New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
Spe a kin g of Sports

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 Barney Doherty, halfback on the New Britain Roller Hockey quintet, suffered the loss of his entire equip Nent last night in Albany when a thief lifted his bag from the New Britain car as it was parked near she playing rink. awaiting the start pg signal for the home trip. The loss was discovered only when the pcal team was well out of Albany on 1 she way home.
 The Albany police were notified | md members of the Albany club 1 ttarted a search for the thief, but no word of success had been received ! this morning. Barney will play in thc game tonight if he is able to get i Equipment euough in time.
 What in the world anyone. besides | Barney, wants with the polo outfit | ks more than can be explained. How 1 syer, it is a tragedy for Barney.
 X cute trick was attempted by the | Stamford management yesterday in | she team that was brought here 10 i lace the Nutmcgs, However, al Though the team remained on the | Iiold for four periods, the trick | sdnt get by without due notice.
 Several players on the Stamford | kaam yesterday were members of the | Stamford High school team that !, played here a few weeks ago. After | sho first half. Manager Bernie Con- 1. icy of the Nutmegs called Manager heVolsi Of Stamford, for his part in |. eringing the team here.
 At first Conley refused to pay the | Stamford team guarantee but when LeNolsi Intellectually tried 10 bull his team off the field, the play | krs refused to go and policeman | hScorted LeNolsi off the playing | field. Because of this action on the bart of the players, Manager Con- sI ley made satisfactory financial ar judgements with the players them selves. The game was q thriller from one Angle only. That was the ball carry | Ing and the running of Wolcott, New Britain back. If ever show, com- bletc in every respect, was put on at Willow Brook park. Wolcot put It oa yesterday and his work was the saving grace in a game that was otherwise farce.
 The Nutmegs will most probably 70 to New Haven Thursday after aoon, for a Thanksgiving feature eith the Williams team. Bruce Cald- roll. Yale star of last year, will be Rith the New Haven team in the game. Manager Brown of the Will jams aggregation feels confident Ehat he will win.
 New Britain may also go to Staplcton on December $. if the weather holds out. This will be one of the outstanding games of the sea- son for the local team because it Nill then be able 10 show just how good it stacks up against real Gcaui.
 The New Britain Basketball team goes to Bristol Thursday night to meet the Bristol Endecs in the first home game for that team. Bristol Fil play a return game here December {.
 New Britain plays the rcorSanlzed Atlas quintet here Saturday night. Three members of the former team will he in action. These arc sammy Pite. "Zelle" Chady and shrimp Evans. This will be a game that will iraw out the partisan in this city.
 The Holyoke Mohawks almosts made it certain that they well be back in this city again at some future time. Crowley was not with he team because he had played football in the afternoon and re- teived slight injuries.
 Jerry Conway leaves soon to join Vie Hanson's Syracuse team in the American Basketball league. Syra- cuse is badly in need of center and although Conway had decided hot to play any more American league basketball. Hanson has pre- tailcd upon him 10 join the team.
 Ed Wineapple, former Providence tolege star, is with the team at the present time but Dougherty, former i'ordham captain and New Britain player, didn't connect.
 The paWnce football team today Fs wearing the laurcls that go to champions. Ncsto rday. in the face pf free predictions that they would he defeated, the team came through 10 defeat the Blues for the seml- pro title of the city. The victory Nas well earned and well deserved.
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