New Britain herald., 1926-10-26

money. what is now due him from the Hartford Blues about equals the $500 fine slapped on him when he signed with New Britain. So all in all, the way is clear for the Hartford team to drop the matter.
 The other obstacle in the way is the argument (Which originated over the memorable stand taken by Emil Jacques last year at the sec ond game between the teams. Fans here distinctly remember that Jacques refused to off1ciate at the second game unless he was paid S75 in advance.
 Jacques got his money, but we have often wondered whether the fans all knew that the New Brit ain management paid most of that s75 so that the game would not be stopped. We know that the local men did pay Jacques the biggest part of the demand because we were there to see the transaction.
 Then again, during the week pre- ceding the second game, Ed Daley, while We were present, called George Mulligan on the telephone and wanted him to let the three officials, Hart. Jacques and Newell. go and to have three officials from the Central Board of Football Of ficials in Pennsylvania come to Hartford to take care of the game.
 Mulligan refused to listen to the proposition Of letting Eddie Hart go as an official and New Britain, in turn, insisted that Emil Jacques be the man to represent the local club. This Is the entire sum and substance of that argument.
 If that is the main reason why the managem of both the Hartford and New Britain teams refuse to talk terms concerning game or series of games this season, then someone is playing the part of the schoolboy.
 Professional football In these parts can be made a paying proposition but not as long as the promoters of the teams keep their petty differ ences before tk) public. If financial return Is to be gained in any sport, the fans who furnish the money at the gate, must get a return for the money.
 If we go shopping, we don't us- ually purchase something we don't want and when a football fan goes to see a s~m me of football, he doesn't want to pay his good money to see a contest he isn't interested in. That's fact.
 What the promoters should look to is the attraction which they are to put on the field, not how they can best put something over on somebody. We know better than anything else this season. that the fans, both here and in Hartford, want to see the Hartford Blues and the All-New Britain team meet on the gridiron. We know and the promoters know, that the fans would gladly pay the price to see the two teams in action.
 If the promoters insist in refusing to bring the teams together because hn they can expect that the fans will refrain from patronizing their games until such time as they get what they want.
 We don't mean to say that either the Hartford management or the New Britain management has been trying to put something over. The opposite Is the case. But, If they refuse to have their teams meet in a clash, then they aren't dealing fairly with the football public and it's time that they should get go- ing and decide on a game,
 Manager E. Daley says that New VIII GInuiy pioy it"i thcA N' George Mulligan s,ems to be in receptive mood for advances, so the way seems clear to have the man. agements get together and talk it over.
 Ed Daley told us a little incident about last Sunday that has certainly brought forcefully to our minds that all professional players are not mer- cenary. It was rainy last Sunday and the Sub-Base team was in New Britain. It was very doubtful, If a game was played, that there would be any kind of an attendance.
 One of the players on the New Britain team approached Manager Dailsy at noon and offered 10 play in the afternoon for nothing so that the New Britain team could keep faith with that portion of the public which would turn out to see the game. He then offered to canvas the