New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1929, Page 13

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1929. BRAVES TO HAVE 'NEW BRITAIN BASKETEERS |PIRATES BOLSTER | are three candidates for the left field | the first four innings At this peint position. George Grantham, who Matsuyama, with characteristie ‘..mun first base last scason, will | courage, put together rus of 91, 18 compete with Adum Comorosky and | und 122 to lead 255 to 210 at the 'red Brickell for that place, rl close of the seventh inning, Irows Speaking axms Atts ROGERS ALLEYVS of Sports § For the first time in several years, [hie Meriden Endees are getting size- ble crowds at their basketball pames. At the start of the scason, fanager Jack Curry had his team laying either at the Community ail or at the town hall auditorium. When the fans began to flock to he games, it was found necessary o transfer the playing surface to he state armory. gy i Basketball fans throughout the| tate will be glad to hear this news| ccause for several seasons, against Imost insurmountable odds, Man- ger Curry has tenaciously held his cam and has played to veraging 100 people. This year he as gathered together the hest team hat Meriden has had in several fears and the fans are supporting it n nice style. An immense crowd will be pres- | nt at the battle between New Brit- | in and Meriden tonight in Meriden. | hese two teams are bitter rivals nd with Meriden a heavy favorite, he Silver City fans are planning tfo | ake in the spectacle of the humb- ing of the proud state champion lormer years. With all of the pessimism afloat, New Britain has a good chance to | in tonight. Meriden has been in op form, but New Britain has been ar from that state. The team played a better brand of ball last turday than it has been playing Ithough it suffered a bad defeat the hands of the Hakoah quintet | nd if it comes through tonight, feriden will have a tough tin inning here Saturday night. A whole mob of New Britain fans | planning to take in the game and he local players won't lack for ooters in the Silver City. It is en- ouragement that the team needs' nore than anything cl We wish to corrcet a statement bublished in a morning paper to the ffect that Meriden trounced New | Britan in this city. The reverse is rue. Meriden came here and was | oundly trounced by New Britain. New Britain then lost in Meriden, We also wish to back Pwens in his contention that the | istol Endees won the state cham- pionship in the season of 1925.26. Bristol eliminated Me d then procceded to play it off ith New Britain and Bristol won. OVERNOR LAUDS PRES. C0DLIDGE Writes His Views on White| House Accomplishments What Governor John H. Trumbull hinks of President Coolidge is stat- d in a signed contribution by Con- ecticut's governor which appeared In the Boston Herald: *“You are giving me a difticult as- ignment, for nobody in this gencr- tion can suy accurately what has becn the greatest achievement of the oolidge administration. 1t takes a uture generation to appraise such hings properly. We are too cl President Coolidge’s administration o mec it in the proper perspective inder these limitationsef judgment, should say that one of his greatest ccomplishments the practide of onstructive governmental econom f T may use one of his own expre ionx. “He has brought back our sense proportion in regard to expendi- res. He has made a national bud- ot something gures. The sccond accomplishment his restoration of the faith of the cople in government. That conf ence which the people should vays have in its leader was not trong when President Coolidge be- ame president. Because he himself en above reproach. and e not only has high fdeals vice but has practiscd made recstablished people in its govern- iith of tl pent. “I think that ay be judged by future ons as an epoch-making cve nat as an international rathe national accomplishment. To sum p. then, 1 should that w sonomy in administering public af- irs and restoration of the faith of e people in oupr national govern- ent are President Coolidge’s out- nding achicvement an Who Never Told Lic Waits for $10 London. Ont., Keh. 12 8 George yashington. who could 1ot fell a liv, as a living rival her During a stirring sermon on sin, a cal preacher offercd to give $10 fo ny one in the congregation who uld swear he neved had told a lie. he London hnly walked on the | latrorm and claimed the money. When the preacher reached into | is pocket he found he did not have 10 and was forced to defur ent the Kellogg pact genera- but /oman Tries o Burn Police Chief’s House | sthield, M b, 12 (- M lia Stollz was orde 1 in purt here yestorday to be commit- d to the s h i for 1 i ne a Nort apton, after N mpt made Sunday night o honse of her next doo C el Thomas 17 Duley rs discovered a tir ol ndling wood burning wnde the preh of the poli chiel’'s home. iremen exting: hed the blaze by re it had spread to the honse, w I hurn neigh- |, Mass.. Feb, 12 (UL hek Gansen of Clev i O, ated Sam Khorsky in straight ting n s firet fall was scored in | do- s crowds | |, up Luke den that year | 10|, more than array of | the FAFNIR LEAGUE 90 106— 354 518—1596 Swanson Kawecki DaGata H, Carlson 91— 311 109— 315 430 Production 554 Keehner Cully 100 1m0 100 et oo 98 ~10w Cooks Cooper STANLEY WORKS 1 Christy M Politis Curtis Bennetis RN LB [ 108 11 104 Rert Carl wlings nan vy .95 156 Wilburs Kosdawiy 4 A, Emmo; ¥ Kaminsky o Skt 0 Wendrowshi | Merlini Ginter Gangtelt Gavitt Bartus Swinson $62 1594 WORKS € Auburun ' LEAGUE Odenwaldt bl Kozlouskt nolon Wendrowski Kol Royoes Madoud 5 T Madone Jurgen From L ¥z . MeN Folda Linn Huna Ludort 155 165 — 804 Murzsn MeAlon New Vorids |\ M A i | others follos | the ! Hornloht | tunimy | TERNITY ALLE T [Lloyd (?e;rize Predicts Conservatives’ Defeal London, I 1o M. A. Bri the by-clection i Wanshes umi and, David 1lovd arty leader, predicts eerain 4‘.}‘ 1 yatives both in the by Ueetion and in the eoming genoral cleetion “ome Tiberal - conse Fesult of the clection you are fighting is already a foregone cen clusion.” he writes, “and that is, (hat it will show, as all by-clections are showing mow, that Toryism is down and ont. I is as certain as anything in polities cdn be that (he verdict of the clectors of Wansheck will be overwhelming vote of censtre ¢ the present government. Mr. Lloyd George concludes with declaration, “the Liberal party alone stands ready and cquipped to nd the sceond in 7 nyn- Jackie efficiently the vast problems which beset the country today.™ 18¢—1479 [ 3| Hurya, a brother, of Tee SINDAY BASEBALL Bitter Two Months Fight Ended Today by Gty Council P—A bitter two months' fight over Sunday base which has waged between the |council and the Boston Braves, was ended today by the council's approv- al of the Braves' application for a Sunday permit. men dissente he succession counter charges accompanicd such epithets as “rac * “extor tionist, lackmaile New York piccolo player,” was not brought to a close at the coun meeting until a last fling had been taken at Emil Fuchs and Cha 1. Adams, president and vice presi- dent respectively of the Brave: Councilman William G. Lynch, the man ac by Fuchs of asking bribe: > for himselt councilmen, and his coll Dowlin, both voiced opposition to the permit in long speeches Finally, however, the council | “d the application by voice vote lafter first voting 20 to 2 in exccu- tive session. The permit, as up {proved, was amended 1o read “Bos- [ton Nationul League Baseball Com- pany” instead of “Boston National {League Baschball Association” be- {eause the word “Association” was the siarting point for a three attack upon the Braves' offi {when the permit application tubled last woe In his last ditch said that no p Boston, Feb, of charges and and was speech rmit should be grant- cd hecause “legal action was pend- ainst the outdoor recrcation sponsors of the Sunday sports bill.” The league has been {under investigation by Attorney Gen- {eral Joseph