New Britain herald., 1930-09-10

managers of the teams in the Senior City league tomorrow evening Tn City Hall. There will be some i'm portant business to transact andSthe leagues affairs for this season will be wound up. The league has comfortable treasury this season. During the two series games, played with the P. & F. Corbin team, the league re- ceived as much money as was col lected all the year round. One of the questions to be decided tomot- row night is the disposition of this money. We are in hopes that the league officials for the season just closing, though the action may have no bearing at all on the league of next year, will vote in favor of a series with the Industrial league winner as an annual affair. If this were un- derstood at the opening of each sea- son by both leagues, 1t would be something towards which the fans could look as the league season pro- gressed.
 The Kensington baseball team will go to Wallingford next Sunday to meet the LenoX A. C. team there, This game will be another to be played on a percentage basis and all players are asked to be on hand.
 Manager Edward Moore of the Kensington crew would like to hear from someone in New Britain with regard to an all star team and series with Kensington. He suggests that the all stars be picked from the ranks of the Industrial and Senior City leagues.
 The East Bristol Pioneers, a foot ball aggregation. would like to schedule road games with any team in the state averaging 1855 to 15o pounds. Those interested should communicate with John Davitt, 241 Broad street, Forestville, Conn.
 Fight fans in this and other cities in the state, are already speculating on the chances of both Louis (Kid) Kaplan, former featherweight cham pion, and Bat Battalino who now wears the spangles discarded by Kaplan.
 The two are scheduled to meet in what will probably be the last big outdoor shot of the season in Hartford on September 24. Kaplan will have to make less than 132 pounds according to the agreement.
 The general idea prevailing is that Kaplan, if it be possible for him to be strong at the required weight, will have no trouble in de- feating the champion. However, making low weight takes more out of man than is noticeable on the surface and Kaplan is taking a big gamble.
 It is apparently a good thing for Battalino that the bout is being held in Hartford and not at some out ot the state point Battalino wins all of his bouts at home Nut he is the second best man in the ring in all of his other fights. Logic tells us that if Battalino can't lick some of these fellows who have been taking de- cisions away from him, he can't eX- pect to remain champion very long.
 Notwithstanding the speculations of the fans, the bout between Rap and Bat appears to be the best natural this state has seen in some time. Members of the betting gen. try will have plenty of opportunity to pick their favorites before the night of the fight.
 Another result of the depression every line of business is suffering a s the present time is the announce ment that has been expected for several weeks now that the Stanley Arena would be turned into an in- door miniature golf course.
 We understand that articles have been signed between owners and the promoters of the scheme with the leasing running for a fairly long term.
 This means that basketball and roller hockey will either have to find new homes or pass out of the picture. Basketball may be trans ferred c..her to the state armory or x> I, Iol1 t,,t +1a eff uation is entirely different.
 We understand that the Nation al Guard authorities frown on the idea of roller hockey being played in the armories throughout the state and if this is so. then there is one place remaining the Tabs hall.
 Whether the officers of the so- ciety will favor the playing of the game in their hall considering the wear and tear on the building, is one thing that they alone will hSve to decide. If they put thumbs down on it, then the game moves from the city.
 We suppose that the owners of the Stanley Arena are, as it were, holding to the old adage that "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" Uncertainty as to the returns on their hall from sports during the next winter and the fact that they have leased their place at satisfactory terms with the money a certain reality, have led them to allow the arena to be con- verted into a golf course.
 The movement will probably