Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-22
SPORTING MATTERS.

The First Game Yet-New Haven shuts
 merfden Out-Is fs che First Time
 ThIs Season-0ne Goal Lost by Fouls
 -The Game Won by Superior Team
 W0rk-Reed Applauded to the Echo.
 The game at the rink between the recon structed Meridens and the New Ravens re- suited in favor of the home team, to o. New Haven made six goals, but lost one by fouls It is the first time this season that the New Ravens have kept another team from scoring.
 It was the best game that the COURIER re-
 porter has ever seen any New Haven team
 play. The homo players put up game that for science has never been excelled in this
 rink. They brought into play every con-
 ceivable trick and they have several new
 ones.
 The Meridens played a strong game, and
 no goal tender could have stopped the drives
 that went past Curley. This was because
 Connors and Newcomb have taken the ad-
 vice of the COURIER and learned to hit the
 ball ston the fy'' and not to juggle it into po-
 sition. Their passing in front of the cage
 was excellent, and no time was lost in get-
 ting the ball ready to drive. Hills strong
 work was greatly applauded, while Phelan
 excited the admiration of all And Reedi
 We'll, he just played the best game be has
 yet played here this season. His work was perfect.
 Smith was stonewall at center. Mckay and Curley did strong defense work, and the
 latter cannot be blamed for letting the drives 20 past him that did Cunningham and Swords worked hard, but they could not get by New Haven's defense.
 Nswcomb took the first rush and Connors
 soon made splendid shot for goal, skating | koN l "Get close together" Hill called out. Con- nors and Newcomb did so, while Newcomb passed to Connors, getting past Mckay. As the ball came to him Newcomb hit it from a distance of three feat in front of the cage, making the first goal. It was splendid play and was appreciated by the audience. Both teams fought hard for the next goal. It was in this goal that Reed had more werk
 to do than in any other. The work was hot around his cage. Once he rashed out to save goal, and fell on the ball. A foul was call ed. Soon Hill had foul called on him for hitting the ball when on the floor. After 13 minutes Phelan blocked Sword. He made a long drive for goal, the ball striking Curley' s head. As it bounded into the corner Con- nors caught it, passed it out to Newcomb, who stood alone in front of she cage. Hitting the ball Con the fy," it went in.
 Reed again distinguished himself by stop- ping two hard drives. A foul was called of OHOTOS 4uo HAIL cuuco WILL the score to 0. Hill made beautiful run past Smith. but Curley stopped the drive. On the rebound Connors hit it, but Cunning ham caught it, and with no one but Phelan to pass he and Swords went down the rink. Phelan was there, however. He made clever | block and rushed up the rink. "Pass it, ' shouted fill. He sent it to Connors, and the | latter to Newcomb, who made another goal Con the f1y."
 In the fourth goal twice Meriden's rushers had passed Hill and Phelan, but Reed stopped \ the ball. Finally Hill made a neat run. passed to Connors, who sent it to Newcomb. McKay's hockey came in contact with New | combs and the ball went high in the air. As ! it came down Newcomb took a "high bsll' \ and made home run.
 After New Haven's and Meriden's defence
 had done splendid work, Hill, Connors and | Newcomb did another bit of fine passing, and ! Newcomb buried the ball so deep into the net that it took some time to get it out. In the sixth goal Mckay got one of New | combs hard drives in the ribs. Smith tried ! to block Newcomb and he took fall. Then I Referee O'Maley got in the way and Swords ! sent him sprawling on the floor. Hill made l a clever run with the ball, passing Smith OF a neat "bluff," and passing to Connors ! who hit the ball Con the dy.' \ Hills work on the stage in comedy did him l good service in the seventh goal and he Sci I everybody to laughing. He and Cunningham | fell and Referee O'Maley called . foul on Hill | Immediately Hill said he was not to blame ! and began to limp. He was all right wher | playing was resumed. Reed and Curley bott did good work in this goal. No more goals