Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-09
FOOTBALL IN WATERBURY.
Managers Prepqring Their Teams for
 the Coming Season.

the Coming SeaSOns
 Much interest is already being mani tested in football in this city, much more than i'll former years, and if the interest continues unabated a most successful season is assured the Wa terbury elevens. This interest is more. or less due to the rivalry which sprang up between the St Thomas Ga dets and Co A football teams last year and which is now stronger. Football enthusiasts are speculating as to whether the Cadets will maintain their superiority over the Go A team this year. Each team has it's own crowd of supporters.
 These two teams will probably be the only two good teams in the city this year, although the High school will probably have strong team as us- ual. The Merrimacs will be out of it this year and so will the Elms It looks as if the field was left to the Ca- dets and Go A, who will surely fur nish the public with plenty of good sport. Both the Cadets and Go A know that one must be strong, strong CT than last year, to defeat the other, and, are beginning already to get their men into trim.
 Manager Henry Eaters of the St Thomas Cadets eleven, has issued a call for candidates to report tonight. They will practice on a vacant lot on south Leonard street, which will be lighted nicely by a special arrange ment of lights. Manager Eaters has received assurances that all of last years champion players will be on hand this year and there will be plenty or new material. Here is a list of the old players who are expected fo report: Buckley, center; Hofchkiss, Peters, guards; Stein, Hyland, tackles; l.. Gro nan, Riley, ends; Keating, quarter back; F. Lawlor, D. Cronan, Doran, !. Buckley, W. Bagley, ha1fbacks; Hoff- man, fullback. Among the new can !didates will be J. Kelly, end; F. Kelly. lhalfback; O'Neill, Iineman. O'NeilI \ is an old football player from Winsted. He weighs about 18O pounds and can Iplay anywhere on the line. Jack Bagley is out of town at present play ing baseball, but as the soon as the baseball season is over he will report flor practice.
 Games are pending with the follow ling teams: Yale Consolidated, this lefty; Torrington T. A. B.; Naugatucls m Naugatuck; Yannigans, Knicker- booker A. 2. of New York. There may be other games, but the above are almost certain. Of course the season will be ended with game on Thanks Igiving day with the Go A team.
 Manager Sandland of the Go A team IS confident that he will have a much stronger eleven than last year and the best eleven ill the state. The team will no doubt be weakened by the absence of Bauby, Hotchkiss and Goss. Bauby will enter the Yale < Law school this fall, Hotchkiss has j bad knee and Chauncey Goss will prob. aDly not play. But there will he plenty of new and strong material Cook. an old Yale player, has been an. gagged as coach and may play. Brink or Anson1a will make star, end Stnut Will play center instead of tackle and Jack Egan, formerly captain of villa. nova college team, will play one guard It IS said, and Morrison will nlav Inc lother guard. Bill Thompson will he . candidate for tackle and Armbrustar Tor end. Birmingham of the Yanni. gans, one of the best halfbacks in tbo lstate, is expected to play with Co 4 this year Co,A will be strengthened Dy the addition of several players rom the old Elm team, among then, Delng Harmon and Green, two fine Ihalfbacks.
 Games have already been arranped With Winsted and Torrington and Two games With Naugatuck A number of sahles nave been arranged for this city. meetlng of the team will be held tonight Shower baths will he nlaoad in the armory for the candidates to ,,sa after practice.