The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
WILL FINISH WELL.
N. H. H. s. Basketball Team is Playing a Most Remark
 able Game.
STARTED SEASON POORLY
Efficient Management of Kendrick Bird Clears Debt-The Re-
 maining Games.

Although the New Haven High School quintet started the basketball season poorly, the chances for good ending is almost assured. The team has won the last nine games played, which shows splendid uphill work, for some of the conquered teams are con- sidered among the best High school fiyes in the state The Bristol team which the locals trimmed have a paid coach.
 To win the remaining games of the schedule is a very difficult accomplish ment for some of them are out of town games. It is very difficult for team to win out-of-town on account of be- irg unacquainted with the floor and the baskets. This is made more diff ficult for the fact that nearly every team has different kinls of baskets and the sizes of the gymnasiums vary greatly. Since the local High School team does not practice at Anderson's S Gym during the week before games, they are nearly in the same condition when playing there, as when out-of- town. Considering their good work at the Anderson gym the local team have hrigh prospects of good results in win ming ,ne remaining games.
 Alderman no doubt, will be play ing after the reports come out next Monday, and his return will strength en the team greatly. By his return the High School team will have its five regular players. This has been hard thing for the High School team to ac- complish, for when one player came back in the game some other player was unable to play either on account of injury, deficiency in studies or ir- regular attendance at school.
 The good playing of the High School team finally showed to the members of the school that 1t was possible for the five to win, and it was this alone that brought the members of the school to see the games, thereby help ing Manager Kendrieh Bird, of the local High School team, financially. Manager Bird first tried the plan of having joint games with the Clintons, a fast amateur team of this city. This plan proved successful. and very large crowds attended. After two of these joint games, Bird had the High School team play alone, but this proved un- successful, very small crowd attend ing. This was the x. H. H. S.-Bridge- port game when the local team swamp ed the Bridgeport five. Bird then tried the joint games again, this time hay ing the class teams play, instead of the Clintons. This drew large crowd
 As will be seen by the latter part of the schedule below, New Britain High school will play the local quintet at the Anderson Gym. March 21. The manager of the Clintons has engaged that same night for their game with the Yale Consolidated team. The New Britain five will be unable to play here if the Clintons will not join in with the locals and play a double header If this is not possible the New Ha- ven High school fans will lose one of the best games of the year. If the games will he played, they will draw one of the biggest crowds of the sea son.
 The schedule for the remainder of the season is as follows.
 Sat. Feb. 29. Alumni at New Haven Fri. March 6, Bristol High school at Bristol
 Sat. March [, Gunnery School al Washington.
 Sat. March IA, Bridgeport University school at New Haven.
 Sat. March 21, New Britain High school at New Haven.
 Other games may be secured by the local high school Home games to be played at the Anderson Gym. at ?. m