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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-25
Useless Information

The easiest thing to raise in a garden early in the spring, is blis- ters on the hands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-25
Passing Observation

Passing Observation Nothing can depreciate in value after you get it more quickly than an utomobile-except revenge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-25
Huh!

My wife is cold" he was com plaining.
 How could any woman be any, thing else but, wearing as few clothes as she does" retorted the other one who wasn't interested in listening to family troubles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-25

Aint Advertising Wonderful! The illustration of a toothbrush advertisement shows two views of a very shapely queen in a bath tub.
 They may be suggestive of some thing-but hardly of toothbrushes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-25

How Times Have Changed We don't say romance is passe, But it oft seems the state of matrimony, Now is just one woman visits So she can bleed man for ali mony.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-25
Preparedness

Preparedness Daughter: What's that you are putting in the car?"
 Her Dad: "A couple of fire ex- tinguishers. With you taking out that flaming youth, l can't take any chances. as the fire insurance has run out on this bust"
 Money Talks These Days There ain't no use of being good, There ain't no use of being
 healthy, There ain't no use of being wise The thing that counts is being
 wealthy.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
two GAMES IN COLLEGE
LEAGUE BEFORE EXAMS
Yale to Meet Dartmouth, Tomorrow
Night While Pcnns ylvania
Plays Princeton.

Now York. Jan. 81 LR-Thc East
ern intercollegiate Basketball league
has two games on its slate this week
before the mid-year examinations
cause two weeks shutdown.
Tomorrow night. Yale, tied with
Cornell for third place. battles Dart
mouth which holds fifth. The fol-
lowing evening Pennsylvania, lead
ing the circuit with two victories in
as many league starts, takes on
Princeton's Tigers at Princeton.
Yale already holds one triumph
over Dartmouth, one point tri-
umph achieved at New Haven last
Monday. The Indians. encouraged
by their win over Princeton last Sat
urday night hope to avenge that set
book. Yale appeared 10 a distinct
disadvantage at Ithaca on Saturday.
losing to Cornell by a IA point mar
gin.
Penn will be a heavy fa,orite 10
down the last place Tigers. who
have a victory over Cornell and de-
feats by Yale, Columbia and Dart
mouth to show for their league play
to date.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
CLINCH AND PROVOST TO
MEET IN BOUT TONIGHT
Leading Amateur Welterweghts to Feature Card of 10
Fights at Stanley Arena-Archie White of Holyoke
Battles Billy Reeves Of Bristol In Semi FinaEPick
of Boxers From Several Teams to Be Seen In Ac-
tion-Program Starts ut $3.50.

Tonight at the Stanley arena,
Johnny Clinch, local amateur well
terweight boxer. meets the stiffest
test of the present season when he
swaps punches with Tommy Pro-
vost of Holyoke in the main bout of
a card of 10 amateur fights. The
two boys are ring rivals of long
standing and both are anxious and
eager to win tonight.
Provost comes to this city boast
ing a record of numerous wins over
leading welterweights in Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island. He has been
hankering for meeting with the
New Britain ace for long time and
when he was given the opportunity
OF signing up for the bout he jumped
at 1t and at once started hard
training for the battle.
Clinch will have no alibis If he
loses tonight He Is in as good con.
dition az 1t is possible for him to
get and his camp followers predict
that he will win by wide margin
With every appearance here, Ciinch
improves and he has regaincd all
of the form that made him ono Of
the most feared battlers in the anna
teur ranks of this state.
The scmi-final will bring together
two hard hitting middleweights,
Archie White OF Holyoke and Billy
Reeves Of bristol. Both Of these ar"
regarded as knockout artists and il
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

|BURRIT1S stage.
Scoring CIRCUS
Local Court Five Defeats Will.
mantle by 81 to "a

Another scoring circus was per-
formed for the benefit Of New Brit
ain basketball fans Saturday night
when the Burritt basketball team de-
feated the Willimantic All-Stars by
a 81 to - score. The locals Gagged
q field goals, exactly the same as
were scored in the preliminary game
the week before.
The only time in the game when
there was a semblance Of opposition
by the Willimantic quintet was In
the first five minutes when the score
was tied at 1-all and sail. Then
Andy Yakubowicz made three field
goals in succession, barrow made
two and Havlick one before the
visitors could find the basket again
and the score was ~ to 3.
Every member of the Burritt team
played a prominent part in the VIC
tory. Yakubowicz and Havlick, for
wards. were high scorers with six
baskets each. Many of these were
scored on passes from 'Huggy"
Carlson, guard. who is showing bet
ter form every game. Besides play
ing sterling defensive games. HAM
my" barrow and Pat" Rose scored
heavily. Joe Luty acted well as the
teams pivot man and he stood out
as the best floor worker of the quin-
tct Saturday night.
Green. All-Star right forward.
made the Orange team rootcrs blue
on several occasions.
The summary:
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

