Evening journal., 1908-12-14
INJUNS SCALP
STRANGE WHITES
Million Dollar Boys From At
IantiC City Lose at Polo
to MOhaWkS
MILLIONATRES, |; INJUNS, 2

That polo game Saturday night at the I
rink was somewhat theatrlc And It /
might not be out-of-the-way advice TO
equipp the Indians and that Manz FIVE
from Atlantic city with miniature ze-
pellin's--nying machine, so they can give
their next exhibition In midair OF course
such an exhibition would call for the
erecting OF lookout box. situate some
where I'm the rafters. with the fullest
telescope apparatus for Referee Tray
nor's use. 10 a FIRST nlghter" It might
prove dificult TO divine the Issue be-
tween polo as polo should he played. not
as IL was played Saturday night. and
new game Of base bali with the gloves.
the bats, the sacks, the home plate. etc.
cut out The game could rightly be
termed a swatting fest to use phrase
o. the termlnologists Of the diamond.
The division Of spons az the fest were
about equal, both sides tallying even in
keeping the little rubber a-hyng now
high, now low. And what craning of
necks and a straining of the optics there
were. not only on the part of the spec
tators. but Referee Traynor whose stock
collar came In rather "comforty." And
when some one of the poloists or base
I
a three-hagger. especially II Il was over
the right bleachers. tho girls wearing
those huge raniositles-translatc Merry
Widows-fun OF glassware. hardware. sun
/ flowers, fruits, vegetables. spikes, ele-
phant ears. cts, lodged with their phizz
set I'm grim terror. one young miss
whose brain protector resembled an air
ship, remarked after she dodgod foul
] a.. .sHs
an umbrella. And she actually meant
It, for II the rubber ever landed ON her
'airship,' no mnliner could ever repair
&C. To the boiler shop q would have to
go.
The game itself was replete with spec
tacularness. Was Il rough? no. it was
very mild and gentle. so gentle that two
of the visitors carried home with them
cut lips and skinned shns. while third
nurses a finger I'm bandages and arnica.
That some OF them didn't go home re-
sembllng Egyptian mummies is wonder
ously wonderful II was owing. OF
course. to their manner or play, and
their evident desire 10 enter the fray
with that valor that becomes a soldier
who fights subconsciously no matter
whether he contends against one. even
I'm arms 20 him. or against a dozen. The
visitors were good mixers and they got
as good from the Indians as they gave.
Redskins, 81 history gives them credit.
were the best fighters In the world at
close quarters, and maybe. only maybe.
medicine man Pop Grant has been read
Ing something from Cooper's Indian
Tales 20 his braves. Maybe he gave
them -Hol-with their sarvis ber-
ries tor his redskins did WELD their
crooks a Ia tomahawk fashion.
Captain Chandler OF the braves grace
ously saluted the field OF battle several
times during the melee and his dex.
terity N this line is quite gladiatoriai.
Weldin seems 20 he the champion swats-
man for the Redskins. and the way he
bats that rubber. Merci. However. he
drove goal for his team IN theatric
swing. the ball entering the visitors
cage with a t-hit-me-again. please
echo. Cooling remained on the field OF
hattie throughout the game. and two
goals would have been marked mp for
him. but one bounded out. refusing tc
be Gagged thus fooling Mr.. Cooling He
got one later end IL decided TO be good
and stay al home
Not much can really be said OF IN,
playing OF the Nillonaires from the Nil.
lion Dollar Pier. Their stinging pro
lpensities are not accute II their play
ing OF Saturday night IS the standard Of
judgment. Deffendorf their first rush
is the whole team. and with only one
really good man 20 play against them the
Indians should have sent every one o
the visiting pale faces 10 their tent
minus their scalps and belts. instead OF
only getting two meascly goals. Deffen.
dorf IS speedy on his feet and a harc
player. He got the only drive for a
homer for his mates. Wilson al goa
Tor the Million Dollar Boys played c
good game. But the braves won and
Banzais therefore are In order The
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