New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1927, Page 8

FALCONS AND KENSINGTON READY FOR BATTLE TODAY—ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED FOR HARDWARE CITY A. C. CARD MONDAY—HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM BATTLES SO. MANCHESTER — CHURCH LEAGUE OPENS THIRD SEASON MONDAY CINCINNATI REDS TAKE SCALP OF BOSTON BRAVES Carl Mays Hurls Neatly and George Kelly Hits Hard in Only Game Played in Major Leagues—East and West Line Up For Intersectlonal Engagements To- day—Ty Cobb lnjured in Exhibition Game—Goose Goslin Out With Pleurisy. Big leagus baseball teams of east and west lined up today for an in- terchange of broadsides in the first general interescctional engagement of the year, ‘With the scalp of the Boston Braves already swinging a‘ the belt of the Cincinnati Reds, the experts saw support for the contention that the greatest baseball strength is out in the open spaces this vear. Right or wrong, plenty more licht on the subject will be shed today when the eastern clubs of the Na- | tional league entertain while the American league clubs of | the east partake of ‘“western hos- pitality.” It was good sharpshooting—from : pitching slab and batter's box—that | brought the Reds their 5 to 3 vic- tory over the Braves at Boston while rain was cancelling every other | game on the big league schedule. Cincinnati came ecast after losing . 14 of 19 games and taking posses- sion of the National league cellar. Their big guns the first day in the east were Carl Mays and George Kelly. Mays' smoke ball was zip- ping down the groove in fine style, while Kelly, the former Glants, was hitting 'em lLard and far. His homer in the first was a long drive that cleared the left fleld fence at the Braves' park for the lhlrd time in baseball history. Frank Snyder and Bk‘ml' Neis are recorded as the only others batsmen ever to accomplish the feat. While it didn’'t fly quite as far as Kelly's, a homer by Outficlder Allen also help- ed in the Cincinnati victory. The Braves get a fine chance for a comeback today, while the Cubs play at New York, the Cards at Brooklyn and the Pirates at Phila- delphia. The American league un- ltmbers with the Yankees at Chi- cago, the Athletics at Cleveland, the Senators at St. Louis and the Red Sox at Detroit. Ty Cobb will not start with the Mackmen, nor Goose Goslin with the team from the capitol today. Cobb pulled a tendon sliding to second in s exhibition game at Buffalo yes- terday and Goslin is out of the game with the pleurisy. NATIONAL LEAGUE Fownmol o Walker, rf Kelly, 1f, 2b Pipp. 1b Jiargrave, ¢ Allen, ct Pittonger, m Pinelll, Ib Mays, p lhornwomswmmms lowome rlosooncosoasll lnscoounocomos Hluauccousscos Totals ° Richbourg, rt Bancroft, s Welah, cf High, 3b Fournler, Moore, 2b Brown, 1t Taylor, © Benton, D Wertz, p Mogridge, p 1 255550000 Bl cocnmuwarwan® loo wlonorsrcnnus Totals Ciacinnat! Boston Two base b croft, Welst, Wi Allen. Losing pitch PArman, Jorda and Rigler. Tin —1:59. Hook, Line and Sinker Well, sir, just as we had given up all hope for a decent season, the weather decided that it had been messing around long enough and kicked in with a fine week-end and some fairly warm days this past week. We have heard many stories of good fishing, both trout and pick- erel and we have also heard many storfes of punk fishing, both trout and pickerel, but the general out- look has improved considerably since last weck when, voull re- member, we were full of whines about the weather. ‘The opening of Number 4 resevoir Jast Sunday morning was probably the high spot on the sportsma program for the month if not for the year. The fine day, the wonder- ful rumors concerning that body of water, and the letting down of the bars drafted about all the fish- ing fraternity from this city to the shores of the place. Varied luck is reported, some of the local nimrods returning replete and others com- ing back with only an idea of how the place looked. Incidentally. those who visited the lake report that paths have been | worn through the woods abont the | pond and that it looked like some- | body might h: been cheating | when the reservoir was supposed to | be shut tight against fishing. We heard a good one this week, coming from Charlie Dreble of Southington. Charlie