New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
NEW BRITAIN HIGH TEAM
 DEFEATS WEAVER ELEVEN
Red and Gold Holds Foot Away From It's Goal and Hartford Crew Loses Chance to Tie Score-Lan- dino Tackled Behind Line for Safety, Giving Cap ital City Squad Two Points - Zehrer Recovers Ball On Bad Pass and Races for Touchdown.

Mike" Grip. cut and out on his feet from a hard game. was taken from the lineup. II was Reid who showed the best defensive form against tho forward passing attack when he knocked down two intended passes.
 Account Of Game
 Captain John Erickson of New Britain and Captain Keller of Hart ford tossed and the Hartford captain called the turn. He chose to defend the north goal.
 Weaver kicked to Sowka who was down on his own 4 yard line. Sow ka kicked back 10 Weaver on it's own 20 yard line and Collins the quarterback was tackled almost in- mediately. Weaver kicked back and Grip was tackled in his tracks in mid field. SoWka kicked back 10 Hartford and Collins brought the piESkin back 10 his own 5 yard line, Weaver kicked 10 Grip who ad- yancod the ball 10 the 4n yard line. Just when Weaver began 10 figure that fl was soccer football game SoWka took the ball from ScuIlv and tossed it to I.andino who ran ?2 wards to Weaycr's l7 yard line for a first down. Sowka hit center fo~ five yards. Grip hit right tackle for two yards. but the New Britain team could moi make q first down. Weaver tried to put but the ball was fumbled on the two yard line.
 In his anxiety to crash through and block tho punt, q New Britain line man was offsido and a iv" yard penalty rcsIIltod. Weaver kicked 10 mil-fiold and Grip was tackled in his tracks. SoWka tried skin tackle play which gained him noth- ing. \ forward pass failed and Sow l ka's punt went over Weaycr's goal line.
 l The ball was brought out 10 the | 20 yard line. On" of WcaVer's backs fumblod and Zehrnr recover ] ed for New Britain on the 20 yard line SoWka hit center for yard. 1 I.andino hit center for , yards. Ial- cski carried the ball through right tackle for six yards, within yard
 of first down. Tho ball was on | Weaver's II yard line and SoWka [ hit center 10 make the yard. but l he was stopped. Weaver's ball. | Weaver kicked to mid-tield where i Grip caught the ball once more. Grip was tackled for two yard 1 loss X forward pass failed and l Sowka kicked 10 Collins who was 1 N,,,11,- tho ward line. Weaver kicked back 10 Grip who fumbled on his own 45 yard l line and Captain Keller of Weaver 1 recovered.
 X pass to Werthein was incom-
 pletc. Battistini. Weaver halfback.
 made one yard at left tackle when itho first quarter ended.
 Weaver fumblcd and as the ball rolled back to the 50 yard line,
 Scullv fell on it for New Britain. 1 SoWka tried a left tackle plunge but i Godberg tackled him without al . lowing a gain. Zaleski. who seemed to be the big ground gainer for New
 Britain, gained six yards at right
 tackle. A pass, Sowka to Netrano. ] IHllcD. i~ON Nd hithfi to 'Oiii'7' who was tackled by Netrano on his own 20 yard line.
 New Britain was oftside and a five yard penalty resulted. Baron was caught using his hands on the of fcnsc and his team was pcnalized l5
 wards to Weaycr's seven yard line. | Weaver kicked to mid field. Landno 1 tried a skin tackle play. but he did not gain Scully was using his l hands on the offensc and New Brit
 ain was sent back 15 yards 10 it's
 35 yard line. New Britain kicked
 and after 1 } yard penalty for clip
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