Evening journal., 1908-11-03
TWO BIG CIPHERS
TELL THIS STORY
Sprinesand LenOxPOIO Teams
Meet In Pretty Contest and
Both Get Goose Eggs


one cipher for the Springs boys and
one for the Lenox. These tell the story
Of a struggle at polo last night at the
Eleventh Street Rink, II was a game
that caused everyone who witnessed
It to act on the qui vive as the French
say. To use a slang parlance it was
a battle royal with all the trimmings
and requirements necessary to satiate
the demand of the most ardent follow
er Of this popular game. Itching from
the defeat by the Springs and by the
Indians last week the Lenox boys had
their dander up and they promised
their supporters that the game last
night was surely to be theirs. but as
Bobby Burns says, THE best laid plan
Of mice and men," etc, etc.
It was generally thought about the
rink last night that the game would
not be an interesting one. owing to a
mishap suffered by Beatty of the
Springs boys in game Saturday night
at Atlantic City, when his hand was
painfully injured In a contest with the
shore boys. But contrary to eXpecta-
tions Beatty went into the game with
all the vim and vigor at his command.
Within the memory Of the closest fol-
lower of this popular game there has
not been a prettier contest seen =
any floor in this city since the revi1 !.
OF the game. The defence work of bon
teams was admirable and 1t would be
hard for the most critical judge TO say
which team had the better of the ar
gument. as every man on each team
covered his position with glory to him
self and credit to his team. Both teams
gave exhibition OF scientific playing
the triple passing of both organizations
being about par Medals arc due Cap
tain Goodwin Of the Lenox, for his
defence of goal, and Sieman. of the
Springs, likewise. their work being ol
high order. Halfback. Yates of th'
Lenox and halfback McElwee of tn,
Springs can easily share honors i
medals were to be handed out. thei
work being sensational. The Stevens
boys for the LenoX ably supported b.
Hin fought hard for goals and a
times when things seemed critical tn
trick would always be turned agains
them. This can truly be said of Glow
ard, Beatty and Stoddard. Beatty an,
Cloward stormed the cage of their op
ponents time after time. but. Tn
tension Of excitement aroused by tn
game endured throughout the contest
= men and women, girls and boys. yellel
I themselves hoarse when either team
I got dangerously near the RESPECTIVE
goals.
, Frank Traynor was TO referee las
night and Manager Coward of the rinl
: held open the time for play for MI
Traynor's arrival. but he failed to shoy
up, and Sharp Chandler was substi
tuted. Mr.. Traynor will referee Thurs
: day nights game.
The lineup follows:
Springs. Lenox
Seiman .......goal. .... Goodwin (Cap
: McElwee ..... .halfback. . Yate
Stoddard CENTRE. +. Steven
Coward ......flrst rush. 80. w. Steven
Beatty ... second rush. ..... NJ HI
b Score 0 to 0. Referee Sharpe Char(i
Ter. Timekeepers, Ellicott and william
4 Hill.
Thursday night the Mohawk brave
n viii cave their reservation on tn
= hunt for the pale faces of the Leno,
c and the Indians say that the Medi
:. cine Man has an extra pot of sarvi
berries for their supper Thursday nigh
T. and every Indian knows that when
q red skin is served with sarvis berrie
l. he must take no less than six scalp
/. The Lenox boys still itch over the de
feat by the red skins and they declar
4 that some of the Indians must surel
q go 10 the happy hunting ground minu
e their tail feathers. There should b
n a big crowd to sec this contest.