New Britain herald., 1929-03-18
TEAMS TIED AS LOCALS
DEFEAT ALBANY QUINTET
New Britain Roller Hockey Combination Takes Sixth
Game by to Score-"Red" Williams Proves to
be the Scoring Star-New Workers Lead to 2 at
End of Second Period - Gazzinga Ties Count in
SecOnd-Battle Here Tonight.

Smashing the jinx that has pur-
sued them almost relentlessly in the
championship play-off of the Ameri-
can Roller Hockey League. the New
Britain hockeyists yesterday took
Albany's measure to the tune of I
to 5 to even up the count in the
series and wipe out entirely the lead
gained by the New York team in the
first two games played. The local
crew, finding itself behind in the
first period. three TO two. staged a
rally in the second frame that gave
it a one-point edge and then scored
two to one IN the third and last
frame and romped home with win
Red" Williams. brother to the
indomitable kid" had his scoring
eye peeled TO advantage yesterday
and he proved to be the counting
kid of the local team. With the en-
tire crew playing one of the best
exhibitions Of the season, Red"
Williams seized his scoring oppor
tunities TO cage goals at critical
times. He counted five times in the
New Britain total, two of his scores
coming in the last period and clinch-
ing the contest for the Hardware
City crew.
Both teams put Up a whale of a
defense but the New Britain COM
bination of the Williams brothers
and Harry Cowboy Thompson on
the of"nse, clicked in great style
and brought the ball over the spa
cious Albany rink to get enough
goals TO score a victory. Pete Gaz-
zinga played heroic role in the
game. Besides being a tower Of
strength on the defense, stopping
almost every Albany play that came
his way, he skirted the banks in the
second period to get his second goal
of the year and the tying count in
yesterdays game.
After the first period, Pete Welch
frightened up to such an extent that
Albany was able to score only one
goal in each of the two remaining
frames.
New Britain scored first five and
half minutes after the game start
cd. Up to this time, one Of the
fiercest battles of the year was being
staged. Then Red" Williams catch
ing a continued pass started by
Thompson. jugslcd with kid and
pucked goal INTO the' Albany cage
corner. Lund .rville tied the count
with a pretty shot four and half
minutes later. Then Earle Pierce.
getting loose from the tentacle
guarding of Gazzinga, put Albany in
Ped" Williams again shot goal 10
tie the count for New Britain but
before the period ended. Steve
Pierce came down the rink with a
wonderful exhibition OF floor play
and pushed the ball over the sill to
give Albany one point edge as the
period came to close.
Earl Pierce made it look more like
Albany at the opening Of the second
period when he Gagged another for
the New York team. However, the
New Britain crew found itself and
started whirlwind play, the pace
Of which proved to be too much for
Albany. Red" Williams got New
Britains third goal. The Albany
backs then covered the New Britain
forwards completely and Pete Gaz-
zimga. unhothered, took the bali up
the line and made a pretty shot to
tie the score. kid" Williams, being
ridden all the game by Morrison,
then broke away and got a goal to
break the tie and send New Britain
into the led for the first time. This
WAS the last goal in the second
period.
Shortly after the third period
opened, with the pace telling on the
Albany team, Red" Williams pulled
a shot off the banks and sank it for
an additional edge for New Britain.