New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-11
Speaking
of Sports

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A controversy has arisen in Hart
ford over the question Of whether
Their has ever been Z shuteut In bas-
ketball. Saturday At the Boys club
in the Group B intermediate League
the Eutmegs blanked the 6peedboys
- to 0. There are several other
cases on record.
Al Lovegrecn, former goal tender
for the Bridgeport club In the
American Roller Hockey League.
has been signed by Bridgeport. He
will take the Mace Of Bill Jetts who
has been forced to retire from the
game because Of an injured Knee.
Jette has been unable to 20 through
an entire game OF late without hav-
ing an old injury bother him.
Lovegreen will play his first game
with Providence in Providence We'd
nesday night and will appear with
the Providence club in this city
Thursday night.
There is hardly = basketball fan
In this city who wasn't behind
Referee Clyde Waters Saturday
night in his actions against the
members Of the Hakoah team. At
first he was adamant In his order
that Topel leave the game but Then
prevailed upon by Manager Lanpher
he consented to allow him to play
again.
The tactics employed by the visit
ing team in this city are anything
but admirable. Coming here to play
as they do, under the officiating OF
. man who Is not a. "home town"
referee, the visiting teams start with
the first whistle to violate every rule
known to basketball and at the
same time to protest any fouls call
ed upon them.
So it was Saturday night when
Topel and Briebe of the Hakoahs
went after Waters for everything
that he called. Waters warned them
repeatedly that no one but the cap
tain OF the team had the right to
question him on fouls. They per-
sisted and he called technical fouls
on the visitors. This didn't stop
them so he ordered Topel from the
game.
The superior attitude adopted by
these So called great players, GER
tainly doesn't set well with anyone,
We hold no brief for any official
when that official takes it upon HIM
gelf to be domineering but as IL
usually the case. all of these visit
ing players are made Of the same
mold. They seem to adopt the at
titude that the referee should call
fouls on the home club but none
at all on them.
The suggestion that the local
manager clip some money from the
total Of the guarantee paid the visit
ing clubs, is a good one and should
be acted upon. This. more than
anything else. would prevent them
from pulling the same tricks as were
pulled here last Saturday night. 1t
certainly took great deal out of
the game.
Nat Holman was among the miss
ing Saturday night. The visitors
brought in word that he was injured
the night before and was in hos
pital. They claim that Nat is prob
ably through as a basketball player
because OF the injury. He is to un-
dergo X-rays this week.
TopeI who substituted for Hol-
man. proved to be better player
than Holman in the matter of
shooting. Topel Gagged six out of
eight baskets from long distances on
the court and really defeated New
Britain himself.
New Britain has two chances to
make a comeback this week in the
home and home series to be played
with the Meriden Endees. If the
locals win these two. it will put
them back even with the Bristol
Endees in the running for the state
title.
Manager Lanpher is puzzled deep
ly about the local team. There is
something wrong in the quintet. he
feels and he would like to know
what it Is. Almost everyone has a
different opinion. We have ours and
we think that the local team has
forgotten how to pass the ball. 1t
appears that most of the mon on the
squad are playing too individually
with some trying for points for
themselves instead of for their team.
We may be wrong in this diagnosis
end again, we may be right.
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