New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-07-24
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY JULY "a, 1926

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| Can You Think of the !
II Good Old Days When
New Britain high school won
from Bridgeport high about FIVE
touchdowns to one on a muddy field
hin the opening game one season I?
And Coach Evans Davis could not
understand how come" that one
| touchdown? Coach Dave" Dunn
had to tell him all about it at prac-
tice the next Monday night at Wal
nut Hill park?)
The Southington baseball team
had a colored rooter who never sat
any place at a home game except in
the first row In the bleachers on the
Sand Hill grounds?
| Jack" Herzog was one of the
leading Turner's in the state?
Steve" Donnelly literally lost
his shirt" in scrimmage at Elec-
trio Field and an opposing high
school player had a handful of jer-
sey that should have been on
"Steve's" back?
All the football players who had
uniforms wore stiff canvas jackets
laced up the middle?
Red" Rorty got Jesse Burkett's
goat when the latter was announced
as pinch hitter? Who's he bat
ting for, Red" a fan called. For
exercise" was the retort, and Red"
and Jesse haven't spoken since?
The Duffys, O'Briens, Clevelands,
Campbells and Managans we're on
every baseball team on Niger Hill?
al" Freysinger pitched for Jim"
Luby's Independents. and Johnny"
Schroeder. caught?
"Joe" Donovan. Corbin outhelder.
was one of the fieetest men in the
old Factory league?
All of Corbin's factory was set to
go over to Electric field to see
Charlie" Dearth umpire the game
with the Stanley Works? And rain
spoiled the show?
| The feature of the annual outing
of the city fathers was the baseball
game between the democrats and
republicans? And after 1t was over,
both sides claimed victory and no.
body agreed on the score, the num-
Der of innings played, or anything
else?
Henry McEnroe was fast thir6
baseman in the old Factory league?
George O'Brien from Niger Hill
could play any position on ball
team, and was know for never hit
ting at aybad ball?
Grab" Borg, East End catcher,
played professional ball under an
assumed name?
'-,,evie" Dudack used to have
brother Bill" almost worn out
pitching to him every night after
work?
A pitcher was not considered
good until he wore a metal toe
plate on one shoe?
George Copeman, Larry Hinch- !
life, Orrin Gilbert, Mickey"
Noonan, "Pesky" Anderson, Fish"
Ahearn, Warner Johnson, Jesse
Norton were stars OF the original
Pioneers?
"Mi.keJ" Lynch, one of New
Britain's best catchers, had liking
for the third base position and used
to play there every chance he had?
Mickey" WEIGH was the best
judge of runners in this part of the
state?
The kid who owned the catcher's
glove was always treated with great
consideration, so he would not
break up II game and take away
his glove?
"Tippy" Fay went down to Meri-
dent and represented himself as
Jack O'Neil of Philadelphia, a
prize fighter of renown about 90 |
years ago?
He went into the ring against |
Jim Gormley of Meriden, a tough |
battler and was knocked out in the |
third round?
After the fight, some New Britain
fan told the Meriden promoters
that the fighter who had been put |
to sleep in the third round was not |
Jack O'Neil but "Tippy" Fay from
New Britain?
"Tippy" and his camp In which
was Joe Ryan and a few more were
waiting in the Meriden railroad sta
ton for a train to Berlin when !
about 200 irate Meriden fans came
in all doors at once bent on lynch
ing the party?
Immediately "Tippy" and the rest
had to take to their heels and none
Of them stopped running until they
had reached Berlin and felt safe
from further attack?
"Tippy" was threatened with