New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1928, Page 8

VRS ST T AT NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1928. NEW BRITAIN BASKETBALL TEAM READY FOR BROWNSVILLE FAVORITES TONIGHT — PROVIDENCE POLO QUINTET PLAYS HERE TOMORROW—FAFNIR TEAM BEATS CORBIN SCREW IN INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE—DOUBLE HEADER WITH BRISTOL ENDEES SETTCETCEEETICEHTT T ¢ SOPPOPPIINOIPTI 000000PIN0OTY NEW STADIUM GAVE AVERILL A BREAK ONE POINT GIVES FAFNIR WIN OVER Four Teams Are Now Tied Basketball League — Captain Belser Scores Foul CORBIN SCREW for First Place In Industrial Shot That Decides Issue—Contest One of Best Seen This Year — P. & F. Beats Landers — Universals Show Little Stuff In Second Half. Standing W 1 pleaded i one 1 hasketball league iu a sor ot cam stepped Corbin Tubs was made ctory v first on the very begin- a frenzy as it tooth and game of rere so much Rooters of Cabiy combinad aring Makers to but a loyal crowd 11 their own tween the fans was rd Corbin t which was waged WO teams. ry good inders s to o into last place, I’ fiest vietory of snd instead of tied venth &~ rwin team Victory w gol off to a good start and held the upper hand throughout the game until the last minute when Fafnirs tied the score after John (Red) Matulis had made three successive foul goals. This was the first time close as a tie Then a wild son amble followed and in one of the mix-ups Captain “Hank” Arbour pushed his rival captain, Howard Belser into the crowd and a foul was called on him. Belser made the shot. tried desperately to hold their one- point advantage. In his anxiety to hold the ball and delay the gume, Matulis was accused of stalling and Referce Coylo called technical foul on him. was given the assignment to make the point but he mised. During the seven seconds remaining the Dearing Makers managed to bold the ball «nd when the game ended their Joyal fans rushed out on the floor and congratulated them. In the early part of the first half it did not appear as if Fafnirs were going to get a 190%-in. but on long show and accurate foul shooters they managed to bring the count 15 to 13 at half time in ravor of the Screw Shop team. At the start of the second half the Screw Bhop quintet again got under- way and at one time led 23 to 15. There they stopped and Fafvirs made nine points while the Corbin Screw team was held scoreless. Belser made it 17, Havlick made it 19, McGrath made it 20 and then Matulis was given two free tries and he made hoth. His team was just one point hehind when he was given another free try which he made good. This tied the score. fouls offenses were bowicz. Both teams played basketball and it was ferior play of the Corbin Screw team which the zame. The Fafnirs took advantage of what “hreak it got fo win the game, One of {hie principal reasons for the Fafnir victory oiil ehost sensational not the in- lost 1 ssrul Fafnirs came as | Joe Luke | Both | ade by Yaku- | ¥ made by Yaku- | G ce the shake-up occasioned by the | The b s very close & 1, Corbin-La in the first half but the second frame the Universals seciied to have lost pep and the st they could do was to score two oul zouls. in t halt was remarkably score being tied five times. made it 1o but Marseli ade it 2 10 2 when the game Was just three minutes old. Holst wade It 4 to 2, but Chotkowskj slipped under the basket on a nice play and tied the score at 4-all. The game had progressed seven minutes. Holst made w brace of fouls and his team led by 1wo points before the next minute was over, but a minute later Chick” Charlow tossed in one that tied the score at G-all. Within four minutes of the cnl *cldman made it 8 to 6 but Billy reisser, who was guarding him, ed the score at 8 all. Jasper made it 10 to § twenty seconds later but P'reisser again tied the score about a minute later. Within 30 seconds half time Jasper made a shot which put his team in a 12 to 10 lead. DPractically every shot mad in the first half was a long or sen- ional one. \ the second half all the offen- work was done by the P. & I Corbin team. Dick Gorman who replaced O'Brien led his team with two field goals in this part of the zame. However it was the work of Holst throughout the game which featured. His handling of the ball and timely set to the Lockmakers. continued his which began weeks, Landers showed the best form of the scason in the game. P F. Corhin ¥id. Holst Joe Jasper fine all-around play within the past few Ttl. Jasper, rf ..... Feldman, If ... 