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New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Approximately 150 persons are expected to be present at the an- nual banquet to be given players who took part in the Industrial basket ball league during the past season.
 The group will include managers, members of the industrial councils athletic committee, entertainers, and officials. The event will be held in the Y. M. c. A. banquet hall and at the conclusion of the courses the diners will go to the associations gymnasium where they will be enter tained by out of town soloists and monologists
 The list of entertainers includes Kay Maloney of Hartford who is we'll known in night club circles in the Capital City; Della Archer of New Haven, a girl who does clog dancing on her toes. and Bob Spen- cer, a former New Britain man who has been in vaudeville. He is known to New Britainites as one of a trio of walters who entertained for sev- eral summers at & dance hall at Sound View. Willis is a partner who will work with him in a monolosue.
 The toastmaster will be Major Hoople of the we'll known boarding house family. The committee that arranged the entertainment consists of John l.. Tobin, manager of the Corbin Cabinet Lock team. schedule maker, referee, former president of the Central Board of Approved Bas- ketball Referees association, an authority on football, basketball and | baseball and an all-around sports follower. Those who assisted him are Jimmy Murphy. manager, coach and player on the Stanley Rule team and Jim Lynch of the Gascos.
 The banqueters will gather about the table at 6:45 o'clock.
 | Speakers will be Lewis Alexander of the Connecticut Agricultural Col lege at Storrs and Charles H. Hodke of the New Britain Gas Co. whose team was the latest entry in tho league.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
MINOR LEAGUE 10 ALSO OPEN TODAY
Eight Clubs Start Campaign for American Association Pennant

Chicago, April 15 LP>-The full sized opening of major league base ball seasons today was business of secondary importance to eight mid dle western cities whose entrants faced the campaign for the coth annual championship of the Amer ican association and spot in the little world series.'
 The Kansas City Blues, winner of the 1929 pennant and conqueror of Rochester of the International league in the minor league cham pionship series, was scheduled to open up at Indianapolis, picked by experts to finish second this season. Edward (Dutch) Zwilling, pilot of the Blues. entered the battle with q club little damaged by losses. and apparently strengthened in reserve power.
 Indianapolis, improved by trades, appears to be set to give Kansas l City trouble all season.
 St. Paul, runner-up to Kansas | tied by deals which sent seven stars up for major league trials, was at Columbus for the inaugural. Bryan (Slim) Harri. former Boston and Philadelphia American league hurl- CT, was to start against Columbus Bud Kemncr was the pitching nomi- nee for the Senator's.
 Milwaukee, opening al Louisville 1 Was hopeful of q first division ! berth. Eosy Ryan was 10 start against the Colonols, with Roy Will kinson his vis-a-vis.
 At Minneapolis Mike Kelley has made sharp revision in his battle front. having let go veterans tc gain speedy youngsters. He named a newcomer among his pitchers Dclmar Ludgrcn, to start agains Toledo at Toledo today. Fred Hei- mach was Manager Casey Stcngel', pitching candidate.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
|CARNERA'S PURSE
 HELD AFTER FIGHT
Near Riot Starts When Second Posses in Towel in Sixth

Oakland Cal, April 15 P - An investigation of reports that the Primo Carnera-Leon Chevalier fight was 'faked" was begun today by the California state boxing commits sion, which withheld the giant Ital- ian's s10,000 purse.
 A near riot broke out in the sixth round of the ten round fight last night when one of the negro's sec onds tossed towel into the ring, thus conceding the contest to Car nera on a technical knockout.
 The second, Bob Perry of Holly wood, immediately became the cen- ter of milling mob, which handled him roughly and inflicted a gash over one eye.
 Hundreds of Cameras country men shouted their anger at the sud- den ending of the fight crying flake, bring Camera back and make him fight it over again."
 Rinssiders protested vigorously that Chcvalier, who weighed 2l6 pounds, was not in distress. and Ysome fight critics said they believed he was in better condition than Car nera.
 Tossing of the towel by Perry was said to be illegal, as California box ing laws permit only the chief sec ond to halt fight in that manner
 Tim McGrath, manager and chic second of the negro, said he was st surprised at Perry's action that h. failed to protest to the referee.
 Camera. weighing 27e pounds was after his 18th consecutive American knockout when he enter cd the ring. He loomed above hi opponent, and immediately begar swinging punches.
 The canvas on the floor of tht fin- vas slippery from rain, ant Carnera fell to his knees in the frs round. but jumped up immediately Chevalier reached the giant f1ghtel with several lusty wallops.
 CheTalier, with one exception thf only fighter to stay more than two rounds with Camera. put up a goot fight He stood up to his huge op ponent and ringsiders believed ht made an impressive showing, de spite a nine count knockdoUn in tn, sixth round.
 When Chevalier rose the tove fluttered into the ring and the ref cree immediately awarded the bou to Camera on a technical knockout Critics had expected Camera t knock out the negro within one o two rounds.
 Members of the boxing commis sion said they would investigate t determine whether bettors ha, twagered heavily on the contest.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
PROBABLE BATTERIES By the United Preu. National IleaNne

