New Britain herald., 1921-12-30
NLj7DfEGS FOOTBALL HAMA CEMENT LS
 PROUD OF SEASONS GREAT RECOPL

Hams team. Mind you, if you will, that the NEtmeg@, the liGhtcst team in Connccticut and with only h men on the roster out of the thirteen games played the Nutmrgs played five on fer. eiEn territory attrsting to the fact that the Nutmcgs couId perform as well .HWay from home as on their own soil, Their big games were won away from home. Williams being defcated at New Haven, All-lIatCord at l"rlI0"d steam Rollers nt IT,.
 hawks at MCmden, Another achieve ment is the iotHI UIl..
 scored which was 1S9, Then h"a il mind th1t no team was able 10 cross the Nutmegs goa line This in itself lis convincing proof Of the Nutmees Potential strength When did q pro- fessional eleven in this state achieve such remarkable feat?
 Why the SutmcGN 1rc Champion
 The Nutmcgs directors have re- franed from entering into ncwspap per arguments as they have deemed 1t un- necessary. But as a matter of ConSoling Informaticn to the thousands of Nut meg followers q general statement as to the Nutmegs a1liation with other state teams is furnished, The Submar- inc Ease at New London was given all the opportunity that any team would wish to arrange q game with the Nutmegs. The Nutmeg directors wrote to the Base officials asking them | to play in New Britain for the benefit Of the American Legion funeral fund, md to this they replied that they 'ould not get permission 10 play away l from the base on uldH% The Nut [ NcgS, anxious to play the Base eleven offered to bring the team to New LOn- | lon on Saturday that the Base and ! Nutmeg officials could agree upon. The NutmeEs manager asked g paItry sum of less than $500 to play at New Lon don. This sum would barely pay the Nutmegs cNpens $. ID this the Base officials replied that they could not 5ay this sum but would pay the rail road fare as they had no means Of sevenue. Subsequently upon learning that the Base were to play at Hart ord on Sunday cOnsiderate indiGna- ton arose over the Submarine Base tactics.
 Ancnt Bridgeport
 Mr. Kearney at Bridgeiort arranged game with the Nutmngs at Bridge pert for November 13, and after final | irrangemo were made he called the
 game off saying that he was forced | to live mp to his contract with Charlie T}rickley and play at the Polo Grounds 'n that Sunday. The final outcome was | hat the Nutmnes booked the Williams | md Bridgeport played the steam | Roller second team. At an earlier time the Nutmegs and Bridgeport were ar
 "anging a game and kearney was to | lccide on the Nutmeg guarantee. His | leay was so long that the Nutmeg5 were forced to hook the Churchilsas .hey feared they would he without a game for that Sunday. If was really unfortunate that the Nutmeg eleven could not play the Bridgeport eleven | IS l\earney's eleven has reputation | Or being a strong football combiNa-
 ion and one that plays clean football 1t all times The Nutmcgs directors assure the Bridgeport manager that had it not been for injuries the Nut mees would have played the Bridge port team Sunday. Dec. IS. In con- cmding it can he said that if all teams played in the same way that the Nut meea have played. professional foot bail would he on a very high plane ! in this state.