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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
|PAWNEES YICTORS OYER
ALL.BURNSIDE ELEVEN
Local Football Team Takes Measure
Of Opponents Fur Second

For the second time in as many
seasons, the Pawnee football team
of this city decisively defeated the
heavy All-Burnside eleven at the
Hartford Velodrome yesterday after
noon by the score of IL to o. The
local team slammed through for
two touchdowns during the course
Of the game.
New Britain outplayed the on
position in every department. In
first downs. the locals made 16 to S
for the Burnside crew. Burnside
showed it's best form in the second
quarter when a spirited advance was
made to the New Britain eight-yard
line. On four line smashes. the bail
was carried 10 the one-foot line
where New Britain took possession.
In the third quarter. the Pawnees
came back strong and Ostertag on
a fake pass skirted end for 20
yards and a touchdown. He failed
on the extra point In the last period
Mccormick caught a pass from Os-
tertaC and ran 40 yards to cross the
line. Daddcrio was the mainstay for
burnside ripping off runs that ac-
counted for big gains. He backed
Up his line in fine style. Quart.
Miske and Mccormick starred for
the Pawnccs.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
BOYS CLUB TEAM
TO START SEASON
Meets Meriden State Trade
School in Opening Game

Boukus. Winters, larparian-subs.
The basketball season at the Boys
club will open this evening. when
the Meridcn State Trade school quin-
tet will oppose the clubs senior
quintet and the Meriden Commune
ity Five Juniors will face the New
Britain Reserves. This will be the
first of the regular Monday night
attractions, which during the course
of the season will bring the best
amateur teams III the state 10 the
East Main street gymnasium.
Coach Ray Anderson has put to-
gether another light, fast team. 1t
is composed of players who have
grown up together in the club and
basketball under him. Captain John
compa gnone and Joe Gotta are the
only two men left out of the quintet
which started the season last fall.
but the other three players are one
of last years subs. youngster who
in the year. and a boy who has re-
Gently flashed into brilliant form.
Tony kerelejza had his baptism of
fire last season and may therefore
he classed as a. veteran forward.
Paired with him will be Herman
Schmarr, the new recruit who has
shown so much promise and who to-
night will be given his first chance
to demonstrate his real ability.
Gotta will be back at center and
Compagnone at his old guard posi-
ton, while Walter Grusha. reserve
forward of last year. has been plac-
cd at the other guard post during
the past two weeks and will start
there this evening. Jake Parparlan,
Joe Boukas and John Winters will
he on hand for reserve duty.
Little is known of the Merden
team except that 1T is expected to
give the locals a good opening game
and prove a test of its metal.
The Boys club Reserves will start
Captain Stanley Zembrowski at right
forward: either Ambrose Andrews or
Carl Rametta a left forward: Raku-
It's or Stanley kowaleski at center:
Normant at right guard: and Mike
Paluch or Bancovich at left guard.
The first game will start at 1880
o'clock. The games will be follow
ed by dancing.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
LOCAL GIRLS ARE
beaten IN START
Manchester Recreation Five
Takes Victory IL to 1

Displaying mediocre type of
basketball. the New Britain Girls
basketball team was out played in
every department of the game and
was defeated Il to I by the Recre-
alton Girls of Manchester Saturday
night. Marion Wells, center on the
Silk Town team. scored all but one
of her teams IL points, and Mary
Hudak of the New Britain team
scored three of her teams four
points.
The game was played as a pre-
liminary to the New Britain Con-
necticut Yankee game at the Stanley
Arena and was the opening game of
the season for the Hardware City
quintet.
The score at the end of the first
quarter was to U. South Manches-
ter. AT half time it was three to two
in South Manchester's favor, and at
the end of the third quarter it was
five to four in favor of the visitors.
1t was in the final quarter the Man.
chester girls piled up the score.
Summary:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
BASKETBALL FIVE OPENS
SEASON WITH A VICTORY
Regulars and Substitutes All Show Mid-Season Form
McElwain Thrills Fans With Floor Exhibition
Bridgeport Quintet Furnishes Stiff Battle In Open.
ing Half-Zakzewski Is Big Scorer of Contest
Large Crowd Attends Initial Game-Play Detail

