New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15

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A movement IL on foot in this city
to form an amateur ice hockey
league and although the plans for
1t have not yet been entirely conf
pleted. sponsors OF the movement
are making an effort now to get
teams interested.
It il proposed to have the teams
use the proposed skating rink in
Willow Brook park for their games
A section Of the park has been flood
ed and will make a spacious skating
rink when the weather becomes cold
enough to freeze.
In past years. especially when Art
Pilz was in charge OF the ice skating
ring at the foot OF Arch street, there
we're many devotees OF the puck
chasing game. These aggregation
are still around and doubtless when
1t becomes known that an organized
movement is on foot to form an ice
league there will be plenty of teams
in action.
Ice hockey players who are inter-
ested in the league can get more in
formation on the matter by getting
In touch with the sports editor who
can direct them to the proper orr
ginators of the idea.
Ice hockey Is a sport that has
been in allegiance in this city for d
long number Of years. In days gone
by a hike over through Andrews lot
to the old ice house pond near the
Hartford road and a dash around
the pond after an old tin can OF
anything else that would slide. was
the real sport.
Groups Of youngsters would comb
the lots in search Of sturdy saplings
Taking the young tree near the tor
and pending it over to tie 1t down
would be the first two steps in the
program. Then a small fire Just in
under the bend to dry out the sap
and lastly cutting and whiting II
down to size, used to provide the
strongest and best kind of hockey
stick.
Now with the national league
games reaching an unheard OF pop
ularity around the cities which arc
entered in the circuit. interest in the
winter game has increased tremend-
ously.
Superintendent Clyde E.llinswood
OF the local parks has started a
movement TO give lovers OF skating
a good and safe place in which to
enjoy the sport and We look TO soc
the sport flourish once it is properly
started.
Although the weather has been
anything but propitious for ice
sports. no one need fear that there
won't be ice before the violets peep
out again next spring. When it gets
cold in this climate, it amt nothing
else but.
Members Of the Rangers A. c.
baseball team will join with the
football eleven at the annual BAN
Duct to be given tonight in the Blue
Room cafeteria. The following men
will attend: Phil Bloom. Matty
Hayes. Harold Casey. Mcrwin
s'chaeffer, Don Cosgrovc. Eddie
preisser. Art Krause. Jim O'Brien,
Milo Argosy. z. Wonders. Ray Me-
knerney. "Stick" Almstead and
Coach DR.. Andrew Zwick.
The floor at Tabs hall last night
was extra slippery and spills were
numerous in the Industrial basket
ball league. The Fafnir players
we're the only ones who were able 10
hold their feet. The p. & r. Corbin
boys had a particularly hard time
and took number Of tumbles that
would have done credit to circus
acrobats. Jasper and Luke at times
did some trick fIips that were ex-
,remely frog-like-but they weren't
funny TO the r. e. +. rooters, for
they cost baskets.
Between halves and games the
floor was suarming with young boys
who we're shooting baskets, diving
for pennies and engaging in just
plain free-for -alIs.
The practice exposes TO danger the
life and limb of the youngsters. for
some of the nops and pigpiles are
decidedly violent. If the boys are
fortunate enough to escape injury.
surely their street shoes don't do the
floor any good.
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