New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-03

/ S p e a king /
! of Sports /
The Ranger football team will
hold Its first practice, of the season
Sunday morning at $3.50 o'clock at
st. Mary's field. Any candidate
wishing to try out with the team, is
invited to attend.
The Pawnee A. C. football team
OF Meriden has organized for the
coming season and would like to
play home or road games with any
1875 pound team in New Britain.
Teams wishing to connect with this
outfit are asked to write to Mana
ger ]. shulga, 70 Prescott street,
Meriden.
Carlton Walker, captain and full
back on the New Britain High
candidate for the fullback position
on the Virginia Military institute
team. Besides being flash in the
backfield, Walker is also a punter of
no mean ability and will be a great
aid to the team. Walker assembled
to the captaincy of the New Britain
I'll school team in 1924 upon the
30 n+oi,
Frank aChuck) Wojack will ap-
pear in the Falcon lineup Sunday
afternoon against the Polish-Ameri-
can club of Chicopee Falls, Mass.
"Chucky" ran into park of hard
luck this year and was forced be-
cause of poor health to quit playing
league ball for the remainder of the
season. His presence in the Falcon
lineup means an additional amount
Of strength to the team. He will be
at one of the infield positions, &C
cording to the announcement Of
Manager Joseph Veniski.
Wet weather prevented the Fall
cons from getting out for practice
last evening at St. Mary's field and
consequently the players did not dis
cuss the proposed series with the
Corbin Red Sox. A practice session
will be held at the field tonight and
this matter will be threshed out.
We have a very strong bunch that
the team will vote to play the Cor
bin team and that arrangements
will be made with Manager Tobin on
dates and all other details necessary.
The Corbin Red Sox and Kensing-
ton teams will clash in their second
game of the series in Kensington
next Sunday afternoon. The Sox
took the first game mainl, through
the excellent pitching Of Walter
Berg but the Kensington team hopes
to turn the tables Or Tobin's men
the same as in the Falcon game last
Sunday.
Although neither manager has
announced his pitching selection for
the game, we expect to see Berg in
again against Charlie Yale, hefty
southpaW Of the kensington outfit.
Bucholz may draw the assignment
Kensington and "Porky'' Flynn
might work for the Red Sox. If
Flynn goes in, the Kensingtons will
have an opportunity to look over
the slants of another Red Sox ace.
The Kensington team will be In
fine form for Sundays game, accord
ing to Manager Patsy Buckley and
there won't be any alibis for losing
tho game, he says.
Armand Landino, one of the stars
of the New Britain High school foot
ball team in 1921, is a candidate for
a hackf1eld position on the Syracuse
university football team this year.
Besides being a flash when running.
he is also a fairly good punter. He
played end on the state champion
New Britain High school team in
1921 and through his work the final
game with Hartford was saved for
New Britain.
Hartford through a series of des-
perate plunges through the tired and
bedraggled New Britain line had
carried the ball to within 10 yards
of the New Britain goal line. A
touchdown meant victory and things
looked dark for New Britain. The
Hartford quarterback called his sig
nails and then shot forward pass
out to the Cd.
It appeared that the ball would
drop safely in he arms of a wait
ing end who then had clear road
across the line, but a streak of
lightning appeared from nowhere,
leaped into the air and seized the
ball. 1t was Landino and he saved
the day.
With his dash, spirit and ability,
we expect to hear that he has not
only made the team, but reached the
high plane of stardom before many !
moons have passed.
Talking about foott all. Just these
last few mornings when a fellow
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