New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-28
ALBANY WINS OVERTIME
GAME FROM ALL-STARS
League Champions Score to Victory Over Picked
Up Aggregation Contest is Staged Before Small
est Crowd on Record Lunderville Pokes in Decid-
ing Counter - Played as Benefit for Fred jean
Steve Pierce is Outstanding Player on Floor.

before ore # the smallest crow DIS
,yer TO attend game III New Brit
ain. the champion Albany club OF
1he American league won an over
time game from the All-Stars at the
Arena last night, S TO :. Only about
40 fans were on hand, and most OF
,hrm were juveniles. with Il mere
handful of female rooters Hardly
any OF the Old reliable rooters who
never miss d game were in the
tleachers, and the gallery was as
deserted as [ psons corner IN Ken
singtou after midnight.
The game was arranged as bene-
1T Tor Fred Jean who held the
spotlight for more than q score OF
years wherever roller hockey was
played. as The king Of players, Jean,
alo was formerly the idol OF the
New Britain faIs when tile game
t1ourished in the old Hannas' armory
on East Main street. has been in a
hospital in FAN River, Mass, for
several weeks on account Of an in
Jury and plans Tor the benefit were
started before the end Of the regular
playing season. The small turnout
vas disappointing to all who had a
hand in the affair, and most of all
10 the big Frenchman, who. despite
d rough exterior, always liked 10 be
acid high in the esteem Of the sup
Dorters OF the game,
The game itself was nothing TO
write nome about, the players salts
wing themselves with putting on an
exhibition without undue eXertlon,
and considerable comedy was in
sected from time TO time. SteH
Pierce, coIorful rusher on the Az
bany club. wore d New Britain uni
form in the All-Stars' lineup and
Cid Brown, who was with New
Britain last season. was at half
back. Gillette, local amateur was
teamed up with Pierce, while Red
Williams who finished the season
with New Britain, was with Albany.
Steve Pierce, whatever uniform he
wears, stands out among the other
players like the memorial shaft atop
Walnut Hill, and last night was no
exception. He beat his brother
Earl to the spot, taking II rushes
20 Earle's 6, and he scored five goals
besides feeding some great passes TO
Gillette, who, by the way, played nice
hockey throughout. 1t did not seem
natural to witness the sight Of Steve
Pierce taking the bah past Molly
Morrison, his team mate all season,
and there were times when Earl
Fierce seemed to forget that Steve
us on the opposing team and pass
- to him before he remembered
tEat he should he on his guard
..sGust his cherubic brother.
Red Rorty. who is always at
home when d game calls for a little
give each player an Introduction.
He referred 10 Steve Pierce as the
great Steve Pierce He did not
forget TO mention that Gid" Brown
snd Red" Williams were formerly
with New Britain. and all the
others were given sendof, even
Pete WEIGH. TO whom the referee re-
ferred as a brother of Tony WEIGH,
~ho was IN the league last season
Earl Pierce Gagged the hrst goal IN
a little less than two minutes and
Pete Gazzinga tied the score a few
minutes later steve Pierce ptV the
Ali-Stars ahead minute afterwards
and added another counter before
Williams and Earl PIERCE came
through 10 tie the count again. VIII
mans put his team IN the lead puL
Steve Pierce matched THIS eoai ana
Inc hrSt perlod tHded ioNE All
Earl Pierce counted hrst IN the
second period and his brother drove
n ruyn thp 4 il-StarS TO mt them