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New Britain herald., 1928-03-29

relief work at short, second and even first base if need by.
 Fothergill, Rice and Heilmann will cavort in the wider expanses. with Red WingQnin reserve. Foth- ergill for once is down to a normal playing weight and figures to have q good year. There is no peace for athletes who are overweight when Moriarty and Leifield are on the job.
 Detroit will probably carry four catchers-Woodall, Hargrave. Shea and Phillips. "Pinkie" Hargrave, brother of Bubbles of the Reds. will do lot Of pinch-hitting this summer. The stocky little receiver knows how to pick out good one and smack it from ether side of the plate. and has been doing it ire quently this spring.
 Moriarty looks for plenty of com petition from the Athletics and Washington in the task of over hauling the New York Yankees. If he can keep that bee buzzing and if the Tanks should figure in @ train wreck or something, maybe the Tiger fans have good things in store for them in 1928.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
(BY WERNER IAI FER)

san Antonio, Texas, March 29.-- The pennant bee is buzzlng in the camp of the Detroit Tigers down San Antonio way.
 Of course. pennant bees that buzz in the training camps are not always taken seriously by the other clubs in the league. Nevertheless, Man ager George Moriarty and his en- tire camp have dreams of being in the heavy end of the money next world series time.
 There is one condition 10 this fanciful hope. The New York Yankees must succumb to the law of averages that says one team can not gobble all of the glory every year. Once every so often even the mightiest of champions must take it on the chin.
 A little let-up in the Yankees pitching or slump in the batting of Messrs Ruth and Gchrig would just about turn the trick for the Bengals, figures the Tiger board of strategy.
 Twenty per cent improvement in all-around effectiveness is looked for in 1928 by the Tiger bosses. Dis counting another string of ill luck as suffered last year, the team should be in the running from the very start.
 Harry Rice and Elam Van Gill der, obtained in trade with the Browns for Blue and Manush, con stitute the main part of the im- provemcnt. Throwing weakness ir the outheld was our biggest handi- cap last summcr,' says Head Coach Albert Lefty" LeiGald, and with Rice in center field the boys won't be taking that extra basc 1 every hit. Think what this will mean to our pitchers,
 "A weak throwing oftfeld ,can make the best pitching staff look bad" rants the congcnial Lefty. If your gardeners cant keep a runner from taking that extra base. what chance has the pitcher to be helped by the double play that olltl TtSultS " IltH Il iulliltl l' N Pt on first base?
 And another thing. When we hit that losing slump last season, 19 out of % games were dropped after the seventh inning. That s where Elam Van Glider. the relief pi'c her, comes in
 So there you have the basis on which the pennant bee is buzz" 2. Other thir9s that helped put the team in it's present optimistic mood are the great improvement shown by many Of the youngsters coming back 10 the malors after q year or two in the minors and the general fine physical condition Of inc team
 The pitchers have had plenty ot work 10 get them in shape and : Morlarty is counting on ines" fel- lows 10 get the team away 10 a good start. Whitchill, Stonor, Car roll. Gibson and Holloway again should be first strireers, with Haskell Billings who as'oundoa fht fans with his groa%t work late last season after coming direct from
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
Boys Club

Personal fouls-Iukc 1. r. Mar sclli, karbonik 1, Charlow 2, Dennis, Eucheri 3. l.. Marselli e-17; Gill {, Goffa ?, hley ?, Grusha, Compag- none 3, Benjamin 4-16. Free tries Luke ?. Charlow ?. Dennis 5, Bucheri 5, l.. Marselli 4-1S; Gill s, kerelejza, Goffa 3. Grusha, kley 3, Compagnone 4, Beniamin-o1. Reterces-NiXon and Tobin. Timer - Parparian. Scorer Saunders. , Time--Four 1o-minute quarters and three extra periods of five minutes.
 Co. II 53. Emeralds 3I
 Co. II was tied only once and was never headed as it scored 53-34 Win over the Emeralds in the first game of the evening. The game was slow In getting up any speed, Ross nlA king the first basket after more than five minutes of play, although he had put in q free toss earlier. .Jclncrney Shot-put the ball in, and ilcrdlein followed another score by Ross to make it 5-4 at the quarter. liattings tossed neat one from the corner as the second period opened and SaNc followed suit. but Howard got three points and l1erdlein tied the score at 3-9. smith popped a long one, Mieczkowski dribbled through for his first of many baSl- cts and the militiamen ran up 2o- 9 score l.. Morin getting q basket for the Emeralds just as the half ended.
 Co. II continued its work in the third quarter with Ross bearing the lrunt of the attack. McInerney went out on fouls with the tally 30-1S. but this seemed 10 brace the Emeralds, who came back 10 33-22 at the quarter. Hcrdlein and F. Morin made an attack which lifted the core to 35-2S in the final period but there the Emerald offense col lapsed and the defense with it. Ross and HattinGs scored, and Mieczkow- -lll raced through the F,meralds for eight baskets in brilliant succession. MicczkoW~ki's work in the last period made him the outstanding player of the game. even though he til much of his scoring against q .hrrr-man team Ross played tho game of his life. getting II points end holding Fred Morin s"orclcss. ~aHe was brilliant on the I fa"so. I. Nnrin and I"rflein led tho Emerald -.+t1-if Tho su"r-f,"-y.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
BOWLING LEAGUE OPENS
WallingfOru WOmen's Team to Roll New Britain At Rogers Alleys To- night in First Matches.

