New Britain herald., 1927-12-12
TABS DROP DECISION TO
 PLAlNFIELD WONDER TEAM
Locals Lead to Near End of First Haf-Visitors Cage 15 of 2l Shots From Freethrow Line - Taylor Proves Best Bet for Hardware City on Offense- Brusso, Stavinsky and Madden Lead Scorers-Two Local Centers Banished

The Tabs basketball team, weak cncd through the loss of it's centers i in the closing minutes of play and with every ounce of energy spent in desperate attempt 10 win, went down to q 43 to 31 defeat be- fore the smooth-working basketball machine which represented Plain- field in a game at the |. M. T. A. X B. society hall Saturday evening. The north end team reached the height Of it's seasons work in the Plainfield game. Up until within a minute and half of the close of the first half, the Tabs held the lead although the Plainfield team tied the score on four occasions. The score was 1 8 to F at that time, but Bernot slipped down the court took a pass from Dissinger and caked two- pointer to put his team ahead for the first time in the game. Sta- whisky. star of the night from the free throwing line, was fouled by Paige and he made his chance good end the half time score was Plain vile %, Tabs IS.
 During the early part of the sec ond half the two teams battled evenly. Plaintield had lead of 5, $ and points and al times the Tabs would bring the lead down to four but the turning point of the game occurred at about 10 minutes before the end when Phil Paige committed his fourth personal foul and was banished. Restelli.- who substituted. itsky. and the latter began to get the jump for the first time in the game.
 Carlo fouled him at critical times in the contest and the Plainfield center made points when they were sorely needed. Finally Restelli made four personals and he followed his predecessor to the showers.
 The greatest lead the Plainfield team had over it's opponents was 14 points in the last five minutes Of the game. Towards tho end the lead alternatcd between 10 and 4 points.
 The Tabs outscored the Plainfield team. eight field goals 10 seven in the first half. but the visitors scored two more field goals in the second half. Thus Plainfield made l4 field game.
 II was on the foul shooting that the Tabs lost the game. The Plain- field players certainly knew their stuff when it came to shooting foul goals. Of q chances from the fires throw line, the visitors made 15 good. Stavinitsky who was the vic tim Of the fouls committed by Paige and Restcli made six out of eight tries Brusso made four out of sls. Bernot made two out of two ana Madden made three out of five,
 Captain Merritt Taylor played on. of the best games of his career Sar- urdav. Seventeen of the Tabs teams 31 points were scored by Taylor. ln tho first half he scored four field goals and two foul goals and in the second half he scored three goals from the floor and one from the fon line. Most of his shots were sensa- tional.
 The Tabs also did well on tho foul line. but it did not have the oppor- tunities which were placed at the disposal of their opponents. The of eight chances,
 Most of the damage in the second half was caused by excellent foul shooting by Stavinit sky and by Mao den, left guard. who slipped down the side of the court 10 cage four field goals.