March 14, 1912, Pittsburgh: The
New York Athletic Club and the
Chicago Athletic Club played the
roughest water polo game on record. Pugilist
Joe Choynsky, who once fought James J. Corbett on a barge in San Francisco Bay, was the
Chicago coach. After four men had been carried out of the pool unconscious, Pugilist
Choynsky hit Joe Ruddy of NYAC on the jaw.
Ruddy then hit Choynsky in the eye. A riot started. The Amateur Athletic Union promptly dropped Water Polo from its schedule. For this reason once again, no team was sent to
Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games.Source: http://www.nytimes.com/,
A History of USA Water Polo in Olympic Games.
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