Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-06
THE GRIDIRON
CROWD WAS
 TIE WINNER
Acorns of Bridgeport Saved From Defeat by Her Root- ers-- Results ot All Games Played Saturday.

Yesterday afternoon at Avon park in Bridgeport the game which has been long awaited between the Acorns and All Waterbury teams took place and after hard fought contest resulted in tie of 5 to 5. with ten minutes of the second half still unplayed. The crowd was large, fully 4,5O0 being in side the fence, 800 of whom were from Waterbury
 It looked in the early part of the game as though the Acorns were going to win as they went through Water bury very rapidly, but in the second half the Waterbury eleven, with "BilF' Thompson in the line, did not give the Bridgeport players look in and after 5 minutes of play Thompson was pushed over for touchdown. No goal was Kicked as the crowd and players of Bridgeport would not al- low Hannon and his men half a show and the referee finally called the game with the spectators on the field like swarm of fleas. It was the only disappointment during the whole con test and even the true sporting men of Bridgeport admitted that Water bury was given rough deal It was about 3:45 when Bridgeport kicked off to Sheehan on Waterbury's 15 yard line who brought the ball back 10 yards. Hannon plunged through for $ and again for one. Stowe made first down and Hannon reeled off five more through the Acorn's right wing. On the next play Sullivan, center on the Bridgeport team, came flying through between Tehan and Hoffman and threw Byrnes back for a loss of three yards. J. Hayes then went through right tackle for five and Byrnes made it first down. 'White" Riley on an end run made DO gain and all Matt Byrnes could get was one. Byrnes on the next play punted, the ball went low, was missed by a Bridgeport man and recovered by Stowe. Han- non again started the plunging and made three. Stowe got one and Han non made it first down. J. Hayes got two and then Stowe went through Murphy for a gain of twelve yards. J. Hayes got two through the right end and Byrnes got two more. Water
 bury was gaining but it was slow | work. On the third down Hannon | had to make one yard but Bridgeport
 smothered the next play and it was Acorn's ball.
 At this point Mahaney replaced II | Hayes at tackle. Bridgeport then started at Batchelder's men and tore | off five and six yards at a time. Theil 1 speed was surprising and Waterbury | seemed very slow in comparison | Flynn went through Waterbury's left
 wing for five and on the next play
 ill the same place got three more. On
 a neat double pass Kecko got by RI ley for twenty yards and the Acorn'S | followers yelled themselves hoarse
 Duhigg then went round Cronan's end
 for about twenty and the ball was
 about three yards from the goal.
 On the next play Flynn plunged | through the center and the ball was l over after 14 minutes of play. KechC ] missed an easy goal. During the re | mainder of the half the ball moved III
 and down in the middle of the field.
 In the second half Waterbury kick
 ed off and Acorns made no gain ant
 was compelled to punt. Waterbury
 chiefly, because of Bill Thompson
 then ripped the Acorns to pieces anC
 in Q minutes Thompson with four ol
 five on his back, carried the ball over
 Waterbury tried to punt out for fai
 catch but Hannon, who attempted th'
 catch, was knocked out by the crowt
 that rushed upon him. It was thei
 agreed to call the game as 1t was s
 dark the ball could scarcely be seen
 The lineup was as follows: