Westmrt. ’
'basketball season is about
in this section of the County.
Rid lien expect to play one
coated in the armory before
is hauled down on the
, etbsll. The Combo Lite
,. over in Westport also are
. n: for one more game ‘betore
. M of the season.
mam John J. McGarrie of the
Ilidlliis is trying to bring a first
‘ittraction to Nomut to end
a a week from Friday night.
1 lien have been playing
treat brand or basketball all sea-
son. They went bad during the first
mu. but since then they have
nag up a record that will not be
‘ lulled in some time. The Red Men
coal boys won their first game of
the season and then dropped three
1! a. row. In the last 19 games that
ye played they lost but
T.hat is a great record
when the class 0! teams that they
{seed is considered. The Bankers
" a nd the Manhattan college
to New York City. two of the
combines to play on the Ar-
fioor. were sent homo on the
end of the score. The Compc
nerds were defeated three
outiv times. while the Y. lid.
, or Br genort "were cemnlete-
‘ortkanchiee in the Eastern
, will; announce his plans for
club sometime this week. ,
‘dgeport baseball tans will know
yes. here that city stands in base-
circles tor the 1926 season.
suliivsu said flat night that he
ordered workmen to clean up
. ell! Park and work on the
i: will be started either Thurs-
.F‘riday. Work is the best
t. The park which can also
called a pen is in terrible shape
shatter enty or work. the
when. may hate to play their.
fiosiiions on Page sticks or in hip.
is,
,hetsecond asseition made by Sui.
, . .last night is: The Bridgeport
till! manager will be named some
during the latter part at the
and the exact status oi: the
, ill also be made known. The
out League magnates as well
than all over the circuit have
altiug patiently for this an-
. hymen and it it is not made.
resent indications, it looks as
the interest will “Ii‘l'i into disgust.
pringiield players have. begun to
rt’un’d the ilrst practice was
yesterday morning. Pitcher
outer. iron: the Yankees: Ionqunr
titres. the Cuban infielder; Harry
men. the veteran outfielder. and
orb F b .a Springfield first sucker.
it early birds. At‘lenst 15
f «candidates are expected in to-
I‘ . .
one MoCann is well fixed with
nines-lei this year but despite the
both he and Owner Sheen are
n: every wire possible tor ad-
In! strensth ;
Conn is anxious to gile spring-
' pennant and be is ‘especieily
to have a high grade pitch-
‘ " so this may be brought
.anu The filmy-ave players he al-
My as listed include:
rs (15)~Mayberry. Fortune.
' d rs. Brown Bloomer. Cum-
nthan. Metivier. Signan.
“Ki er. Lacey. Klosek of
chili ge King of Springfield.
Dolan. all right handers says Do-
My. Signan and Cummings.
rs (Si—biladerkorn and
, 'Neil. left overs. .
ars (10)-—Post and Bones of
team. On tron: the
age Leanne an 3111 Phelan
flash” Fish of deiigfltld.
, you of Northampton. Cris—
‘ recommended by
smart: ‘ Harrington. a
d baseman: TWlsk. a. Brook-
” slid McNamnsee from Box;
- (8)——Conley. Waits.
rd. Mega of Bright-
3 games filth Albany.
land Build”. Arm 1’
and the other in Pitts-
teem F. W. Thomas.
‘ 0-4.
, mean—The
‘uabaannetvhere
unsuitable.“
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m’asandamembee
ANDllFli
WILLSOON
Timothy J. Sullivan. holder. or the '
in. Springfield. nee-4
GUARDS
w
ly routed by an avalanche of iield
‘goaia.
The Compo Life Guards are plan.
ninggn 1 game between the mar.
ried on and single fnen ct their 6r.
ganlsstlon tor a week from Friday.
Neither the Red Men or the Guards
Wil play this
In ay.
The Red Men are planning to
bring the Mohawks ot Holyoke.
Maesl. champions of the Berkshire .
section of that state to Norwalk to
close the season. Manager McGarrie
is also trying to communicate with
the DlXiOI of Hartford. The Disies
are. the amateur champioris of Con.
necticut and it is beiipved that they
would draw better than the Mo-
hawks.
The game between the married
and single men of the Life Guards
will be a farce. It is planned to
bring some oil the old timers back
into the game. The married men will
have Paddy Uriseoll. Ken Scotield.
Manager Don Taylor. Irving Hub.
boll. "Ad" Austin with Jfihnny Cn-
niil in reserve. The single men will
have Harry Quinn. Eddie Quinn.
Eddie McMahon. Larry McMahon
and Allan Darby in their lineup.
This game will be staged in the
gymnasium ot the Westport Y M.
C. A.
Zinc: wutlme '
By JOE wrnumns.
EVEN though .oustom' dictates a
change, in heauxvear at Easter time,
many of the he}; keep right on
wearing tip high at.
.
THE baseball experts scam to
know their A. B. (3': this your. . .
At any rate. they are picking the
Athletics, Browns and Chlmgoe.
C 1| ll
'THE first heavyweight Lit-rich-
bucninct WiilppcilJllln. . . . Which
solves tum right. . . lie ulloulu
lithe starttd “nth. Dempsey
worked up to ihu good ones.
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ROGERS 1101‘. N881” has butied
better than .400 for line straight
years. . . .Bcllcr may be tho prop-
or word but any pitcher will tell
you he is worse man u .100 illilor.
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“IS he light?
wou.dn‘t give
r'ioriaul"
that bird
GUIDED in
Say
you on
G 0 It
TY COBB says the younb
playci at today doesnt “91k as
fluid as the 01d out-s mud to. . . .
lhcrcoy pionug .i')’ hua never seen
u young bull [unynr tackle a mess
ol‘ com boot and cabbage.
‘ d 0 1!!
WELL. it certainly does sound
like old limes to read that Waiter
Johnson is pitching uguiu and Mexi-
cans are shooting up American cli-
icons.
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WIiOEVElt origiunlcd
Charleston undoubtcui
sp.ration from study2ing. 'Siim"Harq
riss' footwork in the pitcher‘s box.
I O C
,Wo see by the papers that Gene
Tunney's boxing is or: color. . . .
But this may merelylmcau he is
of! Wills.
the
a e
THE experts say the hit-und-run
play will be used more oitcn this
year than ever. . . . We suggest.
however. that you be careful not to
use it on fleet-rooted coppers.
O O O
YOU'RE cit-side. corn plaster. .
. .~ The batteredoes not use a knife
when he takes 3. out“ the tork
ball:
-, TWO RELEASED
CLEVELAND. March 80 .-—-Cat4h
for Frank McCrea and Inuelde‘r
Weretllng. both recruits with the
Cleveland Indians. were released to-
ay to other clubs. MoCrea goes to
tui- and Wrestling to Torre
Route. both in the Three 1 league; ‘
neck, due to Good
and.
bull ,
. .
By BILLY EVANS.
SARSOTA. Fla.. March SOs—"You
must ilgure McGl-aw's club." was a
remark every National League man-
ger made to me when I asked his
opinion of the coming race.
"Mom-aw can always be depended
upon to have a good ball club. And.
what is more. it is always a. good
club that plays smart ball." was the
way rival managers summed up the
possibilities of the New York Giants.
As I watched the team go through
its training sprouts and closely ob-
eelvcd it in several exhibition games.
it was apparent to me that the New
York Giants or this year must be
figured strongly in the running us
pennant contenders.
In my tour or the training camps
last your I named moments as the
best bull club that I had seen: pre-
dicted them would win its fifth cou-
scoutlv‘e National League pennant.
To my way or thinking. the Giants
failed because it Suffered a run of
. Fleet Afoot '
EDGAR HOUSE.
