New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
s p c a kin g of Sports

Ht51rtt71tttrSttStStSsItttJSIttt1 In almost every game that was any way close this season the New Britain high school football team has poen sadly outclassed In the first fve minutes Of play. It seems as II It were trying 10 look as mediocre as 1t could. Saturday.
 Special mention must be made of the work of Yankee" Lavaea the hard hitting halfback, He banked the line several times during tho game. and scored almost all of tho New Britain first downs.
 Credit must be given Linemen Anselmo and Bruce on the offense. The former made many holes which were responsible 10 large extent for tho long gains made by tho husky haitback. Bruce. who Is play ing his first season on the team played a whale of & game along with Anselmo.
 The Crosby coach said that in his opinion Hartford will defeat New Britain next week. He said that the Red and Gold team does not seen. to have any fight in 1t.
 It certainly didn't look that way Saturday.
 If the Crosby player who caught the forward pass two feet from the goal and one foot from first down had gotten first down on the play we fear things would have been diff ferent in the final result.
 In the game against New Haven, Hartford did not look good in it's defense against forward passes. If the Red and Gold pass receivers can only get the habit of holding on to the ball much damage can be done in their favor.
 Bray has the edge on the Hart ford punter, and if he Is out Clark can do as well. In the opinion of most of the fans Clark can punt further, but Is not so sures or al, quick as DOC" on his kicks.s
 Hartford high also kept Its clean slate defeating Merden by 19 to 0 score Saturday. The Silver City team kept Hartford away from the goal until the third quarter when Taylor broke away for two touch- downs, and Counihan, went over for Cne.
 Watch Counthan, the quarter back run back punts' is the advice coming from Hartford. Tn the New Haven game he certainly did look good in this department of play.
 The Al-New Britain football team certainly came through in fine style yesterday afternoon in Atlantic City and the fans of this city are more than confident that the local eleven will beat Mulligans Blues in their first meeting next Sunday.
 Mulliaan's team nosed out Nic- tory over the Rochester Jeffs yes ierday in Hartford the score being t6 6 and the showing of the team wss nothing extra. New Britain's stock has risen 100 per cent since yesterday afternoon,
 butch" Connors was the miracle man and Rcd" Grange of the game. With "Shep" Bingham and Ching" Hammil before him cutting down tackler after tackler, twice Connors romped for good sized runs for touchdoWns.
 A world of strength was added to the New Britain team by the ap- pearance at his old post in tackle of Dig Bill" Warner. He with Perry Hcan, played defensive game that stopped all attempts of the Atlantic City aggregation to go over the line
 An educated toe gave the Atian' tic City team its nine points and placed the team in position where t might have won the game had Il not been for the fact that New Brit ain was out to win.
 A1l-New Britain, with the lineuI that played yesterday will take Null licans team without any question The addition, Of Ching" Hammi vas welcome sight. His spec vas not much use to the team be cause of the wet condition of th' field, but the interference he gaNt 10 the backs as they carried th' tall, was nothing short of wonderful "Shep" Bingham, the Host boy O the eleven, stopped every run com ing around his end and on punts he had his snowshoes working an' showed as much speed as if the fiel' },as dry.
 Earnikow acted In tha role c jorward pass tosser yesterday an tour attempts were successful. . the last one, a throw straight an true to Connors, gave New Brital =.se.-..sz.s.ss....s.:.:=s.=