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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
FALCONS FACE COLORED
GIANTS HERE TOMORROW
Elm City Team Rated as
One of Best Semi.Pro
Outfits in Connecticut -
Falcons Ready for Tough
Tussle Game at 800
O'clock.

One of the best baseball attrac-
tons available in state semi-p pro cir
Giles will be seen at st. Mary's field
tomorrow afternoon when the Fall
cons will cross bats with the Elm
City Colorcd Giants of New Haven.
The visitors are no strangers to the
baseball public Of New Britain be-
cause Of their many appearances
herein the past and a large crowd
of fans is anticipated to watch the
game.
The Colored Giants not only form
an excellent baseball combination
but they also are better than a cir
Gus on the baseball field. Their
comic antics have made their fame
spread afar but they have never al
lowed their comedy to interfere with
good baseball.
The team is carrying this year.
roster of players that form one of
the strongest teams in the history OF
the club. Three pitchers form the
firing squad while the remainder Of
the team presents strict defense
and real offense. The team has
been hitting the high spots this sea-
son SO far and the number OF victor
les scored far exceeds the number
of losses.
The Falcons will be hard pressed
to win tomorrow, it is thought be-
cause OF the strength of the colorcd
team. Lefty" Atwood will probably
again draw the pitching assignment
while Mickey" Noonan will again
be behind the bat. Noonan former
Pioneer star and one OF the best
backstops ever developed in this city
appeared in Falcon uniform for
the first time last Sunday and his
work was excellent both in his posi-
ton and at bat.
The remainder of the team will
be the same as has turned in two
wins in the last two Sundays and
Coach Ray Begley and Manager
John Cabay are confident that the
team will make il three in a row to-
morrow. The game will start at Z
o'clock
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
GAMES POSTPONED

Wet grounds caused the postpone
ment of the Inter- Church league
baseball games scheduled for last
night at Willow Brook park. On
Monday night play will be resumed
with the First Luthcrans playing the
South CongreEationalists on Dia-
mond No. 2 and the First Baptist
and Swedish Bethany teams meeting
OH Diamond No. ]. The games next
Friday will bring the Everyman's
Bible class against the Stanley Ne
mortal team and oppose the st Mat
Mcthcdists
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
GOOSE G0SL|N
LEADING HITTER
Veteran Washington Out6elder
Far Out in Front

Chicago. juno % lAP) - The
Goose" stll hangs high in the
American leagues individual batting
marathon.
With the race more than one
third over, Leon Goose Goslin
veteran Washington outhclder. vas
far in front Of his smuggling rivals
with the dizzy average OF ,426,
hich is IL points higher than that
completed so far by Rogers Horns
/ by. who tops the same race in the
/ Heydler CjrCuit
| Goslln skied his average ! points
| during the tenth week of play. I'M
official averages. including N"dneS-
days garhcs, disclosed today He
! was at bat IS times during which
| he baEgod seven singles and four
! doubles. His closest rival. who per
sists IN ADDING several points to his
average each week, was columbia
| Lou" Gchrig Of the Yankees. who
added seven points during the tenth
week and wont from sixth to second
| place with = mari; Of .3ff.
-Four Yankees remain in the circle
, Of the ten leading hatsmen, although
Babe Ruth has dropped 10 ! 5th. The
| leaders: Goslin. Washington. .426:
GchrIg. New York. .3GG; Lazzerl,
Now York. .354; Kress. St Louis,
$50: Fothergill Detroit, .34a:
| Reeves. Washington. BAG; pugan,
New York, .%i3, Nanush. 81. Louis.
"a; burst. Now York. .34c; and f.
| Miller Philadelphia, 325.
| Waite Hoyt of the Yankees took
| the leadership in the race for pitch
ing honors during the tenth week.
unofficial averages reveal oustlng his
| teammatn. George Fipgras, who is
second IIoyt hurled lls ninth VIC
tory during the week and no" has a
seasons record Of nine Wins and one
defeat. PIpgras dropped ono ard
won onc, bringing his average to IL
won and . lost.
The Yankees still retain ND"
margin in team batting although
they dropped percentage point.
Their average is IA. while Wash
| ,ngton is second with .2Sa, a four
point gain over last week.
/ Team fielding during the tenth
/ week was miserable. the only bright
spot being flashed by Cley Gland. The
/ Indians turned in II double PLAYS
| during the week, hosting their sea-
! sons high record to 7G. Boston re
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
All-Kensington Faces Bris.
toll Endees on Sunday
Afternoon - Contest Is
Regularly Scheduled in
State Baseball League -
Fans Interested.

