New Britain herald., 1930-02-08

Staging a last quarter rally that gave it seven points, the New Brit ain high school basketball team turned back its ancient foe, the quintet from the Hartford Public high school yesterday afternoon by the score of 19 to E. The victory of the local varsity was 8. fitting dedication of the new gymnasium in the high school aodition.
 Fer three quarters of the game it looked as if New Britain would be on the short end aC the finish. Tho locals showed little in the way of offensive strength while Hartford, almost as poor i- working the ball down the floor, pei ctratcd the Hard ware City defense often enough 10 keep in the lcd1.
 Wise, TIartforl e"ard, started the scoring with I Easkct after tW) minutes of play. More than two minutes later, Billy Ross tossed in neat field goal to tic the count, In another minute, Ross cagcd sec ond beautiful she, that pushed the local team into the lead. This was short lived. hoWcVtr, because Mahar, Hartfords other guard, ripplcd tn 3 cords with a long tess that tied the count at the seven minute mark. Two seconds bcfo '@ the quarter end . ed, krinsky made a foul aWa-1 good and Hartford was leading : to 4.
 Hartford had the better of thu going in the second quarter, due D the pure and tnadulterated ln- Gividual pllv Of the home clun Player after pIaye: forgot the rudi ; .ments of basketball in his eagerness to cage shots and each man thought it his task to dri,ble the length ot the floor and toss a wild shot any way at all as loGk as it was in the general direction Of Hartford s hoop.
 The play became rather rou8h and on Hartford cuts to the basket, kenney was foulCd and he made the shot good. KcrWin followed hlln with another free toss. At the nlnc- minute mark, krinsky. Hartford center. svished in pretty toss from the side to give Hartford a 2 10 4 lead. At this iuncturc, New Britain pulled together to give q brilliant cN- hibition of pass work that left Carl son on the receiving end near the Hartford hoop. Carlson sank the shot and Grimall followed him with foul toss. Krinsly laid q foul she on the rim just Lefore the whistle for the half and Hartford had in creased it's lead 10 three points, 10 to :.
 The third quarter saw little bas- kotball by either tean henncy managed to cut loose and shoot Il field goal minute after play was resumed. Grimaia made another foul toss good. Then at the three minute mark, I.ipman took a shot from the center Of the floor sinking it for d basket. This was the last scoring of the third period and Hartford still led r to 10,
 New Britain came into its own at the start of the fourth quarter. Evidently the team talked it over and decided to try team work for q change. Ross took a pass and his shot tied the count at r all, 2o see onds after the quarter started. C;uarno, a newcomer, parted the curtains with a free toss. This one point lead was swept away, however when Schmarr got loose and dropped in a shot from the side Carlson ' followed this in quick order with another one. There were five min tltes left to play when Lipman was dismissed for lacl; ot any more space in the foul column. Schmarr spotted the hoop from the gift stripe to ado another point. Then Franks, who had taken iipman's place. likely looking player, cooly campod b"- meath tho basket, took pass ano clnchcd the victory for New Britain Hartford got one foul toss in th' period.
 On tho oIcnso, Res stood oU for Now Britain while Scamarr gay hum plenty Of lrclp. trjuaja 20 the tap consistently at center Whil' Carlson and IIptnan did Good Wor, ra the bac', court. Glnntnatton 0 the individual play and moro snapp. paS5Worl will iron out the Grr5tes faults that the team no" has. Cart son and Grimalt go of the squa through graduation and this nov leaves two places for Coach Goorg N. Cassidy to 0)l.
 Kenny Was the main ro- in tl' Hartford pltl. H. flashed almoN IS brilliantly on the court 7o~tcrda as he did on the Gridirou last fall lis mates, however lack the jds, Of team orA as much as Now Brit ain.
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