New Britain herald., 1926-01-11


made an attempt TO pull what an.
peared to be funny one when he
tried to call a foul on Billy Dudack
for not reporting. After slight ar
stiment, In which the New Haven
dmekeeper admitted that Dudack
had stood right IN front OF the New
Haven scorekeeper and reported, the
game was resumed.
He later admitted his mistake and
said he was dreaming when Dudack
came 10 the table. He certainly must
have been in fog because Dudack
Is big enough for anyone to zee espe.
eially when he stands in front Of
person.
There are pretty nearly as many
npipions on the game between the
Guards and the Atlas at the state
armory Saturday night as there
were fans in attendance, but the
majority OF those who witnessed the
contest are agreed in saying that
the better team on the floor Satur-
way MS ~, WIN Tic game,
The Atlas team appeared to be In
superb condition and brought along
one OF the largest squads Of players
seen with any team in this city this
season. Every man seemed to be
as good as the other and as one
Atlas player went out, another
with scoring powers took his place.
No fault can be found with the
Guards for the evenings work. II
is true that a number OF mistakes
could be seen from the sidelines,
but these did not stop the team
from playing great game Satur-
day night. A resume of the game
shows that four times passes which
were captured by an Atlas player
and turned into baskets, proba bly,
did more than anything else TO give
the New Haven team the game, but
mistakes like these can happen
anytime.
The success OF Pite in scoring on
long shots was what really beat
New Britain. When team con-
sistently cages shots from some
where near the middle OF the floor,
it Is impossible to do anything but
match them and no one can gain-
say the fact that New Britain had
cough luck on their long tries Sat
urday night.
II is the opinion Of the majority
Of fans who witnessed the game
Saturday night, that the New Brit
ain team equelled the Atlas in pass
work and the closeness Of the score
throughout the entire game tends
TO show that the locals were as good
az their opponents in every stage Of
the game.
Several times during the past
week. We made the statement that
the New Britain team had not won
4 game off its home floor. We
wora notified Saturday night that
We were ali wet and we take back |
what We said. New Britain beat thu
bikes in Hartford. How about ,
that one Hummy?
The New Britain High school
basketball team. surrounded a. the
beginning of the present season
with A pail Of gloom by all those /
who were predicting for the pres 4
ent season. surprised overwheim- !
ing1y, the number OF critics who !
could see nothing ahead but long 1,
line Of defeats. by trouncing the !
Hartford High school.
The game vas played at the To-
cal school gymnasium which is /
small and probably more at home |
to the New Britain players. but the /
margin Of defeat was so great that |
the locals would he able TO cope |
with the Hartford team on any !
floor II they play the same brand |
OF ball that they showed Saturday
afternoon.
Politis got the tap on every jump |
10 the game and the Hartford team |
was unable 10 work any signals |
while the slim boy was In there. |
Coach Johnny Newell OF the Hart
ford team tried frantically 10 match |
him with some Hartford center, but
oil his efforts went for nothing.
Genne,te, who shows so well with
the National Guard Reserves, has
not been used with the High school
team. Coach George Cassidy ex-
plains this by saying that his COM
bination is winning and he doesn't
want 10 break 1t up. This seems 10
he sound policy.
There were about % spectators
al the gam saturday and The rea-
son for this probably il The fact
that 50 many followers OF High
school athletics were so bitterly
disappointed by the showing Of the