New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 6, 1927, Page 25

Speaking of Sports Arguments will crop up despite the hardest efforts of a coach to keep the minds of is athletes clesr and one that has attracted a deal of attention during the past couple of weeks i3 the discussion as to who is the fastest man at the New Britain Gas Co. , i o ‘ GOLFERS SET FOR " BATTALINO CARDED Three runners are centered in the pro and con discussion, namely, Barnes, Keefer and Eddic Delaney. Coach Jim Lynch, wise in the ways of men and sports, delivered the or- der yesterday to the trio to take the argument out into the lot to settle it s0 a special 100 yard dash will be staged next Tuesday evening at Wal- nut Hill park between the three. The ent will be run oft just prior to the Gasco-P. & F. Corbin baseball game. Had it been in the old days, we would have picked Stevie Dudack for the Mercury of the Meter Roaders, but flat feet and added welght with the responsibility of in- creasing years have put him out of the picture. Eddie Delaney seems to have the edge on the other two, but not to thelr way of looking ut it. Keefor and Barnes say they will walk away trom the former High achool track star so that he won't ses them for dust, The Landers baseball team took a lacing at the hands of the Gascos yesterday afternoon. It was the first start of the season for the Univer- sals. The team plays again tomorrow in Plainville against the All-Plain-; ville team. The Gasco baseball team is more than a tryout team for other com- binations in the city. Jim Lynch has an aggregation of players who are employed by the concern in this city that has fast become the lead- ing sporting center, that will make any team step. Most of the players are the fin- ished product and a heavy battery of base hits will greet almost any pitcher who faces the crowd this season. The Gascos are slated to play the P. & F. Corbin nine at Wal- nut Hill park next Tuesday evening. The High school baseball team et more than its match in Hart- ford yesterday when it stacked up against the St. Thomas' seminary team there. The team lost out after a great battle through a Hart(ord‘ rally in the eighth inning. Jimmy Borde, the fighting French- | man, is due to breeéze into town to- day to taper off his training for his bout with Izzy Kaplan next Monday night. Borde expressed the desire to live in New Britain when he !o\ll}}l the last time. We hope he doesn’t knock out any more boxers just be- fore they are slated to appear in the ring. Bords and Izzy Kaplan are two wild fighters and With both ham- mering away at each other, the fans are in for a real fistic treat Mon- day night. From the advance sale 8t the pasteboards for the fight, it appears as it the Hardware A. C. s going to deliver Monday night. Frankie Portell who has appeared a number of times as an amateur fight referee in this city, will act in the role of a principal in one of the eight round features on the card of the Hardware City A. C. Monday night. Portell will fight Frankie Mack of Hartford. This bout is placed on the card instead of the Wee Willle Woods- Charley Ray fight. Btate Athletic Commissioner Thomas Donohue notified Matchmaker Leo Bradley that Woods would not be allowed to fight here Monday night and in- stead of trying to get a substitute for Ray, Bradley threw out the bout and signed Portell and Mack yester- day. Portell was in line for a -htel lightweight championship bout with Al Conley of New Lopdon last win- ter but the Whaling City lad wouldn't meet the Hartford boy. Those who have seen Portell in ac- tion can testify to the fact that he is a clever boy and Mack will have a hard time beating him. ! Johnny Clinch scored a clean-cut knockout over E4 Watts much to the surprise of most of the fans at- tending the amateur tournament at the Tabs’' hall. Watts in his first ap- pearance in this city ascored a knock-out himself and he was thought to be too tough for Clinch. Clinch kept pounding away at Watts body and these blows took eftect. The colored boy went to sleep in the third round and it is doubtful if he i able to straighten up today. - PRromoter Patsy Bridgett is enter- ing negotiations for appearance of Louls (Kid) Kaplan of Meriden, former featherweight champion of the