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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28
Offers Sharkey Bout
With Tommy LOughran

Chicago, Dec. IS Pl-Paddy Har-
mon. matchmaker for the Chicago
Stadium Corporation, has offered
Jack SharlIey, Boston heavyweight,
a bout with Tommy Loughran.
Philadelphia, light heavyweight
champion who seeks the heavy.
weight title. $3.50,
Loughran has signed contract
with Harmon, calling for him 10
meet the best heavyweight obtain
able for match in Chicago before
April 1. If Sharkey accepts, the
match probably will dedicate the
rev Chicago Stadium.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28
GOATS 9F192s

/ Bob Zuppkc, the Illinois football
coach, is u celebrated wit, wise
cracker and gag-puller out around
his own neighborhood and he has
been known to knock eaters off their
stools with snappy atter-dinner
cracks at functions in widely sep
arated sections of the country.
He was down south recently in a
territol J that had produced a num-
Der Of young men on numerous ALL
America teams and the rooters for
! those young men were eager to get
an experts opinion OH some OF the
other young men who had been
similarly honored in other sections.
The name of Otto Pommcrening.
the Michigan tackle, came into the
conversation. Pommcrening was
named for Il position on the ALL
America team that some of the boys
down there thought could have been
filed more handsomely by one of
two or three star southern tackles.
What do you think of Pommer-
CHING. Mr.. Zuppkc?' the wee,
wrinklod mapped Bob was asked.
He Didn't Think Much
well. I'll tell you" he proceeded
10 tell them. Il had heard so much
about that follow that / watched for
him all through his game with us
and the only time ! saw him he was
otf-side.'
This piece isn't lNcant to be about
football The Introduction is the
politicians orator. y way Of getting
10 the point by tno longest possible
route. And the poigt is that some
athletes can comma"d attention only
when they demonstrated the art OF
doing something wrong.
We have been reading in recent
days Of all the baseball heroes of
1925, the fellows who hit the hide off
the ball, the pitchers who kept them
from hitting the hide off, the field
crs Who went down for them and
went out for them and always came
up with them, and the fellows who
took an extra base without a hit or
pinchcd three on Il single.
The records show all the things
tr"t the great men did and they
show also what some OF the men
didn't do The space occupied of
this type isn't addicted to the NOM
nation OF goats or the advertising
of adversely. but there is a certain
fascination i'm picking out the most
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28
DUSTY LEAGUE TEAMS TO
FURNISH ACTION TONIGHT
Fafnir Bearing Quintet Faces Corbin Screw In Most
Important Game of Season - Chances of Other
Teams In Circuit Depend On Outcome Of Battle
p. & F. Corbin Meets Landers Five-Screw Shop
Girls Slated to Clash With North & Judd.

years P. & F. Corbin team to an
overtime tie game last week are
playing North & Judd in the opening
game. The Bucklemakers are greatly
improved due to the coaching of
Jimmy" Murphy who has shown
them the fundamentals of the game.
Their floor work is very good but
they are still bit weak in the scor.
ing. department. The first game will
start at 1880 o'clock sharp.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28
BOMB EXPIODI,S

Tunis, Algeria. Dec. IS "a
bomb exploded in the offices of tho
Italian language newspaper. Unique.
today. causing damage estimated at
100000 francs. All of the staff es-
capped injury. The motive for tho
outrage is not known.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28
South Church juniors
Bulldogs


Personal fouls-Joseph. Wheeler
., Hattings, Anderson, Merza 3-S;
Dagata 8. ReCano Sc. Technical
foul-Wheeler. Free tries-Josepn
>. Wheeler 2. Ratings =. Mcrza :
s: Nicderer s. chester. CoEle. Daga-
Ia 3. Recano 2-1o. Referee
Parker. Timor-Rccano. Scorer
May.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28
BROWNSVILLE QUINTET IS
ANXIOUS TO BEAT LOCALS
Brooklyn Basketeers to Appear Here Tomorrow Night
Both Teams Are Set for Hard Tussle - New
Britain Won First Game, % to 26-Visitors Form
One of Best Court Combinations Ever Seen Here
Williams May Be Used In Forward Position

new armory in Bristol at night.
This will be the first meeting be-
tween these two rivals this season
and record crowds will be at botn
contests.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28
POSITIONS ARE REVERSED

