New Britain herald., 1929-12-02
Spe a king of Sports

The game was big disappoint- ncnt for the fans who attended, cs- )ecially when Bruce Caldwell play 'd in only the first four plays of the Eame. There were many there 10 .cc Caldwell in action and they were heated out of their money when he eft the field after a few minutes.
 New Britain should have made it mother Walkaway from the Will jams team. Instead, the eleven play d listlessly and fooled around un- il the break came that gave New Haven it's victory.
 Without q doubt the New Haven .-am is the second best in the statc strengthening in two or three posi- ions, would make the team an al most even bet with New Britain.
 Ralph Buckley, star backiield ace, nd Gallagher, tackle, were both missing from tho team yesterday. This made little difference to the 3isgusted fans some of whom left acfore the game was over.
 When a team. with a backiield | ruan like Wolcott in the lineup, has only a half yard to make for a first town and then starts throwing for ward passes, there is something | radically wrong. Yesterdays game | was promoted by the players them , selves. Whether there will be any | moro football or not this year, was practically decided yesterday.
 The surprise Of the year was given basketball fans at the Stanley ! Arena Saturday night in the showing | Of the Atlas quintet. Washed up, as tnany thought the team staged one i Of the most terrific fights seen in years on a local floor and New Brit i lin barely won out. It wouldn't 1 be surprising if Manager Lanpher | igncd the Atlas for a return show 1 ing in this city.
 Peterson, one of the baci2fel1 | aces Of the All-New Britain football |, 'eam several years ago, was an in | crested spectator at the New Brit ! tin-Williams game yesterday after | noon. He was q sweet drop | kicker when he was in the game.
 Several of the New Britain fans who had planned on attending the Notrc Damc-Army game in New York Saturday, remained home be- rausc of the intense and bitter cold. l H. was much more comfortable Sat rrday afternoon sitting beside the fadio and listening 10 the description of the game. than it was sitting in Inc cold, cold stands at the Yankee stadium.
 Tom Leary played basketball again Saturday night with a back that IS very painful. Despite his crippled 'ondition, Tom was very nearly at lis best in the game. He and Foley hair up nicely as guards, Conray is taking the eye of the fans for his stellar work at center while Zakzcw- ski and Sloman star in each success eivc game.
 It seemed like cid times Saturday 10 watch Al Sloman and Zckc Chadya battle each other all over the floor. r. was simply d case of which onc Referee Clyde Waters saw commit Inc fouls first. He happened to catch hadys in his fourth violation be- fore the first half was over.
 Chadys. the fans thought was going back to take a shot at Slo- tnan but he contcntcd himself with words, words and more words. With ,nch an Atlas team in competition about the state. New Britain basket ball fans will be in for some more thrills and fun if the team is drought back here for another game.
 Bristol plays here next Saturday nGht. Manager Joe Carroll will have Jimmy Collins paired up with Plckcn for this game. Collins was
 
 Thanksgiving night. Brooklyn comes here week from next Saturday.
 Hard times have hit the sporting world q real wallop The attendance 7t the basketball games is nowhere hear as large as in past seasons while roller hockey is also on the suffering list.
 Several New Britain boys will be on the Vermont Academy basketball 'quad which will have it's first work ont today. Among them arc Henry 'IaSze" ski and Eddie Sowka. mcm- hHr$ or last years New Britain high school team. SoWka was captain until his graduation at mid-ycar.
 An important meeting of the h. l"r-Church basketball league board ut directors will be held at 7:30 o'clock this evening at the Y. NJ. C. \. The question of player eligibility will be threshed out and first re- turns from the sale of tickets will De made.
 American motorists, it is csti- mated, will use 14.00o, GOO, GOO gal Ions of gasoline this year-a lake five miles wide and four deep.