The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-04

Bedelia Farrell, Sparrow Holder
ness Bridegroom Higgins, Toothless
Bobby Hart, Senior eastman, the
Spanish Wonder, and Boots De Witt,
all of Muncie were in town last night
and the Richmond Champions had
the extreme pleasure of putting a
crimp in their winning streak. The
Petty outfit was defeated by the
score of 10 to l, in one of the fastest
and most interesting games ever
seen in tie Coliseum. Muncie made
two scores, but one was taken away
from them on fouls.
The Richmond five played like de-
mons and Muncie was never in the
running at any stage. Bone was as
fast as creased lightning and his
floor work ranked with the best ex-
hibition in that department Of the
game that the great rush has ever
shown to a. Richmond audience.
Cunningham, jr, was in superb form
and he also played an Al game. The
little fellow had eastman way up
in the air and was thorn in the
side OF Charles Farrell, the Wild
Boy. Incidently, while on the sub
ject of Farrell, it can be said that
this player played the dirtiest game
he has ever put up in this city and
had any other referee except Arun-
del been on the floor, he would have
been regulated to, the bench and tax
ed a stiff fine. Goaded to despera
ton by Bone and Cunningham, the
tough mug tried his best to injure
these two players and after Arundel
had called his second foul on him he
deliberately drove the ball at the
referee and had that official not been
watching him and gotten out of the
way, he would have been seriously
injured. This brutal act called forth
Kisses from the audience and Farrell,
the disgrace of the game, smiled at
the reception his act called forth as
though it greatly pleased him.
Fairly in the first period De Witt
was brought On for few minutes
in place Of Hart and while trying to
stop hurdle of Cunningham's was
pinned against the wainscoating. He
Immediately put on his war feathers
and started after the Richmond rush,
but Cunningham saved his life by
holding the pugilistic substitute until
Arundel p1,ied them apart. While
the lop-sided score would indicate
that the game was too one-sided to
be interesting, the contest was a hot
one and Muncie fought gamely until
the close of the third period. Their
defense played the best article OF
polo, but Bone and Cunningham were
not to be denied. Hart and Higgins
worked like troopers, to score, but
Mansfield. Donerty and Jessup took
fiendish delight in breaking up every
formation sent against them. TO tell
the tale briefly, Muncie was out
played. The contest was of the slap
bang variety and the spectators, who
some sanity sporting writers say
dislike rough polo. howled themselves
hoarse at. the clever plays and the
:, numerous mixups. p...a-.,a
q 49,. s@.@ First Period. -
Bone took the rush and both teams
hit the pace that kills. After sever
al minutes of exciting playing Gun
ningham, jr., Gagged the ball, but 1t
rolled out and the spectators groane.d
but their lamentations were changed
to frantic cheers when Bone, like a
streak, swooped down on the ball
and in the twinkling Of an eye had 1t
back in the draperies. Hart left the
floor after this goal TO fix his skate
and De Witt was brought on. Re-
senting dive tackle of Cunning
ham 5 he started out for trouble, but
Cunny seized his arms and kept him
from starting a mill which would
probably have resulted disastriously
for the Muneie sub. Farrell ..uorc'!
for Muncie on a glance bail 2ii Of