Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-03
WATERBURY NOW LEADS
New Haven Met Her Master
 Last Night in This City.

One of the Fiercest and Toughest
 Games Played This Season-Several
 Fouls Called and Each Team Loses
 a Goal-More Excitement Created
 Than at Any Other Game-Tom Cot
 His Team-StM Talking of New
 Britain.
 The best team in this league went to the Front last nIgnJ ana that too altef one oE the hardest and rOusueSC IouSut contests since the uayS when pUIo Was consldeIed rough and JulnU-e fight, not a polo game. New Haven has maintained the lead in this league so long that she had come to be Inl- pressed With the idea that no other team had any right to the first posi- Jion. That idea was hammered out of her last night when the two giants of the league met in battle array. Jimmy Canayan brought along With him his best quintette and he a4SO had an abundance of rough house tactics, which he reserved for use in last nights game. He found, before the game had progressed very far, that Billy Parsons had secured an antidOte for that reserve power and had also obtained a plentiful supply of those same rough house tactics which he turned on the visitors at OppOrtune times. It was not scientific game of polo but it was the kind that hit the spot and proved very cOnciuSiYely that it was what the spectators want ed for they never were so enthused before over q game of polo and the cX- 1.Jtn a-n1tAH 1y I,pnpI all the sporting blood of every person in the auditorium. One can imagine what sort of game it was when you real iZe- that seven fouls were called dur ing the evening and each team lost q goal on fouls Even Jimmy Cdnayan himself adopted some of the rough playing and he was penaliZcd or rather his team was. Fred Jean, too, was not to be outdone and when those two husky players came together it looked like q battle royal. Canavan began the work this time but he was sorry he did for Fred was on top of him ill q second and nut for the referees in reference there is no telling what might have hapDcnei. i. Jason started the rough house ply ty trying to twist Russelrs head off as he was driving a goal. Bone, too. could not resist the temptation to do a little
 
 the act. Russell and Fox also had a little fCn at the expense of goal but they all seemed to enjoy it for the longer the game lasted the more fight ing qualities did the both teams show. It was fight to the finish for 1t was the pivotal game of the season.
 It looked like an easy thing for Wa Terbury in the first period for Russell caged the first four Dalls in easy style. Than tho Now T 1nnSa 111H how they did tear things up. Jason had pounded in two before the locals realized what was happening and when Bone worked i'll another the fans looked serious and the fight became faster. The first period ended that way, however. and everything looked favorable to the home team. The second period began with q bang and Diff. bang was the key to the situation all through. Russell took another one from pass and it was behind Lations in a second. Canavan now became angry and he hustled around like q whirlwind. Bang, and the ball had gone by Fox like a shot and still the game was in doubt. Griffin now show ed what he was made of for he had the next one behind Lations before q minute had elapsed. Jason was work ing hard also and he hammered an-
 
 Thus ended the second period but New Haven, in the meantime. had lost q goal on fouls. The third period began and the battle was 9 splendid one. Russell had recovered some from the illness which was troubling him all night and he had placed two behind Lations before ten minutes had elapsed. Canavan again sent another : in for his side and Griffin did the same l,o came to the front with drive and the last goal of the evening had been scored. Waterbury lost one of her goals in this period. however, on fouls. but the locals remained i9 the lead and took the lead in the leaGue after one of the most enthusiastic fights that the fans have ever witnessed. The score and summary
 Waterbury. Position. New Haven Russell ..... first rush ..... Bone C,-;ff