Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-09
POLO
WE WERE
 DEFEATED
Bridgeport Takes the Last Game in Her Home Town Fight
 Down in New Haven.


 gong sounded for the floor to be cleared in anticipation of the game last night with Waterbury, Managers Simmons and Eadie entered the en- closed space, followed by Secretary Peet. who bore aloft the handsome trophy donated by the Hartford Globe, of which President Pyne is the sporting editor, Mir Peet held the cup SO as to hide his face, suffused with blushes, while he was hard at work trying to get the wheels in hi head in order so that he might re- member the pretty little speech he had prepared.
 After walking once around the playing surface, so as to give every body chance to see the cup, the trio stepped in the center, where Man lager Simmons announced that while lit was expected to have President Pyne there, he was unable to be pres Ient. He said that Secretary Peet of New Haven would now present the trophy.
 With a wave of his left hand to insure silence, Mir Peet then said: Ladies and gentlemen, in behalf of the Connecticut Roller Polo league II have very pleasant duty to per- form tonight. An aggressive man. lagement and an aggressive team have won the championship by deservin it, therefore take great pleasure in presenting this trophy to Messrs Sim mons and Eadie."
 l Manager Eadie was the first to re- ply on behalf of the recipients, he saying: ."I accept this most beautiful token and extend most hearty thanks to the donors Naturally we feel somewhat proud and puffed up on an occasion like this" But he got no further, as the crowd was cheering so wildly that he could not proceed. But he finally continued and thanked the sporting writers of the city press for what they had done to place the sport upon its present firm basis, the public in general for the support and the officers of the league. | Manager Simmons now had his lit- tie say, 1t being to this effect: q ap- preciate the support that the public have given the game. It is certainly no easy thing to sit on hard plank from s until 10:30, but if live to have the game played another season promise you plush chairs to sit in. thank the reporters and all the 'rooters
 He then called John Allen, the former goal tend, upon the floor. say ling: When the time came by reason of the injury of one of the players that we needed goal tend. John Allen kindly stepped into the gap and filled 1t so we'll that we did not lose a game while he was playing. 1 now present him with this watch" At lthiG he handed MT Allen handsome Igold watch.
 The gong then sounded and the lgame was started. Bridgeport start ed in with rush and Cunningham took the first goal. Less than two minutes afterwards Williams acci. dently kicked the ball into his own cage, thus scoring a goal for Water bury. Cunningham followed with another, and then Pierce made three in quick succession. the last two be. ing made on whirlwind rushes down the entire length of the rink.
 With the game now secure. Bridge port let up little in their work with the result that Waterbury man aged to make two goals in the second period, while in the third by tn, fiercest kind of playing they mad, another. But this was all they coulS do.
 Bridgeport played rather mixed team, having Grifiith in as halfhack
 and Williams as center. In the las period Williams was taken out an, Pierce played center. while Duggal played as second rush in his place , This team. while doing well. did no play with the same snap and amour of team work as when Cunningham Pierce and Griffith are the forwards
 The lineup. score and summar
 were as follows:
 Bridgeport. Waterbury.