New Britain herald., 1927-01-22

sent a nuHlDcE Ol LSAtGAS lo siAis' city last night who made the tour nament the real success that 1t was.
 Although they did not win all Of their fights, the Waterbury boys all gave good accounts of themselves especially Lucien Larrivier. who knocked out Jack Davis, the colored boy from New Haven.
 r Davis came to town with splen- did fight reputation especially after his showing in his first fight here a few weeks ago. The New Haven contingent looked upon him as an ,,easv winner. Davis started off slow .lv hut after Larrivier connected with him a few times, he started to move with unexpected rapldlty. Frank Polo of New Haven, who faced Paul Terzo in the ring. fought a cautious fight and gave the oohl Paur' very little opportunity to se' in any damaging socks. Terzo con . tinually SOuSHL oA A.. couldn't stop Polo long enough to send in q solid punch. Ierzo won hi, fight easily on points.
 ,.- ro New Britain fans. Johnny Clinch has become one or the pes' entertainers to be seen in the rlhs' Not only can he fight, but ne coni- ,,h;ned all the grace of a 1.-the panther ;n h;s motions about the ring. Johh- : nv Is a pocket edition of that most ! yraceful of all fighters, Jack De- . laney.
 Neetine Pancho Villa last night with his brother Jimmy in ms cor nar was like taking upon his should ore a feud started by his brother sew | ora, wears ago. Jimmy Clinch ana Villa fought all of eight times "n.n Jjmmy was in the simon-pure ra,iNe and each scored victories over 'iio other.
 1ohnnv made it a decisive victory for the CllnCH ldiliiy p' ,v heating Villa. The Haft1oro oos refused to go down although ne re ceiyed hard punishment ana oespiee the fact that he was groggy 1roii' solid body punches.
 If the local boy keeps up the work he has started, he will certalh- ky make q, mark for himself m the Geht world, He has grit. good form and plenty of sock in either hann. Hc has won all of his fights recently and stands near the top ot ms class at the present time.
 The National Guards are an eng ma, to the fans of this clty. Al home the team is practically in- vincible but on the road, the team cannot win game. startlhe 'i'e season with win over Bristol Ill Bristol, the Guards have lost every game they have played out Of town.
 True it is that in only one instance nave they ldhSl et pehu DSNNiHe' N that at the hands of the Brooklyn A. c. of Waterbury two weeks ago, put the team has lost every game played away from home with only one eX- ception.
 They were beaten in Meriden by the Endees by a 19 to IT score. They were beaten by the New Haven Atlas by 22 to 20 score and last night the team lost to Middletown by a A to 23 score.
 These same teams that take the measure of the Guards on thelr home floors, appear to be no matches at all for the Guards when they play in this city. Tho Brooklyn A. C. team played here and the Guards swamped them. The Meriden En- dees played here and the Guards beat them by fairly good measure. Plainfeld played here and the Guards ran away with them. The Atlas and Middletown have still to play here, but in view Of the way the Guards play at home, it is safe 10 say that the local team will win these games.
 Just what keeps the local team from winning away from home is mystery. In action here, the team looks like championship outfit. Yet, mediocre teams can beat them one after the other when they are away from home.
 It probably is no fault of the Guards. It is poor thing for team to be giving the same alibi every time it gets beat We our selves viewed the game in Meriden and we figured that poor officiating gave Meriden a victory. We haven't seen the Guards play elsewhere but fans who have all report that poor officiating held the locals helpless.
 In Middletown last night. the same story originated. But despite this. the Guards have such a margin of proficiency in basketball over all these teams when they play in this city, makes one unable to under stand just why the local team takes set back every time it plays out of town.
 Tonight the Guards will meet the toughest team of the year when it battles the Greenpoint Hebrews of Long Island. The Hebrews have raken the measure of the New Ha- ven Atlas on two occasions on the home floor of the New Haven team and in 15 starts, the Greenpont team has been returned the winner.
 The Guards are out to break this winning streak tonight and for that