New Britain herald., 1927-03-18
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 The game between -he Natiopq Guards and the Bristol Endoes al the state armory on Arch street wa. the hottest contest on record in this city.
 With strange referee on the court. Red" Ball ct Massachusetts neither team conll claim any inef- fctency or partisanship in the Of tciating, and f We may offer com pliment. we would like 10 state that Referee Ball did a nearly perfect Jod last night.
 The game last night vas spec tacle Of two evenly matched teams battling for all they were worth Tor victory. There are partisaus on both sides who might claim super iority for one or the other. but to lis, Bristol has one advantage on New Britain, a physical one only. that in a great measure tna bled the Rell-Towners to prevent scoring or attempts to score hv the Guards in the closing minutes. That is the aoil- fly Of "Jiggs" Donoghue to out jump his opponent at center.
 Had the tap come to New Britain In the second half, the Guards might have been able 10 bring the ball to scoring position and to have tied the score. This is not q criticism of Restelll or of the team in any way. It Is case where physical provess alone counted in balancing the scale.
 or course, local fans can now see mistakes. Errors are always discov- cred after the game was over. but the fortunes Of fate last night de- cided the issue and gave Bristol the game,
 As an outsider would look at the contest staged in New Britain last night. one that, no doubt. will live in basketball history for many years to come, the issue Of supremacy could never be decided in a game such as last nights turned out to be.
 With regard to the state title, the teams are deadlocked now with two victories each and the final decision must come in another game, the fifth of the series.
 To us. the game was about the best we have ever seen. Full meas ure Of credit must go rO Bristol for winning, but the same measure Of credit must go to the National Guards. As Bristol was brilliant in victory so were the Guards glorious In defeat. II was an epic struggle that will go down in the annals of New Britain basketball as one of the finest exhibitions of court play on record here.
 One of the greatest basketball at fractions of the year will he seen at the state ar1nory tomorrow night when the Renaissance Five of New York city. colored champions Of the world, oppose the National Guards.
 The colored team which is made Up of residents of the Harlem lis trict in the metropolis. has played several games in Connecticut already and it is conversant with amateur rules.
 The preliminary game will he played between the regular New Britain Higl school quintet and team composed of alumni of the school. The alumni team will have a strong aggregation Of former stars including "Toots' Politis. Belser. Weir and many others who have been keeping at the game since they left school
 Word from Fordham comes that Johnny Grip will be on the baseball oiuoi tlllS S'dSOli Uplllliis lidb' ii!t team last year but lost out as the season progressed. According 10 the present dope, he will he a regular member of the team this year.
 Tn the first practice sessions of the nine, the local boy has been show ing great stuff and is hitting the ball hard Coach Jack Coffey is im- pressed with his work.
 Harry Ginsburg feels that Ford ham might win a baseball game this season if the proposed games with the two girls high schools in | New York city are put through | Judge William F. Mangan agrees with him.
 Al sloman, kingpin of the National | Guards may be enrolled in Ford | hams student list next year, accord | ing to a rYnor that has gained cir eulation Htring the past few weeks. |
 A great deal of interest is being shown in the Hardware City A. C. | card of fights at the Tabs hall next | Tuesday night. This will be re- vival of professional boxing in this city and will. it appears, be greeted | with great interest.
 Manager Clarence Lanpher an- nounced this morning that tho Ma tional Guards and the Bristol En- l dees would play series of two , games out of three to decide the su- ! premacy between the two teams. | This was arranged last night after | the game at the state armory. The | reasons advanced are that the |