The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-06
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Notes of Inseresl II gaiding the LOc
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| Team.
through its second sweek of the lea que
season. and while the results Of the sec
ond week are not as satisfactory as the
| first, yet all things considered, there is
no reason for fear or dissa tisfaCtion on
| behalf of the supporters Of the Blu es.
During the past week they were creii--
ed with well earned victories from the
! Springfields at nome and with Water
/ bury away, while they lost to Spring
/ field away and to the Meriden team at
New Haven.
The Blues received pretty rough treat
ment when in Springfield last Monday,
! and unless things take a mend in sew
/ eral directions down that way there will
| be much trouble ahead for the league.
With anything like a show at all, the
Blues ought to have won both their
games with Springfield. Their work at
Waterbury on Wednesday night was a.
most at the notch Of perfection, and
while the Waterburys did not relish the
fact of getting whipped yet the sup
porters Of the Tigers We're satisfied that
lf1e New maven team won lfe SdHlt pii
it's merits and retired from the rink sat
isfied that the Blues won by their clever
team work
Friday nights game on the home rink
was a disappointment to the local root
ers. They wended their way to Bowl
ing hall expecting to see their favorites
victorious over Manager Reilly's aggre-
cation. But the unexpected will hap
pen even in the best of regulated polo
teams, as it occurred on Friday. The
Meriden team has improved considera-
bly, since the Blues met them at Meri-
den in the first week of the games and
put up game that fairly opened the
eyes of the Blues. Their strong defense
stood them in good stead and but for
that Bone and Whipple would undoubt-
edly have laid them low. The greatest
fault found by the cranks was that
Legion and Whiting kept too far for
ward, thus leaving Lations at the mer
cy of Warner and Griffin, who are not
to be sneezed at when they get within
shooting distance of the goal. Lations, .
of course, put up the poorest game he
has put up this season, but it is mis-
take to think that a goal tender can be
IN TIE DlIlk OIL CDHulLIOH HlSHl Ill anu
night out, and these things ought to be
considered by the other players on the
defense.
Bone and Whipple have played salts |
factorily together during the week and |
as the season advances their strong |
play will surely tell in favor of the |
Blues. Legion has not been ecipsed |
in his play at center by any other in
dividual in the league and remains a |
strong card for the Blues. Hobe Whit
ing has more than upheld his end with
any of the half-backs on the surface,
and Charlie Lations has given nothing |
but evidence of the fact that if prop
erly supported, he Is the right man in
the right place.
During the coming week the teams to
be faced by the Blues are the Prpvi-
dence champions at home and abroad |
and the crack New Britain team. Both
will be hard nuts to crack, but should
the Blues keep up their good work they
should be rewarded with majority of
the contests.
Captain Whiting has gone to his home
In PaWtucket on a visit, but will be on
hand when the gong sounds to start
|
night
1t is generally conceded that Roberts
should be made captain of the Water
curry team. He is certainly capable of
filing the position and nothing would be
ost in trying MIN.
Something has got to be done at
springfield, and the sooner the better.
are getting disguised with the
manner in which things are being man
ICED and attribute all the trouble to
too much Jennings" This may or
nay not be the case. At any rate, it
S for the league directors to look into
md, if possible, remedy the matter as
Don as possible
Secretary Morse is filling his position
o acceptably to all concerned that not
ven a polo scribe has found fault with
ny of his doings up to the present time :
4ong may it continue SO.
The storm of applause that greeted
he Blues in Waterbury on Wednesd |
light made them rub their eyes until