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New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
BROOKLYN PUTS HOPE IN WRIGHT
Dodgers Have Always Neeled a
 Capable Field Leader

New York, April Is LPl-On the shoulders of shy, capable, lheablc Glenn Wright rest the hopes of all Brooklyn today for baseball mira cle.
 Those powerful Dodgers, not par ticularly smart or resourceful. but big-rangy clouters. feel that all they ever have needed to wreck the Na- tional league was a smart field lead CT who could set them a hitting and fielding pace and keep it through the long grind of the l54 game sea- son. Jolly Wilbert Robinson, the Rourd Robin of the dugouts, could master mind with anyone from the managers seat, but unfortunately for the Dodgers he had to leave them alone on the playing field. Then along came Wright, the smil- ing soft-spoken Missourian from the Pirates, a great shortstop, and Brooklyn at last had it's field lead CT. But along with him case disaster in the form of a dead throwing arm. Brooklyn lost it's enthusiasm and went nowhere.
 Now Wright is back with horse shoe scar on his shoulder and a thin rcd line down one thigh where sur geons borrowed muscle fiber to tie the bones of his shoulder together. 1 The captain is throwing as well as he ever did fielding beautifully, and hitting at a fashionable clip, even for Brooklyn, happy hunting ground of clouters.
 The result is inspiration for a gang of beltinG fools, leadership for q I team that has slowly rounded up fine pitching strength to go with it. and grave danger of humiliation for the rest of the league that kept the Dodgers in sixth place subjection last season. The team that at times re- sembled wagon load of dynamite running away down hill now has q clever, thinking ball player in the | drivers scat.
 From lanlly, loquacious Babe Her man, the 400 hitter, Dazzy Vance the fireball hurler. Del Bissonettc 1 the mauling Frcnchman, and liar vey Hendricll. soft-spoken southern clouter. down through the steady ball players to the loWliest rookie the Dodgers ere flor" Wright anG keen to the possibilities his gamc comeback offers them.
 After their last exhibition game the team gathered around Wright ir the dressing room.
 Were not hitting as we should, Wright told them as he draped { towel about his nakedness. "Maybt we're saving it. We've got plenty O $50 hitting in our lineup and were bound to go.'
 Babe Herman, blonde. tall anc equally naked. perched at Wright feet and gazed upon him as thougl he were an oracle.
 T figure were ono. two, three. he said. I'll hit. We'll all hit. WI got pitchers, too."
 Wright in his leisure moments il the south has worked out d char that is the amazement of the entir' cup. It SHOWS tlldL llc tetdll lo - per cent better defensiyely and twice as strong in the box with pitcher such as Vance, Jumbo Jim Elliott Bill Clark, Ray Moss, Adolfo Luque Jughandle Johnny Morrison and tn rookie, Babe Phelps, in fine form.
 We can win the pennant with 9 games" he told his mates. Ever. time we win one we would have los last year that counts double for us We're bound to finish one-tHo"
 And the best of it all-for Brook lyn-is that the club believes hin
 absolutely.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
and assachusetts.

and Massachusetts.
 Captain Burke, who becomes the 11th chief of the Meriden police force. was appointed & regular pa trolman March 2, 1892. Last month he completed his SSth year of serv- ice, being the oldest member of the force in point of service. In 1913 he was appointed detective-sergeant and was the first plainclothes man in the local department. Seven years later he was elevated to the cap taincy of the detective squad.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
WALSH LEAVES HOSPITAL

Merder. Conn.,, April 5 (UP)- Big Ed Walsh was home from the hospital today and in a few weeks hoped to be able to resume his ac- tivity as scout for the Chicago White Sox. ..-.-.
 The former Chicago pitching star was discharged yesterday from the Meridcn hospital, where he under went an emergency appendix opera ton last month.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
MATCHED FOR BOLT

New York, April 15 (UP)-John- ny 1ndrisano, Boston welterWeight, and Fred Fitzgerald of Cleveland. round scmi-fnal to the Maxie Ros- enbloom-Larry Johnson fight at Madison Square Garden, April 50.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
.MERIDEN POLICE
 CHIEF QUITS POST
Captain James H. Burke, Dc
 tectiYe Head, His Successor

