New Britain herald., 1929-02-02
WORLD DEMANDING
men WITH PUNCH
Athletic Fans Especially Want
Color IN Their PlYorite Sport

Almost daily. in the field Of busi-
ness and the professions, ana every
where in the realm OF sports Is seen
convincing proof OF the value OF
the driving power. the aggressive
ness. commonly referred to as tine
nunch." 1t is something that gives
its possessors the distinction that
make them outstanding among
their fellows, setting them high
upon the pedestal of public admira-
ton and placing within their reach
the compensations and recognltions
that come only to those who ac-
complish the things that others
must be satisfied to aim at.
The athlete with the punch Is al
ways in demand. 1t is he VINO AZ
tracts the overlooking crowds TO the
baseball parks in the summer ana
fills the galleries of the INDOOR
arenas in the winter, and when the
time arrives for his salary check
signer and himself to get together
in the matter of new contract
nothing has more important bear
ing on the details than that same
punch.
They Had the Punch
Twenty years back, when the
Connecticut league operated in New
Britain, Springfield. Hartford, Wa
terbury and several other places
with NOR. or less success, among
the greatest craving cards We're
Louis Padron, the Cuban; Arthur
swat" McCabe. "Bill' Luby.
"Shauno" Collins, Joe" Casey and
some others. They were wont to
learn against baseball with reck-
less abandon and knock it out OF
all the parks in the circuit. Padron
was a fair pitcher. McCabe was a
good enough outfielder to play on
any team in the league, but the
fans went to sec him hit, not catch
flies. Luby, who is an attorney IN
Meriden. was one of the most nat
ural hitters ever to step to the
plate in any league. He was a
pitcher, fl st baseman and outtielder
but principally hitter. 1t was a
treat to watch him in batting prac.
tice before a game. He had the
knack of perfect timing. and with
plenty Of beef in his shoulders. he
could rattle the boards in the dis
tant fences almost at will. All kinds
of pitching looked good to him.
"Shauno" Collins. who is manager
of the Pittstield Hillies in the East
.ern league after decade in Tho
American league. most of the tim,
being with the Chicago White Sox
was solid hitter. He played a mic.
game at second base, being graceful
and sure in his handling OF al
kinds of balls, but at the plate n
looked better than any place else
Casey. who caught for Hartford an
later went to Detroit in the Amer
lean league. was among the reall
classy backstops Of his time. an
one OF the hardest hitters ever I
perform at Electric field.
Punch Needed in Roller Hockey
The sports followers in Me-
Britain have seen many role
hockey players who carry tn
punch. Sometimes it is called 9TH
wallop." ''the old SOCK" or 9TH
kick" but like the rose by an
other name. it is still the puncl
Tom Cotter. the king Of polo play
ers two decades ago. had sue
power in his drives that the othe
players feared to block the ba
when he swung at close rang
Look out" they used to cry whe
the king got set for a hard smasl
and the goal tender who stopped
never had any doubts as to II
velocity of the ball. After Colt,
came Fred Jean, who has sine
reigned. Whether he hit hard,
than Cotter or not has often bee
debated and probably never will
decided. for there are far more fal
In touch with the game who ha'
seen Jean in action. and the o
timers who give Cotter the ed,
would never submit to correction |
any means
Undoubtedly the hardest hit
among the active players this seast
is Arthur Kid Williams of Il
New Britain Panthers. He swim