New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
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Tonight's Games Wailingford at Holyoke. New Britain at Meriden.

waiiingford at Holyoke.
 New Britain at Meriden.
 Meeting unexpected opposition from the Wallingford contingent last night, the New Britain Roller Hockey team scored another victory in the American league and enhanc- ed their chances of remaining in first place. The score was 6 to 1 and it was one of the toughest battles tho Hardware City quintet has been forced to fight since the season opened.
 The game was featured by the ex- traotdniary work of "Mossey" Con- ley. WaIlingford goal tender who all but broke the worlds record for stops in one game. As it was. Con- ley broke the record for the league this season by checking up 115 stops The best mark other than this was the one made by Purcell of Mertden . few weeks ago. 1l?, Con- ley's play was the scintillating feature of the entire contest. His stops Of the many thrusts at the Wallingford cage by the New Britain team. were % many and spectacular that the spectators were brought to their feet and cheered him although he was on the enemy team.
 For the major part of the playing time. the ball was in Wallingford territory where the New Britain rushers. Boucher and Alexander and Captain Archie Muirhead. the center, kept pesging away at the almost stone wall shin pads of Conley. In the third period. Blount spent more than stx minutes without having q stop to make.
 Kid" Duggan and Earl Pierce of tho Wailingford team formed . speedy combination last night that had tho New Britain players on their toes. When these two sallied down the floor with the ball. they invariably ended up with a quick shot for the cage. Both showed plenty of class in handling the ball.
 Boucher of the New Britain team was . wonder on the floor. His clever carrying of the ball and his ability to dodge Wallinsford defense men paved the way for most of New Britain's scores and it was his great work that dieconcerted Duggan when he started . drive towards Blount. Alexander teamed up nicely with him and with the help of Muir head. the trio came through for a great victory.
 Gid" Brown was the works on the defense. Gid" has an educated pair of feet that defied anything 10 gst by him. Blount could have talk en . vacation for the most part be- cause Brown did SO much work on the floor that Bills total for the night was 36 stops. Brown at first drove the ball wildly but as the game progressed he began passing and his work then became almost perfect.
 Conley furnished little amusc- mont for the spectators when Alex ander got a dribbler past him for New Britain's fifth point. The ball had barely enough steam to get over the threshold and into the cage and Conley almost broke his hockey stick in showing his ire and dis pleasure. The cage suffered because of the break" New Britain got 10 break the tie score.
 Boucher got New Britain's first score. It came in the second period after . battle of parts in the first session that left both cages undcnt- ed. It wasn't a drive that sent the ball In but a neat little scoop that took the Wallingford goal tender by surprise. Muirhead after a real bom- bardment of the opposing cage. sud- denly cut loose and the ball went in cleanly.
 Hardy got Wallingford's first goal . drive from three-quarters the length of the floor that just passed Duggan and Brown and got by Blount before he knew where it was. On a beautiful passing play. Dug- gan shot the ball to a corner of the cage and Pierce caged it for Wal iingford's second goal of the game. Next came a pretty shot by Duggan from the side that hit the top of the cage and nestled in the nets. This put Wallingford into the lead. Alex ander. however. took a shot from Boucher after Conley had seven suc- ceasive stops of pokes and dribnled the ball past for a score tying the count at the end of the second per iod.
 Alexander opened up the third period by getting another. Boucher had taken the ball past all the Wal lingford defense men and "Alee' was waiting near the cage. Boucher Tipped the ball 10 him and with q pretty toss. it was in. Duggan got another pretty shot from the cen ter. He Caromed the ball once more against the top of the cage to again knot the count.
 Then came the goal that broke Conley's spirit, Boucher and Alex ander sped down the floor passing the ball back and forth to each oth- CT and when they neared the cage Boucher sucked conley over with a fake shot. passed to Alexander and "Aiee" tipped the ball over the threshold and into the spiders web Conlet's stick did not break
 Boucher with a neat back hand shot got New Rritaln's last goal near the end ot the game. It was the one goal necessary 10 put he game on ice and gave New Britain we'll earned victory.
 New Britain plays Neriden in the Silver City tonight and the local squad is up against another tough proposition. The summary:
 New Britain. Wallingford Alexander ..-,..., .-...-,.... Duggan
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