New Britain herald., 1928-12-10
SPURT IN SECOND HALF
 WINS FOR NEW BRITAIN
Shrimp" Evans Keeps Elm City Five to the Fore With Seven Long Shots In Opening Session-Locals' At- tack In Final Frame Makes Game Runaway Zakzewsk Again Tops Hardware City Scorers Sloman and McElwain Star On Floor.

After a terrible showing in the first half the New Britain Basket ball team came back in the final frame to hand the Elm City Five quintet gathered in from the high ways and byways of New Haven q lacing to the tune of 50 to 3l in the Saturday night feature at the Stanley Arena. The visiting aggrega- tion led the locals at half time by q IT to 16 score but this was soon wiped off the slate through the at- tack of the home club in the second half
 shrimp" Evans. who formerly played with the New Haven Atlas and later with the Meriden Insilcos, was New Britain's nemesis in the opening frame. By his lonesome. he kept the New Haven team entirely in the running. With an eye attuned to distances he popped in seven long shots in the half making 14 of his teams total of 17 points for the session.
 New Britain's showing in the first frame was sorry one. Imbued evil dently with the thoughts that the opposition was set up. the locals played the poorest basketball of the year. Realizing that something would have to be done because of the half time lead Of the visitors. New Britain picked up its game and in the final 10 minutes of play, there was nothing to it but the size of the lead New Britain would have over the visiting club.
 Outstanding in the play of the New Haven team was the work of Evans and Davin. Davin, a lanky red head who has appeared here as a member of various quintets in past seasons. caged three nice goals. He is a replica of Cohen, now with Meriden, on long shots. Glickstein helped from his guard position with two neat baskets.
 New Britain failed to function as a team in the first half. A slippery floor hampered play all night both in the preliminary game and in the main contest. Players trying to get a pass to either side while on the run, continually slid off the playing surface. These outside balls marred the play and was probably the real cause of New Britain's poor basket ball in the first half.
 It was on entirely different story in the second half. however, as ev- cry man on the team got into ac- ton. Sloman, McElwain and Yak zewski had contributed two baskets Sheehan had chimed in with one. In the second frame. the quintet started to play into Jimmy kakzew- skis hands and he piled up a total of seven baskets for the session.
 Al Sloman. slowed up with pain whale of a game. He caged three more baskets in the second frame. every one of them spectacular shot. McElwain caged a pretty counter in the second half but he was removed on four personal fouls before the session was half finished.
 Carl Restelli again entered the contest and he continued his excel lent work. He filled in as perfect cog once again in the machine and although he went scoreless, it was his passes from the, pivot position at the foul line that enabled New Britain to bring in the ball on cuts and score the points. Sheehan caged two in this session and Tom Leary Eopped into the breach to also cage two neat baskets.
 New Britain's work in the second half was a beautiful piece of busi- ness. Behind at half time, the team counseled with the manager and the players went 10 work. AS the plays started to work out, by leaps and bounds the team went into a lead and kept piling up it's advan- tage until the end.
 McElwain and Sloman again dem- onstrated their class as q speedy pair of forwards. | nassuming in atti- tude, McElwain kept working in the team play and formed the pivot around which New Britain's best work was done Slo'nan. guarded closely throughout the game. made five spectacular shots while Zakzew- ski was unstoppable as he cut and used his trick one handed shots for baskets.
 Tom Leary was up against Shrimp" Evans and there wasn't a guard in the game Saturday night who could stop the little left handler. No matter whore he vas nor how far away from the hoop. every time he tossed the ball at the back board. he sank a shot, He was easily the outstanding star of the New Haven team and in fact. furnished almost entirely, the Elm City grlintet's of fensive. At best, the visitors fur nished only slight opposition.
 Next Saturday night, one Of the greatest attractions of the season will inNade this city when the Wash ington Palace Five. one of the out standing quintets in the country, faces New Britain al the local arena.
 The score
 New Britain
 I7ld. Fl. Pts. sioman. If. -......... i 2 12 McElwain. If. ........ 3 6 RAstelli. f. .......... N a 0 ZakzewSki C ~ [ of