At New York: Boston, Seibold and sphorer; New York, Walker and Hogan.
 At Brooklyn: Philadelphia, Sweet land and Davis; Brooklyn, Clark and Picinich.
 At Cincinnati: Pittsburgh, Kremer and Hemsley; Cincinnati, Lucas and Gooch.
 At St. Louis: Chicago, Blake and Hartnett; St. Lauis, Johnson and Wilson.
 American League
 At Philadelphia: New York, Pip gras and Dickey; Philadelphia, Grove and Cochrane.
 At Boston: Washington, Jones and Ruel; Boston, Ruffing and Berry.
 At Chicago: Cleveland. Hudlin and L. Sewell; Chicago. Thomas and Berg. At Detroit: St. Louis. Gray and Terrell; Detroit, Sorrell and Shea
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
By JAY VESSELS Sports Editor

Associated Press Feature service)
 New York. April 15 (Tp-A slug ging foursome that in the last three seasons collected 2,257 base hits of assorted sizes again is the Yankees main threat in their new try for American league supremacy
 There it is-Ruth, Gehrig, Lag zeri and Combs. Two thousand, two hundred and ffty-seven hits, S96 of them extra base blows, and 1,4S6 runs in three seasons.
 Budding pennant contendcrs may laugh off the rather mild Yankee threat at pitching dominancy, but they can't laugh off their batting.
 Statistics on what Ruth and his fellow maulers did in 1927, 1928 and 1929 won't win any games in 1880. They do provide, though, some de- pendable basis for the dope which places Colonel Jake Ruppert's club next to the annihilating As in the pre- season rating.
 Both Detroit and the Athletics sent better sluggers to the batting front in 1929. The Tigers had Toth- crgill, Heilmann. Alexander and Gch- ringer to set the pace for both the Yankees and the Mackmen. And the As still have Simmons. FoxX. Coch rane, Miller and Dykes to pile UT game-running hits and runs.
 Yet no team in either league now has 8 quarter, such as the Yankees when it comes to consistency in slug ging over a three year period.
 Here is what Ruth, Gehrig, Lag, 2cri and Combs have done:
 This quartet has a combined bat. ting average of .33G for the three years and had plenty to say abou the 229 ball games the Yankees wor during that period.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
JUNIOR Y BASEBALL Junior "An Ifaruc