A few years back George Mcbride
was manager and Stanley Harris a
troit. Harris is the boss and Mcbride
is his assistant
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28
NEW BRITAIN GOES INTO
SECOND PLACE IN LEAGUE
Gazzinga and Doherty Completely Sew Up Pierce
Brothers-Albany Quintet Is On Short End of 5 to
Score - Thompson and Williams Outwit Visiting
Defense Men-Eddie BarnkOw Plays Scintillating
Game In Goal-Lundeville Also Stars.

With two minutes to go. the tierc-
est kind of fighting took place. Steve
Pierce all but got the ball into New
Britains cage but both Welch and
Doherty just stopped it. The final
bell Changed, giving a victory to the
home club. The score:
New Britain Albany
Williams ..... e. Pierce
LIST Rush
thompson ....... l.. IleTCc
End Rush
D0nerty ...........,. Lun0eNlue
Center
NdZLlnSd ......, MoIIiSoIl
Halfback
WEIGH ............... BarnlkoW
First Period
Goal Won by Gagged by Time
i New Britain Thompson 1880
. New Britain Thompson 40
5 Albany Lundeville 1:1S
Second Period
4 Albany f. Pierce 21:1S
Third Period
) Albany f, Pierce 6:12
6 New Britain Williams 1:17
Z New Britain Thompson $50
Rushes: E. Pierce I. Williams 3;
stops. Welch AZ, Barnkow Sc; fouls,
Gazzinga, f. Pierce. Referee, Hart.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28

The South Church Juniors piled
up a 52-19 score in getting out ali
unmercitul beating to the Bulldogs.
In the first seconds Anderson got
Off d peculiar underhanded toss
from the center OF the floor and tn.
ball went in. Everyone joined the
scoring and the count was 900 be
fore the Bulldogs made a point.
Then the losers fought back to 20-1
by the end of the half. The third
quarter was slow. but in the tinai
one the winners ran wild and scor-
cd at will
Joseph. Hattings. and Merza all
did scoring in wholesale quantities.
Hattings getting six goals in the
last half. Wheeler and Anderson
also scored in each half. Roy Hav-
lick, church captain. was out of the
lineup. as he is in Philadelphia.
Chester and Coyle led the losers In
scoring The summary:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28
South Church,
('('ltitS

Personal fouls--Bell, May :,
parker-4; Marholin, Baylock 3,
Ialeski 2, Rccano s. Benjamin -
II. Technical foul-Baylock. Free
tries-Bcll 2, Rockwell 3. May o.
Parker-l2; Marholin, Baylock.
Zaleski, Benjamin.. Referee
Anderson. Timer-B. Wosilus.
ScOrer-HattjnpS
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28

Pushes. kaplan Is, Kelley I
Newell .. stops, Gilman 24o. Gill
lette As. Referee. +. kieffer.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
ICE HOCKEY SERIES
Field Of Six Teams in National League World Series Has Been Narrowed Down to Four.

New York. March 50 (F) -- The field Of SIX in the National Hockey league world sorise had been cut To tour today, with the Ottawa Senator's. champions last year, and the Pittsburgh Pirates passing out of the picture.
 The Senators were defeated in the Canadian group semi-tinals al the hands of the rugged Maroons Of Montreal in a two game. total goal, series, three goals to one. The Pi- rates wore eliminated by the New York Rangers in the American di- vision, six goals 10 tour.
 The Maroons now will clash in another two game, total goal series with the Canadi"ns leaders of the Canadian division, and the Rangers will meet the Boston Bruins. who topped the American group. The survivors Of these competitions then meet in a five game series for the Stanley cup. cniblcmatic 0: world hockey supremacy. The first games of the Bosi on- New York and Naroons- Canadions series will be played Sunday night. and the second two nights later The champions Of each division then battle in tive-gamc series. starting April ].
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30

