New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
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 Mickey Huber. star outfielder on the Corbin Red Sox baseball team, champion club of this city last sea- son. is going to have tryout. in league baseball according to the lat est reports. Mickey has received a contract from the Crisfeld, Mary land. team and he will be seen in the uniform of that club in the very near future.
 Mickey gets his chance through Billy Lush. roller hockey referee and former Well-known Connecticut league manager. Billy is managing tho team in Maryland and during the hockey season. Billy Clancy, coach of the Red Sox, mentioned Huber to him. Lush was immedi- ately interested and he stated that he would like to look him over this coming season.
 Within the past few days, Huber received the contract and Lush stat ed that he would be given q thor ough tryout and ik he made the grade. he would be given the op- portunity of going higher.
 Friends of the Red Sox star are confident that Huber will make the grade. He is a fielder of much a,,iI-
  should bring him along in baseball. He makes the second from New Britain to go into league baseball this year, Frank (Chuck) Wojack being the other.
 The Y. M. T. A. & B. society has perfected plans for a baseball tea,a which will be entered in the New Britain City league this season. James J. Naughton is chairman of the committee in charge of the ar engagements and Jim Luby. former pilot of the Pioneers, will probably be selected as manager.
 The Tabs plan 10 recruit the strongest team possible from among the members of the society and from present indications, it appear rs as If the Main street team will make it hot for all other entries in the circuit.
 The Central Connecticut Baseball league Will meet tomorrow night in
 
 Definite steps on the formation of tho league will be taken and. it is expected. that definite word will be had on Simsbury, All-Kensington. St. Mary's of Derby and South Man chester. These four teams have in timated that they might join the league and information concerning them will probably be secured to- night.
 Rain yesterday prevented any ot the local teams from carrying out their plans for practice sessions. The l Falcons got in a spirited session Sat urday afternoon but fears of the | cold weather existing, held back the !
 
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 The Falcons. Corbin Red Sox and 1 All-kensington clubs were scheduled ] to get out yesterday but were pre- vented from 50 doing.
 Manager George Rawlings of the 1 Stanley Works basketball team pre- scnted Ray Anderson. Boys club 1 physical director, with handsome fountain pen Saturday in appreci- alton of the work done by Anderson in refereeing the Buttmakers' games during the past season.
 Jerry Drogue. assistant to the club superintendent, is as approciative of the gift as Ray himself for now he the physical director every few min utes.
 A two-year jinx which had ex- tended over 21 games was broken Saturday night when the Center church won a basketball game. The team had to play into the third week of April and then go overtime before 1t could conquer it's hoodoo. but the spectcr has finally been laid.
 The most bashful player of the basketball season has been discov- cred. He is John Red" Compag- none, Boys Club guard. Red would not even show up to receive his gold basketball at the recent ban euet rendered the club teams '1f 1t was playing a game. all right" he said, but can't see any fun in eating and listening to speeches" Nnrth horn No,y Enu1ond