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New Britain herald., 1930-01-18
AN OLD TIMERS SCRAP BOOK BY TlH MIGRATE.
How Tim Almost Got Young Grifi0 to Train for IiSbt-With
 the Aid of a Piano.
BY TIA HcoRATH~

Young Griffo. that great AustraI- ian eccentric, had mo completely beaten at the job of training him.
 On his second start for America. he reached San Francisco. The first time, he changed his mind as the vessel was leaving sydney. anl jumped overheard. swimming baci:.
 GrilIo was too fast and too cle,v..r to be q hard pnnchrr. With q puncn. he would have become Il wonder .Ji all time. He was satisfied to make monkeys of his opponcnts-all usually did He lacked ambition. Glory and money meant nothing. He loved his good times so well th.,t no trainer ever succeeded in getting him in good condition for a fight.
 His was a wonderful defense. He had immense shoulders. although a lightweight. and q big neck. It was impossible 10 hit his chin when he buried it in his chest. He went through many 2n round fights with out being tapped above the -roul- dcrs. And he never took a fight seriously.
 One of the brlSht-light spots thrt Griffo liked best was John Crowley $ old foSaIce Cafe. in Mason street f pro disaster San Francisco. Grifto had a good ear for music. and h, also was a good clog dancer He | loved to hoof while the Rosalee or- | chestra played This attracted some attention. Crowley was pleased. and gave Gril(o an expensive sweater for q present.
 That gave me a bright idea. el- gagged q piano player. and solicited the services Of Tom Kelly. who st,Il 's successfully troupine the yAud"- Nlllc circuits as a singer. We went over te the training camp and start- ed up the piano. Kelly began sing ms what then was called "ragtinIf. |" , 1he lifting music caught the car Of Grlho. He put on his new sweat "y, and danced most Of the afternoon.
 
 NdH tldltu pnOn9d the news to W. W. Naughton. who later be came famous New York sports writer, that I'd found q way to tran Griffo
 Next morning, White l was reading NauGhton's story. Griifo came saun- i tfrinS in, minus the fine sweater. bu; wearing red flannel undershirt. He nalNcly told me that he had traded the sweater 10 an Italian huckstt r for ride from the training camp camp into town.
 All right, Griffo," l said. lets :, back to the training camp and have a lot more fun dancing this after- Loon."
 Tim, my boy" he answered. "t you want to dance out there in tho l country, so ahead. But IT. soiny to dance in town. The music's To. $ l better.
 Grllto was llliteratc. 1t was on. ! oi my jobs to read him any letters Ills Australian swuethearts sent hiil ! But to maintain sense of privary hfllto used to make me stuff cotton i ih my ears so wouldn't hear wh3. | | was reading.
 l 'copNrght, l93o, NI,A Service Inc
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18
At CIDENT VICTIM RECOVERING

Milford. Jan. is Joseph De Talio. "5, of Waterbury vas re- ported recovering at Milford hospi- tai today after an automobile acci- dent in which his companion. Charles Snyder. @f, of Waterbury. Nas killed instantly.
 Snyder and De Taro were run down by an unidentified motorist on the Milford turnpike last night. The car sped away.
 The Herald offers you a complete service with it's Classified -td dc partmcnt.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

students in the University Of Alabama are studying footprints left an estimated 40.000,00o years ago on a slab of rock found in the state. The animal is thought a forcrunner of the dirosaur.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18
CHIP SHOTS
Bl JTG(,EIt

The winter golf to1r of thc pro tcssional4 and q spriuklino oi cracn poViIcS tn" best test in America or golf championship. l. furnishes 54 aud - holr tests of -nc.al and match play over widely different courses and. Ge in th" Los Angeles tournament, under varying weather conditions.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

Starting with the Oklahoma City open, nine pig events have been run off in the west and on islands Of the Pacific. All have had biz entry fields with the best professionals competing for the prize money. In them Horton Smith has not ap- preached the record he made in 192S-29 but, at that, he IS the only one. except Craig Wood go far, to win more than on" tournament.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18
Speaking g of Sports s

Tom Lcary, besides being a bas- Ectball and football star. aSpires 10 place in Che fistic .potlight. ac- cording to word coming from his home town in Springfield. Tom seeks to be matched with Arthur (The GrcaD Shires in boxing bout to be staged at Springfield.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

It is hardly likely that the two will meet because Shires is sched- uled 10 confer with basebal's high commissioner. Judge Kenesaw NJ. landis about his ring activities and 1t is highly probable that Shircs will b" asked 10 stick 10 baseball
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

