Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-20
WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT JANUARY 2o 1906
THE SPORTING NEWS.

Mir Carroll then tried to be facetious
 with the crowd, who were ready to
 eat him alive. Now, cut that out
 said the genial James, "chestnuts are
 lot in season at this time.' Swanson
 could not get here. he missed the train." went on James $. His remarks
 were only greeted with growls and q
 low rllmbling that heralded the ap-
 preaching storm. Continuing, the still
 undaunted. James said: ''If the peo-
 pie who are here want to see a
 good match. Johnny Kelly of
 Waterbury" He got no further just then, for the crowd howled him down, and arms, coats and hats waved in the air. Still unabashed. Mir Carroll con tinued his speech which had been so rudely interrupted. Johnny Kelly will meet MT Cnaki. and if any arc not satisfied they can go to the box office and get their money back" That was the signal for things to be doing and they were That's what we want" shouted the 300 as with a flying wedge that would have brought joy to the hearts of the Yale coachers, the whole assemblage made charge for the stairs. What scene was that. and what q sad scene, too. The first to arrive at the box office found every thing dark, outside and inside. There was no ticket seller and no money in sight The seller promptly realized
 what was going to happen and thought discretion the better part of valor just at that time. so he flew the coop. Into tho struggling. fighting mass of hu- manity went the policemen, trying to bring order out of chaos. With the policemen went the word that there was no money to be had. and slowly the crowd wended their way back into the hall, willing then to take even Johnny Kelly and Cnaki for what they had paid out. 4- sf @
 Here another disappointment await cd them. Cnaki had stripped ready for the fray and the crowd realized from the condition of the Bridgeport boy why Swanson was soioirning ill New York instead of being in Naugatuck. | Cnaki had a few minutes. trial with | one of his partners while waiting for Kelly to disrobe. Kelly was long time in coming forth. however. and | finally it was learned that he had been | promised $15 to go on for half hour with CDaki. but he wanted to see the
 long green before he did go on. Then search was made for the party that of fered the $15, but he also had vanished into thin air. The last string was ] now broken and the pent up rage O. the 800 who had been buncOed began to flow. It was well for Swanson that
 he did not then appear in the hall: il was better still for Manager Stapletol that he was down in New York. for the l crowd was ripe for almost anything | just at that time. and the whole Naug
 atuck police force would have been
 swept out of sight by the angry public
 if they once got started good and hard
 Slowly the people left the hall and il
 was IT o'clock when the last one was
 forced to leave by the police. and thus ended the biggest fiasco that has ever
 taken place ill the state of Connecticut
 Billy Stapleton all this. time Was down in New York. so they said. every l. ill." Swanson. so. the. story goes. was
 told there would he no match, but that
 is one of Swanson's almanac jokes
 very likely. Dick Howell or Billy Cnaki were not is tified that the match
 was off The latter two are the great
 est losers because of the unfortunate ending, for they have spent considera' l ble money to train for the match. Il may be possible. however. that when Billy Stapleton returns he will make good to those two. but he can scarcely make good to the 800 people who paid their good. money to see the contests.