| With every regular and even the
substitutes all showing mid-season
form, the New Britain Basketball
team handed the Connecticut Yam
/ KEGS of Bridgeport swapping in
the first game of the present sea-
son played at the Stanley Arena Sat
urday night. The final score was 81
to 80.
The Park City aggregation, COM
posed Of two sets of brothers, gave
the locals stiff opposition in the
first half keeping the score close all
the way. At half time, New Britain
led by the scant margin of ?; to 16
after whirlwind exhibition of bas-
ketball and the visiting team APP
peared capable of tying the score
at resumption of play.
McElwain. the latest addition to
the New Britain quintet, however
broke loose for two baskets. Leary
added another and McElwain Gagged
foul to give New Britain a lead
of 80 to 10. New Britain spurted
again and began to draw away. Soon
the score was "a to IS. Another
squirt gave New Britain Al. Here the
subs went in. Hoist took center.
Taylor and Luke went into for
wards. RestelIi played guard. Like
flashes. the men trying for the re-
naming places on the team. sank
basket after basket and ended the
game in squirt giving New Britain
victory in its first contest this
year.
Zakzevski proved to be the big
gun on the offense with nine bas-
kets and three fouls. for total OF
81 points. He Gagged some of the
prettiest kind of shots. McElwain
playing q shifty floor game and
passing like bullet, proved his
worth all through the contest. Fill
ing in, in the place made vacant
by the absence Of Rubenstein. he
passed like a veteran of the team
and worked nicely in the team play,
McElwain should make big
number on the New Britain quintet
this year. His reputation was not
overdrawn before he cam here and
the fans were nightly pleased with
his play Saturday night. Sheehan
and Leary played the floor nicely
and kept their men to minimum
of baskets. Sloman showed plenty
Of speed on the floor though he
failed to get more than one basket.
He showed his old time skill in pass
work and should get his eye back
in no time.
Merit Taylor Gagged two baskets of
the sensational variety. Mickey Luke
Gagged one while Hoist got on. Re-
stelli played sweet game for the
time he was in and also added two
fouls.
"Butsy" Sturm looked natural
back in the New Britain lineup. He
is in perfect condition and worked
nicely with the first-linc team. He
is a likely candidate for the extra
berth on the quintet.
H. Ahlstrand was the star of the
Bridgeport club while {. Randolph
worked nicely with him. The Park
City quintet made good opening
game attraction and big crowd
watched the contest. The summary:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19

yards for unnecessary roughness.
This was an incentive to New Brit
ain In its final march to the shad-
ows of the goal line.
Running Account
Camerano of New Haven kicked
off to New Britain. Szymanski, New
Britain's right tackle touched the
ball and New Haven man fell on
it on the SO yard line. Berger, Hill
house fulloack, was stopped with
1.-TWO yard gain on q sock at New
Britain's right guard. Flynn made
six yards on a run from kick forma-
ton. Sowka intercepted a fass on
his own 80 yard line.
SoWka kicked to New Haven's 20
yard line. Constantine went through
center for eight yards. He fumbled
! on the first play but recovered.
Flynn kicked back to mid -held.
Middleton made three yards at Gen.
ter. Landino skinned right tackle
for 19 yards and first down. Zaleski
made gains to the IS yard line. Mid
dleton fumbled and New Haven re-
covered on its own % yard line. On
an attempted kick was fumbled bv
the punter. New Haven recovered
with IS yard loss. The ball was
on the 10 yard line. Gildea kicked
offside on his own 10 yard line.
Sowka made no gain at center.
On pass, Sowka to Zaleski, New
Britain made first down on New
Ravens IS yard line. Sowka hit
center and Mandino made IL yards
to New Ravens Is yard line. Lam
dino ran to the four yard line.
Sowka went to the two yard line.
Middleton carried it to the six inca
line and Sowka failed to gain. New
Britain was offside and New Haven
took the ball.
Flynn kicked to Zaleski on New
Haven's 81 yard line. Landino made
no gain at tackle. The quarter end
ed on the play.
second Quarter
Sowka threw a pass to ZalesEi
who was downed on the Hillhouss
IS yard line. 1t was first down.
Zaleski made five yards at left
tackle and on the next play he mads
four yards at the same place. Lam
dino made it first down on the three
yard line. Middleton fumbled ami
New Haven recovered on the next
play.
Gildea kicked to New Ravens IS
yard line. Zaleski made Ave yards
on pass from Landino. Landinn
skirted New Ravens left end for a
touchdown. On the try for the extra
point Landino collected In a forward
pass and fell over the line. The
score was to 0. New Britain.
Cameron caught the ball and was
downed on his own 80 yard line on
the kickoff. Flynn made no gain,
but on the next play Gildea made
five yards on pass from Flynn.
Flynn made 1t first down on an end
run and the ball was placed in play
on New Haven's ~ yard line. Two
line smashes at New Britain's right
tackle failed to bring a gain. Zaleski
took the punt on his 80 yard line.
Sowka made eight yards at left
tackle. Middleton made one at ceE-
ter. Sowka picked a bad center
pass from the ground and punted to
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19

