New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 20, 1927, Page 25

WM Speaking of Sports Besides washing out the Maloney- Bharkey bout in New York last night the rain of yesterday also Gaused postponement of the Indus. trial league baseball games in this eity and the New Britain High achool-St. Thomas' Seminary game in Hartford. The New Britain Machine-Russ- win game scheduled for last night wil be played tonight on Diamond No. 1 at Walnut Hill park. The Btanley Rule-P. & F. Corbin game will be played a week from last night—It it doesn’t rain. Bryce Long, secretary of the league, wishes to express through these columns the thanks of the In- dustrial league and of the Industrial Athletic council to the American Leglon baseball team because of their withdrawal from the Walnut Hill diamond tonight to make way for the postponed factory game. The American Legion team was to have used the dlamond for prac- tice tonight but when the Industrial games had to be postponed, the team graciously stepped aside to allow tl actory teams to play to- night. The Y. M. officials and the factory officlals are grateful. No date has as yet beeh set for the game between the High school and the Hartford seminary team. ‘This will be arranged between the managers within the next few days. A number of the fans at the am teur boxing tournament at the Tabs’ hall last night loudly expressed their displeasure when Ray Hall failed to meet Leo Larriviere. There 1s only one reason why they did not fight and that was because Hall didn’t show up. 5 The fans oertainly got their money’s worth last night in the tournament without the Hall-Larri- viers bout. The officials of the Mo- hawk A. C. were as much at a loss at the non-appearance of Hall as were the fans who were lustful for blood, In our opinion, last night's eard ‘was absolutely the best seen during the run of amateur tournaments in this city and the Taylor-Champ fight was the most exciting we have ever witnessed, ‘The olud might eonduct another tournament at the Tabs' next Thurs- day night though some of the offi- clals are against running any more shows indoors. Last night's attend- ance was slim in comparison with other tournament nights and the question of another tournament next week is in doubt. Efforts are being made to have Battalino pear here in his last fight as an amateur and this would be & per- fect ending for a perfect season of amateur fighting. There will be plenty of baseball for dlamond fans Sunday afternoon with two geod games slated for each ond of the town. In the North end at St. Mary's fleld, the Falcons will be playing the Derby team of the same name while at the South e at Willow Brook park, Johnny vin's Corbin Red Sox will be opening up the home season sgainst the Collins- ville team. The New Britain Blues will play the Community team of South Man. Gheater in South Manchester Sun- day afternoon. The /team which represents the Ranger A. C. has also entered the city league and an important practice and an equally important baseball meeting will be held tonight. The practice session will be held at Walnut Hill park at 6:30 and the meeting will fol- low at the club rogms om Church street soon after. The City league will hop off to a start on June 25 with six teams entered. The league this year will be faster than last it such & thing 1s possible and a tight race for the championship is expected. MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By the Aseaclated Press (Including games of May 19) TIONAL Batting—Harper, Glants, .390, Runs—Hornsby, Glants, 31. Hits—Farrell, Glants, 43. Doubles—Grantham, Pirates. 11. Triples—Frisch,,Cardinals, 6. Homers—Webb, Cubs, 6; Cubs, 6; Williams, Phillies, Horneby, Giants, 6. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Pirates, 10. Pitching—=eadows, Pirates, won 4, lost 0. Wilson 6; AMERICAN ‘Patting—Gehrig, Yankees, 425, Runs—Gehrlg, Tankees, 32. Hits—Gehrig, Yankees, 42 Doubles — Gehrig, Yankees, 12; Burns, Indians, 12; Fotherglll, Tigers, 12. Triples—Gehrlg, Yankees, §; Man- ush, Tigers, 5. Homers—Gehrig, Yankees, 9; Ruth, Yankees, 9. Btolen bases—Goslin, Senators, Simmons, Athletics, 7. Pitching—Penneck, Yankees, won §, lost 0. T ! | | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1927. . LEAGUE STANDING AMERICAN LEAGUE FAIR WEATHER FIR BiG BOUT TONIGHT Maloney-Sharkey Fight Post: poned Because of Rain New York, May 20.