New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1928, Page 11

Speaking of Sports Considerabl: prase was meted out | to Acting Superintendent Clyde El-| lingwood and the other employes of the park board. for the wonderful | condition in which the two baseball | diamonds at Walnut Hill park have | been placed. Opinions voiced by many of the leaders of w Britain industrial | plants who are also rabid basebail fans, stated that they had never be- fore seen the playing fields in such good condition at the opening of the Industrial league. Among those who appeared to be greatly pleased the work of the department, was| Mayor A. M. Paonessa, who tossed | the first ball in hoth games. Con- | trary to the usual procedure, the | mayar put one down the alley and ! suffered the ugnal conscquences: Now that the Connecticut A. A TU. stands suspended and chided, we | wonder just when the ofticials of the | national body will step on the gas| and give the thousands of Connecti- cut fight fans some satisfaction as to y acther they will have the op portunity of againg secing amateur | | i fights here. There ien't any doubt but that the charge of “c i con- | nection with the amateur sport in this state was proved at the investi-} gation, but we would like to aris: ‘ and ask “In what state is the ama- | teur game not being commercial- | 1zed?” i | national presi- | given plenty of | through his| Murray Hurlbert, dent, has himself people a good 1 handling of the dock case. He w case of the star sprinter as he was| with the Connecticut A. A. U.. and | he may have had his own reasons | for his actions. | strong feeli the amateur promoters that it some action is not taken in the near fu.| ture, they will conduct their tourna- | ments under . new organfzation | which will operate independently of | the A. AL U | <o strict in the | There is among There is a movement on foot new among the promoters of the various | lubs about the state, to join togeth- “er and start the summer show This movement has been caused by | the evident tardiness of the A. A. U. national ofiiclals in taking action upon the Connecticut case. A board of officials is to be appointed, but it ! appears that this board, which is to | SUPErvise it sports in Connec- | ticut, will probably be named some | time before Christmas, l Connecticut has a stigma attach- | ed (0 its nuinc as fir as amateur | sports is concerned, and we would | suggest that similar investigations | be started in other states. We are | willing to bet that if the truth was | known, there would be few places | where the “simon-pures” would be found to be any purer than they | were in this state. { PAIRINGS FOR GOLF | Matches Scheduled in Second Round | of Metropolitan Women's Cham- pionship Play Today. Short Hills, N. J.,, May 23 (UP)— Pairings for today’s second round matches in the Metropolitan Wo- men's golf championship follow: | Miss Maureen Orcutt, holder \l.l Miss Marie Jenney; Miss Martha | Parker vs. Miss Helen Seitz; Miss | Jane Birooks ve. Miss Gladys Doctor, Mrs. 13 N. Hodges vs. Mis Mrs. N. K. Toerge tevens; Mra, Leo F . Joseph Davis: Mis atherine Singer vs. Mrs. H Arnold. HOBEN OUT OF GAME w Haven, May 23 (UP-—The Yale bascball team’s 11th consecu- | tive victory cost it its first string | citcher—Johnny Hoben. Hoben is | out for an indeterminate time with | a split finger incurred during yes- t:rday’s 4 to 2 win over Colgate. | The " Truck Driver “" 1 believe Champion is the better spark plug because of the way Champions stand up in hard truck service. | Champion isthe betterspark plug | because it has an exclusive oilli- manite insulator spe- o clally treated to with- | scand the much higher { temperatares of the medera high-compree- and satistied with | AMERICAN LEAGUE Games Yesterday New York 14, Boston 4. Philadelphia Washington (11 inuings.) &0 4. Cleveland 3 troit 6, St. Louis 3 13 Standing New York . Philadelphia Cleveland Beston St. Lovis .. Detroit Chicago Washington . ames Today Boston New York. Washington at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Chicago. St. Louis at Detroit. Games Tomorrow St Louis at Cleveland. Dietroit at Chicago. Washington at Bostons New York at Philadelphia NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday w York 9 Brooklyn a. Louis 3, Chicago 2. Cincinnati 5. Pittsburgh Besten 3, Philadelphia 1. N st - Standing W Cineinnati & s New York . 8t. Louis Brooklyn Pilttsburgh .. Boston .. Philadelphia Gamea Today Pittsburgh at Cinecinnati. ooklyn. Boston Gamcs Tomorrow Cineinnati at §t. Louis Chicago at Pittsburgh. New York at Brooklyn (Other clubs not sehadulad.) INTERNATIONADL LEAGUE Games Yesterday Newark 6, Jersey City 1 Baltimore 6, Rteading 3. Toronto 9, Tuffalo 4. Rochester-Montreal, wet grounds, Standing w. . 20 L6 14 15 14 " 14 Pet. Toronto it Rochester ., Montreal Newark .. Jersey City Ruffalo . Baltimore .. Reading .. 485 437 560 Games Today Newark at Jersey City. Reading at Baltimore. Rocheater at Montreal. Buftalo at Toronto. EASTERN LEAGUE Games Yesterday Springfleld 4, Hartford & Rridgeport S, New Haven Albany ¢. Waterbury 2, Pittsfield 8, Providen 2 Standing w. New Haven . Hartford .. Bridgeport Providence Pittatield Springfield Waterbury Albany ... 19 18 14 13 13 n 10 Games Today Hartford at Providence. Waterbury at Pittsfield. Bridgeport at Albany. New Haven at Alba Games Tomorrow Springfleld at New Haven. Hartford at Providence Waterbury at Pittsfield. Bridgeport at Albany, WITH THE BOWLERS ROGERS ALLEYS STATE LEAGUE GAME Rogers Rec ladies 3. Linn Huck Monkus Linn Scharf 104 I " 480 4T4—1398 POSTPONED GAMES President John Heydler of National Leaguc Announced Play-off Dates. New York. May 23 UP—John Hey. dler, president of the National league today announced the follow- ing schedule of dates for the play- ing off of postponed games to and including May 20. May 23—Philadelphia at Boston: ew York at Brooklyn. May Z6—Boston at Brooklyn. May 27-—Philadelphia at York. June 19— phia. June 20—New York at Boston. June 21—New York at Boston; 8t. Louis at Chicago. June 23—Brooklyn at New York at Philadelphia. June 25-~New York at Philadel- phia. June 30—Philadelphia at Brook- lyn; Boston at New York. July 1—Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Juyl 7—Brooklyn at Chicago. July §—Boston at St. Louis. July 14—Philadelphia at Chicago. July 21—Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. August 18—Philadelphia at Pitts- burgh. ¢ August 23-—New burgh. Sept. 10—New York at Boston. June 19—8&t. Louis at Cincinnati July 3—Cincinnati at Pittebury 8ept. 14—Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Schedule of New rooklyn at DPhiladel- Boston; York at Pitts- ) NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1928. Baseball Standing|CORBINS TRIM RULERS AND OTHER TEANS TIE (Continued from Preceding Page) he hag vielded five bingles in the fifth. Schaeffer re- lieved him at this point and was about as succedsful as his predeces- sor. The summary:— » [ (\RBY.\; 1 consecutive ro 1 > Jasper, Proieser, i Taglowskl, Gray, p w!sseoccosnoncon 18 19 2 AND LE a 1 Totnls Jery Partyka, 1f [} conuscons aloscm Patrus, Jervis, hits: Bates, Th e hits: base : fa BNTAN TILEAT STAKE IN FIGHT Bushy Grabam and lazy Schwartz Meet in Brooklyn | — 4R~ With New York, May recognition by the ussociation and th ! boxing commission as hantamwright | champion awaiting the winner, | Bush: m, Utiea, N. Y. and Tzzy tate flyweight title- holder, clash over the li-round | toute at Ebbets field, Brookiyn, to- | night. { Graham was an odds-on favorite to win, Much smaller in every way. Schwartz also is handicapped in bis | quest for a doubla-title by the fact | that under the commission rules h must make his flyweight class limit | of 112 pounds. Graham probably scale close to the 118 pound bantam limit, . The bantamweight {been more or less vacant since Charley (Phil) Rosenberg, New York, forfeited it by coming in over- weight for a title match with Graham jmore than a year ago, The National Boxing assoctation recognized Bud Taylor, Terre Haute, as the legiti- | | mate suceessor until a few da ° when it was decided to drop Taylor and recognize the winner of the Schwartz-Graham battle as worthy of the diadem. Taylor. the N. B. A felt, had torfeited the crown by hi: faflure to defend it. Niek Testo, T | Scrgeant 8ammy Baker, of Mitchel Field, N. Y., in the ten round semi- final. The winner {s o be recognized by the boxing commission as logical contender for Joe Dundec's welter- welght crown. Pal Bilvers meets Andy Divodi in another 10 rounder and Frankie Gracia, brother of Bush$ Graham, will go four rounds with Jackie Cohen. REALLZES A PROFIT Tex Rickard Agrecably Surprised to Find That He Made $20,000 In- stoad of Losing. throne has | | N. Y. will battle New York., May 23 UPi—Instrad of a deficit, Tex Rickard has been agreeably surprised to find out that he realized a profit of about $20. 