10 very doubtful if the bout will so
the scheduled three rounds. The
matchmakers are confident that this
mixup will be an old-fashioned
smuggling bee because both men pos
sess killing right hands and both
are out to win by kayo.
Other matches either signed or in
the making for tonight's bout in
clude Joe Pancey. New Britain, vs..
John Raeter. Holyoke. lis pounds:
Joe Troy, Plainville. VS.. Ed Maisti.
Holyoke, 1877 pounds; Jimmy Bri-
naicti. New Britain, vs.. Joe Suit,
Holyoke. 1872 pounds; Jack Dillon.
Plainville. VS.. James Sullivan. Hol-
yoke. 1870 pounds. and Dominick
Frtskli, New Britain. VS.. II. Man
null. Holyoke. 1872 pounds.
A number of other boxers from
some of the leading amateur fight
clubs in the state have entered the
tournament and Matchmakers
Burke and Wagner state that to-
nights card will be full of action
all the way. This will be the first
tournament under their direction
and they are making every possible
effort to make the show an entire
success.
The first bout tonight will start
blo:sky will be referee with Johnny
promptly at $50 o'clock. Sam ia
Willis the third man in the ring.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
SKI JUMPING BECOMES
POPULAR IN THE WEST
More Than $4,000 Persons Attend
Meet Staged by Ogden Dunes
Club Al Gary

Gary, Ind, Jan. II R-Ski jump
ing is increasing in popularity in
the middlewcst.
More than $4,000 persons attend
ed the meet held by the Ogden
Dunes Ski club near here yesterday,
while a week ago 10000 braved Il
temperature of 10 degrees below
zero to watch another meet at Cary,
III.
Casper Omen Of the Norge Ski
club, Chicago. won first honors in
the class "A" competition yesterday
with a leap of 1G6 feet. while his
club mate. Guttorm Haulsen. won
first place in class "B" with 1862
foot jump.
William Braanas, Gary. broke his
right arm in a bad spill. while Ivor
Jensen of Chicago, former national
champion, broke his shoulder bone
when he attempted to cross the
runway and collidcd with one Of the
contestants, Earl Aakcn.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
CHAMPIONS BEATEN
| BY IST LUTHERANS
South Church Goes DoVn-St.
Marks Make Great Stand
Inter-Churvh Standing.

The champion South Congrega-
tional church team received a stun
ming upset Saturday night when the
First Lutherans trounced it by es-l7
in battle to decide which Of the
two teams would remain in first
place. The result was a distinct sur
prise, the strengthened Lutherans
clearly outplaying the two-time PEN
nant winners and leading by safe
margin after the first few minutes
The st. Matthews German Luther
ons won a free-scoring game from
the Stanley Memorial church by As
so. A courageous st. Marks Epis-
copal team put up a logged fight
and held the Everyman's Bible
Glass to a 2O-i6 win in the final
game of the night. the contest being
the most thrilling of the three. The
crowd was the largest Of the season.
SWetlcs Down South
Their team built up 10 its highest
pitch Of the year by the addition OF
Nyborg and Oscar Larson. the First
Lutherans proceeded to go out and
do the unexpected by handing a real
walloping to the South church. Park
err opened the game with basket
for the losers. but Nyborg quickly
tied things and. after fouls had made
it ~. Rerglund made difficult
falling shot to put his team ahead
for good. A rapid fire succession OF
shots gave the Swedes a 15-7 lead
at half time. and, after staving OFT
a Morey- "a nd Rockwell rally early in
the second period. the winners found
themselves again and ran mp the
count to list final mark of 29-17.
Elmer Swanson was his teams
high scorer for the third successive
night, making IS points on five
baskets and as many fouls. Nyborg
also did some accurate shooting for
the winners, while he and Berlin put
the screws on the South church for
wards. The losers lost Bell on fouls
early In the first half. but. with or
without him. the team was unable to
get up steam enough to break
through the determined defense Of
the Lutherans. Rockwell's work was
perhaps the best for his team. The
summary:
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
stanley Mem os'ial
Eeferee-Aronson.
T.. u. L. vs.. 81. MARKS

