New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
BRISTOL ENDEES TOPPLE
 HARDWARE CITY QUINTET
Winning Team Displays Same Form That Brought It | State Championship Laurels Last Season - Richt- myers Two Baskets in Closing Minutes Clinch Vic tory for Visitors-Watcrman's Floor Play Is Out. staading-Richn3n EXces From Foul Stripe.

the Bristol Endccs. appearing to- gether for the first time this season. ,rinncd the initial defeat of the sea son onto the New Britain five at the Stanley Arena here saturday night The final score in the game, after ono of the closest battles fought out on the local floor in some time, was 2S to 22 in favor of Bristol.
 Two baskets by Stan Richtmycr Bristol guard, in the last five min utes Of play while his mates put up an impcnetrablc defense against the sallies of the New Britain tc1m clinchcd the victory for the Endccs. This finished off q night Of thrills for the largest crowd of the season yet to turn out for basketball.
 There was little choice between the two teams throughout the game. New Britain hoped right into Il lead at the opening of play but once the Bristol team found it's bearings there's plenty of them at the New eparture-play was close and eX- citing with neither team being able 10 get any great advantage over the other. Slowly but surely, the Bris- tol team closed the gap separating it from New Britain until at the 15 minute mark in the first half, the score was tied at l0-all. A long bas- lict by Hichman and ;l free throw at which he cNcellcd all night, just before the first half ended, gave the Endees q one point edge at the close of the half.
 It was in the second frame that the Bristol team got Tn its most et- fective work. The Endees were more or less on the defensive in the first part of the game but when the team took the offensive in the sec ond stanza, It displayed better stay ing power than the New Britain crew and steadily piled up points until Richtmyer broke through for his two baskets that really clinched the game and victory.
 It would be u hard matter 10 choose any outstanding star ol the floor. s'loman and ZakzeWsl.i for New Britain did well on the ottcn- SIve while on the defensive, rom l.eary kept Pici,cn covered through out the entire game so that the Bristol forward failed 10 get bas- l,ct or d point. On the Bristol side. Jimmy Collins was the offensive star with five field baskets, all ol 1hem ot the most sensational variety to his credit. Richman gave d dem onstratlon of four shooting that brands hlm as one of the best free line tosSers in :he game. He caged seven out of eight tries while Ficht- iayer added eight points to Bris- tol's total.
 But to the impartial observer. one Of the main reasons for the Bristol victory was the uncanny and stella" play of 'Wardy" Waterman, Con Lec,icut product and one of the guarding mainstays of the Endcc quintet. Although he went score Jess from the floor. it was Water mans interception of New Britain's s passes and his ability to break up offensive plays launched by the Hardware City five, that changed the entire complexion of the game time after time.
 Details of Play
 Richman opened the scoring a minute after the start of the game when he dropped in single point from the gift stripe. Twenty geo. ends iater. however. Sloman sailed basket through the hoop to put the home team in the lead. A min ute later he got another and when Conroy came through with q field goal New Britain was leading. to ]. Collins, with Foley covering him completely. got &n almost impossible shot and started Bristol off. Eicht- mycr popped one in from the side and tho score vas to 5, New Brit ain.
 IallzcWsli and Eichman tossed in free throws and Richman tied the score when q double foul was called on him and tonroy Conroy added his point making the score relative. ly the same as before. Collins put Bristol ahead with a shot over his head #s he had his back to the goal. but Foley tool, this lead away with a pretty onc-handcd shot after dribblc
 At the lj-miuutc mark. Eichnan ted the count from the Merry Christmas station but "Bo' Adams added one for New Britain and Xak- ~awsh followed him with another giving New Britain d two-point lead. Then, with d minute to go, Richman popped from near the center of the floor and he tied the count Before the half ended. he added the point that gave Bristol its onc-point edge l5 10 . at the half.
 Second Half
 Collins put Bristol three points in front with q field basket 10 seconds after play vas resumed. Zakaewski at the tWo-minute mark sank ono for New Britain. Sloman followed with a pretty goal from in under and the home club led aaain. Rich. man, once again. tied the coun, from the foul line Conroy JroI ped in q point and New Britain again was leading. Collins took ., pass from Ircken after Picken had dribbled nearly the length of th floor, and Bristol was leading. Foley put New Britain point 10 the goo with another pretty shot Slomar added q point from the gift stripe
 Collins dropped in a foul shot anG liChmycr dropped in two 10 pu1 Bristol back into the lead. The gam, vas passing at Il terrific clip. Iak. zewsli tied the count at the -. . minute mark at 21-2l with fou shot. Collins again came throu2I 10 put Bristol in the lead Wiih aA- other sensational pop from the >l,e court Iicmmycr then gayo Bristol q four point lead by sending one through the curtains. Ic got an. other with two minutes 10 play and this practically gave Bristol inc