New Britain herald., 1927-02-23
League Standing

The Russell & Erwin basketball
team Is the 1927 pennant winner in
the New Britain Industrial league
following its clean-cut victory over
the Corbin Screw team in the second
game of the nights play last night.
Not until the last few minutes of the
second half was the issue decided
but when the Russwins staged a
spirited rally that brought the score
from 1920 in their favor to 1928,
the final score of the might.
1t was torrid battle all the way
through and worthy of the name Of
a championship game. The Corbin
Screw quintet, fighting to make it
tie for first honors in the league, bat
tied fercely every inch Of the way,
but was unable to make any great
Roadway against the close defense
the Russwins put up.
The champions got off to good
start in the first half, getting size
able lead until at the end of the first
frame, they were leading IA to Z. In
the second stanza, the Screw Shop
fought desperately. cut down the
Russwin lead and all but tied the
score, only to have the victors of the
night come through in great style
to take the game and sew up the
championship.
First Half
Nyborg started off at the two
minute mark with a basket. Andy
Yacobowicz tied it up on two free
tries at the $3.50 mark For three
minutes the deadlock continued IN
til suddenly Nyborg breezed through
for another shot but was fouled He
made one free try good and his team
led to 2, At the $50 mark, We
trano sped through the Russwin
guards to pop one in putting the
Screw Shop in the lead.
At this stage of the game, the
Russwins speeded it up. Luke popped
in basket and Nyborg, after four
minutes Gagged another. The battle
waged again for several minutes I'M
til Nyborg broke through again at
the 1910 mark and Gagged one. SAKE
followed with another pretty shot at
1920 and Swanson followed his with
another at the Is mark.
Yacobowicz was awarded free
try and he made the shot good. Ny
borg made a free try count and with
a minute to go, Netrano swished the
nets for the last score of the half,
leaving the count at IA to in favor
of the Russwins,
Second Half
SAKE started the second half after
a minute OF play with pretty shot.
Vetrano made two free tries good.
SAKE again came through on beau
tiful play to score another field goal
making the count is to 8. Zaleski
scared a field goal at five minutes
and followed with foul shot. Luty
also made free try good and at
1920, Darrow broke through with
nice swish from the middle Of the
floor leaving the count is to Is still
in favor Of Russwins.
The battle was furious as the
Screw Shop crept up. SAKE scored a
free try but SO did Sammy Vetrano
"A
shot bringing the score to 10 to is
in favor of the Russwins. The crowd
was delirious.
At 1890, Joe Luke broke through
the entire Screw Shop team to score
a beauty. SAKE dropped in a free
try. Yacobowicz made it % to 20
when he scored two free tries, Swan
son popped from under the rim but
the ball missed the hoop. He was
fouled in the attempt and he made
one try good. He came back on the
next play to sink one for two points
making the count 25 to 20 for the
Russwins.
Nyborg scored a free try and OAR
row offset this with point from the
mplimentary strip. Whitman, who
had gone into the game earlier, play
ing a sweet floor game, then came
through with two baskets in rapid
succession that really spelled disaster
for tn Corbin Screw. Nybors, to
make the measure good, scored two
free tries and just before the whistle
blew to end the game, Yacobowicz
scored a nice long shot bringing the
final score to 80 to % in favor of the
Russwin team.
Sammy Vetrano by his wonderful
work on the floor, took the honors
for the Corbin Screw team while his
running mate Yacobowicz PLAYED
nicely throughout, Nyborg was the
high light for the Russwin team