New Britain herald., 1929-10-14
FORWARD PASSES NEARLY
 RUIN HIGH SCHOOL WIN
Old Time Defensive Weakness Crops Up in Second Half of Game With Pittsfed High - Local Eleven Crashes Through for Two Touchdowns in Opening Sessions - Bay Staters Have Things Almost All Their Own Way in Final Quarters-Margin of Vic tory Is 13 to 0.

Forward passes nearly ruined the New Britain high school football teams hopes in the Pittsfield game
 Saturday.
 This old defensive weakness which was typical of last years team showed itself again in the game against Pittsfield Saturday. but the final whistle and the fact that the New Britain high school team had scored two touchdowns in the first half were the factors which gave the Hardware City team a Is to 0 vic tory.
 | The New Britain team looked like a championship outfit in the first half. Besides making five first downs and two touchdowns it held the Massachusetts eleven without a first down. In the second half the Red and Gold team developed a reversal of form and was outplayed from the opening of this period until the end Of the game. Pittsfield scored it's first down toward the latter part Of the third quarter and before the game was ovor it scored two more. New Britain high made a total of seven first downs to four for the pittslield organization.
 The Bay State team was much lighter than the New Britain eleven but it had quarterback, Tom Cur tin, who was q streak on his feet Two of his great accomplishments were d 20 yard run for first down as the fourth quarter began and q sensational run back of a punt. He ran around end in such a manner that at times it looked as if he were going to break loose and score touchdown.
 The last few minutes of the game were nightmares for the loyal follow CTS of the local team. Pittstield hlgi went practically half the field in thi space of time. The ball was in NeV Britain's possession when Rlchl' Fink fumbled and Shelsey rccoNere' for Pittsfeld on New Eritain's i yard line. A pass to Curtin netted 2 yards and a first down on New Brlt ; aims 26 yard line.
 The next forward pass was incom
 plete. Another attempt. also a for
 ward pass. was caught by Curtin o1
 New Brtains 13 yard line. Tn
 gain was 13 yards. An attempte
 forward pass was knocked down b
 Fink, A pass was thrown in the op
 posite side of the field, and Middle
 ton tackled the catcher, Kindcll, O
 New Britain's five yard line. It wa
 first down.
 The ball was carried but Fin
 made the tackle for q Piusfcld los!
 A forward pass failed to reach seN
 eral waiting hands in back of Ne y Britain goal line and New Brltal ', took possession of the ball on Il
 own 20 yard line. .0 Middleton made one yard at IT |, line and fumbled the ball on IT VI next attempt. It was recovered I
 Pittsfeld lineman.
 Pittsfield had time for one pla
 and it chose the appropriate one,
 forward pass. Ross and Fink knocH
 ed it down and the final whist
 blew.
 Fans Not Satisfied h New Britain fans were not sat: r fled with the showing of the teal " Saturday. The opinion was probab ,- based on the teams play in tr
 second half. There should be T " cause for complaint about the Wor ,c of the boys in the first frame. TT le offense and defense departmen D. were all that could be asked. ( v course some members of the tea ,e tackled poorly but it is hoped tn; d they will polish off this weakness b.
 fore very long.
 C. Score in Six Minutes III The first score followed a march It, AS wards to the goal line. Grimal r. New Britain center, booted to u S' 3O-yard line on the kickoff. Pittstie Il kicked back and on the first pli
 Middleton fumbled and Niral reCo U cred. Curtin fumbled on the first pl; '' and Mangan recovered on PittStclC
 45-yard line. Fink ran to the 3
 yard line Carlson was nailed for q three yard loss on a tackle by Stoc
 sell. Middleton made nine yards
 the 3G-yard line and it was fir
 down. Fink took the ball to Pitt
 fields 25-yard line. Arfhcy tackl
 Ross for a fivc-yard loss on an :
 tempted end run.
 al Carlson threw a pass to Bogda
 ski who was tackled on pittsiielC III 20 yard line. Fink made four var
 at left tackle Middleton hit the Ii
 and was stopped by the seconda p> defense on the 11-yard line. He to an the ball again and made first doN ,e- on the ninC-yard line. Fink we ns through center and nearly made to first down but he was stopped on t a. two yard line. Carlson hit center ba a touchdown. Ross was tackled ba an attempt to rush the ball for {
 point after touchdown. The sec h,, was to 0.
 l., Another Rush Starts