The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-29
A HOT GAME.

NJ ''oSiins 'o'"i, Maiioi'
AHOT GAME.
The game between tho Grays and Fall
Rivers Saturday night in Infantry hall,
was fast and hot enough TO suit the most
fastidious OF polo cranks. Those patrons
of the game that like To see stiff holding
and blocking. went away Saturday night
fully satisfied. And those who enjoy swift
drives had "A chance 10 sac plenty of IL, and
In this respect Iotter seemed to excel. His
drives were simply terrific, and IL is lucky
for tho Grays that more of them were not
headed toward the opening of the cage.
But he was highly exasperated num-
ber OF timos at having Cunningham deft-
~ whisk the tall away from him just as
he was In the act OF shooting for the cage.
MeDard and Canavan had hand in this
sort of work, too, and it is just the kind
of work people like TO see
Cunningham gave magnificent exhi-
bition of strength, agility, skill and speed.
He played with the whols Fail River team
as cat would witt. mouse Two men
were no match for him and he would rush
In and take the ball away from them with
the greatest apparent ease He took every
one OF the l3 rushes and made out of the
goals.
Menard did not fail TO do his share of
the work and many OF his drives would
have been goals except for Cusick' splen-
did goal work. AT times the Fail River
goal would be under constant tire OF
drives by Cunningham, Menard and Can
avan, drive following drive in rapid sue
cession, and when the smoke had cleared
away Cusick would bob up serenely and
not a ball had got by him.
Canavar did some sturdy blocking and
kept up his end of all the team plays, get
ting in some good drives for goal
Mul smith cot many hot drive b.,
tween his skates that were headed straight
for goal, ard also aid some hard blocking.
The hall res0unded with applause time
and again at the marvellous stops that Al
Sword made. Most OF them were light
ming shots that were almost impossible to
be seen.
In the meantime Cotter and Everett
were playing fine gnmo and seemed 10
grow desperate rs the score ran against
them. The whole team played good up
hill game. but the hill was too steep.
They could not get On top The team
work of the Grays waS more than they
could handle In no previous game this
year have the Grays stown such perfect
triangular plays as in this.
TIE first goal was made in just two
mirutes. Cunningham rushed the batf
across the floor and passed. it over to
MenarJ. who stocd in front of the cage
He quickly whipped it in.
Cunningham took the next rush and
sent the ball TO the side Menard picked
il up and drove the bal, behind the cage.
1t came out on the other side, whsre
Cunningham was waiting for it. He had
il in tho cage before Cusick could face
about lt was a very pretty play and
took but 10 seconds.
Fall River got together and tried hard
for goal. 1t took eight ana a half min
utes for them 20 get il. Cottsr getting the
ball sent Wodtke ahead and then made a
terrific drive from the centre. which was
t.,.. tf,,lf Ax,S .,I l~.lt
rolled out in front and Wodtke drove
again. but the ball was again neatly stop
ped, but quickly rolled out few feet and
quick as flash Wodtke had whipped 1t
in.
Peopls are still wondering how Gun
ningham made the next goal Canayan
passed 1t up the side TO him from the CEN
tire. He made one drive and though there
were two men in direct line between him
and the cage the ball was found inside
Each team made goal in the second
period onsssimple open shots.
Fall River started out in the third pc
riod for an uphill fight, and the score
TO .. They had worked the ball to the
Grays' goal very nicely, but before they
could dispose Of the ball Cunningham
swooped down and took the ball away and
before they could tell where he had gone
ho had sent it from centre straight into
the cage.
In just half minute Wodtke took the
ball up the side and made three successive
drives at the cage, and the last one went
IN. Cunningham put the next one in in
two and half minutes. The ball was
passed up Co him from the opposite side
anu he quickly drove it in from the side
1t took over seven minutes for the Grays
to make the next and last goal During
this time the ball was lowering around
the Fall River cage and shot after shot
failed TO get the ball in. Cusick was un
der red hot fire. Occasionally Wodtke
or Cotter would get the ball long enough
to make drive, but il soon came back
Cunningham finally got IL in the centre
and took il past two men who did their
best to get it away from him, but could
not. And he quickly whipped it in from
the side. There was but one minute and
q half left TO play and the Grsys passed
the ball around or Kept in back or the
cage till time was called. Summary:
Providence. Fall River.
Cunningham, Menard, r...r., wodtke, Russell
CanaVan, ,c............s....-... &C., tOlter
Smith, h. b..............,..,.....h. H., Everett
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