New Britain herald., 1928-02-28
LOCALS STILL IN SLUMP
 ARE BEATEN BY HARTFORD
Bitter Battle Between Hardware and Capital City Teams Decided in Overtime Period Winning Goal Partially Blocked, Barely Goes Into Cage - Both Teams Lose Points Through Fouls - No Score in Third Period-Final Count is to for Hartford.

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 Still running in tough luck, the New Britain roller hockey team last night dropped an overtime decision to the Hartford quintet It the Stan. ley Arena by the score of 3 to 2 With the game tucked away. Dame Fortune turned her back on the Hardware City playerse and allowed tho Hartford team to tie the score Then after three minutes and II seconds had been played in the over. time session. Tony Welch sent [ hard drive at Bill Blount which wal partially blocked. The ball got through his pads and barely rolled over the sill into the cage for g Hartford victory.
 Beth teams lost a goal on fouls Hartford getting three violation: called on 1t early in the game. New Britain's third foul came in the third session and evened the count at two-all. Several in and out goal. were registered during the game and aS New Britain had the edge 1T this department. the locals would have won had they any kind ol luck It all.
 New Britain scored two counts ir the first period to lead ct the enc of tho first frame to 1. Hartford returned tho compliment and scored two to one in the second period thereby tying the count. Three fouls robbed the Capital City of one poin' and New Britain was leading.
 4 third period without score being furnished the fans with plenty of thrills, and when New Britain los . soal on fouls, the game waxed fas' and furiously without either side be- ine able to get through the oppos' ing goal tenders.
 Bill Blount and Bill Jette botl were in rare form. Blount was pep pared from all aides and he chalked up . total of 63 stops. Jette stopped 54 attempts to score h.; the New Britain team.
 Art St. Aubin, one of the mos' popular players to visit this city was struck in the groin by drive from Jeans stick and although he was revived after . time, he haG lost his speed.
 Alexander started the fireworks with . startling suddenness when ht drove the first ball rushed of tht spot through Jette's pads for 2 score. The goal was made in jus' two seconds or in the time it took him to get to the spot and drive i from there into the goal. Brown fol lowed him in eight minutes after. wards with a long drive that got b, the Hartford goal tender. Welcf sneaked one by Blount to give Hart ford one point at the end of the period.
 Welch again got loose to score ir the second period. but B seconds later Alexander came back and caged ono for New Britain. At this point, Hartford had its third gsal called on it and it lost goal. St Aubin then came through for anoth- CT Hartford goal and when New Britain lost . goal and the score was tied, things became interesting.
 Tho third period proved to be g hectic battle. Both teams played desperately to score but none were able to get by the pads of either goal tender. The play was rough fir spots. but all in all. 1t was clean exhibition. Welch's shot in the over. time was a lightning long drive that hit Blount's pads but with 2 spin, barely got over the sill and into the cage.