The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-15
GRAYS WIN A
LIVELY GAME,
-
Defeat the New Britain P0loists
ina Battle Royal.
BOTH TEAMS ON THEIR METTLE
No Goal Scored Until Within II Seconds
Of Expiration Of Second Period
THEN CUNNINGHAM Gagged THE BALL.
Another Goal Vas Scored in Third Period hul Was
Lost on fouls kCGry VI Out Of Game
and fInsd for Assault

The Providence Polo League went
TO New Britain last night whore one
of the most remarkable games i'm the
history OF the sport was played. The
New Britains had suffered defeat at
the hands of only the Providence and
| Hartford clubs thus far, having won
| every game played against other
! clubs. They had broken even with the
champions in the two already played.
| They were determined 10 get the rub
Der in This contest il possible. Provi-
dence was equally determined 10 DEM
onstrdte that the present leaders
could not beat the holders og the
! championship. From the start they
struck fire every time they touched
| anything
The hottest sort OF a fight began the
| instant the whistle sounded. The ball
| was driven ami passed and juggled and
the men who tried 70 work Il TO a cage
were blocked and tackled at every
jump.
The entire first period passed with
out the BAH once being put I'm "a
goal and the battle went on and on
with play after play 20 cage the ball
being foiled. The struggle continued
to the last minute of the second Pc
l1od without either side being able TO
once score a goal
1t was not until within II seconds OF
the expiration OF the second period
that goal was made and then it was
scored for Providence by Cunningham.
He made the final drive OF a team
play In which every player of the
providence team took a hand in plac-
ing the ball fur him TO assault the
cage. and when they got IL TO him
every man of the Providence team ex-
cept the goal tend was up against a
New f5rrtH-H man blocking off inter-
ference. I'm no other way did Il seem
possible TO land the ball in uhe goal.
After the rest between the second
and third periods the battle was re-
neWed With the same earnestneSs and
added Yisor, In less than two min
utes Providence scored a second goal
In the same ma amer as before Cum
ningham making the home stroke and
lhe others blocking off interference
once more, the goal drive being made
in the midst of terrific scrimmage.
The champions had two goals to the
good and the .ead looked big But i'm
such game il DID not seem insur-
mountable, because 1T did not seem
likely that such a pace could be
maintained. But IL was and in the
heat of the contest the players came
10 blows MCGiiVray was the offender
Tor he struck Conway blow i'm the
face which caused blood 10 flow freely
Referee Doherty ordered McGilvrav
off the surface and imposed -aH4-t,f-
- for the assault. Lawrence took his
place There were two fouls on Proyi-
dence and one on New Britain. Three
minutes before the expiration OF tlhe
time limit Cunningham made a third
foul for Providence and that took off
one Of ,he goals and The final score
was ] to 0. the league leaders being
shut out on their own surface by the !
Summary:
N. BRITAIN. PROVIDENCE
Russell. McGilvray, r..........
....,.-...,,..........r cunningham !
lawrence, f.....,..............r.. Pierce |
lean. .,..................c.. Murtagh
Doherty, h. b...,..,.,....h h. b.. CONWAY
burgess, S.................g. Hefernan
Goal. Won by Capd by Time.
Limit.
1-Providence Cunningham o9:lo
Limit.
2-prOvidence Cunningham 1.ie |
Limit
Score-Providence /. New Britain O.
Rushes-Russell T.
stops Heffernan -: Burgess %.
Fouls-McGilvr0y Cunningham 2;
Conway.
Referee-D chertN.
-tlfl4af-0 Neii
GOOD GAME At NEW HAVEN.
nv -NNN maven anu waterbury polo I
cams PLAYED at New Haven last night
ne best game witnessed here this sea
on. Williams was the star of the even
ns' The work of Latons was superb. |
summary:
n. HAVEN. WATFRRI-Ry
some, WhipDlc. r.................
.......,....r,, Roberts. Menard !
!. Whtlng. c.................c.. Wiley |
whiting, h. b.......h. b., Williams
'dt'ohs' g......,,.............g Smlth
ioaI. Won by Gagged by Time.
New Haven Bon. 9.95
2-New Haven Bone Gas
3-New Haven Bone 2.25
Limit.
i-Waterbury Roberts 4.o) ,
Waterbury Roberts 12lO ,
Limit
i-Ncw Haven Wbipple 1.50 ,
= Waterbury Wilkins G.5j ,
s-New Haven 'N7htpplp 5.C
Limit
Scoi-e-New Haven .: Waterbury g.
kushes- Bone 3; Roberts r. tie g.
stops at iQng DC. smith ~