The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-07
After a Stubborn Fight of a
Months Duration They Over
haul the WhaIerS.
THE GRAYS KEEP ON LOSING.
Providence Came Out to Win Last Night With
the Customary Result-fall River Defeats
New Bedford-Sports of All Sorts.

Six little polo players came from Provi-
dence last evening; five were robed in
gray and one wore a red sweater, for luck
Six little polo players took the 1898 train
back to the "Cove City" last evening, sad
der and wiser men.
The aforesaid six came to Pawtucket
with determination stamped on every feat
ure, and the brief period of practice in
which they INDUCED developed the fact
that they were confident of victory. Smith
and Menard banged the ball to the side n
Q manner indicating in ''song without
words" style that they were in it and every
one else was on the sidewalk.
The Tigers came on the floor and mod
estly passed the ball for few minutes In
IN apparently listless manner, and their
interest in the practice was small. A
glance at the score will indicate that they
were justified in their confidence.
At $40 o'clock, the familiar face of
"Billy" Keough was recognized, as the
well-known referee was seen climbing
over the barrier to the playing surface, this
was a surprise as "Billy" was supposed To-
be out of the game for the remainder of
the season. When his familiar features
came In view he was greeted with round
of applause that must have gladdened his
heart. The many visitors, who came over
to encourage Providence joining in the
cordial reception. This would appear to
indicate that the well-known referee Is
more popular than he has been painted.
The story of the game is expressed i'm
few words, outplayed in every position
and at every point. The Grays were as
helpless as the proverbial hog is supposed
to be on an ice pond. The audience was a
large one, nearly 1000 being present and a
continual roar of sound swept over the
Auditorium from the opening whistle un-
til the gong tapped at the close of the last
period.
There Is not a polo team in existence
that could have won against the game the
Tigers put up last evening. To mention
or single out any particular player as con-
tributing to the victory would be unfair,
as all played like handsome piece of
mechanism, smoothly and steadily, each
part of the machine doing its work. Bone
played as fast game as he ever played in
Pawtucket, on the rush he generally man
aged to reach the ball first and his passing
was one OF the features Of the game. Capt.
Hobe was veritable stone wall, and the
men in Gray who ran against him general
~ went down In the shuttle. The fact was
noticeable that when he had the ball be-
nind the cage, his opponents waited out
side until he was good and ready to bring
IL out, and did not endeavor to force mat
ters. This was wise on their part.
Billy Whiting put an excellent game In
quiet way, and allowed nothing in a
gray uniform to take a ball by him. Cum
ningham played very clever polo. and time
after time carried the ball from one end OF
the floor to the other. He, as well as Bone
was no end OF trouble to Jimmy Canayan
and his men. Charley Lations tended ex
cellent goal, and while given fine support
his work IN front Of the netting in chang.
ing the course OF vicious drives was 4
pleasing sight to the Pawtucket crank,
and received with disgust by those VIII,
came out to see the Grays win.
For Providence, while they put up
good rapid article OF polo, what woul,
have won in the majority OF cases, II wa
too slow for the Tigers. All the mel
worked hard, possibly little too hard a
times, as they were in each others wa
frequently, and In attempts to score goal
by individual work they lost what was I
them valuable time.
As TO the details OF the game: In tn
first period Bone crossed the floor like
streak of lightning and won the rush. Tn
ball was worked down to the Providenc
goal, and while an interesting scrap wa
going on Bone put the ball between th
limbs OF tn, mighty Sword. Cunningham
made two clever but Intellectual drive
from the right side, and while Canava
tried to get the ball he was prevented b
Bone, who had more speed last night tha