New Britain herald., 1928-11-30
MERDEN ENDEES SWAMPED
BY NEW BRITAIN QUINTET
AL Sloman Leads Local Basketeers to 33 to 10 Victory
Over Powerful Silver City Aggregation - Lessy
HeIds Cook Searches While Zakzewsi Covers Con-
way-Hardware City Five Leads at Hslf Time BY
23-ll Seore-Bfownsville Favorites Here Saturday.

Hopes of the Meriden New De.
parture basketball team for y clean
sweep of state quintets for the state
championship, received a severe jolt
last night at the Stanley Arena in
this city when the New Britain five
led by Al Sioman, fiashy forward,
handed the visitors a S3 to 10 drub-
bling. The local team upset the dope
completely by making its victory so
decisive although every player had
to travel at top speed all the way
to make the result as complete as
it was.
Mainly through the work ct
Leary. Sheehan and Zakzewski in
keeping their men In control on the
floor, was the Meriden quintet kept
subdued. Leary kept Cook score
less from the floor, Zakzewski pre-
vented Conway from scoring a
basket while Sheehan held Jack
Rothenfeld. former Columbia star.
to one goal.
sloman. working like beaver all
through the game. flashed the form
that has made him one Of the most
feared point getters on Connecticut
basketball floors for several seasons.
He popped in five baskets, the ma
jority Of them being difficult shots
from angles away from the basket.
Jimmy Zakzewski. playing with his
usual dash and fire. outgeneratei
Jerry Conway and scored four f1e'd
goals while Conway failed to sink
even single hoop.
New Britain's team work was ex-
cellent to watch. McElwa'n whn
went scoreless through the session.
made up for his lack of points with
speedy floor work. One Of the adj
mira bic things about the former
American league star is his willing
ness at all times to sacrifice his own
personal glory for the success Of the
team. Time after time last night.
he passed where he might have shot
but the baskets were scored which
counted i'm the final result. Shee-
han. while covering Rothenfeh
like the leech that he Is, managed
to gather in three field goals for
himself.
1t was a close battle for the
greater part OF the first half. Both
teams played with amazing speed
and split seconds had the ball first
at one end of the court and then
hn
session, New Britain forged ahea'l
and led at rest time by a score OF
% to IL.
Carl RestelIi was sent in in the
second, frame when McElwain was
banished from the game on fouis.
Carl has been taking a vacation for
the past two seasons because last
night. he fitted into the team per-
fectly and bounded in basket tiat
helped New Britain greatly. He Was
the same Carlo of several seasons
ago and he was fast on the floor ami
kent his man well covered. Hoist
also rot into the game at guari
and he kept UP the work OF keep
ing Rothenfeld safely under cover.
Cohen, at all times. one Of the
most feared opponents on any team,
led the Silver City quintet in shoot
ing. He scored a total Of eight
points, the result of four field goals.
RED" Linger followed him with
five points. The guards die the bulk
of the scoring.
Meriden missed plenty OF shots
but New Britain kept the players
hopping from distance. Rarely
the Meriden men we're able to get
close. Sloman acted as pivot man
on the cut-ins and it was Meek
wain's clever passing that brought
the ball in. Meriden did some fast
pass work near the center but New
Britain broke up the works when
cuts were made for the basket.
Leary and Sheehan starred in this
capacity while Zakzewski played the
local blackboard on every shot.
1t Is safe to predict that after the
Meriden team gets working more
smoothly. any other team III or out
of the state will find difficulty in
setting it back. Last nights con-
fest was Meridcns second game of
the year. The summary:
New Britain