2 5 Heinzmann, 1f . 0 Holst, ¢ ... 10 Paris, rg .. 0 O'Brien, Ig . o Gorman, g IFatnirs then | TH. Charlow, rf | Marseli, 1t | Anderson, If . | Chotkowski, Litke, ¢ ... | Larson, rg | Recano, rg Preisser, 1§ | Mitewaki, Ig . Sz Referce, Coyle; scorer, Butler. BOYS' CLUB TEAW PLAYS TONIGHT Meats Y. N. C. A, Team of Win- $ted Alter Reorganization The Boys' Club basketball team {will resume pay tonight when it goes |te Winsted and engages the Y. M. C. A. team of that place in the first me played by the local quintet timer, |loss of Rchmarr. While he has no |great hopes of victory, Coach Ra: | Anderson realizes that a mreat de: |depends upon the initial showing of Ihis new combination, and he has Leen working hard and patiently to have them ready for this evening. 1t appears that Carl Rametta, who has been meved up to the first squad from the Reserves, has the call and A1l start at Schmarr's old berth. Rametta showed up very well in practice Thursday night and seems 1o be steadier than Parparian, who Schmarr's understudy all Parparian is a great play- he is going right. but he ratic to be dependable and is piacing his faith in tametta. Mike Paluch, the nard who was promote from the rve toam this weel, in also mak- with the first team and action tonight. The club up with Rametta and Kere forwards, Goffa at cente and Grusha as heen season hen is < ton Andorson voung good =1l lin as older ed team One onti this wiil he a ha 4 a defs how- liscour- N game st A vty roowill be Monday, Januar Shamr HARD-HITTING « Falls, M WELSTLERS OUT ST estlin " field goals were an as- | COURT RIVALS T0 | ~ MEET ON TUESDAY New Britain and Bristol Endees i o Stage Doubleheader | of court Jash | Two of th vivals in the entire s i in a doull Day when New Brita home bra test will tal Avena in nd one header o RBristol st opposit s lost only o Plainfield w force, The Hobokrn G Haven All-sta ington Palace Giants. Al the war with Holyoke we the heen molded tog been traveling at a So confider s of a win in that odds of 2 to 1 in ecrtain quarts The lineup pres ward berths, Jin Richty Picken mouth tured the Eastern championship. Upon lis he plaved with the Patorson An |can Leagu t the t to play with Tiristol intet of 192 ~giate aduation, ri- club and | im o n's erack Syra- He graduated is a Pristol bov who, four v played with Vie 1 cuse universify from college last v Jinmy Mal- colm is only too nown here to need any more mention except to iy {that he is playin brand |of dangerous baskethall | Cultum and Marchinck alternate lat center. Cullum waus 4 member of |the Staten Island five of last year and he topped the scorers in thé | Long Island league. He played with | Elmer Ripley's Washington Palace | | club against Tristol last week Tt | will he with Bristol for the remain- | der of the season. Marchinek is | plaving great ball {his year. | The vemaining players on the feam linclude Jim Manning. former Ford- | ham university star and captain of | dees, and Wardy W man. . | former Hartford Dixie and guard. With the exception of “Shadow” Malcolm, the lightest man on the squad, weighs 172 pounds. Cullum, Marchinek and Richtmyer are all six-footers while Waterman and Manning are not so 1 Against this crew, New Tritain will aise its regular lincup and there should be plenty of excitment be- fore the last game is finished. usual DISLIKES GAME Gaptain of Missouri Team Glad Season Is Finished Columbia, Mo., Dec. 29 (B)—Miller Brown, captain of the 1928 Missourt football team., doesn't like to pla the gridiron game. Recause of his dislike for if. he declined an invitation to participate In a New Year's gaue at Dallas Texas, hetween all-star teams of the “Big Six" and Southwest confer- | | ences. | The 200-pound six-foofcr from | King City, Mo, whom a New Yors | | university player describod atter the [ New York-Missouri game. as the | “host give-and-ra man on the | Tiger team, is glad he is a senion with foothall forever a thing of 1 past. Explaining how 1 a game he did LT suppose for th> varsity made the team year. Then T was zet out." “What Hlike 2 “I don't Nk the gl ippeale in is the cided its 1 ill outiiclder, Cleveland Tn, chased for Jolley