T.. -. i. Vs. NJ .Ndb~
The third game of the night was
the most exciting of the three. for
an inexperienced and awkward st.
Marks team by sheer determination
and grit. held much stronger Bible
class team, to bare "0-1S victory
play. The first half was slow. with
the Bible class making only seven
points. but holding the Episcopal
ians scoreless until the period was
almost over. At intermission The
count was -. Soon after the Soc
ond half began. the losers started to
creep up. and after about 10 min
utes of play they tied the score amid
a terrific din from the crowd. which
was all with the under dog" Ho-
vanesian had free try an instant
later. and after an unusually long
rause he finally shot and made IT.
Middleton added another point n
few seconds later. but the Bible
class swept back into . tie and took
the lead at 1914. a beautiful long
shot by Greenhalgh again tied the
count with some two minutes left
and the game fairly seethed. Finally
osborne same through to put the f.
r.. 6. in the lead. and another bas-
ket made the margin safe.
Johnston. Weir and Osborne scor-
cd ! 8 Of the winners points among
them. Grcenhalsh and Sorrow fca-
turod for the losers. tho former put
ting in two great mid-floor shots in
time OF need during the last few
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
MEHLH0RN HOLDS
new GOLF RECORD
Receives Only $500 for Best 70
Holes Ever Played

17l Paso. Texas. Jan. Fl W.
" Wild Bill" Melhorn held a new
worlds goliing record today. but the
cash he received for the per
Torrance, which won the FL Paso
open tournament. was hardly more
than a pitance in the professional
gold world.
The New York pro collected but
$500 for the best - holes Of tour
nament golf ever played. He clip
ped II strokes from par to win the
tournament here yesterday with the
startling score Of 27I. Far for four
trips around the 1S-hole layout is
2SS.
Menhorn never approached par
in his two days of scorching play in
the low money event. his poorest
round benng his first Saturday
morning. which totalcd 20.
Once he got the feel of the course.
however. wild Bill really settled
down to his stick work and showed
the southwest some golf. His after
noon round that day was done in 81.
and he went to lunch yesterday with
IS for the morning round. His
final round was the best of all when
he shcared six strokes from par to
turn in a 66.
The master of the course got bet
ter every minute in the final stages
Of the 1000 event. and on his final
nine holes shot 81. five under par SO.
! The course is considered difficult
Bobby Cruickshank of Progress.
y. y. himself burned up the course
to win second money of $500. but
his 81 did not approach the win
ncr's score
! Tony Mancro of New York and Al
| F.spinosa collected $3.50 each with
c1Ss. Other money winners were
Harry Cooper. Buffalo. ESQ. $3.50: Al
| Watrous. Grand Rapids. 26S. 500;
and Paul Iiunyon. Little Rock, 2s4
and Willard Hutchinson. Pasadena
CSC. each collected SIS.
| Leonard Schmuttc, Lima. Ohio;
jules Rlanton. Toledo; Phil Hesslcr
/ Oklahoma. and Johnny Rogers
Denver. were paid $50 each for
scores ranging from "s7 10 oS9.
! The FL raso open. annual event
is designed TO break the long trek
of winter golfers who quit the Col
! den California fairWays in mid jan
uary to head for DiNje's big money
/ H., of 4
for the prose is at San Antonio
Texas. where 500 awaits winners
in the Texas open. January "a to 81
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
Last Nights Results
Albany &. Waterbury ).
New Britain 5, Providence
Games Tonight
Waterbury at Albany.
New Britain at Providence