The New Britain pilot is not dc maniinE that tho Camn b" played here but he has suggested, in view of the fact that this city is sup porting the sport so well, that he right place 10 play the game was in New Britain. What the outcome will be is still q qu' stion.
 Celtics Here Satur,la,
 Within tho next day or two. Manager Lanpher plans to arrange for d return showing ot the New York Celtics here q week from to- morrow night. The Celtics in their first appearance here, barely got off with win and the fans of this city have been anxious to sec the New York team here again. II the game is arranged. it will eliminate any possibility of the Atlas and New Britain playing on that date.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30

Tonight at the Tabs hall in the last amateur fight tournament to bc staged in this city for several weeks a fiNc-man team from Worcester will stack up against some of the best simon pures in Connecticut ranks. Heading the list is the match be- tween Joe Howard of Hartford, former middicwcight champion, and Hector Perry. one of the best 160 pounders in the Bay State.
 Towards appearance in this city marks tonights tournament as one of the blue banner attractions of re- cent weeks. The former champion is in prime condition for ;s torrid battl" and judging by the rrputa ton of his opponent. the fight will be q hot one all the way. Towards ambition to regain the state middle weight crown in New Haven the week after next, will make him fight his hardest tonight and Perry will be we'll put 10 il to staV" off the at tack Of the Hartford boy.
 Howard also plans to enter 1le 'piI p'li tlpH IpI tHt IlliioIii.l tues in Boston carly next month and his packers feel confident that hr will win through. lt will be very ncces- Sary for him 10 win tonight's bout ltriSiN"lN in order 10 be given a. chaDcc Of winning in either the. state or national tournaiupnts His former opponents, Kelly. Reaslcy and others have olItcroWn the mi1- dloWcight class and now scale in the light heaNics around 1.o and 1,5 pounds. Towards weight the other day was exactly 16o and he is Ill excellent shape
 The other four bouts clrdcd ill hiCh the Worcester boys are 10 appear arc as follows: ITO pounds. James Sullivan Ns. Vic Carlson or TorryNIIlo: Joe I'rcstcro. 1i7 pounds, yS. Johnny Clinch, Now Britain; 1%6 pounds. Milford SaNaguc Ns. rancl1o Villa of Hartford, and 1 l5 pounds. John Villa Ns. Sally Navarro or Lou Taylor.
 Besides thesr five matches, there will also be five luter-city bouts bringing together some bitter ring rivals. Hartford, TerryNilIe, Bristol and Now Britain will be represented by teams and among the boxers will be many faNorItcs.
 The tournament tonight will ,r the last 10 he hold for several weeks. Next week there will be none staged because of the fact that Holy Week IS being observed, while the follow ing week will eliminate any tourHa- ment in the state because the stai" title tournaments will be held iu New Haven.
 The first bout tonight. in line with the policy of the officials of the Mo hawk 4. C., will be staged at 9 o'clock because of church services. The others will follow directly after.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
.SUOM|NEN HOLDS FOUR HOUR LEAD
Detroit Finn Increases Edge in
 Cross Country "Bunion Derby"

