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New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
FRISKKI AND PALMER TO
CLASH AT ARENA TONIGHT
New Britain and Waterbury Boys to Settle Feud In
Final Bout of Amateur Tourney - LaBela and
Byra Both Forecasting Knockouts- Barbara, I'm
defeated Middeweight Carded to Meet Joe Smith
of Bristol-Other Favorites to Appear.

Tonight at the Stanley Arena on
Church street. two amateur fighters
will finish out bout that was
started three weeks ago but which
was declared a. draw by Referee
Johnny Willis, Dominick Friskki of
this city and Ernie Palmer of Water
bury are the two principals en-
gagged in the squabble this evening
and each of them is predicting
knockout for the other. The two
boys battled on absolutely even
terms in the first amateur card
staged by the Stanley Arena A. G.
and since that time. each has been
preparing for a tough battle tonight.
Last night in New Haven. Palmer
scored knockout over Johnny
Marc of New York in two rounds.
He displayed a terrific right hand
punch that had the New Yorker
groggy in the first canto. In the
second. with vicious body and
head attack, he put the visitor away
for keeps. He hopes to repeat this
feat tonight over Friskki, but tho
New Britain battler says he is ready
for the best Palmer can give him.
Joe Smith of Bristol who is sched-
uled to meet Ralph Barbara Of New
Haven, indicated middleweight
kayQ artist, was returned a winner
in Fast nights New Haven show
over Ray Dowd of Wallinsford in
l1rpN rounds H.
that barbara will meet his first de-
feat since he started in the ring to-
right. Barbara is considered the
toughest fighter in the ring in the
state amateur circles. He combines
terrific punching power with clever
boxing and in more than SO fights,
he has yet to drop decision.
The third feature bout on the
card of 10 flights to he furnished to-
night. will find Vincent IaRella,
snappy Middletown Italian. stacked
mp against Johnny Byra of Hartford.
Byra in his first appearance here
against Vincent Gullo OF Meriden,
showed that he can send an oppo-
mont into drcamland with one punch.
lie will have tough assignment to-
night when he meets T.aBeIla.
Plenty of boxers will he on han1
tonight to enable the promoters Of
the tournament to select good
matches for the supporting card.
New Haven. Waterbury. MiddIetown,
Bristol. Hartford and New Britain
will be represented on the program
and to all appearances the cash cus-
toners are in for night Of enter
tainmcnt. 'f'
"Honcst John" Willis will referee
tonight with Sammy Sablotsky doing
the calling. The first bout IL sched-
uled to take place at $3.50 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
NEW HAVEN TEAM
HERE TOMORROW
Elm City Five to Oppose Local
Basketball Quintet

Tomorrow night at the Stanley
Arena, the Elm City five. considered
the leading basketball combination
of New Haven, will endeavor to
stop the winning streak OF the New
Britain basket ball team. The WISH
tors have continually expressed con-
iidcnce in their ability to take the
measure of the locals and fans who
have followed their fortunes predict
that New Britain is in for a sur
prise.
The visiting aggregation has a
star cast to represent it on the
court. Players who formerly upheld
the Golors of the Palmer school n
the Elm City, others who have APP
peared on semi-pro teams through
out the state and some who have
come from what might be termed
the basketball sandlots, have been
gathered together in powerful
combination.
Three former stars of the Atlas
quintet will be in the New Haven
lineup tomorrow night. Zrkc Gladys,
bitter court enemy of Al Sloman.
will take his guard position against
the local star while WeXler and
Alderman will be in the lineup.
These three will form the pivots
around which the team will play its
game.
New Britain will use it's regulars
with Sloman and McElwain in the
forward berths. Zakzewski at Gen.
ter and Lcary and Shcehan at guard.
The game will start promptly at
8 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
Yale Alumni Weekly
Satisfied With Team

Yales unimpressive record on the
eridiron this fall. the Yale Alumni
Weekly is satisfied. In an editorial.
the Weekly said in its latest issue:
THE appointment year ago of
Marvin Stevens. rs. as head coach of
Yale football to succeed T. A. D..
tones. 1908, was accepted at the
time as an excellent one and the
pas tycar has proved that it was"
Yale won from Maine. Georgia.
Brown and Dartmouth and lost to
MARYLAND, Army, Princeton and Har-
ward.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
BY JAY II. VESSELS

" feature StINIcc T-ullOF)
New York, Dec. Z P-They're
laying down the law of athletics, are
these Judges of sportdom-Landin
Steffen, Fuchs and Mahonty.
For a long time the first named
of the Big -Four was THE Judge of
sport. but the others have now at
tracted the public eye.
Doubtless the best known Of the
jurists associated with sports is the
dynamic Judge Lands, high conf
missioner OF baseball. Retained to
help safeguard the game which at
the time was staggering from the
"Blacll SoX' scandal kcncsaw
Mountain Lands, formerly Of the
Federal bench in Chicago, is still a
judge, a mighty judge, Of things
concerning professional baseball.
Another baseball figure with the
word judge preiiNing his name is
Emil Fuchs. owner of the Boston
Braves. His courage in accepting
the manasership of his own team,
baseball men say. 81. merits ranking
with the most fearless of iurists.
Judge Fuchs formerly presided as
a Boston me- sistratc.
Walter l.. Steifens. a judge of The
courts by vocation and Il judge of
football talent by avocatjou is a
member of the Superior court hrncI,
of Chicago. The brilliant carne gle
Tech team undefeated during the
1928 football season until it met
New York University i'm its closing
gamc of the year ;;tcsts to the Chi
cago iurists power and influence
in the game of football. Judge Stcf-
fens. while officially designed as
advisory coach" at Carnegie. is
recognized as the man behind the
gun when it comes TO football at the
Pittsburgh institution.
Three Of the Judges hold power
over national baseball. the Boston
Braves or the Carnegie Tech grid
iron t"rrors. but Judge perennial,
i. Mahoncy wioIds the caNcl on
legal subjects affecting the Amateur
Athletic Mon. AS chairman Of tho
judicial committee. he is chief adj
wiser. lie was active in tho DAYS
Of the late J. f.. Sullivan and now is
one of the trustees of the j. T.. Sui
Ivan fund. established to rurthcr
the cause OF amateur athletics. He
receives the greeting Good Morn
ing, Judge Wh"n he occupies the
bench in a New York magistrate
court.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
BRISTOL ENDEES
To Play ATLAS
Bitter Basketball Rivals Clash
on Bell City Court

The Atlas A. c., OF New Haven,
one of the bitterest rivals on the To-
cal court calendar, will make their
first visit of the season to this city
on Saturday night when they will
tangle with the New Departures at
the State Armory court.
In past years no visiting club has
offered more stern opposition than
the Elm City Hebrews and the fans
were given some of the hardest
fought contests ever-staged in this
city when these two enemies came
together. Over a period Of four years
the teams have met about dozen
times and it Is safe to say that in
ten of these contests the margin of
superiority at the finish was never
more than three points. Last season
the Atlas was one of the most pow
erfui combinations in this section
and succeeded in winning the cham
pionship in the first half of the Con-
necticut State Basketball League.
The New Haveners will bring up
a clever array Of talent showing Rel
ger. a former Metropolitan star. and
Sammy Pite. veteran Atlas brilliant.
in the front court. Babe" Lyman,
star of last seasons quintet. will
again perform in this position and
in the back court will be found Zeke
Chary.. also a veteran Atlas repre-
sentative and Garvan. eX-Commercial
high school luminary.
Manager Joe Carroll will present
his strongest array. showing RIGHT
meyer, Malcolm and Waterman. for
wards. Hyde or Carney. center, and
Manning and Marchinek in the
back court.
Billy Coyle Of Wallingford will
hold the whistle and the contest will
get under way at 3 O'Clock sharp.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
Georgetti and Spencer
Leading Six Day Race

New York. Dec. @ - Holding
rival combinations at bay through
the morning sprints. the team of
Franco Georgetti and Freddy Spen-
Ger still held the lead in New York's
45th International six-day bicycle
race after l06 hours of riding ut 7
a. m. today.
At that time. Georgetti and Spen-
Ger had covered ,694 miles and nine
laps. The Italian team of Zucchetti
and Negrini was second. a lap to the
bad. Two laps back of the leaders
were the combinations of Wslthour
and Dculberg and Letourner and
Brocardo.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
BURRITTS Set TO
BATTLE HARTFORD
Bucheri and Matulis Dropped
From Local Squad

4 real New Britain Hartford
battle IS expected Saturday evening
at the Stanley Arena when the Bur
litts and the Savitt fives clash in the
preliminary game to the New Brit
Elm City five game. The Capital
City aggregation represents the
cream of the semi-pro players in
that city and expects to hand the
Burritts a setback. The Spartans
captured the Hartford city cham
pionship last year by winning the
Times league and defeating the win
ners of the Courant league in a post
season series. At the present time
the team is leading the Times lea
que and seems destined to repeat it's
feat of last year.
The Burritts proved to local fans
last Saturday that it will make a
determined drive for the state semi
pro title when it took the st. Mary s
OF Portland five into camp by wide
margin. The pass work and shooting
of the local team left nothing to be
desired.
Manager Ken Saunders and Cap
tain Arbour will start their strongest
lineup Saturday evening. Yokubo-
wicz and Havlick will start in the
forward positions; Fred Saunders
will take care of center, and barrow
and Arbour will appear at guards.
Jasper and Luty will also see plenty
of action.
Hartford will pick its starting line
up from among the following play
ers: Larkin. Leary, Neville. Hoiferth,
Fasset. Peredina, Claffey, Dillon.
Courtney and Shortell.
Manager Saunders announced to-
day that he is arranging a stiff
schedule for the remainder of the
season. Confident that, teams of the
Burritts class will PROVE, easy meat
for his aggregation, Saunders plans
to step into higher class and take
shot at the big leaguers. Games
are in formation with the Simsbury
town team, which captured the
championship of the second half of
the Pennington Valley league last
year: Hartford Rubber Works, state
industrial league champions and the
Meriden Communities. state semi-pro
champs last year. The Meriden team
will prove great attraction, hav-
ing won 35 out of 3S games last
year. The local team was one Of the
three teams to pin loss on the
Communities and the Meriden five is
anxious to wipe out that blot on
their record.
The Burritts squad will consist OF
seven men for the remainder of the
year. At first 1T was planned to use
a two team system but after a con-
ference last evening. Matulis and Bu-
cheri were dropped from the squad,
leaving only seven men. The rep
rcsntativs of the Burritts for the re-
mainder of the season will be Har-
lick. Yokubowicz. Jasper, Saunders.
Luty. Arbour and Darrow.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
Tilden Again First in
Tennis in PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, Dec. I R-William
+. Tilden. former worlds champion,
again has been placed at the head
of the 1928 Philadelphia district
tennis rankings.
Tilden. who is under suspension
by the United States Lawn Tennis
association because OF alleged in
fractions Of the amateur rules. has
headed the rankings in this district
for many years.
n. Norris Williams, former Davis
cup captain. was placed second in
the rankings, made public today:
Samuel Gilpin. third: DR.. Carl
Fischer, fourth and Donald Strachen.
NTH.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
Three Year Scoring
Mark of Ken Strong

New York. Dec. { IPl--The three
year scoring record Of Ken Strong.
New York university, the leading
football point maker in the country
this season, shows he tailed total
OF 81 touchdowrS, G5 points after
touchdown and five field goals for a
total Of "S4 points in his college
career and improved 100 per cent
plus stree last season
outdoing himself. Strong came up
from 18th in the eastern list with 81
points last year to lead not only his
own section but the nation as well
with his 1928 total of 16t points
IN his first varsity year he was sixth
in the list with 66.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07

CAPTAIN CHOICES
Make GOOD TEAM
Eleven Formed BY Leaders Com.
parS With Best Selections

New York, Dec. M-With the
returns coming In fast from college
football captaincy elections in all
parts Of the country. enough have
already been received to make up
two or three teams that would COM
pare favorably with some Of the
"all'' elevens now being picked.
A list of the first 50 captains to
be chosen shows that every man on
a team has Just about an equal
chance to win the leadership re-
gardless Of what position he plays.
The 80 are distributed over the
eleven berths with remarkable
equality.
What slight numerical advantage
there is for any one post goes to the
tackles who have ten beating out the
guards and the halfbacks who total
six apiece. There are four quarter
backs. three fullbacks, four ends and
three centers. Thus the line con-
tributes 20 to the list and the back
field provides Is.
A few OF the new leaders such as
Dutch" Clark. Colorado College
quarterback. and RED" eagle,
Army halfback, have gained wide
recognition this fall As among the
best on the gridiron.
With these two a. 4 starter for
the backfield 1t Is quite possible to
name an "all" eleven composed en-
tirely Of captains-elect who have
been conspicuous throughout the
season. In this case the observing
of the players and the assessing of
their worth has been done not by
newspaper experts, nor even by
coaches but by the men who played
! alongside them. There is the added
advantage that the men named are
| not extending their college careers
but will be back on the field next
fall to indicate or disappoint the
! picker Such mythical array
might be lined UP about like this:
Ends: John tPat) Kelly.A Chi
! cago: and Joe (Truck) Truskowski.
Michigan.
Tackles: James Barrett. Harvard.
and Ellsworth Armstrong, Dart
mouth.
Guards:-Waldo (Firpo) Greene.
Yale; and John l.. Sparks, Wiscon-
sin.
Center:-Nathan Barragar. South
crn California.
| Quarterback: - Earl (Dutch)
Clark. Colorado College.
| Halfbacks: - Christian keener
Red) eagle. Army: and Willis
Glasgow, Iowa.
Fullback:-Edward (Red) Melan-
son. Villanova.
The reserve list would include
such players as these:
| Quarterbacks:-Jo Sloan. of
Virginia. who caused Princeton so
much trouble in their early season
scoreless tie: Albert Hawkins. OF Vir-
ginia Military Institute: and Bernie
Bienstock, City College OF New York
Enthusiastically Creedon, Of
Boston College. undcfcated team:
Bert Van Horn Of Rochester: VIII
Covington. Kentucky: and Sam
Guarnaccia. Middlebury.
Fullbacks:-Stuart Clancy of Holy
Cross and Jim Bagg OF Wesleyan.
Ends:-Bill Sherwood, Lafayette:
and Ben Haviland, Swarthmore.
Tackles:-Leonard Grant. New
York University: Paul (Pat) Jessup.
University of Washington: Corwin
| Hawkins. Connecticut Aggies: Will
liam MacFarlane. Schuylkill.
Guards:-Lyle J.. koepke Navy;
Russell J. Crane. Illinois: George S.
Schlenker. Iowa State: and Joseph
Tansey, Norwich University, Ver-
mont.
Centers:-John Cox, Colgate's
steady place kicking pivot. and Ray
mond Mann. Massa chusetts Aggies.
II captain Of captains were
wanted either eagle or Clark might
be picked.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
UNDER THREE FLAGS

Ann Arbor. Mich, Dec. Jean
Maigret. one of the University o.
Michigan's new professors, saw
service during the World war in the
air forces of Canada. Great Britain
France and the United States.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07

James J. BraddocI;. young New
Jersey light heavyweight, who is pic
tured above. delivered one of the
surprises of the year hen he knock
ed out fluffy Grffiths in New York.
Griffiths, of Sioux City, who had won
So successive Victories in the ring,
was reputed to be another Dcmpsey
IN the making and he was an over
whclming fayorite TO beat BraddocK
Young BraddocN was the only east
ern fighter who would accept :,
match against Grfiiths. jack De
lancy and Jimmy Slatt"rv were
among tho prominent fighters who
refused the match offered by Tex
Rickard.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
NEW BRITAIN SWAMPED BY
MERIDEk HOCKEY QUINTET
Pierce Brothers Provide Almost Entire Offensive For
Champions Without Williams, Locals Have Hard
ly Any Characterization Stars In Role Of Back
stop-McDonough May Have His Star Here Sun
day-Makings of Good Team.


roller polo history, made the New
Britain roller hockey quintet look
sick last night in the first appearance
of the locals on their home floor
when. aided considerably by the
complete defense of their team
mates. Steve and Earl Pierce piled
up enough points to swamp New
Britain The locals, minus the serv-
ices of kid" Williams, star rush,
were unable to do more than flash
at the start of the game.
Without much time elapsins after
ing whistle, New Britain had slipped
a goal by Eddie Barnikow's pads
hut after that it was plain and I'M
adulterated murder.
Seven goals in rapid succession
all by the two members Of the Pierce
family. put Meriden into the lead 7
to at the end of the first period.
The brothers worked with clock like
precision and emulated the deeds OF
their famous father, the Dickie
Pierce Of olden days. and swept the
best efforts of the New Britain crew
right into the waste basket.
The final score of the game was
II to for Meriden. The Silver
City champs played like champions
and displayed team work that must
be the result of long practice 10
getter. On the defense with Lnnde-
Of
and Barnikow in the goal, the Nisi-
tors were invincible.
Last night gave Harry Thompson
and Barney Doherty their first
chance to appear in New Britain
uniform. Both played like the vet
Grams that they are but the entire
team lacked the coordination that
makes a polo team winning conf
hination. Thompson flashed plenty
of speed on the floor while Doherty
stopped many drive that might
have made the score larger.
In the third period, New Britain
nut I'D a real battle and held the
Meriden crew to a lone goal ms
failed to help because Eddie Barn.
kow was turning in great game IN
the Meriden cage. In fact. Barney
looked as good as the best goal
tenders in the league and if he keeps
up his good work, he will give the
other guardians of the nets a good
run for their laurels.
New Britain will probably show
better defense when Williams gets
on the team because the quintet will
have a player Of its own shooting in
the other direction. New Britain
plays in Meriden tonight and greets
Fall River here Sunday.
Bridgeport scored s to 8 victory
over Waterbury last night.
The summary:
Meriden New Britain
Z. Pierce
3. Pierce ,1r...... PereGrln
S. Pierce, Frobel 2r........ Clinton
Gazzinga
Lundeville ....c... Thompson
Morrison .... hb. ..... Doherty
Barnikow .....g....... Welch
First Period
Goal Won by Scored by Time
1 New Britain Peregrin 1:42
9 Meriden S. Pierce 1903
3 Merjden S. Pierce 2:26
1 Meriden $. Pierce 1:46
Meriden Il. Pierce :0S
Merden f. Pierce :33
Z Meriden S. Pierce 4:43
5 Meriden i. Pierce Glib
Second Period
. Meriden s. Pierce AS
10 Meriden Lundeville 2:53
II Meriden t. Pierce 1:19
Third Period
II Meriden Lundovillc 1o:37
Rushes: f. Pierce. s: s. Pierce. 3;
Peregrin, 4; stops Rarnikow, 81:
Welch. 80: referee. Rorty.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07

Shep Wolf. sub halfback at
Dartmouth. uncorked = s0-yard run
for touchdown In the recent game
with Cornell.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07

Kenneth Strong pow rful n. Y
L. halfback. is said TO he one OF III"
best college ball players in the east.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
P0NTIACS LOSE
TO DODGE five
Fast Battle Fought IN Amateur
Roller Hockey League

Starting the amateur roller hockey
league season last night, the Pom
tiacs were defeated by the Dodges.
last years champs, in q tight battle
by a TO score in the preliminary
to the New Britain Meriden contest.
The Dodges were fortified by the
presence of Drake Of Hartford. q
clever skater and an efficient player.
1t was the first period that gave
the Dodges their lead. Three goals
were scored to one for the Pontiacs.
The Pontiacs came back In the Sec
ond frame to cage three to two for
the Dodges but with each making;
one score In the final period, the
Dodge team emerged on top.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
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South Churc., Juniors

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New Britain herald., 1928-12-07

II Meriden L,mdovillc 12:37
Rushes: +. Pierce. s: s. Pierce. 3:
Peregrin. 4; stops Rarnikow, 81:
WEIGH. 80: referee. Rorty.
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ACCIDENT.
Church Notes.

English Lutheran Church, Rev. G
w. w. Amick, pastor. Accident, 10:0C
a. M, Sunday school; 1880 p. M, Y
P. meeting. Cove, $3.50 a. M, Sunday
school; 1890 a. M, church services
Friendsville, 1000 a. M, Sunday
school; 500 p. M, church services
Rev. Amick, who is attending Synod
at Wheeling this week, will give re-
port of the work done at the conven-
ton at the services Sunday in the
Cove and at Friendsville.
Zion Lutheran Church, Missouri
Synod, A. W. Code, pastor, $3.50 a
M, Sunday school; 1890 a. M, exam
ination of catechumen class. You arc
welcome to attend these services.
Cabbage and Tomato Plants for Sale
The Agricultural Department of the
Accident High School will have cab.
bage and tomato plants on sale next
week. Anyone desiring plants of this
kind will be able to get them from
this department.
Trucks Purchased.
VIM. Herring has purchased one.
ton Rugby truck from F. E. Spoerleir
at this place and c. c. Goehringer and
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The party went over to Canaan
Valley where fish are fish and me.a
have scales, and in the course of the
day the merchant lost his boots, like
wise his companions, and as he had
no success in fishing he was quite put
out.
When he found his boots there was
a fish in each and it is reported that
even then he couldn't get them to take
his hook. The trip was supposed to
be kept a secret, but Col. Bell was on
the scene, having arisen at two in the
morning and Harry Sincell was snap
ped with hook, line and sinker. This
is as true as any tale ever told by
Scoop in this column. Judge it ac-
cordingly.
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Weitzell in Accident during the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Weitzell were
Sunday guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Harvey in McHenry.
Messrs. William Miller and Frank
Spoerlein, of Accident, accompanied
by VIM. Browning, of Oakland, and
Irwin Blocher, of Grantsville, left on
Monday for Baltimore to attend the
Democratic State convention which is
being held in that city.
The young peoples department of
Zion Lutheran church held a social
at the church the past Friday evening
which was we'll attended.
Luther Keller and family visited at
Alexander Georges at Flatwoods on
Sunday.
Mrs. Asa Beeghley visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Liston several days the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Alexander, of
ldIWOOuS, anu MIS-. NOAH t IlChey,
of Grantsville, visited at the Robert
Alexander home on Sunday.
Miss Maytelle Gerson spent the
weekend at Grantsville visiting with
friends.
Miss Mary Speicher, who is teach
ing at Bittinger, spent the week
end at her home here.
Misses Magdalene Lawson, Margs-
ret Rovenolt and Mrs. Allie Speicher
were shopping in Meyersdale, Pa, on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. j. E. McGettigan and Mr.. AMI
Mrs. DeLeon Rush were transacting
business in Meyersdale Saturday.
Mr.. Henry Weber, from the Cove,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald Georg, of
Bittinger, were shopping in Accident
on Monday.
Mrs. Amanda Bolyard, of Marques,
w. Va, will spend several weeks Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. D. A. King,
at this place.