New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1925, Page 17

Speaking ‘of Sports Since the atart of the plans for the coming Industrial track meet which will be held at Memorial Field on Saturday, September 13, the ques- tlon has arlsen asto who was the fastest man this city ever had. This is a question that has burned in the minds of those interested in track marks and it probably will never be seftled, All seem to be agreed that in re- cent years Jack Rourke, track coach and trainer for the Colgate college athletes, was by far the fastest track man, but the old veterans of the game stoutly insist that there were men in the old days of 26 or more vears ago who could outrun Rourke in 100 yards, Rourke, it will be remembered, reached the pinnacle of fame at the old Berlin Trotting park where some of the world's greatest athletes used to appear, when he ran Howard Drew, who later became world. fa- mous for his*feats in the Olymplc games, two dead heats in the 100 yard dash to be finally beaten in the (.hh‘d try. Though his time is not handy just now, Rourke was, it is practically agreed at the height of his career at that time, He had for some time pre- viously beaten the best men in the country at the dash, but after that, his light faded and it was only on few occasions that he appeared on | the track in competition.’ | New Britain has had its share of fleet footed athletes, There was Peter Welch in the old days and Mike Kiniry, who until he met an accident wihle training in Southing- ton, was one of the fastest handicap men in this section of the country. There was Jack Walsh, Tommy De- vine, who appeared in the days of the old picnics at Rentschlaer Park, Jimmy Maher of more recent days and coming down the line, CIiff Taulkner, Bob Peplau and lately the Delaney brothera. Thers may be many more who even better than those mentioned, but many of them did their stuff be- fore we were born. We would like to get some of the old timers to give us their opinion on this matter. Anyone who would care to spill their dope on who the Lest runner of all time in this city was, 18 welcome to write in their| impressions of those who were th’; track stars of days gone by. Could we give the dope, we would de =0. We would like to hear about the Kanes and the others who were famous in the days of real sport and we are sure the sporting public of New Britain would surely like to hear of them. | It might also settle the question of who was the fastest man in New P’ritain on the track. Frank (Chuck) Wojack, the New I3ritain boy who Paddy O'Connor| £aid could never become a baseball| player, stepped into the batter's box| the other day with Williamsport| ~gainst Wilkesbarre and punched out | a home run of record breaking pro-| portions. The drive was described as the longest of the season. In addi- tion to this “Chucky” punched out a| triple. The first calls of the football sea- son.are now starting to resound on all sides. The Rangers have been out | geveral times and they plan to start| off the season this month, while now | comes the Falcons with word that they have organized a team for the vear and are already arranging a schedule. These with the All-New Rritain football team will give pig- skin fans in thia city something to talk over all through the season. | The season will start off with a| bang on September 20 when All-New Britain meets the Pennsylvania Yel- | Jow Jackets at Memorial Field.| There is no need to write much about the Yellow Jackets because their fame has gone before them.| Last year the team played the Wa- | terbury Blues in Waterbury and| many people from this city travelled | to the Brass City to walch the game. | The team's engagement Britain in a few weeks is tha only | Connecticut stop the players will make, and this will afford the New| Rritain fans a great opportunity fo watch this wonderful combination | work. Some of the g test stars of all times are on the eleven, and New Britain, with its strong lineup, the! Dbest ever collected together since the | team started play. will he worthy opponents for what is considered one of the greatest football teams in the country. | in New The Yellow Jackets haven't mm*\l open dates because of the fact that| they haie entered into the country wide league which takes in some of the best teams in the couniry. This will serve as a great opening attrac tion for football fans in this city. Everything is ready for the clash| Between the Corbin Red Sox and All- Kensington at the Percival avenue grounds In Keénsington