New Britain herald., 1924-01-24
S a kin g of Sports

| New York's flying cop has
 changed his mind. MacAllister now
 says he will run in the Brooklyn col-
 lege track meet Saturday. The Yale hockey team shut out
 Penn to 0 last night.
 Fordham's hoop tossers bowed to
 the army last night, 31-24. West
 Point won in the final 10 minutes of
 play.
 The Navy won 33-17 over the U. of
 Delaware last night.
 Yale's freshman hockey team took
 its sixth straight win last night by de-
 feating Kent school 7-2. Villas manager has signed articles for the bout with Marks on Feb. s. Members of the Davis cup team met last night to devise ways and means of retaining the trophy. Tierney, the New England inter- ] collegiate star. won the 500 yard run in the St. Josephs games in New
 York last night.
 The Elihu Burritt Junior High hoop tossers defeated the Central Junior High team yesterday in we'll played game.
 Ed Walsh, famous pitcher of other days. will probably be used by Man. ager Frank Chance of the Chicago White Sox as coach for the young pitchers.
 Unless Detroit lands a capable sec- l ond sacker, there is hardly a chance i for Cobb to finish as high as second l this year.
 Maranville is almost certain to be traded by Pittsburgh before the open ing of the season.
 Pic Traynor. star third baseman of the Pittsburgh club, is said to be having serious trouble with his eyes. McGraw banks on Southpaw Jack Bentley to be big winner this year. Laxity as to discipline is said to be the real reason for the break be- tween Kid Gleason, former manager of the White Sox. and Owner Comis- key.
 Florida will have nine of the 16 major league clubs training within its borders this spring. Some com pliment to the climate of that state. Whitcy Witt, outfelder of the New York Yankees is said to be seriously considering quitting the game. Witt has saved his money and won't need a benefit. Frank Chance Is much concerned as to the condition of Red Faber, his star pitcher. raber ailed the last six weeks of the 1923 season, then turned in a great game in the city seriea with the Cubs.
 The N. B. II. s. basketball team will have to take tho floor without the benefit of n good weeks practice. The team has been able to have one practice gcssion SO far this week. This vas held at the Boys club gym nasltn yesterday afternoon. -----.-.--- "Dickic" German, who played guard in all three games so far this season, will not be able to play this week. but will be able to play in the New Haven game the week following. Tho squad at present consists of the following: Neipp, Beloin, Belser, Zch- rer, Gormen. Grip, Beagle, Barrows, Darrcw. McGratl, Huber and Gier- ochowslti. The squad will lose only one of its members by graduation in February.
 "Dukc" Ilogin bone-crushing tackle Of the football team, and speedy
 guard on the five, will be among those to be graduated February l. The South Manchester team, which !
 is to be played here Saturday after noon. comes with a fair record. They 1 have defeated the Middletown high l school and the East Hartford high |
 school team, but lost 10 the team of l
 the Bristol high school and the Hart
 for public high school team.
 A large crowd is expected at ihe |
 game since it will be the first real |
 opportunity the Hardware City fans
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