New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1928, Page 16

58585889838 BRISTOL HIGH WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE GAME IN CHICAGO TOURNAMENT—MAY END INDUSTRIAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE : NEW BRITAI DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, AFPKIL 5, 19z8. 8685658505000 880080855505588558 15820889844 4 —WORLD’'S CHAMPIONS TO APPEAR HERE IN LAST GAME OF SEASON—PHANTOMS A REAL WONDER TEAM—OTHER ITEMS § SRR AR AR A L0 i) FREE TRY GIVES BRISTOL WIN OVER ARKANSAS TEAM Bell Town Combination Only New England Quintet Left | in Tournament at Chicago—“Sugar” Hugret Scores | Point that Spells Victory — Zetarski Scores All of | Winners’ Points From the Floor—Strong Defensive Play — Nutmeggers Meet Carr Creek, Kentucky, | Tonight. | - HEYDLER ISSUES = UMPIRES’ ORDERS - National League President Warns - Diicials to Watch the Ball pril 5 (UP) 1l in Chicago, scored from (Sugar) Hugret Bristol High scho its second victory of Chicago natio basketball necticut quintet defeit: Bluff, Ark, team 14 10 mains the only survis land team wck high lost to Ashlun the score of 20 to 1%, The game was a 1 tle all the way almost all the time, ing first half third qv final period le Bluff in a despr two baskels whizzir nets to tie the scor With a minute to go forward, was fouled uii e, but he missed both lowing him, Hug the tourna in A and firm cciation of ; 1 practical co- tries. 1ol- was given his chance and he made good giving sl ket team the opportunity o P 3 the third round. | S Both teams fought a 1 battle, Zetarski scored a tol's goals from the floor. mary: the relat mads ini- home most aele 1 to 1 of I Th s igUe UmMpires were in- a batted ball fair passes outside the g over the outside or stand according to where it | o judge Bristol n it by o Rao, rf Zetarski, 1t . | Hnpire's view Roberts, 1f . 180 ball is Thit into any| Burghof?, ¢ 0 ( inside fene Hugret, 18 Tiome plate White, 1g it fair or foul ac. Goodrich, it passes from the 11 s a flag or flagst rim of the ficld of the toul lin Iz . aff t Drake, rf Mochem, If Coperton, ¢ Johnson, rg Vining, lg extension Tun If a pitched ball hits a mask, pro- | teetor, bat hoy, policcman or photo- sher it stays in play, but on all Pittsburgh if a s the catcher and | or building or out, one | | nds a ball pa except Play Carr Creck Chicago, April 5 (P—Like 2 ly rubber ball, the harder the Creck, Ky., High school basket team is bounced, the higher the rebound goes into stand or d will be allowed. only STEEPLECHASE RACE Bounced more than once by at | DUSTY LEAGUE TO COME T0 A CLOSE Athletic Committee May Decide, to Abandon Further Play | 12ps will be taken by the athletic | of “Y" industrial at a meecting tonight rela- closing of the industrial ball season. The com- mittee has already decided to hold the regular Tuesday night games on | Monday night if they to be | played. There is a strong possibility that the baskethall season may be| brought to a close without playing the remaining games on the sched- Robert H. Wilcox, chairman the committee, expressed the opinion that he would favor calling off of the remaining games since jt appears that the standing in the igue could not be improved to a| T oextent, | The Corbin Cabinet Lock mmmm-} nt, it has been reported, has ex-| pressed a willingness to 8 committee the council tive to tl cague bask: are forfeit the | vo remaining games on the sched- | 1t is probable that Stanley| also, will be Willing to forfeit tever games are left on the| dule. Tf Corbin Cabinet forfeits | its games to Corbin Serew which ac- | almost certain to take place Rule Shop also calls off & 1. Corbins, only | will be left for the sea- | Fafnir Bearing vs.