The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
Gaelics Defeated by
 Hartford Players in
 Game at Seaside Park

The Hartford team defeated the Bridgeport Gaelics by points to 0 at Seaside park Sunday afternoon in the Connecticut State Gaelic league. Both teams sent in their full strength. Hart ford won the toss and played with the wind. The men lined up and took the places assigned to them by their respective captains. The league ref cree not showing up, McAuliffe, for mer captain of the Hartford team, act ed as referee. ..
 The ball was tossed in by the refe-, rec and the game opened with a rush by Hartford for the Bridgeport goah The ball on getting to dangerous point was taken care of by Murphy of the Gaelics who ably sent it down the right wing only to be regained by one of Hartford's players who was loose. He passed to Lawler who tried to score but missed by 10 feet, the ball going behind the end line. The kick out from the goal was taken by the goal tender and he ably passed to McCar- thy of the Gaelics. Mccarthy tried to pass down the wing but the wind took the ball behind.
 Hartford passed to Law1er who passed to goal Hartford tried but failed 70 score, the ball going behind the end line. The ball being kicked out by the goal tender was well placed and Courtney obtained the leather passed to Cahill who passed to Con- nors, who tried for goal but failed to register, the ball going behind the end line. Hartford kicked out from the goal to the wing. The Gaelics getting the ball passed to Courtney then the whistle blew. A Hartford player foul ed Courtney, allowing a free kick for Bridgeport Captain Murphy took the free kick and sent the ball to cen- ter but Hartford got possession of the ball and sent it down towards Bridge ports goal.
 Norton getting possession of the ball fouled and the referee allowed a free kick for Hartford. The throw in being badly placed a Bridgeport player got possession of the ball and passed to Courtney on the wing and
 Courtney passed to Gahill who tried for a goal but missed by about feet on the right of the upright, the ball going over the end line. The kick out D by Connors of the Goelics who fought Lawler on the wing and succeeded by passing to Devine. Then the whistle blew. A Hartford man was knocked out. After a delay the Hartford man resumed play. Now the play was get ting very rough in the Hartford side and the Hartford men were noticed to
 I1o TI,nv1 the Hartford Boosters got Spillane of the Bridgeport Gaelics' goat which brought shouts from Captain Murphy of the Gaelics to Spillane to keep cool
 Mccarthy of Hartford passed to Hartford forward and, he scored one point The ball was kicked from the Gaelics' goal to Devine who kick ed down the wing, the ball going be- hind the side line. Courtney got pos session of the ball and passed to Ca- hill of the Gaelics, Cahill sent 1t to mouth of goal and a Hartford player saved a goal,
 As the goal was scored by kicking it behind his own goal the referee awarded fifty yard kick to Bridge port, which was taken by Captain Murphy, who placed the ball directly in front of goal. Callaghan tried to score but missed by one foot, the ball going behind the end line on the right side. The kick out was caught by Bridgeport player who ran five steps with the ball which was a foul for Hartford.
 Hartford was 20 yards from Bridge port goal. Hanford tried hard for a scort but Captain Murphy caught the ball and kicked it out to center field to Devine of Gaelics who passed to Cenners of Gae1ics. Lawler of Hart ford blocked Connors. It looked as if Connors was having some narrow