New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
CITY TOURNAMENT PLANS
 BROUGHT TO COMPLETION
Earrings for First-ROund Games Drawn-Tobn Clari- fes Rules of Game to 100 Enthusiastic Players Gold and Silver Basketballs and Silver Cup Offered Winners-27 Teams Entered-Double Official Sys- tem In Important Games.

All plans for the city basketball tournament which will start next Tuesday night at the Boys club were brought to completion last night at an enthusiastic meTine of about lao managers and players in the club gymnasium and nothing now remains but 10 await the passing of time until the first real title quest in the his tory of the sport begins. Twenty seven teams have fulfilled the strict regulations laid down by the tourney committee and are now rounding their playing machines into final shape as they wait for the opening whistle
 The meeting last night vas much greater success than anticipat- ed. eager players and managers crowding the north bank of bleach CTS and overflowing onto the floor as John E. Tobin. central board official and member of the tournament com mittee. explained and clarified many of the doubtful points regarding the playing rules and the calling of fouls. Numerous questions from the players were asked as he went along and these evidenced the interest of the teams. Many questions which had puzzled the players were thus settled officially and it is hoped by the committee that the explanations will eliminate all doubts as to fair ness of rulings made in the actual course of tourney play. In many cases player is perfectly honest in questioning if he has committed d foul. Jack Tobin told the committee when he suggested this interpretation meeting. and it was to explain exact ly what constituted violations that the gathering was held.
 Hearings On Players
 ! Questioned players and teams were given hearings when desired, the committee and managers agree | ing to and carrying out the principle that the letter of the rules must be 1 observed. Kenneth Frost. Co. II cntrant. was disbarred as non resident. while Hiding Bengtson and D. Merline were crossed off the Elm erald list as not being bona tldc members of that team. W. Mc1n- erney of the same organization was given the stamp of approval when Manager Jack Mcclure produced his scorebook while a newspaper clip ping verified Chick" Charlow's right to play with the Lions. The yari- ous players whose names had been duplicated on entry lists Of moro than one team had already express cd their preference when weighing in, so this occasioned no trouble last night. The problem of allowing Ed ward Norke to play with two teams was settled very promptly upon the discovery that "he" were two differ ent boys.
 Seven teams out of tho s entrants left after the withdrawal of the Bur ritts, failed to qualify. this being largely due 10 their neglect 10 be weighed. No satisfactory excuses for this failure were produced by any players and no time extensions were granted, although Nathan Ze- win and his intermediate Celtics con- ducted a lengthy argument to allow Pete Hubay 10 be weighed and bring 1thcir team 10 the required five mcu
 Drawings For First Game
 The committee then proceeded tc
 pair off the teams for their con.
 tests in the first round. This was
 done by lot. the names being placed
 in hat and drawn out singly hI
 disintereated persons. In the senior class Co. Fl will mcc,
 the Emeralds, the Boys club will
 engage the Lions. and the phant oms
 will stack up against the Soutl