New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22

most the same picture was present.
ed. The opposing club was leading
by several goals but the local crew
came through to tie the count.
throw the game into overtime and
then win out.
Thursday nights contest in this
city was = thriller but the game in
Fall River last night was an exact
duplication. Williams and Thomp.
son did the damage last night and
they performed the same act Thurs
day in this city.
Meriden swamped New Bedford
to 3 in Meriden last night. This
was Meridne's final home game as
the team now goes to Albany, N.
Y. where it will open play next
Tuesday night.
The system Of selling season tick
cts for the Industrial League bas-
ketball games. has proved to be
such success in this city that it
may be adopted by the National Y.
NJ. c. A. for its Industrial League
throughout the country.
The idea was introduced in this
city by Bryce Long. Y. NJ. c. A.
industrial secretary and an official
OF the local industrial league. The
ticket provides basketball enter
tainment for the entire schedule at
one dollar. Figuring this out, each
game costs only a few cents.
BY adopting this plan. the finan-
cial security of the league was as
sured before the first game was
played. Besides this, the worry OF
other years were eliminated. Pre-
viously. the industrial secretary has
been forced to struggle along
through the season until a fortunate
break in the last few games, pulled
the league out Of the hole.
Last season, except for the gener-
osity of the owners Of the Stanley
Arena. the league would have
wound up with a deficit.
Besides all OF this. the season
ticket has made hundreds Of addi-
tional basketball fans. This is a
known fact because OF the attend
ance at the games. Records are
being continually broken and the
games being played weekly are
meeting with unprecedented sue
cess.
10 successful has the plan been
found to be that the Inter-Church
Basketball League has voted to
adopt it and the Boys club is SELL
ing tickets to ~ members for Its
Monday night games.
We have hard MARI athletes ex-
pain their philosophy II 50 it may
be called. but to our minds, Nc.
Elwain. flashy forward on the New
Britain basketball team expressed
some OF the best dope we have
heard in some time.
In discussing his point scoring, he
tossed Off the fact that he wasn't
standing high as regards the maxi
ing OF points. He said that his idea
Of any sport in which he participant
cd was that the team should win.
ITO me-" he said. "it isn't 10 much
who gets the baskets but how many
points the team scores. Any man
who can play basketball. can make
Il drive for high scores and probably
get there il he wants to play an in
Gividual game. I believe, and I
make 1t my business to play the
game that way, that the man who
gets loose Is the man who should
pop for the hoop. A clear shot is
always much better than one that Is
hurried and basket in 4 pinch goes
great way towards winning = ball
game" .
II know that most fans look to
the fellow who gets the baskets but
] have been In this game too long
to care much about the plaudits of
tho crowds. One night you are a
hero and the next night you are Just
the opposite. Almost In every game,
one man on the team has a big night
The common sense thing to do on
these occasions, is to play that man
for all he 10 worth. That's the way
to win basketball games and after
all that's what We fellows are on
the team for.'
II every player on the local team
has the same idea in his mind, the
success of the New Britain team thus
far this year is explained. Five
men playing with only one idea in
their minds, win the ball game, gives
the opposition something to think
about
The case Of Henry" Schmarr is
creating quite controversy and
much interest. the point at issue be-
ing whether this stellar young bas-
ketball player shall continue with
the Boys club team or transfer his
energies to the high school squad.
Coach Ray Anderson of the Boys
club has asked us to correct the i'm
preston which seems to be in circu-
lation. that he is trying to force
Schmarr to play with him and to
pass up the opportunity to win let
tiers at high school. At the very
beginning OF the practice season An
derson assumed that Schmarr would
later try out for the school team. so
he was cold to "Hermy's" expressed
desire to seek a place on the club
quintet.
II was only when Schmarr gave
assurance that he would not 60 out
for the school team that Anderson
consented to take him on the Boys