New Britain herald., 1930-03-03
COUNTY .TLEAGUE STARTSLAST WEEK
South Church Has Slight Lead in
 Hectic 7hree-Way Race
County "Y" Standing

The last week of play in the Senior County "Y" basketball league opened today with the New Britain South church having q margin of only half game in the standing but a more appreciablc advantage in the matter of games remaining 10 be played, For only one of the locals two remaining games in figured as q hard one. while Plainville faces three and Mapping four bitter con- tests with first division teams and the strain upon both quintets will be q heavy one. The finish of tho race looks like an unusually close one, 1 and it is possible that q two-o.' three-way tie may develop.
 New Britain will meet Hazardvillc hcre on Wednesday night and eX- sub-ccllar occupants without any too great difficulty. But it's return game with Plainville is another matter. for the boys from the nearby town are also fighting for the championship and arc expected 10 give the South church one of its tiercest engage ments of the current season. This game, originally set for last satur- day night, was postponed at the re- quest of the Plainville management until this coming Saturday night and has now had 10 be changed again py the local team. The definite date has not yet been settled upon but it must be played off before March Il and the arrangements of the two teams were conducting negotiations today.
 Mapping Has Hard Road
 Plainvillc also has a home-and- home series with Mapping to be played off this week. The Bailey men will go to Wrapping tonight and return to Plainvillc for the other game on Friday evening. These two contests are expected to be among the closest and hardest fought oi the schedule, as the teams arc about evenly matched in ability. size, and style of play, although Plainville ho: the edge in experience.
 Wapping's other two games will be with Southington. The PeXto Town team being unable to secure a home floor early in the week. the teams will meet in the big gym at the Hartford "I" on "Wednesday night, while on Saturday evening they will clash again in Mapping Feeling between these two teams is exceptionally high and a pair of bit- ter battles are anticipated.
 The wobbling Highland Park out, fit will appear in kensington on Fri day night to give the tail-enders their last chance of a league win while West Avon is on the schedule for contest in Southington this week.
 If all these games are run off ac- cording to schedule, only two post poned games will remain-Wappine at Hazardville and Southington and Highland Park-and neither of these is figured as having any real bearing on the standing. They may be played off next week or later.
 The names of the players on the winning team will be submitted on March II for the state inter-county tournament. which will wind up al Connecticut Agricultural college on Saturday afternoon. March 22.
 Intermediate League
 Two intermediate league games are carded for this week. The Whip pets, who have virtually clinched the championship. are scheduled to meet the South Church Intermediates, while kensington is listed for game with the First Baptists on the latter teams home floor. This league WtI} come to q close next week.