New Britain herald., 1927-02-21

chances given them from the free
throw line, the National Guards of
this city nosed out the Mohawk bas-
ketball team of HoIyoke, Mass, at
the state armory on Arch street Sat
urday night by the slim margin of
rs to %. The game which was
featured by the scarcity of personal
fouls. was one of the best played
contests seen on the local floor this
season and demonstrated just what
basketball Is when two clever teams
play a sweet passing and at the same
time a strict defensive game.
The visitors came to this city with
little reputation, but they gave the
Guards the run Of their lives before
the smallest crowd of the season. The
Guards, starting out to make things
lively for all opposition from now
until the end of the season, went
fast all the way through and led at
the end of the first half by the score
of IA to 8. A squirt by the Holyoke
team, led by Conway, who played
sweet game at center, brought them
on even terms with the Guards but
the failure of the local players to
commit fouls and their efficiency in
caging free tries, gave them q three
point margin although outscored by
one basket from the field.
1t would be hard to pick out an
individual star from the Holyoke
team, but it was Rubenstein of the
Guards to whom credit must go for
a wonderful floor game against the
Bay State invaders. Time and again,
Rubenstein worked the ball down to-
wards the opposing goal to give the
local sharpshooters shots at the hoop
and it was his cleverness in keeping
the sphere away from the Holyoke
men that saved the Guards from a
trimming. He with Sloman and
Johnny Sheehan were the heavy
scorers for New Britain while Res
tell, Kilduff and Sturm played a
nice defensive game Merit Taylor
got In for few minutes, but wasn't
in the battle long enough to get go
ing.
The Guards committed two per-
sonal fouls. Restelli made them
both. The Holyoke team made what
is considered near record in this
department Of play by going through
the first half and six and a half min
utes in the second frame before COM
hitting it's first personal violation of
the rules.
hn yricit
sweet exhibition of pivot play and Az
most single handed, kept the Holyoke
team within striking distance of the
Guards in the second half. The other
players were guarded so closely that
they were unable to do much in the
scoring line.
First Half
Torno and Fogarty with a field
goal apiece, sent Holyoke into a four
point lead in the first four minutes
Of play. At six minutes, Johnny
Sheehan Gagged one for New Britain
Again at $40, Johnny tied the score
Then after q minute of fast pass
work. Slom: Gagged a field goal to
put the locals in the lead. Ruben
stein made it s to 4 with a pretty
goal. Then Restelli committed the
first foul of the half and Fogarty
Gagged one of the two tries awarded
him. Rubenstein and Sloman each
Gagged goal before Restelli COM
mitted another foul and this time
Conway Gagged one of his two tries,
leaving the count IL to in favor of
New Britain. Ellert got pretty long
shot but Sloman knocked this off
with a pretty dribble and goal and
the half ended with New Britain in
the lead IA to s.
Second Half
Conway started things in the sec.
ond half at the 1855 mark with a
field goal. At 305 he Gagged another
and at 4:5o, still another to tie the
count at IA all. New Britain took
time out for counsel.
Upon resumption of the game, the
Guards started fast pace. At the
$50 minute mark, Torno commit
ted Holyoke's first personal foul and
Rubenstein made a try good. Conway
was standing on the line and Ruby
missed another try awarded on a
technical foul.
A minute later, Rubenstein Gagged
two tries when he was fouled as he
was shooting. This made the score
II to IA. Following this, Restelli
came through with very pretty field
goal and was fouled while making it.
He made the two tries good, giving
the Guards 81 to IA lead.
Kilduff broke through on the next
play and made it % to IA. Then
Holyoke started drive towards vic
tory. At 1850, J. Cassidy scored
goal. F. Cassidy followed with an
other at 14:45. f. Cassidy again
came through with another at the
1880 mark, making the count % to
20, still in favor of the Guards. Ru-
bernstein at this point made another
free try and Johnny Sheehan follow
ed him with a pretty goal. The
Guards, at this point, leading 25 to
20, started a back-court passing
game and the Holyoke team couldn't
break through. Finally Conway got
away and scored a neat goal at the
1880 mark and the teams had only
10 line up again before the final
whistle blew.
The score:
National Guards
Fld, II. TIL.
Sloman, RI ....... 3 0 6
Taylor, RI ......... o 0 o
Rubenstein, II ....... . 4 8
Restelli, C ......,,... | .