New Britain herald., 1927-12-30

explained by Fred Jean, IS S2,3OO.
 IT the franchise is transferred
 from Homer Kainault to DeWaltoff,
 games in Hartford will be staged at
 the Palais Royal in Capitol Park
 With this news comes the strange
 rpectacle of Fred Jean playing with
 Hartford team against New Brit
 ain. Horror Of horrors" cry some,
 but the country is going to the
 ioss.'
 IL Is whispered although without
 much authenticity, that Bridgeport
 IS to have a team. some say that
 the Nallingtord team is 10 be trans
 fsrred to he Park City while others
 state that a new quintet is to be
 formed there. Manager Frank Me
 Donough heard nothing about the
 proposed installation Of a quintet in
 Bridgeport al the meeting Of the schedule committee here yesterday afternoon.
 Wild runors are anoat that the New Britain ''.,u is going to be
 broken up after the first round of the league is over Saturday night. Manager McDonough denies this with his chest stuck out. T am just getting my team where it is starting to win games. Let anyone try to get my players away from me-"
 Judging from last nights eXhibl- ton. New Britain will wind up in better than second last place at the end of the long stretch in the sec ond half of the league just ahead. 1 For long time, the quintet couldn't get organized but just at the nI1s- ent time, no one could ask for aDII better work than Muirhead and ! company are doing.
 According to the Springfield Union | today, the Springfield Y. M. II. A. | basketball team has been barred as an opponent for any team in the | Connecticut State Basketball league. | The Bay State paper claims that be- , cause of an altercation between the 1 management of the New Haven At las and officials of the Springfield ! team, the Bay Staters are on the ta- boo list as far as opposition from the circuit teams here, is concerned.
 This Is news to us but according to the story, the Atlas last year went to Springfield to play game and refused to finish the encounter because only four men were left in the game. Then the Springfield manager refused to pay a guaran- tee Of s125 to the New Haven team and thus the argument started and kept on.
 According to the statement, at the beginning of the present season when the state league in Connecti- cut was being formed, the Atlas pre- sented it's side of the argument and without a hearing, the Springfield team was barred from meeting league teams in this state. This hurts in the City of Homes because there are a good number of attrac- lions here which the Springfield manager would like to book.
 The dope has 1t that the Y. M. H. 4. manager has taken the matter I'D with officials of the Connecticut league in an effort to get a hearing and have the ban lifted. The Atlas team wants it's guarantee and upon the question of whether it is paid or not depends the action to be taken with regard to Springfield.
 Carl Restelli informed us this morning that he is far from through as a basketball player. Carl is :, negotiating for a position on a team and will likely be picked. He states that he has a great many good basketball games still left in his sys:- : tenn and 1t would be no mistake for :. any team to take him on.
 The meaning of a line about Mert '. Taylor in last nights issue has been received in the wrong way. evident = ly. We stated that Mert. as far as New Britain was concerned, has probably played his last game as ,1 a member of local team here this season. Taylor is too good a man VI 10 go idle with the greater part of !, the basketball season still before Q him. We wouldn't be surprised to 2 see him in the state league before |, many more games have been played.
 Hank Arbour will keep on going Q of the up and coming players in the f. city, he should soon arrive in the " class where he really belongs. Hank" Is one boy who can be class ed as a really good basketball 5 player. In
 Matchmaker Vince Rena is step- k cellent fight card for Friday. Janu- il ary 6. He is bringing Nando Tassi I back to New Britain against Frankie Cavanaugh of Bridgeport in the fea- ture bout of the second pro card f to be staged by the New Britain Y A. c. | In his last appearance here Tassi c showed great promise of having abil- t, ity as fighter but the unfortunate ending of his bout with Murray Git ( litz deprived the fans of really see ing how he could finish. His reap pearance here is a popular move men and as his opponent is real $ tough scrapper. another interesting Y bout seems to be in prospect. r