New Britain herald., 1926-01-18
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 The work of the New Britain Ma tional Guards Saturday night against the Bristol Endees should be a stiff warning for the Meridcn Endeos that they arc meeting winning team Wednesday night at the stato armory. The Bristol team Is rated as a tougher opponent than Meri- den, but Meriden Is strong enough 10 pull away If the five gets half start.
 The Merlden Endecs beat New Britain in Meridon. There wasn't any question about which team was superior that night but fans expect another story Wednesday at tho armory. The work of the New Brit ain team against the famous com bination of Malcolm and Feldman aided by three other Holyoke stars, puts 10 flight all suspicious that the team is done for the present season.
 Make the National Guards fight and there isn't thing in this state that can beat them. Get them mad just like they were in the second half of Saturdays game with cold fury making them play, and they will come out winner every time.
 Did anybody say that Hope" Re stolli couldn't play basketball with the best in the game? If they did, they will have 10 take it all back after Saturday night. Hope" didn't got any field baskets. but he con tented himself with singing them right and left 10 either Reynolds or Taylor for scores when the scores were needed.
 Billy Dudach started the Guards cn the right road in the first half by caging i've, of the incest long shots seen at the armory this year and before the night was over, he had cagcd two more, one of them bting another long shot. Three other times he Tipped them from tho center of the floor and why they didn't go through the hoop is one Of thoso things that cannot be ex- pained.
 lt is impossible 10 pick out the individual star of the game on the New Britain team. Every man, even tosPau T.aHar who got into tho fray, played whirwhin1 brand of basketball and though some cased more baskets than the others. had .hc% not had the help of their macs. there would have been no scoring. For team work. tho Ma tional Guards never worked better than they did Saturday night
 Manager Clarence I.anphcr of the National Guards, besides having the Mtridcn Endees here Wednesday night. will probably have a scnsa- tional team here Saturday night. He stated Saturday night that he was negotiating with the famous unde- foated Passaic high school quintet 10 cnue here for Saturday nights at traction.
 This quintet is to basketball what the Four HoEemcD are to football, Lanpher will know definitely either today or tomorrow whether the team will be here or not.
 Following Wednesday nights bat tln comes the best Camn the Ameri- ran Legion quintet will put across this sesson so far. the niXies of IIavtfotd at the Y. w. C. A. Thurs day night, Tho Legion team came out winner against the St, Mary 8 five of Manchester last Thursday night and this coming Thursday is tine arorite 10 win from the Hart ford Spce1boys.
 what a basketball week this will be The Mcriden Endocs Wcdnes- dar, the DiXioS Thursday and prob- atIy the TaSsaic high school Satur- day night. If the fans Of this town want anything more than this for a .tri's dish, then they will have 10 travel around the state 10 other dimes 10 see more contests.
 Jimmy CHncil's successes in the ring have stirred up some of the youngsters in this city who have am- bitions to enter the puglistic game The youngsters have been seeking information on how they can break in to tho game. It would be well for any of them seeking admission through the amateur classes to pro- ,ossional fame later on. to get all de- tails on registration from Dave Dunn who is chairman Of that committee
 We would like to see these young. st"ra taken, under the wing of eN. pcrirnCed trainers and from tho looks Of them, some of the boys vii he able with a little experience, tc make good showing against suitable opponents. Everybody must have | start and if these lads will leave tho flags alone and star in right. there IS no reason why they won't ge along all right
 For a long time this city ha! been very quiet as a fighting cente,