on Sunday afteroon. Patsy Buckley has ar- ranged for free transportation for the tans who wish to see the game, | Automobiles will be waiting at Up- son'a ¢orner near the Kilby House to take fhe fans from the trolley sta- | tion to the field These autos will be in service fol- | lowing the game to take the people back also so that all matters of con- venfen ve been settled. This will be a great game and backers of the @orbin Red Sox in this city who want to lay the long green on the outcome will have plenty of takers in the Pa- per Goods town. The Rangers football team will practice tonight-at 7 o'clock at St. Mary’s field. Al players and can- didates are urged to report.. There are a number of places &till open on the eleven, Baseball at a Glance | AMERIOAN LEAGUE Yesterday’s Results Detrolt 11, Cleveland § Chicago 8, St. Louls 1 Other Clubs not scheduled The Standing Won Washington ,.... 81 Philadelphia & 4 Chicago . o 09 8t. Louls . 66 Detrolt ..... 65 Cleveland 60 New York 52 Boston .... 38 P.C. 643 602 543 B24 520 A66 410 286 Lost Games Today Open date NATIONAL LEAGUE Yesterda Results Pittsburgh 6, St, Louls 2 Chicago 3, Cincinnatl game, 11 innings. Clincinnati 4, Chicago 3-—S8econd game Other gamea postponed—Rain, 2—First The Standing Won Pittsburgh ...... 80 New York .... T4 Cincinnati «.. 68 Brooklyn . 61 St. Louls . 60 Boston 58 Chicago . 57 Philadelphia .. b5 Games Today | st. Louls at Pittsburgh, { New York at Philadelphia, Cinelnnati at Chicago. Brooklyn at Boston. Other teams not scheduled | FASTERN LEAGUE | Lost P.C. Yesterday’s Results ! New Haven 3, Waterbury Worcester 4, Albany 1 Other games postponed—Rain I | The Standing | Lost Waterbury ..... [ 366 | Hartford 5 New Haven Bridgeport Worcester . Springfield Albany veus Pittsfleld ...... 3 ! Games Today Albany at Worcester Bridgeport at Springfield New Haven at Pittsfield Waterbury at Hartford INTERNATIONAL LEAGUL Yesterday's Results Rochester 5, Toronto 2 Providence 9, Baltimore 8 Only games played. The Standing Won Raltimore ST Toronto Rochester . Buffalo Reading Jersey Ci Syracuse Providence Tost P, Games Today Reading at Jersey City Providence at Baltimore. Rochester at Toronto. Svracuse at Buffalo. Jewett >("iLv Polish Club Has Fire Loss | Tewett City, Sept. 4 (P—The build- | ing of the Polish Corporation club was almost a total loss at one o'clock this morning from a fire of unknown origin. The estimated loss 1s 23,000, NAUGATUCK VALLEY COACH LINES Pierce-Arrow | Porter, 81 |muth A, Re | teature NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925, EASTERN LEAGUE Waterbury-New Haven New Haven, Sept, 4 (A—New Haven scored a 8 to 2 victory over Waterbury here yesterday in a game marred by much wrangling. Um pires Strafford and Conroy érdered Donahue and Helgeth out of the game, argued with everyone else and even chased a bat-boy from the park. The winning run was scored on a double steal by Gleason and Bowman. The score: RH.E. Waterbury 000 000 011—2 8 0 New Haven 002 000 10x—3 § 2 Keefe, Touchstone and Schauffel; Nichols and Berger, ‘Worcester-Albany Albany, Sept. 4 (A-—Batchelder held Albany to seven scattered hits and Wor ter won, 4 to 1. The hitting of Thomas was a feature, The score: RH.E Worcester 002 020 000 81 Albany 000 010 000—1 7 2 Batchelder and Smith; Hinkle; Van Alstyne and Munn. AUTO KILLS CIVIL WAR YETERAN ¥ MERIDEN Witnesses Ahsolye Bridgeport Youth Driving Machine—Coroner Holds Hearing Today, Meriden, Sept. 4 (P — year old Civil War vet eran, died at the Meriden hospital of a fractured skull at 6:20 o'clock last night, about four hours after eing struck on Colony street here Ly an automobile operated by Hel stock of 137 Seaview Bridgeport Amos FE. avenue, \ir. Porter, a member of the local Grand Army of Republic post, mov ed to New Hi n to llve with a daughter, there sometime ago. Iis death g the cond automobile fa- tality here this Robstock, driver of the ar, is held on a technical charge of reck- | less driving. Witnesses say he was | not driving fast, that the pavement wers wet and slippery, and that the aged man stepped directly into the | tiachine’s path. In the car with the Bridgeport youth were mot Mrs. Helma Robst and Mrs Leonard Kroner of 7 Wilcoxson | avenue, Stratford A hearing on the fatal will be held at local p head quarters hy Coroner EIl Mix at o'clock this afternoon | accident ridgeport Theater Men | Will Pay Movie Taxes| 4 (P 13 Bridgeport motion pic in a meeting yesterday continue the present in epite of the tax. | said their programs si the failure of idgeport, Sept Owners of | & honses reed to| cale of prices movie men | ed due f0 Boston and New York | films to arrive on time. Some of ‘llf‘l smaller houges have been exchang- | ing reels rather than be unable to run their slated pictures. The theater | owners here are looking forward to! the meeting Sunday in New Haven | when a definite decision is expected | with the movie fax situation. “We have no way to fight the film| tax,” Jack Schwartz of the 1 Strand Amusement company. He as-| certed that it was the opinion of the theater owners here that they would | rather p | nockets sald the tax out of their own| han to risk non-delivery of | films. i Parlor Coach Service NEW BRITAIN to (Daily, Inehu BRITAIL NEW YORK Nundny ) NEW "RINGFIELD NEW BRITAIN Stop ut Port White Plains, Hotel Sauare, New York. Hotel Burritt 9:20 & m. and 4:50 1lotel Astor, Tim 2:45 p. m. and 1 Loturning, lea York, 8 a. m. and 3:30 p. m New DBritain 2:10 p. m. and § TO NEW Chester, YORK Yonkers, Astor, Times New Britain, at rriving P m. NEW BRITAIN TO SPRINGFIFLD Stopping at Southwick, Westfield, H. . Bus Terminal, 66 Worthington . Springfleld, Leave Hotel Burritt, New Britain, 210 p. m. and 5 p. m., arriving in Springfield 3 p. m. and 10:30 p. m Tiest Stationa En Routs Fare to New Vork— One Way, §4.25; Round Trip, £8.00 Tare fo Springheld— One way, $1.75; Round Trip, 83.00 For Further Information, Reservation and Tickets Inquire Hotel Burritt SOLD BY ASHLEY-BAB( Telephone 3310 SALESMAN $AM | Mang: | proxy. | strate and that the | more than BOSTON MAYOR AND HIS PAMILY IN AUTO CRASH Curley's Car Orashes Into Unlighted Parked Automobile—Executive, Wife and Children Hurt Hull, Maass,, Sept. 4 (®—Mayor James M, Curley of Boston, his wife and two children were painfully in- jured last night when the automo- bile In which they were driving crashed into a halted and unlighted machine a short distance from the Curley summer home in the Wave- land section of this place, The dri- ver of the parked car immediately started it and escaped. The mayor, who was riding in the rear seat, suffered a twisted and strained leg, and Mrs, Curley, in the front ecat with her daughter, Mary, the latter at the steering wheel, re- celved a broken nose and several cuts and brulss. Mary was cut by flying glass from the shattered wind- shleld, and James M. Curley, Jr., rid- Ing nest his father, sustained cut on the mouth and other injuries. IRKHAN WILL PASS ON HIGH STREET BUILDING Technicality Raised at Hearing Forces Delay on Permit for Mrs, Hngearty Verbal and legal pyrotechnics de- veloped at the hearing before the building commission last night on the granting of a permit to Mrs. Minnie Hagearty to erect a one-story | story building at 49 High setreet and the question was so left in doubt that the advice of the corporation conunsel will be s iction is taken. Judge William F. appeared for Mrs, Hagearty, property owners appeared ants, with Judge George while fc 18 remonst | W. Klett to represent the remainder. Judge Mangan, although admitting Tndge Klett's right to appear as at- torney and present the case of the property owners, questioned his right to vote, as he had no written instead of the requ! or cent of property owners within 500 feet | of the proposed building, only abont | ten per cont were present to remon- commission was not required to reject the permit The commis referred the ques. tion Counsel John H ion tion to Corpo Kirkham The zoning plan w Tudge N the 1ttack ngan during the hearing, as detrimental city and a hindrance to i “If this city had adopted th ordinanes we would conrse of growth. 20 years ago.” he said, 20,000 today. In every city where zoning has been adoptetd it has retarded the growth of A hearing was also given in the case of Josoph Perrotta, who has ap- phed for permission to ereet a ihree-tenement house at 169 Shuttle Meadow avenue. A question as to whether this fype of building was forbidden in this district by the proposed zoning plan, and, as the aning map was out of the city, the dispute could not be seftled ~ould he consuited High death rata am canary birds from pneumonia resuits from their playing in their water, gefting wet and eatehing cold ASK NO ODDS OF FASHION, FIT OR WEAR MANUIACTURERS BOSTON - NEW YORX NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THIS TRADE MARK OCK (0. cured hefore any | He theretore claimed that, | d by | to the i 20ming | ot have a population of | the | The | matter was laid over until the map ! 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