New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-03-23
MACHINE co. five
COP CITY TITLE
KaCey'S Drop Third and Deciding
Game to Industrial LeasuerS

The New Britain Machine company
basketball quintet. winners of the In
dustriai league championships OF this
city and Hartford county. added fur
Their glory last night in annexing the
city title for 1921 by downiHa the
locals Kaceys ~ to 81. Any doubt
az to the superiority of the Indus
trial leaguers was put aside last night
by the mastery manner in which the
Chestnut street boys played. 1t was
an enthusiastic crowd OF rooters that
witnessed the contest. Among those
greatly pleased with the result was
Herbert III. Pease. the popular off,
cial of the New Britain Machine COM
pany who watched his boys put il
across in fine style on the knights.
Use Regulars Only.
Following last Saturdays victory.
there were many who held the opin-
ion that the Kaceys were just I'm a
bad slump and this coupled with the
remarkable exhibition of Ed. Wal
theirs, not a member of the New Brit
ain Machine company FIVE who was
pressed into service. was responsible
for the defeat of Larry Mangan's
pets. II was agreed that the final
game would be played with none but
| bona fide Machine company players
in the lineup. As a result, Johnny
Sheehan was found at the center po-
! sition when the game started, and
Miller and Reynolds playing forwards
and Avery and Baylock at guards.
: The judgment of the Machine COM
pany management worked out we'll.
Sheehan. who has established him
self as one Of the best basketball
players in this city, turned in a brill
liant exhibition of floor work. Time
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the boards and skillfully carry it
down into tho enemy's territory. re-
sulting several times In scores.
Reynolds and Miller Star.
Tommy Reynolds and Charlie Mil
Ter have been giving some fine ex-
hibitions all season on the local court,
but the performances of this pair
last night was most brilliant. OF the
taliics registered by the victors, this
pair accounted for 81. Reynolds led
with goals from the field with
while Miller scored Z by this route
and four from the foul line.
Sheehan scored four pretty field
goals during the battle. Several times
when the score was close or tied, this
player rang up n basket. The defen-
sive play of Avery and Bayiock was
stellar.
For the Kaceys the work of Res
tell, Campbell and Kilduff was the
best.
Avery Starts Scoring.
The game was very interesting
affair. The teams at the outset bat
tied for nearly FIVE minutes before
Avery registered the first tally of the
night with n long shot from the GEN.
ter of the floor. Artie Campbell put
his team on even terms with another
shot similar to that of Avery's. 1t
was nip and tuck until the last few,
minutes OF the first half, when the
Industrial leaguers managed to forge
to the front and the half ended with
the score, Machine company 10, Ka-5
ceys 10.
Kaccys Try Comeback.
Responding to the appeals OF the
kaceys rooters, the team hit n fast
pace at the outset of the second half.
and after Restelli had scored the first
| tally OF the half il looked as though
the Knights were headed toward
victory. Tommy Reynolds. however,
got basket from the field and the
/ Industrial leaguers maintained their
six point lead. Restelli, Campbell and
| kilduff. brought the Kaceys rooters
: to their feet with goals from the
field tying the score. When Dudack
. sShN Ills ltdIl into IIlC ledds lHeTc was
a deafening din from the south side
| of the building. The quintets kept
| close to each other until they had
deadlocked at % each.
! Tommy Reynolds and Miller then
| got started, and the pace they set
seemed to knock the Kaceys dizzy.
| with the result that points were piled
up at a rapid clip.
| The summary:
! Kaccys n. b. Machine
: kilduff Miller
Left Forward
Dudack Reynolds
| Right Forward
| Restelli Sheehan
Center
Campbell Baylock
| Left Guard
Murphy Avery
Right Guard
Score n. b. Machine A, Kaceys 81,
baskets from floor, Kilduff 3, Du-
dack 1. Restelli Z. Campbell 8, Miller
7, Reynolds 8, Sheehan 4, Avery I:
goals from fouls. Dudack 3. Miller 4:
referee. Dick Dillon; timer, BERTHE
Sauter.
West End Team, Wins