Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14
SPORTING MATTERS.
Summary Of Last Weeks WOrk-NeW Haven still in the Rear-HarifOrd Now Tn First Place.

Summary Of Last Weeks WOrk-NeW
 Haven Still in tho Rear-HartfOrd
 Now In First Place.
 Saturday nights games: At Meriden, Mer- iden 8, New Haven O; at Hartford, Hartford 2, Bridgeport 2. At Hartford the home team did not get it's lead until within the last six minutes. Perry and Pierce rushed for Bridge port. The game at Meriden was repetition of all that the New Ravens have played. They did well, but not quite well enough to win. Lampkin made foul in goal. and the scene when Referee Donnelly called foul which lost Meriden goal was in marked contrast to the disgracef1l scene enacted in Bridgeport Tbnrs6ay night against Referee O'Maley.
 By the way, that scene in Bridgeport was the most disgraceful ever seen in any rink in @ city that ever had polo, and Referee O'Maley should have the respect of every person who believes in fair play for the courageous way in which he did his duty that night in call ing foul in goal on John Smith, which lost Bridgeport the game. What was more shame full was the treatment of Referee O'Maley by the Bridgeport News and the Farmer. MT. O'Maley was honest, sincere and courageous, in the face of such 8 bowling mob, to do what he knew to be right and he should have the respect of every honest and fair minded polo enthusiast. Such an outbreak from Jim is nothing unusual, but for the Farmer it is. This outbreak on the part of these two papers caused John Smith to say the next day: "Ill bet S1O that will next game O'Malley referees here, and he won't dare to call foul on me, and if he does I'll set the dogs on him." A player who invites the crowd in this manner to mob referee should be severely disciplined. The lesugue should take some action in bis case.
 The Hartfords on Saturday night stepped into first place. They are 26 points ahead of the Bridgeports. It won't be many days be- fore the Spring6elds will be second in the race.
 No team has yet been able to displace the New Ravens. They have done nothing dur ing the past week to be proud of. Of course they won one game, but that is all they have been doing since the season opened. In Fri day nights game the rushers had to juggle the bail into position before they hit for goal, excepting possibly half dozen times, when Connors tried to hit the ball on the wing. By the time they were ready to drive Sullivan was standing calmly in front of them, waiting to block the ball.
 Daniels begins work as a referee this week.
 0prlNRnoIQ people are III lOfo Wltu bou- aelly's refereeing, At the game there Thurs day night the crowd would exclaim: Whats the matter with referee Donnellys" and the answer was, "Hes all right, he's lah-lah!"
 The Bridgeport's play here to night.
 The Springfelds won game from Hart ford by one goal on Wednesday evening be- cause the bali rolled out of the cage after it had been caged by ''Reddy" Smith.-Boston Herald. The Herald doesn't say 8 word about the goals lost by Springfield because the ball rolled out. Why can't the Herald give the Springfelds square deal? All through the season it has published malie- iously false or garbled items about Spring field games and players. It's dislike of Springfield ought not to be manifested by willful lying. g.-Springfeld Union.
 John Smith of the Bridgeports needs call ing down. After the game Thursday night he offered to bet that O'Malley would never call another foul in goal on him.-Spring- field Union.
 How is this for an ideal teams Rushers, Roberts, Sealey; center, Dunning; half cack, Mckay; goal, Mccarthy. As individual players in these positions they have no uperiors.-New Haven Palladium. The team could not compete with the present Hartford team.-New Haven Union. Here's a team that would discount that one: Cotter and Pierce, rushers; Hill, center; Canavan, half back; John Smith, goal. What grand contest series of games between these teams would make.-Bridgeport Farmer.