New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
FIGHT In WATER POLO.
CHICAGO PLAYER HURT.
n. Y. 4. &. Team Gets Decision
litter Furious Battle.

A scene of violence that will long be rene"oefeu
marked the championship water POLO game Jew
the Chicago Athletic Association and the Ne" iofh ~
Athletic Club teams In the latters tank last night
As a result of personal encounter between u L.
rrr,,denhach of the home team, and r. I. Laugh
lin OF Chicago, it seemed for time as II the latter
had been fatally injured
Tho referee lanes Starret. of Philadelphia dis
qualified Trudenbach for the evening and Bud
Goodwin for the remainder OF the first half though
what Good win had done wrongly was not clear to
the crowd. When Chicago refused to play an extra
period after the game had ended in tie each side
having scored goal, the game was awarded to
New York.
James e Sullivan president of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union said after the game that the re-
grettable affair would undoubtedly result In a
changing OF the rules to water polo in this
country. He holds English game is not
nearly rough.
The first half had not been IN progress a min
ute before it became evident that bad blood
existed With the Chicago goalkeeper holding
the ball for his own territory. Reid caught him
unawares and got the ball. and a few seconds
later planted it against the goal. but II was not
allowed. the ball was not placed fairly on the
black mark.
A little later the ball passed into New
Yorks territory. where great mix-up ensued
Laughlin. OF Chicago and Trubenbach. OF the
home team became engaged In a tussle. The
New Yorker suddenly claimed foul. which the
referee refused TO An instant later the men
came together again and this time Trubenbach
seemed determined to square accounts.
He got q strange hold Laughlin, from which
the Chicago swimmer powerless release
himself The referee at this stage showed lam
entable indecision. for had he been alert he might
have fired his gun and brought play to abrupt
termination. AS 1t was. probably fun minute
| elapsed before the men were separated when it
that Laughlin helpless. In fact
the Chicago man was unconscious and had to be
carried out of the pool
In this work Gus Sunstrom. the clubs swim
ming instructor. assisted Laughin carried
to the dressing room and physicians worked over
him for fully half an hour before he pro-
nounced out OF danger Shortly after he was
removed from the tank hypodermc injection
administered.
For time all was confusion. When order was
partly restored an announcement was made that
Trubenbach and Goodwin had been disqualified
for the remainder OF the half or until Chicago
had made goal The referee then declared
that he had disqualified Trutenbach for the night
and Goodwin for the remainder OF the half
Less than half OF the eight-minute period had
then been consumed. and OF course New York had
to continue with only four Laborng under this
heavy handicap. the champion team was unequal
successfully defend goal the result that
Gretz scored for Chicago after minutes and 20
seconds. Nothing happened during the remaining
20 seconds.
J Reinforced In the second period by Goodwin, the
home appeared it's true coiors and so des-
peratey did the five New Workers. play that they
had the six Chicago men on the defensive practi-
cay all the time.
Clever work by NaethIng got the ball in Chicago
water and IN fierce scrimmage big Goodwin
scored a goal This tied the score / to l. and as
neither side succeeded in counting again. extra
period OF minutes ordered. Chicago refused
to continue. claiming that Lochde had been injured
| and was unable to continue: also that the New
York team was playing foul The lineup follows: