New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 18, 1926, Page 16

[\ 18 Four of Hendrick's Clan Among Ten Leading Batsmen 15 (P bidding Chicage, Sept. cinnati Reds are second pennant in of the National league wit that has, excep tha league during the len 1925 seasen At present it is of .295 @ above the average e points tes and 12 better th al's regular batsmen, although the quartet {s the idle Bressl ether factor in the Red work of tha veteran pi ten hue and Luque, whos hitting has been, respectively, .333 and .368 variety Cuyler of Pittshurg has dropped eut of the leading ten regulars, but he s as the league's best &® Averages incl day's games and released today show he has been responsible for 1 team-mate Waner rating next v 98. Among the long distance hitt Hack Wilson of the Cubs is o standing with 21 cireuit have helped Chicago scoring. W triples leads in er of Pittsburgh, with 21, and J the Cards is the slmgger. T leagnue regula with 12 games won and five lost His team-mate, Meadows has pit ed 19 winning games and suffered seven defeats, a season’s record du- plicated by Rhem of the battling Christensen, arl Smith, Pittsburg Ci cinnati, 4350; Gra'\fl‘an' Pittsbur, .349:; Brown, Williams of Philadel- adelphia, .332; A month ago Manush of Detroit began hitting, and today he is lead- ing the American League's batsmen &nd still climbing. Ten hits in six games eponsibla for a two-point ] which gives the Tiger out- \der a .352 percentage and further marks him as suceessor to the bat- ting crown his Heilmann were Te- hitting Otharwise, the in the Anierican League has been slumping a little as the Yankees move on their unperturbed way toward the pennant Jehnny Mostil of Chicago has found time, while hitting .331, to| league total of stolen released today and luding Wednesday's games show- ing him with 30, four more than anybody in the circult could pilter last year. Babe Ruth is far short of his record total of home runs but ranks as the majors’ leading run getter of the year. His teammate Gehrig is close behind, but one tally separat- ing his total from the circuit drive | king's 127. The Yankees generally lead the efrcuit in hitting, their .29% club average being three points better than that of both Detroit and Cleve- land. Washington ranks next with 290 hitting. the season’s best moundsmen in the American, today's figures crediting him with 24 winning starts and ten charged defeats. Pennock of the Yanks had ten defeats also, but only 21 victorles, while Shocker of New York had a 19-9 record. Leading American batsmen: Man- ush, Detroit, .382; Fothergill, D trict, .373: Ruth, New York, .371 Burns of Cleveland, .364: Heilmann, Detrolt, .358; Goslin, Washington, .357; Collins of Chicago, .347; Miller, 8t. Louis, .346: Falk, Chicago, .343; E. Rice of Washington, Meusel of .\;aw York and Cobb of Detroit, 338, The feature of a current general slump in American assoclation hit-| ting is the rise of the Loulsville Colonels to definitely assume the lead in slugging as well as in the| pennant race. And this with but one player list- | ed among the ten leading regulars. | He is the Colonel backstop, DeVer- | mer, whose .364 ranks him below both Veach of Toledo and Lehour- veau, Mud Hen who apparently has no intention of lossing his hold on the league leadership, with an aver- average | off a trifle, 10y is s0 g relative change with finish the year with a leading aver- Casey application will | age approximating .400, averages re- | 1eased today and including Wednes- day’s games showing him hitting | 401, after a three point slump. specialists, runs and th n, having realized 159 tallies means of 49 circuit drives and vari- ous other smart hits, k of | season’s base stea e as th eas leader in in 134 games. t the other in acti contrary majors, are indications that the situation in th to the league records for 1 Sturdy e Tulsan ned for the run getting Oklahoma City