New Britain herald., 1927-09-26
ALL-NEW BRITAIN WINS
 OPENING FOOTBALL GAME
Criswold Recoyers Tumble On Five-yard Line and Sturm Carries Ball Over-Graham Misses Try For Extra Point-Both Teams Set Up Stone-wall De- fenses-Locals Make Eight First Downs Against Collegiates' Three-Visors Display Good Forward Passing

The All-New Britain football team scored Il victory in the opening game of the 1927 pro football season yes ierday afternoon at Memorial field in Willow Brook park. when it defeated the All-Southorn Collogiatcs. The score came in the first five minutes o' the first quarter when Griswold recovered q punt on the New York teams tivc-yard line and SDrm car ried 1t over on the next play. Ora
 ham missed the try for the extra
 point
 The victory of the local team was
 unimp pressive. The visitors presented a strong d"fcns" that stopped all of
 New Brltaiu's attempts 10 make ap-
 prcClable gains The New Britain Jno
 proved 10 be d veritablc stone wall and the colored opponents of the
 Hardware City eleven were power less 10 make any hcadway against the company led by Red" O'Non. named captain for yesterdays battle.
 Numcrous tumb!cs. coupled with untamiliarity with plays which were being tried out under fire for the first time, spoiled many New Britain chances to score. The break" that gave New Britain its scoring chance carly in the game was fortunate one, because the battle was waecd almost in mjd-hcld for the remainder Of inc contest.
 The visitors completed number Of forward passes while the New
 Britain team made q sorry showing III this department. On rushing, New Britain made eight first downs to three for the visiting team.
 'Icv" Graham was the outstand- ing star of the New Britain back field. Showing q flash of speed and 2 slippery manner of running in an open field. the little rcd-hcad who put Fordham on the map for three vcars took the crowd by storm. He flashed around tacklcrs and made the biggest run Of th, day, q dash Of i0 yards after receiving q punt. His work was the only thrilling aspect )f the game.
 kadZoWiCh brought thc crowd to | ifs feet on several occasions with his | .nd runs and while directing the , cam from quarterback, he did well. |
 GriSWOld showed well on the Of 1 'ense and defense while Zchrcr put | world of pep into the game. Elan ! lgan fumblod often but he really lidn't have the opportunity of show Ing his stulr.
 Red" O'NciI and tho other line men left no choice for the stars of ! he game. "Rcd" was everywhere i, $ here the ball was and after unpiing | liter tackle, !" would always be i, om"Wherc near the bottom. Wer- /, .aiss and Conkln showed nicely at
 etlc with Big toy" Donlan filling ,
 10 perfection. Tom Humphreys | .l'i 'JumhO' GnasdoW form as fine .
 pair Of guards as New Britain has 1 yer had. They broke through the . 'olorcd line time after time to smear . tuners. The ends were completely | overel by Uolzhcimer, Connolly, l Brink and Staton.
 The largest crowd on record at an 'pcning game in this city was pres nt at the game and although not hrill~d, the majority of toom are nthusiastic over tine outlook for the cas0n.
 The team will practice Tuesday md Friday nights of this week in 'rcraration for the two games with he Yellow Jackets ol Fraukf6rd, 'a., next Saturday and Sunday. The ir" Britain team will play in rhila- .'lphja next Saturday while the Yel- oW Jackets will appear at Willow }rOok park Sunday afternoon. The uInmnry: