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The Washington times., 1929-12-10

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New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
SONNENBERG DEFENDS HIS
 TITLE AGAINST DE VITO
Pupil Triumphs Over Teacher as ''Dynamite Gus" Defeats Op-
 pOnent in Straight Falls.

Boston, May IF (UP)-Pupil tri- umphed over teacher here last night whsn Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg successfully defended his worlds heavyweight wrestling title against Joe De Vito of Providence, K. l. at the Boston Arena.
 De Vito. who taught the former youthful Dartmouth football star much of what he knows of the mat game. proved fairly stubborn foe, but he was unable to prevent the champion from winning in his cus- |tomary straight falls. .. Fifteen minutes after the bout got under way. De Vito applied double toe hold which caused Sonnenberg considerable trouble. The cha mpion squirmed loose. however. and, using his famous flying tackle. downed the challenger for the first fall in 45 minutes. l9 seconds.
 A series of beal holds had made |Sonnenberg grogsy, and he resorted to the inspiration of smelling salts before resuming the battle.
 The second fall came in 15 min uets also the result of a flying tackle.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
GENERAL MOTORS
 BUYS F0kKER co.
Purchase Controlling Interest in
 Large Aviation Corporation

New York. May IT @-The General Motors Corporation today was in virtual control of the Fokker Aircraft Corporation. making it the third large automobile. company to enter the airplane field.
 Purchase of 100000 shares Of common stock of the F0kker con- cern, representing 70 per cent in- tcrest, Was announced by General Motors. The remaining 60 per cent is scattered.
 The transaction gives General Mo- tors a position in the airplane field equal to that of the Ford interests. it's principal rival in the automobile field. The Ford Company, through the Stout Airplane division, has been manufacturing tri-motored metal planes for some time. The Packard Motor Car Company has been ex- perimenting for months a with Die- sel oil burning airplane engine. the first successful demonstration of which took place this week.
 In payment for the Fokker stock General Motors turned over to the airplane company all the capital stock of the Dayton Wright Com- pany. the assets of which consist of Mccook Field, Dayton, Ohio, a num- Der of valua ble patents and cash as- sets of approximately S6.50O, 900.
 Anthony H. G. Fokker, large stOckholder in the concern. will con- tinue in charge of engineering and design. Mir. F0kker, native of Hol- land. came into prominence during the war when he built hundreds of fighting plaaes for Germany. He came to this country in 1919 and has become a citizen of the United States. Fokker planes have been used in many notable flights in re- cent years including the Byrd trans- atlantic, arctic and antarctic flights: the transatlantic flight of Amelia Earhart. the Maitland Hawaii flight and the endurance flight of the army plane, Question Mark.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
OVERLAND UNIVERSITY

Worcester Mass, May 17 UP)- An 5000 mile trip to California and back will be part of the regular summer school session at Clark uni- versity this year. About 30 stu dents will attend the portable school which will be in charge of Professor Burt Hudgins of the College of the City of Detroit. The journey will be made in motor coach. During the daily trips of 150 to 250 miles. the professor in charge will direct the observation and interpretation of the natural regions through which the students travel.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
TO BROADCAST DERBY

Two Radio H0Okups Throughout |. Country to Give Results of Ken.
 lucky Turf Classic.
 New York, May IT (GP1-The Kentucky Derby will be broadcast owe. two radio hook-ups through. out the country tomorrow. Beth the National. Broadcasting compa ny and the Columbia Broadcasting sys- } tenn have made elaborate arrange ments to describe the racing classic to the radio audience.
 Glenn Mccarthy. turf authority, will describe the race for N. B. c. stations. He will be assisted by Graham McNamee, radio announce er. and Credo Harris, manager of station WHAS, Louisville. The NEG has built special booths on the inheld of the track which will en- able its observers to keep the course in view throughout the broadcast. Edward B. Husing. sports an- nouncer, will give the description over the Cofnmbia chain.
 The NEG will go on the air wit the race at 4:se ?. m.. central stand : Nard time. The Columbia chain will lbe hooked up . half hour earlier.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

