Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-12
THE TEAM WILL
 HAVE TO IMPROVE
All Waterburys Showing Yesterday
 Against a Picked Combination Was Not Brilliant.


 afternoon the eleven will have scarce ly a peep at the state championship this season. Opposing the local plays CTS was picked up combination from Winstoi and Torrington which cer- tainly made 1t interesting for the nome team during the afternoon, the locals finally winning out by the score of to 0. The touchdown came within two minutes before the ena of the second half when the vis- itors were practically "all in:"
 Six of the visiting eleven came from Winsted, four from Torrington and the eleventh man had to be bor- rowed from the All-Waterbury squad. They had no practice and some of them had not seen a football this season. But they knew the game and once the whistle was blown inn mediately proceeded to let the locals know it was to be a contest and no runaway. The score at the end of the first half was nothing up, and 1t would have been the same at the fin- ish had Thomas, the Winsted-Tor- rington quarterback punted when his goal line was in danger during the second period.
 There was much to criticize yes terday in the play of the All-Water- bury team and if Tanner had not played smashing game at halfback the locals might have been defeated. Waterburys line is in bad shope and time and again yesterday Red" No- Ian, the big ful,back Of the upstate |aggregation, tore through last years champs for gains of five and ten yards. Nolan, by the way, was pret- ty much the whole. game and gave a beautiful exhibition of pounding the line. His tall, lanky form was in ev- cry play and when he was not batter ing the line he was playing a rip- roaring game on the defense. Nolan not only knew how to hit the line, but he was an adept at squirming his way through, and when 1t came to keeping his feet there was no one at the field in 1t with him. In fact Wa terbury respected him so much dur ing the game that before the sun went down last night Lou Cronan booked him to finish the season in |this city He should make yalu- able addition to the local team.
 But if the Waterbury linemen had been playing their game they could have stopped the plays easily enough in which Nolan figured. But they seemed to be all at sea and even dur ing the first part of the second half the Red Giant continued to reel off yards for the visitors. Waterbury had to depend principally on the sec ondary defense to stop the attack of Nolan. who made about half a dozen first downs during the game. But not only on defensive work but also on the offense was the home team away below form. Twice during the first half the team was on it's way for a touchdown but once the visitors com- pelled them to punt and on the other occasion Waterbury was held down. And in the second half Nolan & Go braced when Waterbury was about three yards from the goal line and took the ball on downs. Thomas quickly pupted 1t out of danger, but Waterbury then began an attack from the thirty yard line and Joe Bagley was finally pushed over the chalkmark for the only touchdown of the game with about two minutes left to play. Joe Bagley kicked the goal, the ball going squarely be- tween the poles. Tanner was the only man that seemed to be able to make his distance, but he was worked so hard that at the end of the game he was we'll nigh exhausted w. Cronan also made some substantial gains in the latter part of the second half but on the whole the Waterbury attack was weak and would make very little impression against an organized team. Moreover Tanner and Joe Bag ley were tried too often. Quarterback w. Cronan should realize that the team will have a poor chance of de- veloping if more players are not nsed in advancing the ball. Joe Bagley and Tanner have been doing all the work and yesterday when Bagley could not advance the ball on the di- agonals Tanner had to do all the more work. Sehildgen, the big guard of Naugatuck, was on the line for Waterbury and Nolan feared him more than any other man. When a play was about to be started the Winsted expressman would yell, Watch the big fellow and never mind the rest" Thomas. the quar- terback, who a couple of years ago played on Gilbert high. and Kersey at left end, did the best work for the losers-Nolan's playing of course be- ing excepted. Tanner, W. Cronan and Schildgen excelled for the home team.
 The added feature of the game was the ovation given The Studio King" by his many friends present. During the second half they made the welkin ring with We want Tierney, the Studio King" John played the first but was relieved by Jack Bagley in the second. The lineup:
 All-Waterbury. Winsted-Torrington
 Position.
 L!Ons bTOpny
 Left end. Gooding kersey
 Left tackle.
 Schildgen ...... .kohley, Wierdorn
 Left guard.
 SelDerg MCDOnnell
 Center.
 Wentworth ......... Bresnahan
 Right guard.
 Tieruev. lack PagIey Roduer