New Britain herald., 1928-02-22
CITY TOURNAMENT STARTS MARCH z
Basketball Title Decisions h
 Four Glasses Assured

teur basketball championship of New Britain in each of four classes will open at the Boys club on Tues day. March 27. and will continue upon succeeding nights until the titles are finally decided. There will be competition in four divisions. arranged according to weight, 50 that each team. will meet others which are definitely in its class and there will be no size handicaps against any entrant. The committee in charge of the tournament held | it's first meeting at the Boys club yesterday afternoon and after a two-hour session settled what it be- l lieves to be all the troublesome | points and has only detail work left 1 to do to make ready for the tour ney.
 This tournament. it is hoped. will draw all organized local teams and will prove such a success that it will 1 become an annual event. It was suggested to Physical Director Ray nard Anderson of the Boys club by the great success of a similar com petition at the Boston Boys club while the team from the local club was in the Hub. A blanket Invita- ton to all such teams is issued, and entry blanks will be ready within a few days. All entries must be sub mitted by Saturday. March 10, and teams in the three lower classifica- tions must be weighed by Saturday. March r.
 Only Amateurs Eligible The question of player eligibility proved a hard one for the committee to settle and great deal of time was spent upon it before decision was reached. This decision was at last embodied in the following two sentences: "Only amateur players shall be able to compete. The com- mittee reserves the right to question the amateur standing of any play er." It was further stipulated that each player must be a New Britain resident and that no player may compete with more than one team.
 Four Classifications
 Four classifications, arranged ac- cording to weight were fixed by the committee as follows: Senior divi- sion. unlimited; intermediate divi- sion. 115-135 pounds: junior divi- sion, 100-115 pounds: midget divi- sio~. under 100 pounds. The class in which team shall compete is 10 be computed from the weights of the five heaviest players, and teams in the lower three divisions must report and be weighed in at the club by March 17. A team may go above it's weight-group if 1t wishes. but the committee will. in general. discour- age such a practice.
 In the senior, intermediate and junior divisions entrance will be re- stricted to teams which were ac- tually organized and had played at least one game by yesterday. Febru- ary c1. Furthermore. no team will be allowed to use any players who ihh ilot bttH III lts ny tH' same date. this being done to pre- vent any recruiting and strengthen ing for the tournament alone. To make it fair for all, each team must go in with its regular lineup.
 The midget division was left open. as there are not believed to be many organized teams in this class, and any group willing to abide by the rules of the tourney will be accepted. Entry blanks are now be- ing printed and will be ready with in a few days.
 Each team will be restricted 10 ten men. While the exact nature Of the prizes has not yet been decided the committee felt that they should be awards for the individual players charms. gold basketballs, or something similar. Central board referees will be secured for at least the senior games, and other compe- tent men will handle the games in the lower classifcations.
 The committee consists of Ray nard Anderson, Dwight Skinner John r.. Tobin. Frank Mullen, ker- met F. Parker, Joseph Hcrgstrom, Gerald P. Crean and Jack Pelletier.