was fishing the Huckleberry river in Canaan and he reports that he saw a 22 inch trout. Tha circumstances are inter- esting. Two New Britainites, al- though we haven't been able to find out just who they were, were fish- ing the river when they saw a small | boy below them on the stream, hop- ping around and ereating a big dis- turbance. Thinking that the young- ster had run up aganst a snake or was in trouble some way, the two local men hastened to his aid, only | to find that the unknown boy was struggling with something that fought like a tarpon. Helping him drag it in, the gallers found that it was nothing more than a 22 inch trout—just a fingerling, in It was then that Charlie fact. Deeble arrived on the scene. The | | Dan, Charley old timer swears that it is one of the prettiest fish he has ever had the good fortune to see. available at that time but he esti- {mated the fish's weight at over two | pounds. Something like the old bent | pin story where tho country boy puts to shame the cityfied fisherman with his expensive equipment. We un- derstand the youngster was using a steel casting rod and hooks without the customary snell. While you readers were hurrying out to the reservoir last Sunday, up his rol on Lake Pocotopaug. Although we were enthusiastic about | dragging in a few large and lusty pickerel we were not averse to a couple of perch and the day ended | with seven perch, two bull heads and | one loan and hungry looking picker- el. We fished only about two hours, early in the morning. The rest of the day was spent in rushing around the lake in a Kkicker, disturbing the Sunday silence of the place listening to the cuss words of cot- tage builders who were hitting their thumbs with hammers. The City hall, besides being a temple of laws and arguments, has a few disciples of fishing within its marble halls. Registrars Thomas J. Smith and Willlam J. Ziegler, with Councilman Sablotsk planning a flat fishing expedition to take place in the near future. Their dates are indefinite, due to the necessity of regulating them to sult their work, but they plan to break away from the cares of running the clty within a few weeks. Dr. William J. Foley is also hoping for a letup of work in the near future. Dr. Foley claims Kent as his fishing ground and has been be- moaning the fates that have kept him in his office since the opening of the season. The Doctor is plan- ning to paint a little sign entitled: “Out, Will Be Back When They've Stopped Biting.” Then he plans to fold his fishing tackle and like the Arabs, silently steal away. *Jever hear the story about the man who caught four fish and had five when he arrived home? One smelt. We know its terrible but what are you going to do about it? The finest string of trout yet re. ported as coming from state waters was on view at the Dristol Hard- ware company, Bristol, during the first part of the week. The fish were caught by Andrew Cippel and Bert Hart of Bristol, in ye good old Blackberry river, Canada, last Saturday and the 12 fish weighed exactly 15% pounds. The largest of the delegation tipped the beam at 1 pound, 15 ounces and the were hovering around the one pound mark. The Blackberry river has given out the largest trout this sea- son and has proved disappointing only on a few occasions. The New Britain Fish and Game Association is fratically searching for a suitable pond in which to plant some small mouth bass fry. Frank Fox, chairman of the fish commit- tee, states that he will accept any suitable pond except an ics pond. He further states, and emphatically too, that no ice ponds nced apply. According to Frank, every time an ice pond is stocked. the pond goes wrong and has to be drained thus entailing the necessity of getting the fish committee out in hip boots to net all the stocked fish. e swears that he is through with mud-sling- ing for a while, anyway In passing, let us make mention of four brothers who are numbered among the fishing fraternity of this city. Two fishing Dbrothers are commef, three are unusual but four 1l at once—they're getting rarer every year. We pause to extend our rospects to the Rivers bhoys— Jack and Ed, ecrack shots, expert ermen and general all-around good fellows. The old column has together too cheerful been al- this week. We haven't crabbed about a thing | e going to end up with the nt theught that it will soon be midge season and the mc quitoes will be turning out for their annual harvest supper. See you next w FIGHTS LAST NIGHT tiet Ont By tha Assoc Toronto, Toronte, bantamiwe Canada, fought a dra Zivic, Pittsburgh, 10, Doug Toronto, stopped George Sandusky Johnny Glyn, ted Kid Christie, —Wollie defeated Cleveland 6. Buffalo, ham, B maine, Cunning- Carl Tr “reddie Mueller, Bobby Garcia, Baltimore, Denver, Colo. e Mack, ver, beat Roscoe Hall, 6. Billy Manswell, Colo., New Des Moines, Fort Collins, York, Hollywood, Cal.