The Wom.n's state Bowling league will open play tonight at Rogers Recreation alleys with the Wallingford team opposing New Britain. The match is scheduled to start promptly at S:3o o'clock. A total of 10 teams are entered in the circuit. These including Branford. Collinsville. Manchester. Bridgeport, Meriden, Hartford. Waterbury. New London, Wallingford and New Britain.
 Miss Itoberge who holds the high sing.e at the Baltimore tournament will roll as anchor for the Walling- ford tcaN. New Britain will be rep resented by Clara Lynch, Elsie Linn, A. HuCk. H. Osten and G rtrude Scharff, captain.
 Tn" Industrial team that repre- ntcl this city in the Baltim ore events. will roll the Roger Sherman combination Of New Haven. also an entry in the Baltimore tournament. Friday night at Rogers for purse of $Ioo.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
! o
 
BRUINS
 FORM FAST TEAM
Johnny Beckman Was Formerly
 Captain Of New York CeltiCS

Strong opposition will be encoun- tered by the New Britain basketball team at the Stanley Arena Saturday night when the Chicago Bruins, led by Johnny Beckman. one of the greatest court performers of all time. play here. The Bruins were one of the leading quintets in the western half of the American Basketball league and lost Gut in the final weeks for the championship to the Fort Wayne team. Fort Wayne in turn, was defeated by the Celtics for the ultimate worlds title.
 Beckman has, for number of years been one of the foremost per formers in big league basketball circles. He was captain of the Original Celtics of New York, tine worlds champions. from 1918 to 1926 and since that time he has cap- .ained the Chicago team He was considered the brains Of the teams on which he played and he is a dead shot both from the field and the foul line. He is known as The Babe Ruth of Basketball
 Frankie Roxbury and Frankie Strichburg were called the Gold Dust Twins in the American Bas- ketball league. They have played basketball together ever since they graduated from St. Johns college in Brooklyn. They are considered among the fastest pairs of forwards in the game. Bob Grady, called the premier center of basketball, will ap- pear in his last game of the season here Saturday night. Following the contest, he will report to the Jersey City team of the International Base ball league as q member of the pitching staff.
 Chizmader is one of the leading guards of the American league, ana Kennedy, his running mate. will be a sensation in himself. All of these men were high scorers in the Amer ican league and they are out to hand New Britain a facing. if possible, Saturday night.
 Preliminary Game
 A double feature is offered 10 the fans Saturday night in the appear apce here of the Manchester Re creation Girls team against the Stanley Rule & Level quintet. The Manchester crew appeared here short time ago and proved 10 be one of the sensations of the year. stan ley Rule should give the visitors royal battle.
 Lose To Plainficld
 In a game marked by the terrific pace set by both clubs. the New Britain team went down to defeat last night at the hands of the Plain field Pros by the score of 40 10 3l, The contest was played under pro- fessional rules and the unfamiliar style was a big handicap 10 the To- cal players.
 New Britain led at the end of the first half by If to 12 score but fast and furious rally by Plaintield in the second half, enabled the home club to come through with a win.
 The summary:
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
SPlTbALLERS ID
 SOON BE EXTINCT
Mere Half Dozen 0ldtimels Left
 Among the Major Leasuers

