The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-21
SQUADRON A THE WINNER.
DEFEATS NETV HAVEN POLOISTS
 IN FINE GAME.

wonderful Team Play by VisitOrs-In-
 ferIor Driving Loses Game for Home
 Team-J. Hunt, Captain stOddard and W. Webb do Great twOrz-Attendance Largest of Season. On a fast field, surrounded by the largest polo crowd of the year. Cap tain L. E. stoddard's hitherto undefeat- ed New Ravens went down to defeat in the opening game of the series with the dashing Squadron 4 team of New York at Elm City park yesterday after noon, the troopers winning the game handily by the comfortable score of g S-4 to ? S-4 goals. Although somewhat one-sided, as it | drew to a close, from the spectators point of view the game was probably one of the most interesting ever played in this city. It was fiercely fought and from the ringing of the bell in the opening period until the final stroke at the end of the game the horses and riders on both teams threw themselves into the different plays with an energy and desperation that delighted the spec tators, and caused many of the polo ex- perts who were present to be reminded by the blocking game played by two of | the visitors of the style of play used by the famous Waterbury brothers of l New York, who when on their trip to England with Foxhall Keene and his American polo team consistently and successfully used this style of play in l both games against the Englishmen and which caused the Britishers to take a new interest in the intelligence | and ability of American polo ponies. The game in fact abounded in des- | perate riding and brilliant plays in which the home players shared almost equally with the visitors, although they | were greatly inferior to the troopers in team play and in ability to drive for goal while riding at top speed In ability to shoot accurately for goal the \ teams were of nearly of the same strength, but the drives of the New | Haven players lacked the strength and | speed of the visitors. which greatly | undoubtedly figured to a considerable extent in the final result
 For Squadron A J. Hunt played an almost perfect game and although q back was seemingly in every play, never at any time during the game los- ing his head, now riding an opponent out of position, now coaching his play CTS as a whole and individually and then, when in an apparently impossible position surrounded by ponies breaking suddenly out and circling in front of a T driven ball prevently goal. Mcclure, 4 Talbot and l.. I. Hunt also played mag ! nifcent polo for the visitors. and were il continually cheered. .,....-., ! For New Haven Captain L. E. Stod- dard and Watson Webb easily carried off the honors. the blocking and general defensive work of the former and the driving and successful offensive work of the latter being magnificent and bringing rounds of applause from the spectators. Captain Stoddard also l. played beautifully on the offensive and kept the New Workers worried throughout the entire game, notwith- standing the difference in the scores. The strong driving of Webb was also especially noticeable.
 Although the New Workers began to pile up goals as the game drew to a close the play became faster and faster and the riders more reckless and dar- ing during the final minutes of play, so that fortunately the last period was the most spectacular part of the game.
 In the fourth period J. Hunt electri- fled the crowd by scoring three goals in the short time of ninety seconds.
 ; Sawyer and Humphreys, who alter mated during the game, played finely as did also Rathborne, but as has been mentioned lack of team play and inahil- ity to drive strongly kept down the score of the home team.
 The score was as follows:
 First period ,.4
 1st goal-L J. Hunt, minute.
 | ,2d goal-Talbot, 5 min. 15 sec.
 Sd goal-Webb, 2 min. .. 4th goal---Stoddard min. 15 sec.
 Second period. e~ .'3 ,,
 5th goal-stoddard. Az 1-2 sec. .,-
 9th goal-Talbot, 45 1-2 sec.
 Third period-
 si 7th goal-J. Hunt, i min. 30 sec.
 9th goal-J. Hunt, 10 min. 40 sec.
 9th goal-L. Hunt 15 min. 15c.
 Fourth period
 10th goal--J. Hunt, 30 sec.
 11th goal-J. Hunt, 30 sec.
 18th goal-J. Hunt 30 sec.
 18th goal-Webb, 45 sec.
 | Safeties-J. Hunt, L. E. Stoddard. I
 Points taken off for fouls and safe-