New Britain herald., 1930-03-03

Coming from way behind, the New Britain High school basketball team fought it's way Up to within two points of a tie with the St. Thomas seminary team Saturday afternoon but the rally was cut short by the final whistle, the final score being 26 to A in favor of the St. Thomas team. The Cassidymen sprang a big surprise in giving the St. Thomas team such a battle but this can be attributed to the grit of the New Britain boys, as it was by fight, and fight alone, that they were able to come up so closely to the St. Thomas team. On the other hand the seminarians worked like the seasoned and well balanced vet erans they are and in the early part of the game, seemed to be well on their way to an easy victory.
 Aside from team play, one of the interesting side lights was the hold ing of Jimmie Laws scoreless from the floor by Captain Nate Lipman. Lipman played one of the best games of his career. e. Franks was outstanding on the offensive for New Britain as was Bill Ross. Put under high pressure, Bob Mautner. the high schools new center, was not found wanting and showed up well, making three baskets against Shea. Frank Murphy was outstanding for the St. Thomas team because of his scoring punch and his fight. Shea closely followed Murphy as did Burns in point getting and team play. Both teams caged nine bas- kcts, St. Thomas advantage being reached by their eight foul shots to New Britain's six.
 Shea started the game off by cag- ing a basket for St. Thomas at the I45 second mark. Mautner soon evened things up by putting in a push-up shot. Then Franks, who played his best game of the season, thrilled the crowd with two spec tacular hook shots from the corners, giving New Britain the lead G.. | Murphy, a New Britain boy, caGed two foul shots making the score ] 6-4. New Britain, as the first quar- ter ended.
 Second Quarter
 Laws brought his team within one 1 point of its opponents by putting in a foul shot. At the 3:45 mark l.. Murphy put St. Thomas ahead and 1 followed this shot with another bas- kct. giving his team the lead, 9-G Then Burns who had just replaced J. Murphy, shot two baskets and St Thomas drew further ahead of New | Britain, 13-6. Hcrmie Schmarr ther gave New Britain its first point ol the quarter by caging a foul shot This proved to be the only point oi he second quarter as Shea followed with two baskets and r. Murphy shot another to make the score 1s 10 in favor Of the Downcymcn as the halt ended.
 Second Half
 Mautncr opened the second hali with a basket which was folldHed hy Shea's foul shot. Franks made il 70 to l 0 but Murphy got foul Ross sped down the floor and received { pass from Sclimarr to cage a sucke, shot This made it 2l to F, St Thomas still holding a good margin
 Ross then scored another basket bringing New Britain up to 2l-14
 As the third quarter ended, Schmarl
 got the ball after foul shot ant put it through the net to make i ol to lG. New Britain was grad
 ually creeping up on the seminar
 ians who were playing their head
 off in an effort to keep their lead. ' Final Quarter
 : Nautner and Shea had a doubl , foul called on them, both player
 missing. Laws made it 22 to l, with a foul shot. Schmarr again un
 covered a nice pass to Franks wh'
 was parked under the basket an, he made the shot good, leaving tn score 22 to IS. Then Schmar brought New Britain up to within three points of St. Thomas by part , ing the nets with q foul shot, | , Murphy then cagcd q foul shot fo
 his team, making it 23-19.
 Score Is Tied
 6 Schmarr made it g to 20 with f foul shot. Lipman sank one of tn
 longest shots of the game at thi , point and made the score g to ?. |, The crowd was on it's feet roarin ', for the Scminarians to stop Ne f Britains rally. With minutes an , 45 seconds to play Schmarr tied th
 score With another of his many fol a shots. Lipman went out on fouls an
 was replaced hy sammy Mirlian
 who was captain for several gam' , last year. Laws made good the Sh'
 awarded him by Lipman's foul an - gavc St. Thomas q oncpoint lea : White sncaked away and made
 sucker shot making the score -6 ' 23 for St. Thomas, Ross and Murpf
 had q double foul called on thcr " Ross making his and Murphy nis
 ing. This was foul Number for Ro V and he went out. Zalcski went in ar