One or the most promising ath-
letes on the University of Southern
California track team this season
is Edgar House. He's a sprinter.
specializing in the 100 and 220-
yard dashes. The Trojans expect
him to garner many points during
the outdoor campaign.
NEWTON. Mass. March so.—
Cornelius R.""l‘ubber" Cronin ot
Cambridge. was elected captain or
the 1927 Boston college hockey
. team.
Strung w... Overi,$1atté’rv
“minnow
.1" ‘ma'm'mammmsmm‘a‘mm
landfall-natagontbem—ellm
. did that“. Wt: at‘be tag end ct
. the American Association lit-tad.
Roger Brasnahan II to take the y.
place vacated by Bush” Jennies-
bad luck that has scarcely it ever
been equaled in the annals of base-
ball. The Giants suflercd from
every malady except the hoot- and-
mouih disease. every casualty ex-
cept loss of lite.
I regard the Giants of this year as
good. if not a better bull club than
the 1925 vintage. and certainly no
club can surfer as much hard luck
and live to tell of ii. i
A ball club cannot achieve great—
ness without a star player at short-
stop. For a time the filling of that
‘position on the New York club was
doubtful. It was feared the injury
to Travis Jackson's knco might keep
him out of the lineup,
Knee injurien are treacherous but ’
as i watched Jackson t‘ul'ort uround .
tile shortlleld for the Giants ht:
looked as good as over. 011 the
ability ”of Jackson to continue to
play. in a sense. depends the chances
at the Giants to will.
The rest of the infield will be
80MB GIANT
GLEANINGS
SARASOTA. Fla. lllui‘ch Slit-l
Home Groh'e legs are. such that it. is
hurdly possible that he will be able
to play more than 76 minus nt best.
lle limpe l‘llll‘itl‘llllllly owl is no ioniz-
cr :1. mennco on the buses. llo will
fields well on balls on which he
doesn‘t have to cover much ground
and is. always. a threat at the bat.
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Ross Young says: “Just count
last season out 'in iiguring my play."
He is in line shape. lighter than
in it couple of yours uud is all set
to do a comeback. ills trusty right
arm is as accurate us ever.. He
throws strikes from the outfield.
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Manager McGrnw has definitely
decided to use George Kelly at first
base. unless lack 01' av '«ilnble substi~
tutes forces him to be played at sec-
ond or in the ontiield. Kelly prefers
met base to any other position. Says
he hits better when fielding there.
G U 0
In the spring games Travis Jack-
son has put his knee to every test.
including the hook slide. which
places a severe strain on the leg. It
looks as it he has completely recov-
ered. If such is the case it is a
great boost tor the Giants' chances.
O O O
chic: reason tor Manager hicGraw
believing'his club can again win the
National League pennant. He looks
for his veterans to be as effective as
rookies at last year will be about
ready to go over. .._
tree .
0! the younger pitchers on the
Giants roster, Greenfield. Fituim-
men. and Wiener are the trio Mc-
Graw is banking on (or about All ball
games. Greenfield was the big noise
or the league last year. while Fitz-‘
simmcss. secured from Indianapous.
latter at timed last
yearjhewad dunes at much ability.
the tow rookies certain to break into
the New York needs. his perform-
snoesstthe bat-bareb'etntsr-trom
outstanding. Xe may one National
League pitching tougher to W
after several years. as near.“
diret lieutenant. Bananas is show.
tag all. as much pen as Jennings
and is re to help the New York
pitching mite. Roger we. a smart
mm. '
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sunn- Nor league clubs have
discarded the old-time sweaters for
the more snappy leather star-n1-
breanera. As usual. these were by
the Giants are a. little bit
udsr
than any othhe. being trinu'n ii:
a bright Nd.
m WW9
Will hold your interest from the
, same. as last year. However. the
‘-,’ as the result 0: the experience
gained last lesson.
Much improved "pitching is the
ever and tools that several ot the? ‘
While antacids; Tyson is one at -
taken care at by Lindstrom at third.
the brilliant Prison at second and
the versatile Kelly at first.
