New Britain herald., 1926-11-11
GUARDS ID HAVE TOUGH SCHEDULE
FiVe-Game Schedule Planned
 With Bristol New Departure Five

] The National Guards basketball
 team will start off the 1926-27 sea,
 son at the state armory on Satur' | day evening, November 20 and al. 1 though Manager Clarence Lanpher 1 hasn't made definite decision yet as
 10 which team will play the opening game here, he mas laid out sched- ule that will give the fans of this city plenty of action and his players plenty of work.
 Manager Lanpher of the National Guards and Manager Joe Carroll of the Bristol New Departure five, have decided to have their teams meet in a five game series this year. In order that the series might be fin ished in plenty of time 10 have a bearing on the state championship, the first game will be played in Bris- tol. Thanksgiving night, Thursday. November 25. The second game will he played the Sat rday following ct the state armory on Arch street, this city. The dates for the other games will be settled after the second game.
 Manager Lanpher has also signed up the Greenpoint team and the City College club of New York. The Greenpoint team was scheduled to appear here late in the season last year but the game was cancelled be- cause the interest in basketball was fast dying out. The five is rated as one of the best court combinations in the state of New York and in taking them on for. the locals. the manager has picked a hard nut 10 crack.
 The City College club needs no in troduction to the fa IS of this city. After two appearances in this city last season, the players are pretty well known 10 New Britain fans and their work on the court was one of the sensations of the year. The Guards will, it is expected, be at top form when these games are played.
 Other teams that will appear in this city are the Atlas of New Haven, former state champions; Sam Pite's College Five which is rated even now as better than the Atlas: Plain field. which gave New Britain sev eral hard battles Gst year, Middle town, Meriden Endecs and several other basketball teams of no mean strength.
 ,In compiling such a tough sched ule, Manager Lanpher believes that his team has the goods" this year. Fortified by a squad of forwards that compares .l the various com hinations with the best in this sec ton: center whose work in prac- tice has stamped him as an artist. and another alternate who can capably substitute for him and three strong guards. the Guards will be ready after the first game, to meet the best teams that can be brought here.
 In the forward wall will be seen. Mert Taylor. Red" Reynolds, star floor worker and shot of last years team; Joe Jasper, formerly Of the AlnerlCdH leSloil HNN "ll' GU" ~ liar, another veteran of last year. solmans..y the Hudson, N. Y. star, wilt probably start the season in cen ter though he can play just as good a game at forward while Gierochow- ski will get his share Of work at the tap position. In the hackfeld will be aeen Sheehan and kilduh. the pair that bore the brunt of the work last year, and "Butsy' Sturm whose addition to the team has been hailed as the best piece of manage ment in years.
 With this outfit. New Britain bids fair 10 become in short order one Of the outstanding contenders for the state basketball title.