Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-01
POLO
THE LOCALS
 WERE WHIPPED Bridgeport Shut Us Out Without a Coal They Come Here
 ToNight.

DTluSepOrt, rep I.-I1S a good thing the roof of the Brooklawn rink is fastened on securely. for had it not been 1t certainly would have scared through the air last night when a crowd of 1,200 went wild with joy when the Bridgeport polo aggrega- ticn trimmed the swift Waterbury
 bunch to a standstill, in fact, shut them out, to 0.
 1t was swift game. There was something doing every second and the crowd was so enthusiastic that Referee Tommy Leahy had difficulty Tn making his announcements. Dicky Pierce was the hero. He scored two of Bridgeport's goals. one by a pretty piece of juggling the ball down the floor and neatly tossing 1t past Sutton's monstrous shin guards, and shooting the ball into the net the other time on swift pass from Whipple. Captain Dumpy Williams went into the melee in the third period, and Duggan retired. Whip pie took Duggan's place as first rush, Pierce taking second rush, which ad- vaDced Woods to center and Wil- Hams at haifback. Dumpy played rather awkwardly when he first start ed, but, ,edeemed himself when he sh.'t the tall from the extreme cor ner of the rink directly into the Wa terburv net.
 II looted bad for Bridgeport's chances for a victory when Holder ness started the game by driving a goal in just one minute and three seconds. But not another goal was landed by either team in that period. It was the fastest kind of playing and the crowd was delighted. Holder ness fouled Pierce. Dicky took the bal down the floor and would possl- bly have tossed 1t into the net but for Whipple's interference. Sutton made good for Waterbury with total of II stops in this period.
 iOXsop started the second session by fouling Duggan and Holderness followed Dy roughing it on Woods. He sent Woods to the floor and Pe,e's knte was hurt. No foul was called on Holderness, though it should have been, in the minds of the crowd, anyway. Drives were sent at bo h Mitchell and Sutton in abun- dance, bnt both were on their mettle and did some brilliant stopping. Then Pierce took the ball on a pass from Woods, shouting All right, Pete" He swept down the line, pass ing every opposing player. and lifted tho ball Into the net. That tied the score and matters commenced to take on mo'e rosy hue.
 Vhipple made good as first rush in the third period and the play con- timed with as much speed as 1t had started. Williams got the laugh WI en he worked his long suit by falling to the floor, taking one of his opponents with him, however, every time.
 Woods sent three terrific drives at s S'tton that the latter stopped in hair raising manner. Then came Pierce's opportunity on short pass. He was waiting at the goal and quickly squirmed it in. Then VII lia ns sent his lucky shot for the cage and Sutton was caught mapping. That made the score to 1. Then To sson tbrew Williams to the floor, making the third foul for Waterbury, which took of one point. Both teams tea ms pie Jed a,great defensive game. especially Waterbury, and 1t seemed almost irDossible to cage the ball. Sutton had total of 30 stops. while Mitchell had 16. The score and line up-
 Bridgeport. Waterbury.