New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Speaking of Sports

The action of Principal Louis F. Slade of the New Britain Hlgh school in demanding that Marion Zaleski and Al Havlick of the bas- ketball squad choose between the High school and the Burritt A. '. five, leaves the boys with only one choice, to play with the High school team.
 Principal slade's ultimatum came as a direct result of a letter rom the principal of the South Manches- Ter High school but as an indirect result of the action taken by Coach Clark of the South Manchester team.
 Coach Clark has been criticized by more than one basketball comblna- ton for his high handed tactics Ill High school circles Several years ago it was through his direct lnflu- ence that relations between the local school and that of the Silk Town were broken off and following sev- eral clashes between followers or the local team in it's recent game III Manchester, it has been shown that Coach Clark hasn't changed one whit in his manner.
 There was only one course for Principal Slade to follow after re- ceiving the letter. The ruling states definitely that High school players can be members only of High school teams until the school schedule IS finished and Principal Shades clear duty was to see that rule was strict ly enforced as far as the local poss were concerned.
 It was icayune act on the part of the Manchester authorities, now ever, that prompted Principal slade 10 order the boys to choose between the teams.
 The Burritts are an amateur club playing preliminary games 10 the National Guards at the state arlnory in this city. There could be no harm in the two playing with the team. cScept that they would thereby Keep in better condition for the school games
 It has been said that Coach Clark wants to win games anyway at all so long as he wins them, but his action in stopping Zaleski and Hav- lick from playing with the Burr'tts is evidently a bit of soreness over the decisive defeats suffered by hls teams at New Britain hands recent ly.
 We still have to read anywhere where Gene Tunney revised the opinion of the man whom he VIII most assuredly have to meet sooner or later in defense of his heavy weight crown.
 Rickard has taken a corner on the heayyweight market by signing up Jim Maloney Sharlley and Berlen- bach and as long as the lmpasse between the promoters and the flght- CTS manager, remains. there seems little likelihood flat so-called log- | ical contenders will have the oppor- tunity of stepping in against De- laney
 Louis (Kid) Kaplan, retired unde- featcd featherweight champion Of the world, has been offered place | on the New Years night card at l Madison Square Garden in New York, but on advice of Denny Nc Mahon who has charge of his train ing he has turned the offer down. McMahon states that Kaplan is not vet in the right condition to meet such rugged performer as the Jew ish Cowboy who was named as his opponent.
 It Is seldom that kaplan is found to be out of condition for fight, but since his recent knockout by Billy Wallace in Cleveland, Nc Mahon is going to make sure that when he steps into the ring the next time, he will be right and nothing but X little carelessness and kap- Ian will go the way of them all.
 The National Guard basketball team of this city is In for a tough week end when it meets the strong City College club of New York at the state armory here Saturday night.
 The City College club will be one of the best quintets the locals will be called on to face this season and for that reason it behooves the Guards to be in tip top shape for the battle.
 The City College club has victory over the Meriden Endees in game played on the Meriden home floor In this contest, the New York club was leading by two points in the last four minutes and started a passing game that kept the ball away from Ner,den until the final whistle blew. Any team that can beat the Meriden Endees on it's home floor, is good. BILLY EVANS 0N
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