The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-01
N. H. H. FOOTBALL STAR INJURED Connolly Has Kidney Injured in the Yale Freshman
 Game. OUT OF GAME FOR PRESENT Connors to Replace Him in the Middletown Game To-
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)UT OF CAME FOR PRESENT

Connolly the star quarterpach oA the New Haven high school footpall team, Is out of the game for couple of weeks. He was obliged to play halfback against the Yale freshman second eleven, as Captain Messinger and Connors were unable to get into the struggle, and while running back punt during the latter part or the game strained one of his kidneys, put ting him out of condition,
 Messinger was back in the game yesterday after few days illness He nut the squad through single practice, and other light work. Several changes were made in the lineup of the team, and others will be made before the game on Saturday with the strong NIiddletown eleven.
 The injury to Connolly. causing his loss from the team for the MiddletoWn game cripples the team considerably. He is the best man out for quarter, and is the fastest man on the team. He is handicapped when the hlgh school team runs up against very heavy team in that he is rather light He is heady, and has a splendid self control in trying situations. He has one weakness, and that is in catching punts. Time and again he has missed easy catches This weakness is offset by his splendid ability to tackle, and to make successful quarterback runs.
 Koletsh has been the only other candidate for the position, but his poor work in Wednesdays game has practically put him out of the running for a while Dunn, who has been a substitute end, was tired out in this important position yesterday. It was the first time he has ever played quar- ter, but still he made fairly good i'm pression. It Is probable that Connors will be taken from halfback to fill the vacancy in the center of the high school eleven structure. Connors has played this position before and ought to make good against Middletown, He is fast, heady and good leader.
 Faxe, who was injured during the early part of the season, is now again in condition. He was out for practice yesterday and was put in at halfback where he played before he was in jured. He is a pretty good man, but is rather slow on the offensive.
 Connors, who has a sprained knee will be unable to do the kicking Sat urday, and Messinger, another candi- date for this position, has a weak ankle. Budd has been used at times to do the kicking and it will probably be up to him tomorrow
 The Middletown eleven is one of the strongest high school football aggrega- tions on the state They will probably win the high school league champion ship, and if they do ana New Haven wins tomorrow we can claim the state championship Middletown has twice defeated Hartford and has in- flcted a similar punishment upon the other state league teams.
 To-morrow's struggle will be no doubt the last big game of the season for the N H. H. s. team.
 The lineup of the local high school team will be: Left end, Pagter; left tackle, Davis; left guard, Frankel; center, Flanagan; right guard Chandler; right tackle, Bird; right end, Alderman; quarterback, Connors; left halfback, Beardsley; right half back, Fake; fullback Messinger.