New Britain herald., 1926-02-27

Next season New Britain will be forced to compete with tho larger cities for players and 1t is safe to say that New York, Boston. Phia. delphia and Washington besides many others will get most of tho good grid men, Fellows like Gibson of New York have the money to secure them with. There is a bright spot in this do. duction, however. for cities the sizo Of New Britain. Finds" are always bobbing up and these will be given an opportunity 10 play in l'lorida when tho season here is closed. Tho larger cities will hold their tea ms to furnish good opposition 10 the teams in the southland, Once a player gets to Florida, he will be in lIne for job with the larger city elev. ems, Climbing 10 the heights through this medium will act as an ince entivo 10 professional players on every team.
 Some insight into the cycle which football player travels can be seen by reviewing the case of HI oot" Flanagan of Tim Callahan's team in Coral Gables. "Hoot," not a col lege player, was q member of mid dle west team last fall. Callahan got wind of him and sent scout 10 look him over and the result was that he landed with the Coral Gables team.
 "Hoot' proved the sensation Of the season. Down in Coral Gables he Is rated better than Grange. Last January he was the star when Coral Gables beat the New York Giants and Billy Gibson's bunch was es' pecially loud in their praise of him Seven All-American players said nic' things about him. II is undcrstooC that some of the National lea gu' managers are angling for his serv ices before the Florida season opens If that was the experience In foot hall of "Hoot" why couldn't th' same thing happen 10 Humphries
 
 of the New Britain team.
 Due 10 last minute change Il the schedule of the state individua duckpin tournament, Eddie Ander son and Joe Foote will not roll a the Casino Tuesday and at Roger Thursday as was first announced u,ilI TT representative of the Wooster alley in Hartford. in the Capital Cit Monday and at tho Casino in thi city Thursday night.
 Number one goes 10 the Atlas o New Haven by the score of 21 | 19 Thus goes all inc dope figure out so studiously yesterday. Tn Bristol team put up great battI' but the best they had wasn't goo enough to win. Sam pitc, tho nem csis of New Britain teams, put l tho last basket with only two min utes to go and then the Bristc shooters missed four consccutiN shots from close range as the gam ended.
 Now, all together. let's sing Tos u's "Goodbye, Forever
 TlainGeld tonight at the state 9 | mory. This will be as good a car as could bo gotten together for evenings entertainment. Fans Wh saw the team perform on it's las visit 10 New Britain know that will give New Britain tough battle The team from over cast is a grea combination when it swings int notion and there is no doubt ot what New Britain will have to traN' at top speed to take the game to night,
 There is more talk about serle between the National Guards an tho American Legion team. Whcthe n series will develop should depch - more on the first game than any thing else. AS far as We can m out inc officials of both teams ar willing to stage a set to at. an limo There will lc q great dei of interest m the gam" in ths GU as many think ha, th9 Legion 'eal