New Britain herald., 1927-01-17
HIGH TEAM LOSES
 ID HARTFORD FIVE
Locals Show Worst Form Of the Season in Saturdays Defeat

take its two regular forwards out of the lineup and disorganzed when one of the two was finally declared ineligible for the rest of the season, the New Britain high school basket ball team, showing the worst form of tho present season, went down to an inglorious 2l to IT defeat Satur- day afternoon at the local gymna- sium at the hands of the Hartford quintet
 Although Captain Marion ZalesN and Albert Havlick were barred from the team, in the morning, the captain was able to play in the game on a last minute decision of Principal Louis P. Slade. The play CT went to the principal and told him he was not member of the Burritt X. C. team after the New Britain high school season was underway and that the last game he played with the Burritt team was on the evening of the New Britain high Hartford high school football game. Ii'' lil litl Stdl'I tlldt Ht Sd1 IVdtH to offer evidence that he was telling the truth. Havlick, it was found, had played on the Burritt team up until the time he was given the choice of playing with the Burritt or high school quintets.
 Haylick was missed even more than his greatest admirers thought he would be. His running mate at forward, Zaleski, was lost with the men playing with him. He was lost with McGrath who was moved from fcenter to forward because both men play at right forward and Zaleski had 10 shift move that throw him off form.
 Later Scully was taken from the game. McGrath went to- center and I.andino went in at forward This com b;nation did not work out as well as was hoped. The team as a whole was under a severe handicap. IL did not have the opportunity 10 work up machine like play so short was the notice of the loss of its val uable player.
 This was the first defeat on the school gymnasium floor by Hartford in five years. It was thought next 10 impossible for visiting team 10 win on the floor of the school gym nasium with it's trick baskets, over hanging lodges, and small floor The Hartford team must be given credit. Of the five that Hartford put on the floor none were lettermen from last year. The team had played against Buckeley high school the night before and it was playing on the "bowling alley" yet it won against a team of four regulars left from the previous year.
 New Britain had a golden oppor-' tunity 10 win the game in the early stages but it blew all kinds of easy shots. The players would pass the ball in rare style until within shoot ing distance Of the basket and then see their shots roll around the hoop.
 Bad Mental Effect
 This had a bad mental effect on the boys and as the game went on, their floor work which was. one of their strong points, began to look ragged. Passes to each other began to go wild. A player in q position 10 shoot would miss an easy throw. Desperate attempts 10 collect their wits by calling time out did not meet with success and when the game was resumed the team would play the same.
 Finally Captain Zaleski called in Louis Landino who had shown much alertness as a member of the second team. Scully went out. Still the same old story and as time went on the team showed signs of "blowing up" The expected happened when someone announced that there were two minutes left to play. Two points to make and two minutes to make it had q bad effect on the team for it went mp sky high" until the game ended. Friends sympathizcd with the boys after the game. They had been the victims of circumstance cs. Had the regular lineup been in the game, the score would have been overwhelmingly in favor of New Britain, it was thought.
 McGrath was the shining light in defeat. He held the ball at times when his teammates were getting excited and kept the boys in the fight with timely baskets. Ho and Ialoski were the only point gettcrs for the Red and Gold team.
 Play by Play Account
 After three and a half minutes of play Hayes sank a "sucl;cr' shot after a short dribblc. Al the five minute mark McCirath cvencd ii up but Shorty" MHliNoWsNi, star of tho Hartford team. made two field goals and q fonl in succession before n" quarter ended. leaving the score 10 ,, Hartford.
 Zaleski made inc count four on a field goal from inc side. Hayes came through again for Hartford's ninth point. Zalesli made a foul roal and NcGrath made a field goal, The count was 10 : and New Brit ain was plavinG as near 10 ifs reg. Ular game as it had during the en- tire afternoon when Branch fouIoa Zalcski as >hc was in the act Of shooting and the New Britain cap tain tied the score on his two chances. II was % seconds before tho end when Hartford called time ont. There was no further scoring turing tho brief pcriod remaining.
 second Half
 Dragon. substitute forward, made f Il to 2. McGrath tied tn" score rth q fairly long shot. Ial"sM ""olle the lie with q foul shot, but 'rnlinows!ii again tied the score on ' foul goal. Shorty" got away with rN easy shot to break tho tio in