New Britain herald., 1927-12-12
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 Saturdays Results
 Bristol %, Hartford 2s two over time periods)D
 New Haven 24 M.riden IA
 New Britain 4@, Waterbury 70.
 This Weeks Games
 Tuesday-Now Haven at Hart ford.
 Thurslay-Now Britain at Water bury.
 Friday Waterbury at New Haven.
 saturday M, rideu at Bristol; Hartford al Now Britain.
 (Bristol plays at Nerden ona day this week agreeable 10 both teams)
 The New Britain basketball team, srung by its two successive defeats hy Plainheld and the New Haven At las. the latter a state league game. returned 70 form here Saturday night and trounccd the Waterbury St. Joes by the score of 49 to 20 at the Stanley Arena The home club outClassod the visitors at every stage of inc game and the dazzling speed and team work of the New Britain five kept the Brass City outfit on the defense thereby rendering the scoring power of its stars negligt- ble
 New Britain had suffered at SS 10 g beating at the hands of the Atlas Friday night and this had nettled n1, opponents had to suffer. It hap pened that Waterbury was on the program and the results of the game Saturday night showed the difference in play unfortunately for Waterbury.
 Every man on the New Britain team was on the alert and from the first tap, they all worked hard in bringing the ball 10 Waterbury's cage and putting it through the rim for point after point. ZakzeWski and Rubenstein led the team in scoring. the Fordham flash getting 13 points while Ruby" cagod l2. Sloman, ritted for most Of the game against Magner, former University of PennsylvaQia star, was a whirl- wind for speed and although Mag ncr worked fcyerishly Co check him, it was an impossible task. Evident F. Sloman's proWc&s was known 10 Waterbury because Of the clos" guarding he worked under but his partner Rubenstoin flashed 10 the front in shooting from the floor and Soman rested content to feed him. Sloman, however, cagcd seven points during the game.
 Zakzewski. New Britain center, Is proving to be ono of tho sensations of the year. His fast work of Sat urday night was q revelation in speed and daring while his eye was keen for the basket and his spec tacular one handed shots as he sped by the cage. made his performance nothing short of marvellous.
 To the back court mon, Sturm and leary. goes tn" palm for excellent worlimanship in their respective positions. Both hold their mon 10 a minimum of points while they worked extensively in the team work of the home club, getting in on every pass and every play. I.eary was everywhere whilo. playing with him step for st,p was Captain "Butsy" Sturm and their work helped greatly iu the victory.
 The high powered attack Of the Waterbury club was submerged be- cause Of tho strong attack Of tho New Britain team. 'Hoinio" Car rinrton and Dunn played nicely at forward while Grady who went in later In the game. formed T strong attacking pair with Dunn. With the exception of ono field basket and a foul cagoi hy Ma-uer. the forwards accounted for all of Wat'rburys points, IT in all Dunn WAS high scorer with eight 10 his credit, Car iinEton ca.cd five and Grady four
 Tho game started with each team getting 2 Neld basket. both scnsl- 'ional long shots. Iak2cwski land- d one through thc net at the 2o S"tpn0 mdTh anu .HbEf'F 'h.I lil' score at two minutes, Then line Of New Britain points put the score at II to in favor Of tho homo club
 Darlington succeeded in getting a point for Waterbury Ht nine nm uteS on foul shot. Iakzcnsid fol- lowed hlm with a field pop and 'Ieinio" came right back 10 e"t one for Waterbury. Slomau added two points for New Britain and Wagner and Dunn got three for Waterbury. Then In rapid succession. New Brit ain piled them up again playing q dazzling game. Dunn got one basket for Waterbury before 'hr half ended leaving New Britain in the lead 2f to 10.
 second Half
 Not content with this. New Brit ain kept mp is speedy work in the second half Waterbury stared by getting two baskets by Darlington hul Dunn hut at l:3o. Sloman pop