New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
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 Games Tonight
 Bristol It New Britain.
 Hartford at Meriden.
 Fighting an uphill battle through three hectic periods. the New Brit ain roller hockey team tied the1 score with the Meriden Maroons at the Stanley Arena yesterday after noon just . minute before the third period ended and sent the contest into an overtime session. Fifty-five minutes after play was resumed. Boucher and Alexander got the ball in front of the Meriden cage and with Purcell stopping their pokes four times. Alexander finally took billiard from Boucher's stick and sent the ball into the Meriden nets to give New Britain sensational victory by the score of to 5.
 Meriden got tho jump in the first period when the Maroons. playing at | fast pace, scored four goals to two for New Britain. Each team got three in the second frame, mak- ing the game nip and tuck. The third period opened with both quin- tets travelling at top speed. New Britain held Meriden to one score in this frame and scored three to tic the count.
 New Britain started slowly. For the first two periods. it seemed that the ball wouldn't roll right for the localA Every pass was sent to Meriden man and it was only through the hardest sort of playing that New Britain was able to score enough goals to keep in the running. Boucher and Alexander worked on the offense while "Gid" Brown was | demon on the defense. He block cd paes after pass and drive after drive taking the ball on his chest. chin and legs, anywhere as long as he stopped them and although Meriden's forwards, two of the speediest the game has ever known. kept up rapid fire scoring bee, New Britain, through the grittiest kind of play. came through with a bang.
 Meriden's start was just the op- posite. \ minute and nine seconds after tho game had begun. Williams cased the first point of the game. At exactly the anne time following, Alexander took a pretty pass from Boucher and tied the count. Will .;.a,. eno, .,oroA an other apd xrhop Pierce added still another, Meriden led three to one. Alexander again got a poke from pass from Bouch- CT and added a goal for the home club but just before the period cnd- ed, Lundeville on pretty play, made 1t 1 to 2 for Meriden.
 The second period opened with Q rush. Boucher playing like whirl- wind. drove one from the side of the floor that gave New Britain an- other score. Williams again got his oar into the picture and Meriden still retained its lead of two goals. Boucher again came flying down the floor and after three intellectual at tempts at scoring. finally got one by Purcell. Pierce followed him to give Meriden another to again tie the count. Again Boucher came down the floor and after breaking up pretty play by Meriden. sent screamer whizzing past Purcell. Pierce again came to Meriden's res- cue and just before the period end- ed, he caged the last goal of the frame and Meriden led by the score of 2 to ,.
 The third period was about as hectic a frame as has been seen in any game here this year. It was featured by a clash between Morri- son of M.r den and Boucher of New Britain. Both got into a scrimnlage in the corner and they pushed each other. Then when arguing. Morri- son pushed Boucher in the face and the little New Britain forward flew at the husky Maroon halfback like a game cock. Referee Eorty sep parated the men and called a foul on Boucher.
 To make up for this, Boucher started in to play harder than ever. He brought the ball down single handed and shot one through Pur- cells legs.
 Williams and Pierce swung into action and the result was nifty goal by Williams. Then Boucher and Alexander hit their stride for the first time during the game and Alex ander popped one In after min- ute's play. With the crowd in a frenzy and the score 8 to ' in favor of Meriden. the two New Britain for wards carried the ball down the line and hombardins Purcell's legs, Alexander took scooting pass from Boucher and rolled it over the cage sill to tie the score. There was only minute left to play.
 The teams went into the overtime session with New E:itain keeping the fierce pace up to the limit. were drawn 10 New Britain's end of the floor and Boucher broke loose 10 sent the ball to the other end Purcell, caught alone, did noble work and stopped four slants for ths goal but the fifth was a fake poke by Boucher, pass to Alexander and goal giving New Britain one of 'h' hardest learned victories of the en- tire hockey year.
 Muirhead played a nice combina. ton offensive and defensive game while Blount got going in the third ,orinJ arJ halA Noridap ra fclv o,i; Of the cage. ''Corky" Purcell was inc star of the Meriden defense. Both Morrison and Lun6eville played q nice floor game.
 Bristol Here Tonight
 The Bristol team plays here to- night for the first time since ths team was transpired from Walling- ford. The fans of this city will b' in line 10 watch the reception that NH