New Britain herald., 1926-12-07
s pc a k in g of Sports

, The game between the Hartford blues and AllNew Britain football teams was formally called off yester- day afternoon in telephone con- versation. The action was hardly necessary except that either team would go through with the game providing one manager did not care to call it off.
 AS it stands now. the Hartford Blues remain supreme in the profess sional football world in this state and can rightly claim the champion ship of Connecticut, Had there been a second game, we feel sure that the New Britain team would have had an even break again this year.
 The Crimson basketball team of South Manchester is without a game for this weekend and the manage ment of it would like to get in touch with the Burritts. Boys club or any other teams of like caliber in this city or vicinity.
 The Crimson team is composed of some of the fastest amateur players in Manchester and has won both games played this season. The first saw the East Hartford Dixies as the victims of the Silk Town quintet, while the other win was at the ex- pense of the Laurel Independent Five of Manchester.
 Any team wishing to hook up for q game or series of games should write or telephone as soon as pos sible to William P. O'Connell, 115 Bond street. Hartford Telephone, charter5721-5.
 There is letter at the Herald" office for the manager of the Burritt A. c. basketball team, and as the postmarR is South Manchester, it is evidently from this team. Any rep resentative of the club may have the letter by calling at the 'Herald' sports desk.
 Tonight at the Peerless bowling alleys on Broad street, the Big Five known as the Commercial Five from the Main street bowling emporium, will trek up into the Fifth Ward to tackle the bowling masters of Broad street and way stations in a special match. The game will be started promptly at o'clock.
 The Commercials will bring along a strong squad having such men as Bill Howarth, the terror of all bowlers in the city; Uncle Joe" Foote, Rooney Tutko and a dark horse. Not to be outdone. the Peer less Five will have Stedman, Gent ner, Potash, Quink and another un- known who is said to have spent some speasing moment in West Hartford.
 The match is one for blood and without a doubt, each bowled will be at his best in an effort to down his opponent. Skill such as can be displayed on the alleys by two such combinations of maple busters, isn't seen ever night in the week and there is sure to be large crowd on hand to watch the games.
 Jack Delaney. starting Friday night, has a busy season ahead of him. Friday night at the state armory in Waterbury. he meets Ja- maica, colored light heavyweight champion and on December 20 in Jersey City. he meets Bud German, one of the toughest big men De- laney has ever asked to face.
 Delaney is hard at work in train ing for the bout Friday night be- cause he is taking no chances on being beaten like Kid" Kaplan was because he holds an opponent light ly.
 As an indication of the quality of fighter whom Delaney is to meet in the December 20 show, one needs only to remember that German has won fights from Jim Maloney of Boston, Jack Sharkey of the same city, Franz Diener of Germany and Harry Persson, the big Swedish champion.