| Brituin Machine; Landers vs. | yrbin Serew; Landers vs. P & T Corbins, i Should Corbin Cabinet and Tule 10p forfeit their games the Corbin <crew team would be the champions | without the necessity of further pl The only other game with Landers | could be lost and it would still have a margin on the runner-up t The worst I, & F. Corbins could at the finish would be a tie for ond place, which would be the hest Stanley Works and Fafnirs could chbtain. However, If the league 10 a close tonight, the st it is at present will prevail. tion is and if 1s follows w; is ealled nding as NORWICH CLUB T0 STAGE MARATHON {Duwell A. A. Plans for Annual Memorial Day Athletic Event Norwich, April Official an- Jetie obscurity, which handicapped Lawson Robertson. Head Coach of ft with no gymnasi X coach APy et g e and not even a gym s team of mountaineers today had e bounded as an outstanding conten- @r for the national 1 champions! , this team has tur 1 teams from c could tuck Carr Creek corner and not notic victory over the M., Indians was a second, won last night strong Austin, score of 25 to 1S of the tournament A curly-headed Stamper, led th tack which shattore Austin defense, oo goals, three of which closing minutes of the upset. To meets its third te Conn. Three nna, m, 1o this sturdy Developing Athletes, April 5 (#) Olympic hletes In commit- the race, Law- of the 150 of an tor gt has pro- | nnsyl- and 28. the surpr over the by ) April 2 will rep cam a was 1 nsation L lieh has | Shelby 3 “ollc distance ‘ the | | youtl Monntaineer 1 the ng ons of 1tobertson tition hera Ly six s comp in th will 1 play to elinch in- Franklin mile will be feet hur- of the 14 feot at the tition v tife 1o- moon the on will 1 ter other teams, ' v Ga., and Canton heavy favorites with Carr . the third round of tournam: nt started today. LEADS IN TOURNEY i i w ¢ comy thron will | liminate the co estant, | RETAINS HIS TITLE | John Layton of St. Louls Unexpect- Johnny Weismuller Scores Close edly Upsets Defending Champion | Victory Over Fastest Vield He in Three-Cushion 1'l: Has Ever Encol 1 Chicago, A s ecomparatively 1 g , : the uncxpec ] 1 L 1 tending chis p : . St. Louis tional thr ment as today. The upsct Lookabaugl youth, who Beiselt of I'hil 54 innings game of yestor tory was Lookil irts o 11 73 is Am 1 against the 1d taced ir Athletic he ipionships ory over Shore Athletic title in His «n world THinois third na- matches The st Willic Aller Reiseit Lookabur Len Kenney Gus Copulo Art Thurni Augie K Charles Pairings hefer ve Thurnbald. Hoppe v Hoy Hall FIGHTS LAST NIGHT rpentero, Tole- Atherton, In- nkie I'almo, Jack Penney, Tudianapo- Happy TO PRACTICY A C R CARDINALS The dinal will hold its nut Hill park o'cloc other plavers “d o agzain successful P when the out of is being ed. AICS, lathlctes and as a result the distance Walter | one | annual Duwell 1 in Norwich nouncement of the road race to be stag: |on Memorial Day, May 30, was made | today with the appointing of the committees to handle the run and the decision to increase the distance of the race from five to 10 miles, Since the race was introduced two ars ago the course has been sot at miles. However, the officials of run, felt that A. A. sponsors of run, felt that the increased dis- would attract a clasier ficld of original was ordcred doubled. Last year ¥rank Titterton, Mill- rose A. C.veteran of New York city, led pack of 78 rufmers over the course to win the race and the prize donated by the city of Norwich. The first 15 to finish in 1927 were award- 1 Joving cups contributed by tie different fraternal and clvic organ- tions of Norwich, There was also a team prize which went to the Du- well A, A, and a number of special prizes Although the prize list for this t's run has not been arranged as it is expected that there will be as many and possbly more prizes than were offered in the past. That Norwich is strong in its support of the Duwell A. A. and the annual road race conducted by the organ- lization has been evidenced in the | past by the interest shown by both organizatioons and individuals intry blanks for the {1925 event & been printed and vill be distributed during the com- the the tance v v concerning by ad- the Du- information may be secured “Sports” care of A.. Norwich, Conn. in | COLUMBIANS WIN The Columbian Basketball team lofeated the Cromwell Five Aces in . rongh and fast game night Hultburz, forward went out with & leg injury. Grammitt starred the winners with Pierson and shining for the losers. The ry ast Columbians relay | nt rlspn, ngston irammitt, Burke, 1 Linnehan Weir, 1 Fink, 1. 