The New Britain State Trade school basketball team will play the Springfield State Trade school Qun- let at the state armory on Arch street Wednesday afternoon. This will be the first meeting between these two outfits. both of which have strong combinations.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

ShirrS has said that if I.alidis asks him 10 quit th" ring he will do so. despite the fact that he has bouts in view which wotld bring him in approximately S5u.U00
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

forced the old town Crier to take it's drum and beat it.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

Three first places ;l" credited to hlm this winter and all wore won by the some score. 2Sn. That, by the way, is nine strokes better than any of hlS rivals have turned in when they took first money. h that respect. last years eolhng marre! tops the field. At Portland, B.r- kelley and Pasadena smith ayerare1 | better than 4s for the 72-hole cVcrts. | That record, coupled with two sec ! ond places ard a tic for anothcI,
 would be considered high rating if it were not for his wonder work [ ing last winter.
 Just as Smith came into his own ] last season. 90 it would Srem as 1 though other young professionals | are on the path to golf glory bia year. Craic Wood. hy taking tn. 1 Oklahoma City event and then cap
 turing first place in the Hawaiian 1 Open, gives premise as q rising star. l Denny Shuto made q most mar | Velous showing in the rain and on ! the drenched course Of the Los An- i seles Open, when he ayera gcd 4. | It was his first win of the winter 1 but his past record makes him a ! Dangerous threat 10 the veterans.
 Craig Wood may have the spot ! light turned OF him in the future.
 SC it IS interesting to look into his record. He has put on 5V pounds
 since he quit golf as boy to study l engineering six or seven years ago.
 ana now ups the scales at DO
 bounds. He is thus endowed with
 q physique to stand the grind oi
 tournament play.
 As Il caddy. ho shot m the :ou
 sos, In college he played baseball and hockey. During the summer
 vacation Of hi, second year at
 Clarhson Tech, he played golf again
 at Lake Placid A visitor at the re-
 sort was impressed with his game and induced Wood to take job as pro tt Winchester Ky. He stayed
 there a year and thcn spent three
 Hcars at the Louisville Country club. In 102s he won thc Kcntuckl 1 Open and the states r. C.. X. chalu- plonship. Then he came north to
 Lon. Island ard has spent the past
 hrcc years in New Jersey. There he won the professionals tourna-
 mcnt Tn 1928. and last January cap turned the Pasadena Open for his first win in the big-tir,c circuit. Last
 fall he Was third in the Lannin tournament dt Salisbury.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

The New Britain roller hockey team met q severe reverse at the hands of the Hartford Indians last night when. in the Capital City, the local team lost out by the score of to ,. Hardly any team in the league is able to take Hartford at it's full strength on it's home floor and New Britain was nc exception last night.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18
Bridgeport state Trade
\ F. state Trade
Totals

Score at half-time, it-9. New Brir. ain. Referee. Nixon; timer, SchWcj, zCr; scorer, I.dmbcrc.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18
PAINTERS FACING HARD
 CLASH WITH AMSTERDAM

League Leading Hurricanes to Meet Hardware City Roller Hockey Team at Stanley Arena - Hartford Indians Take Sizzling Victory From Kid" Will. Hams and Mates-Fina Count Is , to 2-Local Of- fense Entirely Centered in Forwards - Details of Play
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

'N' SUI HIS.
 l;nsh"s, Dyson 10, Pierce |: stops. Fionnt 70. Jc'1e A. fouls, Arruda e9. DN son. referee. Hart.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

The New Britain DcMolay basket ball team will battle the Meriden quintet tonight in an important game. One Of the features of the contest is expected to hn the battle between smith. Mcridcn scoring siar, and Bcrglund. focal guard.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

rigid control ltctano went out OH
 personals and several others had the limit called on them The scorc;-
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

New Britain meets Amsterdam here tomorrow afternoon and then the tcanl will have 3 rest until Thursday night. New Britain has played two more games than any other team Tn the league and the lay off next week will enable the other quinteta to catch up.
 The National Guards basketball team will play the MiddletoWn Twi- light team that was barely nosal out by the Indiana Phi Dclts last week. The visiting aggregation will hc greatly strengthened by the ad- ditioH Of ''Wardy' Waterman 10 the lineup.
 The team will have Carlson, a veteran in basketball circles. Water nan, Palmer, a siN-footer at center, Wilcox, Tarrant of Hartford and Fitzpatrick.
 Next Wednesday night will be ladies' night at the Guards Middle town game. All women will be al lowed in to see the game free of charge.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18
Last Nights Results

