New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-12
new BRITAIN HOLDS
HARTFORD TO A TIE
Captain Macristy'S Boys Show
Mettle in Final Stages Of Game

A special train over what was once
called a railroad. carried back to
hartford Saturday evening as sad Il
bunch of roOters as ever the Capitol
city has witnessed in many years, rs
the result of the splendid showing
made by Captain Macristy and his
brave band of football warriors
against the much-touted H, p. H. S.
eleven. To say that the visiting crowd
was disappointed would be putting it
lightly. In years wone by It has got
to be the custom for Hartford rooters
to- accept defeat, but they had not the
slightest idea but that their pets
would be returned a victor Saturday
|aafternoon. The team unquestionably
AS one of the best, besides being one
lof the heaviest that has represented
1.-THE Hartford school in many years,
land their brilliant showing all season
had made their followers look upon
them as sure victors over their lighter
l>opponents this year. The visitors did
play a brilliant game. their team work
tAnd open field play being Of stellar
tprder. Behind Suisman, the brilliant
pittle quarterback, every member Of
Nhe Capital city eleven played the
tgarne of his life, Captain Dunn, Her.
sbert, Goetz and Layland, standing out
RS the headlinerS.
History Is Made.
The battle will go down in local
| football history as the greatest ever
+ietaged by teams representing these
constitutions. From the time that Her
sbert kicked off at 3:05 o'clock until
Ben Hibbard shot long punt over
Suisman's head to the Hartford 80
yard line, which ended the contest,
the battle was fought back and forth,
with neither clevens seeming to have
much on the other. In the opening
quarter the locals shaded their
heavier opponents and it looked as If
history would repeat and the Hard
ware City lads would at least score
one touchdown, but when it came to
getting dangerous, the Hartford boys
braced. One of the features of the
arst period was the beautiful punt by
Vibberts which went close to the
Hartford goal line. The visitors af-
ter trying one play called upon Goetz
to punt, and his effort put the ball
IN the center OF the field where time
was called. In tho second period
\ Hartford had the edge. BY fine work
Il Goetz and T.ayland made first down
shortly after play was resumed and
an attempt at n forward pass was
neatly sniothered by the locals. New
Britains defense held like q stone
wall and soon the home boys were in
possession of Che ball. Two attempts
to plough through the line availed
small distance and Vibberts once more
booted the spheroid to Susman on his
15-yard line. The speedy Hartford
boy was downed in his tracks. Faux
\ ner and Burns bearing down on him
like locomotives. Goetz then punted
to Hubbard on the locals 25-yard line.
" New Britain suffered it's second pen
atty of the game for holding, and
after Macristy and IIibbard had failed
4 to gain materially Vihherts punted to
i Davis who made yard. This player
repeated a moment later with a three
yards dive through tho line. Hubbard
was on the Job and intercepted
forward pass. Captain Macristy and
Hubbard gained five yards on two
{ rushes and Vibberts dropped back for
a. punt BarroWs broke through and
blocked the attempt and GoetZ. fell
on the ball. The Capital city team
again tried q forward pass which
failed and the whistle ended the first
half, with honors even.
a Uniform Disgraccd.
During the halves, the crowd surged
On the field, the Hartford crowd TAX