The Wild Cats now lead the league, after trouncing the Yankees 12 to 5. In the second game of the evening there was plenty of ac- tion as both teams were hitting hard, with the Red Sox leading the Cubs 10 to 2. The standing:
 Wild Cats, won 4, lost 1; Red Sox won 3, lost 2; Yankees, won 2, lost 3; Cubs, won 2, lost 3.
 Intermediate League
 The Black Sox were no match for the fast Wolverines, who played a double header, winning both games the Black SoX were defeated 14 to 4. while in the second game. th+, Wolverines met a faster team in the Rink Dinks and were held to a 5 to score, which leaves all teams in tie. The standing:
 Rink Dinks, won 2. lost ?; Wolv- crimes, won ,, lost ?; Black Sox, won g, lost ,.
 Junior "D' League
 The flTdtCS loSC 6 nara game tC the Pups. ' to 6, and the Red Soa had to pull out Stead as & pitcher in order to beat the White Sox s to 5. The standing:
 Pups. won 3, lost 1 Red sox. wor 5, lost 1; White Sox, won 8, lost l. Pirates, won 0, lost 4.
 Employed "B" League
 The Red Sox trounced the Oriole' II to 1. while the Tanks and tht Spads, were neck and neck in thu fourth inning, with one run apiec; when the game was called on ac count of darkness. The standing:
 Spads. won 3, lost 0; Red Sox won 5, lost 1; Orioles, won 2, lost 2 1 Yankes, won 0, lost 3.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 Old King Baseball, whose adven- turous career offers one of the best illustrations of the difficulty of good man down, returned to the sport throne today to rule for the next six months.
 His reign may be threatened, now and then, by the rival rulers of golf dom and other sports. but he still will be holding the reins as October makes it's bow and pigskins begin to fly through the air to herald the ap- proach of his successor, his majesty, college football.
 Representing the nobles of the baseball realm, the 16 clubs of the two major leagues all faced the opening of the new season with hope and a few with confidence.
 So far as two clubs in the Ameri- can league arc concerned, the off cial opening already was a. thing of the past. The Boston Red Sox, slated for last place in the advance dope, gained the honor of leading the league for at least one day by beat ing Washington, 4-3 at the national capital yesterday as President Hoov- CT, government officials and 10000 fans looked on.
 The Red SoX' triumph. however, was not enough to make the experts alter their forecasts that the Phil Al 1-h at r, the American league title and battle the Chicago Cubs, National league champions, in the world series next fall.
 Granted fair weather, quarter of million spectators planned to see schedule. In the American league, the New York Yankees were to open against the Athletics at Philadel- phia; St. Louis at Detroit: Cleveland at Chicago and Washington at Bos- ton. In the National league the Cubs were to play at St. Louis. Bos- ton at New York, Pittsburgh at Cin- cinnati and Philadelphia at Brook Bn.
 In the American league. the Ath- letics expect to find their greatest opposition in the Yankees with Cleveland and Detroit also to be feared. The Yankees still have Babe Ruth, at SS0000 a year, but must experiment with two rockies, Chap man at third base and Cooke in left field, where Bob Meusel used to roam.
 In the National league, the fight seems to lie among the Cubs. Pitts burgh Pirates and New York Giants The Pirates, however. have lost Bur leigh Grimes and are experiencing their usual hard luck with injuries and sickness while the Giants have q big question mark at second base.
 Three dark horses add the spice of uncertainty to the major league races. In the American, the Chica- go White SoX, under Donie Bushs leadership, have shown great strength this spring and may mako 1t uncomfortable for clubs rated above them. In the National, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Nationals, have rounded up so much batting strength that they may be able to blast themselves into the first division. Brooklyn in addition, will have Glenn Wright as an infeld spark plug and an effective pitching staff headed by Dazzy Vance and Bil Clark.
 Eight clubs will have new man. agers and all of them have made changes of one sort or another since the close of the 1929 campaign.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
PERFECT STRING WEATHER

HIIdUVTphl0. Npt1I I5 fUT) = Connie Mack's worlds champion Athletics will take the field in per feet spring weather this afternoon against their most dangerous rivals the New York Yankees.
 The Athletics will face the Tan- kees with Lefty Grove on the, mound. opposing Wally Pipgras, a% the New Yor,5crs' pitching choica. but the champions will lack the services of Al simmons.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
GIANTS NS. TRAVIS

New York. April 1j tUP)-5o,ooo fans will bc on hand for today's opening game ct the Polo Grounds between John McGraW's New York Giants and the Boston Braves.
 Bill Walker has been eroomcd for the s;&rj,nr assignment by Manager icGraw ana Socks Sieboll. q right handler, will toll for the Braves.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
DARK HORSE CLUBS

Brooklyn, April 15 tUP>-The outstanding dark hor2a" clubs of the National league tilt the lid on the 1o30 baseball season 1t Ebhets field this afternoon when the Brook lyn Robins meet the Philadelphia Phillies.
 William Watson Clark. the Rob. Ins' leading loft handler. is schcd- uled 10 pitch for Brooklyn while the Phtllies will also pin their hopes on . southpaw, Lester Swcctland.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
OPENING GAMES TO-DAY
 National League

Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Chicago at St. Louis. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
 American League New York at Philadelphia. Washington at Boston. Cleveland at Chicago. St. Louis at Detroit.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
TRAINS FOR MARATHON

Chicago, April 15.-R-Mrs. Lottie Moore Schoemmel already has started preparation for the Wrigley marathon swim this summer. The holder of many world endurance marks yesterday did four miles in Lake Michigan, with the water at a temperature of 37 degrees.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
Y GYM NOTES