Noriarty, x. M. March 50 UP)- X 33-mile lap to Palma constituted todays installment of the C. C. Pyle cross country race. Ninety three runners and walkers started out with Arnc Souminen, Detroit, Finn, hold ing almost a four hour lead for elapsed Ime.
 Soumincn trottcd homo ahead of the field yesterday 10 increase his time lead and capture lap honors. Tho durable Finn covered the 29. miles from Seven Springs in 4:l6.
 Earle Lin Dillls. Newcastle, Pcnn., came in next for second honors in i:23.
 Guisto Cmcll, walking cham pion of Italy showed burst of speed and took third honors. His time was 4 :46.
 Peter ,Gavuzzi, Southampton, Eng, for the second time in as many days crossed the tape iii a dead heat for fourth.
 Other leaders finished in the fol- lowing order: John Cronick, Saska- toon. Can, Louis pcrrclla, Albany, x. N., Wynn Roberts, Wallace, Ida. Joseph Wilson. Oakland. Cal, Geo. Libcrgall, Bellevue, Alberta, John Salo, passac, N. J.. and Mike Joyce Cleveland.
 Frank Johnson, Granite City, Ill.,, dropped out after receiving re quest 10 return home. Louis Alfano. Italy, was inc other contestant to drop oru. He decided ! the grind was foo strenuous. The l5 leaders and their elapsed time for the 92l.5 miles from Los Angeles arc:
 Arnc Soumiu"n. Detroit, 15i:32:- I05; pc1cr Gayuzzl. Southampton | Eng. 15>:2o:36: Andrew Payne. Of irlar"norc, Okla, 15S:44:47: John l rronick. Saskatoon, Sasl., 63 40: {: 1 Nolght Hofstat"r, ManStoc, Mich, | l73:53:2D: Philip Granville. Hamil- ion, Ont. 74:57:2o; John Salo. Pas safe. \. j.. 176:27:oa: Ed Gardner, i Seattle, Wash, I1S:46:o1; William
 K err. Minneapolis, lSl:32 :o9: Nest or | l.rickscn, Port chester, \. Y. 1S4;- ! ta:@o7: Harry I;na, Long Beach, Cal, i1&S:t6:o5, Henry SWahoy, York.
 Ont, 19o:i3:33: Louis Perrella. A. Ilanv. N. N., lao:%S;5o: Joseph Will son. Oakland, Cal. l9l:oA:41; A. Constantinoff, Toronto, t92:49:35.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
HANDBALL MATCHES
New Britain Doubles Teams Take Four Out of Five in Nrctin. With Wesleyan Crews.

New Britain doubles l1ludbalI teams last night at the Y. NJ. C. A. look four out of five matches in handhall from teams representing he Wesleyan university of Middle town. Tho visitors captured inc first match played but after that, h" Hardware City players cleaned the slate.
 Dowrie and Cook defeated Levitt and Loomis two out of three for the only Middlctown victory of thr night. S. Mag and J.oomis beat Lash and Howard two out of three, presscl and Grove defeated Doctor Fauvcr and Mesher two out Of three. Mangan and Dunn took two out of three from Rnpprccht and Manuel and DrcSseI and HerEstrom took three out Of four from Rup~ precht and Manuel.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
Athletics Prepare for
 Last Game of Training

Greensboro x. C.. March 50 tPl- Most of the regulars of the Phila- dclphia Athletics stopped off here today f6r the last training season eX- hinition ball game Of the year. rlc Athletes broke camp Ht Fort Myers. Fla. Wednesday, part Of the squad going direct to Philadelphia with Manager Mack and the others de touring 10 Greensboro. The latter ar" in charge or Captain Eddie Col Iins. Most Of th" tcam's first string rltrN'rs a"compaui'd Mack to Phlta- ddpNla and rookie Mri"r~ were 10 i" tried nut in todaN's gtu" Wlth thr Piedmont lcaeucrs.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
CREWS MEET TOMORROW
D>rcrd and Cambridge Universities Meet in S0th Annual Race on Thames River Course.

putney. England, March go R'-- Strung to inc highest pitch of ef- the crews Of Oxford and Cambridge universities engage in their S0th annual race over a four mile course on the Thames tomor row. oxford has won 40, Cam bridge 3S There has been one tic in the 80 contests.
 The race has been fixed for 3:45 a. m
 Barring any unforeseen accident, the two crews will go 10 the post as nearly equal as they can bc. Th" race is regarded by most skilled observers as likely to be close all though in the betting Cambridge is a slight favoriie and some few observers are convinced that it will be Light Blue victory.
 X great deal will depend on the weather. however. If it should be rough tho crew which wins the toss and is able to choose the more sheltered position is likely 10 have q considerable advantage.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30

