New Britain herald., 1930-07-30


 the diamond, causing a darkness that was making it difficult for the | players to see the ball, especially as both were very dirty after being used for most of the game.
 It happened that both of the old | . balls went out of the diamond OF foul tips. Umpire Crowley called for new ball and a nice white sphere was furnished him. He put it in play. Then Noonan and Spencer held a conference and on the next pitched ball. Spencer threw it wildly. purposely, and hit the backstop. Um- pire Crowley refused to take the ball out of tle game and insisted that it be used I
 Noonan walked out of the catch CTS box and refused to play. Umpire Crowley gave him one minute to de- eide. Finally Noonan walked back into the game and conferred again with Spencer. Spencer pitched the ball up to the plate and it was foul l the argument.
 The largest crowd, by far that has turned out to see an Industrial league game at the park this year. was on hand last night. The num- Der was estimated at over 5000. The spectators were furnished with a ha1 u,ith tainties of all kinds.
 In theJunior City league at Wal nut Hill park tonight. the Washing ton team will play the Sequins at o'clock.
 The Eddy-Glover post, American Legion. Boys baseball team will go 10 Bristol tonight to meet the Bris- tol team at Muzzy field at 6 o'clock. The players on the local team are to report at Legion headquarters in uniform at o'clock. New Britain played Bristol only once and the local team was defeated. This defeat eliminated New Britain from the Legion league.
 It has been the contention of Coach Larry Mangan and the major ity of the packers of the team that Bristol was fortunate in the fact . that the Eddy Glover post team wasn't ready for a tough season. They claim that if the Legion hair played now. New Britain would beat Bristol. Bristol was finally beaten out for the state championship by Bridgeport.
 Tonight's game in Bristol will either prove or disprove this con- tention.
 Jack Britton, former worlds welterweight champion and former resident of New Britain. has, accord ing to Hype Igoe in the New York World, decided to hang Up his gloves and retire from the ring. He will become boxing instructor at the Downtown club. He received the ap- pointment yesterday
 Brtton's real name was William J Bresln. While he lived in this city, he didn't show a great deal of proWess with the gloves. Fighting at that time was not on the plane that it is now and fighters were somewhat in disrepute. In order to avoid castigation by his parents, Willie Bresln fought under the name of Jack Britton, the Britton being adopted from his associations in this city.
 He started fighting at the age of 19 years. His fights with Ted Kid Lewis from whom he won the well terweight cham pionship, are the most memorable in his entire career al though he met all the boys in the welterweight division.
 Not so long ago, Britton appeared at the Foot Guard armcry in Hart ford against Alf Schell, German youth who was bowling them all over in g meteoric fashion. Bfitton made him look terribly foolish and won hands down.
 Britton and Lewis met for the first time in 1915 and in two fights that year Britton was the loser. They met five times in 1916 and five times again in 1917. It speaks well of these two fighters that never was there a suspicion that these fights were fixed.
 In 1918. they fought four times. In 1919, Britton knocked out Lewis in nine rounds for the wclterweight championship. They met again in 1921 and Britton won, retaining the title. In 1922, Britton was defeated for the welter crown by Mickey Walker.
 Britton was admittedly the clever est man in the ring although his science was som Lines not pleasing to the ring fans. He is of quiet disposition, knows the fight game from A to Z and he should make an excellent instructor. With his pass ing. the last of the old guard hangs up the gloves. The ring will miss him but it should profit by his teaching Of the youngster-.
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