000 on the much-postponed bout that saw Sammy Mandell ward off Jimmy McLarnin's bid for the Rock- ford sheik's lightweight title, Revised figures, said Rickard, show that 20.410 fane pald to see the boet, for groas receipts of $152,- 564 far short of the $250,000 the promoter expected to pour into the treasury. After deducting federal and state taxea the receipts amount- i"d to $130,964. Mandell received $49.111 or 37% per cent, and Me- Larnin $16.370, or 121; per cent, Other expenses left $20,000 as clear profit the promoter said. YALE VS. HOLY CROSS New Haven, May 23 (UP)—VYales' baseball team. with a record of 11 straight college wins, was to meest Holy Croms here teday in what should be a bitter contest. With Al Fons in the box for the crusaders this should be the Ell's severest test thus far. HIGH PRESSURE M SIKK ALL 1N EX-ETc— | Golte { the result that they, more often than {1f it strikes on the Umost dea tmad “NEVER UP, NEVER IN” COMMON ADAGE OF GOLF Consistent Putter Is a Rare Thing In Game — Most Players Land Short Rather Than Overrun Cup— Short Play One of Most Important Departments— Majority of Devotees Strive for Distance on Drives’ —Practice Is the Unpopular Solution of Problem. BY JIGGER {there be who will give time to im- One of the most common adages proving this part of their play. It heard on the golf course is “never [is tedious work and not nearly so up, never in.” It is applied rightly thrilling as practice driving. Yet a most often to putts, Certain it is:mnn can make more improvement If the putt is too weak to reach the |[in this feature of the game, so far hole it will mever drop. Yet it is|as cutting strokes off his score, than uncommon 10 sce a player who con- | by learning how to drive a long ball. sistently puts cnough steam into his| When all is sald and done, putts. Count them up and you will {takes considerable ph power find more pufts played short than remarkable co-ordination of played too strongly. Especially is | s to drive a ball 230 or 300 this true when the greens are wet ably more than the Those who fall into the habit of player possesses. But the playing their putts short make it |short game is a different matter, A nard for themselves on the greens. |Small man can become am skillful It is quite as easy to sink a two- | With the putter or meshie-niblic as foot putt from the long side of the | the six footer. hole as it is to run it down after it Practice ia the answer hut it has stopped that distance short of | An .unpopular solution to the proh- the cup. [lem. Most of us would rather play Taking a lesson from some of the [three rounds a week in good com- profrssio a few players have | Pany, than to spend one afternoon overcome this habit of putting short | 0f the week trying to make the ball by using a different putter for long |hehave on the groens. And so we putts than they employ for the {dub around. season ter meason, shorter ones. Rut that innovation | With a handicap which tells the is not likely to prove popular and |world that we zire still n the “duf- most golfers will prefer to worry fer” class. It might be otherwise along with one putter, . but we do not “choose” to make it with equal force to approaches. are always fearful that they | But it is not only the putts that |S0. More of 1 stop before they are Will overplay their pitch shots with SUFFERING USUAL REACTION (Continued from Preceding Page) 2o short, me rule applics | even with the cup than go h,\.:[;”BS not. do not play them hard enouxh. At this scason of the year, a piteh With Lack spin on the ball, will not roll far after it hits the green and fairway it will be A dittle courage s W firm, crisp stroke out of } on the play is o AN appro cup may not he as des 8 though it had dropped de the pin but it is less disconcerting than to be short of the green. needed and not by will en, i past th Waner 1 Kiom. Time PHILADELPH 14 " Short Approaches Ui 3 5 The forcgoing advice is intended 4 S A 10 apply to the short appronches, 11 the average player gets anywhere on the green from any distance be- nd 140 vards, he is doing as well & may be expected. Usually he counts these longer shots lucky ones But often what really amount to approach shots arc made from com- varatively short distances, They onght to be played fairly acenrately A golfer who makes good ap- proaches and la his first putt well up to the cup is a dangerons opponent on any course no matter nnot drive a long hall. Morr o fritted away arvonnd the an from the tecs. 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