The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-15
THAT PECULIAR TANK.
WIZ THE WATER pOLO NEW OF TIE
y NJ L. 4. C. fifLLD ~ PROVIDENCE.
Il Wac More OF - W rr-'i;np Mates In Shall
low Wnter-In SwimmipC. the s.thRmitss
Were Strong-N. 4. e. to Try Their
y Hand (nmc.

H Wac More OF - W tr-'inp Mates In Shat.
low Wntcr-1n Sw In mi q. the ts.thRmitss
Were StronG-N. 4. &. to Try Theis
Hsnd-festerdns's Gamc.
5t The players ~ the Nrw York. Athletic Club
4 water polo team arrived homo Yesterday morn
ing. all pretty well tired out with their exer-
tions at Providence on Saturday night. They
were defeated by tho Metropolis i. A. men by
@ goals to 2. T. f. HnuLold Of the New York
team explains the case as follows: we were
informed by the Motsonolc \. \. boys that they
would give ns . wrestling match and that is
what II proved to tc, They have u very
peculiar tank nj that club 1t IL alty-ci.ht feet
In length, aud about twenty two feet wide At
one end tue water /, hut three feet lccr, and
fgbm there 10 the centre the incrcaac in derth
u only hnlf n foot. 4. tho centre the
water abruptly dccrcns TO the cx,cnt of eight
feet md this depth continues to the other end
I OF the iaaa. IL was ia the shallow watcg that
the Mcttoloe llaycrs did their work, Scott.
Che champion amateur wrestler Of New Eng
land. and Douglass a 23U- pound man. did the
rush work in the shallow water and dill some
hne ratch-as-catch can and Grace. Roman
work. They beat US in that branch OF the
Chni@ In the deep water. and when tho game
Wns swimming ono. we outnonted them.
Wells made very clever goal Tor Now York In
the first half. and II. o. Haubo!d scored one in
tho last halt Another advantage they had
was In the way they hung on to a iron ri pc
that was arranged around tho etlcs OF tn.
tank. The home players had knack OF hold
ing on 10 that pipc with on" hand. hol'n. the
ball in the other ami kicking n tncklor with
both iect that WAS extremely annoying. |
tnink We car hsN Mn, them i dccn water hut no
Sormandie Murray gathered IN som" glory
Tor the New iorks By winning: u lhOevard
se se G dssat Of tho s'SwSr ri u" M|rG
tank, oro6a5y 'Iat Q; tic iIani
At hhhs w@t"r r3p PLAYERS Of NE Manha,tnn
wrestlsrs 81 the I"tr'pojc g. l. A. a' sca ans
q preparation for the struggle. the Cherry
Srsniss sSns Tr "n"f s soe aaT
s Sn Q, rrGa4, Go, GSs M ma NJ msp ma
elsvet The Blacks got ;@ne goal. which is tho
scored against the Cherry Diamonds. How
3xs1 as yandevoort sc"rnd tint goal tho
glory. The players lined up as fellows;
:s si csa't END ii"iSr,uan
sus e easa, sHS sac. s sn,
E "a9 w.. Goal. N.nae'oor'
Extra men. bloomfield and Dcvereus
se x" s'Aiss s rS Mss
=, In tho second half Davis filled vacancy in
fhe regular team and Beecher helped out tho |
picked team. The first half had proceeded
goal for black.
Aftsr that the play was all ut the Black goal.
GIcGsrigle. and Meffert work ed the bali to The
Black goal. and IN a scrimmage Mac got the |
pail WITHOUT 1t being known, The Blacks |
Thought Meffert had tho rubber and while |
they were trying to drown. the centre rush |
&ac0arigle reached up and touched a goal. |
Mas in the centre. ''
In the second half Meffert work ed the hall |
Betting scored a third goal in three minutes |
knd touched the fourth In three minutes more. |
Menert got a goGl in one minute ana o half.
thirty seconds. Just as the time Of the second
half WAS I'M