New Britain herald., 1930-12-05
Speaking of Sports

We heard discussion the other night on the merits of Industrial league basketball in general in com parisonj with the brand of basketball played elsewhere. Some were of the opinion that the class of basketball played in the Industrial league is as good as that played by many pro- fessional teams.
 To our way Of thinking. Indus trial basketball has it's good and it's bad points. First of all, the league itself is the finest organization of its kind anywhere. Being absolutely amateur with no individual. asso- citation or object making any gain from it, it necessarily results that the players all are members of their teams for the prue sport of playing.
 In the matter of the brand of basketball played, there isn't any question but that some of the teams would stand up favorably against some of the best semi-pro and pro teams in the state.
 Some of the games played in the league must of a necessity be ter rible. The one team outclasses the other so evidently that the interest in the contest is lost and the score Is large.
 However, taking one game for Instance, the battle between the Gascos and the Corbin Screw team last week. we feel that here was A contest as exciting, as thrilling and as satisfying as could be seen any where. A person didn't need to be partisan of either team to be thrilled by the close race between the two. There was plenty of skill displayed by the players on both teams. In this instance no game could be better.
 There are, however, the meetings between the teams recognized as tn !, strong ones and the weak ones in the league, the results of which are foregone conclusions. These, of course, have to be played because Of the schedule.
 We have always maintained in d bo Tn ri al 1a9 either baseball or basketball. where there is nothing to impel man to turn out for a game, that the teams that deserve the lions share of credit, are not the teams with the | chance of winning pennants. It IS the teams that haven't chance in | the world that turn out faithfully | time and again facing hopeless de- | feat, that deserve the credit.
 It's plenty easy for members Of | team that is riding high on the l crest of a victorious wave, to keep l LID their moral and interest in the 1 coming games. But it takes lot of | courage for a combination of play | CTS to keep appearing on the floor or the baseball diamond solely to act as a doormat for the opposition. l
 Paid players. naturally care noth- | ing for the taunts from the specta- tors row because they are playing 1 for price. Those in the other class receive nothing for their efforts other than raucous razzberry when things turn out as everyone expected. Industrial league fans should take off their hats to this class of players. They make the leagues possible.
 A certain Church league fan is the butt of much humor-and some caustic comment from one quarter this week Last Saturday night he and a young woman entered the Y. NJ. C. A. and made their way to the gymnasium, where they sat down Tn the gallery and began to wait for the league games 10 start.
 long while went by and no teams appeared. Finally the young man made inquiries as to ho" much longer he would have 10 wait. He was told he had just about month more to go as the 1nter-Church league season does not open until the first Saturday in January
 |, ,l. 1,ic feminine companion is said to have reacted Tn a manner which was not wholly pleasant 10 the young man.
 Gross receipts from the New Britain High-Vermont academy foot ball teams amounted to $1,415.75. The third given to Vermont amount ed to s47192. The balange goes into the relief fund.
 The wi hts basketball team will open tr ,ason tonight in Hoi- yoke against the Dolorosa quintet. Teams wishing games with the Whippets should communicate with Manager Elmer Boehnert, Il Spring street.
 COSTLY FREE" RIDE
 Philadelphia, Pa.-James Schimel, sewing machine salesman. was hur- rying to make a sale when two men in a machine offered him free ride Schimel thought he would save taxi fare and accepted Instead of saving taxi fare, however, he lost $500. The men held him up and took that amount from him.
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