New Britain herald., 1922-10-23
w BRITAIN AND VEST SIDE ELEVENS
 STAGE 4 SENSA TONAL co BATTLE
Hartford Team is Halted Within Shadow of the Local Goal Line-Captain Barnikows Men Outplay Their Opponents-Pauson Stars in His First Real Chance of the Season.

A crowd estimated al about s,0ol frenzied football fans that filled tn stands at Clarkin Field yesterday af terday spent few minute of anxiety such as they will not eX perience again In some time. For il the third period, following blocked punt. the West Sides Of Hartfor, rushed the ball to the one yard line '. and it seemed that nothing short of miracle would stop them from scoring and thereby defeating the New Brtai, team But miracles will happen, and il stopping the Hartford boys fror crossing the goal line, and taking pos session of the ball. the local tean I showed itself to be fine fighting or ! ganization. and is bound to com, through this season.
 A Very Close Call
 It matters not whether a rocter wa ] shouting for one team or the other i here was the situation. viz. the bal | on the one-half yard line, the fourti down. Hartford needing the point tt | win, and the New Britain team fight ing with never-say-die spirit to pre- vent it. Calmly. Cummings called of ! the signals and as the last number was shouted out, Kearney. the smash ing halfback grabbed the ball anC headed into the line. Joe Rogers. ont Of the pluckiest of centers, Russell Malone and Poltis formed a barrier that stopped the West Side boy. ant ! with the New Britain rooters shoutine as they have not since the day tha1 i the All Hartford team was beaten las year, the referee waved the linesmar to move the sticks, and New Britain had saved the day. Bsrnikow ther punted the ball out into safe territory | The game will go down in sporting history as one of the most bitterly i fought contests ever staged at Hart ford. While the Capital City team reached once into the locals ter ritory within a dangerous distance i, seemed as though the longer the game went on the better Captain Barnikow and his stalwarts. In the closing minute of the fourth period. the locals had the ball on the nine yard line. on the first down, thanks to splendid forward pass, Barnikow to Paulson.
 Paulson New Hero
 A new football hero was crowned in yesterdays game in the person of Hjalmar "Swede" Paulson. This boy has been content to sit along the side line game after game this season, but always waiting the word of Coach Barnikow, that would send him into s fray. Yesterday he got this chance. starting the game at right end, and the manner in which he played that position has lifted any worries about the position Tackling prettily, get ting down the field like a deer under punts, and completing one of the prettiest forward plays of the day, Paulson earned his spurs yesterday as member of the New Britain team.
 Quiclcy Makes Good
 The local management spent an hour Of anxiety with the delayed ap- pearance of Eddie Quigley, Just as the teams were about ready to start, the Holyoke boy put in an appear dHCG. Ilt IdnOltu llit ttdII M llt manner that was expected of him. The local backfield worked finely, Captain Barnikow, for the first time this season, showing the fans some of those dazzling dashes of his for which he is famed. Peterson and Stanley, a new man, were just im- mense, that's all.
 l,o pf r, played the game Of his life. Jimmy Conley was lightning fast at left end. Politis. Cleary and Malone doing q splendid job at tackles, while Russell and Frankel could not be improved upon. Frankel was forced out of the game in the second period, and Joe Leary entered the fray. His entrance into the conflict proved thorn in the side of the Hartford team, Joe Rog- CTS got used up bit and it required the skilful attention of Doc. Klein to patch him up, and Joe Malone also had to be repaired with some plasters to close up bad gashes he sustained after making a beautiful run on d recovered tumble by Captain Barni- Row.
 Fars Sore at Fitz.
 There was considerable wrangling and the local fans showed their dis pleasure at the work of Fitzgerald Of Hartford as head lnesman. From the way Fitzgerald acted one would think he owned the field instead of James Clarkin. The other officials did a good days work, Harry Gins berg as referee, and Gleason Parker as umpire.
 The Game.
 Captain Rarnikow won the toss and elected to defend the north goal. Cummings kicked off to Peterson who ran back about 20 yards before he was downed by Duly. Barnikow tore through the right side of the line for about a yard and on his next attempt he was held for no gain. Captain Barnikow then kicked to Cummings, who got about ten yards before he was brought down. The burly Premo ripped big hole through the right side of the New Britain line for 12 yards.
 Again Premo ran and ten yards was his next gain. It was first down for Hartford. Kearney tried Jim Con- ley's end and was downed in his tracks. Dill also failed to make any impression at the left side of the line. Cummings electrified the Hartford