Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-30
THE VICTORY
 WAS EARNED
Waterbury Walloped New Britain in an Overtime Game Re
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| oAS WI AIiAC, WuSu LOASOu QrOV0 the winning goal with New Britain last night. Such a yelling and cheer ing and shouting went up as that ball went behind the New Britain goal tender, has not been heard since the old days when New Britain with Johnny Russell on the rush line and ! Waterbury with Eddie Hipson in a similar position, made the fans wild with joy over the fast work of the two rivals. It was an ideal polo crowd, probably as near to 2,0OO as one could figure. It reminded the old timers of happy days of long ago, and the scene presented to them last night brought back their voices and they joined with the new fans in yells of delight as they saw Water- bury gradually crawl up on her op- ponent and then win out in a whirl- wind finish. Packed to the doors was the old Auditorium, or Eagles hall as 1t is known now, and many went away disappointed because they could not get just the seats they wanted. It was fight to finish between the two fastest teams in the league and when 1t was all over the players were tired and weary and willing to rest.
 Prior to the beginning of the big game Manager McMahon on behalf of some Waterbury friends of Frank Sutton's. the new goal tender, pre- sented to this popular player hand some bouquet of flowers. Perhaps there was some dope injected into those blossoms or else Frank had a little stage fright, for in that first period he was not the Sutton that had come out of the west with the reputation of the best goal tender in the business. Three times in that first period did New Britain shoot that ball behind him, while Water bury could not do thing to the New Britain goal tender. Sutton seemed puzzled by the work of the New Brit ain rushers, but as the game pro- gressed he worked out the combina- tion and then Waterbury was treated to some of the work that has made this player famous in the vest Not another goal but one in the last of the second period did New Britain get behind the Waterbury boy. Time after time he came from his cage and went up against the rusher him. self when a goal seemed inevitable. Such kicking was never seen since the old days of Al Sword.
 Waterbury woke up in that second period and in a little over two min- rtoo Moopov haA couo Iowv xho riv i, and sent the ball behind Anderson for our first goal. Five minutes more had almost elapsed when Murray snapped one in for our second goal. Then the fans woke up. Just at this point something happened that for tunately ended without harm. Smoke had begun to fill the building, many believing that 1t came from the fur mace. It was finally discovered that the smoke was coming from one cor ner of Carson City: Some of the peo- pie began to arise when the cooler headed ones shouted to sit down, that it was nothing. In the meantime Referee Leahy had quietly taken the pail of drinking water and going down to the end of the rink had dashed the water onto a small pile of refuse which had become ignited through the carelessness of some smoker dropping a lighted cigar or cigarette into the same. It was all over in a minute. but 1t showed what coolness can do to avert a panic.
 The game was then resumed and we were one goal behind the leaders. Quick as a flash Murray was down the rink after the ball when 1t start ed and almost before anyone realized it he had sent the ball in for the tying score. Then pandemonium broke loose and everybody seemed to have lost his or her head. The hearts of the fans weakened somewhat when New Britain went to the front again in little over two minutes and one half, when Devlin drove one behind Sutton. That ended the second period with New Britain still in the lead.
 Waterbury players got busy right away in the third period and they hammered that ball against the shins and chest protector of Anderson until they were ready to drop. Ball after ball was kicked away from the New Britain cage and as the score shows Anderson was playing a great cage guardian When fourteen minutes had almost expired in that third pe- riod Mooney again took the bali down the rink and. aided by the rush. CTS and Tommy Holderness. who punched for the affray at the New Britain cage. Mooney sent the ball back of Anderson for the tying goal once more. Thus ended that period. In the overtime both teams fought hard and we'll. It was nip and tuck battle with every player growing weary of the fast work and finally l as the sixth minute of overtime ap- preached Loxson sent the fans to their feet by driving the ball home for the winning goal. The lineup and summary:
 New Britain. Murray ..-- ---. ..--... Schiller |
 First Rush
 Loxson .... --- --. F. Warner
 Second Rush.
 L. Warner |
 Center
 Holderne<s .... Devlin |
 Halfbzek- c1ltou ---- An0erDon
 Goal
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