New Britain herald., 1930-03-12

LanQerS of, IdSCOS l I. Stanley Works 2l, Stanley Rule 4 X nervous, high strung and over anxious Stanley Rule basketball team stood on threshold of the door to fame, glory and it's first Industrial basketball league championship. but it was blocked by it's fellow member of the Stanley family, tho Stanley Works, which wrote it's name i'll the. hall of fame by defeating the Rulers, o1 to fl, in one of the sea- sons greatest upsets at the Tabs hall last night.
 Today the Rulers and the Corbin Screw teams arc tied for first place with 15 victories and three defeats and are waiting anXiously for the post season game to decide which will wear the championship crown this year.
 Last nights game was a terrific battle that gripped even the most unconcerned of the large crowd that watched it. It had everything. First young, nervous team that had everything to gain and had swept to some brilliant victories, was held without 9 field goal in the 15-minute first half. Then it came back and aided by brilliant foul shooting by Wilton Mercy and field goals by Mercy, Garro and Gill it advanced while it was holding Stan ley Works without a score.
 ''Aldie" Hewett, rangy center who has been out-jumping practically all the centers in the league, proved himself q real hero last night. His floor work. defensive play and three timely baskets were the feature of his seasons play. Never before has the Stanley Works center played as well as he did last night. Although tho bulk of credit goes to him un- limited praise is due the entire Buttmakers' quintet. Swanson seem- ed to get possession of the ball: Adams and Reckert were towers on the defense and Charlow did yeo- man work.
 The Game
 Exactly seven seconds after the game started Reckert of the Stan ley Works slipped down and made field goal. Swanson and Reckeft made it to 0 and Hewctt made it to 0, all in five minutes of play. At the 6:10 mark Corazzo made the Jsulers' first score-a foul shot. kley followed with another foul tally and this was the last score made by the Rulers in the first half which ended with the Stanley Works in the lead, 13 to ?.
 A disappointed Stanley Rule ga. lery was given something to chcvr about when Garo made a field goal 20 seconds after the second hd.t started Garro followed with fo'3l through the strings. The score wilS : to 13 and the Rulers were play ing . better brand of basketball Mercy was fouled while in the at' of shooting and he sent both tries through the hoop for two moro points. It was to 15.
 The Stanley Works rooters, and ii might be said the Screw Shop fans for they were there cheering thet, heads off for Grobstein's team, be- gan to feel anxious. Two of the scoring trio were starting to fin the hoop. The Rulers murderers row consisting of kley, Garro ane Mercy is dangerous, but Kley wdE being held in check by Hewett.
 Suddenly Hewett took possessio Of the ball when the Rulers were cutting for the basket and dribble- in for the Stanley Works first scor, of the second half It was ma1t after seven and one-half minutes o play. It began to look mighty ba for the Rule Shop boys when HaiG!' followed with q field goal. II, score was 17 10 9. Mercy was give two more foul shots and he ma l. both good. Then he followed wi:f 8 field goal. The count was the r to 13 kley made his only poiu of the half at this time, foul sho that separated the teams by thret points.
 "Score 17 to 14 Stanley Work four minutes to go" said Refere' Ahern. What the Stanley Work did in the remaining four minute vas tragic for the Rulers. Reckcrt Hewett and Abramowicz found tn basket and the final whistle VI music to the cars of many in tn crowd.
 In tho first half the Stanla 9. Works outscored the Rulers, l , to ? but in the last half the Rule Sho, team outscored it's opponent. 12 f. s.
 The summary.