Stopped within six inches Of the
goal line OH ono occasion: within
three yards OF the goal line on an
other and within yard and a half
of the goal line o1 third the New
Britain high school football team
outplayed New Haven Hillhouse
eleven but received only a to Z tie
as its reward in a game staged at
Willow Brook Park Saturday.
Fumbles were costly for the Red
e. Gold team. One time the team
was set to make the score when
Zaleski fumbled and a Hillhouse
man recovered on his own three
yard line. New Britain made its
score shortly after this when Cap
tain 1.andino circled New Haven's
right end for is yards and touch
down. I.andino made the extra point
on forward pass.
Hillhouse tied the score on a
whirlwind forward pass attack. The
Elm City team was on its own 30
yard line when it began to throw
passes. The first one was for nine
yards and it involved Flynn and
Constantine The second was in
complete when Middleton knocked it
down. but New Britain was offside.
Wallace. substitute quarterback for
Hillhouse threw a pass to Camerano
which gained 20 yards. Flynn threw
one to Willis which melted 10 yards
and first down. The ball was on
New Britain's 2e-yard line.
Two passes were incomplete and
a five-yard penalty resulted. Wal
lace threw pass to Willis and while
the New Britain backfeld stood in a
daze Willis ran about 10 yards for
the touchdown.
Four of six forward passes were
completed and New Haven had
carried the ball a total of 20 yards
for a touchdown.
New Britain made eight first
downs. three in the first quarter,
three in the second. none in the
third and ohe in the last. Hillhouse
made none in the first quarter. three
in the second. one Of which came
on the FIVE yard offside penalty. one
in the third quarter and none in the
last.
New Britain High has a golden
opportunity to defeat Hartford il i'm.
provement can he shown. The team
has a world of power and is good
defensively except for forward pass
defense. 1t was the same story in
the Stamford game which was the
only game lost by the team thi,
year. Stamford could do nothing
with the New Britain line SO 1t be.
gan to throw passes and in the last
quarter the score changed from 6-t
to a IS to 6 score.
Hillhouse made only one first
down through the New Britain line
Many of the fans felt that Billy
Ross, substitute quarterback and a
fast end runner should have been
put in the game, but Coach George
NJ. Cassidy explained that the final
whistle sounded before he had a
chance to use Ross for an end run
play in the final drive.
Joe Bogdanski. right end. and
Middleton, fullback on the defense
were the stars on the defense for
the New Britain team. However
Middleton was not up to scratch on
the offense. Landino made the best
gains and may be considered New
Britain's offensive star. Flynn and
Gildea played well for New Haven.
The game was marred at times by
fighting among the players. Sew
eral fights were averted. At one
time Captain Gildea of HilIhouse
tackled Captain Landino. picked
him up pnd dumped him on the
ground. His team was penalized Is
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
county Y ANNUAL
Meeting IS HELD
Trophies Presented to Winners
Of Championships Last Year

