New Britain herald., 1916-11-06
)CALS TRIUMPH
ON TRINITY field
Jain Connolly and Robb Save
Day for N. B. H. S.

gallant son of bonnie Scotland
led The right to q place of dis
8tlon in the football hall of fame
ne New Britain High school Sat
Ry afternoon during the annual
al between the local school and
IF mated rivals from the Hartford
n school, when "Andy' Robb, the
oy tackle, contributed one of the
Bt spectacular plays ever witnessed
Ia srldjron during the progress Of
1nterscholasdc contest, when he
vented what looked like a certain
chdoWn by Captain Steele, and
ouhtcdly saved the locals from a
PAT. Had the Hartford man CROSS
the goal line it would have re-
ed IN an easy try for g goal and
the locals won by a score of to
seven points would have been Sc
ed by the Capitol City eleven. The
ne was witnessed by g. great gath
hg of rooters for both teams who
the red and gold triumph after
ard battle in which good, bad and
lnerent football was displayed by
b teams. To Captain Connolly
vn in the third period which
ched the contest, and raised the
H. bos of the local rooters, who al
ugh the Hartford team had lead
the end of the first half kept
antly at their cheering and
nded words OF encouragement to
locals as they returned to the
diron at the end of the rest. Peter
Bradley, Johnson, Hubbard and
Chrfsty were also In the limelight
h their stellar playing.
Cheering A Feature.
She day was as ideal one for foot
1, and long before tho elevens ap-
red on the field for preliminary
office, the big stands were filed to
overflow. The Hardware City
herring equalled that of Hartford in
b, while the songs and cheers of
local contingent overdid that of
ir opponents by a wide margin.
b field presented a pretty spectacle
h the colors of both schools every
ere in evidence, and tbs multitude
#automobiles banked up against the
led enclosure were also radiant with
and gold and blue and white
cheer leaders who kept hard at
rk trying to aruse enthusiasm in
hearts of their followers sue
ded fairly we'll. 1t was not until the
/ o'clock trol1eys from this city
lived at Broad street Hartford, did
residents of that "burg'' realize
real spirit of the New Britain
Is toward their team, when the
IL, o.,5o 1<o
several hundred students and
ends through the street to Trinity
d. On the arrival at the scene of
battle, the surprise Of the Hart
Id fans was very plain when they
messed the loyalty Of local rooters
d just to rub it in the band leading
crowd marched around the field
ID stopped directly in front of the
rtford stands where "a whoop"
8 given for New Britain the team
hiding up by courteously cheering
3 Hartford crowd. But did the
4pitol City respond? Not SO you
build notice it, evidently football
hnners and courtesy is something that
Is not been taught in the H. P. H, S.
hrtford had a band, yes, and he
8brked very hard prior to the arrival
he crowd from New Britain, and
! tn apparent disgust he dropped his
&strument, one of those snorting
ebmbones and carefully laid it under
: e players bench where it nestled
Atil the close of the game. He was
me player, leading 1.-The band" and
crowd at the same time
Hartford Talks, That's All.
bro further demonstrate the con-
hence placed in the ability Of the
lis eleven to repeat the performance
4 the teams that dates back so far,
: would be delving in Anticipated his
nv to look up, the sports started
HIT at once to place the big supply
currency which they brought along
nth them to back their pets. AS
rs been noticeable for many years,
He Hartford fans were loud in the
Raises for the team, a beautiful flow
! oratory accompanying the opinions
their pets, but when the ''long
#een'' was flashed by the local boys,
was as has been the rule for many
bars, Hartford rooters demonstrated
lat the best they can do is talk, not
bring how much of that they spend
bit for money, nothing doing. A few
&bllars however left the Capitol City
the pockets of local sports, who
FobabIy ran across some of the real
borts from Bloomfield, Glastonbury
4 way stations.
Steele's craftsmanship.
To Captain Steele must be handed
&.edit for the only display of real
craftsmanship displayed by the Hart
krd team or crowd during the entire
#ternoon. In the final period of the