New Britain herald., 1929-03-08

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during Easter week.
Glens Fall is especially anxious
to see the New Britain five in action.
This Is Frank Doughertys home
town and the basketball mogus
there are hot for a game with New
Britain providing the Fordham star
plays in the lineup.
The tentative plans of the local
manager call for three games dur
ing the week, one in Glens Falls,
another against Vic Hanson's SYRIA
cuse quintet and the third against
Hudson. Al Sloman's home town
crew.
II the guarantees are found to be
sufficient. Manager Lanpher states
that he expects to make definite ar
engagements for the tour.
Officials Of the Stanley A. c. an
nounced today that they will stage
pro fight card at the Stanley
Arena on Monday March IS. Billy
Reeves. Bristol Bearcat, will be one
OF the principals n the feature bout
OF the night but his opponent has
not yet been named.
Matchmaker Wagner Is arranging
the various matches on the card 1T
the present time and he will have
some definite Information on the
card in the near future. He plans
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peared on the amateur tournament
cards during the present season.
The Stanley A. C. in line with 9TH
er clubs about this state who were
conducting amateur fight tourna-
mcnts was prevented from staging
any show last Monday night or next
Monday night because OF the pas
sage of the bill and its signature hy
Governor John II. Trumbull. putting
amateur boxing under the control
of State Athletic Commissioner
Thomas Donohue.
An amateur card was conducted
in New Haven last night despite the
orders of the state commissioner but
the officials Of the New Haven
Arena during the day, secured an
injunction restraining the commits
soncr from interfering with the
proposed card.
This action was forecast at the
meeting in New Haven Wednesday
called by the commissioner for help |
full suggestions as TO a new amateur
code OF rules he plans to bring into
being. The commissioner met an
entirely hostile crowd of promoters
and others interested In the ANA
teur game and received no helpful
suggestions at all.
1t II not expected that the action
taken by the New Haven Arena Of
ficials in securing an injunction
against the state commissioner will
be repeated in any other city.
kid" Williams. star rush on the
New Britain roller hockey quintet. |
produced number Of laughs last
night when, In 4 reminiscent mood,
he began to describe life in Henry, |
H.. the home OF his brother Red"
The subject was brought up by the
fact that the other day while the
two brothers were walking down
Main street, the fire alarm sounded |
and with their usual dash, the IRE
trucks swept through the streets in
answer.
Pred" got all excited and he |
shouted to his brother kid" Come |
on. let's follow them" kid" Will
liams caught hold of his brothers
arm and restrained him. saying. |
We have fire trucks in the city. not
contraption like you have out in
Illinois"
The explanation contains the In |
formation that Red" Is a member
OF the Henry fire department. This il
A volunteer organization. When they
answer fire. the volunteers rush TO
tho fire house, one OF the many
barns In tho town. and whrl the APP /
paratus through the streets. The !
equipment is all hand drawn and the
motive power is furnished by the I
members OF the fire company
KID says it is great to see his /
brother Red" with his hands on the !
shaft his fire helmet crammed on
his head and his clarion call sound
ing out urging his fellows on.
"Red' is an official of the fire de-
rarfmppf 10 ia ha
hose. Hes pretty good fireman at
that" says kid"
FED Is also An umpire Of pa rts !
He is expecting to land a berth in |
the Three-I league this coming sea-
son. He conducts billiard parlor In !
Henry.
Barney Doherty, injured halfback
on the New Britain roller polo club
expects 10 leave for home in Bristol.
N. H., next Sunday. His knee has
progressed faNorably SO that he is
able TO drive fairly well. He plans to
take drive to Florida soon 10
spend a month there. and then he
will settle down in Bristol.
The Burritt basketball team will
not enter the city tournament to be
conducted at the Stanley Arena. &C.
cord4ng to Manager Kenneth Saun-
ders. The players on the team are
playing too much basketball in his
opinion and they will have only add
ed work II the team enters the
championship tourna ment.
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