All kensington is scheduled to
meet tartar tomorrow afternocA at
the Pcrcival avenue grounds when
the Bristol Endees baseball team in
vades the town made famous be-
cause OF its paper goods to play a
Connecticut State League baseball
gme. The Endees may have started
slowly in the league but right at the
present time the Bristolites are hit
ting a fast track and they have been
moving down all opposition.
kcnsinGton will have it's strongest
lineup in the field tomorrow after
noon in an attempt to win the game.
The home club for several weeks
rested high and rightly in first place
but few reVerscs put it at the tall
end of the line. The management
believes the team is due to start a
winning streak and Bristol is slated
as the first victim.
Manager Joe Carroll of the Bristol
crew has made a number of conf
dent predictions that his team will
have no difficulty in defeating Ken
sinGton. Struck for time for play
ers, Carroll has now gathered to-
gethcr a real combination that has
plenty of strength at the bat and
in the field.
The revampcd kensington lineup
with Johnny Grip, Billy barrow and
Stanley Budnick as new additions,
showed plenty of stuff in it's first
play after the revision of the roster.
kensington fans are certain that
their team is coming through with
a win tomorrow afternoon.
Bus service from Upson's Corner
10 the baseball field will be furnish
ed again tomorrow and buses will
run as often as there are fans whd
want to make the trip to the ball
lot. A great number OF Bristol fans
will be with the Endecs in their
invasion of Kcnsineton and there
isn't any doubt that every rooter
in kensington will be out to see the
game. The contest will start about
3 o'clock
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
BY MILTON BRONNER
(NEA Service Writcr)

wan blc1On England. June -ot--
Wimbledon is back again with
some of the old glory and pomp
that was hers when the tiny little
English hamlet was the tennis CAPT
tai Of the entire world.
From 1877 to 1915 British players
ruled the world and Wimbledon
was the highest court Of the uni-
verse. Forest Hills. Germantown,
Paris and ST. Cloud were only the
petty fields where were produced the
victims for the royal carnival out
side London.
But with the war period came the
waning days Of Wimbledon. The
Americans came and with them tho
French to carry away the trophies
OF battle and to reduce the prestige
of Wimbledon to secondary posi-
ton, Wimbledon fought for her
prestige as the greatest of all battle
grounds but the disputed honor
was empty with Bill Tldcn, Bill
Johnson and Suzanne Lenglen show
ing up the British players and then
turning over their victorious arms
TO Jean Borotra, Rene I.acoste,
Henri Cochet and Helen Wills.
In that long stretch from 1875
only Gerald Patterson and KITTY
Mckane were able to win for the
empire and their victories were
hollow because the great stars were
not entered against them.
But Wimbledon is back this year
not because there is hope for a
British victory but because all Of
the Greatcst players in tho world
are entered in the championship
tournament starting june %.
No other tournament of the year
VIII have tho international appeal
that Win bladon offers and the edge
matches in Paris because by the
form shown by the American and
French players here It may be able
TO forecast what is to happen when
the Americans make the attempt to
take the cup back from France
n is almost foregone conclusion
that one of the French or the
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
I-KuilA II Is ALL RlGUI

5 Wright, atar okla hoina A. ana
VI athlete. viii travel With the st.
Louis Cardinals this summer gaining
pointers but roni turn pro brcatIs"
a." wants to play football neHi fall
He 4 pitcher aud Is all set for joan
ing the Cards nhen he gets through h
college.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23

Jas' S}asi. 2set' ruucc'rn back
Of t"o t'nrs tro has accepted =
position a. "s-i-'an' football roach
OF the Gilman srhool in Baltimore,
where he prepped.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
GETS NEW JOB As SCOUT

Fired as manager Of the Little
itock Southern Association club.
wild BIZ Rodgers lost no time
in. signing With Memphis Of the
same league as a scout. He signed
the next day
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
PLANS TO ENTER YALE.

