New Britain herald., 1927-02-18
Spe king
of Sports

! of Sports !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1t gives US great pleasure to cor
rect statement carried In the
sporting columns during the past
week to the effect that six years ago
the Stanley Rule & Level team won
the championship in the Girls In
dustrial League. A protest was
registered by the American Hosiery
and at the same time we were told
that the team representing that con-
Germ in the league won the cham
pionship six years ago. As proof OF
this statement, the basketball Off
cials state that they have the PEN
nant trophy under lock and key at
the factory.
We also wish the team this year
good luck" in its quest for another
championship.
Chalk up another victory for the
National Guards in an out-of-town
game. Last night the Guards stop
ped all fooling and easily beat the
Elmwood Endees 80 to rs in Elm
wood.
Because Of the intense interest IN
the Delaney-Maloney scrap in New
York tonight, the blow-by- blow ac-
count Of the fight will be announced
from the Herald windows. Fortu.
nately the weather is mild and eA-
cept for the rain. 1t should be a
good night.
The National Guards are back in
form today and will be ready for
the Mohawks OF Holyoke at the state
armory here tomorrow night. Ru-
bernstein has almost completely re-
covered from an injury to his ankle
and Carl Restelli's boil IS past It's
worst stages. A crippled team
wouldn't be SO hot against the Mas
sachusetts team but the Guards. at
full strength, will be more than
match for the best team that can
come here.
We were glad to Sc that the local
team adopted the short passing
game in Elmwood last night. Let
the Guards keep up that short. snap
py password and no team can beat
them to this game. With Ruben
stein at his best as the pivot for cut
passes, the Guards can be on the Of
fensive at all times.
We diagnose the trouble with the
Guards Wednesday night to have
been carelessness more than any
thing else. Had the team put the
fight into the game with the Merl-
den Endees that it had put Into the
battle with the New Haven Atlas the
Saturday night before. we haven't
any doubt at all that the Guards
would have kept their home slate
clean. y
As It happened, the Guards slip
ped in the second half and Meriden
got away on a jump that couldn't
be cut down. The agreement be-
tween the managers before the game
that the result wouldn't count in the
state standing had a lot to do with
the desultory playing Of the local
team.
However, from now on, the orders
from the management are that bas-
kethall must be played every min
lite. No more fooling.
Most OF the big shots are picking
Jack Delaney to win tonight's battle
from Jimmy Maloney. Hype Igoe in
the New York World says: IT think
that it will go the full 10 rounds and
that Delaney will get the decision"
In the same publication. George
Daley says: My vote goes to Jack
Delaney this free-hitting evening
against Jimmy Maloney."
Harry Cross in tho New York
Herald-Tribune, says: 1T IS the
popular impression that Delaney will
win because Of his speed. expert box
ing ability and his impressive right
hand punch. Delaney Is bigger and
stronger than he has ever been be-
fore. His shoulders have broadened.
His punch Is proven comm odity.
He should have no difficulty In out
stepping the more cumbersome Ma
loney.'
James P. Dawson In the New
York Times writes: THE records of
the men compel the selection OF De-
laney to win, probably by a knock
out within five rounds; assuredly on
a decision II the bout goes the limit"
This question Of supremacy be-
tween the Bridgeport Frenchman
and the Boston Irishman will be
settled tonight. One or the other will
win and our hopes are placed on De-
laney.
Just what all this talk about wise
money" means. cannot be doped out
at this time. Before every big fight,
the same cry Is raised, but informa-
ton coming from Bridgeport states
that if there is anything off-color
about the fight. Delaney or members
of his camp know nothing about It,
To us there seems to be too much
at stake for either OF the principals
in the argument to do any fixing"
If we were to bet, despite the stories
of the wise money" being placed
on Maloney, we would put ours if
We had any. on Delaney.
For the first time In IS years the
number of pensioners on the govern