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New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
HIGH SCHOOL GAME IS
 PUT OFF TO THURSDAY
Hartford and New Britain Prevented From Playing by Showers-Ancient Rivals Will Clash Next Wednes. day Afternoon - Cassidy's Charges Scheduled to Tackle Kensington Combination Saturday-Red & Gold Team Has High Class Line of Pitchers for Use .,,.a

Two high school baseball rivals were prevented from meeting each other on the bloody sands of the arena yesterday afternoon only by the queer turn of events that brought shower after shower down on the playing held yesterday after noon. Because of this. New Britain and Hartford will clash in this city next Wednesday afternoon at the same time and place.
 Both aGgregations were ready for | tough battle yesterday afternoon and the players on each combina- ton were keyed up to the highest pitch possible in anticipation of tha game. Despite the disappointment over the postponement. the coaches will keep their charges steamed up until game time.
 \ Coach Cassidy. after . poor start. now has . list of pitchers, any one of whom he could select for the en- counter. Although he has made no definite decision. followers of the team expect him to pick Stan Par tyka to oppose the Capital City crew. Besides the speed artist. he has Hermy Schmarr. Joe Potter or Linnehan to toss into the fray !f things don't 70 just right.
 Almost all of the pitchers are used at other positions when they are not working on the slab and this gives the team an added punch on the offensive.
 Play in Kensington
 Another tough game is on the high school schedule for this week. The Red and Gold combination IF slated to cross bats with the ken- sinston team at the Percival ave- nue grounds in Remington Saturday afternoon. This will be | battle Of battles and no practice session. A strong rivalry has sprung up be- tween the two outfits and there will bs plenty of excitement when tho game takes place. This will start promptly at ] o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

Of his vision, Huffington's marine, were distinguished by their s.tmtna' ton of non essential detail snd the exquisite beauty of their coloring. One day William Winter Drew Darien art patron. visited Huffin.- tons studio. He tetephoned to l New York art dealer:
 I've discovered genius in Darien ' Tho dealers representative bouSh. 310.o0o worth Of Huftington's can vases on his first trip. The artist was given . one-man exhibition in New York and Miss Morgan bought 70 paintings.
 In his will. just admitted to pro- bate. Huntington left q each to two nieces. To SchiichtinE. the former grocery boy. he bequeathed the fruit of his genius and an estate valued at more than 35O.O0O. Schlichtins. who is 6. is we'll on tho road to fame as | portrait and landscape artist as result of his patrons train ing.
 Tn q few years Huntingdon will be recognized as one of the greatest American artists ever produced schlichting predicted. He was in- huenced by no school. His work was typically American"
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
LEGION TEAM ID
 PRACTICE FRIDAY
Coach Larry Man9an to Put Charges Through First Workout

The initial practice of the Eddy Glover post, American Legion team that is to represent this city in the elimination series for the state championship will be held at Wal nut Hill park on Friday evening at o'clock. The candidates for the team will meet with Larry Mansan, veteran coach. and will be sent through | stiff practice drill.
 Many of last years veterans as we'll as several promising candidates will be on hand to try for positions of the team. Among those who are expected to be present at Fridays session are Hermis Schmarr, veter- an pitcher and first baseman from last year, Legion team, Jim O'Brien stellar third baseman and Flood, star catcher.
 Sam Capodice, . substitute on last years nine. who starred with the Washington school team, cham- pions Of the Rotary league. is one of the most promising of the can- didates. He proved, to be one of the leading pitchers on the Wash ington team and was also one of the heaviest hitters.
 According to Coach Mangan. no one has been assigned | place on the team as yet and every position will be open for competition. He will be on hand Friday to begin an- other campaign having successfully completed several very successful seasons with the Legion team. In- dications point to another success full diamond year.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
Oldest Hat Manufacturer
 Dies at Danbury Residence

Bridgeport, May l5.-lP-Daniel Wood Meeker, oldest hat manu- facturer in the United States died suddenly at his home 70 Deerhill avenue, Danbury. yesterday form cardiac asthma.
 The well known hat manufacturer, Danbury Monday. was 90 years old. He was . member of the third gen. eration of the Meeker family which came to Danbury with the settlers of the town.
 MT. Meeker was very active figure in civic affairs. He Is survived
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
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BY VERNE wICKHAM

BI VERNE W1CKHAM Here's the bird who makes over the course to suit himself. His ball sliced over in the rough under the trees and under the bushes. He edges over there and starts throwing weeds. sticks and rocks in all directions and does everything but tee the ball up before he hits it.
 If he sees you looking at him, he'll call out: Just picking up . couple of loose twtss, Harry"
 He knows the rules but is taking advantaSe of them.
 You can lift leoss CT dead limbs, twiss and hay. but you can't pull or cut wssda
 Hsrs's the ruling: ''If . ball lies in bent bushes. long grass or the like. only so much thereof shall be touched as will enable the player to hnd the ball" That certainly doesn't call for cutting all the weeds down within a clubs length of the ball and otherwise improving your lie.
 Don't be the kind of . golfer who. when taking part in . tournament match. always hnds his opponent right on his hesls when he gees into . trap. hazard or into the rough. His opponent has been told things about him and is thers to watch him.
 You can't move . thing in . trap or hazard except werkmen's tools. such @ rakes. water hese. oil cans and @ on.
 Remember thess rules and don't take advantage of your partners keod sportsmanship by improving your he in the rough or hazard.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
Friends Play Poker in Memory
 Of Half Blind Darien Artist

tow-headed German grocery boy. % years ago.
 Before he went to bed in the earl, morning. Huntington told hii friends:
 T want no gloom when die Tears and sorrow after ones death are perfunctory and hypocritical. want you to be happy. am no, afraid to die. Geodby."
 He died in his sleep.
 At the funeral, friend read ''Thanatopsis," the only service. the artist wanted.
 After the funeral. the friends re. turned to Huffinston's houseboa, and played poker-reverently-for half hour. On every deal. . hand was dealt before the empty chair that marked old Huff's" accustom- ed place.
 sttli sa Chair For Him Each Friday night the same strange group gathers in the studio for poker. An empty chair is al, ways set Tn HunlngtonS place. Huntington was born of Dutch. English parents in Broo. lyn. N. Y While cruising in Long Island Sounl more than two score years ago, he was driven into Rowayton Harbol l by q storm and enchanted with tn: beauty of the place. settled in Oar fen.
 Without knowledge of painting Huntingdon began to paint with wa ter colors. About eight years ago when his sight was fading rapidly he switched to oils and in few years had made an enviable namt in art circles.
 Blindness Aided Art Perhaps because of the dimnes!
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

Darien. May 15 (UP)-"Old Huff. :" half-b'ind genius who achieved fame as an oil painter in the last three years of his care-tree life, is. deal but his belo. ed memory fingers on.
 Friends of John C. Huntingdon. self-tausht marine artist, have de- cided to establis his S34.0o0 house. boat-studio as a shrine to his great est loves-his art and poker. the Unitsd Press learned today.
 The friends range on the social scale from policeman to millionaire.
 Many of the oils that Huntingdon painted in the last years of his life. when sight was fading rapidly from his eyes. will Test in museums. Forty are in the possession of Miss Anne Morgan. Others will hang on the walls of the houseboat where the artists oddly assorted intimates gather. as on many . night of yore. for poker parties.
 Final Game Of Poker Huntingdon died carly this month at the age of 65. Knowing death near, he summoned his friends to q final game of poker. Those who could not come he bade farewell over the telephone.
 Among those who gathered in sre houseboat cabin for "Huff's" last game were Sergeants Terry Lambert and Frank Standing of the Darie,l
 
 York capitalist; Philip La Cana. ] sculptor: Bradford Ballard. banker; George B. Wright, photographic scientist; Curt Owens, artist pho- i tographer: Captain Dick Rowlani sea dog: and Harry Schlichting. the painter whom Huntingdon befriended and trained when schlichtinE was a
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
Griffith to Fight as
 HeayyWeight May 24

