New Britain herald., 1930-01-22
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Industrial league fans were lufL| weak and worn out after the thrill. lung GasCo- Fatuir battle last.cVcninr. IL waS tn" most hair-raising game Been in this city in years. being fill ed with sensational baskets, brilliant plays and everything that goes to make great basketball game
 Hope Rcstcll certainly displayed great courage when he walked to the line after the final whistle had blown and cagcd two foul points 10 tie the score.
 Wlth q battery Of eyes turned up on hlm and so much dependent on the result Of his shots Carl acted like the seasoned veteran that he is and came through in glorious style. Neither of his shots touched tn" Tinr so accurately did he shoot
 1h" crowd would hardly finish applau1ing Il sensational basket when another player would come through with Il brilliant shot. All through the battle the baskets were kept filled with great losses from the floor
 The game started off like whIrl Wnd and before the fans had had time 10 settle down. The teams had scored ten points between them in the first JO seconds Of play,
 'Horc' Ecstcll stood out above all others during the battle. With things appeared black for the Gas 60, Rcstcli came through with much-nccded points, Meanwhile his teaumatc, "Huggy" Carlson, WAS playing q great defensive game, breaking up passes time after time. He WAS especially brilliant in the overtime periods.
 Euchcri and Dujack staged ai great individual battle throughout Inc game They scored their only baskets of the game in the frat ov- crtimc period but they proved Of great value at the moment.
 The players were practically worn ont when they left the floor after their gruclln- battle. The game went at top speed from the opening whistle and never lot up for mo- nlent. The Gasco team generally works slowly and easily but 1t was forced to chang it's style of play to meet the Tafnir attack.
 Gierochouaki. Fatnir center, left inc game early in the first half This was Il sad blow to his teams hopes, but Beslcr inspired his teammates hr his great ail-around playing. His baskets in the first half were of the halr-ralsing variety.
 Enthusiasm ran high in the Cor hn Screw game more than three quarters Of inc crowd roofing for tho Lock shop aggregation 10 come through.
 Tine feeling ran so high that in" Corbn players were subjected 10 continual booing when they missed q basket or were the victims Of good plays by the Russwin players. The uproar was terrific whenever a Screw shop player attempted to shoot 2 foul.
 Despite the feeling of the crowd, | inc RussWin team played q clean and hard game, practically all Of Is fouls being unavoidable, The toams fighting spirit Was admir- able.
 It is hard to explain the sudden downfall of the Screw shop team. Tho frat blow came when the low ly F. H, F. team scored I surprise victory two weeks ago. In the Ian dcrs game and last nights battle the Screw shop players were far of form and appeared nervous both before and throughout the battle.
 Their confidence appears shaken and the players need to regain il quickly or disaster faces them in their fight 10 capture third league title. Once the team hits in stride again, IL should prove 10 be the team Of old.
 'Johnny" SaMc proves to be 2 cool leader under fire. It IS his playing and instructions that keeps inc Russwin team working smoothly |. est
 Referee Ahcrn was the butt Of considerable booinG in the battle. The crowd, bciug so onc-sidcd i'll it's love for the Eusswin team, could acc nothing right in Dans decisions against any Itusswin player. If he called them against the Screw shop five, he was told that he knew his stuff
 The New Britain roller hockey team moved into second place i'll American league last evening as tho result of Hartfords victory over Amsterdam, by t 10 score. Tn" Indians still maintain T firm grip on first place,
 A makeshift Bristol Endcc Iinc- up. with Collins, Iichtlncycr and Elchman missing, trouncch Inc Manchester Rccs last evening on the Manchester floor. 'Jlmn'y Nal conn played q great game
 Interest in the Clcvcland-Nc" Britain game Saturday nGht lS mounting daily, and IL appears that the Stanley Arena will be packed to the doors when the world champions