New Britain herald., 1929-03-13
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LOCAL QU|NTE7S
 CLASH SATURDAY
BurrittS and PhantOnS to Battle
 at Stanley Arena

Action galore is promised the has- hothall fans of this city Saturday evening at the Stanley Arena when the Burritts. leading contenders for the state junior basketball cham pionshin. clash with the strong Phantoms, city champions by virtue of their wins in the Boys club tour nament last year. This will be the first time that the two local aggre- sa1ions have faced each other on the chalked court and needless to say, This will be 1he first battle of a three game series.
 The Burritts have played 20 games. capturing IS wins. They avenged hoth defeats by scoring wins later in the season. Victories have been annexed at the expense Of teams rom all over the state in Cluding Hartford, Meriden, south ington. Thompsonville, Willimantic, Torrngton, Bristol, Manchester and TerryviIle. The Burritts hold a win over the Meriden Communities last years junior cham pions.
 Included on the Burritts roster Corbin Screw five and one of the leading scorers in the league; Al Haylicll, former high school player and a member of the Fafnir team; Joe Luty, regular center on the cham pion COrbiu screw team: Ham my DarroW, regular guard on the corhin Screw five and d former high school star: I'll buggy" Carlson. one ot the leading guards in inc city: Pat Rose, star on inc offensive as well as the defensive and a lncmher of the Farmington aggregation in inc Valley league and Nick Gill, for mer Boys club star and a member of the Stanley Rule team.
 This squad Of players has carried the Burritts through many hard games auJ is ready 10 uphold their houors against the rhantoms.
 The PhantomS were practically unknown last year until the Boys club tournament Considered one of the WcakcSt teams in the city. the Pbant0ms secured the attention Of everyone in The tournament as they scored victory after victory against app4r5ntly stronger teams. They took into camp tn~ South church team. the Iud"ppnlrnts. who were made up or ll-h school players, and the Lions
 This war 'b.y have lo"n forced 10 play on the royd because of the lack of a sutah, playing surface and have scored victories over some Of the stronGc~' a--re garions in the state. The Iian'gus forced the couwuuitI,s o' M-riden t0 extend themselves 10 rh' l#sc whistle before scoring a NIu. Tha game was stag cd on Mcrjdeu's floor and in" locals were the only team to give the Silver City haskatecrs a good battle there. The Phautoms ~cOrd I q win over the Merjdeu Endee Juniors, who later in the season, playing under thr name Of inc Laurols, defeated the Bur rltts.
 Included in tNe Phan'oms' lineup are such Weii-ruy"u players as Cohen Crane. HoHott, lSowitz, It. vine, YankoWjtz and Buchas. The prayers are awaiting the opening whistle Saturday "y'ning aud are confident that they sill pu. a crimp in the Burrirrs' record by taking the first battle Of The series.
 Manager Ken Saunders of the Bufritts has not decided on his opcn- ing lineup but !s sure 10 start his strong ~t team y. order to push astde the Phantom team in the statc title race.
 The game is scheduled to start al S o'clock and will probably be handled by Clyde Waters.