New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
s p e kin g of Sports

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 No matter how fair bowling may be, It's an underhanded game.
 Lawyer w. r.. Mangan Is having a hard time gathering together Ave at- torneys sufficiently interested in bas- ketball to suffer the torments of the next days aches.
 Lawyer Alfred Levitt has organize ed team from among his legal asso- ciates and tentative plans for game at the Y. Nj. c. A. has been made.
 Branch Hickey has nine outielders to select three regulars from. As far as mere ability Is concerned there Is little to choose among them. yet be- fore the opening of the season the Cardinal manager must decide on his three regulars
 HI" Myers is one of the nine out fielders already slated for a regular position. Myers will play the all-im- portant center field. It is the hope of Manager Hickey that Myers will All the void made by the untimely death of the Cardinal star McHenry.
 "Hi" Myers came to the Cardinals in a trade with Brooklyn. To get him Hickey parted with Jack Four nier. Myers is slated for regular berth at St. Louis, while Fournier has announced his retirement. The req son for the retirement announcement is simply difference of $1,ooo in salary.
 The trade between Brooklyn and St. Louis, which involved Myers and Fournier, is perhaps the most dis cussed deal of the year. The general impression is that Brooklyn is badly stung.
 "The impression seems to be that have been badly stung." says Rob- bie However, had Fournier report ed I wouldn't have so regarded 1t. As 1t stands. am.
 "I figured that Fournier would help my kid infield more than Myers would the outfield. Myers is still fine player, and when I made the deal I realized he would greatly help St.. Louis. I wanted Fournier, and in order to get him had to part with Myers. Fournier is no Sisler, yet he would have been balance to my other wound infieiders."
 "Nfyers is going to be a good man for me-" said Hickey. "He is still a good outfielder and can hit He will help my club. I am sorry Fournier hasn't reported to Brooklyn. He would have been as valuable to Rob- inson as Myers is going to prove to me. I decided Bottemly was the bet ter man for me. so had little use for 1 Fournier. Since Robinson wanted him badly I insisted on Myers" l Sixteen players eligible for the gol1 nationals last year have been crossed off the 1923 list.
 | Americas prospects in the British open are picking up. There nov seems to be chance that Jock Hutchison and Jim Barnes may make the trip.
 The Crosby High school football team is getting flying start for next season. The squad is holding spring practice.
 Lou Bogash. who fights in Hartford next Tuesday. went 12 rounds to a draw with Byran Downey, Columbus heavy, in Rochester Monday night He earned 8 draw.
 Sailing is. getting to be favorite pa astime with the boxers. Hartford had a sample last week. Monday night Jack Renault and Martin Burke were fired out of the New Orleans ring for this offense. On the same night Billy Wells, British welter and Frankie Schoell were disqualified fol the same thing in Buffalo.
 Philadelphia is rapidly acquiring a corner on the tennis market. Bill Tilden and Wallace Johnson have al- ways played from there and recently R. Norris Williams of Boston moved his trunks and racquets to the Quaker City Now the Alonzos, Spanish Davis cup players have located in the Philadelphia district The Quakers will be substituting a racquet for the keystone in the state crest if this sort of thing doesn't stop soon.