New York, March e9 R}-Another
 famous tribe-the spitball pitchers of
 baseball-is rapidly becoming ex-
 tinct.
 Now that Urban Shocker has made
 up his mind to moisten banjo notes in his St. Louis radio shop in pref
 erence to wettlng the old spheroid, the ranks of this once great galaxy
 of hurlers has dwindled to a mere half dozen.
 Only eight years ago the major leagues decided by concurrent action
 to ban freak deliveries and agreed that IT bona fide spitball pitchers
 then performing in the big circuits would be the only ones exempt from the rule.
 Of that number, the National had
 eight. namely. Bill Doak. Shuffling
 Phil Douglas. Dana Dillingham;. Ray
 Fisher, Marvin Goodwin, Burleigh
 Grimes. Clarence Mitchell and Dick
 Rudolph. Today. only Doak of the
 Robins, Mitchell of the Phillies and
 Grimes of the Pirates. survive. With the passing of Shocker of the Yankees, three of the moist bail fingers are left in the American flcague. When the rule was passed in 1920, there were A. w. Ayers, Ray
 Caldwell, Stanley Coveleskie, Urban
 Faber, H. B. Leonard, Jack Quinn, Allan Russell, Shocker and Allan
 Sothoron.
 Coveleskie, now battling for a reg ular berth with the Yankees, Faber
 of the White Sox, and Quinn of the Athletics, remain on the American league active list Sothoron. former ly with the Browns, is a coach with the Cardinals.
 The ancient Polish heaver, Covel- eskie, hes turned in two good per- formances during the southern train- ing grind and seems assured of some sort of contract with the world
 champions.
 Jack Quinn, 43. the Methusaleh of
 baseball, is entering his 25th year
 on the diamond. After leaving the
 minors Quinn began tossing his | I 'zzling splitter with the Yankees in 1 1909. It is an odd twist of fate that i Quinn in his early major league days had his poorest luck against Connie
 Macks Athletics of whom he is at present member.
 Mitchell. Doak, Grimes and Faber
 seem to be ready for at least an
 other season but 1929 may bring further reductions in the fast thin
 ming line of these moundsmen who
 acquired their skill in the days when Shewing tobacco was an art in itself.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
RED SOX PRACTICE

Augusta, Ga, March .9 WJ-A much needed regulation practice will absorb the attention of the Boston Red Sox here today. They demon- strated the dire need of inter-club play yesterday when the Giants whipped them s-5 in a game that saw a lot of unnecessary runs con tributed by the Sox in way tfI.t indicated that Carrigans crew was still full of loop holes.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
JOE HOWARD AIMING FOR
 STATE TITLE THIS YEAR
Former Middleweight Champion in Perfect Fighting Form-Worcester Amateurs to Oppose Pick of Con- necticut Simon Pures-Vistors Considered One of Best Teams in the East - Last Tournament for Three Weeks - lnterCity Matches Scheduled in Card of 10 Bouts,

With the state title tournament cnly a few weeks away, amateur fight fans arc watching Joe Howard of Hartford. former middleweight champion, closely. Howard has trained himself down to 1CJ pounds and at the present time IS reported to be in fine fighting form. He will be seen in action in this city Friday night for the first time in many months against tough opponent ill Hector Perry of Worcester, Mass.
 Besides the state title tournament, Howard plans now to enter the na- tlonal title competition in Boston in May. Judging from the records of the men who won honors in the na- tonal classes last year. Howard stands a very good chance of cop- ping honors in Boston this year.
 Howard will be out to score a knockout in quick order Friday night. His punching power is we'll known to New Britain fans and with his physical condition as good as it is, Howard will be the favorito against his Bay State opponent. On the other hand. Perry will furnish some of the toughest opposition that Howard has ever received according 10 reports from his training camp. He is ;t fast man on his feet and q faster one with his fists. If he lands, Howard will be in trouble. The bout appears 10 have all the ear marks of a good scrap.
 Four other Worcester boys. num- bered among the amateur fight team that is considered one of the best in the east, will be seen in action 2 during the tournament. A battle in the light heavyweight division will be seen with Vic Carlson of Terry vile pittod against James Sullivan of the Massachusetts city. Both are hard punchers and il is doubtful il the bout will go the three scheduled rounds.
 Johnny Clinch will get good test of his powers when he swaps punch es with Joe Prestero in the IA, pound class. prcstero has appeared in Hartford on several occasions and has always given a good account Of himself. Clinch is out to get him. self ready for the state title tour namcnt and he will try to finish Prestero in short order. PanCho Villa will do his stuff against Mil ford Savaguc in the 136 pound class. Villa is the favorite to win over his opponent but not among the follow CTS of tha Worcester camp. A battl" in the 115 pound class has been scheduled between John Villa ot Worcester and either Sal Navarro Of Hartford or Lou Taylor of Bristol.
 Five other bouts to be made up from entries from various cities in the state will round out d card of h bouts for the tournament. Some of the favoriteS in the amateur ranks of the state are slated 10 appear and plenty of action seems assured for those who plan to attend tn, bouts.
 This will be the last tournament for three weeks. Next week being Holy Week, no tournament will be held while the following week will be date of the title tournament. The first bout tomorrow night will start promptly at o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
BRAVES \S, DODGERS

