New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-26

That the changes effected in the
An-New Britain football team by
Coach Bus" Pond in shifting Rad
zewich from quarterback TO halfback
and placing Neale at quarterback
with "Shep" Bingham playing eni
and Perry Bean at left TACKLE,
worked to advantage, was clearly
demonstrated in the game between
the local eleven and the far-iamed
Cleveland Painters at Memorial
Park Saturday afternoon.
The famous road team from the
Ohio city played before the slimmest
crowd that has attended any of the
games played this season, but the
contest was the most thrilling that
has been seen in this city in recent
years. 1t was left to Barnikow, the
roaring fullback of the New Britain
team to carry the ball across the
line, following a series of line buck
ing plays that brought cheer after
cheer from the crowd watching the
two teams struggle.
Score In FOURTH
The score came In the beginning
OF the fourth quarter. New Britain
had outplayed the Cleveland team
from the start of the game, break
Ing down the opposing line COM
pletely on line plays, completing
forward passes, working crisscross
plays that had the Cleveland players
calling time TO get their wind.
The local team had elected TO de-
fend the south goal and started the
third period by kicking to Cleveland.
The Painters were helpless before
the stonewall combination New Brit
ain put up against them. They
kicked and the ball sailed low. Rad
zewich tearing in like creased light
ming, picked the ball off his shoe
strings and gave one OF the prettiest
exhibitions of open field running
seen on the local field this year. He
made fully Is yards before he was
downed, bringing the ball well into
the Panthers' territory.
Here New Britain started Barni-
kow through the line. Time after
time the Meriden fash broke
through for gains of five and seven
yards and even after the referees
whistle had blown, lie was still
going. The quarter ended with the
ball only a few yards from the COW
etcd mark.
DarntIsoxr Coos Over
On the change of goals, New
Britain sent Barnikow through in
two plunges. The first brought the
ball 10 within a couple of feet of
the line and on the next plunge
through center. the fourth down,
"Barney" laid the ball ono foot over
the chalk line. Radzewich failed TO
make the point after touchdown but
the six points thus gained were
plenty for New Britain 10 win.
The Panthers attempted to use
the forward pass game In this quar-
ter. but Zip" Zehrer on one side
and Radzewich on the other broke
UP all attempts to make them COM
plete. Zehrer jumped high into the
air on one try and intercepted the
ball, as pretty a piece of work as
has ever been seen.
Radzewich, the only man between
= Cleveland end and the goal line
IN another try knocked down a per-
feet forward pass by an eXtraordi-
nary leap that stopped Cleveland
from tying the score.
Bingham'S Work
The fans were amazed at the
work If "Shcp" Bingham at end.
Besides stopping the ban carrier
dead in his tracks at every turn of
the wheel, the forward pass COM
bination OF Ncale to Bingham
worked like charm. The big boy
who was a sensation at Yale, never
troubles TO turn around TO catch the
ball, but gets the passes coming
over his shoulder and he is away
like a flash. Several times in the
game. he caught forward passes
that were good for long gains. The
work Of Ncale at quarterback
showed ludl lIe ldS b''h'H VI 'N'''
ball dope to use against any com
bination.
The line which New Britain pre-
scented to the visitors. was gem.
Connolly was at one end with Bing-
ham at the other. Donlon and
Bean were at tackle with Morris and
DULY starting off at guard and Joe
Rogers in the center. Eadz"wiclL
Steudtner and Earnikow worked
with Neale. Later on, lIumphrios
went In at guard in place Of nul)y
and Zehrer went in at back instead
of Steudtner. Up 10 the time when
he was taken out, Steuitner played
whale of game on defense. This
combination is one that apparently
could take on any team in the coun-
Try and give them a goou game and
more than ever, can the fans Of this
city bank on II that George Multi
CAMS Waterbury Blues will he the
second team on the field if the two
met.
Barnikow the Hero
When all is said and done, how
ever. II was Barnikow who was tho
hero Of the offensive and defensive
play. Barney, after being tackled
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