New Britain herald., 1926-05-13
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 Baseball dopesters in the city have already started figuring on the | chances of the various teams in the l Industrial league and it seems that | around the streets each of the eight | teams In the league has it's support | CTS with one or the other leading in | the preseason dope.
 Landers Frary & Clark seems to | have the favor of a greater number ! of the fans while Fafnir Bearing | comes next. Landers had a sweet | ball club last year and made things | Sum for a while. The club wasn't | organized until late in the season, | but once it got started, 1t showed it. | self to be a strong diamond com bination. With such men as Tommy Basil, 1 Joe Fitzpatrick, Eddie Goeb, and many other stars of the game in the lineup, Landers bids fair to get away to a good start In the Indus- trial league which opens play on Saturday, May 29. Just what Fafnir's team will look like is an undecided question at pres ent because of the fact that Jim Havlick is keeping silent expecting .o startle the boys when he trots his club onto the field. The New Britain Machine is an- other contender that bids fair to make the other teams in the league travel. Although at the tail end in the basketball league, the squad has Charley Miller to coach it and some good material will probably turn out for the team. Turner, the rugged boy from up north who played cen ter on the basketball team, is q pitcher according to reports and if he has the stuff, he is liable to star on the mound in the league.
 Artie Campbell is working things up in great shape at the Stanley Rule 65 Level plant while Frank Nc Conn is trotting out a large number of candidates for the Butt Makers team. The R. &; E. outfit is shaping up real well while the Union Mfg. Co.. team will be heard from and last but by no means least, the r. & r. Corbin crew is expecting 10 cop the baseball flag to hang alongside the basketball pennant.
 From the looks of things now. the Industrial league this year will be the best ever attempted. Eight teams will make things interesting for the fans who will be interested in the play and 1t is expected that q large crowd will turn out to see the opening games at Willow Brook park on May %.
 Big doines over at Rogers alleys tonight. Joe Foote and Teller of Meriden come to grips for the second time this week. The Meriden man has revenge in his mind for the beating he suffered at the hands of "T-ncle Joe" the other night on the Silver City lanes. These two are the oldest players in the league in point of competition and they make things hot every time they come together. In the meeting earlier In the week, Footc won ninc games and Teller hopes 10 turn the tables tonight.
 Eddie Anderson offit. lily occupies second place in the state league be- bind Harbour of Waterbury who is taking Joe Harper's place in the run ming. Barbour has three matches 10 make mp making a total of 27 games yet to he played and hc will have 10 do some tall bowling to retain his lead. Even now. Anderson stands only o2 points behind him and the loss of only q very few games by Barbour and a few more wins fo~ Anderson, will put Eddie back on the top shelf where he belongs.
 After falling down msorably for week. Anderson came through last Monday night and took eight of nine games from Barbour. Andy meets Leonard of New Haven at the Casino alloys Thursday night and all his friends will he on hand to watch him go through his paces
 The Falcan baseball team will go through a stiff workout at St. Mary'S field tonight at 6:30 o'clock, and another practice session will be held saturday afternoon at o'clock. Both of these sessions will be in preparation for tough encounter sunday afternoon when the Elm City Colored Giants trot out their heavy guns.
 This will be one of the best at fractions from the standpoint of the fans, that will be here this year. eBsides being a classy bunch of baseball players. the Giants are also an aggregation of comedians and they give the spectators a treat.
 The Kensington squad of candi- dates will go through the paces to night at 6:3O o'clock at the Ken" sington grounds and Manager Pat Buckley will look them over closely. He is planning to chose his perman ant lineup before a week from Sun day and tonight and Sunday after