Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-13
POLO
WAS A KIND
ALL BY ITSELF
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Weird and Freakish Exhibition By
Waterbury and New Haven
New Britain Won.

1t was evidently wild Charlie"
! Farrell that made the old mare go,
for New Haven without his services
came to this city last evening and
played a game at the Auditorium
terbury was not much better, but
managed to bag enough to be cred
tied with a to l victory.
There were so many intermissions
that the audience would have had
time to go home, have a few hours
sleep, eat a hearty meal, come back
and not have missed scarcely any of
the game. By actual count the
game was stopped thirty-three times
and Red Rorty blew his whistle SO
often that he wore it out.
The first act was not so bad, still it
was anything but good. Higgins
Gagged goal in one minute and TWEEN
ty seconds and Jason got the only
other score of the period five min
uets and twenty seconds later.
With about minute of the first pc
riod to play. Mullin, the hero of the
visitors, was knocked out of the
show. Up until that time his acting
was commendable, but an injury to
the leg drove him to the woods.
Such wait that followed. Davy
Cusick took the center of the floor
to keep the eyelids from dropping.
Cusick showed the spectators what
a mighty driver he is. Some one
threw a little rubber ball into the
vi nj nd iaIy oil
While he was chopping away with
his left hand some one in Carson
City asked him ''if he could drive
cow"
When Mullins obsequies were
completed something in the form of
a gazelle was seen to shoot from
the corner of the rink near the
dressing room. 1t proved to be
Lewis, he of the saffron hair, and
goal tender for the Hamilton Parks.
He did not allow the ball to pass
him during the final minute of The
first period. But it was in the sec
ond period that he was in line for
the taffy that causes new headwear
to be purchased. Lewis got in front
Of some hot drives and during the
eleven minutes and forty seconds
that he protected the cage the red
ball was unable to find it's way home.
When he gave way to Sutton the
young amateur was accorded a big
hand, the only real noise of the
night.
Saunders, the most graceful play
er on the floor and who Is noted for
his fancy skating, next caused the
spectators to set their alarm clocks.
The Apollo of the polo players per-
formed a wonderful gyration and
sent his apple from Adam out to
meet the ball as it left Higgins's
shillalah. AS he goggled and gurgled
he resembled the villain in the death
scene so wildly portrayed in THE
Vengeance of General Squinteyes. -
When Saunders was expected to die
hard some one who was snoozing fell
off his seat in Carson City into the
river of tobacco fluid underneath
and such splash was made that a
few drops landed on Saunders face,
and he was revived. The game went
on.
Higgins ten seconds before the
period ended drew Sutton out of his
cage, slid the ball over to Jason and
the only goal Of the period was
chalked up.
The last period was played TO
music and the melodies that were
whistled from Carson city sounded
like we Won't Go Home Until
Morning" Sting. Stang, Stung."
"0h, Where Did You Say You Came |
From" and "Nevermore." During
this period Higgins added one TO /
Waterbury's score, while Bone saved /
his players from a coat of cobweb 4
cleaner by shooting one past Cusick. |
landing on the ball while Fahey |
was in front of his own cage. The |
lineup and summary:
Waterbury. New Haven. |
Jason $500. Rush .... Lincoln |
Higgins ..... Rush Bone-Warner |
Fahey .... Center zee. Gardner 1
Holderness Halfbaek E. Saunders
Cusick .. Goal. Mullen, Lewis-Sutton
Won by Gagged by Time.
..... Higgins go. 100
.... Jason Sec. $40
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