New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
LIONS DOWN BOYS CLUB
 AFTER } EXTRA PERIODS
Free Shots by Dennis Give Lions Victory After Spec tacuar Fght-Co. H Eliminates Emerads-Eagle Juniors and Hula Huas Take Afternoon Games Phantoms and South Church in Feature Game on TOnights Card
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
 Midget division: Eagle Juniors 19, Apaches [: Hula Hulas 40, Celtic Juniors 2.
 Senior division: Co. H 5s. Elmer ads 34: Lions %, Boys Club 27,
 Games Tonight Intermediate division: Pythons Ns. Phantom Reserves. Senior division: Phantoms vs. South church.
 Games Tomorrow Afternoon
 Midget division: Hula Hulas Ns, Hawks. Junior division: Panthsrs vs Speedboys.
 Games Tomorrow Night
 Senior division: Co. H. Ns, Lions; winner Of Phantom-South church game vs All-Stars.
 Games Saturday Afternoon
 Intermediate division. Flashes Ns, Boys Club Reserves: winner of Aces First Lutheran Juniors game vs. winner Of Whippets-Celtics game. 4 terrific battle which went three extra periods before the Lions hnal- ly conquered the Boys club by es-2l featured the second days play in the city basketball tournament under the auspices of the Boys club. The game was one Of the fastest and hardest ever played on the club floor. and. while the victory Of the ! tho elimination of the Boys club in the first round put one of the tourney . tayoritcs out of the running at the very start. Co. II had little difficulty in polishing off the Emeralds by 53-34 in the other game Of the night, In the midget games played during the afternoon the Eagle Juniors easily won from the Apaches by 19-7, while the Hula Hulas ran wild to pile up 4o-2 count over the Celtic Juniors.
 Lions 28, Boys Club p
 After battling for three overtime periods the Lions bas', tball team scored a sensational win over the Boys' club five when George Dennis, lanky center of the Lions, after going scoreless throughout the game. sank two free tries to make the final score 29 to 27 in favor Of the Lions. It was the winners 19th straight win of the season.
 The club five started off fast and appeared to be by far the better team. but once the Lions offensive started the losers were forced to fight point for point. The club held the lead throughout the first three quarters and well into the final period. With five minutes to go, Chick" Charlow dropped in a long shot to put the Lions in the lead TOT the first time during the game. From then on the lead changed from one to another.
 Although Dennis scored the win ming points Of the game the glory must be given to Fritz Marselll, who entered in the final quarter. With minute to go In the hial canto Marselli tied the score with q beautiful hook shot from the side Of the court. The Boys club took Inc lead in the second overtime period on basket by Kley only 10 SC" 1t vanish when Fritz threw in a basket rom the center of the floor with h seconds to go. IL was tn" best shot of the game.
 The work Of the entire Lion team was beautiful to watch. the play oi Luke and Bucheri being outstanding. The great work of CharloW ana r. Narscll in the late stages ot flc game saved the Lions from being defeated. Gill and Gofla bore the brunt Of the losers attack while Compa gnone vas q ston" wall on the defense. The work Of the officials Tobin and Nixon. was esp"cla'iy good, these men handling the game 10 perfection.
 Bucheri opened the game by sink ing c foul shot Gill put the club into fhe lead by dropping in two free tries. At the three-mlnutH mark Gill sank the first basket ot the game L. Marselli scored me Lions first basket at the nine-nllnnte marks. The score at the quarter was i-2 in favor of the club.
 kley. Benjamin and Goffa sank three rapid baskets in the second rcriod and indicated WalkaWav With two minutes 10 go th" lloH" came through with a rush and baS- lcts Ny Bucheri and Luke hrouEh' he score to 13-io in the club E iavor a' thc half.
 Both teams vent Oil the defensive tn the third period. the club Gc't'n' ihe best results karhnDir sank a basket 10 start inc half but Cora duplicated his shot i}uchrri and l." Mqrselli scored for tho Iiors and Klev for tre club before 'hn period ended with the score 1o to t5.
 Rurhori ont tho ol"b's lad down to a basket at the h"GiupinG of fF" fTNal pcrie1. G-Hl' lr6r'-a i' t'rN point and Charlow followed it "i'h n basket to put tho l'0us into +h" lead Gruaha tied i' up with foul Al. a. Cifi 1.pf f4f.f r.ri iett-Tr1 free