New Britain herald., 1927-02-28

Another team from out OF the
stats with an imposing reputation
and a classy array OF pasketpail
talent met its Waterloo at the hands
of the New Britain National duaras
In the state armory in this city sat
urday night. The Brownsville raw
critics more commonly known as the
Brownsville Big Five of Brooklyn N
Y, was able to compete with the
Guards only in the first half. Alter
that the local club had an easy tlrhs
and won the game 50 to 80.
Every one of the visitors was
crack shot either from far away or
from point close to the basket and
II was a clever style of play that the
team used against the local quintet.
II took the New Britain team all OF
the first half to solve the methods
of blocking and passing being used
by the opposing five, but when the
kew was discovered and the New
Britain team began to match play
with them, 1t became only case OF
how great New Britain's margin of
victory would be over the Brooklyn
ties.
AL sloman and Restelli broke out
for the home club Saturday night
and found their scoring eyes While
Rubenstein. who seems to get bet
ter with every game, was big fac
tor in New Britain's win. Sloman
got IS points. Rubenstein ID and Re-
stelli 10 but outside of this high
scoring feat it was the almost per-
feet team work of the Guards that
kept the visitors digging deeper and
deeper into the mire OF defeat as
the game progressed. Epstein and
Burris, far famed forwards Of the
Brooklyn team were forced to resort
to long distance shooting to get any
points because Johnny Sheehan and
BUSY Sturm had them smothered
on short shots. Sturm, playing his
first full game in some time, rose to
great heights on the floor and in the
pass work.
Lyman, center for the visitors,
played a sweet game and all alone
formed the only real threat New
Britain had. 1t was his four field
goals in the first half that kept the
New York team in the running al
though Restelli equalled his mark
with four field goals in the first
frame. The entire visiting team was
fast and every man a finished shot.
Their pass work was fast and snap
by but 1t was unfortunate for them
to be stacked UP against a team that
made a resolution to win every
game from now to the end of the
season.
First HALF
Restelli and Sloman both sank
field goals in the first minute and a
half of play and Lyman with two
pretty shots, tied the score at GAO.
Rubenstein broke the tie and Re-
stelli and sloman followed him with
two more baskets making the count
10 to 4 In favor of the visitors.
Restelh popped another pretty
shot through the net at 7;45 and Ru-
bernstein followed with free try.
Sloman again broke through the de-
fense OF the Brownsville team to
make the count Is to 4 for the
Guards. Lyman, the visiting center
again got through the New Britain
team for a pretty goal but at IS
minutes, Sloman offset this shot with
a pretty goal from the side of the
court.
At this point, with seven minutes
to go, the visitors sent a scare into
the local crew with spirited rally.
Homer, after a series of fast passes,
came through for a two-pointer. Ep-
stein soon followed him with an
other. Lyman made his fourth bas-
ket OF the half on long pop which
sailed clearly through the curtains,
Homer again played the fast pass
and dribble to get through for an
other basket making the count II to
IA still in favor of the Guards. Just
before the whistle blew, Restelli
crashed through with the fourth field
goal and at half time the locals led
Il to Ia.
." Second Half
During the rest period, the New
Britain team doped out the style of
play to be followed in the second
half. Rubenstein started three sec
onds after play was resumed with
pretty goal from the tap. He scored
a free try at the half minute mark. |
Then, at 2:2o, Epstein scored a goal
for the visitors.
But, from this point on, the
Guards showed amazing speed and
left the visitors cold at the post
Ruby and Sheehan scored field