New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
SUPREMACY
 WILL BE SETTLED Tournament t Boys Club to
 Decide Blskdbll Titles

lH6 pEOpIem oI eupr0W3Cy among the basketball teams iQ New Britain has for years innumerable been . difficult, vexatious and troublesome one. but this season 1t will be settled beyond question by the city tourna- ment which will be conducted next month under the auspices of the Boys club.
 In former years numerous teams have claimed the city title and. be- cause they either did not play each other or because the games between them were indecisive, each claim has been as valid as the next. The Burritts, for example. went through an exceptionally successful season last year and claimed not only the city but also the state title. The Boyr club. while 1t did not put forth any title bid. defeated about every- thing in the state and there was 8 great deal of talk as. to whether or not it was a stronger team than the Burritts. But the two teams did not meet and the question was not set- tied.
 The State Trade school, with the greatest combination in it's history. swept through the county and state tournaments of the County Y. NJ. c. A. ts state championship in its field. and 1t may possibly have been an equal of the two teams menti sn- ed above. The Y. NJ. c. A. had . fast quintet which captured the Connec- ticut "Y'' title and made 2 good showing in tho national tournament. The South Congregational church team captured 23 out of 20 games and annexed | county title. The fac- tory league contained some strong teams. Yet none of these teams en- gagged each other on . basis which would have any real bearing on the city championship.
 In the junior division, the Phan- toms claimed state honors. The Boys club Reserves disputed this and act ually defeated the Phantoms. but they did 1t unofficially and the same meant nothing. With the younger school. Y. M. C. A. and Boys club teams which competed in intra- mural play the confusion was even worse and amounted to nothing short of chaos
 All this will be ended by the com- ing tourney. which will open on March 27. It will be open to all ann ateur teams in the city. Every team will have a chance to enter. and the one which goes through the elimtna- tion and emerses undefeated from the final round will be hailed as the undoubted champion. Teams which have been defeated in the elimina- ton will have lost their chance, while no team which fails to enter will have any excuse for its neglect or any force to . title claim. There will be no valid alibis.
 Not only will the senior title be settled. but there will also be deci- sions as to the supremacy among younger players. There will be an intermediate tournament for boys weighing from l15 to 115 pounds, . junior tourney for youngsters be- tween 100 and 115 pounds. and . competition between midget teams composed of "kids' under 100 pounds in weight. Application blanks will be ready within q day or two and then the tournament will begin to take definite shape.
 It Is hoped by tho sponsors that all amateur teams will enter. in or der that the eventual champion will have won its title from . large and field of competitors. Whatever the number of entries, the design of the tournament. to settle with absolute authority the question of ''Who is city champion?" will have been accomplished.