Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-17
ON ROLLERS.
All About What is Being Bone 1n the Polo World The Game TO.N1ght
 

All About What is Being Bone 1n the
 Polo World 1.-The Game TO-N1ght
 With Hartford.
 The Hartfords play here tonight. Both
 will put forth every effort to win, as it will
 decide in measure which team will get the
 championship. The New Ravens will be composed of Connors and Newcembe, Ley don, Hallett and Fuller. Hallett may not
 be able to play. If he doesn't Watson will. Cunning, Hannaford and Cunningham sue ceeded Monday night in injuring Hallets so badly that he has been unable to play since. Yesterday a doctor had to be called. Some of the papers unjustly accused Hallett of rough playing, when in point of fact he and Watson were attacked all through the game l by the three Meriden players already named. No player in the league would have stood so I much as Hallett did that night without retail iating more than he did.
 When Cunning played in this city the Mer- iden papers never could say good thing of him. Since he has gone to Meriden that is all changed. It is all praise.
 ! It cannot be conceived what Dunning's ob- l ject is in attacking Hallett, as the latter was the best friend he had in the New Haven team.
 "MuIl" Smith was asked aftar the game in Bridgeport Wednesday night why the Bridge ports couldn't get goal. He said he didn't see how they could when New Haven had | two goal tends, so well did Watson play half ! back.
 Daniels will probably referee here tonight. He probably doesn't need any sympathy, but ! a good deal has been expressed for him. His \ time is coming, not because of his poor ref ereeing, but on general principles, as it seems to be the fashion now to criticise the
 referees. Daniels has escaped so far. The New Ravens are the only team that has not failed to win goal in every game. Bridgeport has been shut out without goal more times than any other team.-Bridge- port Farmer.
 Why don't the league officials appoint Goldsmith and Billings referees so we can
 have rest on the referee question!
 Manager Lockwood of Waterbury is the
 biggest F'kicker'' in the league He wants the
 earth or nothing.
 The game at Meriden Tuesday night was
 marked by the most disgraeeful work on the
 part of the Hartford team ever seen in rink
 in Connecticut. The Republican character
 izes it as worthy of the prize ring. The Hartfords knew that if they lost the game
 they would lose most of their chance for the
 championship. Consequently, instead of
 trying to play polo, they went in to fight. Cotter and Sullivan were fined $5 by Referee Kelly for talking back, and Sealy g.
 Cotter, before the game Tuesday night, told
 Referee Kelly that he would go on the feor and play just as roughly as he wanted to and that he (Kelly) would not dare call @ foul on
 him. Kelly fouled him and fined him also, and Cotter will not attempt to bulldoze Kelly any more. Players get hold of wrong man when they attempt to run Jimmy Kelly. ''The fines of Cotter, Sealy and Sullivan, J the Republican says, "were paid by sub scriptions by their friends"
 The Pawtucket team must realize by this l time that they have got into fast company in ! this league. They have not vanquished every team and captured the lead, as they
 expected 10 without difficulty. The New Ravens still lead five games, lead which il has held since the Pawtuckets were trans ferred to Hartford. Farmer. The
 matter sinners down to this, that just af good polo has been played in Connecticut at | in Massachusetts. The Hartfords thought \ to have an easy time winning every game ! and now that they found here just as good | players as they are they are going to win tho championship by brutal fighting if they can 1 not by playing polo. They have been prom | ised all Hartford if they win the champion | ship.
 Pierce goes to Bridgeport.
 1 Cotter bas found out that he doesn't owr | Connecticut. He had dispute with Referee Kelly after the game Tuesday night, in whicl 1 he came out second best, and he went homo l a sadder and wiser man. In the future h. will probably be much quieter when he meet Kelly and will greatly respect him.