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 Louis (kid) Kaplan, former featherweight champion of the world, gets his chance to be con- sidered in the light of a serious contender for the lightweight cham plonship Of the world, tonight at New Haven when he meets Emory Cabana in a return bout. In Sep tember, careless and out of cond.- tion, kaplan lost a decision to ca bana that put him back several rungs on the ladder.
 Tonight kaplan and Cabana meet at the New Haven Arena and, despite the former loss by Kaplan he is strong favorite to win. He is in excellent condition, has train cd hard and faithfully and shoul1 win.
 Manager Bernie Conley Of the New Britain Nutmegs football team. has about decided to suspend oper. ations for next Sunday. Relying on game with New Haven for Sun- day afternoon, he was notified last night that the Williams eleven is playing the Newark Pros this cont ing Sunday.
 AS the New Britain Blues and the Pawnees will be playing at Will low Brook park this coming Sun day for the se1ni-pro championship of the city. there is no home field for Conley's team and he hasn't anything in view away from home.
 The football public of the city should support the Blues and the Pawnecs in their enterprise next Sunday. These two teams have been very considerate of the football public all season. Instead of caus- ing any disturbance about the use of Willow Brook park. they have played their games on the road anl have selected only one date, that for the meeting between themselves with the semi-pro championship of the city al stake.
 These two elevcns put up a stel- lar game and a real battle. This years scrap will be all the more bitter because of the intense rivalry between the two squads. Each tear is considerably stronger than last season.
 The injury to Arthur (kidl Williams eye, forced him to keep out of the game at the Stanley Arena last night. His absence from he lineup, injurious as it was to New Britain's chances of victory also had hand in the smallest crowd of the year being on hand.
 Williams will be able to play In 3 short while according to the dop@ With him back. the team Shoul1 pck Up it's stride and get back into its winning ways again.
 " Ilu folll J'uSSd! dlIu HiS Providence quintet will appear i'll this city again Thursday night. Dug gan IS sore right through over the defeat by New Britain in the first game here last week and he will be out to beat New Britain and beat the team badly.
 Basketball interest has picked up today with the announcement that the Bristol Endees would again have Il team in the field. For a time il looked as if New Britain would be the only quintet of the old ring left in competition but with Bristol now ready to play, some more good court battles arc in prospect,
 New Britain will go to Bristol for the Endees' first home game Thanks giving night Bristol will be here for the first time a week from the following Saturday or on the night of December [.
 New Britain will play the Holyoke Mohawks in the second game of the season at the Stanley Arena this coming Saturday night.
 Inside reports from Yale are to-. the effect that Albie Booth will hardly be in condition to play against Harvard next Saturday after noon. He has d real charley horse" and it hasn't responded to treatment as it was hoped.
 Booth will also be a member Of the Vale basketball team this year and in the meeting between Yale and the Connecticut Aggies. Booth will be opposing one of his bosom pals, Ray Ryan. These two arc close friends in their home town of New Haven.
 Booth is also a baseball star and, although he plays usually second base, he can play every position on the team, including catch and pitch.
 His best game is ice hockey, how ever. In this sport, he is a veritablc streak of lightning but he won't be allowed to play because of the fear of his leg.
 Albie has a younger brother, Charley, who, it is predicted, will be even better than Albie is at sports. In a senior baseball throw at a meet in New Haven. Charley, now a gram mar school boy, won first place. He is a great football player and loves the game The name of Booth will probably be heard in the years to
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