New Britain herald., 1923-09-22
20 HIGH School
BOYS Sign PAPER
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sueh stTens eaekheld men cut Meeus
as eaptsia, might have had . hard
time 20 be secure in 4 hack berth,
Consequently the coach waited le
make "a cad Of him 10 assure him .
regular position on the team,
The Herald does not take Fesponsi,
hllily fer this skplsnaiieA, bur mere
ID prints il as one Of the phases OF the
High school mnddls,
Lasl night 20 officials and mem.
hers OF this years squad issued q
statement in support OF Coach Cassidy
and eentradietins charges that have
been made b. Mecus.
The statement fellowsi
To the Editor.
New Britain Herald
We. the undersigned candidates for
the ResltieHs on the n. n. ". q, feet.
ball team. do smphatiesily deny the
charges brought against Coach Gas.
sidy IN connection with the resiEns.
ton OF William Mecue as captain of
the team, Since the hrst year Coach
Cassidy has undertaken the coaching
OF athletic teams az the local High
school. u has Always been his policy
20 have one player who 10 Thorough.
~ familiar With all points OF the
game. and also positions on the team.
act in an advisory capacity. For ex.
ample. In the 1891 football season,
championship. Dixie" Griffin was the
man chosen for this position because
OF his knowledge OF the hne points
OF the game. Finneman. one OF the
finest captains New Britain ever had.
realizing this TO be for the best ad.
vantage and success OF his team. play
ed through the season without COM
planning against this system OF coach
ing. II worked TO he a one OF the
smoothest running teams N, 3. II. s.
ever had put on the gridiron. II was
also charged that Coach Cassidy
showed favoritism to those spending
their vacation at his home In YER
mont. Anyone attending practices of
the squad can readily see that Coach
Cassidy has shown no favoritism In
his selections. The incident marking
Captain Mocue's resignation was not
as represented In the newspaper; II
was as follows:
After Coach Cassidy called all the
candidates In a group he chose his
most probable candidates for the line
positions. McCue was asked to take
left end; he refused, with this re-
mark, Put someone else there" Fol-
lowing this Coach Cassidy picked
backfield man to run the team and
asked him whom he wished to have
as his running mate. At this point
McCue spoke up and said that he was
captain. Coach Cassidy then picked
out his backheld, leaving McCue out.
The next. day the newspapers stated
that McCue was ordered to the side
lines. which wa. absolutely untrue as
Coach Cassidy then asked McCue to
play the second string backneld.
We also wish to state that not a
single man with the exceptions OF
Captain McCue and O'Brien have quit
the squad or ever had intentions. OF
so doing. The morale Of the team has
not been lowered one particle on as-
count. OF the happenings of the last
few days. On, the contrary, we are
out to add another championship
team to the long list the Red and Gold
now holds.
Yours in sports,
John Grip, football squad ~, bas-
ketball team .22-'2s. basketball team
49,
Earl Putney football squad 1928.
John Gierochowski, football team
'22.
Edward Hennessy, '2S football.
Frank Damie, football '23,
Howard Beloin, 90 football.
Ernest Neipp, football squad 20.
basket ball team '22'23, captain
elect 1894, baseball team %, foot
ball team 90.
Howard Belser. football '22-eS.
~.
Frank Mccarthy, football '23.
Henry Bojnowski, football ~.
Douglas Norton, football '23-'22.N
Henry l. Taylor, baseball '23, foot
ball '23
Robert sneideman, manager of
football '23.
Charles Covert, general manager
'23.
Chas. Haber, football 1922.
Henry C. Zehrer, football squad |
1920, football team 81, basketball |
team 21-'22.
Clifton Cowles, '23.
Fred Gennette, 20.
Albert Fengler, squad baseball 20,
squad Basketball '22, squad football |
1928.
Ben ID. Rogin
Left Squad Later.
The above statement is not quite
accurate today, however, as Deodor-
an and Mcclure seem to have faded
rom the scene since it.was issued.