Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-20
ON IHE GRIDIR|)N.
Local Teams Had a Good Try Out Saturday and Sunday.

0Ae Se%e LA SAeAy ee4AsA ~e-AA~S'S The Waterbury High Eleven Van
 quished by the Merideps-st Thorn
 as Cadets Warm the Merrimacs-
 Watervilles Take a Defeat from the
 North Ends-C Company A Trounces
 the Torringtons.
 The Meriden. Record gives the fol lowing account of Saturdays game be- tween the two high school teams:
 Meriden High school defeated the High school players from the Brass City at Hanover park Saturday after noon, 16 to 5. Meriden had the best of the game with the exception of few minutes toward the close of the first half, when the home eleven Was forced back from it's thirty-tlve yard line and scored against by Caplaln Daly of the visitors. Also on the KICK of which followed the visitors started dn with a rush and aided by long end runs by Daily, were playing In Merl. den's territory when the hrst nalI closed.
 Meriden won a decided advantage at the outset The kick-on came from Meriden, and Thompson was downed on Waterbury's thirty-yard line. Merl- den immediately secured the ball on downs, and forced the play toward the goal line. Captain O'Brien, Young and the tackle were used to advantage, and in the midst of a sudden deluge of rain Captain O'Brien scored the first touchdown for Meriden. Church failed to kick the goal. Score, Meriden 3, Waterbury 0.
 Williams replaced Young, and the shower having ceased, the spectators again came out from cover of the grand stand to watch the play. Church received the kickoff and ran forward to Meriden's thirty-five yard line. A few minutes later the same plucky end took the ball on pass and made a Sensational run of forty yards, the greatest of the game. By steady play ing Meriden again reached the goal posts. and O'Brien scored again. Church made successful try for goal. Score, Meriden II. Waterbury o.
 The next kickoff proved almost dis astrous for Meriden. The ball, after hitting O'Brien, went over the back line, but was brought out ten yards in safety. A costly tumble at the thirty five yard distance gave Waterbury the ball, and their only touchdown result ed
 The first half closed with the score, Meriden II, Waterbury 5.
 The second half was characterized by steady line playing on Meriden's part. and with good results, as Will Hams was soon given chance to make a touchdown. A neat twenty-yard run upon a quarterback trick enabled Beach to assist in the movement Church was unable to kick the goal, the ball being close to the side lines. Score, Meriden Is, Waterbury 5.
 This score remained unchanged to the end of the game, although Meriden pressed their opponents hard for an other touchdown. Church had punted and Thompson downed within twenty yards from the goal. Parker secured the ball upon a misplayed crisscross, and an advance brought the whole body of players between the goal posts. But Meriden fumbled and Daily had carried the ball back fifteen yards when time was called. Final score. Meriden 16 Waterbury 5. The summary
 Meriden. JUa+arh,7,.x, 1T O'Br1en .... .... Daily Little (King) .... ....... Gardner Marcnand ...... l g ...... Blansfield realoH .....s.... c ......... Miller Iarker ........ g ........ McGrath CnaHee -....... r ....... Wheeler SHurcn ........ ...... Guilfoile Beach .,...... q b .... E. Mcdonald J. O,Brien, Capt. h b ........ Splain young ...-..r =. G. Mcdonald Williams, J. O'Brien. b.. Thompson
 Referee, w. Hyatt, Meriden: um- plre, Guilfoile. Waterbury; timers. rilzpaulck, D. O'Brien: linesmen. GaHney Butler. Time of halves. 20 an1 10 minutes. Touchdowns, T. bTlen; z; Williams. l; Daly. l.
 The Company A football team de- Ieated the Torrington T. A. B. society's team at the Athletic grounds on Satur- uay aIternoon by the score of 60. The weather was disagreeable and cOnse- quently the attendance was very. very, small It was Company As first game of the season and the men showed fairly good form. There are number or heavy men on the line but their weight seems to interfere with their aiarc1ty, Judging from Saturdays game. The fact that Company A scored only one touchdown was a big
  disappointment to many of the teams supporters who wished to see the team win by a score as large or even larger than last year, when Company Al won by about ITO. Company As offensive playing was fine at times, while at other times it was rather weak. Tor ringtOn had no trouble in bucking the line for big gains toward the end of the first half. It was the first game. however, for Company A and it could not be expected that it's playing would be perfect.
 As to the game, the playing was not very open. It was nearly all straight line bucking. Tn the first half Com pany A pushed it from their 4O-yard line down to Torrington's 4-yard line, where Stout was given the ball to go through the line for a touchdown, but alas he lost the ball in some manner and Torrington man fell on it on his 2-yard line. Here is where the vis- ftors ripped the local line to pieces and by straight line buckinr DuShed fhe