erack | ¢ lot arrived started negotiations to with the lusty batting mark, but on from his home city that a| bond issuc had heen passed by the providing for a million dol- | he changed his mind. | v fancy he needed a more cxpansive stadium, and | came hearin vole lar While buster, | faster ———— pastures of the new t was where Averill, who batted son for get should be long Speaker, can hit . shouldn'( e on an American league outfit. bu a nice break, Averill, tast S0 ball tewm IS now who batted The Cleveland elub ficlders Pacitic a member of the . having been pur- 000 in preference to his heavier hitting teammate, Smead 104 last season, needed out- and General Manager Billy Cleveland adium it e Earl A for coast ans journcyed out to the Pacific t with a big check book and a enthusi at 'F of linm oll ar man for San them in vacant 5 figured I"rancisco, any When kvans immediately land Jolley fence into 1 last sea- an go and | park just the man to fill th shoes neident in the actly he a st weak and Iengue sister BATTALING HEADS NEW YEAR'S CARD Scheduled to et Raloh Nischo in Hartford Friday Night Hartrord, evenin WHOGLESALL Tat Faftalino of this city has been signed to hox the star bout of 10 rounds at Foot Guard Hall on this coming 1riday Niseho of e well rocord s 0« fo not l 1 oof| loor, a i who ery | ) the LRE | year. ® Fnu_“s'gvm SACES SATSFACTORILY= 'BROWNSVILLE FAVORITES TO BATTLE LOCAL FIVE iAmateur Champions of New York In Second Appear- ance In This City — Visiting Quintet Seeking Re- venge for Defeat Suffered Earlier In the Season— Manager Lanpher Yet Undecided On Starting Line- | up—Team Is Best Attraction of Season. Lincups: ew Britain Sloman Zakzew wil Sheehan Leary .. One of the g Brownsville {tractions of the current season will {appear aguinst the New Britain five tonight at the Stanley Arena when the Brownsville Favorites take the floor for their second showing of the The team from Brooklyn, N. Y.. in secking revenge for a defeat administercd to them on December L by the locals to the tunc of 29 to Judging from the style of play in the first encounter, tonight's battle | be a scintillating one. | promises to New Britain will present a sort of untried lincup in the game because | of the defection of McElwain from the fold. The probable lineup {8 given above. Zakzewski may be shifted to forward while Williams, newest addition to the team. will probably jump eenter. He is rated as a sec- Now | DO HOPE CLYDE YoulL NO? NEGLECT Youe. BUSINESS AND PLEASE fiwg:';leek &= OLF N :r:cvcea ForR Ha%g SHE GIMME A BALLS Too I'™M Guole;a To DOZEN (= THOSE ) BUCKL N TO oLt Too 035 ) BUSINESS AND. (cvT Tue Gorr )| ond Jerry Conway in the pivet posi- tion and should be a big number with the locals. The two atandbys, Shechan and Leary will most prob- ably occupy their regular places in guard. The visitors are bringing their regular lineup to town. Shuman and Posnack will play ferwards with Epstein in reserve. Conroy will jump center with Newblatt and Ger- son in the back court. The Brownsville five are rated as the amateur champions of the me- tropolitan district. ‘The players all regard New Britain's victery in the first meeting as a “lucky break" for New Britain and a poor one for them. The game tonight should pe one of the features of the entire sca- son. It will atart premptly at 9 o'clock. PLENTY OF NOIt Southern California HERE is thought kind when 207 student | played in the band or participated lin the singing unit during the foot- ball season. DONT WorRYY M GOING Ta BUCKLE '~ AND BUILD vr BuSINeSS WELL LET'S NiNe TIMES TeN- - You ito have established a record of its musicians HELLO CLYDE, 1M | I'm THeovaH TRYING OUT A _ enoes NEW PUTTER Tug TitL SPRING WIFE GAVE ME FOR CHRISTAMAS THS - BETTHA cA‘ga PUT THIS IN EPEEOT ST 0000000 PROVIDENCE POLO CLUB “Kid” Duggan and Tribe Island City Scheduled BURRITTS FACE HARD SCHEDULE Team Plays Single Game To- (night and Doubleheader Tuesday Another Hartford-New battle is in store for the b fans this cvening at the Arena when the Burvitt and meg fives clush at § o'clock. The Hartford aggrezation is one of the lcaders in the Hartford Courant league and has an imposing lincup dotted with former Hartiord und Weaver high stars. Due to the abscence and Jasper from the lineup b cause of their conncetions with the recently organized Middietown team the Burritts will he forced to send an untried lineup into the game bhut Manager Saunders has high ho; of capturing the verdict. Y howicz and Havlick Will appear the forward positions, the laft taking the place of Jasper. 