New Britain herald., 1923-03-17
NEW BRITAIN FIVE
 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
High School Beats Hartford, g to
 8, for Triangular Grown

The NeW brllalH fiiEH sCHooi nv repeated its victory over Hartfort High scho-, of one month ago, las night in tks Hopkins street gymnas iuni, Hart<-rd, and emerged on thu long end of 0 to 6 score. This give. New Britain championship honors 1T tho Triangular league.
 After about ten minutes of play. ing, Harold Weir, star guard and one Of the most valuable men on the team was put out of the game be- cause of his mix-up with Herting oi the Hartford team. This gave Johnny" Grip who was a substitute all season, chance to make good He proved to be the sensation of one of the most unusual games seen al the Hopkins street gymnasium in many years. The score at the end of the first half was New Britain 2, Hartford 1. All three points were made by way of the free throw line.
 Any credit given to Grip would be just half as much as he deserves. Being satisfied to be substitute all season he showed his real ability last night when he was called upon to play a second time that night after playing a hard game with the second team in the opening game Although the second team lost, Grips all- around work was easily the feature of that game. His field goal in the first game was the one obstacle in Hartford's chances of victory.
 Not only Grip but every other mem Der of the team contributed his share toward the victory. Reynolds did we'll on the free throw line. He and Grip were the only two New Britain players who could locate the hoop from the floor. Bennett and Var Orden were the only Hartford players to accomplish the same feat
 Neipp, who got the tough assign ment of guarding Bennett, did very well. Bennett is the best man on the Hartford team. and any guard who holds him to lone field goal is doing nights work.
 It was plain to see from the star, that both teams were on edge from the way they were continually throw ing the ball out of bounds or into their opponents hands. Both teams played a defensive game which ac- counted for the fact that neither team was able to score a field goal in the first half The teams ba,,Ie 5 min- utes before either of them could score a foul goal. With about rve minutes left to play in the first half Reynolds scored two foul goals anu Silverman of Hartford one.
 O n h1 rI playing in the second half Reynolds rang up two foul goals making the score to 1. Later another foul was called on Hartford player and Key holds made it to 1. At this stage of the game the Blue and White started an offensive rush that startled the loyal rooters of the Red and Gold. Van Orden broke through the New Britain defense and scored the first field goal of the game for Hartford. On the next play every man on the Hartford team was under the hoop, and each of them took about five shots but the ball simply would not go in. It was here that Grip came to the rescue with field goal from the middle of the floor, making the score to 4. Bennett's field goal end- ed the scoring for the Capital City team.
 Hartford had a chance to win by way of the free throw line. Duqu- cite, Silverman and Bennett had 1A chances to score from the foul line. The best they could do was to make two of that number. Reynolds made olr Sf all nf +; fyio
 The summary:
 HARTFORD HIGH N. E. HIGH Bennett ........#.....,... Reynolds
 Right forward
 Duquette LaHar
 Left forward
 van Orden ,........ ....... McCaDe
 Center
 Herting Silverman ,....., Weir Grip
 Right guard
 MaZotaS .............. Ne1pp
 Left guard
 Score. New Britain High 2, Hart ford High 6; goals from floor. Rev nolds Grip, Van Orden, Bennett; goals from fouls, Duquette 1 out of ?, Silverman l out of 4, Bennett 0 out Of 1, Reynolds out of II; referee, Dillon; time of halves 20 minutes.
 The second team game was an in- teresting affair. New Britain lost 2S to 20. Although beaten the seconds showed some real passworll and a fighting spirit. Palmer played the best game for the winners and Grip for the losers. The lineup of the New Britain team was as follows: O'Brien, | center; Mieczkowski, Belser, forwards: Grip, Murtha and Barrows, guards. Over zoo spectators were massed along the sidelines.
 Duquette can miss four chances faster than any two other players could make them. One of the hardest workers of the | night was the H. F. H. S. cheer leader.
 Whenever Hartford made point | the Blue and White rooters rocked the | building.
 "Humph" Muldowney had fierce" argument with one section of the H. | P. H. s. cheering section. He held his own nicely.
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