New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1928, Page 8

HOBEN RETURNS TO YALE LINEUP—CITY CHAMPIONS DINED BY LEAGUE—KID KAPLAN MEETS BRUCE FLOWERS KENSINGTON WINS TITLE - BOXING RULERS ARE AS FALCONS AGAIN LOSE| qU[TE UNCERTAIN Final Game of City Championship Series Worst Exhibi- tion of the Playoff—Total of 12 Errors Committed —Scriminger Continues Heavy Hitting — Nichols Fans Dozen Batters — Hardware City Team De- feated In Three Straight Contests—Play Account. In a long drawn out game that Wwas marred by constant errors, the Kensington nine made it Wtraight over the New Britain Fal- ons by copping a 5 to 2 verdict at Mary's field yesterday afternoon before a fair sized crowd. Although the sun was hot and it was a per- Yect day for baseball, both teams Showed the strain of the prolonged Beason and played careless and poor eball. Both were away off on elding and when the last out was Inade, the scorebook showed a total bt six errors for each team. “Coke” Woodman was on the ound for the winners and cored is third straight triumph of the ries, He was opposcd by Nichols, ho was in wonderful form, but his mmates’ errors and their in- bility to hit in the pinches cost him tever chance he had of winning. oodman worked easily and mix bis fast bail with a slow teaser. He: as in & hole a number of times ut bore down and had no troubl» Petiring the side, allowing the Fal- na but three hits, Nichols pitched a wonderful game Prom the first inning to the ninth. Withough he was touched up for! fen hits, most of them were seat- tered. He fanned 12 of the Ken- Mngton batters. throwing numerous Books. The Falcon twirler can be assed in the same club as “W illie” Sherdel of the St. Louis rdinals when it comes to loosing rd luck games. In all, Nichols nned 12 and walked three while oodman fanned eight and walkel Errors were numerous during the i me and causcd the interest to lag the battle, The usual defense of e Falcon infield was badly miss. while the Kensington infield three | ! | Paper Goods town team has no more ‘| well pleased with the showing of |(ion No Champs in All Classes Recog- nixq Everywhere Torento, Oct. 15 M — The Na- tional Boxing amociation’s cham- plonship committee has its own ideas as to the legitimate rulers of the various kingdoms of fisticuffs. Adopting a list of champions sub. mitted by Thomas E. Donohue, celver. Although his teammates were | pregident of the association, the off form, his constant words of en- |committee agrees with the world at couragement and his handling of {large that Andre Routis, of France, Nichols slants kept the Falcons in iy entitied to the featherweight |the game. Snyder played a g00d crown recently won from Tony !game for the winners. As usual he | Canzoneri; SBammy Mandell to the came through with a hit with men '|igheweight championship; Joe Dun- on bases. Mikan aleo plaved & Won- ' j.e to the welterweight throne, and derful game at second, making ome rjickey Walker to rule us head of j Freat taph | the middleweights. But there agree- In spite of their defeats at the ment ends. The committee recog- _hands of Kensington, the Falcons 'nizes Frankie Genaro, of New York, iclaim the champlonship of the city. ias flyweight champion; Al Brown, |They defeated the Stanley Works. |New York negro, as bantamweight | Burritts and Rangers, tnree of the 'champlon and suggests that Jack | strongest teams In the city, and they | Delancy be considercd king of the base their claims = on these Wins.'|ight heavywelghts in the event that |Kensington is not a part of New Tommy Loughran definitely io Britain and the Falcons state that sokes the 175 pound class to mix with the heavyweights. The New York state athletic com- mission recognizes lzzy Schwartz flyweight champion: acknowledges no titleholder among the bantam- | point, Kensington is a separate town , weights and still thinks Loughran | outside of New Britain and the Ful- | rules the light heavyweights. the real champions of the | To clear up the muddle heavy alcons do not wish to tuke | weight situation, lacking a leader any honor from Kensington but feel ! since Gene Tunney retired, the box- [that it would be an injustice o take |ing association's commitice suggest- | the city title from them. HOWever \oq that general recognition be a the fans of Kensington are no doubt | corded the winner of an climi Ahowing Be tournament in which it su