The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-07

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bridgeport .....,............. LU
Hartford ...................., 100
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Pawtucket .............".... wv
The Providence and Pawtucket teams
put up a nip and tuck battle last night
in their second meeting of the National
Roller Polo league. The victory went TO
Providence in the latter part OF the third
period by s TO score. making two
straight wins for Mick McGllvray's band.
The game was the opening one OF the To-
cal season, and In spite of the heavy
downpour the bleachers were packed and
the balconies well filed. the attendance
being estimated at 1900. The rain rendered
out of the question the band concert and
street parade. which had been arranged
by President McKenna OF the local club.
Owing TO the game Tuesday night be-
tween the teams at Pawtucket, the play
ing last night showed an improvement In
team work. and also the individual play
ing There was practically no rough work,
although never for minute was the
game slow. The rushes showed Increased
speed, and were not stopped in nearly so
many of the deadlocks which were feat
ures of Tuesdays game. All OF the Neter-
ans stood the pace better, especially the
Pawtucket stars, and this was so notice
able that many fans commented on 1t.
The playing OF the Grays as team was
superior to that of Pawtucket Cunning
ham and Pierce played brilliantly but
Mooney at centre was much less effective
than in his first game and Cameron was
fooled badly several times by the Grays.
Curtis was the star goal-getter of the
game, caging four. one OF these was
pretty piece of jugglery toward the close
of thh first period. in which he carried the
tsalyn
Cameron playing him, and then fooled
both Cameron and big Heffernan i'm goal.
II was the feature stunt OF the game, ana
woke up the crowd to sustained cheers.
The game opened with fireworks for the
Grays. Referee Kilgara kept the crowd IN
suspense while looking for the spot pre-
liminary TO placing the ball for the whis-
tie When II came the crowd caught every
move of the first rush. Curtis beat cum
ny" with something to spare, and I'm -
seconds had shot a goal. Curtis was rrst
10 the spot i'm the next rush. NICK NC
C;ilyray put on steam and nahed the
sphere when II caromed back from near
the cage He swiped II hard ana )ust
cleared the side with drive that had IL
been a few inches to the INSIDE fieuer-
nan would never have got because OF It's
speed. In transit It looked like sure
thing goal and coming right after the
sneed that Curtis had cut loose sent the
local fans in raptures. Nick folloWed
this M with another burst OF speed car
rying tho ball tho length of the rink ana
forcing Heffernan TO slide away out from
his position to kick II on
Cunningham and Pierce then evened
things nm. "Cunny" securing "A goal from
a difficult position. mick McGilvray
shot i'm the next goal after some exciting
passing. in which Heffernan was the tar
get. Scoring I'm the Initial period closed
with the goal which Curtis secured unas-
sisted lie and Halfback Jimmy cam
eron were playing tag with each othet
about the Pawtucket cage, with "Hen
taking notice, but Cameron not skating
FAST enough to bother Curtis. The Grays'
first rush pulled out Jimmy" to give him
chase around behind the cage and when
tbey came out close together GURUS
wheeled suddenly and caught the red
backhander which neither Cameron nor
Heffernan could toucn.
Right after the teams changed cages
,Ioefernan stopped a steamy drive which
struck near the top OF his pad and rock
eted go hard that Il tore off his mask as
no bobbed his head back. Then the trick
hook Of "Dicky' Pierce was opened ht
one of his favorite pages only TO be badly
blotted Pierce received pass OF Gun
nv,s" from across the rink and with Tih-
bctts ALI alone In tho cage region got up
x,,,tbin, a few feet OF the mouth OF ~.
.coro seemed probable, but one of the
Crays got UP In time TO block Plerce's
stick. causing feeling OF relief Tor Prov
idence rooters.
rsicknell played part OF this period al
centre and then gave way to q Brien IN
the next period.
roth "Ct,nny'' and Curtis were under
full headway with the whistle for the Sec
ond period and locked sticks at the spot
the ball shooting high up and dropping IN
Pavtucket territory. There was nearly
eight minutes to play before there was
any scoring and then Curtis made II to
for the home club. He made IL on
pass from McGilvray afte rthe latter had
skated through bunch of tho Tigers
with the ball.
with the odds looking so badly against
them the Tigers played a great uphill
game. Cunningham took just Is seconds
10 bag the next goal and tho strenuous
clip he set was kept going the remainder
OF the period. In about six minutes or
play with n lot OF hard smashes 10 liven
up things and some sensational stops at
both cages. the ball got past Tibbetts.
The Grays claimed that II was accidental
and Kilgara saw IL that way. In a mixup
near the cage Cunningham was tipped
over and grabbed hold OF tho crook OF
OHara's stick as the latter skated away
10 get into the play Then II was discov-
cred that "Cunny" was hanging from the
netting where one OF his skates had
caught.
Play was harder than ever in the third
period and there was nothing doing for
10 minutes Then II was a goal which
Pierce pulled or with hook of his stick
that brought out cheers. IL tied up the
score at fours. The deciding goal came
In less than five minutes play. Curtis