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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-08

The rest of the lineup will be
selected from the best talent avail
BILE locally. A practice session viii
be held Saturday and any players
wishing to try ont for the team. are
invited to attend the workout. Any
player in the city who would like 20
place with the Falcons. has an ex-
cellent opportunity to land place
as no one has been selected for the
places as yet
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-08

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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-08

Because of the fact that the Condo
Mast company is rushing orders and
is working overtime every night in
the week. it is going to be difficult
to have the team come to this city.
However. if arrangements can be
made, the locals will play in Siam
ford either Tuesday or "Wednesday
and Stamford will play here Friday.
These plans are only tentative.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-08

Basketball fans who attended the
New Bri'ain-Chicago Bruins game at
the Stanley Arena Saturday night,
got a pleasant surprise in the man
ner IN which the New Britain team
performed. With McElwain back in
the lineup. the quintet exhibited the
best basketball of the entire season.
II isn't very often that a player,
like McEiwain, can step into a team
OF strangers and tit in so perfectly.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-08

Abe Aronson. junior basketball
referee, created what is considered
a record in officiating in this city
Saturday. He officiated at five
games, four in the afternoon in the
city tournament and one in the eve
ming. the preliminary to the New
Britain Chicago contest at the Stan
ley Arena.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-08

However, nothing is certain about
the New York team coming here be-
cause. as the local manager figures
It. it is a precarious chance he is
tine team can talk reasona bly,, he
doesn't figure on taking the game on.
j.. on fhe other hand, the Celtics
do not want the entire box office, the
local team will most probably be
seen in action once again.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-08

BY no means did McElwain him
self win the ball game. but his stel-
lar play on the floor and his untir-
ing work against the strenuous OPP
position afforded by the Chicagoa
made the local team one Of the best
combinations seen this season.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-08

"Jiggs" Donoghue is seriously i'll at
his home in Holyoke. Tom Leary
brought word If how the local CEN
ter was very sick Saturday night an
since then pneumonia has develop
ed. According to our understa ndins
"Jggs' is in very bad way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-21

THE inspiration for
L this charming Dining
Room Suite came from
Normandy. Ten lovely
pieces in French maple,
copying the French Pro-
vincial style. $595.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

New York The relentless march
Of progress. until recently sparing of
the older landmarks, which seemed Sc
cure III the remoter regions Of Staten
Island. shortly will wipe out one of
the last remaining relics Of Reyoiu-
fionary days still standing within the
limits of the city OF New York.
The Black Horse tavern. at the in
iersection of Amboy and Richmond
roads, New Dorp, Staten Island, short
Iy will be RACED to make way for the
widening of Richmond road. Con-
demnation proceedings will be started
soon and the building will be RACED
when the maps are finished and the
contracts awarded by the borough of
Richmond.
The present owner of the faded and
rambling frame structure which
housed British officers during the
Revolution is Mrs, Catherine c. Curry.
ID became her property after the
death of her husband, Patrick Curry,
whoI went to Staten Island more than
fcrty years ago and opened a public
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
Relic Of Is Must Go

house where more than one not too
elderly resident can recall having
stopped TO partake of the cup that
cheers. Since volstead days the house
has been maintained as private
dwelling.
Because the intersection at which
the house stands has long been a
blind corner and peril to motorists
the Improvement contemplated by the
city became imperative. A triangular
slice of land. il will be cut into two
pieces, one part being used to widen
Richmond road and the other to form
a small plaza.
The old tavern, portions of which
have been incorporated into the pres
ent building, has been celebrated in
many legendary stories Of Staten
Island history. So legendary are
some of these stories that it has been
impossible to verify them.
X 1t was in the. latter part Of the
Revolution that Gen. William Howe,
commander of the British forces in
the New York area.s quartered some
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
here that on July 4. 17T6. he read the
Declaration of Independence.