Chicago, May IS R-Jerry "Tuf- fy" Griffith. Sioux City. la. light heavyweight. will step into the heavyweight ranks May 24 in . 10 round bout with Al Friedman of Boston at the Chicago stadium.
 It will be Griaith's first ring en- sasement since hs injured his right hand while battling Leo Lemski sev. eral weeks ago.
 Promoter Paddy Harmon an. nounced that plans for . match be. tween Otte Won Porat and Johnny Risko or Emmett Rocco. on the same card have fallen through.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
spea,ki.'ns of Sports

The Pirstas baseball tenn will practice tomorrow evening at Willow Brook park. All of last years play CTS and new candidates are asked to report.
 The Holy Gross Reserves will prac- tics tonight at { o'clock at the Wash- inxton school greunds- All members of the team are asked to be on hand.
 There will he | meeting tonight at E o'clock at the '. N. c. A. of the managsrs of the teams which will be entered in the Industrial baseball league. A decision on the starting date will be reached. 1t is expected. and . definite report on the league schedule will be made.
 The league will be com prised of indications are that it will be faster even than the league of last year, which about reached the peak. it was thought.
 All the teams in the league are getting in practice sessions at tho present time and they are fast rounding into form for the opening games.
 The scheduled game between the Gascos and Landers nines which was to have been played at tho stanley Quarter park last night. was post poned until Thursday night. Several reasons besides the rain were gwen by Manager Jim Lynch as the causes.
 4 hreathless public can hardly hold out any longer waiting for the announcement of the date. place and time of the second foot race between Joe Hersstrom and Pete Perakos. The time and place is up to Pete. He has to give Hergstrom e4 hours notice and the race will be run. raln' shine or snow.
 Although several private detectives have been on hts trail, Petes tram ing hours cannot be discovered.
 Harry Mills who starred as . base ball player in this city in the lndus' trial league and with semi-pro teams, has been named as manager of the Taftville A. A. combination. Harry was one of tho most clever inhelders seen in action in this city in some time. He could also take his turn in the box with the best of them. He plans on having one Of the strongest teams possible this season.
 Kensington will probably play sway from home next Sunday d. though the opponent to be met has not yet been definitely selected. The team will perform before the home fans against the High school. Some ono has hsageed . little too much. according to our understanding and tho result has been the arrangements for the game between Remington and the High school.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
SENDCAS TO MEET
Nsnsser to Be Elected Tomorrow Night In Place Of Frank Anasaasso Removed to Bridgeport.

The Seneca A. C. will hold special meeting Thursday evening at S:so o'clock at the club rooms on Main street to elect a new baseball mana ger to succeed Frank Anastasto. who has gone to Bridgeport to work. The following men arc asked to be pres ent: Jack and Milo Argosy. Goodis and Eddie Preisser. Rice. McKner- ney. Schaefer. Wendroskt. Krause' Casey, Tom and Dan Anastasio. Don Cossrove, Leo LaPointe. Matty Hayes Phil Bloom. Prescott and all others interested.
 President Louis Keith who is act ing as baseball manager. is trying to book the Lenox A. C. team or Wallingford for . game this Sunday. The Seneca nine will meet the fastest semi-pro teams in tho state this sea- son.
 Coach Andrew Zwick will give talk on baseball and sports at the meeting.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
WILL DIVIDE STABLE

New York, May IS N-The z. c. Hildreth. trainer for Harry F. Sin clair, has decided to divide the Ran cocas stable.
 Htldreth will have charge of the eastern division with La Verne Fator asins the riding whila John Lews with Frankis Catrons as rider will take . secend division west fer . ssason .ea the Chtcaso tsaekA
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
Harvard and Yale to
 Form Combined Net Team

Cambridge, Mass. Ny Is LP,- Harvard Yale tennis players will meet q joint Oxford Cambridge team, probably in August at New port. R. I. it Vas announced by William J. Bingham. Harvard di- rector of athletics.
 The British net men plan to in- wade this colntry shortly after their fellow Oxonians and Cantabridgians of the track test their prowess against the Crimson and Blue forces here. The track meet will be held at the stadium in July.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
HARVARD TEAM WINS

Cambridge. Mass. May IS (UP)- A heavy hitting Harvard nine crush. ed Lafayette. Is to 2. in . game played in a cold rain here yesterday. Thr; , visiting pitchers. MurberS. Woodfin and Carney. received rough treatment at the hands of the Grim. son batsmen. Eleven of Harvard's runs were scored in the frst three inninEA .....
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
TABS" CORPS IN PARADE

The '. NJ. T. A. ( B. drum corps will leave by bus at o'clock Saturday afternoon for Waterbury. where it will attend the held day at Hamilton park under the auspices of the Oakville Fife and Drum corps. A parade will be held in Waterbury at o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
SAILING FOR HOME

New York. May IS (UP)-Five
 American kJlfers are expected tc arrive here Friday after taking part in the British open cham pionship at
 Muirfeld. Scotland. They are Wild Bill Melhorn, George Won Elm. silas
 Newton. Tommy Armour and Al Es- pinosa.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
DEMPSEY IN MONTREAL

Montreal. May IS (UP) - Jack Dempsey arrived here today to in- spect the Montreal International league ball park as . probable site for . proposed contest here July { involving George Godfrey. the negro heavyweight. Jack Renault probably will be chosen az Godfreys op- ponent.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
BEHAVIOR BAROMETER

Durham. N. H., May l5.-What . child wears influences its behavior, according to Hazel Hill. University of New Hampshire clothing special ist. Shy youngsters feel uncomfort- able and irritated in bright colors sh, says. The vivacious child rcvelA in bright colors, and doesn't feel right in suhdued ones
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
PRINCESS lNGRID IN LONDON

V1t1-NN EsDN INUU1IT IN IONUON'
 London, May IS U-Princess h. grid of Sweden has arrived in I,on- don for a months stay during the height of the social season. She will remain with her grandfather Prince Arthur. Duke of Connaught. brother of the late Edward VII and uncle of King George.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

by two sena. Alexander H. saf yrsd c. Assk1k. and two d4sgAtsrA 'Ato Marsarst . Mesksr anA 1lsa, Lsuis E.s AerFit in addition = several grandchildren.
 Tho fut erai servtces ~ili b. held on Fridays afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
BOXING TOURNEY OPENS
Amateurs Frosn All Over the Stato Gathering in New Haven For T1tle ClaaheS.

New Haven, May IS NeThe Si- mon pure boxing tournament \ slated to get under way tonight at the Arena with one one hundred amateur entries ready to battle for the honors of the state. Tonight will mark the elimination classes for eight different weight groups with the finals in all weight classes scheduled for tomorrow night. Plans for running of some of the semi. final bouts tonight have been ar- ranged for by Matchmaker Dick Gray.
 Boys from all over the state hava entered the tournament which has been sanctioned by state Boxing Commissioner Thomas '. Dosohus.
 The wsighing-in. physical cendi. ton and matching of the boxers will start this afternoon in charge of Dr. Willis Grove. The hrst bout tonight is scheduled for eight o'clock with perhaps as many as 35 bouts on the evening seasion.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

Games Today New York at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Detroit. Washington at 6t. Louis. Boston at Chicago.
 Games Tomorrow Cleveland at St. Louis. Chicago at Detroit. (Other clubs not scheduled). |.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
tosTloiEs BOXING TOURNEY

Chicago. May IS W-Paddy liar. mons inteEnattonai amateur boxing tournament has heen postponed to May :7 ana eS because of connictlng dates which would prevai, ssvsrsi Canadian and British boxers from competing here. The event original. ly was scheduled for May 2a and e5 at the Chicago Stadium.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
Baseball Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Gaasss Yesterday Philadelphia 10. Detroit .. Washington 3. St. Louis [. Chicago (. Boston 2. New York Cleveland. rain.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
Games Today

Games Today New Haven at Allentown. Bridgeport at Albany. 2. Ptttsheld at Springfield. Providence at Hartford. 2.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

Games Today Jersey City at Toronto. Newark at Rochester. Baltimore at Montreal. Reading at Buffalo.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

Games Tomorrow New Haven at Allentown. Bridgeport at Albany. Pittsheld at Springfield. Providence at Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Boston 6, Chicago 5. (12 innings). (All other games postponed, rain or wet grounds).
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

Games Tomorrow Brooklyn at Philadelphia. New York at Boston. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. (Other clubs not scheduled).
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

Games Today Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
PATTERN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday fAll games postponed, rain O wet grounds).
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

Games Yesterday Baltimore 5. Montreal 1. (All other games postponed. rain)
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
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spend 5000 or more for the same value that $845 will buy?

