Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-15
POLO
GRAND VICTORY
 OVER LEADERS
New Britain Pulled From the Top By Locals--Re.ults of All the
 Other Games.

Waterbury played some polo last evening and then some more, and hurled the New Britain quintette from the top round of the ladder, to
 which they were clinging, but not with as tight hold as the New Ha- ven bunch, which team also won last evening and therefore is entitled to be called the leader, for the first time this season. The game was not without its excitement, but the ex- pected clash between Dave CusicE and young Schiffer failed to material ize. There was little mix-up, how- ever, between two of the players, and our all around athletic friend, Louis Cronan, was in the middle Of it. Louis has been designated as the sixth man since Eddie Murray took his release and Louis was very much in evidence last evening. Near the closing of the second period Tommy Holderness broke one of his skates and Louis was called into the strife. The biggest crowd that has attended a polo game this season cheered the Brooklyn boy as he half skated and half ran to his position. Scarcely had the ball been put in play when Kid Duggan tried to have some fun with Louis and, putting his hockey between Cronan's legs, tried to trip him up. Quick as a flash Louis's left hand landed flush on Duggan's jaw and then both en- braced each other and tried to get the strangle hold for throw down. Tommy Leahy rushed to the scene of battle, and after mutual explana- tions, foul was called on each. Thereafter Duggan had sacred re- gard for Louis and kept respectful distance, while the Brooklyn boy kept in front of him at every move. Tommy Holderness came on for tie third period, but Louis was destined to report once more, for in the mid- dle of the last period Bob Loxscn got a bad rap of Lyons's hockey o!i the nose, making quite gash, and Loxson had to retire from the game for good. Louis then played polo as 1t should be played and in the po- sition of halfback he got the glad hand of the audience time and again. He certainly did put up star game, stopping drives, blocking the rush. CTS and getting in the way of every player that came anywhere near his cage.
 There was flashlight picture taken of the two polo teams, with Carson City in the background, be- fore the game started, and Kid Gus ick and Schiller looked lovingly at each other, while the flashes were Illuminating the hall. The first period was a slam-bang affair with New Britain carrying the fight con- tinually into our territory. Cusick was stopping them from all direc- tions and shouting at the same time to take the ball down to the other end and give Mitchell something to do. It was the great defense of Cusick and Holderness that saved us from being scored on. Once in a while we would give the visiting goal tender a chance to earn his salary, but not often. The period ended with neither side being able to score.
 In the second was where there were things doing. Waterbury went on the aggressive line early and be- gan to do things to Mitchell. In twenty seconds Daily had taken a pass from Loxson and sent in the first goal of the night. The battie waxed furious then and Kid Dug gan began to show the fans, how a little chap like him can juggle the ball. Down around the Waterbury cage he hung and in less than three | minutes he had caged goal for the l New Britain quintette. We were | not to be denied that victory and the | next goal made by Loxson was one | of the prettiest seen on the floor this | season. Jean had the ball going | toward our cage. when LoxsDn came | down the floor back of him like a | streak of lightning. He scooped the | oall away from the big Frenehman. quickly around him and -aced like a thoroughbred for the opposing goal. Through the de- 'ense he went in zig-zag style and ,laced the ball behind Mitchell with Inerring aim. Daly showed it fur her back in the cage to give it good measure. It was a neat play and vas loudly applauded. Jean be- anne angry then. He had been aunted and called hard names by he fans from the side lines and Carson City and he wanted Fatis.ae- ion. Jack Fahey. while rot play ng up to snuff in the first period ended to Jean at every opportun- ty and Bob Loxson and Daly was lere. there and everywhere. In a title over four minutes Loxson cored another and less than three minutes later Daly sent in one more. hat was all the scoring done. for he third period saw Waterbury laying a defensive game while New Britaln seemed to be all in. The Ine-up and summary
 Waterbury. New Britain. 'aly ..... Rush ..... Duggsn oxsOn. .Fahey Rush. Warner. r.schiHer 'ahey. Holderness Center sec. Jean Cronan. HaIshark .LyorS usick -... Goal ..... MItcheII Ton by Gagged by Time
 No score Taterbury .Daly -....... o:z0