—(®—Tex Rickard was up at the count ef nine today from the second right hand slam Jupe Pluvious has managed to land- en his chin in 20 years of fight promotion. With guard high and jaw tucked behind his shoulder, Tex scanned a local weather report of “clear, fair and warm” for conditions at the Yankee stadlum where yesterday a deluge washed out his heavyweight elimination “semi-final” between the Boston sluggers, Jimmy Maloney and Jack Sharkey. If the rain-mak- er manages to evade that guard again, the match may be postponed & week. Only once before 1in his long career has the weather man tolled a similar count on one of Rickard's feature cutdoor attractlons. That was in May, 1925, when Paul Ber- lenbach was delayed a day in win- ning the light heavyweight cham- | Pittsburgh ponship trom Michael McTigue be- |, 7 "5% cause of rain on the orlginal date [p oot on © of the battle, | Boston Rickard’s proverblal “weather | cinetnnatl luck” has had two other narrow es- | capes, however. He just evaded a| postponement in May, 1933, when rain fell until noon on the day Jess Willard fought Floyd Johnson. Last fall threatening weather hovered over Jack Dempsey’s title fray with | Gene Tunney tn Philadelphia until 130,000 persons had gathered in the sesqui-centennial stadium. Then the skies opened in the second round and the downpour thoroughly soak- ed the mammoth assembly. Yesterday's etorm, a steady down- pour that lasted all day, brought an- nouncement of postponement too late to catch all of the fans flocking in from Boston to see their home- town prides battle on a foreign field for the right to face Jack Dempsey in the former heavyweight king's comeback effort in August. Several thousand enthusiasts arrived on overnight boats and each train dis- gorged a load until word of the postponement at 11 a. m. halted the invasion. % New York 4, Cleveland 3. Chicago 3, Philadelphia 0. Washington 3, Detroit 0. 8t. Louis 6, Boston 5. (10 innings) New York ... Chicago Philadelphia | St. Louls { Detrolt ‘Washington Cleveland Boston e 19 Games Today New York at Cleveland. (Other clubg not scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday (All games postponed, wet grounds.) rain or The Standing w a1y 15 13 14 15 13 10 Pet, 655 L. 10 11 10 11 12 18 w York Ricago . Philadelphla. .. 65 60 .556 419 41T 259 Games Today Pittsburgh at New York Chicago at Brooklyn. £t. Louis at Boston. Cincinnati at Philadelphia FASTERN LEAGUE Games Yesterday Albany 8, New Haven (All other games postponed, or wet grounds). rain 7 The Standing w L. Pet. 609 593 00 Pittafield {Springfield . Albany Providence . Waterbury . New Haven Bridgeport . Hartford 14 18 12 3 ¢ 478 440 333 Games Today Waterbury at Pittsfield Providenco at Springtield Although the elements struck hard at the condition of the fight- ers, Rickard's prospects of a larger “gate” were Increased by the rain- fall. With the advance sale at $175,- 000 yesterday, and the added day's returns not in, the promoter de- clared the receipts would exceed by $50,000 his original prospect of a $300,000 “house.” The battlers themselves saw no slver linings in the rain clouds. Both were in superb condition to en' - the ring last night for the 15 round g:ind and each feared that the extra day would take the fine edge from his condition. * Bharkey hustled right back to his gym here to get in a few rounds with the punching bags. Maloney stayed in his hotel room and con- tentad himself with calisthenics, hoping not to add to the 240 pounds of brawn he will carry into the struggle tonight. The loquacious Lithuanfan was down to 190 pounds, but expected to scale 192 at the welghing in before the boxing com- missioners at 3 p. m. today. INTEREST SHOWN IN TENNIS PLAY Battle Between Men Stars Pre- dominates at St. Clond Paris, May 20 P—The mucullr\m element predominates in the inter- national hardcourt championships beginning at 8t. Cloud on Tuesday. ‘Tennis followers are showing the keenest. interest in the play of Wil- llam T. Tilden, and his American colleague, Francis T. Hunter, and France's blg three—Rene Lacoste, Jean Borotra and Henrl Cochet—in contrast with last year's champlon- ships when the prospect of a return match between Mlle. Suzan Lenglen and Miss Helen Wills, brought the feminine element to the fore. The French tennis world is look- ing forward to a Franco-American final, with Tilden and Hunter bear- ing the brunt of ths attack on France's “T'hre Musketeers,” Cochet, who eliminated Tilden in the American singles championship at Forest Hills last year, which was won by Lacoste, is In the same half of the draw with Tilden in the St. Cloud championships. In the lower half Lacoste and Borotra will have to\ fight it out between them to meet Hunter. The organizérs of the tournament adopted the Amer- fcan method