The Connecticut labor press., 1920-10-23
WASHINGTON CLEES IN
TIE GAME WITH CHAINS

he strong washington \Glee club
opened their 1920 home seaosn with the
American Chain Co. eleven of Bridge
port, Sunday afternoon at Weiss Park
and held the strong invaders to a IT
tie. 1t was one of the flercest battles
ever waged on local gridiron and the
game proved conclusively that the Hill
team has at last developed a team fit
and able to compete with the best in
this section of New England.
Individual ability was thrown to the
winds and it was a. we1l-dri1led aggre-
CATION that tore its way down the field
through Chain territory to touchdown
which was scored by Tommy Loomis.
A rapid succession of line plunges inter-
spersed with a pass or two, proved
sufficient to drive Jimmy Coogan, man
ager of the G1ees, and 5000 fans into
Mysteries. The son of the noted West
Haven police chief kicked the goal after
the touchdown with comparative ease.
The Chain touchdown came by virtue of
a tumble and subsequent rushes and
forward passes. One noticeable fea-
ture stood out far and above the others,
the Chains, despite their lack of prac-
tice, are still the game, aggressive team
they have been during the past few
years.
One of the outstanding features of the
game was the defensive work of the
G1ees. From end to end the local play
ersI showed surprising form and this
fact was brought to light in the third
period. The Chains had the ball on
the G1ees' 11-yard line and touch
for the Accos, seemed inevitable. On
the first rush the visitors gained two
yards, on the second they lost two, and
SO on until they lost the ball on downs,
with victory staring them in the face.
The G1ees line was impregnable, as
it were, and the fans how1ed their APP
prevail of the. excellent work of the
team when in such precarious position.
This feature was possibly the outstand-
ing play, or series of plays, of the
game and served to demonstrate the fact
that the G1ees are stronger than the
average fan has given them credit Tor
being. Any team that can hold the
Chains for downs in the shadow of
their own goal posts deserves more
than ordinary recognition for their eff
forts.
Bringing to light the individual en-
deayors of the various Glee club play
ers the work of LOOMS, Courtney,
Maggie and Miller stood out prominent
ly. LOOMS, the former Carnegie Tech
Tic liiaJOllty VI liz
ing for the locals, and it was he who
took all the punts from the Bridgeport
team. LOOMS played the open field
position in preference to Clyde Waters,
who chose to play close in back of the
line. Courtney did excellent work in
the secondary defense of the Glees,
and Moose Miller was all banged up
through his untiring efforts to hold the
visitors in check, Johnny Magic played
bang-up game at left end for the.
locals, getting in some clever tackling
and getting down under punts with
precision.
All in all, the impression the Glees
made in their first "at home" game,
was quite favorable, and there is no
doubt but that they made many friends
by their aggressiveness and fighting
spirit 1t augurs well for the success
Of the team this fall and has placed
them on par with the Williams in the
run for popularity in this city
: The lineup:
GLEES. CHAINS
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