New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1923, Page 9

A M A NB.H.S.FIVEWINS | McCranns Threaten to Corner Local Market on Witticisms m'wu B8 Tap offT™we of Them Win Prizes in Dislogue Contest — C, Feroleto Comes in Third, IN OVERTINE GANE Waterbury-Soore 3 to 4 Winning over the fast Wilby High school team of Waterbury in & sensa- tional overtime game at Waterbury Iast night the New Britain High sehool five established itself, on paper At least, several notohes ahead of | traditional rival, Hartford, having de. | feated the team that had previeusly | won over Hartford's only ueror, Bristol, The score was 26 to 24 In favor of New Hritain, The teams had, been battling three minutes before Lahar made a goal frem the foul line, putting New Frit. aln in the lead. This lead was strengthened when Reynolds teok the ball away from one of the Waterbury forwards and dribbled half the length of fleor for a field goal. The two teams battled the reat of the half with the leed pee-pawing back and forth, The half ended with the heme team in the lead of & 15 to 14 score. The New Britain quintet seon ever- came the lead and ran up a few points | meero before the Brass City team got soing. With eight minutes to play and New Britain ahead by three points, Lahar got into a mix-up with one of the Wilky guards and was or- dered from the game. “Battier” Mur. tha went In at guard and Neipp took Lahar's place at forward, Tho wa- terbury five soon hit a fast stride ang went Into the lead by three points with about two minutes to play., A fou! was called on a Waterbury play- er, and Reynolds put his team within two points of Waterbury by making the goal. Relser, considered one of the mose dependable substitutes on the team was sent into the fray in an effort to tin the score, With thirty scconds to play and Now Britain still In the rear by two points Belser took a pass from Rey- nolds and made a pretty basket, ty- ing the score, 22-afl. The second half ended and the overtime period began. The two teams battied ‘furiously for about two or threec minutes when Duke McCabe #ent the ball through the curtains fo. twa points. A minute later Water- bury cvened up the score. With akout ten seconds to play, McCabe again got away from the Brass City guurds and made the winning basket, All the New Britain team played well. It would be hard to pick a star, Reynolds, Belser, McCabe and Lahar pluyed a wonderful offensive game. Weir and Neipp played well on the defense, Weir held his man score- less throughout the whole game, O'Neil and Murphy showed up well for the home team. The summary: WILBY N. B. H. 8. Navin ............... Belser, Lahar Right forwara .... Reynolds Left forward cevsvesnsdansenss McCabe Center ‘Murphy,’ Wetmore ... Murtha, Neipp 2 Right guard Left guard N. B. H. 8. 26, Wilby 24; goals from floor, Reynolds 4, McCabe ¢ fidiey 4, Murphy 2, Stering 2, ONcill 1, Wetmore 1, Lahar 1, Belser 1; goals from foul line, Lahar 4, Reynolds 2, Murphy 8, Wetmore 1. Three Red Sox Pitchers Rise 19 ft. 214 in. in Height Loston, Jan. 20.---If length. is an assct to a pitcher, the Red Sox may expect to win many games during the season of 1923, According to the club statistician the Sox will have on their roster this year three of the tallest hurlers in captivity. Dantel Roy Fowkles, purchaled last Septem- ber from the Memphls club of the Southern association, is said to be the tallest man in the American league. He is 6 feet 5 1-4 inches in height and weight 225 pounds. Carl Stimson, acquired from the Rock ltlnnd club of the Mississippi Valley leakue, stand of the Mississippi Valley league, stands 6 feet 5 inches and weighs 195 pounds. The third tall man who will pitch for Frank Chance is Howard Ehmke, obtained from Detroit in the deal by which Pratt and Collins went west. The veteran Ehmke is 6 feet 4 inches in height. The ‘combined height of the three is 19 feet, 2 1-4 inches. Hadley Stering .. O'Neil Werr THE FUEL BILL. Governor Wants Full Discussion Be. forc It Is Adopted. Waterbury, Jan. 20—~Governor Tem- pleton is not in favor of passing the Els fuel bill under suspension of the rules next Tuesday, according to a statement he made yesterday. He be- lieves in a thorough discussion of the measure and of the Situation it is intended to meet. He is of the opinion, it is understood, that some changes should be made in the bill the intention of which is to give the administration authority to correct some of the evils said to exist in the| distribution of coal to houscholders, Under the bill there would be aj commission and the governor intimat- | ed that a Waterbury man would be| on it | i GIRLS TO COMPETE Hammonton, N. J, Jan. 20.