New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
Speaking
of S ports

Disquieting rumors Of . rift In
the ranks of the players on the New
Britain basketball team have been
| spread broadcast and the rumors
! persist that the rift came to a head
4 in between halves in the New Brit
aim Bristol game last Saturday night.
1t is said that the other players
on the team gave Al Sloman q call
saying that he was shooting too
much. This caused an all around
! argument and although there wasn't
anything much serious resulting over
it, 1t probably affected the play OF
the team a great deal.
Whether or not there are any
grounds to this rumor is not definite
ly known at this time. Manager
Clarence Lanpher was unaware Of il
, Immediately after the game. The
play OF the team on the floor made
it apparent that something was
radically wrong.
Sloman was not taken on the trip
to Glens Falls, n. Y. last night but
whether this means anything or not
We do not know.
Manager Lanpher is quoted as be-
ing the authority for the statement
that McElwain, former star forward
on the local quintet and now with
the Fort Wayne, Ind, team, will be
with New Britain next Saturday
night.
In an Associated Press despatch
contained in morning papers today
series and the worlds basketball
championship from Fort Wayne. The
teams we're originally scheduled ia
play four out of seven. No verifica-
ton of the report can be had al
the present time.
The Boys club gymnasium wa!
iammed yesterday afternoon as {
dozen teams began play in the mid.
get division of the city amateur bias.
ketball tournament, aud nearly 100
youngsters sought to practice at The
same time before order was estab.
1shed. These boys, in the midget
(under 100 pounds) class, came II
all sorts Of togs for their games
Some had regular basketball jer.
seys and trunks, but most Of then
did not. Long trousers. sweatshirts
sweaters and even luInberjackcts
were worn during the game, but Tho
kids all had Il great time in spite Of
their lack Of regulation equipment
The players sizes were as assert.
ed as their costumes. They ranged
from tall bean poles" down to lit,
lie fellows who could hardly be seer
on the big floor and who could just
about manage TO swing the basket
ball around. But these little ones, or
the whole. proved the best players
and made many shots which were
almost unbelievable.
Jimmy Meligonis of the ~" All.
b Stars was the smallest player in las,
years tourney. but this time there
are several even more diminutivt
than Jimmy. The tiniest one who
played yesterday was red haired
atom named Myeski. with a big
smile but nothing else big about
him. Some of his teammates didn''
want him to play, saying he was toe
small. but he put up good game
and fooled them all by making one
OF his teams three baskets.
The work of compiling official in
dividual and team scoring in the
"Y' Industrial Basketball league
which came to an end last week is
now being done and within a few
days the scores of almost one hun
dred athletes who took part in the
league race will be made public,
1t is not decided who will be the
judges in the contest for valuable
player awards. The general impress
sion and the most favored one IN
some circles is to have the leagues
board of governors decide the con-
test. but in other circles it Is thought
that each manager will have his IA
vorite son and confusion will fol-
low.
Last year the prizes were for the
individual scoring title and Paul La
Har of Fafnirs and Mary Motyka OF
j.. g. +. Corbin team won the hon.
ors.