enson, Cubs. {. Doubles-Frtsch. Cards: Grantham.
 Pirates, II. Triples-Frisch. Cards. 6. Homers-Ott, Giants. s. Stolen bases-Swanson, Reds, S. Pitching-Grimes, Pirates, won |.
 lost 0.
 American Batting-Jamieson, Indians, .393. Tigers, 31 Runs batted in-Heilmann, Tigers
 2S. Tigers. A. Doubles-Alexander, Tigers; Kamm.
 White Sox, 1e. Trlples-AleXander, Gehringer, Ti-
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
{ OLFA& 
 
By VERNE WICKHAM
COex0ooDlv so1O ~ NEA seMvQ .

By VERNE WICkHAM If you took a shovel or a hoe down into q trap and used it to smooth the sand 50 you could have a.. square shot at the ball, you couldn't hurt . real golfers sensi- bilities any more than grounding your club in the trap and smooth ing out the sand back of the ball.
 You'll sec lots of golfers smooth ing the sand with their clubs while addressing the ball. They will drop the club just back of the ball and scrape . nice trough up to the ball and then smack" out she comes onto the green followed by the golf CT with . big grin on his face as if he had made a fine shot. Using a wooden tee in the trap couldn't be much worse.
 The rule Is very plain on this breach and the penalty is less of the hole in match play. Here's the rule: When . ball lies in or touches | hazard. nothing shall be done which can in any way improve its lie; the club shall not touch the ground nor shall anything be touched or moved before the player strikes at the ball.
 The golfer who improves his lie in the trap usually alibis himself by insisting that he should not be penal ixed because some dub left a heel print in the tran Remnp,bor non shouldn't be in the traps. They are put there to penalize bad shots. Don't beat the game by improving your lie in the hazards. When you leave the trap. smooth your own feels marks out evenly.
 Don't srour1 your club in the traps.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
Three New Champions
 Crowned in Britain

London. May 17 N-British title holders in three divisions sat on thrones today they did not occupy 24 hours aKb In feast of boxing here last night. Johnny Cuthbert beat Harry Corbctt for the feather weight championship; Teddy Bal dock captured the banta fnweitht title by outpeinttng Kid Fattenaen. and Len Harvey knocked out Alex , the middlewe1ght ehamtienshfp.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

-. l!. s.S l.. night at ReserA The Rsd oex tsen of Tracy and Neri w6a arA N66S with eight victories aAdr tAree Ap-; feats. TAe following were ttSl xer second and third places: For third. Tanks. Olson aud eAftp: WAata' oek Wallace and Morton: a0rsys. 0rAce and Rekens; for second, Cub. Viz. giano and Dah4strsn; and BrAtea. Anderson and Petersoa. The prisss. are divided ss foilows: First, Red Sox; second. Braves: third. GreyA and high run special. PaptherA
 Starting Monday night. ia Iofatibn tournament will be run with 3e players entered In the Arss round.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
BOMB DAMAGES FOURTH
 FLOOR ROOM IN HOTEL
Apparently Thrown Through Win- dow, Explosive Goes on in
 Room or Pullman Porter.

Chicago. May IT R}-A bomb eX- ploded early today on the fourtk floor of the Trefier hotel, home and gathering place of negro politicians
 Edward Fox, the manager, said ground through window or taken into the room where it exploded. The explosion occurred in avroom occupied by q Pullman porter who registered few hours earlier.
 The hotel is prominently situated at the junction of two heavily trav- elled South Side boulevards. No one was injured.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS

Gncluding games of May 16) By the Associated Press
 National Batting ng-Stephenson, Cubs .ilS, Runs-Douthit. Cards, 27. Runs batted in-Bottomley, Cards 26. Hits-Frisch, Douthit, Cards; Steph
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
Standing

