New Britain herald., 1924-02-28
'CELTICS MUST PUT | UP OR SHUT UP NOW
Partners Give Snappy Come.
 Back and Offer to Play

The Celtics, who yesterday launch ed broadcast against the Partners. today find themselves in the position of putting up or shutting up. Inci- l dentally, little family wrangle is be- l ing injected into the squabble since i the rival managers, who are so keen on hurling defies at each other, are 1 brothers. This complicates matters somewhat Today, Samuel, the Pan l ther manager, replies to his Celtic brother in no uncertain terms and, in passing casts some grave doubts as to l the right of the latter to claim any, thing resembling first honors in bas- ketball. However, read what Sam- my says:
 Dear Sports Ed.:--
 "We were all very much surprised to read the paper last night in regard to a Celtic Panthers game. In the first place the Partners. strictly Boys club team. is deserving of all the moral support that club members can show them, and instead bunch of these members go out and pick up a team and challenge the Partners. ls that their idea of sportsmanship?
 Again, about that great out of town record that the Celtics are talk ing about. They have played two games to date-losing both. The Vic- tors of South Manchester defeated them by big margin, while the Pan- thers beat this same team by com fortable margin, while the other game that the celtics lost ended up in e free -for-all in Southington. Is that great record? On the contrary the Panthers have played 26 games, win ming 24 and losing only two. These defeats were by the New Britain high school seconds and the Ramblers of. South Manchester, composed of South Manchester high school players. In addition to these games the Panthers have played IS contests in the senior basketball league. Although the smallest and lightest team entered in the league they came out in second place, being beaten out by the Har- mony Quintet in n sensational hair raising play-off game. They finished ahead of the Crescents. who hold Nc- tories over the Falcons Rangers, Swift & Epson, and many other well known auintets.
 "Furthermore, the Orange and Black have been accused of playing soft teams. Glancing through our record books reveals the fact that all | teams that we have defeated are out ] of town teams, containing such names 1 as the Broad A. C. Of Hartford, Par | nells of New Haven. Waterbury Boys 1 club, Jennings A. C. Of Bristol, 1ro- | qnois, Mark Twain ftwice), Triangles | Resolutes, Majors and St. Anthony i (twice). all of Hartford and more 1 too numerous to mention. Easy pick | lngs, guess 90.
 About the Panthers having seven | want 10 state that we only !. use five at time in game. The | manager of the Celtics and the Pan- thers manager are brothers, as inc name shows, SO that the common sense that mother gave 10 the Celtic manager is also inherited by the of the Partners. ] would | like to say right now, that most of the rivalry that exists between these two teams is because Of this relationship.
 'In closing, the Panthers arc will. ing to play the Celtics Friday or Sat urday Of this week. or any day but next week. These dates have been offered them and they have re- fused to accept. We will also play the Broad 4. c. in return game which they claim we are ducking.
 Yours in sports.
 SAMUEL YAHM,
 Manager Panthcrs."