risko
Boxing critics generally feel. how
ever. that Risko would outspeed and
outpunch the big negro and gallon OF
with the decision.
Godfrey will scale in the neighbor-
hood OF 235 pounds TO le2 for Risko:
he VIII have six inches edge on the
baker boy In height and five-one-half
inches in reach.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
20 HITS, l6 RUNS MARKS
i AS RED SOX ARE DOWNED
Carrisan's Crew Overwhelmed i'm Last Part of Twin
Bill After Beating Nationals, 5 to Poor
Pitching Hurts in Initial Tilt.

Sox. but was nothing like the Zachary
of the trip. He spotted the visitors
two runs In the first inning. yielding
two hits and q pass, and two doubles
and single knocked In succession after
one was out were good for two more
Boston runs in the third round. Lisen-
bee Slung for an inning against the
Carrigan crew and granted nothing
more than two passes. but he was not
impressive in his effort. Then Brown
worked for five innings and proved the
bes: of the lot Three hits in as many
rounds were gotten off him, but the
run scored while he was on the hill was
due solely to sloppy support.
Three times In the first tilt of the
day the Nationals were able to bunch
hits against Russell, but only once was
there scoring when the hits were
punched. and then but one Of the blows
counted in the run-making. Sam Rice
opened the third inning with triple,
the second of the four successive hits
he made in five times at bat, and gall
loped across the plate after Ira Flag
stead grabbed Jack Hayes hoist That
the 10 hits off Russell did not yield
more runs was due to the small number
of Nationals doing the hitting. But
kA4ACE lkAdAA 1tkCC UutSiCus buD
Reeves got safeties in his first three
trips to the plate. Hayes collected two
and Goose GoSlin one. There was no
scoring punch in such an attack.
How different in the second game.
Kennas poor throwing to bases be-
hind Gaston's rather wobbly hurting
gave the Red Sox a two-run start,
but the Nationals came back to bag
three tallieS with pass to Rice and hits
by Red" Barnes. Goslin and Judge.
In the second session the Nationals
batted around and then some, two of
them getting two cracks at the ball
before 1t ended. This orgy was good
for seven Safeties and six runs.
CASTOR Driven to Cover.
CASTOR. however, could not stand
and allowed the Red Sox five
more markers in the third inning. Then
Marberry came on and yielded the
visitors but four hits in six rounds as
against the seven cleaned of CASTOR in
three innings
While Marberry was baffiing the
Bostonese the Nationals did more ter
rife humping. but they were checked
by Garrison at that until the sixth In
ming. Then after Bill Regan at second
base had foozled a grounder with a
side-retiring double play In sight the
home boys stepped out. Five hits In a
row following one made before the error
were responsible for five runs and Gar
rison's departure A seventh hit made
of Settlemire accounted for the sixth
run Of the round
In the seventh inning, two more hits
were good for another run, then the
Nationals called it day.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Fights Last Night

By the Associated Press
FLINT, Mich.-Pete Firpo, Detroit,
won from Tommy Ryan, McKeesport,
Pa. Q0).
DETROIT-Johnny Datto, Cleveland.
outpointed Chick Suggs, New Bedford,
Mass. Q0).
Los ANGEIES-Tony Fuente. Los
Angeles. defeated Big Boy Peterson,
Minneapolis (l0). Andy Mitchell, Long
Beach, defeated Pete West, Chicago co.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Kid williams.
Savannah, knocked out Young Jack
Dempsey. Miami (2). Dick Gore. jack
sonville. knocked out E. o. Downs, Sa-
vannah (9). Bill Rowe, Jacksonville.
knocked out Big Boy wamble, Savan-
nah (6).
Evening star., 1928-06-20
ANACOSTIA EAGLES AIM
TO CAPTURE TWO TITLES

