New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-18
SOUTH CHURCH RETAINS
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Defeats Broad Brook In Furious See-Saw Game at
Hartford and Obtains Permanent Possession of
County ~" Three-Year Cup-Locals Come From
Behind In Last Period - Morey Stars on Attack,
Rockwell on Defense .t..

browning tnFec years OF Qetefmtn-
ed struggle and brilliant achieve
ment. the South Congregational
church basketball team won perna-
nent possession Of the three-year
senior championship cup offered by
the Hartford County Y. NJ. c. A..
when it overcame Broad Brook by
1898 in furious see-saw encoun-
ter at the Hartford ny" late Satnr-
day afternoon. 1t was the third
year in succession that the church
team had captured the cup, and the
trophy will now remain here as an
enduring reminder of the team
which held together during those
three seasons and. in earning final
ownership of the trophy, captured
20 out of % "Y" league games.
Saturdays game was a fierce one.
Broad Brook threw up zone de-
Tense which New Britain found diff
ticulty in penetrating, and Tyler rae
ed up the floor for two pretty shots
to start Broad Brook off to ~
lead. Bell finally put New Britain
into the game and Morey tied the
score, only to have the northern
championsh pushed out again to
S-4 on shots by Butler. But the To-
Gals rallied again and long shot
by Morey settled through the hoop
to put them ahead by 9-S as the
quarter ended. Broad Brook tied
the score at HILL in the second Pc
Rod, but Vessels put New Britain
ahead, Bell dribbled the entire
length of the floor for goal, and
the locals held onto this lead. the
score being 1915 at the half.
Broad Brook made its great eff
fort in the third period, with Tyler
and Yaskulka bearing the brunt OF
an attack which carried the upstate
team out into a three-point lead us
that quarter ended. Then New Brit :
ain came back in a furious assault
which finally ripped the Broad
Brook defense apart and won the
game. Bells pop from dead run
started things. Morcy dropped in
one from under the basket. Wes-
sells spun in q beauty from the side
Inns, and the panic was on. The los
ers broke up the attack once in a
while. but always it formed again,
and the last few minutes found New
Britain always in possession Of the
ball.
Morey led the New Britain attack
with IA points, while Bell played a
wonderful floor game in bringing
the ball through tho defense and
getting it to his mate. Vessels got
the jump consistently and was a
potent scoring factor in the critical
moments. Rockwell, Parker and
Barta held the Broad Brook for
wards to a total of two baskets.
Rockwelrs work was particularly
brilliant. Not only did he hold the
slippery Randall without a basket.
but at times he had to hold off the
whole Broad Brook attack, and on
one occasion he outguessed four op.
ponents and took the ball from them
when it seemed a score was inevita-
BILE. He also contributed four need
ed baskets. Tyler was the big noise
for Broad Brook, with Butler and
Yaskulka as his chief understudies.
The game was exceptionally clean
and free from roughness.
The South Church won the the
title first In 1927, taking it from Che
Mapping Community club. Last
year it repeated by winning a six
team league, while this season it had
to triumph in 2 five team circuit in
the southern half of the county and
then meet Broad Brook, which won
the league in the northern part. The
locals will now represent Hartford
county in the state tournament,
playing their first game next week
against New Haven county. Their
opponents will be either Milford or
Wallingford. Saturdays summary:
N. h. South Church