New Britain herald., 1916-11-20
VeA1 Hapen ls Defeated
 Despite Di1ty 1acfics
Captain Rice of Visitors Acts Like Rowdy-Connolv Barton and Hubbard Heroes Poor Work By
 Officials-NIissed Goal Helps Locals

i upon. The home boys were playing a 1 hard consistent defensive game and l F'ernald was forced to punt to Bar ] ton TWO attempts at plays availed l the locals naught, and Robb dropped ! back to punt The alert leaders of New Haven were on the job and broke through and blocked the kick The ball rolled to the locals goal line where Rice fell on it for a touchdown. The usual accurate Cusanelli, how
 eVer,\ failed at the attempt at the
 goal and the hopes of the local root
 CTS were again frightened.
 Open Plays a Failure.
 The teams battled up and down the
 field for the remainder of the period,
 the visitors resorting to forward
 passes which went wild on every oc-
 casion except in the first period when Hitchcock threw to Mansfield who was
 laying on the line far from the other players and who ran twenty five yards
 before Connolly brought him to the earth. F'erocity on part of the New Haven players was noticeable in the final period and time and again play CTS were forced to lie on the ground while their injuries were being patched up. When the ocasion hap pened to be a New Britain player, Captain Rice would shout that not over two minutes would be allowed, and when the crowd jeered him, he again gave an exhibition of his lack of conduct becoming gentleman by wiggling his fingers to his nose, in the presence of young women and girls. Toward the end of the period, New Britain secured the ball and rushed it to the 20-yard line but lost it on downs. Darkness was fast overcom- ing the field, and the players were very hard to discern. New Haven tried three forward passes all which ! were intercepted by the locals and just | as the whistle sounded, ending the battle, Fernald was preparing to punt Honors for the visitors go to Far { nald, Gallagher Shepard and Cusan- neil. @ Captain Rice scored. for his l team it, is true, but his work was so l dirty and his language so unfit to be 1 heard in the presence of even anil malls, that any credit that might be 1 coming for his achievement was over ]
 Fans Make Merry.
 The local contingent of fandom 1 rushed on the field and congratulated ! the visitors. Captain Connolly, Bar l ton and Hubbard were carried off the l field on the shoulders of their admir- 1 CTS. The betting fraternity "cleaned l up', the visiting moneyed men of fering odds of 10 to on their pets, which was gobbled up as fast as it showed.
 The High school gymnasium was the scene of merriment in the eve- ming when the players and their friends gathered for a dance and cele- bration. A huge bonfire on Rockwell avenue sent the glow of victory high into the sky, and as it's embers died , out early in the morning, the faithful local rooters remembered the signi- ficance, and felt like praying for the heroes who had survived the attacks of Captain Rice ct. al. from New Haven.
 Coaches Deserve Credit.
 Now that the season has closed, 1t IS but fitting that word or praise should be forth coming for the etforts of Coach Floyd Brown and Physical Director w. G. Moorehead of the public schools. At the outset of the season, these two officials were handl- capped by lack of support usually af- forded similar officials in other cities A certain element angered because things had not gone just to suit them failed to remember that they were still looked upon as alumni of the school, and openly boasted of their withdrawal from supporting the eleV- en, under Brown and Moorehead. So in face of the fact that these two men whipped together team that captured the championship, the credit alone belongs to them and the eleven and not to any disgruntled outsiders.