—IEv Omaha, defeated Jack Willis, 10 San Franei Tvan Laffineaur, France, beat Jack Silver. San Fran- cizco, 10, No scales were | and | others | NEW ‘BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1927. BEEESSOEEELBOVSLEOLHOLHE40S CHURCH LEAGUE TO lFlGHTS BORDE HERE MONDAY i STARTON ¥ HONDAY Third Season Promises Plenty of Action From Fast Teams ‘The third Church bascball league will open at Willow Brook mrk'i The ‘ league promises to be a faster one| this year than ever before, with nine other teams aiter the St. Matthew's morial field, | with three games scheduled. ship last summer and displaced the First Lutherans, title-winners in the first race. The St. Matts will have| practically the same team which| went through the 18-game schedule last year with but one loss and will “at home” | your humble servant was stringing give any challenger & tough battle, ! but several other teams have been strengthened and should make the jrace closer than in the past. | The champlon St. Matts open| {against the First Baptists, who { played mediocre but steady ball last | year and hope to go better now. The | {South church, which closed last' | summer’s race with a rush, will meet the Stanley Memorial nine, rated us one of the strongest combinations in the circuit. The Swedish Bethany | {outfit, a newcomer which is said to have good materfal to plck from, will oppose the Trinity M. E. church nine, which finished sccond last year | and gave the St Matts their only beating. On Friday the other four teams will start play, the Kensington Con- gregaticnalists meeting the Every- man's Bible class and the Center church tackling the First Luthérans. The South and Swedish Bethany churches will return for the sccond time in the week and face each other. There were four errors In the schedule as originally made public, but these have now been corrected. On June 20, the Bible class instead of Kensington is scheduled to play the Swedes; Kensington plays them on June 27. The Center church and | not the Lutherans is scheduled to clash with the South church on August 8. The opponents on the Swedish Bethany team on August 22 are the Stanmors, not the South church. LEAGUE STANDING AMERICAN LEAGUE Games Yesterday Cleveland-St. Louis, rain. Others not scheduled. The Standing w New York .. Philadelphia . Chicago Detroit Washington St. Louis . Cleveland Boston 1 1 b 1 9 0 8 . s 4 Games Today New York at Chicago. Washington at St. Louls. Boston at Detroit. Philadelphia at Cleveland. NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday Clnefnnati 5, Boston 3. All others postponed, rain. The Standing W " St. Louis 12 Pittsburgh Philadelphia. . Chicago Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati ... | | | Games Today St. Louis at Brooklyn. Chicago at New York. Cincinnati at Boston. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. LEAGUE Games Yesterday Hartford 9, New Haven 5. Albany 4, Bridgeport 3. Springficld 8, Waterbury 7 Pittsfield 5, Providence 4. The Standing New Haven Albany | Pittsaela | Waterbury . Springfield . | Bridgeport Providence Hartford Albany at Bridgeport Hartford at N Wa 0, Reading 7. timore to be played as der today. Den. Games Today v City at Syracus at Toronto. ( ore at Buffalo. ading at Rochester. | i | READ ul n\ln CLASSIFIED ADS FOR YOUR W. 0| terwelghts, will mingle in the semi- | friends will be out in force to cheer | him on. He mects Johnny M. ! another rour rounder w | and app scason of ‘the Inter- | | 6:45 o'clock Monday evening at Mc-i 2 Lutherans, who won the champion-‘ b § ' mmmmmw 1ZZY KAPLAN A card of six bouts {ncluding 36 | rounds of fighting will be_staged | Monday night at the Y. M. T. B. socicty