New Britain herald., 1922-10-12

Alumni who have been wont to at end the games are dwindling in mum bers because of the poor exhibition o football that the present team dis plays.
 The sad part of the whole matter Ind the part that causes the alumn to rise up in indignation is the fac that defeat after defeat is being taker as reflection upon the boys, who arc said to be doing their level best, but with practically no knowledge of tho game, and seemingly, no way of ob. ta1ning know edge that is necessary fl they are to win.
 Advice FroWncd On
 A number of High school stars of other days realizing the deplorable conditions have come to Walnut Hill park or St. Mary's field to assist in the coaching of the team, but they have been turned away with one exception it is reported
 In the days when N. B. H. S. cbam- pionships were taken as the rule, the team was coached by men who don ned the uniform each day and were Tn the line with the players instruct ing them in the proper way to play their positions; how to dump the op posing player with minimum amount of injury; how to carry the ball. 10 run broken field and the other fun damentals of the pigskin pastime. Players on the present squad vouch the fact that Coach George Cassidy has neglected to instruct the lads in these necessary departments of the game and they depend on brute strength or good luck to win games and in these days of properly coached High school teams, they are out of luck
 Without desiring to sound a dis couraging note, it is practically hope less for the locals to attempt to hand out defeat to such teams as Kent when they clash Saturday afternoon,
 Painful To Think Of
 The defeat of New Britain by Meri- den, thing practically unheard of in the annals of intercity football is the straw that broke the camel's back. The officials of the school are under stood to have been approached but with very unsatisfactory results. Foot ball, one of the things that New Britainites could point to with sense of just pride in the days gone by, is today one thing that alumni are more anxious to avoid in discussion thar any other subject.
 Given material that was not as at tractive as the players placed in Cas- sldy's hands and with darker pros poets, Dave Dunn, three years ago out a team that was second to aone in the state. Dave Dunn is a graduate of the local High school and l man with the interests of the school md football at heart. He went into he job of coaching the squad with the proper spirit secured and held the re- 'peet of the players and turned out q championship team.
 Coaching does not appear as one of he several poz. ons for which Mir. Cassidy draws sa'" es at present but 1e has assumed ,Tlth the permission ,f the school committee the task of handling the team. He is, however, physical culture teacher for the school ystem.
 Many Want Dudack
 Ii any of the Alumni who in the ,ast few weeks have freely expressed heir disapproval of present conditions lad their say, Billy Dudack, who is urning out championship teams in he west and acting as physical di- ector, or some other athlete of prom hence with the interests of the N. B. | 1. S. at heart, would be asked to ome here and lift the squad out of ts present position.
 And it would have the hearty ap- ,roval of the boys.