Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-06
POLO WE LOST
 ONCE MORE, But We Were Up Against a Champion Team-Results of
 Other Games.
POLO


 not get over for many weeks. It was an agreeable surprise at that, even if it did occasion our defeat, for it shows conclusively that the raiding of the western polo league has begun and the stars are coming eastward. Hartford was as different last evening, from the team that "ep- resented her the night before in New Britain, as chalk is different from cheese. The champion team of the west, in toto, had arrived and wore the Hartford uniforms. There was Bobby Hart, formerly of Meriden, but who went west and became star and is to-day one of the highest sal aried men in the business; then came Lincoln, another of the western stars in the rush line; Turner, the star cen- ter of the tribe out in the wild and woolly Indian territory; Coggeshall, another Meriden boy who went into the west and came back a star half back, and last, but not least, Suther- land, than whom there was no better goal tender in the business. It was this star aggregation, which has been playing for two weeks in the west, that was stacked up against our boys, who had not played one prac- tice game, and at that We made them play to win.
 Prior to the beginning of the sea- son in this city, there was an auto- mobile and hack parade around the city, and those conveyances held the teams, several city officials and the members of the press, all under the protection of Manager McMahon, whose boutonniere formed a headlight as well as searchlight for the oc- casion. Arrived at the hall, the Milf tary Band leading the way, the merry crack of the ball was heard and the shrill cries of the spectators. for the race was on with the amateurs for that $50 purse, offered by the local Every seat in the house was filled and all the old time rooters were in their places. The specta- tors began to chaff the Hartfords as they came on the floor about that frightful defeat of the night before in New Britain. Suddenly someone discovered that Bobby Hart and Cog ceshall former Meriden boys. were in Hartford uniforms and then the fact began to dawn on the minds of the chaffers that Hartford had grabbed n prize from the west and the win ners of the western championship of last season were now enrolled under the eastern banner. Then the wonder was just how badly Waterbury would be beaten.
 But there are true sports in Water bury, and when the first Waterbury player made his appearance. he was given a rousing reception, which con- tlnued all along the line. Then came little Tommy Leahy. resplendent i1 his new official suit of blue. with the same merry twinkle in his eve and the same quick and elastic step. He performed his duties relative to cages md players and then introduced Manager McMahon. The latter than informed the spectators of the team hat Hartford had. and the disap- that he had met himself II getting players. He would have hem. however. no matter what the 'ost. Then the game was on. It vas seen right at the very start that he locals were going to be outplayed There was lack of team work on 'ur side. which was made more notice lble because of the snappy work be- ng done by the visitors. still we ought gamely and resisted every min lte of the time. After minutes and I1 seconds of playing. with the hall lear our cage. Saunders. the old Wal ingfOrd center. who was helping us mt until Fahey arrives. accidentally licked the ball into his own cage. making the first count for Hartford.
 COggeshall and Lincoln caged two nOre before the period closed and it oOked like a walkover for the visit l ITS. When Lincoln caged another fter a little over two minutes of play 1 n the second period. the crowd look 1 q dubious. and yet they cheercl on he locals to make a try at any rate. ny the spectators. Mur. ay and Loxson worked like beavers l long the rush line and in twenty-iive econds Murray had landed our first Oal and the crowd shouted !nuder | nd louder. I.Oxson emulatel his Omrade's example and Set the people l rild when he sent another one be- l ind Sutherland in nearly three min ] tes' time. After it went Murray ] gain and again. He battered the l all against the pads of Sutherland 1 n one side while LOxsOn diI the 1 anne on the other. Finally Murray !. lapPed one in ike a shot and we i rere within one of a tic. while the l eople rose in their seats and chppreSf 1 nd cheered again But Hartford | -as not to be denied and in less 2 nan five minutes more Cor-.shaII l sd turned tho trick again. 1nd thus . 1e period ended. ; Go T
 Waterbury had still q Iittka stamina ] if snd in fhe beginning If tila Iasr eTio1 Saunders. who had bean play l lE remarkably well took fIle IaII Z own the for himself ansI ia less han two minutes had scargsI anothpr oaL and again did the .-rovrfls 4 beer Then thern was a hztfla ruraI < etves1 both teams but the pace he- an t0 tel oa GIT unprzrtfrli hors ld when nearly e5Eht nzrutaS If < pTrp srTsr1inz had nzsset. Hz-1 lz=rl his first znal 0F thn night In mP Hsfnutr marr T-fmco1n HEd the irfrE ,sa and CUT last hnT.a had zsza- We szz1t Esnely t0 the cd hut ozr --z- r-az H.--- --Tr-.s -- - -.