New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
Speaking of Sports

OeSA ouuuyp IOrMoT SSCW oS1tdlu High school basketball star. now resident of Los Angeles. California b continuing hts athletic career as . member Of the Kasaba Kids. besketball quintet which represents Les Angeles lodge. No. ss. B. F. 0. E. He A the son of George Bunny. formerly of this city. prominent motion picture actor.
 Jack plays forward on the team and h the star of the outfit which ts one of the fastest basketball quintets in Los Angeles. Both he and hts father are members of New Britain lodge. No. 957. B. P. o. E.
 Bunny also plays on the Elks' baseball and volley ball teams and he Is regarded very highly in the California city. Tn . letter received from Edward J. Smith. . member of the Los Angeles lodge basket ball committee. Bunny is character issd as "a high grads young fellow and very popular here"
 Omission of the standing in the rollsr hockey league in today's W- sue may bo noted. There seems to be quite . mixup in the number Of games won and lost by the teams entered and untN this Is straighten- ed out. there is little to be gained by publishing a standing that is changed from day to day. Efforts will be made to straighten out the muddle.
 Tho St. Htanislaus Girls basket ball team Of New Haven would like to arrange game or series of games with any girls team in New Britain. Anyone interested in this mattAr may communicate with Manager Walter J. Malone. eS7 Lloyd street. New Haven.
 4 large number of fans from this city are planning on seeing Louis (Kid) Kaplan of Meriden in his re- turn to tho ring Monday night iu New Haven against Bobby Mays. Patsy Bridget has few choice seats left for the affair and New Britain people planning to attend can secure them at his smoke shop on Church street.
 ''did' Brown was never in better form than last night in the roller hockey game between New Britain and Hartford but there was an in- spiration present in the gallery.
 Danny Brown, much better look ing than his dad. youngest son Of tho local player. was an interested spectator at the game. Danny cele. brates his fourth birthday next month.
 However. Danny doesn't want to become a roller hockey player when he grows up, A pointed question on this matter last night drew the an swer that he Is going to be base bali player.
 During the quiet hours of yester- day afternoon. ono of the most bit ter battles on record in this city was fought out at the Stanley arena when two pickup roller hockey teams slashed away at each other.
 Among those who played yester- AAe Mangan. Bill Brennecke. Dr. George Dunn, Charlie Bernstein. Bill Far ley and Peter Cabelus. There were others but their names are not available just now.
 "Bib" Boucher was the referee and there were no spectators. It was . battle to the finish and some great" polo was played. Who won the game? Well. that's another question.
 Next Monday afternoon another battle between the two teams will be fought out on the arena rink. Fans and fanettes wishing to sec it should ret their applications in early.
 NEWMATICS WIN
 Bristol, Feb. l7-Playing one of their hardest basketball games this season the New Matics of tho New Bvltain Machine company. piled up an carly lead against the Maplo End 4. C.'s of Bristol. holding them scoreaesG ln the NrHt "A minutes of