The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
TEDDY BEARS ARE VICTORS
Bridgeport Has Little Trouble in De- fcatlng Watcrbury--Tigcrs
 Outplay Grays.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TONIGHT, 'pW Britain ut IInptfnrt

hii 'hliic p''ihu NdS neCeSSdrN laSt night, before Robbie Hart, the popu- lar captain of the Hartford roller polo team. realized that the New Haven five had the face cards and were de- tcrmned victors The Wanderers drfted into the Quinnipiac rink .onfi- dent of spelling New Haven's chances for second place, but they left the rink confident that Bones aggrega. tion would win the secondary title.
 The game if 1t might be called one, was one of the poorest exhibitions staged hero this season, the result Q to ,, somewhat verifying the state mcnt The slowly diminishing crowd of admirers of the New Haven team reached its limit last night, and not low one at that.
 Hart and Schiffcr started to work hard just as soon as Mike Doherty the sometimes termed Popular" rof- cree, blew his whistle. Their energy was spent in vain, however, as ,iard- ncr and Bones goals in the first per lod gave the prospect for Hartford victory. decided blow, Gardner cagcd the first goal of the game in six minutes and forty-iive seconds. Bone dropped a pretty ono into the capital city cage just twenty seconds after wards
 Feeling that there was not the slightest chance for victory the vlsi- tors began to loaf and the game from the close of the first period was the poorest imaginable. Schiffcr and Saunders furnished the only excite ment of the evening. Both players have had 1t in for each other since the opening of tho season and they fought a great battle, tho last of the season, last night It would have been hard to pick the winner as both players sluggcd. ripped, slashed the ball at each other with equal strenuousness. Referee Doherty scem- ed to enjoy their playful tactics for he didn't call foul on either player As usual he wasn't very liberal with his awarding of fouls. about fifteen were made and but ono called.
 During the second and third periods | the players took turns in going to their corners for short snoozc. The specta- tor gancng about the rink looking for | certain player would he unable to sec 1 him for a few minutes, when To! he l would arise from his slumber and play l his part in the farce, Warner replaced Bone during the last few minutes of play. George was hurt from fall while sprinting down tho rink in the second period and was unable to put m his usual whlrlwnd exhibition.
 Friday night will bc newsboys' night i at the Qulnnlpiac rink. Manager Bone l has assented to allow every newsic in l the city who desires to sec Waterbury play the Boneyards, into the game free The line-up:
 I New Haven Hartford l InICOln ................,.. ScniMoi
 First Rush
 Bone, Warner ...,,,....,..,...,.. Hart
 Second Rush,
 | Gardner ....,,......, ,..,,.. Coggeshal
 Center.
 Halfback.
 | sutton ,.s,,...t.'.,.t., ,..,.tt.. Sntncrlant
 Gcal
 First Period.
 Won by Gagged by Time New Haven ..... Gardner .,.,...,. G:i' New Ilavcn.., Bone .... s..,.... .2l
 second Pcriod.
 ] New Haven, Bone .,,,. .,,... i:1I New Haven Lincoln ..,.. ... 1:2l New Haven. n....., Lincoln ...,. :. 3:3' New Haven. .., Bone ...,. ..,... ,0i Hartford ,,,... Schiffer ..... .,. 6:il | New Haven, .,,, Lincoln -. ..... l:1.
 Third period.
 New Haven, n,,.,., Bcne .... ...... :1, New Haven. ,,@ Bone ..... .....13:o; Hartford .,,,,,..lIart ..,,. ...,.. A,
 Score: New Haven 2, Hartford 2 ruahcs. Lincoln l2, Schiffcr |; tie 1 stops Sutherland f6, sutton r.; fouls CogReghall; referee, Doherty, timer Sullivan,