Virgil Kennedy, one Of the best
dccathlon performers in this country
plans 10 enter the Yale divinity
school next fall He has been study
ing al Bethany.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
RETURNS TO TEXAS LEAGUE

Bob Tarleton, who managed teams
in the Texas League several years
ago and who until recently was a
scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates, is
now business manager of the Dallas
Steers
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
ALL THANKS TO COBB!

In the q years the American
League has existed. a Detroit player
has led the league sixteen times in
batting, cobb led the league IL
NcarS
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23

Two base hits; Adams, ?. Naner. j.
Wsuer JablonoWslfi. Losing pitcher
Kolp I'mpres; Klein and Mccormick.
Time. l.S2.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
CINCINNATI

Two base hit; Hafey. Tmprcs; Hart
Jorda and Rgler. Time. 90.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
TRIES TO BURN WAY
 OUT 0F POLICE CELL
Prisoner Causes Some Commotion in West
 Hartford Lookup

West Hartford, Aug. 17.-Pl- Edward Sutton, alleged to have de. serted the United States army in vermont and now being held for the army authorities by the West Hart. 1ord police, set fire to the police station in the basement Of the town hall here last night in an unsuc- cessful attempt 10 escape.
 Captain Daniel Bushey. who was in charge of the police station at the time, placed the man in handcuffs before permitting him to leave the smoke filled cell room, and another policeman was placed on guard as soon as if became apparent that Sutton was moving towards the door"
 Bremen arrived in a few moments. and the fire, which dam- aged some oilcloth advertising signs, was soon eXtinguished. An inspec- tion of the cell after the fire showed plainly with marks of soot, the point at which the prisoner had pushed a lighted match up through the top of his cell. He was to have been turned over to the army authorities today, and the fear of being sentenced upon his return to the army is believed to have prompted Sutton to attempt escape.
 The room in which the fire oc- cured is directly under the town clerks office, where the town records are stored.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
LEAK DISCL0SES TAR
 IS HIGH POWER BEER
so Barrels Are COnfiscated in New Haven Freight
 Yards

New Haven. Aug. II Rl-Another of those mysterious freight car loads Of high power beer consigned 10 responsible parties who disclaim any knowledge of the shipment was discovered by railroad police and confiscated by federal prohibition agents at 6 o'clock last night in the Cedar Hill yards when car billed as containing so barrels of tar con- signed to A. w. Bushnell, state highway commissioner of this city, was found to contain so many bar rels of beer.
 So far as could be learned there is no such person in or near New Haven who bears the name of A. w. Bushnell and the nearest approach to it would appear to be A. w. Bushell, division engineer of the Connecticut state highway depart ment with offices at 30 Whitney avenue.
 Attempts to reach Mir. Bushell by phone this morning in order to learn whether he had any knowl- edge of the freight car load of 3o- called tar" failed. Federal agelMs suggested that this was probably an other case similar to the last freight car load of beer they confiscated. In that case the consignees were Ford Brothers who knew absolutely nothing about the case until inform ed of it by the agents.
 The car load of "tar" was shipped from point in Pennsylvania, the shippers name being unknown to the federal agents, this morning. A leak in one or more of the barrels caused railroad. police to become suspicious of the character of the ''tar" and they tipped off the agents.
 Upon investigation last night the barrels were found to contain beer of high powered nature valued according to an estimate this morn- ing at between $3.000 and $4.O0O.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
MRS. JOHNSON, DYING, MAKES FUNERAL PLANS
New Britain Woman Pass. es Away at Age of B
 After Long Illness