Hartford !, New Britain ,. Amsterdam :. Albany 6.
 Official Standing
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18
WITH THE BOWiLERS
ROGERS ALLEYS

t\INLRSAL CLUB IEAGIE
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

Hf'lto was lIliteratc. It was ona or my Jobs to read him any letters Ills Australian sw~Gthearts sent hiil. but to maintain a sense of privacy. hrlito used 10 make me stuff cotton lh my ears so l wouldn't hear wb,. l was reading.
 OCopNrlght, l930. NEA Service, lnc)
New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16
"P0temkin' Revived IN Honor
OF Elsenstein's Visit Here

Students of cinema style have a
treat awaiting them at the Cameo
Theatre this week, where "Old and
New" has been held over again
after a fortnight's success, and
"Potemkin" is offered on the same
program as 3an additional attrac-
ton. Both, of course, are successes
directly attributable to the genius
of Sergio M. Eisenstein's genius. In
directing "Potemkin" he first called
the attention of America to his
work. The continued run of "Old
and New"-his latest achievement
is tribute to the impression scored
by his earlier films.
In presenting the American pre-
miere of "Old and New" there was
so much comparison with the earlier
masterpieces turned out by the same
director that the management of the
Cameo deemed it advisable to bring
back that epoch-marker "Potemkin"
and permit direct observation of
both the old and new-cinematically
speaking. In style and treatment,
the Eisenstein touch is obvious
throughout.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16
CHINA SOVIET POWER
EXPANDS AS TIDE OF
REVOLUTION RISES
Territory Under Marking Government Is Fast
Shrinking
Capitalist Press Reports Minimize Power OF
Soviets

While the reactionary factions are
at each others throat. revolutionary
power of the Chinese Soviets, ac-
eording to a cable despatch TO the
New York Times, Continues to &C
3uire strength
1t is very interesting to note the
survey made by the New York
Times spondent in China both
in regard to the size of the area
under revolutionary authority and
that which can still be considered
as Markings territory.
The survey shows that the terri
tory under revolutionary authority
,the Soviets) stretches from Flu
ken coast through Kiangsi and
Human almost to the Yangtze VAL
ley. In this belt official authority
is entirely gone. Other forces of
similar complexion are operating in
South China and around Hankow"
On the other hand, it is shown
that the Marking governments
authority has now been narrowed
until it extends over only one whole
province. and more than half of
three other adjoining provinces, as
well as small but very rich and
strategetically important parts of a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16
Workers Ex.Service-
men Meet Tonight

All the registered members and
applicants Of the Workers Ex-Ser-
vicenlen's Organization are re-
quested to appear at the general
membership meeting, Friday, May
'16, at $3.50 p. m. at the Workers
Center, 26 Union Square.
The organization is growing by
leaps and bounds, as the workers
ex-servicemen realize the need of
an organization for thir interest,
based on the class struggle, and
not run for the benefit of the
bosses and the strikebreakers.
Every class-conscious worker who
ever served in the armed forces
should DIN the Workers Ex-Ser-
vicemen's Organization" immedi-
ately.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16

fifth and a sixth widely separated
and distantly isolated provinces.
Judging from the consistent ten
dency of capitalist press correspon-
dents to minimize and underestimate
revolutionary events, the above sur
vey cannot be considered as giving
the whole truth. For instance, in
the same despatch, the IA Red
Armies are reported as consisting
of only $4,000 men. According to
our own most reliable source, in the
article printed in yesterdays Daily
Worker, there are over 100000 men
in the Red Army. However, the
survey can be considered as reflect
ing what is actually happening in
China.
The relation Of forces as pointed
out by the New York Times is al
ready a good indication of how
much Roadway the revolution has
already made recently in China.
This relationship of forces is not
static. It is changing every day
and every moment. The rising tide
of the Chinese Revolution, not only
in the country but also in the cities,
is a sure guarantee that the change
will be steadily in favor Of the
revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16
REFUSE TO hear
PRISON HORROR
Commission Quits AS
Tortured Men Scream

DANNEMORA, N. Y, May To-
The state governments investiga-
ton commission which has been
hearing testimony of horrible brutal
ity visited upon the helpless pris-
oners in Clinton penitentiary here.
from inmates brought from the tor
ture chambers handcuffed, and
handcuffed again when they leave
the committee room, suddenly adj
journed yesterday for an indefinite
date.
The commission was obviously ap-
pointed to find some way to white
wash the guards, but since all the
evidence was on the other side, de-
cided they would hear no more.
DR.. Raymond F. c. Kieb, commits
sioner of correction, refused to hear
any of the testimony, and did not
enter the committee room. He did
stop and listen yesterday, however,
to the wall of anguish from the 1911
men confined in punishment cells
since the last desperate revolt in the
prison, revolt brought on by in
tolerable conditions. The screams
of the penred men can be heard
every day at the time the convicts
march to the mess hall.
Kieb listened hostilely to it for q
minute, and then volunteered that
in his opinion, none of the charges
against the guards would be "sub-
stantiated" by the commission.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16
CONFERENCE ON
LABOR UNITY"
Agents of All Unity League, Work
ers' Organizations Meet Tomorrow.

