Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-02
POLO
TWO IN THE
 BASKET YESTERDAY
Waterbury Played as She Did in Days Long Ago- o-Re.ult. of
 All Games.

All Games.
 Polo opened up here with a boom yesterday and over one thousand people were down ip the Eagles rink Tn the afternoon to see the only straight out and out legitimate sport that was pulled off in the city yester- day. Manager McMahon before the game opened made his debut as an orator and the debut was a success. He told of his efforts to get good poloists and now because he had se- cured such men as Bob LoxsOE and Tommy Holderness, Secretary Bill Peet had told him he was a naughty boy and he must not do it. Water bury mus. not be better than the other teams because a chap named Bone and another chap named Starkie said so. Manager McMahon did not say this in so many words but the writer imagined that he was thinking all those things However the speech was applauded and the manager was told to go and sin no more, and all wished him 8 happy New Year.
 In the preliminary contest the Wa terbury Juniors and the Farrel Foun- dry team went up against each other. The former team knew more about skating and more about polo for 1t was a cinch for the Juniors to score goals and this they did about as often as they pleased. When the bell rang | their finish the final score was 12 to | 1. The lineup:
 l Waterbury Juniors = McMahon, first rush; Hirbour, second rush; l.. Brodeur, center; Monahan, halfback; B. Brodeur, goal.
 Farrel Foundry--Shaw, first rush 1; ] Matthew, second rush; Malone, cen ter; Grimes, halfback, Sullivan, goal.
 THE MAIN CONTEST.
 The lovers of polo had an oppor- tunity to judge of their team and the l judgment rendered at the end of the l game was that Waterbury had fast bunch of players. one that will be hard to beat. Loxson, the new first rush, who has been doing the same l work for the Taunton team played a star game and was everywhere on the floor. He passed cleverly and drove with unerring aim. He tOyed with the Bridgeporters and in the last period simply practiced passing the ball. Murray was an able partner and while he Is not as speedy nor as sure a driver he is Johnny on the spot when it comes to getting into the game of polo as 1t should be play. ed. Johnny Grimm at center showed flashes of his old speed and there is not the slightest doubt that when he has trained down to weight he will make some of the centers take to the woods. He too passed brilliantly and was everywhere all over the floor even to going down the rink clear to the cage with the ball. Tommy Holderness had the crowd with him from the first. Tommy has grown a little older looking in the face but he is just as nimble as he was years ago and how he did delight the crowd on his old pastimes of Juggling the ball away from his opponents. Time after time he was cornered only tC leave his Bridgeport friends looking at each other while he skipped away with the leather. John Allen at goal must not be forgotten for the goal tending he did yesterday has seldom been beaten in this city. He was all around that cage and played his posi- ton as John Allen used to do years II ago when he had the fans cheering him.
 1 It was such team as this that took Bridgeport into camp. The visit ors were simply outclassed and in the last period when the Waterburys started in to do a passing game the lovers of polo were given a treat. Il made the old timers, who had gone down to the rink to criticise, to si' up and take notice and finally cheer the good work of the local players The game was conceded to Water bury before the first period was over It was only a question of how man, the locals would get.
 The scores and time of each were as follows:
 First period-Loxson, 3 minutes 30 seconds: Loxson. minutes. 3t seconds; Barry. l minute. 30 sec onds; Loxson. so seconds.
 Second period-Loxson. minutes Loxson, 1 minute. 30 seconds: Lox son, 1 minute, 90 seconds; Murray : minutes. 30 seconds.
 Third period-Grifin. 30 seconds Loxson. 3 minutes. 30 seconds; Mur ray. i minute. 30 seconds.
 The line up:
 Waterbury. Bridgeport Loxson ...... Welsf
 First Rush.
 Murray ....... Barry-Daniel.
 Second Rush.
 Grimm .... ....... E. Danlei'
 Center.
 Holderness .. ..... Sanuer'
 Halfback.
 Allen ... .-. .... .... ConaI
 Goal.
 Score, Waterbury II. Bridgepor c: goals. Loxson 6. Murray :. Grifii n. Barry i: fouls. Barry 2. Daniels l M A