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New Britain herald., 1929-02-16

week. With the Meridenites having in the present home and home ser- ies, there is no doubt but that the visitors will be confident Of taking the second tonight.
 Because of its grea, showing in the second half of the game played in Meriden Tuesday night. the New Britain team and fans who saw it in action earlier in the week. feels just as confident that the score for the week will be evened up after to- nights game. Last Tuesday, after trailing along in the first half, tho local crew hit top speed and ou.. played and outscored the Meridsn team. Only the great work of CoheA saved the Endees from losing tn. advantage they had piled up in the opening session.
 The strongest lineups available to the two clubs will be sent into ac. ton tonight. Mcriden will most probably start with Billy Cook and Jack Rothenfeld at the forward. Jerry Conway will be at center while Gordon and Cohen will probably play the guards. Red" Lingner and Mccarthy will form the reserve force.
 New Britain will start with its re- vamped lineup in action. Sloman and Zakzewski will take the forward stations with "Jiggs" Donoghue at center. Sheehan. Lcary or Arburr will be in the back court.
 The contest will start promptly at } o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
HIGH SCHOOLS ID
 MEET HERE TODAY
Gilbert Quintet of Winsted to
 Battle Red & Gold Five
I.ineups New Britain High Gilbert High
NEA Paris Bureau .nyhow, Fraulein Anne

I1neupS
 New Britain High Gilbert High Schmarr ............... Fournic!
 right forward ROSS .... ..... SeTalihl
 left forward lkOWltZ ......,....... Case
 center Llpman .............. SulllNa9
 right guard carlson ............... kllcrln
 left guard
 Another team which has had an impressive record this season will face the New Britain High school basketball quintet when the Gilbert High school team of Winstcd wifi appear at the stanley Arena this afternoon. The game will start at ; o'clock.
 New Britain High was defeated 50 10 24 in a game played on q small Gilbert High school floor. In that contest the Iineup which represented the team in the first haIi of he sea son was used. l' had an early lead and was ahead I% 10 10 at hal, tim. and it inaaaged 10 hold its own as the lead int"rchangrI in the third quarter and th" carly part Of the , last period. But. a squirt in the final minutes won the game for Gilbci | High Captain Srrafini led his team in the final attack
 Three of the players who will start in the New Britain lincup to- morrow played in that game. Schmarr and l.ipnan started and played throughout but Ross ven, n during the final minutes when Hen " krasz"w ski was ei"ct"d on fonIs. New Eritain's substitutes will b. Miriglisni. Rogdansk and Victor IS1ylock, if h" is eligible There will be no second t"ar, -allr.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
BURRITTS BATTLE
 MERIDEN LAURELS
Another Fast Preliminary Game
 Expected at Arena

Another fast game is expected at the Stanley Arena this evening in the preliminary battle when the Burritt basketball team clashes with the strong Laurel five of Meriden. The Burritts reached their greatest height in the race for the state championship Wednesday evening when they defeated the Meriden Communities and they are anxious to remove the Laurcls from their path by defeating them this evening.
 The Laurels are composed of for mcr Meriden high and Laurel Busi- nesT college players and they are confident that they will succeed where the Communities failed. Their lineup includes such we'll known players as Mastriano, Treloar, Smith. Gibson. Scully, Griffin and Johnson. All of these players have appeared against local teams on numerous oc- casions and are we'll able to give . good account of themselves.
 Flush with tie success of We'd pesday's victory the Burritts will take the floor determined to fight to the utmost in order to cop the verdict. Manager Ken Saunders will start Yakubowicz and Gill at for wards. Luty at center. and DarroM and Carlson at guards. RosE will also be ready for action.
 This will be the third game in four days for most of the members of the Burritts but the players are confident that they Will be on edge for a tough battle.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
BRONX TEAM OF BOXERS
 TO APPEAR HERE MONDAY
Jackie Basle and Vincent La8ella to Appear Against New Workers In Feature Bouts of Amateur Tour nament - New Haven Club Picked to Battle In- vaders - Sunny Boy" Hayden and Dominick Frisco to Clash for the First Time-l0 Bouts

