The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-04
NANTUCKET IS VICTORIOUS
Sutton, of Dumplings, Assists Oppo- nents by Gazing Goal Against
 Himself.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
(By the Official Scorer.)

Completely dazed by the brilliant work of Hartford's fast National league leaders, Bones polo quintet, although playing at top speed. were unable to quell the storm and fell t. decisive defeat by the score of 9 to 8, Lincoln's telling side shoots, R, Hart's masterful. drives, Coggeshall's and Wiley's superb blocking and sutherlands sensational goal tending tells the story.
 The contest was heralded as a, game between the two best teams in the league, and to be sure they are. No prize other than a few points In the standing was the reward for vict )ry but both teams were inspired with the feeling that the battle would place before the public the respective abil- ity of the two teams. The aggrega- ton from the capital city came, saw and conquered. They left behind them with the local fans the univer- sal opinion that Harts five have it on any team in the league.
 At least half of Hartford's goals were due to the poor goal tending of Mullen. He had thirty three chances in all and missed nine Of them. At times he made a couple of stops which were nearly The same shade as those of Sutherlani's but he followed these remarkable strps by remarkably easy misses.
 Bone and Mccarthy works hard, but they were unable to pierce the defense of Coggeshall and Wiley these two players were nearly llwavs -1p. the way of New Ravens drigds and passeS When they were not there Sutherland was. The latter vas full of vim, and snap and contrary to Mullen's tactics of laying low se1 waiting at the gate, he burst out ana stopped the drive just as the l)cal player attempted to get it off.
 Farrell had an off night ani could not locate the cage. He was ,ffce- tive but once, this being Now Ha- ven's first goal of the game. Saln- ders worked hard and put up stub born defense The tactics of the vis- itors were unusual to him. The rushes worked faster than et any time this season and even le as times was bewildered.
 An interesting feature of he game was the struggle between Mccarthy and Lincoln for rushes Linco on won out, getting eight of the fifteen.
 The contest failed to resemble a polo game in that the work of the men con- sisted in slugging the ball from one end of the rink to the other. Team work was forgotten during the first period and the rushes worked about the ring individually. R. Hart was the only player to score during the first fifteen minutes of play. After the per- iod had about half elapsed Robbie drove the ball almost the leng h of the floor past Mullen into the cage.
 In the second period the visitors started at the sound of Doherty's whis- tie to put the game on ice. Lincoln was working beautifully and before six minutes had elapsed caged two goals.
 Farrell cut down Hartford's lend e. third by sending with vicious dc swing the ball past the unexpecting Sutherland. When Wild Bill perform ed this feat he fell to his knees, not praising the Lord but on account of losing his balance. Lincoln added an- other to the leaders period by sending side shoot past Mullen in ten sec- onds. Mccarthy brought the crowd to their feet near the end of the second period by lodging the ball safely in Hartford's cage after few minutes meditation in front of the cage.
 Bone gave New Haven a fighting chance at the opening of the third per. iod by finding Sutherland for the To- calls third goal Then Hartford came to her senses and went in to win. Ther Lincoln, R. Hart and c. Hart caged five goals between them, giving the visitors a victory by the score of 2 to 5.
 Bone, Saunders and Wiley were hur, during this wild contest. George was the first one crippled. He came face to face with Coggeshall. Saunders caught a misguided blow from a Hart.