The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-14
PANTUCKET SHUT OUT.
Providence Won the Final State Cham
pionShip Game 2 too.
A MAGNIFICENT GAME OF POLO.
John Smiths Goal Tending the Brilliant
Teature-The Eastern League Meeting
-112 Games to DO Played-Another
New England City to be Secured.

L hc DiB IdWluChtb Tluk WIS crOWQeQ
last evening. every available foot OF space
being occupied by polo enthusiasts who
| desired TO see the final game In the Rhode
Island championship series. 1t was a
game that we'll repaid the 800 sports who
went out from this city, though when IL
was learned that Williams, the new
| centre Of the Providence team, had gone
home to Connecticut and would be
unable to play, there was feeling that
the Providence team did not care whether
they won the game or not. When the
game began, however. all doubt as to the
sincerity of the players was removed, for
one ana all worked from start to finish
as If their lives depended on the result.
At the start Providence took the ag-
gressive and began to shoot at Curley's
cage without success. Then succeeded a
long period OF pretty passing which oc-
cupied more than ten minutes and which
was exciting In the extreme. Finally
Conway took the ball just as Pierce was
about TO drive for goal and carried it
down the surface He passed it to Ley
don. who in turn passed to Newcomb.
Sullivan was playing close To Curley
and he stopped Arches vicious drive.
The ball bounded out, but Newcomb
found 1t again and drove it back, this
time inside the cage. Curley made
A Brilliant Effort
to pull IL out without been seen bv the
referee, but Duffy was looking at him.
The goal occupied eleven minutes.
Twice after this in the first half. Lev
don had chance at Pawtucket's goal
with no one but Curley ia front of him
but he was so excited that he could not
make the drive good. The Providence
players arranged before the game to go
ha ri for n
got lead then Conway and Turnbuil
would lay against goal with John Smith
aud play on the defensive letting the
other TWO players do all the chasing OF |
the ball. This plan worked admirably. |
ana yet. had IT not been for the wouder- |
full goal tending of John Smith, the |
Providence team would probably have |
been beaten. The large number of stops |
OF Smith shows how much the Proyi- |
dence team played on the defensive.
In the second half the game was lust
as hot and exciting, and the enthusiasm
grew as both teams eXerted themselves
the Pawtuckets to tie the score aud the
Providence team to keep them from IL
Sullivan broke skate and had TO leave
the floor. but Providence could not get
another goal. Legion did the same
thing a few moments later, aud inst ns
he came through the gate Newcomb
Gagged it the second time. The bal had
been in the vicinity of the Providence
goal for some time. but had been passed
back TO Smith for safety. Newcomb fol-
lowed 1T down and quickly took 1t away
from Smith and shot it into the goal
past Curley, who came out Of his circle
to block Archie. Only two minutes re-
mained and the Pawtucket supporters
lost heart. Pawtucket Was shut ont
and on their own surface. Summary:
,rovidence Positions. Pawtucket
eyGo1,l sewSSIno. ......." Kushers .''..... Pierce
lonwsy Hair Back. ...... sullivan
Referee~hugh Duify Timer-Geoirecco ii. Rex bRalLy
SUMMARY:
ioal. Won by Rush. Time Maae NV
prov idence..... Tie .... .11:iJ. .Newcom6
= Pierce -. Limit. '''"'
PIE rec. .....l7:i7.. .Newcomb
-. P,erce..... LimIt '""'
Stops In goldsmith, 81. Curley T. Fouls
'rovidenoe, a; Pawtuck.t. L.
At the conclusion of the first half the
many friends OF Dickle Pierce presented
nm with beautiful Ia carat diamond
~ as a token OF their appreciation.
The scenes in the Providence depot and
N the streets when the victorious team
eturned to this city were without a
arallel IN the history of the game 1t
one of the scenes after
he college baseball or football team Ind
ron great victory. They're too
low; they can't play polo; and they got
where the chicken got the axe;" was an
nprovlsed scnlta which enliyened the
tmosphere AS the crowd followed good
atur,d Conway up Westminster and
brough Eddy street The players were
ne lions OF the hour, for the Providence
Enthusiasts remem bered TOO well how | Z
luch fun had been made Of the 'tailend- :
ay." ' "