New Britain herald., 1927-10-17

All Bridgeport team, All-Now Brit ain yesterday swept down the grid iron and across their opponents goal five times and beat into submission the first Of its opponents in the race for the state professional football title. New Brltain's victory and its 34 to edge was deserved and earned.
 Fordham Day
 It was Fordham's day Sunday even though on Saturday the uuIer- graduates went down 10 a onc-sde defeat at the hands of New York University sridders. But on sunday Tom Leary, captain Of FordhMn's team last year, was a sensation at end. He scored two touchdowns on beautiful passes from "HutSy' Sturm. Jim Manning, cX-Fordham fullback, played the same position yesterday for the Now Britain team and he also scored two touchdownS on line smacks. Three Of the four points after touchdown were kicks from placement hy "Zcv' Graham, quarterback of last years fordham eleven.
 The squad which represented New Britain yesterday played real foot ball, contrast to some of it's work Tn previous games. The backs made few fumbles and they showed every thing in their offensive drives down the field. A total of F first downs, five in he first half and seven in the second Stanza were some Of the tea- lures. But how they got those downs was the real feature of the game. There were forward passes that were thrown perfectly and received in the same manner. Line smaShes by Manning which would never be for less than five yards, end runs, broken field runs, which would have the fans mp and down on their seats, and wonderful run backs Of punts. That was the game 1,500 spectators saw at Memorial field in Willow Brook park yesterday. Bridgeport $ return was a series of fistcutts and three first downs.
 "Iav" and ''Poits" star
 The work of 'Zev" Graham and "Potts" Thompson was the best seen on the New Britain field in some time. Bridgeport could not seem to stop either ot these fleet backs. The back Of Thompson $ jersey was torn several times in an attempt to hold him.
 The fans received thrill in the first play of the game when Zip Zohrcr took the ball on the kickoff on the 15-yard line ran to mjdd"id, and was nearly clear when he was tackled.
 New Rritains first score came early. Graham tossed pass to Thompson who carried if from the 30 yard line to the l yard marker, Then it was Manning, center, five wards, Zehrcr tackle, fiy" yards and Manning again and so it went. un- till the Bridgeport outfit found lts"lt with it's back 10 the goal. Manning socked the center of in" lin" and the score was to c. Thompson took a pass from center. held tho ball to the ground and Graham kicked a goal from placement for the seventh point.
 Brilliant Playing
 Just before tho first quarter "nd- ed, Graham took the hall on the in ward line, ran slightly 10 the left, stopped. reversed his field and ran 10 the right. changed the ball to tho other hand and tucked q Would h" 1acklcr, side-sfeprod another and dashed 10 the lN yard line where he was tackled near tho sidclArs. Bridgeport got possession of the ball and kicked out.
 Later a Bridgeport punter, slow kicker, tried 10 kick from mid-t'ld, but Humphreys broke through and blocked tho kick. As the ball bounced. Manning caught il on q dead run and crossed the goal lin' for the second touchdown. Once again the O'Nril to Thompson tc Graham placement kick comhjna- ton scored the point after toHch- down and the score was If to 0.
 In the second half LrarF took a 15 yard forward pass and was stop ped on the 70 yard line. Sturm stepped back and again threw nlcc pass which Lcary again grabbed ou' of the air and zigzagged to another touchdown Previous to this, StHru went across on a line plunge attel New Britain team marched from midfeld. The parade began when Graham ran back as f to throw a pass and after th" invaders had pro- pared itself for this plun h" rIraled Rridgeport's right end for l5 yards The score al the end ot 'no jhlrd quarter was 2G to a.
 IL wasn't long befor" No" iiri'Hin again had the Park Cjty team "iu it's back 10 the goal at the lo yard line A Bridgeport back mmnl'd and Worwaiss recovered. Apparn'- lv this did not srt right with thD Bridgeport bunch. for on thn most play a near riot took place when d Iincman got into a battle with Ncr- waiss. The latter was sent from tho game and New Bri,ain'7 last sun- stitute went in. It WAS 'JnmNo' Gnasdow who left th, game with IN krT St*sXsSf fs NSSta. -1A'- -4NA- X