New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-07
NEW BRITAIN TO TACKLE
HlLLHOUSE ON SATURDAY
Football Teams to Meet For 14th Tme-First Triangu-
lar League Game For Hardware City Combination
Locals Have Defeated Elm City Eleven Times
New Haven Has Won F0ur-Tied For Honors Here
Battle to Be Staged In This City at Willow Brook
Park.

When the New Britain high and
New Haven Hillhouse high school
football teams meet in a Triangular
League game at Willow Brook park
saturday afternoon, it will be the
1lth time the teams have met as
circuit rivals.
The Triangular League was
ing fall New Haven and New Britain,
always rivals but new as far as the
Triangular League was concerned,
met in New Haven for the first time.
New Britain won IA to O.. The third
member of the Triangular League.
Hartford high was defeated by New
Britain in game played in this city
later in the season.
From 1915 until last year, New
Britain won all its games on the
New Haven field. Last year New
Haven scored its first victory by a
~ to score in a game played there.
The ink was broken after IS years
of play. On the other hand new
Britain has been losing most of it's
games on New Britain fields. How
ever it won the first game between
the two teams played in this city by
a 7 to score, but the game was
rough and the victory is still ques-
toned by the New Haven authori-
ties Protests were not recognized
by the league authorities,
In 1915 the next game played in
New Britain was won by New Haven
7 to 8 and in 1920. New Haven came
back again to win to o. In 1922
it scored 10 to Z victory and in
1924. New Britain returned to the
winning column by its Q to vic
tory. New Britain again won two
years ago when it ran up a 10 to
victory.
A complete record OF the two
teams as league rivals shows New
Britain has scored nine victories to
four for New Haven Hillhouse. New
Haven and New Britain are tied for
honors in games played in this city,
each having scored three victories.
The Hardware City teams advantage
il in the games played at New Haven
where the Red and Gold team won
SIX and lost one.
Last year the two teams met early
in the season. Each had scored two
victories and confidence was high
that the New Britain team would
continue the winning streak which
its predecessors had over the Hill
house team, but the team failed
and was swamped under "A to 0
landslide.
New Haven had a team made up
for the most part of boys who were
about to be graduated. This year it
has only one regular backfield man.
Gildea, fullback and a first substi-
tute halfback. Berger, who is the
star of his team this year. There
also are Angels, the center. who is
the teams star on the line and
Clmeranno, end.
New Britain will start with four
Of the men who were the regulars
last year. Two are in the backfiell
and two In the line as follows: Cap
tain Landino. quarterback and Sow
ka fullbacn; and Casale, center and
Kuhs. guard. Landino will play
halfback this year. Nevulis, another
regular, has been out sick, and the
two halfbacks, Zaleski and Grip,
have been taken from the regular
backfield tn favor of Ross and Mid
dleton.
New Haven has a powerful line
and since the Hardware City line is
also very strong, there should be a
terrific clash between the two for
ward walls. Much will depend on
Frank Casale, center. to hold Angel
Ia who is depended upon open holes
for the hard-charging GiIdea and
Bergin.
Another threat is New Haven for
ward passing attack which has
brought 1t victory in its first three
games against Milfred Preparatory
school. Danbury High school, and
Crosby High school Of Waterbury.