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 Not if you stopped to con. sider that De Soto is the only
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

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New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

Although several private detectives have been on his trail, Petes traln- inR hours cannot be discovered.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-15

All the teams in the league are getting in practice sessions at tho present time and they are fast rounding into form for the opening games.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
Many Large Strikes
Looming i'm Sweden

STOCKHOLM, (By Mail.)-Wide
scale wage struggles are pending in
Sweden. October 31st large num-
Der Of national agreements expire.
The agreements for the book
binders, for the miners in South
Sweden and for che boot amid shoe
workers have been concluded. The
bookbinders demand an all-round
wage increase and the extension Of
holidays to twelve days, the shoe
and boot workers demand wage in
creases and the shortening Of work
ing hours from 48 to As hours a
week. All these workers are highly
organized and in position to force
through their demands if deter
mined struggle is made. The re-
formist leaders, however, will prob
ably do their utmost to throttle the
threatening struggle. The social
democratic press hints for instance
that the leaders of the metal work
union are in favour of renewing the
old agreement, although a great
majority of the metal workers have
voted against doing so.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
American Workers! Spread
This Page in Your Shops!
Tell the Workers Everywhere of the Heroic
Achievements of the Soviet Workers!
Let All Know That Only By Revolution Can
Labor Build Industry for Itself

The five socialist
tempo of industazaon of the u R. the
collective aguuehch being carried through with
achievement not only of the working of the Soviet Union but
OF the whole international proera The realization of this plan
the NEST effective action possible the whole attack Of the Soviet
proetaat the capitalist elements the towns and the villages
From this standpoint the five years the important
of the world peaats attack capitalism
for the destruction of capitalist sterilization mighty plan world
revolution 1t strengthens the socialist basis of the
tatohp in the u s. S. R. and doing this strengthens
trenches for the revolutionary the international po
taria This plan should be the handbook
him with facts in the struggle against the socal-democat
ISLANDERS socialist construction in the u should be
by the Communist Parties among the widest
country the achievements the path its realization should be
the object systematic enlightenment the Communist press
should be attentey studied by factory
by this that it will become real mobilization plan the
ganizaton of the workers of the
where the praa rules and socialism being VIGOROUSLY built
The working class set it against soafascim
of the and the capitalist of MacDonads socialist
struon Of the German socademoa economy
and be exposed
MOSCOW, 25-The final by Supreme
Council all figures industrial production industry
the past economic shows that production for the beginning
Oct 1925 and ending 1929
valued 000OO000 oubles roube
u. So This figure of 23A actual attainment exceeds tie
estimate 2 in 1928 the highest
attain in the first of the Five-Y Year Plan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
A s3OO,OOO,OOO
Soviet CITY TO
RISE ON DNIEPE:R
Huge Industry Center
Already Building

MOSCOW, OF. 26.-Details are
published here of plans for huge
$500, 100000 industrial center to be
built by the Soviet Government on
the banks of the Dnieper River adj
joining a $1C0,OOO,GOO hydro-electric
plant
Equipment for factories, mills,
warehouses and railroads in the new
city which will be called "Bolshoi
zaporojie" will cost $1OO,oOO,O00,
while the cost of the construction
will cost $200,00,O0O.
A large brick factry with an nut
put of 100000 bricks year has
already been completed while two
additional brick factories with a
combined capacity of 6O,0O0,0O0
bricks annually are under way. An
immense lime plant also is nearing
completion.
The plans, as announced here, call
for the construction of more than a
hundred model workers apartment
buildings, accommodating 10000 en-
ployes. Schools, hospitals, ware
houses, workers clubs, railroads and
sawmills are expected to be finished
some time next year.
Light, heat and power for the new
city is to be supplied by the Dnie
prostrio hydro-electric plant, one
power station of which is already
in operation.