New Britain herald., 1930-11-18
BOYS CLUB WINS
 ITS FIRST START
Checks FriarS' Rally and Makes
 Own Victorious Spurt

Putting on rouslng finish after 1t had blown an apparently safe lead, the 1929-193o edition of the Boys club basketball team won it's first start of the season last night when it topped the Putaic Friars Of the Waterbury Central Y. NJ. C. A. by q 42-57 score after hard grind on the club court, The winners started at q whirlwind pace and left the visitors far behind during the early periods but the loss of Joe Boukus and Tony FeronY, regular forwards, by the personal foul route, sadly weakened the clubs team play, and the Friars crept up and passed the Hardware City team. only to have final show of strength on the part of the locals recapture and hold the advantage.
 Boukus and Ferony. starting for wards, gave indications that they would make q dangerous pair. They rolled up ] points in few minutes but were forced out on fouls. Young Ed Zuiko, who replaced Boukus, stepped into his first big-time game and, although the smallest player on the floor gave great exhibition ot grit and shooting skill. piling up five baskets to lead his team in scoring.
 The club, attired in it- new blue and-white uniforms. stepped into the van at the outset, kereleiza TCoring q foul toss and field goal right away snyder pivoted around for q Water bury score. hut the Friars were hopelessly outclasscd in this period during which Boukus and Ferony piled up a 17-lo yoad. The rout went count was ---l0. Then Boukus was on in the second quarter until the lost. and. although Zujko scored inn mediately after going in. the Friars began 10 climb. Farony went out just before the half .nded with the tally 26-l4
 Dillon and Hucy began courage ous pursuit in the third quarter and tho club took time out with the tally 31-24. but Hucy and CucoIo brought ii 70 3l-2G before Xuiko interrupted the stream Of Friar baskets, and the end Of the period found the clubs made free losses at the opening of the final stan2a. and Huoy and sny- der made it G5-34, Another basket hy Dillon gave the visitors the lead and they took time out. This was their fifth in tho game end Com pugnone dcadlocked the score by shooting the try awarded on the technical fcu.
 A few moments later Winters archcd q long try clcanly into the hoop 10 put the club ahead again, and while Huey's foul brought the Friarl to within a point kerelejza doubled that margin again imme- diately and when . Waterbury play CT erred or & jump ball Compagnona . shot the resulting foul for q 4o-37 tally. The club then stalled for a few seconds and Winters slipped In- 10 the clear 70 take 2 long pass and score an 'asy goal which put the game satoly away.
 The club again showed is old weakness from rhe foul line. mak- ing only six out Of l5 tries while the visitors were sending home 13 out Of their is shots This failure al most cost the club it's victory by offsettng its big margin from tn" floor. Fucy topped the Friars with 1S points, mostly made i'll the great last-holf surge. making this rush, raradoNically, a lot of Huey." Gu colo and Dillon also starred for the losers. Five technical fouls were . called or tho Brass City team The q. rrL