Games Today Hartford at Pittsfield. New Haven at Albany. Bridgeport at Allentown. Springfield at Providence.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
PLAYS
 HARTFORD SUNDAY
Double Header to Start at Z O'Clock Daylight Saving Time

l Hartford, May 1.-Irv Trout's
 debut Sunday playing Heinie Groh's
 Hartford Senators at tlfe Bulkeley
 Stadium in a double
 The first game will be called at 2
 o'clock daylight saving time. l Happenings of the weekend make
 a shift necessary, but right now
 Heinie Groh plans to use Pitchers
 Brown and Manfredi against the in-
 vaders from Pennsylvania. l Brownie has been going at good iclip and Manfredi. who was pur-
 chased last week from Jersey City.
 made a fine impression when he
 workd three innings against Provi-
 dence at Hartford oi Wednesday. | Manfredi is the former N. Y. |.
 star. He pitched against Hartford for the Yankees in the exhibition
 game here last summer. sporting the assumed name of Manners. The col |lege authorities got wind of it and
 Johnny was barred from baseball at | N |. IIt IS u " "''h " good fast ball and fine assortment of curves.
 Manager Groh. operated upon last week for an infection of the arm. has returned to the lineup and his presence is reflected in the drive and dash of the Senators.
 Bill Holman. Hartford center fielder. whose hitting was giving Manager Groh some worry in the preseason training. is the batting SC nsation of the Hartford club. We'd nesday he drove in six runs to give Hartford 6-3 victory. and Thurs day his homer with man on. gave Hartford it's 2-1 win over the league leading Providence club. President Farrell has sent a wire 10 Shortstop Hap" Briscoe. who has failed to report or to send any word Of his plans. telling the hard hitting infielder, for whom Hartford paid $3.000, to either report at once or declare that he does not intend ito report. Briscoe is the athletic di- rector in an Illinois high school and evidently is trying 10 round out the school year before reporting. Harry Albers. the infielder recom- mended by Bill Kopf. New Britain boy and former Braves and Cihcin- natl star. has been released. He is a second baseman and there was not spot for him in the Hartford intield under the existing situation
 Twilight ball has caught on well and it is expected that when warmer weather comes big crowds will see | the 6 o'clock games. The plan of ad- | hitting women and children free | has proved popular move.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
1l'S \ HO,Inr (.r1D,,n

Kid E1berfeld. who coaches the Little Rock. Ark. team now. is older than any two infielders on the club The youngest is l s and the oldest is 23.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
EASTERN LEAGUE
Games YesferGla '

Games Yesterday Hartford :, Providence 1. Allentown :, New Haven. 0. Pittsheld 10, Springfield 5. Albany !, Bridgeport '.
 (10 innings).
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Games Tomorrow Springfield at Providence. Hartford at Pittsf1eld. New Haven at Albany. Bridgeport at Allentown.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
l&t,'..7, 1ls. .t's 2. ,l'd< ss7Nl :
 2 SpeA'kins, of Sp0rts