1 Cromwell Five Aces 13 Briges s Witkowsk | Pierson Lewis, r Palmer Chicago, April 5 (UP)—The 1li- nois Athletic club relay team clipped 1-5 o1 a second from its own world | record in t -yard medley relay vace at the National A. A. U. swim- {ming meet here last night. The 1 ! AL m finished in 3:05%. The | mark applies 1o a G0-foot pool. N.| A. €. was second and Brooklyn | .M. C. AL third | utility ; Isidore Ikowi John Carr, reserve, Frank Merriwell has heen shamed by actuality. The possibility of the | remarkable sports victorics of the famed fiction hero has heen estab- | lished beyond a doubt. In fact, hix deeds pale into insignificance heside the remarkable occurrence which transpired at the Boys' club during the past week, when an uncoached group of 16-year-old Loys won the amateur Lasketball championship of the city against teams which not only were older and more experienc- ed but which also had the advantage ’ | RAYNARD A me instances, at least, puid Entering the senior division only because they could not make the weight limit of any other classi- fication, they were conceded not the | slightest chance of passing even the | Airst round, while one team withdrew from competition because it believed | the presence of an entry of such “in- | ferior” caliber made u travesty out of the tournament. But as one favorite after another was toppled over in a stunning series of upsets, this t the Phantoms —plugged vietory after victory and on Mon night emerged with the city title How did they do it? Where did this indomitable team of Phantoms come from, anvway? And why had | they not been heard be- fore? Back of their conquest lies an Linteresting story During the 1 there a team called the toms in one of the am its wa much of winter of 26 Phan- basket- wias b regular ~ OH, BOY! The Great Qutdoors Trout Season, April 15th 4 wl and Beel” Boots DIVINE Rods McGregor Golf Clubs KRO-F spald Narra- nis Kockets, Johnson Outhoard Motors ‘Thomp<on Boats SEE BOAT IN OUR WINDOW PHANTOMS WONDER TEAM OF TOURNEY Left to right, standing—Manager Edward Buchas; Irving Levine, left guard; Alden Hewett, itz, center; As: right guard; Captain Isidore Cohen, right forward; Tory Crane, left forward. | players “chipped in” and hired the | money they carned on their newspa- | « sessed a battered old flivver, and this | | | | | | come up for discussion. Pi Seated—Max Yankowitz, Front— tant Manager George Baylock. ]‘ | ball leagucs conducted by the Boys' | proved of inestimable to the | club within its membership. This team. In this rattling pi of junk | combi ion finished well down in the team made trips all over the state, the leagne and disbanded when the | Frequently—in faet, one might say league closed, but the boys had liked [ usually—the flivver broke down, cach other and when another winter jand those wild rides and their sud- approached they decided to organ- ize for themselves and play inde- pendent basketball. Althoukh most | of them were candidates for Boys' club second team at the they cut loose, clected Buchas manager, and began to pra tice and book games. Early Difficulties They had no home floor and were for to play nearly all of their games on the road. Jor practice the Tu Nathan Hale school gymnasium when they could spare enough of the | * routes and from the other odd picked up. The original of this determined little re Isidore “Itchkey” Cohen, Carl Marholin, Isidore “Ikey” Tko- witz, Irving “Biffy” Levine, John “Lefty” Truhan, Vietor Morelli, Max pwitz, Mortinmer Berkowitz, and Nathan Lipman. None were more | than 15 years old. There was no ! ach or other old person to direct the team and to show it even the fundamental play of the game, but | the boys tackled their problem pa- | tiently and willingly. Cohen was the natural leader, and the others clect- den climaxes form one of the most ed him captain and obeyed him. | hilarious chapters in the history of A Flivver Their Transport the Phantoms. Dissention was one | Shortly after organization a re- | thing from which te team suffercd cruit was added jn the person of but triflingly. It broke out just oncc, Johnny Carr (Carrubba). Carr pos- [ —— (Continued on Following Page.) DWIGHT SKINNER