faces tha £ today’s averages show- idual NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, < FUNERAL DELAYED FOR FIFTEEN YRS Remains of ‘Father of Bicycling’ Are Buried Today B—an Boston, Sept. 18 forgotten for 15 years dertaking parlors of a Dorck al director, the aches of F on, known as are to of bicycling in America b d with appropriate ce 014 friends, members of the Bieycle club W Englishman, founde ago, will conduct the s Burial will be held at dusk, beneath a tree that c members planted on the Fai will be burdenad with big figures. estate in Dedham ten years It the major circuits all indications | The grave will ba near wh point totals 'way below the 19 reputed to ba tha old records. dwelling fa Amerl This condition obtains in the bers of the club, pite as well, Blacholder of Tul- frequently stoppad sa having turned in 27 victories around Boston. while losing eleven games. Moon of | Discovery of Westo Des Moines started on the closing made ¥ by s engagements with 23 games ' Dorchester who had won and eight lost and May of O oma City had a record of 25-11 Leading Western league hitt. of Tulsa, .4 Purdy, I Henry, Omaha, .3 343; 'MARINE DETACHMENT IS lice Duty for Coolidge Pre- pares to Return. Paul Smith’s, N. Y., Sept. 18 (P tional rst to land and | last to ving before th many of whom are stationed on the | | presidential yacht Mayflower. glardi of Wetzel, Moines, Oklahoma ST T0 LEAVE CAMP Outfit Which Has Been Doing Po- ) | — The Unifed Siates marines whe | guarded ) ine camp er main their trad president’s early in July, the service men not break their camp in the | woods on Osgood lake 1 sun- day. departing that for their various posts of duty. The detail consists of 50 pleked men, Despite thelr remotensss from movies and entertainment, the marines hava lite in the | mountains, caretaker | ot Whita Pina camp, placed sev- eral boats at their disposal and hey spent many of their hours oft in the lake that the same sport |t duty | fered ach a detachment was taken by to Saranac lake on “liberty,” while the entire encamp- m tor excursion Ausable sm, 100 mite No serlous violations of disct- | pline were reported during the en- tire summer. The detail has been | under command of Lieutenant Frederick 'DEMOCRATS GONFIDENT PAONESSA WILL ACCEPT | Jeffersonians Hopetul of Announce- ment By Former Mayor He Will Seek Seat In Congress. to Plattsburg and a trlp of more than refusal to make a positive to represent the first congressional district at Washington, leaders in the democratic party today predicted his formal announcement of candidacy shortly. Friends of sounded the sen county at the ) last W the former mayor iment of Hartford re-enter politics after a briet layoft. | The former mayor asked that he be | pormitted to withhold his answer. {Although they have not his promise to run, friends of Paonessa have continued to urge his nomination. B. & P. W. Club Offers The Business and Professional Women's club is planning to organ- | ize classes for Columbia Extension work, It Is necessary to obtain will register for each of tha courses oftered. The courses cover history, contemporary literature and temporary drama. The class in history will meet ags of 380, The Colonels forged to the top in batting while both Milwaukee and| Toledo were slipping. Averages in- cluding Wednesday's games and re- | leased today show Louisville hitting 209, Milwaukee .306 and Toledo 303, Lance Richbourg of Milwaukee leads In run getting, with 143, and likewise is well® out in front in| stolen bascs. The nearest appro’lr‘h‘ to his 48 plifered sacks are the 42 Lebourveau has found tite to col- lect along with his heavy hitting. Brief of Milwaukea 1is the asso- eiation's home run slugger, a total of 26 putting him ahead of the 22 chalked up by both Duncan of Min- neapolis and Cullop of St. Paul. With Carmen Hill departed the league and Indianapolis with an ex- cellent record, Cullop of Louisville #ets the pltching pace. Today's av- erages show him with 19 victories and seven defeats to share honors with his teammate Tincup, who had & 17-8 record, and Orwell of Mil- waukes. The Brower moundsman's| racord for the year was 12 victories and four losing starts, Leading hitters: Lebourveau, ledo, .380; Veach, Toledo, .368; De- Vermer, Louisville, .364; Brief, Mil- waukee, .855; Shulto, “Milwaukee, .353; Branom, Kansas City, .352; Richburg ot Milwaukee, .349; Dun- can, Minneapolls, .349; McCann of Columbus, .349; McMenemy, Mil- To- who has recently returrded from a| every Wednesday evening in Central Junior High school from 7:30 o'clock to 9:30 o'clock. Classes ill begin on Wednesday, September 29, The history course will be taught by Prof. E. ¥. Humphrey of Trinity the r spent in Europe, studying con- | litions abroad. His courses | The New Europe 1918-192 of the World War; The Origin of World Civilization; Municipal Gov- | ernment and the Principles of Gov- erpment. Dr. Humphrey has long been noted as an interesting teacher. The professors handling the two other subjects will be announced later by the club which hopes to have New Britain take an active Interest in the courses offered. Those Interested are requested to send in their names to Miss Elizabeth Leg- horn, 90 Lincoln street, telephone 1009, STILL OWNER FINED Bridgeport, Sept. 18 (A — Louis Qppedisano, in whose garage a still exploded recently, setting fire to the | will have & batt garage and Oppedisano’s automobile and leading to the man's flight and a police search of several days’ of- to the com- | nt at various times made a mo- [ In spite of ex-Mayor A. M. Paon-|jgoq Thle of Cleveland 1s bidding to be | statemant relative to his aspirations| ew Haven convention | of Rhone, nesday and recelved reports ( haveing the least cars was Lozere Ich, they say, were so reassuring | which had only 523. |that they at once urged Paonessa to | Continuation Courses' names of 30 interested persons who | | arth, manager of the Weston's closest frien. gone to the undertak of gather g o of burial though Westen di 1911, and had been c 1es remained in a contain the undertaking rooms.* He never lived to crow from the automob His w eath was sai r{ to have 1 those of 1 S onOE The ash wish nes EIGHTEEN SPEEDERS | ENTERED IN CONTEST Races Are Altoona Automobile This I Scheduled To Begin | Afternoon At 2:30 | Altoona. Pa, [teen of America’s. foremost pilots today awaited the start signal which at 2:30 o'clock ser them off on the annual 25 auto classic at the Altoona speed- way. Prize money totalling $25,0 will be at atake. The race origir Sept. 18 (P — SEPTEMBER 18, 1926. GIANT NAYY RECRUITER MAY JOIN FOOTBALL SQUAD Big Boy"” Dondelman FExpected to Try Out For All-New Britain Grid Team, Due to the ressure has b triends ot sen_ brot g‘( to bea P. Dordelma officer given no statement to t will go out for footbal r, since it will be nec im to sect i am in t his vicinity, howey ad considerable expe a e game, havin ) tions on several m Iman is one of e navy TEN MASONIC LODGES Between 1.500 and Expected at Annual Picnic—Girl Scout Drum Corps Present | What probably will be outing to be held at Tow Path n property own is being 0 to 2 ) Masonic distric mprises Harmc nial lodges of Plainville, last lodge 1 by Sl ct am of Bloom nsville, Evening § * No. of Simsbury ag has been owners bafore nex To prograr nt athletic annual b armony and Ci silver loving cup is ¢ istrict which goes to the g the highest number of points, rs lodge to retain it for a year hrea years' possession means [\v"- anent ownership. It is 1 the dge win- ng the cup to New Bri m. o program this afternoon evening will includa danc ancing platform hav ed for the first time. include a corn roast fu Supper will hed by w Britain will fu |ally was seheduled for Labor Day | aftarnoon. but rain forced its postpauchier Fifteen drivers had qualiied | STA E ODEAT maining three were expected to N make the required speed some before the start of the grinc race is limited to 18 cars. Prominent am Peter De Paolo, last champion Harry Hartz, ’ |the fleld in points scored thus | this year; Bennte Hill, Eddie E |and Harlan Fenler. Dave Lewls, Pets Krels and Cooper piloted front-wheel machines. Weather reports Indicated a falr |and moderately warm day. ‘ Nearly 150, 150,000 Mme Cars [Are Now Owned in France Paris, Sept. 18 (P — France prosperous if properity is indicated Dby the number of autompbiles in use {in the country. Statistics show there | was an increase of 146,370 cars of il kinds at the end of 1925 over The figures for 1926, it s said year's a further big incr will show At the end of 1925 the total num- ning on the roads of 721,306. Paris and the department of the sclence led with 134 The department of | Nord was in second place with 2 767. The department of Siene Oise had 23, | ber of cars Franca was Et and the department 19,894, The department Trying to Sell Tire, Held for Auto Theft Roland King was arrested about |4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by { Officer Thomas C. Dolan and turn- ed over to the Hartford police on |the charge of theft of an automo | bila. Harry Alex notified the police at 3:40 o'clock that the young man was at his place of business on Arch street, offering to sell a spare tire or trade it for $2 and a second hand tube, The young man told Mr, Alex he wanted to get to Hart- tord. He had an automobile regis- North Carolina College Students Ale Suspended | Chapel Hill, , Sept. 18 (P— | With the new mnage term only & tew days old, two University of | North Carolina students have been suspended for four mths for “con- duet tending toward hazing.’ J. B. Mills, a senior, and R Epstein, a junior, both Carolina, were charged with parad- ing & group of freshmen over the campus with thelr trousers rolled up to their knees. HOWARTH VS. HINES A challenge issued by Bill How- Commercial bowling alleys on Main street, to roll any bowler in the city for fun or money, has been snatched up by Tommy Hines of the ot Broad street. He took the chal- lenge and &0 the match will be roll- ed Monday night at the Commercial alleys, It will be for a purse, 10 games, pinfall to count. Hines a few years ago was the leading bow- ler of the city gad he and Howarth oyal in the match. ‘WIRES AFFECTED New York, Sept. 18 (P—Due to duration befors he was lpprchendv‘"ormg along the Florida coast, the of, was fined $200 and costs in clty | | Western Unfon Telegraph company court today when arraigned on a 'lnnouncad an indefinite delay in the charge of violating the liquor law. transmission of full rate and de- Oppedisano was found several days after the explosion hiding at the home of a friend. ferred messages to Floriga east coast points south of Titusvills, {ncluding \Miami-and Palm Beach. tered in the name of Alma Mercier| con-|of 3 Charlotte street, Hartford. w. | ot North | Peerless alleys | This Is Fate Tikely to Overtake 21 Americans Held Prisoners By Chinese. Shanghal, Sept. 18 (A—Twenty one Americans, held virtually as prisoners, ara threatenad with tar- vatlon as a result of the siega of the city of Wuchang by the Red Canton- se forces. Failura to capturs the city of the southerners have settled down to a program of starving out the int tants and the northern forces whi have been holding it against z A complete cade of the been eftected and every communica- | [tion with the outside closed. Wuchang has a week's food sup- | ly. After that the only alternative to famine is surrender. Res! 21 Amerfcans within the wal " |are five other forelgners of whom two are Itallans, two Germans and one Irish. They leave and must share the fate Chinese, of the Wuchang s one of the largest| cities of China. Tt has a population of 500,000 to 600,000 and !s the capl- tal of Hueph province. It is located | several hundred miles inland on fhe great Yangtze river. It is opposite another large clty, Hankow, which | was recently captured by the south- | two | = erners. Possession of these citiss would be of immense value to an army because of their control of the Yangtze, and their fmportance as trade and industrial centers. Wuchang is a walled city. Roman Police Round Up 500 in Series or Raids Rome, Sept. 18 ( — The Rome police continue the widespread | raids of the known rendevous of ‘<\\pwrs\\‘e elements which they began immediately after the attack on Premler Mussolini, a week ago. Tive hundred persons weres round- ‘m up from 200 low qjass lodging houses and clubs last night and detained for questioning. SWEDISH PRINCE BETTER Tokyo, Sept. 18 (® — Crown x Prince Gustat Adolf of Sweden, who was confined to an imperial | government palace yesterday with | stomach trouble, is improving and >xpects to leave Tokyo on Tues- day. | A, L. Thompson’s Sister Dies at*Age of 85 City Clerk A. L. Thompson was informed today of the death of his sister, Mrs. Angeline M. Hopkins, which occurred yesterday at her home in Trumbull. Mrs. Hopkins was 85 yoars of age and was the eldest of the Thompson family. Her only | son died less than a month ago. Mrs. Hopkins was a native ot Long Is- land, but spent the greater part of | her 1ife {n Portland and Trumbull, | 'WELLS LEASES C. OF C. OFFICES | Three offices leased by the Cham- | ber of Commerce in the Raphael | bullding have been sub leased to John B. Wells, it became known to- day, although final terms on the sub leasing have not yet been com- pleted, The Boy Scouts will move across the hall to the private office | now ocoupled by Mr. Wells and the front office of the two room suite will be sub leased to Fred C. Telsch, Maple Hill architect ., When the transfer will take place has not been decided. HOLD YEARLY OUTING | 2.000 Masons are forbidden to/ FLOATING COLLEGE =i I SAILING TODAY = ...~ {Has Student Body of 500 and " ran his approach put Faculty of 50 - WOMAN SPOTS BOY AS HOUSE PROWLER .~ Gives Same Excuse, Deal for- Bicycle, in Other Home City Items r ice were notified today of the Yetatior e cperator's license of Caesar G. Owen of 60 Chestnut street, Driver Held in $2,000 For Companion’s Death Walter Tammajer of this city is held by the Middletown pelice in $2000 bonds on orders of the cor- a result of the automebile in Cromwell Wednesday &ht, according to notifications re- celved by Captain Kelly this morn- ing. Two local men were killed in dent, the automobile driven najer having overturned go- ing down hill. TROUBLE BREWING ALONG FRONTIER Italian and French Unofficially Are at Odds 18 P—Al- shows that massing of troops along the Franco- border, following the pe- French demonstrations §n 18, thera {3 between fas- -fascist forces along the nge and w dow | i | d 4| oner, a ht the by We Vanderhilt Estate Not o his E nmmh to Pav Funeral °" e, Sept. 1‘1\1‘: igation been no Italian ier French towns are not oe- by the regular gar- e nche and Mon« ses ir said to have re- s s o sos = °pare for even- N York N sons have been the anti-fascist Riviera admit that preparations have been made for a toup, and feeling is runaing high between tha fascists and anti- Ki is in |fASCiSts. This has been heightened e ol by local cafe news, received uneffi- AT in but the |CIally, to the effect that the faseist Tustin Al fo e 3 and Ches. SOVernment in Italy is planning teo Kansas, as edit 52 0f 151 Smith |Kidnap certain Italians living i in harged with breach of | France. | kst “alt, the case hav. | Investization shows that most ef the men concerned have fled from . the Riviera and are now located in 3. 3. |morthern France. 