New Britain herald., 1927-12-27

' iAAli1ilHS, luIlOdCk on the All New Britain football team and guard on the Bristol Endees' basketball live, received an injury to his left eye in the basketball game at the stanley Arena Saturday night. While jumping with Rubenstein for inc ball. "Ruby's" elbow struck him lnst below the left optic and caused gash there. Manning had the in jury dressed and returned to the game in the second half. but 1t was necessary 10 have two stitches taken Tn 1t after the game.
 Manning came back and played m the game in Bristol last night and despite the handicap, he starred Tn the contest.
 There Is rumor afloat that has salned much credence to the effect that the Waterbury Roller Hockey club Is to be sold to syndicate of Waterbury businessmen. Some of the members of the syndicate were present at the game between New Britain and Wallingford last night and they stated that the only thing holding up the purchase Is the mat ter of renting the armory where the game is now played.
 The New Britain team has evid- entity hit It's stride and Thursday night will oppose the Meriden Ma rooms here. New Britain has three games left on the schedule before the first half of the leaguc is finish ed. It meets Meriden here Thurs day, plays in Meriden Friday and then battles the league leading Wa terbury team in the Brass City Sat urday night.
 The New Britain basketball team will play the Meriden Eudees double header over the holiday this weekend. Friday night at the Stan ley Arena. the two teams will come 10 grips while on Monday night. the same two will oppose each other in Merdon.
 
 ing tournaments have been planned by the Mohawk A. C. for this city when the sport is resumed after the advent of the New Year. The first team to appear here will probably be the New York team with the color | full Iron Horse" Sturno and others | Then on the program are the Cana. l dian and Philadelphia teams. Fur | thor details on the lineup will hc given as the date of the coming , tournaments hears.
 Matchmaker Vince Reina Of the . New Britain A. C. expects 10 make ! an announcement tomorrow regard ing the second professional fight | card 10 be conducted at the Stanley Arena in this city, He has already secured Nando Tassi and Prank Cavanaugh of Bridgeport to fight 10 rounds in the feature bout on the card while he expects to have others of equal ability and interest appear.
 He is working today on the final details, preparatory to signing up the remaining boxers who will appear in the matches. One. especially, will be of especial interest 10 New Brit ain fans and that is the siAround engagement between Buster Nadcau of Holyokc and Joe Triano of New Haven. These two have met twice in four round bouts without either getting a decision and Matchmaker Reina figures that q decision should be reached in six rounds.
 Mixed In with the remainder of the sports for the week is a real attraction on the basketball court arranged by the management of the Tabs quintet. Manager Jim Luby who first attracted attention about ] inc state because of his Connie Mack stuff with the Pioneer baseball { team of past years. has secured the New York Professionals as the weekly court spice Wednesday night.
 The visitors have an imposing reputation for their basketball abil- ( ivy and the Tabs will be put to their best efforts to come through with a victory.
 Bib Boucher, local roller hockey star, received a painful injury in the game in Wallingford yesterday aft arnoon when he caught "Kid' Dug gans stick on the elbow. The in- jury caused him to leave the game. , However last night, despite a sore | ness and stiffness resulting from the blow. he played a whale of a game against Wallingford on the local | rink.
 Referee "Red' Ror:y had to warn u Cid Brown and Frank Hardy that s if they didn't forget their private 5 quarrel he would tack a fine onto them. Both started to stage Tun- d ney-Dempsey classic on the floor but I:orty got between them and, believe us. he stopped both of them.
 Sometimes we wonder why 1t was ' that Rorty never went in for the Il pugilistic end of the game himself. After his several appearances in this city. it begins to appear that roller hockey games isn't the spectacle it should be unless Rorty is handling the game. : A word or two to offenders ap- pears to be the most drastic action he has been forced 10 take. Last night he detected a player in the act of making a stab with his hand at the ball. Don't burn your fingers" shouted Red" and no more at tempts were made in that direction. fo; ;r ic{r %or