Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24
GREAT POLO THAT
Meriden Goes Down Before the @ Waterbury Hockey Team.

Fast and Fierce Was the Work or Both Sides - Fouls Were Plentiful
 and Each Team Lost a Goal-Splen-
 did Individual Work by the Water bury Players-New Haven Wins a Whirlwind Victory From Springfield. 1 That was another of the hair-raising polo games that was played between Meriden and Waterbury last night.
 Meriden appeared here without Frank Warner, as the latter probably feared that lie would not be given very kind reception by the fans. Notwithstand- ing his absence. Meriden put up re markedly fast game. and in the early part of the first period she outplayed the local players at every point. h. deed. it looked for q time as though the local team would be beaten, and by the tailenders at that The Meriden team started off to do some nice team
 work. but before the first period was over team work was knocked higher than a kite can fly. All calculations were knocked in the head by the de fense work of both teams. The goal tenders were not kept as busy as usual. ! because the centerS and halfbacks 1 worked like troians, and all kinds of plays were broken up. Tommy Hold eIness always has been a stumbling block to Johnny Russell, and he had that speedy rusher in anything but q pleasant frame of mind all through the game. Time after time did Tommy tjump in front Of Russell. who was car wing the ball down the rink. and. al l most without exception. was the ball taken away from him by the aggres- Sive halfback of the local team. so frequently did this occur that Russell tcCuld scarcely restrain himself on seY- eral occasions from using force against Holderness.
 There were many fouls called by the
 referee and there were several on each side that the referee did not call. prob ably because he did not see them
 Griffin and Hayes got mixed up in one scrin1mage and it looked as lf there
 would be d battle royal, but for the
 whistle of the referee calling ume
 Holde1ness was penalized twice fcr De
 
 terfercnce and. these two fouls. witt the one made by Griffin. cost, Water
 bury a goal Cusick had to get tydow1
 on the floor to stop one of the drives and that. of course. cost his side 2 goal. It was a rough game and was of the slam bang kind. with Waterbury eyoelling ill the slam bang. frec Jean tcok particular delight in takin2 -A the hall away from the players who were gliding about trying for place
 to get through and he tackled hlgh ol 2 low. just as he happened to thlhk a
 tha moment Griffin and Daly were
 in their respective positions just, WheI , the ball needed q touching up ah' . y0unr Daily opened the eyes or some o f thp dOubters with the manner ll Wplci
 he caught the balls passed to nm alft
 hammered them in. FOX Wits 'll
 same. heady. steady and ready ,goA I tender and he laughed at the eItofts : inc Meridens to get the pail pehlli' him. Kid Cusick played we'll too" al' he was given splendid aSSist staiiee '' the team in front Cf him..
 | l1ori1en started off with q rush b,
 cooino three goals in less than tel D minutes. and the hearts of the ran C were sad. Daily then wound up Una u first neriod by catching pass an l. dronf,inr the ball to sleep behind LII e TSid In the second period Griffin star, II od the hall well for the locals by @e' i +ino one in in q little over SIX lhll # ,,taS Cf nlay. Russell then folio"e a win another for AIeriden to Keep u = " o--a;to,3,onf Daily followed Wit T ono+her for Waterbury and LeWis tr!e d nna for AIeriden. Daily countered WI " ehort arm jolt and the second peIlo " was over. Then began the fight ot tli | night, and Daily had his innings mrs mrs - fo7 tt1r he caged the first two in less tha } aiaht minutes of play. Lewis cal cal o tnred another and with the goals ,Io IoS " s terhurv went after the ball hammS ] and tongs. and when the bell soull..e 1. for the last of the game nal' il.'N ,Ior It '.",, .nd inc agony was over. III
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