New Britain herald., 1925-12-31
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 The National Guards basketball team has another tough two-day grind ahead of 1t tomorrow and Sat. urday nights. Friday, tho team stacks up against the Meriden En- does in the Silver City while on Saturday, the Dixies of Hartford Will appear at the State Armory.
 The team, at the beginning of the season last year. was slated to clean up everything in the state, but to- wards the close of the playing year, the five wasn't working so good. Many ot the fans who followed the team last year, are of the opinion that too many games coming in q low, was the real reason for tho teams slump and they are hoping that such will not be tho case this year again.
 It's a long time between now and April as far as basketball goes and this stretch will mean a hard battle for honors for any team. The Guards appear to be In good shape and the management is building up q power full reserve force. This will be ne- cessary because the ideal thing to do is 10 get two teams with players who are as good as one another and then those who are apparently be- ing worked too much, will be given the opportunity 10 rest up while their mates take up the burden Of play.
 There have been a few additions 10 the roster of the National Guards and the pick seems 10 be of the Faf- mir team in the Industrial league. LaHar has been with the team for few years and he is forward on the Fafnir five. Gierochowski was the next choice for substitute cen- ter. He is also 8 Fafnir man and the last to be chosen for the re- serve position is Belser, also a for ward on the Fafnir quintet.
 Suggestions have been made that the team secure more guards. This seems to be a good number because at the present time, Sheehan, kil- duff and Dudack are taking care of the back court positions. Should two of the men be hurt at any time or be unable to play OH single night, forwards would have to be put in to play guard.
 There are rumors around to the effect that the Dixies in Hartford may break up. If this Is true, there is one man on the team who would look good in New Britain uniform, and that man is Hafner.
 The Meridon National Guards have decided to disband and play no more games this year. Apparently things haven't been going so well with the soldiers from the Silver City financially. The team has won four out of seven games and the that the team would go out with tho old year, was made yesterday by Major Samuel Butler.
 This seems a pity that team as good as the Meriden National snards were, - should drop out of 5atc competition, but it appears hat there is no room in the Silver fly for two leading basketball ,iNes. The Endees have been the leading basketball team In that city for several years and as they have caught the fancy of the public, the money has been going their way rather than to the Guards.
 Reports from about the state in dicate that basketball is not drawing this year as it has in the past in the cities which have been repre- sented by teams. Hartford lays the reason for this to the fact that at the present time there isn't team composed of Jewish players in the Capital City and therefore a great deal of support which has been eX- perienced heretofore, is now lacking.
 We believe that there is one eX- ccption to this general statement and that is New Britain, as far as the National Guards are concerned.
 This rather eliminates the Ameri- can Legion team and the Industrial league from consideration because neither of these are drawing any large sized crowds. Of course, the American Legion team only played one game and the arrival of next Thursday night will tell if the sec ond night will be better than the first was However the Industrial league hasn't drawn any largs crowds to date although teams rep resenting the largest factories in the city, play there every Tuesday night.
 There shouldn't be any reason for the American Legion team not drawing big because if the mem- bers of the Legion post in the city would turn out and no one but they and their friends attend, there would be a good sized crowd on hand every Thursday night.
 Today is the last day for Farley and Muldoon on tho New York box ing commission. Their two year terms expire today and rumors have it that they will not be reappointed Hardly anyone in this section of inc