New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
BRISTOL DEFEATS
 WEAVER BY 20.l3
Bell City Team Selected as Yale
 Tournament Entry
Special to the Ierald)


 Bristol, March S.-The Bristol high school basketball team won it's 18th game of the season at the ex- pense of the Weaver high school quintet of Hartford at the local gymnasium last night by 20 to 13 score. Led in scoring by Andy Palau, the youthful freshman stu dent of the Bell City five. the potent Bristol crew swept the Capital City outfit off its feet. It was the second win over Weaver for the locals this year. Coach Tommy" Monahan's squad taught the Hartford team a lesson in basketball in the previous contest, 30 to 1e.
 Although slightly off form against. the visiting aggregation, the Bristol boys displayed. snappy pass work end knifed through the opposing de- fensive wall enough times to win. When in possession of the ball, the visitors were unable to penetrate the stonewall zone defense thrown up before them by the Monahanmen. kearns. stellar pivot man of the Weaver team, led his mates in what proved to be a vain attempt to whip Bristol.
 Andy Palau started the game with a nifty two-pointer thrown from be- meath the hoop. Hall missed an op- portunity to add to the score by toss ing a pair of complimentary shots away from the iron rim. Ben AL laire succeeded in sinking a foul pop and kearns scored Weaver's first counter. Eddie White scored a one-pointer, Hall & doubledecker and kearns dropped in two-pointer as the whistle sounded the finish of the first quarter. Bristol was lead ing by a 6 to as the teams went into the second chapter. Kearns dropped in a second two-pointer for Weaver and a third. almost simul- tcneously. and the visitors took a lead. which was short lived.
 Andy Palau shot Bristol back into the van. where it remained there after, with a toss from the foul line. Allaire added three points to the score and Kaplan, Hartford right forward, brought his team up a bit with a one-pointer as the half end ed. The scoreboard read Bristol II, Weaver $.
 Hall and Lincoln boosted the Bell Towners' score to fl as kearns made the visitors score read nine. Lin coln and Palau retaliated with two- pointers and the third period was ended. Bristol leading, 17 to 9. kearns tallied again for the Hart fordites as the final semester opened but Captain White came back with a. successful foul toss and basket. One of the Weaver forwards threw a two-pointer through the nets as Referee Msnion sounded the final whistle of the game.
 kearns was unquestionably the outstanding visitor, while the honors were quite evenly divided among the Bristol hoopstcrs.
 The Bristol second squad easily defeated the Weaver reserves in the preliminary game by a 25 to II score. The visitors stood a good whitewashing in the initial period. Bristol being ahead by an s to 0 count. The locals led by 16 to 1 and 23;'o 4 in the second and third periods, respectively. As usual, Coach Monahan made use of the services of his entire reserves. Twenty-four second-stfingers mingled with the apparently helpless Weaver team.
 Will Enter Tournament
 The Bristol high school squad. Coach Monahan. and thousands of local dyed in -the-wool fans will at tend the Yale tournament in New Haven next Friday and Saturday. will participate in the tilts in hopes of bringing a fourth state title to Bristol According to announce ments made by collegiate officials, 1 Bristol is tied with West Haven as favorite to cop the crown. Int other teams include Torrington. ono of BristoIs closest court rivals; Meriden. Manchester, Windham of Willimantic, and Warren Harding and Central Of Bridgeport
 It is believed that, in the event Bristol takes a fourth title, the team will not journey to Chicago to par ticipate in the elimination series for a national title as it has done in three seasons previously. Rumors have it that the Monahan squad will travel to either Glens Falls. N. Y.. or to the Maine tournament this year. The long train ride to Chi cago. which tends to wear out the players, is the principal reason ad- vanced for the local officials re- fusal to transport his team to the western metropolis.
 Bristol Hisb School