A NACOSTIA EAGLES are making
~ no secret of their aspirations
"A to not only capture the class B
4 \ unlimited title in Capital City
League, but also to bag the
local independent unlimited honors.
Two capable hurlers have been added
to the staff. Arthur De Marco who did
some clever mound work for the Uni
versity of Maryland varsity nine at
times the past Spring, will be With the
team for the remainder OF the season.
Bill Farmer, who once starred with the
Shamrocks when the latter team was
stopping everything in this section, also
has joined the squad.
Julie Radice, another Maryland var
sity performer. was elected captain OF
the Eagle contingent last night. Cor
don Kessler, also an Old Line letter
man, will play in the infield or outfield
during the remainder Of the title race.
Pom Hessier Is wen satisfied with the
showing his Ross Council Junior Order
nine is making in Capital City League
and wishes to book Saturday engage.
ments with the best teams In ana
around Washington. Alexandria Dread
naughts. st. Mary's Celtics, Silver
Spring -Kensingtons, Herndon Fairlous
and Cherrydales are some OF the mines
Pop would like to send his charges
against. Managers may call Columbia
go33 after 8 O'Clock or write s. S. Hess
Ter, jr., 1904 Park place.
Edmonds Art Stone Co. and Alex
andria Card mines are to meet in the
second game of their 3-game series at
Alexandria on Sunday at o'clock.
The Stonemen took the first tilt. 6 TO 8.
with Marosey, Chase and Sheehy
ready for pitching duty. Hiser's Hyatts-
vile All-Stars are hopeful OF bagging
two games Sunday, when Red Sox A. @.
nine is the attraction in both games
at Riverdale. starting at 2 o'clock
All-Stars want q Saturday game. Call
Hyattsville 1924.
Plenty OF fun will be mixed with base
ball Saturday. June 80. when the bene-
dict and bachelor employees Of Barber
a. Ross Co. clash In q game on the
Monument grounds.
Jefferson Firemen will be the attrac-
ton at Berwyn. Sunday, when Berwyn
A. c. will depend on Giddings or
Winegardnsr to turn back the. Vir-
ginians Play viii commence at s
o'clock.
Pierce A. G. OF Hyattsville Is sched-
uled to play at Ardmore. Nd, Sunday
at 3 O'Clock Dixie Pig A. G. viii enter
tain Terminal Icemen at cheverly that
day at 3 o'clock.
Corby Bakers. who are booked to
meet p. c. Candy nine at 8 O'Clock
Sunday on West Ellipse diamond. want
games throughout July. Write w. w.
Poole. 1924 Montello avenue northeast
Hyattsville's American Legion team
was booked to play Methodist Church
nine at Riverdale today at S o'clock
in preparation for the first Legion
series game at Annapolis on Saturday.
Addis0ns plan to revamp their line
up. Outfieiders and pitchers are sought.
Candidates may call Manager Ingram
at Franklin l0499 after O'Clock or
report for practice Saturday at o'clock
on Friends School diamond
Some OF teams seeking week end
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Much Fur Is Bound to Fly
AS Bulldog Meets Wildcat

some fellows weight, but Walker does
not come In that class. No matter
what one may think Of Mickey play
ing safe BY traipsing all over the coun-
try meeting nincompoops. the fighting
Irishman really is good scrapper and
makes his best fight when he meets a
slugger who is willing to stand toe to
toe and slug 1t out with him.
Hudkins has been winning his fights
taking lot Of unnecessary punish
ment. This Is bound to tell in the long
run, and 1t may be that the end of
the rope may be reached when he
elects to stand up and trade wallops
with Walker. A knockout is not i'm
probable. Walker is apt to knock out
anybody he hits with his right hook.
Hudkins will add to the impact Of the
olow oy his forcing tactics It would
not n surprise students of fistic form II
Mickey gets over one of his curling
oiowS and stiffens the wild cat.
whipping Hudkins means many dol
,aIs 70 walker. On the other hand.
huokins has nothing to lose and ev-
eiytnlng 10 gain. He can profit by a
vicIory over the middleweight cham
plon, ana II beaten he can fall hack
10 the welterweight class and renew
MS quest for a battle with Joe Dundee
Evening star., 1928-06-20

games are: Stadium A. c., North 4400:
Simpsons Dairy. Atlantic 10; Capitol
A. c.. Potomac 6l34; Seneca A. c.,
Franklin 1857; Aztec Seniors. Lincoln
1924; Columbia Heights Juniors. Adams
6205, and Coleman Jennings Insects,
Lincoln 1896.
Cardinal Seniors are to meet tonight
at the home of Jack Fletcher, $500 Wis
consin avenue, at 7:30 o'clock Man
ager Howard Is booking games at Cleve-
land 1894.
Hess A. C. players, who meet to-
night at 2202 Shannon place southeast
at o'clock, will play Peck Memorial
nine tomorrow at S o'clock on the
Fifth and l. streets diamond.
Takoma Tigers will meet tonight at
the home Of Garrett Waters at 7:30
o'clock. practice tomorrow at O'Clock
on Silver Spring diamond. play at
Leesburg. Va. Saturday and engage
Hess A. G. at Silver Spring Sunday at
o'clock.
Manager McMulien of the Monroe
A. @. wishes the Senator A. c. pilot to
call him at North l04e4 In reference to
game booked for Sunday.
FairIawn Midgets. who defeated Con-
gress Heights, is to 0. are in need of
games In their class. Call Atlantic 1902.
Evening star., 1928-06-20

BY the Associated Press.
1<HE question where the next major
league pennantS will flap may
be answered when current intra-
4 sectional games end.
The New York Yankees have
clubbed their way to wide lead over
the field in the American League.
Connie Mack's Athletics are not yet
ready to be counted out of the race,
but will see the handwriting on the
wall unless they win decisively in their
series with the world champions here
today. tomorrow and Friday and at
Philadelphia next week.
If the st. Louis Cardinals retain
their present three-game advantage
during the cut-throat competition in
the West then they must be considered
odds-on favorites to repeat their
triumph of 1926.
The Cardinals made 1t two out of
three from the second place Reds at
Cincinnati yesterday, to 4, and
avenged their defeat of Tuesday. Pete
Donohue and his two successors were
battered severely while "Old Pete"
Alexander was chalking up his second
victory of the short series. Alex failed
to go the route, but he left Wee Willie
Sherdel with lead to work on in the
seventh when the Reds rallied for three
runs. Jim Bottomley hit his fifteenth
Evening star., 1928-06-20
SERIES NOW BEING PLAYED
MAY SETTLE BOTH FLAGS

homer of the year and took the league
lead in that department..
Dazzy Vance pitched just two balls at
Philadelphia and Brooklyn went down
to defeat, IL to 10. After Jim Elliott
had knocked out home run In the
first half Of the ninth and given the
Robins O one-run lead, the Phils put
two men on the paths in their half
Vance then was summoned to relieve
Elliott. He pitched one wide one. The
next one was to the liking of Walter
Lerian and the ensuing triple down the
third base line scored the tying and
winning runs. Elliott was charged with
the defeat because he had put the run
ners on base. Leach, Phils' outflelder,
smashed homers in the first and second
innings and Whitney got one in the
seventh. Rain halted what was to have
been the second game of a double
header with the Phils leading 4 to l at
the end Of the third.
Frank O'Rourke. third baseman OF
the st. Louis Browns, was struck on the
head by pitched ball in the Browns
battle with Detroit. but escaped serious
injury by taking the ball on his up
raised hand A hospital examination
revealed he had suffered nothing more
serious than a bruised thumb. The
game itself went only four innings rain
forcing postponement with the Tigers
leading, 3 to /.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
C1 Season Records With Batting Orgy Walker Expects Hudins
GRIFFS STAY FIFTH
WITH ANOTHER WIN

Therell be no ousting from fifth place
for the Nationals during this set with
the Red Sox unless the latter should
win the three games remaining to be
played. Although the Boston bunch
is rather close to the local athletes in
the standing of the clubs in the Amer
ican League, one victory would suffice
to keep Clark Griffith's hirelings at the
top of the second division.
Garland Braxton, newly developed
starting pitcher. whose efforts were so
successful during the Washington out
fit's recent trip. was likely to seek the
win this afternoon. Irving Hadley and
Sam Jones may get shots at the BoS-
Bob Burke blew in from Birmingham
yesterday seemingly in fine trim The
young lefthanded hurler toiled in four
games for the Barons to a record Of
three wins and one loss. He ought to
prove helpful to the Nationals.
Burke reports that "Mule" Shirley,
Birmingham first sacker that the Ma
tionals have an option on, is fielding re-
lmarkably well and singing the ball at
a great rate. Unfortunately the Wash
ington club has no chance to exercise
the Southern Association season it
seems. He might be handy fellow to
have around for pinch hitting.
After the Nationals had gained such
a commanding lead in the second game
yesterday. Sam West and Dick Spald-
ing broke into the lineup West first
replaced Goslin. then shifted to right
field to relieve Rice while Spalding was
sent to left. Vests leg recently
charleyhorsed. must be in good trim
again. He moved about the field in
excellent style and certainly raced
around the runway when he tripled in
the sixth inning.
Joe Judge got an odd hit In the
seventh inning of the second tilt. He
dribbled the ball down the first base
line. and both Settlemire and Todt
eSSayed to field It. Todt overran the
ball, but Settlemire grabbed it. How
ever. the pitcher fell as he got the
sphere, and although he was within a
foot OF first base. could not get hand
on the sack before Judge reached it.
Dick Spalding did not get a hit in
the second part OF the bill in his one
turn at bat. but he smacked the ball
soundly. Unfortunately, it was on a
line directly to Shortstop Moncewicz
Moncewicz. by the way. only joined the
Red SoX yesterday. as did Shea.
southpaw pitcher. Both are fresh from
Boston College.
So effective was Russel's pitching for
Boston in the first game that outside
OF their lone scoring inning but two
Nationals passed second base and but
three others got as far as the midway
sack.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
FILLMORE TOSSERS
WIN JUNIOR TITLE

Fillmore Schools base ball team was
to be awarded the municipal playground
trophy today In recognition of its hav-
ing won yesterday the playground de-
partments junior elementary school
title. Fillmore bagged the crown by
scoring over Smallwood School tossers,
Z to /, In the rubber game Of series
of three. In previous games Small
wood won, s TO 4. and Fillmore. 5 to 0.
II Is the first city title of any kind
for Fillmore School. which has lost only
one game this season. Park View won
senior -class diamond honors recently.
Both Sanders Of Fillmore and Pere-
COY of Smaliwood pitched strongly yes
terday. but the latter was hurt by un-
steady support.
Yesterdays contest ended playground
elementary school activities until next
Fall. The program sponsored by the
Fairgrounds In the schools during the
past Spring has been the biggest ever
conducted here. More than 500 base
ball teams were organized. including
interclass and interschool mines, both
junior and senior class.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
LOCAL BOXERS MATCHED
FOR SEVERAL CONTESTS

Several local boxers are soon to show
their wares. Eddie Bowling will face
Lou Gugglimini. formerly Of this city.
now of Baltimore, in the eight-round
feature Of card at River View Park.
meet Charley Msngum in scheduled
l0-round encounter &C Fort Leonard
Wood. Maryland. tomorrow night Joe
Smallwood. local welterweight. will en-
gage Soldier Demars at 10 rounds on
July 4, at Raleigh, N. c.