New Britain herald., 1927-03-14
GUARDS COMPLETELY ROUT
 ATLAS w RUNAWAY CAME
Nationals Start Off in First Half and Get Lead of 30 to Nine at Rest Period-Second Trouncing for New Haven Club in as Many Nights-New Britain Team Gives Great Exhibition of Team Work-Burritts Hand Beating to Nieriden Quintet.

The Sa ttonal Guard basketball '.am of this city at the state armory saturday night, handed the Atlas A. - ruinte. ot New Haven the sec 7ni laclng ta as many days when the local tossars crashed through ,pih 4s to re victory. Following 'heir s to 15 victory In New Haven .-rilar night, the Guards made t omplete rout by their work against heir arch-rivals from the Elm City saturday night.
 Starting with the Arst tar the first 7ix shots the Guards made resulted T baskets and these with several other good shots and a number of fouis soon brought the score to 22 to in favor of the home club. The Atlas couldn't get sci for a shot in he first half the NH Britain play CTS covering them every second while hay themselves k pt the hall in their possession for mos of the time.
 is games go, 1t wasn't much Of contest because the Guards made it too one-sided The Atlast, stinging .th the defeat Of the night before meant well but they were helpless before the brilliant onslaught ot the %aw Britain team. Starring with Slomau and Rubenstoin at forwards, RestelIi al center and "Butsy" Sturm and ShAehan al guard. to be changed later with Reynolds, at center. Tay- lor and kNduff replacing sheehan, every combination worked good Sturm continued his good work Of the night before and scintillated on the oifense and defense, but every rther man on the team starred in q continuation that was wonderful while the game lasted
 l. Is doubtful If Carl Restelli ever played as well or as spectacuarly as he did Saturday night. Time after time, he got the tap at center and followed the play with perfect shot for the goal. Where he was off in his shooting the Saturday be- fore, almost every one of his pops Saturday night was good. Soman and Rubenstein were wonderful, the former making George Bugersky travel at top speed all night 10 keep with him and the latter playing his floor game with a cleverness that las not been equalled this year.
 Tor the Atlas, sammy Pite, in de fat, was a revelation as player. He was one redeeming feature Of ihe downfall c! the team that once s!l for years the highest pinnac acle ot court fame in the New England .,ltos. The former Yale star, un- popular though he is in New Britain. ,yoked the admiration Of the New Britain fans by his clever manipula- ton Of the ball. Had his mates psen in tho game as much ss he was the Guards would have had no such picnic as they did.
 Ths Atlas scoring came al iufre- quent intervals in the first half. Six minutes had passed by and the Guards had scored II points before Gubersky scored a free try for the first point for the New Haven team. Thirteen minutes and 35 seconds had passed by before Sam Pite scored New Havens first field goal and added two free tries 10 make the score 22 10 in favor of the home club and all the time the Guards rere plling up the points as fast as they could shoot them. Gut,ersky md Hurwitz both got field goals to make New Ravens total nine at tne md of the half and left the Guards out in front 50 70 0 the rest period.
 Second Half
 Realizing that Nristol comes next Thursday night the Guards were hanged around in the second frame. Tn this half. the locals coasted along and the Atlas put up q desperate battle. The New Haven team out Hcored the locals 19 10 lS in this rame. but the Guards were never in laage- and every man ended the game in excellent shape
 Resteili and Johnny Sheehan d. n1ed the scoring honors with 10 Uo!n-1 each while George Gunersky 'ad the Atlas with q total Of II. The Guards gave the greatest exhibition af team work seen on the local floor thta year and had the team at all times played as t did Saturday night it would have been year of 10 defeats for the New Britain club.
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