Evening journal., 1908-10-27
SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN
THE INDIANS SCALP
THE PALE FACES
Mohawk Polo Team DOnS WaT
Paint and Win Their First
Battle Of the Season

A low grunted call from the Medicine
Mans teppee. a whoop-ee-e from the
young braves followed; feathers were
brushed up. war paint was donned. the
council fire smothered and the braves
danced the sun dance with the pagan
joy Of estacy. The Medicine Mans por-
tends were friendly to the red man. the
yellow dog. the inspid pale face had 10
be punished And so the council closed
and the Medicine Man once more grun--
ed and walked forth to his tent to sleep
with the dogs. fulsome with the trouble
he had brewed with his neurology.
The Mohawks. the newly organized
polo team threaten to be a dangerous
tribe of braves if the defeat of their old
enemy the Lenox team last night at the
Eleventh Street Rink heralds Judgment.
Tho place last night was accommodating-
ly filled with the followers Of this inter-
esting game The pale faces were there
with the glory Of an expectant victory
with all colors flying. forsooth, the braves
for scalps and wampum and finally. Of
course, the pipe of peace. either with
mpunlty or scars. a large crowd lined
up to see the battle, the Indians when
they came upon the floor were kindly
greeted, more out of sympathy than
choice inasmuch as their measure as
players was somewhat Of an unknown
quantity The pale faces-the LenoX, were
cheered lively by their partsans. young
and old. who appeared to be legion. Ref
IT.. a
situation previous to the game, prefaced
his remarks by referring to the Indians
as the coming champions OF Delaware
compliment not made perfunctorily, Mr..
Traynor evidently wishing to wear MS
scalp and wampum until after the cleo
tion anyhow for the braves would brook
no foolishness last night from any son
Of the short hair When the Indians
swooped down the floor in chase Of the
pale faces. It was plainly evident that
General Custer Goodwin and his scouts
were not up against a little skirmish. II
was to be fight to the death and tho
pale faces looked dolefully worried
when Big-Man- Afraid-of- -His-Dog Chanl
Ter and his trusty lieutenant Little-Son-
of-the- e-Wolf-Cooling smashed their breast
works and carried the bali over the flooi
at will. This was not of long duration
as Hill for the pale faces made enc OF
his characteristic line attacks and took
the block house of the braves by a neat
though hard lunge Of the bali into the
cage The braves gritted their teeth and
whitted their scalpers. From the teppee
Of the Medicine Man came another low
grunt which sounded like Lay on Mac
/ Duff" The game then went on wildly an,
every minute there was something DOING
First the braves would out-general thei
enemy, then the tide would turn thei
the pale faces would chase the INDIAN
back into their tents. Witnesses Of ths
battle were stirred to wild cheering by tbs
hard attacks one young girl, evidentl,
an Indian sympathzer I'm the vortex o
excitement tore down some Of the decora
tions and waving II urged the braves on
This young lady seemed TO inspire Big
! Man-Afraid-of-His-D and he sent tn
BAN as swift as an arrow into the Gag
Of the pale faces tying the score. TIL
noise that followed was deafening.
In the second half Little -Son-of-the
Wolf was sent to his tent not 10 suh
however. Siok-Boy-A Afraidlof- His-Gui
j Weldn was substituted The second par
OF the battle was hard fought
Prancing-Son-of-t -the-Forest Crcame
and Rain-in-the-Face Lenderman sur
, ported by stonos-on- -His-Back Hill CARRIE
off the honors. When the braves made an
other attack on the round house Of tn
pale faces. the work Of Pranoing-son-of
the Forest and Sick Boy -Afraid-of-His
Gun was bitterly executed. The brave
had just twenty seconds TO finish the iol
and they did IL. When the battle wa
called of they came down the floor doin
the war dance and with smiles a yar
wide. The LenoX team in last night
game displayed very poor team work. bt
INDUCED in some scientific playing. Tn
boys fought hard to defeat the Indians
but the red skins fought better and hard
cr
on Thursday night the braves viii tr
10 scalp the Springs boys and the piar
will be laid at the council fire to-morro'
evening The lineup follows:
Mohawks. LenoN.
T. Hin .........,g goal ..........Godwi
Captain
w. Ienderman ....half .......... Hate
p. Creamer .....centre ....F Steven
S. Chandler first rush wv. steven
(Captain)
c. weldn second rush .....-M. HI
b. Cooling.
Referee-F. Traynor. Timekeepers-
s. Ellicott and w Hill Goals for Ma
hawks. 2-Chandler. I; c. Weldin,
] rs-.t g. TIfl1