Should Jackson'i knee tell him,
the burden ot playing that most im-
portant position will be up to Farv
roll. the (armor University 0! Penn.
syivanla star. Burton can take care
of the fielding but so far his hitting
has not been all that could be de-
sired.
However. it is possible that the
drive or McGraw’s club will be such
that u light-hitting shortstop will not
seriously handicap the team from
going somewhere.
In the outhsid Irish Meusel and
Rose Young are practically certain
or starting. Young. who had an or!-
yenr of it in 1925. is still a great ball
player and dhould prove it this year.
Tyson. secured from Louisville.
looks good and is slated to open in
center.
The battery men will be much the
pitching should ~be improved as
several of the twirlers on whom
McGraw is depending should proilt
Just reckon the Giants of 1926 a
strong pennant-contender. It is a
tough club to beat but plus the men-
aseriai direction at John McGraw. a
much tougher one.
‘,-- Amateur Bouts
Giants Most Feared Club 1n Old League
CLOSE SHOP ,
Melt Won 189m of 23 Games Played After
W Start—~— Ha've One More Game —-
ed and Single Men Will Clash In
lilGil SCHOOL w.
WILL soon
opususol
The Norwaih' High school base~
ball team will play its ilrst game of
the season three weeks irom tomor-
row.
The locals will tare the Com-
mercial High school. or New Haven
in the initial contest ot the 1926
season. Coach Feroi Green has
hopes of putting his squad through
a long drill each atternoon during
the next two weeks. It will take
the players a week to limbcr up; and"
to work the stillness and lameness
out of their arms. ~A raft of candl-
dates will make an interesting tight
tor several of the positions on the
team. It is expected that at least
two candidates will battle for each
berth.
The Norwalk team will make a
strong bid for the championship or
the Southern Fairileld County league
honors. The locals won the first leg
on the cup last year. In order to
obtain permanent ownership or the
trophy a. team must win it three
times. Last year was the first
league season and Norwalk is one
Jump ahead or the other schools.
‘ tam-“WET”.
PAGE" NiNr.
Tonight
LARGE crown EXPEClED TO
ATTEND ARMORY Mll'l snow
Several Good Matches
0n Tap—Baskay and
Fuller In Wrestling Match—~Harry Smith
Will Be the Annou ncer and George
Hopkins the
Timekeeper. .
The Armory will be the scene of
considerable rlciivlty this evening.
The amateur bouts are scheduled to
be_held there.
39"“ or the best simou pure hero
or: in Fairfieid County will be on
dtck to swap punches and taken
all in all it looks like a real good
show.
Several good cutclws have been
made by Promoter Frankie Fay and
Roy Loverldge. it my Dtgvis and Red
Riley will do their stuff in the tins:
bout 0! the evening. This bout alone
should give the fans something to
talk about.
Joe Fuller and Joe Baskay will
take part in a finish wrestling match.
This is another bright spot on the
card. Dave Campbell will referee
this match.
The card will open with an exhi-
bition by the Mason twins. These
two lad. always give the runs u laugh
whenever they appear on n curd.
Dr. David Slomull turmoi- col-
legiate champion boxer nud . Roy
Downs, sporting editor Oi the Evo-
ning Sentinel will be the referees.
Harry Smith will bu lilu announcer
and George Hopkins 'wiii be the"
timer. Boxing Commissioner Anson
F. Keelor and John “ltuver” Ben.
Jamlu will be the judges.
It is expected that even a lurgcr
crowd than attended the last show
will 'be on hand this evening.
Charlie Middleton. may appcur 11.1
the last time in the ring as an
amateur this evening. if he is vic-
torious in his bout with “ltrd” Gril-
lo he will turn professional and
will swnp punches with Billy Prince
of Bridgeport on the next profession-
al card at the Armory. Middleton
has been coming along in great
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