New Britain herald., 1929-02-05
Speaking
Of Sports

! of Sports &
Observation-Disclosures
Clarence DeMar. veteran mara
thoner from Boston, will speak to
the Boy Scouts Of New Britain Sat-
urday night at the New Britain State |
Trade school. DeMar. besides being |
one Of the outstanding runners Of
the world today. u also . scout
master in the Hub city.
New Britain fight fans had thar
fill of thrills at the ANA
teur fight tournament 1T the STAN
ley Arena last night. Nine knock
outs in II fights are certainly not
seen every week especially when the
matches are good ones.
We doubt II ever an amateur fight |
was more thrilling than that staged
last night between Kid Carter Of
Middletown and Jackie Basile Of
Bristol. These two brought the fans
right out OF their seats ~ they
shaled away at each other. Match
maker Wagner has signed tho two
for the feature bout Of next weeks
tournament.
The matchmaker for the Stanley
A. c. certainly made himself solid
last night by putting on an extra
bout In place of the first one which
proved to be poor match. In the
same instance Joe Turner OF Boston
didn't hurt himself any by his will
ingness to enter the ring for q Sec
ond time.
Billy Reeves scored another
knockout last night. The boy who
beats him will be a good one.
"Jiggs" Donoghuc, Holyokc star.
joins the New Britain basketball
team tonight. Donoghue is as smart
= basketball player as there Is
around here and he should be a
big number with the locals. We
look for his steadying influence to
keep the team on earth.
Jimmy Zakzewski should be big
number at forward. The handicap
under which he has been laboring
jumping against men 50 much taller
than himself, has taken away al
great deal Of his effectiveness as a
player. He will be able to get his
points in the front court just the
more at forward than at center.
We think 1t is sort of foolish for
the fans to be picking on Manager
Clarence Lanpher and blaming him
for the terrible showing OF his team.
No one was moro surprised or more
chagrined at the result of last Sat
urday nights game than he was.
He might release the entire team
and get new quintet here but "
Struchbury Is an example of what
he might expect, then the newcom-
Frs might be a great deal worse than
those he has.
New Britain has a good basketball
team but the team has gone wrong
for a period. Let the team get back
it's confidence and Bristol will never
beat the crew as badly again.
Frank Merriwell never did any
thing more melodramatic than the
Boys Club accomplished last nj hit
when 1t came from behind and beat
the Middletown Rusoos In the last
seconds Of play. Middletown lead
ing by four points with about a
minute left. confidently asserted
that 'they cant beat US now" but
the club pulled the impossible and
snatchod away the victory.
It was Jake Parparian. the re-
formed prodigal, who turned the
trick, for his two foul shots at the
critical moment were what steadied
the team just when it was about to
collapse. Jake, failure for years,
is now making good with a VEN
geance.
Joe Gotta, whose exceptionally |
long goal tied the score with rome
30 second left to play. said after the
game, I've waited two years for a
shot like that" 1t was worth it.
The Mi1dletown team was short |
two regulars. The mother of one
died yesterday and the wife of an
other was taken to the hospital.
The Ruscos have quite a record in
the Middlctown Industrial League
and have one 800 victory to their
credit. But that meant nothing to
the Boys club.
We've heard of the letter carrier
who takes a walk on his day off and
of the firemen who hangs around |
the firehonse when he Is off duty, |
but here's one in sports.
Members of the North & Judd
Girls team upon finishing their bas-
ketball game against I.anders girls |
last Friday night threw their skates
over their shoulders and went out
skating for a little exercise.
The girls Industrial League which |
Is now finished boasts of several real
cne-hundred per cent athletically in |
clined girls.
Colleens of Old Used
Rouge of Berry Juice
Dublin, Feb. N-The colleen
has been criticized freely Of late for