E. Warner following [charges that its $30,000 campaign {rund was contributed by the Braves |and not by the 5u contributors list- cd. here is no doabt in my mind Lynch said, “that the attorney gen |eral the goods. If we pass this |permit and the attorney general then places his information before the grand jury the city councii would be placed in a ridiculous posi- tion."” Attorney General Warner an- [ nounced yesterday that he would de- |cide today whether he would take the charges involving the league be- itore a grand ju Dowling, the other bitter-ender 4t {the meeting, intimatea that in his unday eporis law wis ary .nancially 10 the Brave read a list of alleged stockhold- of the club, com- on the nes, Bruce Wetmore one of the pawn brokers Fuchs appealed; Charles another puwnbroker; A Lyons, who, | believe, repr Atlantic National bank, another | puwnbroking concern. They're ll | there to help out of his finan- | cial difficult “he said, 1 fones, har M. ats th ARRIV/ ROM 10| taniey Osowicek of nge has arvived in this ity from Ioland {to make his permanent residen his uncls, Joseph Jachimes, 55 Griswold street. He mad om Kurope on the Aquitania. | with of Wadyk and Simon Hurya of Po- land expected to arrive from | Poland the latter part of the weei jon liner Ryndam. They will | make their home with Joscph ille. are WL ¥ IND TITI 20, Feb, s Sonnenberg, whose flying tackls | received the approval of the Winois state athletle commission. [will defend nis heavyweight wrest- ling title at the Coliseum Febroacy | His opponent has not been selected but probably will be either Joe -, former champion, or Hans Steinke. GENE BLAIR & PHON Only two council-! by | % bring the state Lynch | to whom ! ®)—""Dynamite” | to Give Si Far from the favorites in an im { pending battle, the New biritain bas- | ketbail team tonight meets the Mer- iden Endees in the first game of a Lome and home series. Unfavored 1 by the gods of the court for the past {seven or more weeks, the Hardware City crew is given little chance of tumbling the Silver City five from its high perch. At the present tim i Endees are riding the crest of a vie- {torious wave that secm destined to hmpionship home to them and. judging from the re- sults of the play al team in its recent games, the contest with i{New Britain tonight presents any- | thing to the Meridenites except & |hard test. | Boasting the great lcent yeard, the Meriden Endees, tarter a slow carly season start, has [been winning — conwiste past cight wecks. The team included lamong its victims the strong Bristol indee quintet, measuring the Bell ["Towners twice in the same weelk. | The tecam has -a powerful squad jand a SLrONg reserve crew. feld and Cook for the forward at- |tack with Jerry Conway at center. Cohen and Gordon play the guard positions, McCarthy, Iigner and sev- eral others for the reserve. | Against this imposing lineup, the | frevamped New Britain team will at- | tempt to bring home the bacon. Slo- tman and Zakzewski will play the | forward positions with *Jiggs" Don- | oghue at conter. Sheehan, leary and | Arbure will do the guarding. Host and Restelli will be in reserve. Contrary to this morning's pub- }h.\hml report, the game tonight will Ibe played at the state armory in Meriden. It will begin about 9 o'clock. The second game of the ser- lies will be played in this city nest ! saturday night. 'ST. ELMO LODGE PLANS YACATION FOR CHILDREN Eapects to Provide Rest and Recrea- tion For 250 Youngsters Neat Summer, 8. Elmo lodge, Knights of Pythias, is planning a caunpaign o Jaise funds by which it is hoped to furnish vacations for about 200 | ncedy children next summer. | At a meeting of th 1ow night, the entertainment. com- wiittee will diseuss progran: |through which the funds are to !n' gathered. A report will ) e made by the commiltee which sponsoring a Big Brot her movement Members of the lodge will soon | sume responsibility for the dvance- ment ot backward children and tho: are in need of aid. !wh i th