New Britain herald., 1930-02-17

\ worlds basketball record was 1 created in this city Saturday night 1 but not in the sense in which such i marks are generally viewed h. noNauonS have often been tried in sport, including football at night, ! basketball on roller skates boxing with the participants blindfoIdcd and many other forms Of cntcrtain- mont but for the first time in the
 history Of tho state, and, il is gen | orally thought, in the history of the country, q basketball game was
 staged at midnight. For the first 1 time oa record. two teams started q game on a Saturday night and did not finish the contest, despite the
 fact that only two 9u-niuutc periods were played. until Sunday.
 This all happened at the Stanley
 Arena. Saturday snowstorm found
 tho Maspath Lithuanians, the team
 billed to meet Clarence Lanphrr's
 Nc" Britain quintet, on the road to
 this city. However. the unexpected
 fall of STOW so impcdcd the progress
 Of the visitors, that they found
 themselves this side of Bridgeport about 2 o'clock last night and they
 figured that they would be late for their engagement in this city. They tclcphoncd 10 Manager T.anphcr and an announcement was made to the
 fans in attendance.
 For two hours fairly large crowd Of basketball enthusiasts sal in the bleachcrs and the reserved sections in the balcony awaiting the arrival of tho MaspcIh team. After that, however, the patience Of many rabid followers of the game was taxed too greatly and in pairs the fans started 10 leave. They were given the choice at the box office O. cushing in their passes or keeping thcm until next Saturday when they will be accepted as admission tickets. Many went home but I long line formed itself at the hoX office window.
 When it ncarod l1:%o o'clock, th" shout "horc they are" prcsa2cd the arrival Of the team. They filed dc joctcdly into the arena entrance cX- pcctinG that they would have no game and therefore be out their cX- pcnScS. However. numbers Of the 1 fans who had waited. wanted to sco | q game so Manage I.anpher decided | to play whether there were L. or 56 ! people in the hall. About 200 loyal ! fans remained. Strange 10 say. the ! contest was one of the best cAhihi- 1 tions of the entire year. Shots were 1 made in this game that will prob 1. ably not be seen here again this year
 The visitors, once they got the cramps out Of their legs and arms. l showed themselves 10 be q good ! team, one worthy Of buclling the strong New Britain combination. On the other hand, New Britain was watching q practically new quintet in action.
 That the changes effected in the playing roster were for the best in- tcrests Of the team. was proven be yond q doubt during the game Dazzling passworll. tricky floor plays and amazing shooting were all seen in the both halves of the game. New Britain started of as if the quintet meant business. The team kept up this spirit all through the contest with the result that at all stages of the game, the locals were in the lead by a fairly decent margin.
 New Britain started off fast in the first half and piled up a lead that he visitors were unable to overcome. Sloman, Collins and Richman did all he scoring in the frame getting a .otn of 2j points 10 seven for the This was the count at half -imc.