New Britain herald., 1927-11-28

32. The contest was staged before one of the largest crowds ever to gather in a single hall In this city to watch basketball game. The odds were all against New | Britain after the two sizzling vic- tories of the colored stars over the state championship National Guard five at the state armory last year. but the locals, clearly outplaying and most assuredly out-fighting the visitors in the second half, crept up and passed the champion five and I held their slim lead to the end of the game.
 The victory Of the Hardware City i quintet is all the more impressive following the victory of the Renais sance Five over the Original Celtics | by a 3S to 25 score in New York last Wednesday night.
 The visitors started 3 wlirlwind ! Britain WIS putting up a stiff defense, that gave them a lead at the rest period of 20 to Q. New Britain came back in the second frame to battle ! every inch of the way and spirited spurt put the locals in the front rank after Il minutes of play and they were never headed after that. A more hectic finish has never been seen at any game staged in this city l in a number Of years and a more l fiercely fought battle has not been witnessed in some time as was Waged { in the last five minutes of play dur 1 ing the game.
 ! Jim ZakzewsN was the outstand- ing star of the game. His great floor work and his terrific fight against 1 his lanky opponent gave him the 1 laurels but he wasn't far ahead of 1 his mates. To beat a team like the | colored five, a quintet must have the very best of team work and no icombination worked sWeeter than New Britain did Saturday night. Every man was on his job and did | his part well.
 Al Sloman led in scoring with l6 points to his credit. Zakzewski fol- lowed him with 10. Sturm scored 1. i Lcary 3 and Rubcnstein 2. Hoist, i Cassidy and kiduff got into the game and fought just as fiercely as any Of the other members oi the | team and helped New Britain along 1 in it's win.
 Mayors and Jenkins on the visit ing team were the shining lights Of | the famous colored combination. 1 Mayors caged eight points while Jeu- | kins accounted for nine. Fiall at for ward snared eight counters and every member of the team was dan | gerous at all times.
 It was New Britain's great defen- sive work that gave the team the victory while the locals players were on their toes for every chance to score. Closely missed shots near the end brought the huge crowd 10 Its feet and a bedlam of noise existed from the start 10 the finish.
 Dick billion handled the gam" as only he can handle one and he kept the play at top speed all during the night.
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 Sanders of the New York team started the scoring with q foul shot when tho watch said o:1N Of the first period. Twenty seconds later Zakzowsli caged a field goal putting New Britain ahead. Sturm added two more points to be followed ny
 another foul shot by the visiting
 center Sloman shot a field goal on a
 pretty dribble 10 the basket and fol-
 lowed it with a foul shot leaving the
 score : to for New Britain.
 At 1O:1o, Fal got New York s
 first field goal and in quick order.
 Jenkins and Mayer sent New York
 into the lead to '. Jenkins slipped
 his guard to cage another making 1t
 10. Sloman broke through to score
 a foul shot for New Britain but
 Saunders caged one for New York
 got loose on q fast pass for q field
 goal and Fiall dropped in two fou goals giving the colored team q lead Of 3 to s. Slocum and Mayors botl } dropped in free throws making then
 total l7. Sloman got clear to drop 1T f two points for New Britain but Jenkins scored two free throws mak. !, ing the count at the end of tho hal !. % to 10 in favor Of New Britain. f second Half
 . Ton seconds after the Nhistl' . blew, Mayors dropped in two free |, throws increasing the New Yorl , teams load. Four minutes after pla, ., 'had started. Sloman caged a brett.
 field goal. Sturm followed him witl
 another and Sloman came back t' , cage another giving New Britain II
 to New York's %. Zakzcwski on
 pretty cut for the basket, droppe,
 in another tWo-polnter.
 The New York team started
 spurt and Jenkins slipped through L
 cage a field goal. Sloman got ava
 all by himself to make an easy sho ', making the count A 10 20. Zakzew u ski pulled pretty play to sink
 shot bringing New Britain tw
 points behind the opposition. Sand
 CTS made free try good making tn
 count p 10 o2. Zakzcwski the = came through with two free throw
 making the score 25 to 24 in favo : Of New York.
 At the Il minute mark. Ruben stein got his only basket of the gam
 putting New Britain in the lead 2
 to %. Zakzewski followed him wit q q pretty one handed shot. Rick
 substituted for Jenkins and celebrat
 ed his entrance with q pretty lon
 shot. G."ary broke through {