New Britain herald., 1926-03-22
Guards Draw First Blood in Senior Series for City Basketball Title - Both Teams Combine for a Real Court Classic aegion Team Threatens Every Minute.

The National Guards drew first blood in the series with the Am'ri- . can Legion basketball team at tho . state armory Saturday night, but f. was only after inc winners had | known that they had gone through a l terrific struggle, that the Guards stood on the long end Of S9 10 5 1. score. Il is true that the Nationals started off with a lead in the first half and the Legion tossers were un- able 10 ovcrt0kc them throughout the 70 minutes Of play, but every minute in inc Eamo the Legion naires threatened 10 tio the game up and at times seemed bound 10 pass the Guards out for tho first victory of the series, the winner of which will be the champions of the Hard ware City
 Both teams are 10 be congratnlat- ed. First because every man on both squads who took part in the epic struggle, gave everything that was in him and second, because the two outfits treated the large num- Der of fans who turned out to watch them, 10 one of the best games played at the state armory this year. The sentiment appeared to be about even among the fans and the Legion team apparently had as much cheering behind it as the Guards. Taylor was the heavy SCOT ing man for the Guards, but 1t was really the work of killuff who poured on II points while playing q guard position and Johnny Shco- hans seven points that put the Guards far enough ahead 10 win. Jasper was the high scoring man of the game with If points, but no man can say that there was any in- diyidual star of the game. Every man on the Guards gave his best in teamwork and the very same words can explain the manner in which the Legion fought their opponents.
 First Half
 Taylor with a basket in the first 70 seconds started the Guarss of on what, fer the first few minutes gave promise Q. being T walkaway. Again Taylor scores. this time from the free throw line and he followed with spectacular field goal from the side of the court Rcstelli took a neat pass from Reynolds and made the score seven, The Guards were putting up q superb defense and were playing Fl whirlwnd court game while th" Legion team could not seem to find the basket.
 Five minutes and 5j seconds passed before Hoist dropped in q long shot. Then the Guards put in some more good lichs with Taylor scoring three long shots that were pretty 10 watch. Bcls'r got into tho game aud al tho l& and q half minute mark, be made it four for the Legion.
 Holst added 4 point from the foul line and Jasp followed with q field goal on I pretty pass from llol+t. IiildulI whirlcl through the Legion team. took n pass from Rostcll and put the ball in, Jaspcr got inc tap from center. shot 'h, bali 10 rcllo- tier who tossed tp Arhurr. ArhUrr ftint~d and snapped inc haIl 10 Jas per for motbor field goal Bcl%cr added thc I."gion'a tas> points on a pretty one hand shot rom tlc foul lino. I1 liar who 1v'u' into tho camo. cae,l one from t1e cnmpli- mantarv stripe and kjl1urt c1mp'd and took q pass from EoFri 'o ,nat" Inc scnre a, 'l. end of 'ho half X to II in t1Nor os tho Guards
 ~croud Half
 nnr minW" haI laasel in 'Nc soC- onl Ia'r when Reynolds put in q pretty shr' 'rom th" fIr sjdo ot 'h' court. KiDluu male TWO ft,. tries Eool and n, SCOT, was 2@ 10 II Jaspcr adG,3 'yo points on two free friss HnI B,,srr ad,lo1 i've more from 'ha toul lin. Taylor came through ,or il ijri' goal on q pretty shot rom rlo middle of the floor. Reynolds vnf ont on fou fouls, Shr"hau >,.."d poin, on [ fro try and Einlu"f and EostcN added two morr from th" fire" throw line l|ol-rr got around his guard for field goal and Iasepcr fol- lowed OH thc rrN' riav vIih another Eulun made it 42 for tho GWarE when he camp,l again and got d pass from Io ll1 that w,u' for aJ easy goal Ari@rr made it .o !ol tlfr l-rrion on trr" toss.
 Again Hu1n0 runp'1 and r'. col'rl a Christmas pr,F'w makiol tre score %l IasT"r who wa' playing a wonaercu' g1mr. cam through '0r GG Fl d.frpa" Tor su other n"'j goal natlE r -.. IT, added a pom. cu ire" throw. E". s'eri was foulol and Ia mair th' throw good. Arlurr t1aakt7 1o", the floor and on a pass from Jas per, put fho ialI through tho hoop sh@"tsn got away rl'an for a sho but va, toulcd hy ArlNrr lus' as h,
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