The championship of the Interscholastic Association in the polo series
was won by Cambridge High and Latin; but this school's team has been
twice defeated by Arlington, so that it seems only just to award to the
latter the credit of being the best school polo team in Massachusetts.
[Illustration: THE ARLINGTON HIGH-SCHOOL POLO TEAM.]
A few words only concerning the individual players. Johnson, the
captain, played first rush, and is considered one of the cleverest men
at this position. He is a very fast skater. He played on the team last
year, and is somewhat of an all-round athlete, holding down centre-field
on the nine and playing half-back on the eleven. Puffer, the second
rush, was captain of the polo team last year, and in the fall he played
tackle on the football eleven. His strong point is the accuracy of his
shots, and he is credited with having scored the greatest number of
goals during this season.
The half-back position was well played by Pierce, who was a new man, but
had had some athletic training on the eleven in the fall, where his
position was that of guard. Wood also played half-back, and was on the
team the year before. He, too, is a member of the school nine and
eleven. The goal was looked after by White, and he did as good work in
his position as any of the goal-keepers of the neighborhood. It was his
first year as a polo-player, but like the other members of the team he
has had football and baseball experience. His brother played centre, and
is a veteran, having been a member of last year's team, second base on
the nine, and quarter-back on the football team.
The hardest games that Arlington has played were those against the
Felton A.A., the Harvard 'Varsity, and Summerville High-School. The
Felton team was a very strong one, and after two twenty-minute halves
defeated Arlington 1-0. Summerville High also got a game away from
Arlington, but in the return match was defeated 4-0 in a fifteen-minute
half.
[Illustration: BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CUP.
New England Interscholastic League.]
The Interscholastic Baseball Championship Cup, which has been played for
for seven years, has finally been awarded to the Cambridge High and
Latin School, their team having won it the greatest number of times.
This cup is of solid silver, nearly nine inches high, in the form of a
loving-cup with handles. In design the bowl rests upon a circular wreath
of holly, and the bulge of the bowl itself is decorated with wreaths of
wild roses.
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