anniversary of St. Flmo The lodge will be observed next month | with a banquet and ball. : Tomorrow night's meciing will ad- mit five new members to the rank of | vage. TIED FOR Providence, R \ 4-0 victory over the Newark Bull- dogs here last night placed the Bos- ton Tigers in a tie with the Rhode Island Reds for fivst plac Canadian-American Hockey i standing. | league AT HOCKEY Boston, IFFeb, 12 (UP)—The Har- vard und Boston A. A. hockey sex tets will neet for the second time this season at the Boston Arena to- night. Harvard won the previous same. READ HERALD CLASSIFL ADS We Predict a Hit “Carolina Moon” AUSTIN “Sweethearts on Parade” Hear It On the Record and Sheet Music BRODRIB E 6200 Just Call and We'll Play It For You . BATTLE MERIDEN' TONIGHT {Hardware City Quintet Faces Last Chance to Stay In State Title Running—Revamped Lineup Expected ver City Endees Plenty of Opposition— Return Game to Be Played In This City Saturday | Night—Many Will Make Trip. he | t team in re- | tly for the! tothen- | lodge tomor- | in the | UP WEAKER SPOTS Strengthened Team Will Look' Like Peanant Winner | New York, Feb. 12 (UP)—No Na- | tional league club has made more efforts to bolster the weak spots | than the Pittsburgh Pirates. { The Pirates had onc of the hard- | est-hitting teams in the league last | season, but they were weak defens- | ively at first, shortstop nd left held. The pitching staff, too, was far from stable, i With a tightcr defense and strong er pitching, the Pirates look like pennant contender from April October. Three of the Pirates' recruits have all indications of developing into first-year stars, Steve Swetonie, the young right-hander from Indianapo- lis, is counted on as a regular meni- | ter of the pitching staffl. He won 19 games and lost 8 lust season und | turned in three victories in the litti: | world series against Rochester. Larry French, who won 17 games THREE CARRY ON ' WORK OF RICKARD iGorporation Geting Bigger Dividends Than Ever | | BT s ! New York, Feb. 12 UP—From {Florida, land of the waving palms, apd from the more prosaic confin lof Madison Square Garden comes |the answer to the question that only to! | {a: few short weeks ago confounded Ithe finest minds of the sock market. |and lost 11 for Portland, comes up They wanted to know who ever |1IBNY recommended for his brilliant leaiin renla st et s ~ " |work in the Pacific coast league. could replace Tex Rickard and What | " pie third youngster who is billed would become of the Garden when | for a regular berth is Jimmy Strou- | the tall Texan passed away just as | €r. Who was regarded as the best | he was embarking on the most am- | Player in the Western league. He | bitious promotion schedule of his batied .367 for Wichita, including 41 | b o = And with passing < home runs, 10 tripics and 42 doubles, f cach day, the answers of threc 30d stole 11 bases. lof the men who helped Tex to his| _Veterans will form the bLackbone | Breatest successes become louder, | f the pitching. They inciude Jess | Splitting the tasks lert them by | Vet ;“el ‘”‘”.l:"’};”d ,“",;""""“‘ death, Big Bill Carey, the man who .;‘f;"‘l“'em:"‘zi';‘y‘ “"ln (‘i’c'r’m"t'“"f‘i; wctually bulit the Garden and still | (00 (o oen ) BTG [ o0 i | | I has the ired hy ‘:n:d . Wancr, righ rey, who batted .329 for Wichita also will be a candidate for un out- fleld berth. Manuger Donie Dush has an- nounced the folowing tentative line- up: ] Catehe Speneer. Pitchers — Hill, Grimes, Kremer, Fussell, Brame, Jvench, Swetonic, Petty Meadows Blankenship. Infleld — Sheely at first, Adams at second. Traynor at shortstop, Stroner at third. Riconda and Bar- tell, reserves. Outfield — Comorosky, Grantham or Brickell, left; L. Waner, center, “rey, utility. s — Hemsley, Hargreaves, COCHRAN FINALLY BEATY JAPANESE Matsuyama’s March Towards Billiard Title Is Checked New York, Ieb. 12 UP—Kinre Matsuyama's bold hid for th world's 18.2 balkline billiards crowa has been checked by Welker och- ran. Cocliran, winner of the last tour- nament in Washington in 1927, rai- lied in the closing innings of his struggle with the little Japanese last night and won out, 40y to 373. The Californian’s victory put him in a tie with Matsuyama for the lead. Each has three victories and one defeat. A step behind is Young Jake Schaefer. of Chicago, perhaps the outstanding favorite for the title. Schaefer has won two matches out of threc the other three con- testants, Edouard Horemans of Bel- gium, Eric Hagenlacher of Ger- many. and Felix Grange of France, all passed from the picture during the first week of play In the round robin tournament After leading the field from the start and running up three straight victorles over Horemans, Grange and Hagenlacher, Matsuyama now in @ precarious position. His Pon- test with Cochran was racking affair and he faces Schacfcr in another crucial match this after- noon. A defeat for any one of three contestants now will climinate him. Schacfer, if he can beat the four foot eleven inch Japanese, could win the title by beating Cochran in {the final match of the tournament tomorrow night. If Matsuyama wins, the worst he can get is a tie with Cochran, cven should the Califor- nian beat Schaefer tomorrow nig'. At any rate cither Matsuyama or Schaefer will be climinated from the title hunt tod: The Japanesc's reverse at Coch- ran’s hands was a heart-breaking aftair accomplished in 1§ innings of of tense play. Cochran started oft consistently running up a lead of 163 to 26 in a nerve- | then on it was an up-hill battle for Cochran. lLeading by 311 to 263 at the end of the 14th inning. Matsue | ¥ama strung together 63 caroms Lo boost his total to 363, Although obwiously oft his game, {Cochran, by diat of great effort, ran 102 to take the lead by two points, | Bafety play was the order thereaftes |the Californian finally running out | With an unbroken string of twent;. | five in the 19th inning. In addition to the Schaefer-Mat. suyama matcn this afternoon, Iiore. mans and Hagenlacher, illed for fourth place in the tournament, will meet in the evening. COUNTY Y LEAGUE | o First Place Deadiock to Be Brikew Tomorrow When Locals Battic Plainvitle, The deadlock in the County Y. AL A. basketbali league will be brok- n tomorrow night when the New Lritain South church and Plainville | Y. M. C. A, tied for first place at the end of the league schedule, meet at the Hartford “Y” in the play-oft Fane to decide the championshiy. Th game will be played in ‘he large “Y" gvm at 9:30 o'clock, -vith the double-oflicial system, Each defeated the other ence in the regular season, Plainvills 1unning up a 64-43 score when the ivals met in Plainville and New | Britain retaliating by b%.ying Plain- {vile under a 51-27 count here. Neither team suffered a defeat at the hands of any other league team. They ar: old rivals and the game has been awaited for weeks with great anxiety and anticipation. The ,winner will meet Broad Brook for | the county title and the right to en- jter the state tournament The South Church Juniors will tackle tlic Manchester Freshmen in Jewell hall, Hartford, at § o'cloca tomorrow evening. . The game is & semi-final in the County “Y" junior {tournament. Tha winning team will face the Broad Brook Grammar echool in the final game Saturday. Alonzo%tagg Oppom Change in Grid Rules Chicago, Feb, 12 (M—Amos Alon- 7o Stagg, dean of American foo'tall coachey, is opposed to the proposed change in the rules making all fumbles dead at the point of recov- ery by the defensive team, “I have never opposed changes in the rules when I thought they added to the game,” Mr. Stagg said today, “but T am opposed to the change in the fumble rule, because I cannot see that it helps the game, or will be attractive to the spectators.” MEET FOR TITLE Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 12 (UP)— Myles Baker of the Union Boat club and Thomas Jansen of the Cam- bridge club will meet here tomorrow in the finals of the Massachusetts squash racquets champlonship, TOTSIIITN \ES SIR,+ WASHIN LikcoLn |owns most of it, and Jack Dempsey. | \yo aows, trying & comeback: Ray | ,Whose thudding fists paid off the |y i (.