New Britain herald., 1929-12-16
Spe a Xxi ng Of Sports
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 Coach George N. Cassidy of the New Britain high schoOd basketball team stated Saturday that his play ing season this year will be, of Il necessity, curtailed, due to the fact that the team will have no home ?laying surface until the new high school building is finished.
 The local team will open the sea son against New Haven on January 16 and it is expected that Johnny NcWells Hartford high quintet will meet New Britain in the dedication game at the new gymnasium.
 Coach Cassidy believes, and right fully so, that more harm can be done to q team by starting off Il reg ular playing schedule before the squad is ready for competition. than any thing else. His system of coach- ing requires at least four days each week with tWo-hour drills on each day before he begins to feel that he
 
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 Another thing that has kept the local squad under wraps is the fact that baskotballs which were ordered during the football season, have not vet arrived. These, plenty of them. are necessary in the general scheme Of things. The squad. it is expected. will turn out tonight for its first really organized practice at the Ma than Hale school gym.
 Arrangements are being made with St, Thomas Seminary for q game near the end of the season. At q conference between Coach Cassidy and Rev. William DOWneY, coach of the seminary crew. it was decided that the two teams would meet only when New Britain is really in shape This is he sole reason, Coach Cas- sidy said. why no game with the seminary five has as yet been schcd- Uicd
 tOach Cassidy has system of coaching basketball that is q combi- nation of the best points in several systems and many things that he has himself devised. He realizes, he says. that there is always plenty of room for the mentor in any line of sport, 10 learn things for himself from tn" successes of others, He has sought as far west as Kansas to get pointers from noted court coaches and he believes that he has system or coaching second to none in the country.
 Al SIoman found himself in q djlrmma Saturday afternoon when he received orders from the author- itics at AruoId's college in New Ha- ven 10 report with the schools bas- l"tball squad for the game with Holy Cross Saturday night.
 Knowing that his absence from the New Britain team would put the local management in d tight posi- tiOn. Sloman communicated with Manager Clarence I.anpher and cN- pIaincd the situation to him. Lan- phcr told him 10 play with the school team because of the trouble that might be caused if he refused, and straightway New Britain sccur- cd Jerry Conway.
 After ConWays showing here Sat Trday night, there is q unanimous feeling or q wish that Conway be- come q regular member of the New Britain team. He was d bulWark on the defense and h" could easily be madc an offensive cog in the team. Playing with Now Britain for the first time. he worked in smoothly as if he had been playing here for 3oars
 Sloman will not. by any means, be lost to New Britain for the sea son. As We understand the situation, h,' WaS called on only for last Satur- day night because of the impOrtanc" or the Holy Cross game. The school team lost its first game then. Slo- man scored f points.
 Boly Cook, former Mcridcn En- d"n star forward, by the way, is coaching the Arnold college team. Cook is q graduate of the New Ha- ven institute. He IS done with bas- Lrtball according 10 the best of rc- ports. A fall he received i'll this city last season is being held account able.