Mcriden, April Is William D. Thaycr, for three years chief of the Mcridcn police department, resigned at a meeting of the board of public safety held last night. Captain James II. Burke was appointed Thaycr's successor. Lieut.. Michael E. Carroll was appointed captain to succeed Burke as head of the de- tcctive bureau. Carroll will also be deputy chief.
 Sergeant Walter kurcon was made lieutenant and Traffic Po- liceman Thomas J. Tighc was given d sergeancy.
 All the appointments will be ef- fective May 4.
 The changes are considered a big step toward the reorganization of the police department which Mayor i Francis T. Maloncy promised in his pro election addresses. Although it was generally believed that Thaycr would not hold office much longer, his resignation at this time was un- expected.
 | Mayor Praises Him
 Commenting on the chiefs resig nation Mayor Maloney praised him for his years of service to the de- partment and said. Just now his physical condition prompts him to resign. We are hopeful that his re- trement from active duty will bring about an improved physical condition and a greater enjoyment of life"
 In his letter of resignation Thayer mentions his more than 55 years of service. Recently 1t has become necessary for mo 10 undergo almost continuous medical treatment. 1 am quite lame and have been lame for a long time. This makes me feel that the city of Meriden would be better off with a more physically ac- tive chief of police" he wrote.
 Accompanying the resignation was a letter from Thayer's physician, Dr. Edwin w. Smith.
 Joined Force in 1893
 Chief Thayer became member of the supernumerary force in 1895, Two years later he was appointed a regular patrolman. In 1902 he became a sergeant and served in this capacity for 1 years. He was then made lieutenant and in 1928 he became captain. February ,. 1927, he became chief of police. Be- fore coming to this city he played professional baseball in New York
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
TEACHERS' COACH

Kalamazoo. Mich.. April Is CP)- Harold Barnhart, blocking half o9 Minnesota football teams for three years, will be backfeld coach at Western State Teachers college here in 1880.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
BALL TEAM CHURCH FANS

Columbia. $. C., April 1o L1- Columbia's Sally league baseball ath- lctes are church fans. Led by Man. ager Marty Fieolcr, they attend serV- ices in a body.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
WINS COACHES TROPHY

Hugh Linn. captain of the Iowa State college wrestling team, was awarded the silver cup emblematic of the conference high scoring rec ord. The cup is awarded annually by the Big Six Conference coaches.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

With the new schedule in force, eight months of golf are offered and, with an open winter such as we just have had, the game can be played all the year around with temporary greens in use for only four months.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
AGGIE SWIMMERS UNDEFEATED

The Texas Aggie swimming club, undefeated since it's organization three vars ago, began it's fourth sea- son recently with a SS to 37 victory
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Now, the local links offer regular greens for spring play about the first Saturday in April, and even that is hardly early enough to satis- fly the golfers who arc keen to start the season.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Great advances have been made in the art of greenskeeping and further advancement in this respect may make it possible in the near future to have the greens in condi- tion for play two or three weeks earlier, during seasons when the weather is favorable.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

It costs from 1.600 10 sc,00o per mil2 10 sand a road,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Without any covering this winter, Shuttle Meadow greens came along fast enough to make it safe to open them April 5. Some method of treating them or covering them may solve the problem of earlier opening, and thereby meet popular demand.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Golfers of the type that unneces- sarily damage the tees and fairways are bad enough, but the hot temper ed players who dig into the greens with their putters, after missing a short putt, do not deserve the privi- lcges of any course. One green at Shuttle Meadow was marked over the weekend by golfer of this stamp.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
CHIP SHOTS
By JIGGER

One evidence that golf is fast in- creasing in popularity is the early date greens arc opened for play in this section. A few years back, Memorial day was considered the proper date for courses to open off cially.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Bermuda ships quantities of Eas ter lilies to New York.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
MURPHY GOES TO KANSAS

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New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
s pc eaking of Sports

The Seneca baseball team will hold it's first practice of the year at Willow Brook park Saturday after noon at o'clock. Officials of the club expect to have one of the best teams in tho history of the club.
 A few new faces will be seen in the lineup this year. Among these are Mickey Noonan of last years Falcons; Belanger' and Kenure, catchers; Gill, Wendroslli and Bar becki, outfelders and "Goody" and Eddie Preisser, Bucheri and Walicki, infelders
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