Hartford, Nov. 10 - The annua
meeting of the Hartford County Y
NJ. c. A. association was held in the
! hew banquet hall at the Hartford Y
NJ. {. A. Saturday evening, with 81
Representatives of member team,
present from Bristol, Enfield. Ken.
sington. Highland Park, New Brit.
| ain. North CRANKY, Simsbury, South.
ington, South Windsor. Manchester
West Hartford and Wrapping. Harr.
N. Anderson, head commissioner Of
the association, presided and gave ar
! account of Americas part in the
! Olympic games at Antwerp las,
summer.
Trophies were presented to the
winners OF County Y. NJ. {. a. cham
pionships during the past season, as
follows: intermediate basketball
southern section - New Britain
Lions: Pennington valley section
Simsbury Cardinals County Inter.
mediate basketball championship:
three-year Hartford Times cup
New Britain Lions. Senior basket
, ball champions. New Britain South
church. presented three-year cup
! Ivy the Hartford Times. Senior base
ball. Spalding baseball trophy. pre-
scented to the Kensington Triangles
1928 tennis champions, singles:
Frank LAMA, kensington: doubles,
Frank Kramer. and Bruno Miglioli,
East Berlin: 1928 swimming cham
pions. Manchester Hi-Y, presented
with trophy shield. Hartford County
Y. NJ. c. A. athletic emblems we're
presented to the 40 boys who won
places on the county Y. NJ. c. A,
championship swimming team to
compete in the state inter-county
meet on December l..
The athletic schedule for the sea
son was announced as follows:
November 26-Basketbail leagues
begin.
December - State swimming
meet. Hartford.
January 19-County indoor track
meet. Manchester.
February State inter-county
indoor track meet, New London.
February 9-County Junior bas-
ketball tourney-first and second
rounds.
February 16-County basketball
leagues finished. Finals, junior
basketball tourney.
February % - State basketball
tourney-first round.
March 2-State basketball tour
ney-semi-fnals.
March 9-State basketball tour
ney-finals. Middletown.
May 4-County outdoor track
meet, Willow Bronx park. New Brit
ain.
May Estate outdoor track
meet. Wesleyan.
Athletic commissioners we're re-
appointed for the year as follows:
Central district. Louis Main.
South Windsor; Hugh Greer. G'as-
tonbury.
Southern district, w. A. Bailey,
Plainville; kermet Parker, New
Britain: Rev. v. L. Phillips. Ken
sington; George Backman. South
ington.
Pennington valley district, Allen
Jacobson, Simsbury.
North district, s. j. Magill.
Thompsonville; A. l.. Randall.
Broad Brook; T. n. Cureton, jr..
Suffield.
Manchester district. George Beer,
Highland Park; J. T.. Rand, Man.
chester.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
STRONG; CIIN(urs HONORS

Ken Strong, New York university
halfback. apparently has clinched
national football scoring honors for
this season.
Strong Tailed q points against
Missouri last Saturday and now has
grand total of 1873, So more than
his closest rival. Chuck Carol. Of
the University of Washington.
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TWO CARS STOLEN; ONE FOU ND

Bernard V. Watkins of Bristol
reported to the police last night
that his sedan was stolen on Gran'l
street. near New Britain General
hospital. and later Sergeant Teeney
recovered IT on High street, but an
overcoat which the owner left in the
machine was missing.
John Hubert of 63 Camp street
reported to the police at S:55 last
night that his car was stolen in
front of his home.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
ATHLETES HEAD CLASSES

Chicago. Nov. 10 P-Justin Dart.
all-Wcstern Conference football
guard, walter Goliath, Olympic
diver. and Frank Baker. end. are
presidents of their respective classes.
senior. junior and sophomore. at
Northwestern university.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
EIGHTEEN TEAMS ARE
IN UNDEFEATED CLASS
TenDcSsec's Powerful Southern
Conference Crew Leads In
Closing Campaign

BY the Associated Press.
Led by Tcnnessee's powerful
Southern Conference crew, IS of the
nations college football elevens
march toward the close of the cur
rent compaign with a defeat yet to
be tackled on their records.
A week ago the list of unbeaten
teams totalled "A but Iowa. Bowling
Green Ky, North Dakota. Canisius.
City College of New York and Grove
City all met defeat during the week.
or the is left eight have escaped
one or more ties. The Connecticut
Aggies. with four victories and
three ties. arc the only aggregation
unsecured upon.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
New Britain
HIS FOURTH CLUB

Rogers Hornsby will be playing
with his fourth National league clue
next summer. He has played with
st. Louis. New York. and Boston i'll
recent years and will be with the
Chicago club next season.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
HIS PLAY is ERRATlC

Followers of Ohio State football
say you never can tell what Byron
Eby, halfback will do. He looks
like the greatest halfback in the
world at times and like the worst
in existence at other times.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
BLUES LOST BRUISlNC
GAME TO FALCON team
Locals Arc Downed BY Ncritlcn
Eleven In Fast and Furious
Contest

Forced 10 their hardest pace Of
the season, the Falcons retained
their unbeaten record at the st.
Stanislaus stadium yesterday after
noon by nosing out the powerful
New Britain Blues. to q. in a bruis-
ing battle from start to finish. 1t
Was the Falcons eighth straight VIC
CRY this fall.
Merid"n'S victory margin came in
the final quarter when Captain Har-
old Anderson plunged across from
the ono yard |'nc.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
Connecticut Yankees

%. Bridgeport Is. Referee, Coyle:
Timer, Saunders; Scorer. Cream.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
HARTFORD GIANTS MEASURE MTEs School Emas Cost Locals Mc@y
COSTLY FUMBLES DEPRIVE
HIGH SCHOOL OF VICTORY

New Britain Eleven Stopped By Hilhouse Crew Three
Times Within Reach of Goal Lne-Landinp Makes
Touchdown After Is Yard Run - New Haven
Scores Through Forward Passing Attack-Locals
Weak On Aerial Defense Both Teams Score Extra
Points
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
HARTFORD TEAM OUTPLAYS
NUTMECS TO EVEN SERIES

Drueh Goes Over Line BY Foot at Beginning of Last
Quarter-New Britain Team Has OFF Day On Of.
fense-Visitors Score Nine First Downs to Three
For Home Club-Grip, Hobson, Leary and Singer
Are Co-Stars - Hardware City Eleven Holds In
Pinches
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Second Quarter

Druehl gained yard. A pass.
Druehl to Hobson gained eight yards.
Grip lost nine yards when he was
tackled by Burns and Conkln.
Druehl then kicked outside on the
] 5 yard line. Davis smashed through
for two yards. Radzewich then kick
cd out to DJruehl on the % yard
mark. Stnrin made a yard and Hob
son made four. Druehl then lickeh
to EadzeWich on the Is yard line.
Buckley then runted and Burns
donncd the ball on he 80 yard
line. S'urm was tackled on 9 for
ward pass attempt for seven yard
Evening star., 1928-01-06
UPHOLDS PROTECTION
OF u. S. CITIZENS ABROAD
Representative Burton Demands
Continuance of Administration
Policy in Foreign Countries.

Continuation Of the administration
policy of protection of American citi.
zcns In foreign countries was dema nd.
ei hy Representative Burton of Ohio
in speech at the Chevy Chase Pres.
hNterian Church. last night on In.
ternational Peace" This was the first
NJ a series of four lectures to he given
Thursday nights under the auspices
Of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian II
Church.
Referring especially to recent and
present. disagreemcnts between the
United States ard Nicaragua and
Mexico. the speaker stated that Amer
lean citizens had not been receiving
proper protection and that coutisca.
tion Of their land and property with.
ont payment from Mexico was dis.
grace. He urged the present policy
the administra ion has laid out in
Nicara Sua hc continued alleging that
Evening star., 1928-01-06
WHITEHURST TO ATTEND
ROAD BUILDERS SESSION
Assistant Engineer Will Leave To
night for Convention in Cleve-
land Monday.

Capt. n. G. Whtehurst. Assistant
District Engineer Commissioner. who
has supervision over the Highway De
partment. will leave Washington to
night for Cleveland to attend the an
nual convention Of the Amer lean Road
Builders Association. which conVenc&
there Monday. lie will be Joined IN
Cleveland by j. W. Dare engineer OF
construction OF the District Highway
Department, and L. s. Grabill erGi
nccr of maintenance.
The commissioners several months
ago authorized these three officials To
attend the convention. primarily foi
tn" purpose of inspecting the latest
type Of rond construction equipment,
which will hc on exhibit. capt. White
hurst also IL mcmner of the board
ct judges appointed by the associa
tion to determine the winners of its
recent essay contest
Evening star., 1928-01-06
PLAN GIBBONS STATUE.
K. of c. Asks Permit for Memorial
to Late Cardinal

Congress is asked 10 authorize cree.
ton in Washington Of statue to the
late Cardinal Gibbons in hill intro.
duced Yesterday by Representative
Iihlman. Republican, Of Maryland.
The statue is to he donated by the
Knights of Columbus
The plan is to erect this monument
on Government land opposite the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart. at Six.
teenth and Park road. without any
cost to the Government The design
would have 10 he approved hy tho
Commission of Fine Arts. and the
erection of the statue would he under
the supervision of the chief of En-
gineerS of the Army.
Evening star., 1928-01-06
Joins Florida Law Firm.

Dunbar H. Johnson. jr.. a former
resden, Of Washington and graduate
Of Central High School and George
Washington University, has become
an associate in the law firm of Clark
4 Clark of Miami. Fla, Frank Clark
senior member of the firm informs
The Star. The new name of the firm
is Clark. Clark & Johnson. After lcav.
ing George Washington Mr.. johnson
studied law at Yale University and
graduated in 1925.