New Britain herald., 1927-02-08
|BUSY SCHEDULE IN | ' GYM THIS WEEK
Events of All Sorts Cardd to Take Place in Sports

The local " gym will be busy place this week, with gymnasium classes, hand ball tournament games, senior and junior athletic events, boys division basketball leagues, in- dustrial league games, church league games and business mems volley ball tournaments. Besides teams will be | sent to different cities to compete in wrestling, basketball and hand | ball.
 A brief survey of what the local " physical department is promoting in the gym this week follows Last night the fifth event of the senior annual all around athletic contest was conducted, the 12 ID. shot put.
 Durham Wins
 Durham putting his 200 and more pounds behind the 12 lb. pill easily won the event with distance of 3S feet 1 1-2 inches. Second place went to Hall with 32 feet inches, Deo- dorian and Klos were tied for third at 29 feet 6 inches.
 Last night and tonight four bas- ketball leagues of IS teams are in action in the annual class competi- ton with nearly 100 boys entered. Tonight the Industrial basketball league games will be:- New Britain Machine vs. Russell & Erwin, and l Stanley Rule vs. Landers. Thursday night the annual busi- nessmen's volley ball league opens up with approximately 50 men com peting. The first game will be Bucks vs. Hudsons, and the second, Dodges vs. Fords.
 Friday and Saturday. 125 boys will 1 be given for department, cleanliness, attendance, athletic ability in track and field events, gymnastics, tumbling and swimming. The indi- vidual point standing to date, is:- 60-S0 pound class, Havlick, 519 points, first; Trosian, 473 points. second; McEvoy. 4S7, third; S0-95 pound class, first, Preston, All points; second, Sexton. 466 points; third. Smith, AIS points; 95-110 pound class, first. Hultberg. 461 points; second, Ratings, 3S2 1-2 points; third, Gattings, 37S points; 110-125 pound class, first, Kloiber, 503 1-2 points; second. Annunziata, 4S3 points; third, Hovanisian, 419 points; 125 pound and over, first, Norton, AT points; second, Bogdan- ski, 3S1 points; third, Mikalauskas, 290 points.
 The (singles) hand ball tourna- ment is attracting much interest and before the week passes dozen matches will have been played off. Approximately 30 men are compet- ing for first honors in the Class "A" and "B" tournaments. TO date fif- teen matches have been played off.
 Saturday of this week the Y will send out three representative teams in various sports The basketball team composed of John Saxe, Will liam Yankaska. Joe Luke. Frank Arbour, Howard Demarest, H, Bengston, Elmer Nyborg and NJ. Luke will journey to Middletown and compete in the second leg of the Y. M. C. A. state tourney.
 Henry Dressel and Fred Inter- | span as alternate will go to New Haven Saturday afternoon and com pete in the state (singles) Y. NJ. C. A. hand ball tournament.
 The wrestling team invades Hart ford's territory Saturday afternoon in return meet with that ;pa5Oci- ation. Ercoe (Hercules) Casalengo, " coach and instructor, will send into the meet the following men; 112 pound class Philip Nimro; 11S pound class, Neil Crowley; 147 pound class. A. Brown. Sam Davis, Earl Hick, Leo Baldarsari, Vincent Squillaciote and Milton Canzellanei; 175 pound class. William Bowling; Heavyweight, Jumbo Sznobo.
 Saturday night at the local " the church basketball league will play it's scheduled games.