New Britain herald., 1925-03-04

l Spe a k in g H ! of Sports H ',..Haa,aaa,:,,,,,,,,s:.,ass.sss,.ssaM The Russwin five seems to be un- CT full steam at last After six traight losses they took q game last yoek and followed 1t up last night ly handing a defeat on the Stanley Works. The Rule Shop showed signs lt life last night. too, but the loss f Walther on personals at the itlcal moment lost them the game.
 Ed Walther played great gume lst night turnipg in. perhaps the est performance in either contest. lc was in on every play, broke up nany passesrand was largely rospon- ible for keeping the Fafnirites away rom the basket.
 Fafnir presented some eNlfeHeS il foul shooting, Red Nelson had four tries and made them all good. On the other band, Anderson succeeded only once in eight chances.
 Paul La liar, who played his usual speedy game, had good night from the 15-foot mark, making six of his eight free attempts. Paul also show cd his rapid-fire dribbling, but he was unable to use this to advantage because of the tendency O. the Russ win guards.
 On one of La liars lightning dash IS down the floor, q humorous incl lent occurred. Johnny Grip of the high school team was sitting on the side lines with his chair tipped against the wall, and as Paul came down the court he accidentally gave Grips chair a tap which, slight though 1t was, proved enough to up- SC 1t and sent Grip flat on his back on the playing floor.
 Bunny Swanson takes great many tries at the basket from long range, but his eye is so keen that we don't but what he Is justified
 Henry Zehrer, ex-high school star, turned up to play with Stanley Works last night, but a technicaIity put him out of luck. The league rules require player to have work cd for the factory 30 days, and upon examination, it was found that Zehr- CT had been employed at the Works for exactly 29 days.
 If Woodford would only cut loose, he could be one whale of player. He starts play with speed and accur- acy, but there is something lacking and he gives up at the last moment when he appears to be blocked.
 Close guarding was evidenced in lUD IkISSN lll-ptdHlNy " oi hD Sdllt last night. The Workers failed to count from the floor during the first half, while the Russwin forwards were unable to count during the whole contest.
 The South church quintet is sched- jllcd to stack up against the Colon ias at the Boys club tonight.
 The three weeks rest for Landers is all to the liking of Mickey Luke nnd Pete Kerelcjza, for they are play Ing through hard spot in the Boys club schedule just now. Friday night will find them facing the un- defeated Pirates at the Downtown Boys club, Newark, N. J., and Mon day they will be back here to play the St. Joseph's five of Poquonock.
 Paavo Nurmi, ruler of records, will run one and one-eighth miles at he annual meet of the 106th infan- try In Brooklyn tonight Immediate ly upon finishing the event the re- markable Finn will start for Can ada, where he will appear in Ham, ilton and Toronto. His journey will carry him through Buffalo, Milwau- kce and Cleveland.
 Willie Ritola, Willie Plant and Carl Christensen, other record breaking track artists, are entered in inc Brooklyn meet, along with Jack son Scholz, 200-mctrc champion of the Olympics, Vincent Lally, Willy Goodwin and almost two hundred other athletes.
 New Zealand's Davis cup tennis team will play on American soil this year for the first time in a decade, having filed a challenge specifying American zone play. In 1914 the Is- land sent a team headed by Anthony x. Widing, whp later was killed at he DardanclleS.
 Once upon a time Casey StcnEeI, then with tue Giants, was credited with sending a remarkable letter from the training camp 10 his moth- CT in the north, Now the same is lail at the door of a rookie. Far those who missed it in years gone by, it is herewith repcated:
 They're starting to curve 'em mother Will be home soon,'
 Martin Burke, heavyweight, is sui. ring from an injury to his right
 and and his bout with Kid Norfolk