New Britain herald., 1929-12-20

New Britain last night in the roller hockey game staged at the Stanley Arena on Church street. The bat ting Indians from the Capital City had their scalping knives unsheathed for action but the points were broken and the cutting edges dulled by the claws Of fierce band of roaring Panthcrs from New Britain and the Hardware City team came out on the long end Of a 6 to 2 score. This was the first defeat for the Hartford team in the second half of play in the American Roller Hockey league and the victory brought New Britain LID 10 second place. a game behind the Capital City five.
 Fred Jean. captain Of the Hart ford crew, having earned the sou briquet of the Art Shires' of roller polo, maintained his reputation last night when the brilliant playing Of Kid" Williams, local star, caused him to lose his temper. Tn the third period. Jean and Williams staged a onc-minute. fiery fistic round in the centetr of the floor with no damage to either. Jean missed a couple of left uppercuts while Williams planted a left under Jeans eye.
 Shortly afterwards, Dyson, Hart ford first rush, squared off at Grif fiths. but neither hit each other. Then, with the entire cheering sec ton in an uproar. down in the southeast corner of the rink, Will liams and Jean went at it again. Both went 10 the floor. got up and then fell over the banks into the nets. A swarm of New Britain spectators went after Jean and tried 10 hit him through the net. The players separated the two belliger- ents but that didn't end it. The spectators in the northeast seats in the gallery. started a free -for-all in which couple of women were in volved Dixie Griffin was in be- tween the two fighters and had to hang on for dear life or he would have fallen over the railing Po- Hccman Benny ITuck stopped the arm stuff and the fights were stopped. The arena was a seething. boiling pot Of inhamed feelings for tho remainder Of the game
 Seeing that Christmas comes next week. New Britain made gifts of two goals to Hartford last night or else the score would have been 6 to 0 in favor Of the home team. Earl Pierce, taking the ball behind his own cage near the opening of the second period, skated out. A Hart ford man was in front Of him and, steering the ball. he turned The ball slid off his stick and rolled neatly into his own cage. making one of the weirdest goals Of the game or of the league this season. This gave Hartford start.
 There wasn't any scoring in the first period which was brim full of action from the beginning to the end. Kid" Williams put one clean ly in. but the drive was so hard that the ball came out, taking the Hart ford nets and all with it. New Britain outplayed the Indians through this frame. keeping the ball in Hartford territory most of the time. Hartford couldn't get through the local defensive combination to even get a close shot.
 All through this period and. for that matter, all through the game, Griffiths, Barney Doherty and Hoff, combined together to put up the best defense seen at the Stanley Arena this year. Griffiths covered Dyson. Doherty smothered Hart and Ho1f guarded the cage. not letting in one Hartford drive. This trio was magnificent in it's work. Griffiths. faced with the task of squclching inc speed king from the Capital City, did his job so well that by son was all but helpless. Doherty put Hart right out of the picture, despite the second rush's clever work. Williams and Pierce dogged Jean unmercifuIly.
 Hoff in the goal was brilliant. without question, He stopped every ono of Jeans terrific drives and the Hartford forwards could neither scoop in a, shot CT trick him into leaving his cage unguardod for even 4 second.
 After Pierce scored Hartford first goal, Kid" Williams went wild. He took the ball from Jean at the center of the floor, cantered to the bank and drove like bullet. Blount never saw the ball and the score was tied. This came 45 sec onds after the scoring ice had been