here that on July 4. 17T6. he read the
Declaration of Independence.
At that time. history tells us, he
remarked: "That document has been
signed by very determined men,"
The Rose and Crown long ago suf-
fered. the fate now destined for the
Black Horse.
The appearance of the place has
changed considerably since the days
of re- Still standing are three Of
the old rooms-the old tavern was a
very small place-which now are
utilized as living room, parlor and dim
ing room. Additions have been built
from time to time. among them a
comparatively modern dance hall. The
original wooden sign, which bore the
figure of a black horse and which IS
now so weatherheaten that only the
faintest of markings can be tliscernedI
is in the. possession of Mrs. Curry
who has refused to part with it de-
spite the pleas of a number of hisY
torical societies.
II Is related that on the occasion OF
a review of troops by Lord Richard
Howe, brother of General Howe. d
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

attention in the small college than in
the larger one, and heing taught by
men of greater distinction, that Is
largely matter of imagination rather
than Of fact.
I The number Of students for which
an instructor in the big university is
responsible is not generally larger
4 than those assigned tc an individual
4 in the smaller college. In the big in
lstitutiUn the contacts are more cos.
mopolitan in character One meets all
sorts and conditions Of men interested
3 In every line of mental activity and
should profit by such intercourse. The
moral problems are not different in
one insti .ution from those In the
other.
One does not solve the problems of
sex BY sending a boy to a mans col.
lege. Radcliffe is next door to Har-
yard. and Smith. is only seven miles
from Amherst. They get together no
matter where they are sent. It has
always been so. C0education- neither
relieves nor increases the difficulty.
Il lis after all a matter largely of per-
soal choice, and in making the de-
| cisip the preference of the student
himelf should be given the greatest
\ wight. Wherever he goes, he will
cry likely think 1t the best place.
v t@. 1929. western Newspaper Union,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

ucational college, and the college for
men only. 1t is a question rather hard
to decide especially when the boy
himself Is Indifferent.
There is. in fact, not so much at
stake in making the choice as. one
might suppose, IL mere information
and book knowledge is all that should
be considered. The boy will be taught
one place about as well as another.
II is to be supposed that If he is sent
to the junior college he will live at
home. Now the boy at home is never
so Independent as If he were hun
bred ora thousand miles away. He Is
seldom If ever allowed fully 70 exer-
else his own Judgment, TO make his
own decisions. to come and go as he
chooses, and so he loses good deal
of initiative and seif-reliance. One
learns much by having to stand on bis
own feet, by making his own mistakesl
by living his own life. Only as
economic saving is the Junior colleae
best.
AS to the merits of tie small college
as compared with the big one, It q
very much like making the choice b
tween the small town and the citM
The shy and the unaggressiye migM
be lost in the city, and not be able so
easily to find himself in the big uni
yersity. AS TO getting more personal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

Boulder, Colo.-Down in the South
seas battle in the endless war be-
tween man and insects has been
fought and won without any report Of
1t coming to northern ears. Prof. T..
A. d. Cockerell Of the University Of
Colorado tells how a tiny ny coop
Grated with man TO save the cocOnut
trees from the caterpillar.
To us, for whom coconut means
merely a confection, or. If we be a
little more chemical minded, oil for
soaps and butter substitutes, It Is
hard to bring home the importance Of
coconuts for the brown people Of the
Pacific. TO them the cocOnut tree
means both food and shelter. fire.
quently ropes and clothing. and in ad-
dition, nowadays, white mems trade
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
Fly Saves GCkonllts

have pleasant habit Of laying their
eggs in the eggs of other insects, and
the hungry little grubs that hatch out
Of them live in the world Of natural
omeIet where they first come to larva-
hood until they are ready to fly. The
natural result is one more tachinid, one
fewer caterpillar. Another member
of this same family is being tried out
most hopefully now in the American
corn belt, against the borer.
Ptychomyia made short work of the
coconut caterpillar. Within q few
months the stripped trees we're putting
forth new green leaves, young pIanta-
lions are no longer pestered, and the
most prominent industry of the South
seas was. safe again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

goods. The coconut has been called
the most useful tree in the world, at
least certainly it is the most useful
tree in the tropics.
So when the innumerable slugiike
caterpilars Of the moth called Ievu-
anna began to eat all the leaves off
the coconut tree in Fiji. and threat
ened to spread over the whole South
Pacific area, there was CONSERVATION.
The insect had host Of natural
enemies, but they did not seem to be
able to make any impression on its
swarming numbers. Y:
Then one day the tiny flies Of the
family tacbinidas, species known as
ptychomyia remota, was brought over
from the Federation Malay states
and turned loose. The tachinids
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

staff officer mounted his handsome
horse to escort his superior and that
the horse took fright. dashing itself
and its rider against high rock and
killing both.
AT that moment the house, hitherto
unnamed. was christened the Black
Horse by fellow officers who witnessed
the tragedy.
William I, Davis, Staten Island his
torian, recalled that for short period
of years prior to the purchase of the
building by Patrick Curry it was used
as a post Office, and residents of the
rural districts came from near and far
to receive their mail
1t is told, without verification, that
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
Banana a Plant Oddly