Although the to-day clause adopt cd last season by the sfAtetie com sA mittee of tho Industrial oeuneii and put into e6ect this year will pre- vent "Chuckv" 4JVojAck fren play ing with the etanlsy Werks haeebala A team this season. the Buttmakers will have the usa of Cramer. . star first basemao. Cramer has tsea employed at tho factory long enough te cover the ruling. He went out for basketball although tAA competition in that sport proved to be too keen for him.
 Wojack has purchased new glove in anticipation of playing with the Industrial league team and he \ was measured for suit.
 The Industrial league opens next Tuesday and from all indications it J will be fully as fast as it was last season. If there were any fears en- tertained throughout the circuit over the addition of players to the teams in the league because these , individuals would likely make the respective teams faster. these were indeed foolish fears.
 > The Industrial league last season was plenty fast and we can't see how the addition of one or two players would make the circuit any :. speedier. ...,
 Walter Scott will be the lone hurler for the Stanley Works team. according to the roster now because 2 Bill Chant. who has swung his al- legiance to the Buttmakers, will be ineligible along with the others who have joined the factory forces in . less than 60 days. ....
 New Britain High plays the first Of a two-game series this afternoon | when it meets Bulkeley High of Hartford in the Capital City. The team then takes on Kenangton in Remington tomorrow afternoon. Coach Cassidy has problem in ' picking the pitchers who are most likely to come through for the Red and Gold.
 } It is whispered about that q real pitchers battle will be fought in Remington when the two teams meet with "Huggy' Carlson. former . star moundsman for the high school. opposing Stanley Partyka. speed artist of the Red and Gold. tory last night by dumping Landers. Frary & Clark along the roadside. Landers showed plenty of stun at the bat and the team should be ono {. of the most dangerous in the 1n- dustrial league this season.
 The Red Sox, Falcons. Burritts aK. Holy Cross hines will all get , into action ovsr the weekend. The Red sox play in Mystic tomorrow. The Burritts play in Thompsonville Sunday while the Falcons and Holy Cross play at home Sunday after noon.
 The Kensineton team will play the Maple A. c. team of Bristol Sunday | afternoon in Bristol.
 Patsy Bridget has secured block l . of tickets for the Frankie O'Brien- Harry Ebbets fight in Hartford next Tuesday night. This move was taken for the accommodation of the | New Britain fans interested in the | match.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Games Today Baltimore at Newark. Reading at Jersey City. Rochester at Buffalo. Toronto at Montreal.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterlla.' Boston 4-5, New York 3-l. (2nd game, 10 innings). St. Louis 10, Pittsburgh 9. Philadelphia ', Brooklyn 1.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Games Today Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Washington. Chicago at Detroit. Cleveland at St. Louis.
 Games, Ton.ofrow Chicago at Detroit. Cleveland at St. Louis. Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

gers: Blue, Browns, 5. Homers-GehriE, Tanks. 8. Stolen bases-Gehringer, Johnson.
 Tigeu: Averill, Indians, 5. Pitching-Uhle, Tigers, won 6, lost z
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
Baseball Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Yesteilay

Games Yesterday Detroit 1. Chicago ;. >,St. Louis l. Cleveland Q. (Other clubs not scheduled, east arn teams returning home).
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Same JOb for 34 Years Joe Mitchell. pro at the Country club in Cleveland. O.. has held the same job for 3l years.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
&Ossts Maichinx Sinxfnn

Ma1or league scouts are said to he interested in Fred sington. Uni versity of Alabama sophomore out Aeldef. ss
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
HOME RUN CLUB
By the United Prem.
 . Leaders

By the United Prem.
 Leaders
 Gehrie. Yankees .............. s / Ott, Giants =: ..............s \ O'Doul. Phiifies, s. s............. Ruth, Yankees ................ . Wilson, Cubs .....'. simmons, Athletics .........-.< 5 Goslin. Senators ..:............ Jackson. Giants ...... ....-..:... 5 Klein, Phiilies ..... .......... t Foxx, Athletics '...... Yesterdays HOsisers
 ODoul. Philffes ...'....4...... 2 Rottomley. Cardinals ........ 2 Ott Giants .............. ] ,Ehiel. Dodgers ................ l Frederick. Dodgers s............ l
 Totals National League 15" American League ............ sl Total 221
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Twilight ball has caught on well and it is expected that when warmer weather comes big crowds will see the $ o'clock games. The plan of ad- hitting women and children free has proved popular move.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Games Tomorrow Brooklyn at Philadelphia. 2. New York at Boston. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
Standing

Games Today New York at Boston. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday All games postponed, rain.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
RED S0X WIN TOURNEY

Come Through tO Take First H0ilurs in Two-Nian Partnership Play at Rogers.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

The two-man partnership pocket billiard tournament finished up last
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Harry Albers. the infielder recom- mended by Bill Kopf, New Britain boy and former Braves and Cincin- natl star, has been released. He is a
 second baseman and there was not a
 spot for him in the Hartford intield
 under the existing situation.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Walter Scott will be the lone hurler for the Stanley Works team. according to the roster now because Bill Chant. who has swung his al- legiance to the Buttmakers, will ba Ineligible along with the others who have joined the factory forces in Less than 60 days.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Patsy Bridget has secured block of tickets for the Frankie O'Brien- Harry Ebbets fight in Hartford next Tuesday night This move was taken for the accommodation of the New Britain fans interested in the match.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

