New Britain herald., 1926-11-30

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 Inquiries today revealed that Frank Mccarthy, captain of the New Britain High school football team in 1924, hasn't received any money from the benefit game supposedly played for him between the regu lar High school team and the alumni eleven at Memorial Field Thanks giving morning.
 Whether 1t is contemplated by those who were in charge of the game, to make some effort to turn the fund to the source for which 1t was intended, seems doubtful in the light of information reaching this office.
 It is said that the total receipts Of the game amounted to s235. The net proceeds after the expenses were taken out, are said to have amount ed to $177. According to the agree ment arrived at before the game and published in the advance notices of the contest. Mccarthy was to have reveived SO per cent of the gross.
 Comparatively speaking, so per cent of the receipts at the gate would rot amount to great sum, but, nevertheless, the principle of the thing must be upheld.
 connection wwith the receipts. have heard that each player OF two teams and the managers hangers-on. received s5 as ti,4r share of the proceeds. If this is true, we just can't figure out how Frank Mccarthy Is to benefit by thk di- vision of the profits.
 We have ascertained that McCar- thy or the members of the family are not particularly anxious to re- ceive any money from this or any other source, but when the subject was first announced, there was a lonely heart out on Stanley street that was gladdened by the thought that, in his misery. his pals weren't forgetting him.
 IL may be that those in the game figured that the amount received was too small to offer 10 the beneficiary and we hope with all others who have urged us to speak about the matter, that this is the reason for the failure of those conducting the game to carry out the plans as they were announced.
 There have been over 100 people who have urged us to mention the subject of this benefit game and when we hesitated, hoping that some action would be taken in the right direction, We were accused of be ing in on the deal"
 We are still loathe to believe that the two teams of players. had no intention of carrying out the pro- gram of playing benefit game but instead had planned to perpetrate hoax on the public Some have ex- pressed indignation over the matter, but until we have some definite proof of the fact that the game and it's attendant publicity was hoax we cannot begin to condemn.
 There might be an added attrac- tion for the fans who attend the se cond game between the All-New Bri- tain and the Hartford Blues in the East Hartford Vcledrome on De- ccmber 12. They might have the op- portunity of seeing Sammy Gross, wheel Jake Jennings around the cycle track in wheel barrow in payment for a debt contracted over the game.
 Gross bet Jennings that New Bri- tain would beat Hartford. Jennings took the Hartford end and the pro- vision of the bet was that the loser would wheel the winner in a wheel harrow around the cycle track before the second game.
 Sammy Gross. who Is known as the velvet-fingered artist on the fd- dle, has left the city on an orchestra tour which will last all week. 1t Is said, and no information could be gleaned from him as to the proba- bility of the bet being paid.
 Jennings stated yesterday that he would insist that Gross pay the bet and Sammy is in for tough job because Jake Is no lightweight.
 Eddie Hunt it is thought, is not seriously injured as a result Of the game last Sunday. It was though at first that he might have broken bone in his foot, but the doctor thinks that he has strained liga- ment. New Britain Is hoping that he will be back in the game in time for the second meeting with the Hartford Blues.
 The National Guards go to Plain- field Wednesday night to meet the town team there. Professional bas- liotball Is the rule in that town and Sloman, The new forward with New nn1af ho crasn