New Britain herald., 1926-11-08
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Red and Gold Eleven Wins First Game in Triangular Championship Battle-Entire Teams Machne-lke Work Responsible For Victory-Locals Score 10 First Downs-Elm City Eleven Makes Four All in Last Quarter-Team Shapes Up For Hartford

! The ball was ou New Haven's 20
 yard line, and on the next play car
 ried it to the 15-yard line. On an,
 other play he brought the ball to tho
 12-yard line. Matul;s made two
 yards at tackle. ZaIeski plowec
 through for four yards with the
 third down coming. Fengler was lost f in pile at center. He failed tc
 gain. Matulis failed to gain on the fourth down and New Haven re- ceived the bail on it's own hve-yard
 line. Claire received the punt and ran it back three yards to the 27-
 yard line. Matulis took it to the 2l- yard line on skin tackle play.
 Zaleski made three on an end run. On smash off right tackle Zaleski
 tore through to the one foot line.
 Fengler hit right guard and crossed the goal line. but Ansemo was off side. With New Britain on the five yard line, Xaleski hit right tackle again and crossed the goal line. It was found that he stepped offside q foot from the goal line so the ball went into play at that place. Zaleski hit left tackle and went through for the initial score of the game. Matulis failed to make it seven points.
 Hatnes caught the kickoff on the l5-yard line and ran to the 40-yard marker before he was stopped. The ball passed back and forth in a bunting duel as the half ended.
 Third Quarter
 Matulis kicked to the c0-yard line and Haincs carried it back o0-yards 10 the io,yard line. Two incomplete forward passes followed this play New Haven lost the ball on downs. Zaleski ran eight yards on an end run. Fengler made it first down. Fengler belted the line and ran 10 the 32-yard line before the secondary defense caught him. Three yards by Matulis kept the march going Fengler lost three years. Standing on the 35-yard line Matulis failed in an attempted dropllick.
 New Haven received the ball on a punt when the referee declared that Matulis had hit It while 1t was in the air. Two forwards failed and New Haven kicked to Claire on the 1o-yard line. After a clever run back. Claire was stopped at New Britain's o0-yard line. Matuls kicked and Haincs carried ii back to midfeld. New Britain recovered tumble after 1t had rolled back to the 1S-yard line. Claire carried it to the 1c-yard line. On the next play Claire ran toward the side line and caught forward on the fly. He eluded two would-be tacklers and scored his team's second touchdown. Matnlis failed in his second attempt for the point after touchdown.
 Matulis kicked to the 10 yard line and the receiver carried it to the 22 yard marker. A forward pass failed. The New Haven back stood on his own 12 yard line ready to receive pass. He threw the pass but a New Britain lineman was in on him and blocked the ball as it was two feet away from his hand. Zehrer picked it out of the air and ran 12 yards for New Britain's third touchdown. Fengler drop kicked this time and the score was 19 to O. New Britain. The ball was on New Haven's 40 yard line, sec ond down. in possession Of the Elm City team as the third quarter end ed
 Fourth Quarter
 Two forward passes failed and after the referee picked up his dogs and laid them down for five yards, the ball was on the New Ha- ven 40 yard line. New Britain re- ceived the punt and Zaleski ran it back to New Britain's fl yard line. A forward pass. Matulis to Gordon, netted yards Matulis hit the line for first down. A drop kick attempt failed
 New Haven on four successive line rushes made its initial first down on it's own 25 yard line. A forward pass to the 35 yard line was completed and when Claire picked the receiver up and dumped him the referee penalized the New D,.;t to; cssary roughness. The ball was In mid-field. Three line plays netted five yards. A successful forward pass made six more yards. A New Haven back was nailed for loss of two yards. Another forward pass netted the fourth successive first down on New Britain's 22 yard line. A forward pass was tried but it was incompletcd. Another was thrown and Fengler. standing on his own 12 yard line. caught it and ran 2s yards to New Haven's 49 yard line. He nearly broke loose. Matulis made seven on skin tackle and Zaleski hit the other tackle for two yards. Matulis was nailed for a five yard loss but Fen gler, who had been playing his best game of the season. made 13 yards and first down. He carried the ball to New Ravens fl yard line. Zalcski made two on play al left tackle as the game ended,