New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-31


the New Britain basketball team
proved to be better than the quin-
tet which boasts Of being the anna
teur championship combination Of
the New York city district when on
Saturday night at the Stanley arena
the local crew defeated the Browns
willie Favorites by the score of 20
to &c. Coincidentally, the result of
the game was identically the same
as it was on December ! when the
same two teams met.
For thrills, the game had any
thing beat that has been witnessed
by local fans this season. Playing
before the biggest house of the
year, the New Britain team arose to
its greatest heights in the second
half and starting at the 1855 mark
when the score was tied at Fl all.
tho Hardware City five spurted in
a wild furry of passing and tossed
in the points that gave it its three
point margin. The visitors also put
on steam and crawled to &c with
three minutes left to play. In that
time, there was more fight and
more excitement than is seen in
three ordinary games.
The Brownsville crew, sensing
defeat. popped the ball from all
angles and distances and every sho.
was close but none went through
the hoop. The New Britain players
went wild in their defense and
fought like tigers to prevent their
narrow lead from being cut down.
The game started off with both
teams putting up a great defense.
The visitors Gagged foul point at
the 2:30 minute mark but 1t was
not until the game had progressed
seven minutes and 10 seconds that
the first field basket of the game
was made, this also by the Favo-
rites.
New Britain presented a lineup
Saturday night that was materially
different from that which faced the
Brownsville five in the previous
game. Pop" Williams. former Con-
necticut Aggies court star, was sent
into the game playing guard po-
sition. He paired Up with Tom
Leary while Johnny sheehan was
sent into forward to mate with AL
Sloman. Zakzewski played his usual
position at center. Williams. like a
Wanderer in strange country, ap
peared slightly nervous at the start
but as the game progressed. he
worked into his position perfectly
and in the second half he would
have given the impression that he
had been with the team for weeks
He scored three goals that were
made on spectacular plays and the,
helped considerably in the result.
Jimmy Zakzewsbi was high scorer
of the night. He made the most OF
his points in the second half. Shee.
han scored six and soman five Will.
Tom Leary's lone basket broke tn.
21-all tie in New Britains favor.
The visiting dele cation received ;
bad break early in the SECOND
half when Burns, center on tn.
team and best performer on III,
quintet, went out on personal fouls
This gave New Britain an avenu
10 score and the locals took advan
tage OF it. Mere words are made
quate to describe fully the intens
battle that was fought. 1t was b
far the best game played here s.
far this year and even the mos
skept1cal of the fans were wei
pleased with the new combination
Account of Game
Pierce of the visiting team tossc
IN foul try at the 2:30 mark. Bot
teams battled until the 7:1o mar,
before Burns broke clear of Yak
z2wski to toss in the first field goa
of the game. Shortly after, Zalzew
SKI returned the compliment b
scorirG Il foul shot and sending Ne,
Britain into the lead with a fieI
basket.
Green, visiting guard, and thor
in the side of the home club a
night. p g-ed one in for the Favo
rites but Sloman tied the count wit
free try.
Epstein. at 1f:5o, popped a Ion
one to break the deadlock and Civ
the visitors a lead Of Z to S. Burr
again got loose and made it 9 to
Shochan was foulcd and he mad
his try good. Sloman then made
eight for New Britain with a pref,
goal from in under the baske
Green again got away from Sloma
and popped another in and the visi