New Britain herald., 1929-01-12
ATHLETIC PROWESS
 RUNS IN FAMILIES
Many Nsv Britain Groups Stil
 in Field Of Sports

Sports the world over have beer
 marked by the number of member,
 of families who take part iE
 branches of athletics and New Brit
 ain is no exception to the rule. Il
 would be impossible to publish the
 names of all the New Britain
 families who have been represented
 or who are now represented. but
 aftr seeking information from people
 of every age and from r0oters of
 practically every sport the Herald
 will attempt to name . few Of the
 fathers, brothers. and sisters who
 are active in athletics.
 Probably the leader is the Lawson
 family. The first in line was Jack.
 ST. Then his sons. Jack. Jr.. George,
 Leo, Joe, Jimmy. and Eddie Lawson.
 Jack, ST. played in the old New
 England baseball league and was
 one of tts outstanding players. He
 was on the New Britain team.
 Some families have given two
 sons and many have given three sons
 to sports. but there are many who
 also were represented by . girl on a
 basketball or baseball team.
 The Kopf family consisted of Billy
 Kopt, a former major league base
 ball star: Walter Kopf. . former
 basketball professional star: Herbert Kopf. . former college star and now coach at Georgetown University. and the former Helen Kopf, who Is married to "Rube" Bressler, major league star and who played baseball and basketball in this city.
 Following is a partial list of New Britain families: Conley. James
 (uncle). Jim. Bernard. and Joe; Reynolds, Connie. Jimmy. and Tom my: Mannings. Clarence and David, exceptional golfers; Walthers, Bill. Eddie, and Phil. basketball: Wo- jacks, Chucky No. who is now deceased. Chucky No. and Billy, all baseball players: Jacobs sisters. Charlotte and Margaret, members of Landers girls basketball team: Cor mans. Bill who played with the high school football team in 1906 or thereabouts and Dick who played on the high school basketball team and Is now in the industrial league; Curtins. Jack and Jim, all-around high school athletes; Fftzpatricks, Joe and Billy. baseball players: Dudacks, Steve and Billy. baseball and basketball players: Begleys. Nom. Ray. and Francis, baseball: Cosgrove. Jimmy and Don, baseball; Blanchards Tom and Al, baseball; Saunders. Fred and Ken. sons. and their father, Horace. who played with the old Y. M. c. A. team. basketball; Germans, Bootay and Danny. football; Grove, thinner and | Tom. baseball: McDonalds, Roger and Thomas. pole vault; Brady, Clarence and Fred. distance rum ners: clinch. Jimmy and Johnny. boxing; Reynolds, George. Bill and | others, baseball: Walsh. Bill, Charley, and John, baseball; Shee- han, Johnny Francis, and Eddie, baseball and basketball; Roche, Judge Henry P. and Father J. War ren Roche. former all around high school athletes.
 Baylocks. John. George and Vic .or; Keefe, Russell and William: Renehan. James and Dr. John Rene- han. all around high school athletes; Hayes. John and Vincent, both Le- high athletes and Robert. junior city eague: Meligonis, Chris, George and Charley: Merwin, Charles and R. old time hockey players; Mangans, Judge William F., former Fordham star. Larry, old time base oall star. young Bill. captain of this years high school baseball team and young Tom who Is coming along in the last two being sons of Larry; Landino. Armond and Louis, .hree letter athletes at high school; "Huggy' and Herbert, high 'chool athletes; Preisser, Gustave, and Edmund. baseball and Charlow. "Chick" and Toe. baseball and basketball; Dar- 'ow, Bill and "Hammy," baseball md basketball: Grip, John, former rordham baseball and football play 1T, and Mike. football and basketball player at high school: Scully, Roger, Fordham football star of four years and Jimmy, football and tt present basketball player at Con. lecticut Agricultural school: Stohl, Dave and Edward of the church baseball and basketball leagues and Walter. a member of Corbin Cabinet lock team; Rittner. Fred, Harold lnd Carl, all brother, baseball: Mi- 'iltani. Fred. a former Fafnir In- lustrial league players and Sam who slated for regular forward posi- ion on the high school team after nid-year graduation: Hadding, Donald and Francis, South church basketball players; Kerelejza, Pete md Tony. Boys club players: An