New Britain herald., 1930-01-20
Games Tonight No games scheduled.

Sore Tn body and spirit bcats1 physically and spiritually, the lcagao leading Amsterdam Roller Hockay team returned to Amsterdam last night the most badly beaten quintct il. the circuit. Dubbed in sport ci:- cles incident 10 the American Rol- Ter Hockey league as the Hurricanes, the Amsterdam team failed to do any hurricaning at all at the Stanley Arena yesterday afternoon because the players. including Steve Pierre and Red Donnelly the two pugn4- cious members of the club, were 100 busy trying to stop tornado with a gattling gun at it's head in the form of the New Britain Pan- tters and Kid" Williams the great est sharpshooters ever in the game. All their efforts were in vain.
 For a team that has consistently held first place for the past several weeks, the Amsterdam team was q mighty poor second to New Britain on the Hardware City floor yester- idN. llt l dIliltIS tt ttLCu llllOuE four fast periods to score d to , victory over the leaders. Amsterdam would have had two goals but "Rc J" Donnelly's goat started home Ions before the game wa. over and he wanted 10 give a tlstjc exhibition. and Pete Gazzinga was caught hold iug onto Earl piere like a drowning ct. fouls were chalkcd up against Am sterdam and the team was pcnalizrJ a goal.
 Those fans who Thursday night hopt a continual fire Of raZ2ing point cd at Duke" Eufresne. turned their acrid comments into cheers yestcr- day as he put in one of the best defensive games seen here this year. Gid" Brown made his first appear snce with New Britain yesterday an1 he occupied q star role with Dufresne on the defense.
 Whatever shots got by these two, Bill Jette took care Of in the goal. Jctte is treating the fans m itfis city to an exhibition of goal tend ing such as has not been seen here before in ages. He stopped every thing except two goals and it WAS only luck these two stayed in. On the other hand. Steve Pierce put in three that failed to entangle them selves in the nets and he suffered tough luck for the afternoon.
 On the offense, Kid" Williams and Earl Pierce were beautiful if beauty can be adapted to roller poo playing. They literally skated rings around Donnelly and GazHinga and passed to one another 10 score q bevy Of goals. Williams. especially, | with his drives even while ono ur two mon were hanging on him, clcc- 1 lrified the crowd all afternoon. He scored six Of New Brltain's niln soals Earl Pierce mated with hiln { perfectly on the rush line and solidi- fled the opinion that he and W. 1 Hams are getting to be the best par Of rushers in the league.
 New Britains' defense was so tight 1 that Williams and Pierce stayed on he offensive all afternoon. This was 100 much for Amsterdam but it Was perfect for New Britain.
 Account of Play
 The two teams started off at Inc fastest pace set here this year. Will liams clipped in q goal GI seconds alter the camc began. Nearly four minutes later, Brown drove the ball in the ar from beside his own cage. IL travelled the length CT the floor and Barnikow failed to stop it. This
 made Goal No, for New Britain. Earl Pierce came around on the next play and scoopcd m the third goal. This came after six minutes of the hardest kind Of playlng. Williams drove the fourth New Britain goal m six seconds before Inc period
 Amsterdam started like 2 house aIre in the second period but New Britain matched it's spead. Both 'oams went at the hall hammer and tongs but nnithor VAS able to score. The period Vas the fastest m the 2aIdc.
 Amsterdam got is first goal in the lhlrd period vr2u Steve Pierce, alter .-rcral tries for Il counter finally slipped oUc hv Jctte Williams s,raigHtna. drove one m for Ne"> Britain. To minutes later. ha took a pretty p@a. frou Iarl Pierce and
 lnh the ball for auothnr Donnclly '5cn came un The floor and in an rNcuing scrunmaSc before NcH Brit aims cage. he touched the bah into inc local nets for the second goal of the period. This was also Amster- dams last score. Before the period vas over. GazzlnSa had committed the third foul for Amsterdam and The score stood 6 to for New Britain.
 In the final period, Now Britain, displayed como Of inc incest pass N ork ever seen here with Pierce and Williams playing the offensive game fer the home team, hmstcr- dam was 90 intent Cn ycorinS that inc entire toaIn almost 0IH1ls went down whenever the ball rolled its uay, This left Pierce and Williams with only Ga@HinSa 10 r'ua. NDij4ua look q pass from Esrl and scored 2. zeal. l.arl then took a parF from Williams and scored another, l'inu- Iv. shortly before the game Was over, Pierce again passed to Williams and the game was over with New Britain in the lead. to I. The score:
 New Britain .. .... Am5tcrdalh F. Pierce -.....-........ LundeNlllc
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