New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1928, Page 9

Speaking of Sports “Villlams, who joins the New Brit- al.. basketball team tonight, played with the Danielson Pros against the Hartford Knights of Lithuania last night and acored nine points. “Chucky" Wojack who spent the Christmas holidays at his home in this city, reports that Rubenstein. forward on the New Britain team last year, is playing with the Syra- cuse basketball quintet. Recently, Syracu: defeated Johnny Beck- man's All-Stars by a double score. The Bronx basketball team of Meriden is seeking games with all teams averaging 16 to 18 years of age. The team would like to hear from the Boys' Club Reserves and othcr teams. For games write to Al Wanat at 263 Pratt street or tele- Pphone Meriden' 653-2. The Polish Alllance basketball tecam of New Haven wants games with semi-pro teams in the state. Road games must be arranged. The team would like to hear from the local Boys' club. Communicate with Florian Tkaczuk at 204 Franklin strect, New Haven. The E. R. H. Cp. has organized a basketball quintet composed of star players and it wants games with the 8pring & Buckley and Adkins Print. ng Co. teams or quintets 06 like caliber. M. Varholy is the mana- ger. It doesn't do for anyone to chal- lenge Nom Begley to anything in sports as Representative-Elect Thure Bengston of Adkins Printing Co. found out last night. Begley's Spring & Buckley basketball five last night handed the Adkins White Elephants a 21 to 14 lacing. The electricluns found the ink smecarers eask pick- ings and enjoyed a nice little work- out. Adkins was draped in black this morning over the affair and Beng- ston could not be reached to get his alibi for the terrible upset. 1t is re- ported that he has left for parts un- known to get some new court ma- terials. Basketball is on the program to- night with New Britain meeting the Bronxville Favorites. Roller Hockey holds the center of the stage tomor- row afternoon with Providence bat- tling the local quintet. Another battle was fought in the 8am Wolfer-Frank Leist pinochle war last night, the two claimants to the Commerclal street championship taking one game each. L by a score of 120 to 77 and then set- tled back to repeat in the second. Sam couldn't quite see it that way. however, and he ticked off the nec- « ¥ 120 peints while Frank was making 99, The rubber game was deferred uniil some other evening. When the scrics is concluded, if it ever is, the mpionship of fire headquarters wil' be “>naidered to be settled. Teacher met pupil at the Tabs’ hall last night when two former high school basketball players, I'red Saun- | ders, the pupil, and Frank McGrath, the teacher faced each other in the Fafnir-Corbin Screw game in the Industrial league. Frank was & veteran center when Fred tried out for the high school team and Kred was assigned to cen- ter on the second team. In the prac- tice sessions at the school Ired learned a good many stunts out of McGrath's bag of tricks and they were used effectively against the teacher last night. However, Frank was not idle. Oscar Larson of 805 East street who was playing guard on the Lan- ders team, bit his tongue when he collided with another pla 1t had been his habit to hold his tongue between his teeth and in the early part of the season he was warned sgainst the practice by Coyle, the latter declared. He had to have two stitches taken in the tongue at the New Britain General hospital. Mike Kenney who quite a reputation as a apeech mak- er at the games came through with & timely talk last night when he urged the crowd to avoid throwing coins to the hoys who scrambled about the floor and endangered themselves. He declared th responsible for Injuries. TRAN OOL LOSES Rovegno, star forward on the Bridgeport Trade School basketball team yesterday almost single hand edly defeated the New Britain team fn a game played at the state ar- m-, He waded through the New ain defense to acore a total of als and a foul for 17 The Park City crew took the 38 10 31. Captain Prazbryz of the Tocal team did the hest work for his club wit™ ninc points. score: a New Britain ¥l Anderson, rf, It 11 Fruscella, rf ... Prazbryz, It Knowles, ¢ Cillizza, rg . Beckius, Ig Gregory, g Retano, Ig ™ 17 9 0 Rovegno, Klein, ¢ Purcell, ¢ O'Neil, rg Duda, g . Grace, Ig 38 Score at half time: New Britain 15, Bridgeport 15. Referee, Nixon. READ HERALD CLASSIVIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS st copped the first cncounter Referee | » Tabs would not be | The | ™ NEW BRITAINPUT ON ATHLETIC Hap Hardware Gity Gains Publicity Through Prowess of Teams The city of New Britain recei\ ed more publicity during the p: | year from the achievements of Io |athletic teams and individuals thin it did from any other source, by bi- ing drawn constantly before the peo- |ple of the state and of the country [lhmug h its athletes. | New Britain gained publicity |through the