New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-05
NEW BRITAIN HIGH PLAYS
TROY ACADEMY TO TIE
Nutmeggers and Vermonters Battle Fiercely For -Four
Periods - Locals Threaten Several Times During
Game-CIair Scores Locals observation-disclosures
tional Plays Made AT Every Rush - Locals Show
Great Strength.

Battling evenly through four
fierce periods of sensational football
at Rutland, Vermont, Saturday, the
New Britain High school and Troy
Conference academy teams dead
locked at q to 3 count.
From whistle TO whistle the battle
was furious affair and was any
body's game. Several times
throughout each team threatened to
score, but the fighting spirit OF the
opposition prevented further ad-
vance. In the first half New
Britain Was within few yards Of
its opponents goal only to be halted.
Just as the half closed Poultney
made the biggest threat of the game
when the half whistle blew as they
were two feet from the goal Again
in the fourth period New Britain
got down to the 10 yard line and
lost the ball. Then Troy began a
rush up the field that brought them
to the 80 yard line. The Vermont
lads were halted again by the final
whistle.
The real moment of the game
came at the close of the first half.
The New Britain line held twice at
tho one yard line when StCbbin, the
big captain of the Troy team hit
center for a total gain of one foot
New Britain's score was made by
| Tim Clair who was back in the
| lineup for his first game OF the
season. With the ball Oh the five
yard line he brought it to the tive
foot line on a plunge through
center and then. covered the re.
remaining distance on another
plunge in the same place. Stebbir
made Troy's touchdown when he
hit the New Britain line for the
one yard necessary to gain the 81?
points and a tie.
1t was game Of all games will
sensational end runs, crushing
line bucking, and neat forward
passing. There was not 80 mucl
of the latter because of the We
condition of the ball, caused by {
muddy field. Poultney completed
two passes out of two attempt!
while New Britain got one out O
two.
Henry Bray was the individual
star for New Britain. He carried
the ball about half the time. Hi
broken field runs were a picture I,
watch. Each time he was callet
upon he would take the ball an(
battle through line men near RICH
tackle. cut, dodge, steal. and tea
straight ahead. Almost always i
was the secondary defense that 20
t him. In the last quarter he save,
the game for New Britain when h
tackled Big Stebbin on the 81 var,
line. lie was the only man between
! the Troy captain and the goal line
He was injured several times, bu
always came back for more. Il
the first half he was taken out h
was so badly hurt, but he begged T.
go back.
Fog Scully and "TOots' Politi
were the individual starts on tn
defense. All through the game tn
former broke through and smearc,
the Ponltncy backield for BIZ
losses. He was tower of strength
at center and gave Frost, the op
posing center a cool reception. Pc
litis saved the game for New Brit
ain when he blocked 'Lennie
Schmidts drop kick for the extri
point after touchdown. His all
around play at the position was
feature.
Acting captain Bojnowski was ais
strong at the other tackle positio
while Clark made Lamb the oppo,
ling guard feel sheepish Throughout