New Britain herald., 1929-10-28
BROMBERG'S TIMELY PLAY
 STEMS HARVARD ASSAULT
New Britain Youth Playing Guard for Dartmouth Blocks Putnam's Attempted Field Goal and Turns Tide of Battle - Later Blocks Potter's Punt and Scores Touchdown-Is Hailed as Greatest Lineman By Coaches and Players

Gabriel Brombcrg. New Britain youth, is credited with saving the day for Dortmouth in it's vital game against Harvard Saturday and with turning what might have been a 10-7 Harvard lead into an eventual 34-7 victory for the Big Green foot ball team. Bromberg, who received honorable mention in the selection of All-Amcrican teams last year, is this season eclipsing even his past work and is rated a star in what is considered one of the strongest lines in the country. His per formance Saturday was high mark in q great year, and football writers and experts at the game ran out of superlatives in describing the work of the local youth.
 It was Bromberg who came | through at what proved the turning point of the game--a critical situa- | ton that came about in the follow | ing manner. Al Marsters, the great Dartmouth back, had slithered his l way through Harvard and allowed i the Green to score early in the open ing period, but Ben Ticknor, Harv- | ard center. had caught low drop | kick and started a Harvard march which brought about a tie score in l the second quarter. In the third session, Putnam had run a short kick back 25 yards to Dartm outh' 5 | 16-yard line an1 four plays had given the Crimson a first down or the 16-yard stripe.
 Prevents Field Goal
 It looked as if Harvard would take the lead, but a tackle play was snearcd, lateral pass broken up and q forward pass knocked down It WAS now last down. and Putnam a clever dropkicller elected to try ( field goal from the 22-yard line With the outcome of the game hang. ing in the balance, he took the pass from center. dropped the ball anC kicked. But as he did so Brombers line. flung up his arms, and defect ed the ball, which ricochetted ava! from the goal posts and landed il the hands of capable Al Marsters Marsters trotted it out ten years an( the Hanoverians, realizing that the, lashed at Harvard with redoubleC vigor and proceeded to hammer ou four more touchdowns.
 But Bromberg was not through Given the ball through his play Dartmouth took the lead just befor the pericd ended, and as the las quarter opened Harvard had tn ball on it's own 3S-yard line, thirt down, and was forced to punt. Pot ter started his kick in good sea son, but again Bromberg charged through the Harvard forwards blocked the ball in it's flight. recov cred it as it bounced crazily along t the 25-yard line. and raced the re mainng distance to the goal line fo Dartm outh's third touchdown.
 Praised By Critics
 These were the two plays i
 WHICH lne lOCGi playeF SlOOu Ou most prominently, but his work al through the game was of a wonder ful nature, Here is what Bill Gun ningham. former All-Americ choice when he played with Dart mouth, says of his work: Ga Bromberg, the big left guard. wa roaring and clashing all over th
 place. On offense or defense tn Green forward wall literally lite the Harvard line backward out C it's tracks and spilled through in a impressive parade"
 And Myles Lane, Dartmouth halt back in 1925-27 and the recipient ( place on at least the All Easter
 teams of that year if not the Al
 America, has this to say of tn
 play in which Bromberg turned tn tide of battle: Here was the crl , cial moment Putnam fell back , dropkick. His running and passin attack had failed. This was til l play that might make or break tn , Big Green eleven. As the ball le ) his foot, Bromberg defected 1 Harvard had failed to capitalize l great opening and all of Oar 3 mouths latest energy burst int
 llame."