New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
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 One of the most unsportsman. like actions ever heard of in this ! ely has been reported by the Bur ritt A, c, regarding the non-ap- pearance of the south Manchester ', I.aurels for the scheduled game last Tuesday night. But the case in | question Is not ono where either team Is involved but includes rather someone unknown 10 either management. It appears that some feeling has cropped up about the town among teams Of the calibcr of the Bur ritts the cause for which is not known and 1t is as a direct result Of this that the Laurels failed 10 ! show up in New Britain Tuesday night.
 Early Tuesday, the Laurcls' man. ager received telephone call from someone representing himself to be an official of the Burritt A. c. The New Britain party told the South Manchester man that the Burritts had broken up and that all games were off. He said that if the Laurels came to this city they would have trip in vain.
 Acting on this information, and unaware that the New Britain party was acting in spite, the man agcr of the Laurcls notified his i team that the game in New Britain | had been called off.
 No two men were more surprised i than tho South Manchester and | New Britain team managers, when on Wednesday morning each got in touch with each other and the true state of affairs was learned. There is only one thing to be said about an occurance of this sort. Whatever the motives which prompted that telephone call; whatever the idea that possessed 'he picayune person who pulled the deal or what was expected 10 be gained by it. ono thing is certain. Whoever put through that tcle- phone call may have gloated over the fact that the Burritts were dishcd on their game Tuesday night, but he gloats alone.
 The act was the smallest piece of business we have heard of in some time and is worthy more of an ignorant child than of anyone who could be interested in sports. There is no place in the sport world for malice and when this crops up, it is only short time be- fore it comes to the surface and then it means the end.
 The Burritts have their suspi- cions as to who tclephoned to South Manchester Tuesday but, Of course, they havn't as yet any proof. They plan to investigate tho matter thoroughly and if the guilty party can be found. they will make 1t hot for him. They arc right in their intention to drive out ol sports anyone who is so inclined They believe that they will be able to trace the telephone call through the telephone office and official aid will be enlisted in an effort to dig to the bottom of the matter.
 It is logical 10 suppose that th' one who tclephoned last Tuesday had hoped to iniure the Burritts, but instead his very act is serving tt help them. The Laurels arc coming here to play tho game tomorrow right and indications point to a sell out for the game.
 Things like this arc what tend t' kill the interest of fans in any spor and a recurrence of an act of thl kind would do much to kill baskct ball in the city.
 Mike McTiguc's victory last nigh over Tiger Flowers of Georgia, col orcd battlcr, is popular with larg snumber of fans who follow boNlns It is at the same time an unpopula one with another largo gathering C the men who follow the tistic ganl'
 II was a. surprising and chang" NIcTiguc who battlcd last nlgh None Of the usual crawling into
 shell to inst stay, but it was lasl inc Irishman who was fighting win the chance 10 get shot at IT [ light heavyweight title he lost to IT
 present champion.
 The bout was a sizzling affair thi
 had the large gathering that wi
 messed it in an uproar througho
 the entire fight Roth fought f'
 all they were worth because it moa a.. another fight for bigger and belt V. prizes.
 The warmcst greetings of q
 evening were given 10 Paul Borlo bach, champion and Jack nelan
 of Bridgeport, who lost a close O
 +o Bcrlcnbach two weeks ago. T
 two fighters climbed into the II rst before the last round and sho = hands like old pals. This went gre
 with the crowd and the fighters we
 chccre1 10 the ratt'rs.
 - Tidul l.ub2rEa showed great H
 in his bout an1 proved that he "
 an able champion. His oprone low Terfotti is anything but set |N for the best in his class and bout was d good ono throughout card.
 AI The next dish on the fight r gram will ho th" match bctW' McTiguc and H"rl"nhach. Thc uo anN |.