New Britain herald., 1930-02-10

A thrilling and close battle be- tween the Renaissance Colored bas kctball five of Harlem. x. Y, and the New Britain quintet in the first half of a game staged at the Sta1 ley Arena last Saturday night, de- Vclopcd into a complete rout of tue Hardware City team by the visitors in the second half. The Renaissance team gave New Britain the worst beating of the season by taking the victory by q count of 53 to 3l.
 Judging from the way the game started off. New Britain seemed dc'- tined 10 take tho number of the fa- nous colorcd combination for the first time this year. New BritaIl started scoring first and ran mp q lead of eight points before the visit OTIS could find the hoop. Now Brle- ain then led 1j 10 6 before ltcna.@- sance scored again and still later, dt the 1l:%O minute mark, the home club was out in front 70 to II.
 For the remainder Of the hail.. one of the most thrilling and clos est battles of the entire year W%s fought with the colorcd stars stag | ing lively squirt to come in under i the wire at tho end of the ha'', | two points ahead. 2G 10 24.
 Then came the dcbaclc for th" l New Britain quintet. lmncdiatc'% at the start of the second half, the ! Renaissance players started off at il ! furious pace. They sank basket after basket and quickly droW aWlN from the home club. New Britam aided the cause along by folding 'p completely All of the uncannN and clever passworh Of the first half WIS gone. All of the close opposition furnished in the opening half, had disappeared.
 Collins shot a foul point five and half minutes after the half staf = ed but it was l& minutes before c dropped in New Britain's first fled basket Of the session. Arburr fo'- lowed him with another. but .h' colorcd quintet cut the rally shot iand started in on ono of the most amazing exhibitions of passing and shooting ever seen here. So dl%hI did inc pace become. that the NuH
 Britain players appeared helpless There was no team work and oni\ the widest kinds of shots were
 made for the basket. Tho yisitoc:
 kept piling up the points until f
 bccamc only q question of how ois ifhc score would be.
 f Cappy Kicks. "Fat" Jenkins an 'TarZan" Cooper led the colore
 delegation in points while the e9 tire quintet flashed brilliantly 4. through the game. Every one o
 the visiting players registered iron the floor with YanccN getting hl first and only field basket S0< sec
 onds before the game was over. Kicks ran wild until Tom Lear
 was sent in 10 guard him and tho
 the crac, shot of the Renaissance
 five went without a point until tn
 cnd of the game. His mates. how
 ever. made up for his dcflclcnc
 from the point getting ranks.
 Sloman and Collins starred in tn opening period when New Brita displayed an excellent game. Mar chinucll did good work on tho floor
 Paterson Cancelled
 Thoroughly disgustcd with In . showing of his team Saturday nigh [ Manager Clarence Lanpher sent . telegram 10 Paterson, x. J.. aft :. the game Saturday night. cancclliT = the game with that team schedule
 ir this city next Wednesday nigh - Manager Lanpher declared toda e that. after the exhibition his tea q put up against the Renaissance, $ would furnish no opposition at Q e for the Paterson club. He plans e ro organize the entire squad for r.
 game with the Maspeth, I" |. Lit