New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

ain basketball team, series OF neat
compliments on his play in the New
Britain Bristol game last Wednesday
night. In part he said:
1.-THE basketball spotlight, resting
more or less steadily on Herb Cohen
and jimmy Picken all season,
threatens to shift TO Frank Dough-
crty, former Fordham captain. in
the coming championship conflicts.
IF New Britain pulls out with the
state title again this winter Dough-
erty win deserve most of the credit
for the accomplishment. He step
ped in when the champions were tot
tering badly-their crown hanging
on one ear-and snapped them back
into winning form.
"Of course. no little credit should
go TO "Jiggs' DoHoghue. larky CEN
ter of the up-staters. "Jiggs' join
ed the team about month ago
when It was in the throes of one Of
the longest losing streaks ever to
distress a state team of major cal
iber "Jiggs' helped stop the rout.
"Hank" Arburr, the junior player,
also did his best and more. Al Slo-
man continued to play in the same
form they have shown all seacon.
but until Dougherty came along
New Britain was just another team
and far from great one. He may
provide the impetus that will bring
the championship to New Britain for
the third year in a row.
"DouGhcrty was member of the
famed Fordham quintet which re-
Gently completed its season with only
one defeat in % games. Playing
three years for the New York col
lcge. Dougherty performed on three
teams that lost a grand total OF five
ball games.
"Some rccord-and some player.
Mcriden fans who sat in on Ne"
Britains dope upsetting victory over
Bristol "Wednesday night are au-
thority for the statement that
Dougherty outplayed Pickcn by a
mile or more and turned in one of
the finest l-around performances of
the winter
In our comments anent the Bris- /
toll New Britain game. we mentioned |
the coincidence that there were two |
Fordham captains playing in the !
game at one time, namely, Dough- |
crty and Tom Leary.
Fordham' S greatest booster, Harry |
Gnsburg, pulled us up short I'M |
modiately after reading about this
and notified us that there were three |
former Fordham basketball captains
in the game at one and the same |
time. The third member of the trio .
is Jim Manning. Manning was cap
tain before Leary. Dougherty sue
ceedcd Leary. Incidentally, all three !
were guards.
IN better circles. they might say |
that the game was rather Fordham-
esq'c.
For the first time in two years.
Joseph G. Hcrgstrom, physical dl-
rector at the New Britain Y. NJ.
c. A.. appeared in public as a
basketball referee Unable to secure
an official for the New Britain
Hartford high game at the Stan
Icy Arena. the physical director
stepped into the breach and to say
that he did an excellent job, is put
ting it mildly.
Meriden and Bristol clash tonight
in the second game of the series for
the state basketball cham pionship.
The game will be played in Meriden.
The teams stand even in tn number
of games won and lost for the sea-
son but the games that have gone
before are not being counted in the
present championship series.
New Britain plays in Meriden
next Thur sday night and the Sat
urday following, week from to-
night, the silver city team will p
pear in this city. This double header
comprises Two OF the IioS' Important
games the locals VIII nave laced all
year.
In IN" standing TOR the season.
New Britain, despite its long los
ing streak. stand about even with
both brls'ol ana Merlden. AL the
present Tune. New Britain mas beat
On Meriden twice ana mas peeh DE-
1eated by mat team the same num-
Der or times, Bristol has won three
the local team.