New Britain herald., 1925-08-06
s p e a ki n g of Sports


 The postponed game between the South church and the Red Army will be played off at Willow Brook park Friday night following the Red Army-White Army contest. This game was originally scheduled for July q, but rain lnterfered then and again when an attempt to play 1t off was made last Friday.
 The annual field and track meet of the playgrounds which was sched- uled to have been held at Memorial Field in Willow Brook yesterday afternoon, has been postponed and Dick Anderson, playground super visor decided that Wednesday of next week would be the suspicious day for the meet.
 This will give the athletes who were to take part another week In which to keep up their training grind and shortcomings which have been noted within the past few days will be corrected.
 
 
 The announcement by Manager Edward Daley. business manager of the All-New Britain football team that Eddie Barnikow has been sign ed to play with the local team this year, will be hailed with delight by all lovers of football. The Meriden boy is one of the best drawing cards this city ever had and 1t didn't seem natural to have him playing with other teams against New Brit ain in the past couple of seasons. Barnikow has versatile foot that can kick with the best and he is a plunging fool when 1t comes to hitting the line. He never gets hurt and what a sweet player all around he Is.
 Big Bill' Warner is reported to be anxious to hook up with the To- cal team and what with Joe Rogers and the others who have already been signed up, this old town will have one of the best elevens to ever represent 1t this year.
 The management of the team is sparing no expense to get the best possible aggregation together and surely the teams that are being signed up to play here are the best available and there are no better. The New York Collegians head the list with their lineup of college stars and this game will bring out the entire city not to mention the na- tives from the several surrounding towns and villages.
 Judging from all the hot air that Is coming from the coast, one would be led to believe that Demp- sey's wind Is in good shape even If he hasn't done any hard training recently. Less talk and a little &C., ton would suit everyone concerned much better than the present jawing back and forth.
 Louis (Kid) Kaplan of Mertden handed Bill Kennedy of New Or leans a terrific beating last night in their 15-round bout and at times the southern battler was groggy from tho terrific body attack the feather weight champion was giving him. This makes things interesting for the Kapan- Herman bout in Water bury on August 27.
 Each fighter has now a victory in his last fight to his credit and when the two gladiators meet, there should be some tall fireworks.
 The Dragons baseball team of the City league will hold a practice ses- sion tonight at 6;S0 o'clock at Wal nut Hill park. weather permitting.
 Herman will locate either in Hartford or at Savin Rock for his training grind preparatory to meet ing Kaplan for the title. Babe ap- pears to be in tip-top shape for the fight and his recent ksyo conquests of Jose Lombardo and Kid Henry mirror him as in the best condition of his fighting career. If he can re- tain that form when he steps up afainst Kaplan !n Brassco park, it will be SOME fight.
 The Red Army and the Stanley Memorial teams of the church league will play postponed game tonight at Willow Brook park. Each team has lost only one game and to- nights contest will settle second place.
 The Red Army and the Center church teams will play off a post poned match on Monday night. Other contests which were necessar- fly postponed in the Church league will probably be played off this week.
 A humdinger of baseball game is scheduled for tonight in Kensington when the Landers All-Stars, the pick of the Inter-department league, cross bats with the All-Kensinston champs in twilight contest. The AIl-Stars have a win over the strong New Hartford team and they will make things interesting for the locals at tonight's meeting.
 Joe Hooks" Fitzpatrick will be on the mound and 1t is said that after a few recent workouts the big southpaw has rounded back into the form he used to have In the days gone by. He could step with the best of them and if he is in the S shape his mates claim, then Ken 4 sington better watch out for its E laures tonight.
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