New Britain herald., 1925-10-23
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We were given a sudden shock TO
fnd that We are In noways TO be
counted among tho veterans fol-
lowing our announcement that New
Britain High school end the HILL
house High school of New Haven
had started playing football In tri-
angular games in 1905, when a real
old timer called up to tell us that
we had TO go back farther than
1905 to get the first triangular game.
We have been informed that in
1898, New Britain High school and
the Hillhouse High of New Haven
came to grips oil the football field
for the interscholastic champion
ship OF Connecticut. 1t happened
that 1898 was the first year in
which Yale offered a cup for the
school team that would win the
championship of Connecticut.
Hillhouse won the championship
of the southern half Of the state
and New Britain won the honors in
the northern so that to decide the
championship, the two we're
matched In q game of games for the
first meeting of the two, q
Add this to tho laurels of the
New Britain High school football
team that New Britain won the
game and the Yale cup is at the
New Britain High school today. We
wish to recall that we stated that
New Britain and Hillhouse had met
for the first time in 1905. according
to all available records" and in the
interest Of the old timers we are
glad to note that the old time alum
nj of the local High school are still
enough interested TO remember the
old days and to check up when we
make a misstatement.
On the championship team of that
day were such men as Fred Yost,
Captain Alfred Griswold, Vibberts
and Coop. The last named was
quarterback and directed the plays
that day that won New Britain the
championship of the state. This
record should be something for the
local team to shoot at today In
their meeting with the Hillhousc
team In New Haven. Surely it is
evident that not only the present
day student body but also the stu
dent body Of years gone by are in
tent on watching the records made
by the school teams year by year.
There was no doubt In the minds
of tho majority of the fans who
saw the Jimmy Clinch-Noah Kaplan
fight at Turner hall last night, but
What the Hardware City battler de-
cisively won the bout. Clinch hit
harder and more often during the
three rounds than his opponent and
although the Meriden boy ellowed
real class. Clinchs aggressireness
and superior punching power easily
won him the verdict.
The amateur card offered TO the
fight public Of this city by the Cres-
cent a. c. last night, vas one of
the finest ever seen in this city in
Guiding professional and amateur
shows, Every bout was a lulu and
the class OF each division.
A bad feature Of the bouts. and
one that should be stopped at
future cards staged in Turner hall,
was the failure of the authorities to
clean the stage of all except the
officials and the seconds of the
boxers. Last night, when the
fighters were doing their stuff.
great deal of confusion was caused
on the stage by these same hangers
on bally-hooing for their favorite.
Even when their champion received
q. slam on the nose, they cheered
him to the echo.
Mike Souney, fire chief and local
boxing commissioner and Bill Far
ley probably the keenest follower
of boxing In this city. were holding
the decisions from what they saw,
and ell the wind of The gang on
the stage was wasted If they thought
they were influencing the judges.
The decisions rendered last night
were very good. In one instance
the audience was diepleased. but it
appeared that the majority of them
allowed their sentiment to run
awar With their good Judgment.
The kaplan verdict didn't set well
with the followers of the Meriden
battler and on the way from the
rjrE. they pulled the usual rotten
decision" stuff. Clinch's victory
Nas 20 decisive. however, that even
blind Judge would have had to
call the turn in Clinch's favor.
The local boy has improved 100
per cent over his last appearance In
this city. He can take a wallop
and he packs terrific smash in
both his mitts. His condition was
superb and he had every look of the
champion last night.
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Alleged Fake Stock
Sellers Are Arrested
New Haven, Oct % P,-Acting on
complaint of Miss Georgia Calhoun
Of East Hsddam. who believed that
she had been swindled by two stock