New Britain herald., 1928-02-28
CITY TOURNAMENT LISTS ARE OPENED
Entry Blanks Now AYailaMe-
 Three Teams Are Entered

The lists in the city basketball open, entry blanks are available. and three teams have already been duly entered in the quest for the sea- sons honors. The first entry blank actually filed was that Of the South Congregational church, which will compete in the senior division. The second team entered-and the first in its class-was the Boys Club Re- serves, which is seeking fame in the Intermediate class. The Boys Sclub senior team was the third entrant and is in the senior classification.
 The tournament. which is being conducted under the auspices of the Boys club and which will open on March 27, is open to all amateur teams in the city. There will be separate competitions in four classes, arranged according to weight. The senior classification has no weight limit. but the committee in charge feels that no team averaging under 1855 pounds should attempt play in it. The intermediate division will be for quintets averaging between l15 and 1855 pounds, the junior for those between 100 and 115. and the midget for teams under 100 pounds.
 In the three upper classes only teams which were organized and had played games by February q will be eligible, while no players who had not played with them by that date | will be permitted in their lineups in the tournament. The midget division will be wide open to all teams and groups of boys wishing to enter. All entries must be filed by March 1o and teams in the three lower classes must be weighed by the 17th. The teams weight class will be determin- ed by the poundage of the five heaviest players.
 Entry blanks are now available al the Boys club, while small supply is also being kept at the Herald of. flee.
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 The South Congregational church : team, the first to enter the lists, has ! had an unusually successful year winning 15 out of IS games played 1 It captured the Senior County Y. M C. 4. league and is in first place ir l the Inter-Church circuit. All the players are veterans of the quinte, which won two championships las' season. and. while it is somewhat lacking in weight, 1t has speed, goot passwork. and an excellent forward | combination. The players whost names were entered are Otto Barta Clifford Bell, Howard May, Wilton Mercy tcaptain), George Osborne kermet Parker. Henry Rockwell and Theodore Vessels.
 The Boys club has also had vic tor:aus year, capturing 16 out of 2l starts and losing only one game o1 it's home floor. It has brought team from all over the state 10 this cit, and has defeated them all with on, exec ption. The full team will b. "ilsible TOT llie tournament and toI strength will be available. The clul has as good passwork as any team il the city, and it's keynote is "speet and teamwork. The players entered arc Nick Gill (captain,) Tony kere l"Jza, Joseph Goffa Albert Benja min. John Compagnone, Waite Grusha, Peter Silva, and John kley
 Fourteen wins in l6 starts is tn, record of the Boys club Reserves This team Is q smaller and lighte, counterpart Of the clubs first team and stresses fast passing and tean play. The players eligible are Samue MIrlgliani, Stanley I"rlbrowslAi. Al phonse Zujko, Jacob Parparial
 'captain), Curl Marh olin, Joscpl Eoukus, and Tony Garro.