New Britain herald., 1927-02-28

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The New Britain National Guards
will play All-Middletown in Middle
town Wednesday evening instead OF
Thursday as was at first scheduled.
The Middletown manager notified
Manager Clarence Lanpher OF this
city to that effect Saturday after
noon.
Middletown will play 4 return
game In this city Saturday night and
the Atlas A. c. Of New Haven will
follow on the next Saturday.
Tho New Britain team was sched-
uled to meet the Atlas In New Haven
a week from this coming Friday but
because OF the lack OF customers In
the Elm City. the Atlas manager
called the game of for that night.
but he will bring his team to this
city week from Saturday as
scheduled.
The Guards will play the Wash
ington Palace five OF Baltimore on
March II at the state armory. The
Baltimore team Is one OF the leading
outfits In the American basketball
league, a strictly amateur rule COM
bination.
Judging from the manner in
which the Guards disposed OF the
fast Brownsville Favorites at the
state armory Saturday night, we are
becoming convinced that basketball
under amateur rules as it is played in
this state, is away ahead of New
York. Three times, teams with
heavy regulations have come to this
city from New York and although
they displayed class, the Guards ran
away with them.
The Brooklyn manager wasn't
satisfied with the refereeing of Dick
Dillon during the game, SO he stat
ed. Evidently thu best there is can
not suit some people and that's the
age old alibi anyway "the referee
favored the home club"
To our way OF looking at the mat
ter. Dick purposely allowed the New
York team some technicalities which
might have been called. Otherwise,
he was as efficient as ever. Every
player who has a foul called on
him has doubts as to the why and
wherefore Of the rule violation, but
when Dillon calls foul. it may well
be presumed that the player on
whom the foul was called. had
violated the rules.
For one thing, Dillon is not a
home town referee and never favors
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in a basketball game is not ques-
toned by anyone. For another. in
an exhibition of the class of Saturday
night where the Guards showed such
a wide margin of superiority over
the visiting club, the referee couldn't
have much to do with the results.
With Middletown and the Atlas
scheduled to play here against the
Guards on successive weeks, New
Britain fans are again turning their
attention to the state championship
race.
The Bristol Endees and Spring.
morrow night in their second meet
ing in Bristol. Manning and Men
dell will both be out of the lineups.
The majority of basketball fans
from this city will be on hand to
see the game. The contest will be
staged in the Bristol High school
gymnasium about o'clock.
Manager Lanpher OF the Guards
and Manager Carroll of the Bristol
Endees are scheduled to get togeth
er tomorrow night to decide on
date for the fourth meeting between
their teams, If the Guards win the
next game, the series between the
two will be over while, if the Bris
toll Endees win, it win mean that
the fifth game has to be played.
The Bristol team has taken
Plainfeld into camp twice In games
in which professional rules pre-
vailed.
It is expected that Manager Lam
pher will get together with Man.
ager Jack Curry of the Meriden En-
dees to arrange for the next home
and home series between the teams.
Tonight at the Casino bowling al
leys on Church street, the Center
Five OF Bristol will battle the Ca
sino Five Of this city. This will be
an interesting match because OF the
intense rivalry existing between the
two combinations.
LUQUE GETTING READY
Star Pitcher OF Cincinnati Reds
Does Not Want to Return to Club
This Season.
Havana, Feb. 2S.- R - Adolfo