of “seeding” the best players in the draw, thus eliminat- ing the possibility of Tilden, Bero- tra or Lacoste meeting in the first or secand round. Other American entries besides Tilden and Hunter are Sidney Wood and James Van Alen. Watson Washburn of New York, will play only in the doubles. In all there are seventy entries for the meon's singles, virtually all the tennis playing countries, except Au- tralia, being represented. The championships will mark Germany's re-appearance in French tennis competition for the first time since the war. Fifth Avenue Style is broy t ASHLE Bridgeport at Hartford. | New Haven at Albany. i INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterdsy | promptly at 3 o'clock (D. §. T.) and | strong nine and hope o be & con- | Syracuse 7, Rochester ¢. Buffalo 6, Toronto 3 Baltimore 6, Reading 1, (first). Baltimore 2, Reading 1, (second). | Jersey City-! ‘ark.‘ (rain.) L. 1 11 1 11 The Standing | w 5 21 20 20 18 19 Syracuse Buftalo Baltimore Rochester Toronto Newark 13 Jersey City . 10 Reading ... | Games Today Jersey City at Newark. Reading at Baltimore. Rochester at Syracuse. ) | | Toronto at Buffalo. | ] " BY BILLY EVANS 1. In the major leagucs, if a play- er is put out of the first game, can he take part in the second? 2. Is it possible for a batsman to reach first base on a foul fly ball that is caught? 3. Why doesn’t the iInfield fly rule apply with a man on first base only? 4. Is there any limit as to how far a baserunner can run in order to avoid coming into contact with a fielder making & play on the ball? 5. Batsman tries his best to dodge a wildly pitched ball but it strikes his bat and rolls into falr territory, settling there, what is 1t? i THIS TELLS IT. 1. A player put out of the first game of a double-header in the ma- jors, thereby makes himself In- eligible for the second contest. 2. Sure, provided the catcher in- terfered with him as he struck at the ball, which resulted in a foul fly that was caught. He is entitled to first because of the interference. | 3. Because, if the batsman runs out his hit as he should, there is never a chance to make a double play. 4. There is no limit. He simply must avoid interfering with the fielder and can run as wide as he desires in order to accomplish it. 5. It is'a fair ball in this case, READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR YOUR WANTS SALESMAN $AM TH1S LOOKS LIKE A GOOD S esl SELL ONE O' PROFESSOR PLace TR SCHNITZEL'S GRAMMARS | a huge turnout of custoraers. | worth GOLORED TEAW T0 BATILE BRISTOL | Philadelphia Giants Playing Endees at Muzzy Field Sunday Bristol, May 20—One of the spici- est dishes on the local baseball calendar will be served up to the zy Field when the Philadelphia Colored Giants, one of the fastest colored nines {n the east, will clash with the Bristol New Departure. The Philadelphians are recogniz- ed as a 'major league team in color and have been playing to capacity crowds in their exhibition games in New York snd New Jersey, where they have compilel an enviable record with 18 wins starts. Some of the most outstand- ing bascball stars in the colored diamond circlas grace the roster of the Glants, including “Speed” | Simmons, . “Dazzy" Monroe | “Molsty” Murphy, In addition to’ presenting a | smashing array of eluggers who are | a constant menace to any pitcher, the visitors also have a mighty sweet infield and a trio of outer- | sardeners who roam over plenty of | territory. They also furnish an |abundance of comedy and put i plenty of pep and punch into their ! work. The Bearing Makers fully realize | The Trinity Methodists, who finished | vances in the belief he was merely the calibre of the dark-hued aggre- | | gation and will have to be at the | peak of their form to come through | with the decislon. Manager Joe | Carroll announces that he has pro- | cured the services of “Big Mike" | Murray, former Lafayette college | ace, to do the flinging for the Bris- ! tolites against the Philadelphians. | Murray, who stands six feet three | inches in his stocking feet and tips | the Fairbanks at 197 pounds, has | had plenty of experlence in college | clrcles as well as semi-pros | and has also had a tryout with fhe New York Glants. To date thix sea- son he has won sevdn games In as | many starts, four of them by the | shutout route. During his five vear regime in semi-pro bzseball he has ‘| complled 52 wins ani only 7 losses, among his victims as the Hills- Lincoln {and numbers such vaunted teams dale Club, Bronz Glants, | Glants, Brooklyn Roval Giants and | now ready to |2 no-hit-no-run game againat the | Stanmors have been rained out in Jamalica Cardinals. Sunday's game will he called the advance sale of tickets point to The visitors batting order is as follows: | Miller 3b, Jackson ¢, Allen 2b, New- som 1f, Johnson rf, Porrist cf, Dill- 1b, Green ss, Simmons, | Murphy or Monroe p. NO SIGN OF FLYERS London, May 20.