The first paradox about the banana
Is that it is tree, by virtue of its
size and height, without true trunk,
says the Nature Magazine. The tall
est banana plants measure 40 feet
from the tips of the leaves to the
ground. In Jamaica they attain about
% feet, the first Is feet of which is
approximately the remarkable "pseu-
dostem," or false trunk: the remain
der the blades of the huges leaves
which tower above it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

" hat concerned
as to where he
should send him
TO college. There
is a junior COL
lege 10 Falkner's
town, and IL
George should go
there he could he
at home just as
he has been while
in high school. II
would please his
mother to have
him under her
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
DIPPING INTO
SCIENCE
Tree Branches Grow
Sideways

Tree branches exist for the
purpose of bearing the leaves
through which the tree breathes.
The tree, then, shoots dts
branches out in the best manner
to produce this result. With
branches extended In all direc-
tiDns the leaves are better dis
tribHted for breathing and for
absorbing carbon dioxide through
the mid of sunlight. ss
tGl 1929 Western Newspaper Union,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
Tansht Jew. Wood Carving

Robert Casson says: "From the
Egyptians, the Jews, no doubt during
their captivity, learned the art of
wood carving and the making and
worship of idols"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
Bronze Age Tomb Found

Troyes. France.-A bronze tomb has
been discovered near the village of
Earbuisse. 1t contained woman's
skeleton with a number Of funeral
trappings including three bronze brace
lets. bronze pin and two armlets
with chiseled enumeration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

of his staff officers in the Black
Horse. General Howe himself occu-
pied house across the road, known
as the Rose and Crown. and it was
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

eye, and ne could be Eery much bet
ter looked after than II he were down
state or in New England.
There is of course, the big institu-
tion and the small college, the coed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

Maj. John Andre, the officer delegated
to assist in the treachery of Benedict
Arnold, stopped at the Black Horse
and executed his will. there before
starting out on his mission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

A Kansas law prohibits advertising
signs within 500 feet of road inter-
sections, turns, or railroad crossings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
CO'SUCOUS'VUSO S1OJOOyOOS7SSO
WHERE SHALL
HE GO?
By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Dean. Of Men, University Of
Illinois.

Falkner's son graduated from high
school last June and Falkner is some
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

Boy, the Time Tablet
New York.--Cecil Beaton has failed
to see a ripping, ravishing Venus in
this country. whereas they abound in
London.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
IZB

The man xho gets
into the habit of
never making mis-
takes is altogether
too near perfect for
this world.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14
RUTH NO MANAGER
Eipg of Swat Eliminates Self From Picture and Art Fletcher May Succeed Huggins.

phiIadelphia. Oct II (UP)-With Dahn Ruth definitely eliminated as candidate for the management or tba New York Yankees, Art Fletcher, Yankee coach and former Phlllies lender, loomed today as the logical man for the job.
 Ruth formally announced he vould not manage the Yankees next season. but that he would be at his old familiar stand out in right field.
 ruth said he would like some day to manage the Yankees.
 f have had a pleasant and satls- factory talk with Colonel Ruppert and we greed that as long as l can deliver the goods as player It vould not be wise for me to take on the troubles and worries of man agcr
 "So for 19S0 just put me down as rigb+ fielder of the Yankees. l am in craot shape. l think I have three good wears of baseball left in me.
 "I am going to hustle my hea off for the new Yankee manager nc matter who he is. But don't forget some day hope to realize my great ambition of having my name listed an thn managers column along with oo of the greatest in baseball his torv-Miller HuGgins.'
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14
7W0 VETERANS T()
 FIGHT THIS WEEK
Nike McTisue and Jack BGitton
 Hold Center Of Interest

New York, Oct. 14 G@-Two vet erana of the boxing business are to exhibit their wares for the enter tainment of the ring fans this week. They are Mike McTigue and Jack Britton.
 McTigue, the holder of the light heavyweight title from 1928 to 1925, engages Jack Gagnon, Boston heavyweight, in one-half of the double feature at the Boston Garden Friday night. In the other leading no rounder on the program still an other ring ancient. Myer (N. O. Christner of Akron, meets Ernie Schaaf Of Boston.
 Christncr, though well along in years, is q mere youth compared to McTigue and Britton, in age and in ring experience. He did not rtart his slugging career until 1926, when he was over 30 years old.
 Britton has gone back a long way from the heights of the welterweight i title he once held, but his skill still carries him to victories in most of | his battles. He won II fights and lost but two in 1928, and it was not until few weeks ago that he suffered his first real knockout. He fights ir Cincinnati Saturday night against q youthful opponent, Elmer Rezrnah.
 Youngsters who NraW the attcn- lion away from these veterans or this weeks national card are headed by Tony Canzoncri, a recent unsuc' cessful contender for sammy Man. dell's lightweight title, Harry Eb bets, slugging Freeport, N. H., mid dleweight; Lope Tenario and Kins Tut among the welters, and 1gnaci'
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14

Fernandez in the lightweight ranks
 Canzoneri tops the Madison Square Garden program in New York with a battle against Johnny Farr of Cleve- land Friday. Ebbets meets Babe Me Gorgary Of Oklahoma at the St. Nicholas Arena. New York, tonight. King Tut, the Minneapolis battler, and Tenario engage in the main bout at the Chicago Stadium Wednesday. and Fernandez tackles Tommy Field ing of Vancouver. substituting for Eddie Mack of Denver, at Los Ange- les TugeIay.
 Otter bouts on the weeks pro gram include.
 Monday - At Philadelphia Matt Adgie, Philadelphia, vs. Joe Cans Allentown; Roy Clarke, Philadelphia vs. Knute Hansen, Denmark; Billy Jones, Philadelphia, vs. Charley Be langer, Canada; and Jimmy Slattery Buffalo, vs. Maxie Rosenbloom, New York; all heayyweights, 10 rounds.
 At Oakland, Cal. Red Uhlan | Oakland vs. Wilson Yarbo, Cleye- land mddleweights. 10.
 Thursday-At Cleveland: Arman- do Schccklos, Belgium, vs. Joey l Goodman, Cleveland, lightweights no.
 Friday -- At New York Madison Square Garden, Add Warren, Nortf Carolina, vs. George Hoffman, New York, heavyweights, 10 rounds; Nicl Testo, Troy x. Y, vs, Izzy Grove New York, middlewoights 10.
 At San Diego -- Speedy Dado Philippines, vs Tommy Hughes Cleveland. bantam weights, rounds
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14

Score: New Britain 13. Pittsfeld 0; touchdowns, Carlson and Middle ton; points after touchdown, Lud winowicz, Cline plunge); Substitu tions, Kloiber for Carlson; O'Brien for Mikalauskas; Zaleski for Ross; Zaleski for Mangan. Pittsfeld: Shil- sey for Donna, Nicholson for Smith, Smith for Nicholson. Toby for Spie Iswak, Horrigan for Haronn. Officials Dr. Frank Zwick referee; Bernard Conley, umpire; Harold Weir. head ! linesman; Mulligan of pittsfeld, field
 iudge.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14

ship tournament which closed here Sunday Winners of the champions ships are: {.
 Mems singIes-John Van Ryn- East Orange, N. J.
 Women's singles-Marion Will, Hams, San Francisco, :
 Mixed doublcs-John Van Ryp and Marjorie Gladman. santa MonS ica, Calf.
 Mems doubIes-Fritz Mercur. Bethlehem. Pa and J. Gilbert Hal. South Orange. Y. !.
 Womcn's doubles Marion Na7 Hams and Josephine CruickaF2aiI, San Franciaco.
 A crowd of 2o.oo0 fans, inylul as President Portes Gil and his wife, witnessed the final matches.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14
WIN LITTLE SERIES
Kansas City Blues Take Iinai Game in Junior Playof from Rochester Red Wings.

