New Britain herald., 1929-02-27
Speaking g of Sports

- - SA . SS . x E of s ports { 1sesssessseessssSsssssseS { Hudson will furnish the opposition for tho New Britain basketball team hers Saturday night according to definite announcement from Mana. ger Clarence Lanpher this morning.
 Instead of playing Bristol in this city on Wednesday. March 6, the New Britain team will play in Bris- tol. The week nights Tn this city are too well taken up with sports 10 allow two games week. in the opinion of the manager.
 Bill Reardon. manager of the Stanley hotel. has received q letter from John (Chick) Murray. reputed Ito be the best basketball referee in tho country today and in it is con- tained . series of paragraphs in praise of Dougherty. Fordham uni- versity guard.
 Douxherty, whose first name is Frank, is captain of the Fordham team and he will be signed with New Britain at the conclusion of the Fordham schedule tonight in New |Y ork. Attorney Harry Ginsburg |will take in the Fordham- Manhattan kams tonight and will thcf, sign defnite articles with Dougherty for his appearance in this city.
 The Fordham star will play his nrst game with New Britain Satur- Gay night against the Hudson team. Al Sloman's former continuation.
 In his letter, "Chic "a Murray, ill bart states: "I am very glad to hear that you are getting Frank Dougherty of Fordham.'
 CT have been great admirer of Rhis youngster since the first time
 saw him at Fordham."
 "There is something about young Dougherty's playing that always hdmired. He. more than anyone else on the team, is responsible for their kreat success during the past three years. In the games that have seen him play. he always has been
 gentleman, working for his teams benefit and in fact helped other in sividuals on the teams to recognition which they would not have gained without his assistance"
 "During all this time, such fine raits have never interfered with his slaying, and feel confident that you Ire going to like him lot in New Britain, To be truthful about it. you 'ould not have made better se- ection among the college players nd l am sure that you will not re- fret it."
 That certainly is 8 great compli- 1ent coming from a man with the lasketball reputation of Murray. Not icing interested in Dougherty in any lay outside of his general interest , basketball and basketball players, turray gives the Fordham star un- Tinted praise. We believe that he rill be | welcome addition to the New Britain team. That will give Jew Britain two former court cap- aims at Fordham. Leary and Dough- rty and another former star there, .akzewski.
 The New Britain roller hockey eam stands in second place again oday following its defeat last night
 the hands of the Albany team in ibany. New Britain faces two bugh games in the next two days. mo takes place tonight in Provi- ence while the other will be played ere tomorrow night with Albany lrnishing the opposition.
 New Britain was sailing along. al-
 ost invincible when Barney Doh rty, veteran halfback and mainstav the team on the defense, suffered
 severe injury in game in Albany nd New Britain has had to travel
 ong without his services.
 This is the last week of the play hT schedule and New Britain will ave to travel at top speed for the emainder of the week If the team
 to end up in first place.