New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
NATIONAL GUARDS BEAT
 HAYWOOD M CLOSE GAME
Forwards Held Without Any Field Baskets By Oppos- ing Guards-Sturm Kilduf and Reynolds Feature On the Floor-Visitors Threaten Right Up to Last NIinute-Joe Jasper Suffers Broken Finger in Fall and Taylor Gets Split Eye-Burritts Win.

The National Guards won dull and unnteresting basketball game rom the Elmwood Endees at the state armory on Arch street Satur- day night by the score of 2i to IS, The local team played loosely against q team that was striving hard to win but couldn't show a great deal in the line of passWorll or shooting. The New Britain five came out of the game crippled. Joe Jasper suffered q broken little finger when he fell while dribbling the ball and Mert Taylor received a &ash over tho left eye when his head hit the floor on tumble. The game itself, was tame and very far rom being 2 rough contest and the injuries suffered, were accidents. ''Tedders' kilduft received a blow on the head near the end of the game that dazcd him. but he sui tered no ill effects from it.
 The game started slowly. Rubin stein scored ] free try after the tlrst two minutes had been played and the game progressed to the F and a half minute mark before New Britain could score again. Elmwood passed nicely for q time with the locals playing liStlessly. At the four and a half minute mark, l. Barton tied the score with a free try. J, Barton sent his team in the lead with another free shot at the seven minute mark. At nine minutes. I Barton caged field goal making the score to 2.
 Sturm came through with New Eritain's first field goal after 12 minutes had been played. Thornton of the Endees slipped through for d nice goal at the 15 and q half mark. The crowd was shouting for New Britain 10 get started. Sturm again came through for another field goal at the 16-minute mark. kll- duff came down the floor and took the ball from a pair Of harassed for wards and shot q goal just as the lime passed 19 minutes. Only a half a minute was left when Sturm caged his third field goal of the game to tie the score at half time at nine all.
 Second Half
 The Guards. realizing that some thing had to be done to win the game, came back in the second half 10 start things 30 seconds after play was resumed. Reynolds caged free try. He followed at 1:15 with a field goal and at tho minute mark. he popped a beautiful long shot for II. The Guards seemed to have hit their stride.
 The Elmwood guards were cover ing the local forwards closely and neither Rubinstein or Taylor could find the basket. Rubnstein was playing a sweet floor game but his shots for the hoop. though close, again and again missed easy shots.
 The game started to develop into q good fight. At the five minute mark. Reynolds again sank goal from near the middle of the floor. Then for seven long minutes, neither side could score. the ball first going from one end of the court 10 the other without being dropped through either hoop.
 At the 12-minute mark, 'Butsy' t'f.r,, in, ,,,l n pretty paEs play and sank field zeal. Thornton had added a point on q free try and Friedman made lis teams second point of the half with another. At the 1+-minute mark, Larson who went in at guard, caGcd field goal and Friedman fol- lowed shortly after with another kilduff came down the floor on a snappy play and sank one for New Britain at the 1G- minute mark.
 J. Barton returned to the game at forward and scored q field goal at the 17-minute mark. Kilduff fol- lowed with one for New Britain 10 seconds afterwards. Friedman added q point on Il free try and at the 1S:20 mark. Shochan who had taken Eubinstein's place at foE- ward when ho left tho game on per sonal fouls, scored the last points of the game at the 1S:20 mark mak- ing the final score oi to IS in favor of the National Guards.
 Sturm. Kilduff and Reynolds tolle1 off the points for New Brit ain, StUrm Being especially brilliant in his floor and pass work. Rubin stein played great floor game getting in on almost every pass and