Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-03
THE GRIDIRON
THE BOYS ARE
 IN THE SWIM
All Waterbury Will Have a Cork.
 ing Good Team aud Some Great Games.

The lovers of sport will be as-
 sured of some great football this
 year, when the All-Waterburys get
 on their football togs and do stunts
 out at Rockville. Ever since Tommy
 Lawlor, Louis Cronan, Mike slavin
 and Jack Bagley put their shoul-
 ders to the wheel, Waterbury has
 been treated to some grand games
 on the gridiron. The best teams
 that can be procured in the coun-
 try have been brought here and the
 fans have been given good run for
 their money on every occasion. This year will be no exception for Tommy Lawlor has assumed the
 management and, assisted by Louis 7Cronan and Mike Slavin, it Is a fore gone conclusion that Waterbury will
 be well represented on the football field. Jack Bagley will be the coach of the team, which insures the first success. Joe Bagley will captain the team, which means an other step in the iadrance of the. sport This city is one of the best sporting centers in the state aud when a good team in any line of sport is put into the field, the peo- pie recognize that fact and flock to the games This year the lovers of football will be shown a team of gridiron warriors that will make all the others hustle.
 The season will open at Rockville on October and the Torringtons will be the first team to feel the. clash of our players. Naugatuck, which has always furnished cork. ing eleven will be in the limelight and a series of games will be ar ranged between the two. The Acorns of Bridgeport may not be in the game this year, but if they drop out the Berkshires will take, -their place and another series will be ar ranged with them. The battleships, of which Uncle Sam Is proud, will furnish some more of the contests and everybody knows how we'll the sailor boys can play. Some Satur- day games, will also be played and the Yale freshmen and Fordham col- lege will be called on for contests. Jack White of Torrington will ref cree the games and Eddie Farley will be head linesman Legge will not be with the team this season as he will enter Villanova college and will play quarterback on the team. William Cronan, who played with the Cadets and the Second Wards last season, will be given a tryout in that position and Tommy Lawlor himself will get into the game when the occasion demands Lit. s
 Some of the candidates for the team are as follows: Porter. Dodds and Solberg for center, D. Cronan, Brant, Hannon and Foley for 1 guard, J. Bagley, Stowe. Morgan, Gooding and Bauby for tackle, Reil- ly, Noonan, Roberts and Wade for | ends, w. Cronan and Tommy Lawlor for quarterback, Captain Joe Bag ley, Toner, Spain. Hayes, Burns and Egan for halfback, Glynn and Hoff- man for fullback.
 The new men are Glynn, who has played with Fordham, Spain. who has been with villanova, Solberg, formerly with Naugatuck, Noonan, who was star end with the Films, who has been one of the pest Y. M. c. A. players in the state, Wade, from New Jersey, and Wood [ ng, who was tackle for the Films ast year. The team will be made ID, of as light men as possible as 1fder the new rules, much faster work will be expected. The first practice will be held on Sunday, Sep ember 20, when line can be had ,n the players.