New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
 
MATS WIN CLOSE
 ONE FROM LYRICS
Hartford Team Gives Locals
 Hot Game at ArmOry

Again the National Guards have come through with q whirlwind vie, tory and again It was Red Key, rolds who was the man of tho hour; for in the defeat of the Hartford Lyrics at the Armory Saturday night 1t was the flashy Red" who gave New Britain a three point lead when Pite had made the score 3S to 50 In the locals favor. Foul shots by Weir and Taylor added two points, making the closing score 45 to 40.
 The Lyrics gave the Mats the closest contest of any team that has played here this year and until the very final whistle it was anybody's game and while New Britain led at almost every instant, nevertheless their advantage sometimes was but q single point and their rivals ever were threatening. All of the locals played fine game and the shooting of the two forwards and center was notleeably good. Kilduff guarded the husky Gordon in fine style and when relieved by Weir, the latter stuck to his man like the paper on the wall and broke up play after play which, if completed, would have given the dangerous Harvard man a chance to score. Sammy Pite, Yale star, also played a fine game for the visitors,
 The locals won the game in the first half when they piled up a com manding lead in the first few min utes, At half time the score was S2 to 2S in favor of the Mats. The game opened with an unusually fast dis play of basketball. On the tap of, Reynolds got the ball but missed q try for goal. From scrimmage Red" missed another but on his third try, after less than a minute of play, he dropped it in for the first tally. A minute later Restelli dropped in a double decker from scrimmage and Reynolds again followed suit. Then Taylor uncprked one of his long shots, swishing the net from mid floor. The score was then and 0, but Gordon was fouled here and made good on both free tries. When play was resumed Gordon broke away and hoped in another. Be- fore the half was ended Gordon showed himself to be one Of the most accomplished and dangerous basketball players 10 visit here in a long time. Time and again he would sidestep, dodge and squirm about and generally he was good for a basket. Before the halftime whis2 tle blew he had tossed in four from the floor and one each had been registered by Pite, Baron and Cohen, with two for Jimmy Malcolm. In the meantime, Reynolds had swished in four, Taylor five, Restelli four and Sheehan one.
 On resumption of play Weir re- placed Kilduff at guard. ''Tcdders' had three called personals by this time and the wisdom of removing | him was show later when Weir was | injured and forced out of the game, permitting Ktlduff to return for the crucial closing five minutes.
 The second half was faster than the first If anything, with the Mats being more closely guarded. On the other hand, for about ten minutes the Mats seemed to lose themselves and the Lyrics ran wild. Gordon got away for two field goals and Sammy Pite began to show his stuff Once, twice and then three more for 8 total of 10 points from the field Pite rang the bell Baron too, came through for another field goal.
 Pite's final score male the tally 3S-5o, with the Mats but one point ahead. Here the play became very fast and New Britain recovered 1t. old time form. Breaking up the visiting offenso, Taylor got the ball
 Slipped it 10 Reynolds who netted il neatly. On the tap-off both Gordor and Weir raced hard for tho ball and in the fast playing the husky Harv. ard man crashed the lighter Weir tc
 the floor. It undoubtedly was un.
 necessary roughness, but not ma!ici
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