world, against an opponent in this eity. Chances ars that Kaplan wiil appear in this city against a suitable opponent. The officials of the Hardware City A. C. are planning to get into com- munication with Billy Gibson, Kap- lan’s manager, next week, Kaplan is a Connecticut product and as such, should be given the op- portunity to show his wares to the | folks in his home state. It is almost a sure bet that with a suitable op- ponent against him, Kaplan would draw big not only from this city but | from all the surrounding towns and cities in this state. Kaplan 1s bound for the light- weight throne. Whether he gets there or not remains to be seen but he is working towards a meeting with Sammy Mandell all the time. The day is coming when Mandell will have to fight him. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR YOUR WANTS AMERICAN LEAGUE Games Yosterday Washington 6, New York 1. Boston 3, Philadelphia 2. Detroft 3, Chicago 3. Cleveland-St. Louis, rain. The Standing w New York ..... 12 Philadelphia . Chicago Detroit . . Washington 8t. Louls . Cleveland . Boston ... Pet. .632 611 571 529 626 .500 400 .222 11 12 9 10 L) 8 ¢ Games Today (No games scheduled—open date, eastern clubs traveling west). NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday New York 4, Brooklyn 1. 8t. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 2. Philadelphia-Boston, rain. The Standl W 8t. Louls ... New York .. Pittsburgh Philadelphia . Chicago Boston . Brooklyn . Cncinnati . L. Sl smanaa Games Today Chicago at New York® 8t. Louis at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Boston. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. EASTERN LEAGUE Games Yesterday Hartford-New Haven, (Wet grounds). Bridgéport 6, Providence 5. (10 innings). Pittsfield 13, Waterbury 3. Springfield 7, Albany 6. The Standing w New Haven ..... Albanyg ......... Pittsfield . : Waterbury Bridgeport Providence . Springfleld Hartford Games Today Hartford at New Haven. Albany at Bridgeport. Waterbury at Springfield. Providence at Pittsfield. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday Toronto 6, Newark 2. Syracuse 14, Jersey City 8. Buffalo 11, Baltimore 5. Rochester 11, Reading 10, The Standing w 14 15 12 11 10 Buffalo . Toronto . Baltimore . Rochester . Syracuse Jersey City . Newark .. Reading .. Games Today Jersey City at Syracuse. Newark at Toronto. Baltimore at Buffalo. Reading at Rochester. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT London — Reddy Baldock, land, defeated Archie Bell, York, 15. Glens Falls, N. Y. — Red Herring, Utlca, beat Arthur Lee, New Orleans, 10. Frisco Grande shaded Tommy Abobo, New York, 10. ‘Wilkes Barre, Pa. — Jackle Brit- ton, Wilkes Barre, won on a foul from Frankie Genaro, New York, 6. Minneapolis — Jock Malone, of St. Paul, defeated Mark Judge, Minne- Eng- New apolis, 10, Britt Gorman, Minneapo- lis, whipped Ernile Peters, Chicago, 10. Jimmy Murray, Minneapolis, outpointed Mike Vhulentine, Duluth, 4. Indlanapolls — Pete Sarmiento, Philippines, defeated Midget Mike Morgan, Pittsburgh, 10, Morry Granberg, Chicago, beat Chuck Feld- man, Toledo, 10. 8t. Louls — Tomy Pivac, 8t. Louis, stopped Lou Rollinger, Waterloo, Ia., s \ Culver City, Cal. — George God- frey, Philadelphia, scored a tech- nical knockout over Jack Roper, Chicago, 6. Fights Tonight Detroit — Billy Petrolle va. Phil McGraw, 10. WITH THE BOWLERS ROGERS ALLEYS SPECIAL MATCH Stamplane 0 0 Pecono Schnats Odman Davis {Tommy ‘Hueston, Veteran of 40 Crowned Pocket | Wragg Cello Plechert Stevens . Smith Gainit Hil [ 490 8161483 Sweetser Not to Defend British Golfing Trophy New York, May 5 (#) — The $2,- 500 golf trophy which Jess Sweet- ser brought back to America last year as the spoils of his triumph in the British amateur champion- ship will be sent back to England tomorrow on the White Star liner Olymplc. Sweetser has decided not to defend the cup this year at 8t. Andrews early in July, while other American stars who crossed the Atlantic last year for the cham- plonship have not entered the 1927 tournament. PAT MAN DIES SUDDENLY Portland, Me., May 6 (#—Arthur H. Moulton, 62, who at one time weighed 488 pounds, and was presi- dent of the New England Fat Men's club, dled suddenly last njght. In 1900 he was elected to the commen councll, and in 1901 and 1202 he served on the board of aldermen. He was born in Jefferson, N. H, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1927. 