New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

The 1925 football season will be ushered in at Willow Brook Park at 2:SO o'clock Sunday, when the All-New Britains will meet the cele- brated Yellow Jackets of frankford, Pa. In securing the Yellow Jackets as the opening attraction, the All- New Britain management has book ed one of the best professional foot ball teams cast of the Mississippi river. Hundreds of local fans saw the team in action last season at Brassco Park, Waterbury against the championship Waterbury Blues, managed by George Mulligan. The team to the crowd proved to be marvel in all branches of the sport Two of the outstanding stars of that contest, Eddie flaws, quarterback, and Tex. Hamcr, fullback, are with | the Yellow Jackets this season and will be in the lineup Sunday after noon The team also has two broth CTS playing, in & and R. CroWther, both said 10 be very good. The team is explained by Chamberlain, 1 former star at Nebraska, who was highly toutcd by Harry Stuhldrcher during his visit to New Britain last week.
 Springstecn, who will oppose Cap tain Joe Rogers, is a former star of Lehigh, and is expected to give the popular local leader a stiff argument According to Manager Ballentine of | the Yellow Jackets, his team this season is one that great things are expected of in the National Profess sional Football league.
 The All-New Britain team Is in good shape for the opening game of the season. Coaches Bus Pond and | Dave Dunn have worked wonders with the club in the past two weeks, and with stiff practice workouts l scheduled for this afternoon and Sunday morning it is expected that ] the locals will be fit for q hard fray when Referee Jacques of Yale blows his whistle that sends the teams into | the fray,
 Several stars of last season are again back with the club, including Warner, regarded in New Britain as one of the greatest tackles that has ever appeared in these parts; Stan. Vose last years stellar guard; Jim Conley, Tommy Duly, George Smith, Mike LanderS and Perry Bean, are 1 the veterans of the club. Joe Rogers, who has been with the club for four seasons, will captain the team this season, a selection that has met with popular favor by the fans. Among the new men who will be seen in ac- Bridgeport, guard; Johnny Don- | Ian, for the past two seasons the se- i lection for All-Connecticut tackle along with Warner. and Abraham with All-Torrington last season. This bunch of stalWarts tip the beam at around 200 pounds and all have had plenty of experience in the line.
 In the backfeld, Vic Radzewicz, a Torrington boy, will run the team at quarterback, Last season he was re- gardcd as one of the best in the sate, and was secured by the locals after several other clubs had made Cverturcs for his services. Brainy Bower. for several seasons a star at Middlcbury and Dartmouth, has also been acquired by the locals. "lted Stucdtncr of Meriden, praised by writers in 1924 as the greatest find of the season, has been hooked up for a place in the baCkfeld.
 Steve Kovacs, another Torrington hoy will alternate with Stan Ken ncdy and Jamicson, a new man at 1 fullback. Al Blanchard, New Britain boy who last season played with the All-llartfords. will be at the left end position for the home team this season. One of the most popu- lar moves that the local team has made this season has been the sign ing of Eddie Barnikow of Meriden 10 play with the team this season Barney" was taken into the fold on Thursday night and he will be put through stiff practice paccs this afternoon and Sunday morning tC prepare him 10 start against the Icl- low Jackets.
 Referee Emile Jacques of Yale who will handle the games in this city during the season, will be on the job Sunday afternoon. The other of ficials will be selected by the man. agements Of both clubs. In the con. tract between the teams it is speci- fled that the periods must be of Is ] minutes duration, thus assuring the fans of plenty for their money.
 An invitation has been extended 10 Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa 10 officially open the 1925 season by kicking of the first ball. It is hoped to have
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