1 As she fingered in her sick bed al the New Britain General .hospi, 1l
 Mrs. Josephine A. Johnson. of SC Cottage place. realized that deatl
 was merely matter of a short time and in preparation for the great adventure dictated a few facts of her life for the newspapers, chose those whom she would have bear her to her last resting place and made other plans for her funeral services. The death which she had faced with such fortitude came to her at 7;11 yesterday evening, she being 73 years of age. Her death bed wishes will be compiled with as far as possi- ble and below will be found d news paper adoption of the history Of herself she furnished,
 Mrs. Johnson was taken to the hospital about six months ago sui fering from critical illness. It was realized by the attendant doctors that she would not again be physi- cally active and that death was but matter of time.
 oCNci dl NethS dSD SIlt CGllt0 HeT daughter to her bedside and told her she might as well realize that her mother was going to die. She gave a history of her life for the news papers, named 10 her the friends whom she wanted for pail bearers and mentioned that she wanted a funeral service from the church which she took a part in organizing Her daughter agreed and her every wish has been carried out.
 Since she came to this city from her native home in Sweden 49 years ago she made a deep impression and was active in societies and church. She was a charter member of the First Lutheran church, having been one of a small group which banded together to form the church. It TOW has one of the largest congre- gations in the city.
 She was also charter member of the Valkyrian lodge. Q. of V. From the first Mrs. Johnson was one of it's moving figures. She was a practi- cal nurse for many years.
 Twenty-three years ago her hus- band. John E. Johnson died. Sur viying her are two sons. Edward of Locust, l.. 1. and Walter C. Johnson of Buffalo, N. Y; one daughter, Mrs. James O'Day of this city; and seven grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be held to- morroW afternoon at 2:oO o'clock at the home of her daughter, at 56 Cottage place and at o'clock at the First Lutheran church. Rev. Abel 4. Ahlquist and Rev. $. G. Youngert will officiate. Miss Mildred Berg lund will sing. Burial will be in Tairview cemetery.
 Following are the pail bearers chosen by Mrs. Johnson: Henning Johnson. Inoch Johnson, Mandus lredberg, August Wallen. John An derson and Oscar Johnson. The flower bearers were to be Leonard Larson, Emil Larson and Martin Carlson.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
SIX PERSONS ARE nUn '1uoo 'ploy,lsu T ''e's a,!,,suuotnp t,pV Gar Goes UYer LIlIuarhlInvu.
 On Avon Turnpike ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED South Wallinsford Woman Dri, ing
 Machine Which Gets Out of Con-
 trol Near Canton This Moning- Child Also Hurt.
ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED

Hartford, Aug. 15 P-Six persons were injured, one seriously, when a car driven by Miss Genevleve Kelly, 80, Of o0S South Orchard street, South Wallingford. went over an em- bankment on the Avon turnpike near Canton this morning.
 Suffers Broken Arm
 Miss Mary Devine of South Wal llngford, a school teacher, was the most seriously hurt, she suffering a broken arm, head lacerations and se- we're shock, Mrs. Kelly received lac erations and bruises on the body and her brother, James Kelly, 2S, suffer- ed severe lacerations.
 Norma Mckay Of the same address as the kellys, received lacerations of the jaw.
 The two other passengers in the car, both ot whom were hurt in the accident. lived at oo9 South Or chard street. South Wallingford.
 They were Julia Martin, 3S, lac erations about the face and body, Winifred Martin, 2, cuts and bruises on the face and head. Miss Kelly IS thought 10 have lost control of the car,
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
COAT.7A|LS BURNED
 AS HE FLEES FLAMES Hartford Cop a Little Too SlOw-POlice Motor.
 cycles Damaged

Hartford, Aug 17 Pl-Four mo- torcycles and d policeman's coat tails We're badly damaged this morn- ing when d fire broke out in the po- lice station garage on kinsIey street. The blaze which was caused by a short circuit in the wiring on one of the motorcycles spread rapidly and in few moments the entire west end of the garage was enveloped in flames.
 Policeman Ralph Merriman and Mechanic William Miller found themselves in the midst of the fire, Miller was able to dash out of the building without being singed, but Policeman Merriman was not ninble enough to escape one of the leaping flames which attached itself to the tail of his coat.
 This is the second fire at the po- lice garage within the past two weeks. The other one occurred ear Tier in the month when one Of the motorcycles burst into flames when it was being filled with gasoline.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
ANCIENT MAYANS HAD
 GAMES LIKE MODERNS
Tulane Expedition Finds Evidence Squash Was
 Played 1000 Years Ago

