New Britain herald., 1927-01-31
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 The National Guards swept the out-of-town jinx away yesterday aft- ernoon in Waterbury when they beat the St. Joseph's T. A. B. team of Waterbury in the Brass City. The game was played in the Phoe- nix avenue armory, the home of the Waterbury polo team.
 Waterbury people don't take their basketball like we do here in New Britain. There was only a small crowd numbering about 800 and all most half of them were from New Britain. This in itself didn't signi- fy much, but the lack of enthusiasm is very evident.
 Yesterday, as good game as anyone would want to see was play ed on the Waterbury floor. There were exciting moments when the teams would be running neck and neck in scoring points. Waterbury would get basket at a crucial mo- ment and a few handclaps would result.
 New Britain would get a basket and the New Britain contingent, grouped all around the polo cage, would roar and whoop.
 The Guards had everything they lacked Saturday night. In the game against Middletown, the team, in cluding almost every member. was off" In Waterbury yesterday. the players got back Ion" again with a vengeance.
 With the floor covered with pum- ice stone, the footing was precari- ous and for seferal minutes in the first half, the locals were slipping about. After a time, however, the New Britain team got it's bearings and when the second half got under way. the Guards were playing the whirlwind game that characterizes their home games.
 Whoever it was at the state arm ory that wanted to make a bet that New Britain would win it's next out of-town game because of a dream the night before, had the right "hunch." A New Britain fan, not knowing when or where the locals were playing the next road game, offered to make a bet that the team would win. He had had a dream the night before in which the Guards were depicted as emerging victorious. Acting on the hunch, the bet was offered. We do not know if the money was covered.
 The Guards are due to take an- other Waterbury team into camp next Saturday night at the state armory in this city. The Brooklyn A. c. of Waterbury will play here. The Brass City team came to New Britain and was defeated by the Guards. The Guards went to Wa terbury and lost there by the big gest score this season, AZ to A. The locals will have the opportun- ity of evening up this score again next Saturday night.
 "Tedders' Kilduff also played in the game yesterday. With 35 sec onds to go, Johnny Sheehan made his fourth personal foul and was banished. "Petey" got the ball on the first play and held 1t. Someone went after him and he fell down. He got the ball away 10 Sloman. however, and the whistle blew a few. seconds afterwards.
 Captain Malinowski of the Hart ford public high school basketball team is the latest man to suffer from the enforcement of the high school rule which forbids any player on the team from playing with an outside team during the high school season. It is reported that he has been dropped from the Hartford squad.
 Another case of theft has been re- ported at the state armory. During the amateur fights last Friday night, Buster Nadeau of Holyoke. game little scrapper, lost his top coat from the dressing room.
 The Holyoke boy is by no means of q family which is well off finan- cially and he has been fighting so that he might be able when he turns professional, to help his family out. He scraped together s25 for the new topcoat and in his wisdom, sacri- feed his own comfort and purchased top coat instead of an overcoat, thinking that the one would do for both winter and spring.
 The coat Is gone and it is with the hope that the person who took it will read this and return the gar ment, that we are telling the story.
 While the Greenpoint Hebrews were playing basketball against the National Guards few weeks ago, the dressing room was entered and a watch and some mon4y was stolen from the clothes of the players.
 This petty thievery IS giving New Britain a black eye and it ought to be stopped. Sergeant Rice was doing his best, but he is now in dire trou- ble from his attempts to drive boys away.
 The Harmony Five of New Haven challenges all teams in this city in the 13-15-year- class. It has won 1 games and lost two so far this season. The team has the following men: Captain M. Lupoli, Manager C. l.. Gebhardt, Doyle. Cronin, O'Neil GuZZio, Reynolds and Bush, For