New Britain herald., 1927-01-17

urI"HSINt pidS, NldSiSu uiS night at the state armory on Arch street when the National Guards and the St. Joseph's T. A. B. five of Wa terbury met and the Guards pulled out with victory by the score of .5 to 2l. Although the contest lacked the thrills incident to the battle with the Meriden Endees and the Atlas of New Haven in the Elm City, it was fast and neat exhibition of basket ball on both sides.
 The Waterbury team, minus the services of Heinie Darlington, star forward who has been confined to St. Mary's hospital in Waterbury with blood poison in his right foot, played the Guards evenly all night and only the locals put in a slight spurt in the second half and played so well defensivoly, 1t is possible that they would have lost
 IF the first half, the Guards ap- peared slow. but this was mostly due to the stiff condition of the play CTS after suffering physical drub- ping in New Haven at the hands of rhe Atlas the night before. When the kinks" were worked out, the locals sped into lead that could not he taken away from them.
 Every man on the floor showed q court ability that branded the two qiintets as evenly matched. The Gugr,lS were unable to break mp the passing game of the St. Joes in the first half. but they had the ball most of the time in the second stanZa. "Mert' Taylor had his night Satur- day when he-caged four field goals, most of them of the spectacular variety. "Butsy" Sturm got into the game after q time and played his efficient style until the end. Johnny Sheehan rang up several baskets that refused to drop through the hoop making Saturday one of the toughest nights "Snowshoes" has OK perienced in some time, Sloman was slightly off color because of his con- dition after Friday night but Ruben stein played q whale of a floor game. Captain Kilduff played one of his best guarding games of the year holding both Dunlap and Lee to one basket each.
 Oa the Waterbury team, Sheehy wa the big gunner. He caged three field baskets and two fouls and show cd that he is as good as ever in his floor work. Fibre of the visitors was also in prime condition giving the Guards the edge for the night in both floor play and point getting AfuGran proved to be neat center and tho team was q nifty one all around.
 Account of Game
 Sheehan caged a foul aftes 20 seconds of play and started the teams on a defensive game that lasted for the first three minutes. Then Dunlap was fouled and he scored a point tying the score. Restelli broke through at the 4;l0 mark to cage a pretty shot from under the basket. At the six minute mark, Dunlap tied the score with a Christmas present. He broke away on an intercepted pass and dropped the goal.
 Mert Taylor dropped his first double counter of the game at the 6:lo mark a nice shot from the side court. For three minutes the teams again staged a defensive battle. Then Johnny Sheehan, after two heart breaking tries, dropped one through the hoop to give the Guards seven. At the lo minute mark. Al sloman. the boy from my town sped around In his lnimitable fashion and .ank double decker. Sheehy broke through this spurt Of the Guards 10 get a basket and give the st. Joes five. At tNc 1880 mark. Rastelli ggain registered on pretty play. Hope" went down the middle Of the floor and took q pass from Tay- Tor 10 sink the basket. Here the Naterbuiy team spurted. Fibre got one Of many long pops through the hoop at tho l4.30 mark. X half minute more and McGran dropped another long one. Then Taylor sped around 10 the south corner of the court and slipped in q basket at the lG:So turn. A the i7 minute mark. Burns got his only basket on q nice clean long shot and this finished the scoring for the half the count stand- ing 13 10 II in favor of New Brit ain.
 second Half
 New Britain started with a world of speed in the second half. Al inc minute and a half mark, Taylor registered again, fast passing battle ensued until the 4:tj mark when Fibre again caSed a long one Taylor again came through 10 cage another sensational shot, giving tho Guards Y.
 Sheehv caged q foul at tho s min ute mark and followed with bas- Is"t af the nine minute count, mak- t"E the score Y 10 l6 Hero the f"'1rds uut on n burst of speed. "Hutsy" Sturm was sent in for Shce- N"p, Al the 10 minute mark, l." rrua" down Inc court and labeled onc far thc hoop. Shechy. however, was right after him and al tho 10:20 rG"rk he again brought his team 10 within one point of tying New Brit .,.,