Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-10
ON THE GRID|R()N
Results of Games Played Satur-
day and Yesterday.


By the Yannigans in Bridgeport
Yale Has an Easy Time With Buck
ner-Harvard Had Hard Row to
Hoe With Pennsylvania.
The best football game which has
been played in this city this season
took place at the Driving park yester,
day afternoon, the opposing teams
being the st Thomas Cadets and the
Merrimacs. But the game had very
unsatisfactory ending. The ball was
on the Cadets two-yard line IN the
Merrimacs' possession when Edward
Dunphy, timekeeper for the cadets,
went to Referee Herbert DeWs and
told him time was up. The referee
called the game, but Michael Slavin,
timekeeper for the Merrimacs, knew
nothing of Dunphy's movement until
he heard that the game was called.
Then he protested to the referee and
said that there were five seconds to
play. The referee said that he could
do nothing. that he had already called
time and that if he had known that
there was a difference between the
timekeepers he would have split the
difference
1t was about o'clock when. Hoff-
ney on the twenty-yard line, who ran
the ball back for about ten yards. The
Merrimacs by successive line plunges
made ten yards and then lost the ball
on downs. The Cadets hit the line for
hve yards in three downs. then gained
three more and on the next down lost
the ball on tumble. The Merrimacs
gained two yards on formation play,
lost four on an end run and then,
Byrnes punted for about twenty-five
yards to Heating, who fumbled. but
recovered the ball and ran back fifteen
yards. The Cadets were unable to
make much gain and were forced to
punt. Hoffman kicked to Kinney, who
was downed on the Merrimacs' three
yard line. Score, to O.. Time of half,
20 minutes.
Byrnes kicked off for the Merrimacs
in the second half. Riley got the ball
and brought it forward about fifteen
yards, when Mates tackled him. The
tackle was a hard one and Riley was
knocked out for several minutes. The
Cadets scored twelve yards in three
downs, Hoffman going through the
center once for about eight yards.
They then lost the ball on downs.
Here the Merrimacs did the prettiest
work of the game. With the ball on
the Cadets fifty-yard line they started
series of plunges through the left
side of the Codets' line. They had
made thirty yards in four downs and
were making a fearful onslaught when
tumble occurred. Riley got the ball
and made beautiful run of JOG yards
for q touchdown. Hoffman kicked a
goal. Score, 6 to o.
Byrnes kicked off to Hoffman on the
Cadets fye-yard line. Hoffman by
good work ran the ball back about
twenty-five yards. The Cadets were
unable to make much gain and Hoff-
man punted. It was high punt and
Melted the Cadets only ten yards. Then
the Merrimacs made fine attempt for
touchdown. Harmon, Slavin, Hetch-
giss. Burns and Howard ripped the
Cadets line to pieces and carried the
ball to the Cadets two-yard line, when
the dispute as above stated, took
place. a
1t was great game and it was I'M
fortunate that it had such an unsatis-
factory ending. Cronin had to retire
from the game in the first nalf owing
to an injury to his leg. The lineup Of
the teams was as follows:
Riley ........ !. e. Mcdonald (Kinney)
Doran ......... ]. t. ....... Costello
Barribault $3.50. !. 6. ...... Hotchkiss
Buckley C. .......... Mates
Hyland ........ r. g. ...-...... Koran
St1ne ......... T. t. ......... Harmon
Cronin Pr Heating r. e. -. .McNellis
NJ. Heating -. q. b. Kinney (Ghent)
Bagley ....... I. h. ID. ...... Howard
HOFFMAN ....... fb .....M Byrnes
Kelly a........ +. b. b. ...... Slayin
Referee. Herbert Dews; umpire,
Thomas Lawlor, Torrington: touch
down, Riley; score, Cadets 6, Merri-
macs o; time of halves, 20 and 10 min
ntes.
Bridgeport. Nov 1O.-The Yannigans
shut out the North End Athletic club
at Newfeld park Saturday afternoon,
scoring IL points. Their opponents,
who were from Waterbury. put up a
game strong in many respects, but the
team was not strong enough to with
stand the all around playing of the
local eleven. Constant hammering of
Waterbury's forwards carried the ball
to the five-yard line. and there the
%Ogress stopped. Waterbury secured
the ball on downs. Ramsey took the
ball on Waterbury's five-yard line on
the third down and made touchdown
through right tackle. Donnelly of the
Yannigans was disqualified for hitting
the umpire on account Of a decision.
and Shaughnessy replaced him at right
half. The tackles and backs were
worked for another touchdown and
the half ended with the score, Bridge
port II, North End A. O. O.
In the second half DonnelIy was al
lowed to resume his place in the line
up. Ramsey made another touchdown
he -