New Britain herald., 1926-11-10
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 Once again the of again, on again, Finnegan" football series be- tween the Hartford Blues and the All-New Britain football teams has been called of. This is because to- | morrow was decided to be poor date for . game because the holiday | is not being observed either in Hart 1 ford or New Britain.
 Although we can't just see why i the Thanksgiving morning game had ! to be called off also, 1t appears that the Hartford management wanted | two games or none at all, so both | games have been called off and it looks as If this action will be definite. !
 Judging from expressions heard from fans about this city today, 1t will be just as well that the two | teams fail to meet. Everyone seems to be unanimous in saying that they i are sick and tired of reading about | the proposed series only to have 1t called of as has been done.
 The All-New Britain team will go | to Brooklyn Sunday to meet Hum | bert Fugazy's Horsemen there. This 1. the American league team of l which Harry Stuhldreher is captain 1 Harry played with the Hartford | Blues against New Britain last year in both games In the first. New | Britain won and in the second, Stuhldreher led his famous -Four ! Horsemen" to victory.
 'Shep" Bingham arrived in town 1 this morning ready to play tomorrow | and he told us that he had been re- 1 leased by Brooklyn last Saturday, | He said that he was told not to re- | port on Sunday and as he hasn't re- ! ceived any other word, he supposes | he has been let go.
 We noticed that his name was ! used in the Brooklyn lineup last | Sunday In fact, in the story of | the game as carried in the New | York newspapers, he was credited ! with catching a forward pass. good | for 40 yards, from Earl Britton. the | Brooklyn fullbacll. |
 As a matter of fact Bingham l spent last Sunday in Washington, | D. C., and did not play in the game. |
 He signed with New Britain to ! play against Brooklyn next Sunday ! He wants to play football and be- ! cause he states that he has been re- | leased, he was signed by Manager | Daley today.
 "shep" only recently entered the ranks of the benedicts. He has been living in Washington, D. C.. and has been playing with the | Brooklyn team during the present | season. He figures that New Brit | ain should beat the Horsemen this | coming Sunday.
 With the calling off of the pro fessional series, the local High school ! is left to furnish the fans with the i Hartford-New Britain rivalry, New | Britain invades the Capital City this ! coming Saturday in the first game | against Weaver High school.
 From the way the Hartford High | school treated the Weaver eleven, it 1 appears that New Britain should 1 have little trouble with their op- ponents Saturday.
 A number of the alumni of the | New Britain High school have ex- pressed the opinion that the sched- ule this year has not been stiff | enough to prepare the team for the i Hartford High game. The Capital 1 City eleven is strong one again l this year and the fear is expressed | that repetition of last years de- bacle will take place.
 The Hartford High game will be played the following Saturday, also in Hartford. The New Britain High school team hasn't been beat en yet this year. Whether that is | due to the fact that the schedule | wasn't very impressive or to the | strength of the local team, remains | to be seen.
 The New Britain High school team is on trial this year. After the fiasco of last year, the locals are receiving the same backing from the fans, but many are skeptical that the team can beat Hartford. Judg- ing from the impressive record al ready made. the locals should be, by far, the favorites.
 Whether the team wins or loses. everyone is hoping that there will be no repetition of last years game with Hartford High.
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