New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 18, 1928, Page 23

Speaking of Sports Johnny Gripp continues his heavy hitting with the Fordham Univereity haseball nine. Yesterday the Holy Cross team defeated Fordham 12 to 4 In the gams, Gripp was up four tinies and he banged out two singles. (3rizg mas also responsible for a home run by the Holy Croes team. Chasing after a hit, he fell down. The ball rolled to the fence and the hitter went around the circuit. he Rangers A. C. team of thie eity wil be the opposition for the M:riden St. Stanislaus team in the opening game Sunday the Silver Cr1y. The Rangers hav tice under the coa Andrew Zwick and a strong is heing welded tozether up rank (Chucky) Wojack is hitting hard and consistently with the Decatur team. In almost every game in which he has go far played, he has connected for two bingles and some times three. ckey” Huber 1eft last night for . where he will make first bid for \licky has the promised support and personal interest of Billy Lush, referee In the American Roller Hockey league last year. Lueh is president and manager of the Crie- field club. Fidecs and ALK day night was a “bloomer” as far attendance goes. The nuniber of who turned out to watch the two clubs in action, could he counted in the fingers of both hande. Manchester comes here tomorrow i the Falcons go to Kensington inday. battle Sunday will bring chall in Kensington I rivals and hem has been ise of the ton last that -the-wool ba and e two clubs are the ferling he nt through a stiff &t Mary's field preparation for the nd the team is show- better every time it works out as combinatio; Hackbarth, the Southington With the crew last night. His addition to the neup is expected to give the Fal- con’s increased batting strength. Basebhall lez nzs into operation next Tuesda evening at Walnut Hill park. Two zames ave acheduled to he played, th starting at 5:30 o'clock. The officials of the league are going to in- mist this year that all games get started on time. Last season, some of the contests were drawn out over a long period of time and well into the evening hecause the teams were late in getting to the park. Movies of Old Home Town Will Be Sent to Blackmer Denver, Colo., May 3 (P —Self- exiled in France, Henry M. Rlack- mer, absent witness in the Teapot Tome ofl ease, will have an oppor- tunity in a few weeks again to see th Denver home and his relatives here that he left hehind ego. A motion pictura Las taken exiensive viewa of the Tilackmer's home. The rooms in which the millionaire oil man lived and worked, the grounds ahout the house and {ts immediate surround- ings, a1l have been recorded on films to he transported to France. Certain friends of the former chairman of the hoard of the Mid- west Refining Company and his kin here also were filmed Mre. Erle O. Kigtler, Blackmer's daughter. left here this week to viait her father. With her went her three children, the youngest of ~whom Blackmere has never seen. Erle O, Kistler, Rlackmer's son tn-law, will follow his familv as goon as the®movies have heen completed and will take the pictures with him Eame Sunday n teh was The Ao Tndust five years photographer Visualizes Plane to Carry 200 Passengers Cambridgs, Mase, May 18 (UP) An airplane capable of carrying 200 passengers at a spsed approximating 150 miles #n hour was pictured by Copnt Tgor Sikorsky, famed atrplane cesigned. in & speech here Jast night He told the undergradnate sern. nautical society of Massachusetts In etitute of Technology that euch a g1ant craft could not be buflt if it were conmercially feasible. Withi1 a few years, he predicted planes tould be able to fiy at an altitude of 10 miles, and hence at a greater &peed than at present. An air-tight cabin would make this possib'e, he thought . SIX ARE ORDAINED Boston, May 18.