The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-01
A SPLENDID FINISH New Haven Defeats Providence Grays on the Eve of the
 New Year.
HARTFORD ON THE DROP
Loses to Pawtucket-New Britain Wins an Uninteresting Game
 from Waterbury.

Ven quartet and many bits of light comedy by the well known Providence comedian Walter Tibbetts served as a special attraction at the New Years eve polo game which was captured by the New Haven aggregation last eve ming after a continued limit of fast playing. The game itself was marked by the playing of McGilyray and Saun- ders
 The interim from the start of the first period to the sound Of Wohlmak- CTS bell was the longest of the tNree period games played at Qu!nnipiac rink this year. The crowd, merry and jo- vial on the eve of the opening of he year 1908. desired besides the semi weekly exhibition of polo little chance for laughter on the side. A delegation of six sought out the Fair Haven quartet yesterday afternoon and asked them to attend the game and furnish the fans little music. The well known four agreeably com piled with the request and were there with the goods last night. Between the periods and during each stop in the game they sang their merry airs Wal ter Tlbbetts, always happy, kept time with the music. drawing from the eat- ed fans continuous rounds of laughter. Bunrney Doherty, jealous of the at traction which Walter was receiving, endeavored to do the split act, but failed and landed heavily on the floor. Barney Is well known in this city and was treated with all kinds of con" One witty fan remarked Hes the boy that came over the bag"
 Saunders played a brilliant game, but sad to relate was the recipient of all kinds of misguided drives and passes, He at one time caught the ball square in the pit of the stomach and holding on to his injured organ wob- bled over to Tommie Leahy, imploring him to call time. The referee did and Larry sought the cage for rest He played with his stomach and laughed and sobbed, receiving the sympathy of everyone. Some time after this the ball leaped at him and give him an uppercut. Larry had tried to dodge. but he was too late and the spheroid nearly fioored him. Recovering from this shock he continued in the game and did not meet with any more seri- ous accidents. His defensive work was superb. Curtiss could not do anything and McGilvray continually met with disappointment when he drove for the cage
 Bono and Mccarthy were fast and i played a pretty passing game. Both got away with two of New Haven's goals. Farrell was there with his old time swing, but somehow or other the ball would not take the true course i to righteousness. At one time Farrell drove it through a mans hat. The man was peacefully sitting on one of the top seats at the front end of the rink and almost tainted when the ball whizzed through his head gear Null len was in fine form and although not worked to death did up his work in a splendid manner. He stopped almost everything that came his way.
 In the first period Bone stole lap on the Providence team and drove the ball into the cage after pretty relay of passes, This goalt was made eight minutes and thirty seconds after Leahy had opened the game. Mccarthy, on a backward pass from Bone, near the end of this period drove the ball past Wal ter into the cage for the locals second goal.
 | Mccarthy accomplished the shortest goal of the game in the second period. the time being twenty-five seconds. McGilvray started Providences scores in this period, getting a goal in ten minutes and thirty seconds
 Providence outplayed New Haven in the final period, McGilvray making two goals. Towards the end it looked as if | Providence would tie the score, but Wohlmaker's gong sounded just in 1 time,
 The line up:
 New Haven. Position. Providence.