Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-11
ON THE GRIDIRON
One Legged Football Player Creates a

Sensation.
The managers of the Co A and Mer-
rimac football teams have arranged a
game between those teams for No
Yember 81.
On Saturday afternoon the Nauga-
tuck football eleven. who have played
through two seasons without suffering
defeat, will make their first appear
ance on the local field and engage in a
struggle with Company A eleven, who
are anxious to be the first to conquer
the men from the Rubber town. That
the contest will be spirited one is
putting it mildly, and as Naugatuck is
coming up over 1000 strong to root for
their team, record breaking crowd is:
assured. j. Z. Leary of Yale and Mr.
Pritchard, also of Yale, will officiate
as refere and umpire respectively. A
force of policemen will be on the
grounds to keep the playing field clear
and allow every patron chance OF
seeing the game, something unusual in
gridiron contest on a Waterbury
field.
The Moonlights will accept the chal-
lenge of the Films Junior football team
which was in last nights issue of the
Democrat and will play the Young
Elms any day in the week. The Moon
lights also accept the challenge of the
West End Athletic club of Naugatuck
and the Tigers of the north end. The
Moonlights would like to arrange
game with the Junior st Thomas Ca
diets. The Moonlights wanted the
Cadets to play in Waterville Sunday,
but the Cadets said they wouldn't
play outside of the Rye lots, so the
Moonlights agreed to play in the Rye
lots. Manager Dennis Kelly asked
the Moonlights to play at the Trotting
park before the Merrimac-St Thomas
Cadets game and the Moonlights
wanted half expenses, or they would
give the Cadets full expenses and play
in Waterville, but Manager Kelly
wouldn't accept that so he called the
game off. The Moonlights will play
the Hammer club of Naugatuck Sum
day at Naugatuck and collection will
be taken up for the benefit of the boy
that had his arm and leg cut off at
Naugatuck a week ago Sunday. The
Moonlights have games arranted with
the Lilies of Seymour, Bristol football
team and Torrington. Address all
challenges to Moonlight Athletic club
Ut through THIS paper. ~ .,
Syracuse Nov 11.-One of the great
est curiosfties ever seen on football
grfdiron is Benjamin Owen of this city,
who possesses only one leg. Owen
plays guard on the o. d. A. team. He
appeared in a game at Star park Sum
day. People noticed him hobbling
around on crutches before the game,
but no one thought he would take
part. When the teams lined up he
was in his place against the Western
Union team, and in every attack was
a power, holding his opponent easily.
When the ball was taken by his team
down the field he went leaping along.
keeping up with the feetest. When
the other side got the ball he was
right in the center Of the scrimmage.
His side finally won the game by
score of 10 to O.
Annapolis, Nov 11.-President Roose-
welt will attend the football game at
Philadelphia between the naval and
military academies on November %.
There is no doubt that he will be the
guest of the navy during one-half of
the game and of the army the other
half, crossing the field during the in
PERMISSION as he did last year. The
location of the boxes has not vet been
made. known to the naval academy au-
thorities, yet it is understood that they
will receive ten boxes, the same as in
former years, and one of these will be
turned over to the president and his
party. The other boxes to be dis
posed of by the navy will be turned
over to the following: The secretary
OF the navy, the assistant secretary Of
the navy, the admiral of the navy.
the chief of the bureau of navigation
OF the navy. the superintendent of the
naval academy, the commandant of
Philadelphia navy yard, and the 9TH
ers to as many of the chiefs of the ma
| val bureau as possible.