New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-02-23
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Far and wide has the fame of the
New Britain Police Department
baseball team travelled. according to
a letter received by Manager Thorn
as Dolan this morning. In the stack
OF letters delivered to headquarters
was a challenge from the Norfolk
Va, police baseball team to game
this season. The letter invites the
entire New Britain Police baseball
squad to make the trip to Norfolk
and there be shown how to play
baseball.
Though it is within the realms of
possibility that the local baseball
team might take the trip, it is not
probable, nevertheless, challenges
received from a distance show that
the local team has made a reputa-
ton for itself that can hardly be
equalled by another bluecoat nine.
The string of consecutive victories
OF the Bristol Endees was broken
last night in Springfield bN the Y.
NJ H. A. team OF that city. This
makes the fifth loss OF the season
for the Bell Towners.
Last nights game ended when
Jim Manning, resident OF Spring
field. and Mendell became tangled
on the floor and 1t took six police
men to clear the floor. The score
was 36 to rs in favor of the Spring
field team. The Y. NJ. H. A. OF the
Bay State City Of Homes will play a
return game In Bristol next Tueday
evening and needless to say there
will be a large number of New
Britain basketball fans on hand to
witness the game.
Silverman and Mendell, two Con-
necticut boys, were the stars of last
nights game.
The Brownsville Big Five of
Brooklyn, N. Y, which opposes the
National Guards of this city at the
state armory here Saturday night.
defeated the Atlas A. C. five of New
Haven in New Haven last night.
This made the second time this sea-
son that the New Haven quintet fell |
victims to the accurate shooting of
the Brooklynites. The score was 81
to %, and the game was a torrid
affair from beginning to end.
From this, it may be said that |
the Guards are in for no picnic at |
the state arnory Saturday night.
The Brownsville team boasts much |
stronger combination than either the
Greenpoint Hebrews or the City
College club Of New York.
Manager Clarence Lanpher has |
arranged a home and home series |
with the Atlas for next month. The |
Guards will play the Atlas in New
Haven on Friday, March II, and the |
Atlas will oppose the local team at !
the state armory in this city the |
following night. March IL.
Bristol's loss in Springfield last
night leaves the team with 20 wins
and five losses for the season. New
Britain's record for the season
stands at 10 wins and six losses.
New Britain is just one game behind
the Bristol team in the percentage
standing for the season.
The National Guards will play the
All -Middletown in M II d e own
Thursday night of next week. This
is.one of the state teams with which
the local team is on even terms. New
Britain lost to Middletown in Mid
dletown on January Il by the score
OF "a to 20, and then the Guards
won from the same team in this
city on January 20 by a 43 to 80
score.
This will be one Of the critical
games for the Guards because
loss at this time will severely hurt
their chances for the state basket
ball title Middletown, the Atlas
and Meriden are the three state
teams which are on even terms with
the Guards. The Guards have beat
en- these teams once and have also
lost one game to each Of them.
Bristol is still leading in the race
for the state championship though
in basketball circles the claim made
last week that the team had won
the state championship is considered
premature.
Arrangements will probably be
made during the coming week to
have the National Guards and the |
Bristol Endees play off the fourth |
game Of the five-game series. New !