—Four Atlantic city girls will compete with sixteen male competitors hére tomor- row night for the free throwing bas- ketball championship of 8outh Jersey. Six teams to clash for the basketball title. The woman aspirants for championship honors are Miss Mary Holdzkrom, noted swimmer and par- ticipant in the Atlantic City pageant; Miss Ruth Hamiiton, Miss Jean Rese and Miss Hamiiton McBride. The! four girls will compete on equal terms ' with the male contestants. Each will | make ten throws for the basket from different dllmnnn‘ DARTMOUTH NAMES LEADER Dartmouth, N. H,, Jan. 20.—Octave decht of San Francisco, formerly of Worcester academy, was elected cap- ain of tle 1923 Dartmouth socces eam at a meeting of the iettermen aere yesterday. q » Several individuals attempted to answer this ‘week's missing dialogue contest with “Couelsms”, a la the French druggist and mental healer. The contest cditor, after looking over the suggested dialogues to fit the printod picture, decided, in fact, that a Coueist would get the first prize In the contest. The successful one was Alice McCrann, of Grepnwood street, and she will be given five dollars at the Herald office. This is her sug- gestion: Landlady: *“You had better look for another boarding house.” Boarder: “Day by day in every way, I'll try and do better if you let| knock that down me stay.® Second prize, three dollars, goes to Robert McCrann of the same address, The editor did not notice the similar. ity in names when picking out merits without consuiting the signa- tures. It is a peculiar coincidence DADDY GONE ON “LOCATION" Famous Movie Actors Are Qall Bear. ers At Funcral—Elks Hold Special Services Los Angeles, Jan. 20.—The body of Wallace Itaid, motion picture star was to go on its fina! “location” tods That was the word used to « his absence to his smal! son iy and that was the word used generally throughout filmmdom but st had a dif- ferent meaning in cach case, To the boy it merely his father was out of town, muling pic- tures at some scene not readily Gupli- cated at the studio. Billy, who is five years old and his tiny adopted sister, Detty, will not at- tend their father’s fu: amd an at- tempt will be made to rnoep them at play at home this aftcruovn when the last rites arc performed. The body was to lie in state from ten o'clock this mormng to 2 o'clock this afternoon in the { i Congregational church necar the cen. | ter of downtown business activity. At 3:30 joint services were to Do held by Episcopal clergy and DBenevo- lent and Protective Order of Eiks or which Reid was a member. The Rev. Neal Dodd, rector of % Mary's of the Angels wau to read the Episcopal service. He is known as the “chaplain of the movic and his church as Hollywood's “little church around the corner.” The officers of the Iilks were give the ritual of their order. Chief of Police’ Oakes detailed & large number of uniformed policemen to handle the crowd outside the church. Active pallbearers included DBenny Frazee, Reid's chauffeur, Wiiliam 8. (Bill) Hart, 12d. Brady, Nouh Beery, Willlam Desmond and FEugene Pai- lette. Honorary palibearers were Theodore Roberts, Jack Holt, Sam Wood, Conrad Nagel, Antonio Moreny and Victor H. Clark. The body will be cremated. to CHANGE RACING DATES Toronto, Jan. 20.