New Britain herald., 1927-02-11

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 According to advance dope handed out by Bryce Long. industrial secre- tary of the Y. M. c. A. the crowd at the Girls Industrial Basketball league games will be just as large If not larger than last weeks crowd.
 If Frances Winfrey fails to make two baskets while playing with the P. & F. Corbin company team to- morrow night we hear she'll have to-- Oh. Perhaps she better tell 1t herself.
 According to information given to us in confidence she bet that she would get two baskets--at least. She might CD.
 IiiN -'t" loi lldilI II SClOOl ltdHl will play with its regular lineup for the first time since the trouble over playing with outside teams started. in the game with Hartford evening high school tomorrow afternoon.
 Since the evening school Is not under headmasters' rules the out laws are allowed to play.
 The regular lineup of McGrath, center; Captain Zaleski and Havlick. forwards: and Matulis and Sowka guards should look good to the fans again.
 The game will start at 5 o'clock, the time being changed SO that Referee Dick Dillon may be there to officiate.
 Five Canadian amateur champions appeared in boxing tournament of the Massasoit A. c. at Governors Foot Guard hall In Hartford last night against Connecticut cham pions. Three of them won and two Of them lost their bouts, but every one of them gave q very good &C., count Of himself
 Ray Strong Of Hartford, Connec. ticut bantamweight champion, lost on a foul. He hit his opponent low repeatedly and was warned that an. other breach Of the rule would mean disqualification. He hit again plain, low blow and was promptly disqual- flied by Referee Frank Portell.
 Joe Howard was outpointed Tn his bout with Reteili Of Montreal in a very pretty fight. The Canadian was just little bit too smart for the Connecticut middleweight champion and won tha fight handily. Howard made 1t a great so all the way, but he was fighting more to keep from getting knocked out than anything else.
 Harry Smith of Canada handed Roy Hogan Of Terryville a scientific lacing In their bou. For the three rounds, Hogan did his best to come back at the Canadians. but it was of no avail. It was praty fight.
 Bat Battalino, featherweight cham pion of the tate. won on a technical knockout bver Delullo. He ewarmed all over he boy from up North and had hin completely out CT his feet when tie bout was stop I'd in the second round. The Cana dian tried to go on. but 1t was his instinct and nothing else.
 Ed Ells ot Springfield knocked clr Charles Methot Of Montreal in the second round of their battle. It WIS a sensational fight. Ellie com- ,nsted what looked like two fouls b.. was not disqualified.
 His handlers stated that 1t was E'e's first appearance In the ring, but this was hard to believe as the SlFllE ltiu OOy SuoWeu IuiSu III every department of the game.
 Several hundred of fans were turned away from the doors because tha Foot Guard armory was sold out an hour before the bouts started. Taken all in all. the tournament in Hartford wasn't any better in conn parson than those held in this city, despite the showing of the Canadian champions.
 It is a strange thing, but Frank Portell, the referee who is in dis favor in this city. is the only man whom the Hartford fans want to see officiating in the Capital City. Por- tell is an efficient man in the ring, knows his business and if given half chance by the fans In this city. would handle the bouts to perfection. The Mohawk A. c. will resume the boxing tournaments in this city next Friday night with another New York team opposing Nutmeg boxers. Efforts are being made to get Bat talino to come here against tough New Workers.
 I0CAT, TRAM WINS