Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-04
THE GRIDIRON SECOND WARDS
 WEEE OUTCLASSED
All Waterburys Won About as They Pleased -- All Other
 Football Results.

Second Wards, which resulted in an easy victory for the former by the score of 23 to 0, shows how in- discreet it is on the part of smaller elevens to try their strength against the All Waterbury aggregation. The Second Wards were out-weighed and out-played at every stage of the game. True, they tried hard, and at times their play, considering the odds l against which they were working, was commendable. Only once did they succeed in holding their oppon- ents for downs, and that was in the second half and only matter of inches. Only twice did they them selves make their distance, both times when by the way, they had the ball on the All Waterbury's 15 yard line.
 The game was unusually rough, and of course the Second Wards, be- ing lighter, were knocked out more than their opponents. In fact, scarce ly was there a line up when a Sec ond Ward player was not hugging I mother earth. This was, in measure, due to the vicious manner in which | they were tackled They would un- doubtedly have done much better had not their quarterback, W. Cronan, been injured in the early part of the game and compelled to retire for time. Later he was allowed to again enter the game. Hoffman for All Waterbury was not on time for the | game, but in the second half suc ceeded J. Hayes at fullback., Later Hoffman was injured and Hayes was called back to the contest.
 Although the Second Wards are claim that they scored a safety. In the second half, the Second Wards kicked off, Noonan boosting the leather The kick was mighty good one and it went sailing through the air. Hoffman was not behind his line, but was on the playing field, and thinking he could catch the ball, made a try for it. The ball struck his hands, but he did not hold it and it went over the goal line. Hoffman immediately fell on it. The referee declared it touchback, while, the Second Wards now state that it was q safety. Section s of Rule VI, Spalding's Official Football Guide, referring to a touchback says: Tt is also touchback when kicked ball (other than at kick off, or a place kick or drop kick passing over the cross bar) goes over the goal line either on the fly or after striking the ground before being touched down by either side" Furthermore it says:
 Tt is not a touchback if such player juggles the ball so that in any way forces it over the line and he or any other player of his own side falls on it." At the time that it occurred yesterday. very few took much notice of it. Referee George Waite still maintains that it was nothing but a touchback and Lou Cronin, captain of the All Waterbury eleven. viewed it in the same way Still not all the members of the All Waterbury team agreed with their captain. But Waite apparently knew his game all right and after looking at the rule carefully it would seem that he was right when he declared 1t a touch back
 As for the game itself it was just three minutes after All Waterbury had kicked off that they having held the Second Wards. they made their first score. Legge on a quarterback run skirting his own left end for d run of about forty-fv yards. The Second Wards had held on the first two downs and All Waterbury had eight to make on the third. They made it all right. Cronin kicked the goal. Nine minutes later the All Wa terbury team again made touch down. Lawlor being pushed over af- ter series of plunges which netted from five to ten yards at clip. X minute before time was up for this half. Tanner. who is playing q rattl- ing good game at right half made the third touchdown for An Waterbury Although Cronin missed the second try at the goal. this time he sent the pigskin over the bar. it being at an easy angle. Tn the second half there were sev- ersl substitutes on the north end team and they put up a more stub- born defence The half was of only fifteen minutes duration. and as All Waterbury was penalized twice dur ing this half for holding and hurdlng. they only made one score. II came after eleven minutes of play. during which they had to work hard for the score. Tanner at length carrying the hall over and Cronin kicking the goal The lineup and score: All Waterbury Second Wards Reilly. Hurlburt. F. Roberts. Noonsn
 Left end. Brandt ..-.----- ---..... H Hayes
 Left tackle Hannon. Wentworth ...... Donsto i.
 Left guard Porter ------.-......-..... Si1rzrt 1
 Center Dodds. T Cronzn -Le CIerc. Walsh l
 Right guard, Nshsney .-------.-- Bsuby. Foley
 Right tackle l. Cronzn -------.-. Xoonsn. Fitch l
 Right end. Lezze -.-----C- Roberts. W Crozan /.
 Quaterbsck Lzwfor ----I Roberts. F Roberts |
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 Right hslfbsck- Hayes Hoffman N4roells ! Roberts l
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