New Britain herald., 1927-10-27
Spe a K ing of Sports

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 request vas made that we pub
 Hsh the longest fight for the heavy
 weight title. Here is the fight and
 1t lasted 75 rounds
 Jake kilrain vs. John l.. Sullivan at Richburg. Mass. July 8, 1882 for a side bet of S10, ,000, bare knuckles
 and at the end Sullivan won.
 The battle was fought under the
 old English prize ring rules, and it
 was the last bare knuckle fight in America. John L. Sullivan was the title holder at that time and he held II at the time the Marquis of Queensbury rules were introduced.
 Under English prize rules. every knock-down was considered a. round.
 There were other fights which went over a greater distance but they were not for the championship of the world.
 Although an official announce ulent has not come from the man. agement of the I. M T. 4. & E. so- ciety basketball team, among those seen at the first practice was Phil Page, pitcher for Springfield in the Eastern league last year. He is be- ing groomed for center.
 Others beside Page at the practice session were "Jake' Carlson, a mem- Der Of the All Middletown team for several years. Captain Merritt Tay- Tor. Jimmy Reynolds. John Sheehan and Carl Resteli
 A rule has been passed whereby no member of the Connecticut State Basketball league vii be allowed to play an outside team which means that the I. NJ. T. 4. & s. society team will not be able 10 play the Bristol Endees, the Meriden Endees, Hartford Yankees, All -MddletoUns and Waterbury.
 According 10 reports from the camp of the Fordham university football "Tubby' Beloin is the out standing star on the line and is play ing the best game of his career.
 On" of the sideights to the Hart | .ofd-New Britain high school rivalry i this year is the fact that a member 1 ot the Hartford team is q next door | ncighbor Of a New Britain high ! school player at their homes in 1 Maple Hill.
 The Hartford high man is Don ! Root, halfback Of the Capital City ! team and the New Britain boy is Frank Casale, center.
 Maple Hill is at present neutral | grounds. The pupils can go either to Hartford or New Britain high | school. Root got his start in Hart | ford high and was elected captain of next years track team upon which he is dash man.
 This same situation faced Lester Schaefer when he played on the New Britain high school team in the fall of 1921. He was a resident of this city until his senior year when he moved to Hartford. He finished Y his course at the Senior high school and took a prominent part in New Britain's victory over his newly adopted city.
 Graham Spring Of Elm Hill is a lneman who will face New Britain high school on November l9.
 Ray Anderson. physical director at the Boys club, is being forced to try the seemingly impossible. lm lt ogine trying 10 conduct a gym class Of 1o5 youngsters all wanting to do something al the same time on the ! same gymnasium floor. But that is just what he is being called upon to do, for that many boys swarmed , upon the floor for junior gym on , Tuesday night.
 Ray tried at first to divide tho } class into two sections and send half Of them out into the game room while the others had the gym period. The game room, however, , was already taxed to capacity. and \ the influx of some 60 more made ' movement physical impossibility, SO the boys had 10 go back into the gym again. In fact, In order 10 accommodate all the lads who mobbed the club, 1t was necessary 10 send some others from the game room into the gym, where they sat on tho bleachers and watched the class in operation. Tuesday night was no exceptional night, for the same circumstances exist every evening when there is junior gym. The need for laNger quarters for this most valuable or U saniza'ion is becoming more urgent n almost with every day. The staff is U efficient and the youngsters are Y more than willing to do their. part. but the membership is now at the p 500 mark and is much too large for '' he buildings
 LET'S GO TO STAPLETON te Excursion Sunday, Oct 30. to New u ork, fare s2.25 round trip. Leave IT 1T oarli, paccappar Ctotiop c.An |, n, ~ 'eturning leave New York at 720 D. a h. Busses will leave Center church, ]" beginning at 7:55 a. m.. and as r