accomplishmcnts of the All-New Britain, basketball team. which played American league |teams from Chicago, New York ni Brooklyn. These star quintets wers |in many cases defeated by the lo- |cal five and the New York papors | printed glowing accounts of the | work of the team representing this lcity. A proof of the fact that New Britain was recognized as onc of the best basketball centers in the east was an invitation sent to the management of the local team in- viting it to join the American | basketball league, the biggest or- ganization of its kind in the coun- |try. Cartelli Helped A little youngster, quiet and un- assuming, put the name of Now Britain on most every front page of |every newspaper in the country dur- ing the summer. This boy was Dominic Cartelli, marble champion |of this city, who went to Atlunti |City as the representative of Now | Britain through the courtesy of ‘h. Herald. Eriered against the cream of players from practically every |state in the union. Cartelli fouxht his way to the finals and was only |beaten for the world's champion- ship after a hard fight. However it was not the ‘act that Dominic made a wonderful showing thit carned praise for him and New Bi ain but it was his sportsmanshi: Cartelli grinned throuzh the fin® matches witlt defeat staring him 1 the face and after he had beon heaten, he went over to his oppo- nent and put his arm aronnd his shoulder, still smiling. The victor broke down in tears. Plctures of (ne matches involv- ing Cartelli were shown in the news rcels throughout the country and papers played up the great work and sportsmanship of the New Britain lad. Telegrams received by Domi- nie¢ from prominent mien proved that men of affairs admired his plucky work. The work of “Chucky” Woin ind Merwin Jacobson in the mivy baseball league also came in ‘o considerable mention in the papers And the Gridivon Football proved to be one of the biggest booms for New Britain. Lo- boys on college teams more than distinguished themselves on the gridiron and kept their numes b fore the rcading public. ibrict Bromberg and “Tubby” Beloin es- pecially performed to perfection and received congiderable mention in *he papers from experts at the end of the scason, Both were picked on All-Eastern teams while Beloin was |mentioned on the honorary Al America list by Grantland Rice, w is recognized as one of the great: sporting authorities in the country New Britain was kept constantly hefore the public of New Vork state | through the work of Politis, Scully, Beloin and Zaleski on the |Fordham college team. Tn Massa- | chusetts, New Britain is a name that |calls for reverence. |scheol teams in the Bay State com: |to New Britain to meet the local {high school eleven and are unmerei- |fully walloped. This was | during the past season when Adams high of North Adams, Mass. rec- ognized as the state champions of |the Bay state, were beaten 39 to 0 hy the local erew. | The work of New Britain hoys as coaches also helps to make this city well known. “Bill” Dujack at Georgetown, I'red Schmidt at Horace Mann high school and Herhert Kopt at Georgetown are turninz out suc- | censtul athletic teams. Jack Britton |well known fighter, whose great {work in the ring at the age of 40 is ttracting nation wide notice, often mentions to reporters that this city is his home town. PICKS STRIBLING AS NEXT CHAMP Will Attempt a Comeback New York, Dec. 20 ®—Tex Rick- fard, 1n h annual signed bo. forecast for the New York } World today, doubts whether | Dempsey will attempt a come-back land puts his finger on W, L. [ (Young) Stribling as the most likely \successor to the heavyweight throne vacated by Gene Tunney. I While in the predicting mood. th: |promoter also ventures the opinion {that new champions will he crown- ed in every ring division, with thr |class, where he regards Mandell as well entrenched Rekard's analysis of the heavy weight sifuation §s particularly in- teresting, coming on top of his defi- nite announcement o the match he- tween two of the foremost con- tenders, Jack Sharkey and Stribline |for ¥eb. 27 at Miami Beach. The Sammy I promoter a year ugo predicted Gene Tunney would successfully defend | his title against any rival. and he remarks in his latest survey that i {the champion had not retired “he would he the only one whose hon- ors would seem absolutely safe to me."” | While Ric ard carefully side-steps 246 Rocky Hill Avenue ‘Rickard Doubts That Dempsey | possible exception of the lightweight Griv, | Champion high | hown | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1928 any positive the thus: “If 1 must express an opinion as to the man most likely to come through I would suggest that you keep an eye on Young Stribling. “Although Jack Sharkey has dis- appointed me at times, as has cvery one of the recognized contenders for the h weight honors, 1 have thought all along that he is the class of the big fellows. But one thing in connection with the pre- tensions of Stribling has struck me forcibly—none of the challengers for the place left vacant by Tunncy is anxious to hox the Georgian. Even rkey shied at the match with g down in N\ the last week in Pebruary. rkey intiy ed he would rather hox Stribling in New York for half the money he will get for the same match in Mi- ami Beach. 