New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
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 New Britain High school is back where it belongs, on top of the pile. We never saw a team that was out to win a football game more than the on that took the field for New Britain against Hartford Saturday afternoon. It was a great game, a great victory and great team and all New Britain celebrated with the High school students in the victory Saturday night.
 We think that, in the account of the game, we hit the nail on the head when we stated that no one man was the hero in the game from a playing standpoint, but we know on the inside that there was hero in there physically who stood the gaff' with the rest of them even though Hartford seemed to center it's attack on him. That was Frank McGrath who played with steel brace on his leg to keep his injured knee from buckling under him.
 Bruce, his running mate at guard, was auother martyr for the sake of the victory and after the game was over, he was said to be as close to being physical wreck as a human being can be.
 The outstanding thing about the game in Hartford Saturday was the fact that the New Britain boys played as team and it was whale Of team that represented the To- cal High school this year. Old grads, singing the praises of the stars who | have gone before, are almost all unanimous in saying that New Brit aims line was one of the best the | High school has ever had. There in | Hes the secret of their amazing suc- cess in Saturdays game.
 We are not taking a thing away | from the backfield because the backs | played perfect game, but it was the line the kept the Hartford men away from them; that ripped open the holes through which they went and blocked the kicks that gave New Britain two of it's touchdowns.
 While celebrating the victory, New Britain pauses to pay tribute to Gal livan, the gallant fullback of the Hartford team. He, alone, kept up the hopeless battle of trying to bring the bal into New Brtitain's territory. He was called on to buck the line, kick and throw passes and the mar vel of 1t is that he could last through the game under the advrese condi- tions.
 TAers couldn't have been more fierce than the New Britain play CTS were in that game. The ends never missed their man and the tackles were through on every play Where man got by tho forward wall, the backs smeared them and there wasn't any doubt about man being down, once he was tackled.
 Let those who wish, pick their in Gividual stars, but for us, there is ohing left to say except that we I; I,,'t ctSn1 nI1t 1 above the others in the victory. It was team of eleven players all do- ing their part and carrying out their duties that gave New Britain a we'll earned victory over powerful op- posing team.
 By the way, there aren't any goal posts in Clarkin Field. The Burritt A. C. has both of them in its club rooms as monuments to "Monjue" Zaleskie
 The All-New Britain team will not play on Thanksgiving Day. That was definitely settled this morning by Manager Daley and Promoter Peter Perakos. The slim attendance at the field yesterday afternoon made it another case of losing money for the local promoters. Besides there is the chance that some of the local1 players might be hurt if a game is played Thursday.
 As holiday attraction, an alumni team will play the regular High school team at Memorial field inn Willow Brook park Thursday morning at 10:SO o'clock. The alumni team will include the four Fordham stars and other grid stars of another day.
 The proceeds of the game will be given as gift to Frank Mccarthy, former captain of the football, team, who was stricken with paralysis and has Seen unable to either attepd school or play athletics for several years.
 Frank was a star athlete at the High school and was one of the most popular member of the team the year In which he played. With the regular High school team playing the alumni Thanksgiving smorning r. should prove to be real day of sport for the football fans of the city.
 Joe Rogers center on the All-New Britain football tearN got kick in the face yesterday that split his up- per lip on the inside and cut his face in under the left eye. The cut appeared to be bad one yesterday when examined by the doctor but he will probably be in the game next