For the first time this season. team of amateur boxers from New York and more particularly from the Bronx section of New York city. will appear in this city against a picked group of Connecticut mitt- sters in the weekly amateur fight tournament to be staged Monday night at the Stanley Arena on Church street. The visiting team according to advance reports. is the strongest club brought here this year.
 Several bouts which might be termed feature bouts are on the card for Monday night. In the main go. Jackie Basile of Bristol. whose fists have put to sleep many d budding champion. will meet the hardest test of his career when, h. swaps punchse with Leo Pol wana of the New York Aeam. Polawana has the reputation of being a knock out king and becaus Basile. is a tough cust stomer. this scrap should be beauty
 Tn another feature. carded as the semi final Vincent I,aBclla. clever feat therweight from Middletown. will be matched with Tony Rocco of New York. Both of these boys are clever boxers and they should put on an exhibition that will be wort while 10 see.
 Out of the eight other bouts on th. card. one is outstanding anl that IS the first meeting on record between Sunny Boy" Hayden. clever ittlr Bristol scrappcr, and pominick Frisco. one of tho ont standing performers in tho Ne N i Britain stable. The fans are finding it hard 10 pick Inc winner of this bout as tn" boys are an unknown quantity when pittcd against each
 other.
 The New Haven team. rated as
 ;h" best au@t"ur lcam in Conncr- ticut. will be present Monday night to pit 'ts m"mbres against the re- | mainins members Of the New Yori, team. All Of the matches cardcn havr tue appearance of being good
 ones and if reports moan anything Matchmaker Wagner has prepared II
 real fight feast for the amateur
 fans of this city.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
Iii,cups

New Britain. standing on the heels of the Albany Roller Hockey club in the race for first place in the American League, has two oppor- tunities tonight and tomorrow afte,- noon to so into first place providing the goddess of luck smiles on tn. local quintet.
 Tonight the team goes to Provi- dence to meet Wild Bill' Duggan and his mates while tomorrow aft ernoon. the Waterbury team is due to show here.
 Tomorrow afternoons game at the Stanley Arena will bring against each other, two members of the same family. both of whom are among the leagues leading scorers. They are ''Kid' Williams of the New Britain team and Red" Williams of Waterbury. brothers.
 Both of these boys have a pen chant for making life miserable for the opposing goal tenders. The To- cal player leads the entire league in the number of goals made while his brother. in three games played. caged IT counters.
 Besides the other member of the Williams family, Waterbury will
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
ARGUE OVER SELECTION
 OF REFEREE FOR BOUT
Dempsey Orders Soft Drinks Sold im Paper Cups to Eliminate Throwing Bottles.

Miami. Beach. Fla, Feb. 1G H}- The Massachusetts boxing commis- sion today was considering q list Of several referees from among whom the member will choose the thirc man in 1hc ring for the Sharkey- Strihlins heavyweight boxing match in Flamingo park here February "7.
 The selection. however must re- cvi>c tn" final approval of man agers of the principals in the Mian Beach battle. This plan was sug- gested by StriIling at yesterdays conference on a referee. The selec- lion must be made by February 20. Otherwise, Dempsey said. he will d1 thI picking himself.
 II also Vas decided at yesterday .; meeting that the fighters should do a little more training for the forth coming bout.
 Dempsey had busy day ycstcr day. checking up on ticket sales and ordering all soft t:rinks be sol l in paper containers at the fight to eliminate the possibility of botti: tossing.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
FINAL TITLE DRIVE
Success or Failure Faces South Church Team tn County League Battle.

Battle.
 The South church drive for the County Y. M. C. 4. basketball fltlc will come to an end this afternoon will tell. With two legs already won on the three year cup offered by the County "Y." the local aggrcGa- ton suffered a defeat in its second league game this season but cam" back dctermingly to win six games in a row. tie plainville for the lead. and win inc southern county cham- pionship in the playoff Wednesday night.
 Now only tho Broad Brook A. A., which coprrd thc northern half. stands between New Britain and permanent possession of the cup. but Broad Brook is no mean rival and the game is expected t' b" even hotter than that with Plainville. Tho teams met twice last year and New Britain won both times. but the upstate quintet has been some- what strengthened this season and has not met with defeat in league game.
 The game will be played at 4:3p o'clock in the large gymnasium at the Hartford Y. M. C. A. "Dick" DiI- lon will referee. The locals will meet at the New Britain Y. NJ. c. A. at 3:3O o'clock and make the trip by automobile.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
IMATSUYAMA IS
 REAL CUE ARTIST
Jap Billiard Sensation Is Tiny
 But Mighty

By NEA Service.
 New York. Feb. >16-You don't have to be a big fellow with reach that sprawls all over the green to become a cracI billiard player.
 When you haven't long reach and happen 10 be built rather close to the ground. you operate your cue under handicaps hut what's handi- cap or two if you have a fighting heart and the ambition to be a big shot?
 Kinrey Matsuyama. one of Nip pon's smiling sons, ranks with the best cue artists in the world and he's there among the topnotchers be- cause he didn't let things like rmaIl stature and a lack of reach bother him greatly.
 Matsuyama is only 59 inches tall: or, rather four feet eleven inches. And he weighs only 92 pounds. But how many balkline players can you name who are better than he is? Not as many as you have fingers on your left hand!
 And does he think he is good Yet. in a modest way, to be sure.
 "Under equal conditions, m beat any player in the world" he said recently. Not cocky. just confident.
 By equal conditions, he meant for each player to play on a table com measurable with their physical size He realizes the regulation billiar' table-ten feet in length. five feet wide. and g inches in height offers obstacles to his best play. but he can do nothing about it. He knows it is just unfortunate that he is 30 tiny.
 "Schaefer is six feet tall and Tn only four feet eleven inches fir height. The table is 3e inches high so you see that leaves only 27 inches of me above the table and that pre-. vents me from seeing the far side ot the object ball. That hurts m, judgment of distance.
 My reach with my right arm {. eol. inches. Schaefer's reach is ter inches more. My hand from wrist to finger tip is two inches less thar his and the circumference of my palm is three inches less than his Those things handicap one.
 But what of it? I'm used te those handicaps and l get around them the best way can. ofter make shots the harder way because I can't get at them like l want tc and know most fellows do. hut thos. are just things that make the game more interesting"
 The little Jap has been playing billiards for the past Is years. He learned in his native land and achieved fame over there before he came here eight years ago. He started playing on table jus: one inch shy of his present neigh, and he played the game with fou, balls instead of three, as used now
 Always a close student of tho game as played by Willie Hoppe. h. admits that whatever success h. achieves in the cue racket, is due to the study he has made of Hoppe'. I methods.
 'I consider Hoppe and Jak' ! Schaefer the ideal billiardists." h. says. ''and especially do ] admir- l Hoppe. l like the way he plays. il cool. deliberate manner. with. :. ways a thought of worrying an op ponent by defensive plays. Tv, tried this on many of my opponents and I've played all of the leading players. and it works successfully
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
CHURCH LEAGUE GAMES
Firth Lutl,erans to Meet Stann,ors and Germans to Battle St. Marks Five.

Two Inter. Church basketball league games will be played at tho Y. NJ. C. A. this evening and. while neither one has an important bear. ing on the pennant race. both prom- isc 10 bc quite interesting on their o merits. The First Luthcrans will meet the Stanley Memorial quintet at 7:30 o'clock and the St. Matthew's German Lutheran and St. Marks Episcopal teams will clash an hour later.
 At tbc request of the Swcdes, gationalists was postponed from to- night and will be played at a later date. The contest, with the Stan mprs was substituted. The post ponement was asked because large portion of the Swedish following will be attending q game in Hartford tonight. and the Lutheran South game will be an important one at which the biggest possible crowd is desired.
 The Swedes should take the meas- ure of the Stanmors if they have their full strength on the floor, al- though the East Finders provided a upset two weeks ago by winning "a game in which they were the un- dar dogs. The St. Matts also figuro to down the St. Marks, but the lat- ter group has been improving steadily and gave the Swedes hard battle last Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

Detroit-Lco Lomski. Aberdeen, Wash, outpointed Tuffy Griffith. Sioux City. la. u0). Eddie Shea, Chicago. stopped Billy Shaw, De- troit, (5). Henry Goldberg, Brook lyn. knocked out Jimmy Smith. De- troit. (2).
 New York-Jackic Fields, Los Angeles. outpointed Baby Joe Cams. New'Iork. IO).
 Milwaukce-Arma Santiago Cub. outpointed Herman Perlick, Kalamazoo, Mich. (S).
 Boston-Con O'kelly, Ireland. won on foul over Ernie Schaaf, Germany, t6). Jack Gross. Philadel- phia. outpointed Jake Warren. Chi cago. IO.
 Hot Springs. Ark.-Kid Adams San Antonia. outpointed Irish Mic key Gill. Chicago, G0).
 Omaha. Neb.--Tommy Grogan. Omaha. knocked out Nat Xavier. New York, CD. Harold Mathews, Lincoln, outpointed Genaro pino, Cuba. GW.
 Kewanee, Ill.-Lew DeLny, Chica- go, stopped Eddie Chandler, ke- vance. (9).
 St. Paul, Minn.--My Sullivan, St. Paul. outpointed Billy Light. St. Paul. GO. spud Murphy. Moor head, Minn.. outpointed Morrie Gransberg, Chicago, t6). Joe Cor don, Minneapolis, outpointed Joe Thomas, Des Moines. (G).
 St. Louis--Johnny "Peewee" Kali ser St. Louis, knocked out Lou Spencer. Cleveland, CD. Red Ro- land. St. Louis. knocked out Eddie Mahoney, Terre Haute, CD.
 St. Joseph. Mo.-Mickey Durane, Omaha, outpointed Hall McWilliams, Joplin, Mo. (S).
 Hollywood. Cal.-Chet Shandell, San Francisco. stopped Tony Sta bcnau, Buffalo, N. Y., (5).
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
TO UNDERGO OPERATION

