Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-29
II WAS CHAMPIONSHIP POLO.
That Played By Waterbury Club
 Last Evening. .y.
Tom Cotter Drove the Ball and scold- ed Wodtke and Starkie-It Couldn't t Save the Game-New Haven Wal loped the Meriden Team-W aterbury Plays in Hartford Tonight.

Save the Game-New Haven Wal
 loped the AIeriden Team-Waterbury
 Plays in Hartford Tonight.
 For fifteen or twenty minutes it the auditorium last niGnJ the iOyerS OT polo, and partlcularl3 those who want to see the home team WIn all the tune, were down i'll Jue mouth, as the say ing goes. Hartford was the opponent of the local team and try, as they would the local players could not get ball past Starkle. WhO by the way, played a wonderful game in that first period. Russell fired the balls at hlm high and low, sideways and from tue rear, but 1t was of no use. It was not until the second period that Starkie let one go by him, and then Russell caught pass in the air and the ball went sailing into the netting. After that the goals seemed to come easy for Water bury while Hartford was unable to score only once in the last two periods. The game. although apparently one sided. was Snappy from the first sound of Referee Leahy'S whistle. and towards the end of the game it was inclined to be q bit scrappy. Wodtlir and Doherty being the principal 0ifenu- CTS. They saw the uSrlpSSnrSS of at tempting to win the game by science 50 they began to rough it. but they very soon found that they could not carry on in that manner with any great success. Every player on the local team put up q star game. After Waterbury had tied the score and then forged to the front the crowd let itself out and shouted itself hoarse. The ap- plause was so great that it took the heart out of the Hartford players. so that they were unable to finish the game with the speed they put into it in the first period. It was when the applause for the local team was lOudpsU that Tom COtter silently stole over the board fence and donncd his street clothes. He couldn't keep his temper on the floor so he did a wise thing hy retiring. I hrcc times Waterbury ca @ed the ball only to have it rOll out again. It was a good game to look at from a Waterbury point of view. Hartford has yet to win q game in the local rink. and they came determined to win last night, and get back into second position, but Waterbury couldn't afford to lose, and so Hartford went home defeated.
 The, HartfordS had much speed and considerable luck in the first period, when they secured tho two goals. The local players deserved double that num- Der of goals in this inning. but Star kie'S wonderful work wouldn't allow them. The home team went into the second period with increased Vigor. however and while WOLItke turned 10 call down COttcr for poor pass. Rus sell accepted the ball as it came over to him i'll the air and smashed it into the netting. It was the prettieSt play of the game. Russell tied Schifrer in the next rush and while both were playing for points. Russell made a feint. Schiffer dOdged and in q twink ling Russell had tied the score. and the crowd stood up and yelled it's ap. proTal. D0herty broke something about this time and Main came on. The change was felt. for Jean suddenly ScOOped one behind Starkie. placing his team in the lead. After that the Hart ford pipe of hope went out and no matches or other means of igniting it could be found until near the end of the last period. when Schiffer did sue ceed in adding one more goal. The home team was doing business at the old stand all the time. however. and sent their score up to eight, besides driving two in the cage, only to have them rolled out. No wonder tn" crowd in the west side sang Mandy Lee" No wonder Tom Cotter sworo soOthingly to himself. No wonder the crowd went home happy and con tented. No wonder the whole circuit says Waterbury is cit. The score and summary follow: