New Britain herald., 1930-10-25

Ambitions of the New Britain high school football team to win the state championship were shattered beyond repair at Bridgeport yester- day afternoon when the Central high school of that place caught New Britain off form in the first five min- utes of the game and marched over the goal line for the touchdown that won the game, to 0.
 The weather was terrible for foot ball and New Britain players fum- bled on many occasions. A tumble in the early stages of the game was as much the blame for the defeat as any play in the entire game. On the first play New Britain fumbled on it's own S5 yard line and Bridgeport recovered. A series of line plays and short passes brought the ball over the goal line. The seventh point was scored when the Park City boys rushed the ball through the New Britain line.
 4y Jimmy O'Bricn stellar right guard. was ineligible in studies and Joe Mlynarski, who should have been kept on the sidelines with d badly injured side, had 10 go into the game so that the team would ...not have to play with two new < guards. Joe held up admirably all z though it could be seen that his side .T never stopped bothering him z throughout the contest. When the team showed signs Of weakness at ys the center of the line. Coach Cas- sidy sent John Moore to right tackle and Zimatravich was shifted to right ,,, guard, This line did a much better ,~ job.
 '. New Britain failed to make first V down in the first half but during this F. period Bridgeport made six, four of 's hich came in the first quarter = Bridgeport failed to make q first 2 down in the second half but New r Britain made three two of which = were made in the third quarter. New ,a Britain lost 30 yards on penalties, {. one 15 yard retreat for unnecessary r roughness and three offside and in H- complete pass penalties. Bridge = port lost 15 yards on three five yard '. penalties.
 s- The Park City team outplaycd New F. Britain in practically every branch "a of the game in the first half. New < Britain fans explain that the team q had to go into the game without F warming up and was lost in the first U five minutes, Although the Cassidy SA- men arrived in Bridgeport on time rs they lost their way from the Gen. I-tIal high school to the Eastern ltagG' grounds and arrived there at T; 55 o'clock, 25 minutes after the game was scheduled to start The game started at about o'clock and the touchdown that defeated New Britain was made at 3:O5 o'clock.
 The Bridgeport team was the weakest high school team New Brit ain has played this season. It would have been beaten by Pittsfield and Stamford yesterday. If New Britain had been in form it might have won by one touchdown. The Park City team has the same weakness as the Hardware City eleven. It has a DOW erful line but no offense except the line plunge. Predictions made by
  play this year that if the Red and Gold team met line as powerful as its own it would be defeated seem to be correct.
 Richie Fink and Otto Gramitt stood out far above the other mem bcrs of their team in defeat Fink was the only consistent ground gain CT in the New Britain backfield and hls defensive play was flawless. Gramitt's defensive play was so out standing that the Bridgeport fans commented on it. He broke in and slapped two passes that had hard Iy left the Bridgeport players hand. On several occasions he dumped the interference and got his man. Saw age was Bridgeports outstanding star.
 Play By Play
 Fink ran 10 New Britain's , yard line after he had received the kick off. On the first play New Britain fumbled and Savage of Bridgeport recovered on New Britain's S5 yard line. A pass to Captain Roberts. Bridgeport left end, netted q first down on New Britain's 4 yard line Hubbell made four yards and Say age hit the center Of the line for q first down on New Britain's o4 yard ltne. Hubbell made four yards and Savage hit the center of the line for q first down on New Britain's 15 yard line.
 Hagearty went through 10 the nine yard line and on the next play q snort pass was thrown by Hagear- ty to Hubbell who raced across the New Britain goal line for a touch- down. Savage hit center and crossed the goal line for the point after touchdown. New Britain was behind [ to 0.
 sA New Britain took the kickoff but after three successive line plays Ilolber kicked 10 Bridgeport on the first play q tricky forward pass brought Bridgeport q gain of Ia yards. New Britain received a five yard penalty for offside and the Bridgeport team seemed to be on the way to another score. kunch hit the line but fumbled on New Brit aims side. However, Savage was on the ball and Bridgeport was over TOT another first down. The first quarter ended with the ball on the 50 yard line.
 Second Quarter
 The first play of inc second otIar- ter was forward pass attempt that was incomplete. On the next play Hunch threw pass 10 Savage and Il first down VgC | Inc rCsuIt Nuoth,r fol ward pass was incomplete, q lin" plunge was unsuccessful and on the next play a forward pass reached the hands of Francis Mangan who would have had q clear field in front