New Britain herald., 1925-12-17

Tomorrow night, all roads for basketball fans will lead 10 the Gov ernor's Foot Guard armory in Hart ford where the National Guards play one of the most important games of the season when they meet the Dixies. The Guards realize that they must win this game above all others because it means so much in the race for the state pcnnant. The Dixies already have lost to the Mer- iden National Guards and as New Britain beat Meriden last Saturday night, the local quintet will be away ahead by win tomorrow night.
 Saturday night. the National Guards take on the Elm City five of New Haven in the second tough | contest in as many days. The New Haven team is speedy combination | who are reported to be second only to the New Haven Atlas five. If , this Is true, the locals are in for a hard gruelling contest Saturday as well as Friday.
 The DlXies in Hartford are also taking on two tough customers Fri | day and Saturday. The locals will | face them Friday and on Saturday night, the "speedboys' will stack up | against the Meri1cn Endees in the ! Silver City.
 The City College team of New . York is playing the Atlas five of . New Haven in the Elm City Friday | night. The team was scheduled to | play in New Britain Saturday but | asked for a postponcmcnt saying | that two of the men on the team would be unable to play because of | injuries It looks as if the manage ment wanted a rest after the Atlas l game before tackling the local 1 Guards.
 Chick" Hayes is fast becoming a. l popular referee in this city. At the | Industrial league games at the Y. l M. c. A., Tuesday nights, Chick" apparently gives absolute satisfaction 1 because not this season have we heard any of the usual grabbing to | which a referee is subject He has been selected to work the games at the Y, w. C. A., starting tonight.
 New Britain basketball fans are an exception to the general line of fans. At the state armory, whether the decision seems to be adverse or not, there Is very little haggling of the referee. "Dick" Dillon is reputed to be the best in the state with the whistle, but despite this, no referee takes any razzing to any extent on local courts.
 Numbers of fight fans in this city are planning 10 go to New York to- morrow night to witness the Kap- ian-Herman scrap at the new Madi- son Square Garden. Among those who will attend the bout are Bill Brennecke, William J. Far ley. George Le Witt, James Cur tin and Dr. George w. Dunn.
 Jack Lash. always loyal Kaplan rooter. figures that the feather weight champion will retain his crown tomorrow night in the fight. He has been down to see the Meri- den boy work out and he tells US that Kaplan was never more fit than he is right now. Kaplan pound under the featherweight limit of 126. after his training yesterday and his work with his sparring partners shows that he is strong at the weight,
 Lash, like many more of us fig ures that if the bout is anyway close. Herman will be given the de- cision by the New York moguls. New York is for New Workers and there is no love lost for Connecti- cut in the big city. On the other hand, Jack says the bout won't be close at all and he looks to see Rap Ian tuck the bout in under his wing with an early start.
 After seeing Kaplan in the last Waterbury fight with Herman, We say that if Kaplan goes after the \ New Yorker like he went after him In the last round. meaning from the start tomorrow night, Herman will have a difficult time standing up against the Meriden boys punches.
 The Herald" knowing that there is so much interest in this city in the bout, has made arrangements to megaphone the fight. We hope the cold air won't affect our voice and that the evening will he mild. If the fans want 10 hear the bout, we'll do the trick. The main bouts at the Garden aren't usually start ed until 10 o'clock so fans who want to keep warm as long as possible should stay away until about 9:45 when we will start giving the re- suits of the prcliminarioS.
 There will be no radio broad casting of the fight by any radio station according 10 the latest dope. so that the Herald" will be about the best place to hear it. We would like to have a big crowd out as it shows that our efforts are appre- ciated, hu the cold weather is likely to keep a big crowd indoors and we don't blame those people for staying in.
 Herman just oozcs confidence that he will he fcatherweight chamnion of tho world after tomorrow night and Eanlan is simnlv simmCTinE in