New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Fans who follow the play in tn
 Connecticut State League this yea
 will sec a Bristol team that i
 stronger than ever, The incompar
 able pair of forwards, Malcolm an,
 fcldman will be paired up agail
 with the team. "JiggS" Donoghue
 the lanky Irishman who has proved
 10 be the nemesis of all opposing
 teams especially New Britain. vii
 gain jump at center.
 For backs, the Endee crew vii
 have Jim Manning, Wardy Water.
 man. Crowley, Dutch" Leonard anC
 Zetarski, a quintet of clever men
 All of these are well known in thi.
 city with the possible exception oi
 Crowley. He. however. was one Of
 the star guards of the Bristol team
 two seasons ago.
 Jack Curry IS out 10 take the state title this year if possible. He
 has quintet in Meriden that will make all the others in the state step. Billy Cook and Cap Bissell are forwards while "Red' Ligner and Waddell are retained on the team. Tommy Murphy. Fat Hafner and Ted Torrant will be with the Hart ford fDixies this year, This trio played with the Meriden team last
 II, s-i ooly are Robson former Tufts College star. Jack Barton and Hcinie Larsen of the Elmwood team.
 Followers of the New Britain h. dustrial Basketball league are al ready picking the Corbin Screw team to win the pennant in the mems division. This combination in its first year in the league last sea son, threatened to win the champ ionship even to the end. This year, with a seasons experience tucked away, the quintet should make things hum all around.
 The |. NJ. T. A. & E. quintet is holding several practice sessions every night at the spacious auditor lum on Main street. The team is fast shaping into a speedy combination and the management is busily en- gagged in securing attra ctions for the coming season. The Tabs will play independent ball.
 The New Britain Blues football team went through a spirited scrim- mage at Willow Brook park last evening. The team showed misera bly against a forward passing attack in New Haven last Sunday and Coach Dr. Frank Zwick handled the squad last night against this method Of grid warfare.
 One good attraction for the All- New Britain Football team 10 meet | iu this city would be the Watcr- . bury team, composed for the most ! part of the same players who used . 10 be under George Mulligan's wing . as the NatCrDury blutS.
 The professional fight situation as regards New Britain is still up in the air. No official announcements i, have been forthcoming regarding the granting Of a license and there seems to be a lack of enthusiasts over the securing O. license to operate in this city.
 Patsy Bridget who met failure | last year as fight promoter stated yesterday that he meant what he said last year when he declared that he was through as q promoter. He doesn't care 10 enter the game this { year at all.
 Louis OIid) Kaplan made a sweet comeback in New Haven last night when he beat Mike Dundee by d decision. kaplan took plenty of , stiff wallops on the chin and one time it appeared as if he was about 10 suffer another knockout. His con- dition told last night. He pasted Dundee from corner to corner and ' took eight of the twelve rounds. , Kaplan made an impressive start f back up the fistic ladder last night and we wouldn't be surprised if he didn't get into the ring with Nc A Larnin again in the near future. :, This match would be Q sweet one. , There doesn't seen; to he much chance of Billy Wallace being with Kaplan again, Wal N ace made a public statement that F le didn't want anything to do with ', laplan. We thought that he would :, 'hange his mind after McI.arnin polished eff the Meridcn boy, but le didn't
 Following the scrap with Mct.ar- 4 in. all the highly touted fighters ID ought chance to be matched with Nj he former feathcrweight king. Now hoy have all withdrawn their of CTS again and "kap" has q long ard TOW to hoe. S.