New Britain herald., 1922-09-25
NEW BRITAIN TEAM
 WINS 0N SAFETY
St. James Eleven Of Bridgeport
 Loses Through a Bad Pass


 Bridgeport. If the size of the crowd yesterday is a criterion, the coming season will be one of the most sue cessful in the history of the sport in this city. The locals won the game, through a safety, counting for two points IL was generally admitted that the locals as they started off yes terday will do. The team under the leadership of Eddie Barnikow, showed enough to warrant that the team will greatly improve as the season pro- gresses. The new men in the team, Cummings, Frankel, Cleary and Barnes, did very fine work, and the remaining members of the team, who played under the Nutmegs coors last season, gave a highly satisfactory ex- hibition. Jimmy Conley was out with the New Britain team, playing the left end position. as it should be played.
 Cummings Looks 0. K. ..
 Gene Cummings, the Torrington boy, was on hand as he promised two weeks ago, and his work proved to the greater part of the fans, what he will do. He started the game at right end and when koplowitz was called into the fray he was shifted to quar- terback, Captain Barnikow going to the backfeld Barnes, another new man, is very fast, and he seems to pick holes like a regular player Bar nikow, Dill and Carpenter came up to the mark.
 Good Defensive Team
 The Bridgeport team turned in a good exhibition of football. The Park City team showed better on the de- fense than on the offense. Against the New Britain line, the visitors were unable to do much, Rogers and F'ranke, proving a stone wall The visitors resorted to a kicking game. The visitors executed a forward pass at one time that was well done. Out side of the gain, the St. James boys found it practically impossible to ad vance the ball enough to make it first down. The visitors punter was not the best ever seen on local fleid. at that Both Captain Barnikow and Cummings who did the booting for the locals had a big advantage in this respect
 me IdIllt
 The game started shortly after 3 o'clock with Bridgeport kicking off to the locals Several good gains were made by the locals backfeld, but two penalties made it necessary for Bar nikow to punt. The Park City team immediately tried to rush the ball, | but met with little success. the locals | line and ends smearing every attempt | kecko punted, the ball going to the | east side of the field and out of hounds. Dewey Carpenter located a | through center that net ted him about eight yards.
 Barnikow Is Smeared
 Captain Barnikow attempted one Of | his spectacular dashes, but the inter- ference was weak and he was downed | with no gain. The smiling Dill, how ever, shot through left tackle for | distance, giving the lo3ls first down, The first period ended with the ball in the visitors territory.
 Barnes Gains Ground
 Dewey Carpenter opened the sec ond period by ripping off four-yard 'un through the line. Barnes added .wo more through center, and on the lext play this same player got about he same distance through the same spot Captain Barnikow's attempt letted two yards, and when he again .ried, he slipped on the grass and vas bounced upon by the alert Bridge porter The visitors gained possession of the pigskin on downs and imme liately punted the kick being a very short one, the ball going out of pounds. It was put in play in the center of the field. Barnes was brown in his tracks when the inter erence again failed him. Carpenter got two yards through the line kop- owitz was given a hand when he en- cred the fray, Dill being replaced 0 Fummings switched from end to 
 Politis Wide Awake As Ever
 Captain Barnikow punted and the yer wide awake PoIitis was down the leld like deer. When Kecko fum- lied the ball, Politis recovered it. 'aptain Barnikow ripped his way trough right tackle for nine yards. failed in the next attempt. iarnes then made it first down by a me run through the left side of the inc. Captain Barnikow and Carpen- CT got about five yards in two runs. In the next play Captain Barnikow orked through the line to the one ard line where he was tossed, The ocals were penaized
 A Peculiar Ruling
 .,rf@ | he ball. Referee Parker measured if five yards and then gave the ball 0 the visitors. After the game he ad- nitted that he erred. On the first lay. Kecko caled for punt forma- lon. The pass came to him all right ut he allowed it to roll through his ags like some baseball players we now of Rogers and Politis were pon the luckless kecko before he ould pick up the ball from in back f the goal posts, and it went for 2 { afety and two points for the home aam. This play as it developed, save I q the local mana cement some hard ash. l
 Work Forward Pass
 With the ball on the 30-yard line, l he visitors worked a forward pass, nat was easily one of the best plays l f the day The play brought the ball ito the locals territory. On the next ( lay. Bridgeport again advanced the all about 10 yards, hut penalty ( rought it back The first half ended ! this time. I
 Penalty Spofls Neat Play
 TX koppie' contributed a sweet run I the opening of the second half that ent for naught He caught kecko's I Ickoff and ran ahout ob wards hut