The National Guard numbers II [ 900 men.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Mccormick and Casey, last years pitchers, will probably be with the team again. Any other candidates wishing to try out, are invited to the practice.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Manhattan, Kas., April IS P 2 Paul Murphy, former University q Pennsylvania backtield star. has bee appointed assistant football coach q the University of Kansas.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Others who will be trying out for the team will be Jack Argosy, lead ing hitter in the Industrial Baseball league last season and first baseman; Bunk" McKnerney, Art krause and "Wink' Venture.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Greenskecpers may say it is un- reasonable to expect earlier open lnss but the opening date now would have appeared a crazy notion few years ago. And golf has become serious business to men who demand and can pay for service. To them traditions mean little if they hold back progress, and it is they who are speeding up golf
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
CREWS TO PRACTICE
Navy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Oarsmen to Work Out On Severn River.

Uut On severn KlNef.
 Annapolis. Md. April 15 (UP)- Navy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology oarsmen will work out on the Severn River today in prepa- gatta with Columbia. Each school will race varsity, junior-varsity and 150-pound eights, and Navy and Co., lunlba also will be represented by freshmen crews.
 The regatta, first event of the eastern collegiate rowing season. will be preceded by dedication of Nays new boat house.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Baseball prospects at the New Britain high school are especially bright this year according to the material turned out at the first prac- tice session yesterday. In fact, if the candidates and players live up to their expected ability the team khould be one of the best in recent years.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

A number of players who within the past few seasons, have been members of state championship American Legion baseball teams, are among those who will battle for places on the high school team and plenty is expected of this aggrega- tion of fence busters when the sea- son really gets under way.
 The First Lutheran basketball team will meet the Central Baptist five of Hartford at the Hartford Y gymnasium tonight in the first xemi- final game in the state church title playoff. Both teams defeated their opponents in the prcliminaries and they are pretty evenly matched.
 The following communication was received this morning:
 Tn a previous copy of the Herald l noticed that the Flashy Five, a team from the Boys club, have laid claim to the junior basketball cham- pionship of the city. They are doing this on the strength of a single vic tory over a pickup team of players from the Junior Church league The South Church Juniors. winners of the Junior Church league, chal- lense the Flashy Five to a game tc be played at the Y. M. C. A.. The manager of the Flashy Five can make arrangements for the game by calling 2190."
 Here is another championship argument in the making
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

The Republican A. C. junior base ball team will hold a practice ses- sion tonight at 5:S0 o'clock at the Washington diamond.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

thlS section. A few years back, | Memorial day was considered the proper date for courses to open off cially.
 Now, the local links offer regular greens for spring play about the first Saturday in April, and even that is hardly early enough to satls- fly the golfers who arc keen to start the season. With the new schedule in force, eight months of golf are offered and, with an open winter such as we just have had, the game can be played all the year around with temporary greens in use for only | four months.
 Great advances have been made in the art of greenskeeping and further advancement in this respect may make it possible in the near future to have the greens in condi- tion for play two or three weeks earlier, during seasons when the weather is favorable.
 Without any covering this winter, Shuttle Meadow greens came along fast enough to make it safe to open them April 5. Some method of treating them or covering them may solve the problem of earlier opening, and thereby meet popular demand.
 Greenskeepers may say it is un- reasonable to expect earlier open ings but the opening date now would have appeared a crazy notion few years ago. And golf has become serious business to men who demand and can pay for service. To them traditions mean little if they hold back progress, and it is they who are speeding up golf.
 The courses in which they are interested improve year by year un- til the land becomes more valuable for building sites. Then the courses arc sold and they begin all over. Eventually this may happen at Shut tie Meadow and Sequin.
 Meanwhile both courses are changed and improved bit by bit. The fourth hole at Shuttle Meadow has been improved below the short tee, the sixth is being fixed up
 around the green. the grade below
 the tee of the 14th hole has been improved and new tee built for the 18th hole.
 Each season Val Flood does a
 good deal of work in this direction. He has made start toward provid
 ing what some clubs have found to be a popular addition to their lay
 outs-a secondary set of greens which can be used in the winter. It appears marvellous, to any ob- serving golfer, the splendid condi- ton of the fairways in spite of the pounding they get. Emulating the | pl oi S'o<9AOlidi Ill tliC llldllCT Ol ldhlllE
 turf" if not in the results of so do-
 ing. a lot of duffers will dig more ) divots than they make good shots.
 Nature only partially repairs the
 damage and it takes a lot of work
 and costs money to fill the holes
 and grow new grass. When the
 course is soft, the divot digging fra ternity form expensive club mcm-
 bers, and often are the biggest kick CTS if they find their ball in an old
 divot mark.
 e Golfers of the type that unneces. = sarily damage the tees and fairway. n are bad enough, but the hot temper. n ed players who dig into the green: e with their putters, after missing z
 short putt, do not deserve the privi ; leges of any course. One green a = Shuttle Meadow was marked ovel '. the weekend by a golfer of thi. f stamp.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

