New Britain herald., 1926-03-17
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National Guards and Legion
 Teams Battle Saturday Night

Tho first game is q series of three games to determine the cham pionship basketball team of the city wil Do played between the National Guards and tho American Legion at the state armory Saturday night. At the same time the first game in a like series to determine the junior championship of the city will bo played between the National Guard Reserves and the Burritts.
 There has been considerable dis cuSsion between the followers of the two major teams in tho city as 10 which team is superior on the court and until Saturday night, the ques- ton will remain unanswered as to fact. The National Guards have been playing steadily every week since tho season opened and at the present time have played 26 contests. Tho American Legion team played only six in the short time it was In the | state competition. The Guards won Q and lost II games during the playing season having downcd such teams as tho DiXies of Hartford. Plainfield, All.Middetown, Bristol Endees. tho Passaic Wonders and lost to some of these and the Atlas of New Haven. Tho American Lo- zion team won four out of six, hav- ing beaten tho Crescents of Hart ford, now known as Battey's Cres- cents, the DiXies. and St. Mary's Of Manchester and losing to tho Crescents and the Bristol Endces.
 How They Compare
 Man for man, the Guards, because of tho greater experience and play during the present season seem 10 have q slight edge on the Legion team, but for speed, endurance and general basketball ability. neither team shows any superiority on paper. The Legion players are of tho younger set and arc enjoying their first season in big company.
 The work of the Legion players however. has branded them as a bhttlttt llidt IS uhnStIOht 10 any opponent that meets them on the floor. They have, under the tutelage of Coach Harry Ginsborg Iperfected system of play that hat lcarried them to victory In many in. lstances and has made tho two team, that beat them. step all the way tt win.
 The feeling between tho manage
 ments is of the friendliest sort bu
 the rivalry that exists between th'
 players has grown to fever heat ii the past few days. The Natona Guards all declare that they vii walk away with the Legion team , while tho latter tossers. arc conf
 dent that they will take a fall ou Z of tho pride of the Guards. Bot , quintcts are putting nightly licks o praticc at tho state armory and th Legion team worked out with th
 Burritts for about two hours thcr
 Monday night.
 1 Preliminary Game
 ; The preliminary will be staged hc { tween the Burritts and the Guar e. Reserves. To say that these tw ] teams arc out for blood is putting ;, mildly and becasc of tho fact thf : there is q money stake involved th 2 winner take all, means that in f teams will go at 1t all tho strongt 4 to win.
 The Burritts beat the Guard E, ss serves once and the Reserves di :5 ivice versa 10 tho Burritts so eac Il team stands on even terms with tf a other. A decision was reached ,s short time ago between the tU
 managers 10 play series Of 1T 70 best two out of three so that q IISS games will run along with the on' ,5 to be played by the big teams. ,i In this series, the junior chan = pionship of the city is at stake and
 both teams have large followings,
 caracity crowd of rooters will ho
 hand. Fans who have attended q
 games at the armory all aloi 73 through the season are warned th l5 they will have to be on hand ear oe Ito get a seat.