The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
indians Utility Player Caught
Ball as 1t Rebounded from
Bank and Dr0Ue IL Into Ell
good Netting.
Luck Played a Prominent Part
tn the VIct0ry--And1SOns Won
Easily from Ma,Ton--Rfch-
m0nd Lost.

A little fellow who possessed the nerve
and grit of his team mates. his face
crimson hue from the excitement of fast
third period and few minutes Of desperate
overtime play. seen in front of the
Elwood cage at the Auditorium last night
Because he had been given the straight
arm" by Lyons and White of the visiting
team. his usual even temper had been
slightly mussed. his flushed face displayed
q determination OF doing something that
would win applause. His time came often.
but his attempts to poke the ball into the
Elwood cage were blocked. But at last
Pierce drove the ball against the bank and
II rolled In front OF the visitors cage. The
little fellow made a swipe at IL and the
sphere missed the cage but rebounded
With a lucky back-handed drive he hit the
ball and it landed in the EIwood seine. CIV
ing Indianapolis the game by a score Of
to g.
The little fellow was Kerrigan, utility
player on the indianapolis FIVE He went
70 the front when reinforcements were
called for at the close OF the second period.
Captain Way said he sick and told
kerrigan TO go TO rush, McGilvray going
to center and Coggshall to half. The fans
regretted to see Way leave the contest, as
he played a good defensive game during
the two periods he on the floor and 1t
was feared his absence would weaken the
Indians. especially In view OF the fact that
the score was tie at the end OF the second
inning. Way dressed hurriedly and left
the rink without waiting to see how his
team came out i'm the final struggle.
Ii required the fastest kind of work on
the part of the Indians to prevent the Ell
wood aggregation from caging a goal in the
third period. Damon. Coggsnall and Nc
Gflvray put UP good defense, with McGil-
yray doing good floor work at times Many
vicious drives were made at the Indian cage.
but they were stopped by Bannon. The
Elwood defense men also put up a brilliant
game. which prevented the home team Gag
ing the winning goal I'm the third period.
The contest was full OF brilliant and spir-
tied plays and many ''hugging bees" oc-
CURED on the floor. but fouls were called.
The visitors were very lucky, their first two
goals resulting from the luckiest kind of
plays. The Indians were also favored with
little good fortune at the opening Of the
game, when the first goal was credited to
Them, The ball rebounded from the banks
and bounced into the cage from Whites
The game was so fast that every player
on the floor was 'all in when the winning
goal had been Gagged. Following the acct
dental goal In the first period, McGilvray
drove the ball into the cage just as White
left his post to break up the play. Pierce
added another one for Indianapolis on
pretty PASS from McGilvray, the drive being
made from a difficult angle Then Elwood
scored a very lucky goal. Fitzgerald made
a long drive and Roberts stabbed at the
ball with his stick. The sphere was de-
fected into the Indians cage.
Roberts won the rush at the opening OF
the second period and juggled the ball for
an instant before he drove Ii into the In
dams netting. The ball circled the cage
and rolled out For over ten minutes the
play was fast. Lyons made a long drive and
placed Elwood only one behind the Indians.
Roberts tied the score before the close of
the second period. There was no scoring in
the third period. Lineup and summary: