New Britain herald., 1929-01-30
Speaking
of S ports

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
4 basketball battle that has an Inn
portant bearing On the race for state
championship honor1. will be fought
out tonight at the state armory In
Bristol when the New Britain team
clashes with the Bristol Endees in
the frst game Of = home and home
serieA
Bristol has been practically
by Meriden. Recently the Bristolites
were defeated twice mas many
games by the silver City quintet. At
present, the team stands even with
New Britain in the matter Of games
won and lost.
The two games this week, II won
by either team. will practically set
tie the supremacy Of the court be-
tween them and the winner will have
to battle 1t out with Meriden for a
anal decision.
New Britain faces Bristol with 4
revamped lineup. Rubenstein was re-
leased Monday night by Manager
Clarence Lanpher and he has secured
Roxbury. q star forward, to play
with his club In tonight's game.
Roxbury will appear with New
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Struchbury will be added to the
quintet and he will be retained for
the remand I Of the season. II he
lives up to expectations. Both OF
these men were mainstays with
Johnny Beckman's All Stars and the
Chicago Bruins last season. Both
have business interests in New York
which prevent them from making
road trips with teams in the Amer
lean league and for that reason. they
are not members of q circuit club
this year.
The winner Of the home and home
series Is tossup to most OF the fans
With the exception OF the die-hards.
many OF the fans In this city fear
that Bristol will come through with
a win tonight. Manager Lanpher has
worn a smile of confidence all week
because he thinks that his club will
come through on both ends of the
twin bill.
The two games played between
these bitter court rivals on New
Years afternoon and night, were
about as thrilling as could be imagin-
ed in a basketball sense. Strange to
say, Bristol defeated New Britain on
New Britain's home court while New
Britain reversed the situation In the
evening in Bristol.
Hank" Arburr, former Burritt
star. dons New Britain uniform for
the first time tonight. He has been
signed as an alternate guard and it is
more than likely that he will be Civ
en- 4 chance to work against Bristol
tonight. We expect that he will come
through with flying colors.
This will give New Britain's two
overworked guards the opportunity
to rest in the future. Neither has
had an alternate all season long.
Johnny Sheehan did q wonderful
piece Of guarding last Saturday
night against the Renaissance Five
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against Slocum, star guard on the
colored team and he held the visit.
ing ace to lone point, foul shot.
Slocum got very few chances to
shoot from the floor and on those
shots which he did attempt. he was
40 hurried that he couldn't get his
eye on the rim.
Once again the battle in the Amer
lean Roller Hockey league is to be
resumed by New ritain's stalwarts
tonight when the local team invades
Providence to meet kid" Duggan's
crew. Joe Peregrin will probably be
placed at second rush tonight be-
cause Of the absence from the lineup
OF Gazzinga, center.
New Britain needs to win the
game tonight and 1t needs to defeat
Fall River tomorrow night in order
TO retain its place in the standing.
It Is in second place, just two games
behind Albany. Albany is playing In
Waterbury tonight and the Brass
City crew expects to win.
WITH THE BOWLERS