New Britain herald., 1930-10-15

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 Benny switaski of 36 Whiting street qualified for the amateur tournament at the municipal golf course but was eliminated in the first match. It is reported that sportsmen about Church street are going to contribute cup to the winner of consolation match be- tween Johnny Hill and Benny.
 Jimmy Foxx claimed Connie Mack's strategy did more than his own home run punch to win that fifth game of the series. We'll know whether he was only being nice to his boss when contract signing time comes along.
 Twelve of the 50 who comprise the varsity football squad at Penn State college were captains of their high school and preparatory school teams.
 Al Zaleski, former Landers player is with Fafnir Bearing team this season; Hal Carlson, former Stan ley Works player, is with the Stan ley Rule, and a great many of last years favorites will not be in the Industrial league this year.
 The P. & F. Corbin team should have Nick Altrock-Al schacht com binatton in its lineup this year with "Goody' Preisser and Johnny Car rubba, new player on the squad.
 The Bristol entry in the state bowling league called of its sched- uled match with the local team last night and the three strings will be determined.
 The Herald has letter addressed to the manager of the New Britain Blues. This may be secured by call- ing at the Herald office.
 Just what President William F.. Baker of the Philadelphia National league team is doing. remains a mystery. Connie Mack broke up a championship outfit, but breaking up tail-end team by selling all it's stars is something which only Baker seems able to accomplish or com prehend.
 Lefty O'Doul, slugging outfielder who is one of the most valuable men in the senior loop, has been traded to Brooklyn, and Thompson, a more than passable second baseman, has gone with him. In return the Phils get only Jumbo Elliott and a couple of unknowns named Dudley and Lee. Elliott Is no mean pitcher, to be sure, but he can't balance the less of ODoul anad Thompson.
 And as if this weren't enough, Baker has sold Lester Sweetland, a good left-handed pitcher, to the Cubs and IS reported about to send another hurler to the same club.
 The Phillies ended deep in the cellar this year. With all their stars fast being parcelled out to other teams. it would seem that it might even be necessary to make a new low notch in the standing for them. Who knows but what they'll drop right out through the bottom of the circuit and end up somewhere down in the Three-I or Eastern Shore league?
 And the weird part of it is that this isn't the first time Baker has pulled this stunt. He came in for streams of criticism for the same thing some years ago. Now the hammers will come out again-e1- cept in Brooklyn and Chicago!
 Nal Stevens is using an adapta- tion of Notre Danes two-team sys- tenn at Yale this year but is limit ing it to two backfields playing be- hind the same line The idea Is that the starting four ball carriers will wear down the opposition and then Albie Booth and his galloping mates will go in and run smartly around and through the exhausted foe.
 But the plan proved a boomerang Saturday, for the Yale line was worn down even more rapidly than was Georgia, and when Booth took to the field it was unable to open the necessary crevices for him to go through. Georgias line was much the better of the two in the second half
 At any rate, the plan is well come variation from the colorless, even If effective, type of play used at Yale in past years. In fact, the east finally seems to be taking up some of the new styles of play origi- mated in the middle and far west during recent years.
 Harvard has been experimenting with the lateral pass for a few sea- sons and this fall has developed it into one of its most dangerous plays and one which is used often. The Army is toying with the Stanford wing back system, and others are coming out of their shells and realiz- ing that there is more to football than sendinr a husEv f1I11hack at