New Britain herald., 1927-10-18
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 always pay to use your head.
 'heres only one person more pes simlstlc than football coach-and that's another football coach.
 There is no pessimism in the ranks or followers Of the New Ha- ven Hillhouse eleven Newspa pers In the Elm City are proclaiming the team as formidable contender for the state high school football title.
 The New Haven team has played Merden High and Crosby High school of Waterbury and has de featod both opponents. It defeated the Brass City team last week by a 20 to 0 score.
 Hartford Public High school grid ders were only able 10 defeat Crosby by to score in the last part Of the game after Root, the Hart ford star. ran almost the entire length Of the fed.
 New Britain has golden oppor- unity 10 have a championship pro- fessional and championship high school team this year. The High school has been returned a winner in two starts and the All-New Brit ain team has defeated the only Connecticut team it played when it took Bridgeport Sunday.
 The All-New Britain Submarine Base game should have the appear ance of the annual Hartford New Britain High school annual classic when the [. s. s. Camden band will accompany the team and will prob ably take part in street parade before the game.
 The New Britain management has decide, 10 go 10 the extra expense in order that little color would be added to the contest.
 Football must be an unpleasant game because someone Is always kicking
 With the announcement in yes terday's paper that the roller polo l contests would again get under way 1 afte' several years. there is one fig ure who undoubtedly will be itching 10 get back into uniform and if the 1 fans have their say he will be there , when the league opens on Novem- ber 14
 He Is Jack Mercer who in the good old days was one of the best players in this section Of the coun- try It was then that New Britain had the best team.
 Fans who have the picture of inc Stanley Arena as a bowling alley and pool room will not know ii when the remodeling work is com plet"d It is unusually large and will br able 10 accommodate great crowd.
 With the last practice game over and done with Fordham's Zero @a'h"rers are about to open the regular season. Major Cavanaugh may call on Harry Ginsberg for a consultation of waS before many more games have been played-32 IS q large number.
 Thcre was difference of opinion at the Yale Bowl. The Big Brown Bear finally had to roll over and goal line--now for the Army Mule.
 The deadly precision Of the Was koWitz-Contaras duo on the hand ball courts is lost sight of as the enraptIred spectator watches the marvellous exhibition of round agil- ity. IC
 No matter how serious English polo may be, it's always a lot of horse play.
 In looking over the sports page 6 one will find that New Britain foot II ball teams as whole did not do so well during the past eekend. The All-New Britain eleven was the only team to carry away honors of vic tory. The Blues and the Pawnees were downed by New Haven and teams, respectively.
 If the Y. M. T. A. X B. society ' and the former National Guard | Clarence l.anpher, goes with their plans 10 organ ize two separate professional teams | in the city. there should be hot ' series of battles for the city cham i I pionship during the latter part Of I the winter.
 Games In the Boys club almost I every night in the week, the Girls and Mems basketball league, the I Tabs" and All-New Britains in ac- V lion. It will be some sport calendar his winter.
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 Now May Wear a Cane y, Chicago. Oct. 1s.-tR-Red Irangc's injury in Sundays pro- 'ootball game has brought fulfill o, nnnt of one of the famous Gal $, oping Ghosts" cherished ambitions K the privilege Of wearing cane. "For years ] longed to carry ,ane," said Red. who takes pride in modest reputation as smart lresser. But l was too shy. Now l l' on carry one. but I'm not so keen s. bout the condition which makes it W ,cccsSnry \ torn tendnn is had hut x