—(UP)—The British destroyer Sea Wolt returned to Queenstown last night of Charles Nungesser and Francois Colf, missing French aviators. OUR BOARDING GosH,«Do Vou REALIZE -THAT WE A LET JAKE GET AWAY T X-RAY oM HIS BANKROLL,T0 FIND ouT How MucH HE REALLN HAD 2 o PROFUSELY fans on the coming Sunday at Muz- | out of 21 and | three flingers | | who compare favorably with some | of the hurlers in the major leagues. ranks | after a | | fruitless 24 hour search between the ' Cobb Irish and Cornish coasts for traces Hornsby BLUES PLAY SUNDAY New Britaln Team Scheduled to! Meet Community Team of Man- chester on Sinday. The New Britain Blues baseball | team will journey to South Manches- ter Bunday afternoon to play the strong Community team there. A baseball meeting will be held at the | Ranger club rooms tonight and all| members are asked to attend. The | team will practice tonight at 6:30 o'clock at Walnut Hill park. The Blues are fast filling their schedule and are looking for games with fast seml-pro teams. The team will play at home on Mwaorial Day, giving the backers a chance to see | the players in action. | The Rangers have also entered & {team in the City League and any candidate wishing to try cut for the organization are asked to be at the meeting tonight. Coach Zwick will | be present to address the gathering. | CHURCH LEAGUE GAMES { | Teams to Attempt to Play Games | Tonight—Other Washed Out by Rain. | The Inter-Church league, | has been pursued by rainy weather | | since its scheduled opening, will| ! make another effort tonight, when ‘thrce good games are carded for: | 6:45 o'clock at Willow Brook park. | Contests All | which in second place last year, will meet | — | | the Center Congregational church. | | The Methodists have not yet shown their wares this season, but the | Center church displayed some good | | baseball in holding the Swedes to-a {5-3 count a week ago. | i The First Baptists and First Luth- erans will oppose each ciher. The | Lutherans have practically their | same team back again and. with falr hitting and snappy fielding be- | | hind Fresen's steady hurling, will | | give trouble to any opponent. The| Baptists, who have not played thus! tar, will also line up about the same {as a year ago. The Everyman's Bible class is | scheduled to meet the Stanley Me- { morial church. The E. B. C. team failed to put in an appearance for game and forfeited the con- | | test, blt it 1s hoped that its team os | take the fleld. The its firs | their scheduled games up to date, | but they have been gathering a tender again this year. | | BASEBALL'S BIG FOUR. (United Press) Ty Cobb hit two singles in four times at bat { Speaker made a double in four trles. ! | Ruth went hitless in two officlal | appearances. He was walked twice. | Hornsby was idle. ab. . I 41 33 32 11 1000, pet 421 376 314 314 dhr‘ 1] 6 9 ol ..109 105 102 | Ruth .. 1 Speaker HOUSE MY DEAR BOVY, s SAKE HAs THE HooPLE FAMILY “TRAIT oF PLAYING UP A LEAKY FAUCET, INTO A NIAGARA FALLS !« 1 SAW WIS BANKBOOK, ARD IT. WAS FULL OF “THUMB-PRINTS, AND LEMME INTEREST Yo IN THIS GRAMMAR, 1LLUSTRATED WITe COMMAS, PERIODS, COLONS, ETC, ETC ! {More Deails of House of David » TRUSTING SOUL § -t volver shots to two cars racing neck jand neck. Stories of Chicago's | motor bandit feuds were recalled as many watched the running battle from behind drawn blinds. The four mile race, however, turned olt to have been one between police offi- cers and Arthur Banks of Hartford. When finally overtaken and plac- ed under arrest for speeding Banks gave battle to the officers and w subdued only after a hard struggle, according to their report. He is be- ing held in jail. FAVORITE OF ING BEN TESTIFVING Unfolded . St. Jeseph, Mich., May 20 (UP)— Details of the “Inper circle” of the “Court of King Ben Purnell” at the MAPLE HILL “Ews House of David religious colony will be added today at the state's suit to dissolve the colony. Mrs. Dolly Smith Wheeler, a pret-| The Maple Hill Bridge club will ty and vivacious woman now only 33 | meet next Tuesday afternoon at 2:15 years old, will be recalled to the | ©'clock at the home of Mrs, Frank stand and was expected (0 tell more | B- Rau on Robbins avenue. of life within “Shiloh” mansion, where the leader lived. For sevoral! Miss Margaret