New Britain herald., 1927-01-03
NATIONAL GUARDS TOPPLE
CITY COLLEGE CLUB FIVE
New Britain Team Demonstrates Superiority Over
Metropolitan Quintet-Locals Miss Only One Free
Shot Out of Eleven Tries-Vsitors Miss Brilliant
Services of Moskowitz - Rubnstein Cages Five
Field Goals in Second Half-Burritts Lose.

The New Britain National Guards
tucked away a real feather in its
cap Saturday night at the State arm
DRY on Arch street when it took the
City College club basketball quintet
of New York into camp to the tune
of 4S to IS. The game was one of
the most neatly played seen on the
local floor this year though the local
team, after starting slowly, demon
strated in the latter part of the first
half and during the entire second
half, clear superiority over the Wis
itors in every department of play.
The City College club team showed
all its old fire and dash and for a
time, 1t held the lead in the first
half, leading the fans to believe that
the Guards were in for a beating.
The locals hit their stride, however,
and showing a smooth team work
that has not been more In evidence
this year than Saturday night pull
ed up even with the visiting team
and hreezed in winner by a 10
point margin.
An exceptional feat In one depart
ment Of play was noted in the scor-
ing columns by the work Of the
Guards In shooting from the free
throw line. Only one shot out of II
was missed, there being 10 foul goals
credited to the Guards. Sioman
made four. Rubinstein made one OF
two, Sturm made two and Kilduff
three.
To the writer's mind, the New
York team missed greatly the whirl-
wind play OF Moskowitz. the f1ashy
center of last years team. He was
unable to make the trip this year
due to Illness and though his substi-
tute, Cooper, flashed brilliant game
Moskowitz is clearly the pivotal
point in the teams play.
Like a fash, the visitors we're off.
The team started a whirlwind pass
ing game that brought their score
to six before New Britain could cage
a goal Green slipped in a field goal
at the 1850 mark; Match followed
at 2:20 with another and Palitz Gag
ed another a few seconds after
Match. Taylor. after several hard
luck shots had rolled off the rim. fin
ally found the hoop and New Britain
was trailing, to 2. At the $3.50
mark. Match came down the floor
on a dead run, took a pass from
Cooper and slipped the ball in.
Red" Reynolds popped long one
in and New Britain had four.
Match pulled the same play again
and gracefully dropped his second
goal through the hoop for count of
10. Here New Britain called time
ton of play by sailing through the
New York defense to cage a goal.
He followed at the 6:15 mark with
another, making it to 10. Palitz
swept away from his man, took a
long pass from Nadel and sank the
ball for II. Match was fouled by
Taylor and he dropped both tries in
the hoop. The score stood IA to
for the visitors.
Cooper dropped a neat goal
through the rim from the side court
and the New York team seemed to
be on the road to an easy victory.
Here the Guards again, called time
out and came back determined to hit
their stride. At go AL Sloman start
ed to show the boys how they do it
down in my town" He dropped a
field goal through the hoop. He
went to shoot another and Match
fouled him. Al made both tries
good. making the count is to 13.
Again he whizzed down the floor,
took the ball from Kilduff and drop
ped it through the hoop. making 1t
IS to Is.
At the 1910 mark. Johnny shee-
han dribbled in under the basket
and tossed the ball over his head to
send the Guards into a lead from
which they were never headed. The
Guards were playing brilliant bas-
ketball. Cooper tied the score from
the free line at the IA minute mark
when he was fouled by Reynolds
Again Sloman whirled down the floor
with his man, double passed to Kill
dun and Sheehan and sank the goal
breaking the tie. He added a point
at 1910 making it 27 to IT, Kill
dun whirled down in a pretty ex-
hibition of team play and sank a
shot from the side court. sheehan
followed at the 1880 mark with an
other spectacular shot The 10 min
ute mark saw Nadel sink a long shot
from near the middle of the floor
leaving the score at half time "a to
10 In favor Of Nnm Rritair,