The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-25
AWAKEN TOO LATE Boneyards Strive Hard to Over come McMahon's Rough
 Riders Lead. HIGGINS. THE REAL THING Boston Defeats New Britain in Fast Game Marked by Sensational
 Passing.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

That famous youngster, Higgins, al- lowed Bones filling quintet not min ute of peace nor hardly a second to breathe, last night while the Polo Tailenders whizzed merrily about the small Quinnipiac rink, driving at ease and playing all sorts of funny pranks on Mullen. Had not Farrell aroused the locals during the final period, the Boneyards would have suffered swanping. As it was Waterbury caus- ed Bone's sliders to meet with their fifth straight defeat and to have suf- fered full week of defeats.
 Besides Higgins, Fahey and Cusick were stars. McGrath was slow, not playing nearly as well game as Hol- derness, who now acts as his substi- ute. Fahey proved disastrous to the locals plans. Time and again Bone and Farrell had planned out series of trick plays but the Rough Riders center would unceremoniously step in and without a word of warning break up the play.
 It was next to the impossible to get the rubber past the sacred threshold guarded by Dave Cusick. Bone worked in couple on the sly in the first stage of the contest and Mccarthy succeeded in staining the Waterbury goal circle with a touch from his stick in the sec ond period. Farrell wound a couple of drives around Cusick's legs in the final section of the game and Bone withheld a few of the disgusted fans by fooling the mighty Cusick near the end of the game.
 It was Higgins who was the life of the visitors and it was Higgins who caused the destruction or the locals. He was as quick as flash and never allowed an opportunity by which dam age could be caused, to step by While the little speeder was gliding down the rink in the second period, he drifted into Saunders and was shifted high and dry first into the smothering ether and then on the hard floor. The mid gett was stunned but rose to his feet in few seconds. The only injury he suffered was a lose tooth caused by his too close connection with the New Haven halfbacks shoulder. A few minutes sufflced him for revival.
 When Bone caged the first goal of the game in 4:10 it looked to the large aggregation of fans that it would be a walkover. In fact it was but the re, verse manner. Higgins scooped up one of Jasons long passes and slid the spheroid between Mullen's legs for a safety, shortly after George turned his little trick, Fahey worked in the only two successive goals for a center In under minute this season in this city. He drove the pellet twice from the cen- ter within the cage in 20. Bone placed the team on nearly an even basis.
 Slowly but surely Waterbury stepped away from the locals, Higgins scoring thre goals on Mullen and Jason two. Mccarthy slipped in a side blow after the second period had progressed about seven minutes, but it's effect was slight.
 In the final period, Farrell flew around the rink, enlivening the game 50 per cent and putting a little hops into the hearts of the local devotees. Wild Charlie caged two Tn succession and our chances before bedimmed were now frightened. Higgins, however, stepped to the fore and with two drives spoiled our fun and our chances.
 If Farrell had played the defensive game he is supposed to and kept away from the rush line the Waterbury rush. CTS would not have had such an easy time with Mullen. Mullen was left unprotected by Farrelps mis-moves.
 The lineup:
 New Haven. Waterbury Mccarthy ...........,,.,......,.. Jason
 First rush.
 Bone ,...,................... Higgins