New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-01-04
Boys CLUB Turns
BACK WATERBURY,
Locals Win Fast Rough Contest
Reserves Also YiCt0rS


turned back its toughest opponent of
the season last night when it de-
feated the Waterbury Boys club by
2S-1S and ran is string of victories
to six. The game was the most furi-
Gus the club has yet been through,
both teams having excellent pass
work and magnificent defensive bull
warks which practically nullified
each other and kept the ball shut
Ting from one end of the floor to
the other In the possession Of first
New Britain and then Waterbury.
1t was a rough contest, the Water
bury players being the worst often
ders. They had evidently been play
ing under rather lax technical rules
and objected strenuously when
Referee Avery, after repeated warn
ings, began to call technical fouls on
them. Getting no satisfaction in this
way, some of them lost their heads
and started to rough things up, SO
that Avery's whistle was blowing
continually.
The game had hardly begun when
Henry kraszewski was fouled and
sank his free toss. The Donahue
boys tried to tell Avery how to run
the game, and Gill received a COM
plimentary shot which he made
good. Stavinsky sneaked through
and took pass to tie the score.
Silva added g. point and Kley put in
New Britain's first field goal to
make the count So. Waterbury
grabbed and Gill had two more free
shots which he blew. Day scored
from afield and D. Donahue knotted
the count from the 15-foot bar. B.
Donahue started another argument
but kley missed the shot. A minute
later he sent New Britain ahead with
a pretty follow-up slap and Kras-
zewski made it 9-5 just as the quar-
ter closed with one from we'll out in
the court.
A Waterbury man refused to keep
his hands off Gill as the latter tried
to put the ball in play from out of
bound, and Nick had a free try
which was successful. E. Donahue
and Kley created a diversion with a
promising fist fight on the floor and
both were chased to the showers.
Kelley, a deaf-and-dumb mute, went
in for Waterbury and scored i'm
mediately. d. Donahue added a
point. Captain McEvoy ran into the
end wall and hurt his ankle SO bad
ly he could not continue. Silva drop
ped in a foul shot and Kelley
brought the count to lilo at the
half. New Britain having been I'M
able to score from the field during
the quarter
AS the second half opened Flaher-
" sent Waterbury ahead with a field
goal and made it 11-13 with a shot
from the foul-line. Gotta duplicated
this last. and Gill raced through a
crowd under the basket to hurl a
one-hand toss over his head and
send New Britain back into the van.
Fouled, he added two more points
and it was 1913. Flaherty made
point, but Gotta broke through
twice for pretty scores and New
Britain led at 2o-14. Just as the
quarter ended Gotta committed his
fourth personal and was replaced by
Levin.
New Britain, in spite of the loss
of kley and Gotta, was now playing
better basketball every minute, and
the visitors could not stop its smash
ing attack, which was now under
full steam. Gill dropped in a neat
toss as the last period began,
and Levin took advantage of
break to dribble the length of the
floor and score. zapaka made it e.
IA and Levin slipped through to
score an easy sucker. Waterbury was
bewlldered but came back gamely
in the last two minutes. Stavinsky
tipped in double decker but went
out on fouls an instant later, and
Flaherty tossed in the final counter
few seconds before the end.
The work of Captain Gill and Pete
Silva was mainly responsible for New
Britain's triumph, Gill playing his
usual dashing game and Silva break
ing up pass after pass and sometimes
getting the best of two and even
three men. Gotta started slowly but
was himself In the third quarter.
while Levin played his best game of
the year. Kley looked TO be in for a
big night before his election, and
he was sorely missed. Flaherty and
Kelley were the best for Waterbury.
Between the halves Fritz klambt, !
formerly of New Britain but now
physical director of the Waterbury
club. put on tumbling act with his /
partner Bill Knapp. Introduced by
Art Pilz as the Blue Jay Corn |
Plasters from Plainyillc," they gave
a Commute demonstration of skill |
and foolishness which pleased the !
crowd. This crowd, which was by !
far the largest of the season. over !
flowed the regular seats and re- /
CURED the setting UP Of many |
chairs. The summary of The game: !
New Britain Boys Club
Fld Fl It'll |
Gill, RI (capt.) .. 81