New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Speaking of Sports

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 Jimmy Murphy. manager sf the Stanley Rule & Level basketball team let us in on the secret as to why it is that he got only one basket 20 far this season. last night at the '. M. c. A. It isn't because he doesn't want to get more it's because they don't pass the ball to him. Be- lieve that one and he'll tell another.
 Nevertheless, "Tedders" Kilduff let us in on one about Murphy in basketball game several years back when the K. of c. league was in full bloom in this section of the state. This instance goes to show that al- though a man might get only one basket, that one might win a game.
 It was when the New Britain team was playing the Atlas five in New Haven that Murphy furnished the thrills. The Atlas were leading by two points. the game was almost over. In desperation. Kilduff threw one from the far end of the court and the ball went through the hoop to tie the score.
 Murphy blazed one from clear out in the back yard" We know that those who read this will say that 1t sounds like fiction, but it is true that the ball was rung up for a hoop and the game was won by New Britain.
 So, Murphy is probably saving his next basket until the next situation like that of few years ago in New Haven, comes along.
 Nom Begley appeared in state of excitement this morning such as we never beheld him in before and the reason for it was that his Spring & Buckley basketball team beat the Connecticut Electric Light & Power quintet last light at the State Trade school gymnasium by the score of IS to s.
 Graham Spring, Lew Forker, l SiiSlS bC6lCS dilu 4NOIil lIiiiiSVil starred for the winners. There were no serious casualties on either side.
 It was a battle of battles and the singing umpire, Francis Sheehan, held the whistle. According to all all he did was hold it, so few were the fouls that were called.
 This, according to Vincent Kiernan at the Electric Co. office. is the first time in the last 26 and a half years that team from Spring & Buckley has trimmed an athletic outfit from the c. L. & P. Co.
 Kiernan stated this morning that basketball with his crew was only a pastime serving to keep his athletes in trim during the long winter months. The long suit of the c. L. Sa P. Co., is baseball as played with the playground sphere. Spring is just around the corner and that Is the reason for the athletic workouts by the West Main street boys.
 The sensation of the indoor boxing season takes place Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York when Jack Delaney. Bridgeport, meets Jimmy Maloney of Boston.
 Both camps are saying that their representative will win. Friday night will tell. We lean more with De- laney than we do with Maloney though we haven't preached an opinion on the outcome Of the bout. | The reason is that we haven't seen Maloney in action and don't know | just what he can do.
 We do know that Delaney is about | as nice as anyone we have ever seen in the ring, but whether Ma loney's extra weight will make any difference or not, remains to be seen. Without the weight question. l Delaney is, in our opinion, superior to Maloney, but 25 pounds is big handicap for any fighter to over come.
 Tommy Loughran is making a strong bid to become a logical con- tender for Jack Delaney's light | heavyweight crown. Last night he beat Johnny Risko.
 "Kid' Kaplan has drawn a. 30- | day suspension from Rochester be- | cause he was forced on account of | illness, to cancel a fight In that city. | He will be unable to enter the ring, l it is thought much before 30 more | days, though he is recuperating from his recent severe attack of the 'flu.'
 Johnny Crock, state amateur lightweight champion of Meriden. | is sending in an application for the | Mohawk A. c. tournament Friday | night and he will probably be | matched in one of the bouts. John ny is in good condition and remains that way. His appearance, if he is l matched, will be his first in New Britain.
 He cares not who his opponent 1 will be. All he wants is to fight. He | has a large following of packers in 1 Meriden who will watch his work !! in this city with avid interest and | many there are, who will bank on | him to win no matter who fights ' him.
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