The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
OUAKERS BOWED TO
T|MPLATERS; AS
Little Cunny," Richmond
Center, Painfully Injured
May Lose Eye.

Revival of the popular game Of polo
In the form displayed in the old West
ern league at the Coliseum on Tuesday
evening Witnessed the defeat of the
Richmond team by the Elwood aggre-
CATION in fast and interesting con
test by score of 4 to 8. The com.
turned out On the bad, rainy evening
to the estimated number of 500, was
marred by one detracting incident. Al.
ter about ten minutes of play. George
Cunningham, plucky little center on
the Richmond team and an old favo-
rite on the local five in the days OF
the Western league, was struck over
the right eye by the ball driven at a
terrific speed by Harold. of Elwood
who was about ten feet distant from
him.
Cunningham dropped with thud to
the floor on the instant and a pool of
blood soon formed where his head lay.
He was removed from the floor by his
team-mate. and Dr. Zimmerman call
ed from the audience to attend him
An examination showed a deep cash to
the bone from the nose to the opposite
corner of the eye. the severed eye.
lid hanging down over the eye. 1t re-
quired six stitches to close the CASH
The flesh below and to the side OF
the eye was considerably cut and
bruised by the terrific impact of the
blow. Cunningham suffered excru
ciatingly from the pain of the injury
The swelling of the injured portion of
the little players face had not reduc-
ed to any extent this morning so that
the physician was unable to say with
accuracy whether his eyesight would
be lost and his skull injured although
he declared that both might be the
case. Cunningham was taken to his
home.
There being no substitute to take
the place of Cunningham, Hickey was
taken off the Elwood offence and the
game finished with four players or
both sides.
Ted Lewis. whose thrilling playing in
the old days when polo reigned SUI
preme is well remembered. was east
ly the star of the game, and it was his
fast clever work in the closing period
that netted three goals for Elwood
putting them in the lead, and furnish
ed an exciting climax to the game.
Both teams played good polo and the
| crowd seemed well pleased with the
exhibition. Ado Mansfield played his
usual fine game and pleased the au
dience with his fast and clever work
Cunningham was working the flool
1t is believed Richmond would have
had little trouble in coming out frs
IL he had been able to have finished
the game. Sox Quis;ey and Harr!
Thompson. both local boys who have
come to the front in the Eastern lea
que, played a good game for Rich
mond.
Lewis and "Soxy' Lyons were prac
tically the whole works for the Ell
wood team.
The scoring was started by Quisley
who landed nice one in the cage or
hard side drive after minutes ant
II seconds of play. Elwood took {
slight squirt and in l minute and 20 sec
onds Harold Gagged the ball and evenee
up the score. No more goals were
made that period.
Thompson scored first in the second
period in the time of minutes and 81
seconds and executed the trick agar
in two minutes, giving Richmond ;
lead of two points. The score re
manned 3 to 1 until the opening of the
third period. 1t was then that Levi:
started off in whiriwind fashion ant
played exceptional polo until the end
His speedy floor work and rushing
were by far the most exciting features
of the game. He scored first on &
drive after ten seconds of play and fol
| lowed with another goal twelve sec
| onds later by drawing the goal ten
der from his cage and then rolling
the pellet in past his side. Lewis ex
ecuted the same performance after
| 4 minutes and thirty-five seconds more