The nicrophoue's place is in the hro1dcaStlug studio, not the foot ball stands, if the pellet of college graduate managers is accepted.
 The shrinkagc in attendance al mnay big games already has prompt cd action by these business men tors 10 curb the broadcasting priNi- lcgcs. Out ill the Pacific northwest the complaint is that the fans stay at home 10 listen 10 other big games on the air rather than patronizc tn" home product.
 These graduate managers watch their gates as closely as any fight promoter. They estimate that be- cause many Pacific coast fans pre- fcrred to stay at home and listen to the Southern California x otr" Dame battle last year il made Il diff ference in gate receipts for other games amounting 10 $12,0o0 at Los Angeles. Sl3,000 at San Francisco and SS,hoo at Portland.
 This alarm over the idea that radio may kill Inc goose that lays the golden eggs in football lSn't peculiar to th" Pacific coast. u is shared 10 such an extent in tho cast that many big colleges have refused hroaIcaSting privileges al together while others limit il 10 the big classics, which are assured Of being sell outs anyway.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
>oililt ( huIe h

Personal fouls Cohen, sanr ?. Ikowrtz. lankoWItz 1. Levine i. Hewelt Ii; Eeil ?, Mercy 4. Wes- sels, Barta i. Parker f. May 3, Rock Woll-1D. Free tries-Cohen j. Crane ,, lkowltz G, Nankovtz ,, Levine, Hewett Fl; Bell 1. Mercy
 :, Vessels, Barta \, Alay-21.
 Icfcrces-Tobiu and Nixon. Timer Anderson, Scurcr- Saunders. Time -Four tcn-minute quarters.
 r,ihons B, Phantom Reserves ol
 Somc Of tho most spectacular shooting ever witnessed on the Bows club floor gave the pythons a ;.%-1l decision over the Phantom Reserves ln one of the many upscts which are featuring the tournament. Herman Schmarr, captain of the rythonS, cut loose with a series of shots which Was little short Of miraculous, Whil" his teammates dropped in losses which Ncr" only slightly less spec tacular and allowed the winners to draw away in the second halr
 Srhmarr opened the game with d follow-up. but Truhan drllblcd the length of the floor aud tied the score. Schmarr did exactly the same thing as before, and T'ruhan also r", peated his trick Thru Dennis sank q pair of fouls and kossWig and SChmarr one each. making il S-i al the quarter. Schmarr raised it to 9-4. but I}aldoSari and Carr scored field goals. I;akutis and Vie Bay lock put in basket apiece. and thnG Carr, tied the score at 11-11. 4 long pythons ahead again and Eakutis
 made if 15-11, Y. Bayloch's fou, ended tho half.
 Bcrkouitz made if 1a-lt as tho third quarter began. but Schmarr ! landed 2 one banded beauty of q l dittoed this feat after Carr's free
 toss. Carr scored from afnld and
 then tied the count with two fouls. 1 At this point the DNhou machine
 went stark crazy. Schmarr flung 9 i goal from almost the identical spot !
 breaker of Tuesday night. and II
 was 2t-19 as the last period got un- 1 dor way kossNig put in q one 1 pointer and raluch scored from mid | floor Eaneita made fl 26-l9. Car,
 was hurt but kept playing. Schmarr
 caged another long shot and Eaku- 1 lis brought the tally 10 3o-19 just | before Schmarr went out on fouls. | koSsWig put in q foul, and Carr was ruled out on personals. Truman made his teams only score of the l period, and Rametta closed the tal- | lying with q, fold goal.
 SChmarr was by far the outs'and- | ing player of the game, with Rakntis ! and paluch giving valuable aid Carr and Truhan were best for the
 losers. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
No Runs Yet Made of
 ".JumbO Jim" Elliott

Miami l7Ia March 30 Rl-Nary an earned run and only four hits have been made off Jumbo Jin' Elliott, massive Brooklyn pitcher in his last ten innings on the mound.
 Pitching against the Braves yes tcrday, Elliott allowed four hits in five innings. In his last previous appearance, Elliott held the st. Louis IrON''s ruulcss and hitlcss in five inrj' Yesterday the Braves SCOT H" uncarned run off him. but in" b ':5 IFS squeezed out ? 10 victory. l;ubc Ehrhardt succeeded "Jumbo' and gave up only one hit in four innings.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
DEMPSEY MAY BE
 LURED INTO RING
Roar of Crowd May Persuade
 Fornle; Champ to Fight Again

