The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22
WESTCHESTER DEFEATS
 HARTFORD AT POLO First Game of Tournament Very Closely Con-
 tested. LACK OF TEAM WORK Loves Goal Shooting Was Only Good Feature of
 the Play.
LACK OF TEAM WORK

The game between the Country club of Westchester and Hartford yesterday at Elm City park for the Quinnipiack cup did not develop very high class polo, partly due perhaps to the rough ness of the field, which kept the hall jumping, and also partly to the greenness of the ponies, especially of the Hartford team, which need a bit more experience and seasoning to steady them.
 Westchester had trife the advant- age on ponies, as they had not to work so many green ones, but even at that Hartford gave them a much closer tussle than was universally expected. The lack of team play on both sides was particularly in evidence, a fact that can be partly excused in that neither team0 had lined up just this way together before, and so were unac- customed to each others play. How ard Phipps of New Haven played on the Hartford team, and R. Lawrence of Squadron A was on the Westcaester team, There was no feature to the game except, perhaps, Loves goals; of which he pulled off a good many, some at difficult angles, considering the field After the opening bell rang he put the ball through In two minutes, following this up by another on a pretty back hand shot in just one minute more. Hartford at this early stage seemed to have little idea of direction, besides frequently missing altogether Soon after this Westchester lost 1-2 a goal on foul against Goodwin. Hartford now bucked up and kept the ball in Westchesters territory for awhile. but lost through bad direction several excellent chances to score. Borden seemed to be playing the best game for Hartford but he was too individual, playing alone, so much of 1t was lost Keeney later in the game improved wonderfully and showed some of last summers form. He started about this time and made an excellent run up the field in which Hartford were well strung out, in one two-three order, ending in a goal. Westchester closed the period with a long drive by Jones, which should have been stopped after a lot of poking about the center of the field,
 Hartford opened up the second period with a goal by Keeney followed by pretty run by Goodwin, started by Borden. This spasm, however, was followed by period of slumber on Hartford's part and they only stood about waiting evidently for Westches- ter to win until Love scored again. This, however, seemed to brace them again for Phipps and Keeney tallied in quick succession Love followed him after dalying about Hartford's goal posts with another score. Hartford now seemed to have gone up in the air, and prior to this was the only time during the game that it looked as if she might win, for Loves goal was fol- lowed by three in rapid succession clos tlB ltte peFtOus
 The third and fourth periods were rather uneventful. At times the game Jagged and became very sticky, while again there was some sharp galloping, but features of really fast game, where for instance, two by two the team race down the field and back again in quick succession, were entirely lacking.
 Things were probably evener in the last period than any other time, but the ball stuck always around one goal and was never lined out for good runs.
 Westchester after some sticky play scored and the game closed with the score Westchester 13, Hartford s, Westchester will play the winner of to-morrow's match, New Haven vs. Rockaway, on Saturday next in the final for the cup.
 The teams:
 Westehester-Cooley 1, Love ?, Law renee 5, Patter 2.al
 Hartford-Keeney ?, Phipps l, Bor- den 5, Goodwin 2