Evening journal., 1909-01-18
NALBROOK AGAIN
GETS THE HOOK
LenOx Boys In Exciting Game
Of Polo Snatch Victory After
a SCrappy Struggle
LENOx a; WALBROOK
Huiv Gee. roar.
Malbrook. three;
LcnoN. four.
Roar. Billy Roar


That was some polo al the rink satur-
day night Captain Barrett and his gall
liant crew was Stevenized for keeps. Those
that brayed the snow and sleet were wen
repaid by the excellent playing Of the
Lenox and their opponents, the walbrook
aggregation from Granville. known TO
eeographists as Baltimore. What has
Bis Hcap-Noise Tom" pentz to say over
the defeat OF his menl Well II wouldn't
be told in polite society. Tom" is always
cooksuro Of victory when Barratt plays
at center no are the other Crabvilleites,
but Saturday nights defeat was another
instance that its always good policy not 70
have too much cocksureness IN any game
when the other fellow knows just as
many tricks, be Il one OF brain or Drawn,
as the other fellow. OF course, the visitors
argued that we've met the l.enox before
and they were ours, so there's really no
need TO worry nor furry over the result;
they're ours" And doesn't this dream
sound something Ike a story in Persian
history wherein is told Of a king who
came in golden chariots. whose soldiers
fought with jewel-studded spears and
whose servants alone numbered four
thousand when they went out to fight
against the Greeksi And doesn't the story
say that the Pcrsians pooh-hooed the idea
OF defeat at the hands OF the sleek, 1.-THE
Young Greeks barbarians as they were
tefmcdg Ancient history so records. and
doesn't present day history say that a
certain gentleman and his band. let them
be called Persians for the sake OF illustra-
-pooh-booed the idea Of defeat at the
hands Of the sleek. 1.-THE young-let them
be called Greeks? Present day history so
records. To be brief tho Pcrsians Of old
and the illustrated Persians got good
licking at the hands of the old and the
illustrated Greeks.
When both teams lined up for the fray
the huskiness OF tho visitors compared
to the lltheness Of the locals was notice
ably interesting. But weight and brawn
don't figure wholly In polo Science and
dexterity TO get about are bigger factors.
But TO say that the visitors didn't play
scientifically is unwarrantable for they
did; the only fault found was their SEEM
ing Intentional roughness which gained
for them two fouls Fion. the visitors
FIRST rush hooked a high one when Fred
Stevens was in play after the ball, and IL
landed on Fred's phizz right under the
eye knocking him down and out for
few minutes. Two of his molars were
loosened by the blow but Fred played on.
He doesn't mind a little blow like that
Doctor Grant attended him. Filon hook
ed VIII Stevens. throwing him on his face
FOR which he was admonished by Referee
1raynor. who is always on the ioh for
such occurrences. Probably Filon thought
that with win Stevens out Of the game
their chances to win would be more rosy.
hut he reckoned just like the old Dutch
HuTeomaster recSoned, when he chastised
his daughter by first kissing her and
whipping her afterward which, transversai
OF punishment struck her SO anciful that
she came back smiling and asked for
more. The paradox Is quite the same.
The game. itself. was fast and furious.
each eide playing as II the championship
Of The world depended upon the outcome.
The first eight minutes Of play accord
Ing TO Referee Traynor. were the prettiest
and most exciting witnessed on the rink
floor for many moons. The LenoN boys
werc right there after their big opponents
and tho biz 'uns were there after their
little opponents. very minute OF play was
intensely scrappy and exciting Everybody
was on the qui vive as the French are
won't TO say The audience was divided,
some yelling for walbrook. others for
I.enox. but the local boys didn't have
their usual complement Of friends and
supporters at this game as they usually
do. but this did not deter them from
playing. The struggle was a nip and tucA
affair. first Lenox got ono then the Wis
itors. then Ienox again. followed by an
other for tie sake for the visitors Thati
how st stood at the end OF the first half
two 10 two
Previous to the resumption Of hostiliuei
both teams had been listening to som'
advice as 10 how 20 win etc. etc. Ton
Pentz told his team how they should d'
st. Captain Goodwin told his men. supple