New Britain herald., 1927-10-31

mer University Of Florida star after 2 52-yard run and a kick for the extra point by Ike Williams, former ly Of Georgia Tech, spelled the words that gave New Britain tough defeat.
 The run Of Newton was the climax 10 series of startling dashcs. Fans who viewed the game saw in action what the! had often read about. a "gallopng ghost Of the gridiron.' Newton proved to he as fast as any back has been in the professional game and his ability to run broken icl1 left the New Britain tacklcrs bewildnred. The score came carly in the first quarter and although New Britain completely outplaycd >taplcton for the remainder ol the game, the locals could not score.
 "Zr," Graham compared nicely H,th Newton fer spectacular run ming. The dtmirutjyr Fordham star on several occasions rc.iel off broken field dashcS that brought the Staplcton crowd to its feet. Thomp- son also broke through tackle for several long gains and all in all on the merits Of play, New Britain should have won.
 Graham tosS'd several passes to l.eary the lanky New Britain end that were good for long gains and on four occasions. New Britain missed a first down by inches. Now Britain's lin" vas in it's usual eNccl- lent condition. Time after time Staplston had to kick because no gains could be made. Except for the ono wild dash of Newton in the early stages of tho gamo. non" of the other runners of the opposition were able 10 make any apprcciahle gams.
 Newton started off hy making 30 wards around New Britain's left end This brought the ball 10 his own t5-yard Kne. Here New Britain lnld, and an exchange of punts fol- lowed. Newton rccled on l3 yards in running back New Eritain's punt but two more attempts, Lcary spearnd him.
 New Britoin took the ball on its own 25-yard line and Manning plunged through for first down. New Britain had 10 kick and then thompson intercepted forward pass putting the bal in Suspicious E"rritory for the first time. Here, however, New Britain was again held. After the kick, Newton rcejed off six yards bringing the ball all most to midheld. Then he slipped through left tackle and raced through the entire New Britain team = yards for a touchdown. Will iiams kicked the goal.
 Newton tore oft two more pretty was stopped when .;aplcton cam" within striking distance. \ pass over the line was grounded by New Britain backs. Graham intercepted H forward pass ip this quarter taking the ball high in the air one hand and made seven yards before he was 1owned
 In the fr-t half. Stapleton rHdc three first downs 10 on" for New Ifritcin.
 second Half
 Had Nyw Britain started tn" gam, &nd played like il did in inc second i,&If. the rc9ult might have been far different. "EutSy Sturm replaced I;ad2 wien and immediately he tucked the lin" three times for a first down. Graham sliced through risht tac,,!, Tor J. yards and another first down.
 An cNch1rGe Of p}Wts followed. When tEe bal, was kicked 10 New Britain Graham ,natched it ont of the air. Two Staplcton tacklcrs were waiting for him. He sliced through both and .hey dove so hard. hey caught e"ch other around the peek. Before h" was stopped in hie wryr'ins iash. Graham had mad" to '"rls and lucky tackle stopped Him from making a touruIoWn
 Thompson tlau rnrl"I off d run through right tt,.l,'' and S'urm won't n'2r for 4 first down. New Rri'aiu on the @5-yard line lost the ball on town by not lnorr than an inch. stapioton couldn't ad1auc, o},r a yard or two cN"u wuh Hansen, ifapi'tou4 coach playing in tlir packfield The team was forced To Nicl on cN,ry tim" It received the hall. Graham made another spec racular run for 3o yaros and Iu- other first down before he Was Eii low. Thompson r.ol"d off seven more. but New Britain couldn't SCOTT.
 A pretty pass hraved from Gra- ham to Lcary made another first town but Now Britain q gain lost the hall on downs. only once in the half was the ball in New Britain territory and that was when it was on N,w Britain's @5-yard line only 10 be brought back again by Gra- ham. The last play o' the game found Manning eIiciuE d long for ward to l.cary 5u. the whistle ended the game before the play could be made.
 New Britain scored eight first downs in the game 10 Stapleton E three. StapIeton made all in tn" first half. New Britain made one in the first hall and seven in ,h" sec ond. Stapleton couldn't get a first down in the second half. Th' sum mary:
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