New Britain herald., 1930-04-03
Top TOW, to F. standing: Luty Gill, Saunders manager)
 Jasper Carlson Second row. sitting: Darow Havick captain Yakubowcz First Eddie Maloy (nascot)

Another successful season ha. oeen completed by the Burritt bas. netball quintet, the record for thc year being ? wins in 24 starts. Tho quintet, recognized as state semi-prc champions in 192S-1929, scored vic, tories over some of the strongest az. gregations in the state from all sec. tions. Since their organization ir 1925. the Burritts have swept to 9e victories and have been defeated only Is times, a feat of which few teams in the state can boast. The locals have never lost more than four games in a single season and their record this year stamps them as one of the fastest and strongest aggregations in the state. Besides winning the state title last year, the Burritts also captured the cham. pionship during the 19o5-19o6 sea son.
 One third of this years games was played on the road. During their five seasons of play. the Bur- ritts have travelled extensively, play. ing 10 games on foreign courts. They showed their strength by cap- turing the decision in g of the bat ties despite trick courts and other handicaps. During the past three seasons the locals have been defeat ed only twice on the road.
 At the Stanley Arena the BurrittS were practically invincible during the past winter and many of their wins were by one sided scores. The only teams in the state that have been able to give the Burritts trou- Die every year were quintets from Meriden. This year the locals won two and lost two against Silver City aeGregations. Both losses to the St. Stan team of Meriden came after bitter battles that were decided in the last stages. One of the gam es went five minutes overtime anl three of the Burritt regulars were missing. The Meriden team added additional strength in both games.
 The Burritts have made many records for other teams to shoot at. Besides their brilliant winning streak, they haze not been defeated by Hartford aggregation in three seasons, playing many of the lead Ing quintets from the Insurance City Leaders of Hartford leagues have proven easy victims. They defeate l the Bristol DiNies twice during the past season. the team composed of former high school stars that scored II straight victories in the Bristo ol City league. They also defeated Pennington Valley league. The Bur ritts have enjoyed many long win ming streahs. This year the locals won l7 straight games before being defeated. In 1927, the team had q winning streak or 19 games and in 1926, it scored 12 victories in sue cession
 The Burrltts are composed of In dustrlal League players. the ma lcrIty of whom arc stars on their respective teams. Although few pco- pie stop to consider, this was s great handicap to the Burritts be . cause practically every week every member of the team played three games. A review of the season shows that every member of the Burritts has participated in 4S dur ing the past season, a great strain OH players of their age. Despite thls the team enjoyed a great sea- son.
 The squad was composed of the following: "Andy" YaluboWirl torbin Screw and former Boys cub player; Joe" Jasper, [. X r. torbin player and former Boys club, American Legion and Middle. town Eodwing performers; ZAP llaNlick, captain, Fafnir and Farm. lrgton player and former high school star; Joe" l.uty. Corbin Screw player; "EIuggy' Carlso, Gaaco, Swedish Lutheran and Pennington player and former high school star; "Hamnuy" Darrov Corbin Screw, National Guard and All New Britain player, who was q former bright light of the Red and Gold team; Nick" Gill, Stanley Rule player and former Roy's clua starr and Pat Rose, Pennington player
 lakuboWlcz, IIaylick and Lu'y were members of the original Bug rltl team of l9g5 while DarroE Jolncd the team soon after The team has been managed for the past there years by Kenneth J. Saunders, former high school trac5 manager, and leader of many cry baseball teams. "Eddy" Mallov Was tn" efficient mascot of the quintet uurlng the past two seasons.
 During the past year the Burritt4 proved to be one of the cIeauest teams on the court, only three mun being removed on personal fouls in .f games and only nine players getting three fouls.
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