-—The internation- al speed skating races scheduled to begin here today were postponed on account of the races now being hield in the United States. © New dates wil be announced soon. n,of all of M | that the two winners should have been of the same family, It is distinctly the duty of New Britalnites to bust up this corner that the McCranns seem to have on the wit market, oven though they come from a race which is credited with wit by tradition, Nex: week you must all do “better ‘and bet- Here is what Robert had te Landlady: "I see you are up to your old trick aghin." Doarder: *No trick about it, a baby could do it."” Charles Feroleto wins third place and two dollars with this dlalogue: Landlady: “Sce here sir, did you Boarder: “Yes madam, won't you be kind enough to pick it up?" The Herald has decided to discon- tinue this contest next week or the the | following one, go if you are going to|umpire, Benze, best answers, taking them on their|win a prize you had better look sharp [minutes. and think quick., Wateh Monday's Herald for next we “Mary the 3d” Offering At Parsons’ Next Week The Megsrs, Shubert wili present in | association with Ma Kirkpatrick Rachel Crothers’ new play, “Mary the l:hl.“ at Parsons' theater, Hartford, the jfirst half of next week with a popu- lar priced*matinee on Wednesday. The 'Messrs. Shubert have already pre- sented two of Miss Crothers’ dramas, the same being “39 Rast” and Little Journey,” both of which proved high ly sucec As is the custom & Crothers' plays she has {east and is producing the same. The | more impor members of this com- Ipany sclected Miss Crcthers are Louise Hut atrice Terry, May Gal- yer, Morgan IFarley, George Howard, Ben Lyon, Grant Mackay and others. The first scene of “Mary the 34" is' laid in 1870, the next in 1897 and the last at the present time. The ‘Mary of each period will be impersonated by Louise Huff. Bach of these Marys, grandmother, mother and daughter, are seen in the mating stage of «ach.J You see Mary the 1st in 1870, snitch- ing a young man away from another gir! on the eve of his marriage; you | t |see Mary the 2d going about choosing | a mate in a more intelligent way, but fjust a3 indefinite about the action as | Mary the 1st. You see Mary the 3d iwi”h:: to experiment in any way pos- isible far the proper choosing of her ymate. It appears that it was Mary |the 1st's idea that she could *twist| jher husband around her little finger| and make him think she was under his thumb the entire time,” DS “DRY" LAW. i . 20.--Rejection at the | {last cicction of the refendum to| square state liquor laws with the Vol- | stead act hos tended to hamper the | | police in their efforts 1o enforce pro- ' i hibition, I'olice Commissioner Herbert | |A. Wilson said in his annual report made public today. The bootleggers' | trade would wane in this state, the! |commissioner asserted, if there were a state enforcement law. | i i $50.000 FOR JUITOES i New Haven, Jan, 20.--No radical | | changes in the anti-mosquito laws are | advocated by Dr. E. H. Jenkins, #i- {rector of the Connecticut agriculturar| texperiment station. He said today [that two bills offercd vy Senator Tirooks mer scek to correct wead | | points in pr 't laws. The station [is only asking for 0,000 to clean jup the worst areas in ehe state he| | said. | MOs (VRN § PP “Al HEaald, 2ALUAUAL CONN. BOFS STAR IN YALE VICTORY Suisman and Pife Are Glile! Scor ing Factors Against Cornell New Hapven, Jan. 20.--Yale last night conguered Cornell, 30 to 27, in opening the Eli Intercoliegiate Bask ethall league season It was Yale's #iath straight vietery under the coach- ing system Ingugurated by Joe Vogar- ty, and Cornell's sepond sethae in ten games with Ortner as coach, but the first league defeat for the Itha- cans. Although the visitors started in the lead they were overtaken within five minutes and never again came up on even ternfl, although at ne time did they lag more than six points he- hinds, The Yale players' most econ- sistent sooring streak was displayed Just before the close of the first half when they made the we LT to 11, Comell Gets Gaoing, Cornell spurted in beginning the second half and eame up to a 17 to 16 count when Yale's brace made the score 21 to 15, Cornell rapidly clos- [ed up the gap and was fast over- hauling the home quintet when the game ended, Yale's star forwards, Eddie Suis. man and Sam Pite, lifted Yale into the lead and kept it there, Sulsman alone scoring sixteen points, Pite's goals, however, were the most specta- cular of any thrown by either side, Captain Luthers' all-around game featured the Tthacans' play., He ae. counted for thirteen points, The line-up: Yale (30) Suisman .. Comell (27) . Stone lert forward Pite Wodell Conklin Luther Gitlitz Baither Goals from floor, Pite 4, Suisman 3, Conklin, Baither 2, Luther, Capron, Crabtree 2, Stone, Wodell, Meyer 2. Goals from foul, Suisman 10 out of 14, Luther 11 out of 14, Substitutions--Cornell: Meyers for Crabtree, M r for Capron, Stone for Wodell. Yale—Luman for Gitlitz, Haas for Daither. Referec-~Tom Thorp, Columbia; Time of halves, 20 WOULD LICENSE ANGLERS State Association of Fish and Game Clubs Favors Proposed Law—Sym- ington Re-Elected President, Bridgeport, Jan, 20.—A bill to re- quire that all persdns over 16 years of age who desire to fish in the in- land waters of the state shall take out la license endorsed unanimously at a meeting of the s : association {of fish and game clubs Fore last night. | The plan_to ehenge the warden's fee system to one of salaries was also en- dorsed. q The association will advocate a {change in the closed scason on’ bass from November 1 to June 30 instead of from May 1 to June 30. The legal length of bass would be ten Instead of eight inches under another bill, The asscciation favers continuance of Sund as a closed day for hunt- ing, and - which will prevent.a man who has been convicted of vio- lating the inting laws from getting a license again. Robert Symington of Meriden was re-elected president, Zoo’s Latest Here is Bill Shoebill, one of the most remarkable birds ever placed in captivity. This shoebill was captur- ed in Africa and has just been in- etalled in the London Zoo. Captain J. Freedman of the Harvard wrestling team is shown here throwing L. B. Harv;ard W;estlers In Action practice work-out in the Hemmenway Gym Smith in a | come from siuggi » YU ANE WY, e 10 YEAR OLD BRISTOL BOY IS ANNAPOLIS APPOINTEE Wiliam E. Moulthrop, Named By Congressman Vean, Stood Highest i Chil Service Examinations BY GEORGE H, MANNING (Washington Bureay of New Britain Herald) > Washington, D, €, Jan, 20.—Wil- liam E. Moulthrop, fifteen year old | liristal Loy, made the highest grad in the competitive examination for [West Point and Annapelis appoint ments from Hartford county, which | was held in Hartford on Dee, 30, | Young Meulthrop has been nomin- {ated by Representative Fenn for ap- ‘palnlmnm to the Naval academy, As he will be sixteen this month, he will be able te meet the minimum age re- quirement for thalt institution, Ior the Military academy the minimum is seventeen years, Other nominations made by Repre sentative Fenn for the Naval ncademy are William H, Smiley, Jr, and Mat- thew Radom of Hartford, principals, with Denald W, Sturges of Hartford, and John MeK, Oles of Windsor, as alternates, For West Point the nominees are Maurice 1%, Daly and Raymond W Brecker, pripeipals, and Thomas H, Nooninger und George K. Will, alter- nates, all of Hartford, Daley was captain of the foothall team at Storrs |Agricultural college last year, The nominces will take the entrance examinations of the two academies in April, und If sucgessful will enter in June, In the event of fallure of any of the principals to pass the examin- ations succossfully, the alternates will have their opportunitie . . Checker Girls Musical Show Next Week, Lyceum Peginning Monduy, the Lyceum, with no advaner in prices, will offer one of the currently popular tabloid musical medy productions, Harry Ingall's “Checker Girls.,” With a cast of a score of clever principals, and a beauty chorus of pretty girls whe not only ean sing and dance but also know how to wear nice clothes, this show should cause the display of the 8 R O sign early every night, The show to be given the t three days of the week is a compicte change from that of the 1l In addition to the musical comedy there will Le the feature pictur Lightning."” With the Checker Girle’ show are several well known vaud: people