New Britain herald., 1926-10-05
Can You Think of the
 Good Old Days When

Can You Think of the
 Good Old Days When
 Louis Arata always grabbed a bat and got in on the feed" given the Commercial Streets baseball team at the New York Dining Room?
 Bruce. Little. Galbraith, Watt and Davison were star performers on the New Britain soccer team?
 Art" Pilz would give the pro- verbal right arm to have his Landers team win from the East Street playground outfit, and his wish was usually gratifed?
 Carbo, Flanagan and Tuthill of New Britain High school were se- lected on the All-Connecticut Inter scholastic football team?
 Larry" Cotter. Jimmy" Murtha and Jimmy" Corbett were the Big 1 Three" on the Beaver Streets foot ball team?
 Dutch" Schiller was one of the leading scorers in the Connecticut Roller Polo league? Zoe" Gregory was a sturdy center on local football teams?
 The Temple of Honor won from the Burns club by single point in an exciting game of carpet bowls? Warren Slater was captain and pitcher on the Crescent indoor base ball team?
 Guy Hutchinson and Ed" Glass were stars on the Yale football team?
 Dusty" Mitchell, playing quarter hack for New Britain High school football team, ran twenty five yards through the entire Springfield High school team at Electric Field, New Britain, winning 12 to O?
 The final scores in the German Rife club shoot were as follows: William Wohlman, PIP: F. M. Zim- merman, 205; Paul Vogelgesang, 204; Matthias Rival. 195?
 Betty B." owned by H. D. Humphrey, won silver cup at the state fair horse show
 The Sigma indoor baseball team sprung surprise by winning from the Crescents, to f. Timbrell and McAllister being the battery for the | winners and Slater and Sahrbacher for the losers?
 Sir Francis Drake lodge and the | Rcd Men had crack carpet bowls l teams and locked horns in many ex- citing contests?
 Jack Heath or the Duhllns Tas | president of the Amateur Roller Polo | league, the teams being the Inde- | pendents, kensington, the Dublins, | the West Ends, Charter Oaks and | the Nutmegs?
 Roy Gibney played a steady game in the line for New Britain High l school before he was shifted to the !. backfeld, and then surprised the teams followers with his slashing play beside Dave" Dunn and Rod dy' Chamberlain?
 Gardner Weld, the present mayor. vas a member of the High school team. playing in the line?
 The High school football team went on strike because the coach wanted them to run home from Electric Field in their uniforms and cleatod shoes after practice every night?
 The closing game of the Stanley Works Russell 6e Erwin series of 1903 was won by Russell 6S Erwin, the batteries making the only runs in 10 inning game; Alfonso Thomas. pitcher for the Stanley Works allow Tom" Vickery, the rival boxman home run but shout ed "Ill get square with you," which he did in the next inning, Jack Law son, Russel &; Erwin catcher, knock ing a third homer to break the ice in the 10th inning?
 Every High school team in the state feared Dusty" Mitchell, who was a real triple threat man on the gridron?
 Charley Witllin. Delphis halfback, was one of the hardest men in local football to stop on end runs?
 Bill" McKenna was one of the city's leading pitchers. having a sharp breaking curve and plenty of speed?
 Eddie" McAloon and Al" Swan son were the classiest pair of rush CTS in amateur roller polo in the state?
 Maurice Johnson tackled Dave" Dunn in a practice game at Walnut Hill park and was kicked in the head, causing a slight conCussion and breaking up practice for the evening?
 The New Haven team Tn the