New Britain herald., 1926-10-06

There may be honor among thieves | as the old saying goes, but if the | story emanating from the camp of the Hartford Blues is correct. there | seems to be a noticeable lack of hon | or among a certain class of football | players. This story states that Eddie | Barnikow and Joe Manning, both of whom have been signed by the All New Britain mana cement, have gone with the Hartford Blues. The writer of this column has seen Eddie Barnikows' signature on a New Britain contract. It states that he will play the remaining games of the present season with All-New Britain. We also know that Barni- kow, himself, telephoned to the Meriden Morning Record to say that he was through with Hartford and Mulligan and was signed and would play with All-New Britain for the remainder of the season. In Manning's case, he played here last Sunday. Before he left to re- turn to Springfield, Manager Ed Daley talked next Sundays game over with him and Manning said that he would be here to play. The price to be paid for his services was all right with him and he shook hands with the local manager and stated that he would surely be with New Britain for Sundays game. Now, if the story from Hartford is true and as far as the officials of the New Britain club know, the re- ports have not been founded on fact, it seems that there is no such a thing as honor among some football play CTS. BarnikoW voluntarily quit Hart ford last Sunday. New Britain didn't seek him but he came to New Brit ain and said that he was absolutely through with the Hartford team. Imme ediately upon learning this, he was signed with All-New Britain and he put his name to a contract.
  hands with Manager Daley on the proposition of playing with AllNew Britain Sunday afternoon against Red" Grange and the New York Yankees. There are some who feel that the movement in Hartford Is simply in-
 
 All-New Britain management Sun day afternoon. If so, there is little honor In the Hartford camp and the movement is the smallest piece of business we have heard of in a long while.
 IT the case stands as it is with BarnikoW and Manning playing with New Britain Sunday afternoon and the story in the Hartford paper this morning is just ganda from Hartford to stop the fans of the state from attending the football game Sunday. then we would like to recall the slurs cast on the New Britain management last year by the Hart ford crew and the out and out ac- cusations that the New Britain mo- guls should be driven out of foot ball.
 It seems to us from the present developments, If they are true, that the Hartford team is doing all in its power to prevent New Britain from making the appearance of Grange in Hartford Sunday a success, but Peter Perakos. the newly elected promoter of the New Britain team has stated that no matter what money is to be lost Sunday. the Gamo will be played.
 A new angle to the case also ap- peared in the, Hartford paper this morning in the announcement that contrary to previous understand ing. the Hartford Blues will play in Hartford Saturday against the Co., lhmbus team. This game was can celled according to a recent report 10 Manager Ed Daley but the an nouncement this morning says that the contest will be played.
 "Hokum" Is the explanation of some of those who are close to the situation and in defense of their arguments, they point out that only last week the Hartford management , announced that Stanley Sieracki, the giant tackle from Meriden who quft the University Of Pennsylvania team last season. would play with Hart ford. Under the rules of the Ma tional league, Sieracki cannot play with Hartford or any other team In that league because although he Is not playing with the college team, his clas. does not graduate until ne~.. June and until he leaves col iege, he is not eligible for profess sional league football.
 No matter how the situation pans out, New Britain will have a good team on the field Sunday afternoon, assurances rom Manager Daley nave been g1vcn. Manager Coppens of tho Steam Rollers Of Providence nag notified Manager Daley that any ne,p he can give him with re- sard 70 players. awaits only the To- cal -na1aeer's request
 
 If New Britain doesn't have Man. hing ana Barnikow for Sunday, there Ars plenty Of other good players who are anxious to fill their shoss. 1T things pan out the way thsy ase now going, Sleepy Jim"
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