BASEBALL TEAMS | this week by two of the leading clubs o {ence on the plans of the team for CEVITONC L IVITIIIGO 'WORLD’S CHAMPIONS HERE IN FINAL GAME OF YEAR ew Britain Basketball Team to Close Seascn by Meet- ing New York Celtics — Famous Quintet to Make Second Appearance in This City — Visitors Won First Contest by Close Score—Phantcms and Lions to Battle in Preliminary, Furnishing a Double Feature for Night. N will e cam the w York € s year at PLAN FOR SEASON ° Red Sox Meet Tonight and Fal- cons Practice Saturday According sher, this the scason to Manager Cl La will be the final of |for the local club. | Once again the brilliant that again boasts the world title, will facs which, in ths |the two, was {through with a six pc parison het the first cor to be nearly on ing combir ed the ame tain tha title held by York 1 'had a great deal to do with the lo- me quintct court quintet z between to com win, Com- the two teams ir showed the loc L par with the vis Ia Arena on Church strect a non Preparations for the the baseball opening of season will be made ween this city, The Corbin Red Sox gs « scheduled to have their first talk test at the Y. M. C. A. tonight while the Faleons will have their outdoor work out at St. next Saturday afternoon. who witne first o, ary’s ficld With a line Scheduled for the meeting of last i |E fcan lthe N 1. [team, < leading scorer i gue; Nut Holm W York universi ud one of th court stars in th 1 one playin year's city champions is u confer- the coming season. The club has ready put in @ bid for a place in Central Connecticut Basehall leaguc and this and other matters arc The ques- tion of a home field whereon the league games will be staged is one of the most important items to be considered. Manager John Tobin, anxious to | et together the best possible squad of players possible, has issued an in- vitation to any and ali players in the city to attend the meeting tonight. The prospects for a successful sea- son are brighter this year than ever. The interest in sports in New Brit- win has trebled over rccent year and with the importance of the Con- tral Connecticut league being rec ognized all over the state, the local team is sure to have a big following this season. The Falcons, planning to play m- dependent baschall during the com- ing summer months, have issued the | call for candidates for next s In the afternoon. Alrcady veterans of last |10t is May year's team have signified their in- o lea tentions of trying out for the team | Toohey, White and there should be plenty of ma- Nave compiled terial on hand for the first workout, 4nd five Nothing will be attempted except a he limbering up pr . No aftempt will be made to get a line on the ability of those trying out for the team. This will be left to later = 2 i S BURY TRAVELLER The Falcons are looking for the ) 1, Mass il hest scason cver this coming vear. world Beat out, though the team was, in [0Ipful to Marzivt last year’s city championship tourna- fravels and wie ment, Manager John Cabay and [ormed offic Coach Ray Begley will hoth try their “1'S- In compliaies hardest to develop the strongest dia- Wer piid 325 mond combination that the club has ever had. Under the guidance of the veteran coach, the Ialcons should become one of the leading baseball elubs in the state. of t war to the | tallest en ard, erack « this weck hest sor . will by -end nd W o, if to win Rubenstein and Sloman v torward be at ¢ cary i positions Preliminary A change in the p s been made, a of meeti they defeated city {p th {The Pirates Phantoms ones re out for 1 o senior amate inst lincup o tochi adin fi ptly at contest about 8 o'clock S o'clock wi n sl rs serv with ye for the N GOIN’ FISHIN'? Trout Season Opens April 15th. ITALIAN FIGHTER WINS | Buenos Aires, April 5 P—Miguel Bonaglia, of Italy, scored a techni- cal knockout over Alex Rely, Negro light heavyweight of Peru and champion of South America, in the ninth round of a 12-round mateh here last night. After Rely 1 heen floored repeatedly by the hard- hitting Italian, the referce stopped the bout to save him from further punishment. Get Your £CO. 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