—(#)—Six candi- dates for the Episcopal ministry were ordained yeaterday in the cathedral church of &t. Paul hy Bistop Charles Lewis Slattery, He was assisted by Rev. Harry P Nickals, retired, of New York city. —— SATURDAY SPECIAL MACGREGOR WOOD OR IRON GOLF CLUBS $1.19 Genuine Hickory Shafts oot | league baseball. | HEAVY BOUT WILL BE ON SCHEDULE \Barring Accidents Tunney and Heeney Will Meet July 26 | New York. May |cial pronouncement forthcoming until Tex Rickard has a ew other details out of the way, but it can be put down now that the big | heavyweight shot 4 year, in. 15 &) e offi- be not of volving the well known Shakespeare | ischolar and the honest blacksmith from New Zealand. will take place on schedule and on the night of rsday. July 26. at the Yankee Stadium in New York city Ever since the fight between Gene Tunney and Tom Heeney was signed, sealed and felivered there has been |an air of skepticism around it. This atmosphere has become thicker since the knockout of Jack Delaney by Jack Sharkey and the occasional re- ports that Jack Dempsey was about |to reconsider his decision to retire. | Rickard, the boys point out, has |been up against probably the most inusual situation of his heavy- weight promoting career with a Tun- ney-Heeney title scrap on his hands, despite the fact that a Sharkey-Tun- ight probably would be 8 much bigger drawing card and a return Dempsey-Tunney tilt the biggest shot lof all. the NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 1§, 1 Bascball Standing THREE REGATTAS ARE ON TOMORROW Gollege Crews Prepared for Gruelling Boat Races AMERICAN LEAGUE Games Yesterday New York 4. St. Louls 3 Chicago 6, Philadelphia Boston §, Detroit 8 Cleveland §, Washington 3. Standing W New York Philadelphia Cleveland Boston St. Louis Washington . 1 Chicago 1 Games Today Louis at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Detroit at Boston. Cleveland at Washington. St Games Tomorrow Chicago at Philadelphia St. Louis at New York. Detroit at Boston. Cleveland at Washington. NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday Chicago Boston 0 Brooklyn 4, Cincinnati 2 New York-St. Louis, adelphia-Pittsburg Standing | But there will he no change in the { program, nor is there likely to be a Isccond heavyweight fight in Se ber, featuring a De: or a bout be vinner of the -Heeney con- t. The one-hig-shot-a-yes 1 of Rickard still holds a 11l take some unusual de to change it. The gentlemen who refused to be- e that man cou!d fly or that radio | would work or that a hole could be halved in one are in the same posi- tion as those trying to account for ng pree Rabe record of A9 but | didn't seem possible the could break s old homers for a eingle seacon did it last year, That, the hoys con- cluded, must be close to the limit | But this spring the Babe is off at a faster clip than ever. | Basevall and physical 1ane appar- lently do not apply to Ruth, At a time when most players are on the down- grade the Yankee star s hitting arder than ever, with a dozen omers already under his belt. Just to figure it from another angle, he has collected per cent of the record crop he harvested last year elopment | | Roston | Philadelpht Games Today New York at St. Louis Boston at Chicago, Rrooklyn at Cincinnatf Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Games Tomorrow Roston at Chicazo Philadelphia at Pittshur ooklyn at Cincinnat New York at . Louis. gh INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday Nenar 8. Nochester 7 (10 inninge.) Raltimore Montreal Others postponed, rain Standing W with only 18 per cent of the season | completed. | Ball players and managers toss up their hands when anyone asks them | to account for how Ruth does it. Tt | might ba proved on a scientific basis | that he couldn't do it but the fact re- mains he does it; that five years [after being the “bad boy" of thel |cirenit he has become a model of | £00d condnct on the ficld; that three |years after being given up as a !physical wreck he is proclaimed a physical marvel: and that several |vears after the experts said he would be completely through is going stronger than ever, | The coneensus now ix that the shrewd owner of the Yankees, Col Jacob Ruppert, made no mistake a vear ago when he signed Ruth to a | three-year contract at $70,000 per |season. Tha Rabe probably could have commanded at least $100,000 {this spring it he had negotiated a one-year contract in 1927, A bouquet or two should he saved for Jack Quinn. In fact it s just as |remarkable that Old Jack Is pitch- |ing great ball this apring as it is that |Ruth is going better than ever. Quinn’s ancient soupbone, at the age iof 45 and after 25 years of profes- {sional baseball service, is standing up under the strain long beyond the