New Britain herald., 1927-02-14
Spe king of Sports

Rubenstein. star forward on the National Guard basketball team, suf- fered a bad sprain to his right ankle Saturday night in the game with the Atlas A. c. team of New Haven. He suffered a broken ankle while play ing with Syracuse university but this was the left one. It is not known just yet how long he will be out of the lineup with the injured member.
 The betting in New York on the outcome of the Jack Delaney-Jim Maloney fight at Madison Square Garden, which has been to 5 in favor of Delaney, was reduced to ! to 6 Saturday and today is down to 6 to 5. There is plenty of Boston money to back Maloney and 1t Is thought that when the night of the fight approached the betting will be even.
 Maloney figures that his 25 pounds handicap whcih he will have over Delaney, will make him the harder puncher and will give him tho battle. Delaney figures that he can beat Ma loney to the punch and nillify this weight advantage. Whatever way the battle goes or the decision is rem dered, 1t will be a great fight.
 The Mohawks of Holyoke will be tho opponents of the National Guards at the state armory in this city Saturday night of this week. The Massachusetts team is one of the best in this section and the Guards will have a tough tussle to win.
 Manager Clarence Lanpher of the National Guards received a telegram today from the Washington Palace Five, cancelling the game in this city on February 26. The reason for this movement was that the Balti- more team has a league game sched- uled for that night. The team will play here on March IT instead of February 26.
 Manager Lanpher is negotiating with the Brownsville Big Five of Brooklyn, N. Y, for a game here on February 26 but hasn't had de- finite answer from the management yet.
 Another attraction that the local manager is planning to bring to this city is the Harlem Colored Five Of Harlem, N. Y. This team is on a par with the Celtics and all the lead- ing basketball teams in the country and should prove a blue-ribbon at- traction in this city.
 There was large crowd at the High school basketball game at the local gymnasium Saturday afternoon. No admission was charged.
 The basketball feature of the sea- son will be played tomorrow night at the Newington Grange hall be- tween Nom Begley's Spring & Buck Icy five and quintet from the Con- necticut Electric Light & Power Co.,. No spectators will be admitted to the game, this condition having been proposed by Nom Begley. The state police are planning to be on duty at the hall.
 When the South church played in Mapping Saturday night "Iordy' Osborne sat out the first half and picked Q seat alongside of the fem mine rooters of the upstate town. When the second half started the other five players created a near riot ill trying to have him take their place-and have them take his. Otto Barta won, but in the last quarter Howie May quit his piace, at left guard for the more enviable one of right sheik.
 Contrary to the general opinion the Girls Industrial league games are being held under the auspices of the Industrial Council of the Y. NJ. c. A. rathsf than the Y. w. c. A. The latter association furnishes only the gymnasium and the dressing room accommodations for which it will receive a consideration.
 The plan of reviving the girls league originated with Bryce Long, the council secretary who felt that the girls are entitled to some rccrc- ton other than bowling.
 The fans and the industrial con- cerns are working as unit in CO., operating with him on the project and so far the move has been a financial success far greater than the secretary's expectations.
 Revenue gained from the games will be used for a get-together ban quet for the girls at the close of the season.
 Henry T. Bray not only made a great name for himself in athletics at Vermont university since he en- rolled last September, but he also stood near the top Of his class in studies when the mid-year marks were announced.
 Edward (Pa) O'Brien who is burning up the Masse school in studies and sports entered upon a new field recently
 On recent trip with the basket ball team on which he plays center he edged his way in on a photo shot" at the Browning trial.
 He attended a Hartford show 'hortly after and when the news reel was shown he spotted himself md in voice which could be heard Tor some distance around he shout cd. h"Tbnra I on, '