waterbury at albany.
New Britain at Providence
Returning with a vengeance to its
championship form of a week ago,
the New Britain Roller Hockey team,
with full steam ahead. blasted the
hopes of the strong Providence COM
bination yesterday afternoon and
swamped the Rhode Islanders by the
score of S to 5. Still playing with
out the services of Barney Doherty,
stellar halfback. the Hardware City
combination finally found itself yes
terday and with Pcrcgrin playing a
stellar role on the offcnsc and Gaz-
zinga playing the best game of his
career on the defense, showed decis-
i've superiority over the visitors in
every department of the game.
New Britain led 5 to 2 until more
than half of the third period had
passed when the home club let up
noticeably in its fast play and the
visitors scored three goals IN success
sion to make the score more even.
Providence also lost one goal through
the commission of three fouls.
Providence was weakened with the
scoring of New Britain's first goal
when Bill Jette. spreading wide for
IL shot by Peregrin. strained his leg
and had to halt the game for con-
siderable period until he could get
Strengthened out. Despite this, Jette
was a marvel in tho goal, having a
total Of 20 stops.
The attack of the New Britain
team, carried through by a three
rush combination of Williams, Perc-
grin and Cowboy Thompson.
brought the game right to Provi-
dcncc's end Of the rink. Pete WEIGH,
like StoncwaIl Jackson, held Dug
gan and Wylie at bay with spectac-
nlar goal tending while Pete Gaz-
zinga broke into everything and
messed up the usually good team
work of the Providence club.
Harry Thompson was like light
ming in tho game. He was at both
ends OF the rink almost at the same
time, jumping into the front when
OH the oftensc but backing up when
liams and Percgrin paired up as
neatly as could be and the Meriden
hoy slapped in three goals as his part
of the afternoons work.
kid" Williams was in a scoring
mood yesterday afternoon. His drives
had lightning in them and TO show
that he wasn't at all fooling. he
whalcd one into the nets from the
spot on Il foul shot in the second
period.
\ groan arose from tho Threats Of
the fans when an announcement was
made that the club physician had
refused to allow Barney Doherty to
play. He has been quite III with in
nuenZa and although he is over the
worst of the sickness, his condition
was too weak to allow him TO take
Il chance on playing. Though his
absence was very conspicuous Friday
night, New Britain didn't miss him
yesterday and the game that the
team was playing would have beaten
any other club in the league.
For more than six minutes in the
first period. the attack went here
and there without a score. Then
Pcregrin shot one between Jette's
legs that started the locals off. Will
liams followed with a low sizzling
drive that cut the air with a whistle.
Peregrin followed a minute later
with pretty shot off a pass by Will
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
LOCAL HOCKEY QUINTET
BACK IN WINNING FORM
Williams Peregrin and Thompson Stage Offensive That
Swamps Strong Providence Five-Visitors Unable
to Get Plays Past Pete Gazzinga -Doherty Ordered
Not to Play by Club Physician Duggan and Wyle
Star for Rhode Island Combination.

liams. Six minutes later, Duggan
scored the first goal of the game for
Providence and when the period end
ed. New Britain "a three 10 one.
Second Period
Peregrin opened the scoring In the
second period when he slipped an.
other goal by Jette. All of this time,
the New Britain team kept pepper.
ing away at Jette's pads while GAG.
zinga was robbing Pete WEIGH OF the
greater number of his stops. Will
liams followed Peregrin with a fast
slap from the side. Then he took
a drive from the center on a foul
shot and he brought the fans out
of their seats by crashing the ball
by Jette. He got another q minute
later when he got away alone and
pulled Jette out Of the cage for an
easy score. Duggan also ended the
scoring In this period with the Sec
ond goal for Providence.
Going into the third period. New
Britain had a lead OF I to 2. Provi-
dence started a desperate rally and
Duggan scored q goal. Williams.
however, nullified this with another
of his bullet-uke drives that Jetts
never saw. Then George Wylie who
had been playing q pretty game all
through the three sessions. Gagged
two goals in rapid succession. The
bell ending the period sounded just
as Archie Muirhcad was swinging
for the ball and 1t went in the cage.
Referee Mcdonald allowed the score.
The final count was New British 3,
Providence 6.
Tho sim m q w.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
Strong to Report to
Yankees After College

West Haven. Jan. ~ UP)-ken
Strong. New York university's all
America halfback of 1928, has an
nounced he viii report to the New
fork Yankees at the conclusion of
his college career. Strong was here
for a celebration Saturday by his
fellow tOwnsmen who honored him
for his football proves. He has
played bascn1ll for two ycars at Y.
y. T. and is rated d capable, hard
hitting ou'fiCldcr.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
WILDCATS DEFEAT
TERRORS IN GAME
Amateur Polo Contest Turned
Into Riot Of Fun