Miami. Fla. March % Pl-The Boston Braves will have q chance to redeem themselves today against thr Dodgers for their poor showing yes tcrday when Vance and Petty white washed the boys. 90. The field was in poor shape but despite that Stat ierys men were completely out claeso1
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
Vance a,d Petty Start
 ID Ili3-Iay Great Form

Mi-Iii. Fla. March 29 R>-sii.ep- tics who have been worrying about the condition of the star moundsmen of the Robins breathed easier today because of the sparkling form dis played by Hobbies two aces, Vance and Petty. The potent hats of the Braves. which had shelled the Yankees 10 cover. were silonced to a lone bingle yesterday as the flock took off the opener of q tour-ganlo series by Q 10 q. Vance gave on. hit in four innings. Petty none in five
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
GIANTS ON WAY HOME

Augusta. Ga. March % (P>-The New York Giants made their fare we'll here today with Chattanooga as the next stop. Howard Dilkes. semi-rro pitcher of Philadelphia. has been sent home to take treat ment for sinus trouble.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
MNSSSzA ""SAA ANNcNlOm

If the Yankees Slump, Watch Detroit. That's the cry from the Tigers as pennant bee buzzes among them. Better pitching, especially relief hurlng by Elam Van Glider, a strengthened outfield through the addition Of Harry Rice. and depend- able reserves for every position cause Detroit players 10 think they will be up near the top this season.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
New Britain
Plainfhld

Score at half time, New Britai' IA, Plainfield 12: referee, smith.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

By the Associated Press.
 Cincinnati-Harry Mccarthy, Cin- cinnati, won over Jimmy Savers, Fort Wayne, IW. Jimmy Harris, Cincinnati, defeated Larry Pruitt, (6). Buddy Lee, Nashville, techni- cally knocked out Bobby Bridges, Indianapolis, CD.
 Akron, Ohio--K. O. Christner, Ak ron. knocked out Sergeant Jack Ad- ans, St. Louis .(10). Charley Brock, Philadelphia, defeated Jim Sigman, Spartanburg, s. C.. (S).
 Detroit-Forrest Hawke, Detroit, defeated Tom Sayers. Detroit. IO.
 Bradford, Pa-George Meenahan, Buffalo, N Y., won over Tony Russo, Toledo, f6).
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29

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AGED MUSICIAN
TRIES To DIE

With his mind prey to fears of
ill health in his old age, Wendell J.
Esberger. rs, member of the Musi-
clans Union 40 years, today at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor at his home in the 100
block Eighth Street Northeast.
Esberger is in a critical condition
at Casualty Hospital and physicians
say ~his chances of recovery are
slim.
The aged man. was found in a
back room of his home by his son
Max today. with his throat slashed,
a razor lying at his side, and cuts
inflicted by a pocket knife on his
chest. Nearby there was this note:
Dear son Max and Margaret:
everyone was good to me. All my
children were good to me. Farewell,
Daddy Esberger."
Esberger is one of the best.known
clarionet players in Washington, and
has been member of many therter
and dance orchestras. He was at
tended by the family physician, DIR.
q. Fl. Rawson, before being taken
to Casualty Hospital.
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SON GUN
EXPERT UNDER
FIRE

