New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-28
Last Nights Results
Bridgeport ii, Providence 4.
New Britain I, Albany 8.
Standings
Games Tonight
Providence at Fall River.

Providence at Fall River.
Two evenly matched roller hockey
teams went through three whirlwind
periods at the Stanley Arena last
night in a regularly scheduled Amer
lean Roller Hockey league game and
when the pumice dust had settled,
New Britain was resting securely
in second place in the standing, tied
with Bridgeport Just a game behind
Waterbury. leading outfit in the cir
cult
New Britain's victim last night
was the Albany team, formerly the
Meriden entry, far-famed because of
the presence OF the two Pierce
brothers, Earl and Steve in its line
up. New Brtiain's margin of victory
was only one point. the score be-
ing 4 to 3; but the count of points
fails miserably in describing the
thrilling exhibition put up by both
aggregatons for the space of playing
time.
Gazzinga. New Britains rookie
center, emerged from last nights
game the hero of the contest IT was
his work in bottling up Earl Pierce
that enabled New Britain to stave
off the vicious attacks of the visiting
delegation and so completely did he
do his work and SO impotent were
EarTs attempts to get away, that
Dolly" Morrison had to take the
forward run to try and shoot for the
cage.
On the other side of the defense,
Barney Doherty played Steve Pierce,
probably the most clever ball handler
In the game. Pierce got away from
Barney only few times during the
game and for the most part, he
found the going as tough as at any
time in his experience as a polo
player. Doherty demonstrated with
out question last night that he is by
far. the best half-back in the game.
1t was Harry Thompson who did
the bulk of the scoring for New Brit
ain last night. kid" Williams with
l.undeville. Albany center, riding on
his back and Dolly" Morrison buck
ing him on the charges, reversed his
position last night and became the
feeder. He feigned drives and passed
to Harry Thompson and the Cow
boy rode his broncho and whirled
his stick for three OF New Britain s
four goals. Williams got the other
one on one of the prettiest shots in
the game.
The fans were on their feet nearly
every second of playing time last
night. Thrill after thrill was sensed
as one or the other of the teams
started a march on the opposing
cage. A pretty duel in stops was
waged between Barnikow for Albany
and WEIGH for New Britain. Barni-
koW was a wonder in stopping the
drives failed at him by New Britain's
murderous driver. Williams. On the
other hand. Welch put up the best
game since his advent with New
Britain. He was in championship
form last night and was spectacular
in his efforts to keep the ball from
rustling the nets.
The first two goals were so sudden
and SO completely thrilling that the
house was almost pulled down with
the deafening applause. Both OF
them we're scored by Cowboy"
Thompson.
The first was an angle drive from
Williams to the center of the floor.
Thompson whirling towards the Al
bany cage, swung his stick like a
baseball bat and, like Babe Ruth, he
hit a home run. The ball went sail
ing into the cage without Barnikow
ever seeing it. Forty seconds after
this, Barney Doherty broke M an
Albany attack and hooking the ball
into the bank, he shot a golfers ap-
proach shot 10 Thompson who duolj-
Gated his first score by Shaping tho
ball. in the air into the cage for
New Britain's second point.
With this lead. the team went Wild
Some Of the fastest playing ever seen
here followed until Lundeville, one
of the most dangerous mon on the
opposing team. caught drive and
Whitfield it into New Britain's cage for
Albany's first point.
If was seven minutes and , r,It
before Thomson started .bo sco,ire,
and after Jllndnvi1lo,s sbct tLa,.I
vas no moro mill tha nn,,iod o,4,d
Both teams started off fast in the
:econd frame. Steve Pierce, with
one of the most .trazf,,,- oy1iI,itio,,.
Of tricky NAV brouolt tho t,Il fro,,,
behind his own cage naeead to bie
brother and took The r,I,ol,,,I and
naked il hv WEIGH ia flo H.. orora
and get the only goal of tho ,,.,,od
Both teams c4ma b,rE for tho
!hird session ready TO do or TO die.