New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
THREE OVERTIME PERIODS
 NECESSARY TO END GAME
Sensational Long Shot by Landino Gives New Britain Victory Over Meriden Team-Ihrilling Battle Wit. messed by Large Crowd Captain Saunders Goes on Scoring Rampage Locals Show Complete Reversal of Form-Two Players Banished for Fighting.

ctduuIn8 In Inc I4r C0tuef or tno floor Three Point'' Lsndino tossed
 in sensational basket to giye the
 New Britain High school basketball team a victory over the Laurel Bus
 iness college team of Meriden last
 evening at the Community hall in
 Meriden after thres overtime per iods in tho most thrilling and hard fought battle ever staged in the Sil- yer City. Both teams battled neck and neck throughout the entire
 game. neither being able to get a
 winding lead over the other. The
 crowd was in . constant uproar as one team. end then the other, swept
 into the lead.
 The locals were handicapped by the absence of Krasxewsk, regular forward. and were hit hard in the
 first quarter of the game when Za- leski. the other forward. was ban ished by the referee after 8 brief clash with Smith of the Laurel team. Tomkiewitx of Meriden was put out of the game g. minute later for fighting. With two substitutes in the game. Captain Fred Saunders rose to his greatest heights and be- came . scoring fool. Outjumping and outplaying his opponents saun- ders bore the entire brunt of the locals offensive and swept through the Meriden defense time after time to cage basket. His playing easily featured the work Of both teams All of his shots were sensational and swished through the net with dead iy results.
 After a hectic period both teams were tied at three all in the first quarter. New Britain started fast in the second quarter and started to run up a good lead. The Laurel team came back strong and climbed up on top of the locals before the half ended. The score at half time found New Britain in the van by 10 to score. The third quarter found both teams staying strictly on the defensive and New Britain was leading l3 to 12. at the end Of the canto. With half minute to go and the score deadl cked at IS all. Saunders, standing on his own l, foul line, threw the ball cleanly | through the net for what appeared to be the winning basket Just as the timer was about to blow the whistle Mastriano brought the crowd to its feet with beautiful one hand shot that tied the score.
 Neither team scored in the first overtime period. In the second period Johnson tossed in a basket , but foul shots by Reckert and Sow ka tied the score. With two uin- utes of the third overtime period f over, Reid took long heave at the basket. Saunders. taking the ball ' off the blackboard, shot q quick pass to Landino who caged the winning markers. Saunder caged another basket . few minutes later to put the game on ice.
 The entire team played wonder full floor game and showed a com- plete form reversal from the Hart ! ford and Collegiate Prep games. Reckert and Reid. playing their first game of the year. were towers of strengtt, on the defensive while and sowka tied up their | men throughout the entire game.
 Basket by Basket
 Saunders opened the game up by sinking foul shot. He followed it up minute later by caging basket on a jump ball play under Meriden's basket.
 Treloar and Mastriano came through with basket and foul point to tie up the score at the quarter. Zaleski tossed in a beautiful goal from the side court to open the second period. Reckert tossed in . foul point but Mastriano followed with a field goal. Saunders sank a foul shot. Landino caged foul and Treloar followed with a clean basket. Saunders caged a basket as the half ended to give New Britain the lead. 10 to s. Saunders opened the second half with field goal but Meriden came back with two baskets by Smith and E. Johnson. Reckert SCOT ed a foul point as the period ended and the locals held a l3 to 12 lead.
 Two baskets by H. Johnson and basket by Saunders left the score tied with 30 seconds to so. Standing |, on the foul line Saunders dropped in ! long shot but just before the