New Britain herald., 1922-04-29

| Several years ago, Jimm Murphy of
 Plainvilc bought the New Britain
 baseball franchise, and one of the first things he did was to order the players
 to live at hotel in that town. Among
 the worthies trying out for berth was Bill Brennecke. Things went along nicely, until Jim issued an edict,
 that all players would have to get d
 "bul dog haircut. "Nothin' doin','
 said Brennecke, and he quit the team. It remained for a neWspaperman,
 lately named q baseball umpire, to
 banish t.le first manager from the field in the Eastern league this season when Imp Doherty sent Paddy O. Connor out of the Brasscos park at Waterbury Thursday afternoon.
 Other than his announcement that
 he would pitch we have heard little
 of late from Bill Mangan regarding
 the game between his club and the St, Thomass seminary team.
 The Hartford team will play it's first Sunday game of the season tomorrow at Bridgeport.
 A number of local players swung into action on various diamonds in this city his afternoon. At St. Mary field the Trojans and the Rogers Recreation teams held a practice game. The Trojans are planning busy campaign during the coming season.
 The stage is all set for d big night" by the Russell and Erwin Foremens club bowlers, this evening. Starting with a banquet at , 30 o'clock, the program will be concluded with a theatrical performance at Parsons theater.
 The Russell and Erwins I'oromen's club outing committee will have q hard job on their hands, keeping Jack | McCue and Bill Massey from issuing a bowling challenge to "'rhe Two Little Girls in Blue" this evening.
 That good looking athtete seen limbering lip at Walnut Hill Park yesterday afternoon, was none other than Willie Brennecke, the goniaI alleys manager.
 We hear that the south End Park 1 will soon be made into an athletic | field Mayor paonessa is said to favor the matter and the park board when it is reorganized will take the matter up. Without doubt, there are very | few in the city who would not wei come the change.
 The Gas company team was out on the diamond yesterday getting the [ stiffness out of their joints. The mem bers Of the team think that they will win the pennant in the league that is under consideration, but we don't mind anything like that. Everybody has a right to think,
 The clerks at the Commercial Trust Co. have orga nized for the season and they also claim that they are going to clean up the league They favor the use of the adding machines to keep score when they arc dl SNlnSlnE lle willow.
 We also heard q peep from beSse- Leland company that they would be put strong this season They ought to [ have enough material for d baseball team seeing that they have so many more clerks since the new store open ad up. We're waiting for them to in reduce the new fashions in baseball suits.
 Manager Frank 7ynan Of the Black Rock Juniors has arranged for his cam composed of new players to play n South Manchester Sunday. They yill oppose the Midrets in the first yamc of the season
 \ number of local men have become interested in the possibility Of ball park in this city. There has been a great deal of talk going the rounds hat there is a likelihood that cer- ain group Of men would invest some )f their long green in the proposition f New Britain would have q team.
 It IS rumQrod around town that