Evening journal., 1908-09-23
Happenings in the Sphere Of Sport
POLO TEAMS
TIE IT UP
WaIbrOOk Beats Springs in
Second Game Of Series
at Country Rink

! over confidence engendered probably by
the elation of winning the first game OF
roller polo at the Country Rink OF the
two arranged between the Springs team
Of this city, and the walbrook team, OF
Baltimore, coupled with loose playing on
the part of theogprings five in the first
half, and "Bil'" Cloward's goal which
he accidentally made for Walbrook during
a scrimmage lost the game last night for
the champs Of Delaware by the score of
4 to 3. The Springs five should have won
as the team played more aggressively and
scientifically, but fate seemed against
them. The visitors were kept on the de-
fence during the entire game, although in
last nights struggle the rebels gave a
pretty exhibition of pass and mass play
ing which they worked to much better adj
vantage than they did on Monday night.
The rink was crowded with the parti-
sans of the champs, but the visitors in
this respect were not on the lonely bench
as they too had ardent rooters, espec-
| tally among the fair sex. The rebels
were determined to dangle the scalps of
the champs to their belts as a succession
of defeats at the hands of the Springs five
would lower them in the polo circles in
| Baltimore, and they only succeeded in
winning-narrowly though. by more luck
than by strongly opposing their oppo-
nents. In the first half the champs
seemed slow in action, but soon woke up
| when Coward, unassisted. struck the first
goal in one minute and thirty seconds Of
| play. This netted the visitors and some
swift playing resulted for five minutes
! during which the visitors played terri
| fcally, the play ending when Mettee in
| five minutes after running the entire
floor with the ball without opposition shot
goal. He followed 1t up again in three
minutes and fifty seconds with another
goal
In the second half, Beatty for Springs.
shot two goals. getting the first goal in
one minute and twenty-five seconds. This
stirred the visitors to a mighty effort
and the play that followed by both teams
raised the tension of the large audience
and everyone was on tiptoes At this
juncture Stoddard, of the Springs FIVE,
got the ball, but missed it on a hook and
the sphere shot slowly across the cage
Of the Springs 20 where Filon of the vis-
itors was standing who shot the ball,
making anOther score for the Walbrook.
Then followed one of the hardest fights
every seen on the rink floor partici-
pated in by Beatty and Coward, who
were opposed by Barrett, Mettee and
Filon. coupled with the good work OF
Messersrnith, whose blocks saved the
bacon for his team. Twice Cloward shot
. the ball into the cage of the Walbrook
. but out it bounded; eBatty his right
hand bower. followed Che play with a
shoot into the cage but the ball refused
, to be Gagged. Captain Barrett, of IN,
visitors, looked scared but il was moi
lasting as nothing was doing after this
The rebels eemed pleased that the game
ended as IL did as they worked the bal
from end of the rink to the other with.
out any effort of further play Last
nights game showed conclusively that
the Springs five are not second to thcii
l. big opponents. Frank Traynor was tC
e referee last night but he was unavoid-
a ably called out of the city and FRANK
n Scheu acted i'm his place. Mr. Traynol
is will be seen in the capacity of refereC
h alternating with Mr.. Scheu this winter
at the Eleventh street rink. The line
v up follows: