New Britain herald., 1928-11-03
Color. That Mysterious AGENT
Which Sets Supermen An.rt

Color according to Webster. ia
a property or quality Of visible
phepomena, distinct from form and
from light and shade. depending up.
on the effect of light or different
wave lengths on the retina." but In
us frequent application to indtyid-
uals OF prominence in the political
and sporting worlds, its mea nine II
well nigh beyond explanation. Al
though readily understood by tho
majority of the reading public.
JACK Dempsey. deposed heayy-
weight champion. had color" aud
may be able to display that he stilI
mas 1t. should he return to the rtnr
as 1t is reported he may do. Babo
Ruth, baseballs most prominent ex.
ponent. probably has it in as larse
a portion as has ever been possessed
ny any athlete. His running mate
IN the realm of swat. Lou Gehrir
VIII never have enough of it to
place him in the big fellows class
according to baseball writer's, vet
Gehrig has proved his ability to
amass much higher batting aver
age than Ruth's. and for a time dur
ing the 1927 season threatened to
, depose the king. Benny Leonard
great boxer and ring general. was
colorful. Casey Stengel, hero Of a
Worlds Series and the fojIow,ny
season a minor Lacquer. had color to
spare, and. coming closer to home.
Manager Bill McCorry Of the ALBANY
club OF the Eastern league could not
be kept off any complete list ~
| colorful athletes
In the field Of politics, Theodore
Roosevelt the rough rider, the ex.
piorer and the president, had tho
faculty for attracting people to him
IN greater measure than any other
public figure Of the age. That was
what gave him the color" the pub.
lie likes and which will probably
never be adequately known by any
other term. Woodrow Wilson, Cal
vim Coolidge. Warren G. Harding.
Henry Cabot Lodge and other lead.
CTS IN the nations history, lacked
mat quality. while Senator Robert
La Toilette had it and displayed It
IN every move he made. every ut
| terance that came from him,
Among New Britain figures who
are known to almost everyone with.
IN the limits of the city. George A.
ouIgley. and Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa.
nave been outstanding among the
colortu' characters in the mayors
office in the past decade. Oujglev
The campalgner the representative
or the peepul', the champion Of
The masses. never i'm his palmy DAVIS
spoke 10 empty chairs when he was
| running for mayor. He could always
be counted upon to SAY something'
and the people f1ocked to hear him
say II. whether It was something
| they had already heard or a brand
, new idea or charge or promise.
Mayor Paonessa on the stump, on
a. postprandial program. in a pa
rade. appeals to the public. His con.
t'dent carriage. his outspoken man.
ner. And sincerity credited to his
declarations. added to the forcefu,
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color
New Britain has seen some color
full athletes. veritable Babe Ruth's
in their own sphere. Fred Jean.
King Of the roller polo players, could
thrill crowded arenas and bring the
fans to their feet in cheers because
| his shoWmarship was almost equal
10 his skill with crooked stick and
red rubber ball. Arthur Swat
McCahe. when he was the leading
hitter in the Connecticut league and
| center fielder on the New Britain
tam. might hit a home run or punch
an umpire at any minute. and the
bleschers in all the parks around the
circuit were packed with expectant
tans TO see him do one or the other.
or both
Pill kopf New Britain boy who
was with Cincinnati when that club