Conway, teacher at years Mrs. Wheeler was one of King | the Elm Hill school, is confined to Banls. favorites, | her home in Wat :rbury by tilness. “King Ben was intimate with me | before I was 15 years old,” Mrs. Wheeler said from the stand yester- “On street spent last weck-end in day. She said it was then she was Marlon, Mass, visiting their son, taken into the “inner circle”—a Jonathan, a student at the Naval group composed of the prettiest girls | Academy there. of the colony—through the belief she was belng “purified.” s Mrs. AVheeler was a convincing entertained at bridge last Saturday witness yesterday. She spoke clearly | ©¥ening at their home on Robbins and at times smiled at friends about | 2Venue. The prizes were awarded as the court room. b adics’, Mrs. E. . Proud- She sald all the time she was at Mrs. L. B. Banford, sec- the house of David King Ben had ond. and Mrs. F. C. Flood, third. the prettiest of the colony's girls at Gentlemel B. J. Hubert, first; R. his mansion. She was there from second, and W. H. Fitzell, 1913 to 1915, “After refusing to believe Benja- min's intention and resisting his ad- Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hart of Thomp- Mr. and rs. William J. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kiely of New Haven will be guests of Mr. and ng my faith and did not expect| Mrs. Harry Webster of Newington e 10 break the published tenets of | C¢nter over the week-end. the church through the purifying creed, I finally submitted and was| _Another of a series of card parties taken into the inner circle, the group by the Newington Grange will be of young girls with whom he had|held next Monday evening at & surrounded himself,” Mrs, Wheeler | o'clock. sald. “We lived in the many rooms of Shiloh, two of the girls sharing each room,” she added. “We were privileged in that we | didn't have to work asethe others | tr | did. Our sole duty was to wait on | Benjamin and keep our quarters clean,” she continupd. | “Each evening we gathered in a .parlor and read the paper to Benja-+ | min. Most of the time he acted pa- |ternally toward us, walking through |the grounds with us, telling us of | | the faith in which we believed so thoroughly. J'At times he was rude and foul. He shouted names at members of his “circle” which would have shocked a sea captain. He was profane when he was crossed.” Mrs. Wheeler sald she was married in a group marriage in 1914, but the | ordinary married life was neither permitted within the colony nor out- side the colony when the mission- arles were on speaking tours. The hearing probably will be ad- journed tonight until next Thursday, as Judge Fead will not be able to tiold court until then. Suffield Police Shoot At Hartford Speeder Suffield, Conn., May 20.—P)— Residents of this village were given | w thrill and & scare yesterday when | By Ahern| BuS«aYou SURE B RE A GIMPLE ANDS wT COULD MAKE NoU BELIEVE ~THAT -’ BANKS oF -TH’ WABASH " PAY 1S PER CENT!, Are \\ He LAEST IS PARACHUTE O\ GIA, vt ONE N, "DRoP Awp their attention was attracted by re- | | | Don Root of Golf street, Hartford | 1} ey TPubuc High school, won third place |In 100-yard dash and also running broad jump at the Yale Interschel- |astic track and field meet. Mrs. B. J. Hubert of Theodore !street entertained the Thursday night club at bridge whist last eve- ning. The honors were awarded to Mrs. R. B. Doane, Mrs. R. C. Bald- win and Mrs. T. C. Wallen. COLLIERS ORGANIZE ~ Local Athletic Association to Opes Bascball Season Tomorrow and Sunday Afternoons. ! The Collier A. C., an tthletic or- f:amza!lon composed of young men in the northwestern section of the city, has been organized with club rooms at 220 High street. I'rank Weston is president and Al Grzy- bowski secretary and treasurer. The club has mustered together a strong baseball team under the man- agement of Joseph Ochankowski and captained by Al Koziatek. The team will experience a busy week-end with a game scheduled at Willow 3rook park against the Burritt Ju- niors tomorrow afternoon and an- other against the Hartford Grays at Keney yark, Hartford, Stnday. The club hus a large cheering sec- tion and this group has Leen hold- ng practices nightly under the lead- rship of J. Kask and Kingsley. 200 Car Garage With $2,000,000 Apartments Portland, Me., May 20 (P—A 13 story modern apartment hotel on High street adjoining the New Eas! land hotel, involving an expenditur: of $2,000,000 will be started next March by a company in which Finks Brothers of Portland will be principal stockholders. 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