FREDERICK, Nd, Oct. 26.
The clashing claims of gun
merry experts, with the defense
boldly appropriating exhibits
of the prosecution to show
they told different story
than the States battery Of
scientists made out. featured
the trial Of Samuel I. Robert
son for the Staying of Edward
NJ. Mills here today.
Capt. William A. Jones, of New
York, practical police pistol ex-
pert" was returned to the witness
stand by the defense to try to re
fute the allegation of Major Calvin
Goddard. star witness of the prose
cution, that the "test bullets" and
the fatal bullets" in the case were
fired from the same gun-the gun
owned by Robertson.
Takes Flat Issue
Picking up the photographs pro-
duced by the prosecution, Captain
Jones interpreted them as showing
cOnclusively. TO him, that the :wo
sets of bullets could never h%~a
been shot from the same pistol.
and thereby took flat issue with
Major Goddard on the basis of his
own exhibits.
The New York eX-policeman
stood by his guns under a grueiIinc
REORGANIZATION. admitting he
had no scientific training. that he
even had prejudice against micro.
scopes in the earlier phases of his
career as a gun expert.
Crowds Fade Away
The long hours of technical tes-
fimony diminished interest in the
trial today, and there were many
empty benches in the court room
as the testimony about the ridges,
landmarks, and depression" on bul-
let continued.
At one point one of the juryman
asked what is landmark on a bull
iet?"
An hour dissertation on the sub
ject by Captain Jones was required
Continued on Page 2, Column IL
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MILLIONAIRE I D.
WE'D SHOP GIRL

A story rivaling that OF Cinderella
came to light with the announce
ment that John Robert Lawson.
Johnston, former attache at the
British Embassy here and a mult1-
millionaire merchant, will soon
marry a pretty girl who works in
an Albany (N. " department store.
Several days ago society leaders
who had entertained LawsoT.Jo
son and his former wife, the wealthy
Barbara Guggenheim, learned TO
their disnnay that she was rumored
engaged to the son of a riding acad-
emy proprietor.
The Lawson-J ohnstons were di-
vorced in Paris about a year ago.
A Complete Mystery
It was not until last night that
Betty McCormick's mother formally
the engagement OF ner
daughter to Lawson-Johnston.
1t was stated at the British
Embassy that Lawson-Johnston nad
resigned his post there in 1925. he
became London merchant and i
Continued on Page 2, Column -
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Smith 6-to-5 FavOrite
To Win Massachusetts

NEW YORK. Oct. Ex-Governor
Smiths Boston speech made him
a e-5 faxorite to carry Massa6 nu.
setts today
At the same time the odds on
the national election shifted sig htly.
The betting was four to one, in
stead Of four and half TO one,
that Hoover would be the next
President.
After shifting back and forth,
betting on New York State settled
down at even money on the presi.
Dental race. Roosevelt. however.
remained the favorite at three to
two to be the next governor.
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FLIGHT To WEST
CANCELLED FOR
ZEPPELIN
BY international News Service

LAKEHURST, n. j., Oct. 26.
DIR. Hugo Eckener, commander
of the Graf Zeppelin, an
nounced today that the pro-
posed flight of the dirigible
over the Middle West had been
cancelled.
Unfavorable weather continued
today and after studying the maps
this morning DIR. Eckener an.
nounced a few minutes after 1890
that the inland trip was definitely
off He made the decision re-
luctantly, as he had hoped to be
able TO give the people of the Mid
dle-West an opportunity to view
the huge. silver-bodied air liner
which recently made an historical
flight from Friedichshafen, Ger.
many. to Lakehurst.
Back TO Germany Soon
The desire to make the return
flight to Germany as soon as pos
sible-probably early next week
Eckeners decision.
A low pressure area over the
Great Lakes region resulted in the
inland trip being called off at the
last minute last night after some
of the 81 invited passengers and
guests were aboard. Everything
had been in readiness for the flight,
food and personal belongings having
been stored in the dirigible.
Passengers Go Home
This morning the passengers were
again ready, but reports were that
the weather was no better and
shortly before DIR. Eckener an
nounced that the Middle West flight
was off some Of passengers began
making arrangements to return to
their homes.
After Informing newspaper men
of cancellation of the trip. DR..
Eckener went to an office in the
hangar to prepare an official state
ment.
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Speed Version Differs

Yesterdays testimony by seven
eye.witnesses was practically identi'
CAL The only difference lay in how
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I =. Meathrb hnFeaO
Fair and continued cold tonight;
light frost in the suburbs. satur-
day, fair; light northwest winds.
Temperature yesterday - Highest
80; lowest, 38.