Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
GAMES AT CELTIC PARK. Tipperary Beat Kilkenny Boot at
 Tnothall Match.

 yesterday, were treated to spectacle that held the attention from the mo- ment the men clasped hands until the referee blew his whistle. me game would have lasted ten minutes longer, if the moon and the teW lights at the park had cleared away the dark sufficiently. The day was bleak and cold, but everybody re- mained until the end. There were two games played-a hurling match and a Gaelic football struggle. The hurling match between the Kings County and Tipperary began the sport. It was about the best exhl- btion of this old pastime seen so far at Celtic park.
 It is said that the ash tree is held in no little esteem in Tlpperary, on account of the excellence and scar city of the timber for whenever a twig becomes sufficiently large, it is converted into cummaum or hurley by the young athlete. The ash plants that grow around the Devils | Bit and Slieve-na-mOn cannot be Suf- passed, and when it comes to handl- ing these weapons of sport, it is ala propriate that the "Tipps" should eX- eel in handling them. The Kings County men, although good players,
 were no match for the Clan Ryan, Con Ryan, Jack Ryan, Tim Ryan nev- CT missed the ball yesterday, and the accuracy with which they sent IL
 scoreward again and again made the crowd forget the cutting northern breeze, Stapleton Harris, and Mylon
 did a good deal of the scoring. Tip perary scored four goals and nine
 points. The Kings County team
 made one goal and five points. Dunn,
 Corcoran and Parnell played best in
 that combination Hassett of Tip
 perary was the hero of this game.
 He usually plays minus his shoes, put
 it was too cold yesterday.
 Immediately after the Tipperary
 along. The "Tipps' wore new blue
 suits and looked the victors they
 proved themselves The Kilkenny
 veterans, however, never looked in
 better trim and were the favorites. | Kilkenny won the toss of the coin
 and played south with the wind. In a few minutes Daily sent the ball
 over for a point and the Kilkenny
 contingent sent up shout. At in- tervals of less than five minutes
 O'Shea, Hendricks, Cassidy Veale
 and Daly planked points for Kilken- ny territory to be repulsed by the ter
 rible Roche who guarded the goal for the Cats However within few minutes of half time the wiley Bar rett slipped his Kilkenny opponent and planked the ball into the hands . of R. Hourigan who scored goal This put new life into the Tipperary boys and when the ball went up fol the second half, Rockett in furious
 dash got away and shot another point for Tipperary. The Tipps were playing strong, two more miners
 were added. making the play points , to Kilkenny's points.
 After some exciting wing and cen
 ter play for over five minutes, Red 9 dy Butler shot l clean goal for Tip . pcrajy; this put the Premier boys ' two Joints aheat The Kilkenny hey l we.. now on Ihti. mettle and the, = fought like deT)nS for the remainder
 of the game, carrying the ball up tt | the nouth of the Tipperary goal post
 but failed to score. The game Wal called within 9 minutes of the full !; time owing to darkness. On the sidt U of Kilkenny Hendricks, Daly, thu :, Hylands, Kavanagh, Whelan, Gas Il sidy, O'Shea, Butler and McGratf y were very noticeable. The Tipperar! e boys had Jack O'Brien, Wise, Barrett Il Rockett, Kealy. Hanley, Cooney, th' . two Hourigans. the two Buffers anC Tim Ryan.
 The second period was bittely con U tested. The game was fast through . out and no delays marred the enthus v iasm aroused by the play on eacl ' side. Although bitterly fought onl! , one slight accident occurred. E. Kel ly, a Tipperary forward, was acci ' dentally thrown by an opponent, ant retired with a wrenched arm. ' , Ryan took his place. As is character :. istic of Gaelic sport in Celtic park
 the greater part of the second hal 5 was played when the ball could hard
 ly be distinguished on the ground ol account of darkness and the mattel E ended with ten minutes of the hou y. still unplayed
 u This caused unfavOrable comment ! especially as the game was to settl
 the question of the 1907 champion ship. The final score was: Tipperar
 g points, Kilkenny points.
 Tom Collins and Billy Frank O d the Irish-American A. C. ran an exhi |, bition two-mile race. the former win l ming by 20 yards.
 l. Burke of Tipperary took the loo q yard dash handicap from a 7-yar ,. mark in 10 1-5 seconds Lydon 0 S Sligo, was second. and McDermOtt O - Louth. third. The 220-yard handi I cap went to J. McDermOtt of Galwa f who had 10 yards. The scratch maj r Gallagher of Mayo, was second; an
 Wilkinson of Tipperary. l 1-2 yard' - third. No time was taken.
 A Connaught Province won the rela 2 race. The runners were: J. Purcell n ]. MeDermott, NJ. Lydon and . Roach. Munster came second. Vii : kinsOn, Burke, Crowley and Loone v was the team.
 Carlisle, Pa. Dec 20.-As a resul U of the recent agitation regarding tn
 eligibility of some of CaTlisle's In dian football players. the athleti y management has adopted an eligibii