New Britain herald., 1927-11-18

The New Britain Roller Hockey team, displaying great improvement over it's two showings earlier in tLa week, defeated the speedy Water bury team last evening at the Stan ley Arena on Church street Despite stormy night. a fairly good sized gathering of red-hot fans cheer71 the local players on to victory. The Hardware City contingent not only defeated the Brass City quintet but it also added insult to injury by whitewashing the visitors hv the score of to C. Three fouls by New Britain gave an unearned goal 10 Waterbury, making the result 10 1.
 The Waterbury team proved 10 be a set Of sharpshooters but the drives met an impregnable barrier set by , Murhead, halfback and the incon- ! parable goaie, Blount, Time after time, this pair, aided appreciably by Brown, the center, broke up clever floor work by the Waterbury team and although the ball was shot for . New Britain's goal, 1t failed to get behind Bleunt all night.
 The Brass City quintet showed plenty Of speed and second 10 none i was Barney Daugherty, old-time star we'll known by the nickname Of "Bow-wow.' Attesting to the vivid memory of the roller hockey fans of this city was tho demonstration glv- en the veteran when he appeared on the floor last night. Upon his ap- pearance, he was greeted by name and a long round of applause.
 The game was fast battle in the | first period without either team be- ing able to dent the opponents cage, New Britain carried the ball to with in striking distance but Captain Jette of the Waterbury team played a great game at goal tending and stopped all drives. Brown, hetty driver on the local team, sent shot after shot at the cage but none went in. Blount, on New Britain's side, kept his charge safely tucked away behind his shin guards.
 Jack Mercer gave way to Eddie McAloon in the second period. Alter a scrimmage, exciting as any could be, Muirhead slipped the ball into Waterburys cage. It came out and hockey sticks were flying in all dl- rections. Higgins hooked II in but it again came out and then McAloon poked the ball and New Britain had it's first score.
 digger" Higgins received credit from Referee Billy Lush for the goal. but with a fine sportsmanship, he notified the score keeper that McAloon had caged the shot.
 The game wagcd back and forth for some time until "Jtggcr' got away to a flying run down the floor- He ducked and twisted away rom all the Waterbury team and with all the speed of the old days, he slipped it by the goalie and into the net for New Britain's second point.
 Jack Mercer hooked goal in the third period that was real pretty one. Higgins followed with another angle shot that set the crowd hoWl- ing. Then in two successive dFlNts' Brown sent the ball with lightning speed into the net for two more points. In his best days, Fred Jeans never drove the ball harder.
 Not to be outdone, Mercer took q pass near the center of the rlnk ana with a mighty drive, he sent the ball whizzing into the goal for Nc" Britain's seventh point.
 Three fouls were called on Now Britain and Waterbury had three shots at the cage, none of them be ing close. Waterbury committed two of them and New Britain's shots dI not register. New Britain's three oi- lenses took one point away.
 New Britain's team work was the high spot of the game last night. On the offense the quintet developed pass work that was pretty 10 watch. The Brass City quintet was speedy and developed pretty passing game that made the contest q hurrWer No outstanding star appeared on the Hardware City combination because all the men worked uic .y together giving promise Of having a team here that will make things lively for every other club in the ciryu yuit,
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