New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
FOUR H. s. SQUADS
 ARE IN TRAINING
Baseball, Football, Track and Tennis Men Limbering Up Daily

Athletic activities at the High
 school are in for ono of the busiest l seasons of the year. No less than four
 teams are practising almost daily in
 preparation for their respective sea sons The track team is under the
 coaching of William r. Delaney The baseball team, which is under the di- rection of Coach Cassidy, is starting to 1 show good form. The tennis team, which is being coached by Robert Golf. is also going along fairly well,
 although several of the veterans have 1 left school. For the second time in | the history of the school, the football 1 squad will have spring training. For
 the past two nights the pigskin chas- 1 CTS have been going through light
 practice in preparation for the tough schedule next fall
 10 Out For Track.
 Forty men report regularly for the | track team. This is the largest squad l out for any of the teams. Coach De-
 laney expects to weld the squad into a successful team. With several vet erans to form the nucleus of his team, there is every chance that he will make his job success. Several men showed ups well in the first outdoor practice of the season at the New Britain Machine company track on South Main street. "Bill'' Kiniry, Abe Finkestein, Howard Linton and Bob Kiniry are setting the pace for all the candidates for the 100 yard | dash. "Battler" Murtha and Gilbert Chambers are the leading 220 yard | men, while Captain Charley" Quig- | ley, Duke" McCabe and Clancy Bell are ahead of the other men at the quarter mile. Billy" McCabe will cast his lot with the track team this spring. It was rumored that Coach Cassidy of the baseball team was after the services of next years football captain to. play the outfield for the baseball team, but Sock" states that his speed would be wasted on the diamond
 Duke" Quits Diamond
 Duke" McCabe, veteran of last year on the baseball team, has decid- ed to quit the diamond to join the track squad. He will be sorely miss
  CT but a finished outfielder as we'll With Duke" gone the outfied sit uation will be worse than it was be- fore The only hope is to find dark horse" among some of the 25 players I who are trying for the team. The in- field is pretty well settled with the { exception of second base. There are several recruits battling for the posi- { ton. At present it seems to be a toss { up between three candidates, Watson, 1 Kania and Taylor are showing up well for the position. The rest of the in- field probably will be as follows: Beagle first; Griss shortstop; Rey- : holds, third. The catching and pitch T ing will be able to take care of itself. ,
 The success of the team will depend ' largely on how well the right and cen f ter field positions will be filled. f
 Few Tennis Veterans ,
 The tennis team will have to face ( the season with no veteran material. lc "Bungy' Cianci, captain elect of the T team, has left school as has Hump" ( Muldowney, who looked to be one of I the finds of the season. Coach Golf . will have to build up q team around Austin Vessels, veteran of last year who was appointed captain to take the place of Cianci. A squad of 15 racquet wielders has been reporting in the gymnasium at the practices every week. Indoor practice is held but it is likely that the real team will not be chosen until the players are able to have some outdoor practice. When the weather gets warmer the team will practice at the Walnut Hill park courts. ....
 On Monday the first practice for football spring training was held on the school grounds at the close of the afternoon session. The backfield can didates under the direction of Cap tain-elect Billy" McCue went through light practice. This was followed, by some bunting and catching practice. The candidates , in number, prac- ticed until well after 6 o'clock. A similar practice was held Tuesday night, and several more will be held during the week.
 Only three veterans reported for practice Monday and Tuesday, but it Is believed that several more will ,ome out for practice soon. The men who reported were Captain elect Me- Tue, Gierkowski and O'Brien, who is being groomed for center. Both vet eran centers will be graduated this spring so that a new man will have n in ,a1-t- !