New Britain herald., 1928-05-01
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The Industrial Athletic council will meet tonight at o'clock at the Y. NJ. C. A. to discuss the open ing of the Industrial baseball league. One of the important questions 10 come up for discussion will be the inclusion of the Gascos in the league this season. Heretofore the circuit has been closed proposition 10 fac tories only but because of the wishes of the team managers to make t.c league as fast as possible it is highly probable that Jim Iynch's champions will be allowed to step into the circuit this coming season. The Falcons will play the st. .An- thony team of Hartford next Sun day in the first game of tn" pres, nt season. Rain prevented these two outfits from playing last Sunday and Manager John Cahay Jas arranged for the appearance here of the Hartford team again this weekend.
 
 am will work out for the first time next Friday night at 6 o'clock at Walnut Hill park. Coach Larry Mangan expects to see close to 100 candidates for places on the team out for the workout. Any boy in the city who will not be l7 years of age before January l, 1929, is eligi ble for the team and the Legion committee and the coach are de- sirous Of seeing every boy who comes within that scope. out for a place on the squad.
 American Legion baseball through oIt the state has become big thing this year. Harry C. Jackson Of this city has been named chair man of the state committee on the work and he reports that fully 70 teams are being formed in the 1e- zion posts of Connecticut. Tho teams will he sec'ioned off into leagues and inter sectional games will nr play ed until the state champ ,nshp is decided.
 New Britain has had state championship team for two cons'- cutive years Many Of the boys who played on the nine last season have passed the age limit and they will not be eligible for membership on the team this year. This leaves many of the places without even a candidate for them and there will h" plenty Of chance for tho boys who plan to try out, to show their wares.
 Not one place is assured any boy on the team and all positions are opened. These will be filled by those who display the most ability and Coach Mangan will begin Fri day night 10 select the players.
 Jack Delaney. the Frenchman with an Irish name, the rapi"r or the north is only an old rusty sword that couldn't cut butter after his quick knockout at the hands of Jack Sharkcy in New York last night. The end came so suddenly that Delaney never knew what happened.
 Delaney was q champion as q light heavyweight out he was d terrible bloomer as heavyweight lie knocked olt Sully Montgomery in quick order but he has lost 10 Jim- my Maloncy. Sharkcy has finished his career in the class of pondcrous poundage.
 Tn, most significant thing in con- ncction with the prospects Of De larey in the fight with Sharh"y last night, was the fact that, although Bridgeport is his home, there wasn't a dollar of Bridgeport money bet on him last night.
 When a fighters friends in his home town refuse. to back hlm lip, then il is reasonable 10 suppose that there isn't much confidence in his ability elsewhere.
 Delaney may now go back 10 the light heavyweight ranks or he might sink into oblivion. He certainly will never get very far as heaVNWelghI because instead Of improving. ne has gone away back.
 The New Britain High school baseball team will meet the ila.'- ford II. s. team at WILLOW Brte K
  park next Friday afternoon. 1h's Is an unusual situation because Of the fact that an athletic team oi the New Britain High school Will start it's season with q contest With Hartford.
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