New Britain herald., 1930-11-01
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 ".nt line oe sports. Gutle IS known tl the ancient and honorahle game oe "nicbet' which thry>ea m Con- urcticur many wars azo. Bristol al hat time. harbored team which lad gone on undctea.rI for several years. preceding teams having set he precedent 5a wears before that
 me. which. accordln1 10 history. Was about lag4.
 This game Was popniar and drew r1e cash customers before the na- tlonaI pastime. baseball vas ever Glard of. Bristol so history dis rtosos, supported rh, sport onthu- SIastically. Thr mr0 and boys o5 :ho Bou City. tmu known is thr Clock City. took 70 wicket playing a~ a duck 0ouga tq WAttr Ous O tr.~ rnTs most torrI rivals on rh. vici5c- t..I1 vas Nsw Britain. which ]. successfully sVad#e1 quite tre- ul~nt}N
 Tho most .uor'arr zane oG wicket ol"r plaNpJ M Bri~rol was rth q group ot H4rdwarc oitylt,s on Monday IHJv l>, rN59, Tor 'h@ championship O. tho sta,.. For some Inle prev.ou~ 10 Inc nont.~t 'hr To-
 aIs had advertised that they were agreeable 10 me.t | team from any aonn or cry in the State- or any continuation 70 determine which vas the bettsr on,. After & while Now Britain accepted fh~ challenge
 On the morning 0f tho game lt ,sas clear and extremely hot. The hole popu3ace WIS atoor carly and l holiday was practically declared. The game was 10 te played ar 'ho Federal TIill green it 1o o'clock. h. terost had also @roWu in Hartford 10 such an extent that special train left there at 7-3u o'clocl, in the morning with q carload Of Cap iral City residents, Wntn the train reached New Britain, three more rars were loaIed with excited peo- pIe. The CUTS wern trimmed ~I'h flags and bunting and. as the train reached tha Bristol depot. if pre- sented q picturesque appearance.
 It Was estimated that 4.t4o per sons witnessed tho game. Every window in tho Congregational church. situated across inc street rom field. was rlogg"d with howl ing fans. Tho two rrarz had '.}ect@d Judge Charles $. Crouch o6 WoIeot,- vile as umpire. Charles G Th0mp- son Of Bristol and l.. H. Porter of New Britain as r'fcrocs, The gam" laster the greater portion Of rh2 day, 10 hours. The New Britain con- t1ngent vas left hchInl carly in fho game and. although ar fought horoicalIv to win. 1T wore unabIe 'o oEertahn tho a.ranny homo 'ownors
 The History O Brietol,'' in coua- manting on tho historical clash, has rhis to say, "The sole drink of the day vas cold water for fhr Now Britain club and mixed water and milk for tho BriStols. Rum was q, a discount" The visitors Were dc feated ap 10 IG-, Trose who par t'eipated n ,hc gam" wor.. as fol- lows.
 BristoI-Gcorga Hcndr5ch. Ellat Manross, tranbin Woodwork. Charles Alprc4s. Russell Fellows Lucius Osborn, Ceorge H. Mitchell ]. Fayetto Iougjazs, Eli Manross, Harry < BartAolomew. Franklin Steele, William Juronr, Hiram W1- COX, Henry l. Muzz%. John Williams, T. 5. Robinson, Henry A. Peck, Vol ray Bradley, Josiah Tracy Pack. Rufus Sherman, Hobart X. Warner, Orrin Tut1e, Warren McIntiru, AI- bert Woodruff, William Carpenter. Horace Grry, Charles smith, jr9 John Manross and John '. Mack.
 New William Maitland, William II. Hart. Charles w. .\n- d~eHs, Samuel Moore. Henry }tath- cr. William Burrift Andrew F.. Hart, Monroe Stannard, N. Ih I,t- Icy. William lotchhiss. John Stan nard, Charles Gilbert, Dantql Gilbert, John Burritt. Walt-r Parsons Philip 1orbin, (. Myfon Talcolr, Andrew
 orbin. Thomas Brigham, George Gilbert. Frank ", Eec},hE. Hobar- Kenyon, Waller StanI's, r. w stanley. Valentine E. t'&4mh~rlam. Stanley. Thodeus bEtlcl, ]. <, Lee, Walter Judd and Thomas Hart.
 Losers Nourn
 After inc samr- tbo N" I'utatn crowd returned 10 the SpJ oUal train with its band feeling do"nAoar.e over it's teams loss Tho train that vas so gaiIy dccor-lod in the morn- ing was now somrvhtl changed fol the passengers had dressed if in mourning with a generous supply O. black bunting,
 Incidentally. the Valentine H. Chamberlain who played with tla New Britain troupe on th"t day later became governor Of connectl- gut. In speaking oI the g. mo at the i old Gridley house, nov tho Hotel prrlmorc. North Main and Main ]