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i HE FREEPORT JOURNAL-STANDAKb11INfJSHKSTINO F:\Mtni t I r» S S offerer SIVNDAY BY 1,0 CAL FLAYERS“RIOS AND BLUES” HAVE VERY INTERESTING SERIESas he swung at the ball. HI* aids quickly brought ft hew irr»ll*t into th* field and soon car nnmlrr 4 maneuvered lt;ie bnll to a place near the fffifM llR*. After rriueh ftshtliw Spn-ttie scored another point for the Reds.Steffen driving and Knodle. rtiftl-let tnan, replaced car 4 when trouble developed again, soon scoring another point, the third quarter endlrig with a score of 4 to 3 In favor of the ■Reds.”Feints were made in rapid snoops-Public Ts Manifesting Much Interest In New Form of Sport * HeroAlthough the final result was Somewhat confusing, several !l\ou-sanfl Spectators appc.u-cd to enjoy ft eontest In ntilo polo at Krape Park Sunday afternoon, whifth at times dull and without action, hut during tho latter part provided thrills and excitement for both youth find old ape, While no set regulations were foJiowed to the finish, when the contest was oflicially completed, the. F.lues wero loading 11 m 10, luit at thp end of the regulation four quarters the Reds” were at the lohg end o( an 3 to 5 score. AVhen th° fourth quarter ended he officials and players decided io •ontinuo the amusement, another period tn stratify those who desired mnr© excitement. During tho fifth period, w hi eh ended in a 5 1o S tie, and until Ihe tie was broken in the sixth, there, was reel action and many thrills.The Blues” were represented in car number I by Gerald Barney” O'Connell, driver and Paul Mike” Mernismeier, mallet man, Wliile Donald Prune'’ O'Connell was driver of ear number 3 with Donald Shank” Nelson, mallet man.For the Rods,” .Joseph Sleffert was driver of car number 2, with MOrl© Mike Knodle, mallet man. Tn car number 4 Orville Sparkplug” Callan was pilot and Everett Sprague, the mallet man.Promptly at 3 o'clock Referee. Ferny Slim” Paul, foreman of the repair department at Freeport Buick garage. tossed the ball in the field and the contest was on. Barney” O'Connell and Mike” HermsmOier defending the south goal and .foe” SiOffert and Mike” Knodle defending tije north end of the field.Wert the cars locked horfis In thecenter of the field after several minutes of play, Mike” Knodle broke a mallet as he took a swing at the ball. Immediately replaced by car number4 With Sparkplug” Callan as pilot, Sprague, the mallet man went tumbling to tire ground as he took a terrific wallop at the ball, much to the amusement of tire spectators. Plowing 'headllng Into car 'number 1. “Sparkplug” jimmied up ft. radius rod on car number 4 and went to the pits for repairs, to be replaced by Sieffert and Knodle.Blues Score FirstDriving 1 he ball rapidly toward tli^elr goal, Barney” O'Connell, pilot, and Mike” HermsmOler, mallet man scored the first point for the Blues,” and incidentally the first of the game. The quarter soon ended for a5 minute rest period.Car number 3, with Prune” O'Connell, pilot, and Shank” Nelson. mallet man for the “Blues,” and car number 4, after the head mechanic, AVnyhe “Bill” Garmnri, had made repairs on the radius rod, with Sparkplug” Callan, driver, and Sprague mallet man for the “Reds,” opened the second quarter.Driving the hall, first tn one end of the field and then toward the opposite goal, the first point of the quarter Was scored by Nelson, with Prune O’Connell piloting.The first half ended with the score 3.to 1 in favor of th© Blues.”Cars number 1 and 2 started the third qiiartor. Developing trouble shortly' after the start, car number 1, with Barney” O'Connell at the wheel, left the field to he replaced by number 3 with Prune” O'Connell driving.The goal was crossed frequently in ihe third quarter, the Reds” heing first when “Mike” Knodle drove the ball through the flag poles. Shortly after that Shank” Nelson, in ear number 3, with “Prune” O'Connell at Die wheel, drove the sphere .over the line. Developing trouble again, car nit miter 2 was taken from the field, to Iks replaced by number 4, Sprague soon driving the ball over for the point. Sprague then broke a mallet when he struck the car with sufficient force to knock- a wheel off Inssion during th* fourth quarter, this period being stftrtsd by cars number2 and 3.Mike” Knodle, mftllftl mftn. wilh Siefrert driving scored 3 point* for tho Rods” tn car number i. this being followed by t points made by eftt number K Mike” tfermameier. mallet mfth and Barney” O'Connell at ihe wheel. Car number 2 oame back again With the last point of tho regulation fourth quarter, the score at this time'being 8 to 5 In favor crt tho Reds.”(aX33lof
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Freeport Journal Standard
Freeport, Illinois, US
Mon, Aug 15, 1927
Page 12
Full Page
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