New Britain herald., 1927-04-14
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 Manager Clarence Lanpher of the National Guard basketball team left today for Portland. Me. where he will spend the coming weekend We wonder what this trip means.
 Adam Sullick. local catching star, has returned from the south where he was given a tryout with the kins- ton. \. C. baseball club of the Vir- ginia league. Sullick made q good impression there but was up against the proposition of beating out the manager for the position. All the players are men of advanced years and they have no liking for kids as 1t was put to the local boy.
 Sullick's failure to make the kins- ton team is a gain for New Britain because the star backstop of the All IIensington team of last season will probably be seen in a local uniform again this year. Sullick's present plans are unknown.
 New Britain teams will start the ta27 baseball season in earnest Fri 1 day. The Falcons and Corbin Red SoX will practice. the former at St. l Mary's and the latter at Walnut Hill park, tomorrow morning at 10:00 1 o'clock. The West Ends and other teams in the city will be out tomor TOW.
 The first games of the year will l be played within the next two weeks. 1
 Up to the present time. we haven't ! heard Q peep from the All-Kensing- 1 ton baseball team. Just what the | silence portands, we know not. We l venture the guess that Dan Malar- | ney, newly elected manager, Is await | ing the real warm hreezes before l calling out the candidates for the 1; team.
 As we understand 1t, there is a l lively scramble on in this city for 1 a polo franchise in the American | Roller Polo league. At least four ! parties that We have heard Of, are :, after franchise and it seems almost ! certain that some one will get it.
 Although we have no official ; knowledge of the matter, We under | stand that the Tabs are about ready | 10 allow roller polo to be played in l the new hall on Main street. This would be an ideal spot for the game | 10 be played. No definite decision can be made by anybody until after l the meeting of the officers and d. rcctors Of the league q week from l Sunday.
 When the franchise Is granted, 1 then the place where the game will be played. will be named,
 A bou. that is called q. fight for i the featherweight championship of the world will take place between Dick (Honcyhoy) Finnegan of Bos- ton and Red Chapman on the night of June S.
 The featherweight throne has been | vacant ever since Louis (kid) Rap [ Ian of Meriden retired from it be- cauS3 he could not make the weight. The two fighters named. Finnegan i, and Chapman, are the outstanding men in the l26 pound class and 1T the one who wins is called the featherwpight champion, then there will be a chance for the other con- tenders 10 question the decision III the ring.
 Although nothing has been given out by the Hardware City A. C. on q third professional fight card in this city, if Matchmaker Leo Bradley can bring Meyer Cohen and Erwin Bige together in q feature bout, it IS al- most certain that another card will be run off here.
 Cohen is one of the best fighters in the East and with him swapping punches with the Nebraska 'cow- boy" 1t will be one of the sweetest ,,uels seen in Connecticut in some time. Cohen always fights and he makes the other fellow fight. Bisc does the same thing so this should be a pretty facing bee.
 Jimmy Clinch. local boxer. will ulyet his old enemy of amateur days |. .>tf, hn now Of New Haven, in q four round preliminary on the Nutmeg A. C. card in New Haven next week. Dis patches from the Elm City stated that Johnny Chnch would be BO- liue's opponent. but inquiries elicit cd the information that Jimmy will 10 the professional fighting in the ,'inch family for little while longer.
 Jimmy. in his last two appear ancas in Hartford, has scored knock outs over his opponent. His work with Louis (kid) kaplan at the training quarters in Meriden. has been bringing him along at fast pace.
 Babe Ruth broke into the hitting column yesterday with two singles. Ty Cobb is running the bases like Cobb of old and he is fast becoming q sensation with the Athletics. If Ty can keep up the work all through the season. he is sure to do the Ath- letics great deal of good.
 Merwin Jacobson hasn't had the chance to get in; the Brooklyn lineup since the season opened up and his friends in this city are RMniting his first annearanca tO see