New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-29
Standing

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While wild, partisan crowd
choored, booted and pleaded in one
OF the greatest moments ever seen
in the Industrial basketball league in
this city, Captain Howard Hciser OF
OF the Fafnir Bearing team stepped
up to the foul line and dropped in
the point which defeated Corbin
Screw team A to % at the Tabs
han last night. The point was made
with 81 seconds to go. This victory
sends tour teams in a tie for first
place.
Tho game was tho third on the
program and from the very begin
ming the crowd was in a frenzy as
two deadly rivals fought tooth and
nail in the most important game of
the year. Never was there so much
interest in The outcome. Rooters OF
tho Stanley Rule, Corhin Cabinet
and Fafnir teams combined and
pulled for the Bearing Makers to
put OVER victory, but a loyal crowd
OF SJfsH shop fans held their own
and tho battle between the fans was
as torcld As that which was waged
between the two teams.
All three games were very good.
+. x +. torbins defeated Landers
- 10 2 in a game which decided
which team was to go into last place.
This was +. Il l'.'s first victory of
being last it is NOW tied for seventh
place with Russell q Erwin team.
Fafnir's Victory
Corbin Screw got off to good
start and held the upper hand
throughout the game until the last
minute when Fafnirs tied the score
after John (Rcd) Matulis had made
three successive foul goals. This
was the first time Fafnirs came as
close as tie.
Then a wild scramble followed
and in one Of the mix-ups Captain
Hank Arbour pushed his rival
captain. Howard Belser into the
Belser made the shot. Fafnirs then
tried desperately to hold their one
point advantage.
In his anxiety to hold the ball and
delay the game Matulis was accused
OF stallng and Referee Coyie called
technical foul on him. Joe Luke
was given the assignment to make
the point but he missed. During the
seven seconds remaining the bearing
Makers managed TO bold the ball md
when the game ended their loyal
fans rushed out on the floor and
congratulated them.
In the early part Of the first half
it did not appear as II Fafnirs were
going to get a iooA-in. but on long
show and accurate foul shooters they
managed to bring the count Is TO
IL at half time IN favor OF tie Screw
shop team.
At the start Of the second half the
Screw Shop quintet again got under
way and at one time led % to Is.
There they stopped and Fafrirs
Screw team was held scoreless.
Belser made 1t II. Havlick made il
10. McGrath made it 20 and then
Matulis was given two free tries and
he made both. His team was lust
one point behind when he was given
another free try which he made
good. This tied the score. Both
fouls offenses were made by Yaku-
bowicz
Both teams played sensational
basketball and it was not the in
ferior play of the Corbin Screw
team which lost the game. The
Fafnirs took advantage Of what
breaks it got TO win the game.
One OF the principal reasons for the
fafnir victory was the remarkable
foul shooting of the team. Ten of
- chances were successful. Nc
Grath and Mjoczkowski had perfect
nights with two ont Of Two, Bclser
and HH'lirE rado 80 per cent Of
their shots ANA Natulls made GO per
cont Of his shots.
The real hero of the game was
Howard Boisrr who played one Of
tlo hardest 0oor g1mos seen during
tn" Wight IJr brok, up tho team
work or tHe CoghiU Screw ou,iit and
on several 1sions he took the
ball AMI scored before the wcarers
Of th" Grange eou}f bring their Dc
'"ns" together Mathis and Ne