The courses in which they are interested improve year by year un- til the land becomes more valuable for building sites. Then the courses arc sold and they begin all over. Eventually this may happen at Shut tie Meadow and Sequin.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Meanwhile both courses are changed and improved bit by bit. The fourth hole at Shuttle Meadow has been improved below the short tee, the sixth is being fixed up around the green, the grade below the tee of the 14th hole has been improved and a new tee built for the 18th hole.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Each season Val Flood does a good deal of work in this direction. He has made a start toward provid- ing what some clubs have found to be popular addition to their lay outs-a secondary set of greens which can be used in the winter.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-15

Nature only partially repairs the damage and it takes a lot of work and costs money to fill the holes and grow new grass. When the course is soft, the divot digging fra ternity form expensive club mcm- bers, and often are the biggest kick CTS if they find their ball in an old divot mark.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-28
STATE BAR NOT
TO RECOMMEND
COURT CHOICES
Lack of Data on ASpirantS
Given as Reason for
Failure to Act.
BY DANIEL NJ. KIDNEY

Although the Indiana State Bar
Associations bylaws require defin-
tie committee action on indorsing
nominees for the supreme and ap-
pellate courts, no such action is to
be taken this year, it was announced
today by Attorney General James
NJ. Ogden, state bar president.
The unprecedented crowded
supreme court docket, with some
300 cases pending, is not going to be
solved, it appears, by the bar as
sociation's indorsing able and alert
jurists for the party conventions TO
Nominate to the high judiciary.
"Our board of managers, meeting
at Richmond last week, took no
action in the matter" ogden eX-
planned. I'VE will be governed by
the report of the committee on ap-
pointnent, nomination and election
of judges as made by the chairman
of our meeting last winter"
DepIore Wet Test
This report, presented by James
Bingham, chairman of the commit
tee, urged local bar association polls
on judiciary positions, but advised
against statewide selection for the
supreme and appellate courts. This
was based on the contention that
the association membership does
not have adequate information re-
garding candidates to pass upon
their qualifications.
Many lawyers deplore the move
ment to base nomination to the
highest court on the alleged moist
ness or aridity of the candidate,
contending the test should be: Us
he capable of proper Interpretation
of the law"
But as body they will do moth
ing about it.
Pending Since 1925
The single bar contribution will
be the reversal of the order of
business which sets the judiciary
nominations first on the program at
the conventions. This was designed
to curb Iog-rolling.
A new compilation by The Indi-
annapolis Times today shows how
long some of the supreme court
cases have been "aged in the wood"
The court divides the docket into
advanced" and regular" cases, the
advanced" to be given special
prompt attention.
There is one advanced" case
pending there since 1925; ten since
1926; twenty-five since 1927, twenty
two since 1923, twenty-four since
1929 and thirteen in 1880.
The regular" EzS CO cases fully
briefed and ready for action is
twenty EIGHT from 1927, twenty five,
1928; twenty-one, 1929, and thirteen
for 1880.
Transfer Is Awaited
This makes a total number of
cases, briefed and ready for &C
ton. pending from 1925, one; 1925,
ten; 1927, fifty; 1923, forty-seven;
1929, forty-f1ve, and 1880, twenty-Six.
In addition there are cases await
ing ruling on petition to transfer
from the appellate court as follows:
Two from 1925, eight from 1926
twenty-one, 1927; twenty-five, 1923;
thirty-seven, 1929, and twenty-five,
1880.
This makes the total advanced "
Irregular" and transferred cases
awaiting action from 1925, three
1926, eighteen; 1927, seventy-one;
1928, seventy-two; 1929, eighty-two
and 1880, weight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-28
EIGHT U. S. WOMEN
PRESENTED AT COURT