1 must say. however. there is one challenger who is not averse to meeting Stribling and that is Tomimy Loughran.” Despite his intimation to the con trary in Miami Beach yesterday, ck in the Worl probably will be no come- Jack Dempsey. 1 would him climb through the gain, but any one who is try- ing to creat the impression that Jack is certain to make another bid for the title is talking without any basis of fact. Only one thing would en- courage Jack to make another try for his title, and that is if a certain type of fighter should come through as winner of the heavyweizht elim- inations. 1 do not care to commit myself further on that point. but 1 am pretty well satisticd Demy h fought his last fight.”” Whether or not Dempsey comes back, the “Big Shot™ by which Rick- ard hopes to turn ont a recognized heavyweight in 1924 will be touch- ed off in New York, he declares, despite reports that Boston, Mon- treal or another site would be chosen. forecast, he takes ap subject of Tunney's successor oo ropes has the any in Rickard Delicves Loughran too strong a chance to win heavyweight crown to linger more among the 175-pound which division the promoter expeels Tuffy Grifliths, Jimmy Braddock. Jack Delancy. lLeo Jomski 1 others to furnish the principal ac- tion for 1929, Here is a summary of Rickard's predictions for the evening world in other divisions. Mickey Walker prolihly cate the middlewcight il of difliculty making the leaving Rene Devos George: Courtney as possibl Joe Dundee is not likely tain the welterweight champ with Jackie | ng conten 1 Thompson nin Sammy Mandell prolably tain his lightweigit title “he has class plavs bt Joe Glick and e real rivals, Andre Routis zor of being weight King, titleholder, Tony There will undisputed tith holders establishiod in hoth h bantam and flywoight divisions with interest among th little fel lows likely to b revived by a tour nament involving lzzy Scehwartz, Frankic Genaro and forcign star like Hill and Pladner. will becaus: va- weight Tkins. suce to re- nship an outstand with Young and Jimmy Me will re- pretty Mil and tay ler in posed as feather ibly by the Carzoneri is serions dan e P torme s ENTERTAINS BOXER Athony J. Dresel Biddle, Jr,, Has Bene Devos and Ace Hudkins at Dinncr. New York, Dec . Drexel Biddle, Jr., wealthy sports- entertained his protege, Rene os and Ace Hudkins at a supper last night a few hours after they had met in fistic combat at Madison Square Garden. Hudkins, the victor, arected cach other cordiully and e pressed hope of another match. They then sat down at the sume table, ap- parently on the best of terms. Biddle s entirely satisticd with the g made by Devos hut agreed with the decidion favoring Hudlkins. The supper at the Hotel St g was attended by several hundred rsons, including Grover A Whilen, police comii ner: James 1 Busi, president of the Madison Squar Garden corporation; Colonel John & Hammond, vice presidents and Major Anthony J. Drexel Biddie, Sr. (P—Anthony and Dy 1 VS, TORO! Boston, Dec. 29 (UP)—The erful Dartmouth hockey tean, tor over Roston College, N | the Nichols elub of Tuffalo, meet Toronto university at the ton Garden tonight DAR ro pow- vie- aind will TRos- WINS FIRST GAME Bosten, Dee. 29 (UI')—The Dos ton A hockey team opencd its scason last night by defeating Pleon Yacht club, 9 to 2 JEAN CAUSED PANIC INOLD POLO [MYSi Refused fo Play Until Dispute, Over $300 Was Settled When the New Britain Panthers the Amcrican Roller Hockey ue were floundering about in the collar a fow weeks ago, and the fans | * clunoring for the urrival of Kid” Williwms, star rush, to inject | e needed punch into the outtit, the | rooters who followed the game when it was played in Hanna's Arwory on | Hust Main street could mnot help thinking back a decade and recall identical — situation that w brought about in 1808 when KPed Jean, present star of the Bridgeport Indians, had a financial dispute with the late “Billy” Hanna and refused to don the skates and pads until the season under way and the Britainites had lost several games. | of Just as the Panthers spruced up nd started to wade through the American league like a fisherman through a knee decp brook as soon 15 Williams took his place In the lincup, so did the New Britain out- fit of 1908 rush to the front when an wiclding his stick in a | re Ciy uniform. Down through the bleachers in the Stanley Arvena the fans have been heard dis- | cussinz the similarity between the situations that were separated by a pan of 20 ycars, and undoubtedly hundreds of them had it brought ek to memory on Christmas after- oon