Atlanta. Feb. 16 P-coach Hal Firron, trainer of inc Georgia Tech track squad. ann0uncod yesterday that Ed HaEm. holder Of he orld's hroadjump record and a sprint star. would enter a hospital here Tuesday to undergo an opera ten for appendicitis.
 Coach Rarro-- said this would preclude HamT'~ participating in track cv, for year at least,
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
LOSE ID
 SCREW SHOP FIVE
Thrilling Battle Goes to League
 Leaders in Last Minutes

After being held scorelcss for the first 10 minutes of the game, the Corbin Screw team in the Industrial basketball league came from behind tied the score.- and won the game in the last two minutes of play over a determined rival from Fafnir Bearing Co. The final score was IS to l4.
 The game was thrilling through out and some fine playing was dis played by both teams. In fact all the games played on the Industrial League card at the Tabs hall last night were great exhibitions. In the first game Russell & Erwin team won a tight battle from F. X r. Cor lin by q e2 10 IS score and in the second game of the night Stanley and brcezed through for 29 to 17 victory over Corbin Cabinet Lock.
 Cafnirs In Early Lead
 Fafnirs went into an early lead when Mieczkowski made foul goal 90 seconds after the game started, q minutes after the opening whistle. and Matulis Havlick and Mieczkow. ski added points to make the count s to 0 with 10 minutes of the game already played.
 Corhin Screw called time out and bowicz slipped under the basket and scored three field goals in three minutes of play. It was 8 to 6. Ar burr made it 8 to IS the half time whistle blew.
 The score was tied at 1O-all. one minute after the second half opened Fafnirs took 10 to ' lead but oc 8. foul goal by Darrow and fie;l goal by Arburr the count was made 10-l0. A half minute later Corbin Screw went into the lead for tho first time when Luty scored field goal. Havlicls brought his team within a point of tie on a foul goal but Luty again found the basket for field goal and Corbin Sore had three-point lead. Mathis made it 12 to II and Micczkowski slipped through and tied the score at 14-all
 With six minutes to go no score was made. With two minutes to go luty took a pass underneath the basket and tossed in field goal. Two points separated the teams. With one minute and 30 seconds to go Yakubowicz put his team ahead two more points and in the final sec onds Luty made foul goal. l Every member of the Corbin Screw quintet did his bit in the vic- tory. Yakubowicz played fine floor game and in scoring he accomplish ed his best work in the first quarter when his team needed points badly. Joe Luke did not score but his floor work was great. Joe Luty was the star of the team, his greatest work coming in the second half. Hank Arburr was assigned the task of guarding Belser and he held the l'afnir captain without a field or foul goal. Darrow's work in holding Havlick to lone field goal was also of high class order.
 To John Matulis was assigned the tough task of guarding Joe Luke and he held the leagues leading scorer without a point. Matulis' work in the back court was feature. The real reason for the Fafnir defeat was its poor offensive work. | The summary.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16

The winner of th" Eussn in-P. X r. Corbin game was in doubt until the last minutes Of play when the Russ win team gathered q four point t t~, largest margin to separate the teams during in" entire game.
 Captain "Nihhy" Nyhorg who has led the Russell X Erwin team in both victory and defeat this year once nor" s.t q great 'Nanpl" for his men when he upheld his team's end of the SCOT" in thr first stages of th" game.
 He scored thr fret field goal and with Hols' of 'h" r. X F. rorbin team he staged scoring battle With inc SCOT" f to :, against k X F.. after five minutes of play he scored three field goals in succession and the count was 10 10 (. Finally when Dick German mad" the long, est shot of inc night one which travel"d several feet from the other side of the center line. Despite a hard up- hill battle by P. X r. Corbin it's rivals seemed to be able to match basket for basket and the count at half time was F to 13. Russvins.
 After minute in the second period German tied the score at IS all. George Lnke made two foul goats but his brother Mickey Luke fled the score at IS all Nyhorg made it ! s 10 IT. but .'Hsp"r made il 1S-al' within six minutes Of the end With four minutes to 20 l<arbouic mad" Continu"d Oil Following l'a,)
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16

