Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-24
SPORTING MATTERS.

| The New Haven Polo Team wins Isl
 First Game From SpKinGheld-An
 Exciting Game-SpIendId work by
 the Home Teana-SeOre So 9-LaGfona Has Signed With New Haven and | Plays His First Game To-NEEht. After two defeats the New Haven polo team won it's first game of the season last ! night from the Springfelds. Everybody ex- pected the home team to lose, but all were agreeably disappointed. The home players worked as if their lives depended on this game. Never have the New Ravens played such game as last night, that is, from a scientific point of view. Their passing was pretty. The visitors made long passes while the home team fooled them by short ones. It was fairly New Haven's game, but it would not have been if Mir. Lations could have helped it. He is keen one, but he didn't work his trick quietly enough. Connors had twice caged the ball, but 1t came out. The spectators saw that this was because LAtiens had pulled the netting out quietly with his hockey. The referees attention was called to it, and he kept his weather eye on the man who is to be New Haven's goal tend.
 The game started with Abercrombie at goal, but he twisted his ankle and was forced to retire. Phelan took his place, Perry go- ing to center and Valiant to half back. The only thing that can be said against the New Ravens Is that New Haven would have had more goals if Newcomb had passed to Con- nors every opportunity he had and not tried to play individually.
 At the start the spectators were disappoint- ed because Perry was not on the floor. When he did come the cries of ''What's the matter with Perrya" were heard again and again. Perry is tower of strength to the team. He hoQa frfo6 o6ra nd vvaz yk1ora at the same time. He knows how to pass, too, as the assists show. He was everywhere at the right time. And how the crowd did cheer Phelan at goali He is stronger at goal than at half-bsek. Vaillent worked like Trojan. His blocking was feature. It must be said, in all frankness, that he is stronger at half-back than at oer- ter, for in the latter position he is too heavy. Connor's playing was brilliant, as usual, and he took every rush but two. Neweonab worked hard and made some good back- handed drives, but when Connors is right beside him and they have but one man to pass he should pass the ball. Another no ticeable improvement, both rushers did not go behind the cage at the same time. The game was a lively one, at one time tie, and then the crowd got terribly excited.
 Connors took the first rush. Then foul was called on both Valiant and Roberts for holding. Roberts made the goal on passes
 
 hurt before the second goal was made, but he kept on. Connors put the ball into Spring fields cage twice and there were hundreds of "Oh's' when it came ont. Lations had fooled with the netting. Roberts got past Phelan and made Spring6eld's second. At this point Abercrombie had to retire. Connors passed Canavan and made New Haven's first goal. The visitors were mostly on the defensive now, and Connors picked the ball out of the crowd, which was huddled in front of the visitors cage, and tied the score. The visitors took the lead by Roberts getting by Valiant. Perry began to distinguish himself. He took the ball on beautiful run down the rink, passed to Connors, who caged it. If Perry hadn't passed the ball the goal would not have been made. New Haven was now ahead. A foul had been called on Peck The seventh goal Perry made all alone on 8 magnificent run past Springfeld's defence. This was af- ter Newcomb would have caged the ball if Lstions had not made foul in goal This took of one of the visitors goals. The eighth was made by Newoomb on pass by Perry, and the ninth was by Newcomb, being assisted by Connors.
 The excitement of the spectators was at fever heat during the last half of the game. The following is the score: