Evening journal., 1908-11-27
SPORTING
SPRINGSAND LENOX
PLAY A TIE GAME.
Great Crowd of Aroused Spec.
tatOrS Witnessed Struggle
Which Was Terrific One

When red-headed Andy Jackson gave
utterance to the saying. ITO the vic
tors belong the spoils" he probably
forgot that there "ain't" any victors,
som etimes, but Andy said nothing.
smart as he was. relative to this. so
the keenest judge would have to stir
his thinking pot TO give a decision
strictly on merit alone i'm a game Of
polo played last night az Eleventh
Street rink between the LenoX and the
Springs teams. one fact was clearly
demonstrable last night and that is
that both teams. all things considered.
showed an equalization Of the art and
the tricks Of this game. To say that
either Of the teams outplayed each
other. showed better team work, dis
played more tricks. with the little
sphere. better aggressive work. better
defence work, would be to twist truth.
In the opinion Of many Of the stead
lest supporters Of this game no harder
fought struggle. no game which de-
manded the hardest individual work Of
every player. no game that kept every
man on both teams up and going. no
game that was so hotly contested was
ever witnessed on the rink floor of
this or any one season since the re-
vival OF this popular sport.
The rink was crowded, the seating
capacity being taken up solidly by
eight o'clock. BY nine o'clock even
standing room was at a premium. The
special box" for the newspaper boys
was gobbled up too by their fair
friends. but the boys generously de-
/ livered up. They couldn't refuse. Man
ager Billy Hill of the Lenox had all
the girls all 10 himself. he being the
only male member be. gum allowed to
share seat in the box party. and
Billy enjoyed his especial privilege.
judging by the eskant looks he threw
be cash from time to time at one OF
the pronounced bachelor scribes who
seemed to envy him. forsooth.
When Referee Frank Traynor limp
ed, or rather hobbled to his position
to call play. he was given quite an ova-
tion from his feminine friends He Is
suffering with an injured knee his
Imply go fetch-it stride no doubt play
ed upon their sympathy. When the
whistle sounded for play IL was plain
ly evident that the game was to be
, one Of extraordinary interest. The
game opened up with the ball in the
possession of Captain Beatty OF the
! Springs who succeeded in getting II
! away fromafiill for the Lenox It wa.
twirled about the big floor here anc
r there, with lightning rapidity with tn,
b rushes following it like mad men
= Beatty again got the ball on a prett,
/ pass by Cloward and he popped on,
t home amid the cheers Of an aroused
, audience His time was three twenty
. The mien Of desperation now seemed
{ to perch itself in ever grimace Of tn,
I I,enoX boys for they began their pla,
= like a. lot Of gaunt gray wolves will
e barred fangs patiently waiting the tim,
Z to spring a goal. and they sprung {
s after some brilliant manoeuvres tn
I like Of which has not been equalled 70
r long time. Will Stevens did tn
i, trick for Lenox by nicely lofting one
e This tied the score and the wells tina
# followed from the audience were deaf
o ening. Shortly afterwards Beatty agaii
II cracked one home for his team an,
"a Stevens followed IT mp with one 70
s Lenox. The crowd went wild il
d cheers. Of course. The Springs tear
e at this juncture by their passing wor
seemed TO worry the Lenox boys ]
I was slow worrisome passing.
/ In the next half. both teams judgin
from the manner of play. seemed I
be exhausted after the strenuous pac
they set in the first half Some "al
most goals" were made but these don
count. The second half was not a
interesting as the first and just VIII
both teams INDUCED in the manner {
play they did could not be accorsnte
for as it was very Jagged. The scoI
closed two TO two hut the audienC
was satisfied. apparently. as the com
motion they made when leaving tf
rink proved as interesting in some. rC
spects as the excitement OF the gam
The crowd passed out, wise. no doub
as 10 the knowledge Of the game where
I'm a battle such as they saw that spell
a split victory is but another cha