New Britain herald., 1924-12-20
.BOWERY CREW NOW
 ISSUES CHALLENGE
Team Of Ex-Captains Is Just
 Earring to Go

The Bowery Crew quintet, team composed of good players who have explained various basketball teams hereahout, is out with n sweeping challenge 10 any team in its class in the state, with the Boys club and National Guard reserves as their especial meat. The Crew will take on anything up to 150 pounds and A. J, Aronson, Box 321 or phone 1tS2-will start the ball rolling. As afore stated, the Bowery Crew is composed entirely of eX-captains and will surely batter their rivals 10 crisps in the fierce battles expected. Captain Ben Huck, who has led the far famed Crcscents 10 so many glorious victories last year has adorned the honor of captaincy of the Bowery Crew this season. Cap tain Elliott Cohen of the slowing Harmonys last season is the second member of the Crew. Captain Abe Aronson of the fast travelling Pan- thers of year ago is a capable manager as well as player of the l Bowery five. Charles Levine, the blazing fullback of the Rovers foot ball eleven in 102@-23 and the star guard of the Crcsccnts in 1923, is another notch in the lineup. Cap tain Max Abrams of the fierce Boost CTS of 1921 is still another in the. discriminating lineup the Bowery { iQ tNtn tptr Bramhall only recently from New York state and of the Eagles in i 1920 who have captured the state championship of that year will also be seen with the Crew. Cantaju Nick Burke Of the Pawnees of 1922 i and Captain Jim Gordon of the Cy. clones in 1920. together with Cap tain Al kotltin of the Rovers of l922-2S add more inferior strength to the inyincible Bowery Crew. 1 The names of two other important 1 players of skilled superiority are being withheld simply 10 comply with the regulations of one certain promise, although Charles Baker who has just returned from the Marines might be seen in the lineup in the time to come
 The Bowery Crew have player two games this season in the sur rounding noighborhood of New IIa- ven and won both games - one of which was vaty close. But because their opponents were professionals : GGO1i-nrO pnI l1r,ttgN were for practice only, the accounts ; Of the battles have been given no publicity. The Crew is working sl lently and slowly and is in no belief that haste makes haste" (proercssl and has but one game scheduled
 for the days leading up 10 Christ mas. And the management is seek ing no more until after the holiday
 Then. and not until then, the fas, trave!ing hoopsters will break their
 shell and emerge upon the clear sur. face of their schedule with scalpine knives in hand and crying aloud for victims.
 Words are too meek to express the urgest desire in the management 10 book games with the following teams
 after the holidays have passed. IThundering challenges, vollcy after vollPy will be fired until they agree
 in coming 10 the terms of the uniqut
 Powery Crew
 i Holyoke Y. M IT. A. are most
 kindly invited to write at once. The
 Celtics of Springfield are also in
 vited. American Legion of Sims
 bury and the Crescent Reserves Of
 Manchester should lose no time in answering this threat. The Pextos
 of Southington are no exception and
 should not attempt to elude the
 crafty crew. The Community Five of Meriden would help greatly to
 facilitate matters by writing with
 out delay. The South Ends of Bris
 tol will be expected to be heard ! (Continued on Following Page)