New York, March % tPl - The roar of the crowd may bring Jack Dempsey back into the ring onc1 more if he lure of the old combat or another Aalf-nlilon dollar "cut" doesn't.
 Tn" former heavyweight cham pjon, shorn Of the old laurel wreath, has become a more popular figure and d bigger gate attraction than he ever was when he stood al the top of the heap.
 Even after his dismal defeat at Philadelphia, Dempsey emerged sumewhat of hero because he re- fused to alibI himself, shortly aft crWard. he Was chccrcd to the echo at Madison square Garden while Tunncy was greeted with mingled applause and hooes.
 Beaten and battered though h. was again Dempsey got the bigger cheer when he climbed out of the ring at Chicago last September, The showing ot motion pictures of ttl'' hdtilt oI tNDItitI Ill Ill ptS H. out the country increased the popu- lar reaction in Dcmpscy'S favor.
 Nearly ten thousand persons in san Francisco a few days ago gave the old maulcr Il sensational oNa- ton at charity show. Wherever he went the crowds followed him. just as they did when he was king.
 The pack still seems 10 string .Nuy the once mighty man of Ma ua~sa, the big punch is still the main drawing card. And tn" crowd .can't forget that Dempsey Was good when he had ii.
 So long as the death Of out standing challenges persist bcmp- sry will be tue faNorlto. He may Istick To his present. idea Of retiring but it will lpa many q moon b"for" another such tWo-hslcd Wallopcr turns up 10 sway the emotions Of the mob.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
T.. l.. .Irs. 3f. Aces 1t

Displaying q much better knowl- edge of the fundamentals of tn. game. the First Lutheran Juniors easily eliminated he Aces in a jun for game yesterday afternoon. win uinG by &1-fl. The game had hard ly opened when Benson started the scoring. and Johnson and llultb"rg followed it up. Three fouls by tc- -Jak and one by Iiuithcrg made |; .-:;. at the quarter. Tho same two players did most Of the work in i second period, which ended with ins Iuthcrans in front by 16-7. In thu third period the winners pushed out tp 21-9 and then they rattled way 10 the final count.
 The Lufheraus could have made $ much larger score had they deigned to pass and not been. so concerned with shooting for themselves. Huit- berg was high scorer, with Benson aud Bnetson playing well. Fesial' had 10 do most Of the work for the Ares. The 'cains mad" the first scN- pu foul shots awarded them. Tn" Arts pulled Il funny one at tn" start cf the second half when every man uu inc team changed his position. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
Tigers Are Stronger
 In Every Department

San Antonio, Tex. March 30 (P Stronger than last season in all departments was the way Manager Moriarty analyzed the Detroit Iii for the northland trek
 Not g. day Of the six weeks training period was lost through indictment weather, Moriartv said and because of this the men arc in excellent condition
 'Tho men are hitting and fielding better" he added. and there is marked improvement in team work and morale. We look for vastly i'm proved pitching"
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
Pirates Now Respect
 Cubs More Than Ever

Los Angeles, Cal, March 80 tP The Pittsburgh Pirates were more respectful Of Joe McEarthy's Chi cago Cubs today as they got ready for the second game Of their five game series.
 Led by Hack Wilson and I\iSi beat the National league cham pions yesterday : to ,. Wilson. with home run and a double, account cd for six runs. while Cuylcr dou- blcd and singled, scoring two runs.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
PLAY TWO GAMES

The Specdboys Baseball team will play two games Saturday. Ji1 tho morning the Fremont Streets will furnish tho opposition and in the afternoon the Clinton Streets will be the enemy. Stanley Suschana will catch and Bernard Slcpski will pitch for the Spccdboys.