New Britain herald., 1929-04-08
LOCALS SHOW BEST FORM
OF YEAR AGAINST CHICAGO
McElwain Puts New Life Into New Britain Basketball
Team-Zakzewski and Sloman Return to Height of
Scoring Form-Exhibition is One of Best Of Entire
Season-Visitors Held in Check Through Tight De-
tense in Second Halfway Meet Celtics

Displaying the best form of the
entire season, the New Britain has
ketball team, with a revamped line
up. scored one Of its greatest victor-
les Saturday night at the Stanley
Arena when it defeated the Chicago
Bruins. American. League team 3S
to 81. The game marked the appear
ance of McElwain with the New
Britain team again and his pres
ence in the lineup gave New Britain
the punch that has been lacking all
| year.
| McElwain paired up with Al Slo-
man at forward while Zakzewski
| played center and Arburr and Leary
were at guards. "Jiggs" Donoghue
was reported to be i'll and since Sat
urday night it>has been learned that
he has developed pneumonia and is
in a serious condition.
! The visiting team. with its coterie
of the greatest Of the great took
things rather easy in the first half
and as consequence. New Britain
led is to - at half time. In the
second frame. the Bruins started a
whirlwind attack but the tight de-
tense of the local crew nullified the
opposition's best attempts.
Jimmy kakzewski and Al Sloman,
playing the game as they use to
play it, returned to the height of
their scoring power in Saturday
nights game and they broke
through Chicago's defense time aft
err time to score Well-earned baskets.
Yak" was high scorer for the night
with II points while Sloman scored
eleven.
McElwain fitted into the local
team as if he were perfect glove
for my lady's hand. He was flash
on the floor. a Walter johnson in
his prime in heaving passes and the
anchor to which the New Britain
team was tied when things got ex-
citing. As usual, he was satisfied to
lay back and perform on the floor
and feed the two forwards and this
style OF play brought in a wonderful
victory.
Arburr and Leary. both facing two
of the toughest men in the game
Ray Kennedy and Honey" Russell
held the pair to minimum Of bas-
kets. Kennedy got four baskets from
almost impossible angles in the frs,
half, but Arburr shut him off com
pletely in the second half and held
him scoreless. Russell got two in the
first and two in the second but nei'
Their got enough to win. kellert was
the only other Bruin to score from
the floor. He got one basket.
Zakzewski opened the scoring fol
the home club with a foul but Rus
sell popped basket. Arburr shot s
field goal but kellert dropped one
in to put Chicago ahead. McElwair
tied the count from the gift strip
and kakzewski put New Britain il
the lead with pretty shot. kenne
dy tied the count at sail but Zal
shot A foul to put the locals aheae
once again.
"Seesaw. seesaw" went the coun
as Kennedy popped long one max
ing the count to for Chicago
!. Sloman, missing a long one took
short pop on follow up ant
scored one of the prettiest goals o
the game and New Britain wa
again in the lead Yak got anothe
and the count was II to S. Kennel
again shot over Arburr's head an
: the count was II to 10. McElwaiI
took long pop and swished tn
nets, Sloman added a charity poin,
Al followed this with another spec
: tacular basket and the count was
= to 10 Kennedy again got loose 70
4 pop underneath the basket bu
t Zakzewski followed him with an
e other. Then Russell popped from
= beyond the foul line and the scor
: at half time stood Is 10 II for Ney
Britain.