New Britain herald., 1929-12-02

. former basketball captain ut Ca,ho- lie university and guard on The New Britain basketball quintet, shot his only field basket ol the night Dut 1t Was enough to give the New Britain team hard-fouGht and harrow victory over the reorganizcd Atlas five Of New Haven. sammy Pitc. kingpiA on the Yale quintet several years ago. and one Of the best basketball players ever dcNel- opcd in Connecticut. had tied the fore the end and the audience was in a frenzy Of excitement because ], was anybody's game.
 Both teams guarded so closely that no free shots were made at either basket. Finally Foley broke loose, took to the side court and received a fast pass from Conroy. Getting set for the shot, he sank the basket that makes basketball history for this year at least.
 The game would surely have gone Into an overtime period had he missed and. at the rate that the New Haven team was travcling New Britain would have been hard put to it to win.
 It was in the minds Of some that the Atlas team. away from the game for all Of last season. would 1,N figured that the game would be q walkaway for the local crew. This reckoning was dead wrong.
 sammy Pite, more portly than when he was in his prime. is still a great basketball player and his II points scored for his team Sat urday night proves that assertion. On one Of his shots, he dribblc1 the entire length Of the floor to sink the two points one of the greatest plays of the entire game.
 Zeke Chadys, cocky little guard from the Elm City, followed his usual bent and played Al Sloman. Whenever these two meet on op- posing teams, it means war and Saturday night was no exception. Each tried every trick of the game on the other even to knocking each other down. II was battle rcminis- cent of the old days when the pO- lice reserves had to be called out to aucll small-sized riot started at New Britain-Atlas game at the state armory on Arch street.
 The fcud, lasting over all Of seven years, came to an end when Chadys had the fourth foul called on him and he was dismissed from the floor. This came in tho first half shortly before the session Cnd- cd Sloman. at the timc had three fouls on him. but he managed 10 eke through the rest of tn" game without getting the fourth called on him.
 Saturday nights game was the first of the season for the New Ha ven team but the form the players from the home of dear old Eli dis played brands them as a dangerous combination when the race for state honors. if there is to be one this year. really gets un4or way, With a little more polishing off Of the rough spots. the team should be outstanding in state circles.
 Zakzewski. sIoman and 'onroy were tho high scorers for New Britain Saturday night. Zak and Conroy each scored eight points while Sloman accounted for six New Britain appeared 10 be slightly off form for the greater part of the game and only managed 10 pull through with win when Foley got the only two points Of the night.
 For intense excitement. the game WAS & blue banner battle. At no time were the teams very widely separated on the scoring sheet and for inc greater part of the game tn" score WAS ,i-her tied or one or inc other cf the teams. was leading by d two or point margin.
 SIoman. Wi;h d foul and IukzcW- ski with field goal, started New Hritam'e scoring for th" night. Chadys then got long shot and after SIoman had added a foul. Pto came through with " basket 10 ii" tho count at four-y)l. Iak and Conroy made jt N-t but Alderman and Evans promptly made if A-alL This cam, at tho 15-mlnutc mark in tho play
 chadys .out the Atlas into the lead through pretty long G-shot has- hot and rito added two more points from the Santa Claus stripe. th" foul lno. SIomW dropped in another foul making t New Britain z. Atlas F and HahzcwsGt put the locals one point behind when h" got loose for < pop. SIoman shot the foul on which Chadys went out of the gam" and Conroy sank q basket Jusr hc- fore the whistle ended the halt. leaving New Britain in the lead, If to F.
 second Half
 Couroy opened tn" frstNItics in the second half with u pretty shot from in under tGe hoop. Alderman slid one in for New Haven but Con Joy came back 10 cage another field goal and New Britain led Is 10 II.
 A this point. sammy Pitc seemed to find his old-time form when he dribplod the entire length of the floor, past the New Britain team. to score. Again hc came in on play and dropped in another basket, tying the count at lS-aII at the 5:1o mark. Eubcnstcin dropped in q foul but Lcary followed him with nn" point for N,w Britain and aS the clock sad 7:o5. th' score Vas again d"adloCkcl a- l'-all
 New Britain 7p9rtod and Jackets by Sloman aud IlkzcwslI compared with q foul -bot by ritr. made the count 2& to go for Now Britain.