Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-25
POLO DEAL,

Talk About the Big Deal Not YeI Sub.
 sfdea-A Great Surprise to Lynn Peo-
 Ple-The New HartfOrds to Play Their
 First Game TO.NighE-CIough Pays
 $3,50O For the Pawrucksts.
 The polo deal came on 50 suddenly that talk about it goes on as fast as ever Lynn people knew nothing of the transfer of their team to Hartford until they read the dis patches Monday afternoon. They say the team since being transferred from Pawtucket has been g success financially. The atten- dance had been such that the Lynn people thought polo was an established sport there. If the Hartford management had made ever lures to Manager Richardson before he enter cd into contract with Lynn representatives he would have taken his team to Hartford in- stead. He expressed his regret to Manager Clough that the latter had not made his offer before he went to Lynn. The transfer was | hnallg made, however, and the Lynn rink people knew nothing about it, not believ- | the wires. The contract to play at Lynn, | although verbal one, was made in the pres- | ence of witnesses, and bound Colonel Rich- | ardson to play his team in Lynn the remsin- der of the season. Colonel Richardson stated l to the managers of the Coliseum rink in Lynn
  to see the Lynn-Salem game that he was much pleased with the business done and felt encouraged for the future. This was after Colonel Richardson had made arrangements for the transfer to Hartford. The team had played three championship games before about 5000 people, which was good show ing.
 Manager Richardson says he had been of fered $3, 500 for his team. The Hartford people decided that if they could not get the Lynns they would get the New Bedfords, which had been offered them for 6 certain sum. When Manager Richardson heard that if he did not sell his team the New Bedford manager would be decided to accept the Hartford managements terms, which called fer Pierce, whs has lately been playing with the Salems. Manager Richardson had the matter under consideration for two weeks last Wednesday that he could have the Lynns. The contracts were signed Thursday. Manager Richardson in an inter- view yesterday said: sfI ana very sorry to have to be the cause of the breaking up of the Central league, but it was either for me or Manager Bancroft, and as the Hartford man agement preferred my team to the New Bed lords, and as one or the other was going, I would have been very foolish, in having the first chance, not to accept it, as things have come to a crisis in the Central league and two of the clubs, if not three, were losing money. You can see TOT yourself that acted very wisely. can find no fault with the way my team has been supported in Lynn, as they have drawn large crowds. You can say from me that there is no doubt now that the New Bedford team will be sold to Bridgeport, and it looks to me at present as though the Boston club would be sold to Meriden, while some of the strongest players in the present Hartford, Aeriden and Bridgeport teams would go to make up strong club at Waterbury. Of the present Hartford team the managers will re- tain Sword and Riley as spare men, which will give them the strongest team in the country"
 Manager Clarke of the Bostons says he has been shamefully treated. After hs had spent so much naeney and had finally got his team on . paying basis the league is broken up.
 Manager Bancroft of the New Bedfords was in Bridgeport yesterday making final arrangements for the transfer of his team to Bridgeport.
 The Metropolitan league has gone under. The Poughkeepsis team disbanded Monday and the league will cease to exist after this week. Connecticut seems to be the only New Works has made application to have his team and the Jersey Citys admitted into the Connecticut league.
 The New Haven management now has good chance to strengthen it's team. There is Curley, the goal tend; Turnbull and Mo Kay, centers; Pierce and Hill, rushers-all of the Boston team. There will be several deals yet looking toward the strengthening of some of the teams.
 team, will play it's first game in this league tonight in Hartford against Meriden. There is intense interest in this game and many New Haven people will attend.