New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
BOYS CLUB MAKES l THRILLING FINISH
Defeats WiIIinantic and Ends With IS Straight Victories

The great Boys club basketball team closed it's season last night by l defeating the speedy Willimantlc All-Stars, 54-36, and running its un- broken winning streak to IS games The encounter started as though both teams had had their till Of bas- ketball and were merely going through their paccs. but the visitors opened up wonderful offense, while the home team slowly rounded into form and at tAc final quarter launched a devastating attack which swept everything before 1t, ringing up c4 points in 10 minutes of play. The game was the fastest and clean est the club has encountered all season, constantly breaking through the guards to score and putting up great battle on both defense and of fense. Even Nibby Nyborg, the stellar local back court man, had trouble keeping track of him and was not able to put him under con- trol until the final quarter. Cohen the other forward, found it difficult to break away from GotoWala, but displayed a quick sure eye from the far corners. Wawer also came up the floor to interpoate some neat shots, but he was absolutely lost in trying to follow Pete Kerelejza.
 Pete had his biggest night of the year, getting away to a slow start but warming up as the game pro- sressed and running amuck in the lightning-like final quarter to sink six field goals and bring his total for the evening 10 ten baskets and foul. Captain Mickey Luke and Ray Anderson carried the burden Of the offense in the first half and also contributed their share to the ire sistible final rush of the club. Ny borg could not find Haggerty at the start, but boxed him in in the final stages of the contest and injected several shots of his own. Gotowala played his usual careful guarding game and held Cohen to three goals. There was confusion at the start when both teams appeared on the floor with orange jerseys, but the players soon distinguished the deli cate difference in shade and got un- der way. Willimantic started fast Prue dropping in pair and flag Ierty following with another after Luke blew an easy sucker, NlppI Nyborg then dribbed up the cour' and shot the ball to Ray Anderson wbo reIayed it into the basket. Luke followed and Kerelejza tied the score. WilIimantic took time out and profted. for Haggerty shot goal and then Wawer Tipped in pretty one with one hand. Ra! evened things again with a pair O floor shots, but Cohen sent the visi tors into a 12-1O lead as the guar ter ended.
 Nyborg opened with the secont session with a sensational long goal but Haggerty put Willimantic bacl into a two-point lead. Pete Kere lejza heaved one from the grea open spaces and Nibby sent the 10 calls one point ahead when Pru fouled him. Haggerty shot throug' to end this short lived lead, but Pet made it 17-16 second later. One again it was Haggerty who scored the fast visiting forward getting pas Eyborg as the half drew to a clos and making 1t 16-17, Willimanti' Although the first half had bee close and exciting the Boys clu was not putting up its usual sta wart defense or quick-darting of fense. while the visitors were play ing great game,
 Wawer's field goal gave Willimar tic a three point lead to start tl7 third quarter with, but Luk dropped in 9 neat one and Kert lejza's foul evened matters at POP Haggerty injected another feI zeal and, after Luke tied 1t up agai kept up his great work and sent tf visitors ahead at 24-22. Luke ar Nyborg collaborated to put Ne Britain in the van. The elusive Hal gerty yet again knotted the coul and Wawer's second long sh brought it to 2S-@6, Willimanti Then came the break. Ray Ande son was standing by the side lir when a wild pass bounded into h unsuspecting grasp, almost knockil him over and startling him out his coma; he shot quick pass kcreleiza and the score went into deadlock again.
 This proved the turning point the game, for Luke added anotn two-pointer and it was 3o-2S at f end of the third quarter, R opened the final period with anoth and Pete brought it 10 %6-2S with pair of field goals. Wilimantic to- time out, and Anderson and Lu changed places. Wawer dropped one. but Pete came back and R made it 40-30. Cohen's field gt proved but temporary delay, f NyhorE Tipped in one and Ln made it At-3i after Rrue's fir score.
 With two minutes and 9o secon to 20, Silva replaced Nyhorg, Coh made it 4i-35 and then a yerital tornado broke loose. Pete flash under the basket to sccre twice a Anderson duplicated this feat. P came right back again and made 54-36 and Luke was in the act shooting another when the whis blew. The club had score five b' kets in less than two minutes a atoned for its ragged start by er ing a wonderful season with a wC derful parting scoring streak.
 was fitting climax 10 a truly gr' year. The score:
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