New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03
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TEAMS To MEET
First Place Quinss 10 Feature
Weekly Contests

Three of the four teams which are
now tied for first place in the mems
Industrial Basketball league will be
seen in action tomorrow night at the
Tabs hall Two of the team, Cor
bin Screw and Corbin Cabinet Lock.
will battle each other and the third.
Stanley Rule will play Russell e.
Erwin. Ar, tomorrow nights
games not NJ than two teams will
be tied for honors.
The winnc . { the battle involving
IL Corbin family is sure Of being in
first place and II the Stanley Rule
team wins over Russell & Erwin it
will be tied for first place with the
winner Of the other game. However.
if r. & +. wins there will be a Cor
bin team alone in first place.
Previous 10 the opening OF the
season members and fans following
other teams expressed a desire to
beat out the American Hardware
teams for the championship OF the
league. Each of the four factories
in the league have won the cham
pionship in the four years the league
has been In existence. Corbin Cab
met, p. g. F. Corbin, Russell & Err
win and Corbin Screw have won In
the order named.
This year the American Hardware
is represented on top by two teams
and the ani-group also has two rep
resentatives there. If ever a team
had an opportunity to accomplish
something it is this year. There are
SO many good teams in the league
that each is knocking off" the
other and the race is kept even. TAX
in. the four leaders for instance,
Corbin Screw defeated Stanley Rule.
Stanley Rule defeated Fafnirs and
F'afnirs defeated Corbin Screw. In
this manner each Of these teams lost
ono game. Stanley Works. in NTH
place defeated Corbin Cabinet and
Corbin Screw defeated the Stanley
Works.
The Screw Shop team has gone
through tough schedule and It will
have three more games TO 90 before
the first round is ended. After the
Cabinet game is over. Larders In last
place and Russell & Erwin's In sec
ond last place will be played.
Captain Arbour and his men suf-
fered serious loss when Fred
Saunders, their center. injured his
knee while playing with the Burritts
but they are fortunate in having a
! man Of the caliber OF Joe Luty to
fill in at center. I uty was a regu-
lar center last year and the year
previous and although the team
will lose offensive power. its defen-
sive strength will not be lost ma
! terially by the shift.
Torbn Cabinet Is one Of the mos,
powerful defensive machines in the
league and If some Of its sharp
shooters get into action some dam
age might result.
Russell & FrNin's team was
strengthened two weeks ago by the
addition Of George Luke and II will
ho further strengthened tomorrow
night with the addition Of "Riffy"
Levine. Phantom guard. The II. e.
f. roster now consists OF eight
guards as folloWs--"Jchnny" Sake.
mike Morelli. Emil karbonic.
''Nirpy" Nyborg. George Luke. "Rif-
fy" Levine. Chester Chrewsli ana
! Link. Coach Larry" Nanean will
he given the task Of shifting then, to
places whore they will do the most
| good.
Girls Games
Ianders and p & F. rorhin girls
| will be in action in the girls league
tomorrow night. This will be the
opening game OF the night and will
start at 7So o'clock.
Both of these teams we're bitter
rivals last year and since they are
as strong this year the rivalry is
rot expected to have cooled down.
p. & F. Corbin girls defeated Lam
ders s to in game played as the
opener Of the season this year.