New Orleans, La, Aug. 17 Rt- Evidence that d game similar to squash was played by natives of Yu- catan 2,o0O years ago was found by a Tulane university expedition which returned here today from a.i exploring trip through Central America and Mexico.
 Dr. Trans Blom of the department of middle American research Of 1u- lane who headed the expedition, said he found courts upon which the game had been played by the ancient Mayan tribes. The courts still were i'll excellent repair, he said. And there could be no mistake about what they were used for.
 The game apparently had been played with rubber balls which had been knocked back and forth across the court with something similar to rackets.
 Heretofore, Dr. Blom explained. it had been thought such games had not been played in that section ear Her than 1000 or 1,2oO A. D.
 Leaving New Orleans last Decem- Der, the expedition was in the field 200 days travelling through almost impenetrable jungles large part of the time. On one occasion seventy days was required to hack their way through underbrush for 100 miles and at another time the expedition traveled only $50 feet in II days.
 Textiles 1,200 to 1,5oo years old were found in cave in Yucat, Dr. Blom said. The cloth was still white and could not be torn without great difficulty It probably had been used as mantle for a Mayan woman.
 Several weeks will be required to assemble his reports, pr. Blom ea- plained, and until that time he will not be able to give out a full report of what he found. He was accom- panied by Louis Bristow. Tulane stlt- dent.
 The expedition was financed by sons of the late John Geddings Gray, as a memorial to their father.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
BRIDGEPORT WOMAN HURT
 IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Mrs. Lasher and Mrs. Hubble Vic tims of Collision at Vest
 port, New York.

Bridgeport. Aug. IT P-Mrs. Harvey Hubble and Mrs. Walter B. Lasher. society women of this city. were injured in an automobile acci- dent in Westport, N. Y.. yesterday. it was learned here today. Mrs. Hubble is the widow of Harvey NJ. Hubble. who founded the manufac- turing plant which bears his name, and Mrs. Lasher is the wife of the president of the American Chain company.
 The women left here 10 days ago for the races at Saratoga and then visited Lake Placid. Yesterday they were driving to Lake Champlain from Lake Placid when their ma chine was struck by another car.
 Mrs. Hubble suffered broken rib and Mrs. Lasher was bruised and cut.
 Both women were treated by a Nestport physician. Their families and personal physicians left here for Westport immediately after re- ceiving word of the accident.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Explorer Cuts Hair
 To End Natives Fear

Amman, Trans-J Jordan, Aug. 17 R-A lock of his own hair had to be sacrificed to science by Henry Field, leader of the Field Museum Syrian Desert expedi- tion.
 Wishing to obtain specimens of the hair of Mesopotamian desert tribesmen for the mu- scum in Chicago, Field had in- duced many to part with locks and had carefully catalosued them. But superstitious tribesman spread the word that all who had given hair to the white man would be seriously ill at the end Of three years.
 The situation was threatening until Field entered the chiefs tent with pair of scissors, gravely cut a lock from his own head and handed portions of it around to the natives, thus ef fectively dissolving their fears.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
CURTIS INVITED SPEAKER
 AT THIRD WARD OUTING
Candidate for Vice President, 1t is Hoped. Will Address Republi-
 cans September 20.

Charles C. Curtis. United States senator and republican nominee for vice president, has been invited to be the principal speaker at the an- nual barbecue of the Third Ward Republican club at Lake Compounce September 29
 The Third Ward Republican clubs annual outing is generally considered to be the opening gun of the c. o. r. campaign and al- ways attracts several hundred lead ing members of the party. Among those who plan to be present are Governor Trumhull and Chairman J. Henry Rora back of the state cen tral committee. State and local of ficials will be present in large num- bers and an opportunity will be af- forded to meet candidates.
 Councilman Donald l.. Bartlett. president of the club. through whom the invitation was extended 10 Senator Curtis, has not yet re- ceived a reply.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
JOHN H. REGAIN DIES
Deceased Had Been Vice President of Tabs-Lived Here B Years Funeral Tomorrow.

John H. Began. 5S years old, of 39 Lawlor street, members of the '. M. T. A. & E. society of which he is a past vice president and all active memger of several other so- cieties. died in Middletown last eve ming after lingering illness
 Mir. Began was native Of this city and he lived here all his life. He was employed as a machinist in the American Hardware corporation until his illness. He was an active democrat in politics.
 Other traternal affiliations beside the |. NJ. T. A. X B. society were the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Foresters of America.
 Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Mary A Regan: one sister. Mrs. Richard McEnroe of Lincoln street: d brother. William Regan. all Of this city. and several nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held Saturday morning at S:3o o'clock from the funeral parlors of NJ. J. Kenney X Co.,, and at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.