Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-25
CROSBY HIGH
 IN FINE TRIM
Had Naugatuck on the Run Score 6 to 5-O Other Game.
 Yesterday.

afternoon, the Rubber city boys walk
 ing on the field after five minutes oi
 the second half had been, played, the
 score at that time standing 6 to 5, in
 favor of Waterbury. Naugatuck had
 just made a touchdown, on a fifty.
 yard run by Jim" Leary, but Referee
 Guilfoile refused to allow the Nauga.
 tucks a try at goal, claiming that
 Leary in his enthusiasm had thrown
 the ball in the air and thus deprived
 himself of an attempt at goal. Nau.
 gatuck had left the field few min
 utes before because the referee did
 not give them everything they asked
 for, but was persuaded to come back \ by Captain Tracy. They seemed anx.
 ious to quit as they undoubtedly
 knew they were in for beating, for they were outplayed in every depart
 ment of the game.
 Il Naugatuck was scheduled to play
 in this city week ago yesterday, but postponed the game because their
 star man, Zwick, was on the Injured l list. They wanted to be in first class
 shape when they came here, as it Is
 about ten years since a Naugatuck | High school football team came to
 Waterbury. But this years eleven
 has little more nerve than the az
 gregations that represented Nauga-
 tuck in the past, so with q bunch of
 roOters they arrived in this city, confi- dent of trouncng Waterbury as easy
 as the did couple of weeks ago in their own baliwick by the score of II | to 5.
 It was 4o'clock when Freney, who by the way played a fine game for Crosby, kicked off to Naugatuck. The ' visitors fumbled the ball after carry ing 1t few yards and Waterbury man fell on it. The home team then started to rip up the opposing line and ploughed through in fine style. Straight bucks, diaganols with now and then an end run carried the ball within couple of yards of the goal and Hackett was pushed over for the first score. Freney kicked an easy goal.
 Naugatuck after receiving the ball on the kickoff failed to make its dis tance as 1t found Waterbury's line stubborn resistance. But the visitors never failed to punt on the third down with more than three yards to 20 and Zwick sent the ball spinning down the field for about fifty yards. HIS bunting was one of the features of the game. He would take plenty of time getting the ball of, and would drive 1t low and hard. His ends were always down with the pigskin and the Waterbury man receiving the ball was generally nailed in his .. tracks. This was the only department of the game where Naugatuck had it on Crosby. When time was called for the end of the first half the ball was about eight yards from Naugat,ck's goal and Waterbury would undoubt- edly have made another touchdown as they were going through Nauga- tuck's line as though 1t were tissue paper.
 The secoRd half had been on only three minutes when with the ball In waterbury's possession and second down, Naugatuck through Umpire Fred Ashmore. claimed third down. Referee Gullfoile said second down and he was right in the decision. But Naugatuck immediately played the baby act and Leary took his men off the field It looked as if the game would end. but Principal Slade final ly induced his men to go on the field. as Captain Tracy agreed to give the ball to Naugatuck.
 During this mixup 'Tom" Knowles, formerly physical instructor at the '. NJ. c. A.. but now of Thomaston was appointed head linesman.
 Naugatuck plunged through the line for about five yards and was finding 1t rather difficult to make their dis tance. when Leary happened to find an opening between right end and right tackle and dashed down the field for a touchdown. The Nauga- tuck players as we'll as the rooters almost went frantic in their enthu- siasm. It was here that Leary made the bull, which cost him the game. throwing the ball in the air and al- lowing it to touch the ground. which act made the ball dead. When Gull foile told Leary he couh not kick the goal. the latter put up an awful howl and for the second time during the the game showed his babyIsh tactics and chased his eleven off the grounds.
 Principal wilby of Crosby and Principal slade of Naugatuck High were present and were dissatisfied with the ending of the game. but it Il was up to the latter to have his men finish the contest. as q team. no mat ter what the decision of a referee | should not leave the field.
 Waterbury with its present team can waIlop Naugatuck every day In | the week and the boys from the burg l know if. They are so accustomed to | havinx everything their own way i down in NauTatuek that they expect inc came treatment wherever they | a, The Naueatuck team to give t its due Is a pretty good eleven. but if should get over the Idea that it is roo-t suortsnlanship to quit when thIux~ sio not % to suit them
 The Waterbury team has Improved s;nep lie first game. The center trio with the tackles is of much sirength 10 the team yeSterlay. hcle~ big puou<h for a vsgnn to % throuxh rs-p opened in the line stu the ,.on should confInue to practice hard ,Di devcinp . gcpi punier. so that nc team ufu te n first cisss shape ,o tarkIe the high schcol teams in the .tsfe- The lineup:
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