The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-14
New Castle, I; Richmond, 0

New Castle, I; Richmond,
Barney Doherty, he Of the silver
matched belfry, at present captain of
the mighty good New Castle polo
team, former taxpayer Of Wayne
county, a voter Of the Fourth ward at
one time. about as well-known to the
Quaker population as one Tommy Gale
he Doherty once made the assertion
that with q good goal tend any one
player single handed could defeat any
polo outfit in the bush or urban dis.
tricts."
Barney was right. It happened last
night at the Coliseum. Stuffy Huef-
ener, enlongated warden of the New
Castle pen. got by with the trick. Very
nearly two thousand bugs. one Of the
huskiest crowds-numerically and vo-
cally, saw him do 1t.
Offers Effective AllbI.
Several days ago somebody predict
ed that Richmond would win the New
Castle game. AS a prognosticator OF
polo futures, the author OF said Quaker
pipe still contends that he did not fall
down entirely. His alibi Is this Huef-
tner fellow.
Because, and there is no denying.
New Castle. minus the aid OF this Ra-
cine section of masonry had no right
Of way Of last nights game. The Qua
kers deserved the bacon. In fact they
earned 1t.
The work Of Hueffner was near un.
canny. His weather eye was fossiliz-
ed on that little rubber ball and 1t was
a case Of wasted energy" for the
Richmond offense to take shot at the
New Castle coop. A blow from behind
hight have turned the trick-but a
shot from in front Of the receptacle
never.
The score keepers. outside OF chalk
ing up Hueffner's stops, had an alder
mans time Of 1t in the opening num-
oers. At close of the second stanza II
vas a case of nothing at all with the
neutrality-suspicious. sort OF
proposition ruling the boards.
PREPARES For After Meeting.
And for twelve minutes Of the good
night round It continued to look very
similar. The congregation was pre-
pairing for an additional act.
The unexpected happened suddenly.
Barney Doherty, amusing the home
folk with a series of facial and vocal
contortions, suddenly found himself
alone with the apple. His determine.
tjon to transplant the sphere from one
section Of the floor to the immediate
vicinity Of the Quaker pen met with
s6mesopposition.
However, overriding the remonst.
rance OF the Richmond defense. Barn
ey Doherty, a son of Richmond him
self, q former Richmond player and
as good a citizen as ever voted in the
ward primaries here, he Doherty-
handed the ball over to Pop Harkens,
who saw to it that it arrived safely at
its destination.
Gallery Gives One Groan
The gallery groaned. The teams ex-
changed pens. L. Quigley took the
rush. Richmond's valient attack con-
hnued. Hueffner did not relax his
vigilance. The timers alarm clock
sounded. And the fans went home
firm in conviction that this Hueffner
fellow was a regular goal tender-and
also that Richmond to maintain the
temporary established supremacy in
the /. s. l.. will have to keep a weather
eve on this New Castle bunch Of Barn.
ey Doherty.
The games in figures:
New Castle "a Richmond (O
Long l.. Quigley
First Rush
Harkens %. Quigley
Second Rush
Center
Doherty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Griffith
Half Back
Hueftner ............ ...'.... " MetA
Goal
How "he" Scored
Third Period
New Castle. .......... .Harkens 1900
Summary.
Goals--Harkens.
Rushes-Long, q; L. Quigley. q
Stops --Hueffner, SO; O'Metz. 25.
Referee-Harry Thompson.
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