Make Curtsies to British Queen,
Alone on Golden Throne.
BIZ United Press
LONDON, May 28.-Eight Amer
lean women curtsied before Queen
Mary of England, seated alone on
a golden throne, at the third royal
court Of the season at Buckingham
Palace Tuesday night.
They are: Mrs. Frederick Thwaits,
Milwaukee; Mrs. George Phelps, De-
troit; Miss Helen Howell, Chicago;
Mrs. Guy Golf, Clarksburg, w. Va;
Miss Vera Bloom, New York; Mrs.
George Carr, Chicago; Miss Carolyn
Widman, Brooklyn, and Miss Eliza
beth Plankington, New York.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
Skowhegan Man Given,
 Life Term for Slaying

skowhegan, Me-, Sept. 25 lP - Donald Pomeroy, 22, of this town, today was sentenced to imp1lson- ment for life at the state prison for the staying March 30 of Mrs. Doris Moran. his former sweetheart.
 Pomeroy represented by his coun- sel, Mayor F. Harold Dubord of Waterville, in court today retracted a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity and pleaded guilty to the indictment. A second indictment charging him with felonious assault on James Henderson of Madison was filed.
 Mrs. Moran and Henderson, her escort, were shot as they were sit ting together after a dance in an apartment full of friends. Wit nesses said Pomeroy, allegedly jeal- ous because the two were together, fired at them before anyone was aware of his intention. Mrs. Moran died soon afterward of three bullet wounds in the body.
 Henderson also was wounded by three bullets, but later recovered.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
CORNERSTONE OF NEW
 STATE BUILDING LAID
Prominent Officials Hear Address By Chairman of State Commission
 On Sculpture

Hartford, Sept 25 tR-Prominent state officials and notables from various walks of life today gathered in Hartford to attend the laying of the cornerstone of the new state office building at Capital avenue and Washington street. A concert by the Governors Foot Guard band preced- ed the ceremony.
 The cornerstone laid by members of the state building commission, will preserve for posterity, various pictures, documents, books and rec ords designed to give a later genera ton comprehensive conception of every day life in 1880. Pictures of the building as it stands today copies of the present motor vehicle laws, photostatic copies of treasured his torical documents, now in the archieves of the state library, insig- mia O. all military units in the state and reports from each state depart ment were to be sealed fn the stone
 Arthur L. Shipman. chairman of the state commission on sculpture was the principal speaker on the program.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
TENDER RECEPTION
 FOR COMMISSIONER
School Teachers Will Meet New
 State Education Head

Dr. Ernest Butterfield, new state commissioner of education, and Mrs. Butterfield will be guests of honor at a reception to be held in the senior high school tonight by the New Britain Teachers Associ- ation. The commissioner will also be the principal speaker on that por- tion of the program which will be held in the school auditorium.
 A special committee will be on hand to welcome new teachers at the social program which will be held in the school gymnasium. Music will be furnished by an or chestra directed by Arthur Groth of the junior high school shops.
 The entertainment will consist of a solo by Marion Began, violin solos by Rose Himburg and selections by a quartet composed of Mrs. Helen Smith, Miss Katherine Clark, Will liam Hurley and William Broth. Dancing will also be feature of the entertainment
 Scouts for Ushers
 Boy Scouts from Troop 21 will act as ushers.
 Those in the receiving line tonight will include supt. and Mrs. S. H. Holmes, MT. and Mrs. H. T. Burr, Miss Mary A. Campbell, Principal and Mrs. L. P. Slade, Dr. and Mrs. William P. Dyer, Harry Vessels and Margaret Breen, president of the as- sociation.
 M. Ethelyn Waddell, chairman of the social committee, will be general chairman of tonight's program. Ruth Larson will have charge of the reception. Estelle Cuddy and the