New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1926, Page 9

S22 o2 XX of Sports Eiaaaadas oad i g» The first thing this morning, we | n into one of the bolo fans who | made the trip to Meriden_last night to see the teams in action there. Without any warning, the fan start- cd in to give us an earful about last night's game and he brought us all the way back to the days when Hanna's armory was the mecca of | the followers of the rpller game. | he hopes of a large number of New Britain polo fans on high before the present season opened up when Dailey whose connections with t All-New Brit- | ain football team has placed him be- fore the sport world’s eye, began ne- gotiations for a hall in which to| play the game. | The revival of all the old talk | brought memories of happy days of véars ago when Fred Jeans led his ohorts time after time to a cham- pionship in roller polo and many sat back happy in the thought that the and old game ws to come bac Then came the announcement that take the title from him, verything had to be calted off be- ause no hall was available and the [pened the night before last in Cleve- lopes that were raised so highly, were dashed unceremoniously to the round. | There is a poignant longing among 1 large portion of the sporting pub- lic for the return of polo to this city but as the town now stands, there Isn't any availeble hall for the | game and it will probably be years fore there’ will be a place for the game here. The New Britain National Guard | thall quintet will play one of | the etate’s toughest teams tonight | t the sfate armory when the Insilco | five of Meriden comes here to battle the locals in the race for the state title. | circuits in Chi The Southington Pextos won from * club of Waterbury last night in the Town hall of Southing- ton, 20 to 15. Ray Holst, lanky cen- ter on the P. & I Corbin five in the Tndustrial league, is with the South- ington crew and he works to per- tection. Joe Jasper and Harold Weir were Interested spectators at last night's game and it is sald, they like Southington very much. i The Ha d Blues will end the National Football v for this season tomorrow in Providence when they battle the Steam Rollers | %here. The Hartford team was to have played in Hartford today gainst the Rhode Island team, but 'romoter George Mulligan decided appeared money would be many have been of the at the Hartford men would 1l out of the National league and xperic any of the financial stor t did-this year, an an- ement in the morning Hart- wd paper states that plans are in ‘works to have the team in the Capltal City again next year. Mullizan has put fn a bid for a| bout between Louis (Kid) were raised | o NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1926. Can You Think of the tion naturally arises as |to whether Kaplan is “burned out” Good Old Days When— jor not. We question-this until he | had fought a few more battles and | “Jim"” Maher pitched and *Jim” | has shown_ that he has started on | Ringrose caught for the ‘Terrible |the downward path. Kaplan, it is| Nine,” also known as the Beaver |true, has taken a great deal of | Streets? punishment in his seven years in |the ring and this may have had a + E. D. Hawley of I v lhan aests on. Wi y Forestville and Samuel Driver of Bristol took over the American Silver Co. baseball Still, the “windmill” from Meri- team and changed the name to “The den has, been the greatest little | g, fighter we have ever seen and we can’t believe that he has started on a downward grade. Rather we be- licve, as we stated yesterday, that the fofmer featherweight champlon has received the hest lesson any hter could receive and he will be better for it. The Berlin and Plainville Fores- ters clashed in ball games when the picnics of the order were held at Rentschler’s Park' Murphy and Beaumont for Bridgeport, and Patch and Plunk- | ett for Norwich were among the best 3o Hraw out conclusion from-the |\ crioai0 the State League? showing Kaplan made in Hartford against Billy Petrolle, called — the argo. Express.” In that battle, Kaplan had everything and Petrolle had nothing. W. T. Coholan of this city starred in track events at Yale and later joined the New York A. C., wearers of the winged foot? Now If it is true that Petrolle is the logical contender for the Iifi'ht—i welght crown now being worn by Sammy Mandell, then it scems to us that Kaplan could easily wade |through the lightweight ranks to However, it is startling upsets such as hap- “Pete” Wilson, who lived in New Britain, set the Counecticut League | on fire while twirling for Hartford, | and then made good with the New York Yankees? “Percy” Wells won a ball game for the Delphis with a home run in land that make the fight game go | the elghth inning of a hard fought vncertain and Kaplan will have a|tussie at Walnut Hill Park? hard row to hoe before he again | comes back to where he was before | the fight with Bobby Wallace. “Tommy” Smith, now registrar | the bases full in a game in Kensing- WILL PROTEST AGAINST ™" SHORTENING OF SEASON . er "5t i 1" £ League, was one of the most ac- : | curate throwers in the league, his National League Big Chiefs Will Go | southpaw whip being feared by Lase To Joint Mecting With Bou- | Tunners? quets and Tomahawks | “BiN” Walsh and “Muggy” Far- = ® rell had their battle of the century ‘New York, Dec. 4 (P—Big chicfs| one noon hour on Myrle atract, the of the National league Will g0 10| yipnars covering more ground before the joint meeting of the two major the finish than a couple of mile ago about two weeks| .\ 1narer hence with a bouquet for Commis- signer Landis in one hand and a to.nahawk in the other. | Piguratively speaking, that is the | situation as seen by John A. Heyd- | ler, president of the senior league, who forecasts a strong protest from | owners against the commissioner's| proposal to further abbreviate the| playing season. | Although the league unanimously | Vors reclettion of Landis to an-| other seven-year term, the latter's| plan for closing the season on the | Rasmussen 18 9 lust Sunday in September would be| oz - rerir olp 3? insatistactory and unworkable,” | Buicquist 8 83 s Heydler. Three non-playing|Kalen ... 92 10 Sunday teams in the league would | by Raypnd compel too many double-headers, in | 452 459 Al Kensington the opinion of the National league president. Spud” O'Donnell won a game for the New Britain basketball team at Hanna's Armory, by his accurate basket throwing from the floor? WITH THE BOWLERS ROGERS ALLEYS , KENSINGTON LEAGUE Tndependents anell TR ¥ ) Heydler agress with Col. Jacob|Duplim ... .....10) Ruppert of the Yankees that a com- mittee of three from each of the|Youns major circuits should be appointed | to thresh out “points of friction be- | tween the two leagues { e c “As things go now, the leagucs| \~"’-‘;;‘;;§j’p S are often at loggerheads just for|pigerly ... 95— want of proper understanding as to|R. Moffa 80 257 ch other's viewpoint,” explained | b T % Hoydler, | Stem Rollors b %on BRITISH DERBY ENTRIES &2, - & | of voters, smacked & homer with | 7| welterweight 4431368 | | Flatware Lyneh Petan | Fusari Schmelter 12 318 *Trade Shop Mathews ... 51 Auckland . F. Pellegrini Wright Gabrie! v A. Lindberg Patterson . B. Lindberg Peterson | Godtewski Hallstrand Ohlson Avery Low Score Printing Peterson . 101 sz Kelton ... L9 108 Volhardt . 193 101 [Frank . 104 109 Low Man : Stemplen Recano | Hultgren Odma Schma Kennedy E. Dix Brotherton | Blankenberg | | campbell Fransen Low Score Goodrow Low Man 343—1030 GERSTAEKER I 0. 0. F. LEAGUE Pickerel .85 107 96 5 89 I T 1] 35 157 M. Wagner | J. Henzel . ’.Y. Christinger H. Her: | 0. Leupold W. K T, we Vater ] [vaies £ pat e 364 Bullheads lo. wagner . | Linn Bopp | Hausyier FIGHTS LAST NIGHT | By The Assoclated Pr | Chicago—Mickey Walker, former champion won the | middleweight championship Tiger Flowers (10). Jackte Wil- llams, Chicago, beat Harry Robart, 1 (8). Waleott knocked out Jack | Texas, (4). Chuck E tonio, Texas, and Babe McGorgor | Oklghoma, draw (8). George Goc frey, Chicago, scored a technical | knockout over Cowboy Billy Owens | (9. . 1 Ed Walker of Paint Lic | of the founder of the Walker strain 'ot fox Jound Erle, Pa.—Mmmy Mendo, Cleve- land, beat Leroy Dougan, New Or- leans, (10). Eau Claire, Wis—Roy Williams, Chicago, knocked out Cyclone | ship aspirations. cessfully carry the flags of Ole Miss FRATERNITY ALLEYS [ | sallles, Ky.—has accomplished that | feat and he returned the trophy to from | 'SOUTHERN COLLEGE NOW TURNS T0 BASKETBALL/ |Tar Heels of University of North Carolina Champions Five Times Out of Six. Now that moleskins have been put away for another year, southern college athletes have turned to the for the season of basket loop- ing. The Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina, five times cham- pion out six starts, still wear the gold headpiece with consider- able sign of retaining it. The | champions, however, must look for trouble within their own state as North Carolina State displayed a team late in the season last year hat carried increasing strength. | University of Virginia, ~Georgia | Tech, Kentucky and the University | of Alabama also have champion- Down at Oxford, Miss, the men ot Homer Hazel are hoping to suc- to vict after going to the finals with North Carolina last spring. Tulane, Auburn, Georgia, Missis- ippi A. and M., Washington and Lee, South Carolina, Virginia Poly, University of Florida, Virginia Mil- itary Institute, Vanderbilt, Tennes- wanee, Clemson, Maryland iana State are other con- ference members. Tournament play tarts in Atlanta, Iebruary 25. | WALKER FOX cUP Fo: Hunters in Field Trials Have | | Spent Vast Sums to Win Most | Coveted Tropby. 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J.—Tod Coolidge, | Bienantel g : York, beat Willie Toney, Baltimore Iatio 5 Vot 8810 9 o Coonay ‘ Sacramento, Cal—Billy West, | Pittsburgh, beat Lou Daniels, | Sacramento (4). ready Made for Big Season. Three hundred and fifty entries, | including eight by A. K. Macomber | of New York, already have been |Colby Several reasons are belng given | Made for the Derby of 1928. ('ol!s“&‘;lfl":‘" why Kaplan was knocked out. No fof this famous race are often regis- | Goodrich El Cerrito, Cal.—Joe Lima Jibis can be offered by the Meriden | (ered even before they are born. |Freoman S e e iR e e reason why he was King George has nominated two |Boardman ... ) knocked out in the bout was be. | horses for 1928, Savonarola, a colt | 061480 | canse Wallace planked one right on | DY I'riar Marcus out of Yolande, and | his chin. Washington Senator And St. Loufs i i Sk , Washington, Dec. 4 (P—A forecast | W VEARG, NoU MAY of their pennant chances in the 1927 | ™ 2 | I ol o ATl Frankie Lacona, New York, beat major league race may be revcaled N ¢ | UR “TROUBLES Billy Burke, San Francisco (6); the spring craining of the Wash- fore Season. San Francisco, Cal.—Joe Wood. | Los Angeles, knocked out Irankic Campbell, San Francisco (1) Gauntlet, a colt out of Neuve ;‘mv_f’“" Chapelle. s The largest subscriber is the Aga |Kan Kahn, who has entered nineteen |Scagliolg Kaplan was over confidenty Ie showed it in his manmer after he knocked out Bobby Garcia in the Hartford ring. Since that time, Kaplan has heen viewing himself as 1 champion before he even start in the Jower ranks and this, more than anything else, tended to give Wallace the chance to send in the colts, including Feridoon, the colt by 1‘ Alagidp Hurry On out of Ecurie which wasi bred at the national stud. French | nominations are larger than usual. | Other large subscribers include | Sir Abe Bailey with nine, six of | which are by his Cesarewitch win- | | Abe Cohen, New Yorlk, beat Red mumz Sc‘mnf'r(anti_(hv; world cham- > % % pion St, Louis rdinals, Boss, Baite Ko (1. The two clubs will meet in a five- | ¢, |zame_exhibition series during the Jach Florida pre-scason workouts. Senators will battle the Cards at thelr training camp at Avon Park, Fla, March 21 and 22 and the world Fla.—Charlie Weine N. J., beat Sargeant York (10). Tampa, Newark, Adams, New ne 428 h £ “end Tiord Glan Goss & De G champions will meet Washington at | Plrs &gt of Lonnsedosl. fltnrlm.l “r;mJuTxn\‘\nll:“mghn etk o seveeee108 8 g BUSH A TIVE P“"OT Tampa, March 29, 30 and 31. | Nevar bafore Initha history of tha| 2 3t0n W ho so often has gone closs % ¥ 3 Sl : e to winning the race withoyt actually | Kviander FLE. 3! Bnseball Men Look for Aggressive NEXT OL PIC § b R R LR R have been entercd. HOOMEMeereeee | Leadership of Pittsburgh Pirates Iverywhere, everyone fs talking S about it and should Mulligan bring the two together in Hartford, it will | be the biggest gathering of its kind sleep producer that sthnned the en- 184—1400 | SPORT BRIEFS = 'v Sl 3 - Baseball men look for aggressive Next Year Work Is Progressing On New sta- | dium For Games in 1928 on Out- Lgla i3 lleadership of the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 - i 234 | next season by Donle Bush. skirts of Amsterdam. | The Assoolated, Press. d | The new pilot of the 1925 world's 8 { Theclataal Jfogfbail matiacs hesi 100 0| champions, succeeding the quist ana On the outskirts of Amsterdam | R D TNIVERSAL LEAGUE ressrved Bill McKechnie, brings with Work is progressing on a I3 acre| Hap¥andind banasfon ol gwars ‘Hardware Dim a reputation for rough and tear- Site which is to become the Stadium blaming the poorest season in thelr |, g & loss leadershjp In tne American As- | for the Olympic games of 1 history on insufficient preparation, |prevost ¥ 3 58 atlon. whore for two years he | driving s in full swing, for the sog- now are clamoring for a longer s =~ guided the destinies of the Indian- | & nature of the Dutch subsoll ne training campaign. All the members | Mero R o ko0 (1| stanktinine Yo beke s wile of e late "big three™ wore-be his major league days at Detroit, | the bulldings and public tribunes. in October this yea Rush did not hesitate, to speak his Where the Court of Honor.will == < i el Darrow .. . mind when he considered plays of | stand, flocks of gulls this f e 4 - T Sprint races tonight in Madison |xoch poor judgment. 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