Although it was as bitter battle
as has been seen at the Stanley
Arena rink this season. the game
between Holst's Wildcats and Fitz-
les Terrors resolved itself into a riot
Of fun and was as big sensation
as it was advertised. The Wildcats
won, despite the fact that they lost
Two goals on fouls. The final score
was Wildcats 5, Terrors I.
Mickey Luke won the steak din
ner offered by Charlie Bernstein.
proprietor OF Charles Grill while
Doc" Granley assured the thirst Of
the winners with choice selection
of pop from his stock in the re.
freshmen stand.
The players, individually and col
iectivcly, were more on the floor In
the frs. five minutes than they
we're on skates but once the scoring
started. goals came In rapid sue
ccssion. II was five minutes and ~
seconds before Luke caught shot
from the bank and with a wild
swing to save himself from falling.
he connected with the ball and
whizzed one by Ray Cook. goal
keeper for the Terrors. Fitzpatrick
tied the count minute later but
Hoist came suddenly from nowhere
and like the. raging Vikings Of years
ago, more terrible than ever yester-
day afternoon, put his mates ahead
with a well timed shot in eight sec
onds more. Hamilton Eldrige Of the
clan Of Darrow again tied the count
hut Hoist put a shot In Just before
the period ended giving the Wild
cats a lead OF 3 to >. " 5
Fitzpatrick tied the count at the
beginning OF the secondt period but
before the stanza was over Luke
and Hoist got one each and al
though the Wildcats were renalized
in this frame for the third time they
still led I to 3.
The third period saw the Wildcats
again penalized for a goal but with
Hoist and Luke each getting a goa
and Fitzpatrick being the only score
maker for the losers, the Wildcats
emerged the winners.
Fitzpatrick carried his cigar In
his mouth until Mickey Luke miss
ed the ball on wild swing and
connected with "Buggy's" jaw.
Buggy retrieved the stogie. however
and finished the game with it stuck
soIidly between his teeth. Hoist and
Cookie staged a real scrap in the
cage when Hoist tried to get Ray
away from the nets. Both went 70
the mat and when Referee IaPointe
tried to separate them. he too went
to the floor. No damage was
done. Arburr. Luke and Kaplan got
into another jam during the game
but they failed to connect.
The fans who saw the contest are
all asking for an encore and 1t IL
said that the Terrors are not yet
satisfied that they were beaten.
They may come back again next
Sunday. Hoist issues . challenge
to any amateur team IN the city for
a game. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
MEETS srRIBLIvG TONIGHT

Memphis. Tenn. Jan. q P-Da.
tlaring tonight's bout to be 9Th.
shance of lifetime" Sullv Mon.
tolnery former Centre College foot
hall star. today was in top shape for
fis battle with Young Stribling
montgomery stepped through a ligh'
forkout yesterday as a rlndun
NriblinF Is not hcrn yet. but will
thrive lust before the bout. TIL
cvar II scheduled TO 20 eight rounds
b a referees decision.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
WHISTLES IN NEW YORK

New York, Jan. ~ R - Ed
tStrangler) Lewis, who lost his
heavyweight wrestling crown to the
former Dartmouth star. Gus Sonnen-
berg. recently. makes his first New
York appearance in five years to-
night. wrestling Renato Gardini in a
finish match at Madison Square Gar
den.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
SOuti, Congregational
Referee-Aronson.
st, Mats Win

The st. Mats pounded out As
so victory over the Stanmors. show
ing all manner Of form at shooting
but putting UP a rather weak de-
Tense. Taking the lead early. the
winners were never badly threat
ened. hut the Stanmors kept break
ing through for scores enough to
make the contest interesting.
Reckert starred with 20 points for
the st. Mats, while klopp made nine
before he crashed wall and retired
In favor Of Like. Becker played a
nice game on the defense. Ritter and
Walter Stohl excelled for the losers.
with young Kenneth Arendt making
two spectacular baskets. Dave Stohl
guarded we'll. The summary:
g NatthA~.,sa 1sptl,nran
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
SPECIAL BlLIJARD MATCH

Now York. Jan. II W = Johnny
Layton, the worlds champion, and
Willie Hoppe, former balklinc star,
start a special 100-point three cush-
ion billiards match here today The
match Is to be played in eight blocks
of so points each.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

The 'nhnOwns Of this city. bps-
Ectball team averaging - yca-s of
ago. are looking for gunne. Man
ayers should .eleph"n" 1S4c-M OF
write TO S. Salvio. II Eond street.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
PARTNERS WIN ANOTHER

The Panther A. G.. basketball
team Of this city defeated the Atlas
Five Of Meriden Saturday night by
) to ~ score. The contest vas
played at the Mcridcn Boys club
gymnasium.
cur ma r,-
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

minutes. Al Middleton played well
on the defense. The game was fea-
tured by the courageous attack of
the whole st. Mark team in the Sec
'ond half. Tho summary:
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Referee, Waters: timer. Saunders:
26 to s, Burritts.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
New Britain
Palace Club

Score at half time; Palace Club
"a. New Britain q. Referee. Waters
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
IsantI,Cr~
Atlas Eve
LOOKING FOR GAMES

Score at half time-Parthers 10
Atlas I. Referee. Mykowski.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Human interest abounds in Her
list.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
E.ycryn,an's Bible Class
81. Marks EpiN.Opal

Refcrec-Aronson.