have Al Davies, one Of the fastest men in the league, in one of the rush positions. Captain Richard "Red" Donnelly will play center with Hebert at halfback. Bill Blount will be in the goal.
 New Britain will use its champ ionship rush line in the game with Williams and Thompson playng first and second respectively. Gazzinga will play center with Barney De- herty at halfback. Pete Welch. whose work during the recent games has stamped him as one of the best gealies in the circuit. will be in the cage.
 A preliminary game will be play ed started 2:30 o'clock while the main feature will take place at starting at 2:30 o'clock while the
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
ONE YANKEE UNSIGNED
Officials of Clubs Receive Contract cf Bob Meuscl-tcInbs May Ise Other Man.

New York. Feb. 16 UP)-Only one Yankee regular remained un- signed today after receipt by off, cials of the New York American league team of the signed contract of Bob Meusel, outfielder.
 Secretary Ed Barrow of the Yankees. in announcing the signing O. Meusel for the 1929 season. re- fused to disclose the identity of the one player remaining outside th. nale. It is believed here, however. t'Dt Earl Combs is the ulan yet un- signed.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
WIN SEVENTH STRAIGHT

Tho I'unthcrs A. C. basketball team last night scored it's scvcnt h straight victory when it swampcd the Pastime Juniors of Hartford un- dor a 46 to "A score. Tic game was played ir Hartford but the Pan thcrs started like whirlwinds and led at half time ty Il 2G 10 14 score The summarY.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
WINS MIAMI TITLE

Miami. Fla. Feb. IS UP) Mis- Helen Hicks. Hewlett Park. l.. l., the Miami women's golt champion, having won final round victor. ever Mrs. John Artnds, of Chicago The final match was a one sided af fair. Miss Hicks building up an cal lr lead to win and ,.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
TRADE, SCHOOL WINS

Tn" Trade School basket ball team defeated inc Lewis high quintet Ot SoIthington in a Pennington Nai]"y league gam" played a' the state ar mory here yesterday. The summary:
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
HAGEN DRIVES WITH BEST

Few golfers. either amateur O. pros, can outdrive Walter Hagen when Hagen makes an effort to g't distance on his drives.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
New Britain and Merden Endee Quintes Meet for Sec
 ond Time This Week = Hardware City Crew De- termined to Win = Visitors Favored to Win State Championship Title Strongest ineups of Both Clubs to Be Used-Start at O'Clock.

Plenty of excitement is in store for the basketball fans of this city at the Stanley Arena tonight when tho New Britain Basketball team meets the Meriden Endees in the second game between the two this
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16

Roy Johnson n"trOd's high priced rookie ou.fi"ldor. ! '@ l" runs in the PasifiC Coast League lasT summer.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
MAY COACH AT MARC. ETTE

'Rutch" Noxack, star Illino,s tackle the past two years. may he given a job as assistant coach at Marquette next fall.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
JAP ON IOWA MAT SQUAD

Henry Hamada. 115-pound Japan csc. looks like cinch for a place on the University of Iowa wrestling squad.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16

If is nsti'ra'"d flat British work CTS spend s15n. .o0o,n0o yearly trav. H|ine between home and place of en- rloyment
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
Close All the Way

Score at half time. g.. Eafnirs. Referee. Coylc. Timer, Sikora. Scor- CT, Butler.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
STANLEY ARENA
WATERBURY HOCKEY FIVE
 APPEARS HERE TOMORROW

Williams Brothers to Play Against Each Other at Stan ley Arena-Both Among Best Scorers In League New Britain Again Has Opportunity of Going Into League Lead-Brass City Combination One of the Strongest In American Circuit
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16

New Britain went back into tie for first place with Albany last night when the Empire state team wont down 10 defeat at the hands of Fall River in Fall River by the score of 6 to ,. The game was rather slow with St. Aubin starring for the win ncrs and Steve Pierce doing good work for the losers. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
Albany

Pushes won by F.. Pierce s, St. AuHn '. stops: Purcell 37, Rarnikow 52. Foul, Brown. Referee, Cusick.
 The most severe earthquake in America occurred in the heart of the Mississippi valley in 1S11-1S12.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16

Games Tonight New Britain at Providence. Fall River at Waterbury.
 Albany Is Defeated
New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
Lewis Ifi"il
HI, HITS 't.N LIZARD

Referee, Nixon.