when Jean skated out fn char- cteristic style for his first game in Britain this season. iastic In 1908 v Britain was as strong for rol- lor polo in 1808 and thereabouts as ¢ has been for bushetball during the past few yes but the opening the scason approached and Jean lad failed to report, the fans be- ime apprel sive of the cffect of is absence. Ferdie Harkins, who is sull in the game and going fine, was 1ong the first of the 1907 players o send word to Munager Hanna that be on hund, and “Wild ., Who was at that time st” player in the National o, wiis straining at the leash in his impaticnee for the playing to get Still Jean did not show up and Manager Hanna was over- whelmed by demands for the “low lown™ on the situation 1t developed that Jean claimed to we n promised 3300 by Muna- Hanna for fulfilling a commis- ion to round vp a team the scuson re, and would not go info action was paid. On the other the management claimed that It was not owed inasmuch as Manager Hanna had assembled the am without Jean's assistance. Jea nt that he had offc v to Mnager Hanna for K.dess than he had been il in 14907, put Manager Hanna anted him to play for $£40 a week. and forth went the dispute, and alud named Cuninings w curcd to go on the'rush line with while Harkins was shifted in Jean’s place. Holder- and Pence were signed for the dfhack and goal tending johs and the season opened without Jean. Tea There o1 though, at the armory, ing teams skated cirel New Britain club, and everyone knew what it was. 1t was not the will to win, nor the spirit of compe- tition. nor lack of cleverness or abil- ity, for the New Britain team was not a bad club. It was nothing more or less than hig black-haired Irenchian saw the games from the and the clamor that went up for him was not to be denied. Back into harness he came at last and up from the cel- lar came the team to a fighting po- sition in the standing. Incidentally, the announcement was made that Jean did not get the §300, The National league in 1008 was composed of New Haven, Pawtucket, Bridgeport, Providence, Salem, Kall River, Hartford, New Britain, Brock- ton and Worcester. The schedule New ger Loss he ind missi s the visit- about the a who separated and the interest conscquently was heightened in strong contrast to the situation last son when the scarcity of teams necessitated frequent visits — about the circuit. The:New Britain-Hart- ford rivalry was intense and whe the Capital City crew came to the wrmory about mid-season, every ilable seat was filled long be the players ared. amateur, had such an in- teresting race thatt he fans whe conld possibly be on hand in time for the preliminary game would not think of missing out “Wild BIll” Duggan Star “Wild Bill” Duggan was the speed king of the league, but he had con- siderable competition for the honors. e was a scrappy, aggressive player, ind had the deftest pair of feet of that period. It was not sufficient to | ook the hall away with a stick, for | Duggan had the knack of swinging fore the and kicking the rollers along, pro- senting the Elm City in the Co pelling the red peliet re him necticut league and also had charge t many a time after it ap, d to of the roller polo teawm, was accord- have been snapped away from him the same sort of reception in He Other stars of the game of that time those s as that » Vich is tendered card o were Schiffer and Warner, a great “Dick” Donnclly, center on the Wa- a briil pair of rushers; Pete Woods, Johr terbury Shamrocks when the big ing Roberts, Lincoln, Bobby Har!. Ed fcllow shows up at the Arcna in the Higgins. I’hil Jason. George Bonme, present lea e “Mary Ann” Tib “Mary Ann" Tibbets, Bert Mallory bets, a goal tender, was also one ot John Allen, Trehy, Dupre, Allie Cog - the show things of the Har- geshall, Anderson - ~d many others kins, a star today. was “Al" Swanson of this city was sixth !hose days. When he man on the New Britain club, and Mercer of the chainpion New Biriiain Jack Toner of this city played with feam were paired on the rush Jing some of the t he was a thorn in the side of o “Jigger” Hizgins, who plaved a o o0 I few games with New Britain last Dakuie e season was in his prime when the National league flourished. and the wider playing surface at the armory afforded him ample room for the in- dividual play for which he w noted. The fans who saw him make | his tricky move with his stick in a half circle around the ball to de- ceive charging opponents last season should have watched him a decade ago, and they would be better able to Jugg~ his speed and cleverness. | ‘Taking the ball behind his own cage. he would skate along the side bank until he seemed about to be cor- nered. Then he would dart for the center, only to wheel ahout and throw off the opposition by a dash back to the bank and along towards the other cage, weaving in and out like a phantom of the night. 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