New Britain herald., 1926-02-15

 GUARDS RUN AWAY FROM PASSAIC WONDERS HONORS IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON LEAGUE
GUARDS N BEST FORM
 BEATRSSAIC WONDERS
New Britain Team Completely Ouclasses New Jersey Quintet-Nationals Display Great Team and Pass Work-Keasler is the Star of Skeeter State Bas- keteers-Play of Locals Completely Dazzles Visi- tors-Atlas Here Next Saturday.

The National Guards basketball team, displaying the best brand Of basketball 1t has played this season, caused a capacity crowd at the state armory Saturday night 10 wonder what was so wonderful about the Passaic Wonders, former members Of the record breaking passaic High school basketball team of New Jcr- sey. The Guards came ont the Vic- tors in the game iI 10 fl and ut all times showed superior 10 the quintet from the state that has made mosquitoes famous.
 If ever q team displayed Cham- ponship form at every turn in the game, the New Britain National Guards did so Saturday night. Tax ing the ball 90 per cent of the time in the center jumps whether Carl restelli or GIerochowski got the tap, inc locals worked it down inc floor for field goals that gave thcm big load.
 
 started Rcstrlli broke the scoring ice with Il free throw and New Brit ain had piled up total of l4 points before JermoloWit2 scored PassaiC's first point, q free throw after 10 minutes of play The Passaic team was unable to flash only on a few occasions though in the second half, the team picked up more than in the first frame. Kcaslcr was the high light Of tho New Jcrsryites. His left hand kept the local guards on the jump all night while the other forward who played under inc name of Eastman, showed q clever floor game.
 Taylor was the high scorer for New Britain with l6 poinls and kil- duff followed him with 12. Eu', tho entire National Guard team played like a well-oilcd machine and every man gave a great exhibition Of team work that shows that the team is unbeatable when the players try to win the games. Red Reynolds scintilated Saturday night on the floor and his passes enabled his mates 10 score at opportune mo- ments while hn himself cam" through with q number of pretty baskets that helped the Guards 10 come through with 4 win. Shcrhan and Kilduft played wonderful bask- etball both holding the visiting for wards from making many easy ShotS Roth broke into the scoring column $hcchan getting nine points and Kil. duff 19. Rceteli played one of the best games of his career against nunh higcor man than himself GhIlc (iicrochoWsli filled his place nicely and shot q number of paSScf from under the basket that cY'ntu, 1llv gave goal 10 enc of his mates LaITar and DudacI played nice games also, both working thc ball nicely down tnn floor. Tho locals completely outclaescd the visitors ir every dcpartmour.
 First Half
 EestcIlt opened m Wi'h q free loss and followed i, with q fcl' goal Shcrhan and Taylor hoih SCOT ed free tries, Ecsfclli 'r!pNcl aroun, the left side of the court to NaE' another donhlc counter and KiiGHt campcd to talk" a pass and SCOT anothcr EoHclli again went doWl 'le floor and with q pretty twist hooked in another Geld goal, It"y noN.s. who had been feeding 'n or5,re, took a shot fror lo,uud 'h rouI lnr and j' VAS 2ooI. Sh".'.n landed away from his w"n lon ,nou.h 10 score ano'lcr f,n "oH Taylor added two more on a rrtt prsa from E'vup'l and on 'hr ncN n1av got a~av @"alu n tal" 2 she from r,Aoni and No~ rrjfa'u -rorn ~aC r..
 Ten minY,r, r#1 ~ou. r, vi I.ruoloo;'s v.as Coul-l md he u,aI lis tYy good. ElooI drihi1~d dow half th" floor 10 1-ahr his shot "our and Paseaio lad rhro" Sm"c'a ironnrl in ano.hr~ druole court,
 nd Tildpt. followed .,;rr two rrotf -lIn's for a cn"0i o' -. E'' ~I'r l"' tended oa" in far Gv, and I@sbua ro'loWcl vi'' a frrr 'oe~. .T'"uoI, vj'z atI-i tvo oo two '",a ro@, uadnc j' < ror ra! eair. Ersf,l dropped free Arou anI 1:l)c followed ni'h a c'l1 eo"l maHin ih" count @> 'o <,
 Here E.nslnr moI. ,oosr for '0 orld baskets and Eastman roIoNr aith h,amirn} srr' from ut( court giving I@s~H" >,',ha "amc 0on1 again or 90 l1"".' $, rt' af passes and scor,I 'hr r0uJ ror z N'asl'r mad" i' r. on a fr 'hro ..nt TayIor pulled pretty sh, rom the side rora'I aHl roadc "e Dcroo'ds aIInI 'No points q 'vo 'r"o tn>s's and Eloo1 scored