New Britain herald., 1930-02-24

team started the game away oft form and although 1t tied the score in the second half with a little less thuu> four minutes 10 20. New Britain scored four points in the fve-mln- Ute overtime session to send the Brooklynitcs home on tho short end,
 That the visitors were not only surprised but yisibIv shocked by the close and excellent play Of the home club, is putting it mildly. Right from tho start of the game, the New Britain quintet played rings around it's opponent until, by a dos- pcrate rally towards he close of the first half, the Nisitations were able to cut down a sizeablc New Britain lead to four points
 Locals Score First
 New Britain scored first when Jerry Conway dropped in long shot. This was after a minute and l5 seconds Of play. At the 9:4u mark, Hcrlihy broke the scoring ice for the visitors with d foul shot, However, while the New Britain team was amassIng a total of T. points, the Nisitatons were unable to find the hoop or sink any shots. The team was very poor on shoot ing because every player was hur- ried and was prevented from get ting set. When the timers watch showed l5:35 played, Williams drop ped in another foul point, the sec ond Of the game for the Brooklyn team.
 Arburr got fouI point for the home team and this was the signal for the Nisitations to take time out and plan on a rally, Three quick baskets, one by Scrlll and two hy Tat HcrlIhy, left the score at half tune at E to in favor Of New Britain.
 Three quarters Of q minute after play had been resumed in the sec ond half. Sloman popped in q field basket to increase New Britain's lead. Herlihy was given two free tries and he made both good. At this point, the play was becoming rough and very fast. Brooklyn was working its fastest brand of passing but New Britain was keeping up with the visiting team in every rc- spect.
 Richman added foul point and Collins turned from the pivot 10 drop in a pretty goal, Williams got sleeper under the basket and the score was IS to 13, stil in favor Of New Britain. Griehe then dropped in two foul points and Arburr fol- lowed him with one, The count was now 19 to l5 with five minutes played.
 Herlihy got loose for another field basket his size preventing the To- cal team from stopping him under the basket. Collins got toul point but so did Herlihy. Then, at 2:5o, Red" Conaty who had been yanked in the first half, and returned to the game in the second, took a long shot and tied the score. He followed tlns by dropping in a foul point putting the Nisitatons in the lead for the first time in inc Gam'. 'oono} added another point 10 give his tam 3 two-polnl l,aI.
 ConatN IiC~ store
 Then, at the j5 minute m1rk M Sloman dropped in Il basket from in under and 4p seconds later. Col- lns pulled one of iho prqrursl shots Of the game, a turn around from tue pivot for a clean hoop Ai the IG:gO mark. Conulv tied tho count with a dribble-jn shot.
 For the next four minutes, the two teams battlcd at au unncro- full rate of speed. Just bclor" inc whistle blew. ending lhe rrg0lai1ou game, cooney got loose nil was mst taking pass for rlran "hoi when MarchueE tipp,d 'ns haiI m inc air and sent il oN'rd.. This saved tho ctwr.
 During thr -ryouI mI1 'n.r """ a bug parade to fh. -ho~'r. ~'d Ilichmm vas in. Hrf to H..E 'hn pIauk. The fte-tonH un uaol in the American ias-1r WIS usnd i'm de- ference to fnc visitors $rrtl valhod after Etchman and shortly h",on the half was os,r. Tat IIarliA}, Visitation center, Wac S.'"u the gate,
 Overtime session
 With only d. minuf" delay, the teams started on d nEo-minU'' oHar- nmo period. With the crowd wild with enthusiasm aul 'Arl'om"o' the New Butau team put up dr- fcnse which tho NiafaNoua found impossible 10 r.uatratn. Jimmy Collins again got into th. p%ot and he whirlc1 to slG5. a ha7s0. that gave New Britain a lHo-rolnt lall, Sloman Was awarded a foul shot and he dropped the hau clean tmoG-i. At the 2:4p mark. Jerry tou"ly was given q shot atd h. dropped the ball in. giving New Britain a four-pomt lead.
 Despite the desperate attempts of the Visitation players they could not get all open shot at the basket. The New Britain team was playing d cool brand Of bait and tho players refused 10 take any shots. Collins roulcd Griebc and he took tha air while Gricbc missed the shot There was only minute to go.
 Sloman got loos" ard duhhIrl rm entire Ion-tb Of tba floor 10 Jnr rouI iur Tin. Visitation players Htl abo' ,or tl:ir ha-Erl 10 u,f tH" ho,l on '1n rebound but SJomw s.oppoe v5lb a startling .aWdounyse. tururd sud whirIod fh, ball hark to tho end CT tho court. New Britain kept possession of fhe ball until the final whistle sounded, giving the local club tb" greatest victory if has srorcd all season.
 Marvellous Play
 The play ol the New Britain team