New Britain herald., 1926-01-28
LEGION QUINTET MEETS
 CRESCENT FIVE AGAW
Locals Will Make Bid to Even Matters Up With Capi- tai City Team Hatner to Appear in Hartfcrd Teams Lineup-Coach Ginsbcrg Has Players All Set For Fray--Burritts to Meet Wingates in Pre-" minary
American Legion

CroSccnts American Legion Bnltour, Cronin ,.,.,, LuN", Hcla'1
 Right Forward
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 Left Forward
 Leonard .,.,.,,.,.,,,,','.'' Hoist
 Center
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 Eight Guard
 Fury ........... CaTo@:;., %yhorG Left Guard
 The American Legion basketball quintet Of th,s city will meet the Hartford CresccEts, now playing un- der the name of Kill iiattcY's 'roa- cents, tonight at the ', W, C, A. for the second time this seaNon. In th2 first meeting between the two teams the Hartford five won out in an oVrr" time game by the score of @S 10 @6 | and the game wuS one Of the best that has been staged in this city in some years.
 Tonight however, the llartfor'll lteam, knowing the calihcr of basket q ball material to be met in tn" Legion Iplaycrs. will bring considerably strengthened lineup 10 this city. On he former visit, "Ahe" Silrermal vas suffering from an injured leg and was unable to play the cniir" game through. Tonight, he Wilr b" n the lineup for the entire game, if everything goes right. Then, Hafncr. sar guard on the DiXics five. will M stationed at right guard and be- ing paired up with the veteran. Tim Cpnin, will form q duo that the lool forwards will have 10 straddle cvwy minute to cage baskets
 Paired with Slrcrman at forward will be Balfour whose work both against the National Guards and tn" Legion quintcts, brought many favorable comments from local fans At center, "Dutch" Leonard, one Of the most clever handlers Of the ball in he state and a jumper Of excel , len ability, will face the Hong boy" , of he Hardware City five,
 Looing this team over, it appears } to be n even stronger combination Q that tln DlXies who fell victims to g the Lelion quintet last Thursday { night, lut the margin of victory the - locals had over the champions of the b state las year. inclines one to believe ]. that theCresccntS will be humbled ., outfit in tonight's game. c Speed will be matched with speed = in the zane. Hafncr and Cronin will f have thei hands full with Luke and
 Jasper an Belser in the forward po t sitions, wiIc Silvcrman and Balfour {. will have 0 do some tall travelling
 to get by Arburr, Carrozza or Ny
 borg. "Duth' Leonard will have an
 artist as cGver as himself tagging n him aroundlll night and both teams u will have tttravel at top speed to q make the sore at all heavy. q Contidenccreigns in the local Il camp. Coach Harry Ginsberg has y his team all 'et for the Hartford SO gang and q reord crowd is expected S out to see the zane.
 Preliminary Game
 In the preminary game, th"
 Burritts will tae on the Wingates l. of Hartford. Th Capital City team " gave the Nationl Guard Reserves In one of the hardet tusslcs this sea. n son and the Bunls are prepared l. to meet a fast dwelling asgrega l. ton tonight.
 h. The first game i'll be staged al
 8 o'clock and danong will wind UT
 the evening. A lrge number oi
 women are plannini to make this Id ladies night at the :ame. Chick IT, Hayes will referee.