New Britain herald., 1930-10-28


 Is Freddie Loeser the Blues hard working and omnipresent center, whose work this season has stamp ed him as a rival of Ben Ticknor and Tony Siano for the All-America selections which will be forthcoming on every side in little more than a month.
 Shaping the ball back does not disturb Loeser in the least, and no opposing center has been dumping him and charging through his posi- tion. Not only that, but on punts, after shooting the pigskin to the kidler, he breaks right through the enemy line and charges up to join the Yale ends in tackling the op- posing safety man as he receives the kick-a feat which not many foot bah pivots are doing.
 Playing on the defense, his work is of the rowing type. If the op- pooents try a smash play, he is there to start with. but if they attempt a run to either end, Loeser is out there with them and if they throw a forward he is usually able to dash madly back to aid in knocking the heave down or in tacklng the re- ceiver if the pass is made good. One never knows where he will turn uP
 And Loeser acts as rallying point for the whole line. Skipping tie other linemen on the backs, calling on them to fight or grinning at them to raise their spirits, he puts fight and confidence into them all. 1g one of them begins to limp or show other signs or injury or ex- haustion, it is Loeser who notices the fact, calls for time, and gives what aid he can to the player.
 Loeser is a short. stock fellow but covers plenty of grounds-in more ways than one, for it takes him only about four plays to become covered with dirt. He wears his jersey sleeves only an inch or so below the elbow, and this combines with his other characteristics to give him a rather humorous appearance on the 1ield-an appearance which oppo- nents soon find is highly deceptive. Right now Loeser comes close to being the most popular man on the Yale squad, Albie Booth not ex- Cepted. When, in the closing mo- rents of each game, Stevens finally relieves the nearly exhausted center much aganist Loeser s will-the hand that the stands give him is on par with that received by the highty Albie. The cheering section rises on masse and emits a long, deep roar of whole-hearted and spontaneous admiration, ard we dare say Loeser feels repaid for his afternoons work.
 Loeser is actually so likeable a chap that he is on friendly terms with his opponents and can be seen tackling them one moment and making some good-natured remark at them the next or being spilled sone instant and being given friend ly slap by the same player a sec ond later. When your opponents like you, you MUST have personal ,ity!
 Freddie is known to quite a few New Britain boys who have spent summers at Camp Hagen, for he was "a counsellor there. Some of the local youths were in his cabin. and they swear to his likeable but force- full personality.
 It ought to be a great battle in the bowl on November 22 when Loeser and Ben Ticknor of Harvard dig their toes into the turf across from each other.
 It seems a shame to many of tha fraternity who follow the fortunes . of professional football that a real good gridron combination such as has been gathered together this year by the New Britain Rams, can't get !, better support than they are receiv- | ing at the present time.
 Last Sunday, only a few of the | faithful attended the game between the Rams and the New Have Tri- angles at Willow Brook park ani | this all but drove the home team | onto foreign fields or out of the pie. ture altogether. No team, especially | a professional team, can play to empty seats.
 Still, there were plenty of thrills for those who saw last Sundays game. There is as much color in the manner in which Collins and Radziewicz carry the ball as there has been in any pair of players in this city in some seasons. There was as much fun watching the New Ha- ven team trying to stop the local backs as ever, but the old erthusi aSm has gone.
 Maybe there isn't the money this year. Maybe politics is overshadow- ing all other interests. Maybe there are hundred other different req sons why there isn't any crowds at the game here. Just the same, w. ! BILL M
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