New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
NEW BRITAIN TO BATTLE
 SPRINGFIELD SILVERTOWNS
Hardware City Eleven Out For Revenge Against Con. querors of Last Year - Manager Denies His Team Played Hartford Giants - City of Homes Crew Trimmed Locals Last Season ' to 0-Blocked Kick Resulted In Touchdown-Hard Contest Expected.

The All-New Britain football team will play the Silvertowns of Spring field at Memorial Field in Willow Brook park next Sunday afternoon. Arrangements for the game were completed yesterday between Man asers Ed Daley Of New Britain and William F. Cassidy of Springfield.
 Manager Daley was loath to sign with the eleven from the City of Homes until Manager Cassidy en- plalned that the team which fell be- fore the Hartford Giants was not his team Manager Cassidy stated that after the All-Staten Island team had cancelled it's game with the Hartford Giants for Sunday, Oc- tober 22, he gathered together an eleven which was to be booked as the Springfield Professionals and went 10 Hartford. He could get to- gether only four players. These got him four more and the Hartford Giants loaned number Of players to the Springfield team 10 play the game. Manager Cassidy in support Of his contention has sent a letter of explanation to the Herald. In part, it is as follows:
 "On Sunday, October g at 1.:3O ?. m., l was called by the manage ment Of the Hartford Giants asking me if I could bring the Silvertovn team 10 Hartford that afternoon to play a game at 2:30 in place Of the Staten Island team which can- celled on him at tle last minute. He said he was in hole as he had the game all advertised and did not want to disappoint the public.
 T told him it was impossible to bring the Silyertowns on such a short notice, but ] would sec if I could pick up enough men from the street to make a team. I was able to get nine men, Of which four Of them happened to be members Of the SilNertown team. I called the Hartford manager back and told him that was the best I could do. tie said 10 bring them along and he would lend me five mn from the Giants to make a team.
 He guaranteed me three hun dred dollars for the nine men and the players agreed to go on the basis that the money would be split and the team would play as the Springfield Pros and not Ss the SilvortoWns
 When it came time at tie end Of the half to collect the mney I was offered two hundred collars which l refused and started to take the team from the field. But after talking to the manager I cons.nted to leave the team finish the game and 10 pay the hundred dollars out of my own pocket But at the Amc time. the game between the Silver towns and Hartford for next Sunday vas cancelled"
 Manager Cassidy's letter is cor roboration Of other reports concem- ing the game and with only a patch ed up team, the Giants won by tke score Of : 10 only.
 The Silvertowns will have even q stronger team this year than the one which took the measure Of All. New Britain last year. Tn that gam. q blocked dropklck by the Spring field aggregation and a long dash down the field by OLeary. resulted in [ to 0 win for Springfield
 Tn. N,u- 1rit tYir to1 jc for revenge next Sunday and for that reason. the team will be at ,ts best. The local eleven will be put through it's paces Friday night at Willow Brook park under the diroc- ton of Coach Dave Dunn.