New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
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 The chip on the shoulder of Fred Jean, captain and center of the Hartford Indians roller hockey tcan'' was knocked far and wide lait night by Kid Williams ilt the fourth period Of the game between the Cap ital City quintet and the New Brit ain Partners at the stanley Arena in this city. Unable to stand the dogged trailing of Williams. Jeans lest his head and twice went after the local scoring star only to come out a poor second both physically and morally.
 The game was fact and furious but not as rough as contests between these two combinations usually arc. In fact, the game was de1 old Of any other excitement except the heroic attempts Of both sides to score T goal. The score was tied at thrce-all. A foul had been called on B'll 1slount. Hartford goalie, when he mad come away out ol lib tuo| ""N trinped Earl Pierce.
 Suddenly. in the southeast cor ner of the rink. Williams and Jean Nere both fighting for the ball when suddenly Jean started punching the local star. Williams. game to the core, went at the big Hartford cen ter. like q wild tiger Jean backed away and then swung a vicious leil hook that caught Williams off bal ance. Kid" went to the floor. Many thought he was out but he wash l. Getting up like flash, he tore after Jean. The Hartford captain got set to send home some more kaSo wal Ions but Williams unleashed a left hook that would do Jack Dempsey credit in the days Of his prlIne. II" caught Jean on the butlon and Jean went down like a sack ot meal
 AS he was on his way to the floor Williams caught him another on inc forehead. AS he did so, the New Britain player fell on him and botf started pummelins each other or inc floor. Jean was on the bottom with Williams on top. The pIa\crl 1ammed into the melee and pulICd the battlers apart. Each had iou called on him.
 Then. shortly after. Williams skat- cd into the same corner near Jean and Jean took a sucker Shot a' Williams. This started the battl' off afresh. Williams Grapplcd Jean and rushed him to the nets. There with his face a pure and undc'liel target. a fan took q real "aucher shot at Jean and cut his cheek open Once again the two were separated and in the crush. IIoft. New Rritan goal tender, dumped Jean on the floor.
 When things had quieted do"f some, Jean had q cut on ms lore head. another on his cheek and ms face was pufled in spots. "hld "ll' Hams had bruised nose ana slightly damaged lip. Jean, appar' ently was "all in.
 After the game. it was discovered that Jean had suffered q tractureC rib. He got it either when he crash ed into his own stick at the bank. or from Hon's pads when the two Ncn' to the floor Policeman Benny lluch once again had to rush into the md flic Of the h4lf-Crazcd fans to quet the disturbance and he carried ou' l,is part to perfection. He spent about I5 minutes going along th' tlcachcts ordering the fans 10 si' down and keep quiet.
 once again 1;efcrru Si NcDona" called 4 double foul on the tive rcIH-orc0t@. This look a goal a"a' from Hart ford and put New Britain in the lead. three 10 two, Tine scor' remained this WHY to tn" end an' the Panthcr7 were declared thc vic tors
 The Game Itself
 Getting back 10 the game ltsclf 1t could bo seen that 10th Quntet' were an&icus 10 win. GeorEo Hart who had been conGncd to the Mcri den hospital for observation. 9p pcarcd on thu floor in uniform giijnc Hartford its full strength.
 Neither team seemed able tt break through the defense of th' other. For seven minutes the twt h tiled back and forth. with tn Forwards displaying some fast pass Work. Suddenly Williams drove | ightnins-liho shot past Bloun. bu Inc bah came out. Then, Oil q pretty play, Williams shot across Il shor pass to Pierce and i1e ball WI. cagc1 for the first goal ot the game This Was, it was proved, the only score of the period
 Twenty seconds after thu second session opened. Dyson caugh drive that got by Hoff and tn, score was tied. Nearly two minute! latcr.. Hart sent q scrcamcr into tn, local nets to put Hartford in tn lead. Then. after short scuftIc be fore the Hartford cage, Earl Pierre sank driN" that rolled clear 0 the nets The laIl WAS inside th' sill and l;louNt nut III his foot an, kicked if out. Referee Mel 1Onal, stoppaI the gam. declaring ina inc score had been made, iiarttor, protested the doclsion but 10 n, avail The score Was tied.
 No faster or hardcr-tought 1: minutes has .'cr b"cu witnessed here than the third period las night. Neither toam scored though