New Britain herald., 1930-03-10
Bristol Mews
H. 5. TEAM PICKED
 FOR YALE TOURNEY

MOldlalS CDdTgS lO o@k
 Fourth State Championship POLICE ANIMAL DAY" Dog is Killed, Two Others Found,
 and Pig Stolcn-One of Triplets
 Dics-Board of Relief Lops on
 S39,119-Police oBard to Meet.
 The Bristol high school basketball team will enter the Yale tournament, which will be conducted at the New Haven arena this year, as a, prime favorite to capture a fourth state title. The local quintet has been rated as the best to enter the tourna- mont by the Yale university con- mittee. Coach "Tommy' Monahan's boys have been given a percentage Of 947, with the West Haven team a close second with .9S8. The other teams are rated as follows: Warren Harding of Bridgeport. .SS0; Meri- den, .S61; Bridgeport Central, .S6l; rorrington. .S57; and Manchester,
 $50. Windham high of Williman- tic, defeated twice by the locals this year. is lsnotted in eighth place with Naugatuck. The teams will meet In Hartford tomorrow night to decide which will participate in New Haven.
 It has been announced that the Bristol five will oppose Warren Harding high school in it's first bat tie on Friday night at 6:30 o'clock. It is estimated that the New Haven arena. with seating capacity of nearly 5000. will contain at least a thousand Bristolites on the eve of the opening tilt.
 Interest in the tournament is rum ningh high in this city and in the event of a win for Bristol against the Bridgeport contingent, the num- her of Bristol persons to attend the second game will be doubled. As in previous years. the local high school band will accompany the team to the tournament.
 The Monahan aggregation will practice at the state armory on Cen ter street several nights this week to accustom it to the large playing sur face of tho Elm City arena.
 The other opening games will feature West Haven Ns. Manchester at 8 clock in the afternoen: Wind ham or Naugatuck vs. Meriden at 4:l5 o'clock: Torrington vs. Bridge port Central at o'clock.
 Hillhouse of New Haven, a mem- Der of the tournament for several wears. failed 10 qualify this year. The New Haven team faced the To- calls in the final game last year.
 Brophy Trial Tomorrow The trial of John Brophy alleged slayer Of the late Officer James Me 1 Nance. and Henry Schrager, allegc1 accomplice Of Brophy, will take place before a grand jury in the i Hartford superior court tomorrow morning.
 City League Tonight Three games will be played in the City basketball league tonight at the 1 Boys club gymnasium on Laurel streets as follows: Bristol Maple Ends vs. Hortons, Terryville Maple l Ends vs. Maccabees, and Eagles vs New Departures. The first game will | lfn, o'
 Warranty Decd Filed
 A warranty deed filed at the of | fee of the city clerk this morning recorded the following transfer of property; From Joseph T. Donovan to Leland Nj. Grant, land in tha "Maplewood tract
 Dog Killed in Accident
 3 A dog owned by John W. Clafin Of East Main street. Forestville. was killed when it was struck by d truck Of the Economy Grocery Co., yesterday. Witnesses of tho acct dent were Edward J. Choiniere Of 37 George street and Francis Nc CarthN of Longmeadow, Mass. The driver of the truck failed to stop after the dog had been struck. Carl J. Anderson of Pine street 1 ForestNiIle. reported at police head quarters yesterday that pig which he owned had been stolen. He valued the animal at s75.
 Eskimo Dogs Found | A pair of Spjtz- Eskimo dogs were brought into police headquarters by { Arthur LeNasseur yesterday and or dercd held until claimed by their respective owners. Mr. LeNasseur told the police that the animals had been sprinting through back wards all afternoon and. as he did not know 10 whom they belonged. he | transported them 10 headquarters where their ownership could be learned by delvins into the city clerks records.
 One, bearing a tag with the in scription New Britain 47490-C. l." was still in the hands of the police this morning. The other. a Bristol canine, was claimed by inc owner and taken away. The New Britain dog spent the morning wanderinr about the local station. The dog. n handsome white-furred creature