17 Saunders will take cave of the co ter position. Darrow will appear his old posifion at guard with J Luty shifting from center to cther guard position in place Havlick, On New Year's Day the Burrit will play two games with the Bri tol Dixies a team composed of fo mer players of the Bristol school five which captured the sta(e championship for two vears in a row. The afternoon game will he played at the Stanley Arena at 2 o'clock, preliminary to the New Britain-Bristol Endee battle. A turn game will e played in the evening at 7:30 o'clock at the now Bristol armory. It is expecfed that rituin lethall Stanley Nu of Arho: Ku- the Burritts in these games. at 8 o'clock. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By tho Amaciated Proms | Neb., outpointed Rene Devos, Bel- glum, 10. Jack McVey, New York, |outpointed Vincent Forgione, Phila- | delphia, 10. “Wildcat Willie” Hines, Chicago, outpointed Murray Layton, |New York, 6; Bob Olin, Brooklyn, |stopped Al Braddock, Jersey City, 2. Boston — Ernie Schaaf, Boston. outpointed Johnny Risko, Cleveland, 10; Jimmy Byrne, Louisville, out- pointed Jake Warren, New York, 10. | Al Fay, Lon Angeles, stopped George Hoffman, New York, 3. FEddie (1 ley, Boston, outpointed Steve Nu- |gent, Cleveland, 6. Chicago—Joe Sckyra, Dayton, O, ‘oulpoln!ed Cuban Bobby Brown, Philadelphia, 10. Izzy Grove, New York, drew ‘with Jack McCarthy, 10. Tommy Bambraugh, Springfield, T, drew with Roger O'Brien, Chi- cago, 10. Indianapolis — Tuffy Griffiths Sioux City, la., stopped Chuck Doris, Detroit, 2. Tracy Cox, Indianapolis, outpointed Al Derose, Newark, N. 3. 8. Minneapolis—Dick Daniels, neapolis, knocked out kK Mc Rismarck, N. D. 2. IErnie Pete | Chicago, outpointéd Britt Gorman, Minneapolis, 10. Dixic La Hood, Butte, Mont.. outpointed Dave At- ler, 8t. Paul, §. 'Forgetting Golf and Getting Down to Business < How''s WITH GOLF A BRA —— high | Arbour and Jasper will appear with | | 'The game this evening will start | | New York—Ace Rudkins, Lincoln, | PEACH g1’ re MEETS LOCALS TOMORROW of Warriors From Rhode for Sunday Game—Visiting Club Now Partly Owned by Archie Muirkead— Locals Ready for a Tough Battle—Bridgeport Club to Furnish Holiday Attraction Tuesday. | rushes, nd his anley Standi the heap, th be in the ind a Oug, When he Britain, plays i he ex- self to (he 1 2ot his o dri tes on ting ac- mpanicd on the hoe of Provider parts <choe in (1 Aga this polo ¢ t, Ma Done nd in S Kid ams will ag !'spot against n Thompson will play with G in; work with the a revelation to most of the fans, Doherty, veteran halfback, will be t his usual post watching Duggan | during the game while Wach witl I he in goal | Ians are rooting for the appear- nee again of Jimmy Gilmay in the al in the preliminary gam-. Two teams will play the prelim starting 30 o'clock. The main feature art at 3: Bridzeport Tuesday Tuesday night, the Drilgeport team captained and coached hy the | veteran star, Fred Jean, will be here to settle things with New Britain, | Both of these elubs have heen hovering near the top of the league |standing and onc of the oher In hable to step into first place through a win he Jean has ; as first rush formidible Frank Me- rezulars, %0 to the ‘owhoy" loc Tis been id flash” Dyson and St. Aubin n the ond position. .~ Ho plays renter himself with ‘Rube” Willians in | halthack and Lovegren in the goul. LEAD IS AT STAKE }I'II" iphia Arrows Are Slatel tc Clash With Boston Tigers Tonight at the Huh, Boston, Dec. 29 (1'P)—Teaderdiiy lin the Canadian-American Hocley |league will be at stake here tonight hen the high-scoring Philadelnlia Arrows clash with the rejuvenat:d Boston Tigers 2t the Arena. Victory for the Arrows would m. turn them to first place, while by . versing the decision the Tigers woud climb to within one point of the top. The league standing is us follows: i points: Philadelphia, | 19 Springficld. 14; Boston, 13; New | Haven, 11; and Newark 9. BY BRIGGS ASSA PEACH RIGHT BUT FA THE GOLF STUFK THAT F st L — TRY FORGH W'f:(fl o Tommy AND C WILL Yoo Ever TIME WE oo K YEH- HEH-HEH LETS TAKEM D SouTH T e e MU LARE