Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-20
SPORTING MATTERS.
New Haven Beaten by Bridgeport
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1 New Haven Beaten by BT1dgep0K 4to1.
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 The polo season was opened last night a the rink between the New Ravens anC Bridgeports. The friends of the home teau packed the rink, and when the players made their appearance there was great applause.
 The Bridgeports won by the score of to 1
 As this was the first game the New Ravens Ravens have played it may possibly be un- just to criticise their playing to any great ex- tent.
 The Bridgeports showed up in excellent form, ,attired in new suits of black and white. Pierce is, as of old, prize rusher who will win many games for Bridgeport. Kirk at half-baok is weak. Smith played his usual phenomenal game.
 Connorg and Newcomb must learn more about rushing before they can successfully cope with others. For instance, both go be- hind the opposing teams cage together, where as one should remain nearly half way down the rink. Their driving for goal was bad but better than that by Pierce and Parsons.
 Valiant played the best game for the New Haven. He blocked well and was backed up in good shape by Phelan. Abercrombie has not had on 8 pair of skates before this season until yesterday He will do better in future games.
 The game started at o'clock with -O'Mal- ley as referee; and he is good one. Bridge port took the first goal, the ball being caged by Frazier. New Haven stock fell when Pierce made the visitors' second goal
 The third rush was taken by Newcomb. Abercrombie made a brilliant stop to con- mence with. Connors made B nice run, but Newcomb failed to connect. As Connors made another run and drove for goal the bell was rung for the first half and the players took rest for five minutes. When playing was resumed Connors got the rush. Phelan blocked Pierce. A moment afterward when Connors passed to Newcomb from behind the cage and the latter drove past Smith there was wild applause. This was New Havsn's first goal.
 Connors took the fourth rush. Smith stop peed Connor's drive and then Phelan block ed Pierce and passed to Connors, but the lat ter did not drive well. ConRor made bad drive on nice pass from Newcomb and lost 8 goal. Parsons passed to Pierce and the ball was put in, but tumbled out, but Parsons poked it in again.
 Parsons took this, the fifth, rush. New comb made long drive for goal, but Smith stopped it. Connors drove straight for goal from center and Smith didn't stop it. The spectators made demonstration.
 Play began now in earnest. Bridgeport felt she was lost if she didn't get the next goal. Parsons took the rush. New Haven, too, braced up, and Valiant and Phelan made several pretty blocks. Kirke passed by Valiant easily and was only saved from making a goal by Phelan and Aber- crombie. The latter immediately made sev- eral good stops. Valiant blocked Pierce beautifully. He passed to Connors. who had 8 clear drive. Smith, noted for falling in front of his cage, did so. The referee blew his whistle. The ball was under Smith, and Connors and Newcomb not hearing the whis- tie worked with their hockeys and finally eaged it. Smith was inside of the goal line, and according to rule the referee took away one of Bridgeport's goals. This was right
 There was considerable misunderstanding here. The referee finally explained that he blew the whistle when Smith made the foul, and the goal was made afterward, hence the goal did not count. This left the score 2 to 3. When play was resumed, Pierce call- ed f'time." He said his skate was broken. Referee O'Malley is not.to be fooled with. He won't have any tricks played on him. He examined Pierce's skate and wouldn't let him go off the floor. His skate wes all right. O'Malley gave Bridgeport foul and fined Pierce $1 for wilfully delaying the game. A foul was then given Kirke for stopping the ball with his arm.
 After few minutes playing Pierce was allowed to fix his skates, but he had to do it before the eyes of the spectators. Parsons made the goal for Bridgeport by back handed drive. This left the score to 2 in favor of the visitors.
 The score in two minutes after was 3 to in favor of Bridgeport. Valiant, after g brilliant stop, tripped Pierce. This making three fouls it took goal away from the home team. Connors drove the ball into the cage but luck was against him and the ball came out minute afterward Newcomb oaged the ball, but stop was put to the applause for 1t fell back onto the floor. Luck was against us. The best chance of the game was given to Connors to make goal, but he made 0 horrible drive and everybody said "OhI" Three minutes more were left to play. On pass from the back of the cage from Parsons, Pierce made Bridgeport's fourth goal.
 Connors took the seventh rush and on the second catch drove the ball past Smith. It rebounded onto the surface. It was enough to make the spectators discouraged. The home team had several chances to make 6 goal, but failed to accept them.
 Thefollewing is Henry Chadwick's style of scoring, which gives every player an assist, the same as in base ball, and also the num- Der of times each player drives for goal, whether the ball is stopped or not: