New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
IN. B. H. 5. FACES OBSTACLE
 IN PATH TO STATE TITLE
Must Overcome Stamford Saturday to Establish Valid Claim on Championship - Red and Gold Players Seek Revenge for 26-6 Defeat of Last Year-Far field County Team Still Has Stars Who Humbled Cassidymen-Both Teams Seek Victory.

Revenge,
 high school team is seeking this week as an atonemcnt for dis astrous defeat at the hands of the Stamford high school football team last year. The only reverse suffer ed by the Red and Gold team last year was in the Stamford game and what a beating-2G to 6!
 This years contest will be played at Willow Brook park Saturday.
 The question which the followers of the New Britain high school team arc asking this year is the same as that which was asked last year as the Stamford game ap- preached: twill the New Britain team be able to vault the Stamford obstacle in the path of the state championship?
 Last year it did not succeed. Ii has a better chance this year if it's forward pass defense is improved, if the four regular backs are in the game without injuries. and if the entire team is able to get through in studies.
 Failed Last Year
 New Britain high should profit from the mistakes of last years team. Last year the Red and Gold backfold was light and it was not good offensive combination. Time and again it used the line plunge until it failed 10 bring results.
 In the second half the New Brit ain tcam punted often. After a hard working line held Stamford for downs and New Britain took pos session of the ball, the Red and Gold team would punt and the problem of holding Stamford would again be left with the linemen. Finally Stam- ford discovered New Britain h'~h was weak on forward passes a. il was just too bad. Three times in the last quarter did the Stamford outfit cross New Britain's goal line. Up until the final minute in the third 1 quarter New Britain and Stamford were tied at Gall.
 Stamford Stars Remain Although Coach Boyle has lost ! the services of Bello, one of his i backs, he still has Best, fullback; l Ihonc, quarterback and Hanrahan, q ! halfback. The three backs remain ] ing were the principal factors in 1 New Britains defeat last year. Lion" was q whirlwind at catching forward i passes and at running in a broken i field. He will have to be watched. | He scored two of Stamford's four ! touchdowns last year and threw the i pass to Henderson, cOlorcd end, whc ran for another touchdown. The distance was 50 yards. The other i touchdown was scored by Hanrahan. All of these men are back this i year. One of last years touchdowns was made after Lionc had inter ccptcd a forward pass and ran 70 yards for touchdown.
 This is the team which the New Britain high school will have to play Saturday.
 State Title Contcnders
 The Stamford and New Britain high school teams are recognized as two of the greatest high school Clcvens in the state, and the eyes of all the sporting gentry who fol. low the secondary schools in Con nccticut will be on this game. / loss for either team will put 1t OH of the running for the state title The only other teams which arr classcd as possibilities are the Tor Engton and Naugatuck high schoo! teams.
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