satisfled with | I ; gests Loughran, Young Striblin the results of the series, the matter jopto o it ye 1 Gt kee “Knute of the city title meaning little 10 jangen, Paulino Uscudun and Ito- “h',‘.';"; e berto Roberti participate. The com- B mittee, however, insisted on recog- nizing Loughran as the leading con- tender, The committes, at the sume time, recognized the following as leading contenders: Flywelght, Schwartz; I retired J. Rose, Noonan and Reilly !in order in the last of the ninth. The one bright light of the game was th snappy catching of “Mickey” Noonan, the Falcon re- |right to play for the championship New Dritain than Plainville or |any other surrounding towns. | Wlen one comes down to the real their team and are e NSINGTON AB R Snydor e cmmsex Huber PRINCIPALS IN BIG GAME One of the largest football crowds ever gathered, more than 120,000, crowded Soldiers’ field at Chicago Saturday to see Notre Dame defeat Navy 7-0. This picture shows: Sholdiers field (above,) Coach Knute Rockne (lower right,) Johnny Neimic (cen%er,) cne of the Lest backs in the mid-west, and Captain Edward J. Burke (lower left,) of Annapolis. NUTMIG ELEVEN STAMPS £11.-BRIDGEPORT 310 WEST ENDS CL0SE SUCCESSFUL YEAR Winners Are Guests of City Loague at Banquet Officials and managers of the City bascball league gathered at Fallons’ grill Saturday evening to honor the West Ends, champions of the league, It was the first affair of its kind at- tempted by the league and it proved a decided success. A tasty dinner was served and was followed by un evening of speech making. Kenneth J. Saunders, three time president of the league, acted as toastmaster, He gave a review of the work of the West Ends during the scason, taking each player - dividually and telling of his accom- plishments on the diamond. The president also told of many humor- ous incldents connected with cach player and congratulated the Went Ends as president of the leugue and as manager of the Pirutes which finished second to the champions. James Naughton, chairman of the public amusement commission and organizer of the City league, gave short address and congratulated the champions. He reviewed the City league since ity organisation six years ago and told his liateners that he was looking forward to another successful season next year. Addresses were also made by Wil- lam Cormier, secretary of the lcague |and playing manager of the Weost | Ends; William *Red” Campbell, third | baseman of the champs; George | Campbell, captain and first baseman of the West Ends; William Lusky, | manager of the Burritts; John Mc- { Guire, manager of the Tabs; Frank Anastaslo, treasurer and manager of | the Rangers and Tommy Basil, star | center ficlder of the chanipions. Each speaker congratulated the champions und told Mr. Naughton that they would be in the field agan next year, Manager Cormier of the | West Ends congratulated Ken Saun- ders on the-showing of his team in the league and asked his players to | give the “Herald” a vote of thanks HIGH SCHOOL TEAM BEATS BULKELEY BY SCORE OF 74 Penalty Imposed On Hartford Puts New Britain In Pe sition to Make Touchdown—Landino Carvies Ball Across — More Than 1,000 Fans Watch Battle— Locals Outplay Rivals In Every Department—Beth Teams Strong On Defense—Sowka, Features With Kick of 60 Yards. : Urged to fighting fury by over a|in what would have been a first thousand fans who cheered, sang, | down for New Britain. and pleaded under the direction of, Secoad lively chcerleaders, two powerful high school elevens who are repre- renting New Britain and Bulkeley High school teams gave everything they had, but one break came to New Britain and it won, 7 to 0, on its captains touchdown, at Memor= | ial field Saturday. Everyone in that erowd knew that sooner or later a break would come. New Britain's sweep down the field in the first and second quarters was repulsed, but on its third attempt won a favorable 15 yard penalty which brought the ball to the one yard line. Captain Landino took the ball through genter and scored aix points. Bowka threw a pass to Zalceki who caught it behind his own goai line for the extra point. So powerful wus the defense of both tcama that the offense appear- ed weak in comparison and partisans | of both teams expressed dissatisfac- | tion with the work of the backfields, | Looking at the matter from an un- ! blased standpoint one must say that | the Balkeley rooters have more te kick about. Its backficld members | were forever getting in the way of cach other. New Dritain's offensc was strong cnough except when it would be | within scoring distance and then, as |in otlivr games this year, it seemed !to lack the punch necessary to put over u score, In the first quarter it ! was stopped within two feet of a touchdown when on a mix-up pass | trom center to quarterback there | was & fumble in which Casale, Lan- | dino und Sowka figured. | The Red and Gold team fumbled | more in Baturday's game than in the | other two games on its slate so far | this scason. Maybe it was due to | Quarter Bulkeley kicked to its 37 yard line and Grip waa tackied before he could gain. Grip made two yards én an end run. New Britain could met &ain and Bulkeley received the ball. LeRoy failed to gain and o8 the next play Corado was nalled for a five yard loss on a tackle by Ssy- manski when the Bulkeloy back attempted to kick, Bowka made 15 yards and Zaleski made three to place the ball on the 17-yard Lme, ‘The Hartford team sgain recelved the hall and it punted a short ehe 10 Sowka who carried the ball abowt three yards to the 20 yard line be- fore he was tackled. 1t was late s0 it was decided to throw a forward pase. Landino took the ball and passed it to Sowka, but as the latter was about to recelve it he was “picked off” by a Bulke. ley secondary defense man, The pef- eree declared it was interference and penalized the team to the one yard line, Landino ade the touchdown on a plunge through center and Za- leski made the point after touch. down on a pass from Sowka. Kuhs kicked off and Roy caught the ball but the halt ended on the play. second Halt Kuhs ficked to l.eRoy who ran from his 26" yard line to his 37 yard line before he was tackled by Grip. After two uhsuccessful attempts at the line Bulkeley kicked to Grip who carried the ball to New Brit- aln's 37 yard line, Bulkeléy was off- aide on the next play and it lost five yards on a penalty. Neélson caught o forward pass, but fumbled it. The ball fell into the hands of & Bulkeley player and he also fumbled it and | | | k their turn at making misplays. | srin 'he lateness of the season seems the |J Pnly possible excuse for the poor |\ laying of players who had starrcd Il season, Bcriminger continued his bafting | Pampage in the series and connected for three straight hits, lLast Sunday he banged out four hits in four times &t bat. Snyder and Mikan also hit hard, each man smushing out two biugles, both sides went out in order in the titst inning. Nichols retired the Kunsinglon crew again in the sccond sion but the Kalcons came lcouzh to score a run. Lewis and K.atka were easy outs but McKer- Tan sent out a single. He attempted o steal second and Huband threw Wild to the base. McKernan con- tinued on to third and scored when asper picked up the ball and hurled into the crowd. Kensington came back to tie the Bame in the third inning. After Jasper and West had fanned, Wood- man received a base on balls. Mikan drove a long double to lett &nd Woodman scored. The Paper Goods town team took Bhe lcad in the first halt of the Fourth inning. Huband opened the ing with a double down the left 1d line. Huber was an easy out ut Beriminger drove a liner into feenter field and Huband crossed the Plate, &t two all in fts half of the inning. With two outs, Lewis connccted for B single. McKernan hit a hard Srounder to Mikan who made a onderful stop but threw low to first, wis started for third and con- nued on towards home. Huband d him out at the plate ropped the ball. Both teams put on man on the {bases in the fifth but were mnable | o advance a base. Scriminger {pushed out his second hit of the &ame with one out in the sixth but Jasper and West fanned. Kensington @gain took the leak in the seventh After Woodman had rolled out, Mikan reached first on Reilly's cr- jtor. He dashed to sccond when [Rose was slow in ficlding the ball. Lflnyaor connected for a solid blow to enter field and Mikan scors Kensington again scored in the elghth. Scriminger got his third hit after Huber had fanned. Jasper hit & long double to left and Snyder iraced to third. Woodman walked and the bases were loaded. Mikan dropped a short hit to left and Sny- | der scored. Jasper attempted to 'score on the hit but was thrown out at the plate. After walking two in the Falcons’ half