Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-19
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on strike at S:s0 again this morn ing.
 There will be an important meet ing of the St Thomas cadets to-mor- row at 12 o'clock
 St Patrick's and St Joseph's Holy Name societies will meet at 6:SO to- morrow evening at their respective churches.
 An operation, which is said to have been successful, was performed in a New York hospital yesterday up- on the wife of the Rev De Hart Gu lick, pastor of the Third church.
 --The rain of to-day was in keep ing with the feelings of the Brook lynites, especially those that take an interest in sports. The Italian friends of Fonsey Vallone were mournful ov- CT the defeat of their world-beater, while the supporters of the Brooklyn Athletic club basketball team were afraid to say word about the game in Naugaylcl last evening.
 Mrs Joseph Yurkunas of $50 Bank street fell down a flight of stairs yesterday and her back was badly injured. The woman was de- scending the stairs, but had taken only one step when she tripped and was precipitated to the bottom. She was picked up and carried to her home upstairs. It was found that her side and back were painfully but not seriously bruised.
 At the meeting of the Brooklyn and Town Plot Improvement commit tee last evening the members voted to endeavor to have watering trough placed in the triangle, formed at the junction of Bank and Washington ay- enue in front of Duggan school. A committee was appointed to confer with property owners in that section to get their opinion on the matter. The aldermen will be asked to place lights at the southeast corner of Will son and Bank streets and at he cor ner of Charles and Washington aven- ue. John Henderson and Hans Ras- mussen were appointed a committee to draw up set of rules and by laws.
 The sixteenth annual reception of the St Thomas Cadets was held last evening in Leavenworth hall. The floor was in good shape, the pro- gram consisted of popular airs and as the music was of the best 1t was not surprising that almost all that attended stayed until the last number was completed. The committees fol- low: Arrangement. William J. Dun- phy, Thomas Courtney, W. Cronan, Dennis Clancy and William McGin- his; reception, M. Mahon, J. Luddy. M. McKenna, D. Kelly, W. Delaney, P. O'Brien, J. Delaney, J. Temple, A. Stein, J. Lawlor, T. Foley, J. Phelan, J. Palla, w. Howard, J. Cunningham, w. Dupre, M. Kane, J. Russell and T. Guilfoile.
 It is with regret that the names of the Brooklyn Athletic club basket ball team and Fonsey Vallone are placed in the list of obituaries. but after the showing of each last even- ing it appears that the "once was' list will hereafter contain their names. There was not much expect ed from the B. A. c. team, but even those who had counted on the five being trounced by Naugatuck never for moment imagined that 1t would be a slaughter. The Brooklyn boys declare that the reason why the de- feat was so decisive was because they were out of condition and had no wind. They point to the fact, that during the first five minutes of play Naugatuck did not score. That's all very well; they will be forgiven this time, but there is no telling what will occur if they should again come forth to enact the role of basketball players. As for Fonsey Vallone, 1t seems that the best thing for the lit- tie fighter to do is to retire. He will never make pugilist. He is game to the core and will take all kinds of wallops, but he Is not improving. Such beatings as that he received last night will do him no good and that's what he will receive against any pugilist of any ability that he en- counters. Fonsey is strong and is willing to take a wallop to land one, but he is not clever. He cannot use his feet to any extent and his judge of distance-well, it is very bad. Fon- sey has met some second-raters, dis posed of them quickly which with the showing he made against Jefi Doherty have given his friends the idea that he is a conner. They are under a delusion. Fonsey is due to meet Chick Lahey in Danbury Tues day night and two weeks later is on the boards to appear there again, but whether he will fulfill these engage. ments after last nights bout is not known. One of Vallone's packers told the writer this morning that he would not be surprised to see Fonsey retire.
 William Mahaney of Bank street played the part of plumber last evening but the role was not at all to his liking for he soiled his new suit of clothes and was put to a loi of other inconvenience which ruffiet his feelings and made him forget about the good time he had at tho Elks rooms in the early part of ths evening. William arrived in Brook
 lyn about ten minutes to 12. ant while passing the block in whicf IBlandsfield & Garvey's plumbing shop is located was surprised to SCI
 water coming out of the hall way
 "BiIl' opened the door and saw tha
 a water pipe on one of the uppe floors had burst and as the famil,