New Britain herald., 1925-02-09

perimented with the passing game. The Dixies next Saturday night | will give them a few pointers In passwork. And In reviewing Saturday nights game don't forget the formidable "Butsy" Sturm. "Butsy" played a whale of q game and held the dan- gerous "Red" Reynolds to a single goal. In the second half, after stnrm went out on four fouls, his absence was at once felt.
 Had New Britain lost, credit on the offense would have gone to Mc- Cabe and on the defense to Sturm. Though the crowd ragged "Butsy' unrnercifully, 1t was only because ot partisan feeling. To a man, the fans agreed he gave 8 great ex- hibition of guarding.
 Johnny Sheehan had tough turkey to guard In the person Of McCabe, though the machine~like play of the visitors and tho disor- eanized work of the locals in the first half contributed more to Macs success. than did poor guarding by sheehan. Both local guards did well.
 At half time the Mats trailed 2S to If, the second time this year they have been behind at the halfway mark at home. The West Sides led them 25-c3.
 Endurance contributes largely to the Nats' driving finishes. The speedy forwards are both young and in the pink of condition and can stand the gafr. Thus when their op- ponents falter, they forge right ahead,
 Also, one must admit that the Mats got bad breaks on shots Ill the first half. Enough times did the ball circle the run, then roll out, to have kept them neck and neck with Middletown.
 But once sturm was out. and Reynolds and Taylor had hit their stride maybe things didn't hum. 
 However, this was not the only basketball game played Saturday. Nay, nay. Ask "Bearcat' Nelson. "Kcck" Parker or any of the others of the "Y' Saturday leaguers. If they're feeling generous they'll ad- init there were two games in which F. S E. and $. R. X L., were con tributing factors to the Humiliation of the "Y" 1eaguers.
 Speaking of basketball, and this applies to the Mats. the West Sides Nlddletown or any other pro. team much potential team play and also individual brllancy is lest by reason of the various players interchang' irg with various team. In this way team work is kept at a minimum while the players themselves be- come loosely adept at several styles of team play, rather that expert 1T one.
 This is not s criticism, but fact No one blam the boys for making the most, finar cially. Of their bas ketbail ability, Mere power to them It just calls to mind what heights o basketball skill are possible, were l possible or sensible for team to re main intact, practice regularly an' work with none others than thei teammates.
 The older men are getting quit kick out If their NoIlcy bal league at the "Y." And whe' dyed in the WOOL fans like Jin Doisey will give up his prize posi- ton at the armory, every Saturda night 10 take part in the leagu there must ba something to 1t.
 Getting back to the Middletow game, it appears that the Mats wo by shooting fouls. Each tear made l5 field goals. but the Nat got their six extra points from tn foul line.
 The Mats made good on 10 out ( 20 free tries and the Middleton team credited on only out of F.
 Waiter Camp of Yale; Hugh Be- dek, Penn State athletic coach: Car tain ]. J. McENan, West Point att letic director and Jimmy DeFores veteran trainer, in addition 10 Con missioner Landis, will be anon those present at the annual dime of the New Ycrk chapter of tf Baseball Writers Association America 10 be held at the Hot Roosevelt next Sunday night. Anon the baseball men will be Eddie Co Iins newly appointed manager Of Il Chicago White SoX.
 Eddie Dooley, Dartmouth qua tprback, will not return to HanoVt to captain the football team ne fall. The Green athlete. who almc singls-handad. defeated Cornell ( the gridiroR here last fall has le college because Of the injuries su ferret from q fall from a hors pooley left college Saturday nigi and announced that he would n reenter.
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