New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-27

10 oner an apology for the delay IN
starting last Saturday nights game
at the Stanley Arena Due 10 the
tardy arrival Of the Arcola Bears
from Bayonne. N. j.. the contest
failed to get underway until after 10
o'clock.
As We look at 1t. the happening in
no way. was the fault of the local
manager. He, along with a number
Of others. wasn't entirely tickled to
death over the showing of the visit
ing club and several Of the remarks
passed around by the members Of
the Bayonne team were resented by
the homo fans who heard them.
One OF the players upon arrival
called out. Where II this Dump"
Another started in to ridicule the
city. That gave US a great big
laugh. We happen 10 have been in
Bayonne. N. j.. and II that can
compare with New Britain as a city
We take the gas. However. as it
was, tho Bayonne boys found that
the dump" was we'll represented In
basketball.
The same can be answered to the
remarks hurled at the New Britain
High school football team by Hart
ford partisan rooters last Saturday.
These were In the line with the
Bunch of hunkeys" and other COM
pliments usually handed out by the
Hartford crowds. AS it happened,
the 'hunkeys' as the Hartford fans
called the New Britainites. proved to
be far ahead Of Hartford in every
sense Of the word.
Following last Saturday nights
defeat at the hands of the Meriden
Insilcos, the New Britain Girls bas-
ketball team passes into oblivion.
Discouraged over its showing in its
first two games. the quintet has de-
cided 10 disband.
In place Of the team which was
playing the preliminary games to
the New Britain basketball team, the
Hurritts will be reorganized and will
play the preliminaries at the Stanley
Arena in this city.
The Eurritts formerly were count
ed among the best junior basketball
teams in the state. Although it is a
little early just yet to name off the
players on the team. it is expected
that the same crew Of fuvorites will
he banded together under the team S
coIors and will perform each Satur-
day night.
The Burritts will play their first
game as preliminary attraction
next Saturday night. Thursday night
an All-Star team gathered together
by Manager Ken Saunders will per-
form against the Battcy team OF
Hartford.
In all Of the football accounts
published yesterday We failed 10
mention the fact that in both the
high school game Saturday and the
professional game on Sunday. both
Hartford teams received five downs
in the course of the game.
IN Saturdays classic. the Hartford
team got five chances 10 make a first
down near the start Of the game Al
though play by play accounts on the
sidelines and charts following the
game showed a total OF five downs,
the officials refused to allow the pro-
test. A penalty was imposed during
the series Of downs and IL this down
was counted. Hartford would have
had six downs. No damage was
done.
In the third quarter Of Sundays
game, the Hartford Giants were
given five downs and were unable
to make first down The play was in
mid field. a forward pass WAS in
complete. Then Druehl made six
yards. "Butsy" Sturm then gained
one yard. This made three downs.
Then Druehl attempted to run the
BAH and failed TO gain. This made
the fourth down and Hartford was
lacking a first down by inches.
Then Hobson tried to rush OH the
fifth down and he was held back
inches from making first down.
Despite both of these slipups,
both New Britain teams won their
games. The high school contest was
the best battle We have seen in
years from our viewpoint. while the
Giants-Nutmegs contest was in the
same class.
Manager Henry Zehrer will prob
ably have another game for next
Sunday. With the Fordham additions
to New Britain. the local team is an
entirely different offensive combina-
ton.
There will be 10 amateur fights at
the Stanley Arena next Friday night.
Inability to get good boxers for the
date caused the postponement Of the
show one week.
ytOTETS WORKING HARD
New York. Nov. - (UP) - The
Violets of New York L. are hard
at work preparing for Thursday $
game with the Oregon Aggies. Re-
ports that Al l.assman. captain. in
jured in the Saturday game with
Carnegie Tech. is improving. en-
livened the Monday workout consid
erably. Lassman will not play
Thursday. ...