New Britain herald., 1925-02-09

 
|DRIVING FINISH l WINS FOR MATS
Overcome 2S-14 Lead and End
 D-S4 Over MiddIetOWn

Apparently hopelcssly beaten and after trailing 23-14 at half time. the
 National Guard team staged q won
 derful closing rally Saturday night
 in furious driving, thrilling finish
 defeated Middletown 10 to Si-
 thanks to the eagle eyes of Mert
 Taylor and Red" Reynolds and the Wonderful cooperation of their
 team mates. McCabe and Heating
 were ever the double threat" to
 New Britain, while "Dutsy" Sturm
 at guard was the thorn in the side
 of the locals forwards while he was
 In the game. There have been fast
 and thrilling games at the Armory
 before, but none any more so than
 this, and certainly not one this sea-
 son could approach it. To see a
 badly beaten team overcome a big
 lead, tie the score, alternate and
 then plunge ahead to earned victory
 In the last four minutes of play is thrill enough for anyone.
 hct"De IlrSt To score
 Middletown got the jump with the whistle and held it all the first half. The visitors uncovered brilliant and fast passing game and an un- canny eXpertness in shooting. while New Britain. swept off their feet, ran around bewildered, passed blind ly' missed shot after shot and per mltted great holes to be ripped open in their defense.
 Play had progressed but one minute when McCabe gave Reynolds the elbow and "ned" started q series Of misses in which all the Mats took part, by fiivvering the shot. Thirty seconds later McCabe electrified the fans by tossing perfect basket rom well outside the 15 foot mark.
 Ieddcrs' kilduff. however, offset this by making an almost identical shot at the other end of the floor. Then Middletown stepped on the gas~ as It were. The ball passed fromS man to man, then back 10 McCabe n mld-court. Again he gave New Britain a shock by ringing ID two points. Then "Butsy Sturm came 'acing down the floor about one la'f jump ahead of Reynolds. He cox fast pass and Tipped it in or Middletown's sixth point.
 On tho tnp-off Heating got the ump but McCabe fumbled the ball. 'heehan got it, threw 10 Kilduff who ossed to the speeding Taylor, Carl l. on had Mert blocked however. and | I he blonde threw to Reynolds, who f lodged under Sturm's arms to come 1 n on the ball under the boor. a Red' threw a one-hand shot as he f ped underneath and it was a double T ecker, On the next scrimmaro s lurphy and McCabe missed, but so [ .ell did Middletown guard that t -eatlng was able to race up from I ehlnd and bat the ball in. b
 Taylor missed his try but re- " oNered and hooked in one of his f, Ie-handers and the score was S-6, 0 lidntetoWn' Heating broke away VI Inc tap-otf took a pass and if p as 70 to with II minutes to 20. s'
 kiIduft fouIcd McCabe, after New tt rltaln bad held a conference. and q lac made good on one free try. a gain Sturm kept | hop ahead of B ''eu Tn race down the floor and E U LOOK bound off the blackboard " 7n converted it into two points.
 hilduh again violated the rouph- F 'ss rule and Murphy got one as q k Snlt. Then McCabc shot another l. eIa goal aud the fans were yelling C r the Mats to tighten up and shoot, C eynoIds responded by getting one It of two when Sturm fouled him. lrIson fouied Taylor and he too, got le out of two.s G
 ne spurt was short lived. how l. er' Tor Murphy sent in 3 corking ] Q pointer from outside the 15- A ct mark and another point was al- D. d by ke0ting when Sheehan foul.
 him, The hard working Resteln lssed both shots when Sturm again plated but on "Butsy's' third per '' ''I ii'PPCu III pOtH tIleS' | D
 this point the steady advance ot III IddletoWn had been interrupted by IT s"rrtes of wild passes by the Mats go q at least half q dozen shots either IT unced off the blackboard or rolled m the rim, one by Taylor even roll or in until it's spinning motion spun Ia ont again. 'h Again taking possession of the ball LII ddlc'own worked it up the floor VI til Murphy connected for a two an d, inter, Another foul gave Carlo two ,I I.l ca nI he ;t q I |