New Britain herald., 1926-04-12
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 With the high school rcspming
 studies this morning after the Easter
 recess. this week should sec the baseball and track squads blossoming
 forth In outdoor workouts. The track
 men have been working indoors and
 have been showing great stuff and
 if the turf is solid enough, they
 should swing right into work in the
 dashes, jumps, shot put and other
 lines.
 Captain Tim Clair will be working
 with his baseball nine under the di- rcction of Coach George M. Cassidy.
 With only slim lineup but with an avalanche of candidates, Cassidy has some great work ahead of him. Fol
 lowing his accomplishments with the basketball team when things looked darkest, the interested ones in the high school are banking on him to work wonders with his base ball team.
 Cassidy is fast getting q reputation for himself that will be hard 10 equal. Among his confercrs, the high school coaches. he is gaining the name of the "Wonder Man" This is due more probably to his work in welding together cham pionship basketball team out of ma terial that didn't seem so promising at the beginning of the season.
 The Inter.church league moguls have a get-together tonight to talk over the formation of a. hard ball league this summer. The Corbin Red SoX get together tomorrow night to talk over organization for the coming year. The Industrial league magnates hold their second meeting Wednesday evening at 5:S0 o'clock to complete details and hear reports from the sub-committees appointed on various matters. Several teams held practice sessions Saturday and many more will get out this week.
 The above paragraph is only one of the little arguments against the saying that sandlot baseball Is dying out. To the New Yorker, because the fear is expressed mostly from the metropolis. the sandlot game is dy- ing out because there are no sand lots near New York. Should some Of those spenI a few weeks in this city. there would be something diff fcrent to relate and most of the gloom expressed would, We are sure, disappear.
 There is only one drawback to | sandlot baseball in this city. and that is the lack of diamonds. We would | like to respectfully call the attention | oe the city officials to this fact. AS | it stands now, the city has two base ball diamonds. both situated at Wal nut Hill park. There is another in | the making at Willow Brook park, 1 but the small space enclosing it, pre- | vents real game from being played l there.
 Now on the eve of election, it | would seem that whichever man is 1 ii be elected mayor of our city, | he should look ahead and see to it ! that the future voters are given a chance to spend their tender years in the great outdoor games of child hood This city needs at least two more baseball diamonds to take care of all the teams who would like to play on Saturday. The park super intendent is, we are sure, able to give detailed accounts of the deluge of applications for permits which he received during the year.
 No doubt there are times when it is a difficult task to apporton the two diam onds so that all will have a chance 10 use them during the week. But, it is an impossible thing 10 split up the playing time at Wal nut Hill so that all will have an to play on Saturday aft crnoon.
 There Is a big clamor about town for the resumption this year of the City league. With the Pirates ready 10 step back into competition in this loop. the Rangers anxious to repeat its victory of year ago. the Orioles also wanting 10 get in and the Bur ritts and other tearms ready 10 play. there seems enough justifica- ton for City league.
 The Industrial league appears 10 be certainty and whether the City league will again operate, is a ques- ton that will be decided by the amusement commission. IL is expected that Jimmy Naughton will soon take 1t upon himself to look the field over to see how mat. ters stand.
 Leagues are the life Of the sport here and the youngsters are now "ondcrlnE II the Rotary club plans 10 hold forth again with it's most successful of projects. the boys league, again this year. At no time Tn the history of the city was there ] more successful circuit of baseball or any other sport than the Rotary league of last season and if :his is 70 hn continued. we know there are of young hearts who will oe tickled pink with the thought. |,
 Some Of the teams that played in ast years league have started prac- icing alre"dy and everywhere one ,an soc tWo-o-cat or impromptu cams picked up from those present. ,hasin; the ball over the lot.
 Eddie Anderson te Y,, oi-;,- |. ~.-o--