New Britain herald., 1927-12-31
League Standing

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 League Standing
 W. |" Pet New Haven ........6 .H5l New Britain ........5 g .615 Hartford ........4 i .Ipt Bristol .......4 .50G Merlden ........3 ] .375 Waterbury .....2 .22-
 Periodically the New Britain bas- ketball team goes into a slump and last nights game with the Meriden Endees was one of those occasions which left the home town fans noth- ing to cheer about. The Silver City quintet scored victory over the Hardware City team last night by the score of oS 10 2i and all but dashed the hopes of New Britain for q chance at the pennant in the first half of the league which comes to a close next week. The New Ila- ven Atlas, leaders Of the circuit, are scheduled 10 meet both Bristol and New Britain next week on tho home @ floors Of the two clubs and if both games are lost by the New Haven club, New Britain will he tied with the Elm City crew for first honorS.
 Last nights exhibition was one of the poorest the New Britain team nas put up th;s season and it may rightly be said that the "jinX" that the Meriden Endeos held over the local quintet lest year. has carried through 10 the present season and the Silver City quintet will be a thorn in the sides of the New Brit ain players in the second half. Both teams play again Monday night in Meriden.
 Plenty of shots were missed by the home club last night. For more than 10 minutes in the second half, New Britain could not score a basket due more to the inability of the players to hold the ball rather than 10 poor uyesight. So few and far between were the shots scored in this period that five basketball games could be won in the time it took New Britain to break away from the count of r.
 New Britain led in the first half right up to within few minutes of the rest period. The locals tied the score at o-all when one minute had to the lead again New Britain again knotted the count at 5-all near the four minute mark and then went in to a lead that carried it through to near the end of the session. At the 17 minute mark. Meriden tied the count at l5-all and then led by the score of IS to , at half time.
 It wasn't q case of one man on the New Britain team going bad, 1t was a case of them all having an of night" None of the players seemed able 10 hold the ball while pass after pass went outside because it was missed though placed directly in a mans hands The team suffered it's worst stretch of poorness in the sec ond half and at times it looked ter rible as the Meriden. crew fought and fought with victory in sight. Mer- iden was never headed after the first frame.
 Second Half.
 Meriien started the scoring in the second half when lingner shot q field goal just after two minutes had passed. Sloman and Rubcnstcin each shot fouls but a spirited rally by the Silver City quintet gave them an ad- vantage of 10 points, o7 10 IT.
 New Britain began to play desper- ate bask etball but the Meriden team displayed cleverness in holding onto the ball that made it appear that New Britain was destined to lose. Leary caked q basket and Ru- Lentcin got point rom the compli- with another basket and then Ruby" cagcd two free tries bringing New Britain 10 within three points of MerIden, 27 to 24. This was a s far as the team got however, and Rothentield caged q free try just i before the final whistle blew leaNmg | he final count 2S 10 II. Conway, StaNinitsky and Iingm r ! were the main points for Mcrideu. , Conway formed the pivot on which ! the Silver City team work reNolved. i and his work vas a pretty cXhihi- { ton. He got tho jump most Of tn" ! time al center. ZakzeWski played q whale of a game against his much | taller opponent and Johnny Shenhan l provided the only saving grace for ! New Britain. Johnny has Il. infect i cd had an had 10 l"avo the game 1 in the first period, returning in the { lHst session.
 The summary.