The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-09
HARTFORD'S SEVERE DEFEAT
GOPHER AND HIS POIOISTS OUT-
 PLAYED BY BLUES.

Star Play by Combined Local Tea m- Visitors Were Actually Played to , standsti1l-Cotter'sT Terrific Drives Dit Not tCount-Wo Wodtke Outshone by Bon, Who Played Like a Flash.
 Nearly sixteen hundred people wit messed the polo game at Bowling hall last night and saw the Blues win thelr thlrd straight game and completely out play and outclass Tom Cotter and his qulntette from the Capitol city It was gilt edge polo that Captain Canavan ana his men put up from first to last and seldom if ever has such decidedly perfect game been played in New Ha- ven. The Blues kept up a continuous game of science which included fine passes by the rushers, perfect back play by Canavan and Whiting and miraculous stops by Lations, which completely broke up any combination play that Cotter and his men were able to show and so completely bewildered them that they hardly knew where they were at unless after the whistle had sounded and New Haven had the ball safely behind Cashman. The way in which Bone handled the ball and made goals (nine of the twelve going to his crediD, made the famous Flying Dutchman look like an amateur, while Whipple easily outplayed Mooney. Wodtke made several attempts to shine, but with few exceptions was he able to elude Canavan and Whiting, who in- variably took the bali from him and left him with a disgusted air on his v1sage. Cotter at center was made to take back seat from Jimmy Canavan and the big fellows terrific drives, which he occasionally had an opportun | ity to send in, did not count for any thing, while Gavitt also was weak when compared with Hobe Writings play. The only man who put up really bril- liant game for the visitors was Cash man at goal and his work was only ex- celled by that of Lations, which was we'll nigh perfect.
 Hartford started in to play like cham pions, but had not played many min utes when they resorted to rough tac- tics in order to try and break up the Blues play. This work resulted in three fouls being called against them before they had scored goal Bone scored at all angles and his play was applauded to the echo. Whipple also played clever game and the eleventh goal of the game scored by him was a brilliant piece of play. Canavan played a game that clearly upset his opponents and enabled the rushers to get in their fine work, while Whiting did timely block ing and well deserves his share of the victory, while Lations' work in goal Ia h1n~ gether the manager, captain and team are to be congratulated on their bril- liant victory against Hartford. Sum- mary and lineup:
 Hartford. Positions New Haven
 First Rush
 MOOney ..................... Bone
 Second Rush.
 Wodtke ....................... Whlpple
 - Center. Cotter, Smith ................ Canavan
 Halfback. I1VcILLl w nlClnR
 Goal Cashman ................ Lations Goal by. Scored by. Time New Haven Bone 3:15 | Hartford Wodtke 5:20 | Hartford Wodtke :5O | New Haven Bone TAO | New Haven Bone :55 | Hartford Mooney 1:40 | New Haven Bone :35 |
 Limit | New Haven Bone 11:30 | New Haven Bone 1885
 Limit New Haven Whipple 1:0O New Haven Whipple :05 | New Haven Bone $40 New Haven Canavan 1:45 New Haven Bone 4:50 Hartford Wodtke 100 New Haven Bone 80
 Limit Goa1S-New Haven 12 Hartford 3