hall by the Hardware City A. C., of this city. This will bo | the third attempt of the club to stage professional fights ~ in New | Britaln and the attractiveness of the card 1s bound to create interest. There will three cight round bouts on tho card preceded by three four rounders. Plenty of action in fast classes will be the outstanding char- acteristic of the entire show nand some of the favorites of the fans hercabouts will bo seen. Tzzy Kaplan, brother of Louis (Kid) Kaplan of Meriden and Jimmy Borde of France, table- | mate of, Georges Carpentier, will | meet in Yhe final bout of the night. | Both are of the windmill style of | fighters and there shouldn't be a | slow moment in the eight rounds if | the fight goes that long. Kaplan | 2 | has never shown in this ecity while | ; Borde, in his battle with Mack on | the last card held here, gained pop- ularity with the sporting clement. | Frankic Angelo of Hartford and | Buddy Jenkins of Boston, two wel- | final, also eight rounds. Angelo }\'\‘x; brought himself up to the position | of being one of the leading bat- | tlers of the state. He has fought | stently for the past year nnfl\ re are many New DBritain fans | who bave admired his ability in | the ring. Jenkins has been fighting | around Boston and Holyoke and is 1d to be a clever boxer and a hard hitter. Frankie Portell whom New Brit- | | scores: Rooney—91, 103, 127, 120, 126, 104, 121—997 2, 77, 103, 117, 93, 95, 118, 97, 108, Falcons to Mcet Strong Hartford Tomorrow The Falcon baschall team will play the Herrup team of Hartford at St. Mary’s field Sunday afternoon. The Herrups are a well known ag- gregation that has heen in state competition for a number of years meeting success in the various sea- sons it has been in existence. The team this ‘stronger than ever and the Falcons will have to be at | their best to come through with a win. The Hartford team will line up with “Jiggs” Farrell on first base. “Jiggs” and his brother who plays shortstop, are the stars of the team and have played league | for a number of years. Madden will be on second base with Kelly at third b his forms a slugzers o0 are dangerous every | minute at bat. Alexander who plays left field, is a former Hartford rn Leaguer and an exceptional { player. McKiernan will be in center field with Holzheimer in right field. sehall | IN HiS GONEBACK Youth and ,Condition Favor Dempsey More Than Others By the Assoclatod Press. New York, May 7 (P—It's an old axiom of the prize ring that “they never come back” but Jack Demp- sey's chances of regaining the heavyweight peak appear brighter, at least to Tex Rickard, than the prospects that faced any of the for- mer champions who tried it and failed. This 13 for the reason that youth and condition favors the erstwhile “Manassa mauler” in the promoter’s opinion. He points out that when Jim Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, Jim Jeffries, and Jess Willard found the come-back path too difficult to ne- gotiate they were from two to eight years older than Dempsey is now. Rickard promoted the ,come-backs of Jeftrles and Willard. “Dempsey will find it's a tough job,” said Rickard, “but he has the best chance any former champion ever has had to come back because he still is young and a husky fellow who needs only some good hard work and a few stift fights to he nearly as dangerous as he ever was. “Dempsey will only be 32 this June,” Rickard went on, “and if he accepts my offers, he will be in ac- tion within nine months after los- ing the championship. *“Corbett was 31 when he lost the heavyweight crown to Fitzsimmons. He was 34 when he made a great effort to come back against Jefirles at Coney Island, only to be knock- ed out in 23 rounds. Three years later, at San Francisco, Corbett was knocked out again by Jeifries, this il in eight rounds. “Then there's old Fitz, a veteran of 35 when he beat Corbett with the famous solar plexus punch for the title at Carson City, in 1897 Knocked out by Jeffries two years later for the championship in 11 rounds, Fitz was 40 when he fought a return match with Jeft in 1902, again belng knocked ‘out, “Jeffries was only 35 when he came out of retirement to fight Johnson at Reno in 1910 but he had been idle six years and failed to re- gain his old punch and endurance. Jeff had grown fat living in ease. He took off eighty pounds trying to i get in shape for Johnson, Baseball Club At St. Mary's Fleld | “Willard was 40 and had been out of the ring four years when he re- turned to action in 1923. Firpo | stopped him and blocked the chance of a return match with Dempsey. it might have been a repetition of To- ledo if they had met, anyway.” It is taking some heroic work by the reservists to keep Washington in the American league pennant scramble with a good share of the regulars on crutches or in the hos- pital since the start of the scason but Manager Bucky Harris, himself a casualty on three separate occa- slons, isn’t giving up hope. Besldes Harris, the Washington n the form of either injury or illness, has hit Johnson, Coveles- kie, Marberry, Bluege, Goslin and Rice, to mention only the most prominent victims. Statisticians fig- ure 20 casualties all told in the trio of | Senators’ camp since training began {in the south, which probably can be claimed as a record. r TOPS WI The Red Top baseball team swamped the Daly Avenue nine yes- ain people have wanted to sce 1“‘(.|Inn will be behind the bat with | terday by the score of 26 to 9. Ed- action, will meet Frankie' Mack of | Berg, mainstay of the Corbin Red |ward Augustina starred Hartford in tho third cight round- | er on the card. This bout will take | the place of the Wee Willie Woods- | Charley . Ray bout. Portcll has .’lp- peared here as a referee in the amateur bouts but his reputation as | a fighter is well known also. Mack's record against Rorde on the last | card promises to make this battle | a good one. The four rounders will bring | Jimmy Clinch before the home town | folks for the first time since he he- | came a professional. Jimmy's three | Iknockouts in his last four fights and bia decsivo vietory over - Ahe | Bodine in New Haven recently, nded him as a comer and ack of | New Haven, one of the toughest | fizhters in the division. Joe Smith of Hartford and Jimmy Jenkins of Merlden will appear in {12 the cur- er will bring together Chick of Waterbury and Jackie Mack of Hartford. A large number of fans from Hartford will be on hand to watch the Capital City boxers In action arances indicate that the card will meet with immense sue- The first hout will be started promptly at S$:15 _o'clock with the roferea being appointed by State hletie Commissi Thomas E. nohue and Arthur Pilz, former all-round New England and | ficld champion, announc ROONEY WINS EIGHT Casino Alley Bowler Hands Chall of tain ra Wallingford Neat ‘Trimming in| State League Match. Pat “asino Itoo: sonting the in the ling leag Bow lvidual Dy took elght out of nir Chall of Wallingfor last vight In a t gue m rolled at the shall wasn't in very good for the mateh, while the lo- n roiled a censistent game all ha way through. Rooney hit a high singie mark of in the third game anl had oth- er games of 126, 121 and 120. Chall | best effort was made in the enth Sox and Leonard, pitch. The Falcons will line up with | their regular players and depending for the winners. The lineup of the winning team was as follows: Patrick ¢, Augustina p, Pigilling 1b, Andrine on today's pitching selection, either |ss, Winko 2b, John Winko If, Varry Cleary, Kania or Smith wim witch. The game will start proi o'clock with Herble piring. Eighteen Holes of PAR FQUR- NOT BAD START . NOW WE'rRe GO'NG gama-when he rolled 113, Ho had f 117 and 105, The {cf, Oltan 3b, and Coma rf. The tv:lm would like to challenge any outfit in the city averaging 13 years ‘0[ age. Telephone 1645, FIFTEEN FOR The Love or: ... ! SAap A HUNDRED I'LL BREAK ALL-KENSINGTON STARTS AS GOOD CHANCE | AGAINST FALCONS ToDAy y and Bucholz WIll Probably Oppos: Each Otl\er Clear, 'a. X on the Mound—Manager Dan Malarney Announces Starting Lineup—Sautter and McKeon Named as Umpires—Selectman Carter to Throw First Ball— Contest to Start Promptly at 3 o’Clock. TRACK TEAM OUT T0 CAPTURE MEET High School Athletes Want Re- venge on South Manchester Followers of New Britain high school athletics are looking to the school's track team to gain a much- desired vengeance over the athletic authorities of the South Manchester high school when the two teams bat- tle in a dual meet at the Silk Town this afternoon. Coach Depot's charges