The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10

Evidently influenced by the presence of
his late employers, Messrs. Norton and
Fisher of Anderson, caused Frank Mullen,
the former Anderson goal tender. to hand
Indianapolis one of the rawest deals ever
received by any team and the natural re-
suit was that the visitors carried off the
game after it had been wrapped up and tied
with little blue ribbon. Anderson won
to sand the disgust expressed by the
spectators in leaving the ring does not
speak we'll for Mullens future a polo
referee. Not one, but many, voiced the
sentiments that they would leave the rink
the next time Mullen was sent to this city
by the league officials. President A. B.
Cohen, of the indianapolis Roller Polo AS
ISOLATION, stated after the game that he
would never consent to Mullen refereeing
in the local rink again.
Anderson scored four goals in the first
period to one for Indianapolis. Foul after
foul was committed by Norton's men, and
the perfect assurance with which the play
ers held and tripped McGilvray's men shows
how highly they valued Mullen as an Of
fetal. Indianapolis players did not stand
and take the roughing after they saw it was
intentional on the part of the Anderson
team, but roughed back, and the reason
Mullen did not call fouls on the Indianapolis
men for protecting themselves is still I'M
explained.
Eighteen hundred people witnessed the
contest, which was fast and furious
throughout. In the two final periods the
play vicious, and the Indians played
with a do-or-de spirit, which would have
won for them with square deal on the
part of the one who Is supposed to be fair
and impartial.
No fouls were called by the referee in the
first period. In the second he called a foul
on Murtagh for clean and legitimate block
ing. Wodtke had begged the referee to call
fouls so many times during the first and
second periods that Mullen at last thought
he would call foul on an inoffensive player
just for the sake of pleasing his former
captain.
Referee Mullen blew his whistle at one
time during the last period when Way
blocked Mercer. Mullen did not follow the
leagues ruling in this respect and an
nounce whether or not a foul had been COM
mitted. Later he called fouls on both Way
and Wodtke when they almost came TO
blows in front of the Indianapolis cage.
Mullen cid not announce either to the scor-
ers or to the audience whether not a
foul had been committed by Way until after
Wodtke had Gagged another goal and but
fifty seconds remained to play. Had he
called a third foul on Way, indianapolis
would have lost a goal, but this was un-
necessary after Wodtke registered the final
marker
Mercer started the scoring in 1:3S. The
Flying Dutchman" registered the next
goal in 2:51 and Mercer the next in 6:09.
Pierce took the ball the entire length of
the floor for the next marker and scored in
100 Mercer hooked a high drive from Gard
ner's club for the last goal in the opening
period. This was scored in 1:5S.
Indianapolis scored two in the second pc
riod and Anderson one Captain McGilvray
registered the next tally in 4:47. Mercer
tabled the next In 5:37 and Pierce Gagged the
closing goal in the second period in 3:16 dur
ing a scrimmage in front of Andersons
cage.
The crowd cheered until the large build
ing rang when Captain McGilvray tied the
score at the start of the third period Nc
Gilvray took a swift pass from Murtaugh
Gagged the winning goal in 1885, Lineup
and summary:
Indianapolis. Position. Anderson.
McGilvray,
Pierce. First rush. Mercer
Pierce,
McGiIvray -. Second rush. Wodtke
Murtaugh.
Coggshall. Center .-.........-. Miller
Way, Coggshall. Half back. Gardner
Bannon. ............. Goal .............. Mallory
First Period
Rush. Goal. Gagged by Time.
Mercer Anderson. Mercer 1888
MeGiivray. Anderson. Wodtke. PSI
Mercer. Anderson. Mercer. SOC
McCilvray. Indianapolis. Pierce. 100
Mercer Anderson. Mercer. 1:5S