1. Is there any limit as to the| weight bat a player may use? 2. Who uses the heaviest bat in baseball? 3. When a double header is played, which is the regular sched- uled game? 4. Improper batsman makes base hit and mistake is discovered be- fore another ball is pitched, what is the ruling? 8. If a pitcher delivers a badly discolored ball to the batter, what is the penalty? This Tells It 1. The player may suit his own fancy as to the weight of his bat. 2. Babe Ruth is belleved to use the heaviest bat in baseball. Some of his favorites welgh as much as 58 ounces. 8. The first game is always re- garded as the regular sacheduled contest. 4. The proper batsman is called | out and the improper batsman re- moved from the basclines. 5. The pitcher shall be deharred from further participation in the game for such an offense. In most lecagues there is a 10-day limit as the sentence. BRISTOL T0 PLAY AT HOME SUNDAY New Departures Face Norwich Riverview Club in Bell City Bristol, May 6—Bristol's baseball season makes its 1927 getaway on the coming Sunday at Muzzy field when the local New Departure nine will entertain one of fits most for- midable rivals, the strong Riverview club, representatives of the Norwich State hospital. The Riverviews are admittedly one of the classiest dlamond aggre- gations in Connecticut and on last Sunday demonstrated their ablility by plastering the Bearing Makers 16 to 6, thereby administering the most humiliating defeat that the lo- cals have tasted in the last seven years. The factory contingent is champ-| ing at the bit for another shot at| the Hospital nine and anxlous to even the count so that all who at- tend the opening day festivitles are certain to ees plenty of action. The team that will represent Nor- wich on the coming Sunday will show the same array of athletes who so overwhelmingly defeated the| Carrollmen on last Sunday. Tony West, bespectacled southpaw flinger, whose deft left hand has been re-| sponsible for more victories over the New Departures in recent years than any other Nutmeg pitcher, will| again toss his glove on the hurling hill and attempt to duplicate his; feat of last Sunday. Because of the ineffectiveness of the two Bristol right-hand flingers| on last Sunday at Norwich, it is be- lteved that the local management will toss Eddie Goodridge, a south- paw jato the breach in the coming tilt in an effort to hold the visiting sluggers in check. Manager Carroll also announced that he has secured a new infielder in Angelo Riccio, former member of the Boston Twilight league, who will make his debut on Sunday. The game will get underway at 3 oclock (D. S. T.) and Messrs. Cough- lin and McCabe will call the plays. Below is the probable starting lineups: New Departures: Scott If, Malcolm or Riccio 3b, Goodridge p, Rellly cf, Clabby rf, Forslund 2b, Horkheimer ss, Waters c and Zetar- ski 1b. Norwieh: Normandin ss, Moore ef, Mills 1f, L. Dugas rf, Sank 3b, Lib- erty 2b, A. Dugas 1b, Belair ¢ and West p. VINS CUE TITLE Years of Play, Billiard Champion. New York, May 6 (M — Tommy | Hueston é6f Newark, N. J., veteran player of more than 40 years, today wielded the champlon cue of the pocket-billiard world as the third | title holder to be crowned in less| than half a year. He unexpectedly dethroned Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland last night by a spectacular rally in the final block of their challenge match, 450 to 361. Hueston came from behind with a _|high run of 41 after tralling the de- | 3 |tending champion in the first two blocks. The contest required 87 in- nings, Hueston winning last night's block by 154 te 6. SECOND TOURNEY Shuttle Meadow Sharpshooters Battle Again Tomorrow Entries are coming in fast to the tournament committee of the Shuttle Meadow Golf club for the second tournament of the year to be staged tomorrow. It will be a best selected nine in 18 hole event with strokes to be taken only where the card al- lows and a full handicap given. All week long, a heavy list of twi- light sharpshooters have been get- ting the measurements on the course and the appearances of