New Britain herald., 1925-01-12
MATS FACE HARD
 CONTEST TONIGHT
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Whether the National Guards, with nine straight victories and no defeats this season, will be able to make 1t an even ten tonight in their game in Hartford with the fast step- ping Lyrics tonight assumes more importance in the local sports world than. does their revenge obtained Saturday night when they soundly trounced the Winsted Goldenrods 61 to 2S, thus wlping out their defeat at the hands of this team a year ago.
 A week ago the Mats defeated the Lyrics here 45 to 40 in a closely con- tested game. Tonight the odds seem to favor the Hartford boys for they not only are playing on their own floor in the Hopkins street gym, but also they have strengthend their al- ready formidable team by two new players. Gordon and Pite of course will play, the former at guard and the latter at center. Feldman and Malcolm will play forwatds. Odds being quoted here on tonight's game give the Hebs the edge by a 8 to 2 margin. However, the Mats are going up to win and it will take fast stepping outfit to defeat them. But win or lose tonight, they are deter mined to win Saturday night when the West Sides of Hartford come here. They have beaten the West Sides in Hartford and propose to turn the trick here as well.
 Last Saturday nights game was not so much to write about. In the first half the Goldenrods played d fast guarding game and the score was 25 to 17 at half time. In the second half however, the locals ecut lose with everything they had and soon obtained an overwhelming lead. Dick Dillon, referee, evidentally had not forgotten his treatment at the hands Of Winsted last year, for he watched them with an eagle eye and as g. result two of their players left the floor via the four foul route and the visitors finished the game with but four men playing. This should not mean that faults of the locals were overlooked, for Dick called sev- en personals on the Mats.
 The Goldenrods were first to score, getting foul but Reynolds came through a minute later with a field goal and then Winsted took the lead and 2 when Carroll shot from the side court near the center and made good. That was the only time they led and from then on 1t was a aues- tion of how big a score the locals would roll up.
 For the visitors Carroll and Shea were about the whole works. Once Carroll dribbled the ball through the whole New Britain team for a tally and he also shot two long field goals. Shea, with five field goals, earned each one. Twice he dribbled through the locals defense for score.
 tHS lOldIs "tlc lUL III Up top form Saturday night and in the first half their shooting was noticeahly at fault.
 In the second half La liar went in lat forward and the blackhaired youngster showed that he has got his shooting eye back for he looped in four from the field and two fouls. Weir also did equally well from the floor and made good in his only free try. Toward the end of the game Red Reynolds went in at center in place of Restelii and showed that he is good substitute tap man as well as a forward for he played Shea to a standstill and got the tap more times than he missed 1t.
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