Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-14
THE GRIDIRON
THE SOLDIERS
 WERE WHIPPED
All Waterbury Played a Good Game and Earned the
 Victory.

to tHlS clty Saturday evening, met
 the All Waterbury football team at
 Reidville yesterday afternoon, and
 was defeated by the score of 6 to o.
 Although the visitors were fully as
 heavy as the local eleven, they
 showed lack of practice and as is
 customary with these military teams,
 their offense was rather jagged. But
 their defensive play was almost the
 equal of Waterbury and many times
 during the game the locals were
 forced to punt. By the way, the
 bunting of Hoffman was good yester-
 day, especially in the second half,
 when he sent some long spirals down
 the field, and as they were rather
 high, his ends had plenty of time to
 tear down under them.
 Waterbury showed much improve
 ment over week ago when they
 were outplayed by Thomaston. Their
 plays went of with much more snap,
 although there is still much chance
 for improvement in this respect.
 But the interference was creditable
 and something worthy of mention
 was the manaer in which the man
 with the bail was held on his feet.
 The defensive work was far superior
 to the initial game and the line in
 almost every case held like a rock.
 Fort Hamilton had little or no suc-
 cess with its end runs and diagonals and only one occasion made a first
 down on what might be termed straight football.
 Waterbury had three new men in line, all of whom showed up well, and to whom perhaps is due much credit for the improvement shown over week ago. They were E. Far ley, Waterbury's premier twirler, who during the base ball season made such reputation at Reidville and who, judging from the game put up yesterday, will be one of the pyra- mid builders of football. Our Tom" Dodds, who last year was at center but this year at guard, and Dick" Neary, who in past years played end for Naugatuck and sent shivers down the backs of the Waterbury I bury clashed. Farley played a slam bang game yesterday and his work at times was most conspicuous. Sev- eral times he broke through his man and nailed the runner ere he had chance, to start. On one occasion after a forward pass had been in- tercepted, Mckinley. left halfback for Hamilton, caught the ball and started down the field, but had not gone more than twelve yards when Farley caught him and brought him down with . fine tackle. Neary was also onto his job. At the start of the game when Hayes fumbled the kick off, Neary picked it up and using the free hand to good advan- tage, covered fifteen yards before he was brought to earth. Another run of his in the second half after catch ing punt brought forth applause. Again did the Naugatuck boy use the arm with telling effect and warded off several attempted tackles, includ- ing Farnsworth, before he was down, having covered twenty yards
 Much was expected of Farnsworth. who played right halfback for the army team, but he had little chance to show what he could do on offen- sive plays. But on the defense he was tower of strength and was ir. about every play. Farnsworth play ed two years with West Point and while there was a star. Evidently he is still in mighty good condition and although the greater part of the time he was at the bottom of the heap, he was almost as fresh at the end of the gIme Sas at the beginning.
 The only score of the game came after eight minutes of play in the first half. Fort Hamilton kicked off 10 Hayes who fumbled badly but the oval was picked up by Neary and carried fifteeL yards. Hayes on diagonal made four but Weary lost half yard on an end run and on third down Hoffman punted. The ball went out If bounds at the forty i've yard line McGinley on diago- nal which moved more slowly than i fly going across fly paper made half ! yard but Bresnahan on the next play tore of seven yards on a quar- .erback run around right end. But held on third down and the ball They then started he attack which resulted in the score. Hayes squeezed through for hree and Laylor skiTted the right md for five. With two to make 1 Hoffman was sent through right 1 guard and fncing a hole big enough ! Or a wagoG succeeded in going
 wenty yards landing the ball on the l seventeen yard line. LawlOr carried ] he leather another right end run O the eight yard line Hoffman made ( first down by ripping of three ards and On -he next down he 1 the line for two The ball 1. vas within three yards of the goal 1 md Hayes gent over the line for he first touchdown at Rockville this . -ear. LawlOr kicked an easy goal . The ball seasa wed up and down the ield the remainder of the half. Wa ! erbuTy making some good gains ,ut when within striking distance . Hamilton would hold and then put I he ball ol.. of danger
 In the sec0nd half Lezett sup ]. ,Ianted LawICr at quarter but the .0lor bearers of the red and blue ] ,eturned to the field without a .hause. In 1afs half Waterbury was ,euaIized four times for a total of t fxrv yards- On one ocCaSi0n they . oSf fifteen for interfering with Bres- l ,sEsn when he had sIz1aIIed for a s air catch nn one nf Hohman-s . ,oosts- on another Referee (. Rice ,eusIizsd Waterbury fifteen claim uz that the qzzrteTbzck oa a for-l