New Britain herald., 1928-03-17
GEORGETOWN PILOT
 SANDLOT GRADUATE
Went From League Of Experience
 to Fastest Company

to Fastest Company
 Like q roath from out of the past came the announcement, rc- centiy. that William L. kopf had been appointed baseball coach at Georgetown University Washington, D. C., and its effect has been 10 awaken memories of the activities of the well known athlete, w4io. al- though not q native New Britainite, reyerthclcss received his early training in athletics on the fields and courts of New Britain and first came into prominence as the result of the development of his talent in the presence of New Britain enthusi-> asts. Kopf Is undoubtedly one of the famous sons of the Hardware City. and while 1t is seldom that he is heard from publicly now that he has cast his lot definitely in another part of the country, he has not been forgotten in New Britain and his work with the Georgetown team will be watched with interest here,
 "kopfie," as he was known when playing baseball and basketball in New Britain, was born in Bristol, but came to this city when a boy. He was one Of several children of Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz kopf and be 1 fore he was resident many days, he had been taken on by the Com = , nercial street baseball nine. at that ! time the junior champions Of this { locality. The team needed q catcher 10 handle the deceptive slants of l "Isil" Walsh and the newcomer fill 1 cd the bill nicely. like all the ball i players Of his age. however. he had an "ou,shoot' and liked to display if, but eventually he found his place in the shortstop position and as he grew into manhood hc became a star. His work was one of the fea- , lures of the play of the Fifth Ward team when the outfit won the Ward League cham pionship two years ir succession. He could go 10 the right , with which he handled all kinds o' chances was nicer 10 look at tlar anything the local fans had seen fr many years. Although never q hard hitter he was smart" and no pitch. CT fncing him had an easy time get ting him out of the way.
 Joins Cincinnati Reds
 As his reputation increased, his services were sought by various clubs. and after brief career witt the t'ordham University team. where he was known as Brady" he en- tered professional ball. eventual, finding place as shortstop with th' Cincinnati Reds. For several sea. sons, kopf Was one of the fielding marvels of the National League anf had he been q more potent hitter h' would have been one of the leading players Of his time. As it WaS hi! niftiness won him high praise iron baseball writers throughout th' country, and in the Worlds Serie against the Chicago White SoX. h. more than held up his end. Ii de veloped later that the White So. actually were "Black Sox," the dis closure that number of the Chi cago players had accepted financia considerations to allow Cincinnati L
 become Worlds Champions rockiri the entire country.
 After leaving organized ball, kop ' in Gin
 cinna'i and was manager Of base ball team with which he also playcf
 He prospured in business and Whil
 visiting in New Britain on Yariou
 occasions he vas pleased 10 h" ahl 10 ten lis friends that he had T reason to be dissatisfied al the det Fate had given him.
 Basketball Player. Too
 Although his baseball ac'iri' , brought hlm to tho for. and keI
 him before the public for year
 kopf was basketball player of c>
 optional ability, far superior
 many of the men who are high1
 rated about New England at tl
 present time. He was q member ( the Y M. C. A. team in this cit
 tcaning up at forward with Warr"
 $. Slater when the latter was ph. :, 'ior. Merwin Jacobson. also q D :. league ball player of rerutc, "; , center, and "Nic" Larson al | step" Siepanian were guards. Tn f combination mot all the lcadif
 teams about the state. at the Joe :. association gymnasium and els | whera and the brand of hasketba
 played has been cXcelled by f. f teams appearing here since. ko f. displayed the same speed and cle :. crness on the basketball court as
 showed on the diam ond and was
 big attraction wherever he appear = At Foriham. he was known King" Brady, and in the Nation
 Leaglie. he developed th" cogn men Larry" but about New Brt
 ain he vas never anything b c "kopfi"," from the tivft day
 made his appearance on Beay
 strret and banged out d homer
 'Hocto's" lot. to the lime he l'
 for other parts. With practically [ k same team at Georgetown as th - which represented the universt | last seaSon. th" new coach shou s make good record in his first v If and while he is about it, he will ha 5. many of his former associates l. this city roofing for him and s charges.
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