The Industrial league last season was plenty fast and we can't see how the addition of one or two players would make the circuit any speedier.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Wojack has purchased new glove in anticipation of playing with tho Industrial league team and he was measured for . suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

belhops the lobby Embassy showing Benne
Guve who toted pitcher
cracked glass of the morning after
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underharged greeting salesman sixogh
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

Some bellhops will do almost
anything for money. Even to
going on the most obnoxious
errands if well paid for the
effort. Here's Bernard, brave
boy, whistling to keep up his
courage, en- route at the behest
of a lady guest to purchase
three hair nets, a Sweetie lip
stick eighty, and a pair of
step-ins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

"Mr. Adolf Crosspatch, Mr..
Doll, Mr.. Adolf Crosspatch."
sing-songs H erm n as he
wends his way through the
grill, and the barber shop and
the rose room (where the
Ladies North Side Drama
League is gathering), and on
into the petite ballroom (where
the Rotary is lunching), by
way of the telephone booths
and the cafeteria. If either
Mr.. Doll or Mr.. Crosspatch
comes to light it will be a big
surprise to Herman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
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THE SPORTLIGHT
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
CHICAGO PITCHERS
R|VAL|NG DATSMEN
Malone Shuts Out Cardinals.
UhIe hurls Tigers to 10
Win Over Browns.
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YOT that any one has denied it,
but the time seems to have
NJ come for the experts to grant
4 that Joe McCarthy's Chicago
Cubs have something more
than uniforms to prove they're base
ballI players and possible National
League pennant winners.
Preseason forecasts all stressed the
fact that If the Cubs were in the run
ming all year they could give the credit
to their. capabilities at the bat rather
than in the pitchers box.
But the first week of the season has
revealed not only tremendous batting
punch in the Cubs lineup. with Rogers
Hornsby acting as the big Bertha"
but a surprising and unsupported
strength on the pitching mound as
well.
Malone Stars on Hill.
Facing the st. Louis Cardinals at
Chicago yesterday, the Cubs played
bang-up ball bheind Pat Malone's great
pitching and won, 3 to o, for their
fourth victory IN five starts. Holding
the slugging Cardinals to five hits for
his second victory of the season, Malone
stretched the Cub pitchers ScoreleSs
inning streak to 26.
"Old Pete" Alexander puzzled the
Cubs until the fourth when Hornsby
connected for a home run with the
bases empty. After that they pecked
away at the veteran with enough effect
iveness to score single runs in the NTH
and sixth innings.
After holding the Cincinnati Reds
scoreless for six innings. Carmen Hill,
bespectacled star Of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, blew up with loud report in
the seventh, and the Reds scored six
runs before Rerny Kremer could halt
the carnage. The Reds added three
more in the eighth, to bring the final
score to ga
Fifteen hits rolled of Red bats, while
Red Lucas was holding the Pirates to
six. George Grantham didn't get any
of them. but he scored three times, be-
cause Lucas insisted in giving him four
consecutive passes.
Uhle Blanks Browns.
In the American League, George Uhle
pitched Detroit to 10 shutout over
the st. Louis Browns at st. Louis, but
he had some help from his mound rival,
Jack Ogden. Jacks balk in the first
inning, coupled with two singles, al
lowed the Tigers to score the only run
of the game. Dale Alexander, big first
baseman of the Tigers, was credited
with driving in the tally, the fourteenth
he has accounted for this season. That
total, incidentally, leads both leagues.
In the only other major league game
of the day, Al Thomas gave the Cleve-
land Indians nothing that they could
hit, and the Chicago White Sox gal
Hoped away with 10-to-0 decision.
Thomas was touched for seven hits, but
he scattered them in such fashion that
the Indians never got around to scor-
ing a run. About half the Cleveland
pitching staff tried to stop the Sox
batting spree with q distinctly notice
able lack of success.