the cards scored by most of them indicate that a record number will be competing in the event tymorrow. The mem- bers seem to impress a spectator with the fact that they mean business in the drive for golfing honors this year. Excellent Course TUnder the careful nursing of Val Flood, the club's professional, the course at the present time is in won- derful shape. Only on one or two greens is the grass bare in small spots and with Val after these de- fects, the next two weeks should find the entire trip in almost perfect shape. i Val has effected a few changes to the course that will surely deepen the worry furrows on the duffers’ brows in the next few months. Traps have been deepened and made more difficult. At the 11th hole, Flood has set up a “devil's canyon” and that attested to because of the blue smoke {ssuing from the trap during the week when some luckless golfer got stuck in the sand. He has eliminated the chances of any more criticlsm of the trap at the 18th hole by pushing it well over to the right. Heretofore, the trap extended into the falrway and it wasn't really a fair break for the good golfers who were driving a. straight ball to come into the trap where the fairway should be. No good ball will be penalized with the trap where it s now. But this doesn't mean that the hole is easy. While the spot has been changed, woe be to him who hooks or slices over to it because Val has set up a real enemy machine gun nest here and in the charge of golf balls this summer, many will fall by the wayside in the vicinity of the 18th hole "spider's web.” The bank has been heightened while the trap itself is shallow. Team Matches The first round of the men's team matches in the Connecticut Golt as- sociation tournament, will be piayed oft in the near future. The best players have been selected for the teams from each club and the win- ning team will have to do some tall hustimg and shoot some good golf to top the field for the vedr. Well balanced teams are the order of the day. follows for the first round: Goodwin Park vs. Hartford Golf club; Sequin vs. Shuttle Meadow; Wampancag vs. Highland; Manehester vs. Farming- ton;: Wethersfleld vs. Southington; Shennecossett ve. Norwich; Sound Beach va. Westport; Shore Haven vs. Woodway; Greenwich vs. Weeburn; Brooklawn vs. Ridgewood; Mill River vs. Meadowbrook; Chippanee vs. Race Brook; Waterbury vs. Water- Whatever your lock need, here will be found the lock you want from those to fit dog collars to those which will lock the barn. Corbin make with 2 keys, 250 to 600\ SALESMAN $AM | WakT Yoo Ta Watc THAT GUY N ROOM\ EVERY NIGHT UE Goes 00T HERE WITH & | PecuLier i Wat e ™y |ae's sTeaLN' LUMBERING 0 \a! CORRMIN 'EM UNDER H1s CoAT, en? VLU JusT AWK this is rightfully named can well he' The teams have been paired off as | W.ITGRANT 287 MAIN STREET—OVER W. T. GRANT CO- ond Stamford ‘Willimantie. ‘Wins Women's Tourney Mrs. C. F. Bennett came through in fine style last Monday to win the women's tournament on its opening day. The tourney will be continued every Monday at the club. Chamberlain Wins “Heads I win, talls you lose,” was the story of the toss-up between Fred Chamberlain and Alan Sweetser to decide last Raturday’s tournament. The toss-up took place this morning in the New Britain National bank where Sweetser dared to settle the issue. The prophecy about the two headed coin seemingly came through despite Sweetser's protests that the coin was genuine. On the results de- pended the settlement of the winning team in the opening day tournament at the club. WESTERN GYMNASTS Aniateur Athletic Union Officlals Notified That Stars Will Compete | In New York. New York, May 6 (A—Amateur Athletic Union officials have been notified that the far west will send at least thres candidates to New i York in quest of national gymnastic championships on May 14. They are Paul Kremepel and E. W. Klin- | ker, of the Los Angeles A. C., and Glen Berry of the University of Cal- ifornia. According to Information from California, Berry is the best all around gymnast on the Pacific coast and a potential candidate for the American Olymplc team. MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By the Asociated Preas. NATIONAL Batting—Hornsby, Glants, .428. I Runs—Hornsby, Glants, 25. Hits—Hornsby, Giants, 31; strom, Glants, 31. Doubles—Ford, Reds, 7: L. Bell, Cardinals, 7; Hafey, Cardinals, 7. Triples—Frisch, Cardinals, 5. | Homers—Webb, Cubs, 6. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Pirates, T. Pitching—Halnes, Cardinals, won 5, lost 0. Lind- | AMFERICAN Batting—Fothergill, Tigers, .500. | Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 22. | Hits—Tothergill, Tigers, nig, Yankees, 33. | Doubles—Kamm, White Sox, 10. | Triples—Meusel, Yankees, 3; Laz- | Dberl, Yankees, 3; Cobb, Athletics, 3; Tavener, Tigers, 3; Koenlg, Yankees, 3; Judge, Benators, 3; Warner, Tigers, 3; Manush, Tigers, 3. {Homers—Ruth, Yankees, 8; Gehrig, Yankees, 6. Stolen bases—Goslin, Senators, T; | simmons, Athletics, 7. | Pitching—Hudlin, Indians, won 3, | lost 0; Jones, Browns, won 3, lost 0; Lisenbee, Scnators, won 3, lost 0. 33; Koe- Writers Enthusiastic Over Bout of Bantams London, May 6 (M — Sports | writers were enthusiastic today {ever last night's 15 round bout be- [tween Teddy Baldock, British ban- {tam, and Archle Bell, of New York, which was won by Baldock on points. The bout was looked upon as a sort of semi-final for the world's bantamweight champlon- ship, and the fight experts say it ‘was one of the finest, cleanest and most thrilling ever seen here. ‘are economical ps to the handy homs \ rman Trowels 10” Brick Trowel. 5“ Forged steel, s” Pointing Trow- o, for the finer RGE work. Plasterers 20" O THeRe GOES ROOM (3 NOW! TAG HIM AROUND FOR LE AN' SEE WHAT \ ScE! »_ > ], i _|nave announced. 10 FIGHT AGAIN National Feather Champion to| (Open Ontdoor Season Hartford, May 6—Bat Battalino, | the newly crowned amateur feather- weight champion of the United States s slated to appear on the| opening out-door amateur boxing| show at the Hartford Velodrome on| next Wednesday night, May 11, un-| der the auspices of the popular Mas- sasoit A. C. Paul Ventura of Lawrence, Mass., | will lead the upper Bay State team of four athletes for the opening of | the big drome on the Connecticut| boulevard; Ray O'Brien, lightweight | of Lowell, Mass., Joe Stegonsky, wel- | terweight of Lowell, Mass,, and| Andy Tardugno, bantam of Law-| rencs, Mass, comprise the rest of | the Bay State team. Ventura who is entered feather class with Battalino pos-| sesscs a very creditable record, )Iav‘* ing K. 0'd Andy Callahan, New England champion, in the first round on two occasions, Joe Savanelli and Jacky Miller of Boston going the| same route; Ventura has defeated | Harry evine of Worcester who ap- peared against Battalino here this| winter to make a good showing. | Johnny Clinch, New Britain's qub" standing amateur star is bracketed| in the lightweight class with Ray| O'Brien of Lowell, Mass, who will| come to Hartford with two years as| a tournament boxer and fit to test| Johnny Clinch in his bid to make, good with the best in the amateurs. | Hartford's coming star, Billy Tay- | lor, welterweight, who has shown| that he can mingle' with the best of | them {s entered against Ray Stegon- sky of Lowell, Mass. | Vin La Bella, bantamweight “\ Middletown is slated to exchange hooks and jabs with Andy Tardug- no of Lawrence, Mass. i The complete list of entrles of from Holyoke, Mass, New Britain, Middletown and Hartford will be announced in a few days. CLAT WORLD MARK Towa State College Mcdley Team Wants Record Set st Drake Re- lays to Be Recognized. | Des Moips, Ia, May 6 (A — The mark of elght minu 8 2-10 sec- onds set by the Jowa State college’s medley team at the Drake relays last week will be claimed as a| world's record, university officials They will certify the time with the executive com- mittee of the National Intercol-! legiate Athletic assoclation. | The medley event at Drake, cov-| ering 880 yards, two 449's and one| mile, is longer than the ordinary run covered in the outdoor meets elsewhere, and record books reveal no time equal to that of the Cy- clone quartet. In the |For I Tomikowski and Dawson The Store For You 361 MAIN STREET OPP. MYRTLE Holenroof fosier with fhe ExToe ™, HIDITEHADE S€Tge Suit ! | Give 3 to 4 timgs more wear. | Unrivaled sclections of colors A REGULAR BLAZE OF | ORIENTAL COLOR | | | The very latest creations fn de- signs and oolor combinations. 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