New Britain herald., 1925-12-31
1925 WAS A BIG
 YEAR IN SPORTS
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Continued From Preceding Page) Of the annual businessmcn's vollcy ball league. The team which was composed besides the captain Of nresScl Galbraith, Campbell, Saxo. Barnes and untcrspan, won five games and lost one.
 saturday League
 The All-Stars, captancd by D swanson, captured the laurels in the annual Saturday afternoon bas- kethall league. The team was com. posed of Cabclus, Larson, II. Nelson, Parker, Ie Witt and Recano and won eight games and lost one.
 state Champions
 Henry Drossel took state honors during the year in handbal singles.
 The New Britain Y. M, C. A. team won the state title in gymnastics in 1924 and has not been defeated The team is made up Of Joe Began, W. II. Walthcrs, F. pawlow and II Rcam.
 Boys Division
 The boys division championships showed number of youngsters who give promise of branching out i'm years 10 come into athletes of good calibrc.
 Track md Field
 Edgar Kloiber was the king pin of them all in all around work in the track and field events for the past year and as such. he is cham pion of the boys division of the |. NJ. C. A.
 P. klopp is champion of tho Elm ploycd A division in track and field T, Vessels holds the honors for the high school division and y. Nimro is champion of the Employed E class.
 Aquatics
 H. Lambcrg carried off first hon. ors in the junior division in water sports, B. Sochnsky leads the Elm ploycd A class; T. Vessels is cham pion of the high school class and w. Becker stands first in the Elm. ployed B class.
 Basketball Champions
 The High school team, the Eusil- CTS, composed of Havick, Adams, Nye, Osborn and Vessels, by win hing five and losing two games won the championship of the high school division league. The Red Jackets came out on top of tho junior dvi- sion by gcven wins and no losses. The team was made up of BcnEston, Johnson, Taylor. Benson, Shult2. Stevenson. Nimro and Swanson.
 Outdoor Mile Relay
 The Employed B team won the annual mile relay, outdoors, the time for the event being minutes 42 seconds. The team is composed of Coates. Norton, Annunziata, Gay. dosh, Simmer, Koyzra, Sexton, Al. pert Recano and Benson.
 Basketball Throw
 The championship for the basket. hall free throw contest for boys un- der Is years of age was won by Ernest Klopp when he scored 27 out of 45 tries. In the class of boys over Is yeas of age. c, Peterson took the laurels by caging 2S out of 45 tries.
 Other Sports
 Swimming in the summer and skating in the winter are other sports which had large followings in this city during the year and aCQuatic sports Of all sorts with ice hockey games occupied the interest Of a good number in New Britain.
 Track and field followers had only a small chance 10 watch their flaw orite pastimc in New Britain. Be- sides the high school track meets which drew their own little coterie of followers, there was only one event during the year in this line that stands out above the rest. That is the Industrial track meet. the first ever attempted here. It was not a bowling success, but 1t might be productive of more activities in that line in years 10 come.
 A review of the year in sports shows that New Britain was a leader in all branches among the cities of tho state. The basketball season of 1925-26 should be the best ever experienced here with the numerous teams engaged in play. The National Guards are pointing to Inc state championship and another team, the American Legion five, has been organized for state Competi- ton. Among the junior orders, the Boys Club. the National Guard Re serves and the Burritt A. c. fives are leading contendcrs for state junior titles. The Industrial league is on in full blast as is the Church league. If the year 1926 is moro full of sports than 1925. it will hc a record year beyond the most ardent hopes of the most rabid fans.