New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-08-31


to be played on July 81 but was
called off and arrangements were
made to play it last Tuesday eve
ming. 1t rained then and the game
is set for tonight.
The Stanley Rule will also play
the New Britain Machine Co. team
at Willow Brook park Thursday eve
ming at 6 o'clock. This game was
scheduled for August 81 and was
called off because of the inability
of the Newmantics TO get their
team together.
With these two games off their
chests, it will leave the Stanley Rule
& Level team with two postponed
games, the Landers and Fafnir
games. The game with Landers
will be played probably on Satur-
day afternoon and il this is the date
set the fans will flock out to see
the teams battle because Of the i'm
portance Of the game. A win for
for first place with the UniYersals.
the Stanley Rule will mean tie
The date for the Fafnir game has
not yet been set, but it is expected
that the managers will get together
and play this game off very soon.
r. &, E. has two games to play
Off One is against Corbins and the
other against the Stanley Works. No
dates have yet been set for these
two contests.
Managers John Tobin and Joe
Veniski will probably come to some
agreement regarding a series be-
tween their two teams, Friday night.
Both met with representatives of
their clubs in attendance, in the
Herald" Office last night and talked
matters over.
1t will be difficult for the teams
to find dates on which to play
their games, but the feeling is that
Saturday would be as good as Sun
day for the games to be staged.
We feel that the managers have
come to the conclusion after all the
talk that is going on about town,
that there isn't any use in keeping
away from the baseball public what
it wants because of technicalities
When the arguments against the
two teams playing are considered,
one can readily see that the reason
the series is not being played is be-
cause of technicality, namely,
whether the Corbin Red Sox should
receive as much money as a home
team.
Some may think that the Red Sox
should not receive as much as the
home club and others may think
Just the opposite, but the fans of the
city are not interested in this phase
of the game but they are solely in
terested in seeing the two teams
clash on the diamond.
We don't care to express an opin- |
ion on the matter at all, preferring
like the major portion of the fans, |
out among themselves. We hope, |
for the sake of baseball in this city. !
that the two teams will get together |
because constant pickering and |
petty arguing doesn't do the situa-
ton any good.
Those who have been connected
with baseball during the last 10 or
Is years know only too we'll that the
game has never paid either mana
gers or players in this city except in
the last few years. Occasionally a
team would pull out ahead at the
end of the season. One example
of this was the Pioneer team that
held forth at the Ellis street dia-
mond, but this team, also met a
slump in attendance OF customers
and il the truth was known, little
money was taken in in the flnal
wears in which the team existed.
In the last couple of years, the
Falcons, Kensington and Corbin Red
sox have all realized a profit from
the seasons play. One team might
not have received the support that
another did, but whether the bal
ance on the credit side of the ledger
was large or small, the fact Is that
money was made.
1t will take but very little OF the
present squabbling over city series
to spoil the situation and kill the in
terest of the fans. Everyone likes to
see a baseball game against good
team from out of town, but such
a game can't begin to compare with
the annual battle between the home
teams for supremacy at the waning
Of the season.
This argument is put forth in the
hone that both Managers John To-
hin of the Corbin Red Sox and Joe
yeniski Of the Falcons can see their
way clear to arrange series which
would in the end, be one of the
best ever seen in this city.
The Rangers A. c., will hold a
special meeting. at 1880 o'clock We'd
nesday opening when Harry Bonney,
who has beer selected as coach of
the team for the coming season,
viii! talk to all candidates. Last
year men and new candidates are
urged to be present in the Ranger
A.1 ~ooron NV, Church street.