The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-23
N. H. \. s. ELEVEN
 AT BRIDG. P0RT TODAY
Regulars and Second Team Both Score Touchdown in
 Final Practice.
CLASS TEAMS PROGRESSING
Schedule of Championship Games-A, A. Meeting
 Next Wednesday.

Next Wednesday.
 The final practice before the Bridge port game at the Park City to-day, the New Haven High school eleven were put through a light scrimmage with the second team. Both teams scored once.
 After the scrimmaging the backs were given practice in catching punts and the team through practice swung down the field under kicks. A new flea. ture. of yesterday afternoons work was the inside kick. If this is worked sue. cessfully to-day it will be a good factor in the scoring. The pass is just as eff. fectiye and just as good a ground gain. CT as the forward pass. Captain Mes singer will be used to do the kicking in the Bridgeport game.
 The Bridgeport High school team has developed wonderfully since it's de- feat few weeks ago at the hands of the local eleven by the score of 12 to u. They held down the strong Taft school eleven to one touchdown and this was only made after a luke. Their other game was a victory over Ansonia team, one of the fastest in the state, by the score of 5 to 0.
 The N. H. H. s. eleven, under the coaching of Johnson Hall, has iinprov- ed considerably during the past few weeks but they are handicapped In the fact that they are easily injured. Near ly every day at practice some member of the squad Is hurt. At present none are seriously injured. but If the players happen to get little under the weather before a big game, the eleven will be crippled. Messingeri Da- wis and Connolly are just now the stars of the team and although Connolly s weakness in catching punts has proved fatal on several occasions his brilliant long runs and his ability to handle the team makes him an apt quarterback. Messlnger hardly ever fails in making required distance and his effective working of the forward pass and on- side kick makes him a valuable man. Davis at tackle is the star of the line men. He has not lost that ability which he possessed last year in opening holes big enough for the entire back field to get through without scratch. A squad of thirteen men will be talk en up to Bridgeport this morning The | team will be: Left end, Muse and Ad, ans; left tackle, Davis; left guard Frankel; center, Flanagan; right guard, Maroney; right tackle, Chand. Ter; right end, Alderman; quarterback Connolly; left halfback, Bird; right halfback, Connors; fullback, Fifeld an6 Messinger.
 Saturday the High school clever | plays the Norwich Free Academy tean at Norwich It is probable that 2 number of substitutes will be used 1T this game. It Is not known just how strong the Norwich eleven is, but they generally put up a fair game and New Haven should be prepared for sur prises.
 The class football teams are practic ing nearly every day for their struggle for championship. The Sophomore' have played the fast Spartan clever and held them down to one touchdown The Freshmen will play the Spartani this week Saturday The Seniors ap pear at present to have the stronges team, but the new rule agreed upol that any gridiron hero playing on ,tht regulars in two games is barred iron his class team. The Seniors are mos handicapped by this rule as many O the players have been out trying fol the High school eleven and most 0 them have played in two games.
 As to the championship games, tn Freshmen will play the sophomores ol Wednesday, Nov. 13 It Is expecte, that the Juniors will battle with tn Seniors on Saturday, Nov g. The win ners of these two games will fight out on Saturday, Nov 16, The men o which this winning team Is composed will be awarded their numerals.
 Next week Wednesday a meeting o the Athletic association will be calle by President Porter. At this meetin numerals will be awarded to those get ting first places In the inter-class tracl events; Connolly 1909, Lehr, 1908, Ad ans 1908, Comstock 1909, Fulton 19C and Graves 1908. The cup will also b presented to the Seniors, who capture
 the largest number of points at tn meet Another important step that wi
 be taken at this meeting, is the decis
 ion as to who are eligible to their 'N H." or IN. H. seconds" this year o
 the high school football eleven. I
 past years the former were given to a
 those players who got into the chan pionship game, This year there is Il
 league and consequently no champion
 ship games. It is very probable ths those who play in half the games ( two-thirds will be eligible to their 'N H." The lineup of the first and secon teams in yesterdays practice follows:
 Regulars. Second Team l Left end.
 Nugent .,.,,,........,.,.. Hammerma e7 yeft tackle.- .(