New Britain herald., 1926-03-31

The R. S F, basketball team will play the ?. & F. Corhin quintet for tho championship Of the Industrial league next Tuesday night. That was decided last night at tie week. y Industrial league session when the Washington street crew battled he Fafnlr five in one of the most gruelling anu torrld court fights eyer seen in this city. The F. x F.. team won the game hy score Of 5l to 29 but it was only after they had fought team that played them like tigers. IL was the foul shooting of "Nybby" Nyhorg who caBcd eight out of the nino free tries he had and ire ability Of the +. & F.. players 10 hold tn" ball and block Fmnirs fro mshooting for over three min utcs in the last half that won the game for them.
 All during the gam, the SCOT" was tied, neither side being able to ,at away to a gool start Fafnirs would first lead but the k. <. F., would tie 1t up and then forgr ahead. With minutes and 2o sec onds to go, Nyborg broke @9 all tia and made it 30-29 in l.. X Els favor and from this point on, 'mo I;rsswin team held the ball. block ing every shot the fafnir crew ut-  tempted to tako at the ring and won Ihc game on sheer doggedncSF from fighting, basketball mad and lrtnzied quintet Of Fafnirtes.
 Tie game was the best staged turing the past season on any court in this city. Each team was keyed up to q high pitch of excitement and although every player tried his best to get by his opponent, there vas little superiority shown by c!ther team in any department Of play It was simply the magniti- cent defense put up by the l.. X F. team in the last few minutes of tn, game, coupled with the eagle eye of Nyborg from the free throw lint that gave l.. 6s F. the game and the chance to meet Corbins for the title
 First Half
 LaHar scored the first point q free try but Nybors ties it up Witt the same opportunity. Belscr put in a pretty field goal and N%bcit again tied the score on another pretty dribDlc play. Saunders add ed q point on free try but Luke got clear of Gerry and sank q doubl' decker and l.. & F.. was leading to 4. After eight minutes, Gerr, slipped one through the hoop, talk ing a bound off the blackboard nu at 10 minutes flat. "Bunny' swan son hit the basket for two points leaving R. X F. in the lead again l;clscr tied the score on q fire" try Nybors broke it from the foul in' with one point, but Gerry tied 1t III when he was awarded a free shot
 Saunders came through with whjrlwind rush 10 take q pass an' sink the goal. I.aHar followed i'ih with q shot from three quarters 'h' length of the floor and things look d dark for E. X F.. Johnny S'H' flung one from tn" center O! >"' floor and Nyborg added il foul, maE ing the score 13 and II for lit lIvs, Gerry camc through th" l' X, E. deteus. and vent up in th air to sink two morr points, Nyb"'i then slipped through thre" FaLni men and pvt the hall through m hoop. ending tho half with th" SCOT ,.n,ding Fafnirs II, l.. & F, l@.
 S,eNnd lialr
 N-1org cou'iuucl with his goo shooting from llr, foul lin" and tir tla score 40 evronIs after tho hai hal st, rtc,l. Jomuy SaTc, rIa%'" 2, ,.,,,!" or a somr in guarding H'I .,.r. 'cok noth,r long shot and 1h ta'' won't though putting H. X i ,r u.n l. ~I. la Ilnr agaiu ti@i ru with a ns0tiHl drihblc Fho l."%e got ;u.oy from Gerry Ion ..,u-h 'o siar a douhi" count" aYt l;rlsrr soon tied it again al i j'l
 r,u four mjunrs hoth team Ja. lel without a -cor". Thru Morr' 4o, tied ur in th" Fofrir d't'ns and took a long shot making good. NyborE cas.I two tr"" nj, anl rol!ow'i it d l.w seconds la' with another uahjnS 'b" score 2 to lS for E. X r. Alter SW"n&o aal pushed ou" o1rr il," lim { mal;e il 2i, Fatrir hal call'I
 tim" out,
 Coming back after Inc rest, Wi son standing near thc F, X l.. fol 'inc. threw one nearly tEc length (