New Britain herald., 1925-03-04
Swanson's Long Shots Win for Russwin in Overtime Period; Fafnir Rally Takes Rough Contest From Rule Shop.
Du%N League Standing

Dusy League >tanius
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 The socooI di,~,au or ,hr Iulos- trial lgugue rogz.r t "r ur lra r.. VI. C. N. lA ,slr.-. ra0r aud Russell X Erwin om.rM@g 1jctou- ous in roal. lu. close coutnsts The bearing ma.rs. Iu 'ae lust ditch, rallied to ruH cut with a win over the Eure Shop au1 ktrp in race for first place. Tho IVseWi0 combine tiou won i's s'ooLu game in d row and hopIrl out ut the cellar when 1t defeated Ohr Stanley Works by N single h3skrt in am overtime period, The Rule Shop tOoHrcI into the Na' c&fed last position.
 k. .S r.. Ns. stanley Works
 This game. which started out like a walhaway for The Eusswin quintet, resolved t's-Lr into a njcE-and-tucll affair durng the ecconI half and was only dactdrl in ftN"-minutc overtime period. NcIthor team play cd basketball of any too good a brand. but Joe I.uke's aggressive play and some sensational shooting hy Bunny swanson oyercame the Stanley Works daronse which held the Eusswin forwards without point from the floor. The guarding on both sides was the feature. the Stanley Workers b"tng held without score from the field during the en- tire first half.
 kallgrcn was fou'el by Swanson after minute a0J 15 seconds of play aud sank lis free toss. Two minutes later 1lorc'H took q pass from Goodrich and scored q pretty basket from beyond the 15-foot line. Schada loulel Goodrich an1 the Russwiu forward male it Al by making gooj on both tries. Luke missed a free toss aHd then LaIlar got the Stanley Works second point after he had been fouled by SaXc pe'Iotier went tn for Schade at this TOint. Paul LaHar foUlci MorcIli and the RUssWin manager dropped in a free try. Swanson, who had been > v.n~ing away from long distance, fin1ly located the basket and it was -, T&.0r SaXe made a nice bid on along shot, but the ball bounded out again. Swanson counted a point CT when Iourtirr blorkoI him. Kall- eren picked ID point when hacked hy Luk". Joe was fou}ol by LaIIar but couldn't make good his try La- liar was fouioI under hIs own has ket by MoreIIy hut Us he Was not in possession of tho hall he was given only one try, which he made good. Snyder hacked Goodrich, Vno made t 9-4 as the half closed.
 Olson went in for Kal7gren as the second half started and SchaJc took Snyders pjacc. Luke took d short pass and scored from fioli. Scha1o counted from the foU line. but Swanson scorol on a neat shot from the side, giving Euswn a 12-5 loa!. Ia liar took 8 long pass, drihbj"d under tho basket, and shot as Molcl- Ii hacked at him. Tho hall went in for the Stanley Works first basket and Paul was given two tries al- though he had to ra'I time out He then made good 10th attempts and shortly after gave SChair a long pass which Al put in to nake 1t 1&-1l,
 Time out was called whom Luke was injured, but No yaycJ in. Good rich hacked JaIIar, who made if 13- F and clouod the count on Wotjpr free toss when Luke foulcd him. Pol letter sent taa Works into ths lead with long slot a"d Subsfi;u,i0us were in order. I>aIleran replaced OI- son, Whitman tocl Goo3rich's placH, and Scho.Ilcr v..t in for MnrtlIi The Workers eta..1 but WrctChcI paSSWCrk hd't' t Inc 'Il.l 10 I,LHS" ,. and Swanson tlcI tIo sore with less than two 'n.ru'.s to r'ay Ii was still tied v..a tao w1'r'e sounded and an orr~wn T. r.sl was uecne- sary. Nm,1 v.rt lark in for Schridlrr. Svaf ar. .cain camc through from T.. -isEr, a"9 Luke followed 1o maA # la-t5. TIotior brought f. to 1'-r- V"n pretty goal from 1hr ce.ftr U.' I,I~sHir got inc ball arI r.it + T.. score.
 Russell & Erwin
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