New Britain herald., 1925-02-16


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 We'll. we called it wrong Saturday
 for we thought the locals would win
 handily. They played good game,
 but not quite good enough.
 Incidentally, we remarked, week , ago today that the Dixies would give
 little lesson in passwork. A num-
 Der of followers of the team and,
 report hath 1t, some of the players
 themselves took exception to this
 praise the Dixies' passwork,
 We have no desire to say T told
 you so"--but the Speed Boys did put
 up fine passing game. Look at the
 Guards with seven field goals and
 not one of them but what came as
 result of passing!
 Dick Dillon must have thought he
 was in the Hopkins street gym in
 Hartford where he-is in charge when
 the stopped the game to advise the
 policeman: officer, your place is
 down at this end of the hall.Is ,
 The Meriden Endees are here next
 Saturday night.
 The management has done we'll to
 install two score boards. The fans appreciate this.
 4 glimpse of the Mats records shows total of 96l points to 562 for their opponents. LaHar went fine when he was sent into the fray. The black-haired youth seemed to be in old time form.
 NJ. Luke did not play with Landers Saturday. Because of his youth the Landers team has agreed with the Boys club that playing in practice games is too much for him as he plays regularly a couple of times a week.
 The Terryville West Ends had won ii of 15 games before they came ts New Britain.
 The Manchester Crescents, defeat ed 44-31 by the Mats, lost to the En- dces 29-19 Saturday night. The high school, which plays in Hartford Friday night, lost a heart- breaker 21-2O to New Haven Satur- day. It was Ryan's foul in the clos ing minutes that broke the tie. Tomorrow night the Dixies and West Sides clash in the Hartford league The Lyrics and Kaceys play Thursday.
 It's bargain night tomorrow at tho "Y.l There are five dusty league games and the first is at 7:30 o'clock. The Middletown team came within one point of beating the Atlas ind New Haven Saturday. The count was 26-25.
 The National Guards play the En- decs in Meriden tomorrow night in the first of the home and home ser ies. Charley Cook and Larry Mangan are friends again. Last Tuesday night Larry, royal R. and E, rooter, believed in justifiable homicide when | he thought he detected the Landers mentor resorting to a little time sav- ing trick for. his team. And Larry | did not hcstitate to voice his .opin- ion. Saturday night at the armory how ever, these two were palling around | like couple of buddies And with | George Kingsbury and Jack Tobin the quartet was complete. Everything of importance in the | sports world was settled from how to beat Nurmi to how to beat the |Dixies-but in the last their dope went wrong.
 Luque of Cincinnati, one of the leading pitchers in 1923, won only 10 games. and lost 15 last season. He was way down the list. Oddly enough, it was the three weakest teams, St. Louis, Boston and Phil adelphia, that gave him the most trouble. Luque dropped nine tilts to the trio.
 Four British amateur boxers are invading America. +"+ Puzzle: How do you distinguish a British amateur boxer from a R. p. b.? Wouldn't it be the rankcst sort of luck if Red Grange went, back to the ice house and found some one else had got his job?
 There seems but one thing left to do and that is 10 throw this NuEni bird into a tank with Johnny Weiss.