Rochester, N. Y. Oct. IA UP) Kansas City's Blues, American association pennant winners, be- came 1929 minor league champions as a result of their 11-inning to 5 victory over Rochester's Interna- tional league champions in the ninth and deciding game of the little world series Sunday
 The final game was marred by frequent arguments between the players, a fst-fght between Carle- ton, Rochester pitcher, and Riconda, Blues infielder, and near riot caused by Rochester fan attack ing a Kansas City player at the close of the contest. The disturbance resulted in the arrest of the offend ing fan and a hurried call for po- lice reserves who escorted the Kan sas City players and the umpires to safety.
 In winning Kansas City overcame four run lead piled up by the Red Wings in the third inning. The Blues tied the count at five all III l the seventh and won in the 11th Steady relief hurling by "Pea Ridge" Day, who held Rochester to two hits in four innings, made pos sible the Blues victory
 The 1929 series was the longes since 1924 when Baltimore and St Paul required 10 games to decide the title. Last season Rochester wor only one game, and tied one, be- | fore Indianapolis took the five vic tories necessary for the title. The previous year Toledo defeated Buff falo, International league represent ative, in five straight games.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14
H. C. Carter Attending
 Tau Beta Pi Meeting
fsDecial 10 me Herald)

Worcester. Mass. Oct. l4 - Har- old Carter Hart of forestVille, Conn. senior at the Worcester Polytecl, nic institute. is at Iowa City, la, to attend the annual convention of the Tau Beta Pi, national honorary sos ciety, as delegate from the Wcr- Ccster engineering college. .,
 The Forestviile student, who is maioring in civil engineering and will receive degree next June. IS member of the Worcester chapte4 Of the fraternity, and is also an as- sociate member of Sigma XI. He was recently awarded an Alzirus i Brown scholarship.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14
s0oo FIRE IN VACANT HOUSE

Fire, thought to have been started by children playing about the rear yeranda, did damage amounting to $Go0 to q vacant house at 641 Bur rItt street Saturday night. The house is reported to be the prop- crty of NIr. Grajioski. who could not be located in the city today. Responding from box alarm, fire- men found the entire rear porch of the house ablaze. The fire had also got into the rear of the house be- fore it could be quenched. fr
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14
LEADING SCORERS
Al MarsterS of Dartmouth Has q Wide Lead Over Football Players in Making TouchdOWnS.

By the Associated Press
 The 7s points Al Marsters of Dart mouth has rolled up in his first three games have given him wide lead over the field in the nationwide race for individual football scoring honors.
 Figures compiled by the Associat- ed Press from the major conferences or districts show Marsters leading his nearest rival, McElreath of the Baylor Bears by 22 points. The Bay Tor halfback has scored touch- downs and T points after touch- downs for 56 points. Marsters' 7S | points are the result of Il touCh- downs and l2 extra points. McEyer, | Tennessee is third with 54.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14

|. Live fish have been found by ar tesian well borers 200 and 300 feet beneath the burning sands of the Sahara Desert.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14
VETERAN TACKLE INJURED

Newton. Mass, Oct. fl (UP) - Pete Herman, veteran tackle on the Boston college football squad, will be out of play for at least 10 days, according 10 the team physician. Herman sustained serious back in
 juries in Saturdays grid clash with l Villanoya. Three other members of the Eagles were injured slightly but
 are expected to appear at training sessions this week.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14

The New Britain high school team rivals Yale university with two bull dog mascots. The dogs are vicious-looking animals but are con- sidered very valuable by their owner, Bill Bollman, head janitor at the senior high school. who spent the greater part of S1,0Q0 to pur- chase them in England and have them imported to this country through Canada.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14

It explains the safety in the fol- lowing quotation: Mule" Wilson tried to forward pass the ball from behind his own goal line and he was bowled over with a vengeance by Leary who hit the Mule so hard 1t was three minutes before Lcary could get off the ground"
New Britain herald., 1929-10-14

The New York World also spoke of the work of Leary in these terms: "The magnificence of Camp bell and Leary in defensive play"