Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-27
MY, WHAT AN
 ANVIL CHORUS!
Although We Trounced Bridgeport, Crowd Knocked Because Pierce
 Did Not Show Up.

So the crowd was handed the fruit.
 The basket was 50 full of ripe juicy lemons that 1t was too nucn for the crowd to stand and althougn the home team won by the score or T to 0, the audience, which was ill the neighborhood of 1,40O. was sorely disappointed at the non-appearance of Richard Pierce and was sick at heart with the Bridgeport outfit, yet it had every reason to feel as though it was tho ''sucker" for the Park city five was very poor quintet, putting up one of the 'punkiest" exhibitions that has been seen here this season The advertising of Pierce, when the managers know that there is very little chance of his appearing will hurt the attendance, and the manage I ment In this city was made aware or the fact last night, for when Referee Thomas Ieahy endeav0red to Inform the audience why Pierce was not on hand, he was greeted with storm of cat calls and various other choice remarks thrown in. The same tmng happened in New Haven last week, where Pierce was advertised in the same manner, but was conspicuous by his absence.
 It would not have been so bad had Bridgeport a suitable sub for Pierce. but Joe Dews of this city had to be pressed into service and of course he was outclassed. As it was. he was much better than some fellow by the name of Connolly. who took his place in The last period and was inclined to be pugnaciOus He was the pho niest player ever seen in the Water bury rink and spectator wanted to know if he were playing simply to furnish amusement for the fans so they would be in a jovial mood on the way home. He must be closely related to "Bill Nerve" to have the audacity to appear as polo player.
 When the visitors jumped out on the floor and Pierce and Whipple were nowhere in sight, the crowd immediately smelled rat. Leahy, as stated, endeavored to read tele- gram from the absent one In Paw tucket. but the crowd would not stand for 1t so Tommy blew his whis- tie and the game was on.
 It took IJoxsOn just one minute and eight seconds to place the ball behind Mitchell and from that on there was nothing to 1t. Duggan, one of the finest little fellows on skates. who is not only apparently gentleman, but is one of the fastest and gamest players in the league. he tried hard and was in the contest every minute. but his was hopeless task. as he received little or no sup port from his team mates. The only chance he had of making goal was to take the ball the length of the floor, but it was too big a task for him and he invariably lost It before he reached the goal. Joe Dews seemed to have an Off night and was of little assistance to his team mates. Pete Woods. who looked as though he had been through the mill wearing bunch of court plaster on his head and a bunch of swelling under his right eye. seemed to be disgusted as was the old war horse .'Dumpy' Will Hams.
 I'm the first period Waterbury rung the hell four times, but the visiting five got a circle with nothing III u. Waterbury, two of whose players were as gentle as lambs. knew the game had already been placed on the ice. so in the second period only one goal was added to their number. Bridgeport got twice as many as she made in the first.
 The final act developed into farce and to add to the pleasure @ or the spectators some fool. not content with the frost which the spectators had al. ready endured. opened the doors ana fried to freeze the audience out. He nartIy succeeded. Towards the end of the game the players slammed the ball every old way and "Figiting | Connolly was jostled from one side in the other. He made an ideal clown and if the crowd had not been too down in the boots because or the dIsappolntments. they would un- doubteily have enjoyed his efforts to ! stand on his skates. In this period | Bridgeport made three times as many in fine second. When Bridgeport is scheluled for this city again. the fans I will in all probability remember that | i'm the last two games the Park city aggregation has scored one goal. The lineup:
 Waterbury. b1oseport. Murray Duggan First Rush.
 iGrifin, Loxson .... Dews, Connolly
 Second Rush.
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