New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-04-18
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A basketball game between . team
OF All.Stars picked from the quintets
which played In the Girls Industrial
league this season and tho Aetna
Girls team Of Hartford. scheduled
10 be played tomorrow night. has
been cancelled indefinitely.
With this cancellation. the basket.
hall season, locally comes to a de-
Unite end. The South church team
played Its last game Saturday night
in Meriden when 1t unfortunately
lost out in the elimination play for
tho state basketball title among
church teams.
Tho past season was one OF the
busiest that this city has ever seen
md more basketball teams than
ever before were in action from the
start to finish.
Present indications point 10 q
baseball season similar TO the In
door season just past. Teams are
getting ready to start their sum-
uer campaigns and their number Is
large and varied.
Starting with Good Friday and
lasting over the week end. all the
teams got In practice sessions. The
senior teams look forward to good
seasons this year and the quality as
we'll as the quantity Of the candi-
dates who have turned ont for places
on the teams, indicates that the
hopes OF the managers and the
coaches, will be fulfilled.
The Hardware City A. c.. is plan
ming to conduct another professional
card OF fights at the Tabs hall In
this city on Monday night, May ..
The feature bout will find Erwin
Bige stacked up against either Irish
lOliilly JOlttli, JAIN -lIN'S VI Ipll
Travers. Travers Is the New Haven
Italian who IS considered one OF the
leaders In the fight ranks In this
state.
The rest Of the card as outlined
by Matchmaker Leo Bradley In
cludes three four round bouts and
an eight rounder in support OF the
final which will go 10 rounds.
frankie O'Brien and Kid Thomas
OF this city will battle in the first;
Jimmy Clinch and Abe Bodiue will
fight in the second: Jimmy Jenkins
OF Meriden will fight Joe Smith of
Hartford in tho third: Icy Kaplan
and Jim Borde, the French Bulldog.
will mix it In the eight roundcr and
the flnal will find the Cowboy"
meeting one Of the trio mentioned,
This card appears one that will
be full OF action. Two local BOYS,
Kid Thomas and Jimmy Clinch, will
be seen In action while the other
fighters are all we'll known to the
sporting public.
The baseball diamonds at Willow
Brook park have been put into eX-
cellent shape by the employees Of the
park board. After hard work for
more than two weeks. the playing.
surfaces have taken on a look that
lmpresses one as nearly perfect.
Where at the beginning. the dia-
monds at the South End park were
not very good to play on, Superin-
tandent Ralph wainwright set to
work and the fruits Of his labors
have shown great results. 1t is our
guess that baseball will be moved
to Willow Brook park more because
Of the better playing surfaces than
anything else.
Golfers are getting their driving
sights lined UP and many have taken
advantage Of the good weather to get
out on the temporary greens for the
nrst tryouts Of the year. Shuttle
Meadow and Sequin will be In for a
busy time as soon as the gang"
gets whaling away at the little white
pill. We hope Steward Fish at the
shuttle Meadow club selects a cork
and rubber ball this year instead Of
Il cast iron one.
The Millionaires Baseball team
has received the clarion call for the
first practice OF the season Manager
and Coach Jake Jennings has been
',ottins up and down Church street
lining up all the stars and getting
contracts signed.
Olney Riley has been selected as
the coach of this years team and
this means that all the players will
have to strut their stuff to keen in
the running. Patsy Bridget. Fred
Collins. Artie Pilz. Bill Brennecke,
Jack Wright, "Hummer" Daily, Billy
Walsh, Jake Wrinkle and all the old
time stars on the squad are rarin' to
20.
The team already has a number
Of games in the making and a tour
Of the Western states is planned. OF
course, the team will return home
very Sunday night to receive the
admiring gaze and plaudits of the
home town folks.
We understand that there is a
NrOSpect Of a C,irlS' industrial Rasa