of prominence, including the French comedian, Al Llemon Al Willets of this ecity) and Lew Williams, a mirth provoking Hebrew comed . Following the week's showing of the “Checker Girls,” the Lyceum will Iprosont another musical comedy or- jering, regarded as many eritics are ithe peer of any of its kind on the Ima.d. 1t is the Marcus Show of 1923, which at present is Leing featured in the Poli circuit. For Sunday night the double fea- llure program at the Lyceum brings “Love's Boomerang” and “The Beauty Shop.” Al Lemons, in addition to being one of the leading comedians of the gho here next week, is a clog dancer more than local reputation and =» number of years ago won the national | title in a contest at Madison Square Garden in New York. He will pro?:-l ably give an exhibition while here! this time. The prima donna, Alice | Upton, is said to possess a pleasina voice and Ruth King is said to be one of the peppiest soubrettes on the circuit. TO. COMPARFE, WRITING Doctor Held in Death of Dancer May Have Signed Hotel Register San Diego, Cal, Jan. 20.—Hand- writing may play an important part in the solution of the problem sur- rounding the death of [Fritziec Mann, dancer, on Torrey Pines Beach Sun- day, Chief of Police Patrick said to- day. He announced he would call an expert to examine the writing of William Johnstone™ found on the register of La Jolla cottage where Miss Mann went or was taken, Sun- day night. Chief Patrick compared that en- try with the writing of Dr. L. L. Ja- cobs, health service physician at Camp Kearny, held in connection with the g woman's death, and said the emblance seemed to him to be striking.” He added, however, that lie might have been casily misled by the seeming resemblance and that he would not feel satistied untii an ex- pert had examined the specimens, LESS MEAT KIDNEYS BOTHER! Take a glass of Salts if your Back hurts or Bladder Troubles You. I No man or woman who eats too much meat can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys oceasionally, says a well-known authority. Big meat eating may develop uric acid, which excites the Kkidneys; they become overworked from strain, get slug- glish and fail to filter the waste and | poisons from the blood; then we get sick. Rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble, nervousaess, dizziness, sleep- | iness and urina disorders often kidneys | The moment you feel a dull ache | in the kidneys, or your back Rurts, or iff the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment, irregular of passage | or attended by a sensation of scald- | ing, stop eating meat and get about | four ounces of Jad Saits from pharmacy ake glass of watc fine. This famous salts i the acid of grapes and lemon juice, | combined with lithia, and has been | used for generations to flush and | stimulate the kidne also to neu- | tralize the acids in urine so it no| longer causes irritation, thus often | ending bladder weakness. | Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot injure; makes a delightful efferves- cent lithia water drink, which every- one shoul® take now and then to help keep the kidneys clean and ac- tive and the hlood pure, thereby often avoiding serious Kidney compli- cations. I i | When Ben Steut and his family Terre Haute, Ind., started on an auto trip west last May they took wit them en the running hoard Toodles their six months old pup. Somewhere » Nebraska Toodles fell off and was lost, Just a few days ago the dog new grown big, showed up at the Htoyt heme in Terre Haule, footsore and weary and hungry, The dog without guide or maps, had traveled the 800 miles between Nebraska and his heme, In the picture is Toodies and his young master, Kdward Btout The Harvey & Lewis Co. 85 WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN, CONN. ARE THERMOMETER AND WEATHER INSTRUME SPECIALISTS For VARIETY and ACCURACY 50c to $11.00 Meshken’s | January Sale If You have been waiting to Buy Your FURS, NOW is the TIME. Coats‘ Made of Pelts Worthy of Your Utmost Confidence. The Most Complete Line of Furs In the State Edw. Meshken 170 MAIN ST. New Britain, Conn.