New Britain herald., 1925-01-21
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Oakley and Young gave q hne comedy acrobatlc tumbllng stunt between games at the Y. M. .. A. last night. Harold Weir of the Fafnlr team | seems to be getting a more or less endeserved reputation for being q rough player. Harold is hard worker and sturdy boy. He plays the game for all he's worth and when he does figure In hard bit of playing many think he Is intentionv ally rough.
 He may be, or may not, but those who know him best say he isnf.
 Chick Hayes. the referee, defend ed Weir last night in the incident in which it appeared that Weir threw Luke over his shoulder 50 that the Landers forward struck on his head. According to Hayes, who was Tn on the play, Weir was bending down for the ball just as Luke reached over his back. Luke was off-balance and pitched headforemost, according to Hayes who did nat see any sem blanco of a foul.
 Billy Preisser had a narrow es- cape from suffering badly injured spine last night when he fell and landed heavily on his back after jumping for the ball. .+4
 Both Nelson and Luke required time out for injuries last night, and Weir was forced to leave the game with Q bad leg. ~
 Tobin's Cabinet Lock team pre- sented a new lineup last night due to the absence of Yankaskas at guard Billy has a bad leg and could not play. The Cabinet Lock policy is to build an offense around "Chief' Larson and defense around Billy. Carrazza went like a house afiire at guard last night.
 It was the substitutes. Goodrich and Swanson, who gave the R. and E, team their big chance to win.
 Both the F. and F showed some very poor basketball, though their game was exciting and interesting to watch.
 The Conn. Aggies play at West Point Saturday night.
 There is star boxing card al Foot Guard hall in Hartford tonight the main attraction being Bobby Garcia of Baltimore and Terry Parker of Boston.
 Other bouts bring together Young Mulligan and Kid Lewis, Young Maxon and Sailor Andre, and Pack. Horan and Willie Morgan. The cur. tain raiser is at S:15 p. m.
 The Dixies defeated the Hartford Kaceys in the first game of the cit. league in Hartford last night. Int score was 80 to 20. Johnny Sheehar at left guard got two baskets from the foul line and Carl Restelli go one from the floor and one from thC foul line.
 The Atlas of New Haven ar, bringing strong team here to pla, the Mats Saturday night, Dick Dillor will referee.
 The South church will seek t avenge itself tonight on the Tigers who defeated the Cohgregationalist early in the season. The churcl boys have been travelling rapidly 0 late and expect to turn the table this evening in the contest at tn Boys club.
 Another Boy Scout basketball game will be played at the Boys club this evening, when Troop 4 0 the Center church and Troop 14 0 the Stanley school will tear into eacl other.
 Veteran catchers are being calle' into play to coach the young pitch ing idea. Tho Chicago Cubs recent ly signed George Gibson. former sta backstop and manager of the Pitts burgh Pirates; Cincinnati booke Grover Land, last season with tn Pirates; and Brooklyn has obtaine Ben Egan to help develop twirlin talent.
 Unlike the American league mos valuable player award, which auto matically bars from future consid eratiou any seasons winner, tn national leagues similar contes would be an open affair every veal if John A. Heydler. president of tn senior circuit, has his way. Dazz Vance, star Brooklyn pitcher ah 1924 winner, would be eligible fo the prize, again this year, unde Heydler's scheme of having tn award made annually for on tn merits of all contenders.
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