New Britain herald., 1925-03-09
MATS HUNBLED BY DYKES A TO 27.
Speed Boys Have No Difficulty
 Winning Second Game

The Mats sent the DiXics away with a smile Saturday night by tak- ing the small end of 44-21 SCOT" and when the Hartford Speed Boys embarked for Kansas City yesterday morning thoy wor, flushed with sue cess. Incidentally, they took with them the well wishes of their friends in this city who join with the Hart ford fans in pulling for them 10 cop Cha national tournament title, The pixes arrive in Kansas City Tuesday morning and the same afternoon they play their first game in the na- tional tournament, their opponents being Platt College of St. Joscph's, Missouri. \ win win keep them in The running but defeat will cimin- ate them from further competition.
 Getting back 10 Saturday nights game however. it was simply q case Of tho better eeam having won. The Dixics started scoring when Silver man tossed in a double decker after three minutes of play and from then on thoy score with more or less regularity while the Nats dropped them in hut occasionally. At half lime the Nats trailrl 1S-ll. The Nats were not at thc top of their form Saturday night by any means, - but the Dixie boys outplaycd them, outpassed them and outshot them. Reynolds. LaHar and Taylor all found the going rough and uncertain and this sharp shooting trio ac- counted for but five field goals Carlo RestciN. fine usually brilliant center, was visihly weary and played but 7. part Of the game, failing to score at all. As q matter Of fact "Tcdders'' kildurf, the little guard, was the only New Britain boSs who could find the basket consistently and ho went on rampage in dhe last half and threw in quartet Of them. Hoist, inc Corbiu player who re- revcd RestelH, while obviously nerV- ous at stepping out in fast com pany. played a good guard game and cut off at least two sure-shots by the DiXies.
 From the Hartford viewpoint Half rer was the big noise, this husky guard getting away for three field goals in each half. Abe Sherman also was hitting the high spots and his shooting was a feature. He toss- ed in two goals in each haIf The Dixies used their entire squad in this game, but Hurley at center was ~the only one of their second string men to find the basket and he sue ceeded but once.
 The game started with Silverman fouling Kilduff and the latter mak- ing good his free try after 40 seconds of play. The opening minute made it look like a New Britain night and the fans went wild with excitement. It was fortunate for them they did their cheering then, for thereafter they had little opportunity. They did however, vent their enthusiasm by raging Dick Dillon, the referee, in the second half. Some of the more rabid fans developed an opin- ion that Dick was fayoring the Dixies on the "out ball" decisions, and for awhile the din was terrific as they mocked the official.
 silverman started the fireworks for Hartford hy hooking in one from side court after three minutes and then Mert Taylor showed q flash of his early season form when he raced under the basket, gathering in pass and threw it into the basket backwards. Red" Reynolds, his tesmmate. followed with another and the Mats led to 2, Murphy cut this down 10 5-4 when he tossed in q basket, following ono that had been disallowed for trayclue. Then the Dixies took the lead, "Fat' Ilaf- ner showing the way with q field goal and then making it 8-5 wrh another. Not satisfied. "Fat' again broke away from the Nats' defense and tossed in his third consecutive basket.
 Taylor was foule1 hy TIafncr at this point and added one 10 the Mats tally. but SiIHcrman more than offset that when he tossed in both tries after EostcUH's foul Hoffarth broke into the scoring with q field goal and thc Nats' seventh point was made an instant later when Johnny sheehan made good one of two free tries.
 At this point Eeyrolds was takor from the game and IaIIar substitut' ed. He signaslod his arrival into the fray by getting d double decker anf making the scorehoard read Mats 2 Dixies fl. "Te1drrs' made it rca' 10 for the Nats when he shot onf from the free throw line after being fouled.
 RestcH went out of the game here and Hoist took his place as tal man. Toulod by Harner, Taylo made good one free try and Silver man followed for the DiXies with two pointer and the half endo' 1S-11, DiXics, when Murphy dropped fin both shots on Sheoha1's foul.
 All during the first half 1t wa. obvious that nothing short of sen sational rally in the second hal could stave off defeat for the Mats The Dixies had outpassed them, hai
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