New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

other under the kleig lights. Cunch
10 In perfect shape and - u Pro-
vast and one camp Or the other will
have to pull In it, mech after to.
night.
. Al an inkling Of how hard kid"
williams was hitting them In the
polo game last Friday night with
Albany, we were told yesterday that
both OF Eddie Barnikow's shin pads
were cracked. Barnikow stopped
most of williams drives catching
them square ON the shin guards and
1t 10 no wonder that both OF them
were cracked.
New Britain lost its third basket
ball game Saturday night but BY all
rights, the team should have wen.
Numerous chances to score in the
closing minutes were lost when the
. team players missed sucker shots
while the Palace club made good
every opportunity.
Probably the greatest exhibition
Of long shooting ever seen In tAis
city was witnessed Saturday night
when Richman, center on the visit
ing club. Gagged seven baskets from
any distance on the door. This alone
was enough to beat New Britain.
Ripley star Of the team. failed te
shine a. brightly Saturday night q
he usually does. He appears to be
getting old. He 10 old when he re.
members New Britain and baseball
30 years ago.
He is at preeent coach Of the
Georgetown basketball team and n
states that he has an excellent COM
bination this season.
New Britain plays the Renais'
sance Five of Harlem, N. Y. next
Saturday night. This il one Of the
feature games of the season. The
colored champs are travelling alonl
at q fast rate this season and the,
are out TO avenge tho two lacingi
they received at New Britain's hand,
last year. The same lineup will ap
pear in this city as was here on for
mer occasions.
New Britain plays Bristol twic.
next week. On Wednesday. Janu
ary 80. the team meets the Bel
Towners in Bristol while the Endeei
return here on Saturday. Febru'
airy 3.
Manager Lanpher hasn't any datt
set yet for a meeting with the Merl'
den Endees. Meriden Saturday nigh
beat Bristol. This was the seconi
victory Of the Silver City crew ovel
the Bearing Makers. New Britain
forms the only obstacle in the state
now to Meriden's claim to the STATE
championship. New Britain ant
Meriden have split two games. each
team winning one.
Something Is wrong with the New
Britain team in the opinion OF Man
ager Clarence Lanpher, and he docs
MT know what 1t is. He has ordered
tH0 CutIIc 64uAu UuI lVt ph0NNtts
next Wednesday night at the stanle,
Arena in an effort to get the quinte
working az 1t should.
The locals will oppose the Burritt'
In q stiff workout and both tn,
manager and the players hope :.
iron out their faults. One of them
q glarine one at that, is the weak
ness of the local club on the FIRE,
throw line.
Saturday night the home club WA
beaten by three point margin
The visitors made eight out of i
free tries. New Britain scored onl!
IL out of %. With the Palace Clul
making all Of its free throws am
New Britain scoring all of the shot
awarded 10 it. the score would hay,
been - to 43 for New Britain.
The missing of the sucker shot
in the closing MINUTES Saturday nigh
was certainly poor basketball am
this should be corrected. There i
no excuse for it.
Manager I.anpher has intimatet
that if the team doesn't com;
through as it should, there willie 5'
a shakeup in the quintet and som
new faces might be seen here. HI
often wishes there might be anoth
er McElwain loose. SO do We.
FEATURE BOUT TONIGHT
New York, Jan. 81 up - Georg'
Courtney. the Oklahoma cowboy
meets Tiger Payne, Australian ligh
heavyweight, in the ten rount