New Britain herald., 1926-02-25

team by score Of 13 to 10 In tho second battle between the plant teams.
 It was one of the strangest battles ever witnessed on q basketball floor the final score being IS to 10 in favor of the Bristol team. Meriden scored three field baskets during tho game and Bristol put in five. Jimmy Malcolm scored four of Bristols five field baskets and Donaghue got the other,
 In tho opinion of local players who saw the game last night, Half ner was the star of the contest. Where it not for tho erstwhile Dixie guard and his wonderful work in keeping "KislIy" lTcldman scoreless except for one foul shot, and his double guarding of Malcolm, they say the score would have been enormous with Bristol getting all the points.
 Malcolm was the big gun for Bris- tol although the entire team played | a sweet game. Referee Whalen of | Springfield received the usual razz from the crowd because he was so lax in calling fouls. He called two | fouls on Bristol almost as the game | was finishing and both called for two shots each. Had the Merlden I players made them, they would have won the game. They missed. how ever, and Bristol took away a sweet victory. The Bristol Endecs go 10 New Iaven tomorrow night to play the tlas A. C. there and the Atlas ,omes back to Bristol Saturday light to play a return game. If Bristol should win these two con- .ests which come one right after the other, then New Britain still has chance to stay in the running for the state title.
 The Guards will play the Plain field team at the state armory Sat urday night. The team from over cast has lost one game this year and that was to the New Britain outfit. They are strong contenders for the state title also and should New Britain take the second game from them this Saturday night, it will also be another push the locals are making for the flag this season,
 New Britain plays the Bristol En- dces in this city next Wednesday evening. March in the third game between the two. Both have a Nic- tory over each other and if the Bris- tol five wins out in the two games against the Atlas tomorrow and Sat urday, and New Britain wins next Wednesday, the standing of the teams will be all the more compll- Catcd.
 Manager Lanpher of the Guards has booked the -MiddletOwn crew for another game in this city for Saturday, March 1S. The Middle town five also stands one and one with New Britain and the coming meeting will be the deciding game. The DiXics took bad flop last night after beating the Atlas of New k Haven Monday for the second time this season. The Hartford five, minus the services of Hafner, star guard. was defeated by the All Middletown quintet 34 to P.
 Whatever has been the matter with the Capital City team this year cannot be explained. Of course Captain Tommy Murphy who wal the mainstay of the team, left ant went 10 college and then Hatne dished his mates and the loss 0 these two may have been a big fac for in the teams showing this sea son. but the thing that stands on above all else is the fact that m Dixies have won only a few Of thel games out of all played this seasor
 The team surely can play basket ball. That was proved by the I" wins which it scored over the Atla ,uintct, But, with other teams, som or which arc of mediocre calibr' the Dixics fell down and fell dow badly.
 Manager I.anpher stated todd that he has d. very good chance having the Greenpoint team ot Ne York play here in the near fu'nr He Is irving 10 get them for Satu day. March 6 at inc armory' IT Grecnpoint five ran away from II Atlas team in two meetings, ana IL victories over the City College cI' and tho Brooklyn Law school tean both Of which have invaded LII state with remarkable success.
 There is considerable interest
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 starts next week. This city is to
 treated 10 a match of cXtraordina
 interest right in the first week. T'
 alleys in this city are ropresent'
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 who holds tho title Of state cha
 pjon has significd that he will r
 for tho Casino while Joe Foote W
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 The season locally will open
 at the Casino alleys next TuesC
 night with Joe l'oote invading ,
 derson's hailiWick to take
 champion on. This match sho
 drawa big gathering of fans
 an exceptional match is anticipat
 The schedule of games is nea
 complete and should be made ?
 lie tomorrow. Backers of Ander