New Britain herald., 1927-12-22
TABS QUINTET BOWS TO
 DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY
Once Again Foul Taes Swing Balance in Favor Of Vis- iting Team - Landers Girls Take Measure Of Op- ponents in Preminary-Locals Display Sensation al Basketball in First Half - Sheehan Brilliant on Offense and Defense-Carlson High Scorer.

Battered and beaten In the last 10 minutes of play after holding the lead on and off during the early part of the game, the Tabs basket ball team lost, 4T to fl, to the pia- mond Match team of Springfield at tho Y. NJ. T. A. & B. hall last eve ming. Once again foul tallIes made the difference between victory and defeat. Each team scored IS hei1 goals, but the team from the Clty of Homes was fortunate in its foul shots and that brought them the necessary points.
 Landers, Frary X Clark girls evened the count in the preliminary game when they defeated the here totore undefeated girls team from the Diamond Match company. Kay y' Terwilleger tied the score in the last three minutes of the game and Jacobs broke the tie in favor of the Hardware City team within two minutes Of the end of the game. The final score was 1 to 9.
 The brand of basketball displayed by the north end team in the first half was nothing short Of sensa- tional. Brilliant passwork, shots that were never seen on the floor before and excellent defensive play featured ID the versatile style of play.
 In the second half the team played just as brilliantly but its work was offset by the sensational individual play of GaVoni, the cen ter and later the left forward of the Springfield quintet, At center Paige could not stop him and he scored six field goals and a foul goal and at left forward Johnny Sheehan had a tough time holding him 10 two field goals and two foul goals.
 Sheehan played a brilliant game both on the defense and o1fcnse. II was Sheehan's work on the offense that kept the Tabs near the top and in the lead for great deal of the time. Eight 1eld goals from all parts of the floor by himself, two field goals by Cofsey whom he was guarding him and two for Gavonl when he was playing him, was Johnny's contribution to the nights work. Carlson was also high scorer.
 The Tabs held Springfield score less for the first six minutes of thC game and then Coffey made a fielc goal. The score was soon tied at 6 all, but Carlson and Sheehan mad it 10 to 6. Within seven minutes O the close Of the first half the score stood 13 to 12. Springfield. Thi. was the first time the Home City led.
 In the next three minutes th' Matchmen went into three-poin' lead, Taylor and Berry put New Britain ahead 1G 10 IS. Then New Britain began to pull away and a for the locals.
 Second Half
 Before the second half was three minutes old. Springfield spurted bu the tabs were still in the driver. seat 9 to 24, "Old Reliable 'Shce han put New Britain ahead @G to 25 The count was 50 to 25, but Gavon made two field goals and foul goa 10 tie the score at 30-all, Mccarthy made ii 3l, Springfield. Gavon made it g but successive field goal! by Sheehan and Carlson put thu count at 34 10 33, New Britain There were just 10 minutes left.
 Fifteen seconds later Coff"y mad' a field goal that put his team in { lead which lasted to the end of thu game. Within four minutes of thu end, Springfield led 42 to SC. bu with two minutes to go this was GU 10 two points. 43 to dl. Two fiel' goals by Coffcy and Johnson killet every hope the loyal Tab rooter had cherished.