‘ar)me“l‘ Hill, Joc Dawsor)l | mortgages, are nursing into life and nuao T B {health the orphan infant enterprise 3 | Rickard left on Miami Beach. With | ?"‘e" "“"l"ml:""" s Henry! llittle hope of financial success. caring -(‘10 _'_'e‘l & tight-hander from '“‘“f‘“ only to maintain the prestige of |\ Lcon Chagnon from the Lynn | Rickard and the Garden with as lit- | nov England league club; Homer [iicks h nden Blankenship from Dailas; and Glenn | the toxs as possible, Carey and DemMP- | sponcer from the Columbia South sey scem well on the way to bring- | {{aniie Jeague. |ing home a profit from the battle | ™ (harles Hargreaves and Ralston of the Everglades. Hemsley will battle for the first While the right wing gradually is |gtring catching berth and Claude | turning Young Stribling’s scrap with 'Linton from the Decatur Three-1t |Jack Sharkey into something more league club, John O'Connell from | than a benefit for the Boston sailor | the (‘anton Central league club; and man, the Garden is steaming along | Roy Spencer from Indianapolis, will under the management of the tail vie for the third place. | West Pointer, Col. John §. Ham- | Earl Sheely, formerly with the {mond, toward vigger dividends than '‘hicago White Sox, is slated to play | |the corporation cer hus known be- first base. He batted .382 for Sac- | fore. | ramento last season, getting 240 hits | | Aided @y the shrewd matchmak- ' and driving in 102 runs. ing of Tom McArdle, Hammond has | Sparky Adams will be shifted back | promoted seven fight cards in the |0 second hase and Pie Traynor will | past cight weeks that have packed D¢ moved from third to shortstop. {the Garden fo capacity, turned Dick Bartell, who played splendidly thousands away and created new at- | @t second base and shortstop during [tendance rocords with cach succes. N0 last season, may upset these sive show. 1f the Garden could [P and win himself a regular| ve held them, 30000 would have |"CFth in the infleld. Stroner s | scen the Al Singer-Bud Taylor bout Shicduled o complete the infield at Rt , third base, but will have competition The silvery-) colonel ““3".',‘ Riconda. . LR s [ The Waner brothers will oceupy two of the outfield berths, but there | showmanship 1 once saturated | rden with hard-headed busi- He has cut salary and other an average of $100.000 & Noxcrs battling for him six per cent less than ever he- forc in the Garden's history. IVlat {expenses for running the building are aimost five per cent less than they were a year ago. There is only one fly to mar the |colonel's ointment, One year ago, the price range under Rickard ran between $5 and $25 for the best | seat, Several shows played to $15 tops. Then a federal tax of 25 per cent was imposed on all tickets over $5 and prices came tumbling down. "he colonel now charges $5, somes {times $7.50, for his best scats and despite the reduction, the Garden profits increased 54 per cent in De- cmber and were somewhat higher {in January than during the corres- | ponding periods last year. | And that isn't all the good news {in store for Garden stockholders. ISince the start of the season, the two New York resentatives in the National Hockey league have [ played to 20 per eent larger houses than last scason. With the Ameri- ans fighting for lead in the nadian division and Col. Ham- | monds Itungers in first place n the Ame n section, bigger and better profits secm to be in order straight {through March with both teams in "the Stanley cup playoff scries, Drew Theolo;,'lc;l‘ School Dean Dead N. d Madicor, N. teh, 12 UP—The verend Frederick Watson Han- nan, professor of homiletics at Drew Theological seminary since 1913, die crday at the Methodist [ 1 hospital in Brooklyn. He was 52 years old. | The Rev. Mr, Hannan was born in Cocheston, N. 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