Evening journal., 1908-12-01
M0HAWkS AGAIN
BITE THE DUST
Go Down to Defeat After a
Hard Struggle in Polo
With the PaIefaCeS
PALEFACES, 2; INJUNS, 0

The trite saying. never count your
chicks before their Matched" was
brought home TO some Of the staunch
supporters of the Mohawk braves last
night after the close Of an exciting
game of roller polo at Eleventh street
Rink. when the Injuns took the feio
TO do or die against the Spring boys
They died. but gamely. 1t was noiseo
about by these followers Of the braves
that Pop Grant would surely mix an
overdose Of medicine for his boys of
the teppee: that the palefaces would
surely go down without a return ticket
To the happy hunting ground. Upon
what premises they staked their de-
ducticns could not Re learned last night
as the palcfacos were on the scene with
colors lying after the whistle sounded,
denoting thee nd Of the struggle. More
over the braves themselves wee lrr
confident. just as were the Navy lads
In their struggle Saturday on Franklin
Field. Perhaps. only perhaps was
Just this over confident attitude that
lost tho Iniuns the game. IT often
happens that the indescribablc power
comes. as direct result, like heat thai
comes from fire, from the impetus given
bv the thought that the odds are an.
Pgainet ono. and that all previous ci-
forts 20 for nil when the battle rs SUI"
pnsel to he already won that makes
ON fight the harder As II was Wlih
tho future George Deweys. saturday
last so it was with the re skins
last night It's not bad policy to wa:
and So, II Mother Hen has tera really
ON the job. or whethe- lemons arc be-
ing passed around. Napolcon was the
only man WHO was evc- known 10 plan
q battle a-drcams. but this sconrge of
Europe was q gr al tactician, ana he
too met his Waterloo.
In tho battle last nleht tho braves
handed over two tail feathers To their
foe. while the palefac s left the -hel
with every man in pcssessiun OF his
scalp. but tho white mon hal To fight
aud hcht hard. Their grmness helped
trcm to overcom, Tho confidence Thar
mot ihem. ANA rv tho curuine aud
craft of their r'ishcs-Cap ain Beatty
and edward Trey kent OF the as-
saults trat threlte9cl DANCE. Ana ln
this work thcs, two tsio1 AN true war
riers wo-o mat rail- sss's'cd by Stod.
darl. who nee hesitltes tn enter any
melee no mrttc- what the or or biz
thr ramo. SCina1 and McE'w~e pt
zeal were imprcenahle. Thcy areep'-
cd some ta~i chances 'and 'l"arrl
thoir acfense o. sovtal thet locke
surely q gcal.
II was after c'ght miNu'es mi
thirtv-fve seconls of plav that Clow'r'
hooked ono in for las te1m II was
hrour,t about hy his clever x CO nC
the bali free from his opponents u't
Within shooting distance. when he y p
ned il homo eay lv and nicely. Captain
Beatty followed inn IN Hfty-t've "-
onds of nlav with . te~rih" drive ma.
made tho Inai1n's hulvarks AZ gc''
ehicer In tho seron half the braves
eot thoir danIer un or SO m'nglv 50.
as thov went after the palefaces wit
Vengeance. tho result Of which was W.
c,ntoin Beatty now purses his righl
leg i'm arnica and haudages. ana Ni
,,ror.i1v ao so for some time to come
Tho hloNv nc received came rom HiE
Aran- Afraid d-nf- His DOG Chandler. WHO
showed ivy his apologies 10 Beat y tnrt
No blo,y was not intentional. BE tins
as il may. Chandler, WITH an due re-
snoot to him. could have rcfrainel ]. as
WAS seen rrom the newspaper men
hox tho ball being in front of Beatty
and fa~ from Chan1lcr, from welding
NJ crool, The thud from the blow
co,,ld he heard the link over. nut
Beattv neve~ ninched. thereby showing
his grit ana toughuess,
1,hc nlaving of Woldin. center for tin
Indians is up ro- 'csiticism likewisH
tl..r. N
peatt. .s his principal target Las
night he interfere twice seeming, W
,.rti,,auv with Beatty. ono attack
ga ming foul FOR hun. the se"onH a'-
t.cl, beirr worthy of another foul, out
Referc, Tavlor evidently di IN { see j.,
sono snurts of play INDUCED in IN last
nights game on the part OF Chano'e'
ana weldir. ce~eriany the latter, IS nol
polo. Tho Mchnvrs 20 man are
.anol,lc of clean V-o 5. ps has meow
evident heretofore. and it Is ono. OF
,,o eol,o of "a continuance of the sport--
80 Boattv eervel notice on Mahah'I
-,i,ysard az the rink. that unless the
Nohawks changed treir manner N'e
,,,ot,od Of plav he would retire for gonu
from tho game-that the MphaWN D'S'
~ n cut ont and leave ont from nov ."
4t,N tfnrntlgU fOf IfiNalNlN'f's
win hapnon. however nut aeo'ueu'S :.
irridontals TO every game Of hrawn ana
l,esnite he clementals of ronghness
of ,bc rarnc the braves put up s'r"hS
hattIc chan ilc- and Prancing-Son-
of-the-rorcst Croamcr. and even Si'F.
po,.- Afraid-of- His-Gun Wel1in
,ines doing brilliant work. kaln-lu-
mo Face I.enderman has retire. ,r2n'
,,. pame A now redskin. Big- Biac.-
.Besr Leonard donnei tho molesNln ~
III nlac,. TIc and Stones-On- ms hs rs
r1ni y,ood III effectively some battes'ns
sseaults Of the white mons hoa.N
s,,iue,v Tho team work ~ tn"
sn~,nes last night was better than on
Thapksriving night let tho good work
go on .,, 49,. ,,,,i,
contingent al tho game occupied an 'le
choice seats which is q mere hin''
navhe to Manager Cloward. OF ne
rink 10 provide lockers FOR tho hori'-
cultural gardens. hay stacks or tll'
.xVill Widows" head-gesr which NOW