The district Labor Unity agent
and the district secretary of the
Trade Union Unity League here
stated jointly yesterday:
Remember Fosters message sent
out from prison:
"'Never was there a better op-
portunity than now to build the t.
U. U. L. The workers want organ
ization. They become increasingly
ready for struggle. The T. U. U. l..
must become their broad mass or
ganization. 1t must be leaders OF
their daily struggles. And, in order
to accomplish this, it must as most
elementary task build Labor Unity.
Not only must we bring $4,000 new
members into the T. U. U. L., but
at the same time add $4,000 new
readers to Labor Unity"
As a practical beginning of the
task of greatly increasing the cir
culation of this official organ OF
the T. U. U. L., a conference OF
Labor Unity agents will meet to-
morrow at 2 p. m. at Is w. 18th
st. All T. U. U. L. local unions,
groups and leagues and other work
ers' organizations must be repre-
scented
The district has set for itself the
goal of 5000 new readers before
guly /, and much remains to be
done. New York District is chal-
longing Chicago and Detroit to-
gather on the number of new read
ers gained
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16
BL00R ON TOUR
FOR DAKOTA VOTE
Communist Campaign
in Farming Regions

A letter received from Ella
Reeves ("Mother") Bloor states that
the North Dakota campaign car
which carries her as a speaker for
the Communist Party through North
and South Dakota and into Montana
is struggling on through storm, rain
and cold, mud and sleet.
Farmers appreciate Communist
meetings more than any other work
ers except miners" she says. "Our
first task here is building the Com
munist Party and strengthening the
farmers press, The United Farmer.
Full tickets will be in the field from
all three states"
Bloor's dates are: May 16, White
Earth; II, Alamo; 18, Williston; 10,
Minot; 81, Blue Hill Schoolhouse;
%, Wilton; %, Wing; "a, Bismarck;
26, Jamestown; 81, Valley City; %,
Fargo; 81, Minot; June /, Rice
Lakes, where the ratification con-
vention will be held; June 2, Column
bus; June 8, Plentywood, Mont.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16
labor and Fraternal
Organizations

Wcmeps Cornell.
All members. of the United Counc''
70 participate. in the Daily workt,
Tag Days Friday, Saturday. sundaY.
May Is to 49, If your council has
not yet got the boxes. call for Them
at once.
Harlem Progressive Youth Club.
Lecture on revolutionary noverer.
in India, Friday, $50 p. M, 1892 Mad.
ison Ave. Admisisn free.
Council II.
BrooEiyn. Rebecca Kaplan on work.
ers Children and Their Bringing Up
Labor Defender Might.
Saturday. May II, 26 Union So So.
Wet movies, Chopper cartoons. lid
hand sub drive prizes. Admission 25c
Workers school sports Club,
:, Sunday. o.45 a. m, Pelham Bay Sta
Labor sports Union.
Functionarie8 meeting of all East
/ D. M : W. 18Th St.
Womens Council No. 1.
Tea and pancake Party. Saturday.
90 Il. l03rd St, $50 p. IN. Admission
Prospect Workers Club.
Friday, $50 D. m. $50 Westchester
ave. comrade Mo 9n China and India,
Womens Council : and Workers Club
Brownsville, ll8 Bristol ST., Friday
evening. n. Gorelich on Cement"
=
.Womens Council 10.
Tonight, 105 Thatford Ave. Sam
Nessin on Resistance of workers to
terror of American capitalism. Ad-
20 cents. Proceeds Workers
School.
Spanish Workers Ccntey.
26 w. ll5th St., Sunday. .. m,
Silva on political and economic ST.
uauon in Chile.
Harlem w.I.R.
Membership meeting tonight. 1900
Seventh Ave.
wI.R. chi,sren. Camp.
Conference Saturday at 10 L. 18th
Workers Laboratory Theatre.
All members must be at important
rehearsal tonight ct 10 w. 18th ST.
Borough Sark ILL.,.
strawberry FESTIVAL. Saturday eve
ming. 1873 Fourth ST. Good program
and dancing. Admission 35 cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16
HOD CARRIERS
GANG WORRIED
Militant Has Big Vote
in Spite of Attack