are not a. bit discouraged over their failure to come through against Crosby high school Saturday and the feeling is running high that the New Britain team will come through this after- noon, He is depending on the athletes who made the points in the Crosby meet to again come through for scores. If all the men who made a place last Saturday can repeat their work today, it is doubtful if the South Manchester team will be able to equal the wor kot the Crosby high school team in victory. Those who are expected to lead in the various events are Joe Szabo, Frank McGrath, Lines and Yahn in the 100-yard dash; Szabo and Mec- Grath in the 220-yard dash; Schick in the 440-yard dash; Zehrer and Conley in the 880-yard run; Der- rick, McDue and Sochinsky in the mile run; Szabo and McGrath in the broad jump; Brainerd, Reid and Sochinsky in the pole vault; Reck- ert and Zehrer in the shoot put; Reckert and McGuire in the discuss throw and Gordon and Yahn in the jevelin throw. The same relay team of McGrath, Zehrer, Lines and Szabo will again be entered. BY BILLY EVANS 1. What must a pitcher do when he is anncunced? 2. What is ruling if umpire is hit by batted ball on which no play has been made? 3. What happens if the umpire is hit by a thrown ball? 4. Can the pitcher, while off the rubber, feint a delivery of the ball to the batsman? 5. some reason they pass on the base- lines? THIS TELLS IT 1. He must pitch until the first batsman to facé him is retired or reaches first, 2. Batsman s entitled to first, hut no runners can advance un- less forced to make room for the batter. 3. The play. 4. Such an act on the part of the pitcher must be ruled a balk. 5. A baserunner is automati- ball is considered In MORE HOLES OH WELL-48 ISN'T S0 WoRsE FOR THAT NINE cally out the moment he passes & preceding runner. ANOTHER PAR | SAID - I'm OUT To BREAK A HUNDRED OuUT OF BoUNDS Which runner is out when for Look AT Tue TouGH BREAKS \ HAD ‘The first game of the series be- tween the All-Kensirgton baseball team and the Falcon: of this city, will take place this alternoon at 3 o'clock at the Percval avenue grounds in Kenaington. The second game will be staged sone time next month on’a date to be decided on by the managers of the two cluba. Today is opening day at Kensing- ton and appropriate ceremonies will mark the occasion. First Selectman George B. Carter will throw out the first ball and it is expected that one of the largest crowds to attend the first game of the yvear, will be on hand to see the team in action. ‘The grounds are in very good shape for both teams are eager to start off what should be the decid- ing battles for suprematy on the diamond. Last year the two clubs ended the season in the fall, tled as to the number ef games won and lost in their segies and the cold weather prevented the last and final decislon, Manager Dan Malarney of the Kensington club has named the probable starting lineup for the game, Sullick will be behnd the plate with Bucholz on the firing line. Ray Begley, coach of the out- fit last year will take his yd po« sition at first base. “Yiggs" Patrus will be stationed at second. Either Jasper or DeVito will be at the | short station with Fitzpatrick at third. Jimmy McCormick will over left field, Blesso will be in cwnter and Paul Snyder will occupy the right garden. The reserves will probably be injected into the game it needed. The Falcons will line up and rat according to the following list: Wil~ lie Wojack, second base; Kredir, center field; Simon Budnick, It field; Stanley Budnick, third bas: “Chuck’ Wojack, shortstop; Franke Sheehan, right field; Klatka, firt Lase; Kopec, catch and Cleary Kania or Smith, piteh. With these two lined up in thi manner, plenty of baseball will be seen at the fleld. Memorles of last season’s battles gives an indication of the rivalry that exists between the two and there will be plenty of money on both sides tomorrow, Tho umpires have been selected. They are Herble SBautter behind the bat and “Rip” McKeon on the bases. Arrangements have ben made | for trmsponatlon of the fans trom l pson’s Corner to the baseball park. The game will start promptly at § o'clock, WITH THE BOWLERS HflG!lS Au‘l!l GIRLS' STATE JEAG Bristol Girly O " A. 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