New Britain herald., 1926-07-13
Can You Think of the
 Good Old Days When

Good Old Days When
 Billy" zt6gler vas the state champion baton swinger?
 Swat" McCabe led the Connecti- cut league in batting?
 Shorty" Riley, Jack" Riley and Johnny" McGrath were leaders in the baton swinging sport?
 Patsy" Corbett led the Philhar- monic band?
 Pop" Kerin was q demon end for the Sexton street football team?
 Bob" O'Leary, Jimmy" Clinton and Chicken" Bonefant patrolled the outtield for the Nutmegs?
 Eddie" Hayel was said to wear the largest shoes of any player in the Connecticut league? And he looked 1t?
 Hack" Schuman walked three men in the ninth inning of a game at the old Wethersfeld Tenue grounds, Hartford, with the score tied, and then famed the next three hitters?
 Eddie" Justice was one of the best fielding shortstops in the Con- necticut league?
 From" Storey was back Of the bat for the policemen's team?
 Danny Fitzpatrick was quarter back for All-New Britain?
 The Spring streets and trs Belden streets used to clash with great ri- yalry?
 Gus" Coyle and Jimmy Dunn locked horns in Sunday pitching duels at Andrews lot when the Small ley streets and Spring streets were rivals?
 Deacon" Fay, manager of the Nutmegs, was the city's leading sports promoter?
 Bill" Gibney, never missed d high school baseball, football, or basket ball game in which his son, Roy, was playing?
 John Tobin was the doctor for the high school teams?
 Evans Davis of MiddletoUn turn ed out N. B. II. s. championship football teams several years in sue cossion?
 The Rangers and East Ends stag ed miniature worlds series?
 "AI" schado vas one of the long est hitters in the Factory league?
 Cooper" Boyle was the city's leading twirler?
 "Ted" Lambers, Collinsvle and New Britain player, had a try-out with New Britain professionals?
 
 "Pete' Fusari nit one over center field fence at Electric field, a stunt seldom duplicated?
 "Augie" Lundin and Angie" Pet arson were top notch hurlers in To- ral semi-pro circles? Billy" Gray tanned Dick Schroe- fer with tho winning runs on the | ,ases, in the ninth inning of Memo Delphi game?
 Evans Davis took Roy Gibnoy out i # guard position and made him t star halfback on the high school , cam?
 'Arry Ardy southpawed him way into the hearts of the New Britain | fans in tn" Connecticut league?
 The w. /. F. R." team cleaned | lp all corners in the amateur polo ! eaguc? The North streets took them ! once one season but the victory cost i hem the services of Johnny Storey, ! vho broke his arm in a hard fall? . Jack" Mercer and Harkins were ,ingpin rushes of the big league? . And New Britain had the champion hip cinched weeks before the sched- lie ended, even if they lost all the games'
 Bert Loomis was the best drih- ter in basketball? And was no louch at the pole vault and dash vents, either?
 LOUIS Jones, OllS or t!ie ilShlesL nen on the team, played fullback or New Britain High school? And Manrie" Johnson showed his heels 0 the other quarterbaCks?
 "Bill' Squire outdistanCed Howard brew in a football game at EieC- ric field?
 Jack" McCue, first baseman for he Tabs" always argued the pitch IFS to "open the gates" and nobody eemed to know what he meant? Il.,A 1