New Britain herald., 1929-01-22
Speaking
of Sports

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Kid Duggan and his Providence
mates had an easy time last evening
against the weakened New Britain
hockey outfit. Barney Doherty was
sill missing from the lineup due to
illness. Gaxzinger was unable to
make the trip because of his bust
mss relations.
Arruda, who IL weil known to To-
81 fans for his smashing style OF
ray, appeared at halfback for the
bcals and put up a good game.
Albany defeated Waterbury for
he third night in succession ami
trengthened its hold on first
lace. New Britain 10 still In the
ollow-up position and will have
nance to gain on Albany this eve-
ling when it battles the fast Fall
siver aggregation.
Determined to find out the cause
If the sluggish play in his team
turing the last few Saturdays. Clar-
.nce Lanpher of the New Britain
basketball team will put his aggre-
CATION through stiff practice ses-
sion at the Stanley Arena tomorrow
evening.
Jenkins and his colored cham
pions will be here Saturday evening.
New Britain won both games
against this aggregation last year
while the year previous the colored
boys scored a double victory. Satur-
days game will be in the nature Of
q play-off between the two teams
to get the edge in the series and
should prove battle worth seeing.
The colored boys handed the
Meriden Endees a bad touncing a
few weeks ago and in view OF the
fact that the Endee team is consid-
cred one of the strongest in the
state, the victory was no little &C
complishment.
The annual battle between New
Britain High and Hartford High
will be staged Saturday afternoon at
the Hopkins street gym in Hart
ford. A queer side-light + the
game is that neither team has won
4 game so far.
New Britain has lost three
straight games to New Haven. Gill
bert and St. Thomas Seminary.
Hartford has been beaten five times
by st. Thomas, New Haven. Buck
ley, South Manchester and Weaver.
Basing on the showing Of both
teams against st. Thomas and
New Haven, the local crew should
manage to win its first victory.
1t will be the last game for Cap
tain Sowka, Landino, Zaleski and
kraszewski. All four have taken ar
active part in high school sport
since entering school.
Jimmy Murphy and his Stanfy
Rule team will furnish the opp0i-
ton against the New Britain baset-
ball team in its practice session to-
morrow evening.
Gottfried. an outfielder from New
York, has been sent 10 Hartfod for
q tryout. The newcomer wa rec
commended by DIR. BILLY" Walsh.
former New Britain boy. whcis now
club physician for the Me- York
Giants and is at present in Havana,
Cuba.
Johnny Clinch continue, on his
string of victories by knsklng out
Tom Provost in the secon round OF
the feature bout at IL Stanley
Arena last evening.
Clinch wore Provost Town with
body punches and thenbrought his
attack to the Holyok mans jaw.
The bout was then qUkly over.
According to repor going about
town, a number of well known
basketball players Ao made their
debut in the polo gne Sunday, are
nursing a number bruises and
stiff joints from tn effects of the
bruising battle staed between the
Wildcats and the earcats.
Captain Hoist othe winning team
is to be found anjtime in the midst
of an admiring Cup as he explains
how he dupli,ted the famous
smashes of the me-and-oniy KID
Williams.
There will mo industrial league
battles this ewing but the factory
teams will getnto action again Fri
day evening the Tabs hall.
The fast ravelling Middletown
"Y" team feated the Boys Club
quintet lastlWening for the third
time last tening. With the score
tied at theand of the third period.
the visitor began dropping in shots
from all r,nts on the floor and soon
ran mn a commanding lead.
The cp used IT'S seconc team IN
tbe firstand had a five point lead
with th.end of the period.
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