New Britain herald., 1927-12-13
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 New Britain at last has A rel
 roller hockey team. That was dor
 o'ls'rated to everyone's full satisfa,
 tioh last night in the game at tr
 ",aniev Arena. The New Britai
 prayers played as if they were ir
 splred and no faster travelling ba
 2eeh done anywhere In the leagu
 ms season than was done on in
 hoor last night.
 Boucher. although he isn't tn
 ehtlre cause of the change in tn
 New Britain play. is certainly the bj
 punch of the team on the floor whe
 It comes to offensive play. Com
 Ing out from the cage last night. h
 made a pretty picture as he outrush
 cd Wild Bill" Duggan of Wallinc
 ford, leading rusher in the league,
 To many, however, the real fen fure of the game was the great worl or Mulrhead and Brown on the de ithse. Blount's stops at the goa were few and far between due tt the work of the team captain anr Gid" in breaking up all of Walline. ford's attempts to get to New Brit. aims cage.
 Blount work last night was won. dertul. Not once did he leave his cage as he has done several times in the past His heart was in his vorl, and he bore out what many of the players have said about him, that when he IS playing, it is almost i'm possible to get anything by him.
 me team deserves congratulations Tor its work last night. It was 2 pleasure to see the local losing streak shattered SO completely and aeclslvey and the fans of this city can certainly expect to see fast and real hockey played in the games to come.
 New 3ritatn's team might not he the bes. in the league, if might he improved on in spots. but give the players 9 few games like last night and any other team in the league VIII have 10 step mighty fast to beat them.
 Now, if som ebody will only get q truck and move AleXander's houso- hold effects over to New Britain for him and If somebody else will only md me spare tire that Boucher lost on the road between Waterbury and Merden. things in the New Britain Roller Hockey camp will be pcr- fec. Boucher is not only 8 star roller hockey player, but he Is also q semi | professional baseball player. His | foine Is in New Bedford and he is busy all tn" summer long at the na- 1onal paStime.
 Doc Potts is a. golf bug by his own admission. Following the close or the season, Doc was incoming around thinking over the past sea son and signing for the thoughts of me balmy breezos of spring but yes terday. 1t got him. the fever we mean. and he sallied forth and put , Tn IS holes. The day was perfect and the course wasn't half bad. SO the Doc says. The Mcriden Roller Hockey team, . Will play in this city next Thursday ! night and this will be one of the greatest games of the year here.
 Gustafson, former guard on the 7 stanley Rule team in the factory r eague, appeared at the Bovs' club C ast night with the Middletown "Y" } and was greeted with cheers and hoots by his friends here. Gus" used to be S good for one basket q game when J le played with the Rule shop, and ', ,e showed that he was still in the S orm by Hopping in one from mid 'oor and then subsiding for the eve ling. :, Ray Anderson, Boys club coach. c vas called twice for coaching within V, few minutes during the game at no club last night. He admitted hat he had been at fault in the rst instance, but in the second case ID, e said that he had been so excited Cl hat he couldn't resist shouting, k Pass it. 10 one of his players. M
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