New Britain herald., 1928-08-28
Speakin of Sports

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 The war is on! The Burritts and the Falcons have agreed to play a
 baseball series of three games ont or nve to settle the argument that mas arisen anent the superiority of both teams. Managers Cabay and Lasky signed articles yesterday and Inc hrst game is to be played next Sunday at St. Mary's field.
 The feeling in the northwest sec- ton of the city is at red-hot stage Just now. Friends who have been pals since childhood have felt . cool ness crop up between them over the baseball situation and several clashes have already been imminent along Broad street.
 Manager Cabay and Manager LaAky live across from each other on Gold street and each is think ing of mounting a machine gun in tho front windows to stop the hot shots from the other side.
 BAckers of both teams are col lecting | purse which will De wager ed on the outcome of the game and from all indications. Sundays at- tendance will break all records at St. Mary's held.
 The Falcons are in trouble. Lief ty" Atwood, star moundsman of the team, will not be with the club this coming Sunday when the first game is to be played. Atwood is laid up with illness and his doctor has ad vised him to lay off one Sunday. This leaves the Falcons with Johnny Rose as pitcher and he will have tho experience of meeting his for mer mates. Last year he reached the hall of fame by hurling a mo- hit, no-run game for the Burritts.
 One the other hand. it seems likely that the Burritts will have Bruno kania on the firing line. Bruno was once the mainstay of the Fall cons and he will be facing his for mer mates in the game.
 Johnny Cabay keeps on with his wise cracks about the Burritts. Sun days game will be the easiest for the Falcons in five years" he said today, especially when the Burritts put Bruno kania in to pitch. The Falcons will have an easy time in disposing of the Burritts and many of the packers of the team will be poor for some time after we get through with them"
 Continuing he said: "I don't think the Burritts will have the nerve to back up their baseball team with money. All this talk about putting up dough is lot of boloney to me. I don't think the Burritts figure they | have | chance of winning at all l They know We can lick them and so do we. They are like lot of oth- CTS, they do a lot of talking but they are not there with the goods. A barking dog never bites"
 Manager Lasky is just as bitter against the Falcons. He said today: ''They think that because they have picked . line of soft teams this sea- son that they are the best team m the city They tried to turn us down on our challenge but we made them come across with a series of games. Johnny Cabay will be fit for Middle town when the Burritts get through with his team next Sunday"
 "The Burritts," he continued Twill be fighting every minute dur Ing the game. If 'I.efty" Atwood is in the box we'll spoil his reputation ind if he isn't, it's just going to be practice session for us, this game Sunday. The Falcolns have swelIed heads and we're going to take them down Sunday"
 These are both pretty strong statements but with the packers of both teams talking the same way. there is bound to be plenty of hot stun at the baseball field Sunday afternoon.
 A real freak" happened at Rogers bowling alleys yesterday when Al Houck knocked off a four pin spare and the No. pin bound cd back on the alley and spotted it. self exactly on the spot.
 The game between the Stanley , Works and Fafnirs scheduled to be played at Walnut Hill park tonight has been called of because of the rain and wet grounds.