average. Discarded at least a half dozen times by as many elubs Jack is doing as much as the rugged yonng southpaws, Grove and Wal- |herg. to keep the Mackmen in the running, |How the “Big Shots” | Performed Yesterday Ry the United Press i Babe Ruth, Yankees, hit home jrun No. 12 and a single in four |times up, scored one run and drove {in one | Lou Gshrie hit home No. & bat, scored ane run and drove fn one Ty Cobb, Athletics, got a double |2nq eingla in four times up | Tris Epeaker. Athletice, doublad |ence in five times up, Ariting in a {run Harrv Heilmann, Tigers, eingled threa times in three times up, driv. |ing in all three of Distrait's runs Rogers Hornsby, Brates, singled once in three times up Paul Waner and Kiki Cuvler did not play. Tankees Ly in four times at | | |01d Mike Gonzales Still . + Playing Great Ball Game Chicago, May 18. — (P — “Old Mike" Gonzales, the taciturn veteran catcher who “wise” ones predieted was through with majior league base- ball this spring, is the new hero of the rampant Cubs. “0ld Mike.” who started his base- ball career in Cuba when most of the present day major league stars | wore short trousers, has become a | hero because of his sensational work in the Cubs’ winning streak, which Iyesterday was stretched to 11 | games, | When “Garby” Hartnett injured his right hand two wecks ago, Man- lager MacCarthy called Gonzales to | relieve him, and then went out and !'bought a new catcher, praying Gon- s could hold ‘em until the new lone arrived. “0ld Mike” held. His | bat has been a big factor in most of (the zames in the winning streak. He has guarded the home plate like a “pollw_ dog and steadied the pitchers Iwhen the going was rough. He has |committed only one negligible error |and has more than made up for it Iy snaring several hard fouls. He has |16d the Cubs' batting attack with 16 Toronto T Montreal 1 Rochester Newark Jersey City Ruftalo Raltimore ...... 11 Reading 5000000 S8 ames Today Reading at Jersey City, Baltimore at Newark, Montreal at Ruftalo. Toronto at Rochester. Games Yesterday New Haven 3, Waterbury (17 fnnings.) Hartford &, Albany & Providence 12, Bridgepor! 2 Springfield 9, Pittsfield 2 Standing S New Haven Hartford Bridgeport Providenca Pittsfield Springfield Waterhury Albany Games Today Hartford at New Haven Albany at Bridgeport Waterbury at Pittsfield Trovidence at Springfield Games Tomorrow Albany at Rridgeport Waterhumw af Pittsfield Providence at Springfield New Haven at Hartford. WITH THE BOWLERS ROGPRS ALLEYE STATE IFAGIF GAWFS Meriden Ladies carren Rackar Harrigan Granger Milis “WOF" MANOLIA Boston, May 19— (UP)—Arthur Flynn, Lawrence middleweight, will meet George “Wop” Manolian of | Dorchester for tha New England middleweight championship Braves fleld Monday night. the stre SEE OUR LARGE ARIETY — of = enport, veteran Neo. 7. who was forced our erday by ear trouble and probably will not be able to row tomor.ow. The Syrac = boat contains only varsity experience, Captain Joe Frawler Another up- per classman, Wilham Singer, who has had no vameity rowing, and six members of 1927 freshman eight make up the Orange boatload. In| © of their lack of experience the | Syracuse crew has made good time | frials. and its veteran coach, | n Fyck Delisves it wil show mbia in i Tim ng territory Derby and New he east's nine crews in action. The Tec - LOCALS CONFIDENT | ST High School Team ets South Manchester Here Saturday eep their records —_ | the s 1a one unbeaten 0 taste the dregs of Harvard and the New Britain High t is suffering a because of the fll- brilliant 100 yard | of the main cogs it 1s confident it tory over South Man- chool at Willow Brook ‘3 on the Se v have yet v to take il hoat Roth N jump star, a bad cold, but the 1 is in physical con- h Coach Leonel Depot ager Lester Hume back t {llnesses there is every hat tha team will come day nager Heinish who ing care of the business t of the team during the r Hume s sick, ‘o be back at school “ation h S Manchester ath- > part in the meet &ent Mr. Depot by the h Manchester coach and it was 1ile publie today by Manager It follows: 100 and 2290 aas Murphy, Cheney, R and Taylor; 440 un arks. and Glennie, Tom- since of two of its best & little chance of < year efare Harvard gth nd ma. 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