The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-05
NEW BRITAIN IS POSSIBLE CHOICE
 FOR MIAMI GO
Chamber of Commerce Trying to Get Break"
 for State Champions

While the Elmira, N. Y., team IS most favored as the representative of the North in the annual scholas- tic intersectional football game at Miami, Fla, Christmas Day, a move by members of. the New Britain Chamber of Commerce to secure consideration for New Britain High, clearly the best in Connecticut this season, and one of the best in New England, has been made. This de- velopment, coupled with the ar1- nouncing of the elections of two captains of Greater Hartford schol- astic teams for the 1886, gave Central Connecticut schoolboy foot ball rapidly passing into history, another flare of interest as the schools of the state were preparing for Q concerted march to the Con- necticut scholastic basketball front Friday and Saturday nights.
 Coach John McGrath, of East Hartford, announced that Bob Flaherty, crack end and now 8 Junior had been elected to lead the East Siders on the gridirons of the Central League next season, and that the captain-elect would have most of the 1886 East Side lineup with him when he first led the 1886 'over east" outfit into competition.
 Coach Fred Stone, of Weaver, a11- nounced that Joe Sweeney, rugged Weaver lineman who has two more years at the North Side school, had been elected captain of the 1886 Green gridiron squad.
 Hartford High will announce its 1896 captain at banquet which is to be in the Green Lunch Room ot the Broad street building by the Hartford High Boys Club at 6:3O D. m., today in honor of the 1885 team. Sumner A. Dole, dean of men and former football coach at State College is to be the principal speaker.
 Members of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce have report ed contacting the Miami chamber by telegraph and obtaining prom ise of consideration for the power full Hardware City team although resorts emanating from Miami late Tuesday night indicated that the Elmira, N. Y, team was most strong Iy favored as the Northern High and Miami Edison High teams which ase to play soon for the right to nsaet whatever team is ultimately selected in the North. The Marble Iasad, Mass, eleven, which made the trek South last year, is also consid- eeed a possibility.
 Expectations are that New Bri- tain which unsuccessfully sought an intersectional game with 8 topnotch Greater Boston team last year, will readily accept the Miamin invitation if 1t is eventually offered. The game would probably have the ap- proval of Coach Shea, of New Bri- tain, although the New Britain coach, when asked before the Bulkeley game whether New Britain might point for the Miami classic said he would make no move toward it until the regular season was elosed.
 The committee of sports writers which annually awards the Wasko- witz scholastic trophy will meet soon to go through the formality of de- claring New Britain the 1885 Con- necticut champion. A banquet in honor of the New Britain team will be held December IT and expec- tations are that one of the East'S prominent college coaches will be one of the speakers.
 The Northern team which is to play the Miami representative will be selected Saturday night, it was announced in the Florida city last night. Miami sports writers are 1eaning,h editorially, toward Elmira but the committee, which comprises coaches and officials of Miami and Edison High which are to clash December IA for the right to tackle the invader from the North would make no comment and New Britain, one of the latest to ask considera- ki0n. may be chosen.