New Britain herald., 1926-03-18
FANS ARE EXCITED
 OVER TITLE TILTS
Junior Clashes Are Drawing.
 More Interest Than Seniors

Tho basketball fans of this city are starting 10 talk in tho language Of the long green ahont thc series for tho city basketball champion. ships which are to he decided through the series which start next Saturday night al the state armory on Arch street, Ovcrshadowing even the main games Is the intense cX- element created through the an- nounc"mcnt that the National Guard Reserves and tho Burritts would settle the junior champion ship of the city.
 The junior championship Of tho city is, In the minds Of many of tho fans, more nt sea at inc present time because Of tho fact that the two teams in question have already played each other The Reserves beat the Burritts at the state armory and the Burritts in return handed the well known raz2 10 the Reserves at the Y. w. C. A. gymnasium. Since that time, the argument between the two has never bcon settled, but 'hh third meeting has been in the minds of the hackers of both teams all season long. IL was inevitable l that the two would meet finally 10 battle out the question.
 Now that series Of the best two out of three games, instead of the third game deciding the supremacy between tho teams, has been decided upon, packers of both teams feet 1 that they have some concrete and place their confidence. Both teams line up pretty evenly on paper but this does not mean much in the final analysis
 The Guards and the Legion have not met before this year. Itnknown quantities as far as meeting each other is concerned, tho Guards stand out as the fayoritc five with the ma ajority of the fans. The Le- zion quintet, however. is not without its packers and strengthened by the addition of, Jack Pelleticr. former Dartmouth court star the team is given more than an even chance Of taking the first game,
 No matter which wins out. bit ter battle is bound 10 take place. The Legion is working 10 seize the limelight which the Guards have en- ioyed for several ses5ons, while the Guards will be fighting 0 keep their place in the minds of the fans. A win for the Legion will mean conl- plcte supremacy in the eyes of the basketball fans while win for the iGuards will leave them complete masters of the basketball world in this city.
 The Guards are given the edge be cause of their longer experience and their long list of games played against statewide teams, They have been playing consistently nll season long and although they have shown poorly on occasions, they have won more games than they have lost and the margin Of some of the victories scored against them by the leading teams has not bcen so large,
 Legion packers, however, arc pointing ont that their team is com posed Of youngsters who have eN- traordinary stamina, The team has been playing together for several years both as q Boys club coTbina' ton and in the Industrial League and their team work is superb.
 However, inc bets go, one thinl
 is certain and that is that boti teams will play their hardest tf
 draw first blood in the series. The
 first game won is q great incentive
 to win tho s"coni and after q ful
 week of practic", both squads should he in thn best of shape. The firs'
 game will he played at s o'clock and the second will follow. "Nhick' Hayes will referee.