New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-26
.F|REMEN ORGANIZE
FOR VOLLEY BALL
Basketball League Opens
at "Y" on November 10

Inc team Winning the DeSt 1nree
out Of five matches will challenge
the best team in the Afternoon
Older Business Mems class. Blair
is captain of the Pretzel team.
while Smith looks after the welfare
of the Hot-Dogs. The other morn
ing the teams lined up against each
other for, the first match with the
llot-Dogs' sizzling plays taking the
curl out Of the Pretzels 10 the tune
of 1911, 1915, 1915. ISIS. 15-9,
winning three games out OF five.
The Pretzels started off losing the
first game but came back strong
winning the next two and came very
near clinching the match the fourth
game only for an extra squirt on &c
part Of the Hot-Dogs who won the
last two in succession. Lineup:
Prctzels Hot-Dogs
i'idil EoIIllln
. Left Forward
HarecN ..............., Campbell
Center Forward
Forsyth ............, Hergstrom
Right Forward
DoIecy .............. Per0KaS
Right Back
i'ui No Dul1lleT
Center Back
Sooh .''.' ''........ Barnes
Left Back
The physical deartment has re-
ceived a dozen new entries for the
Saturday afternoon basketball league
which promises to be one of the best
in years. C. kron, d. Swanson, G.
Hjerpe and ]. Turtles have been Sc
lccted to serve as captains and will
meet with the physical director
Wednesday night October IS, to or
ganize teams.
The names of the entries handed
in 10 date for the Saturday After
noon Basket Ball League are; C.
kron, J. Krammer, G. Hallin, c.
Johnson, f. Johnson, D. Swanson,
G. Hjerpe, F. Feldman, r. Leinhard,
]. Tuttles, v. C. Braddon, w. Plude,
G Preisser, r. Recano, P. Rakowski,
T. Cabellus, J. Luke, G. Swanson,
Bear Cat Nelson. c. Connolly, A. w.
Gorfain, J. T. Connolly, Jos Brankus,
G. j. Heinzmann.
Senior members are showing an
interest In wrestling and boxing. A
large number have sent in their
entries and are patiently waiting for
the opening of the class season.
Jack Watson of Hartford who has
been a successful teacher and en-
ponent of the art Of self defense will
again instruct the ~ classes this
year. Louis j. Burdick will teach
wrestling and is we'll qualified in
this branch of sport for he has been
an ardent devotee of the catch as
catch can game for over Is years
The following are men interested
in those branches of sport. Adobe
Henne, S. Tranchida, s. Feingold,
]. Brankus, A. w. Gorfain, Alex
Gorfain, +. Hart, J Fletcher, Arthur
Swanson and r. Hamilla.
The Mag Brothers doubles team
in hand ball have in the past four
or five weeks been defeating a
dozen different teams and have only
lost two matches The Mays the
other evening invited the H. Stearns
and 3. Loomis team to give them a
little preliminary practice in prepa-
ration for the strenuous season
ahead of them. Loomis and Stearns
accepted, were beautifully trimmed
| and are now wiser for their expert
ence LOOMS not satisfied. teamed up
with II. Dressei but it made no DIFF
| ference as the Mays breezed through
them and now Dressed and Inter
span are going to try their luck. If
| they don't succeed the old cham
pions Unterspan-He team
will take them on. All the old hand
ball sharks are rounding into form
for the annual (doubIes) hand ball
tournament which is due to start the
second week in November.
Industrial League
Chick Hayes will be the eleventh
man on the court in the Factory
league this year. He wilt not play
on any team but will see that tht
teams arc kept going at top speed
handling them in his usual efficient
manner, Gerald Cream representing
the New Britain Herald will act al
IOnicial Timer, and Chuck Smedlcl
of the New Britain Record will be
1.-THE Official Scorer.
There will be two rounds Of play
each team playing the other twice
the games will be played on Tues
Jay evenings of each week twt
games per night, first game to star
at s p. m. sharp, the second at 9 p
nj. Dancing will follow immediatel,
after the last game has been played
The four teams who will furnish
the opening thrill in Tuesday Nov
10th will be r. + Corhin VS.. Fafnirs
Russell & Erwin VS. Landers, Frar,
& Clark.
Factory Schedule
The schedule of games is as fol
lows:
Nov. 10th P. +. Corhin rs Fafnir'
Russell g. Erwin vs. Landers, Frar
& Clark.
| Nov. 18th New Britain Machin
vs. p. +. Corbin, Fafnirs VI Russel
& Erwin.
Nov. gath Stanley Wks. vs. Ne7
Britain Machine, Landers Frary
CLARK vs. 7. + Corbin.
Dec. 1st Stanley Rule & Level Y
IFafnirs. Russell & Erwin VS. Stanlc
Works.
INC Sth T. +. Corbin VS. Stanle
Rule & Level, Stanley Works V