Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-23

the other on their respective sides To the
left of the ball is the b Club, her
colors being black, with red SASH To the
right is the A. team in spotless white,
while the ponies, not wishing to be left In
the cold, have their legs bandaged up to the
knees with red flannel. They seem to know
that something more than usual is expected
from them and are full of life and spirit-
often too much of it. "Click p' the ball
is of, and there is rush of
forms, but fleet pony dashes
to the front, while another from opposing
forces is coming on at equal speed. The
spectators hold their breath, As it appears
that both horses will meet iu common ruin:
but one is ahead and by deft stroke the
ball goes whistling down the ground despite
vicious blows at it all along the line. ANY,
one who has been in football rush can
imagine the excitement of trying to produce
the same result mounted upon fiery ponies.
Now the players are punched all together,
the sharp click of the sticks, the bended
forms, the stamping of feet tells of q hard
struggle. At last some player is lucky
enough to knock the ball out This time 1t
is race. The whole field is after the ball.
One pony is little ahead of the others,
with an extra jog from the riders spurs
he leaves the other ponies behind, the
riders stick whizzes through the air, q
and band of hard riders draw up in
time to see the ball go through goal, and
hear the cheers from the excited crowd.
The players having now been out Is min
utes retire to the stables for a short time
to saddle up fresh ponies, and at the sound
of the bell are again on the field. At the
close of the second quarter (heing half
time) 20 minutes to half an hour is called
for refreshments and rest, while the ponies
are blanketed and walk up and down. ME
Robertson holds that the game is more ex-
citing than either baseball, tennis, cricket
or football, and he thinks there is enough
talent in Allegheny and Pittsburg to make
up q great team. He asks those who are
disposed to form q polo club to send their
names and addresses to him ut Wilkins
burg.
The A A. Al have in prospect an indoor
meeting, which will be the first of its kind
here this season. Secretary Benjamin
Page and others of the Association are hard
ments and they are certain to make it a
success The A. A. A. has in its ranks
now more than enough talent to make uch
a meeting as is proposed the best that has
been given In this city. and Is it is the in
tention to follow it up with others, if it
meets with approval, a very lively winter
may be anticipated in amateur lines. The
A. A A. athletes are still training hard.
They don't propose to allow the fall weather
to interfere with their condition and when
next season opens they will be as fit as can
be. 1t would be hard TO find better list of
stars than the Association now possesses,
and there is q vast amount of talent that is
being developed for surprising the public
at the open meets hereabouts next season.
Steubenville had some very interesting
bicycle races on Thursday last at the Fair
grounds They resulted as follows:
One mile open race-Harry Coates. first;
Frank Love, second; George Crawford, third
Time 2:5l.
Chester Gray, second; John Loup, third;
Guy Turner, fourth. Time, l:0l
One mile club champions hip-Clay Salmon,
first; Will Alexander, second; George Craw-
One-third mile dash-Herry Coates, first:
Clay Salmon, second; Frank Love; third;
George Crawford, fourth. Time ;5OM
One-third mile boys race-Clyde Quinn by,
first; George Helms, second; Harry Weir,
third; Chester Gray, fourth.
Nobody was better pleased with the re-
suit of the football game Friday than was
Mr.. John B. Barbour, the active, energetic
manager of the Pittsburg Athletic Clubs
football team. Manager Barbour has been
3 member of the East End G yms, or P. A.
c., for nine years and has always had the
interests of its affairs at heart He has been
its President on several occasions, and has
been at the head of its most important COM
mitteea For two years, just passed, he
was Chairman of the Baseball Committee,
and it was mainly due to his energy and
hard work that the East End Gyms team
made its championship record This year
he is manager of the football team, and it is
through his efforts thst SO many opportuni-
ties will be given to see crack college teams
play the game that is more exciting than
baseball Mr. Barbour is certainly one of