The Red SoH team in the Senior '. NJ. C. A. Indoor baseball league win the Monday night series from the Yankees. winning the final game by score of , to $. The Red Soa are now duo 10 play the Cincy-reds next Monday next week at ?. m. for the championship of the Y. NJ. C. A.
 State Church League
 Thursday night this week the Swedish Lutherans who disposed of the Waterbury basketball team last week in the State Church tourney arc due to play the Central Baptist. Hartford Church league champions at the Hartford Y. NJ. C. A. Thursday night this week at s p. m The Hart ford team will play the Lutherans here at the Y NJ. C. A. next week Tuesday night at S:SO p. m. The winners of this match will go into the finals for the state honors
 Handball Play Tonight in the Senior Singles Handball league Billy Greenstein defeated Lou Vogel two out of three games, 21-5, 21-4, 10-o1. Doc Was kowitz at the expense of l.. Appel added four more points to his score defeating the latter c1-13. o1-20 @1-13. This noon the Mag Hawkins attempting to stage q comeback at the expense of Strong -Hergstrom state champions of the Employed officers league found the going rather hard taking q shellacking for three games, 21-7, 21-9, 21-1S, Tonight at I o'clock the gymnasium will be reserved for the Industrial 1 basketball league entertainment. and ! the Employed Boys class session or the floor omitted and will come for sWims only.
 | Call for Track | Thursday night this week the l Physical department all Y athletes interested in trying out for the Y l M. (. A. Senior track team vii | meet q 7:S0 p. m. Dual meets witr | other associations will be arranged in track and field events. and the l team will enter the state |. M. (. A track meet in June.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
READY FOR AUTUMN

Athens, Ga, April 15 (UP)-The Georgia university football team has made an early completion of it. spring training period. A surplus of backfeld men will be faced by the coaches this fall.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
RED SOX WIN GAME

The Red Sox baseball team in the Y. NJ. C. A. senior indoor base ball league defeated the Yankees last .nght by the score of to $. The winners outhit the losers 10 to 6. The score;
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
Call for Track
STAY CLOSE TO GROUND

Raleigh, x. C.. April 15 Ur)- Forth Carolina State has 9. strong track and field team. lacking only n pole yaulters and high jumpers.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
KING BASEBALL RETURNS
 TO RULE SPORT THRONE

Sixteen Clubs of Both Major Leagues Face Opening of Season With Hope, But Little Confidence Boston Red Sox Lead American Circuit by Trimming . Washington Senators in First Contest by to 3 Score-Penty of Interest Being Shown by Fans of Country.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
BASEBALL BRIEFS

By the Associated Press.
 New 1ork-Bill Walker. who led the National league in earned run percentage in 1929, will be shooting for his tenth successive victory when he makes his 1oa0 debut. perhaps today. The Giants left handler ended the 1929 season with nine straight wins. His la2t major league Gefcat came on July @6. 1929 when Burlcigh Grimes beat him. New lork-If Babe Ruth hits less than fifty homo runs this season he will b. tempted not to count them. Just before he left for Philadelphia for the opening game against the Athletics the Yankee slugscr said his minimum goal was an even 50 round trip clouts. Maybe more if they pitch to me-" he added.
 1 New York-Thc two leading bats 1 men of the league and the home run king were extra added attractions at Brooklyn today. Frank ODoul of 1 NIlN iilio iltl lpdbc herman Of the | Dodgers. finished onc-two in the 1929 batting race and Chuck Klein Of the Phils led the league in homcrs.
 New Sork-In one respect the Boston Braves, here for the openine series with the Giants. arc radicall, chanGed-Thcy have manager with undivided authority. Bill Nc.
 kechnie is serving the first year ot q four-year contract and is running the club without interference,
 1 phja-- Shibc Park, home o+ the Athletics. has been enlarged during tho off season and $500 ad. dluonai seats were available for to. days opening with the New York
 Yankees. Tho extra seats were ob. tanned by raising the roof of tho original erandstand and adding row:
 of seats to conform with the recent.
 ly built right and left stands.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
T Tg. NVW W ashington

H-Batted for MacEa%dou in 7th
 z-Batted for Braxton in 9th. Boston 0o0 100 lcn--4 Washington 100 %. O00-c
 Two base hits: Todt, Judge. Marberr,. Vest Double plays; Heving to Miller. Miller to kcsan to Todt Cronn 10 NJ to Judge Bases on balls: Of Smith l, Maroerry 2, BraSton I. Struck out; By hacFayden 3, Marberry 1. Brcxton l. Winning pitcher! smith. Losing pitcher; BraXton.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
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EXPECT l5O TO ATTEND
 DUSTY LEAGUE BANQUET

Basketball Season to Be Officially Brought to a Close With Feast and Entertainment at Y. M. c. A. To- night-Dinner to Be Served at 6:45 o'Clock-Com. mittee in Charge Complete Elaborate Preparations - Champions to Be Awarded Gifts for Years Work
The Washington times., 1930-03-01
Keech Argues Final
Case Successfully
Defending District

Richmond B. Keech, assistant
corporation counsel, who took
the oath as Peoples Counsel to.
day, performed his last function
in court in his present capacity
yesterday when he successfully
argued a demurrer for the Dis
trict government in a civil suit.
The District. and Otto Sheafer,
occupant Of premises 1906 Twen-
tieth st. N. W., had been sued
for $4,000 damages by Geneva
A. Deck, 1905 Evarts st. N. W.,
for alleged injuries suffered when
she slipped on a snow-covered
sidewalk in front Of Sheafer's
dwelling. She sought to hold
both Sheafer and the District re-
sponsihle for the condition of
the sidewalk.
Justice Jennings Bailey sus-
tanned Keech's demurrer to the
declaration, holding that the mere
presence of snow on the sidewalk
does not render the municipal
government liable for damages
to persons slipping and falling.
The law only requires the gov
ernment to keep the sidewalks in
reasonably safe condition, the
arguments pointed out, and the
declaration had failed to set forth
facts to the contrary.
The Washington times., 1930-03-01
COP IS BERATED
TAG ARREST
Tlmes staff Photo

Policeman A. P. Griffin. of the
First precinct, who is establishing
q reputation as an enthusiastic
auto tagger. was given a baWling
out in Traffic Court today by
Judge Ralph Given for discourtesy
in arresting Ray e. Carr, 1900
block Nineteenth st. N. W., On an
overtime parking charge Is
months old and for the vindictive
attltude shown toward Carr.
Carr was arrested Wednesday
afternoon by Griffin on the charge
Of parking overtime on November
13, 1928, and was not permitted to
go to the office to cash check
for SIS, which Griffin said would
be necessary as collateral. Instead
Carr was taken to the First pre-
cinct and held there two hours uIl-
til friends could come down with
the necessary collateral.
Judge Given declared the police
are trying to put on q courtesy
campaign" and that such actions
were in no way in accord with
Major Pratt'S explicit instructions
to his men. Griffin also booked
Carr on two other charges Of over
time parking in January Of this
year, to one of which he pleaded
guilty. Given also scored Griffin
for refusing to exhibit warrant
when his victim requested it.
Given also characterized as sun
policeman-like'' Griffin's state
ment to Carr and Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Chester Gray
that he was out to get all Carr's
fellow employees" because he be-
lieyed they were watching him.
After hearing both Carr and
Griffin Judge Given fined the de-
fendant 81 on the three charges,
cutting the collateral demanded
by Griffin in half.
The Washington times., 1930-03-01
SNEARS
To CARRY ON

Richmond B. Keech, confirmed
recently by the Senate, was sworn
In this morning at the District
building as the new Peoples
Counsel. He takes the position
recently vacated by Ralph B.
Fleharty.
More than SO friends of the
former assistant corporation coun-
sci were present when he took
the oath, which was administered
by Frank e. Cunningham, clerk
Of the District Supreme Court.
All members of the office Of
the Corporation Counsel. the Pub
lie Utilities Commission and
friends in the legal profession
were present at the ceremonies.
Huge baskets Of flowers bedecked
the hearing room in the Public
Utilities Commission where Keech
was sworn in.
Following the ceremonies Keech
declared that he is going to get
busy at once and thoroughly IA
miliarize himself with the many
intricacies of the office.
The Washington times., 1930-03-01
300,000ST0LEN
CARS YEARLY

Automobile thieves steal 300.
600 cars annually, and many of
these machines go into service in
liquor transportation, gang wars
and bank robberies, the American
Automobile Association estimated
today.
Thomas P. Henry, president of
the organization, has called the
attention of this phase of crime
to President Hoover's law enforce
ment commission.
"The car thief is a potent
factor in aiding and abetting
other criminals" he wrote George
w. WickerSham, chairman Of the
law enforcement commission.
Henry urged the commission to
recommend adoption of the uni
form motor vehicle anti-theft act,
pointing out that States where
this law is not enforced were the
dumping grounds for stolen auto
mobiles"
The Washington times., 1930-03-01
Conscience-Stricken
Vet Pays $50
For PiIferings

ConScience,stricken, a former
Army enlisted man has sent q
check of $50 to the chief of
finance, Major General Car
michael, with the following
letter:
While in the service during
l918'20 I stole equipment and
clothing to the amount Gas near
as I can telD Of about $50.
Since that time God has
wonderfully saved me Ind I
am going back over my tracks
and making every wrong right
that I possibly can.
''TncloSed find check for same
and by His grace I hope
nothing of its kind will have
to be repeated" The sender is
now a resident of Colorado.
The check will be caShed and
the proceeds turned over to the
conscience fund of the Treas
ury.