1a few days ago. VON ELM LEADS CHAMP - Attors cx represents Ja BY [’NE AT THE TURN will also be hear | FLES' OUTING AT MERIDEN y - | New Britain lodge, B. P, O. E. Two )Ial‘ned. Women to lavitz, propris will hold its annual outing jointly Have Special Boat Race o corner of with the Meriden Elks tomorraw at 18 (A—Two compete ihia 1 motor (Continue from Fi rst Page) Sept Gehrman's Grove in Meriden. There will be a program of aports in. cluding a baseball game between teams of the lodges. The committee of New Britain" lodgs which has made arrangements follows: Otto 8. Miller,%George Carlson, Emil J. Krause, O. Lam. Wash ts, was not in court arrie nued case was called continued it until iay morning. will yards of tt he flag. Both were dawn y ordl ance ot on curbs, d halved in ha B mainte gas- and Ser- that it is W. at the fou 0 feet from the . Von e bert Lord, Harold J, Josephs, Thom- | Elm's ball was 40 feet nearer tt it as J. Cabelus, Sidney G. Curran, | stick. The champlon was called upon mes F. McAvay, Dr. Charles F. ., Louis W. Fodt. lke T. , er A. Welch, Willlam F, ey, Frank Suzlo, John E. O'Neil, 1k B. Dugan, Clifford Ahern and ard Corr. ake a difficult v n the green, but rolled within two feet of the flag. Von El 1 to the lip, and bo thirds. Elm became or by winning ths fifth hole | birdie three to Jones' par fo | Three tee shots at the hill ap, the the pump. of Prosec ve WALKS INTO AUTOMOBILE Thomas Lazor of 136 Beaver jured about the face when Y’e \wmhz‘d against the rear of an automobile driven by Harold Members of N. Y. ( 1\'-Bah\ (umg (.unlt\ POLICE BOARD MEETING P. J. Paje said today of th s approach was jus ¢ boa | over 3 {rep to the edge of the & . 3 tay Hart of 221 West street, on Easta |v on Eim lofted his P—si Main street, near Center, about within six feet of the cup a ts of the “Cry Baby” gang were 7:50 last night. H ai! t t of cup/and P LR e e the city at that|” ast night. e was gazing a the rays of the army light which hird for a birdie. ' from Central Action is expected on the al lights for in con- was being flashed hole in a 1eft of a payroll in Park, and did not see the sutomo- Vs five e William XKenney bile ng e ch. e will be Mr. Hart stopped within a car Can Broadcast Von EIm sliced his drive on the h and plcked up the injured Papers W 21-yard sixth, his ball diving ir s Dr. W. F. Flanagan dressed G e TURKS ARE WORRIED, S ‘hlvf \‘et“‘sfi 2; Fight injuries, which are not serlous. wa Bobby's drive was straig tantinople, Sejt. 15 (P—Two | FhbAc :prm — The down the middle. The far west SRR l\‘\’“:‘”‘fn:"f be shut ot 1 bro ALSE ALARM FOR FLOOD player's recovery was a ot, carrying his ball to 1 the green. Bobby's detalls of t they receive over their wires from ief W. J. Noble of the fire de- nt received two telephone this forenoon that Monroe t between Greenwood and Arch urkish officials se boats have st the presenc some connection W of | dropped almost under the flag, second ement was made today Von Elm | he ;()\errsr; his first putt. 2 director general of streets was flooded by water from a took a long putt and became : i n s 1nlal exposition. main in a house. He sent Co. No. stymled. He failed to steer his| UPSHAW WON'T PROTEST L Efva ik by Mes Rigk |6 acdl slas nstifed Bl wmrcaeu.rt- next past the pellett of the cham > Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 18 W—Repre- |1y ‘promoter of the bout in the |ment. There was mo flood, the ion with his mashie and Jones holed sentative W. D. Upshaw, who was de | cqyjcant 1l stadium next Thurs cause of the report being that the out his fourth for a win. 8 for re-nomination by Leslie ya¢ njght, that the broadeastin vdirants are being flushed and a Von Elm again became 1 up at J cele In the recent shts would be leased and that If stream of water was flowing through {the seventh, shooting a birdie four primary, will not contest t newspapers broadeast the fight from | the street. to Boddy's par five. own sources it would consti- Their drives were straight and to ite an infringement. Treasury balance...$347.96%,470.84 ETHEL: Progress o—1IN DEFEIGE- OF QIR MODERN SYIPT ——> » ™ OlD SKIROTS WERE- DIST COMECTORG — N COUDNT Pr KEPY QUTA THE~MUD ~~