Liborio Giordano, militant candi-
date for financial secretary of Plas.
terers Helpers Local 759 (Long Is.
landl of the International Hod
Carriers, Building and Common La
borers Union of America (A.F.L.)
got one third of the votes cast in
their latest election. This was in
spite of the utmost activity of the
Costanza clique which runs the To-
cal, and the fact that they had a
letter from the general secretary
treasurer of the union, ruling out
Giordino as a member of the Trade
Union Unity League.
The T.U.U.L. has circulated
leaflet, giving the demands of the
plasterers' helpers, and calling for
a struggle to VIII: them, against the
bosses and against the Costanza
clique. The clique has in the usual
manner in ALL. unions, built
machine by favorism and promising
Of jobs.
Comes TO My Attention"
The letter used against Giordano
was from Pension. general sec
rotary treasurer, dated April 29, and
sent to George Costanzo, the bust
ness agent of Local 1859, at his home
address, II Chaser St, Glendale.
1t says:
Dear Sir and Brother: 1t comes
to my attention that one of the can
didates for financial secretary is
member of the Trade Union Unity
League and criticizes the officers of
the union and then it appears he
wants to be elected himself as an
officer.
please look into the matter and
see that warning is given to the
members so no member of Commu-
nistic tendencies will be elected to
represent your local. 1t is bad
enough to have them as members
and this should never occur"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16
Taxi Strike Growing
Expose Faker Wolff

Continued from Page One)
strike has drifted into the hands of
one Mike Wolff, who has history
of wrecking three unions already,
has been implicated in a sell-out to
the bosses.
Wolff has brother, David Wolff,
who as manager of the joint board
of the Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers, who put him in as an official
of the drivers union the Amalga-
mated had organized.
This union blew up under Mikes
management and he was chased out.
But while in the drivers union he
was also a member of Local 2 of
the A. F. of L. Walters Union. He
got himself the job of handling a
drive to organize the cafeterias of
Brownsville, in cooperation with
the Cooks Local 1876.
The Organization" cost $4,000
and the workers are still morgan
lied, with those that did come in
sold out 100 per cent to the bosses.
An assessment of $40 a week was
placed on the walters to pay for
the graft, and the unions lost heav-
lily; the members couldn't pay.
Mike ran twice for office in this
union and was overwhelmingly de-
feated and disgraced.
They may not be, for the Trade
Union Unity League has distributed
leaflets exposing the bosses game,
and the takers, and urging them to
spread the strike, take control Of it
themselves, elect committees in
every garage, demand wages instead
of commissions and fight for better
conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-16
India Boils With
Revolt for Freedom

(Coatinued from Page One)
Wazirs, hitherto most loyal to Brit
ish rule, and VINO aided the British
suppress the Mahsud rebellion, is
causing lot of worry to the Brit
ish. They are now risen in arms,
naturally at the savagery of British
Imperialism under Labor" fascists,
and all the excuse the British can
find is that they have been Sin
stigated by Communists"
At Lahore, reports tell Of the trial
of several Sikhs, led by Bhagat
Singh, huge bearded Sikh, who
told the British just what he thought
Of them when being tried for lead
ing a band of 100 Sikh warriors in
march to Peshawar, evidently to
aid in holding it against the British.
~You are towards and mercen-
aries" he tainted at the British
court officials, answering charges
Of conspiracy" The other Sikhs
and the Hindus who were with them
"a significant joint action--were
equally abusive in the court.
Indeed the spectacle of the British
Labor" Party in India is sight
for gods and men. Raft Ahmed
Kidawi, leader of the civil disobedi-
ence movement at Rae Bareilly, was
yesterday "served with notice for
bidding him to address meetings"
and the National Congress has been
prohibited from using Monograph
machines to issue bulletins. Yet this
is the same socialist" hypocrite of
the Second International which We'd
nesday issued ian appeal to Rus
sian workers" asking them to over
throw the Soviet Government and
Establish democracy"
London dispatches feature the an
ger of the British imperialist press
ct the similar hypocrisy of 102
American preachers who have ap-
pealed to Macdonald to come to
agreement with Gandhi. The British
press plays up the lynching at Sher-
man. Texas, and talks about "The
Mote and the Beam" The British
are especially sore at the fact that
American imperialism is getting