New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1926, Page 12

NEW BRITAIN BOY TELLY OF COLLEGE Hal Beagle Likes Treatment at Birmingham-Southern Hal Deagle, High echool former New Britain athletie star, has written a letter telling of the lf and Ernest Nelpp are lead at Birmingham-Southern collego in Alabama and his message will be of interest to many who know the wo boys., The letter follows: “Birmingham-Southern, “Birmingham, Ala. “Jan. 30, 1926. “Plea give lines on your s things compliment about i college that Nelpp and I are at- tending in the land of cotton and | color, “You perhaps already know that ‘Spud’ Drew s the football l‘flxlfl\ at Birmingham-Southern, “Well, herc's something haven't heard about the whieh he put out last tied for the K. A. A. ship and had the unique distine- tion of being the only team to score on ‘Bama’ during the regu- ar secason. This ‘Bama’ bunch went up agalnst Georgia Tech, University of Georg a score of other good teams and came out unscored upon except for the marker made by Southern on her clean slate, “This no doubt me of tow a couple to say a u champton | is a feather in our sorrel-thatched mentor's cap and next year will see his rise to even greater heights as he has all of last year's bunch agalin, “While all this dope is pleasing | to write to you, ultimate pur- pose is to get some Connecticnt oys interested in coming to Dixle in search of higher learning. T} are six Connecticu ‘Yanks' a Southern and we a getting | the squarest kind In fact, our bunch s popular to the | extent that one the ‘dorms’ has been dubbed ‘Connecticut hall’ ‘Some of the New Britaln boys, am sure, would like to go to col- e In the south and let me say they will make no mistake in coming to Birmingham-Southern. “We have a very good o depend largely upon the ure method of putting acr t to the pupil. This system pilar to that used in Oxford Cambridge and gives the mere of a chunce my 1e ross a Juthern was in Acer ditea o desire to the 1 Sonthern A\rsociution that to transfer g il be credits n FIGHTS 1AST NIGHT back | TWO 600D GAMES CARDED IN INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE . & E. and Stanley Works to Mingle and Fafnirs and 8. R. & L. | Clash League Standing | w P. & F. Corbin . Fatnir | ot. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUES BOYS'CLUB TURNS "TABLES ON LAURELS| B Avenges Previous Defeat-Play in Springfield Tonight L& E . 0k R R A Stanley Works . N. B. Machine . 7 Two good games are slated to- | night in the Industrial league at the | Y. M. C. A, gymnasium when the R {.v E. and Stanley Works fives « in the first contest of the and Fafnirs and Level meet in the fir The Stanley Works has breen com- |Ing along in fine shape during the vast few games played and now n t Jack Pelletler has discove ombliE okl ‘u am s all st to step ovt and take fall out of the only team in the ague to have beaten the league | adlng P& T Corbin five. The Russell & Erwin quintet [to take, if possible, honors 1n the Industrial league and docs not 8 P 8 $3 4@ evening Rule & | |.m.\ 18 ont | olia 2lik |to the players headed by Johmny | | $axe and each looks tough o the R. | % &hooters. | In the second game, the Stanley |ing good stuff in its last few will attempt to set down the Fafnir | five from its high pedestal of second place. Jimmy Murphy has his crew working in fine shape and if his| mates can improve their shooting | eyes, there is bound to be an upset | one of these days with the Rulers | roming out on top. The Fatnir crew | is working to keep within strikin | distance of the league leading Cor. bin outfit so that when the (lntr rolls around for a meeting bet two, they will have a |strike at first place and honors in jlhv leagus The first game will promptly at 8 o'clock and dancing will fol- | Iow. “Chick” Hayes will call them mes, | OPINON DIVIDED O TOURNEY DATES faculty Many Gomend That the Quesuom Sl Weallm Has Besn Neglected b, 1 (A-Divislon of s association’s In setting ational ampienship open 2 at th classic from and MacDona ies of tour: NATIONAL CHAKPION O'NCiL Farrell of Chieasn Scorrs Points After Winning Three-Mile and Half-Mile Faents |84 {1010 the scoring as |there were many collisions, T The Boys' club last night selzec the first of their opportunities toi revenge by defeating the Laurels of ith Manchester, 30-25, In & torric tle which was filled with excite n Tho Laurels of the Ad taken the measur local tire, 34-30, in the pre sh |vious meeting of the two quintets, club This 18 an eveness of the two 80 that, In the two games, the has a one-point margin. indication of the team arted of the club After a couple fast last minutes withou! score, Gill to ball away fron Laurel an 4 in for a ficlc goal, adding unother point soon afte hen fouled by Metealf. opped in a follow-up und the clul ontinued to jump its scorc until i 15 13-0. Nelll ma 2 efore the quarter dribbic he second stanz opened, but then three askets by the visitors hrought count to 16-§ at intcrmission. lgame was played so flercely and t floor at one time took on the Runde crashed headlong into each other and were both knocked ouf Runde was forced to retire tempor arfly, but the local forward contin ted. A fow moments ner, the visiting star, rammed head and slumped to the floor, quiring another time ouf. As the third period beg "lmh“lf and m I Faulk three istafson left them behind, 18 Par. chanee N. ,\-m i was sent in for Gotowala and dropped in a double-decker. The quarter closed with the the club drawing long goal by Runde Laurels again, but Goffa parian broke through for « = count 3 with two 1 utes left, smashed into -111 and was knocked out, ourth victim of the evening, inued pl A shot Ly Gusta son, just befors the wh the ecoring. The Boys' club showe the first qua at, away a ores and ( the 4 rm in r. after t pressed flrls cl'p' ele they had reer again, It r “half, with Zapatka the brunt of the mester, ¢ 1 never the locals and ( attack i Sliva p! Fi o f hearir mz floor work isiting star, foul sho ing six o and blowir The simm Boys' Cluh Sonth Manchester F.G. Laurels, br na 1y whicl ruck te in the taconds de Res The 1 te \riumphed. Labritz was the Seconds 5 Boys Club 1 Krasz rf 1 Springficld Tonlght n I nt right up to the closing whistle, night, congecutfie thie The appear- Tiorlda and | RWe & Level which has been show- lanco of & battleficld when Gill and ter Faulk- | rar- | but DAY, "EBRUARY 1926, LTI I 11T BT IEETE1E oo enotpmgypoverontonsmsset totIRISHIRIELELLTELLS SRRHRII12eR3s0R2 1004220220004 03 R 2AREE SRR SRR ETRRS LADY BILLIARDIST PE'{FORMS 1 & P d | t S r| fu | t | Memt rs of the N n elub { with the B. p. this co nd his appearane opportunity wo clubs o se work is consi ordinary. Miss Myers has been plaving only six mont i in that time has on th of chafapion lady bil- in this city members of an arust lered above the opportunit the an pocket billiardist in hibition of fancy ehooting tricks, Miss Winifred Myers who claims the distinction of bei. the .| champion pocket billiard expert - {am her sex, will appear first at | liardist ¢ orld. - e Britain ciub at 8 o'clock | I n: and at the Llks club at 9:45 o'clock. | extraordinary With her will be Joseph Conean- | among the members of | { non g the Rational Ree-|but also against ¢ competition. reatior Brooklyn, N. Y.,| Her appearance here is so eoxt ve a demonstration | ordinary beeau the fewnes ling | women poo! , that his | turnout of members tions is expected 1 Mr. Concannon will eir existin champion | e an ex- and cue W own sex, z represen also gi cy and trick an exhibition in a n \.m,u.n. nt to be sel - Mr L who will | o game, ot a » winner of mpionship tournament a6 a record high run of 182, His ability | ndeavor the z high run marks. world in i -\M»; is TENNIS HOGULS T0 1 MEFTHN SA?U!%!}AY' No Gontroersial Subject § Seems i Likely to D {urh {he Peace f which pla gollery to ose to where vas ing The he §0t the d immed and the unetire 4 up & He toppe pres- tate in ms aturb the peace and calm es Lawn mee third 7 ittered by ng difficul better, copse and he got His nerves were s me and on ole, conld agsocintion n 4 easte 2 no stre le threw a ¢ holes, whils 72 holes, 1 strokes on t1 Hntchi loz 1 officers seem s will not mpior Schaefer In Ext 1.nm m Match Providence, 1. Feb, 2 (P After two e s Hoppe ookt "g haefer in a billiard n exhibitio game her er was slow ting started but had ot ting started bt ¢ Hopne un of E tivitles " Westerng r‘s Pla When He Was il P gs Boy Woider” | Tonight's gamo will bo the t est one that Soccoll has played since Erkes has SOCGOLI O PLAY Tonrney Leader Tonight Tonight at the Elmore academy on Muin street, Neal Mur | phy's emporium, Dominick Socc New Britain's entry in the stat {pocket billiard tournament, wi ltackle Emil Erkes of Derby wh | notds the top position In the stand |1ng after last week's play. ccoll was forced to postpone hi [ mateh last week with Polico of New ‘]I.‘r\(‘n becanse of an ule { morrow night in New Haven. the_tournament opened. piléd up a string of five str torles, having lost his first to “Packy” Hanlon. ight vic matc | He ha [onty |turned in some remarkable victorics and only last week he turned in t tournament’s shortest game [by beating Earle Sigler by a 100 t 19 count. | Soccoli has fully recovered fror [ his disability of last weok and in bi practice scssions, has been showin, wonderful form. When in Soccoli can play with the best |them and his followers in this ci look for him to come through with | a neat win tonight over the leader. e standing of the players in t) ament Is as follows: w leagu tour Erkeg, Derby Handon, Hartford . |8 ¢!, Hartford .. Warren, Waterbury. Police, Now Haven. | Soccoli, New Britain Hammill s : 1 i Fox, Birl irippo, 1 4 4 811 i Frkes, | Han Warren, W Hammi Sigler, H Police, Grippo, ew Hayen Middletoy ort ¢ Britain, w Haven. JOIN RESERVES FIVE Hilding “'Streak” Bengston and “¥d die” Gourson of High School Sec onds To Replace Stars. Two new players, Hilding (Sireak Bengston, and “Eddle” Gourson o the junior varsity team at the | Britain High “1 t the Nev in 1 effort t hening the team when Politi ully leave for Fordham col son was Capt study on the Hi zston, hesi wding scorer team v uinderstudy > made aln Scully's @ h sehool tear being the sta the junlo also "Toots” Po. They would the regu they unot recent mid-year class. RUSH WITH V nley Harrls, peton tactics o r team a with the SHINGTON is contix h last year brougl n league champion added the veteran Jo ars old, to his pitehin, s one of the here whi an Americ Hea hi 1 him ship. o vietory in the th worl ERKES AT ELMORE New Britain Cue Antst Tackles Billlard rated tooth nd that will probably be run off to- 1gh- record shape, of prob- | gradmated wing EIGHT PLAYERS START 00L TOURNEY TONIGHT Close Games Played n Class A Loop With Whalen Occupying ‘ TR GIFS TE SHOT PUT EVENT Hall Takes Honors in 440 Yard Dash at Y. M. C. &, Durham, putting his 200 pounds | of hoef behind the 12 pound shot { putt, heaved it a distance of 38 ft., 1 take place in this event night in the all arouna athletic champlonship — contest bu- fng held at the Y. M. C. A, Hal, utiful form, ecame a second of tying record for tho 440 yard sed his lead for the the tourn 9 the fourth week physical department n runnjng off the events splendid turnout of entrles that there is great interest \d track events. Healy 18 ong in fine shape in the the longer the course is better he likes them. the final events will ho consisting of the 20 yara nd vard run. Healy Lan} to break the cord for the latter First Place | The Class “B" pockett billlard | tournament will get under way to- night at Rogers Recreation purlors with eight players entered. Most of {the entries are new to tournament .| play but are as nearly matched ¢ | possible. The schedulo of gatnes for 11| tonight 1s as follows: Vs, | o | Brown; MeNef | field vs. Goodrich und Cook vs. opponent to be selected Last night's play in the Class * tournament resulted in the following | running sicores: Plurin took Wolfe's number | within in one of the surpriscs of the eve- | last year ning by a 75 to 47 score. Zucchi do- | and inere feated Kasprow 75 to 58, O'Brien | first lonors i 1 as in, o first We an last 8| " i be W run 75 i downed Wolfo for the latter's second | defeat of the evening 75 to 60 in a |t clos fought game. O'Drien also took Grace into Camp by a margin, Grace came back to d Plurin 76 to 60 in another clos tle, Kasprow came back and defe ed Grace 76 to 55 and Whalen the evening by trimming Wol had a bad n | h 1 coming runs i o | laid, th Thursday g | Whalen vs. night are as Kasprow, Whalen Noonan, Plurin vs. Zucchi, Wolf Kasprow, Grace vs. Whalen, Plurin | vs. O'Brien and Zucchi vs. Noonan, | The standing in the tournament including last night's games, is as follows: | « 7 L Pet| W 1.000 0y Plurin . Noonan Kasprow vs. | s wvent, T ary of last events, including the marks firgt five men, 5 tollows: pound shot put, first, Durham, o8 ft. 1 in.; second, Hopp, 36 ft. 6 1- n; third, Hall, $1 ft. 11 in; fourth, Gorlewski, 2 3 1-2 tn; fifth, Hea night's of the Tiwelve , first, Hall, 1 min, second, Healy, 1 min, third, Hopp, 1 min. 1v fourth, Spring, 1 min. 11 fifth, Gorlewski, 1 min, \\Ol(n ' GATHER FOR uELEBRATlON ¢ omic njor Division Approximately 100 boys are com- {peting in the annual Y. M. C. A, all mro\ml track and field events. Kiol- r is leading in the junior division with K os a close second Wes- Is in the High school division is {leading in total of points with Stalk {only one point less. | Norton in the Employed “B” ¢} holding down first at present with | points. | The summary levents Junior—running broad jump, first, Kioiber, 14 ft. 9% in; second, Players, Managers and Sports Writers to Attend Baschall | Golden Jubilee Dinner, Feb. of by als, w York, sand friey e of m I h is of railroads (‘l\l] sport writers, will gather here tonight at a dinner | closing the National league’s golden Jjubilee celebration. President John- | on of the American league, after |KNOWles, 13 £t. 10 in.; third Galatl, clining an invitation, left yester- |13 ft: 4 in. K B CHicage ot | Migh school: — running broad Vice-President Dawes may be UMD, first, Stalk, 13 tt. 10 in,; sec- e el A Boena) 13 1t 3% in.; third, Eric- abor Da®is and Postmaster [S07: 12 ft. 0% fn. W Is assured, Among the| 1mployed “B”:—running broad other guests will be Govarnors Smith | {1 first Alpert, 16 ft; = second, of New York, Pinchot of Pennsyl- Pershy, 15 ft. 4 in.; third, Nort n, vinia, Moore of New Jersey and 14 ft: 11 in. Rt of Marslana Unitad S Employed “A”i—running broad Sonators Copelind of New work avs [jump, first, Zofter, 16 ft; ~ sacond, Penpor of Dennsylvanta and Mayor | Hanicock, 18 tt. 10 in.; third, Armen- Walker of New York city. et G5 1 75 2 "{’v~0nu thou- . public ar of last night's ) f v dash: — first, second, Kloi- third, Stohl, Franks, le, 11 2-5 sec. High school 220 yard dash:—first, May, 34 4-5 sec.; second, Erleson, 240 Pound Veteran |25 2.5 sec.; third, Brown, 36 4-b soc. "l of the Mat, Defeated Tor First fi":‘,‘I’]‘i‘“":u“‘zmz"‘ifo‘r :‘Di“’“’lgaih' | Time in His Career. secoud, Jones, 10 2-6 seci , Pershy, 10 4-§ sec. Employed “A" class 220 yard —first, Zotter, 30 1-5 sec.; secs ond, Garut, 30 -b sec.; third, Han- lcock, 31 sec. STECHER BEATS RUSSIAN o | van Poddubny, o s t! New York, Fet ! dubny, of Russi of 25 years of wrestling, m Europe, has lost his title, vinetble.” Poddubny last night encountered the giant Nebraskan, Joo Stecher, claimant of the in a catch-a | finish in the and succumbed srushing o !1 hours, 38 minutes, 1| This is said to have b | ny's first defeat on tha 2 (M—Ivan Pod- 240 pound veteran MAY VIGHT DELANEY Gene Tunney, American Ight- heavyweight champion may sign to mect Jack Delancy if the Bridge- port, Connecticut hoxer succeeds in defeating Johnny Risko of Cleveland New York Iriday night. “Chick” s, New England bantam weight, ackles Abe Goldsteln of New York, former champlon, on the same card. t = atch-can match to a st Regiment Armory to the westerner's 1 s cissors a soconds. n Poddub. | mat © Pt Ny TRIBUNE WL