New Britain herald., 1928-01-24
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 New Britain ,.,,...,....,,., b Meriden ...........'...- :" Hartford .,.....,,...... Waterbury ................. { Wallingford .............-.. S
 Games Tonight
 Meridrn at Hartford.
 Waterbury at Wallingford,
 Last Nights Result
 Hartford i. Mcridcn 1.
 Back home again at the top of tn" American Roller Hockey ltagu" is the New Britain team after d we'll earned victory 5 10 over tn" Waterbury team al the stanley arena last night. Hartford obliging- ly pinned a defeat on the ,M2riden team giving Nov Britain the chance 10 come through and tie the eoant al the top of the leasac
 Thrills and spills, hair raising plays and speed. speed. speed mark ed the play of both teams as they battled all over tho rink last night in as nice an exhibition of roller hockey as has been seen here this year. Bib Boucher was gain the outstanding tigurc on inc floor itSt night. Aficr scoring all the goals sunday to beat M,ri'.ri1. Boucher last night Wa. lightning itstlf on the floor and if he continues his style Of play. he will easily be classcd among the greatest players ever in the game. Barney Doherty was back in the lineup again last night.
 New Britain's dcfente in Muir head, Brown and Rlount is imprcG nable when in working order and last night the three of them starred individually and collectively. Brown broke mp everything that Waterbury tried last night while Archie Muir head gave q demonstration ct just what a rowing center means He took the ball time after time from Brown and brought il To either Alexander and Boucher for chances to score and when these two were boxed off, he shot himself He scored one goal and caged another thatcamc out on him. His play was exception al last night and with Brown ex- ceiling his previous efforts in every game and "Stonewall Bill'' Blount kicking them away from the cage Davies and Harkins. Waterbury $ big scoring aces, were almost help less
 Alexander with an injured leg re- ceived in Sundays game when he saved a goal by head-first dive. was handicapped consd erably last night but he played nicely with Boucher and managed 10 score thrte c goals. Boucher got four and Muir head scored the eighth game. Eddie MeAloon got into the game for the last three minutes of the final period and he showed that he is able to step in at any time and fill in to perfection. Eddie's tries for goals were many but he had the hard luck \. His work on the floor was excellent. Boucher got the first goal of the game, a screamer that whizzed past Jette like so much greased light ming. Muirhead followed him after . time with the second number. Then Harkins speeding things mp. got one for Waterbury to be follow ed by Davies with the tying counter of the period. This. however. was not to last because Boucher hooked a pass 10 Alexander and the goal SCOT ed gave New Britain lead Of one point.
 The second period was 8 .loatt.c of parts. Only one point was scored in this session. Alexander diverting q drive into the corner of the cage
 HarkiEs in a desperate dash fo, New Brltain's cage, opened tho scoring in the third period on q clever passing game with Davies Alexander got even with him fol this when he detiected drive iron, Boucher straight into the curtains Then Bib Boucher went wild anc three gonls driven in by the flash settled the score Of the game.
 One of these goals Was among thc most spectacular plays of the game He took the ball near his own cagt and went through the four Water. bury floorlnen. Coming down tht side of the rink. he turned sudden. ly to get in front of the cage. Jett caught alone, made q head first div for him to stop the shot but Boucher Tipped the ball into the cage jus before Jetta hit him Boucher legs went high into the air as tb' two players met but the goal wa scored.
 TIartforl Here Thursday
 The Hartford team will furnisl the opposition for the locals her' Thursday when Fred Jean leads hi stalwards against the New Brita il club. This will be the occasion fo every hockey fan in the city to turI out to watch the battle. Swarms o red-hot fans are coming to the aren; from the Capital City.
 The summary;
 New Britain Waterbur. Boucher .......lr. r........ Davie Alexander
 NcAloon .....2r. ...... Hariln Muirhead ......c. ....... Bonnell, Brown ......... hb. ...... Dohert
 Bradshay Blount ..g.......... Jett
 First leriOd
 Goal Won by Gagged by Tim 1 New Britain Boucher A , New Britain Muirhead 1:O } Waterbury Harkins 3:5 4 Waterbury Davies c:4