New Britain herald., 1930-12-09

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 able football nfrb the Big Green team Of Dartmouth. resembles that O. hero rn d story book and shows inc result 0t years Of hard plugging and a fighting, grim determination
 10 make good. Six seasons ago
 Bron9er- was absolutely unknown to the sporting public while today
 he stands recognized as one Of Inc host college guards in the counrU
 Ii. las ba-n selected on several AL America teams as well as countless
 AIi-Easrcrn elevens by famous coaches football experts and noted sports writers.
 Gay spent his hoy hood days on
 Seymour street. A lad lg was 1,ry autot and hash.ul and posse ss- el a powerful frame which proved 10 be his biggest asset ID sports years later. Seymour street, like other netghhorhoods possessed a gang" of which the popular Rrom- borg was m.u.ber. This gathering O boy1 however, was entirely in- cljrad towards sports As soon as school MS over the boys rushed home 10 prepare for d ~audlor game Of football basEen or baseball \ vacant lot was the football grid iron while deserted barn answered as a basketball. court. Thus Brom- harr began his sporting career that ended la national recognition.
 started Athletic Career
 As -he boys Of seymour street grew up. their sporting instincts re- main=d win them. They organized B basketball team known as the Emeralds and secured uniforms. the first in their youthful lives. The team soon began to clean up aggra- gallons in is class and attracted 7he attention or George NI. Cassidy or the high school who recognized many nosst biIiries among the play CTS Gay played center on this az gregatton and possessed q keen eve for the basket. This was the first organized team that Bromberg play ed with Among his team mates vas Fred sanders hOyhOod pal, who later captured four letters in n single year 4c tlc high school. and Harold Casey now a star pitcher with the Stanley Rule and Blues baseball teams. All of these boys received their athletic start through their early bcyhood games.
 When Bromberg entered high school he retained his quiet dl~po- sItiOn and made very few acquaiut- ances. Nothing WAS heard of him until inc season ot t9-5 when he appeared among the countless can- didates for The Red and Gold foot hall team H. failed to make much ol an impression during the major ity O rhe games Of the season and remained on the second taauL He kept plugging away, refusing 10 lose his determination and finally got his chance in tho Hartford game when the regular tackle was injured early in the game. Hartford routed the Red and Gold but Bromberg's name was first brought before the public by his smashing line play. After the game, the New Britain support CTS were asking each other who the new player was and predicted great things ill years to come. The Hart ford game started Bromberg on his career Of briliancy. He played both basketball and baseball during the 1925-1G1G season.
 Big season in 1926
 The season ot 1926 was Brom- berg's big year in high school foot ball. Playing tackle, he tipped the scales over 190 pounds but was fast and powerful His confidence higa because Of his showing in the 1925 Hartford game. Gay soon gained state wide recognition by his "o0- derful work. He was q, stone wall on the defense and gave many kicker an uneasy moment IS he came charging through tn, line like d locomotive. On tho oGenso Brom- berg always created big, gaping holes when called upon
 In the Hartford game, the Blue and White scored first and look a 7 to lead over New Britain. Hart ! ford had maintained the lead only a few minutes when Brombarg rip . ned through the Blue and White de- 1. fense to block kick. He picked up | the bounding ball and galloped 1. across the line for a touchdown. ! There was no holding New Britain l after this play Gays work in this game brought him a place on the . Connecticut team Thus he gaze 1. signs Of great promise in college football Before graduating, he plaN- . ed on basketball and baseball teams besides participating in track. His . sudden rise 10 success failed 10 change his quo, and naSsumias . disposition Gay kept that half bashful smile with him even up 10 . graduation. He graduated with . general honors in studies and Was prominently mentioned for the | Burns memorial.
 Goes to Dartmouth
 Bromberg entered Dartmouth col leeg in the fall of 1926 and imme- diateIy captured a place on th" freshman team. Although q tackle at high school. Gay developed into a guard at college. Due 10 the long distance between Hanover, New Hampshire and New Britain, little was heard Of the Frosh team but now and then local Dartmouth stu dents wrote home and stated that Bromberg Was faster and harder than ever and was playing the game of his life.
 fn his second year at college, Gay went out for the varsity football team. Only the fact that two vet eran guards We're in the first varsity lineup prevented | Guy from capturing B position cn tI,r first jc@m in his sophomore Year, Before many weeks