of the inning, ‘Woodman tightened up and fanned fwo in a row to end the rally. The last and final run of the g was made in the ninth inning by the Kensington team. Snyder opencd up with a double. McCormick si Barry reached first on } “iror and the bases were lo Huber hit a sacrifice fly to le nyder scored. Mcc u=ht in a pickle between second 1 third but was safe at third when illy dropped the ball. Serimin ger flied out to Lewls Jasper v cut. Lewis to Klatka. The local baseball scason as brought to a close when Woodman ind wi Dr. Keith Moved To LEONARD BUILDIN 300 MAIN ST. Specializing in Painless Tooth Extraction bantamwelght, Ifidel Labarb featherweight, Benny Bass of Phil delphia; lightwelght, Joe Glick, of | w York; middleweight, Rene De s of Belglum; light heavywelght, N ew PBritain- Bzcks Run cd off. Conklin, especially, shed himself when he dropped in of two and stopped them be- fore they could get “Rady" while he | e | Boul | Tw 'BLUES THREATEN, The Falcons tied the score ! but | Leo Lomski. of Aberdeen, Wash. 1t suggested that the leading welter- weight contender be selected by means of a tournament in which Jackle Fields, Sammy Baker and Jack Thompson would start at acratch. In its action with regard to De- lancy. the commlitee pointed out R that the Bridgeport boxer is entitled | to the crown if Loughran decides ) to give it up. Delaney won the title from Paul Berlenbach and then re- tired to cast his lot with the heavy- welghts. Loughran subsequently won the title by defeating Mike M- Tigue. The committce voted to recom- mend to the association’s annual meeting which opens tomorrow that all titleholders boxing in N. B. A. territory be compelled to meet op- ponents at the class weight in their respective divisions. The committee seeks to eliminate the practice on the part of champions and leading contenders of forcing rivals to come in over weight. PAWNEES DIFEATED BY PAST OCKPORD BLEVEN Have Small End of 19 to 6—Win- ~umococcoont alcuccsccuconm 100 109 001 160 ! Faleons | kam, #nva ou bl N K ous Woodman §, Nlchols 12. utter and Lynch. Time: 2:15, BUT GANNOT WIN (In Scoreless Tie With Brooklyns o Waterbury Although the New Britain Blues [outrushed the Brooklyn team of | Waterbury in a football game In that city yesterday, it was held to a scorcless tie in a well-played game. During the game the New Britain team made 14 first downs to eight | for the Waterbury team. The spec- | tators were held in suspense until the final whistle due to the fact that | the Blues were completing forward | passcs on all side of the field. A golden opportunity to score came toward the end of the first half, but time cut short the chance of the New Britain team. When the half time whistle sounded, the ball was on Waterbury's three yard line |in possession of the Blues. At the | rate the Hardware City team was traveling at the time the crowd fig- ured one more play would have | brought a score. | In that half the Blues completed ht out of 10 passes and in the last half the team completed four out of seven. Another tough break ame in the second last play of thet | game when L. Puppel dropped the bail behind the goal line on a pretty lateral pass play. Howard Belser, former New Brit- ners Crash Through With 16 First Downs Outplayed and outwcighed by the Ockford team of New London in a football game played in that city yesterday afternoon the Iawnees team of this city went down to de- feat 19 to 6. Miost of the New Lon- don teum's scores came on line smashes zgainst the lighter New Britain team. New Britain scored on a forward pass to McCormack who eluded five would-be tacklers to miake his team’s only score. The Ockford team made 16 first downs in the game to five for the Pawnees. Twelve of the victor's first downs were scored in the first half. New London scored in first, second, and third periods and it made its| extra point in the second period. Three full teams were used by the Ocford team. Lincups Ockford .... Pulopence Pawnees McCormack ... . me | rmick was |\ roosy | ain High school and Fordham uni- | versity star, played his first game with the Blues and was the out- standing #tar of the game. The lincup: New Britein | Westman . . Gertillella | Borgoni . McGraw Waterbury | Ravagnant ... Snoesky ok FA R . Snyder Left 1ind Baldessio .. e NP Belgrad» Baker right guard Left Tackle Leonard Turnello Whitney «.......... . Pfllvwl‘ right end | Ostertag . . Mulligan | Sehuttze Buker anarterback | | Miske : ~ Dabrush L ... Sulford right halfback ... Gudboris Quarti . Masoni | Spitko .. ‘ Kenny 5 fullback Quarterback Substitutions: Pawnees; Girmatta, Turner, Lindgren, Hatting, <olassa, Fracasso, Bossi. . Bt. John Left Halfback “ Belser ... . Cornilus: | Grippo ‘ Kuhs, Wild Through Park City Defense Radzewich Makes Two Spectacular Runs of 99 and 60 Yards, Scoring Both Times— Visitors Earn Only One First Dovn to 12 for Home Clehb—Joe Rogers Cver for Touch- down After Cue-randed Cateh. was en route for his first touch- = h two touchdowns came when “Unk” Conley raced in, pick- od up a fumbled ball and ran 40 vards for a touchdown. 'fhe last 5001 me within a minute of the close of the game when Joe ltogers, who was scnt into the game to play end following an injury to “Unk" Conley, ran behind his goal line and with one hand caught a forward s which had slipped over the 'tips of a would be intercepter. The cthe sful try for point was a drop Kick after his “Becond The only suce: after tovchdown by Radzewich touchdown, Driczeport Starts Well At the start of the game the Bridgeport team looked very strong and the fact that is welgh was about | the mame as that of the Hardware | City cleven gave ground to the opin- scored on 1omg | fon that Manager Zehrer's nien were smashes, recovered {in for a tough battle. fumbles, and forwurd pu were | New Britain could not gain on at- the result of an aticrnocn of Pow-|tempts at the line and it kicked. ul oiiensive play by the Nuimeg|Luddy, Bridgeport half back, and A. C. football team in a game with|Necs, full back, carried the ball on the All-Bridgepott tecam at Memor- two consceutive plunges through the ial field in Willow Iirook park | line for a first down on New Britain terday afternoon. The final score, 81|45 yard line. This was the only first to 0, just ubout indicates the super- | down scored by the Brass City team fority of the Hardware City teamiand it lost the ball after several more over its Brass City ri wnd it puts | attempts at the line, the New Britain team or 0! Buckley made a nice run, but New re in the quest for | Britain was penalized for using the 1 henors. Fands on the offensé. “Rady” got all fans the 15 yards back, but it was decid- fessional foothall B r lack of offense could not (Continued on Following Page) at about the New Britain team Goes Five touchdown: runs, line I who criticize pre games bucause of th th: GSUN- | for the write-up which it gave the |the wet ball, but the fumbles came | West Ends last week. Cormler sald [at the most inopportune times, that the chumplons would be in the| New [#ic1a again next year. The W Britain's offense was much | more powerful in the opening per- st Ends were presented with |gold basebalis by the league man- |agers and a silver loving cup will he given to them by the public amuse- ment commission, | Upon a motion by the president, a | standing vote of thanks was given |to Mr. Naughton for his untiring “»\ork In the league, | | Four Conference Teams Are in Line for Honors { Chicage, Oct. 15 (UP)—With | their goal lines uncrossed in con- | ference game, four powerful elevens " ——Minnesota, lowa, Ohlo Btate and | Indiana—are swinging along out in front in the race for the 1928 cham- | pionship of the Big Ten. | Four other teams of the confer- | ence, Purdue, Chicago, Northwestern and Michigan, were virtually elimin- ated by defeat on Baturday. Tlli- nois, one of the strongest of the “Blg Ten” teams, and Wisconsin, conquerors of Notre Dame, play |their first conference games' this | week, FOOTE VS. LEE The grand old men of bowling, Joe Foote of New Britain and Jack Lee of Hartford will be seen bowling against each other tonight at Rogers Recreation alleys when the Charter | Oaks of Hartford will bow! Rogers Recreation five in a state league same. Both Lee and Foote are over 50 years of age. yesterday. It scored 12 first downs. The Nutmeg defense was also some- | thing to talk about, only one earned | first down being scored and that | was early in the first quarter. In the | second half Bridgeport was kept back of its own 35 yard line during the entire frame. wich was the individual star of the gume tirough his sen- sational run back of punts and his own bunting and line plunging. He first came to the front in the open- ing period of the game when he | caught a punt on his