New Britain herald., 1922-11-20
KNOXVILLE LOSES IN ANNUAL CLASH
 ..--- Old Time Rivals Are Defeated for Leg on Championship LEGION MEETING TONIGHT
Knights of Washington VIII Hold Family Night Wednesday At Epis- oopal Church-LegtOn Seckin:; New Headquarters, Meeting Tonight.

~Eui NnuTsH-iNSN's SeS"b'- NFN | Headquarters, Meeting Tonight. | All unionyille, rivals of Painvil.c m all. games of sport, met defent at the hands of the local football prayers tt Rockwell's field yesterday, by ihe score of 2 to (. The game wdJ with out Goubt the greatest ever wit messed or the Plain,ille grid',on and more thar 100 people attenicl. l.
 The touchdown was scored i'y Jack Breen. iloying at left halfback. while a field goa was booted by Green, i auartercack. InionviIle trisu its best to make touchdown but never came near enoLi,h to the Plainvile posts to | cause any fear of this happening. ,pionvi,lc played an excellent game and their backfield was more than ltn pounds heavier. Team work | by I'r n,illc was Instrumental in winning .Ile game and the new plays they pur over were disastrous 10 their opponents. Much credit is given tc Coach Pat Meskil. formerly with the Meriden High school 1 Every player on the Plainvile team showed up in excellent form ani nll made stellsr plays. The line, forming a bcdygUrrd for the backs, did splendid team work. There wsro no arguments during the game. Thomas Monahai cf Bristol acted as r1foree. ,Monahs n is physical director at the Bristol High school. Unionvlle se- lacted Referee Monahan and for tits rcason diI not have any comeback for arguments. It is expected that Mon- ahan will appear at the next 8 <ne this coming Sunday which will take place H. Lnlonvile.
 If Pllinville wins next Sunday. it will be awarded the championship of the Pennington Valley league. A large tniegation of fans have an- nounced their intention of journ oying to l ninnville.
 lcsion Meeting Tonight
 There will be pec.al meeting to- night at 2 o'clock of Brock Barnes Lost, American Legion at the heal quarters on Pierce street.
 An inn ortant discussion to take place vii; be that of securing new hea lquarters This problem has con- fronted tle Legion officials for scnia time past and has been up for dis cussion at several meetings.
 A plan was presented some t.Oie ago to get suite of five rooms in the Neri block at Central Square. The lease for these roms were almost signed and the deal passed when the of A1 to have put clause in the lease which did not appeal to the Legion officials.
 The post desires rooms centrally located and large enough to hold so- cial functions and where visiting Le- zion members can come in during the day. The present headquarters in the Grange hall do not offer any of these conveniences.
 Mrs. Ellen Coughlin
 The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Cough. lin, who died at her home Friday night of heart trouble, was held at o'clock this morning from the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. Rev. John F. Fay, the pastor, officiated. Interment was in St. Marys old ceme- tery. New Britain.
 Grange Election
 The annual election of officers of Plainville Grange will take place to- morrow evening at the regular meet ing. The reports of the officers will also be heard on the past work and financial standing of the organlaat;tN
 Many Births Reported
 Plainville had a boom in bl,ths during the month of October accord ing to the vital statistics filed for that month at the otwn clerks office. There was total of II children born which is the largest ever recorded for one month frop this town. There were three deaths and two weddings. The realty transfers have increased indicating that a property boom has started.
 Crimsons Are Trimmed
 The Crimsons met defeat at the hands of the Ramblers of. Southington in that town yesterday afternoon by the score of 24 to 3. The Crimsons were to have played the Sons of Italy hut the team did not show up.
 The game went through with deal of arguing which made it interesting from a fistic standpoint and the local grid players claim that they had to | play the referee and umpire besides i their eleven opponents
 Manager Nilardi offered the Ram bers a side bet to come to Plainville | in the near future Which they may iac- cept.
 The only three points for the Grim sons was scored by drop kick from the toe of Valardi in the last half minute of play. The Crimsons were heavily penalized during the first half which gave the, Southington team a chance for a walk away.
 Mrs. Jcrnic Anderson
 The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Ander- son. wife of Carl w. Anderson, was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the home on East street Rev. pr. Abel Ahouist. pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church in New Britain, of ticiated and burial was in Fairview cemetery. New Britain.
 Missionary Worker Speaks
 Mrs l.. Fl. Gates Of Hartford, mis- sionary worker from India gave an Interesting talk at the Congregational church last evening. The meeting was open to the public and a good attend ance greeted Mrs. Gates. She spoke of her extensive work Tn the mission ary fields in that country and the wonderful results from the efforts of