own 40 yard line and ran 60 yards in broken- field fasnion to a touchdown. He was accountable for the next score when he slipped through tackle and ran 27 yards to t one yard line where Fullback John Davis carried it over. Before the end of the first half he again i¢ into the lime- light when he caught a punt and ran 90 yards for a third touchdown. The rest of team must be given great c 1o the quarterback during his gieat | {runs. Man after man would be pick- | ASCENSION MY MY MY - THE RISKS THAT. SOME PEOPLE. TAKE | IN A WO! Halloway | 2 i 'Kid Kaplan and Flowers In New Haven Tonight .w Haven. Oct. 15 (UP)—Louis ) Kaplan of Meriden will meet Bruce Flowers, New Rochelle, N. Y, lightweight, in the arena here to- night. For one r on or another, {the bout has been postponed for several months. Rcturning to the ring after a long layoft, Kaplan knocked out RBert Lamb in the sventl round at Detroit the other Gasparini it Crow ek Fullbac i Referee, sefe; umpire, : time, 12-min. quarters. Substitutions, Waterbury: Anthony 1sloff, Simons for Baker: New | Chester for Shultz G. | for Be ‘arring- | (K Puppel The great delicacles fn China are c2oked pamboo shoots, biri's nests soup. sharks' ns und mer—a species of sea siug. i | | Fitch-Jones Co. 'The Days of Real Sport WELL = AS I wA S ‘JusT NOW SAYING T BESS WE'RE LIWING NDERFUL tods. ‘hot water continuously by a threat- cning Bulkeley eleven. First Quarter | Kuhs kicked to Monden who ran 36 yard line. Cotado carried the ball | New Dritain. Zaleski fumbled and forward pass which was knocked down by Bogdanski. Buckeley fumbled and Nelson re- covered for New 'Britain as the ball | rolled back to the 50 yard line. Za- {leskie made four and Sowka made |it first down on Buckley's 40 yard line, Grip made six yards at right tackle and again took the ball to [make the necessary four yards and first down on a plunge at right tackle, Sowka took the ball twice, making five the first time and seven the second for another first down on Buekeley's 18 yard line. | Cries of the Bulkeley rooters “to | hold that line” falled to cheer the Bulkeley line and thq New Britain backfield carried the ball to the five yard line. Then Sowka fumbled, but Ludinowitz recovered on Buckeley's {two yard line. On the next play there seemed to be a delay in the pass from center to quarterback and as the two of them juggled the ball within a few inches off the ground, Sowka, fullback, rushed through and tried to pick up the ball on the fly. He failed and Bulkeley recov- ered the ball on the two foet Nne The BDALLOON [ wiece- acc's v-cang; wete SAY 13- 1T'LVe NEVER BE PRACTICAL NUH-SIR-eel T N MARSHALL, WHAT WonN'T TueY Do nexr!? Hev!? a7 fuum.n MIGHTY = YR CouCDM'Y GeT MK UP IV oyt 0 THEM THINGS® - How'D .JA uRe "1 wWAS - s PLacs? HER HEW NEwM= RUBSISH"| 23 sw1Doo — In the last part of the game the Red and Gold team was kcpt fif back from his 15 yurd line to his {to the 3% yard line but lost it to | Buckeley recovered on New Britain's |35 yard line. Its first attempt was & the ball was on Bulkeley's 40 yard line when a Hartford playeg fell on it. Corado made a first down on & tackle smash. The ball was on the 50 yard line when a pass was incom- pleted. Bulkeley kicked to Grip who fum. bled but recovered on his 18 yard | hine. Beveral attempts at the Bylke- ley line proved unsuccessful and Sowka made the feature kick of the day. Jt was a boot of 60 yards in. cluding a five yard roll after it landed. Monden made five yards at left tackle. A forward pass to Smith nettéd two yards. Cornado kicked to New Britain's 22 yard line where Grip was nalled in his tracks. Sowka carried the ball to within s foot of first down. Zaleski made another nice gain to make it firet down. Grip took the ball and made & second first down. The hall was on Bulkeley’s ¢8 yard I third quarter ended. Fourth line. The Hartford team a forward pass to within a fest of first down, but an incompleted pass followed and the Hartford back elected to kick to Grip made the catch on his ¢0 yard Sowka fumbled on his ewan yard line. Bulkeley recovered and the first play Farrell raced through to the 30 yard line. Cernade tackled for a five yard lesé inowics. The ball was on N ain's 15 yard line when & pass was {ncompleted. New took the ball on downs. Sowka kicked to Cornade en Wew Britain’s 85 yard line, Twe minsles — N\, (Continued on Following Fagel By BRIGGS | | | |